F
erguson brings new blood into
the Dutch dressage horse breeding. He received his Hanoverian
stud certificate in Autumn 2013.
Since then he has very successfully
completed the KWPN performance test
and is now also KWPN approved. He
received two nines for suppleness and
balance. Ferguson has a fantastic build
and his attitude is superb.
His sire Floriscount (Florencio x Donnerhall) was born in 2005 and is currently already performing at Small
Tour-level. Ferguson’s beautiful color
gives away the fact that his pedigree is
strengthened Donnerhall blood. He is
a wonderful dark chestnut. The direct
damline that is strengthened with Lauries Crusador has produced several Sdressage horses.
The KWPN report states that Ferguson
can broaden the blood spread in the
breeding of dressage horses. He can
also contribute movement technique
and correct use of the body to dressage horse breeding. Ferguson is on the
brink of a splendid sports career. His
canter is characterized by its long stride
and scope. With his powerful quarters
and beautiful front leg action he ensures that all eyes are focused on him.
While still young, Ferguson has managed
to gain the trust of experienced breeders like Suzanne Smeeing of Unlimited
Stables from Lunteren. Together with
her husband, she annually breeds three
to four foals. They choose Ferguson for
their three-year-old prok mare Galinja
(Contango x Vivaldi) out of the damline of Tuschinski. Suzanne explains her
choice for the young stallion: “We went
to see all three KWPN viewing rounds.
He immediatly drew our attention. The
spreading of blood, his good conformation and his nice character made us
choose him.” She continues: “We enjoy
using young studs for our breeding. Cur-
rently we have an offspring of Forty in
our field which we bred last year. This is
a product of his first year of covering. It
is more exciting than if you would use a
stallion that has prooven itself already.
Another breeder who agrees is Adri Zekveld of Stoeterij Sollenburg from
Almere city. He explains his choice for
Ferguson: “I do not like to fall behind.
With the blood of Ferguson, I bring
something new into my damlines. I
know that these bloodlines fit my mares
well. We have flushed an embryo from
my best mare. Her name is Astrid Sollenburg (007 x Metall). She is currently
being ridden by Floor Dröge on Intermediaire I level. Just think: the mare is
only eight years old. I really think she
could be a future dam of an approved
stallion. We have to be pacient if everything works out with the embryo but I
have a lot of confidence that is will succeed”, according to Adri.
Left: Platinum's Ferguson
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