BLOODLINES

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CRUSADER LS is by the leading sire in NZ Eurosport Centavos. CENTAVOS is one of this country’s most popular jumping sires. He is a 172cm black stallion and has proved himself as an international showjumper with exceptional rideability, scope, and a remarkable record as a sire of Grand Prix jumpers and 5★ eventers in NZ. He won the Horse of the Year Cup, Horse of the Year Silver Fern Stakes and won  6 out of 7 Grand Prix starts up to 1.50. His progeny are known for their exceptional scope, carefulness and bravery.  His progeny have won more than 30 NZ titles, 19 Grand Prix/WC horses. The sire of CENTAVOS was ESCUDO I who was 2009 HANOVERIAN STALLION OF THE YEAR Escudo I, has produced many champion jumping horses at the highest level, more than 60 State Premium daughters and also winning dressage horses. Escudo I passes on his outstanding jumping ability, impressive movement, and exceptional riding horse qualities. ​​

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CENTAVOS'S dam was the State Premium mare Anabell who is by ARGENTINUS who was 2005 HANOVERIAN STALLION OF THE YEAR and OLDENBURG SIRE OF THE CENTURY, Argentinus is one of the most famous and influential breeding stallions in history. He has produced numerous Grand Prix SJ and Dressage horses including several World Champions! He is also an equally successful sire of sires and dam sire, a rare and special quality of Argentinus. His State Premium daughter Anabell (dam of Centavos) is one of his most successful and prolific breeding mares. 

Argentinus relatives are renown for not only their talent for sport, but their outstanding temperaments. 

Read more about Centavos here:  https://www.eurosporthorses.co.nz/es-centavos-ii

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CRUSADER'S dam Diamond Invader was another well performed progeny who competed at the Young Rider level before retiring to stud. Diamond Invader was by the top TB jumping sire BRILLIANT INVADER who is one of the most influential TB sires in Australia. He was bred in Australia and stook there before coming to NZ as a jumping sire. He was known to have produced at least 18 top sport offspring, including 11 eventers up to 5★ level and 6 showjumpers at the 1.60  - 1.70 m Olympic level. In NZ, his most successful offspring was the Olympic Gold Medalist READY TEDDY FROM THE 1996 Olympics. In jumping, his top performer was the GP mare FLOWER POWER with Jeff McVean who went on as a broodmare to produce the international horse DELPHI who sold for a top price to the middle east.

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​PROGENY (see pictures below)

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CRUSADER's first progenies are still young and include COLDPLAY LS and CHICAGO LS who is currently successfully competing at the Pro-Am level. CHICAGO LS' owners quoted about him: "Chicago is fantastic! We competed successfully in the Pro-Am-series last season. I can´t believe he carted me around 1.30m courses!!". CRYSTAL GOLD LS found her new home with Jane Shelton and is doing amazing in her jumping too. 

Captain Cook LS, Casey LS, Cracker Jack LS, Centurion LS, Courage LS, Counting Stars LS, Cookies n' Cream LS, Constellation LS, Cleopatra LS, Cinderella LS, Chatelaine LS, Cantabrian LS, Chanel LS