Furioso II (1965–1986) is one of the most influential sires in sport horse history. His offspring have performed well in all disciplines of
show jumping, including at the
Barcelona
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and
Sydney Olympics
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.
History
Furioso II was imported in 1968 to Germany by George Vorwerk, a breeder of
Oldenburg horses. His dam, Dame de Renville, produced several great horses, including Mexico, Laeken, Jexico de Parc and Heur de Bratand. He stood .
The stallion was approved for the Oldenburg
stud book
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in 1967, and won his 100-day test performed in 1968 at
Westercelle. He was incredibly influential to the
Oldenburg breed, which used his
Thoroughbred
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bloodlines through his sire to introduce a more modern type of sport horse without resorting to a pure Thoroughbred. Known as the "Stamp Stallion", because his offspring inherited his 'very good feet and legs, his outstanding neck and shoulder, striking dappled chocolate chestnut coat with
flaxen tail and white markings', Furioso II was later approved for the
Hanoverian
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, Rhineland, and
Westphalian studbooks.
Based on money earned by offspring, Furioso II was the top producing stallion in Germany from 1979 to 1989. In 1990 he was the top producer of
dressage horses. During his lifetime, the stallion produced over 200 state premium mares and at least 70 approved sons, including:
* Mexico: sire of 20 approved sons, 20 dams of stallions, and numerous show jumping horses
* FBI: show jumper
* Heisman: finished fourth at the Barcelona Olympic in show jumping, was Horse of the Year in the United States
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For Pleasure
For Pleasure (14 January 1986 – 18 February 2011) was a Hanoverian horse who competed in international show jumping under riders Lars Nieburg and Marcus Ehning. He won numerous Grand Prix events during his unusually long career, fr ...
: won show jumping team gold at both the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, has sired 8 licensed Hanoverian stallions to date,{{When, date=January 2018 was German Horse of the Year in 1995 and 1996
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Voltaire
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: show jumping sire of 33 approved sons, including Finesse and Altaire
* Cocktail: Grand Prix dressage horse ridden by
Anky van Grunsven
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, sire of Jazz
* He is also seen in the lines, through his grandson Welt As, of Bonfire and STC Diamond
Furioso II died in 1986, due to
colic
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.
See also
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Precipitation (horse)
Precipitation was an influential British bred Thoroughbred stallion who is found in the pedigrees of many racehorses and sport horses today. He is responsible for helping maintain the Matchem sireline, through his son Sheshoon.
Pedigree
He was ...
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Furioso
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Cor de la Bryere
Cor de la Bryère (23 April 1968 – 27 April 2000), nicknamed "Corde", is one of the most influential sires in modern warmblood breeding. He is known as the "Reserve Stallion of the Century", second only to Landgraf I. He stood .
Pedigree
Cor d ...
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Popeye K
Popeye K is a Dutch Warmblood stallion that competes on the "A" circuit in show hunter classes.
Breeding
Popeye K was bred in Ashton, Ontario at Ashland farm. Popeye K is by the great show jumper Voltaire, who has produced several offspring that ...
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Royal Kaliber
Royal Kaliber was a Dutch Warmblood stallion that competed at the Grand Prix level of show jumping, and was part of the United States Show Jumping Team at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Show jumping Career
American Chris Kappler first ...
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Valegro
Valegro (born 5 July 2002) is a gelding ridden by the British equestrian Charlotte Dujardin in the sport of dressage. He stands and has the stable name of Blueberry. He is a double World Champion in Dressage, he won Grand Prix Special ...
External links
Horse MagazinePedigree chartDressage.to
– collection of links about Furioso II
Show jumping horses
Dressage horses
Sport horse sires
Individual warmbloods
1965 animal births
1986 animal deaths
Individual male horses