![]() ![]() Innocent had been eliminated with scores of 58 and 86 faults respectively. At this stage, horses like the Clydesdale/Thoroughbred cross NZ Madison and the Quarterhorse/Thoroughbred cross Mr. The preeminence of purpose-bred showjumpers became even more apparent after the three qualifying rounds for the individual competition were completed. On the other hand, 7 horses were by Zangersheide stallions (excluding outsiders such as Ramiro, who carried the 'Z' suffix while at Zangersheide), which is remarkable for an operation which is only 30 years old. The outside influence of Selle Français stallions was less marked, with only 4 having sired offspring outside their own studbook. In addition to the 16 Holstein-bred horses who participated, a further 13 were sired by Holsteiner stallions, so that the studbook's immediate influence extended to 38% of the participants - which is not at all bad for a regional studbook with only about 7,200 registered broodmares. In the qualifying rounds, the studbooks were represented as follows: The oldest, at 16, was the Selle Français Albin III, and the youngest, at 8, were the Oldenburger Countdown, the Dutch warmblood Oliver Q, and the Holsteiner Olympic. Of these, 35 were geldings, 26 stallions, and 16 mares. It should be noted that the FEI found in both cases that the prohibited substances had no effect on the horse's performance at the Olympic Games, but this is irrelevant under the FEI's current zero tolerance policy.Īn Analysis of the 2004 Olympic Show Jumping Bloodlinesħ7 horses participated in the 2004 Olympic showjumping competition. In the team competition, Germany was relegated from Gold to Bronze, while the USA and Sweden moved up to Gold and Silver, respectively. Therefore, the official Gold medallist is Baloubet du Rouet, the Silver medallist is Royal Kaliber, and the Bronze medallist is Montender. ![]() ![]() It took well into 2005 before the FEI's decisions became final and binding, to the effect that neither horse's performance counted at the 2004 Olympic Games. The Thoroughbred Roots of the Modern Show JumperĪfter this article was posted, news emerged that the individual Gold medallist Waterford Crystal and the team Gold medallist Goldfever had tested positive for prohibited substances, Waterford Crystal for Fluphenazin und Zuclopenthixol and Goldfever for Betamethason. View a chart showing the most frequently occuring ancestors in leading sires of modern show jumpers of the past ten years. Written for Thoroughbred Heritage by Andreas Haberbeck©2004. Analysis of 2004 Olympic Show Jumping Bloodlines ![]()
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