Stephex Stables buys world number one horse for full

Under the saddle of Italy's show jumping rider, Lorenzo de Luca, the 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood sire, Halifax van het Kluizebos (Heartbeat x Fetiche du Pas) jumped to become the world number one show jumping stallion in the world. As leader of the WBFSH ranking Stephan Conter has now decided to buy the other half of the stallion.

Only this year de Luca and Halifax jumped to victory at the international shows in Cannes, Miami and Mexico City.

Now Conter has bought the half owner by Luc Tilleman from Belgium's T&L sporthorses.

Halifax was produced by T&L-rider, Frederic Vernaet. Together with Vernaet the stallion became national champion with the 6-year-old horses in Gesves. After it was Daniel Deusser who took over the reins to pass them on on colleague rider, Lorenzo de Luca.