Alme Z accounts for most of Ibrahim’s influence with
24 descendants—16 jumpers, 6 eventers and 2 dressage mounts. This Selle Français’ WEG successes hail from the fol- lowing studbooks: BWP, HAN, HOL, ISH, KWPN, SACHS, SBS, SF, SWB and WEST. Cor de la Bryere’s influence is spread through several sons and daughters. He has 14 jumpers, 6 eventers and 5 dressage horses to his credit. In addition, he was the most prolific an- cestor of competitors at the 2012 Olympics. This Holsteiner’s WEG successes hail from the following studbooks: BWP, DWB, GSH, HAN, HOL, ISH, KWPN, OLD, SWB and WEST. Landgraf I (by Ladykiller xx) appeared in the lineage of
four of the top 30 dressage mounts, two of the successful eventers and 11 of the top 30 jumpers. This Holsteiner’s WEG successes hail from the following studbooks: BWP, DWB, HAN, HOL, ISH, KWPN, OLD, SF, SWB and WEST. Furioso xx is in the lineage of 10 jumpers, four dressage horses and four eventers. His Selle Français son, Furioso II, accounts for several of those appearances, but not all of them. He appears in the pedigrees of Valegro (individual dressage gold), Opgun Louvo (individual eventing gold) and Cortes ‘C’ (only horse to be faultless with each of the Final Four riders). This Thoroughbred’s WEG successes hail from the following studbooks: AES, BWP, ISH, KWPN, SBS, SF, SWB and WEST. Farn, largely through Nimmerdor, appears in the lineage
of three dressage horses, four jumpers and four eventers. This Holsteiner’s WEG successes hail from the following stud- books: AES, BAV, BWP, ISH, KWPN, SF and WEST. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises for versatility is Pilot,
who was long known as a progenitor of superior jumpers. While he is ancestor to four jumpers, he is also in the ancestry of one eventer and one dressage horse. This Westphalen’s WEG successes hail from the following studbooks: BWP, SF and WEST.
Patterns
There was bit of a pattern in the breeding of the individual medalists in dressage. All three are sired by horses that com- peted in dressage. Valegro (gold) is by Negro, who was a small-tour horse. Damon Hill (silver) is by Donnerhall, who competed internationally at Grand Prix. Parzival (bronze) is by Jazz, who also competed internationally at Grand Prix. That pattern did not continue into the second and third
generations. Valegro’s broodmare sire was a jumper, Damon Hill’s broodmare sire was an international dressage horse, and Parzival’s broodmare sire did not compete internation- ally, yet sired both jumpers and dressage competitors at the highest levels. Parzival’s maternal grandsire is actually the paternal grandsire of Valegros’ sire. Strangely, each dressage medalist had two Thoroughbred
ancestors in his fourth generation—one from the sire’s side and one from the dam’s side. It is too early to tell if this is just coincidence or whether it will prove to be a pattern in dres- sage in the future.
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Eventing gold medalists: While Germany took both gold and silver for individuals, here is Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo, a SF geld- ing by Shogoun II x J’T’Adore.
The medalists in eventing showed strong jumping influ-
ences as well as a higher degree of Thoroughbred lineage. Opgun Louvo (gold) has a Thoroughbred paternal grandsire, an international jumper as a sire and an international jumper as a maternal grandsire. In addition, he has seven Thorough- bred ancestors in his fourth generation. Fischer Rocana FST (silver) has a Thoroughbred sire and a
racing sire line. Her maternal grandsire won his performance test, with his highest marks in jumping, and is a son of an international jumper. She exhibits eight of the 16 ancestors in her fourth generation as Thoroughbreds. Chilli Morning (bronze) also has a racing Thoroughbred
sire and a racing sire line. His maternal grandsire was an inter- national jumper and he has 10 Thoroughbreds in his fourth generation. Because the riders change horses in order to decide the medals in jumping at the World Equestrian Games, we’ll look for breeding patterns in the final four horses. And the pattern here is obvious: all of them are sired by international jumpers and all of them have jumpers as broodmare sires. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson’s mount, Casall Ask (also known as
Casall), is the oldest of the final four horses at 15, and is al- ready the sire of jumpers. He is by Caretino, out of a Lavall I mare and has four Thoroughbred ancestors in his fourth gen- eration and 12 in his fifth generation. Patrice Delaeau’s mount, Orient Express HDC (a stallion of 2002), not only follows the pattern, the dam’s dam was also an international jumper, which means that all four of the ancestors in his second generation competed at the interna- tional level in jumping. He is by Quick Star and his dam is by Le Tot de Semilly and out of Loripierre. He carries no Thor- oughbreds in his fourth generation and only six in his fifth generation. They took the silver. Jeroen Dubbledam’s mount, Zenith SFN (a gelding of 2004), is by Rash R and out of a Fuego du Prelet daughter.
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