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Please also look at our broodmares, some of which are wonderful riding prospects as well as part-time 'mommies.'  We also offer a reduced purchase price if we retain a breeding option to the mare.
 
Scroll down to find the following mares:
 
Art's Movin' Madonna, Contendra, Her Highness, Mona Lisa, O' She's Gauguin, O' So Friendly, R Juliet, Ranara, Rayanna, Rising Star, Rosalita, Rotanga Z, Royal Rhapsody, Sinderella,That Girl, Zabella
 

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ART'S MOVIN' MADONNA
(by Artful Move)

 
Madonna and her '06 filly by Sky's Blue Boy
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This appendix AQHA registered, incentive fund nominated mare is very easy to ride, with an awesome canter, and jumps in perfect hunter form.  Madonna is a twin, so she is 15.3 hands, but her full sibling matured to 16.3 and sold, within a month of breaking, to a dressage rider. 
 
Sire: Artful Move is a Congress Champion and World Champion. He is All-Time Leading Sire of Hunter Under Saddle Point Earners in all three divisions, Open, Amateur and Youth.
 
Dam:  was an $80,000 stakes producer and multiple winner on the track, by a former Illinois leading sire, Honeyland

Foals:  2006 filly by Sky's Blue Boy, a very tall, pretty, world class mover, easily sold within two weeks.

2010 Colt by Sky's Blue Boy

Price range A

 
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CONTENDRA
(Contendro x O' Pretty Lady/Opus)

Contendra June 2009
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is an ISR/Oldenburg premium (8.4) filly and premium mare (105), born 8/2/06. She is small, but our "Best of '06."  At her first show, Dressage by the Bay 2010, she scored 80.0% and was Grand Champion.  She is a proven broodmare, having produced a 2009 colt, Rotendro, by Rashka, and a 2010 colt, Rotendro II, by Rashka.
 
Sire: Contendro is registered Holsteiner and a winner of the 100 day stallion test. His sire, Contender, who also won his stallion performance test, is one of today's most outstanding Holstein Verband sires.
 
Dam: O' Pretty Lady by Opus* (ISR/Old, dam by Privateer [Puritano out of a niece to Olympic Gold Medalist Rembrant. When he was shown at 3rd level, he was USDF Highest HOY Westphalen])
 
Price range C

Contendra and O' Pretty Lady
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HER HIGHNESS
(Hohenstein x EM Dulany)

Her Highness and her '06 foal by Masterpiece
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Click here to play video of Her Highness.

 
This striking, 16-hand, black bay, AHS registered, EMC Hanoverian and ISR/Oldenburg premium mare is one of the few in the US by Hohenstein.  Like her 1/2 sibling in Germany, Her Highness won in the USDF yearling division.   Additionally, in 2004, she tied for 7th in USDF Horse of the Year Awards.   She is very well broke and going over fences safely and simply enough for a beginner to ride.  Although she is bred for the Grand Prix dressage ring, she would make a pefect small, junior hunter with her incredible form and honesty over fences.
 
Sire: Hohenstein was the 2002 Trakehner stallion of the year and ranks 6th in the dressage index breeding value of his Hanoverian daughters in the Hanoverian Yearbook of Stallions, 2003.

Dam: Dulany is an Elite Mare who was AHS Horse of the Year in the 3yr old Fillies. EM Dulany's dam is Diva, Dressage at Devon winner, producer of multiple site champions, and a full sibling to the 2002 100-day test winner Di Vinci.
 
Foals:  2006, first foal, Mona Lisa, premium ISR/Oldenburg filly by Masterpiece
2008:  Briella, Hanoverian filly by Briar
 
Price range C

 

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MONA LISA

(Masterpiece* x Her Highness/Hohenstein)

Mona Lisa & her '09 colt by Rashka
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is an ISR/Oldenburg premium filly born 8/10/06.  A dark bay, she is very sociable and typey.  She's elastic with great movement.        

 

Sire: Masterpiece (SWANA & ISR/Old) was Reserve Champion of the 2002 30-day stallion test. He has scored as high as 84% under saddle, 88% in hand, 9 gaits, and a perfect 10 walk! A winner at DAF, he qualified FEI and open 3rd level at 5 years old.  All foals presented have been premium/class 1.

 

Dam: Her Highness is registered and EMC Hanoverian, and premium ISR/Oldenburg, one of the few by Hohenstein (2002 Trakehner of the Year).  The mare's dam was American Hanoverian Society HOY, and her granddam, Diva, is a full sibling to 2002 100 Day Test winner, Di Vinci.

 

Foals:  2009 colt by Rashka

 

Price range B

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O’SHE’S GAUGUIN*
(Opus* x Gauliana de Gauguin/Gauguin de Lully)
2008 USDF Mature Mare Horse of the Year

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is a 17+ hand, Premium ISR/Oldenburg mare, also approved Premium (AB) by SWANA and Premium (MMP) for AHHA.  She was 4th of all ISR/Oldenburg premium mares in the Central Region, and has one of the best pedigrees in the US.  She was high-score filly and mare at both her ISR/Oldenburg inspections, scoring an 8.5 on movement and receiving a Premium rating.    At the 2006 (and 2008) East Central Regional Championships, she was Res. Grand Champion mare, and her filly, Sinderella, was Grand Champion Filly 3 and under.  In 2009, at Sorensen DSHB in June, O' She's Gauguin scored 82.000 and was Mare Champion.  O' She's Gauguin is going great under saddle and has an amazing canter.
 
Sire: Opus* is Dutch registered, ISR/Oldenburg approved, 2006 USDF #1 Dressage Breeding Sire (2nd in 2005 and 2004),   #1 NA/WPN Dressage Breeding Sire in USEF rankings for 2005 and 2004, #1 Producer of Premium Mares and HOY Winners since 2005.  Opus* received the 3rd highest dressage score in all US Stallion Testing with a score of 140.59! He received the only 9 given in the gaits category (by all 4 judges), and one of only two 10's given in ridability!  Opus has won 2nd place four times at Dressage at Devon and has qualified to 3rd level by 5 years old.

Dam: Gauliana de Gauguin is one of the top scoring Gauguin De Lully mares ever She and her dam, Elite Goliad (by almost all State Premium mares), HAVE BOTH WON DRESSAGE AT DEVON, the largest breed show in the US (including winning under saddle classes!). Elite Goliad is the niece to the ’76 US Olympic Dressage Bronze medalist, Monacco. 

Foals: 2004 Her first foal, Rising Star, won 2nd at the Regional Championship show and sold only a few months old for $18,000!   
2005 - ISR/Old premium filly, Rosalita, by Rosario.
2006 - ISR/Old premium filly, Sinderella, by Stedinger (a Sandro Hit son), who was Grand Champion Filly 3 and Under at the 2006 East Central Regional Championships, and USDF Res HOY Weanling Fillies
2007 - Class 1 SWANA filly, Mishga, by Masterpiece.  Sold in utero.
2009 - Rock 'n' Roll, colt by R Cor Ray - At the Sorensen DSHB June show, he scored 82.900 and was Colts & Geldings Champion. At Sorensen July DSHB show, he was Champion Young Horse.
 
Price range E

O' She's Gauguin
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O' SO FRIENDLY

(Opus* x Friendly Furiosa)

CDT Grand Champion 5-13-10
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O'So Friendly Video

6/19/’05, 16 h., Premium ISR/Oldenburg mare, high score of her inspection with a 107.  She is out of Friendly Furiosa (line breeding of Furioso II and Inschallah), by Opus*.  At her first show, O' So Friendly came home with a blue ribbon for Fillies of 2005 and the Reserve Young Horse Championship.  2007 - Winner 2YO Fillies at Silverwood D&B Show, June 16  O' So Friendly is very well broke, easy on the bit, and safe enough for anyone, with big expressive gaits - scores 8 & 9.  Unlimited dressage and hunter potential.  In 2008 she was 3rd in USDF HOY 3 YO Fillies and 4th in USDF HOY 3 YO Materiale.  First show of 2010, she won Mare Champion, and her filly by Tiamo Trocadero won Weanling Champion.  Second show she was Mare Champion, Mature Horse Champion, and Grand Champion. 

 

Sire: Opus* is Dutch registered, ISR/Oldenburg approved, 2006 USDF #1 Dressage Breeding Sire (2nd in 2005 and 2004),   #1 NA/WPN Dressage Breeding Sire in USEF rankings for 2005 and 2004, #1 Producer of Premium Mares and HOY Winners since 2005.  Opus* received a dressage score of 140.59 at his stallion testing, one of the highest ever.  He received the only 9 given in the gaits category (by all 4 judges), and one of only two 10's given in ridability!  Opus has won 2nd place four times at Dressage at Devon and has qualified to 3rd level by 5 years old.    

 

Dam: Friendly Furiosa ia a large, 16.3 hand, very correct, quiet mare. She was jumping out of 4’3" pasture fences as a filly, and has a scar on her hind leg from jumping the manure spreader. Friendly Furiosa is very easy to ride and has good gaits with a great up-hill canter for upper level dressage. She has one of the best Olympic pedigrees in the US.  Friendly Furiosa is TWICE line bred, in the first two generations, to the immortal Inschallah and the legendary Furioso II. Both of these sires together have had over 15 on the Olympic team in both jumping and dressage.  Friendly, her St. Pr. dam, and her sire are ALL 3/4 blood siblings to the Olympic stallion Heisman. Friendly's dam showed very successfully at fourth level dressage and as a modified jumper, and has produced several approved stallions, both of which were recently gelded to be sold (for a lot more money) to two very amateur riders.  

 

Price range C

 

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R. JULIET
(Raymeister* x Evening After)

2007
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(8/7/04) 16.1 hands, ISR/Oldenburg Main Mare Book mare (103 points).  She was a premium filly and Champion of her inspection site.   Very pretty!  A hunter to die for!   She has clean flying changes and is starting with perfect form over fences like her dam.  Suitable for hunters or dressage, she is sweet-natured, loving, and submissive in the bridle, with lovely, floating gaits.
 
Sire:  Raymeister, approved ISR/Oldenburg and AHHA, was the highest scoring stallion at his 2002 stallion test.  He was a 2006 USDF Horse of the Year. 
 
Dam:  Evening After is a famous hunter mare, who won  at Palm Beach, Devon, Harrisburg, and Washington.  She produced IHJA HOY 'Till Evening, and many top placing IHF winners.
 
Price range C

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Videos of R. Juliet

Trot

Trot/Canter/Free Jump

click for an over-fences video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l-9bXkfoEY&feature=channel

 
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RANARA:
(Linaro x Elite J Adelian***)

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This Black, 16.2 hands, Premium Holsteiner and Premium ISR/Oldenburg mare has gorgeous conformation. She was 2nd of all mares in the Central Region, (foaled 3-15-01).  This is an international quality mare. She already won at her first dressage in hand show and has cleared pasture gates of 4’6". This is one of the most elastic movers in the US. 

Sire: Linaro is a winner of stallion testing, and produced another winner of a stallion test, and is one of the top producers of premium Holsteiner jumpers and dressage horses. 

Dam:  Elite J. Adleian *** is dam of three approved stallions, Opus (a three time DAD winner, and multiple USDF Horse of the Year winner!), Rubicon Z, and Altimus.

Foals: Her first foal, Wontara (also known as Contara), by
Condentro, was 2006 USDF weanling filly HOY and 2007 USDF yearling filly HOY.

 Price range C

Ranara Videos

Trot/Canter

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Ranara Videos

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RAYANNA
(Raymeister* x Gauliana de Gauguin)

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filly born Easter morning, 4/16/06.  Long-legged and very correct . She was 16.2 hands as a 2 YO, and she will likely mature to 17+ hands. She scored 7.9 at her inspection, and the inspector said, "since she is so large, she is at an awkward stage of development today."  She is going well under saddle and ready for the FEI 4yo test.  Good clean recent X rays available.
 
Sire: Raymeister is a stallion test winner (highest score at  his testing) and 2006 USDF HOY, scoring 80% six times in 2006.  He is approved ISR/Oldenburg and AHHA.  He is sire of approved stallion Rashka, who also won his 2007 stallion test with the highest score in all U.S. stallion testing, 164.86.
 
Dam: Gauliana de Gauguin (SWANA & ISR/Old - by World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist Gauguin de Lully)  Dam, grand dam and sire all won DAD.  Both dam and granddam produced HOY winners, premium mares, and a stallion. 
 
Price range C 

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RISING STAR
(Raymeister x O' She's Gauguin/Opus/Gauguin de Lully) 

Rising Star (Riso)
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"Riso" is an '04 ISR/Oldenburg mare. She has been ISR/Old, HOY for 2004 - 2006 with USDF.
 
Sire: Raymeister had the highest score of the 2002 Stallion Performance Test, and is 2006 USDF HOY.
 
Dam: O' She's Gauguin is an ISR/Old premium mare by Opus*, 2006 USDF #1 Dressage Breeding Sire,  #1 NA/WPN Dressage Breeding Sire in USEF rankings for 2005 and 2004, #1 Producer of Premium Mares and HOY Winners since 2005.  O'She's Gauguin is out of Gauliana de Gauguin, one of the top scoring Gauguin de Lully mares ever.  She and her dam, Elite Goliad, have both won DAD, including under saddle.  Elite Goliad is neice to the '76 Olympic Bronze Medalist, Monaco. 
 
Foals: 2008 Premium ISR/Oldenburg filly by Festrausch
 
Price range C 

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ROSALITA

(Rosario x O'She's Gauguin)

Rosalita 2009
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Rosalita is a Premium ISR/Oldenburg mare, also approved AHHA (MM).  She is lovely and expressive, born 7/10/05. Rosalita is the only 2005 foal in the US by the incredible stallion Rosario. She has elastic gaits, is the prettiest, and has the best conformation of all our '05 foals.


Sire: Rosario is by Rubenstein I and was 2002 Oldenburg Regional Champion. At his Performance Test he achieved the highest dressage index. He stands out against the many popular Rubinstein sons because of his spectacular trot as well as his outstanding walk and canter.


Dam: O’ She’s Gauguin, by Opus*, is a premium ISR/Oldenburg mare out of generations of DAD winners.  Her dam is by World Champion and Olympic Bronze medalist, Gauguin De Lully.  O’ She’s Gauguin's first foal, Rising Star, by Raymeister, won second at our regional champion show and sold at only a few weeks old.  

 

Foals: 2009 R Corrito, colt by R Cor Ray

 

Price range C

Rosalita 2008
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ROTANGA Z
(Contango x Ro-Z v. Robin Z)

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Class 1 Swedish, 2005, bay filly by Contango out of a Robin Z x Spartan mare (Ro-Z), born 6/18/05.  This filly will be awesome! There is no other with this combination of bloodlines around. There are International Grand Prix winners in both dressage and jumping for at least four generations.  She is our best mover of '05.
 
Sire: Contango was Champion of his 100-Day Test in Medingen, Germany, in 1991.  In 1997 he achieved 7 1st Place wins at Grand Prix and in 2002 he was awarded Keur status by the KWPN. Contango is the second horse to attain this status after leaving the Netherlands. He earned 9s on temperament and trainability and won top honors in both jumping and dressage.
 
Dam: Ro-Z is by Robin Z,  one of the best jumping sires in the world. His get have won medals in the European Championships, World Equestrian Games, and the Olympics. The success of his progeny is remarkable. Robin Z was classed as the number one stallion in the world in 1999 with 12 winning products in CSI and was one of the few stallions in the world to have two progeny in the showjumping finals at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000.  Robin Z's sire Ramiro was ranked as the #1 stallion in the world on the basis international winners from 1990-95, and his dam’s sire, Almé is the #1sire of showjumping broodmares from 1990-96. Robin Z jumped Grand Prix at an international level with the Swedish team, and is also a winner in Grand Prix Dressage.
 
Foals:  2009 - Rashanga Z, Class I Swedish filly by Rashka
 
Price range C

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Rotanga Z and her '09 filly by Rashka
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ROYAL RHAPSODY
(Rubin Royal x Paradel v. Parabol)

Royal Rhapsody
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( 4/11/05) ISR/Oldenburg Main-Mare book mare, of international quality like her GP winning sire and grandsire, and her Olympic grand- and great-grandsires.  Royal Rhapsody was awarded premium status at her ISR/Oldenburg inspection and won the Premium Filly Championship.  In 2009, she is coming 4, well broke and ready to show both hunters and dressage.  Grand Prix potential!                
 
Sire: Rubin Royal, Supreme Champion of Oldenburg in 2001 (Rohdiamont - Grundstein II - Akzent), has 12th place in the German-wide Breeding Evaluation List for dressage horses. His sire is the champion stallion Rohdiamant. His dam's sire, Grundstein II, has been consistently producing internationally successful dressage and jumping horses in the Worldclass-Niveau. The high rideability component of these horses comes from the third generation father, Akzent II. Rubin Royal's offspring are exceptionally elegant with fascinating movement and character.  He has five approved sons in various breeding areas such as Oldenburg, Hannover, and Westfalen.

 
Dam: Paradel is a premium Oldenburg mare by Parabol. Paradel won the Midwest ISR/Oldenburg Filly Championship, is still the top scoring Parabol in hunter breeding AHSA Horse of the Year awards, placed second numerous times at DAD with perfect 10 scores, and was twice USDF HOY. Paradel has produced several of the highest-scoring approved stallions in the US and eight premium foals many of which have gone on to be AHSA, IHJA, USCTA, USDF, and USEF Horse of the Year winners. 
 
Price range C

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SINDERELLA
(Stedinger x O'She's Gauguin)

October 2008
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Registered ISR/Oldenburg  mare, rated Premium for both ISR/Oldenburg (105) and AHHA. Born 7/7/06 , she is dark and intense with incredible type and movement.  She was Region 2 Grand Champion Filly, 3 and Under, and 2006 USDF Weanling Filly Reserve Horse of the Year.  She is undefeated in all shows and is international quality! 
 
Sire, Stedinger is a 17h, highly elastic and incredible Sandro Hit son.  He was unequivocal winner of the 2002 Oldenburg Stallion Days, and in 2004, from his first foal crop, he produced the German Champion Filly.  Sandro Hit was federal champion 6 year old dressage horse in 1999, and world champion of the young horses in Arnheim.  Stedinger's dam, Bold-Fantasy, achieved an excellent mare performance test with an overall 8.67.  Her line is directly linked to all the epochal greats of Oldenburg breeding through Landadel, Futuro, and Adonis xx. 
 
Dam: O' She's Gauguin by Opus, was 2008 USDF DSHB Mature Mare Horse of the Year. She is a Premium ISR/Oldenburg mare, also approved Premium (AB) for SWANA and Premium (MMP) for AHHA. Opus is 2006 USDF #1 Dressage Breeding Sire (2nd in 2005 and 2004),   #1 NA/WPN Dressage Breeding Sire in USEF rankings for 2005 and 2004, #1 Producer of Premium Mares and HOY Winners since 2005.  O' She's Gauguin's dam, Gauliana de Gauguin, is one of the top scoring Gauguin De Lully mares ever She and her dam, Elite Goliad (by almost all State Premium mares), both won DAD, the largest breed show in the US (including winning under saddle classes!). Elite Goliad is the niece to the ’76 US Olympic Dressage Bronze medalist, Monacco. 
 
Foals: Coco Hit, 2009 premium ISR/Oldenburg colt by Coconut Grove, Colt Champion of his inspection site.
 
Price range D

Sinderella October 2008
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October 2008
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THAT GIRL
(Opus x Premium Anna***by St. Pr. Aktuell)
 
2006 USDF Mature Mare Horse of the Year

That Girl
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ISR/Oldenburg Premium Mare, ¾ sibling to Tashka.  16.1+ hands, Olympic blood on top and bottom. Many half- siblings top and bottom are USDF Horse of the Year. That Girl received top placings at several shows and third at the Midwest ISR/Oldenburg filly championships. She even won money placing top five at IHF. That Girl possesses incredible ridability.  According to Mr. Karsten Kuel, the ISR/Oldenburg Breeding Director, "At the 2003 inspection, ‘That Girl’ will easily be one of the top Premium mares in the US." He also stated, he "…looks forward to seeing this mare in the FEI classes. She is exactly what the US breeders need to be breeding." 

2006 - a banner year for That Girl, who won the Broodmare class and Reserve Champion Mature Horse at Dressage at Lamplight, 9/23/06.  At the 2006 East Central Regional Championships, she placed 5th in Mature Mares. She was inspected by the AHHA, was Mare Site Champion with a score of 47, and was entered into the Main Mare Book with Premium Status.  Her foal Raymond LBF, by Raymeister, was judged a Premium Holsteiner colt.  She is the 2006 USDF Mature Mare Horse of the Year.

2008 - Sorensen July I + II shows, she won all classes and Mare Champion of both shows

Sire: Opus* is Dutch registered, ISR/Oldenburg approved, 2006 USDF #1 Dressage Breeding Sire (2nd in 2005 and 2004),   #1 NA/WPN Dressage Breeding Sire in USEF rankings for 2005 and 2004, #1 Producer of Premium Mares and HOY Winners since 2005.  Opus* received the 3rd highest dressage score in all US stallion testing - 140.59!  He received the only 9 given in the gaits category (by all 4 judges), and one of only two 10's given in rideability!  Opus has won 2nd place four times at Dressage at Devon, and has qualified to 3rd level by 5 years old.   

Dam: Premium Anna*** scored 84% at second level dressage, and has produced several USDF Horse of the Year winners.

Foals: 2006 - Premium Holsteiner colt by Raymeister, Raymond LBF. At his first show, he was high score of show with an 87%, a 9.1 on conformation, and Res. Champion Young Horse.  At his second show, he scored a 79.6% and was Young Colt and Gelding champion; and at his third show, he again scored over 80%.

Currently in foal to Raymeister for a 2010 foal.

Price range B

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Zabella
(Olympic Ferro x Nirvana/Fleming)

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"Bella" is a very beautiful, 2004, 16.1+ hand, true black, sweet natured horse with incredible elastic gaits (especially in her trot and canter work).  It would be hard to find a more comfortable, uphill canter anywhere.  Very clean, expressive, uphill flying changes with good lateral work.  She is not only suitable for the upper levels of dressage, she also displays a rare honesty to fences, with good hunter form and rhythm.  She is a joy to jump and seems to have taken to it like a fish in water.  She was a top-ten yearling in the 2005 KWPN/NA Keuring and a 2006 American Royal Sporthorse in-hand Champion.  She has scores in the 70%s at both Open Training and 1st Levels, is showing 1st and 2nd Levels, and is ready to qualify for 3rd level.  Bella is a full sibling to Undercover, who made the 2006 short list for USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage FEI World Breeding Championships in Verden.  He was also the 2006 Reserve Champion All-Breed award winner for First Level-open, the #1 ranked NA/WPN yearling in North American in 2002, and top ten for the NA/WPN Conformation and Free Jumping in 2003.  Bella has two sets of good x-rays, one from this season and one from three years ago.
 
Sire: Olympic Ferro competed at the 2000 Olympics and assisted his team in achieving a team silver medal, with an individual score of 74.92%. As a three-year-old he was champion of his performance test at Ermelo, where he achieved the outstanding results of 6.5--step, 8.5--trot and 8.5 gallop. He achieved the title of "Keur" in 2000. His sire Ulft, is bythe great Le Mexico, who carries Furioso xx blood, which brings value to any pedigree. Ferro's dam, Brenda, is a daughter of the Holsteiner, Farn, who is listed sixth on the jumping index with 146 points. Olympic Ferro sired the champion of the three-year-old stallions at s'Hertogenbosch in 2000, and had nine young stallions in the second round there in 2001. The champion three year old mare at Ermelo in 2000 was an Olympic Ferro daughter. Ferro produces beautiful, typey, talented offspring of the highest quality, with fantastic toplines and an elegant look. In addition to their excellent dressage ability, Olympic Ferro's offspring also make good jumpers. Olympic Ferro is #1 on the BN World Stallion Rankings for dressage. In 2002 Olympic Ferro once again had the highest scores on the Dutch Olympic team. 
 
Dam: Nirvana is by Fleming, and her dam sire is Calypso I by Cor de la Bryere.  She is a well balanced, modern type Dutch mare, standing 16.2 h.  At her 2004 kuering, Nirvana received a First Premium and her "Ster Predicate" ranking.  The jury awarded her a 73 for conformation and a 70 for movement.  She was Top Ten with the NAWPN as a two year old, and has proven to be a top-notch producer, stamping foals with her lovely long neck, sculptured face, and a temperament second to none.  In the September 2008 USDF Connection Magazine, Nirvana was ranked in the Top 10 of Dams Producing Three or More 'Great American Insurance Group/ USDFBC Series' Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions for the years 1998-2007!  Her sire, Fleming has competed successfully in Europe and the United States at Grand Prix. This well respected stallion is approved not only with the KWPN, but also with the Holsteiner, Oldenburg Verband, and ISR registries. Nirvana's dam is an imported mare from the strong jumping lines of Calypso I. 
 
Price range C

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Ken Borden Jr.

23963 S. Widows Rd Wilmington, IL

60481 (815) 476-2911 or Kfbjr2@sbcglobal.net