corrado i (born 1985) gray stallion out of soleil (capitol i). stamm 6879. through his dam's grandsire, corrado i combines the blood of cottage son xx with that of cor de la bryere. furthermore, he was unrelated to ladykiller xx. all of these factors contributed to corrado's own success, and his success as a match to the holsteiner broodmare population. as a six-year-old, corrado i was a finalist at the 1991 german federal championships, and he began his international career the following year under franke sloothaak. the qualities that made corrado i a nations cup-caliber jumper - cleverness, quick reflexes, power, and speed - also made him a challenging partner. sloothaak described the young stallion as distractible with a strong temperament, and quite difficult to ride. the pair competed on the international circuit to the world cup level. as of 2006, corrado i has produced 95 offspring for the international level show jumping arena. in 2008, corrado i was ranked in 19th in the wbfsh list of top sires of fei jumpers.