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Pik As (
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) was a Thoroughbred stallion who was a very influential sport horse sire, especially in
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. Pik As was most known for his ability as a sire, passing on his beautiful movement and a great jumping ability. Pik As stood at stud from 1952-1969. He produced great jumping horses, and was influential in the breeding of warmbloods in Germany during his lifetime. His damline contained Postenkette, dam of Pindar xx (private Trakehner
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), Parenzo xx (Warendorf state stallion), Pernod xx (Westphalia private stallion), Playmate (Warendorf state stallion) and Perser (
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), a full brother to Pik As. All these stallions became very influential in their areas. Descendants: * Mr. T: 1986
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: 1984 World Cup winner * Pik König: producer of show jumpers and dressage horses *
Pik Bube Pik may refer to: People * Pik, name used by comic creator Léo Quievreux as a musician * Fong Chong Pik (1924–2004), Malaysian politician * Pik Botha (1932–2018), former South African politician * Tzvika Pick (1949–2022), Israeli compose ...
: with Herbert Rehbein, won 11 out of 12 competitions in his first season alone * Pik Bube II However, the stallion's influence has diminished in recent years.


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{{Reflist Show jumping horses Sport horse sires 1949 animal births Individual male horses