Otello du Soleil (born March 15, 2002, died November 2023) was a bay-colored sport horse registered in the Selle Français studbook, who has been ridden mainly by Swiss show jumper Romain Duguet. He was a son of Alligator Fontaine and a daughter of Papillon Rouge.
While he enabled Romain Duguet to break through to the highest level of show jumping competitions in 2011, notably with a victory at the Nations Cup stage in Sopot, Otello du Soleil is best known for having violently attacked the mare Quismy des Vaux in early June 2015, on the sidelines of the CSIO in Saint-Gallen Switzerland, leading to the cessation of the mare's sporting career, then to a court settlement. He competed in a number of 1.60 m show jumping events, including the highly regarded Spruce Meadows CSIO in September 2015. From summer 2017, his owner Christiana Duguet, wife of Romain Duguet, rode him in competitions up to CSI2* level.
His sporting retirement was scheduled for the end of November 2019.
Otello du Soleil was born on March 15, 2002 [1] at Marianne Eichenberger's domaine du Soleil in Cossaye, Nièvre (France). [2] [3]
He was ridden by Gilles Veron until he was 6 years old, then moved to the stables of Clément Boulanger and Kevin Staut, before moving to Benjamin Robert's stables for his 7-year-old competition season. [4]
Owned by Swiss rider Christiana Duguet in 2010, [5] he has spent most of his sporting career with her husband, Swiss rider Romain Duguet: Christiana Duguet is particularly keen to help Romain break through at the highest level of show jumping; [6] it is Otello du Soleil's presence in her stables that enables him to do so, notably in 2011. [7]
In 2011, he won the Nations Cup at the official 3-star International Show Jumping Competition (CSIO3*) in Sopot. [4] For his first appearance at the renowned Geneva International Horse Show in December 2011, he finished 3rd in a 1.45 m class. [8] [9]
In October 2012, he was immobilized due to an inflamed suspensory muscle. [10]
He finished second in a 1.50 m event in St. Gallen, two tenths of a beat behind winner Olivier Philippaerts. [11] He then went on to win a 1.50 m event at the CSIO5* in Rotterdam in June 2014, counting towards the Longines ranking, with the fastest clear round of the 51 starters; a fault in Thursday's jump-off had demoted him to 13th place. [12]
At the CSIO in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on June 6, 2015, he lost out in the hunter class (1.45 m) to Belgian rider Grégory Wathelet on Egano vh Slogenhof, despite a very fast finish and a very short turn over vertical obstacle no. 13. [13] On the night of June 6 to 7, 2015, taking advantage of a safety system failure, Otello du Soleil left his demountable stall and broke the stall latch of the mare Quismy des Vaux, whom he tried to jump, attacking her and seriously injuring her, [14] [15] [16] to the point of ending the mare's sporting career. [17] Quismy probably defended herself, as Otello du Soleil suffered minor chest and head injuries. [14] The case is settled in court. [18] [19]
He competed at the famous CHIO Aachen on bar heights of 1.55 m in August 2015, completing a faultless first round, but finishing his second round with 8 points, giving him 6th place. [20] In September 2015, he jumped during the highly-regarded Spruce Meadows CSIO in Calgary, dropping a bar in each of the two 1.60 m events he took part in, which didn't prevent him from finishing 9th in the Akita Drilling Cup standings, [21] then 6th in the six-bar event. [22]
In fine form for his first outings of 2016, in March he won the speed event at the CSI5* (Concours de saut international 5 étoiles) in Paris at the Grand Palais, as well as 5th place in the Prix Hermès sellier, both over 1.50 m obstacles. [23] He did not take part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as Romain Duguet preferred his mare Quorida de Treho. [24]
From summer 2017, he was ridden by his owner Christiana Duguet, up to CSI2* level. [4] He was retired from sport at the end of November 2019, at the age of 17: [4] [25] [26] [27] Christiana Duguet announced the news on social networks, specifying that Otello is still in good shape. [28] The horse had been in her stables for almost 10 years. [28]
Otello of the Sun died on November 4 or 5, 2023, at the age of 21. [29]
Otello du Soleil was a bay male sport horse registered in the Selle Français studbook. [3] He was 1.65 m tall. [3] Christiana Duguet called him "King Toto". [28]
Otello du Soleil has won 11 of his 313 show jumping competitions during his sporting career. [1]
He achieved an ISO jumping index of 156 in 2013. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 168 in 2014. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 169 in 2015. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 169 in 2016. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 146 in 2017. [31]
Otello du Soleil was a son of the Selle Français stallion Alligator Fontaine, and the Selle Français mare Fleur de pivoine, by Papillon Rouge. [3] His maternal great-granddam Joyeuse de Choisy was also the dam of the stallion Apache d'Adriers. [39]
He is 58 % Thoroughbred, 39 % Selle Français and similar. [40] He was an original Selle Français, with no foreign crosses over 4 generations. [3]
Sire Alligator Fontaine (1988-2018) |
Gayssire Fleury (1972-1992) | Sire (1965) | Mourne (1954) |
---|---|---|---|
Sariegail (1956) | |||
Capucine (1968) | Khereddine (1954) | ||
Marjolaine (1956) | |||
Nighty Fontaine (1979-2008) | Dark Tiger (1959) | Nasrullah (1940-1959) | |
Spotted Beauty (1941) | |||
Elyria (1970) | Nykio (1957) | ||
L'Echappée (1956) | |||
Dam Fleur de Pivoine (1993-2016) |
Papillon Rouge (1981-2009) | Jalisco B (1975-1994) | Almé Z (1966-1991) |
Tanagra (1963) | |||
Verboise (1965) | Centaure du Bois (1946) | ||
Lorette (1955) | |||
Pivoine de Choisy (1981-2008) | Double Espoir (1969-1994) | Ibrahim (1952-1973) | |
Quatrième Espoir (1960) | |||
Joyeuse de Choisy (1975-1995) | No info | ||
No info |
While Otello du Soleil is listed as a whole horse (potential sire) or stallion in most databases [41] [42] (he certainly was until 2015), other sources, notably the Fédération équestre internationale, [1] list him as a gelding, i.e. castrated. [43]
Otello du Soleil (born March 15, 2002, died November 2023) was a bay-colored sport horse registered in the Selle Français studbook, who has been ridden mainly by Swiss show jumper Romain Duguet. He was a son of Alligator Fontaine and a daughter of Papillon Rouge.
While he enabled Romain Duguet to break through to the highest level of show jumping competitions in 2011, notably with a victory at the Nations Cup stage in Sopot, Otello du Soleil is best known for having violently attacked the mare Quismy des Vaux in early June 2015, on the sidelines of the CSIO in Saint-Gallen Switzerland, leading to the cessation of the mare's sporting career, then to a court settlement. He competed in a number of 1.60 m show jumping events, including the highly regarded Spruce Meadows CSIO in September 2015. From summer 2017, his owner Christiana Duguet, wife of Romain Duguet, rode him in competitions up to CSI2* level.
His sporting retirement was scheduled for the end of November 2019.
Otello du Soleil was born on March 15, 2002 [1] at Marianne Eichenberger's domaine du Soleil in Cossaye, Nièvre (France). [2] [3]
He was ridden by Gilles Veron until he was 6 years old, then moved to the stables of Clément Boulanger and Kevin Staut, before moving to Benjamin Robert's stables for his 7-year-old competition season. [4]
Owned by Swiss rider Christiana Duguet in 2010, [5] he has spent most of his sporting career with her husband, Swiss rider Romain Duguet: Christiana Duguet is particularly keen to help Romain break through at the highest level of show jumping; [6] it is Otello du Soleil's presence in her stables that enables him to do so, notably in 2011. [7]
In 2011, he won the Nations Cup at the official 3-star International Show Jumping Competition (CSIO3*) in Sopot. [4] For his first appearance at the renowned Geneva International Horse Show in December 2011, he finished 3rd in a 1.45 m class. [8] [9]
In October 2012, he was immobilized due to an inflamed suspensory muscle. [10]
He finished second in a 1.50 m event in St. Gallen, two tenths of a beat behind winner Olivier Philippaerts. [11] He then went on to win a 1.50 m event at the CSIO5* in Rotterdam in June 2014, counting towards the Longines ranking, with the fastest clear round of the 51 starters; a fault in Thursday's jump-off had demoted him to 13th place. [12]
At the CSIO in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on June 6, 2015, he lost out in the hunter class (1.45 m) to Belgian rider Grégory Wathelet on Egano vh Slogenhof, despite a very fast finish and a very short turn over vertical obstacle no. 13. [13] On the night of June 6 to 7, 2015, taking advantage of a safety system failure, Otello du Soleil left his demountable stall and broke the stall latch of the mare Quismy des Vaux, whom he tried to jump, attacking her and seriously injuring her, [14] [15] [16] to the point of ending the mare's sporting career. [17] Quismy probably defended herself, as Otello du Soleil suffered minor chest and head injuries. [14] The case is settled in court. [18] [19]
He competed at the famous CHIO Aachen on bar heights of 1.55 m in August 2015, completing a faultless first round, but finishing his second round with 8 points, giving him 6th place. [20] In September 2015, he jumped during the highly-regarded Spruce Meadows CSIO in Calgary, dropping a bar in each of the two 1.60 m events he took part in, which didn't prevent him from finishing 9th in the Akita Drilling Cup standings, [21] then 6th in the six-bar event. [22]
In fine form for his first outings of 2016, in March he won the speed event at the CSI5* (Concours de saut international 5 étoiles) in Paris at the Grand Palais, as well as 5th place in the Prix Hermès sellier, both over 1.50 m obstacles. [23] He did not take part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as Romain Duguet preferred his mare Quorida de Treho. [24]
From summer 2017, he was ridden by his owner Christiana Duguet, up to CSI2* level. [4] He was retired from sport at the end of November 2019, at the age of 17: [4] [25] [26] [27] Christiana Duguet announced the news on social networks, specifying that Otello is still in good shape. [28] The horse had been in her stables for almost 10 years. [28]
Otello of the Sun died on November 4 or 5, 2023, at the age of 21. [29]
Otello du Soleil was a bay male sport horse registered in the Selle Français studbook. [3] He was 1.65 m tall. [3] Christiana Duguet called him "King Toto". [28]
Otello du Soleil has won 11 of his 313 show jumping competitions during his sporting career. [1]
He achieved an ISO jumping index of 156 in 2013. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 168 in 2014. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 169 in 2015. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 169 in 2016. [31]
He achieved an ISO of 146 in 2017. [31]
Otello du Soleil was a son of the Selle Français stallion Alligator Fontaine, and the Selle Français mare Fleur de pivoine, by Papillon Rouge. [3] His maternal great-granddam Joyeuse de Choisy was also the dam of the stallion Apache d'Adriers. [39]
He is 58 % Thoroughbred, 39 % Selle Français and similar. [40] He was an original Selle Français, with no foreign crosses over 4 generations. [3]
Sire Alligator Fontaine (1988-2018) |
Gayssire Fleury (1972-1992) | Sire (1965) | Mourne (1954) |
---|---|---|---|
Sariegail (1956) | |||
Capucine (1968) | Khereddine (1954) | ||
Marjolaine (1956) | |||
Nighty Fontaine (1979-2008) | Dark Tiger (1959) | Nasrullah (1940-1959) | |
Spotted Beauty (1941) | |||
Elyria (1970) | Nykio (1957) | ||
L'Echappée (1956) | |||
Dam Fleur de Pivoine (1993-2016) |
Papillon Rouge (1981-2009) | Jalisco B (1975-1994) | Almé Z (1966-1991) |
Tanagra (1963) | |||
Verboise (1965) | Centaure du Bois (1946) | ||
Lorette (1955) | |||
Pivoine de Choisy (1981-2008) | Double Espoir (1969-1994) | Ibrahim (1952-1973) | |
Quatrième Espoir (1960) | |||
Joyeuse de Choisy (1975-1995) | No info | ||
No info |
While Otello du Soleil is listed as a whole horse (potential sire) or stallion in most databases [41] [42] (he certainly was until 2015), other sources, notably the Fédération équestre internationale, [1] list him as a gelding, i.e. castrated. [43]