Major League

By Feu Follet Out of Blandell Beauty by Mummy's Pet  (1991)  Dark Bay/Black, 16.3hh(unshod) Bone 9 1/4"

Major League is an extremely talented horse combining excellent movement with immense scope and ability over a fence having both a superb front and back end technique. He has only competed lightly due to stud commitments and owners illness (ML was due to start competing abroad when his owner had a serious car crash) however he is a winner of classes in BSJA jumping double clears in Foxhunter and 1.35m/1.45m Opens with ease. He started Jumping at the end of his 6th year and at one point racked up 22 double clears on the trot, mainly over 1.25m/1.45m opens. A quote from his rider, an Olympic Show Jumper, is "this horse would jump a house if you asked him to, he has so much scope". All this is not surprising as he comes from a proven pedigree with a long line of International Show Jumpers from the famous Selle Francais lines which are responsible for some of the Worlds best ever Jumpers and Sires of Jumpers and on his Dam's side the best TB lines for, not only stamina and speed for racing, but also for Eventing and the paces for Dressage, as well as the fact that during her racing career she won everytime over the jumps.

His Sire (in his late 20's)

Feu Follet was a very successful International showjumper in his own right and was an Approved Breeding Stallion in Belgium for many years before arriving in the UK. He has some of the most sought after Selle Francais lines being related to many of the World's top performers. Boasting three of France's top foundation Sires Orange Peel XX,Fra Diavolo XX and Ultimate XX.Orange Peel XXhad 19 graded sons with the top three being Plein d'Espoirs XX, Jus de Pomme XX and The Last Orange.

Also through Juriste being closely related to the outstanding show jumping sire Le Tot de Semilly. Juriste's sire is Ultimate XX and is one of the most famous names in French competition horse breeding with many descendants representing him inlcuding, Quidam de Revel and Grand Veneur and Ultimate's presence in the dam line has produced some of France's and the World's most successful performers and producers of performers Alme and Quito de Baussy. Fra Diavolo is the dam's sire of the renowned international jumping stallion I Love You and many more famous descendants. Olifant and his son Vin d'honeur were two of the highest premium stallions at the state stud with Olifant having one of the highest scores still today.

His Dam Tulipe has breed several International Show Jumpers, including a graded Stallion standing in North America.

These superb bloodlines can not only be found at the Zangersheide Stud but also at the French National Stud!

His Dam

Blandell Beauty was a successful race horse on the flat and especially over the jumps.  She is by Mummy's Pet, a prolific Sire of Sires and her Dam's Sire was Stradavinsiky (Nijinsky) who was 2nd to the horse of the century in the Eclipse.  Mummy's Pet and Nijinsky have been responsible for many top Event and Dressage horses.  Also her Great Grandsire My Babu, grand Sire of the legendary event horse JJ Babu - Bruce Davidson’s World Champion and team Gold Medalist from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics!