Courville

Born 1952, died 1977

Breeder - J. A. Dewar

Courville was a very moderate British racehorse and sold to the Dutch breeder,
J. Heringa, for £500 and commenced his stud career in 1966.

Although Dutch riders were only just getting used to horses with a lot of Thoroughbred blood at the time, Courville produced some international stars – like Jasper, who as Little One, carried Hugo Simon to victory at the Hamburg Derby. Jasper was banished from Holland when his first (1974) crop of foals was considered disappointing, but after further jumping successes, he was returned to Holland in 1981 siring top jumpers – Nasper (Henk Nooren), Jasper (Paul Weier, Walter Gabathuler), Neuvienne Valmonte (Tom Olsmeyer) and Jasper S (Rene Sikkens). His son Avontuur, had a successful jumping career with Jean Claude Vangeenberge before going to stud. Jasper’s son, Jasper Z sired George Lindeman’s Jupiter.
Another Courville son, Notaris sired Linda Southern’s Chrysler Kracker Jack, Wout-Jan van der Schans’ Aubada, and Gerrit Veeneman’s Amadeus V.
Renville, by Courville, failed his licensing in Holland, went to Belgium, before being returned to Holland in 1985 to be ridden with success by Bert Romp.
As a broodmare sire, Courville was influential – Opstalans Pasquino (Bert Romp), Fatal Attraction (Johan Heins), Opal (Christine Stückelberger), Optiebeurs Decision (Emile Hendrix) and Zalmé (Manuel Torres), are all out of Courville mares.