Balou Du Reventon

• Age 2006
• Height 16.2hh
• Colour Bay
• Approvals Hannover, Oldenburg, OS, SA
• Terms 1x straw per dose, no terms

Balou du Reventon (Cornet Obolensky x Continue) is a fascinating combination of beauty and undeniable talent. With Ireland’s Darragh Kenny in the saddle, the stallion has showcased incredible consistency at the very highest level of the sport.

In 2019, with €1.300.000 won, Balou du Reventon was the fourth richest horse on the planet.
Darragh Kenny and Balou for Ireland are second in the play-off GP in Prague (3rd in 2018), winner of the Nations Cup Final in Barcelona, ​​winner of the GP CSI5* in Chantilly and Knokke, 2nd in Shanghai…

At breeding, 23 products are old enough to compete, of which 13 come out in CSI. The quality
is very homogeneous. Balou du Reventon is the best sire of winners aged 7 and under in CSI with a comfortable lead over the second.

US Equestrian is pleased to announce that Balou du Reventon, Ann Thompson’s 2006 Oldenburg stallion, was voted the 2021 International Horse of the Year

Balou du Reventon, ridden by Brian Moggre and owned by Ann Thompson, had one of the most successful years of his jumping career in 2021, representing the United States in multiple international competitions and being short listed to the U.S. Jumping Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Oldenburg stallion has had successful results with several international riders, but no success has come faster than with Moggre in the irons.

Following Moggre taking over the ride in 2020, the duo was selected to represent the U.S. Jumping Team at the Wellington CSIO4*, where the team took their first win of the 2021 season. The pair then represented the U.S. in FEI Jumping Nations Cup Poland CSIO5*, where the team finished seventh, before securing an impressive victory in the Longines 1.60m Grand Prix CSIO5*. The pair finished in ninth at the Rolex 1.60m Grand Prix at the Royal Windsor CSI5* before being named as a Reserve to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Team. Moggre and Balou du Reventon were then selected to represent the U.S.at the prestigious CHIO Aachen in September, where they lifted the U.S. Jumping Team to their first gold-medal finish at the event since 2005 in the Mercedes Benz Aachen Nations Cup with their double-clear effort. To conclude their remarkable year, the pair capped the weekend with a thrilling second-place finish in the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen, one of the most difficult classes in the world. In total, the pair were clear in five consecutive 5* Grand Prix classes in a row in 2021.

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