The showjumper, Pacavello is a new talent in the barn of German Hans-Dieter Dreher. Only four weeks after the horse arrived, the seven-year old won both qualifications of the Youngster Tour in Italy. Only one week later, he finished an introductory class of the Big Tour in third place and won a 1.45 meter-class in Salzburg.
“That was a superb start. Everything is so easy with him,” Hans-Dieter Dreher raves. “Pacavello is an abnormally good horse; he is careful and has a great disposition.” Nonetheless, he is a little surprised about the fast success, “Everything just fitted from the beginning, even though I do not even really know him yet.”
The son of Perigueux/Claudio was born in East Frisia. “We discovered his dam, Kentucky by accident and bought her practically in the field,” his breeders, Sabine and Stefan Glück remember. The family from Wiesmoor is devoted to jumping horses, even though daughter Delia prefers the dressage ring. Twenty horses live at the family-owned facility; five broodmares are registered. “It is actually only a hobby,” Sabine Glück says. The pair manage a trading company with sheets of steel and roof panels when they are not having fun with their horses.
“‘Percy’ was very playful. We knew right away that he needed to be in professional hands,” Sabine Glück remembers.
The bay went to his first shows with Dirk Visscher.
Ricardas Vismeris from Lithuania presented Lucky’s Please Jump, Percy’s show name (Glück is the German word for luck), at the World Championships for young jumping horses in Lanaken in 2013. The pair participated in the Hanoverian Jumper Horse Championship in Verden in 2014. Karl-Heinz Markus, who regularly rides horses from Family Glück, presented the seven-year old one year later in such a fashion that the experts noticed him.
Paul Bücheler from Switzerland, a sponsor of Hans-Dieter Dreher bought the talent in June after arrangements with Norbert Stahl. Pacavello obtained his introduction to international com-etitions from Manuel Eugster from Switzerland. It became clear very quickly though that Pacavello is old enough and has so much quality: he is a horse for big competitions.
When Hans-Dieter Dreher tested Pacavello in the summer, the chemistry was there right away. He felt very comfortable. Twelve weeks later, Pacavello moved to Eimeldingen and supports the already strong Hanoverian duo. Embassy II is undisputed number one. Hans-Dieter Dreher rides him from one success to the next. And then there is the nine-year old stallion Cornet’s Adel.
