Contendro Filly

Contendro Filly

Contendro Colt

Sire Contender

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CONTENDRO I

Contendro I is one of the most popular Holstein sires of the present day. He was awarded Premium status at the 1999 Approvals and was the winner of the Performance Test at Adelheidsdorf in 2000, receiving the highest score in both showjumping and dressage. In 2001 he was one of the highest placing participants at the Holstein Riding Horse Championships, and was nominated for the Bundeschampionat for German riding horses. Foals by Contendro I tend to be very dark in colour with outstanding paces and strikingly beautiful faces. Numerous foals have been awarded Premium status, and many have been sold at the foal auctions in Verden for well above average prices. In 2004, 11 of his sons successfully completed their Licensing at Verden, Neumünster, Münster-Handorf and Kreuth. The State Studs at Celle , Neustadt Dosse and Schwaiganger all stand stallions by Contendro I, as do many privately owned stallion stations.
 
The Sire, Contender, won the 1987 Stallion Performance test at Adelheidsdorf with the impressive jumping score of 146.62. He was later named Reserve Champion Main Premium Stallion of Oldenburg based on the extremely high quality of his first crop of foals. Contender stood at stud in Oldenburg for 3 years, and thereafter stood in Holstein. Contender is one of the most sought after jumping sires in Germany, in Hannover, Oldenburg, and Rheinland alone, produced 498 successful registered performance horses, nearly 80 Licensed sons, and 782 registered daughters, of whom almost 60 have been State Premium mares, including the mare Riconda, who, in 1993, was awarded Champion of the Elite Mare Show at Rastede.

From Contender's first crop of foals alone came the international jumping horses Maria Callas (Ben Schröder), Niko (Geoff Billington), and Copa D’oro (Yves Houtackers), as well as the eventer Chicoletto (Herbert Blöcker). Marco Kutscher is currently riding no less than three licensed Contender sons in international showjumping, these being Contreo, Conterno Grande and Montender, who was a Bronze Medallist at the Athens Olympic Games, German Champion in 2003, and European Champion in 2005. Checkmate competed at the European Championships under Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, and the pair also won on the Rider's Tour. Collin L, won the German Showjumping Derby ridden by Toni Hassmann. And, Controe (Contender x Aloube Z) has on two occasions taken 2^nd place in Major classes at CSI’s at Amsterdam and Stockholm.

The 2004 World Champion Sire, Con Spirito R (Contender x Caletto I) has competed successfully under Theo Muff, and is now standing at the Ruetimann Stud in Switzerland. Other successful Contender sons include, as well as Contendro I, Camiros (1994 Licensing Champion), Contango (Performance Test Champion at Oldenburg, later exported to the US), Cantos (Contender x Goodtimes), Chellano Z (Contender x Cor De La Bryere), Koriander (Contender x Moltke I), Canabis Z (Contender x Silvester), Clinton (Contender x Maikoenig), Continue, Concetto, Caius, Coleo, Calvador, Concerto I and II, and CORDOBES I and II, who were purchased by Warendorf, the State Stud of Westphalia. Interestingly, Cordobes I was winner of the 1998 Stallion Performance Test with an overall score of 146.29, a mere 0.33 different from that of his sire! In 2004, Contender was ranked 3rd in the World Showjumping Sire Ratings.

The Dam,Bravo is by the Ramiro son Reichsgraf. Bravo's mother Ofarim is by Rasputin by Ramiro with Tin Rod xx and Ute by Ramzes.

Half brother Carentano Z is also out of Bravo. As a 5 yr old Carentano Z won the Bundeschampionat with Toni Hassman. As a 6 yr old he was best young stallion in Zwolle (Netherlands). As a 7 yr old he was the World Champion at Zangersheide with Jos Lansink. Caretano Z leads eighth year title as" Sire of the World". Three of Caretano Z's foals had an auction price of 50.000 euros each.