Rambouillet
Named in historical breeding records among Mexico's international showjumping offspring.
Warmblood Horse Sales · Hall of Fame
Mexico
Mexico
The Furioso xx Son Who Carried the Line Forward
A powerful French stallion whose breeding influence bridged Furioso xx to Le Mexico — and ultimately into Deampla, Branco van Overis, Noah and the horses bred at Warmblood Horse Sales.
Foaled 9 May 1956
Dark Bay Stallion
Selle Français
1.63 m
Furioso xx × Talisman
French National Stud Sire
Sire of Le Mexico
1956–1977
01 · Why Mexico Is Here
The Missing Link Between Furioso xx and Le Mexico
Mexico belongs in this Hall of Fame because without him the Furioso xx branch cannot reach the Warmblood Horse Sales pedigree.
Direct connection: Mexico was the sire of Le Mexico. Le Mexico sired Deampla; Deampla became the dam of Branco van Overis; Branco is the sire of Noah.
02 · Born in France
A 1.63 m Horse Who Looked Far Bigger Than the Tape Measure
Mexico was foaled in France on 9 May 1956. Published pedigree records identify him as a dark bay Selle Français stallion standing 1.63 metres.
His sire was the British Thoroughbred Furioso xx. His dam was Dame de Ranville, a substantial French mare by Talisman.
The photographs are a useful reminder that height alone never tells the whole story. Mexico may have measured 1.63 m, but his depth, bone and body gave him the appearance of a much larger horse.
03 · His Sire
Furioso xx — the Failed Racehorse Who Changed Sport-Horse Breeding
Mexico's sire Furioso xx had failed to win a race, yet in France became one of the defining Thoroughbred influences on post-war sport-horse breeding.
Furioso xx was by Precipitation xx out of Maureen xx by Son-in-Law xx. His offspring became important across jumping and breeding, and Mexico emerged as one of the sons through whom that influence survived into later generations.
Historical breeding commentary has described Mexico as a particularly valuable son of Furioso xx — a stallion whose importance came increasingly through the horses he produced.
04 · Dame de Ranville
The Mare Behind Two Major Furioso Branches
Mexico's dam Dame de Ranville was foaled in 1947 and was by Talisman out of Que Je Suis Belle by Lord Orange.
Her importance goes beyond Mexico. When bred repeatedly to Furioso xx, she produced a remarkable family that included Urioso and, nine years after Mexico, his full brother Furioso II.
The two full brothers would help carry their sire's blood into different parts of European breeding: Mexico remained in France, while Furioso II became an enormous influence in Germany.
Mexico · 1956
The French branch that would continue through Le Mexico.
Furioso II · 1965
Mexico's full brother, who became a major influence in German sport-horse breeding.
Urioso · 1964
Another Furioso xx son from Dame de Ranville's recorded produce.
Dame de Ranville
The mare whose repeated pairing with Furioso xx created multiple influential descendants.
05 · The French National Stud
Mexico's Reputation Was Built Through His Offspring
Mexico served in the French National Stud, where his breeding career produced horses that reached major international sport.
Historical breeding records name offspring including Rambouillet, a Grand Prix performer in Vienna; Rush du Camp, associated with the Olympic Games in Mexico City; and Jexico du Parc, associated with the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
That international depth matters because it shows that Mexico's value was not confined to one famous son. Like the best foundation sires, he produced a pattern.
Rush du Camp
Recorded among Mexico's offspring associated with Olympic-level international sport.
Jexico du Parc
Another Mexico offspring recorded in connection with Olympic competition.
Le Mexico
The son who would carry Mexico's male line into the emerging Dutch Warmblood.
06 · Then Came Le Mexico
The Son Who Took the French Line Into Holland
In 1970, the mare Pêche Melba produced Le Mexico by Mexico.
Le Mexico became the true continuation of Mexico's male line. He left France for the Netherlands and became instrumental in the development of the modern Dutch Warmblood.
Through approved sons including Ulft, Le Mexico would influence generations far beyond the single branch that interests us here.
07 · Into Deampla
Where Mexico's Line Becomes Our Line
Le Mexico later sired Deampla, the 1985 KWPN mare out of Reampla.
Deampla then became the dam of Branco van Overis by Parco.
That is the point where this old French branch enters the horse who would become Noah's sire.
08 · Two Rivers Meet in Branco
Parco on One Side — Deampla on the Other
Branco van Overis is where two of the major Hall of Fame rivers finally meet.
Through his sire Parco came Lugano van la Roche, Darco, Ibrahim, Almé, Attack Z and Iliona van het Carelshof.
Through his dam Deampla came Le Mexico, Mexico and Furioso xx.
Mexico therefore supplies an entire historic branch of Branco's pedigree — and that branch continues directly into Noah.
Parco Branch
Lugano van la Roche → Darco → Parco → Branco van Overis.
Deampla Branch
Furioso xx → Mexico → Le Mexico → Deampla → Branco van Overis.
09 · What the Photographs Show
Only 1.63 m — Yet Built Like a Much Bigger Horse
“The tape measure says 1.63 m. The photographs say substance.”
Mexico is another example of why old pedigree measurements need to be read alongside the horse himself.
He was not exceptionally tall by modern Warmblood standards, yet the surviving photographs show a deep-bodied, powerful stallion with considerable bone and presence.
His jumping photograph also gives us something more valuable than a posed stud image: evidence of the horse using that body over a fence.
We do not identify the rider in that photograph. A connection with Nelson Pessoa has not been reliably verified, so it is not claimed on this page.
10 · His Legacy
The Stallion in the Middle Who Could Easily Be Forgotten
Furioso xx is famous. Le Mexico became famous. Later descendants became famous.
Mexico sits between them, and that is exactly why his page matters.
He preserved Furioso xx through a male line that moved from France into the Netherlands, then through a mare into Belgian breeding, and ultimately into Branco van Overis and Noah.
Remove Mexico from the pedigree and the entire route disappears.
11 · Continue the Bloodline Story