Furioso 3032779 195984010 2008-03-05T06:18:18Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Horse infobox |horsename= Furioso |image= |caption= |breed=[[Thoroughbred]] |discipline=Show Jumping |sire= [[Precipitation (horse)|Precipitation]] |grandsire= |dam= Maureen |damsire= |sex= Stallion |foaled= 1939 |country= United Kingdom |color= Bay |breeder= |owner= French National Stud |racerecord= 21 starts, 0 wins |raceearnings= |racewins= |raceawards= |otherawards = |honors= |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== [[Image:FamilyTree.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Furioso's lineage including the horses [[Precipitation (horse)|Precipitation]], [[Son-in-Law]], [[Double Life]] and [[Dark Ronald]]]] 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.<ref name=Great450>Stonebridge ''Great Horses'' p. 450-451</ref> ==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 ==See also== *[[Precipitation (horse)]] *[[Furioso II]] *[[Cor de la Bryere]] ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== * {{cite book |title=Great Horses of Our Time |last=Stonebridge |first=M. A. |year=1972 |publisher=Doubleday |location=New York }} ==External links== *[http://www.horsemagazine.com/BREEDINGBARN/GREAT_STALLIONS/furioso/furioso.html HorseMagazine.com] [[Category:1939 racehorse births]] [[Category:Show jumping horses]] [[Category:Thoroughbred racehorses]] [[Category:Racehorses trained in Great Britain]] [[Category:Racehorses bred in Great Britain]] [[Category:Influential sport horse sires]] [[de:Furioso]] [[hu:Furioso-north star]] [[ja:フリオーソ (種牡馬)]] [[pl:Furioso]] [[sv:Furioso]]