When Acclaim won his Holsteiner stallion approvals in 2006 with 50 bonits, Legendary German author and Verband judge Joachim Teitz said of Acclaim "very modern stallion, very good type, very good canter, freejumping shows great technique and scope". Acclaim's sire Acorado, scored perfect 10's in jumping at his initial approvals, won the Bundeschampionade at 5, his 100 day test in Germany with an astonishing 149 in jumping and 127 in dressage, and is known as one of the world’s best jumper producers despite dying at an early age and leaving relatively small number of special offspring. Acclaim's Dam Siddhartha won the Elmshorn Mare Site Championship and competed internationally . She was sired by European and World Cup champion Silbersee from a motherline Stamm 4232 that produced Olympic jumpers including Coup de Couer and Marimba La Silla. After receiving his AHHA and GOV preliminary breeding licenses in 2006 and 2009 respectively, Acclaim attended the 2011 German FN authorized 70-day stallion licensing test in Oklahoma where he finished 6 th overall (after 5% age deduction) earning 9.0 and 9.5 for his character and willingness to work as well as 9.0 or above for his jumping in all three jumping tests.
Acclaim stamps his foals with elegant heads and necks, strong feet, and a beautiful gallop as well as an explosive jump with excellent technique. He compliments mares that need elegance or intelligence and a catlike athleticism to jump at the higher levels. Foals seem to share his friendly, outgoing personality.