For Pleasure

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For Pleasure
Breed Hanoverian
Sire Furioso II
Dam Gigantin
Damsire Grannus
Sex Stallion
Foaled January 14th, 1986
Country Germany
Colour Chestnut sabino
Breeder Robert Diestel
Owner Robert Diestel-Stiftung
Earnings 1.8 million Euros
Major Wins, Awards and Honours
Awards
2000 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year
Medal record
Olympics
Gold 2000 Sydney Team Jumping
Gold 1996 Atlanta Team Jumping
European Championships
Gold 2003 Donaüschingen Team Jumping
Bronze 2003 Donaüschingen Individual Jumping
Gold 1999 Hickstead Team Jumping
German Championships
Gold 2002 Mannheim Jumping
Silver 2000 Balve Jumping

For Pleasure is a Hanoverian horse who competed in international show jumping under riders Lars Nieburg and Marcus Ehning. He won numerous Grand Prix events during his unusually long career, from which he was retired in 2006 at the age of 20.

Contents

[edit] Early life

[edit] Licensing

[edit] Jumping career

[edit] Breeding career

[edit] Pedigree

Pedigree of For Pleasure [1]
Sire
Furioso II
1965 Selle Francais
Furioso xx
1939 Thoroughbred
Precipitation xx
1933 Thoroughbred
Hurry On xx (1913)
Double Life xx (1926)
Maureen xx
1931 Thoroughbred
Son-In-Law xx (1911)
St. Prisca xx (1926)
Dame de Ranville
1947 Selle Francais
Talisman
1941 Selle Francais
Le Royal (1933)
Kreole (1932)
Que Je Suis Belle
1943 Selle Francais
Lord Orange (1933)
Comedie (1924)
Dam
Gigantin
1980 Hanoverian
Grannus
1972 Hanoverian
Graphit
1964 Hanoverian
Grande (1958)
St.Pr.St. Frutana (1958)
St.Pr.St. Odessa
1967 Hanoverian
Ozean/T. (1952)
Gitta (1961)
Goldi
1976 Hanoverian
Goya
1971 Hanoverian
Gotthard (1949)
Doma H (1963)
Fortuna
1969 Hanoverian
Fernjaeger (1943)
Winzerflocke (1955)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "For Pleasure". All Breed Pedigree. Referenced March 19, 2008.