Acadius

Acadius

Acadius was bred according to an exemplary recipe for success. His sire Acord II, who was stallion performance test winner and vice-champion at the federal show jumping championships, already attained Europe-wide recognition at an early age. His first few covering years resulted in numerous approved sons, including diverse champion stallions. The dam, state premium mare Novella, had earlier been mated with Landgraf I and gave birth to the overwhelming champion of hereditary transmission Landadel. Then in a mating combination with Ahorn Z, she produced Aurel, who unfortunately died after only one covering season in the Oldenburg region. Her daughter Valetta VI, together with Cantus presented the world class show jumper Calvaro 5AY. Melliger (Switzerland). The dam sire Farnese was one of the last representatives of the more than 100 year old Achill line and must therefore be viewed as a breeding gem. Ladykiller xx in the third generation was one of the great Holstein foundation sires. Bloodline 1859 moreover produced the stallions Albaner, Colibri, Faktor, Lancelot and the approval champion Wildfeuer (all Holstein stallions), Corleograf (private stallion Holstein) and Lord Continuet (USA).

Acadius absolved the stallion performance test with particularly striking jumping ability, demonstrating technique, manner of jumping and capacity of the highest order. He qualified for the Federal Championship as a five-and-six- year old and in addition to that, became show jumping champion of Schleswig-Holstein at the age of six years in Bad Segeberg. He has won numerous show jumper competitions and has had successes up to advanced class.

His first progeny are beginning promising careers in basic show jumping. Three sons have been approved so far, of whom Acasino B became runner-up of the Bavarian approval of 2000. The likewise approved Atego took part in the Federal Championship in 2002.

SIRE: Acord II was another stallion discovered by master stallion master, Maas J. Hell and he has stood at the Stall Hell from 1992 to this day, standing jointly with the State Stud Celle from 1994 onwards.

Acord II easily won his performance test in 1991, scoring 9.5 to 10 for showjumping, and 9 to 9.67 for rideability. His overall score was 146.04 scoring 138.26 in dressage and 148.47 in jumping.

He went on to the 1992 Bundeschampionate in Verden where he was reserve champion behind Franke Sloothaak and the Caletto I son, Calero. That year, five sons of the Zangersheide stallion, Ahorn Z {not to be confused with Weipke van der Lageweg’s Ahorn by Nimmerdor} qualified for the Bundeschampionate.

Acord II followed in the distinguished footsteps of his older brother, Acord I, who was an international showjumper in The Netherlands before being sold to the USA. His younger brother, Acord III was the champion stallion in Brazil. Acord II continued to compete up to Advanced level for winnings of Euro 4,029, however his progeny have won over a quarter of a million euros, with 327 jumpers who have placed in competition, and 47 dressage horses. As of 2003, Acord II has an FN jumping ranking of 143, as against his dressage ranking of 106. The Hanoverian Stallion book for 2003 records that on the basis of mare tests and auction evaluations, he has a dressage score of 99 but a jumping score of 149 – with a negative trot score of 86, but a positive canter score of 129.

Acord II is out of Ribecka, who was a champion mare in Holstein. Mandarin in the fourth line of her pedigree is out of Holle, who was also the grand-dam of Ramiro. Mandarin’s daughter Urbine is the grand-dam of the international jumper and supersire, Burggraaf. On the other side, the line travels to that hugely influential Thoroughbred, Ladykiller, through his son Lancaster, who also carried the blood of the anglo arab, Ramzes and was himself a showjumping competitor. Ribecka was by one of the most influential sons of Cor de la Bryère, Calypso I.

Ahorn Z is Zangersheide through-and-through being out of THE foundation mare of the stud, the legendary Heureka. Stud principal, Leon Melchior purchased the mare from German showjumping champion, Hermann Schridde (1964 Tokyo Olympic reserve-champion and 1965 European Champion} just after he and Heureka won the 1970 Aachen Grand Prix. She was bred to the stallion Melchior ‘pinched’ from France, the great Almé to produce Ahorn Z.

Acord II has produced more than 40 stallion sons, one of the more famous is Broere VDL Atlantic, who was the Six Year Old Jumping Champion at the 1999 Bundeschampionate with Ulrich Kirchhoff. Another stallion son to shine with Kirchhoff is Action Hero - like Atlantic, he is based in Holland. In Germany his stallion sons are Acorado, Antaeus, Alboretto, Ars Vivendi, All in One and As di Villagana.

As of 2003, Acord II has produced 60 dressage competitors and 404 jumpers (52 to advanced level} for winnings of Euro 736,475.

Acord II’s entry in the Hanoverian Studbook includes the comment: "His first foals are impressive with a strong, correct conformation and above average floating movements." In 2003, Acord II was ranked 9th on the Hanoverian jumping stallion standings.