Koko Katinka

Koko Katinka’s gene pool provides access to what may currently be the most sought-after pedigree in the world of show jumping. As a daughter of Heroine de Muze and Nabab de Reve, Koko Katinka’s five-star lineage is her birthright.

Heroine de Muze, being a daughter of Tinka’s Boy, reached the upper echelons of the sport at a young age. In 2019 she took the individual gold at the Asian Games under the saddle of the Japanese Taizo Sugitani. However, Heroine de Muze’s successes are not limited to the jumping arena as her place as a breeding mare is also well established. For example, Morfine de Muze (Rick Hemeryck), Nimrod de Muze (Pedro Veniss) and Kitona de Muze (Alexis Deroubais) all jumped in the 1.60m classes. Meanwhile Kirby de Muze (Chloe Winchester), Koko Katinka’s full sister, is winning awards in the 1.50m classes. The most recent success was notched up by her approved half-brother, Levis de Muze, who proved his mettle when he won the 2021 European Championship with his Greek rider Ioli Mytilineou.

Koko Katinka entered the studbook as ‘Kokaine van Eeckelghem’, and it was under this name that she and her Brazilian rider, Andre Reichmann, soared into the 6th place at the World Championship in Lanaken for seven-year-old jumping horses. The next step in her international career she took in Canada, where Rachel Cornacchia rode her through the 1.45m classes, achieving rosettes in – to name but a few – Wellington, Spruce Meadows, Calgary and Tryon.

All this success has its roots in the well-known Qerly Chin pedigree – a damline that is currently very much in the spotlight in the sporting world.