NRPS Performance Test Winner Gorgeous Latino Sold to the U.S.A

Breeding

U.S.A.

Leunis van Lieren has sold his 5-year old 2021 NRPS Performance Test winner Gorgeous Latino to the U.S.A.

The California based Sandy Mancini has acquired the young stallion.

Gorgeous Latino is a KWPN registered stallion by Toto Jr out of Blackmanda (by Rubiquil x Sultan x Doruto). He is bred by Leunis van Lieren.

Under Thamar Zweistra, the black stallion became the high scorer of the 2020-2021 Stallion Performance Test for the smaller Dutch studbook NRPS. Latino scored 10 for walk, 9 for trot and canter, 9.5 for rideability, 9 for self carriage, 9.5 for potential, 10 for willingness to work and totalled 95 points.

The 55-year old Sandy Mancini is an amateur dressage rider, who has competed the Hanoverian bred Mazeratti (by ) up to Fourth Level at regional shows in California.