Illimitee
Selle Française mare | brownborn 2018 | height 1,68mBig Star x Diamant de Semilly
Olympic Champion × World Champion × Olympic Champion – it hardly gets more impressive than this for Illimitee’s pedigree. Her name translates as “unlimited” – and she truly embodies this potential in every phase of her performance.
Already in her first show jumping competitions, Illimitee repeatedly ranked at the top up to 1.30 m, confirming our high expectations. She impresses with scope, attitude, and remarkable quality over the fence and clearly shows the potential to step into the higher classes, which she is scheduled to enter in 2026.
Her sire, Big Star, is an individual Olympic gold medalist from Rio de Janeiro and a team Olympic gold medalist from London, regarded as one of the most significant show jumpers of his generation. Wins in Grand Prix events in Aachen, Hamburg, Rome, Wellington, and Antwerp, as well as a Nations Cup victory in Dublin, underline his legendary status.
Dam: Eminencia Semilly
(Diamant de Semilly × Jus de Pomme)
Eminencia Semilly was one of our most valuable broodmares. After her tragic loss during foaling, we retained her daughter Jamaika for breeding, along with Jamaika’s foals by Casall and Zirocco Blue, to preserve this exceptional line for the long term. In addition, a son of Eminencia has been licensed.
Her sire, Diamant de Semilly, is a World and French Champion and was the leading sire in France for many years, ranked No. 1 in the world in 2015 and 2016.
Second dam: Queen van Berkenbroek produced numerous international top-level horses, including:
- Abbervail van het Dingeshof – GCT winner, CSIO***** 1.60 m
- Una van Berkenbroek – CSIO***** 1.60 m
- Warrior van het Dingeshof – CSI*** 1.60 m
- Artiste de l’Abbaye – licensed, 1.55 m
- Quinox de l’Abbaye – 1.45 m
- Rilson de l’Abbaye – 1.45 m
- Ushuaia de l’Abbaye – 1.40 m
Jus de Pomme, her maternal grandsire, is an Olympic gold medalist and a rare sire due to his few but extremely successful offspring. Diamant de Semilly, her maternal great-grandsire, is a World Champion, French Champion, and for many years a leading sire globally.
Illimitee combines exceptional genetics with outstanding athletic potential and perfectly represents what we aim for in our breeding program: quality, resilience, and attitude.
