Temperment, type, movement and athleticism. Diplomat MVNZ has 3 very good paces with fluid, supple movement and loads of elasticity.

He was competed at CIC1* eventing before a successful career at dressage with many wins and placings at Level 3 and 4. In the 2019/2020 season he was competed at Hunter classes with many placings.

Breeding

Dam Distant Star LS is by Distelfink, a Hanoverian stallion by Diskus. Distelfink was licensed as a breeding stallion in Germny prior to importing into New Zealand in 1982. Distelfink produced Horse of the Year Winners, Young Horse of the Year, Show Hunter of the Year and national champions in dressage and eventing. He was 3rd on the WBCSH/FEI sires list for event horses in 1997/98 season.

Sire Senator VDL was bred at the world famous VDL Stud in Holland. On both sides of his family, he has very potent jumping blood: Corland, Cor de la Bryere, Landgraf, Voltaire and Nimmerdor. His progeny out competing are scopey and careful and are competitive sporthorses both in showjumping and eventing. Senator VDL is sire of the top New Zealand eventing horse, Balmoral Sensation, who was placed 5th at the Badminton Horse Trials 2016 and 6th at the Rio Olympics.