2002 Dutch Dressage Champion under permanent rider Ellen Bontje

Olympic Silver Medallist in Sydney 2002 - 6th in the individual Dressage

1999 Silver Medallist at the European Championships.

2000 the number 2 ranked stallion on the FEI standings.

Silvano and Ellen Bontje: an important figure in the international dressage sport, well known by all. Together they have won seven team silver medals in European and World Championships as well as Olympic Games for the Netherlands.

Silvano's sire Silvester was renowned for transmitting enormous jumping ability to his progeny. However he also produced a number of top dressage horses namely Silvano and Sarte. Silvester’s sire Silbersee, a French Stallion, won many international World Cup showjumping competitions under Dr Michael Ruping. He won the 1985 German Showjumping championships and the German showjumpng Derby of 1987.

Silvano's dam Tropica was the 1984 vice champion of the mare performance test in Elmshorn (Holstein). Her sire Latino was the DLG champion for Holstein in Hannover winning in 1986 and was awarded the I-b premium. The granddam's sire Capitano was out of thelegendary showjumping mare Retina by Ramzes AA. Capitano was the sire of Capitol I and II.

Silvano was the vice champion of his approvals in Neumunster in 1987. He completed his 100 day test at Adelheidsdorf where he came third overall and scored equally as well in both the dressage and jumping indexes.

In 1999 Silvano was a highly placed finalist at the Federal Championships in Munich. After teaming with Ellen Brontje in 1993 they both were victorious in many Grand Prix wins.

In addition in the Netherlands Silvano's descendants are highly acclaimed. For example Prestige sired by Silvano out of a Goodtimes mare has won the 2001 stallion testing in an overwhelming manner.