Tolano Van’t Riethof

1996 Belgian Stallion imported from Belgium

After successfully competing for five years at World Cup competitions, as well as two Olympic Games (Seoul and Barcelona) and two World Equestrian Games, Tolano’s father, Chin Chin, has become celebrated as a key ingredient of any showjumping pedigree. Before being imported to South Africa, Tolano himself also competed successfully at 1.60m International level in Belgium under Reggy Hoffmann, as did his brother Salto van’t Riethof (Darco). From his brief breeding career in Europe, he remarkably sired eight 1.60 jumpers from only 56 offspring, four of which were 5* 1.60m competitors: Teirra, Upendo, Taran De La Pomme and the marvellous Voyeur with Kent Farrington at the helm, runner-up at the 2014 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen where he received the prestigious Halla Award, given to the “Best Horse of the Show.”

Tolano, although now sadly deceased, has sired a profoundly interesting handful of progeny for Callaho. Developing into horses with much substance, they are remarkably elastic with huge power over the jump.