When I made the decision to start breeding Warmbloods for dressage, I started looking for a mare that would be our foundation bloodline.
Choosing a bloodline to breed on is very important for the success of our programme. For me, a good dressage horse needs to have certain qualities that are usually passed down genetically. First and foremost, I want to have a horse with a good mind; one I can trust.
To be successful in dressage, it is so important that the horse has a conformation that is suited to the moves required. Being athletic, well built, with an uphill shoulder are all things that will make dressage training easy for the horse and a pleasure for the rider.
I am so lucky to have many great breeders and trainers as trusted advisers and good friends. I put the word out that I was looking for a foundation mare. To my enormous delight, a good friend and mentor from Denmark offered me a 3-year-old mare by Governor (Totilas) with Sandro hit on the dam side.
I bought my Grace sight unseen! You may ask if that was not a bit daring? Buying a horse you have not seen, nor tried?
The answer is rather simple: I bought her on the trust of her breeder and trainer whom I have known for many years. I trusted their choice and knew that they understood exactly what I was looking for.
Grace was started under saddle as a 3-year-old and was presented for Danish Warmblood who awarded her with a main stud book designation.
After waiting for a whole year due to Covid, Grace is finally here at my ranch in Canada. When I saw her for the very first time, she was exactly as I had expected her to be. Extremely well mannered, polite and easy to handle - a beauty without a doubt. She has fluid gaits with an absolutely gorgeous trot. To top it all, she is friendly and very eager to get to know me and all her new friends.
Grace is such a cuddly button whom we all just love to be around.
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