Top Jumping Sire Lupicor H Dead!!

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The top showjumping stallion, Lupicor H owned by Hans Horn of De Wiemselbach died in the early hours of Sunday morning of colic, he was only 13 years old!!

This is tragic news for the breeders and also for his owners. I know that Hans had the biggest belief in this stallion.

His daughter Libertina and Jessica Kurten had just won the top showjumper in the world, when the top 10 riders of the world competed against each other in Geneva the other weekend.

He has four sons forward for the KWPN Stallion Keuring in Den Bosch at the end of January.

Needless to say he is limiting his frozen semen now.

Very very tragic and such a huge loss for showjumping breeding. My thoughts go to his owners at this very sad time...
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oh such a shame, i really liked him after seeing a son of his in the flesh last year

thoughts go out to the owners
 
just to confirm was he by Lux out of Jourdette S, coz a girl on my yard just bought a mare by him its stunning, that is awful news i lost a 4yr old hann stallion with colic a few years ago it was horrific
 
Absolutely awaful news. I know many people were planning to use him this year following the outstanding success of Zubin R in the 2007 Evaluations so this is a real blow.

I do hope it wasn't one of those colics that result from a hernia caused by those really horrible solid (ungiving) dummys. Why can't people invent/use one with a softer or more giving surface or incorporate a suspension system that moves like the mare to distribute weight balance? I'm not an engineer so I don't know how it could be built but there must be some way surely?
 
Ciss, if you are referring to an inguinal hernia I don't think an "ungiving" dummy/phantom mare can be blamed for this.

An inguinal hernia occurs when the inguinal ring does not close during a colt's development and later on in life a portion of the intestine drops down into the scrotum. This can happen when the stallion breeds a mare, or mounts a phantom, is rearing, or maybe even showjumping, etc.

When the intestine drops down itnto the scrotum it causes severe pain and the stallion colics. If left untreated the intestine can start to die and then the stallion is in real trouble.

An inexperienced owner or vet may think it is a simple colic. However ANY time a stallion colics one must rule out an inguinal hernia. If one does not rule out an inguinal hernia and merely treats the colic symptoms one will not solve the problem that is causing the colic and vital time is being wasted during whcih the intestinal can be damaged.

There are some surgical techniques that can be used in the case of an inguinal hernia, such as inserting a mesh to keep the intestines from dropping into the scrotum.

I don't know what caused Lupicor's colic. I am just providng some background information on inguinal hernias since you alluded to them.
 
I have a mare who is in foal to Lupicor due in April this year. He was a fantastic stallion and it is such a shame. He will be sadly missed.
 
hi sorry i think you misunderstood, the stunning mare just arrived on my yard is indeed by Lupicor H what a loss to the breeding world this will be
 
I was referring to the initial post by AnastasiaLLT1 that said in part:

"(Lupicor's) daughter Libertina and Jessica Kurten had just won the top showjumper in the world, when the top 10 riders of the world competed against each other in Geneva the other weekend."

As I said, Libertina is by Libero, not Lupicor.

No problem.
 
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Ciss, if you are referring to an inguinal hernia I don't think an "ungiving" dummy/phantom mare can be blamed for this.
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I don't know what caused Lupicor's colic. I am just providng some background information on inguinal hernias since you alluded to them.

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Thank you for explaining the physiology of it Tom, and how it might be the result of a long-term problem /weakness in that area but that does not really put my mind at ease.

I have to say I have no idea what kind of dummy they were using to collect from Lupicor or even if they were collecting from him at the time (although it does seem highly likely since it is about now that most of the top stallions are in quarantine) but it is noticable that there has been what seems like a sharp increase in this type of colic in relatively young stallions (Clinton and Blue Hors Cavan for example) since AI become more widespread. Perhaps if there is an inherent weakness there already the actual rate of occurence of such a weakness has not increased over the years but the conditions that make it a problem (eg using an ungiving dummy/ too many collections in too short a time) has. That is the possibility that concerns me, and -- I have to say -- quite a number of stallion owners too.
 
You welcome, Ciss.

I wonder whether the incidence is higher or if there is just a bit more openness today in talking about these things.

There is also the possibility that defects in the inguinal ring can be inherited and, if this is the case, it may not be collecting semen for AI that is causing the problem but instead a narrowing of the genetic pool through increased use of shipped semen that is leading to greater incidence of the condition. Just a theory.

If the inguinal ring is "sealed" then there is no risk of an inguinal hernia occuring through semen collecting. If the ring is faulty then the stallion is at risk not only by jumping a phantom but from any activity that causes stretching and straining in that region.

In any case anyone with a stallion should remember the advice about ruling out an inguinal hernia at first signs of colic.
 
Alot of people are interested in using Zubin-R, lupicor's british son. BEF futurity champion seen him a few times a real eye catcher and jumps well . i believe he is standing at Hobgoblins Stud this year ?? correct me if im wrong
 
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