Baloubet Du Rouet

Breeding: Galoubet A x Starter

Height: 16.3 h.h / 170 cms

Studbook: Selle Français

Grade: Approved

Baloubet du Rouet can undoubtedly be rated as one of the best showjumpers at the turn of the millennium. His rise to fame began early at the age of seven when he became French Champion. An incredible competition record followed under the rides of Nelson and Rodrigo Pessoa.

Performance
1998 highlights included winning the World Cup in Helsinki as well as individual 11th and team 5th at the World Equestrian Games in Rome. In 1999 he won the World Cup in Gothenburg for the second year running, an incredible achievement seen by only three horses since the start of the competition. Many other 1999 accomplishments include 1st in the Paris Bercy Grand Prix, 6th in the Paris Bercy World Cup, 7th in the German Nations Cup at Aachen, 3rd in the Grand Prix at Spruce Meadows, 4th in the Grand Prix at Monterrey and 3rd in the Grand Prix at Geneva. In 2000 he is expected to claim his place at the Sydney Olympics.

Winner of the World Cup in Las Vegas 2000

Breeding Profile
Galoubet A (by Almé) was a renowned French showjumper, winning the five year old Championships in France in 1977, the French Championships in 1979, the team World Championships in Dublin in 1982, and finishing either 1st or 2nd in 19 Grand Prix Championships. He has gone on to be a highly influential sire of sport horses with over 20 progeny presently competing with success at international level showjumping including Caloubet du Rouet, Skippy II, Quick du Garon, Quickstar, Galypso and Bora Bora IV.

Mesange du Rouet was jumped as a four and five year old with eight wins from 13 outings at four, and five wins from 12 outings at five. She then became a brood mare at the well known Du Rouet Stud. She is also the dam of Unadore du Rouet.

Starter is a Selle Français stallion who stood at the National Stud of Sait Lô. He has 14 approved stallion sons and is a noted sire of broodmares.

A quote from the Horse International of the Top Ten Jumping Sires 2000/2001 says of Galoubet (3rd.place) "strong performances by both the sire and the progeny are clearly a constant feature in the Alme-Galoubet-Baloubet line, which looks promising for Baloubet's future career".

Progeny
Despite his youth, Baloubet’s success as a sire has been reflected in his 1999 rankings; 3rd in the Equvalan World Breeding Rankings and 23rd in the World Breeding Championship Rankings. His semen has been sold to a number of top UK breeders and riders, the results have been excellent.

Baloubet produces big, strong, athletic stock who inherit their sires unique bold outlook to life. His five year old son Gatsby Vandrin was the sale topper at the 1999 NASH auction (sold for $160,000). Other progeny have been sold for equally impressive sums.

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