Quainton Stud

Breed Lines

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Abanos

Abanos has the clear imprint of his sire, the erstwhile federal German dressage champion Alabaster. The already legendary, much praised Abglanz type finds its almost perfect fulfilment here. This is not surprising, since Abanos has a triple dosis of the East Prussian foundation sire pulsating in his veins. The more distant members of his chain of ancestry such as Futuro and Wohler however also exert a significant influence on Abanos's appearance. Both the grandam and great-grandam were successful advanced dressage horses. Thus we find a clear dressage weighting in Abanos's pedigree, which is rounded off perfectly by the Wohler son Wunsch II (i.a. the sire of Woyceck/H. Boldt). It is interesting to note the exquisite convergence of the very best of thoroughbred genes via Busoni xx, Waidmannsdank xx, Furioso xx, Valentino xx and above all, the tough as nails Poet xx. The damline originates from the vicinity of the traditional Hanoverian station of Isernhagen. Abanos's full- sister Ann-Karina was awarded the I-f premium in the 2000 diamond ring heat at the Oldenburg Elite Mare Show in Rastede.

The special qualities of this stallion are corroborated by his high ranking in the premium lot of the 1998 Oldenburg Stallion Days where he was awarded the I-c premium, which is equivalent to the second vice-champion of a strong circle of contenders for the premium. Abanos won a number of riding horse classes. In 1999, he became Oldenburg vice-champion in Rastede and ambassador of the Oldenburg Association at the Federal Championship in Warendorf. This was followed in the autumn of 2000, by his becoming runner-up at the stallion performance test in Neustadt/Dosse for the St. Ludwig stud farm. He proved to be extraordinarily versatile in the test and has meanwhile been highly successful in intermediate class dressage horse tests.

Abanos produced an outstanding batch of foals in his premiere as a sire, with top foals presented at the auction sites in Hesse, Bavaria and the Rhineland. He has moreover presented numerous winning foals and gold medal foals. A stallion contender was sold for the top price of DM. 56,000 at the SL-Open Sales of 2000 and he also presented the vice- champion colt of the South German Foal Championship in Heuchlingen in 2001 as well as the champion filly at the 2002 South German Foal Championship in Remlingen

Abke

His sire Acorado I was the winner of the 1997 stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf, where he was twice awarded the maximum score of 10.00 for his overwhelming jumping ability. He successfully participated in the federal German show jumping championships in 1999 and 2000 following wins in series in show jumper tests in the elementary and intermediate classes in both 1999 and 2000. Acorado I's first few crops of foals were very convincing in several different breeding regions and enriched the breeding association auctions with top prices a number of times. The dam sire Contender is one of the most proven Holstein sires of performance per se, who has already presented numerous approved sons in the most diverse of breeding areas. In 1987 he managed to decide the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in his favour with a jumping index of 146.62 points. He has dominated the FN breeding value ratings for years now. Raphael, the third link in the chain of ancestry, is one of the most significant contemporary transmitters of performance. The threefold inbreeding to Ramiro and Cor de la Bryere in the earlier generations is remarkable. The dam line moreover brought forth the renown sires Agrigento (private stallion Oldenburg), Grandelstein (state stallion Neustadt/Dosse), Kadett (Celle state stallion), Noble Dancer (private stallion Oldenburg), President (Belgium) as well as the Bavarian state stallions Rivero I (South German Riding Horse champion) and Rivero II (approval and stallion performance test winner), who are both successful international dressage horses.

Abke absolved a way above average aptitude test in Vechta in 2002.

Abrax

The sire Adriano is one of the most successful of the more than 20 sons of the Hanoverian stallion Adept. Adriano was the winner of the 1979 main approval and attained the age of 26 in the services of the Redefin state stud, from where he presented seven approved sons, namely, Ansgardi oval winner of his age class, is likewise overwhelmingly of Hanoverian blood and presented the approved son Janussek (Moritzburg state stallion). The third and fourth generations of the bloodline continue with two stallions that were respectively, two of the most significant hereditary transmitters of the former state of East Germany.

Abrax absolved his stallion performance test in Neustadt/Dosse in 1996. He has had a number of placements in dressage horse competitions at the elementary and intermediate levels.

Abrax initially spent one season covering at the Ganschow stud farm before changing over to his current owner. He was selected as an Association premium stallion in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the basis of his outstanding progeny. All his daughters have received above average assessments, not only in the results of mare performance tests, but also in the studbook registrations. His progeny are beginning promising sports careers and have a versatile predisposition. Abrax has been stationed at the Ganschow stud farm again as a leased stallion since 2002.

Acadius

Acadius was bred according to an exemplary recipe for success. His sire Acord II, who was stallion performance test winner and vice-champion at the federal show jumping championships, already attained Europe-wide recognition at an early age. His first few covering years resulted in numerous approved sons, including diverse champion stallions. The dam, state premium mare Novella, had earlier been mated with Landgraf I and gave birth to the overwhelming champion of hereditary transmission Landadel. Then in a mating combination with Ahorn Z, she produced Aurel, who unfortunately died after only one covering season in the Oldenburg region. Her daughter Valetta VI, together with Cantus presented the world class show jumper Calvaro 5AY. Melliger (Switzerland). The dam sire Farnese was one of the last representatives of the more than 100 year old Achill line and must therefore be viewed as a breeding gem. Ladykiller xx in the third generation was one of the great Holstein foundation sires. Bloodline 1859 moreover produced the stallions Albaner, Colibri, Faktor, Lancelot and the approval champion Wildfeuer (all Holstein stallions), Corleograf (private stallion Holstein) and Lord Continuet (USA).

Acadius absolved the stallion performance test with particularly striking jumping ability, demonstrating technique, manner of jumping and capacity of the highest order. He qualified for the Federal Championship as a five-and-six- year old and in addition to that, became show jumping champion of Schleswig-Holstein at the age of six years in Bad Segeberg. He has won numerous show jumper competitions and has had successes up to advanced class.

His first progeny are beginning promising careers in basic show jumping. Three sons have been approved so far, of whom Acasino B became runner-up of the Bavarian approval of 2000. The likewise approved Atego took part in the Federal Championship in 2002.

Acartenango

The sire Pogremok xx is a much admired sire of sports horses in Russia. The great-grandfather Raufbold xx, who derived from Germany, is regarded as the most successful thoroughbred of Russian sports horse breeding as such. He overwhelmingly presented successful three-day eventers during the 1960ies, 1970ies and 1980ies. The dam line produced a number of international show jumpers and dressage horses. The grandam Gejtscha was an international show jumper for many years under Ernst Schabajlo. The dam line is based on the mare Elka, who was bred at the main national stud of Trakehnen.

Acartenango initially enjoyed international dressage successes under the name of Garpun with the Russian rider Nina Menkova. After that, he continued his career in Grand Prix under the saddle of the Austrian rider Stefan Peter La. , as a contestant at the World Riding Games in Rome and lerez as well as the Olympic Games in Sydney. Acartenango is one of the most successful Trakehner horses worldwide as regards his competition sports performance.

Acartenango"s first batch of foals was born in Austria in 2001.

Acasion B

His sire Acadius, who had sports successes up to advanced class, is the half-brother of the sires Landadel and Aurel, who gained great repute in Oldenburg. He presented two further approved stallions, namely Atego (private stallion Oldenburg) and a young stallion that was approved in Hesse in 2002. A high dosage of thoroughbred blood was injected into the pedigree via the maternal bloodline through Casino Boy xx and the sire of the century Lord. Bloodline 2543 moreover also brought forth the stallions Corde de Leon, Coriando, Lacatraz, Land Lux Z, Lasino, Laureus (Westphalian approval winner 2001), Lavallo ( approval winner), Limoncello, the multiple German stallion champion Lone Star I (international show jumping successes under Helge DeuBer), the advanced dressage horse Lone Star II, Looping, Lux Z and the successful international show jumper Roxett/ lorg Naeve respectively, Hap Hansen (USA).

Acasino B absolved his 30 day test in Munich-Riem in 2002, as fifth of 19 contenders, being runner- up in the partial index of jumping. He displayed his predisposition for jumping in his competition sports debut in 2002, with wins and high placements in show jumper tests.

His first crop of foals was born in Saxony-Anhalt in 2002. Quite a few of his progeny have been awarded premiums.

Accept

His sire Acord II, who was a stallion performance test winner and federal vice-champion show jumper already attained European-wide fame at an early age. His first lots of foals resulted in numerous approved sons including the champion stallions jf the Hessian approval and the ZfDP events in 1996. He has already led the national FN breeding value rating for show jumping a number of times. His dam Enya is a Pilot daughter. Today Pilot is considered to be the most successful Westphalian stallion per se and has attained a nigh to epoch-making significance when one considers his relatively short application in horse breeding. It has not been the first time that the pairing of Acord II-Pilot has brought forth top quality stallions. This combination previously already produced inter alia Alvaretto and Acordplus (both private stallions in N.R.W.). Other direct forebears are the Dutch horse Zonnenglans, a grandson of the full Furioso II- brother, Mexico and the Rhineland stallion Fresco.

Accept had his debut in competition sport following his successful stallion performance test in 1999. He was instantaneously successful and highly placed in show jumper tests at the novice and elementary levels. In 2000 he won show jumper tests at elementary and intermediate levels and qualified for the federal German show jumping championships.

His first foals confirm the high esteem in which he is held as a sire: sporty types with well proportioned muscles, vigorous and with a lot of verve in the their motions.

Acobat I

His sire Athlet Z was already a guarantor of show jumping heredity early in the peace. In a manner of speaking, he already profited by his genetic inheritance from Alme Z and Gotthard, making him a perfect match for the Holstein mare foundations. His best progeny are Athletico/L. Beerbaumresp. R. Schneider, Valeska51/Dr. M. Ruping, the approved Adelfos/ M. Fuchs and Athlet 90/W. Melliger. The dam Tschita bore the two years younger bay Acobat II and the grey coloured Acobat III, who was approved in Westphalia, from the same mating combination. The damsire Capitol I, a grey horse like Athlet Z, was also renown as a sire of showjumpers from early on and belongs to the establishment of great German hereditary transmitters today. The grandam Oruna is a full-sister of the mare Ribecka. Both of them derive from the outstanding because extremely versatile Calypso I. Following her mating with Ahorn Z, Ribecka produced the brilliant approved full-brothers Acord I (private stallion, Bavaria, international show jumper with Hap Hansen/US A), and Acord II (private stallion Holstein). The mare Verona, whose sire is Calypso II, is an almost full-sister of Ribecka and Oruna. She has consequently been bred 100% identically. Verona produced the Celle state stallion Athletico (by Athlet Z). The damline is likewise represented by the stallions Fra Diavolo and Freemann (both by Frivol xx), Aktionar (by Ahorn Z), Lady's King (by Landadel) and Burggraaf (by Landgraf I) who is stationed in the Netherlands.

Following his successful stallion performance test, Acobat I became the shooting star of the new talent competitions in Schleswig-Holstein. He tallied 25 wins in show jumper classes at the novice, elementary and intermediate levels alone. He is meanwhile also celebrating successes at advanced level.

Acobat I's foals are blood impressed, with elastic motions as a result of the high proportion of thoroughbred blood in his pedigree. His oldest progeny have already catapulted their sire into a leading position in the FN-breeding value rating among Germany's sires. His son Mr. Acobat won the five-year old Jumping Futurity in America in 1999. Acobat I's first crop of foals in Italy was more than convincing. Not only was the 2000 Italian Foal Championship won by an Acobat I daughter, the silver medal likewise went to one of his daughters. A colt of his was moreover also became overwhelming champion

Acobat II

His sire Athlet Z was a reliable sire of show jumpers from early on. This was hereditarily predetermined to a certain extent, by his origins via Alme Z and Gotthard, which made him a perfect match for the Holstein mare base. His best progeny were Athletico/L. Beerbaum respectively, R. Schneider, Valeska 51/Dr. M. Rtiping, the approved Adelfos/M. Fuchs and Athlet 90/W. Melliger. In the same mating combination, the dam Tschita also produced the two year older grey horse Acobat I and the likewise grey coloured Acobat III, who began his siring career in Westphalia and is now covering in Thuringia. The dam-sire Capitol I, a grey horse like Athlet Z, likewise had a reputation as a maker of show jumpers from an early age onwards and today belongs to the establishment of great German sires. The grandam Oruna is a full-sister of the mare Ribecka, both of whom derive from the overwhelming because so versatile Calypso I. Ribecka was mated with Ahorn Z, to produce the outstanding approved full-brothers Acord I (private stallion Bavaria, international showj umper with Hap Hansen/USA) and Acord II (private stallion Holstein). Verona, an almost full-sister of the Calypso I daughters Ribecka and Oruna, derives from Calypso II. Verona produced the Celle state stallion Athletico (by Athlet Z). The dam line is represented by the stallions Fra Diavolo and Freeman (both by Frivol xx), Aktionar (by Ahorn Z), Lady's King (by Landadel) and Burggraaf (by Landgraf I), who is active in the Netherlands.

Acobat II was highly successful in juvenile competitions following his stallion performance test and won numerous show jumper classes at the novice, elementary and intermediate levels. It did not take long for him to rise into the higher levels of show jumping. Acobat II had high placements in advanced class show jumping, including inter alia, third place in the Schleswig -Holstein state championship of 1999 under Samantha Lam.

His already mature offspring have placed their sire in a leading position among Germany's sires according to the FN breeding value rating. Acobat progeny are meanwhile enjoying successes in the advanced class.

Acodetto I

Origin: The sire, Acorado I, won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 1997 and was a finalist at the Bundeschampionat jumping contests in Warendorf in 1999 and 2000. As a seven-year old, he had his first international successes under Dirk Ahlmann. From 2002 on, he was ridden by Torben Kohlbrandt, who lead him to wins and placings in Grand Prix events and Nations Cups. In 2003, Acorado I died unexpectedly at the age of nine. 27 of his sons were approved and 26 of his daughters were awarded the State Premium. Numerous of his offspring have been successful at international level, e.g. Armani Stern/Jiirgen Kurz, AcantusGK/Max Kuhner, the Vice Bundeschampion Attache/Gerald Geessink and Antares/Fritz Fervers, who placed third at the Bundeschampionat. Acorado's younger full brother, Acorado II, who also descends from the combination of the Holsteiner top sires Acord II and Corrado I, already competes in S** level jumping tests. Acodetto's dam, Louvre, has a first-class pedigree too. She also gave birth to the full brother Acodetto II, who was approved by the Springpferdezuchtverband Oldenburg International (OS) in 2006. Her sire, Contender, performance test winner in Adelheidsdorf in 1987, has had an exceptional career in breeding. He has sired more than 80 approved sons and is one of Germany's most sought-after Holsteiner stallions. Mated with Coronado, the granddam, Borana, also produced the S* level jumper Patschuli/Inga Czwalina. Borana is a full sister to the M/A jumper Candy J and to Loreana, who was initially ridden in competition sports by Achaz von Buchwald. Under Lars Nieberg, she won the Grand Prix of Vigo/ESP and also placed in the leading group at the Grand Prix events in Braunschweig, Dortmund, Bordeaux/FRA and Las Vegas/USA. In the fourth generation, the Anglo-Norman Othello follows. Despite his short active period, Othello can be found in some performance pedigrees. In the lineage of the grey stallions Marengo and Roman, who stand in the fifth and sixth generation, the valuable Ramzes AA appears even several times. The fifth dam, Hedie, produced the approval winner Lavallo, who had a very positive influence in various German breeding regions. The well-known performance bloodline 2543 also brought forth the stallions Acapulco Gold, Acasino, Corde de Leon, Coriando, Empire, Lacatraz, Land Lux Z, Lasino, Laureus (North Rhine-Westphalian approval winner in 2002), Limoncello I and II, Lone Star I and II, Looping, Lovis Corinth (OS approval winner), Lux Z (international successes with Jerry Smit), Quadrillo, Stoney Creek and the internationally successful jumper Roxett/Hap Hansen.

Performance record: Acodetto completed his 30 day test in Adelheidsdorf in 2004 with outstanding results, achieving the highest jumping score (9.44 points) amongst all participants. In 2006, he did the 70 day test in Adelheidsdorf, receiving impressive scores in jumping. He won some tests for young show jumpers and also had a number of high placings.

Breeding record: A high percentage of Acodetto's foals from his first crops was awarded Premiums in different breeding regions.

Acolito

Origin: Acolito's pedigree carries a strong concentration of top bloodlines in international jumper breeding. The sire Acord II was a performance test winner and Vice Bundeschampion, State Champion and successful advanced (S) level jumper under Thomas Mohr. He was one of the most popular sires in Europe during the nineties, siring more than 40 licensed stallions, many of which were high achievers in sport such as the former Bundeschampion VDL Atlantic, the full brothers Acorado I and II, Ars Vivendi, Agrigento, Azzuro Classico, Askari, Araconit, etc. His jumper off-spring such as the two WC participants, In Style/Ian Millar/CAN and Atlas/Ondrej Nagr/CZE aw well as Adolfo FRH/Henrike Konzag, Arielle/William Whitaker/GBR, Armonia La Silla/Rolf-Gbran Bengts-son/SWE, Armani/Andreas Viebrock and Loro Piana Imperium/Jonella Ligresti/ITA earned more than 1.3 million Euros in 2006. The dam's sire Contender is the number one among the Holstein Verband sires and his off-spring, including the Olympic Game individual bronze medal winner Montender/ Marco Kutscher and the Riders Tour winner Checkmate/Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, had earned nearly four million Euros by 2006. When bred to Pilot, the granddam, St.Pr.St. April Love ZH, produced Pilaro, a licensed stallion successful up to advanced (S) level jumping and when bred to Argentinus she produced the advanced (S) level jumper Allstar/Oliver Ross. The advanced (S) level jumper Cassandra (by Condor M) is out of the April Love daughter Dora Bella (by Dynamo). With Alme Z and Ramiro in the third and fourth generation who both achieved world fame for Gestiit Zangersheide, you have two European stallions that dominated the eighties. The great granddam is no less than Rinnetou Z, one of the most successful jumpers of her generation under Piet Raymakers/NED. With the black Hanoverian stallions Winnetou and Wolfsburg, two first class jumper-makers in her pedigree, she's got a great pool of genes, especially since she's also the great granddaughter of the ,,wonder mare", Fairness (by Flussfischer-Despot-Alcantara II) ridden! Hartwig Steenken. Rinnetou's dam Wanda Z and the granddam Wencke Z have effectively spread this branch from Zangersheide far and wide and over tl years this line has produced, e.g. the stallions Amaretto I (private stallion Rhineland-Pfalz, NED), internationally successful with Hugo Simon/AUT, Am retto II (private stallion Rhineland-Pfalz, Hanover, USA), Amaretto IV DZ (private stallion Rhineland-Pfalz), the licensing winner Apricot D n (private stallii Rhineland-Pfalz), Chardonnay Z (Zangersheide), Rival Z (BEL) and above all the top international horses Absolom Z/Michael Whitaker (GBR), Apricot D/Huj Simon (AUT), Cornelis Z/Thomas Ehrenrooth (NED), Rhodos Z/Peter Geerink (NED) and Zalza/Nick Skelton (GBR). You also find striking inbreeding componea through the line founding stallions Alme Z, Cor de la Bryere and Ramiro.

Acolydor

Origin: His sire, Acorado I, who perished far too early at the end of 2003, won his stallion performance test and was a finalist of the Bundeschampionat jun ping contests twice. He also competed successfully at Grand Prix and Nations Cup events. Acorado I stems from the combination of the top-class Holsteine sires Acord II and Corrado I. 26 of Acorado's sons have been licensed up to now, 14 of his daughters have been awarded the State Premium. His younge full brother, Acorado II, is successful in jumping with Hilmar Meyer S** level. The dam, Verband Premium Mare Polydia, is a full sister to the sire Pontifa who was highly successful in tests for young jumpers and who managed to enter the advanced (S) class at an early age. He is one of the most successft offspring of Polydor in the international sport and is ridden by Lutz Gripshover. He attained wins and high placings in advanced level tests and Grand Prb tests, e.g. in Donaueschingen, Spangenberg, Munich and Miinster. Pontifex was a stallion of the Warendorf State Stud for some years, before he came inn possession of the Gripshover family. The damsire, Polydor, was recognised as one of the most successful Warendorf State Stud stallions of recent breedim history already in his own lifetime. Polydor's offspring mainly distinguished themselves in show jumping, above all Pamina, who won e.g. the final of tfii German Classics in 1991 under Otto Becker. Well-known are also Pilgrim, Peu a Peu, Two Step, Paramo K, Porter, Pozitano, Paavo N and his licensed ful brother Potsdam, who all played an important role in international show jumping. The granddam, Dongola, descends from Dialekt, who became influential in North Rhine-Westphalia, especially as a damsire of various stallions. The well-proven sire Romulus I, who produced e.g. the brothers Romadour I and H stands in the fourth generation. Lucius xx, Wiegand, Feierabend and Diillberg, who appear in the following generations of Acolydor's pedigree, were populai sires of the NRW breeding region too. The origins of the dam line go back to the old-established Hanoverian Altenbruch Station. The line is based on the mare Imortelle (by Imperator-Hofing-Schluck-Caplan). During the last 60 years, this line has time and again produced well-known sires, above all Athlet Z (private stallion Holstein and Belgium), as well as Brack, Brast, Durchgang, Ibikus and Maientraum (all Neustadt/Dosse State Stud), Caballero (by Champion du Lys), who was licensed in NRW in 2002, Calander (private stallion Hesse), Equitanius (USA), Fernalp and Fortschritt I (Celle State Stud), Mein Mdrchenprinz and Fortschritt II (both private stallions Westphalia), Konvally (private stallion Hanover) and Lion (DEN). The internationally successful jumper Delon VA/Lars Nieberg is likewise a representative of this bloodline.

Performance record: Acolydor completed the 30 day test in Munich-Riem with a high total score (8.55). He showed a special talent for jumping (8.83), but also achieved high ratings in the partial dressage index (8.19). Acolydor furnished the proof of performance required for a breeding licence through his qualification for the Bundeschampionat in 2005 and has recorded wins and high placings in tests for young jumpers at the novice (A), elementary (L) and intermediate (M) levels.

Acorado I

His sire Acord II, a stallion performance test winner and vice-champion at the federal show jumping championships already attained Europe-wide recognition at an early age. His first few crops of foals resulted in numerous approved sons, including diverse champion stallions. Acord II has already led in the nation-wide German National Equestrian Federation (FN) breeding value rating for show jumping a number of times. The dam Doreen XIII gave birth to her second approved son, the grey Acorado II, who was approved in Brandenburg in 2000. The damsire, Corrado 1 had international successes in Nations' Cups and Grand Prix' under Franke Sloothaak. Corrado l's lifetime winnings amount to around DM 600.000. Numerous Corrado I sons have been approved thus far and are active in different German breeding areas. Corrado's progeny have performed excellently in show jumping. Ramiro won Grand Prix' at international level in both speed competition show jumping as well as puissance jumping and was the second stallion after Alme Z to strongly influence not only European but also world wide horse breeding. Apart from more than 60 approved sons, Ramiro Z produced famous sports horses such as Fatinitza 6, Ramiros Girl, Ramzes 6, Ramira, Riva, the twofold federal championship winner Rosella G, Rinnetou Z and the multiple-success horse Ratina Z, whereby several stem from the combination Ramiro-Alme Z, which also exists with Acorado I in a slightly more diluted form. Acorado I stems from bloodline 776, which also gave rise to Ramiro Z. This line is one of the most significant lines in Holstein per se. It produced inter alia, the stallions Calvados I and II, Captain Incipit, Carlos DZ, Colorado, Commanche D. Cortino I and II, Explorer, Highvalley, Koriander, Landos, Lauritz J, Lipari, Lord Incipit, Lordanos, Los Alamos, Louis J, Lucky Mind, My Lord, Noble Boy, Rocco, Rossini, Rouletto, Schampain and Sirius Son, as well as the prime international horse Tatjana 56 / Jorg Miinzner respectively, Luciana Diniz.

Acorado I was the 1997 Adelheidsdorf stallion performance test winner, where he twice achieved the maximum points score of 10.00 for his exceptional jumping ability. In 1999 and 2000, following wins in show jumper tests at elementary and intermediate levels he each time became a successful participant at the Federal German Show jumping Championships.

Acorado I's first crops of foals were convincing in several breeding areas and enriched the Association auctions with peak prices a number of times.

Acorado II

His sire Acord II, a stallion performance test winner and federal vice-champion show jumper already attained Europe- wide fame at a relatively young age. His first few crops of foals resulted in numerous approved sons, including diverse champion stallions. Earlier on, his dam Doreen XIII had been mated with Acorado I, to produce Acorado II's older full-brother, who was the stallion performance test winner in Adelheidsdorf in 1997. In 1999 and 2000, Acorado I had wins in series in show jumper tests at elementary and intermediate levels, before competing successfully in the federal German show jumping championships in the same years. The damsire Corrado I had international successes under Franke Sloothaak in Nation's Cups and top level championships. Numerous Corrado I sons have thus far been approved and are actively performing stud duty in different German breeding regions. Corrado's progeny have established themselves well in the show jumping sport. Ramiro too made a name for himself on the international stage, both in speed show jumping and in puissance classes, winning Grand Prix' competitions. Apart from Alme Z, Ramiro was the second stallion to exert a substantial influence on horse breeding not only in Europe, but world-wide. In addition to the more than 60 approved sons, Ramiro presented famous competition sports horses such as Fatinitza 6, Ramiros Girl, Ramzes 6, Ramira, Riva, the twofold federal championship mare Rosella G, Rinnetou Z and the multiple success horse Ratina Z. A number of these derive from the combination Ramiro-Alme Z, which in a broader sense also applies to Acorado II. Acorado II stems from bloodline 776, which is the bloodline that also brought forth Ramiro himself. This lineage which is one of the most important and distinguished in Holstein per se, produced inter alia, the stallions Calvados I and II, Captain Incipit, Carlos DZ, Colorado, Comanche D, Cortino I and II, Explorer, Highvalley, Koriander, Landos, Lauritz I, Lipari, Lord Incipit, Lordanos, Los Alamos, Louis J, Lucky Mind, My Lord, Noble Boy, Rocco, Rossini, Rouletto, Schampain and Sirius Son as well as the international prime quality horse Tatjana 56/1. Miinzner resp. L. Diniz.

Acorado II was approved in Neustadt/Dosse in 2000, where he became vice-champion. Thereafter, he absolved his stallion performance test in performance class I, likewise in Neustadt/Dosse. In 2002, he had his debut in the jumping sport and had series wins in show jumper tests in the novice and elementary classes with scores up to 8.8.

Acord II

Five of Ahorn' s progeny qualified for the federal show jumping championship in Verden in 1992, with Acord II finishing as vice champion. His brother Acord I from Ahorn Z"s first crop of foals was an international show jumper in the Netherlands before being sold to the USA. Notwithstanding this, he presented some outstanding offspring in Germany from the short time that he was stationed in Bavaria. In 1996 the youngest full-brother Acord III was champion stallion in Brazil. Acord IPs dam state premium mare Ribecka was champion mare of her age-class in Holstein. She belongs to the bloodline of the probably most versatile Holstein sire of the post-war period via her sire Calypso I. The granddam Gerlis moreover produced the sire Chicago , whilst the grandam's sire is Lancaster, a stallion with a high proportion of thoroughbred blood (combination of Ladykiller xx and Ramzes), who was himself an active show jumper. The Marder son Mandarin in the fourth generation is out of an interesting dam line, as his dam Holle was also the grandam of Ramiro. Mandarin's daughter Urbine is also the dam of the approved stallion Freeman and granddam of the association owned successful show jumper and sire Aktionar, as well as the international show jumper and successful sire, the renown Burggraf who is stationed in Holland. The dam line furthermore produced the stallions Acobat 1,11 and III, Ladys King. Avero Bavaria Luchs. Catango Z, Charisma, Silverstone, as well as Athletico ( Celle state stallion).

Acord II convincingly won the stallion performance test in 1991 scoring 9.5 to 10.0 for show jumping a nd 9.0 to 9.67 for ride ability, and was the 1992 Holstein show jumping champion in Bad Segeberg and German vice-champion i n Verden in 1992. He was moreover the most successful five-year-old stallion in Germany with a tally of 21 wins. He continued his sporting career winning intermediate grade-A show jumping competitions and achieving placements in the advanced class.

Acord II is much frequented by breeders from all over Europe and has developed to a premium hereditary t ransmitter. Numerous approved sons resulted from his first few years at stud, including the champion stallions of the Hessian approvals and the ZfDP of 1996. He furthermore presented the champion two-year old mare in Holstein in 1995 and the best 3-year-old-mare in Holland in 1996. The likewise approved son Araconit who is covering in Baden-Wurttemberg, won the Holstein State Riding Horse Championship in Bad Segeberg in 1996 and was federal vice champion five-year-old show jumper i n Warendorf in 1998 and sixth in the show jumping finals in Warendorf in 1999. Acord II progeny moreover dominated the 1999 j Jeral German showjumping championship. He has sent no less than 14 horses to the Warendorf show jumping tournament. Fourteen of the thirteen placed six-year olds derived from Acord II, including the champion Atlantic (Ulrich Kirchhoff). He is thus quite justifiably one of the most sought after warmblood stallions of Europe, since he disposes over and transmits attributes that countless others can only dream about: nobility, ride ability and exceptional jumping values. His leaping and bounding progeny m ade Acord II the best sire of show jumpers according to the FN breeding value rating once again in the year 2000.

Acord's Champion

Acord II was frequented greatly by breeders from all over Europe and has developed to a real premium stallion. His initial covering years resulted in numerous approved sons, including Araconit, who is performing covering duty in Baden- Wurttemberg. Araconit won the 1996 Holstein State Riding Horse Championship in Bad Segeberg, became federal vice-c hampion in 1998 and sixth in the show jumping finals in Warendorf in 1999. In 1999 Acord II progeny dominated the Federal Show jumping Championship and he presented no less than 14 horses at the Warendorf show jumping battlefield. In the six-year old competition alone, four of the 13 placed horses were Acord II progeny, including the champion Atlantic (Ulrich Kirchhoff). His show jumping progeny once again made Acord II the best hereditary transmitter of show jumpers in the year 2000 according to the FN breeding value rating. The damsire Cor de la Bryere was one of the most important foundation sires of the Holstein breed following the Second World War. Apart from his indisputable qualities as a sire of competition sports horses, Cor de la Bryere established flourishing stallion dynasties. As this legendary stallion appears once more in the paternal line of his pedigree, the noble blood connection that has been well proven in Holstein has been secured for this valuable premium stallion. Rigoletto, the third link in the ancestral chain was most active in the Netherlands, where he advanced to an invaluable performance transmitter. His accomplished progeny include inter alia, Santa Monica/Hans-Heinrich Quellen and Santa Claus/Michael Fervers. He also presented outstanding offspring in the two years that he was at stud in Germany (1963 and 1971). His daughters appear in many performance bloodlines. Apart from Acord's Champion, bloodline 2004 also produced inter alia, the stallions Carnando, Cyrano, Ratibor,, Cromwell, Fahnrich, Lando, Lord's Highfly and Ariadus.

Acorath

Acorath is a full-brother of the successful international show jumper Argentina 65 (Norbert Nuxoll resp. Otto Becker), who was the top lot of the Oldenburg auction in Vechta in the spring of 1991. Three further full-siblings Ammerlandstern J, Alexis Sorbas and Anyway 39 were or resp. are successful up to intermediate-A class. The sire Argentinus is considered as one of the wizards of international horse breeding. His progeny are successful at the highest levels in all categories of the equestrian sport. The dam Soraja is a full-sister of the sire Spitzbube (private stallion Hanover, Bavaria). There are heroes of Hanoverian performance horse breeding on the dam's side of the pedigree via the tough esteemed thoroughbred Sudan xx and the memorable multiple hereditary transmitter Grande, who had a decisive influence on Acorath. The dam line has its origins in the vicinity of the Hanoverian covering station of Achim and is based on the foundation mare Freilia (by Freiligrath-Alkali I et al). This line also produced inter alia, the stallions Baltengraf (private stallion South Africa), his half-brother Dunhill (private stallion Bavaria, international dressage successes), Joachim ( Celle state stallion) and Walzer (private stallion Westphalia).

Acorath absolved his 30 day test in Vechta in 2000 with significantly above average results. Following that, he completed his 70 day test in Neustadt/Dosse. His competition sports career is planned as of 2003.

Acorath's first batch of foals produced foals that were without exception awarded the foal premium.

Adamello

His sire Herzzauber, who won the Trakehner approval and was tested in performance class I, initially spent a few year- performing covering duty at the Klosterhof Medingen before being sold to Canada. Apart from Adamello, he presented a further approved son, Guzzi. In the interim, Herzzauber was awarded the distinction of "elite stallion by the Trakehner Association" The dam Apolonia was mated with Jet Stream xx and gave birth to the advanced show jumper Aaron and other first class competition sports horses. She is moreover a half-sister of the Habicht son Avalon, who won advanced three-day eventing competitions. The relatively narrowly disseminated maternal bloodline of the mare Formosa 380 is a valuable line from private East Prussian horse breeding.

Adamello was vice-champion of the 1994 Trakehner approval. This was followed by his gaining third place in the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in the autumn 1995. He has been trained up to advanced dressage level and was champion stallion of the 1997 British Warmblood Stallion Show.

Adamello performed covering duty at the Klosterhof Medingen as a leased stallion in 1995 and 1996 before changing over to Britain. His oldest progeny in Germany dispose over multi-facetted predisposition in sport.

Adelante

His sire Argentinus, who excelled in the highest spheres of the show jumping sport, already proved himself as a versatile sire from an early age. He was awarded the I-a main premium in Oldenburg in 1984 and produced progeny with a double talent for competition sport and breeding. His approved sons Adlantus As FRH, Anchorman, Azorro and Asti Spumante excelled in the show jumping sport whilst his son August der Starke was an ace in the dressage sport. The competition sports horses Acajou M. Merschformann and Anka/M. Ehning are leading in international show jumping events, whilst Albano/H. Kemmer, Achill B. Werndl and Argala/M. Henschke are calling the shots in the international dressage arenas. The dam Allice absolved an excellent mare performance test. Her sire Exorbitant xx thrills unceasingly by his exceptional basic gaits, with accentuated walk and his first class character. Exorbitant xx presented numerous premiumed foals in the Trakehner breed as well as in Holstein and Hanover. Nine sons have been approved thus far including inter alia, Crambambuli/T. Edelmann, Edelstein, Eldino, Even Time, Exkurs, Exodus and Explorer (1997 stallion performance test winner in Munich-Riem). In 1996, Exorbitant xx presented a champion mare in the three-year old category of the Trakehner population. His progeny are successfully engaged in build up classes in competition sport up to the federal championship level. Ahorn Z in the third generation often proved to be a good basis for Exorbitant xx. Ahorn Z left the valued sires Acord I and II in Holstein. Apart from Adelante, Holstein bloodline 621 moreover also produced the stallion UNESCO (Holstein Association).

Adelante was approved on the occasion of the 12 th NRW main approval in Miinster-Handorf, where he enthralled the equestrian fraternity with his exceptional jumping ability.

Adlantus As

His sire Argentinus who was a highly successful show jumper up to advanced class managed to distinguish himself from early on as a versatile hereditary transmitter of the very best quality. In 1984 he was the main premium champion stallion in Oldenburg. His progeny are to be seen wherever important events take place, at mare shows, stallion approvals, dressage and show jumping competitions as well as at federal championships. His most famous offspring include the approved Azarro / Holger Wulschner, Anka 61 / Marcus Ehning and Autogramm I / Thomas Miihlbauer on the course, as well as the erstwhile federal champion Amaretto 50 respectively, Aleppo S-OLD with Isabell Werth in the Grand Prix show jumping ring. The dam sire Lantaan began his career as a stallion in Sollwittfeld in 1985. He was briefly utilised in show jumping where he attained performance class I status and had successes in show jumper tests. Today he is one of the most versatile hereditary transmitters of Holstein according to the FN breeding value rating. Apart from the approvals winner Luck) Lionell, he presented four further approved sons of which foremost, Lagerfield was able to establish himself enduringly. His grandam Worldcup Fluppy, a splendid grey mare was an Amazon of a horse that was no stranger to show jumping successes. Two successfully combined transmitters of performance Watzmann-Pokal follow in the next generations (i.a. also in the case of the state stallions Willems As I and II in this constellation). The maternal line has East Friesian roots based on the mare Reni I (by Jason-Occo). This bloodline which is cultivated in both Hanover as well as Oldenburg, produced two mares that were awarded the state premium of the Oldenburg Association at the SchloBpark in Rastede in 1999.

Adlantus as was the winner of the loose jumping championship for horses of the Hanoverian Show jumping Programme of 1998. He absolved his stallion performance test with top scores and was successful in show jumper tests up to intermediate class. He is meanwhile being prepared for international competition sport by Lars Nieberg. In the year 2000 he already had his first outstanding international competition sport successes.

His first foals are impressive with good musculature, excellent type and powerful springy movements.

Admiral I

Cappeln 1973 to 1974, died as a result of blood poisoning in 1974.

Approved sons : Adagio, Admirand, Admirano, Adriano, Andrew and Armagnac.

After the memorable Celle saddle master Hermann Osterholz came to the branding at the stud farm of the breeder Heinrich Engelke in Wahnbergen in 1970, he informed the former state equerry Baron von Steglin that it would be futile for him to take a look at the Absatz colt branded there, in spite of all its quality, since it had one decisive fault: it was too coloured. This did not however bother Georg Vorwerk. He took the opportunity to travel to Wahnbergen on the occasion of a cattle auction and purchased the lively young stallion with the strong East Prussian heritage. Admiral I was a horse of unprecedented charisma. He began his unfortunately only brief career at the Oldenburg approval site. In 1972 he became champion young stallion and in 1974, he won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. This win, together with his outstanding first crop of foals gained him the la main premium. Only a little while later, after only two covering seasons at the Cappeln station, the stallion unfortunately died of blood poisoning. His progeny were excellent riding horses with a great deal of lustre and of good size. Many of his daughters received awards at Oldenburg mare shows. He presented six approved sons, who with the exception of Admirano all wore his chestnut coat. Adagio covered in Holstein, Admirano in the Rhineland and Adriano in Hanover, but none of them really had a chance. The Oldenburg pair of brothers Armagnac and Andrew were of particularly good class. The older brother passed away fairly early and left few progeny behind. Andrew who is aged 26 today, was an active competition sports horse for a long time. He was for all intents and purposes utilised for breeding too late, with too little continuity and poor management of his covering potential for him to be able to achieve anything spectacular in this respect. Admirand was the only one that had a chance. Great hopes had been placed in this chestnut who was bred highly interestingly on the maternal side of his pedigree via Lugano I, that he might be his sire's successor at the Vorwerk station. Yet ultimately, he was not able to fulfil these expectations. His progeny were oftentimes a little long and only a few penetrated into the higher spheres of sport. The one year younger full-brother of Admiral I, Admiral II was mainly applied as a competition sports stallion and inter alia, had a number of wins in the Hanoverian state championships. His easily surveyed progeny are highly qualified in advanced dressage sport. As regards the stallion performance test, the brothers Admiral I and II incidentally achieved a never repeated double victory when both of them won in Adelheidsdorf in 1973 respectively, 1974. Even today, Admiral I still has a top position in the FN breeding value rating for dressage, in spite of his few progeny.

Akribori

His sire Acord II who was a stallion performance test winner and federal vice-champion show jumper already attained European-wide recognition at an early age. Nine approved sons resulted from his first few covering years, including the champion stallion of the Hessian stallion approvals and the ZfDP of 1996. For years now, he has been leading in the German National Equestrian Federation (FN) breeding value rating for show jumping. The dam sire Lavall I was likewise an international show jumper. The pedigree reveals some interesting inbreeding variations to the hereditary transmitters of type Calypso I and Landgraf I. Akribori represents the Holstein performance line 8888 which gave rise inter alia, to the Swiss Nation's Cup horse Lionel / Markus Mandli, who was a full-brother of great-grandam Navella, who herself was very successful under her competition name Lausanne with Bernd Mohr and Peter Luther. The earlier generations of the pedigree include the significant performance stallions Manometer xx and Nelson.

Akribori has won multiple riding horse tests. In the autumn of 2000, his sovereignty won the stallion performance test at the Zweibriicken state stud.

Akribori's first lot of foals produced numerous winning foals and gold medals. His progeny have enriched the auction sites of Bavaria, the Rhineland, in Oldenburg, as well as in Midden Beemester (The Netherlands) with top prices.

Ahorn Z

Aorn Z Is full brother to the dam of Ratina Z ( Ludger Beerbaum ) Heureka is the dam of Ahorn Z and the grand dam of Ratina Z.

Alantas xx

His sire Anatas xx who was a successful race horse with own winnings of more than DM. 500,000, was initially utilised in thoroughbred breeding before being acquired by the Celle state stud, where he unfortunately perished shortly after the beginning of his first covering period. The grey dam-sire Pentathlon xx is frequently to be found in the pedigrees of performance horses. He presented inter alia, Don Pedro xx (private stallion Hanover) and Hohritt xx (Schwaiganger state stallion) for warm blood breeding. Fontanus xx in the third generation was a successful sire, first in thoroughbred breeding and then in Westphalian warm blood breeding. The earlier generations of the pedigree have significant hereditary transmitters of thoroughbred horse breeding such as Mangon xx and Ticino xx.

Alantas xx is one of the few thoroughbreds that absolved a stallion performance test. He asserted himself in the middle field in a test lot that apart from him, existed exclusively of warm blood horses.

The first progeny from his application in the Hanoverian breeding region turned out to be overwhelming!) successful dressage horses. The first Trakehner foals were born in 2002. stallion Rosentau, both have Noble Roi xx daughters as their dams.

Alassio s Boy

Origin: The sire Alassio has a dressage breeding value index of 150 points which puts him among the best 25 stallions in Germany. He was the winner of the Southern German Championships, the Alp Cup, the Southern German Dressage Horse Championships and also won the Black-Gold Band twice. In 2001 and 2002 he was a finalist in the Bundeschampionat (tenth and fourth place respectively) and in 2002 he also took fifth place at the World Championships for young dressage horses before leaving the breeding stage at a much too young age. Ave Austria is another of his licensed sons. The dam Chantal carries performance bloodlines through Heraldik xx, Alexis Z and Cor de la Bryere. The dam's sire Heraldik xx has sired eleven licensed sons in different breeding areas, including Fliedergeist and Kempinski in the Trakehner breed, Hyperion in Hanover, Heraldicus, Hunter and Herald in Holstein, Highlight I and II in Rheinland-Pfalz-Saar, Heraldo DR in Hesse and Hay Man in Baden-Wurttemberg. At the most recent Bundeschampionats in Warendorf, Heraldik's off-spring drew attention in different disciplines and many of these are meanwhile successful in advanced level tests. Alexis Z was also successful in international show jumping and sired top horses that reached the top such as Apricot D/Hugo Simon/AUT and Athletico/Dermot Lennon/IRL. Cor de la Bryere, who rounds off the pedigree in the fourth generation, was one of the most important line founding stallions in Holstein breeding after World War II, making sport horses for all disciplines. In the following generations you find Fiirst Ferdinand, Wolfsburg, Duft I and Solarius xx, all outstanding stallions in Hanoverian breeding. Alassio's Boy comes from an extremely well proved mare family from the Hamburg area which is based on Madalind (by Mandat-Opal-Schmetterling xx, etc.). Various branches of this line have produced the sires Bocelli H (private stallion Hanover.), Dezent (State Stud Zweibrucken), Goldlowe (private stallion Oldenburg, SWE), Parcidor (private stallion NED) Ramonus Z (private stallion Zangersheide, Baden-Wurttemberg, internationally successful with Helena Weinberg), Savino (SWE) as well as Sandro's Bube, Sargon, Weltrang L and Wild Love (all private stallions in Bavaria).

Performance record: Alassio's Boy was the 2005 Bavarian State Champion and finished his 30-day test in Neustadt/Dosse with the highest overall score of 8.66. In 2006 he crowned his career by winning the Southern German Championships in Nordlingen and also took the Vice Bundeschampion title in Warendorf. After a convincing performance in the qualification, he again demonstrated his extreme rideability and personal qualities in the outside rider test during the final where he received a score of 9.5 twice.

Albfuhren's Gastello

Gastello's pedigree already programmed him to a course of success: His sire Grannus was himself a champion advanced course competition horse who passed on his show jumping ability to his offspring countless times. His progeny are successful show jumpers around the globe. Particular attention must however be directed to Gastello's dam Atlanta 124, who was a champion advanced competition horse and was one of the most successful competition horses at Elmar Gundel' s stables over a number of years. She derives from the top sire of show jumpers Argwohn I, who procreated such splendid horses as Argot / Stefan Lauber and Aramis / Franke Sloothaak. Atlanta is a full-sister of the hereditary transmitter Atlantik (state stallion Warendorf and Schwaiganger). A further full-sister Ariane was mated with Weltmeyer and produced the stallion Weltrat (War endorf state stud), then, mated with Plato she bore the likewise approved Padre. The Hanoverian dam line of Gabelspiel (by Grunelius-Fangschuß) also produced the stallion Gratulant (Schwaiganger state stallion), his full-brother bearing the same name,the international show jumper Gratulant 2 / Gerd Wiltfang, as well as the stallions Graphitano (private stallion Hessia), Goya II (Switzerland) and Martell (Warendorf state stallion).

Gastello absolved his stallion performance test in Münster-Handorf and has been successfully applied in show jumping since 1997. He demonstrated his superb jumping ability in show jumper competitions at novice, elementary and intermediate levels with wins and high placements many times. He also qualified for the 1997 and 1998 Federal German Riding Horse Championships, where he ranged among the forefront. He has already been highly successful internationally at interrmediate and advanced class.

Albatros

Origin: His sire, the Holsteiner Acord II, produced over 40 licensed stallion sons, many of whom were also successful in competition sports, such as the Bundeschampion VDL Atlantic, the full brothers Acorado I and II, Ars Vivendi, Agrigento, Azzuro Classico, Askari, Araconit etc. Further show jumpers sired by Acord II are e.g. the two World Championship contestants In Style/Ian Millar/CAN and Atlas/Ondrej Nagr/CZE as well as Adolfo FRH/Henrike Konzag, Arielle/William Whitaker/GBR, Armonia La Silla/Rolf-Gbran Bengtsson/SWE, Armani/Andreas Viebrock and Loro Piana Imperium/Jonella Ligresti/ITA. His dam, Larika, had earlier already given birth to his licensed full brother Alicante (private stalion NED). Larika's full sister, the Verband Premium Mare La-Lune, produced Liza Minelli (by Fortinbras), the 2004 World Champion of five-year old show jumpers in Lanaken/BEL. Liza Minelli is meanwhile successful under Yves Houtackers/NED at international advanced show jumping events. There are three further performance sires in the following generations of the pedigree, namely the Holsteiner damsire Landadel as well as Grannus and Weltmeister. The granddam, Morika, was bred to Quidam's Rubin to produce the licensed full brothers Quinnus I (Warendorf State Stud) and Quinnus II (private stallion Oldenburg). The great-granddam, Monie, produced the M level show jumper Goya S (by Grannus). The dam line is of East Prussian origin and goes back to the mare Mascotte 284 (by Adamas ox-Exzar O181B/Mack-Althof Rag-nit). Apart from numerous top-class competition horses for all disciplines, this bloodline also brought forth the stallions Mdrchenstein and Maestro as well as Magister, who played an important role in Oldenburg, and Magister's full brother Malachit. Besides, it also produced Magnet, Marduc, Mario and Prince of Glory. The 1928-born foundation mare Malsliebchen was an extremely fine and harmonious East Prussian mare. Her breeder, Mack Althof, preferred highly noble grey mares with Arabian blood for his breeding farm. Beauty, noble origins, fine riding qualities, outstanding movements and a good-willed nature are the characteristics of this bloodline that can be found in almost all of its representatives.

Performance record: In October 2004, Albatros completed his stallion performance test in Neustadt/Dosse, coming fourth in his age group. In 2005, he won a series of tests for young show jumpers. In 2006, he continued his successful career, qualifying for the Bundeschampionat and winning tests for young jumpers up to intermediate (M) level. He also came second at the 2006 Dobrock Tournament and was twice victorious at the World Championship for Young Show Jumpers in Lanaken. Breeding record: Many of Albatros' foals from his first crops received Premiums. In 2005, the Oldenburg Verband awarded him the Main Premium in the category of jumping-oriented sires.

Alcatraz

His sire Aloube Z initially covered in Bavaria for a short time, before going to Holstein. Even today he is one of the very few Hanoverians that is utilised in Holstein following the dissolution of the Holstein Traventhal stud farm. He was a successful show jumper under Austrian patronage. The dam, state premium mare Nirza produced a number of successful sports horses, including federal championship contestants and top auction horses. The dam sire Ronald made a name for himself in Holstein as a pronounced procreator of mares and became the most important Ramiro son in breeding terms in the state between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The granddam also gave birth to the renown sires Colt (Holstein Association) and Joost (Netherlands, leased stallion Holstein Association) and is furthermore the granddam of the breeding stallion Merano. The great- granddam Diastolchen moreover produced the sires Anklang and Laertes. In addition to that, bloodline 242 brought forth the stallions Ahorn Z, Mannerheim and Record (all private stallions Netherlands). Briscar, Lesanto, Liostro, Roderik and Locarno (all private stallions Holstein), Calatus, Castellini, Ravensberg (all private stallions Holstein), Canino de Lobo (private stallion Rhineland, Rhineland-Palatinate-Saar), Lutz L (private stallion Westphalia) and the top international competition horse Rosella G /Ludger Beerbaum.

Alcatraz was the sovereign winner of the aptitude test for approved and performance tested stallions carried out at the DLG-show in Frankfurt for the first time in 1989. He passed the stallion performance test with top scores for jumping ability and galloping (10 points respectively in training), as well as loose jumping (9.5); In addition to that, he achieved well above average points in all other test criteria (between 7.67 and 9.0). making him the worthy performance test champion.

Alcatraz began a brilliant stud career right from the start. He has presented six approved stallions to date, namely, Aurelio I and II, Alcazaro, Arnstein E, Argent and the 1993 Holstein approvals champion Akinos. He furthermore sired fifteen state premium mares, of which the majority achieved outstanding results at the brood mare performance test in Holstein. His progeny are doing well in competition sport. Apart from conformation class winners and series winners of show jumper classes, he has already presented successful international show jumpers including i.a. Achille Laura, Alcamo 2, the approved Alcazaro and Aurelio II, Apia and Ashley 38). For years now, the FN breeding value rating has listed him at the forefront in respect to his versatile hereditary transmission.

Alcatraz

One of the most impressive stallions for its type in Holsteiner. Alcatraz has the sires combination (Alme / Gotthrad) the same combination as Athlete, one of top sires in Holsteiner, both bred on Zangersheide in Belguim, Leon Melchior has selected the best group of Gotthrad Mares ever in the 1970’s and has had very great success when mating them to Ramiro and Ramiro. Stallions of this blood combination have influenced the breeding of jumping horses world wide. In Alcatraz there is the addition of Remero blood through the Dems Sire Ronald.

Aljano

His sire Alasca, who perished in 2002, was a highly successful advanced show jumper and proved to be an absolute up grader of a stallion. In 1994, he presented the winning two-year old mare of the Steinburg district. His progeny have the expected great aptitude for jumping as well as the highest of ride ability values with a predisposition for advanced dressage, something that has been reflected by the FN breeding value ratings for years now. He has a tally of five approved sons to date. His son Adeptus (Redefin state stallion) won advanced class show jumper competitions in series. His oldest progeny are moreover already enjoying international successes. The dam, state premium mare Tropica was mated with the Holsteiner Silvester and gave birth to what became the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games silver medallist in dressage, the dressage stallion Silvano. Silvano has presented outstanding progeny such as the successful international Grand Prix stallion and sire Scarlatti, who became triple Schleswig-Holstein champion under Sarah Garayhi. Silvano has had one success after the other for years now under his Dutch rider Ellen Bontje and is a permanent fixture of the Dutch dressage team. The highly esteemed Holstein sires Latino, Capitano and Corsar appear in the earlier generations of the maternal bloodline. The dam's taproot strain also produced the stallions Candeur B (private stallion Bavaria) and Lafontaine (private stallion Hanover).

Aljano absolved his stallion performance test in Medingen in 1999 as vice-champion, coming second in the partial ride ability index, apparently striving to equal his half-brother Silvano's performance. He has had a number of wins in riding horse classes.

All in One

All in one disposes over a show jumping pedigree of the extra class. Big names of show jumper breeding are arrayed here like a chain of pearls. His sire Acord II was stallion performance test winner as well as federal vice-champion show jumper and as a sire, has been one of the most frequented sires of Europe over recent years. The dam sire Raphael is moreover, one of the most significant hereditary transmitters of recent times and was declared the most successful procreator of sports horses in Germany in 1999. The sires Watzmann and Gotthard following in the third and fourth generations were also respectively, the heroes of their generation as regards their capacity for producing show jumpers and dispatched countless top quality horses to the grand sporting stage. The dam Ravella had previously already presented a top lot at the Verden auction, whilst the grandam Wettne was a successful competition sports horse up to advanced class. The maternal bloodline of Marain (by Marconi- Forscher), which All in One derives from, also produced the well known sires Atrejou (private stallion Hanover), C'est la Vie (private stallion Rhineland), Charme (private stallion Luxembourg), Gardehusar (Celle state stallion), Graphito (Marbach state stallion), Lakai (Celle state stallion) as well as Law and Order (private stallion Denmark).

Al Martino

The big framed Absatz son Aktuell began his siring career at the Oldenburg stud of Hastrup, where parallel to his cover ing, he was also successfully introduced to basic dressage sport and advanced to become one of the best known sires dr essage horses in Germany. Apart from Al Martino, Apulejus Magnus / Barbara Nabben and Akazie, starting for France, have become particularly well known. In 1985 Aktuell changed stables and went to the USA, and has been covering in Denmark 1993, already advanced in years. The dam Brunella previously produced two Al Martino full-brothers, the approved stallion Akteur (Switzerland) and the dressage horse Arturo 3, who is riding from one success to the next with Corinna Hagstedt. A of Brunella, Brunette brought forth the mare Godoleva (by Goldstern), who together with Polydor, produced the Waredorf state sire Potsdam and the international show jumper Paavo N / Jessica Kiirten. Futuro in the second generation great reformer and up grader of the Oldenburg breed, helping the breed in the transformation from the pre-war horse modern sports horse. This liver chestnut has left countless dressage and show jumping horses of international format in Oldenburg , the most prominent being the great jumper Forever / Liz Edgar (i.a. winner of the Aix-la-Chapelle Grand Prix). xx too, was one of the very big hereditary transmitters of his time. Irrespective of which discipline, dressage,Show jumping or eventing, Makuba xx's children have trotted along at the forefront of every type of riding horse event.

Al Martino attained his breeding licence by his own sporting successes in dressage. Initially ridden by ?? Capellmann Biffar, Klaus Balkenhol later took over the reins. His success story meanwhile includes more than 40 wins and placements at advanced international level up to Grand Prix Special.

His first offspring please by their generous lustre, their stately conformation and their forceful motions. Al no has already presented a number of champion foals at shows and championships.

Alme

One of the most influential stallions two of his sons being ‘ I Love You ’ – winner of the world cup , and Galoubet - who dominated the International jumping scene in the 80’s. Further Stallion sons are Jalisco, Athlete, Ahorn, Aloubet, Alexis, Animo and Aldato . Genetically strong always has strong blood

Almox Prints

Almox Prints J who was bred at the Russian state stud farm of Kirow has the top hereditary transmitter Hockey II as his sire, who also the dam sire of the famous dressage stallion Biotop (Dr. Reiner Klimke resp., Ingrid Klimke). The great-granda, Corinna expe rienced great propagation in the German Trakehner breed above all, by way of her daughter Corrida (by Ararad) and founded one of the most significant mare lines as such. This line also produced the sires Caanitz, Catani K, chard onnay, Chopard, Cocktail, Comtesso, Connery, the elite stallion Consul, Coral, Coriolan, Cornelius, Corporal, Corvin, Couleur-Fiirst, Opposition and Orlo, as well as the successful international dressage horse Corna/Julia Westphal .

Almox Prints J is one of the most successful dressage horses of the world and was a twofold Olympic under Anatolij Timchenko (Seoul and Barcelona). He moreover won the Wiesbaden, Fontainebleau and Rotterdam I attained high placements three times at the Aix la Chapelle Grand Prix'.

Almox Prints J's first covering stint in Germany was at the Bavarian Jennissen stud farm, with an interlude in Hanover before going to Westphalia, where he has been covering for years now. His progeny hence carry the most diverse inherit their sire's nobility, charm and jumping ability and are very successful in basic show jumping. Almox Prints a number of top lots at horse auctions. His son Alposal (dam by Polydor) was the top lot at the NRW spring rlandorf in 1998 at a purchase price of DM.220,000. A colt was sold at the same site via the NRW foal 00. He has presented one son Donauprints, who was approved in the Trakehner breed and has been successful up to the Federal Championship

Alvarez

Alvarez is a scion of famous ancestors: His sire Alexis Z was a successful international show jumper and already has famous accomplished parents in Alme Z (Johan Heins) and Wonne (Peter Schmitz). Alexis Z was one of the leading contemporary German procreators of show jumpers. Lady Come Back on the maternal side of the pedigree is a daughter of the Holstein sire of the century Landgraf I, who became 30 years old and who already had a monument erected in his honour during his own lifetime. Landgraf I was the sire of world champions, World Cup winners, Olympic horses, Derby winners and every conceivable equestrian event – the attempt to list all his merits would go beyond the scope of this book. The pedigree includes that little extra from the French components of the dam line. Sirocco II and Ibrahim were respectively the most distinguished sires of their day in France. There is a notable bloody connection to the great Ibrahim, which on the paternal side exists with the grandsire of Alexis Z and which in the maternal bloodline appears in the fourth generation of the pedigree.

Alvarez already impressed through spectacular free jumping during his approval, which he concluded as vice-champion. In 1999 and 2000, he was presented in show jumping classes at the novice, elementary and intermediate levels with unusual constancy, winning the golden ribbon thirty-two times. He became vice-champion at the 2000 Audi Show jumping Cup and in December, already had his first international start at the CSI in La Scoiattolo in Italy, where he was highly placed.

The sportive appearance of his progeny make them particularly desirable as could be observed at the Bavarian foal shows and foal auctions. A number of his progeny have been sold for peak prices.

Amadehus

Origin: The sire, Askari, completed his performance test in Neustadt/Dosse in 2000, winning the partial jumping index in a commanding manner and becoming overall third in a very strong group of contestants. In 2001 and 2002, he was many times victorious in tests for young jumpers at A and L level. Big successes were also his winning the Schleswig-Holstein State Championship and becoming runner-up in the Bundeschampionat for five-year old show jumpers in Warendorf. In 2004, he qualified for the Bundeschampionat final once more. In the meantime, Askari has won a series of jumping tests up to class S***. Apart from five approved sons in Holstein and Brandenburg, he has produced over 50 registered broodmares, including 16 State Premium Mares. His offspring are successful in the show jumping sport up to M level. Askari soon occupied a top position in the breeding value statistics for stallions of his age class, receiving 151 index points. The dam, Athleta, also produced the stallion Caledo (by Calando I), who is at stud in Slovakia, and the sports horse Irish Beauty (by Corofino I). Athleta's daughter Luna-Luna H (by Lancer II) won jumping tests up to M level. The dam's sire, Fier de Lui Z, was the paternal half-brother of Cor de la Bryere. He came to Holstein on a leasehold basis for one covering season in 1985. In turn, Cor de la Bryere spent one season at the Zangersheide Stud. Fier de Lui Z used to be a well-known and influential sire. His approved sons Federsee (Schwaiganger State Stud, Bavarian Jumping Champion) and Fighter both became breeding stallions in Bavaria. About 30 of his daughters have been registered in the studbooks of various German breeding areas, among them the dams of the stallions Amadehus, Content de Lui, Laureatus, Schampain and the much sought-after Limbus. Fier de Lui Z also produced the dam of the international jumper VDL Groep Think Twice/Leopold van Asten/NED. The granddam, Uniform, placed in jumping up to M level. Her full brother Logger won S level competitions. Via the performance sires Lord and Rigoletto, the dam line leads into the widely disseminated Holsteiner line 474 a. This line produced sires such as Calato, Chagallo, Chequille, Cicero, Colombo, Loxgraf Go, N Aldato, Nimrod B, Quat and the internationally successful eventers Brilliante and Geliebte/Inkenjohannsen.

Amantus

Acord II was strongly frequented by breeders from all over Europe and has meanwhile developed into a veritable premium stallion His first few covering years resulted in numerous approved sons, including Araconit who is covering in B aden- Wlirttemberg. Araconit won the Holstein State Riding Horse Championship in Bad Segeberg in 1996, became federal vice- champion in 1998 and sixth in the show jumping finals in Warendorf in 1999. Acord II offspring dominated the federal German show jumping championships of 1999. Acord II has moreover presented no less than 14 horses at the battle of show jumpers in Warendorf. Four of the thirteen placed horses in the six-year old category alone, derived from Acord II, including the champion Atlantic (Ulrich Kirchhoff). Acord II' s show jumping progeny brought him the title of the best producer of show jumpers for the nth time in the year 2000, according to the FN breeding value rating. The dam sire Cor de la Bryere was one of the most important foundation sires of Holstein breeding following the Second World War, who apart from his undeniable qualities as a procreator of show jumpers, established flourishing stallion dynasties. As he appears in the paternal side of the pedigree once more, the blood connection to this invaluable premium stallion that has been so well tried in Holstein is established once more. The grandam Wielen produced two further daughters, Elms (by Cobalt) and Hallig (by Fantus). both of whom likewise became dams of stallions. Elms was mated with Cor de la Bryere to produce the stallion Cinzano, who was an international show jumper and led the FN breeding value statistics of his age class a number of years. Hallig on the other hand, gave birth to Silvester, one of the most important procreators of show jumpers of his generation in Holstein. The mare Undine, a full-sister of Cinzano produced the popular stallion Lusello (by Lorentin I) for the Holstein Association.

Amantus absolved his stallion performance test in Warendorf in November 2000 in the forefront of his age-class.

Amaris

Origin: Adlantus As won the loose jumping competition for horses of the Hanoverian Show Jumper Programme in 1998. He completed his stallion performance test with top marks and was successful in young jumper tests up to intermediate level. Lars Nieberg carefully trained him for the international sport and in 2000, they had their first big successes at renowned tournament sites. In the meantime, Adlantus As had wins and placings at the Grand Prix tests in s'Hertogenbosch/NED, Falsterbo/SWE, Donaueschingen, Aach and Barcelona/ESP, the Nations Cups of Hickstead/GBR and Barcelona/ESP and the World Cups of Berlin, London/GBR, Genf/SUI and Leipzig. At the World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera/ESP in 2002, he was a part of the German team that achieved place four. In 2004, he was a substitute horse at the Olympic Games in Athens/GRE. Several of his eldest offspring were qualified for the Bun-deschampionat contests. Three of his sons have made the 'leap' into breeding, namely Adlantico Ass, A Conto As and Amaris. The dam, C'est la Lune, was successful in jumping up to M/A level. She also produced the older full brother For the Moon (by For Pleasure), who has had successes in S* level tests. For the Moon is Amaris' loose-box neighbour at the Waldershausen Stud. The half-brother, Fillip B (by Faustus Fellini) had placings up to S' level jumping tests. The damsire, Coriolan, did very well in his performance test and later attained numerous successes in jumping up to the advanced class. Coriolan's offspring are mulitalented, and year after year, they have earned their sire a leading position in the FN breeding value ratings. His well-known offspring include the approved Coriander, who celebrated successes in dressage up to Grand Prix level, the first-rate jumper Corinessa/Cora Ackermann and the Bavarian stallion Coriograf B, who became Approval Champion and State Riding Horse Champion. Coriolan had a strong influence on Oldenburg breeding - his son Capriccio Italien was a top lot at the auction in Vechta. Under the name of II Capriccio, he is now at stud in Switzerland and is a much-coveted sire there. Coriolan's son Cordial Medoc became a top sire in Oldenburg. Coriolan's son Corlago won the Baden-Wurttemberg approval in 1997. Alme Z, who follows in the third generation, was successful in international show jumping with Francois Mathy/FRA and Johan Heins/NED. His best-known sons are, among many others, Galoubet, I Love You, Jalisco, Alexis Z, Athlet Z, Ahorn Z. The dam line is of French origin and is based on the mare Ondee d'Avril (byJuriste-Venoix). This line also brought forth the approved Quattro B son, Quinto (private stallion Rhineland, Hesse).

Performance record: Amaris completed the 30 day test in Miinster-Handorf in 2005, with high scores in jumping (9.0). He has won several tests for young show jumpers.

Anchorman

His sire Argentinus, a successful advanced class show jumper, managed to establish himself as a versatile hereditary transmitter of superb quality from an early age. His progeny are to be found everywhere, at mare shows, stallion approvals, in the dressage and show jumping sports and at federal championships. His best known offspring are i.a., Azarro/H. Wulschner, Autogramm 1/T. Miihlbauer and Adlantus As FRH / L. Nieberg on the show jumping course as well as Aleppo S-OLD and the former federal champion Amaretto (both with Isabell Werth) in the Grand Prix arena. The damsire Goldstern was one of the best Gotthard sons and presented inter alia, the Oldenburg approval winner Glorieux and numerous top show jumpers including i.a., Gipfelstiirmer / H. Hetzel. The grey horse Abraham injects another dose of Absatz blood into the pedigree. The great-grandam Anke II is a half-sister of the stallions Ramm (by Ramzes AA; private stallion Oldenburg) and Ulan (by Usurpator xx; private stallion Oldenburg, approval winner). The foundation mare Anke (by Burghard-Gograf-Gruson-Rheingold) was a successful advanced class show jumper. This bloodline moreover also produced the sire Ad Hoc (leased stallion Warendorf state stud).

Anchorman absolved his stallion performance test with an above average score in the jumping index in 2000. He won a number of show jumper classes at the elementary and intermediate levels in 2001 and came third in the federal German championship of five-year old show jumpers in Warendorf. He was moreover a placed competitor at the Federal Championship of 2002.

Angelo xx

Amelsbiiren 1967 to 1982, put down in 1983

Approved sons :Angelo, Angriff, Anker, Anmarsch, Apart, Jurist and Angeli.

The handsomely shaped Angelo xx was of more than average size at a stick measure of 170 cm. and belonged to that category of thoroughbreds whose influence was frequently only apparent for one generation. He was oftentimes confronted by almost impossible tasks during his stud career as regards the mares that were brought to him. Angelo xx originally was a race horse with the reasonably high general equalisation handicap weight of 87 kilograms and began his second career in warm blood breeding in 1967 following his racing career. He had earlier been particularly honoured as the champion of the thoroughbred stallion show in Cologne. Amselsbiiren remained Angelo xx's one and only covering station during his 16 year covering period. His sire Oliveri xx was an Italian thoroughbred. The great-grandam Asterella xx is deemed to be the foundation mare of the family. The sires Aar xx (Warendorf state stallion), Aarking xx (private stallion Hanover and Denmark respectively, leased stallion Celle state stud) and Alex (Schwaiganger state stallion) are also close relatives. Herbert de Baey from Lemgo applied Angelo xx particularly successfully for many years. The mating combination of Angelo xx with the mare Dodona produced the Olympic horses Ahlerich 2/Dr. Reiner Klimke and his full-brother Amon/Annemarie Sanders-Keyzer. Their full-sisters Adone and Antine in turn became the breeding foundation for the multiple dressage champion Rembrandt and the stallion dynasties of Rubinstein I and II respectively, Royal Angelo I and II. The Angelo xx progeny were often said to be difficult. Riders that disposed over intuitive understanding however brought out the best in them, unlocking their predestination for the very highest of requirements in all disciplines. They were greatly sought after at the Westphalian elite auctions in Miinster-Handorf. Some of them were raised to become top class show jumpers in Switzerland. The offspring that put Angelo xx's name in the limelight in Germany include Angelino 6/Achim Tilger, Alvaro 8/Karsten Huck, Anamour 2/Rudolf Miiller and many more. Seven approved sons are vying to provide a broader basis for the paternal bloodline, three of them, the Warendorf stallions Anmarsch, Apart and Angriff, have become important for breeding. Anmarsch became inter alia, sire of the magnificent show jumper Anatol 30/Hendrik Snoek, whilst Apart can be found in numerous good performance bloodlines. Angelo xx covered in Belgium, Jurist in the Netherlands and Anker at the Zweibriicken state stud.

Antaeus

His sire Acord II, himself a stallion performance test winner and federal vice-champion was already frequented by breeders from all over Germany and abroad at a very young age. He is meanwhile drawing attention to himself at the federal championships, with highly successful progeny. The dam Arabesque derives from a very noble Hanoverian performance family. She is the full-sister of the 1982 World Cup winner Aramis/M. Deslauriers ( Canada) and moreover of the approved stallion and multiple advanced champion Amani as well as of the federal champion mare Arabella. The advanced show jumping mares Adelane and Anatevka 40 are likewise full-sisters of Arabesque. Anmut, a further representative of this successful dynasty, gave birth to the up and coming young sire Last Liberty (currently in Sweden), who had great sporting successes with Fritz Fervers. The grandam Elfenfee must be regarded as one of the most successful mares in the history of the Hanoverian horse on the basis of the almost legendary perfect match with the stallion Argentan I.

Antaeus was ranked third at the stallion performance test in Neustadt/Dosse in 1998, where he was awarded the maximal score of 10.0 respectively, for jumping, preparedness to perform and constitution. Antaeus was first applied in sport in 2000 and has had wins and high placements in show jumper tests in the elementary and intermediate classes under Markus Beerbaum. He also qualified for the federal German show jumping championships.

Antaeus has already presented a number of foals in the collections of the "elite auctions" in Verden.

Aquilino I

His sire Argentinus who was himself a successful show jumper up to advanced level already excelled as a versatile hereditary transmitter of the highest degree early on in his career. He was the principal champion stallion in Oldenburg in 1984. His progeny are represented almost everywhere, at mare shows, stallion approvals, in dressage and show jumping competitions, as well as at federal championships. His best known progeny include inter alia the approved Azarro / Holger Wulschner and Autogramm 1 / Thomas Mühlbauer in the show jumping ring and the former federal champion Amaretto 50, respectively Aleppo S-OLD with Isabel Werth in the Grand Prix show jumping arena. His dam, the state premium and elite mare Journesse is a daughter of the show jumping millionaire Zeus, the sire of such effective show jumpers as Lonesome Dove and Czar (both Vechta auction horses under the respective names of Zarzuela and Zeitball) and numerous others. Zeus is a shining star in the firmament of great sires of show jumpers. In the third generation there is the unprecedented true to type thoroughbred Bucephalos xx who established himself as a sire of dressage horses of the very highest class Bucephalos xx shares his maternal bloodline with such well known hereditary transmitters as Daimyo xx, Don Giovanni xx and DschingisKhan xx. Aquilino's maternal bloodline also produced numerous competition horses and the accomplished hereditary transmitters Wanderfalk, Fredo (both private stallions Oldenburg) and Weltweit (private stallion Bavaria).

Aquilino was the glorious champion stallion of the stallion performance test at the Zweibriicken state stud, where he was supreme especially in the partial index of jumping. He demonstrated his proverbial double talent amply during the 2000 season, enjoying successes in show jumping up to intermediate A- class under Peter Weinberg and transforming three starts in dressage horse classes into wins under Martin Sander.

In 1998 Aquilino presented an excellent first crop of foals. His golden bay exterior is reproduced in the majority of his offspring who are of a particularly noble type and are convincing in their paces along the whole line. They are in great demand Germany-wide and Europe-wide. Aquilino presented numerous gold medal and winning foals at foal auctions in the Rhineland. Two of his sons received the sought after status "approved" at the N.R.W. approval in the year 2000.

Aquilino's Son

His sire Aquilino was champion stallion of the stallion performance test at the Zweibriicken state stud, where he also sovereignly won the partial ride ability index. He demonstrated his proverbial double talent in sport impressively. During the 2000 season, he was successful in show jumper classes up to intermediate A-class. He furthermore, transformed four starts in dressage horse tests into four wins. His progeny overwhelmingly have his golden bay colouring and were sought after not only in Germany, but Europe-wide. Aquilino presented numerous gold medal foals and champion foals at foal shows in the Rhineland. The dam sire Voltaire was successful in international showjumping and is a veritable "Euro-Stallion", as he began his career from his base in the Netherlands through numerous warm blood breeds. Today, his offspring also bear the brands of many German breeding regions. The grandam Suzette was mated with Larome to produce the sire Lichterloh. The great-grandsire Neander is a Holsteiner, which clearly safeguards the showjumping component of the Dutch flavoured dam line.

Argentan

Argentan Through Argentinus grand sire of Arco ( Nick Skelton )

Covering History :Bargstedt 1971 to 1996, passed away in 1996.

Approved sons :Acaro, Advocat, Advokat, Agent, Aircraft, Airport, AI Capone, Amani, Ansas, Aranjuez, Archipel, Argentano, Argentinus, Argrand I, Argrand II, Artos, Artwig, Aspirant and Atheist.

Argentan I covered at the Bargstedt station all his life and presented both top international competition sport horses as well as mares of the very highest quality. Argentan I, whose most famous stallion son is Argentinus, had the image of being a maker of mares without this minimising his capacity in sport, contrary to some stallions in Hanover's breeding history, who were designated as makers of mares, after it was recognised that in spite of manifold chances, they did not have what it took to succeed n sport. Argentan II, the younger grey coloured full-brother, embodies the Trakehner type of Lateran and only had few chances as a private stallion in Bavaria. Argentan I became the biggest disseminator of Absatz blood in contemporary breeding. He distinguished himself as a supplier of international show jumpers and inspiring show mares such as Arabella, Aragonia and Ascona. He moreover produced a total of 19 approved sons and 119 state premium mares. The mating of Argentan I with the Einglas daughter Elfenfee resulted in the rare transmission effect where everything is transmitted perfectly. Elfenfee became the dam of the approved stallion Amani, the Federal Championship mare Arabella and the World Cup show jumping champion Aramis/Mario Deslauriers, an achievement that has remained unequalled to this very day. Similar successes were attained in combination with daughters of Duden II. The most significant product of this combination is the top sire Argentinus, but other good horses also resulted from this combination of bloodlines, such as the approved Atheist, who managed in only two years at stud in East Friesland, to produce a series of useful sports horses, and the top quality horse Itschutschuna/Achaz von Buchwaldt. It is interesting to note, that both Atheist and Itschutschuna resulted from Argentan I' s first batch of foals. Argentan I' s following age classes however always also produced prime products. His offspring were not fixated to one special discipline. S ometimes they had a slightly overloaded neck, a characteristic that the progeny of his sons occasionally also display. In 1994, A rgentan I was declared Hanoverian stallion of the year. He has meanwhile reached the age of 29 years and is a good example of toughness and longevity. Even at his advanced age, a broken jaw healed without any problems.

Argentinus

His sire Argentan I, who was stationed at the Bargstedt covering station all his life, presented not only top international horses like Itschu Tschuna, Aramis etc. but also mares of the very highest quality from that same location. Argentan I had the image of "a maker of mares", without the sporting component being neglected in any way. In 1994, Argentan I was declared "stallion of the year" on the basis of his overriding hereditary transmission. The dam sire Duden II, an elegant chestnut, who reached the ripe old age of 30 years, always enjoyed great popularity as the producer of top grade performance horses and qualitative broodmares. The damline is based on the mare Adafella (by Allerhof III-Denhof), which produced inter alia, the approved riding stallion Amareno, the approval and stallion performance test winner Gachino, who i.a. became champion South German riding horse and is currently learning the higher orders of dressage under Ulla Salzgeber and furthermore, horses like Colombo des Roses (Luxemburg), Dublin W and Luchino (both private stallions Hesse).

Argentinus has done well in show jumping up to advanced class following his successful stallion performance test.

Armitage

His sire Argentinus who was a successful advanced class show jumper already acquired a reputation as a versatile hereditary transmitter of the very highest quality at a young age. He was main premium champion stallion in Oldenburg in 1984. His progeny are represented in just about every conceivable sphere concerned with horse riding and breeding, whether it is at mare shows, stallion approvals, in dressage or show jumping, or at federal championships. His best known offspring include inter alia the approved Azarro / Holger Wulschner and Autogramm I / Thomas Miihlbauer on the show jumping course and the former federal champion Amaretto 50, respectively, Aleppo S-OLD both ridden by Isabell Werth in the Grand Prix dressage arena. The great names of Oldenburg horse breeding are arranged like a chain of pearls in his pedigree, including Grannus, Inschallah AA and Condor. The dam sire Grannus was champion on the advanced show jumping course and passed on his qualities as a show jumper innumerable times. His progeny are successful around the globe. Mated with Caprilli, his dam also gave birth to the premium Association mare Freestyle. Armitage represents the Oldenburg mare bloodline of Ballkrone. This line has many current highlights at the Vechta auctions as well as in the developments in the mare sector. The stallions Royal Star (private stallion Austria) and Wenz (private stallion Bavaria) also stem from this line.

Arogno

Hiickeswagen 1979, Springe 1980, Huckeswagen 1981, Hamalschenburg 1982, Huckeswagen 1983 to 1987, Baljerdorf 1988, Heidenrod-Watzelhain 1989, AmselhofWalle 1990 to 1994,Lienen 1995 to 1996, passed away in 1996.

Approved sons: Elitar, Giorgio Armani, Ivernel, Karon, Korsakow, Louidor, Oxford, Partout, Polarpunkt, Praust, Wakond, Schwadroneur and Traumdeuter.

Arogno was a very true to type elegant stallion with a marvellous facial expression and very harmonious conformation. He was attested first class movement and fascinating values for character and temperament. The son of the equally highly reputed Flaneur is regarded as a foundation sire of type in post Second World War Trakehner breeding. Trakehner breeding of recent times would be more or less inconceivable without Arogno. He was vice-champion of the Trakehner approval in Neumunster in 1978, federal vice-champion in Mtinster in 1979 and best Trakehner of the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. He was first utilised for covering duty at his home stud of Huckeswagen in the Bergisch Land in 1979. Irrespective of initial restricted breeding opportunities, he presented a total of 13 approved sons and a number of top mares for the Trakehner breed. He has also made his influence felt in diverse warmblood breeds since 1988, receiving a real chance at the AmselhofWalle. When the quality of his sperm declined due to old age, he was returned to his owner Ilka-Ilonka Wenzel, who had meanwhile moved from the Rhenish Huckeswagen to the Westphalian Lienen, where he spent another two years. His progeny are without exception known as extra-ordinarily true to type, with strong exterior points, good foundations and first rate criteria in terms of suppleness and rhythm of movement. His heredity often reveals the points of his thoroughbred dam Arcticonius xx. This Irish thoroughbred mare became a foundation mare within Trakehner breeding. Trakehner breeding has not infrequently benefited greatly from breeding successes with thoroughbred mares. Arcticonius xx produced three further Arogno brothers, Acajou, Avignon and Ayacoucho. A full-sister of these stallions moreover gave birth to the likewise approved Amatcho. Arogno's offspring are generally exceedingly rideable. Of the older stallion sons, Partout and Polarpunkt are considered to be especially valuable. The former is a successful international dressage horse. The daughters are popular as dams of stallions.

Arpeggio

The stallion performance test winner and federal vice-champion Accord II was in heavy demand by breeders from all over the country and from neighbouring countries. Numerous approved sons resulted from the first few covering years including the champion stallions of the Hessian stallion approvals and the ZfDP 1996. Araconit who is at stud in Baden- Wiirttemberg, won the Holstein State Riding Horse Championship in Bad Segeberg in 1996 and became federal vice-champion i n 1998. Arpeggio's dam, the state premium mare Perle is a highly successful show jumper up to intermediate-A class. This mare with her strong paces received a score of 9.0 in free jumping in her field test. The damsire Power was also a successful Show jumper. Schoning, who followed after this, was the stallion performance test winner of his age-class. The maternal line flows into a Hanoverian dynasty in the region of the traditional Sudweyhe station, which is based on the mare Axtsilber (by Axtmann I-Spee II - Allwetter). This line also brought forth the hereditary transmitters Adjutant (private stallion Hanover, Bavaria ), Fidux (private stallion Westphalia), Assuan (private stallion East Friesland), Romeo (private stallion Baden- Wiirttemberg) and Ganymed (private stallion Rhineland).

Arpeggio was vice-champion of the 1997 NRW national approval in Miinster-Handorf.

The progeny from his first crops of foals are pleasing because of their conformation and nimble motions. A number of foals were presented at the N.R.W. foal auction.

Arrivederci

Origin: The sire, Asti Spumante, has established himself as an outstanding sports and breeding stallion. Ridden by Thomas Miihlbauer, he has been constantly successful in jumping tests up to the advanced (S) level, Nations Cups and international Grand Prix events. In 2004, he became the Bavarian Champion, placed fifth at the Grand Prix in Donaueschingen and won the Grand Prix at the Munich Indoors. In 2005, he won, among other competitions, the Nations Cup in Hickstead/GBR. In 2006, he placed in Hanover, Affalterbach, Gera and Munich. Apart from that, he also won the Wiener Hallenderby (an indoors derby in Vienna) and came sixth at the German Championships in Miinster. Four of his sons have been approved for breeding thus far. The eldest of his progeny are successful up to S level jumping tests, e.g. Almero/Johannes Ehning. The dam, Dolce Vita, was in the Endring of the State Premium Show. She stems from the Westphalian jumper maker Pilot, who once became the youngest German sire to become a millionaire regarding his offspring's earnings. His currently best-known daughter is Isovlas Pialotta, who came fourth under Edwina Alexander/AUS at the World Championships in Aachen. The great-granddam, Kasonne, also produced the mare Grandisonne (by Grandioso), who was successful as a driving horse in the advanced class. The French-bred Anglo-Arab Matcho AA, who appears in the third generation, won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 1992. The dam line is of Hanoverian origin, but via the mare Dublette (by Dunkel), it found its way to Bavaria, where a branch of this line was established at the Bavarian State Stud. This branch brought forth the Bavarian State Stud stallions Gallidos, Gamskar, Mattheis, Moralist as well as the successful dressage horse Attila/Uwe Mechlem, whilst the various Hanoverian branches of this historic line produced the Celle State Stud stallions Absatz, Fernruf and Winter (all Celle State Stud), Agha (Zweibriicken State Stud), Alfonso (Osnabruck State Stud), Enanco S, Lasso and Lauries World (all private stallions Hanover), Ovid (private stallion Oldenburg), Predix (private stallion Westphalia), Rosenzauber (private stallion Rhineland-Palatinate-Saar), Rubinstyle (private stallion DEN), Star (private stallion Rhineland), Wachtel- duced the stallion Flamberg (Holstein Verband, Argentina), Fiirst Calypso, Lehnbach (private stallion Sachsen) and Limmerick (private stallion Hesse, GBR). Performance record: Askari passed his stallion performance test in 2000 in Neustadt/Dosse where he won the partial index for jumping with the greatest of ease, taking third place overall in a group of strong competitors. In 2001 he won many novice (A) and elementary (L) level tests for young jumpers. His success continued in 2002 in elementary (L) and medium (M) classes. A particular highlight worth mentioning was his victory in the Schleswig-Holstein State Championships and his Reserve Champion status at the Bundeschampionat in the class for five-year old show jumpers. In 2004 he again qualified for the final in Warendorf. Askari has meanwhile won a series of advanced (S***) level tests for show jumpers.

Breeding record: In the beginning, Askari was leased to the State Stud Neustadt/Dosse in Brandenburg. In the year 2002 five of his foals were admitted to the joint Foal Championships held by the Berlin-Brandenburg and Sachsen-Anhalt Verbands and of these, four reached the Brillantring. One filly became Reserve Champion. His off-spring of age are attracting plenty of attention: along with five licensed sons in Holstein and Brandenburg there are also over 50 registered broodmares, including 16 State Premium mares. In show jumping they have been successful up to medium (M) level. In the FN's estimated breeding value statistics, Askari has taken a top position in his age group with an index of 151 points.

Ars Vivendi

His sire Acord II, a stallion performance test winner and federal vice-champion, was strongly frequented by horse breeders nation-wide and in the regions bordering Germany whilst he was still quite a young horse. More than 30 approved son> resulted from the initial few covering years. The dam sire Aloube Z also derives from the foundation sire Alme Z, who can undoubtedly be regarded as the first "Euro stallion". Aloube Z was successful in international show jumping under Austrian patronage. The most successful hereditary transmitter of showjumpers of all times, Landgraf I and the strong performance horse, the thoroughbred Wanderfalk xx, who also sired outstanding dressage horses, round off the pedigree well. Ars Vivendi derives from the highly esteemed bloodline 18al, that goes back a long way in tradition. In more recent times, this lineage brought forth the stallions Baltimore (private stallion, Rhineland-Palatinate), Cadillac (private stallion Bavaria), Landjunge (private stallion Brandenburg), the invaluable Lucarlo (private stallion Hesse), who gained repute inter alia, as the dam sire of stallions such as Cartusch and Granulit, the international competition sports horse Romanow (private stallion Westphalia, Hesse. Belgium) and Romeo, as well as numerous pre-Second World War Traventhal state stallions.

Ars Vivendi was premium stallion of the 1995 NRW main approval in Miinster-Handorf and absolved his stallion performance test in Neustadt/Dosse in 1997, where he was awarded the maximum score of 10.0 for his jumping ability, coming second in the partial index for jumping. Ars Vivendi has won show jumper tests or had top placements at the novice, elementary and intermediate levels. In 1998 he qualified for the Federal German show jumping Championships. Then in 1999, ridden by Stephan Fischer, he won the Audi Show jumping Cup at the tournament of champions in Miinster. In the meantime, he has won and had high placements in advanced show jumper competitions.

Ars Vivendi has already presented three approved sons, namely, Ars Polandi (dam by Polydor), Aktion Pur (dam by Pilot) and Active (dam by Der Clou). His oldest progeny are beginning promising sports careers and have already won show jumper tests.

As di Vilagana

Acord II was greatly frequented by breeders throughout Europe and has meanwhile developed into a veritable premium stallion His first few covering years resulted in numerous approved sons, including Araconit who is at stud in Baden- Wurttemberg. Araconit won the Holstein State Riding Horse Championship in Bad Segeberg in 1996, became federal vice-champion in 1998 and sixth in the showjumping finals in Warendorf in 1999. Acord II offspring furthermore dominated the federal German showjumping championships in 1999. Acord II presented no fewer than 14 horses at the battle of show jumpers in Warendorf. Four of the placed horses in the six-year old category alone, derived from Acord II, including the champion Atlantic (Ulrich Kirchhoff). His showjumping progeny crowned Acord II to the best producer of show jumpers for the nth time in the year 2000 according to the FN breeding value rating. The damsire Ferrari II, just like Alme Z, who appears on the paternal side of the pedigree, was an Anglo-Norman and was stationed in Hessia as a private stallion. He had numerous showjumping wins at intermediate and advanced levels. The grandam, state premium mare Gote Grafin was a successful show jumper up to intermediate A-class, whilst the great-grandam Gotenfest was the full-sister of the successful international show jumper Goya 12, who initially celebrated international successes with Hartwig Steenken and later with Fritz Ligges. The jumping ability is guaranteed exceedingly well in the pedigree via the top hereditary transmitters Graphit and Gotthard, who literally caused the Hanigsen stud farm to become a veritable pilgrimage site during the 1970ies. The maternal bloodline has its origins at the former Celle state stud station of Isernhagen via the next generations of stallions including Wahlmann, Jonny, Fliegerkampf etc.

As di villagana absolved his stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 1999, sovereignly winning the partial index for jumping. He substantiated the hopes and trust placed in him during his first participation in competition sport in the summer of 2000. Following series wins in show jumping tests at novice and elementary levels, where he was even awarded the maximum points score of 10.00, he also won the Hanoverian four-year old show jumping championship in the context of the Dobrock Competition.

Asculep

Asculep's origins promise pure show jumping performance. His sire Acorado I was the winner of his stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 1997. Following that, he won show jumper classes at the elementary and intermediate levels in series and took part in the Federal German Show jumping Championship. He moreover had a number of placements in advanced show jumping in both 2001 and 2002. He has thus far presented seven approved sons and his oldest progeny are beginning promising careers in competition sport with a distinct show jumping weighting. The Brazilian Holstein stallion Singular Joter I, who won numerous show jumping competitions, is the dam-sire. Singular Joter Fs sire Silvestre was an international show jumper i.a., in Nation's Cup events for Brazil. Gralsritter in the third generation produced a whole host of first class show jumpers including i.a., Gaylord, Grazie, Graf Grande, Georg Piano and Gralshiiter and received the distinction of Hanoverian "stallion of the year" in 1993. Gralsritter passed away at the age of 31 years and was fertile until the very end. The grandam Gundel is a half-sister of the stallion Evergreen ( Celle state stallion, private stallion Canada). Wendekreis and Sender round off the pedigree well. This bloodline moreover also produced the stallions Fernost (Harzburg state stallion), Feuerbrand (Radegast state stallion), Fluvius (private stallion Baden-Wurttemberg), Galippo (private stallion Westphalia, successful international dressage horse under the sports name of Gambrinus with Peter Storr, Britain), Golan (Zweibriicken state stallion), Herold (private stallion Oldenburg), Lord Extra (Austria), Lysander (Celle state stallion), Magic Boy (private stallion Bavaria, Hesse), Manager (private stallion Bavaria), Manitu (USA), Per Gynt (private stallion Hanover), What A Feeling (private stallion Hanover), Whitney (Belgium) and Winterprinz (USA).

Asculep was runner-up of the stallion performance test in Radegast-Prussendorf in 2002.

Askari

His sire Acord II, a stallion performance test winner and vice-champion at the federal show jumping championships already attained Europe-wide recognition at an early age. His first few crops of foals resulted in numerous approved sons, including diverse champion stallions. Acord II has already led in the nation-wide German National Equestrian Federation (FN) breeding value rating for show jumping a number of times. The blood impressed dam sire Lavall I began his siring career at the Holstein Association before becoming both a breeding and a sports stallion in Denmark. Lavall I, who is stationed as a state stallion in Moritzburg today, has transmitted himself in an exceptionally versatile manner. He has moreover been successful in competition sport on the course up to advanced level. The grandam Tibris is a full-sister of the sires of distinction, Calypso I, II, III, IV and V. There are also close kinship relations to the erstwhile double federal cross-country championship winner Calgary (1990 and 1991), who was ridden by Herbert Blocker parallel to his stud duty. The dam of the Calypso brothers was moreover the full-sister of Granat (by Consul), who in his day, was one of the most successful dressage horses in the world under the Swiss rider Christine Stiickelberger. Bloodline 6582 also brought forth the stallions Flamberg (Holstein Association, the Argentine), Lehnbach (private stallion Saxony) and Limmerick (private stallion Hesse, Britain). Lehnbach is a successful international three-day eventer, whilst his sister Gerlis (by Lavall II) won a number of show jumper tests and qualified for the Federal Championship.

Askari absolved his stallion performance test in Neustadt/Dosse in 2000, where he sovereignly won the partial index for jumping and came overall third of a large age group of fellow contenders. In 2001, he had a considerable number of wins in novice and elementary class show jumper tests. He continued these successes in 2002 in the elementary and intermediate classes. The peaks of his young career as a show jumper so far, are his becoming Schleswig-Holstein state show jumping champion and the federal vice-champion five-year old show jumper.

Askari's first covering duties began as a leased stallion at the Brandenburg state stud of Neustadt/Dosse in 2000 and 2001. He presented five foals at the foal championship of the Berlin-Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt horse breeder's associations in 2002, four of which reached the diamond ring heat. One of the fillies became vice-champion. Askari has been at stud at the Hell station in Holstein since 2002.

Asti Spumante

Origin: His sire Argentinus was himself a successful advanced class showjumper, who proved to be a versatile hereditary transmitter of the highest order, early on in his career. He was the principal champion stallion in Oldenburg in 1984. His progeny can be seen everywhere, whether it is at mare shows, stallion approvals, in dressage or showjumping or at federal championships. His best known progeny at the moment include inter alia Anka 141 / Marcus Ehning and Adlantus As FRH L. Nieberg in the showjumping arena, as well as Albano 7 / Heike Kemmer in the advanced Grand Prix dressage arena. His dam. t. le state premium mare Edelbild was a highly decorated exhibition mare, who represented Oldenburg i.a. at the Federal Mare Show in Warendorf. She is the full-sister of the Oldenburg approval winner of 1991, Lapis Lazuli. The dam-sire Landfrieden was vice-champion of the 1987 stallion performance test in Medingen and performed stud duty in Riischendorf from 1988 to 1994. He was an active showjumper himself and was i.a. a successful participant of the 1989 Federal Championship in Mannheim. He left four approved sons Lanthanid (private stallion Denmark), Landsturm Z (private stallion Zangersheide / Belgium), the premium stallion Lacoro (private stallion Rhineland) and the approval champion Lapis Lazuli, before he suddenly perished unexpectedly in 1994. Similar to Landfrieden, the highly valuable dam-sire Welt AS, whose reputation in horse breeding went well beyond the limits of Oldenburg, also left the horse breeding stage far too early in 1995. There is for all intents and purposes no other stallion carrying the Oldenburg brand that caused such a sensation during the '980ies and 1990ies as he did. His offspring were in the forefront in all disciplines. Especial gems on the international stage :nclude the Welt AS sons Leroy Brown 3 / Wout Jan van der Schans on the course and Bonfire / Anky van Grunsven in the dressage arena. The Grandam Edelzyra was a successful competition sports horse under the alias of Zauberin. Her sire Zeus was regarded as one of the most popular sires of showjumpers of his day.

Performance record: Asti Spumante was one of the darlings of the public as a I-g premium stallion on the occasion of the 1997 Oldenburg Stallion Days in the Weser-Ems Hall. He was placed in a well-directed showjumper training programme : illowing his stallion performance test and at the age of seven already had wins and high placements in showjumper tests up to advanced class under Thomas Miihlbauer.

Breeding record: Asti Spumante's foals have effectively livened up the Bavarian foal auctions and won at championships. His daughter Gazella was the winner of the 2002 Bavarian State Premium Show in Munich-Riem. The oldest progeny are enjoying successes in riding horse tests.

August der Starke

His sire Argentinus who was a highly successful show jumper up to advanced class managed to distinguish himself as a versatile hereditary transmitter of the very best quality early on in the peace. He was the main premium champion stallion in Oldenburg in 1984. His progeny are to be seen wherever important events take place, at mare shows, stallion approvals, dressage and showjumping competitions as well as at federal championships. His most famous offspring for all intents and purposes include the approved Azarro / Holger Wulschner and Autogramm I / Thomas Miihlbauer on the course, as well as the erstwhile federal champion Amaretto 50 respectively, Aleppo S-OLD both with Isabell Werth in the Grand Prix dressage arena. The damsire Landadel is probably the most outstanding progeny of amultitude of approved sons of the sire of the century Landgraf I. Next to no other stallion has managed to transmit himself as uniformly as Landadel in respect to type, nobility, colour, motions and predisposition for showjumping. The great-grandam state premium mare Apollina was mated with Freiherr to produce the international dressage horse Flashdancer/Anna Merveldt-Steffens (Ireland). The transmitter of type is represented three times in the earlier generations of the pedigree.

August der Starke was the champion stallion of the 1998 stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf. In the spring of 1999 he was the record priced horse of the Fiftieth Vechta Elite Auction. He achieved six wins out of six starts in dressage horse classes at elementary level in 2000, five times receiving scores between 9.0 and 9.8. He was moreover unequivocal winner of the qualification trials for the federal German championship of five-year old dressage horses at the Dressage Festival in Aubenhausen.

Avantgard I

His sire, A Jungle Prince was federal champion German dressage horse and won Grand Prix' classes. The dam Denise was a successful show horse and is a daughter of Donnerwetter, who founded a significant dressage dynasty via Donnerhall. Donnerwetter already mastered the higher orders of dressage at an early age and had many wins in Grand Prix competitions with Herbert and Karin Rehbein. He was sold to Belgium in 1985 and had similar successes there under the name of Descartes. In 1990, Donnerwetter returned to the Gronwohldhof for one season before being sold to the USA. Apart from Donnerhall, his approved sons Donnerkiel, Dobrock and Don Wienero L also gained renown. The grandam Pirola is the full-sister of the top sires Pik Bube I and II, as well as being the dam of the successful sires Donnerschlag and Ragazzo. The damline is based on the classy mare Dohlen- fiirstin (by Domspatz-Der Lowe xx), who was one of the most successful German show jumpers of her time under her competition sports name of Daniela 3 (Hartwig Steenken). This bloodline moreover brought forth the well known stallions Bergamon, Bugatti Hilltop, Don Davignon, Donnerklang A, Grenoble, Raphanus, Rendezvous, Wall Street and Werbefunk as well as the successful international show jumpers Marathon 20/Monica Hirsch (Austria) and Prinz Charming/ Franke Sloothaak.

Avantgarde has a very versatile predisposition. He was a Ic premium stallion (second vice-champion) at the 1998 Oldenburg approval and absolved his stallion performance test in performance class I as fourth of his age class in 2000, gaining top scores in all the test components as well as becoming runner-up in the partial ride ability index. He absolved his sports baptism of fire in superior style, with high placements in conformation show classes and winning dressage horse classes.

Avec Coeur

Origin: The sire, Acorado I won his stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 1997. He had a series of successes in tests for young show jumpers, including in the Bundeschampionat contests and placings in Grand Prix events and Nations Cups. 26 sons have been approved so far and 26 daughters have been awarded the State Premium. Appropriate to their age, his first offspring have now reached the advanced level, such as Armani Stern/Jiirgen Kurz and Acan-tus GK/Max Kiihner. The dam, Donna Maria, also produced the jumper Wellington (by Wendelin I) and the mare Argentina (by Argentan I), who later became the dam of the S* level jumper Chicola (by Chasseur I). Donna Maria's sire, Don Carlos, is one of the most influential stallions of Hanoverian show jumper breeding. The granddam, Grafin, had placings in tests for young riding horses. Via her daughter Wiener Grafin (by Wienerwald) she is also the granddam of the M/A jumper Askan (by Argentan I) and via her daughter Dolce Vita (by Don Carlos), she is the granddam of the M jumpers Playboy T (by Piaster) and Pyrmont T (by Phantom). The great-granddam, State Premium Mare Loreley, became the dam of the M jumpers Grande Nero (by Graphit) and Diablotin Noir (by Don Carlos). Her daughter Gracia (by Graphit) was mated with Werther to produce the dressage horse Walzertraum, who won tests up to Intermediate n level. Loreley's daughter Dolores (by Don Carlos) gave birth to the jumper Rivale (by Ritual), who placed up to S** level, and to three further successful show jumpers. Avec Coeur descends from one of the best-known Hanoverian performance lines, which is based on the mare Alma (by Allwieder-Feinkorn-Kiliar-Schulze-Constabler-Hofing) of the old-established Hanigsen Station. This important dam line also brought forth the jumper millionaire Grannus, the stallions Al Capone (Celle State Stud), Beltoni, Dinamic (both Warendorf State Stud), Decarpentry (performance test winner), Donnerklang, Cyrus Z, the influential sire Grannus (private stallion Westphalia, Oldenburg), Pik Labonics (private stallion Westphalia), Prinzregent (private stallion Bavaria, Oldenburg), the internationally successful Dominard (private stallion BEL) as well as numerous Verden auction horses, of which Willy the Great/Hilda Guerney/USA and Dorincord/Ian Millar/CAN became successful at international level.

Performance record: Avec Coeur completed his 30 day test in Miinster-Handorf in 2006, receiving the best mark of all participating stallions (8.88) for his aptitude for jumping. A son of Avec Coeur from his first crop became the second most expensive foal at the North Rhine Westphalian Elite Auction in Miins-ter-Handorfin2007.

Axis

Origin: His sire, Sixtus, was the runner-up of the Trakehner licensing in 1991. He did extremely well in stallion performance test, receiving a high jumping index. From 1995 to 1998, he competed in show jumping, achieving four wins and 50 platings in advanced (S) level jumping tests. 13 of his sons have been licensed for breeding, including Kasparow, who became stallion performance test winner and Trakehner Riding Horse Champion, Skatman, who was the runner-up of his licensing and bronze medal winner at the Bundeschampionat for eventing horses, Couracius, who became the runner-up of his licensing, the Premium Stallion Donauwalzer, the successful S dressage stallion Peron Junior and, above all, Buddenbrock, who has an impressive breeding record. Buddenbrock has presented nine licensed sons so far, among them the Champion Stallions King Arthur and In Flagranti, and numerous mares who became Champion or Reserve Champion at their broodmare registrations, 13 State Premium Mares and various S level horses for all disciplines. On account of his sporting successes and the quality of his progeny, he was classified as Trakehner Elite Stallion. The dam, Akansas, is a daughter of Angard, who has been stationed at the Zwiefalten Station in Hesse from the very beginning of his career. Angard is a dressage-oriented stallion, who has produced seven licensed sons, including the successful S level dressage stallions Isgard (private stallion FRA) and Avancier (private stallion Hesse) and the Hessian licensing winner Almaz. The earlier generations of Axis' pedigree include the well-known Trakehner sires Herzbube, Istanbul and Kurfurst. Axis' dam line goes back to the mare Alwina, who was born at the Principal Stud of Trakehnen. It brought forth the approved stallions Alaskatraum, Amarant, Arthus, Arminius, Auftakt and Artistic Rock. This line spread from the Webelsgrund Stud on and was disseminated through various other breeding farms.

Performance record: Axis was approved for breeding in Neumilnster in 2001, receiving the highest jumping score of his approval age class. In 2002, he completed the performance test in Neustadt/Dosse in performance class I, presenting himself as a multi-talented young stallion. He has been trained in dressage up to the advanced class.

Breeding record: Axis initially covered as a leased stallion at the Brandenburg State Stud in Neustadt/Dosse. His first crop of foals brought forth Hirtentanz (Premium Stallion of the Trakehner licensing in 2005 and at the same time the best jumper stallion of his licensing). His second licensed son, Ballzauber, stems from his second crop. His breeding record also includes the Premium Mare Herzluna. From 2004 to 2006, Axis was on stud duty in Great Britain.

Azett

The stallion Aladin Z derives from the cream of performance horse breeding at the Zangersheide studfarm. His sire, the golden bay French horse Alme Z was a successful international showjumper with Francois Mathy and Johan Heins during the 1970ies. Aladin Z, who parallel to his utilisation as a stud horse in Belgium and Sweden, was also applied in showjumping up to advanced class, carries the blood of one of the noblest mare dynasties of Hanover in his veins. His grandam Gotengold is a full-sister of the transmitter of performance horses, Goldberg, who is so popular in Westphalia. Her daughter Sissi (by Sermon I) was mated with Graphit, to produce the stallion sons Grundstein I and Grundstein II (both private stallions Oldenburg) and the daughters Grundlage (dam of the stallion Carbid, Celle state stallion) and Gotenfrau (dam of the stallion Ramiro As, private stallion Oldenburg). Not only Azett's sire was bred from a distinguished dynasty, his dam likewise derives from a noble lineage. Gessy Z is a full-sister of the approved stallion Goldschlager Z, who was initially stationed in Zangersheide and is today performing covering duty in Canada. Gessy Z gave birth to two further approve

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