Argentinus

2005 Hanoverian Stallion of the year. In 1996 he was the youngest millionaire among Germany's stallions and is now the most successful sire still active in breeding in Germany. A successful advanced level jumper himself, this Performance Class I, Main Premium Champion stallion has effectively enriched the breeding and sport scene with a versatility that is probably unique anywhere

Breeding

Numerous Argentinus off-spring have been found with the best in international show jumping and dressage for years. More than 20 licensed sons (including the stallion performance test winner and Vechta price-breaker, August der Starke) and numerous State Premium mares many of which have proved themselves at national level (including the German Broodmare Show, FN Performance Studbook) add up to make him an absolutely exceptional stallion. Argentinus is licensed for all German breeding associations (with the exception of Holstein), O.S.I., Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Belgium, the Netherlands EXand Italy.

Performance

Following his successful stallion performance test, Argentinus achieved many successes in showjumping up to advanced (S) class.

Progeny

He was awarded the I a main premium on account of his superb progeny in 1984. In 1996 he was the youngest millionaire of Germany’s top stallions, and is meanwhile the most successful living sire in Germany. Argentinus is omnipresent whether it is in breeding or sport, at mare shows or approvals, in the dressage arena or on the showjumping course. More than 30 of his sons have been approved, including Arko III (private stallion GBR; eleventh in the 2004 Olympic showjumping final under Nick Skelton/GBR, and third most successful showjumper of the season) and Adlantus As FRH (private stallion Hesse; with his rider Lars Nieberg part of the German showjumping team at the WEG in 2002 Jerez/ESP, which took fourth place). Furthermore, he presented Asti Spumante (state stallion Bavaria; under Thomas Mühlbauer winner of the 2004 Grand Prix in Munich), Anchorman (highest-priced showjumper in Vechta and successful in Nations Cups), Air Jordan (successful with Edouard Mathé/FRA in the tournament series Sires of the World), August der Starke (stallion performance test winner, price record holder of the Vechta auction and under Victoria Max-Theurer/AUT on the way to Grand Prix dressage) and St. Ludwigs Aquilino/Eva Senn/SUI. Other well-known horses produced by Argentinus are Anka, who came second in the Riders Tour with Marcus Ehning, Irish Independent Annabella/Cian O´Connor, the World Cup qualification winner Special Ed/Jill Henselwood/CAN, as well as Acajou/Toni Hassmann, and Anastasia III/Bill Twooney/IRE. The most famous Argentinus progeny in the dressage sport are Heike Kemmer’s European team gold winner Albano, the European young riders’ champion Achill/Benjamin Werndl, the three times Paralympics world vice-champion Fabiola/ Hannelore Brenner, the federal champion and up to Grand Prix trained Amaretto 50, as well as Aleppo S-OLD/both Isabell Werth.

Pedigree

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