KAFKA VD HEFFINCK
KAFKA VD HEFFINCK – THE HIGHLIGHTS
Kafka vd Heffinck is a proven sire who is destined to become a show jumping legend!
This fantastic stallion is one of the stars of the show jumping world today with an amazing competition record at 5* level.
At only 9 years old, he won the Athens 5* Grand Prix! Kafka was qualified for the Tokyo Olympics and was selected for the European Championships in 2019 but it was decided not to bring him as he was too young.
Since then, Kafka has continued to impress with many excellent placings at 4* and 5* shows all over Europe. At 14 years old, Kafka continues to compete at the top level of the sport, alongside his very talented young progeny that are already successfully breaking onto the top 5* shows!
 | 1st | 5* | Grand Prix of Athens 2019 |
| 1st | 5* | Goteborg 2020 |
 | 2nd | 5* | Gijon 2019 |
| 4th | 5* | London Olympia 2018 |
| 4th | 5* | Athens 2019 |
| 5th | 5* | Budapest 2018 |
| 5th | 5* | Budapest 2018 |
| 7th | 5* | Athens 2019 |
| 7th | 5* | FEI Nations Cup Final – Grand Prix – Barcelona 2019 |
| 8th | 5* | London Olympia 2018 |
| 9th | 5* | Stuttgart German Masters 2018 |
| 9th | 4* | Opglabbeek 2021 |
| 1st | 2* | Nouans-les-Fontaines – Grand Prix 2022 |
| 4th | 4* | Montefalco – Grand Prix 2023 |
| 10th | 4* | Geesteren 2023 |
Kafka vd Heffinck has got everything you could look for in a jumping sire!
EXCEPTIONAL PEDIGREE
This Belgium warmblood approved stallion (Calvaro x Diamant de Semilly) combines the best bloodlines from Holstein and France. His dam competed at 1.50m and had plenty of thoroughbred blood.
DREAM TEMPERAMENT & CHARACTER
Kafka has a kind affectionate character and is very easy to handle no matter how exciting the atmosphere. He is very simple to ride, even for a small girl. Kafka is known to pass on this relaxed character and wonderful attitude to his offspring.
SUPERB SCOPE & INHERENT INSTINCT TO WIN
Kafka has all the scope, and he knows it. With confidence and bravery, Kafka rises to the occasion and has a fighter grit and determination to win.
- Top technique and carefulness on the jump
- Incredible natural hind end action and a super elastic shoulder, which makes him exceptionally athletic and a powerful jumper
- Beautiful and strong modern sport horse, with striking white socks
- Kafka has good movement and huge gallop and stride.
EVENTING SIRE
Kafka has the potential to be a top eventing sire. His dam’s sire Diamant de Semilly is ranked 6th in the WBFSH Top Eventing Sire Rankings. His sire’s sire Caletto 1 is one of the best sons of Cor de la Breyere, who is also the sire of the highly influential eventing sire, Cavalier Royale. His Dam’s dam also goes back to Cor de la Bryere and the top thoroughbred dam Puszta-Lany. Kafka himself has got the bravery, strength and temperament, along with the obvious scope and gallop to meet all the requirements to breed a top eventer.
OFF-SPRING
- Kafka is ranked in the Top 10 Sires in the World, based the success of their offspring at eight years old, according to Hippomondo.
- Kafka is a blood horse that passes on his excellent confirmation, huge scope and strength, combined with a fantastic temperament and rideability to his offspring.
- Kafka’s eldest offspring, Derryglen Othello, is successfully competing internationally at 1.55m, has been on several Nations Cups teams and was qualified for the European Championships in 2023.
- Pollin Van Zarrenlinde – was placed 8th at Mechelen CSI5*- W as an 8 year old in 2023.
- Olisca – is competing at 1.50m in Mexico.
- One Way Vd Molendreff – mare won the STX Cyclus for 7 year olds in Belgium in 2021.
- Kafka is a sire of sires:
• Special One was approved by the SWB studbook in 2024.
• Urano vd Posterie was approved by the BWP studbook in 2023.
• Switch vd Heffinck was approved by the BWP studbook in 2022. - A stunning Kafka foal, U Love Van Heiste, was placed 2nd at the Belgium Warmblood Elite Foal Championships Final in 2020.
Derryglen Othello (Kafka vd Heffinck x Bisquet Balou vd Mispelaere)
Derryglen Othello (Kafka vd Heffinck x Bisquet Balou vd Mispelaere)
Pasta Van D’Abdijhoeve (Kafka vd Heffinck x Cabino Z) 6 year old, Oliva, 2021
U Love Van Heiste (Kafka vd Heffinck x Contact vd Heffinck) Belgium Warmblood Elite Foal Championships Final 2020
QS My Fairy King (Kafka vd Heffinck x Acacio) 2 Year Old, Sweden, 2020
EXCEPTIONAL PEDIGREE
- His sire Calvaro had an exceptional jumping career with three of the worlds greatest show jumpers Jos Lansink, John and Michael Whitaker, with medals and placings at Olympics Games, European Championships and WEG. Although he died in 2009 aged 22, he is still ranked among the World’s Top 20 Sires by the WBFSH, previously holding the position 10th in the rankings.
- His dam Utopie Van De Heffinck is herself an international 1.50m show jumper and is from the motherline of multiple successful show jumpers:
- Citizenguard Million Dreams 1.60m - Quinn Van de Heffinck 1.60m - Coral Reef Follow Me 11 1.60m - Clitschko 1.50m - Queensberry 7 1.50m - Fontainebleau 22 1.45m - Comtessa 1.45m - Fair Play 1.45m - His dam’s sire Diamant de Semilly is one of the most sought-after sires in Europe. Currently ranked 2nd in the WBFSH Top Jumping Sire Rankings, he has been in the World’s Top 10 for the past 10 years, including holding the pole position for a couple of those years. Increasingly he is also been recognised as a top Eventing Sire, currently ranked 6th in the WBFSH Top Eventing Sire Rankings. Diamant de Semilly competed at the highest level in show jumping with success at the WEG, European Championships and being preselected for the Atlanta Olympic Games.
- His grandmother Concetta produced the licensed stallion Quinn vd Heffinck, who jumped at 1.60m level with Emanuele Gaudiano of Italy, and the mare Citizenguard Million Dreams, who jumped 1.60m with Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil.
- His grandmother’s dam Sandrina produced the stallion Coral Reef Follow Me 11, who jumped international 1.60m classes with Steven Whitaker in the UK and later in the USA with both Vinton Karrasch and Mandy Porter.
- Kafka is inbred on Cor de la Bryere through Calvaro and Concetto, sire of Kafka’s grandmother.
FAMILY
- Kafka’s half-sister, Libelle vd Heffinck, a 10 year old mare, jumps internationally 1.50m with Belgium rider Niels Bruynseels.
EXTENDED PEDIGREE
- His sire’s sire Caletto 1 is one of the best sons of Cor de La Bryere in both his competition career and the success of his off-spring. He won a team medal at the European Championships in Hickstead in 1983 and was the most successful German Nations Cup horse in 1985. His progeny went on to compete at Olympic Games and WEG and he produced several top approved stallions and excellent brood mares.
- His sire’s dam’s sire Capitol 1 spend many years at the very top of the WBFSH standings. He was represented at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 by 3 of his progeny and at the Athens Olympic Games by 4 of his progeny.
- His dam’s sire’s sire was the magnificent Le Tot de Semilly who had an incredibly successful show jumping career winning 22 international and 63 international Grand Prix between 1988 and 1991. Le Tot de Semilly was judged one of the best stallions in France and bred many top international jumping horses. Even in season, 2006, at the age of 29, Le Tot de Semilly still covered 71 mares to be the 48th most popular stallion in France.
- His dam’s dam’s sire is the half-thoroughbred Concetto who is out of a world-famous Thoroughbred bloodline and was himself successful up to advanced level.
- His sire Contender, who stood in Oldenburg and Holstein, was one of the most sought-after stallions in Germany, establishing himself as the most influential son of Calypso 11 and one of the greatest of the stallions to descend from Cor de la Bryere.
- His dam Puszta-Lany xx was trained up to intermediate class dressage. She derives from the famous Thoroughbred family of the mare Postenkette xx with the figureheads Pindar xx, who was so influential in federal Trakehner breeding, Parenzo xx and Playmate xx (both Warendorf state stallions) along with the Vornholz stallion Pernod xx, who had international dressage successes with German dressage master Willi Schultheiß following his career as a race horse and prior to his becoming a breeding stallion.
- Contender’s dam Gofine produced many top show jumping horses and her daughters produced horses which competed at WEG, European Championships, 5* Grand Prix. Gofine is by Ramiro and out of the great Thoroughbred sire Ladykiller.
EXCEPTIONAL PEDIGREE
- His sire Calvaro had an exceptional jumping career with three of the worlds greatest show jumpers Jos Lansink, John and Michael Whitaker, with medals and placings at Olympics Games, European Championships and WEG. Although he died in 2009 aged 22, he is still ranked among the World’s Top 20 Sires by the WBFSH, previously holding the position 10th in the rankings.
- His dam Utopie Van De Heffinck is herself an international 1.50m show jumper and is from the motherline of multiple successful show jumpers:
- Citizenguard Million Dreams 1.60m - Quinn Van de Heffinck 1.60m - Coral Reef Follow Me 11 1.60m - Clitschko 1.50m - Queensberry 7 1.50m - Fontainebleau 22 1.45m - Comtessa 1.45m - Fair Play 1.45m - His dam’s sire Diamant de Semilly is one of the most sought-after sires in Europe. Currently ranked 2nd in the WBFSH Top Jumping Sire Rankings, he has been in the World’s Top 10 for the past 10 years, including holding the pole position for a couple of those years. Increasingly he is also been recognised as a top Eventing Sire, currently ranked 6th in the WBFSH Top Eventing Sire Rankings. Diamant de Semilly competed at the highest level in show jumping with success at the WEG, European Championships and being preselected for the Atlanta Olympic Games.
- His grandmother Concetta produced the licensed stallion Quinn vd Heffinck, who jumped at 1.60m level with Emanuele Gaudiano of Italy, and the mare Citizenguard Million Dreams, who jumped 1.60m with Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil.
- His grandmother’s dam Sandrina produced the stallion Coral Reef Follow Me 11, who jumped international 1.60m classes with Steven Whitaker in the UK and later in the USA with both Vinton Karrasch and Mandy Porter.
- Kafka is inbred on Cor de la Bryere through Calvaro and Concetto, sire of Kafka’s grandmother.
FAMILY
- Kafka’s half-sister, Libelle vd Heffinck, jumps internationally 1.50m with Belgium rider Niels Bruynseels.
+ EXTENDED PEDIGREE
- His sire’s sire Caletto 1 is one of the best sons of Cor de La Bryere in both his competition career and the success of his off-spring. He won a team medal at the European Championships in Hickstead in 1983 and was the most successful German Nations Cup horse in 1985. His progeny went on to compete at Olympic Games and WEG and he produced several top approved stallions and excellent brood mares.
- His sire’s dam’s sire Capitol 1 spend many years at the very top of the WBFSH standings. He was represented at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 by 3 of his progeny and at the Athens Olympic Games by 4 of his progeny.
- His dam’s sire’s sire was the magnificent Le Tot de Semilly who had an incredibly successful show jumping career winning 22 international and 63 international Grand Prix between 1988 and 1991. Le Tot de Semilly was judged one of the best stallions in France and bred many top international jumping horses. Even in season, 2006, at the age of 29, Le Tot de Semilly still covered 71 mares to be the 48th most popular stallion in France.
- His dam’s dam’s sire is the half-thoroughbred Concetto who is out of a world-famous Thoroughbred bloodline and was himself successful up to advanced level.
- His sire Contender, who stood in Oldenburg and Holstein, was one of the most sought-after stallions in Germany, establishing himself as the most influential son of Calypso 11 and one of the greatest of the stallions to descend from Cor de la Bryere.
- His dam Puszta-Lany xx was trained up to intermediate class dressage. She derives from the famous Thoroughbred family of the mare Postenkette xx with the figureheads Pindar xx, who was so influential in federal Trakehner breeding, Parenzo xx and Playmate xx (both Warendorf state stallions) along with the Vornholz stallion Pernod xx, who had international dressage successes with German dressage master Willi Schultheiß following his career as a race horse and prior to his becoming a breeding stallion.
- Contender’s dam Gofine produced many top show jumping horses and her daughters produced horses which competed at WEG, European Championships, 5* Grand Prix. Gofine is by Ramiro and out of the great Thoroughbred sire Ladykiller.
VIDEOS
Athens CSI 5* Grand Prix 2019 – 1st Round – 1.60m
Athens CSI 5* Grand Prix 2019 – Jump Off – 1.60m
FEI Nations Cup Final CSI 5* Grand Prix – 1.60m – Barcelona 2019
Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5* 2018 – 1.55m
Stuttgart German Masters CSI 5* 2018 – 1.55m
2 year old Offspring – Kafka Vd Heffinck x Acacio
Samorin CSI 3* Grand Prix Jul 2021 – 1.60m
Sentower CSI 4* Aug 2021 – 1.50m
Szilvasvarad CSI 3* 2022 – 1.45m
Nouans-les-Fontaines CSI 2* Grand Prix 2022 – Jump Off – 1.45m
8 year old Offspring – Othello van de Vlasbloemhoeve
