INDIGO DE TALMA
Selle Français – 2018 – Bay– 1m71
MICHEL GUIOT, France
MICHEL GUIOT
Pedigree
QUICK STAR | GALOUBET A | ALME |
VITI | ||
STELLA | NITHARD | |
FLORA | ||
DAYTONA DE TALMA | STAKKATO | SPARTAN |
PIA | ||
VALKYRIE DE TALMA | DIAMANT DE SEMILLY | |
REGGAE DE TALMA |
Genetics
QUICK STAR
great international competitor with M. MICHAELS-BEERBAUM, he revealed himself to be a true foundation sire. Among his best offspring at the highest level:
- BIG STAR, Olympic Team Gold in London and Olympic Individual Gold in Rio with Nick SKELTON
- QUICK STUDY (ex-LUTIN DE SEMILLY), multiple CSI 5* winner and Nations Cup with Lauren HOUG, he also took part in the Lexington WEG 2010
- ORIENT EXPRESS, World Individual and Team Silver in Caen with Patrice DELAVEAU
- QUATRIN DE LA ROQUE, winner of Bordeaux World Cup with Julien EPAILLARD
Selle Français dam line N°93 : COR DE LA BRYERE, SHIVA D’AMAURY, SAFARI D’AUGE, FLORIE DU MOULIN, UNE DE L’OTHAIN, COCKTAIL DE TALMA, BOUFFON DU MURIER…
DAYTONA DE TALMA
competed herself at 4 and 5yo before being dedicated to breeding. INDIGO is her oldest offspring. She is also the dam of JALISCA DE TALMA, French Reserve Champion for 2yo mares
VALKYRIE DE TALMA
CSI 5* in North America with R. CORNACCHIA. She notably came 2nd of Wellington GP 3* in 2020, 3rd at Coapexpan Nations Cup as well as 6th in GP 5* of Tryon in 2019. Alongside her sport career, she had some excellent offspring :
- DIONYSOS DE TALMA, finalist from 5yo to 7yo in the French YH Championships, later placed in National GPs
- DONNA STAR DE TALMA, ranked up to CSI 3*, dam of HAPPY STAR DE TALMA, finalist from 4yo to 6yo in the French YH Championships, adorned with an “Excellent” label, then CSI YH GP winner at 6yo in Villers Vicomte
- ENERGY DE TALMA, finalist in the French 6yo Championships, afterwards placed at GP Am Elite level
- HELL DE TALMA, licensed stallion, 8th in the 4yo and 5yo French Championships and awarded “ Excellent”
- HEY MILLY DE TALMA, winner of CSIYH GP for 6 yo in Royan
- DAYTONA DE TALMA, dam of INDIGO DE TALMA, licensed stallion who came 8th in the French 4yo Championship and awarded with the "Excellent" label.
REGGAE DE TALMA
fieatures among the best alive broodmares worldwide. She has an impressive progeny :
- UNE DE L'OTHAIN, CSI 1,60m, winner of Hamburg 5*GP, 2nd in New York 5* and Stockholm 4*GPs, 3rd in Wellington 4*GP in 2019 with H. SMOLDERS
- COCKTAIL DE TALMA, GP 5* with G. WATHELET, now placed up to CSI 4* with Irish rider Deirdre Reilly
- COCAINE DE TALMA, successful in CSI 4* with J. WARGERS, then ridden by J. SPRINGSTEEN with whom she placed well in CSI 5* in Brussels.
- BALOUBET DE TALMA, full brother of COCKTAIL, regularly placed CSI 3* with V. PACAUD and currently competing up to 1m55
- VELLEDA DE TALMA, CSI 3* with P. LEONI and then N. DELMOTTE before being exported to the United States. Dam of DEFI DE TALMA, CSI Am, and SHANNON 11 (ex-FIRST DE LA SEMOIS), CSI 2*
- VAUBAN DE L'OTHAIN, placed at 3*level in the Emirates
- BALZAC DE TALMA, placed in 1,45m classes in Mexico with an amateur rider, among which a 2nd place in Mexico City and 5th in the Lerma GP
- BOREALE DE TALMA, CSI 1,55m, notably 4th in Ocala Winter Spectacular GP
- BERLIOZ DE TALMA, CSI 1,40m
- FAME DE TALMA, finalist in the French 6yo Championship and dam of licensed stallion KAMET DE TALMA
- KINGSLAND (ex-DECIBEL DE TALMA), placings up to 1m40 in the United States
- DEL STAR DE TALMA, good rankings in 1,40m GP
Performances
INDIGO achieved a very good 4yo season with 8 clears out of 10 rounds in young horses classes, including double clear during Compiegne Regional Championship. He then placed 8th in the French 4yo Championship, got licensed and awarded "Excellent". He moved on to a successful 5yo season with V. PACAUD and qualifies once again for the French YH Championship.
Breeding advice
Featuring among the rare long-lined sons of QUICK STAR, INDIGO comes with a lot of scope and carefulness. Being very blood-typed, he is undoubtedly well suited for heavier mares and those in need of stride and propulsion.
Offspring
2023 was his first year at stud, we will discover the first foals in 2024.