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of one contender, who was seventh individually. Kannan (Voltaire/Nimmerdor) was the big name a
few years ago, especially with two daughters in the top three at the 2015 World Cup finals. At WEG 2018, he sired one (tied at 24th individually) and was the brood- mare sire of one. Kashmir van Schuttershof (Nabab de Reve/Tenor
Manciais) sired four competitors, including Reveur de Hurtebise (see Conformation Corner on page 64) and H&M Indiana (team silver for Sweden). He is also the maternal grandsire of Irenice Horta (seventh individually). Nabab de Reve (Quidam de Revel/Artichaut) and his
Cornet Obolensky (Clinton / Heartbreaker) was the sire of five jump- ers at the WEG including Clooney who earned individual silver with Martin Fuchs (SUI) in the irons.
the competitors, sire of one competitor and paternal grandsire (through Balou du Rouet) of two competi- tors, including Bianca, individual silver medalist. Chacco-Blue (Chambertin/Contender), who had a
very busy stud career before he died of Lyme disease in 2012, sired eight of the jumpers at WEG. Only Blue Movie (out of a Pilot mare) made it to the Top 25. None of his offspring won medals. Cornet Obolensky (Clinton/Heartbreaker), originally
named Windows van’t Costersveld, has been a lead- ing sire of jumpers for several years, in part due to the sheer volume of offspring. He bred a lot of mares, in- cluding over 400 before his actual third birthday. He is listed as the sire of five jumpers at this year’s WEG and as the broodmare sire of Chianti’s Champion. One of his offspring, Clooney, took the individual silver medal at Tryon, and one of his paternal granddaughters, Cris- talline (Cristallo I/Caretello B), was a member of the U.S. gold-medal team plus individually eleventh. Clinta, also a member of the U.S. team and fourth individually, is by Coronet Obolensky’s sire, Clinton. Darco (Lugano van la Roche/Codex) has been an
extremely prolific stallion, having literally thousands of offspring. You may recall him as the sire of Sapphire (U.S. team gold medalist at the 2008 Olympics). At the WEG 2018, he sired three and was the maternal grand- sire of two more, none of which earned a team medal or made it to the Top 25 individually. Diamant de Semilly (Le Tot de Semilly/Elf III), winner
of a World Championship and noted for a superior at- titude, is the sire of five WEG contenders, one of which made it to the top 25. He was also the broodmare sire
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sire, Quidam de Revel (Jalisco B/Nankin), long stalwarts in the sport and well represented at WEG, did not ap- pear close up in the pedigrees of any other medalist nor in the Top 25. DSP Alice (Askari/Landrebell), the only horse to not
topple a rail or put a foot in the water through five gru- eling rounds, had no close relatives in the field. She stood alone in that respect as well. LizzieMary (Cabri d’Elle/Accord II) was eleventh indi- vidually and by a stallion not used that often, but was the subject of a previous Conformation Corner article. I am told the 28-year-old stallion is still alive, but starting to show some physical signs of aging; however, he still has spirit.
Under the category of fading patterns, I noted two
things. A total of five horses had Thoroughbred brood- mare sires, but they did not rise to the top in team or individual competition. In addition, the typical Irish Sport Horse of the past is no longer a force; in fact, the only ISH horse to make the Top 25 has two KWPN parents. It seems to me that a blend of Holsteiner (predomi-
nantly of the C-line currently) and Selle Français con- tinues to work well, and will likely carry on. This blend (no matter which is the sire line and which is the dam line) is evident in horses from a number of registries. The blend seems to have enough of the much touted ‘blood’ riders are seeking while maintaining the power required for the top of the sport. Is this review all inclusive? Certainly not. But it’s fas-
cinating and educational to examine and decipher the standout bloodline trends at major events like the WEG.
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