The Holsteiner Contact v/d Heffinck was, with Dirk Demeersman, finalist at the BK (Belgian Championship) for 7-year old horses in Lummen and this year he was started for the first time at CSI**** 1.40 m level where he obtained several good results. Beausejour v/d Abdijhoeve, the dam of Gaetan, is a daughter of Prince de Revel, himself a son of Quidam de Revel who jumps at international level under the saddle of the Mexican Ariana Azcarraga.
The grand dam, Irandette v/d Wellington, is a direct descendant of the famous mare Quinette Ut, who is the matriarch of a whole series of international jumping horses and stud stallions. From the Quinette Ut lineage also come such horses as Dalkin, Elegast, Flying Girl, Judas, Quirio vd Heffinck , Upsilon vd Heffinck, Utrillo v/d Henffinck, Tasillo vd Heffinck, Quel Homme, Quelle Dame, Souvenir v/d Heffinck etc.