Furioso II

			Hurry On
		Precipitation	Double Life
	Furioso xx		Son in Law
		Maureen	St Prisca
Furioso II			Le Royal
		Talisman	Creole
	Dame de Ranville (SF)		Lord Orange xx (Orange Peel)
		Que Je Suis Belle	Comedie

Born 1965 died 1986 Breeder - Alfons Lefevre Height 16. 1 1/2

 

Furioso 11 died in 1986 having sired 81 approved sons, 96 dams of approved sons, and progeny earnings of DM9,000,000.

Furioso II was imported to Germany by the legendary Oldenburg breeder, George Vorwerk (father of Gudula Vorwerk who stands a string of stallions, including - until his death, Rubinstein). Furioso II was out of the great mare, Dame de Renville, who produced a series of wonderful horses when mated with Furioso. The first of these was Mexico, who standing at the French National Stud of Le Pin, sired 20 approved sons, 20 dams of stallions, and famous international showjumping horses, including Laeken, Jexico de Parc and Heur de Bratand. His son, Le Mexico, has been a hugely influential sire of jumping horses in Holland.
Furioso II was interesting to the Oldenburg breeders as they needed a half-blood stallion to help make the transformation of their mares to more modern lines, without too much direct Thoroughbred blood.
Furioso II was approved for the Oldenburg studbook in 1967, and then went on to easily win his 100 day test. Later he was approved for Hannover, Rhineland, Hessen and Westfalia. For many years, Furioso II was ranked in the top three sires of leading money winners in Germany. Furioso II had winners in all disciplines. His showjumping stars included: FBI (with Thomas Frühmann), Heissman (ridden by Eric Van Der Vleuten, then Michael Matz) and For Pleasure.
Heissman under his original name, Friesengeist was sold to the stables of Henk Nooren, who later sold him to the United States, when ridden by Michael Matz he was Horse of the Year, and 4th at the Barcelona Olympics.
For Pleasure was originally ridden by Lars Nieberg, and under his guidance won team gold at Atlanta, before the ride was transferred to Marcus Ehnning. For Pleasure is already the sire of eight licensed Hanoverian stallions, and was a member of the gold medal winning German team at the Sydney Olympic Games.
Perhaps Furioso II’s most influential son is Voltaire - out of a mare by another classic sire of jumping horses, Gotthard. Voltaire is the sire of 33 approved sons and top jumpers like Finesse and Altaire.
In dressage, his son, Purioso is the sire of numerous stars including Anky van Grunsven’s Grand Prix horse Cocktail (who is the sire of Jazz); Le Mexico is the sire of Ulft, who in turn is the sire of Ferro. The Oldenburg stallion Welt As is out of a Furioso II daughter, and is the sire of Anky’s gold medallist Bonfire and Christine Stückelberger’s Grand Prix horse, STC Diamond.

Even in 2007, Furioso II continues to shape the sport of showjumping. In the 2007/2008 edition of the French breeding reference, Monneron (www.monneron.com) the French breeder (and journalist) Bernard le Courtois (visit www.brullemail.com) has compiled a ranking of the top 75 jumping stallions in the world - based on the FEI results of 2515 horses competing at CSI level. Furioso II's son Voltaire is ranked 11th in the world with 19 CSI winners, while For Pleasure despite largely concentrating on a competition rather than a breeding career, ranks 13th with 11 representatives.