JUMPING BLOODLINES at the 2012 Olympics
by Judy Wardrope
the Olympic Games in London had to meet the FEI standard and, in most cases, they had to progress through their country’s selection trials. So let’s see what we can learn from this year’s crop of Olympic jumpers.
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The Cream Due to ties, what would normally be the top 10 actually consisted of 11 horses this year. From the 30 ancestors in the four-generation pedigrees of each of those top finishers, some names appeared more than once, but no single bloodline truly dominated. However, a trend did appear. Only one horse in the top 11 from London did not have a
Selle Français ancestor within four generations. That horse was Flexible, an Irish Sport Horse stallion that is nearly 50 percent Thoroughbred when examined to four generations. The refinement and ‘blood’ that the pure Thoroughbred used
to provide in jumping pedigrees on a regular basis appears to have shifted more to high-percentage Thoroughbred ancestors, many of them Selle Français in origin. Perhaps that is due to the difficulty in finding the right type of Thoroughbred for sport since the racing industry seldom rewards the traits that convert to the sport market. Olympic jumper horses are printed in bold followed by their
individual placement in ( ) if they placed in the top ten. The “=” signifies a tie. Year of birth is notated in [ ].
Golden Gelding The individual gold medalist, Nino des Buissonnets [2001], is a Selle Français by the Dutch Warmblood stallion Kannan, who was also an international-level jumper. Kannan is by Voltaire and out of a mare tracing to Nimmerdor (international jumper) and Le Mexico. Voltaire (an international jumper by Furioso II and out of a Gotthard mare) is also ancestor to Tamino (=9), Triple X (=9), Cylana and
Nino des Buissonnets
Sultan, while Nimmerdor is in the pedigrees of Big Star (=5), Hello Sanctos (=5), Bernadien van Westuur, Bubalu, Comte d’Arsouilles, Hyo Altanero, Royal Power, Underwraps, Via Volo, Victoria, Warrior, Watch Me and Wervelwind. The golden gelding’s dam, Hermine du Prelet, is a Selle Français by Narcos II, an international jumper, and out of a mare
very four years we are presented with a fabulous opportunity for learning when it comes to pedigrees and breeding trends at the elite level. All the horses at
tracing to Alme and Uriel. Narcos II, a son of Fair Play III, was also found in the lineage of Lord de Theize, Victoria, Vrieda O and Warrior at these Olympics.
Silver Stallion Originally named Carembar de Muze before being redubbed London [2002], the individual silver-medalist is a Belgian Warmblood by Nabab de Reve (an international jumper by another international jumper, Quidam de Revel) and out of a daughter of the international jumper, Chin Chin. Nabab de Reve is also
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ancestor to Hello Sanctos (=5), Bayard van de Villa Theresia, Derly Chin de Muze, Valentina van’t Heike
and Vigo d’Arsouilles. Quidam de Revel, a grandson of Alme, was further found in the lineage of Rebozo, Verdi, Vindicat W and Vrieda O. Chin Chin, a grandson of Cor de la Bryere, was also found in the lineage of Derly Chin de Muze, Sancha and Wilexo. It is interesting to note that Chin Chin, except for one instance, is found in the Olympians through his daughters not his sons.
Bronze Boy Blue Loyd 12 [2000] is an Oldenburg gelding by Landor S (a blend of Landgraf I, Gotthard and Furioso II) and out of a Selle Français mare by Hadj A (Anglo Arab) whose dam carried the influences of Fair Play III and Uriel.
Blue Loyd 12 Landor S is related to
Noblesse des Tess (4) and Tamino (=9) as well as 16 other jumpers in London through Landgraf I. Through Gotthard he is related to Nino des Buissonnets (1) plus four other jumpers at the Games, and through Furioso II he is
related to Nino des Buissonnets (1), Tamino (=9) and Triple X (=9) and six other jumpers at the Games. Fair Play III is ancestor to five additional Olympic jumpers in 2012, including Nino des Buissonnets (1), and Uriel is ancestor to six others, including Star Power (=9) in the top 11.
Most Influential Digging a bit further and looking at the entire field of competitors vying to best the fabulous tests set by course designer Bob Ellis, we find some things worth noting. Naturally,
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