Coconut Grove is a 16.1 hand, very attractive, bay Thoroughbred. He is an amazing athlete and can literally jump from anywhere and clear fences. He has unlimited spring, scope and an unbelievable desire to jump his best. Coconut Grove comes from a lineage of international jumpers and proven sires of showjumpers. The ability to produce a grand prix jumper is not accidental. Prominent breeders in Europe that have produced world-famous grand-prix showjumpers have similarities in their Thoroughbred pedigrees. There are several great lines of Thoroughbred sires of international jumpers and Coconut Grove shares in this lineage.

Coconut Grove descends from the Bold Ruler / Damascus cross, lineage proven to produce international caliber jumpers. This combination of blood produced the legendary Grand Prix jumper and sire, NAPUR, a multiple Grand Prix winner and Best American Horse - 1987 World Cup Finals.

Dare To Pet, sire of Coconut Grove descends from the sire line of Bold Commander , a ¾ brother to Mighty Ruler who was a Grand Prix winner and member of the 1974 USET Team. Bold Commander descends from the great Bold Ruler, second Leading Race Horse Sire of the Century, he appears in the pedigrees of Allegro, member of the Prix de Nations and Nations Cup teams and Prezzurized, multiple Grand Prix winner.

The male female line is represented by Roman, sire of Volunteer, Nations Cup winner in 1980 & Canadian team Gold Medal winner and Dutch Crown, 2nd American Gold Cup 1979 and a Puissance winner at 6’10”. The male female lines also contain John's Joy, sire of Jet Run, individual and team Gold Medal Winner - Pan Am Games 1979. The strong jumper producing lines of *Bleinheim, Teddy, Dark Ronald an Hyperion are also found in the male side of the pedigree.

Coconut Grove's dam Coral Gables produced Satra, who was a member of the National Show Jumping team for Colombia. Coral Gables is a descendant of the great race horse sire, Damascus, 1967 Horse of the Year and a producer of 415 winners of over $26,000,000.00. Damascus sired Mokheiba, 8th All Time Sire of Steeplechase winners and NAPUR, the well known Grand Prix jumper who is the sire of many hunter, jumper winners, including Get A Clue, winner of the individual gold and team silver at the Young Riders of No. American Championships and the Jr/Am Rider of the Year at Spruce Meadows in 1998. Present in the dam’s sire line is *MyBabu, who produced the exceptional jumper sire, The Hammer, who sired the phenomenal jumpers Sympatico, leading Grand Prix horse 1972-75, Golden Gavel, USET team member and Jackson County, leading jumper in 1979. Sire lines of Man o'War and Tourbillon are present.
The dam’s female family contains Nashrulla, Leading Racehorse Sire & Sire of the Century and the Nearco sire lines. The list of great jumpers descending from these two lines include: Johnny's Pocket, USET team member, Lucky Boy, World Cup winner and AGA All Time Money winner, Chase the Clouds, Top 10 Jumper in the World and Leapy Lad , 7th AGA Horse of the Year.

Description: Coconut Grove is an exquisite thoroughbred stallion with a beautiful head and expression. He has a medium build and is correct in his conformation and legs. He has a good temperament with a willing and honest character. With a quality pedigree, an outstanding performance record and sound conformation, Coconut Grove exemplifies the best of what an exceptional thoroughbred stallion has to offer a breeding program. He is an excellent choice to produce jumpers and event horses.

Performances and Results: Coconut Grove won the young horse competition of Colombia in 1993. He was Res. Champion in both the National Jr. Rider and Young Rider Championships in 1994. From 1995-96 he won numerous Open Jumper classes and small Grand Prixs. He won 3 consecutive National Show Jumping Championships in Colombia 1997-99. He was champion in the Bolivarianos Games 1997, Champion in the Toyota Cup - World Cup Qualifier 1998, Res. Champion in the Centro American Games 1998, Res. Champion - World Cup Qualifier in Venezuela 1998. Coconut Grove was the Best South American Horse - Team 5th - Pan Am Games 1999, 3rd $100,000.00 U.S. Open Jumper Championships and 6th in the WEF Challenge Cup Grand Prix both in 2000. He won the Biltmore Welcome Stake and was 2nd in Modified Jumper - Upperville 2000 and 5th in the Grand Prix of Wellington 2001. He ranked 3rd in the 1999/2000 American Grand Prix Association Rookie of the Year Championships. Coconut Grove qualified for all major show jumping events: the Olympics, World Cup, American Invitational and the American Grand Prix Association Championships.

Coconut Grove is the first thoroughbred stallion in the U.S. to be granted a breeding license by the American Holsteiner and the American Hanoverian Associations. He has 100% positive approval status with 8 EU, 9 U.S. and 1 Canadian Registry, the only thoroughbred in the U.S. to accomplish this feat. In 2005, he was selected for the Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program.

Strong points: He refines heavier mares. Coconut Grove is an outstanding performer with a pedigree proven to produce jumpers. Coconut Grove is often described as “amazing” in editorial columns. He is very agile and a careful jumper, has abundant scope and his jumping technique is excellent.

Comment on conformation offspring: He produces very attractive foals with a correct build and good legs. They show refinement yet retain ample substance and quality of bone. They have a very willing, trainable nature and good style over a fence.

Performances and Results offspring
Coconut Grove sired: the Highest Scoring Foal TWO TIMES in three years at the U.S. Selle Francais Inspection Tour, 2004 - Quinze de Upatoi and 2006 - SANTORINI who was sold to Olympic rider, Anne Kursinski. AHA foals Coquette - Top 3 Hanoverian Filly - Hilltop Farm Inspection 2006; Coconut Royale- undefeated weanling, Best in the NW Award, 4th in the Nation - Hanoverian Sporthorse Breeding all in 2006; 100% Premium Foals - HOL, GOV, RPSI - 2006. Five Inspection Site Champions (2 HAN, KWPN, ISR/Old and BELGIUM (2nd and 3rd Highest Scoring Foals of Belgium Tour) - 2007. Coconut Grove had two stallions, Coconut Cardo and Carino OHF approved in 2007.

Coconut Grove was granted his final approval in Holland due to the quality of his first foal crop. His frozen semen has been shipped to Holland, Belgium, France and Germany.

Mares to use with this stallion: Mares that need refinement, quality, agility or improvement in temperament.