Catapulte | |
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Breed | Belgian sport horse |
Sire | Limbo |
Dam | Mumarilla |
Sex | Female |
Country | Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux, France |
Color | Pinto |
Owner | Michel Robert, Olivier Robert |
Catapulte (born on May 5, 2002, in Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux, Cher, France) is a pinto-bay show jumping mare of Dutch origin, registered in the Belgian Sport Horse studbook (SBS). French rider Michel Robert acquired Catapulte in 2007, following her first foaling, to train her in show jumping. In 2012 and 2013, Catapulte won numerous prizes, but she never reached Grand Prix level. Despite this, she gained fame and a dedicated fan club.
Her popularity owes much to her rare coat color for top-level sport horses and her unique character. Robert describes her as a mare with a strong personality, easier to manage over jumps than on the flat, and extremely endearing. The rider retired from the sport and sold her at the end of 2013. After a brief stay at the Belgian Ashford Farms stables, Frenchman Olivier Robert rode Catapulte in 2014 and 2015. Officially retired in February 2016, she now serves as a broodmare.