Europe’s 2025 NSBA Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle Highpoints

Across the Atlantic, Europe’s Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle divisions showcase a blend of elegance, precision, and athleticism. In this chapter of our 2025 NSBA Highpoints series, we focus on the top-scoring horses across the continent, examining the pedigrees, ownership, and breeding programs that shaped these standout performers.

By analyzing the official 2025 European Highpoints standings horse by horse, we trace the influence of sires, dams, and damsires, as well as the breeders developing generations of top Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle athletes. While the arena spotlight often falls on the champions themselves, the foundation of their success begins long before the show ring.

Top 10 NSBA European Highpoint Sires – Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle (2025)

Leading off with the sires, these stallions produced top-point-earning horses across Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle disciplines, demonstrating versatility, consistency, and lasting influence within European competition.

This section highlights the Top 10 sires. For each sire, we list their progeny and the points they contributed to the sire’s total, along with key pedigree and ownership details, illustrating how each sire’s offspring contributed to European Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle show results.

Its A Southern Thing

Scoring Progeny	7
Base Points	469
NSBA Points	54.5
Year End Points	523.5

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
A Good Krymsun Thing	164	Good Hot Krymluv	One Hot Krymsun	Silke Helmsauer	Dunja Klein
Its A Southern Win	194	Cpr Blazetowinum	Blazing Hot	Francesca Romana Faro	Francesca Romana Faro
A Touch Of The South	97	Ima Winnies Dream	Winnies Will	Tom Vanbeckevoort	Tom Vanbeckevoort
Let Me Upgrade You	30	The Show Will Go On	Zippos Mr Good Bar	Emma Strandberg	David Maisonnette
Gimme The South	23.5	Goodview Fromthe Sky	Zippos Mr Good Bar	Linn Jenny Andersson	Linn Jenny Andersson
Made To Get Lazy	9	Jn Lazy Shock	Lazy Loper	Bettina Goebel	Elodie Glohr
A Southern Loper	6	Ice Ice Lazy	Lazy Loper	Dr Sebastian Boldt	Dunja Klein

Mechanic

Scoring Progeny	3
Base Points	282
NSBA Points	46
Year End Points	328

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Mec Me Happy	175	Cc Emma Star	Missin Question	Minja Melina Petronella Tikkanen	Cedric Leroux
Best Kisser In Town	134	Kiss My Snip	Rl Best Of Sudden	Emanuela Stefani	Alan Vincent
R U Ready Coz I Am	19	Gold Styled V	Vested Pine	Julia Koehl	David Maisonnette

Born To Be Blazing

Scoring Progeny	2
Base Points	292
NSBA Points	32
Year End Points	324

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Hide Out Or Ride Out	174	Beckys Millenium	Zips Chocolate Chip	Lena Weiss	Robbie Schroeder
Rojo Solo Cup	150	Such Good Potential	Potential Investment	Philipp Roos	Robbie & Joan Schroeder

RL Best Of Sudden

Scoring Progeny	2
Base Points	161
NSBA Points	15
Year End Points	219

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Kettchup	43	Moonlight Made Over	Invitation Only	Gabriele Fischer	Ruckman Quarter Horses Llc
Leggs/The Best Leggs	176	Graceful Principles	Principle Investment	Fine Art Qh	Jane Backes

One Hot Krymsun

Base Points	196
NSBA Points	16
Year End Points	212

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Ima Hot Rocking Girl	24	I Love Rock N Roll	Hh Red Rock	Elif Schleiniger	Sabine Reith
Krymsun On The Spot	133	Katies Time	Zippo Pine Time	Alberto Boni	Karin Machalek
Krymsuns Best	4	Genuinely The Best	RL Best Of Sudden	Angelina Siemon	Dunja Klein
Shesabsolutekrymsun	1	Shes Absolutely Sure	Absolute Investment	Karl & Sonja Weissenbacher	Karl & Sonja Weissenbacher
Sheza Hot Impulse	50	Impulse Can Doo	Zippo Can Do	Nicole Eggenschwiler	C Zielman-Markes

Aint It The Blues

Scoring Progeny	6
Base Points	176
NSBA Points	14.5
Year End Points	190.5

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Aint Shesa Rubee	9	Miss Tiger Bee	Cee A Nifty Bee	Ilka Knapstein	Ilka Knapstein
How Blue Can You Get	36	Pleasure Mary	Olena San Badger	Manuela Witt	Gesa Meier And Thomas Bidmon
Its A Blue Honor	26.5	Ps Its An Honor	Signature Of Honor	Gesa Meier And Thomas Bidmon	Gesa Meier And Thomas Bidmon
Suddenly Blue Moon	2	Rr Suddenly Moonlite	Only In The Moonlite	Michaela Eudenbach	Laura Elisa Weber
The Legendary Blue	30	Four Socks Only	Invitation Only	Susanne Karg	Gesa Meier And Thomas Bidmon
You Owe Me A Dance	87	Addictedtodance	Smart Equalizer	Anna Greiner	Johanna Bernadette Oswald

Hes Assets Sense

Scoring Progeny	1
Base Points	165
NSBA Points	11
Year End Points	176

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Cheroxs My Assets	176	Cherokees Vanzi	–	Leana Brasseler	Leana Brasseler

Mr Poco Scotch

Scoring Progeny	1
Base Points	114
NSBA Points	16
Year End Points	130

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
No Spot Poco	130	One Spot Catalyst	Okies Catalyst	Kari Kallonen	Annette Siren

Only In The Moonlite

Scoring Progeny	3
Base Points	108
NSBA Points	21
Year End Points	129

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Jet Settin Moonlite	110	Kiss My Snip	Rl Best Of Sudden	Emanuela Stefani	Alan Vincent
RR Party Of One	10	Zippos Tuff Gal	Zippo Pine Bar	Sophia Barre/Jan N Barre	Darol Or Karen Rodrock
Kissesinthemoonlight	9	Zips Radical Cutie	Radical Rodder	Fine Art Qh	Torsten Haier

Keep On Kruzin

Scoring Progeny	4
Base Points	114
NSBA Points	12
Year End Points	126

Progeny	Overall Points	Dam	Damsire	Owner	Breeder
Keep On Rocknroll	81	I Love Rock N Roll	Hh Red Rock	Philipp Roos	Sabine Reith
TL Keep On Dancing	37	Its My Nite	Nite Chip	Kathrin Wingenroth	Petra Roth-Leckebusch
Kriminal Kruzer	5	Radical Tigeress	Radical Rodder	Jagfeld Quarter Horses	Jagfeld Quarter Horses
Keep Distance	3	Radical Tigeress	Radical Rodder	Christina Jaqfeld	Jagfeld Quarter Horses

Top 10 NSBA European Highpoint Dams – Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle (2025)

Following the sires, the mares on this list demonstrate the importance of strong maternal lines in European Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle competition. These dams produced horses that accumulated significant year-end points across both Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle disciplines, reinforcing the idea that elite performance is built on a combination of paternal and maternal influence. Together, sires and dams form the core foundations behind Europe’s top-performing horses for the season.

Rank	Dam	Progeny Count	Base Points	NSBA Points	Year End Points
1	CPR Blazetowinum	2	231	24	255
2	Kiss My Snip	3	212	32	244
3	Graceful Principles	1	161	15	176
4	Cherokees Vanzi	1	165	11	176
5	CC Emma Star	1	144	31	175
6	Beckys Millenium	1	158	16	174
7	Good Hot Krymluv	1	144	20	164
8	Such Good Potential	1	134	16	150
9	Katies Time	1	122	11	133
10	One Spot Catalyst	1	114	16	130

Top 10 NSBA European Highpoint Damsires – Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle (2025)

Equally important are the damsires, whose daughters produced the top-scoring horses in European Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle. By passing on traits such as soundness, athleticism, and consistency, these influential damsires shaped progeny that excelled in these disciplines, supporting strong bloodlines across generations.

Rank	Damsire	Progeny Count	Base Points	NSBA Points	Year End Points
1	Blazing Hot	2	231	24	255
2	Rl Best Of Sudden	4	216	32	248
3	Principle Investment	1	161	15	176
4	Missin Question	1	144	31	175
5	Zips Chocolate Chip	1	158	16	174
6	One Hot Krymsun	1	144	20	164
7	A New Perspective	3	140	18	158
8	Potential Investment	1	134	16	150
9	Zippo Pine Time	1	122	11	133
10	Okies Catalyst	1	114	16	130

Top 10 NSBA European Highpoint Breeders – Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle (2025)

Finally, the breeders represent the programs and people whose vision and dedication laid the groundwork for Europe’s leading competitors across Pleasure & Hunter Under Saddle disciplines. By carefully selecting mating pairs and managing breeding programs, these breeders ensure that their horses not only perform well but also uphold the high standards of the NSBA show community. The efforts of breeders, combined with the influence of sires, dams, and damsires, connect the bloodlines to the champions in the show ring.

Rank	Breeder	Produce	Base Points	NSBA Points	Year End Points
1	Francesca Romana Faro	2	231	24	255
2	Alan Vincent	3	212	32	244
3	Leana Brasseler	1	165	11	176
4	Jane Backes	1	161	15	176
5	Cedric Leroux	1	144	31	175
6	Robbie Schroeder	1	158	16	174
7	Dunja Klein	3	154	20	174
8	Robbie & Joan Schroeder	1	134	16	150
9	Karin Machalek	2	128	11.5	139.5
10	Annette Siren	1	114	16	130

Crafting Champions Across Europe: The 2025 Pleasure & HUS Story

The 2025 European Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle Highpoints reveal the pedigrees, breeding programs, and long-term decisions behind the top performers. By connecting each horse’s performance with its bloodlines and breeders, we see the foundations of Europe’s leading Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle athletes.

Next up: the series continues with European Working Western, highlighting the pedigrees and programs shaping the continent’s top Western competitors.

Natashya V.

Founder, StallionCompare.com | Creative Director

Natashya, the founder of StallionCompare.com, is a dynamic force in both the equine and creative industries. As a lifelong equestrian, Natashya’s journey with horses began with Quarter Horses in her hometown in British Columbia, Canada. During her college years she took a brief (and eye opening) hiatus from Quarter Horses to work in the Thoroughbred industry – returning to the AQHA circuit as a young adult. Natashya was also able to reconnect with the quarter horse industry through design. She worked with former owners of Pleasurehorse.com and Show Horse Today on their design needs prior to Robyn Duplisea purchasing the business. Natashya also worked at Horse Canada (HPG) as the Creative Director for many monthly, quarterly, and annual equine magazines. Her passion (read: obsession) for breeding, genetics, and equine pedigrees ran ever-increasingly deep, which lead her to create StallionCompare.com.

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