Harley VDL is a very interestingly bred son of Heartbreaker from a dam lineage that goes back to such top horses as Carthago Z and Caletto I. Harley VDL performed very well at the Dutch stallions competition as a 4- and 5-year old. Shining Star, the mother of Jarley v/d Leeuwerk, was herself a fair jumping horse and she jumped at Z-level. The grand dam, Fleur v/d Braakkouter, is a sister of the international jumper Roxette (v Wiensender) who, in turn, is the dam of the AES approved stallion Vito (v. Darco).