Horse infobox
horsename= Furioso
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breed=Thoroughbred
discipline=Show Jumping
sire= Precipitation
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dam= Maureen
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sex= Stallion
foaled= 1939
country= United Kingdom
color= Bay
breeder=
owner= French National Stud
racerecord= 21 starts, 0 wins
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updated= [March 4] 2008
Furioso was an influential sire of jumping horses, and is found in the pedigrees of many top show jumpers today.
Life
Furioso was a terrible racehorse, with zero wins out of 21 starts. However, he was a fantastic sire of jumping horses, standing in France. Furioso was ‘well balanced but with slightly knock kneed forelegs and tight hocks’Fact|date=March 2008 and 'had good bone, and walked liked a Lord, with a magnificent pace, very energetic and showing a great deal of amplitude, his tail swinging at each step. His trot and gallop were good but not exceptional. Though full of life he was docile and had a good temperament.’Fact|date=March 2008
After World War II, he was purchased by the French National Stud, where he was used as a breeding stallion until his death in 1968.[Stonebridge "Great Horses" p. 450-451] ]Descendants
Furioso was in the lines of 17 of the top 100 show jumping sires of the 1990s.
*Lutteur B (1955): Anglo-Norman, winner of the individual gold medal in show jumping at the 1964 Olympics
*Furioso II: sired 10 horses that competed at the Tokyo Olympics
*Mexico: Hanoverian
*Cor de la Bryere
*Urioso
*Belphegor IV
*Futuro
*Gurioso
*Urioso-Z
*Belle de Mars (1967): Selle Français, Olympic team Gold
*Finesse (1987): KWPN, leading showjumper
*For Pleasure (1986): Hanover, dual Olympic team Gold
*Goldfever (1991): Hanover, Olympic team Gold
*Jus de Pomme (1986): BWP, Olympic Gold (linebred 4 x 5 to Furioso)
*Khashm Al Aan (1987): BWP, Olympic Bronze
*Laeken (1977): Selle Français, World Championship team Bronze
*Leroy Brown (1984): Oldenburg, leading showjumper
*Midnight Madness (1983): KWPN, European Championship Bronze
*Pomone B (1959): Anglo-Norman, daughter of Lutteur B, World Champion
*Quidam de Revel (1982): Selle Français, Olympic team Bronze
*Quinta la Silla (1982): Selle Français, European Champion
*Quito de Baussy (1982): Selle Français, World Champion
*Rochet M (1983): Selle Français, Olympic Bronze and European Champion
*Souviens Toi III (1984): Selle Français, World Championship team Silver
*Thor des Chaines (1985): Selle Français, World Championship Silver
*Twist du Valon (1985): Selle Français, leading showjumper
ee also
*Precipitation (horse)
*Furioso II
*Cor de la Bryere
Notes
References
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External links
* [http://www.horsemagazine.com/BREEDINGBARN/GREAT_STALLIONS/furioso/furioso.html HorseMagazine.com]
