Son of the oncoming showjumping horse supplier Emerald. He is still jumping at the highest level himself, but it will not be long before his offspring will surpass him. The products of Emerald are already making their appearance on the international stage, think of Igor ridden by Jos Verlooy, Iluna ridden by Ramiro Quintana, Jeunesse van ’t Paradijs ridden by Lorenzo de Luca and Sea Coast Kira ridden by Gudrun Patteet. Emerlaud Z is a son of the top-class Emerald out of the Contendro I daughter Elaura S, which has a successful sport career herself. Grandam Usaura S already produced the Grand Prix showjumping horse Verdine SZ ridden by Giulia Martinengo Marquet and also the successful showjumping horses Amaai S and Bonheur S. This mares line also produced Forlap, which was causing sensation at the highest level under Gregory Wathelet, but then regretfully died early.