Achievement's As A Young Stallion
2022: Reserve Champion 6yo young hunter at Ky National, Winning his first hunter class in the states.
2021: Finalist in the 5-year-old Classic Cycle Show Jumping and Hunter, 7th in the Hunter Championship
2020: Finalist of the National 4yo Championship. With an ISO (Jumping Index) of 120, the stallion directly starts his career in the top 50 of the SF studbook. He is in the top 4% of his generation.
2019: 3yo Stallion Selection- 11th and 8.50/10 for free jump.
2018: 2yo Stallion Selection : 8.25/10 for free jump.
Grimoire D’ Elphen is part of this upcoming and promising new generation of colored stallions. Grimoire D'Elphen is homozygous for tobiano and black color gene. When bred to any color horse will produce a black based color foal. He got an 8.25 out of 10 at free jumping at only 20 months old that shows a beautiful natural jumping movement. He is a 16.3 2016 Selle Francais Stallion.
Pedigree
His sire is Thunder Gesmeray, who is by Limbo, another “foundation stallion” of the colored warmblood world. Balsamine Gesmeray, Thunder’s dam, has an ISO (jumping Index) of 1.50 which put her in the top 20% of the Selle Francais studbook. Thunder Gesmeray is the SF colored stallion with the best dam line with the grade of 9/10.
Grimoire’s dam is Dior d’Elphen. She is by Arnac d’Elphen, who was already competing at 1.35m by the age of 7 years old. He is also sBs approved and WFFS negative.
His Story
Professional
Grimoire D'Elphen competed in the 3'6'' Green Hunters in 2023 and has stepped up to the 3'9'' Green Hunters for 2024 as well as competing in derbies. Grimoire's USEF # is 5803823.
Amateur Friendly
Grimoire D'Elphen has been showing in the cross rail division with his owner, Kristen Wallis. His quiet demeanor makes him an ideal choice if you are looking to produce some amateur-friendly horses for the hunter ring.