The 9-year-old top stallion, Ermitage Kaloni, is more popular than ever. Belgian jockey Gilles Thomas' horse won the Belgian Championships earlier this year, but for now his owners are rejecting all offers of $1 million.
look. Stallion Ermitage Kalone is a huge star in the horse world
What makes Ermitage Kaloni such a special stallion? “he have Look “He has a good personality and jumps unbelievably,” Thomas says. “Ermitage Caloni is long-legged and big and at the same time very finely made. Especially for such a big horse. This makes him a real athlete.
There is interest from all over the world in purchasing a prancing horse. So the question is whether Ermitage Callone will be allowed to jump for Belgium at next year's Olympics. That is why it must remain in Belgian hands.
What amounts are being discussed, two million or rather fifteen million euros? “It will be between those two amounts,” Thomas says. “This is of course a large sum of money, but you also have sentimental value. That's why we decided to keep it.”
For now, the owners don't want to hear about the sale of Ermitage Caloni, whose grandchildren also provide good pocket money. “His offspring seem to be following in his footsteps. A dose of sperm from him cost €1,500 last year.”
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