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!!!



Venus I5
Venus183
Vera Ii
Von Capitol I
Vorr55
Ynt
Verelst Goliath
Colorado D
Carolus II
Cassini II
Cantaro II
Forania
Fortuna Xii
Fortuna164
CONSENS
CUI ABA
ELITE I
GALINA V
GILA II
COLDIKA
CLEARWAY
CLASSIK LADY
CHLOE
CENTURION MONTFOORT
CARLUSSIO
CAPILANO
CAP CALANDO
CANADIAN RIVER
I.EVETTE
GOOD LUCK I
GINO
FAIRE LADY
CONRAD V/H GEHUCHT Z
CAROLUS I
CARINO SUN
CANTATE TOUCH
BENTE I
AUHR
Arina
APITA
Andante I2
Arabella Iv2
Arina3
Aster31
Astrid30
Giannina4
Geste2
Germanie
GINELLA I
Badita
Badita I
Baltic9
Baroness V
Bea Iv
Bente I
Berlinchen
Bianka68
Bon Carina
GLENMORE
HERA XVIII
Bonny Lady3
By Capitol I
C-Indoctro Ii
Cabana II
Caenette
Calata Z
IRINA B
JENNIFER
SALLY
SOLEIL
ULARA
ULTIMO ROUGE
ULORA
Candyman5
UNDINE XIII
VERA II
Cantini
Cap Calando
Capan
Capilano2
Capilenz
Capira2
Capital10
Capital2
Capital4

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