- Galoubet A
Galoubet A (
1972 -2005 ) was a horse ridden by the French rider Gilles-Bertran de Ballanda, in Internationalshow jumping and is a sire of show jumpers.* Color:
Bay
* Height: 17.0 hh (173cm)
* Sex: Stallion
* Breed:Selle Français flagicon|France
* Breeding: By Almé, out of Viti (TF) by Nystag
* Riders: Gilles B. de Ballanda & Benoit Mauriac
* Owners Jean François Pellegrin & Meg Douglas-HamiltonGaloubet was by the great sire Almé out of Viti a trotter mare.He was retired to stud at 10 y.o. and has since sired many top performers. Galoubet ranked third on the WBFSH standings for 2000/2001, largely on the basis of his son
Baloubet du Rouet who won three World Cup Final's in a row (Helsinki 1998,Gothenburg 1999, Las Vegas 2000) as well as team bronze at 2000 Olympics inSydney .In 2002 Galoubet was the Grand Sire of World Champion - Liscalgot (Ire) at
World Equestrian Games inJerez ,Spain through his son Touchdown.In 2004 his son Baloubet du Rouet won the Gold Medal at 2004 Olympics in
Athens Also Galoubet A has another well know son Touchdown , dam Lady willpower .In 1992 , Touchdown was the highest placed Irish show jumper at the Barcelona Olympics.
Achievements
*1979 Won
Wiesbaden Grand Prix (at 7 y.o.)
*1979 15th European Championships
*Champion of France in 1977, 1979 and 1982
*1980 Winning Nations Cups Teams - inAachen , Chaudefontaine, Longchamp andToronto .
*1980 8th World Cup Final inBaltimore , U.S.A.
*1980 8th Alternative Olympic Games inRotterdam .
*1980/81 Winner of the FEI World Cup Jumping League (Western Europe)
*1981 Won three World Cup qualifiers in a row atAntwerp , s’Hertogenbosch andDortmund .
*1982 Team GoldShow Jumping World Championships inDublin .
*1982 5th Individual, at the Show Jumping World ChampionshipsExternal links
* [http://www.allevarecavalli.com/cms/upload/galoubet_salto.jpgPhoto of Galoubet A]
* [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/galoubet Galoubet A pedigree]
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