Orange Peel (foaled 1919) was a
Thoroughbred stallion
A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).
Stallions follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" nec ...
that had a significant influence on the breeding of sport horses.
Orange Peel has had a great influence on the breeding of
show jumpers. Orange Peel sired 19 sons from 1924 to 1940, and his descendants are very successful today, with 26 of the top 100 show jumping sires of 1990 having him in their pedigree.
One of Orange Peel's greatest descendants was his grandson, the Anglo-Norman
Ibrahim
Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam.
For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam.
Ibrahim may also refer to:
* Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people ...
, who produced such great sires as Quastor (1960) and
Almé Z
Almé Z (16 April 1966 – 21 March 1991) was a 16.1 hh (165 cm) sport horse stallion who was a prolific sire of show jumping horses.
His sire was by the Selle Français, Ibrahim, a stallion whose influence is still incredibly strong toda ...
(1966). Sons of Orange Peel include The Last Orange, the sire of
Ibrahim
Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam.
For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam.
Ibrahim may also refer to:
* Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people ...
, Jus de Pomme, and Plein d'Espoirs.
External links
Orange Peel's pedigree
Show jumping horses
Sport horse sires
1919 animal births
Thoroughbred family 2-u
Individual male horses