He was almost 30 years old: Holsteiner stallion Contender was euthanized due to age defects.
The Calypso II son has influenced the breeding a lot: he has several descendants competing at the highest level. Most famous are Montender (Marco Kutscher) and Checkmate (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum). Contender has 127 approved sons.
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He was almost 30 years old: Holsteiner stallion Contender was euthanized due to age defects.
The Calypso II son has influenced the breeding a lot: he has several descendants competing at the highest level. Most famous are Montender (Marco Kutscher) and Checkmate (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum). Contender has 127 approved sons.
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