Bella Rose (Belissimo M/Cacir x), the team and in- dividual gold medalist, carries none of the big names first mentioned in this section, but her sire was a grand prix dressage horse. Belissimo M is a grandson of Bolero, the sire of Brentano I and Brentano II (sire of Brentina and Barclay). Her broodmare sire is an An- glo-Arab and her second dam produced a 1.50-meter jumper. Dollops of jumper blood are becoming more com- mon in dressage, and part of me wonders if that has to do with more emphasis being placed on extension (a bigger range of motion) or if the jumping blood offers more fast-twitch muscles.
Eventing For this sport I focused on the top ten individuals, due to the diversity of bloodlines the 83 contestants displayed. Individual gold - Allstar B (Ephebe for Ever / Ekstein).
He comes from the Galoubet A sire line (jumping) and has the same broodmare sire as Hickstead (individual gold in jumping at 2008 Olympics). Individual silver - Mr Chunky (Jumbo / Sergeant Drummer xx). His sire descends from the typical Irish Sport Horse of the past (a Thoroughbred/Irish Draught cross) and his broodmare sire is pure Thoroughbred. Individual bronze - SAP Hale Bob (Helikon XX / No- ble Champion). He has a Thoroughbred sire and his broodmare sire is high-percentage Thoroughbred. His dam has also produced a two-star and a three-star eventer. Fourth - Vassily de Lassos (Jaguar Mail / Jalienny).
His sire, a jumper, competed internationally at 1.60 meters and was three-quarters Thoroughbred. His dam is an Anglo-Arab that produced a 1.60-meter jumper by Quidam de Revel. The second and third dam also produced jumpers (1.40 meters). Fifth - Horseware Stellor Rebound (VDL Rico- chet / ). He is listed as an Irish Sport Horse, but his sire (aka Romke) is KWPN from a Holsteiner dam line. His dam is unknown. Sixth - Qing du Briot Ene HH (Eolien II / Etalon Or).
His sire is Selle Français and a jumper at 1.40 meters. His dam is largely Anglo-Arab. Seventh - Vinci de la Vigne (Esterel des Bois/ Duc du
Hutrel). He descends from jumpers through most of his pedigree, especially through the Papillon Rouge (Jalisco B) sire line. The tail female line represents an Anglo-Arab/French Trotter blend.
Baloubet de Rouet (Galoubet A / Starter) had a fantastic jumping ca- reer and was the sire of one and the grandsire of many of the WEG jumpers.
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Eighth - Cekatinka (King Kolibri / Julio Mariner XX).
She descends from a mix of German Warmblood reg- istries and jumper lines through her sire. Her brood- mare sire is pure Thoroughbred, and her second dam was a 1.10-meter jumper in the U.S. who is registered Oldenburg. Ninth – Billy the Red (Balou du Rouet / Stan the
Man XX). He descends from the same jumping sire line as Allstar B. His dam had a Thoroughbred sire and a dam of German Warmblood heritage. Tenth - Quarrycrest Echo (Clover Echo / Cavalier
Royale). He represents the type of breeding common in the Irish Sport Horse of not so long ago. His pedi- gree boasts Clover Hill (ISH), Cavalier Royale (HOL, ISH), King of Diamonds (RID) and an unknown dam line. Although there were pure Thoroughbreds in the
competition, their numbers are decreasing over time, yet the Thoroughbred influence is still relevant based on these results. Interestingly, the top ten all have jumping blood, not dressage blood.
Jumping Baloubet du Rouet (Galoubet A/Starter), Olympic Champion as well as three-time World Cup cham- pion, seems to pass on a fair amount of ability, as does his sire, who was the broodmare sire of one competitor. His presence at WEG came through sons and daughters. He’s the broodmare sire of four of
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