Lord Calando has one of the most impressive pedigrees in modern European breeding. His Father Lord, was one of the foundation sires of the Holsteiner breed with 62 approved sons. This number includes some of the greatest names in jumping such as Lord Z, Lavallo, Lebus, Lantaan, Lordano and Landos. Lord carried all of the important thoroughbred blood, which so heavily influenced the breed.
On his maternal side we find Perra, none other than the mother of the Great Carthago Z. So Lord Calando is Carthago's uterine brother. Calando I went to the '84 Olympics with Karsten Huck, and became one of the most important sires of mares in history, with over 180 state premium mares. Calando gives Lord Calando an almost complete bibliography of foundation sires, by carrying the blood of Cor de la Bryere.
His most famous son is, of course, Lux Z. He is also the father of:
Fabienne 1st Final CN Samsung CSIO Madrid Piet Raymakers
Locando who competed with Marcus Ehning in international Grand Prix
Loradus Jerry Smits, international GP competition
Lucy winner of 1.45m competitions in Europe
Nabob who competes in the Nations Cup for Hungary
Rubynea now causing a sensation in France at Grand Prix level with Edouard Couperie
He appears a number of times as the dam sire of some important stallions:
Goldkueste dam of Chatman, international GP jumper with Ludo Phillipaerts
Jolanda dam of Numero Uno, international GP jumper with Marco Kutscher.
His owners, the French National Stud say - His offspring are good looking with great movement. He should be crossed with mares who lack strength, movement, but have balanced temperaments. Because of the amount of blood on his fathers side, he will have a more refining effect than perhaps his brother had. You can distinguish his offspring by their style and good movement.
Lord Calando is in my opinion one of the best 'value for money' stallions around. Being owned by the Haras Nationaux and therefore subsidized he is only about 800 euros.