Souvenir
1999
17hh
Black Hanoverian
& Oldenburg Approved Stallion
Santorini / Argentan
/ Novize
Souvenir is a long
legged big moving stallion with excellent rideability
He has successfully
passed both his 30 & 70 day tests (Adelheidsdorf)
& is now life approved. On his 70 day test he
finished with an excellent score of 130.53, the prerequisite
for a successful breeding future
His first progeny
are now starting under saddle & reinforce his
ability as a sire, inheriting excellent movement &
rideability - several have been selected for Verden
auction
Souvenir has been
line bred to one of the best stallions in Hanoverian
breeding, Argentan I, who was awarded the title Hanoverian
Stallion of the Year 1994 for his outstanding performance
in breeding
Argentan I sired
19 approved stallions including his most famous son,
Argentinus, who in '96 was the youngest sire to achieve
progeny winnings of over 1 million DM
Argentan I was
also known as a classic "mare-maker" &
sire of of 119 State Premium mares & for three
years in a row, his daughters won at the DLG shows.
Two of these, Aragonia and Arabella became German
Champion Mare in 1979 and 1983 respectively. He also
produced a number of really great sport horses such
as Aramis, who won a World Cup in jumping
Sire Santorini,
by the TB stallion Sunlight xx, was a Celle state
stallion trained to S level. He was sold to Canada
in 2000 where he has been praised for passing on his
wonderful temperament, good athletic ability and exceptional
rideability
GG Sire Novize,
by Novum xx, adds another TB component in the third
generation of his pedigree
This dam line
has produced numerous successful stallions: Ambiente
(USA), Bellini (State Stud Dillenburg), Dezember (Celle),
Don König, Großglockner, Rodney King &
Performance Test winner White Magic
Souvenir is available
for breeding by shipped chilled semen from Gestut
WM in Germany
Stud
fee £720