SHOWJUMPING: Jus de Pomme wins the 1996 Olympic individual gold

[pommedapilove]

awesome! so proud that's my horses grandsire, you can see it in her when we do grand prixs, so smooth :)

[jollyjumpersgirl]

jus de pomme means apple juice :) haha

[ImmortalSynn]

@jollyjumpersgirl

lol, he was named by his owner's toddler

[2101lovelilly]

amazing i expecially love how this horse looks so proud of himself with everyone cheering, he looks like he's enjoying it so much, and i think he did! and q sorry but where where these held because the last jump looks like the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Aussie flag inside it and Boomerangs, but that was the 2000 Olympics wasn't it, sorry but yeh where was it held?

[ImmortalSynn]

@2101lovelilly

That Fence was in celebration of the upcoming Olympics in Sydney, 2000.

This venue is clearly the Georgia International HorsePark... and even a 3second Google search will tell you that Jus de Pomme won gold in 1996 Atlanta, not 2000 Sydney. ;)

[2101lovelilly]

@ImmortalSynn ok thanks : )

[kasmild]

Hi, is it possible to make some videos with Alexandra Liederman and Rochet M ? I can't find any at all on the net...

[ImmortalSynn]

@kasmild

I do have several clips of Rochet M at both the Olympics and the World Equestrian Games.

I'll put them up eventually... but am currently experiencing a software issue, so cannot upload anything currently until it's corrected.

[diangofango]

Thanks for the quick reply.

I tried to google jus de pomme , but couldn't find anything about it.

[ImmortalSynn]

@diangofango

No prob.

[diangofango]

@ImmortalSynn: Thanks.

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

Willi Meliger, Rene Tebbel, Ludger Beerbaum and so on was riders I watched when I was a young girl and had a dream of becoming an international showjumper ;-)

By the way, what happende to Jus De Pomme?

Why did he die?

[ImmortalSynn]

@diangofango

Colic. He died after post-surgery complications.

[diangofango]

@ImmortalSynn:

Do you have any video of Willi Meliger and Calvaro V?

I'm a bit curious because of Calovaro's clone...

[ImmortalSynn]

@diangofango

Yes, I have plenty. ;)

And you're in luck... because I plan to make a video called "Send in the Clones," featuring Gem Twist, Calvaro V, and ET FRH.

It'll probably be sometime in the next few weeks, keep a lookout for it. :)

[DieDidi1309]

he was one of the Best RIP Boy

[kymmy16w]

Fabulous horse, I loved watching him so many years ago. I love how he just loped around on the buckle during the victory lap, just like a pony.  :-)

[QueenBeatlesWings]

haha- the horse's name means Apple Juice (-:

[Lyllerh]

Such a shame that this horse died so young and with only few offsprings.

Though he wasn't a fast horse he was still a truly amazing showjumper..

[ImmortalSynn]

@Lyllerh

That's actually, for lack of a better word, an advantage:

it was the late '90s when FEI-level jumpoff courses began to shift away from emphasizing speed to almost exclusively emphasizing technical capability and scope tests... perfectly suited for the heavier/slower/scopier Warmbloods (like this horse) over the hotter TB-types.

[Lyllerh]

@ImmortalSynn I agree with the courses today emphazising technical capability, but I don't think that the horses today are getting heavier if that's what you mean? To me it seems that the horses today are getting lighter, though still emphasizing technique and capability.

I don't think Jus de Pomme's lack of speed would ever be an advantage, his advantage was his fantastic jumping capability. He might never win a jump off, but at the big tournaments as he'll be the only horse with zero faults.

[ImmortalSynn]

@Lyllerh

I was speaking to heavier than TBs. I'm aware WBs are getting lighter.

The comparison was also between today's courses, and the more typical "running" courses of the '70s-'90s. See my video "Super-exciting 1990s-style Jumpoff" to get an idea of what I'm talking about.

[Bandibob]

I am lucky enough to own a horse who's grandsire is this beautiful stallion, wouldnt change him for the world!!

[baylee93]

What a gorgeous gait.

And such a gorgeous horse.

[miguelvc]

sorry does anyone know the name of that song?

[Sauce180]

Thank you for posting this. What a phenomenal athlete- he jumped around that Olympic course like a hunter. does anyone know how he died?

[ImmortalSynn]

@Sauce180

Welcome.

Complications from a colic-related operation.

[palouse84]

THIS IS MY HORSE'S DADDY! :D

[HighHorse07]

One of my junior jumpers & one of my eq horses are by him and are incredible!! My eq horse looks almost exactly like him!

[kellidahorsegirl]

LOVE HIM! Thanks for posting this :D

[ImmortalSynn]

Welcome :)

[kc2610]

I have a grandson of his! We are doing dressage, originally from Australia and now in Germany training with Leonie Bramall. Search AEA Julius in Youtube and you can see him!

[iambraveintheattempt]

hes absolutely incredible. I've never seen a horse with such perfect form.

[shiiuza]

Now THAT'S a victory round! Lol, Loved this horse...

What happened to him? =/

[ImmortalSynn]

He died very shortly after this, just as his fame was beginning to peak.

That's why his handless-victory gallop was so sentimental... it's how most of the world last got to see him.

[equiner7]

awesome!!

[ImmortalSynn]

LOOK at this horse's form and style!

Had he lived, he would've EASILY been speakable within the same breath as Gem Twist & Milton... I have no doubt.

[AdrenalineArt]

I totally agree with you! Thankyou for uploading, It was great fun watching him, He just kept this neat tidy balenced rythm all the way round and the horse jumped with incredible power and care! Gahh this was great to watch, made it look like a schooling session at home! :D