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Furioso was an influential sire of jumping horses, and is found in the pedigrees of many top show jumpers today.
History
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| Name | Furioso |
| Born | 1939 |
| Place of Birth | England |
| Color | Bay |
| Breed | Thoroughbred Colt |
Furioso was a terrible racehorse, with zero wins out of 21 starts. However, he was a fantastic sire of jumping horses, standing in France. Furioso was ‘well balanced but with slightly knock kneed forelegs and tight hocks’ and 'had good bone, and walked liked a Lord, with a magnificent pace, very energetic and showing a great deal of amplitude, his tail swinging at each step. His trot and gallop were good but not exceptional. Though full of life he was docile and had a good temperament.’
Descendants
Furioso was in the lines of 17 of the top 100 show jumping sires of the 1990s.
- Lutteur B (1955): Anglo-Norman, winner of the individual gold medal in show jumping at the 1964 Olympics
- Furioso II: sired 10 horses that competed at the Tokyo Olympics
- Mexico: Hanoverian
- Cor de la Bryere
- Urioso
- Belphegor IV
- Futuro
- Gurioso
- Urioso-Z
- Belle de Mars (1967): Selle Français, Olympic team Gold
- Finesse (1987): KWPN, leading showjumper
- For Pleasure (1986): Hanover, dual Olympic team Gold
- Goldfever (1991): Hanover, Olympic team Gold
- Jus de Pomme (1986): BWP, Olympic Gold (linebred 4 x 5 to Furioso)
- Khashm Al Aan (1987): BWP, Olympic Bronze
- Laeken (1977): Selle Français, World Championship team Bronze
- Leroy Brown (1984): Oldenburg, leading showjumper
- Midnight Madness (1983): KWPN, European Championship Bronze
- Pomone B (1959): Anglo-Norman, daughter of Lutteur B, World Champion
- Quidam de Revel (1982): Selle Français, Olympic team Bronze
- Quinta la Silla (1982): Selle Français, European Champion
- Quito de Baussy (1982): Selle Français, World Champion
- Rochet M (1983): Selle Français, Olympic Bronze and European Champion
- Souviens Toi III (1984): Selle Français, World Championship team Silver
- Thor des Chaines (1985): Selle Français, World Championship Silver
- Twist du Valon (1985): Selle Français, leading showjumper
See also
External links
Famous horses | Showjumping horses | Thoroughbred racehorses | Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom | Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
"Furioso"