Ulft
One of Le Mexico's best-known approved sons and an important name in later Dutch breeding.
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Le Mexico
Le Mexico
The French Stallion Who Helped Shape the Dutch Warmblood
Born in France from the Mexico–Furioso xx line, Le Mexico crossed a breeding border and became an important KWPN sire — while one daughter, Deampla, carried his blood directly into Branco van Overis and Noah.
Foaled 19 April 1970
Chestnut Stallion
Selle Français
1.69 m
Mexico × Brûle Tout
KWPN 104STB-H
Keur Stallion
1970–1987
01 · Why Le Mexico Is Here
The Horse Who Carries the French River Straight Into Noah
Le Mexico is not a distant name added simply because he appears somewhere in a pedigree. He is the direct sire of Deampla — the dam of Branco van Overis.
Direct connection: Le Mexico sired Deampla in 1985. Deampla later produced Branco van Overis by Parco, and Branco became the sire of Noah.
02 · The Horse
Born in France as Etna — Remembered as Le Mexico
Le Mexico was foaled on 19 April 1970 in France. He was a chestnut Selle Français stallion standing 1.69 metres, bred by A. Lefevre.
He was by Mexico out of Pêche Melba by Brûle Tout. Records also identify him by the name Etna.
His pedigree therefore carries the Thoroughbred influence of Furioso xx through Mexico, while Pêche Melba's side adds further French and Thoroughbred foundation blood.
03 · Into Holland
A French Import Who Had to Prove Himself
Le Mexico's importance was not created by a fashionable pedigree alone. He had to earn his standing in Dutch breeding.
The KWPN records him as 104STB-H and ultimately as a keur stallion. Historical accounts describe a gradual rise: his early offspring were not immediately greeted as glamorous modern types, but their substance and strength became increasingly valued.
After thirteen seasons at stud he was elevated to the keur status — recognition of the breeding value he had demonstrated through his progeny.
A stallion does not have to win the first beauty contest to change a breed. Sometimes the real verdict arrives in the next generation.
04 · His Dutch Legacy
The Offspring Made the Case for Him
Le Mexico became an important sire in the developing Dutch Warmblood. Historical breeding records list approved sons including Silvano, Ulft, Zelhem, Zonneglans, Astronaut and Expert.
That list matters because it shows influence spreading through multiple breeding branches rather than resting on one exceptional descendant.
Silvano
Recorded among the approved stallion sons through whom Le Mexico's influence continued.
Zelhem
Another approved son representing the depth of Le Mexico's Dutch breeding career.
Deampla
The daughter who matters directly to Warmblood Horse Sales: dam of Branco van Overis.
05 · The Ulft Branch
One Stallion — Influence Far Beyond a Single Discipline
Le Mexico's son Ulft became an important Dutch sire in his own right. That branch demonstrates how far Le Mexico's genetic influence travelled beyond the immediate family we are documenting.
For this Hall of Fame, however, we keep the distinction clear: Ulft represents Le Mexico's wider Dutch legacy; Deampla is the direct route into our horses.
Wider Dutch Influence
Le Mexico → Ulft → generations of Dutch sport-horse breeding.
Our Direct Line
Le Mexico → Deampla → Branco van Overis → Noah.
06 · Deampla
Then the Stallion Story Becomes a Mare Story
In 1985, Le Mexico sired the chestnut KWPN mare Deampla, out of Reampla.
This is one of the reasons the Hall of Fame follows mares as carefully as stallions. The line did not need another famous male to reach us. It travelled through Deampla.
When Deampla was bred to Parco, the result was Branco van Overis. At that point two enormous breeding rivers met in one horse.
07 · Two Rivers Meet
Darco and Almé From One Side — Furioso xx and Le Mexico From the Other
Branco van Overis is where the scale of this pedigree becomes apparent.
His sire Parco carries the Belgian jumping river through Darco and Lugano van la Roche, while Parco's maternal side brings in Attack Z and Almé.
Branco's dam Deampla brings the other river: Furioso xx → Mexico → Le Mexico.
Branco did not inherit one celebrated line. He stood at the meeting point of several of them.
08 · The Thoroughbred Foundation
Why So Many xx Names Appear Behind Le Mexico
The old pedigree photographs and charts reveal something easily hidden when we look only at modern Warmblood names: substantial Thoroughbred influence sits behind Le Mexico.
His paternal grandsire Furioso xx was a Thoroughbred, himself by Precipitation xx. Pêche Melba's sire Brûle Tout also descends from Thoroughbred blood through Foudroyant II xx.
That is part of the historical recipe behind the modern sport horse: established European mare families combined with carefully selected Thoroughbred blood for athleticism, quality and refinement.
09 · What the Photographs Show
A More Refined Horse Than the Generation Before Him
Put the photographs of Mexico and Le Mexico beside one another and the family progression is fascinating.
Mexico presents as a powerful, substantial old French stallion. Le Mexico, while still possessing depth and bone, appears more refined and closer to the type we associate with the developing modern Warmblood.
The photographs cannot tell us which genes produced which feature, but they do let us see the horses behind the names — exactly what this Hall of Fame was built to preserve.
10 · His Place in Our Hall of Fame
The French Stallion Who Crossed Into Holland — Then Reached Noah Through a Daughter
Le Mexico's story is a perfect example of why a pedigree should be read as history rather than simply as a list of names.
Furioso xx came from Thoroughbred racing blood into French sport-horse breeding. Mexico carried that line forward. Le Mexico crossed into Dutch Warmblood development. Deampla carried it into Branco van Overis. Branco carried it into Noah.
More than half a century after Le Mexico was born, that old French river is still present in the horses being bred at Warmblood Horse Sales.
11 · Continue the Bloodline Story