Fiona TYG

Fiona was foaled August 2019, so has just turned 6 and currently stands at a little over 16 hands. She is expected to grow another inch since her ancestors developed late, TOPPING OFF AT 16. She has been growing her withers into an up-hill build with a powerful topline. The is thoughtful and intelligent, with a sure step and safe forward jumping style. When confronted with new challenges, she thinks about things, then once she "gets it" she keeps it forever.

Her first year of training included: ground-driving/double-lunged, lunging with side reins, cavaletti work, loading into our trainer easily, standing for the farrier, "hanging out" politely with her trainer while other horses are being trained in the same ring or galloping/playing in an adjacent field and driving in hand.

Now She is being ridden at a walk under saddle and her rider in the picture above is 6'2" with long legs.

She thinks free-jumping is great fun (as much as our California weather allows since this has been limited over 2025 due to CA soil: VERY hard adobe and hot summer temperatures of 104 - 110).

Note about the pictures above:

The above chute jumping picture was taken during one of her first jumping attempts (to see if she liked it and to assess her potential). She is showing much more bascule when she takes larger jumps... but that flat back over small jumps is an equitation riders dream. We plan to do more free jumping this fall with more height and breadth.
Fiona's full brother (see Fenomenon aka Flareon/Muffin) in the last two pictures above) was sold to an Eventing trainer in North Carolina and was registered Trakaener. He is pictured in the last two photos above, ridden by his trainer and owner of MacJordan Training Stables, and currently showing in Kentucky/Carolinas piloted successfully by his current step-mom, an inexperienced eventer

BLOODLINE REFERENCES

She has a special pedigree with the rare "old fashioned' Hanoverian sire FABRIANO crossed with arguably the best of American Thoroughbred DNA (see Dam info below). She could also be a fabulous broodmare (the very successful hunter/Hanoverian sire, Westport, is of the Fabriano/Weltmeyer line and Debbie McDonalds horse Felix was a Fabriano son.)

Fiona's mother (Didn't You Know AKA Carmen) is a Northern Dancer, Pas de Nom, Distorted Humor, Seattle Slew, mare (see Didn't You Know under the "Bloodline References" tab).

Fiona's sire is "Hanoverian Stallion of the Year" Fabriano, a quality versitle Celle Hanovarian stallion. https://ihb.com.au/product/fabriano/

Here are the incredible results from the Stallion Performance Test he did in 1990 (Adelheidsdorf):

Overall score 133.02 / 1st of 36

Dressage score 128.55 / 4th

Jumping score 132.37

Information on her classic "Hannoverian stallion of the year" sire Fabriano:

https://www.superiorequinesires.com/fabriano/

Pictures of Fiona's sire, Fabriano: