Benicio

Description

Benicio was especially honored in 2025 with the award “Hanoverian Stallion of the Year”.
Like father, like son:
rideability, temperament, and willingness to perform are the coveted attributes that distinguish Benicio just as they did his father, Belissimo. Father and son have become beloved figures in German dressage horse breeding and continue Bolero’s great legacy in the male line.
In 2011, Benicio became the sensational Bundeschampion of six-year-old dressage horses in Warendorf, following in the footsteps of his equally popular and successful sire, Belissimo, as a true champion in the hearts of the public. In the autumn of 2011, he completed his stallion performance test (HLP) in Schlieckau with the best dressage score ever achieved by a stallion: 9.88. With this score, Benicio surpassed even the record set by his sire, Belissimo, who achieved a previously unmatched 9.63 in Zweibrücken in 2002. He received three perfect scores of 10 in Schlieckau for the basic gaits of walk, trot, and canter, a feat that speaks for itself.
Complete horses are rare these days. Complete stallions even rarer.

In the summer of 2014, Benicio made his sporting comeback at the age of nine under the saddle of Jessica Lynn Thomas and continued his winning career all the way to Grand Prix level. Over thirty wins and placings in the Grand Prix arena alone distinguish this likeable stallion, winning more than half of these competitions from Prix St. Georges to Grand Prix, including seven Grand Prix victories. There aren’t many stallions that boast such an impressive track record and, moreover, enjoy such immense popularity due to their excellent temperament.
Breeding value dressage 160
HLP 2011: (30 day) Schlierkau Dressage 0.88 Jumping 8.43 Overall 9.14. Placed 1st out of 40 stallions