Orlando is the perfect stallion with some outstanding bloodlines and offspring. His sire Heartbreaker, is one of the best sporthorse producers in Europe. Heartbreaker was shown at GP level very successfully with Peter Geerink. They were 4th in the prestigious GP of Aachen and won the "Championat" of Dortmund in 1999. Orlando's dam is by Darco, who was extremely successful as an international showjumper with Ludo Philippaerts and as a breeding stallion. Darco won World Cup Qualifying Grand Prix in Olympia and s'Hertogenbosch, was 6th in the WEG in Stockholm and 7th at the Barcelona Olympics. For Show Jumping, Darco has produced outstanding horses with intelligence and power like Jolly Boy, Sapphire, and King Darco. Orlando's granddam sire, Gibramino is a full brother of the highly respected French breeding stallion Quastor and the international jumper Silvana B. In the 4th generation, essential TB roots are found through Alcanar XX. Orlando's dam Nefista van Ruitershoeve was a breeding mare, but also participated successfully at the Belgian cycle for 5 and 6 year olds and won many regional classes.

At the test in Oud Heverlee, Orlando gave a remarkable performance. There the judges described him as an excellent jumper with a superb technique and a great deal of scope. Orlando is simple to ride. He has a clever mind and is brave, but still maintains a very mannerly and gentle temperament. In the show ring, Orlando has done very well with Dirk Demeersman. 2001: Double winner style class - Aachen; Winner Troosting World Breeding Championships - Lanachen. 2002: Winner Belgian Championship for 6 yr olds. 2003: Winner Classic Cycle for 7 yr olds. 2004: 2nd,Sires of the World, Hasselt - 11th GP, Kuala Lumpur. Winner 1.50m - Lummen - 8th 1.60m Audi Masters GP. 2005: Winner of Championship, Norten-Hardenberg; 3rd 1.50m Aachen, 2nd GP- CSIO*****, Lummen. Finally, Orlando is producing first-rate and competitive offspring. Several of his offspring have won foal championships and have brought record auction prices.