We have a larger number of horses available this year than ever offered previously, this is due to plans to further reduce the numbers of our special horses as we move towards our retirement plans.
Below I am starting to list the wonderful characters and welcome any enquiries should they have be of interest. This page is very much a work in progress and I will be adding to it.
In addition to those featured on this page, we are also offering all of our 2024 foals. They can be viewed on their own page, found in the menu.
We will also have several broodmares, in foal to GFS Fire and Ice for 2025 who may be available to very special and permanent new homes.
Please feel free to enquire about any of our horses whether listed here or not, but please also know that good homes are paramount.
The horses that we offer have been bred, reared and handled with no attention to detail spared nor given compromise during the management of their welfare, happiness and handling.
They are priced according to market value and not for negotiation. Each is described accurately, open to any vetting and will be a sound investment for anyone looking for a well bred, versatile and exciting young prospect to develop the type of bond with that can only ever really be achieved by producing a youngster who you have a special bond and absolute trust in and with.
Prices start at £5000- Please feel free to enquire x
Yearling palomino filly
4 year old chestnut filly
3 years old palomino filly
3 year old palomino filly
2 year old palomino filly
Yearling buckskin gelding
Yearling palomino filly
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Yearling palomino filly
GFS Last Dance
GFS Lord of the Dance x Quiralina Z (Quirafino Z/Lorentin I)
Palomino
Filly to make 16.1hh+
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This beautiful yearling filly not only has breeding that makes her highly suitable to be produced for both show jumping or dressage, she has breeding that ticks the boxes for almost all equine sporting disciplines.
This lovely natured youngster is a delight to handle, she is intelligent, sensible and kind.
This is a very pretty filly with a superb temperament and a great attitude.
She has super conformation, she is athletic, graceful and demonstrates a great aptitude for learning.
She is vice free, professionally handled from birth and will make someone an enormously rewarding and pleasurable ridden prospect with huge potential.
GFS Last Dance - Breeding:
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Her dam is Quirilina Z. She is a Zangersheide mare who has jumped with success at 1.15 and 1.20 on the Atlantic Tour at Vilamoura as a five year old on an FEI passport, gaining a first and top ten placings respectively in her but developed an aversion to travelling. She went on to have a good BSJA record with her next owner prior to sustaining a foot injury.
She is a big, powerfully built horse with absolutely outstanding movement, balance and speed. She has a superb jumping pedigree and enormous scope over a fence, these are some of the qualities that we are seeing in her offspring to date although all are too young to assess their jumps at this point.
Her sire Quirifino Z successfully competed for several years at 1.60m with Ben Maher, coming 4th in the Hickstead Derby among numerous other winnings at Grand Prix level, including competing at the Global Champions Tour 2009 & 2010.
He is a very versatile stallion having produced both showjumpers and eventers. He is renowned for passing his laid back nature to his offspring.
Quidam de Revel, Quirifino's sire is one of the most influential breeding stallions of all time. His offspring are highly sought after as they have huge scopey jumps, but remain ultra careful. In 2004 Quidam topped the World Breeding Championships jumping stallion ratings for the second year, establishing him as the pre-eminent (and most expensive) living sire of showjumping horses.
Quirifino's dam sire Grosso Z produced the international jumping star Goldfever and the international dressage stallion Goethe.
Her damsire Lorentin I is a famous Holsteiner dressage stallion which may well explain her phenomenal movement! He competed at Grand Prix level and sired top dressage progeny including L'Acteur and Limocello.
Fleming her dams Holstein grandsire also competed at Grand Prix dressage.
GFS Last Dance's sire is the AES Graded and Licensed cremello stallion, GFS Lord of the Dance is 'stamping' his offspring to date. Tall, well built with a powerful, compact frame, long legs and extremely attractive head set well on an elegant neck of good length. Equally exciting is the bold, calm and easy going charm they inherit from this beautiful young stallion whose gentle, unflappable nature makes him such a joy to deal with.
Lord of the Dance is a home bred young stallion whose sire we owned and stood with great success until the time of his untimely passing;
Destello was imported by myself as a yearling from his breeder in Estonia. His breeding was rare and highly sought Russian Trakehner x Akhal Teke with superb breeding and illustrious competition ancestry on both sides of his pedigree. Sadly injured as a two year old, he was unable to commence his much anticipated career under saddle and out eventing. There is however little doubt that had he had the opportunity his unbelievable athleticism, raw speed, power and endurance coupled with his incredible brave nature would have made him a formidable force in competition.
Dar, Destello's sire aquited himself in both dressage and show jumping, he was by the International Grand Prix and Elite stallion Ashkhabad and his dam Dolina was a show jumping International.
The Russian Trakehner is rarely seen outside of Russia. This aristocratic and jealously guarded product of highly selective breeding has proven results throughout Eastern Europe as exceptionally talented performers in each of the three major discipline
Aschachabad, Dars sire was an outstanding Russian Trakehner stallion by anyones standards. Bred at the famous Dovatar Stud, he was the winner of Young Stallion of the year held amongst all Belorussian Trakehners. He scored an unprecedented 10 for his jumping ability. However, it was as a dressage horse that Aschchabad was to make his name. He was eventually sold to Germany for dressage.
GFS Lord of the Dance's dam was owned by us for many years and produced many superb foals for us including two additional Licensed stallions. She was by the hugely promising palomino Hanoverian stallion Malibu Galileo and out of an American thoroughbred mare of tremendous performance and providence on the track
GFS Starstruck
GFS Fire and Ice x Deihaiwejo
- (Al Pacino W x Andiamo)
PalominoFilly
To make 16.3hh+
GFS Starstruck is the result of a multi repeat breeding that has consistently produced tall, well built and athletic horses with excellent temperaments and exceptional trainability. To date her full siblings are all with the same owners who originally purchased them and universally adored.
This tall, elegant and athletic filly has an unusual spotted coat pattern which is a nod to her sire GFS Fire and Ice, this makes her very striking in appearance and potentially a valuable breeding asset for anyone wishing to join the ranks of sport horse breeders currently sweeping Europe and the US in the pursuit of producing dilute spotted warmbloods.
For those in search of a larger ridden prospect, Starstruck represets an opportunity for her new owner to have the pleasure of producing a calm, generous natured youngster with a fantastic attitude who has an abundance of talent to be directed at any of the Olympic disciplines or indeed as superb leisure horse for a discerning rider wanting versatility, a good brain and a great friend.
GFS Stardust's Breeding:
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Sired by the wonderful GFS Fire and Ice whose breeding and extensive, impressive and talented family tree can be explored on his own page, her on our website. His eventing providence is tremendous on his dams side and on that of his sire, the extraordinary talent, temperament and versatility of the Danish Knabstrupper, coupled with the inimitable strength, stamina, bravery and performance of the Kinsky warmblood makes the amalgamation of Stardusts bloodlines when coupled with her exceptional show jumping history of her KWPN dam's pedigree.
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Her dam Deihaiwejo is by Al Pacino W - An outstanding International Grand Pix show jumper and son of the amazing “phenomenon” Andiamo by Animo- Almé).
Her dam lines are equally impressive with her dam sire, Aiglon Rouge a son of two of the most incredible jumpers and producers of simply incredible offspring. Narcos II and the legendry mare, Dirka - dam of Quidam de Revel, Paprika de Revel, Vallon Rouge to name just a few!
This mare, in addition to her incredible ancestry of high achieving and historically important bloodlines. She has the most wonderful character and sensible nature which she consistently passes on to her offspring. A mare of impeccable breeding, huge athleticism, movement who was bred to excel as a jumper in her own right but fate and injury has prevented this.
Al Pacino W was bred from the beautiful blood mare SATAJAVERTE (by JulioMarinier xx) This family tree brought forth many approved stallions and international jumping horses.
Al Pacino W showed his superb qualities during his performance tests: jumping under saddle as well as free jumping and fulfiled all requirements for the KWPN Approval.
His sire Andiamo Z jumped internationally at 1.50 level despite starting his career later in life due to injury. Bred by Morten Aasen out of Taj Mahal {NRPS} Studbook Zangersheide brought in a dash of Anglo-Arabian blood via Andiamo Z. The sire of Taj Mahal x is no-one less than the Anglo-Arabian Garitchou x (by Nikou} who has provided various mares´lines with a large number of sport horses, including BWP-bred stallion Jus de Pomme, double Olympic gold for Germany and Ulrich Kirchhoff, Shogoun, Grand Prix winner under Philippe Le Jeune and Eric Navet, Quintus and Richebourg, both licensed stallions. The dam of Taj Mahal is Joyeuse by Nithard x. Other Nithard daughters have produced, for example, the stallion Olisoco, Grand Prix winner under the American Michael Matz, Privilege (Helmut Morbitzer}, Ronco (Bert Romp}, Quick Star (Meredith Michaels}, Inschallah x, Joad and Vetiver du Gamet (Philippe Leoni}. Grandsire Animo competed consistently among the best in World Cup and grand Prix competitions in the 90's. He jumped in the Olympic Final in 1992, and was placed in 48 World Cups and Grand Prix.
As a breeding stallion, Animo boasts sons approved in numerous studbooks globally.
Alme (GGG Sire)
Almé was by the Selle Francais, Ibrahim, a stallion whose influence is still incredibly strong today. His dam, Girondine produced three full brothers to Almé, which were all licensed stallions or successful jumpers.
As a young stallion was ridden by Bernard Geneste as a five-year-old, before he was purchased and competed by American Fred Lorimer Graham for two years. He was then taken as a mount by François Mathy and Johan Heins, with whom he competed internationally. He won many Grand Prix events, including the Grand Prix of the Netherlands.
Almé had a successful career at stud, which is often compared to that of the champion Thoroughbred stallion, Northern Dancer. He first stood at stud as a five year old, serving France from 1971-1974, before standing at Zangersheide from 1975-1985. He was then returned to France, where he stood at the Brullemail stud farm until his retirement in 1990, covering 420 mares from across Europe. His stud fee during this time, after having proven himself so well, ranged from F14,000 to F20,000.
During his first 4 years in France, Almé sired the international show jumpers Galoubet, I Love You (2 time World Cup winner), and Jalisco, as well as the stallions Quick Star and Quatoubet (sire of the three-time World Cup winner Baloubet du Rouet). While standing at Zangersheide, his offspring were registered in the Hanoverian stud book, where his blood had great influence, and he also made his way into the Holstein stud books through his sons Ahorn Z, Aloubé Z, Athlet Z, and Alexis Z. His grandson, Quidam de Revel, has also been used in Holstein breeding.
Alme is the only horse to have sired 2 World Champions and 3 Olympic horses. His son, Aerobic, became the top priced horse at the PSI Auktion in Ankum (650,000 DM).
Julio Mariner can also be found in the fourth line of her pedigree, he is believed to be on of the top thoroughbreds ever produced for breeding top sporthorses. Adding refinement, speed and intelligence.
Julio Mariner xx was approved in seven studbooks, including KWPN, Holstein, Hannover and Oldenburg. He was praised by breeders for his eagerness and excellent jumping techniques and is one of the best thoroughbred sires in Dutch breeding. Indeed, technique, reflexes and alertness characterise both the jumping manners of Julio Mariner xx and those of his offspring.
Stardust's G.Dam was by Aiglon Rouge and out of the mare that has probably had more influence than almost any other through her legendary son Quida de Revel
Dirka, despite being only 163 cms, won at international level with Nelson Pessoa, once returned to her breeder on retirement she was bred to Sans Souci, to produce two international competitors, Orka and Paprika de Revel, then with Jalisco B she produced Quidam de Revel and the broodmares, Razzia and Sarah de Revel. With Jalisco’s half brother, Kisosovo, she produced CSO winner, Vallon Rouge, and with Narcos, Aiglon Rouge, a star in Holland. With Quat’sous, she produced Byra Rouge, and with Pappillon Rouge, Dirka de Revel. What a mare!
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GFS Galileo (2023)
GFS Fire and Ice x Alba/Burban
Buckskin Leopard Spot Gelding
To make 16.2hh
I think it would be very hard to find a more sensible, kind or obliging yearling; his character is pure gold in every way and whoever is lucky enough to buy this lovely chap will have the most incredible amount of fun training him. He is the most striking looking gelding is already a sensational young horse with the most outstanding temperament. He just keeps getting better and better, both physically and in terms of his incredibly kind, willing attitude.
He has inherited her sires spots and his dam's shimmering coat.
GFS Galileo is incredibly attractive with long, strong legs, enormous athletic ability and quite the most charming nature. He is very laid back, he loves attention and has the kindest character. He is very quick to learn and having been professionally handled from birth he has superb manners both in the stable and out. He loves to please and is obliging to handle in all situations, including worming and having his feet trimmed.
He is a lovely mover with a super expressive trot and demonstrates suppleness and fluidity through all paces. He is balanced, athletic and agile which are all attributes that are necessary and desirable in eventing.
His dam is out of a Graded and very rare pure bred Kinsky warmblood mare. The Kinsky's are renowned for their great natures and ability to turn a hoof to virtually any discipline. Throughout their history this is a breed who has excelled in all sport from Steeplechasing (this was a breed that dominated the famed Grand Pardubice ('the Devils race' in the now Czech Republic. This was a death defying race notorious for its vast obstacles and stamina sapping ploughed fields.
The Kinsky horse's versatility has seen them compete with great success in the fields of showjumping, dressage, endurance, carriage driving and eventing. They are the ultimate all rounder. In addition to their famed versatility, huge hearts and talent under saddle, these rare horses have coats that positively shimmer with an ethereal looking 'metallic' sheen to them. This is thought to come from an infusion of the Akhal Teke and Russian Budyonny bloodlines thought to be used developing the breed. Pepper has this incredible sheen and has produced foals who have shared this miraculous looking coat of glittering golden hues.
His sire GFS Fire and Ice is a uniquely coloured warmblood AES Graded and Licensed stallion with an exceptionally interesting pedigree that combines both rare Danish Knabstrupper, the highly prized Czech Kinsky Warmblood with a generous sprinkling of some top performance thoroughbred and the versatile, multi talented and top temperament of the Irish Connemara.
There is much information here on this website of both Ice and his sire who stood with us for many years, Colourthyme Kajika, who is also Graded and Licensed with the AES; He represents the Knabstrupper and Kinsky element of this wonderful melting pot of equestrian breeds. He is a superb stallion who represents, excellent conformation, incredible athleticism and a truly faultless temperament.
Ice's dam was a big moving, athletic and big moving NTR mare who epitomised the elegance, power and grace of the modern sport horse.
Folly's Rock was by the leading sire of event horses Rock King who was also the sire of the Olympic eventer Rock Model. as well as siring sired four additional competitors at the 2008 CCI **** at Luhmuhlen. He is a sire proven to produce exceptional offspring of huge talent and impeccable temperament.
Rock King was renowned for his fantastic attitude, excellent paces and superb jumping technique. As a four year old Rock King won the Stoneways Potential Show jumper and was in the final twelve for the Young Event Horse Class. From there his career sky rocketed. Sadly, his career was tragically cut short whilst competing at Tweeseldown Horse Trials in 2000 where he sustained a fatal injury. He was at that time already Advanced, accruing over 200 BE points during his short career which would otherwise undoubtedly have seen him feature in many major horse trials.
He was sired by, Just a Monarch. A stallion that has produced many superb competition stock over the years. Many of his proven progeny including the International Event Horses, Kings Jester, Just an Ace and Midnight Monarch, as well as point-to-pointer Mark Methane who has won over 30 races.
Rock Kings' dam, Rockys Double and Grand dam, Farley Mount were both prolific producers of CCI **** Eventers, including; Double Trust, Alfresco, Trust in me and Kilcashel.
Folly's damsire was the legendary Bohemond, HIS Premium stallion and sire of double Olympic event mare Withcote Nellie and dam sire of NZ WEG Team horse Classic Moet, who contested WEG 2014 and 2016, who was 3rd and Burghley and competed at Badminton three times, winning in 2018.
Her dam's dam was a Connemara jumping pony, Spring Fidgit which is where her glorious golden colour and very pretty almost 'pony' head.
Both Folly's sire and dam can trace their ancestry back to Pharos, with a great number of highly acclaimed racehorse royalty adorning the family tree.
This glorious gelding represents a wonderful opportunity for someone looking for a young horse who encompasses potential as a future competetive eventer or absolutely fabulous all rounder with a sublime attitude and character that lends itself to a really genuine ridden prospect with a kind, sensible outlook.
GFS Shangri-La (2022)
GFS Lord of the Dance x Ark Angel CS (Arko III/Calvados)
Palomino Filly to make 16.2hh+
This filly is just so strong, well put together and she is going to be an absolute powerhouse. She was born with a lovely character and all of the attributes of a young horse with huge athletic potential. She has a beautifully fluidity and balance in trot and canter, a super big walk and the gallop of a born eventer!
'Halo' has been well handled from birth and is easy to catch, mannerly with the farrier, to worm, lead, groom and behaves impeccably in both stable and field. She loves attention and will be a very exciting prospect for the future with her exceptional bloodlines and natural talents. We believe that she will be suited to someone looking for a solid eventing prospect, hunter or jumper with a lot of potential.
Her dam, Ark Angel CS is by the incredible Olympic show jumper Arko III and out of a mare who jumped to 1.40 by the incredible Selle Francais Keur stallion Calvados, who competed at 1.60. She had competed to Novice under the name of Double M Tarko with 124 points before being sold to an amateur home from where I was able to buy her. Her jumping pedigree is impeccable with Grand Prix and 1.60 jumpers featuring on virtually every line of both her dam and sires pedigree.
This mare is glamorous, talented and such a wonderful character. Miss personality plus, she is a born show off, incredibly loving and the kindest natured horse. GFS Shangri La has been her first foal and given us great excitement in terms of her future progeny.
Her sire Arko III represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Olympics which tops the lengthy list of outstanding International wins including the richest competition in the world, the Calgary CN Grand Prix 2008.
Arko's earning to date are over 1 million pounds and he was number one horse in Europe for three consecutive years. His breeding is impeccable with both dam and sire being of prodigious talent and bred from a long line of incredible performance ancestry and progenitors of the same.
Angels dam sire Calvados was bred from the best French performance bloodlines. Renowned as a leading sire of show jumpers as well as eventers and dressage horses. A Grand Prix showjumper himself, his sire the Selle Francais Uriel was leading French sire for many years with a breeding index of 211 (the highest figure ever in France). Although he was bred on a limited scale, he has numerous international offspring jumping at Grand Prix level.
Shangr La's sire is our own AES Graded and Licensed cremello stallion, GFS Lord of the Dance, who is 'stamping' his offspring to date and producing tall, well built foals with a powerful, compact frames, long legs and extremely attractive heads, set well on an elegant necks of good length. Equally pleasing is the bold, calm and easy going charm they inherit from this beautiful young stallion whose gentle, unflappable nature makes him such a joy to deal with.
Lord of the Dance is a home bred young stallion whose sire we owned and stood with great success until the time of his untimely passing.
Destello was imported by myself as a yearling from his breeder in Estonia. His breeding was rare and highly sought Russian Trakehner x Akhal Teke with superb breeding and illustrious competition ancestry on both sides of his pedigree. Sadly injured as a two year old, he was unable to commence his much anticipated career under saddle and out eventing. There is however little doubt that had he had the opportunity his unbelievable athleticism, raw speed, power and endurance coupled with his incredible brave nature would have made him a formidable force in competition.
Dar, Destello's sire is by the International Grand Prix and Elite stallion Ashkhabad and his dam Dolina was a show jumping International.
The Russian Trakehner is rarely seen outside of Russia. This aristocratic and jealously guarded product of highly selective breeding has proven results throughout Eastern Europe as exceptionally talented performers in each of the three major discipline
Aschachabad, Dars sire was an outstanding Russian Trakehner stallion by anyones standards. Bred at the famous Dovatar Stud, he was the winner of Young Stallion of the year held amongst all Belorussian Trakehners. He scored an unprecedented 10 for his jumping ability. However, it was as a dressage horse that Aschchabad was to make his name. He was eventually sold to Germany for dressage.
GFS Lord of the Dance's dam was owned by us for many years and produced many superb foals for us including two additional Licensed stallions. She was by the hugely promising palomino Hanoverian stallion Malibu Galileo and out of an American thoroughbred mare of tremendous performance and providence on the track
GFS Love at First Sight (2023)
GFS Lord of the Dance x Liosin Lux (Olympic Lux/Golden Bash)
Palomino Filly
To make 16.1hh+
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This exceptionally beautiful, long legged filly is the last of a dynasty produced by her legendary dam Liosin Lux (dam of a Graded stallion, superb sport horses and two sets of surviving twins! She is also the grand dam, GG dam and GGG dam of Licensed stallions - she is a mare who produces exceptional quality and superb temperament)
This is a golden beauty with a huge personality, real intelligence and lovely nature.
She is going to be like her siblings before her in terms of bold attitude, quick mind and formidable athletic potential; with big, expressive paces and balanced, elevated movement.
We feel that she is ideally suited to a future either show jumping or eventing. But, she would equally impress between the white boards.
She has been professionally handled from birth, receiving monthly farrier visits, regular worming and is vice free both in and out of the stable. She is easy to catch, lead, rug, groom and handle. But, she is quite particular in selecting her people! She is currently not that infatuated with the farrier, but this is something that we are working on and is improving with each visit.
This filly is a naturally calm, confident and friendly youngster who enjoys attention and shows both intelligence and an aptitude for learning quickly.
We feel that this little stunner would be suited to someone experienced with youngsters as she is very clever and highly suitable for production for higher level sport.​
A Little about her breeding:
Her dam Liosin Lux is an extraordinary mare who has competed at 1.20 in Ireland, has successfully foaled two sets of healthy twins as well as being the dam, grand dam and great grand dam of three Licensed stallions. Her offspring also include show jumpers up to 1.40, dressage horses and is the dam of our previously owned Graded stallion Paddy of Liosin who is currently competing at BE Novice.
She is by the KWPN stallion Olympic Lux. He is a proven sire of remarkable progeny. He competed up to six years of age jumping National 1.30m classes. He comes from the same mareline that has produced the stallions Tenerife VDL and Quasimodo Z to name but a few. His dam Filomin is a Keur mare and a GP showjumper. Second dam Wilomena II is half sister to the great showjumper Paloma.
Olympic Lux has sired International showjumpers but is also a dual purpose sire with many successful eventing progeny.
Sired by Lux Z, one of the most successful stallions in International showjumping. He competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A winner of over a million euro, his pedigree is something of a blue chip dynasty in the world of International competition, with a litany of champions peppering every extension of the family tree!
GFS Infatuations sire GFS Lord of the Dance is home bred and by a stallion that I imported as a yearling from Estonia (Destello). Both these super stallions breeding and details are well documented on their own pages on this website. With their combined pedigrees they bring a rare and desirable blood infusion of of the distinguished Russian Trakehner in it's purest form and top performance, the exotic and mysterious Akhal Teke of Turkmenistan, renowned for extraordinary stamina, agility, bravery and loyalty and American thoroughbred bloodlines of incredible speed and talent as well as a pinch of Hanoverian gravitas and physical power.
AES Graded and Licensed cremello stallion, GFS Lord of the Dance is 'stamping' his offspring to date. Tall, well built with a powerful, compact frame, long legs and extremely attractive head set well on an elegant neck of good length. Equally exciting is the bold, calm and easy going charm they inherit from this beautiful young stallion whose gentle, unflappable nature makes him such a joy to deal with.
His sire Destello was imported by myself as a yearling from his breeder in Estonia. His breeding was rare and highly sought Russian Trakehner x Akhal Teke with superb breeding and illustrious competition ancestry on both sides of his pedigree. Sadly injured as a two year old, he was unable to commence his much anticipated career under saddle and out eventing. There is however little doubt that had he had the opportunity his unbelievable athleticism, raw speed, power and endurance coupled with his incredible brave nature would have made him a formidable force in competition.
Dar, Destello's sire is by the International Grand Prix and Elite stallion Ashkhabad and his dam Dolina was a show jumping International.
The Russian Trakehner is rarely seen outside of Russia. This aristocratic and jealously guarded product of highly selective breeding has proven results throughout Eastern Europe as exceptionally talented performers in each of the three major discipline
Aschachabad, Dars sire was an outstanding Russian Trakehner stallion by anyones standards. Bred at the famous Dovatar Stud, he was the winner of Young Stallion of the year held amongst all Belorussian Trakehners. He scored an unprecedented 10 for his jumping ability. However, it was as a dressage horse that Aschchabad was to make his name. He was eventually sold to Germany for dressage.
GFS Lord of the Dance's dam was owned by us for many years and produced many superb foals for us including two additional Licensed stallions. She was by the hugely promising palomino Hanoverian stallion Malibu Galileo and out of an American thoroughbred mare of tremendous performance and providence on the track
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GFS Echo of Thunder (2023)
GFS Fire and Ice x Camaro/Hurikan
Buckskin Gelding
To make 16.2HH+
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This yearling gelding is absolutely breath taking to look at his shimmering golden coat, tall athletic build and beautiful, kind face. He is also one of the most easy going, relaxed characters you are likely to ever find and could be handled by a complete novice. His temperament is without fault! Nothing bothers this very chilled young man; he takes absolutely everything in his stride from baths, farrier, worming, walking away from his friends, coming to call in the paddock and leading past anything from flapping plastic, barking dogs to farm machinery.
He is one of those young horses that instantly catches the eye with his gentle expression, kind eye and sweet disposition.
He moves with the kind of poise, confidence and natural fluidity of the born athlete. He has a hugely appealing character, showing an inherent sense of sociability and calm, friendly confidence. He demonstrates a kind, willing attitude at all times. He has impeccable manners and has no vices.
Thunder's breeding is of solid performance bloodlines capable of attaining high levels in each of the Olympic disciplines but potentially to make a promising eventer or top quality riding club horse. He has a perfect amalgamation of a pedigree that amalgamates movement, scope, trainability, flawless temperament, rideability and the type of athletic prowess that lends itself to virtually any equestrian performance. He is a beautifully built youngster with a serene, dignified presence, super conformation and an lovely head.
This handsome young horse will be a delight to produce and and immensely rewarding for someone looking for a calm, sensible and relaxed youngster to work with who has had the best start in life.
A little about his breeding
Charisma his dam is a dilute, coloured Wesphalian mare by the Advanced Elite Graded coloured Trakehner eventing stallion Camaro. We imported her from Germany as a weaned foal following an accident that precluded her from the eventing career that she was bred for. Her first foal, GFS Mikado had been retained to stand as a potential future stallion here but due to a change of plan, he was sold to the USA where at rising six years old he has already started making his name on the US show jumping circuit, having successfully just made the transition to jumping 1.10. He is Graded and Approved with the Oldenburg Registry as is his first daughter born in the US who received a fantastic reception at her inspection.
Charisma's dam is a Kinsky warmblood mare and product of a dedicated breeding program initiated by Count Kinsky in developing a horse of enormous versatility and outstanding temperaments. This breed has excelled over the past century in almost all disciplines with great aplomb but their true purpose and original forte was as steeplechasers extraordinaire. They have as a breed had great success in the 'Devil's Race' the Grand Pardubice in the now Czech Republic.
This lovely girl has been bred will the sole intention of breeding a very exciting eventing prospect. Charisma's foals to date are born gallopers, they are fast and love to jump anything in their path. They move with exceptional style and energy and each have demonstrated big, bold and calm natures as well as sociable characteristics.
This foal's sire GFS Fire and Ice is homebred and both Graded and Licensed with the Anglo European Studbook.
GFS Fire and Ice is a uniquely coloured warmblood AES Graded and Licensed stallion with an exceptionally interesting pedigree that combines both rare Danish Knabstrupper, the highly prized Czech Kinsky Warmblood with a generous sprinkling of some top performance thoroughbred and the versatile, multi talented and top temperament of the Irish Connemara.
There is much information here on this website of both Ice and his sire who stood with us for many years, Colourthyme Kajika, who is also Graded and Licensed with the AES; He represents the Knabstrupper and Kinsky element of this wonderful melting pot of equestrian breeds. He is a superb stallion who represents, excellent conformation, incredible athleticism and a truly faultless temperament.
Ice's dam was a big moving, athletic and big moving NTR mare who epitomised the elegance, power and grace of the modern sport horse.
Folly's Rock was by the leading sire of event horses Rock King who was also the sire of the Olympic eventer Rock Model. as well as siring sired four additional competitors at the 2008 CCI **** at Luhmuhlen. He is a sire proven to produce exceptional offspring of huge talent and impeccable temperament.
Rock King was renowned for his fantastic attitude, excellent paces and superb jumping technique. As a four year old Rock King won the Stoneways Potential Show jumper and was in the final twelve for the Young Event Horse Class. From there his career sky rocketed. Sadly, his career was tragically cut short whilst competing at Tweeseldown Horse Trials in 2000 where he sustained a fatal injury. He was at that time already Advanced, accruing over 200 BE points during his short career which would otherwise undoubtedly have seen him feature in many major horse trials.
He was sired by, Just a Monarch. A stallion that has produced many superb competition stock over the years. Many of his proven progeny including the International Event Horses, Kings Jester, Just an Ace and Midnight Monarch, as well as point-to-pointer Mark Methane who has won over 30 races.
Rock Kings' dam, Rockys Double and Grand dam, Farley Mount were both prolific producers of CCI **** Eventers, including; Double Trust, Alfresco, Trust in me and Kilcashel.
Folly's damsire was the legendary Bohemond, HIS Premium stallion and sire of double Olympic event mare Withcote Nellie and dam sire of NZ WEG Team horse Classic Moet, who contested WEG 2014 and 2016, who was 3rd and Burghley and competed at Badminton three times, winning in 2018.
Her dam's dam was a Connemara jumping pony, Spring Fidgit which is where her glorious golden colour and very pretty almost 'pony' head.
Both Folly's sire and dam can trace their ancestry back to Pharos, with a great number of highly acclaimed racehorse royalty adorning the family tree.
This glorious gelding represents a wonderful opportunity for someone looking for a young horse who encompasses potential as a future competetive eventer or absolutely fabulous all rounder with a sublime attitude and character that lends itself to a really genuine ridden prospect with a kind, sensible outlook.
GFS Daizie Fantazie (2021)
GFS Lord of the Dance x Primtive Rising/
Palomino
Reg: Anglo European Studbook
To make 16 - 16.1hh
Shortly due to leave to commence her education under saddle...
This super stamp of a modern sport horse is certain to be a very interesting and exciting prospect and future project for an ambitious owner/rider with aspirations to produce their own riding club/eventer or super allrounder from the very beginning. This lovely girl is powerfully built and will be a capable weight carrier.
GFS Daizie Fantazie is a strong filly of athletic build with super paces a brave attitude. I can see her becoming a very useful hunter or fabulous family horse who will be capable of performing admirably across all disciplines with a can do attitude.
She is vice free with good stable manners, easy to catch and a quick learner. She is well handled and has a lovely nature.
This lovely young horse is by GFS Lord of the Dance who compliments her high blood percentage breeding and makes her an exceptional prospect for a future eventing career, claiming bloodlines renowned for huge stamina, speed, bravery and sheer athletic prowess on every level.
Her dam was over 75% top performance bred TB by the prolific event sire Primitive Rising X Rocketone. She was specifically bred with eventing in mind by the successful Preci-Spark enterprise and has had a very successful career in all the affiliated disciplines.
She is graded head stud book SHBGB and was in the top ten of her year.
As a five year old she came 1st in the Kirriemuir Pre Novice, 2nd Central Scotland Pre Novice, finishing on dressage score at both events. As a four year old she had double clears at to PAVO Intros and qualified SAIS Championship jumping BSJA Discovery easily and rapidly accelerating to Pre Novice.
Daizie Fantazie's dam also evented and won to Intermediate, SJ to Foxhunter and won BD Elementary. She is by the world class eventing sire Primitive Rising who proved himself time and again in the event field and National Hunt Racing as well as winning eight British Horse Foundation Awards. His progeny not only excelled at National Hunt but proved themselves eventers of quite exceptional capabilities and performance. He sire World Championship Gold and Silver medallist Cool Mountain and Kentucky CCI**** winner King's Temptress. His dam, Louella with Love is a full sister to leading HIS sire Another Hoarwithy.
Her damsire, the Life Approved HIS TB stallion Rocketone's sire line goes directly back to the great Man O War. He has sired both eventers up to CCI3* and show jumpers.
So, you can see that this beautiful girl has both the pedigree and the potential to go far in the right hands and doubtless bring a lot of fun and proud moments along the journey...
GFS Moon Daizie (2021)
GFS Lord of the Dance x Colourthyme Kajika/Rock King/Bohemond
Palomino
Reg: Anglo European Studbook
To make 16hh
SOLD
Currently with a professional trainer being started under saddle. She can be viewed with the trainer (She is proving to be absolutely amazing to date and showing all of the makings of being a quiet, well mannered and willing young horse in every way.
This filly is a total stunner, with her shimmering pale golden coat, beautiful head and kind eye, she is going to make someone an absolute dream horse. She moves with athletic grace and her temperament is absolutely faultless. This super three year old is kind, sensible and willing in every way. She is vice free, easy to handle in all situations and ready to start her education to make a sensational all rounder of quality or a potential eventer for an enthusiastic amateur looking for a safe, versatile horse capable of BE 100/Novice.
She is by GFS Lord of the Dance. His influence is clear in her super attitude, big elastic movement and ground covering paces and has been hugely beneficial in complimenting her very powerfully built dam who has superb paces, stength, speed and incredible scope. GFS Lord of the Dance was bred by us by a Russian Trakehner x Akhal Teke stallion that we purchased as a yearling from Estonia. His breeding is both rare and sought after for the ability to excel in all three of the Olympic disciplines but whose stamina, speed and bravery under saddle as well as their ferocious loyalty and willingness to work has made them highly prized as ridden horses. His dam was a thoroughbred x Hanoverian of exceptional beauty, golden nature and excellent breeding.
Her attitude is superb, she is outgoing, friendly and incredibly willing to please.
This filly moves with such athletic grace, she is effortlessly stylish and balanced in all gaits. She is calm, confident and full of charm, good grace, generosity of spirit and a loving character. I have owned both parents, grandsires and grandmothers.
Breeding
Her dam is a full sister to our stallion GFS Fire and Ice. Her dam sire, Colourthyme Kajika was one of our foundation stallions, his foals are easily recognisable by their powerful, compact physiques, strong backs, powerful build and stunning heads. Their temperaments have always been simply amazing; highly people oriented, genuine and incredibly willing under saddle.
Kajika's foals have historically had an extraordinary bond with people from the start, quick to learn, eager to please and very gentle. Highly sociable and with a great natures, these special individuals stand with such pride and presence.
These are the ultimate high end amateur horses, family friends or superb all rounders with style, pizazz, huge potential and huge characters!
Kajika is bred from both rare and sought after bloodlines. His sire line are from exceptional Danish Knabstrupper ancestry with TB bloodlines tracing back to the legendary racehorse, Eclipse! and his dam lines are of the the multi talented and highly versatile all round Czech Kinsky Warmblood, carrying the highly prized Trakehner blood tracing directly back through Pythagoras/Dampfross and to the Godolphin Arabian and Bryerly Turk. these are two of the three Arabian Stallions responsible for the thoroughbred horse.
Daizie's great dam, Folly's Rock is by the leading sire of event horses Rock King. Himself the sire of the Olympic eventer Rock Model. He also sired four competitors at the 2008 CCI **** at Luhmuhlen.
Rock King was renowned for his fantastic temperament, excellent paces and superb jumping technique. As a four year old Rock King won the Stoneways Potential Showjumper and was in the final twelve for the Young Event Horse Class. From there his career sky rocketed. Sadly, his career was tragically cut short whilst competing at Tweeseldown Horse Trials in 2000 where he sustained a fatal injury. He was at that time already Advanced, accruing over 200 BE points during his short career which would otherwise undoubtedly have seen him feature in many major horse trials.
He was sired by, Just a Monarch. A stallion that has produced many superb competition stock over the years. Many of his proven progeny including the International Event Horses, Kings Jester, Just an Ace and Midnight Monarch, as well as point-to-pointer Mark Methane who has won over 30 races.
Rock Kings' dam, Rockys Double and Grand dam, Farley Mount were both prolific producers of CCI **** Eventers, including; Double Trust, Alfresco, Trust in me and Kilcashel.
Folly's damsire is none other than the legendary Bohemond, HIS Premium stallion and sire of double Olympic event mare Withcote Nellie and dam sire of NZ WEG Team horse Classic Moet, this years Badminton winner.
Her dam's dam was a Connemara jumping pony, Spring Fidgit which is where her glorious golden colour and very pretty almost 'pony' head.
Both Folly's sire and dam can trace their ancestry back to Pharos, with a great number of highly acclaimed racehorse royalty adorning the family tree in between.
It is with regret that I am offering this lovely young horse, I have no doubt that she will make someone a horse of a lifetime....
June 2022
GFS Zingalina
GFS Eskimo Jo x Zievdent
2020
Chestnut filly
16.1hh Approx
Currently Retained - She will be commencing her potentially very exciting British Eventing career this 2025 season
https://sporthorse-data.com/pedigree/gfs-zingalina
There is some serious jumping talent to be found in this filly's pedigree and her dam Zievident is has already produced a 3*Eventer as well as another who is being produced by Erica Watson!
This lovely looking girl is powerfully built, with a big trot, lovely uphill, balanced canter and a ground covering gallop.
She was bred to compete and whether it is to show jump, event or even perhaps dressage, she has already shown some serious potential in all three of these disciplines with only three months under saddle!
This young mare represents an enormously exciting prospect for anyone looking to produce a young horse with ambitions to aim high!
She has a big lovable character, exhibits great intelligence and a natural aptitude for rapid understanding and willingness to cooperate. She is a motivated youngster with a superb attitude under saddle. She loves work and approaches all challenges with enthusiasm and maximum effort. If she was not so young and inexperienced, you could almost put a novice on her.
This summer she has gone from barely backed last Autumn to achieving 7th in a highly competetive BYEH 4 year old class, even following a five hour traffic stoppage on the M5 and ten minutes to warm up before her class! This was after only three months under saddle!!
Zingle has attended several training shows - dressage and SJ, she has been to a number of arena hires, cross country and hacks on roads or across the vast expanse of Dartmoor in a snaffle and always exhibiting superb manners and a calm, sensible approach.
She loads and travels well, comes to call, she is vice free, superb with the farrier, dentist and to worm.
She stands beautifully at shows and demonstrates behavior well beyond her years and experience.
This is a genuinely serious prospect for the future and a horse who has got so much talent, such a generous spirit and who is absolutely everybody's best friend.
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Spring 2023
Breeding
This filly has exceptional jumping lines throughout her pedigree. Her dam is by the super GP showjumping stallion Karandasj, who is a stallion renowned for both his jumping ability and rideability. A top WBFSH ranked sire of both eventers and showjumpers.
Izzy's dam was an International GP dressage mare with a fascinating amalgamation of both dressage and showjumping bloodlines and by the KWPN stallion Hofnar. This is a very strong motherline and it has shone through in her offspring to date.
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Her sire the young AES Graded stallion GFS Eskimo Jo whose first real crop of foals this year has been very encouraging. His sire whom we also own is currently competing Novice level BE with both the scope and talent to progress once the season recommences! His dam was a Graded Holsteiner by Corrado I out of a Landgraf mare.
Sired by our own young stallion Paddy of Liosin. His bloodlines are predominantly of show jumping providence. His sire is Crown's Ace of Pearl a stallion who has been campaigned extensively as show jumper, dressage and eventer, he is by the ZfdP International GP show jumping stallion, Crown's Blue Pearl. A horse bred from the rare and multi talented Kinsky breeding program and infused with high performance thoroughbred bloodlines. The German stallion A-Dur compliments this impressive jumping providence.
Paddy's dam is by Olympic Lux (Lux Z/Lord Calando/Ahorn Z x ​Ahorn/Nimmerdor/Vicomte Grandieux), the KWPN stallion and prolific sire of of over 15 show jumpers and 15 eventers, all competing at top level. His sire, Lux Z has made an enormous impact on Holsteiner sports breeding. As well as being an Olympic show jumper he has sired over 60 show jumpers and significant numbers of both eventers and dressage horses.
Mojo's dam, N-She's All, a Head Stud Book and premium graded Holsteiner is 100% jump bred. Her sire, Corrado is yet another Olympian with over 120 show jumping progeny to date. He is considered as the founder of a Holsteiner sire line of his own! In his stallion performance test he scored an unprecedented 10 for both his loose jump and that under saddle.
Corrado is by Cor de la Bryere, a stallion that revolutionised the jumping horses' breeding. He too had an incredible impact in Holsteiner and he occurs in more than 80% of the top performance pedigrees as well as being credited with improving the breed's jumping technique. His sire Rantzau was from 1971-1973 the leading sire of dressage horses, show jumpers and event horses in France. He is regarded as the best thoroughbred stallion who ever entered the French sport horse breeding industry.
Corrado's dam, Soleil was a Nations Cup eventer and was herself by the extraordinary jumper, Capitol I, a stallion known to have 'put wings' on a legion of offspring. It is thanks to his influence that the Cottage Son xx line became one of the most influential thoroughbred infusions in Holstein breeding.
Holsatia IX, 'Mojo's' dams dam, was by the show jumping Olympian/World Championship stallion Landgraf I. Labeled by many as the 'stallion of the Century'. Immortalised in bronze at Elmshorn where he stands as the symbol of the modern Holsteiner Sport Horse. Her dam, Wicke III was by Caletto II (a son of Cor de a Bryere).
The evident potential in 'Mojo's bloodlines and the legendary ancestry that graces this stunning young horses pedigree indicates true potential on paper and his Grading results when presented to the Anglo European Studbook certainly seem to add gravitas to this.
As a Two year old
SALES
Our horses are top quality they are reasonably priced and we strive to keep the prices both realistic and sensible in terms of cost of production and work involved. No shortcuts have been taken nor expense spared in nurturing these special individuals!
A GFS horse has had the very best opportunity to become the best they can be regarding breeding providence, welfare, handling and health care from day one! We do not breed by accident or whim, our horses are bred with absolute professionalism from conception to the moment they leave us. They are free to roam from foals on huge improved pasture land of varied terrain, learning and playing naturally in a herd environment as well as the benefits of periodic handling for regular trimming, worming and age appropriate training intervals. All are bred from Anglo European Studbook Graded stallions and Graded mares, microchipped, registered with full papers with the Anglo European Studbook and vaccinated for tetanus.
All of our horses are winter housed but have extensive access to all weather turnout throughout the bad weather. Each horse is individually monitored at all times and fed as appropriate and in accordance with their physical development and nutritional requirements. Our forage is analysed and grass methodically rested and or cross grazed to maintain clean, healthy pasture for our youngsters and broodmares to benefit from.
Our clients can tell the difference and are discerning enough to recognise not only the top quality of our youngsters but the extra efforts it takes to make them stand out. The GFS horses fantastic natures and relaxed willing outlook is no accident, their natural good temperament and great attitudes have been nurtured from birth and selectively bred into them by using only breeding stock of exceptional attributes both physically and in terms of temperament! Our program is one that is firmly established and as such we are able to offer a good choice of horses 'stamped' with our own particular credentials and criteria. In most cases we are also able to offer the opportunity to meet dams, sires as well as siblings and occasionally grandparents or G.grandparents!!
Feel free to come and meet the horses, I think you will notice the difference!
Our prices are not negotiable; they are fair, in line with current market value and as such are currently barely at break even!
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