Flim Flam (horse)
| Flim Flam | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Sue Blinks |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States
| ||
| Equestrian | ||
 |
2000 Sydney | Team Dressage |
 |
2002 Jerez de la Frontera | Team Dressage |
Flim Flam (March 27, 1987–October 28, 2004) was a
Life and career
Flim Flam was foaled in 1987, out of Cilia and by Wilhelm Tell I.[4] He was a dark bay who stood 16.1 hands (65 inches, 165 cm) at maturity. [5] Flim Flam began training with rider Sue Blinks at two and a half years old.[2] He was owned by Fritz Kundrun and Renate Kundrun, who bought him initially hoping he could be an approved Hanoverian breeding stallion as well as a dressage hopeful.[6] However, after he placed third at the Bundeschampionate, Kundrun realized the horse could not be successful in dressage as a stallion, so Flim Flam was castrated and went on to succeed as a dressage horse.[6]
Flim Flam's first major international competition was in 1998, at the
Flim Flam competed for the United States in the
After his retirement in the summer of 2004, Flim Flam was relaxing in a field when he showed signs of colic.[5] After his condition was noticed, he was taken to the Palm Beach Equine in Wellington, Florida. Flim Flam died October 28, 2004, of complications arising from colic surgery; his stomach burst, causing him to be euthanized on the operating table. He was 17 years old.[1][7]
Legacy
Breyer Animal Creations released a model horse based on Flim Flam between 2003 and 2004.[14] Blinks credits the horse as having been "a huge part of my education" as a rider and competitor.[15] She also noted one of his strengths, saying, "He can piaffe forever, basically."[16]
Pedigree
Through his sire, Film Flam is the "nephew" of Wilhelm Tell II.[17] Wilhelm Tell II is the sire of many notable Show Jumping/Dressage horses.
| Sire Wilhelm Tell I |
Wedekind | Ferdinand | Ferrara |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herzenskind | |||
| Atlasmaedel | Athos | ||
| Koenigsliebe | |||
| Donauliese | Don Carlos | Dominik | |
| Fasanenmoos | |||
| Festglorie | Fernruf | ||
| Frisenblume | |||
| Dam Cilia |
Cavalier | Cardinal | Off Key |
| Chevaliers Star | |||
| Fackel | Ferdinand | ||
| Asternprinzess | |||
| Liebelei | Lugano II | Der Loewe | |
| Altwunder | |||
| Dascha | Domaenenrat I | ||
| Astgirl |
References
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- ^ a b "Sue Blinks Reigning 2000 dressage". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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- ^ a b "Pedigree of Flim Flam". Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Farewell to former Olympic horse". Horse & Hound. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "American owned Roosevelt Qualifies for the 2007 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden". June 6, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Died". Retrieved February 18, 2016.
- ^ "Highbeam love of horses". Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- ^ "For the record". New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Profile: Christine Traurig". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
- ^ "Janesavoie". Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Retired Olympic horse Flim Flam euthanized following complications". Horse Tack Review. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Dressage news". Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Identify your Breyer". Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- ^ Slade, Lisa (May 6, 2013). "Ringside Chat With Sue Blinks". Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Sue Blinks and Flim Flam Win Grand Prix Freestyle". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Forget me not at warmblood sales". Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.