Voltaire

Ancestry

Voltaire is the result of crossing two outstanding bloodlines, Furioso II and Gotthard. Furioso II produced 200 state premium mares and at least 68 approved stallions of which several are standing at stud in other continents. One can easily say that Furioso II has influenced the bredding industry worldwide. The full brother of Furioso II is the French stallion Mexico, whose son Le Mexico is a familiar name in Dutch breeding and frequently appears in the pedigrees of successful showjumpers.

The dam's sire Gotthard is, now more than twelve years after his death, almost a legend in German sport horse breeding and his name is simply a synonym for the Hanoverian showjumper. Who has not heard of Goldika, Goya, Queensway and Genius? Gotthard's strength is continued in his sons (for instance Goldberg, Goldpilz, Gottschalk, Goldstern, Gardestern and Godehard) and grandsons, but also indirectly on the dam's side of for instance Grundstein and Grannus, who died in 1992.

Vital in Voltaire's pedigree is the connection in the third generation to More Magic xx (amongst others of Moscow gold medal winner Mon Cherie) on one side and on the other side Furioso xx (sire of the gold medal winners Lutteur B and Pomone B).

Performance

As an 8 yr old Voltaire jumped 1.50m courses with a great deal of success. He showed his prowess in international jumping in 1988 in Calgary, Stockholm, Lanaken, Helsinki, Wiesbaden and Wembly and in 1989 he brought his showjumping career to a successful end by winning the Grand Prix of Berlin.

Progeny

Voltaire stands very high on the index for both jumping and dressage. each year so far a son of Voltaire has been approved for breeding in the Netherlands: Olympic Concorde, Damocles, Equador, Farmer, Gershwin and in 1992 Haarlem. In Germany three Voltaire sons were approved, along th the stallions Electro in Sweeden and Forever in Belgium. Many offspring of Voltaire are already awarded high premiums and, examplified by Hallo Hallo, Fantast, Dante, Vivaldi, Especiale, Electra, Etaire, Don and Concorde, are jumping 1.40/1.50, courses. It is no surprise that Voltaire meanwhile received 'keur' predicate.