Vagabond de la Pomme ♂ †
🇧🇪 Belgium · sBs / Selle Français · by Vigo d'Arsouilles · brown · 2005–2025
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Proven at the top and still climbing — Vagabond de la Pomme's forward signals are strong.
World ranking
Vagabond de la Pomme finished #22 of the 100 ranked sires on the 2025 WBFSH world list — ahead of 78% of the field.
Proven offspring
22sons / daughters split — being researched
His sons and daughters proven at 1.60 m — the sport's greatest height. How many won at 5★ is still being researched.
Career on the world list
5 seasons on the WBFSH world list — best #22. Vagabond de la Pomme being researched — is Vagabond de la Pomme higher on the world list than last season? Hover the line for each season.
Next generation
being researched — are Vagabond de la Pomme's newest sons and daughters reaching the top, or did the best crops come long ago?
How the score is mixed: record 25% · depth 20% · quality 15% · momentum 15% · trajectory 25%. Only researched parts count — nothing is ever guessed in. Weights v1. Decision support, not a guarantee — no stud can buy a higher index.
About Vagabond de la Pomme
Vagabond de la Pomme is a (died 2025) brown sBs / Selle Français showjumping stallion foaled in 2005, by Vigo d'Arsouilles out of a For Pleasure dam.
Vagabond de la Pomme is a showjumping stallion from Belgium, born in 2005 and registered in the sBs and Selle Français studbooks. His sire is Vigo d'Arsouilles, the 2010 World Champion, and his dam, Sauterelle de la Pomme, was an international competitor. Owned by Geneviève Megret, he stands at Haras de Clarbec in France and is approved by studbooks including AES, Hanoverian, Holsteiner, KWPN, and Selle Français. Vagabond de la Pomme's career was marked by a second-place finish at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas in 2015 and an eighth place in Gothenburg in 2016. Known for excelling in speed events, he earned €470,000 in prize money. Ridden by Pénélope Leprévost, he secured notable Grand Prix placements across Europe, highlighting his prowess as both a competitor and breeding sire.
Vagabond de la Pomme has sired numerous offspring who have excelled at the highest levels of showjumping. Among them, Major Tom has achieved significant results, including a 4th place finish in the Grand Prix CSIO5* in Aix-la-Chapelle in 2023, and winning the Grand Prix 1.60m at the CSI5*-W in Washington in 2024. Everest d'Ellipse won the EEF Nations Cup final at CSIO4* in Avenches, notable for achieving an ISO of 161 in 2025. FBI d'Ellipse consistently performs well, securing 5th place in the Grand Prix 1.60m at CSI4* Saint-Tropez in 2024, with an ISO 163(25). These successes underscore Vagabond de la Pomme's credit as a sire of world-class progeny.
Conformation: blooded, elastic Vigo/Sauterelle type with scope and technique
Temperament: sensitive and professional; match carefully for rideability
Vagabond de la Pomme died in 2025 at Haras de Clarbec. Breeding may continue via frozen semen — confirm availability with the stud.
His stamp — performance traits
Researched stamp — 5 = strongly passes the trait. Web-sourced; confirm with the stud.
His stamp — conformation
Researched stamp — 5 = strongly passes the trait. Web-sourced; confirm with the stud.
Watch Vagabond de la Pomme jump — 2 clips
EQUI REGISTRYEquiWiki · by Horses Smith Vagabond de la Pomme — Pedigree
sBs / Selle Français · by Vigo d'Arsouilles out of Sauterelle de la Pomme · WBFSH #22 (2025) · 22 offspring at 1.60m
Sources
- studbook.cheval-suisse.com
- Rimondo
- horsetelex.com
- sbsnet.be
- elitestallionsireland.ie
- studforlife.com
- seh-equine.com
- asep.info
- Harrie Smolders / Elite Stallions / World of Showjumping
- WBFSH jumping sire rank — #22
- WBFSH jumping sire rank — #90
- WBFSH jumping sire rank — #98
- WBFSH jumping sire rank — #43
- WBFSH jumping sire rank — #52
- World of Showjumping farewell notice
- Elite Stallions Vagabond page
- sbsnet.be
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