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Description: We are thrilled with the quality of this colt we are offering for sale. He has the kindest, sweetest temperament. His attitude is easy going, willing and intellegent. We have spent tonnes of time handling Ferrnando. He was leading with no effort. He is a fancy mover, flashy and will be a show stopper. He boasts an excellent hind quarter and has excellent hock action. Check out his superb topline, head and neck.
Ferrnando is from semen imported from Heritage Manor Farms from the US. Ferrnando's sire: R&B, is a gorgeous TRUE BLACK Dutch Warmblood. Starting his career in eventing and then successfully competing as a jumper he is now training in dressage. With a refined head, lovely sloping & free shoulder and his sire's powerful hind/compact frame, R&B is a powerhouse. (Ferro is known for passing on an ability to sit the hindquarter & a powerful engine/hind.) R&B is one of two approved sons of Ferro in the USA. R&B's dam is the only US bred mare to earn her Elite/Pref/Prest status!!
R&B was conceived via embryo transfer and was born on Easter Sunday 1998. In 1999 he was ranked #1 yearling in the US. At 3 yrs. he was taken to Holland for his keuring/stallion inspection. He was given Star status by the Dutch & went to Team Nijhof's for stallion test development. In 2002 R&B completed his stallion test in Prussendorf, Germany with excellent scores. Scored @ 100 day test:
9.0 Ability to Work, Character, CC Jumping
8.33.0 Free Jumping.
At his 2006 RPSI Inspection he received 9.0 for Canter.
PROFILE
Just as Ferro, R&B started his international career as a Jumper and is now settling back into dressage. R&B carries Ferro's high rideability, trainability, athleticism, and suppleness. As a young stallion R&B competed internationally in 3-Day Eventing and Dressage, winning nearly every competition and holding undefeated records. At present time he is working exclusively in Dressage with Jasmine Létourneau. Showing PSG and schooling GP movements. As a Jumper R&B had numerous championships at Level 4,5 & 6 Jumpers at Ocala HITS, Upperville, Raleigh, SwanLake, and Culpeper. R&B is a talented, scopey jumper with 3 good generous gaits, front end lightness and hind end power. R&B is also extremely supple with excellent talent for lateral work.
Ferrnando grandsire Ferro: Olympic Ferro, the Dutch sensation at Aachen, competed at the 2000 Olympics and assisted his team in achieving a team silver medal, with an individual score of 74.92%
Ferrnando grandmother.Born 1989, 17 hand Dutch mare and first Elite Mare in the U.S. She is by Argus x Zinia Keur Preferent by Saluut. Harmony was #2 in the nation 2 years in a row. She competed at 3rd Level dressage.
Ferrnando's dam Catalina is a beautiful CWHBA inspected anglo-arab broodmare who has raised many outstanding warmblood offspring who have sold into the Young Riders programs in Canada and also in the US. She comes from very well known, top quality bloodlines. Her disposition is second to none.
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