Solaris Fabianna, an exquistely refined and elegantly framed filly. She is the first foal to both parents, her sire "Solaris Buenno" and her dam "Abisag".

This chestnut tobiano filly has clean well defined limbs, a long sloping shoulder enabling her to move freely with good use of the front leg. She shows good length of body and well developed quaters, her hind leg is well angled allowing her to engage and carry herself well.

Fabianna's pedigree contains many great dressage and jumping bloodlines such as Wellington, Nimmerdor, Ekstein, Damenstolz, San Remo, Weltmeyer World Cup, Aktueel, Elcaro and Jacardo. Fabiana is a valuable addition to our breeding program combining a wealth of proven bloodlines from a very strong proven damline.

Solaris Buenno

The homozygous son of Umenno, regretably Buenno was unable to pursue a career under saddle due to an accident as a yearling, he has however consistently produced beautifully proportioned progeny adding strength to the topline and well set developed necks and correct limbs.

Umenno

Umenno bred with athleticism in mind, an expressive powerful mover with off the floor paces. Shown successfully inhand as a three year old, winning many Championship titles the length and breadth of the UK, including the Royal Highland Show, CHAPS Scottish Youngstock Champion, Overall Inhand Champion, Supreme Champion Reserve, CHAPS Open Non Native National Champion 2004 as a three year old. Winner of numerous ridden sport horse classes, Burghley Young Event Horse Finalist, winner of four five and six year old young horse classes in the UK and Switzerland.

Wellington

Wellington (now deceased) belonged to the famous VDL Stud in Holland. Not only was Wellington a successful show jumper himself, but well known as a producer of quality movement in his offspring. He has sired many ‘ster’ and ‘keur’ mares and many approved stallion sons including Farrington, Glennridge and Emillion of World Cup success. His offspring are of International show jumping standard include Jerome, VDL Jupiter and What a Game but also sired the Grand Prix dressage horses, Bollvorms, Ceylon and Luxaflex.

Nimmerdor

Crowned KWPN Stallion of the Century, son of the ‘preferent’ stallion Farn, the ‘preferent’ Nimmerdor was the most famous of all the old-fashioned Holstein’s offspring. Nimmerdor has had a tremendous, far-reaching influence upon the world of equestrian breeding and has sired over 50 Approved sons as well as a multitude of international show jumpers, dressage horses and exceptional brood mares.

Samber

Samber achieved ZZ level in Show jumping and Grand Prix level in dressage. Samber has also proven himself a remarkable sire producing versatile offspring succeeding in all Olympic disciplines and remains the only Approved coloured stallion with the K.W.P.N. – at present.

Pericles xx

Pericles was an English bred Thoroughbred. He stood at stud in the Netherlands from 1976 until his death in 1987. He was one of very few Thoroughbreds like Lucky Boy to achieve Preferent status. Pericles did some racing and competed in Open Jumpers later in his career. His offspring made excellent sport horses and proved themselves in the breeding shed as well. Pericles was best known as being a dressage sire. He is also the maternal grandsire of the legendary stallion Ulft. Not only was perciles dam sire of the most famous coloured stallion to date "Samber" but also when combined with the Nimmerdor son Glendale produced the dam of "the world most famous dressage stallion "Moorland's Totilas".

Edking Hill (Ekstein x Samber)

Edwina is by the Dutch coloured sire Ed King Hill (Ekstein x Samber) Sadly Edking Hill was put to sleep after tearing a tendon at the age of twelve. He had already had a successful career showjumping 1.30m with Wout-Jan van der Schans in Holland and was competing successfully in dressage with Roel van Laar Swets at the time, thus gaining the sport predicate. He also gained Prestatie status through his progeny and has left behind him two approved sons Everest Hill (AES) and Parade D (Old) His bloodlines also carry on through Everij A (Edking Hill x DE SAINT URUS D'OLYMPE X ) a popular sire in Holland and is the dam sire of the Approved NRPS stallion Haico. He has also produced a number of ster and keur mares and successful competition horses.

Ekstein (Zion x Joost)

Champion of the Stallion Performance Test and Champion 7-year-old showjumper. Eksteins' most famous sons include the Olympic competitor Joel, and the winner of the Spruce Meadows CSI**** $1,000,000 Grand Prix, found also in the damline of "Hickstead" the Olympic Gold medalist Beijing 2008. Eksteins dam Zaniki (1981) KWPN a Ster Pref Prestatie mare was full sister to Approved Stallion & International Showjumper Palfrenier and dam of numerous International Showjumpers inc. Ekstein, Fury, Heartdancer, Joniki, & Lajos.

"Fabiola" (Samber x Katouchon)

Edking Hill's dam the Ster Preferent mare "Fabiola" by Samber was also the dam of the ZfDp Approved stallion "Cool Cracker S" (pictured left) by Concorde that has competed successfully up to Prix St Georges level and "Perfect Daddy" a full brother to Edking Hill who made it through to the second rounds of the KWPN stallion selections and then went on to compete successfully to Z level Dressage.

San Remo

Her sire, the Hanoverian stallion San Remo was licensed in Verden, Germany, in 2001 by the Hanoverian studbook and gained premium status. He was auctioned for DM145.000 and approved by the KWPN in 2002. He commenced his dressage career with Edward Gal. In 2003, as a 4-yr-old in the finals of the PAVO Cup, he finished in fifth place. San Remo was much admired for the suppleness and harmony of his paces and his expressive presence in the arena which also earned him his second place at the PAVO Cup Championships in 2004 earning his place at Verden.

Wolkentanz I

In 1993 San remo's sire, Wolkentanz I, was Siegerhengst (Champion Stallion) of the Hanoverian Verband completing a very good Performance Test in Adelheidsdorf with a score of 140.53 points for the dressage elements. Wolkentanz I is one of the top progenitors in Hanover and amongst many others he sired the World Champion of the Young Horses, "Wakajama" of Holga Finke.

Weltmeyer

San Remo's paternal grand sire, Weltmeyer, was champion of his licensing in Verden. The judging committee gave him the top score of 10 for his trot, his canter stride was great, earning a score of 9.5, the walk was ground-covering and earned an 8.0. In addition, he received a 9.5 for conformation and overall impression. Weltmeyer went on to win his performance test at Adelheidsdorf with a dressage score of 143.94, but just as impressively he gained a jumping score of 141.44. Weltmeyer comes from the most successful dressage families in the world, the ‘W’ line that begins with Woermann who was the sire of "World Cup" (I to IIII) and Wenzel I and II. In turn, World Cup is the sire of not only Weltmeyer but also Walt Disney and Warkant. His dam, the Head Stud Book Premium mare "Anka" was a daughter of the part bred Trakehner Absatz which we also find in the dam line of Laurie I and II.

Volturno

San Remo's grand sire, Volturno, is a son of the legendary thoroughbred Vollkorn xx. His Oldenburg son, Volturno, (out of a mare by the Thoroughbred, Manolette) was Champion of his licensing and went on to be a member of the German Silver Medal winning Eventing Team at the 1976 and 1980 Olympic Games. Volturno won over 20 international events before retiring to Stud where he produced a number of licensed sons, including Voltur, Voltaire, Volturnus and Valeur.

Her dam "Nanda", is a Ster mare by "Jacardo" (Zeolite x G Ramiro Z), Jacardo was placed in the top ten of the PAVO Cup (Netherlands' prestigious Dutch Young Horse Championships) as a four and five year old out of 350 horses in the division. He went on to win the Stallion Competition Class M two years in a row in 1996 and 1997 and competed successfully at Grand Prix in 2004 with average scores of 65%, consistently scoring 8's on his piaffe, passage and tempi changes. His sire, Elcaro, approved by the KWPN in 1989, obtained good scores as a potential dressage horse but also showing aptitude as a potential jumper, with 8.5 for his trot and a 9 for his temperament and stable manners.

Maternal Damline

Abisag's breeder Gerardus Schievink has kindly provided us with a little more insight into her family line. Her Grand Dam Gracia (Aktueel x Makelaar) was awarded Prestatie status having produced a good number of successful dressage horses competing at Z level and above in dressage, including the International Dressage horses Sadrach (Stefano) by Gribaldi who competes at Grand Prix and the Prix St Georges Dressage gelding "Titus" by Welt Hit II ridden by Rhonda Dretel in the USA. Sadrach's younger full brother Zabad is currently competing at Z Level dressage. Others include the Ster mare Marje by Havidoff and Obed full sister to Abisag's Dam, Nanda.

Jacardo

Jacardo Placed in Top Ten of the Pavo Cup as a 4 and 5 year old, 1st place in the NHS/KWPN Stallion Competition Class M in 1996 and 1997. He competed successfully at Z2 +13 in dressage prior to export to North America in 2001. Short listed for the Canadian Dressage Team.. Reserve champion in the FEI division and went on to compete at Intermediare 1. He has sired a good number of advanced dressage horses with trainable temperaments.