I haven’t bred in 4 years and was overwhelmed with the amount of stallions that are out there?
Hunter or jumper? What do you want to improve on in the mare? What are you goals for the baby?
All of these would help get better recommendations 
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Tell us about your mare. Breeding, age, size, type, temperament, talent, previous foals if any. Be as honest as you can.
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Unless the subject line was edited, looks like a hunter stallion request would indicate they’re looking for a future hunter. 
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Sorry, I meant is the mare a hunter or a jumper! Should’ve specified
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Westporte, Checkmate, Beau Balou (or go right to the source with Balou Du Rouet, that’s what I did although I bought rather than bred my yearling), or Lordanos.
There is also a big solid bay/black stallion that throws exclusively big solid bay/black off spring and while none of them are typey to show on the line I have never seen one undersaddle that I didn’t LOVE and it’s driving me COMPLETELY INSANE that I can’t think of the stallion’s name. Possibly it starts with a “D.” This is going to drive me nuts!
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Hunter all the way. hack winner and jumps a 10.
FWIW, check the leading hunter sires listing on USEF for past couple of years. The mare is every bit as important as the stallion but those sires that have very successful hunter babies could help you narrow down your list.
Of 2022 results, the top are Diarado, Arko III, Diamant de Semilly (one of my favorites!), and Carbardino.
I personally also love Untouchable for hunter offspring. The few I know by him are incredible over fences and on the ground.
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Sir Wanabi threw small. Not sure about his son here but I would not pick those lines if you want size.
Check out Prototype - he is fairly popular where I am from. Another one I am in love with but not sure if he throws height is Amazing, and he has those Balou Du Rouet lines.
Every Sir Wanabi I’ve had around was fairly tall and lanky. Long necks, slim body. And I’d say pretty amateur friendly.
I loooove Cabardino and his babies but he is small. I do know some big babies of his but it would have to be the right mare I think.
I have a Baloubet mare and they are notoriously quirky. I switched barns at one point to a trainer who had several top Baloubet jumpers to finally teach me how to ride her. Absolutely amazing brain that I wouldn’t trade for anything. I truly feel confident trusting my life with my mare. She is so smart and brave. But she is quick and quirky. Jumps a 10 every time.
Banderas may be a good alternative.
I personally knew Wesporte back in the day and he is kind, kind, kind and stunningly beautiful.
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I’ve got a gelding by Cabardino who is big (16.2ish big bodied warmblood). I’ve also got a mare whose damsire is Cabardino. The dam and my mare are both small (15.3ish), but big bodied with a big step. Neither my gelding nor my mare are amateur friendly though. The gelding is quite spooky with a good buck when he feels like playing, but brave and scopey with a huge step. We’ve done some derbies and show in the A/O hunters. The mare is just turning six and can be a little hot. Hoping she mellows in the next few years so I can lease her out.
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My mom and I have 3 all by the late stallion Beste Gold. He throws size (he himself was massive), incredible movement, and wonderful temperaments.
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Blue Diamond has had some absolutely amazing babies that are successful in a variety of disciplines and his babies have height, great temperaments and have amazing scope.
Amazing definitely throws size. Bone as well as potential for height. And he’s the only Balou I think that tends to make amateur friendly youngsters from the start. I have found most Balous to be quirky, opinionated, and requiring more of a pro start.
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Lordanos mentioned above tends to be sensible and can throw height in a more leggy type. Maybe also Calido?
This has been my experience with Cabardinos too. They are very nice movers and tidy jumpers but are a little wired 
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Ya my gelding has several full siblings out there. They’re all very similar. A couple spicy hunters and one who switched from the hunter ring to eventing at the 4* level with Karl Slezak.
My trainer has a Carbadino, will be 5 this year! Not big but his dam wasn’t either. Gorgeous looks and movement to die for and brave to fences BUT when younger was a drama lama to handle and break LOL Now he’s good but he still has his moments……Trainer thinks he will make a lovely hunter (which is what she wants) and a great amateur horse! She’ll start putting her good amateurs on him this year to make sure as he still has a spook in him when he decides he’s had enough or doesn’t feel like doing something!
I know a Beste Gold baby and he is the best horse. He’s huge, he’s gorgeous, and he is kind kind kind kind kind. His dam was on the hotter side and he got all of the best features of his daddy. You can point him sideways at a jump and land in a heap on his back, and he just goes on - and he’s been like that since day one. He’s twice the size I prefer to ride and I adore riding him because he’s just a good dude.
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