Farewell Performance WEG Aachen 2006

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 DOBELS CENTO

Under his rider Otto Becker (Sendenhorst), the Holstein grey stallion (Capitol I x Caletto II) won Team Gold at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney as well as Team Gold at the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens. The pair also picked up Gold in the team classification of the European Championships 2003. Two years previously they were rewarded with Team Bronze for their performances at the European Championships 2001. In 2002 Otto Becker won the Show-jumping World Cup Finals in Leipzig with the grey horse that was bred by Heinrich Schoof (Büsum). Overall Dobels Cento won far more than one million Euros in the course of his sporting career. Whereby, from a breeding point of view the stallion is also of particular value for his owner Horst Karcher and the Dobel stud. Last year alone 151 of his offspring were successful in the equestrian sport. In total his offspring have won over 566,000 Euros and 16 of his sons were graded in Germany and abroad.

Otto Becker on the subject of Cento’s farewell ceremony in Aachen: "I have been riding Dobels Cento now for eleven years and thanks to him I was able to record many big successes. He proved how fit he still is at 17 by winning this year's Nations' Cup in La Baule. This is why his owner Horst Karcher and I decided after the CHIO in Aachen in May to retire him from the sport and not to participate in the trials for the WEG. The stadium at the Soers in Aachen has always been a special venue for the two of us, because we were able to celebrate quite exceptional successes there, like winning the Grand Prix in 2000 and the Nations' Cup in the year 2004 for instance."

Milestones of an Olympic Winner!

HLP Reserve Champion with 133 points

Winner of the qualifications for the Federal Championships      

7-year-old Winner of the International Stallions Showjumping (France)

Winner of the World Cup Showjumping

Winner of the Western European League 2000

Winner of the Grand Prix of Aachen

Team Gold Medal Sydney Olympics 2000 and 4th place for his solo performance

Winner of the World Cup 2002  

Horse of the year 2002/2003  

Team European Champion 2003  

Winner of the Spruce Meadows Grand Prix (Canada)  

Winner of the Munich Grand Prix 2003.  

Team Gold Medal Athens Olympics 2004   

His progeny are equally as successful, for example his daughter 'Dobel's Cordina', who is turning out to be Otto Becker's best youngster.

Another is the young stallion 'Centus', out of a Landadel mare; he was exceptionally captivating at the Oldenburger Approvals with his impressive jumping technique.

The Sire Capitol was one of the most coveted show jumping producers in Holstein breeding.

The Sire's Dam Caletto II, a very popular Holsteiner bloodline, produced Classic Touch; Olympic Gold Medallist in Barcelona ridden by Ludger Beerbaum.

The Grandam, Lady Legende was a successful advanced class showjumper.

Another highly successful descendant from the dam's bloodline was 'Legende' by Löwenjäger, who won the Grand Prix of Rome when she was only seven years old.