Stallion Poprad, bay, born in 1961 (Traum – Amendment), bred by SK Liska.
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He started his sports career under Piotr Wawryniuk in 1966. Participant of two Olympics, champion and vice-champion of the Polish Championships in jumping, 18-time participant of the Nations Cup.
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Poprad was born on February 3, 1961 at the Liski Stud. His parents are the East Prussian Traum coming from the Trakehner Pilger line and the Trakehner Amendment coming from the line of the Dumpfross stallion, an excellent sire for the Trakehner East Prussian breed. Poprad's maternal grandmother Polana comes from a valuable family of mares Lorelei born in 1910.
In 1966, Poprad began his great sports career under Piotr Wawryniuk with starts at two Olympics, won a medal in the Polish Championships, and participated in many competitions at European hippodromes. He participated in numerous Nations Cups in which he appeared as many as 18 times in post-war history. Soon, his sons Arion, Czapak and Leopard set off to conquer the hippodromes.
In 1985 and 1986 Poprad took first place as the sire of sports horses. In addition to outstanding sons, Poprad left a large group of excellent broodmares, among which there were valuable mothers of sport horses.
Entry based on Poprad's description in the project Winners100Stars.
Below you will find links to related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library.
Entry updated: 06.06.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX
Publications in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library:
Click on the links below to access related materials in the Polish Digital Equestrian Library (will open in a new tab):
"Piotr Wawryniuk" (2012) - Witold Danish
"Poprad" (1984) - Antoni Pacyński
"Poles in the Nations Cup, 1923-1982" (1982) - Witold Domański
"PZJ President about our equestrian" (1968) - Witold Domański
"Impressions from Olsztyn" (1968) - Jan Mickunas
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Antoni Chłapowski
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