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The Selle Francais Pronounced "Sell-fron-SAY," this is France's most important sport horse. It is renowned primarily for its success as a show jumper, but many have also been successful in dressage and eventing. The fundamental purpose of Dressage (a French term meaning training) is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, a horses natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. ...
Eventing, is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ...
History of the Selle Francais The Selle Francais was named a breed in 1958, with its first stud book published in 1965. The Selle Francais was created by crossing regional breeds with trotters, Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and Anglo-Arabians. All stock was registered in the stud book with pedigrees tracing back generations, making the Selle Francais one of the few Warmblood breeds to have received very little foreign blood. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ...
The Arabian horse first appeared in the Arabian Peninsula at least 2,500 years B.C.E. They were carefully bred to maintain desirable features (e. ...
The Anglo-Arabian horse is just what its name implies: a Thoroughbred (prefix Anglo) crossed with an Arabian horse. ...
Warmbloods are a group of sport horse breeds and the term simply distinguishes this type of horse from the cold bloods (draft horses) and the hot bloods (Thoroughbreds and Arabians). ...
The most influential breed was the Anglo-Norman, developed in Normandy in the 19th century by crossing Norfolk Trotter, Thoroughbred, and Arabian stallions to refine the local mares (which themselves traced back to the medieval Norman war-horse). About 90 per cent of today's Selle Francais trace back to this breed. Other regional breeds used to influence the Selle Francais were Charolais, Corlay, Vendee, Anjou, Ain, and Ardennes. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ...
The Arabian horse first appeared in the Arabian Peninsula at least 2,500 years B.C.E. They were carefully bred to maintain desirable features (e. ...
A small number of Thoroughbred stallions influenced the breed. The first was Orange Peel who stood at the national stud from 1925 to 1940. His grandson, Ibrahim, also had a great influence on the Selle Francais. Furioso, who is thought to be the most influential Thoroughbred in warmblood breeding, Rantzau and Ultimate were also incredibly important in the Selle Francais breed. The names of these three Thoroughbred sires can be found in virtually every sucessful modern Selle Francais. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ...
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ...
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ...
Today, there is still quite a bit of cross breeding between Selle Francais' and other breeds, making it suitable for a wide range of activities. Well-known horses include:
- Alme: foaled in 1966, this show jumper has contributed a great amount to the breed. He sired Galoubet A, Jalisco B, I Love You, Herban, Jolly Good, and others.
- Galoubet A: was foaled in 1972, and was champion French 5-year-old in 1977, and champion of France in 1979. He finished either first or second in 19 international Grand Prix show jumping events, and was on the French World Cup winning team in 1982 at Dublin. In 2002, he was the top money earning sire American-based sire of show jumpers. He sired two incredible, and very well-known, horses, Baloubet du Rouet and Quick Start.
- Baloubet du Rouet: was foaled in 1989, and won the World Cup of Show Jumping an unprecedented three years in a row (1998-2000). He was a member of the bronze-winning team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
- I Love You: foaled in 1974, by Alme, he won the World Cup of Show Jumping at Vienna in 1983. That same year, he was named Horse of the Year in the United States, and has become an important sire or show jumpers.
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- Quito de Baussy: foaled in 1982. Won six international medals in show jumping, including individual and team gold at the 1990 World Cup at Stockholm.
- Quidam de Revel: foaled in 1982, was a member of the bronze medal winning French team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he finished fourth individually. Recognized would-wide as a sire of show jumpers.
- Laudanum: foaled in 1967, was an approved French Thoroughbred stallion. In 2001, was named leading sire of show jumpers by USA Equestrian. Oh Star, ridden by Todd Minikus, is the son of this stallion.
Show jumping is a form of competition in which horses are jumped over a course of fences, low walls, and other obstacles (e. ...
Breed Characteristics Selle Francais are supple, strong, with good bone. They are powerful movers, fast, bold, and very trainable. The Selle Francais stud book covers a wide range of types. The horses used for sport, especially in showjumping are the most famous, but they are also used for racing and eventing. Lastly, the non-speciallist horses are used for leisure and riding schools. Show jumping is a form of competition in which horses are jumped over a course of fences, low walls, and other obstacles (e. ...
A race is a competition of speed. ...
Eventing, is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. ...
The horses usually stand 16-16.2 hands high, and can be any color, although bay and chestnut are the most common. In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ...
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