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 RPSI Stallions
The licensing of RPSI stallions follows the same guidelines in North America and in Germany. Stallions of recognized Warmblood breeds, as well as Thoroughbreds Arabians and Anglo-Arabians may be presented at keuring for licensing at the age of 2 years and older. Stallions may be graded into Stud Book I (Approved) or II (Recorded), depending on scores and pedigree. Stud books also exist for Sport Ponies, Palominos and Knabstruppers. Completion of the 30-day test, or equivalent performance requirement, must occur by six years of age. For full lifetime approval, stallions must secure minimum show results in their discipline (dressage, jumpers, hunters or eventing). Older stallions may gain lifetime approval based on performance results.
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 Grande
For our first featured reference stallion, we will look back at the career of the illustrious Hanoverian stallion Grande, sire of Grandus, an important foundation stallion in the Rheinland Pfalz-Saar district of Germany.
If Grande had been born today, he may never have been given a chance to breed. He was little (under 16 hands), and rather plain to look at, if truth be told. In today's breeding world, with so many popular stallions available by fresh shipped or frozen semen, this little chestnut horse would have been gelded and sold, most likely, and his genes would never have had the chance to work their magic on the Hanoverian, and Zweibrucker, breeds.
Luckily, back in the 1960's, German breeders were most likely to take the advice of their region's Stud Director on matters of stallion selection. More...
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