Capitol I

Capitol I

Capitol I

Capitol I

Capitol I

Capitol I is a real rarity in the ranks of Holsteiner stallions - a showjumping sire, whose name begins with ‘C’ who is not related to Cor de la Bryère! Nor for that matter, is he related to that other pillar of Holsteiner breeding, Landgraf. Indeed, there is quite some speculation as to whether his pedigree is an accurate reflection of reality!!

There is no doubt on his matrilineal line for he is the product of one of those legendary mares on which studs are built. In 1960, a wayward mare, Rappel was saved from the knackery by Rheder Thormählen, a breeder from a family which had lived on the Kollmaran marsh for 500 years, where they had been involved in the breeding, riding and selling of horses throughout that time. Rappel who was by Heinzelmann, had made herself unpopular by jumping out of paddocks, and was still jumping at the age of 23 when she won an elementary showjumping class! Her Thormählen did not know it at the time but Rappel had an earlier foal, by the influential Arabian bred, Ramzes, who as Romanus had won the Grand Prix of Rome with Hans Günter Winkler.

Ten years later, Rappel presented Thormählen with another Ramzes foal, this time a filly, Vase - who went on to be champion mare of Holstein. Vase’s full-brother, Roman topped the German showjumping standings for two years running with Hans-Gunter Winkler. Vase’s daughter, Folia, by Maximus {himself an Advanced showjumper}, foaled five stallions: Latus I and II (both by Landgraf}, and then Capitol - who was by Capitano out of Retina (also by Ramzes} who had won the Hamburg Derby with Fritz Thiedemann in the saddle.

The query as to Capitol’s antecedents has been raised in an article by Gabrielle Mohmann-Pochhammer (the editor of the German magazine, St Georg} in an article in Horse International (No 5, 2001} According to Ms Pochhammer while it is recorded that Capitol’s sire Capitano, is out of Retina, and by Corporal, this may not be the case. "On paper the bay Corporal was the sire of Capitano, but even when the stallion was still alive, doubts about the pedigree kept surfacing. This was because Capitano was a grey who dominantly passed on his colour, and is said to have produced only a few chestnut foals. But homozygous greys usually have two greys as parents. At the time in question, a young grey stallion, Vase’s son, Grand Vicar, a brother of Folia, had been frolicking with Retina in the paddock. If the suspicions, which were never substantiated by appropriate genetic tests, are true, then Capitol would be the product of intensive in-breeding, and Ramzes’ blood would be in his genes via Retina and Vase, and a third time via his grand-sire. But we will never be sure about that…"

The yearling Capitol I was bought by the Holsteiner Verband, and he soon established himself as one of the great showjumping sires, represented internationally by jumpers such as Corso (ridden by the Swiss, Willi Meliger}, JR Number One (exported to the United States}, Caruso Rex, Calle, and most notably of recent times, Cento, a team gold medallist at the Sydney Games, and who missed out of an individual medal by just one rail!

Capitol I’s full-brother, Capitol II was initially rejected by the licensing commission but was approved on the basis of his performance as a showjumper. In 1993 he presented his first crop of foals, and most of them were bay - which perhaps adds strength to the argument about his older brother’s sire not being Capitano! If further proof was needed, Capitol II is not listed at all in the WBFSH standing for 2000/2001 (nor for that matter in the standings for the past 10 years}, while his ‘brother’ has pride of place - number one in the standings with 38 progeny gaining points!!!



Verelst Goliath
Cantaro II
Cassini II
GOOD LUCK I
I.EVETTE
CANADIAN RIVER
CAP CALANDO
CAPILANO
Carolus II
CENTURION MONTFOORT
CHLOE
CLASSIK LADY
CLEARWAY
COLDIKA
CONSENS
CUI ABA
ELITE I
GALINA V
GILA II
Colorado D
Ynt
Vorr55
Von Capitol I
Vera Ii
Venus183
Venus I5
FAIRE LADY
ULTIMO ROUGE
CONRAD V/H GEHUCHT Z
UNDINE XIII
VERA II
CAROLUS I
CARINO SUN
CANTATE TOUCH
Caprice
BENTE I
AUHR
Arina
APITA
Andante I
Andante I2
Arabella Iv2
Arina3
Aster31
Astrid30
Giannina4
Auhr
B-Candia
B-Candida
Badita
Badita I
Baltic9
Baroness V
Bea Iv
Bente I
Berlinchen
Bianka68
Bon Carina
Geste2
Germanie
Fortuna164
Fortuna Xii
Forania
GINO
CARLUSSIO
ULORA

Calmar2
Camelot15
Camita
Campina7
Campsis
Candida23
Candyman5
Alraune
Cantaro4
Cantini
Cap Calando
Capan
Capilano2
Capilenz
Capira2
Capital10
Capital2
Capital4
Tscita
Capito-King
Capitol Dream
Capitol I Mare
Capitol Mare
Capitol Mare2
Capitol Tochter
Capitola8
Capitols Hero
Caplana
Capman
Capola
Acarina S
Adana20
Alrarune
Caprice40
Capriece
Capriool2
Capuyere
Cara I
Carara
Carina I
Alraune4
Casita
Carlussio
Carmen217
Caroll5
Carolus G
Carolus7
Cartagene Z
Cartouche14
GINELLA I
Casino11
Cassandra82
Cathleen4
Centaur Z
Centurion Montfort
GLENMORE
Centuryo
Certina17
Cesari
Cestion
Chablis Ch
Chameur2
Charleston5
Charlet3
Charlett3
Chianciano
Chiasso2
HERA XVIII
IRINA B
Chopin27
Cildrenella
Cildrenella2
Cinderella170
Cinderella199
Cinico
Claire Bonheur
Cleopatra130
Cloude
JENNIFER
Cocalina
Comtess2
Conny-Savannah
Consens
Cordano Z
Cordano3
Corrie-May
Corsina2
SALLY
Courage Ii3
Creation B
Crosby3
Cui Aba
SOLEIL
Edelweiss Iii
Edelweiss35
Eibe Iii
Elite I
Elsa I
Elsa75
Eva V
F-Cecilia
F-Dur4
Fabienne I Hsp
ULARA
Fair Lady36
Faletta I
Famouscampaya
Fanessa Vi
Fantasie Iv2
Feaer
Felicitas I
Finess27
Finesse I
Finja X
Fiona M
Calida13
Gila Ii
Canela16
Capitalist3
Gitania
Caprera 4
Caprice17
Carmen (Brood Mare)
BOLINA
CALICE
CALIDA
CAMILLA I
CAMPA
CANELA
CAP CATALDO F
Carino Sun
Casa6
Bona49
Bonjour 2
Bonny Lady3
By Capitol I
C-Indoctro Ii
Cabana II
Caenette
Calata Z
Centurion14
Chita3
CAMPINA
CANDYMAN 17
CAP-CALANDO
CAPAN
CAPITAL L
Chloe14
CAPITOLA
CAPOLA
CAPUYERE
CARDINALE
CASHAREE
CASITA
CATANI
Cobiere
Cortina49
E-Dancgirl
CHAMPION SHADOW
CAPITA
CAPITAL B
CAPITALA
CAPITOL G
CAPITOLO 3
CAPO EST
CAPRERA 4
CAPRIOOL W
Corso
Fair Lady Ii
CAROLL
CARTAGENE
CARTIER II
CASCHO
CASTANIA
CATANIA 33 GG
CAVANO
CENTURION MONTFORT
ARABELLA IV
CESTION
CHARLESTON ABC
CHIASSO
CHITA
CHRIST
CINICO
CLEAR ROUND
COCALINA
COLINO
COME BACK
ARLITA
Capital W
COSA NOSTRA
CREATION B
CROSBY
E-CAPITALE
E-DANC.GIRL
EIBE III
EVA V
F-DUR
BALISA
BELVITA
CHORDO II
CINCINATTI
CLIQUOT
COMTESS
COMTESSA
CORDANO
CORSO
COUNTESS
CRONIK DEL CHIRONE
BIANKA
ANNCHEN
EDELWEISS III
EILEEN II
ELSA I
F-CERTINA
FABIENNE I
FAMOUSCAMPAYA H
FELICITAS I
FETTANA
ARA DI SAN PATRIGNANO
FLAER
GALINA I
GERMANIE
GINA XIX
GINIE I
GISELLE 3
GRACE 1
GRANDE NATION
HALESIA I
HALLA XXVLL
HANNAH II
Caruso Rex
ASTRID
HISKA I
HORTENSIE II
HOTLINE III
I-CIARA
ILMA
IMMORTELLE 1
INDOCTRO II
INVISIBLE TUSCH
IRMGARD I
ISAR III
BALTIC
BB CAPRERA
BIACH
FINESSE I
FIONA M
FOLIA I
GERIANCE
GESTE
GIMARA
GITANIA I
GOTANE
GRACIA II
JR Number One
BIG CAPITOL
BUSSEL
HEIDE I
HELIA 46
HERZBLATT II
HOLUNDER I
HOT LINE
I-CARINA I
I-CYNTHIA
ILKA G
ILONKA II
INVISIBLE TOUCH
CAENETTE
CAMBA
JACKY
JALTA
JASMIN X
KAPITALE
LADY KATHLEEN
MARCOLYN
MR. CARTANO
PICONA
RAPITA
RETTINA
CAMITA
SCHWENTINE
T-CUI ABA
TINA
U-CHARMANTE
VARINIA
W-CATANA
CAMPERO
CAPITALIA
MARILYN
NATIONAL GUARD
R-CHANTAL
Soleil
RIXA
S-CAPRICE
SAPITA
SERDE
T-CHAMPAGNER
TEISTRA
TSCHITA
UHR
UMELA
URFA II
ZIRZE
CENTURYO
CESSY I
CARDIFF
Cassini I
Campione
Fiona74
COMTESS II
CORRIE-MAY-A
FALETTA I
Campione M
CHARLY ABC
CURTIS
Carolus I
E-CARISMA
FINJA X
HELI
Cromwell
IVETT
JADE V
HALINA II
HANNA MB
ISABELL XX
ISIS VII
ROTRADE
L. CAPITOLA
MANNI
REINHILD
Carthagene
Indoctro
Cento
Vera II
CENVIK
Capitol`s Dream
Calato Z
Carolus H
Carlucci
Capriol
Dutch Capitol
Corlette
Eyleen
Marimba La Silla
Crassus 7
Clearway
Geste
Crosby
Chamor
Celio
G-Crosbine
Casino
Gina Vii
Gina Xix
Ginaxix
Ginie I
Ginie5
Cathleen
Kausa
Gitania2
Gitania3
Gino III
Goldika7
Grace I
Grace117
Grande Nation
H-Caline
Halesia4
Hanna Mb
Hannah Ii
Happy Girl23
Haselau2
Havanna Vi
Titus Van Euverbraeke
Capitalist
Heide I
Heila10
Helena36
Helia Ix
Hiska I
Hot Line8
Hsch Capital2
Hsch Cleopatra
Hy Fly
I Capitola
Ilka G
Carano
Immaculada
In Spee
Irina B
Irina10
Isabell43
Isabell44
Isar Iii
Ivett
Ivett6
Ivett7
Capino
Jalta14
Jule I
Julie I
Labionda
Laurelia2
Manni3
Marcolyn
Marilyn14
N-Cassina
Namless
Concorde C
Rettina
Rixa2
Rotrade
Sally176
Sapita3
Schwentine
Serde
Sharano Gartagoh Z
Soleil V
Soleil4
Starlet Girl
Captain Dino
Coldika
Tschitta
Ulara
Ulora
Ultimo Van Der Moude
Ultimo Van Ter Moude
Undine Xiii
Urfa Ii
Urh
Utina9
Rixa
Chesapeak Blue
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VDL Cardento
Charleston
BB Capera
Celano (Stallion)
Zirze
Chopin
Centauer Z
G-Catania I
Gila10
Gino Iii
Gipsi5
Glenmore4
Carlucci 9
Heaven4
Ilonka Ii
Jade V
Rapita
Cap Cataldo F
Tchita4
Tschita
Charly