Dobel's Cento (1 March 1989 – 5 February 2018) was a horse who competed in International Grand Prix

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competitions. He stood at 16.3½ hh (171 cm) and was an approved stud for

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, Rhinelander and

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. With German rider Otto Becker, the stallion won medals in the 2000 and 2004

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. He was bred by Heinrich Schoof of

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, Germany, and spent 11 years competing with Otto Becker. He was retired at age 17 in 2006. During his show career, Dobel's Cento won €1,026,188 in international competition. Dobel's Cento was euthanized after contracting pneumonia at age 28.

Achievements

* HLP reserve winner with 133 points * 7-year-old winner of the International stallions show jumping (

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) * Winner of the Western European League in 2000 * Winner of the

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in 2000 * Team Gold Medal in

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in 2000 and 4th place individually * Winner of the World Cup Final in 2002 * Horse of the year 2002-2003 * Team European Champion 2003 * Winner of the "Grand Prize" of

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(

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) in 2004 * Winner of the Team Bronze medal in

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in 2004 *

References

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pedigree

Dobel's Cento photo & pedigree
German show jumping horses 1989 animal births 2018 animal deaths Horses in the Olympics Individual male horses Holsteiner horses