Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024

Stallion Special Issue/Can U.S. Breeders Ever Produce Their Own Galoubet?

Take a look at almost any American Thoroughbred pedigree today and you're likely to find at least one of three names: Nasrullah, Nearctic or Princequillo.

Bull Hancock dreamed of improving the breed when he imported Nasrullah and Princequillo to Claiborne Farm in Lexington, Ky., in the early 1950s, while E.P. Taylor brought Nearctic to the United States in utero. Their influence has let the American Thoroughbred rise to the top around the world.
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Take a look at almost any American Thoroughbred pedigree today and you’re likely to find at least one of three names: Nasrullah, Nearctic or Princequillo.

Bull Hancock dreamed of improving the breed when he imported Nasrullah and Princequillo to Claiborne Farm in Lexington, Ky., in the early 1950s, while E.P. Taylor brought Nearctic to the United States in utero. Their influence has let the American Thoroughbred rise to the top around the world.

Wouldn’t it be great if U.S. sport horse breeders could do the same thing? What if a few prepotent stallions could be imported from Europe to pave the way for the dominance of American-bred sport horses, both domestically and abroad?

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Certainly such stallions exist today. Names like Cor de la Bryere, Voltaire, and Nimmerdor can be found in the bloodlines of many international show jumpers whereas Rubinstein, Pik Bube and Donnerhall appear in most dressage pedigrees. Ramiro and Voltaire (see pg. 57) span both disciplines, and these are just the most current stallions providing a foundation across registries for fabulous sport horses.

These greats are all either dead or aged. But there are horses who stand in America, such as the Selle Fran

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