Sire Contender

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CONCETTO

In 1999 Concetto delivered a very good Hengstleistungsprufung (stallion performance test). Due to his rideability and his spectacular jumping technique he had numerous wins to his credit in the A and the L jumping competitions amongst them the International Stallion Jumping Competition for 4 year olds in Denekamp which he won with a 9.0. In 2001, amongst his other successes, he won the qualifying round for the Bundeschampionat. He also won the first round and was a Finalist. In June 2001 he was 'Landeschampion' showjumper in Rastede and in 2002 he was once again a Finalist at the Bundeschampionat. Meanwhile Concetto is being prepared for an international career in the showjumping sport.

The progeny of Concetto are all dark brown or black and express a lot of race, size and presence. Concetto breeds uniformly and modern and his offspring are sold well at various auctions. In 2004 his first sons were Approved, with one of the highlights, a stallion, who bacame “ Premiehengst” at de ZfdP in Kreuth in 2004.

Concetto's sire Contender (by Calypso II), who himself was the winner of the 'Hengstleistungsprufung' (Stallion Performance Test) in 1987, has already several Approved sons in the showjumping sport, e.g. Captain Paul, Clay Cordobes and Tilder's Cantos. But, in addition, he has also Approved sons who are very impressive in the dressage sport, such as Contango and Mendel, Contango being an all-round progenitor. Contender is one of the most highly requested stallions in Germany and had the most offspring competing in the Bundeschampionaat 2002 and additionally he was the sire of the Bundeschampionat 6 year old winning showjumper. Concetto's dam Puszta is likewise an all-rounder, besides the fact that she has a very good jump she has also successfully competed in the dressage sport to the German 'M' level. She is a descendant of the famous thoroughbred family of Postenkette xx (by Lycaon xx - St. Frousquin xx) with Pindar xx as the figurehead who has been so influential for the Trakehner Studbook. Also out of this lineage are Parenzo xx and Playmate xx (Ldb. Warendorf, the full brothers Perser xx and Pik As xx (Ldb. Celle) and the top progenitor Pernod xx, who besides a stud and racing career, has also competed in the international dressage arena ridden by Willi Schultheis. Grandsire Frontal xx is also the sire of the very well renowned Dutch stallion Excurs xx.