Galoubet A
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Galoubet A (1972 - 2005) was a horse ridden by the French rider Gilles-Bertran de Ballanda, in International Show Jumping and is a sire of show jumpers.
- Color: Bay
- Height: 17.0 hh (173cm)
- Sex: Stallion
- Breed: Selle Français
- Breeding: By Almé, out of Viti (TF) by Nystag
- Riders: Gilles B. de Ballanda & Benoit Mauriac
- Owners Jean François Pellegrin & Meg Douglas-Hamilton
Galoubet 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 in Sydney.
In 2002 Galoubet was the Grand Sire of World Champion - Liscalgot (Ire) at World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain through his son Touchdown.
In 2004 his son Baloubet du Rouet won the Gold Medal at 2004 Olympics in Athens
[edit] 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 - in Aachen, Chaudefontaine, Longchamp and Toronto.
- 1980 8th World Cup Final in Baltimore, U.S.A.
- 1980 8th Alternative Olympic Games in Rotterdam.
- 1980/81 Winner of the FEI World Cup Jumping League (Western Europe)
- 1981 Won three World Cup qualifiers in a row at Antwerp, s’Hertogenbosch and Dortmund.
- 1982 Team Gold Show Jumping World Championships in Dublin.
- 1982 5th Individual, at the Show Jumping World Championships
