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GRADINA (imp)

Garth (Grannus II)/Falkrich/Fremder/Fierabras XX 

16.2hh, classified Holsteiner foundation mare, bred by Riverside Stud in Australia and purchased and imported by us in 2009 from Justine Donohoe of Wimborne Park Stud (Australia). Fancy has a very sweet, character-filled nature and a very uphill conformation, with a huge sloping shoulder and powerful, purposeful movement. She really steps under herself well, and has extremely good coordination and mechanics. Fancy's foals inherit her uphill conformation, attractive face, athletic body and huge scope, both in movement and over fences. 

Fancy's grand-sire, Grannus II is by the outstanding Hanoverian super-sire of jumpers, Grannus (Grannus-Granit). Grannus's progeny currently have winnings of over DM 5,000,000 and include the likes of World Cup stars Gunter, Goby, Gigolo, Moet Imperial (Nelson Pessoa), Grand Slam (NIck Skelton), Grannenfels (Peter Weinberg), Grannusch, Top Gun (Jan Topps), Golo (Gerd Wiltfang), Govenor, Gaston (Valerio Sozzi), Gizmo (Ricardo Jurado), Remus Equo (Anton Martin Bauer), Gameboy, Zapateado, Gingerino, Nobelmann, Gio Granno (Franke Slookhaak), Gervantus, Gervantus II (Urs Fah), Granulit, Graf Grannus, Golden Game, Gastello, Grannus II and Gracieux (nearly all of these horses attended either Olympics or world championships and came away with placings). Fancy's Hanoverian Grand-sire, Falkrich, was 2007 Australian Jumping Stallion of the Year. Her Grand-dam's Hanoverian sire, Fremder was well known as an outstanding showjumper with a great deal of jumping ability. Fremder is by the magnificent Ferdi who was the full brother of Ferdl who won an Olympic Gold medal in Showjumping. 

Fancy competed in the Maverick showjumping team, and showed lots of scope and a super-elastic hind leg action! However, due to her age, and being a late starter, we decided that her potential would be better realised as a broodmare.

Registered with: AWHA, ACE, NZ Holsteiner Association (F.M.)

GRADINA M, HANOVERIAN/HOLSTEINER, 2002

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