"Quinine" born and bred in Switzerland where she obtained 83 points at her mare grading as a three year old and was selected for mare performance testing which she underwent at "Le Haras National Bern" in Switzerland and was entered into the Head Stud Book of the Swiss Equestrian Federation.

As a five year old she was re-presented under saddle by Rudi Wallerbosh for the ridden mare performance test once again at "Le Haras National" and subsequently branded as a mark of quality.

Quinine is very much the "Queen" of our herd and our foundation broodmare, measuring only 16hh. She was graded into the head stud book with the Sports Horse Breeding (GB) when we moved from Switzerland to Scotland and later presented at the SSH Gradings.

Her competition record is flawless. In 1999 she commenced her career on the BSJA circuit competing with great success, jumping consistantly with 40 double clears and placings in the space of only a few months and often winner in classes of over 80 to 100 horses.

In her first season in 1999 she qualified for the British Novice and Discovery finals winning the second round with the only triple clear at Lough Farm in the British Novice, placing 3rd in the British Novice Preliminary Round At the Festival Of Show Jumping Scope. By the end of her first season she was jumping Foxhunter classes and opens. Her ability to turn sharp and jump from a stand still often proved her unbeatable and very much a mare to be reckoned with when she was on form.

In the same year Quinine won the seven year old and over Scottish Sports Horse Championship at the SSH summer show a combination of show jumping and dressage results. At the same show she was winner of the intermediate and Open Show jumping and was presented for her IBOP mare performance test achieving the second highest score of 81 points to date in the UK under the careful eye of KWPN representative Jaques Verkerk with an impressive 9 for scope.

Quinine was also a success in the dressage arena and never out of the ribbons, achieving top marks for her regularity of rhythm and pace. In 2002 Quinine gave birth to a beautiful filly foal "Chiquita", who is now herself a mother, producing our third generation. In 2006 a Grand daughter was born "Achanenna" now also a broodmare has now produced our fourth generation.

Quinine returned to the competition circuit briefly in 2004 and successfully competed up to 1.30m classes winning four fox hunter classes before being retired from competition and commence her career as a broodmare at the age of 14.

Quinine has also achieved great results in the show ring. In 2006 she was champion Broodmare at Fife Show and reserve Champion in 2008. At Perth Show she was champion hunter broodmare and overall reserve champion Hunter at the grand age of eighteen.

Under saddle she was winner of the working hunter at Dabbs show in 2001 and has even been used as a model for Glenvarigill Garages. She was placed fourth at the Royal Highland Show with daughter "Aquenna" at foot in a very large class and in 2007 produced the coloured colt "Cinquenno" by Umenno.

In 2008 Quinine's colt foal Darquinno by Umenno was awarded a first premium who was Champion foal at Fife Show, his full sister Aquenna was awarded STER with very high scores for jumping. Darquinno was presented at the Scottish Sports Horse Mare & Youngstock Gradings in 2011 at the age of three and maintained his 1st premium status. he showed excellent jumping ability when shown loose.

After the weaning of Darquinno, Quinine left for a short spell to Nothern Ireland as a School mistress and joined daugher "Bequinna". She happily recomenced her show jumping with young rider Catherine Hutchinson and returned home to us in the summer of 2010 competition fit and scanned in foal to Buenno at the age of 18.

In the autumn of 2009 Quinine was presented at the SSH Gradings and was awarded STER with 80% for conformation and 80% for jumping, thus she was awarded with the "Keur" predicate based on her successful IBOP result and show jumping records. Her daughter, Solaris Chiquita by the Contender son Capucinno was also awarded the Ster predicate with excellent marks for jumping ability, scope and technique.

In 2010 Quinine produced a colt foal by Solaris Buenno, great canter with lots of presence, a colt very close to people, perhaps the last of her progeny but by no means the end of her line. she also produced a daughter in Switzerland at the age of four.

Quinine's character is exceptional, she is very much one of those once in a lifetime mares. We can only hope that yet another of her progeny will be awarded Ster when they gain three years of age in the future in order that she may gain the Preferent title.

Her parentage;

Quater

Swiss State federal Stallion Quater competed with success at MII his best progeny Magnolia CH et Quatersman CH competed CSI CSIO, CSI, SII and in the young horse classes Balladeuse du Cornat CH, Bellamour du Cornat CH, Catania
IV CH, Cristal de la Taille CH qualified for the Zangersheide Young Horse Show Jumping Championships.

Grand Veneur

"Grand Veneur" in 1975, a popular State Stud Stallion as one of France’s leading sires based on the performance of his progeny at the national championships in Fontainebleau. Sire of over 75 Selle Francais stallions and many more in Belgium and across Europe. Grand Veneur was a product of three very important French sire lines, "Amour Du Bois x Le Micoche x and Jus De Pomme by the thoroughbred sire "Orange peel" Veneurs dam, Tanagra G, (not to be confused by the Tanagra that produced Jalisco B) also produced the two International jumpers "L'Elue de Veneur and O'Veneur".

Since 1976, Grand Veneur produced more than 335 show jumping winners. Regularly classed among the best sires, father of winners in show jumping, he has produced among the best: Le Tot de Semilly, Lama des Landes, Love Love de l'If, Magicien IV, Nabo II, Rocky du Carel, Tenor de la Cour, ISO 160, Vas Y Donc Longane, Alfa d'Elle and many showjumping winners in foreign countries such as Le Grand du Tot, Mont Blanc, Quatre de Mai, Sioux de Baugy, Tenor Manciais, Ulysse de Thurin, Upsala de Baussy, Valou de Baussy, Veneur Pierreville, Amour de Coquerie, As de Thurin, Beau Veneur, Belle Landaise and Billy du Lys.

Furioso

An influential sire of jumping horses, and is found in the pedigrees of many top show jumpers today. Furioso was a terrible racehorse, with zero wins out of 21 starts. However, he was a fantastic sire of jumping horses, standing in France. Furioso was ‘well balanced but with slightly knock kneed forelegs and tight hocks’ and «had good bone, and walked liked a Lord, with a magnificent pace, very energetic and showing a great deal of amplitude, his tail swinging at each step». His trot and gallop were good but not exceptional. Though full of life he was docile and had a good temperament.’

After World War II, he was purchased by the French National Stud, where he was used as a breeding stallion until his death in 1968. Furioso was in the lines of 17 of the top 100 show jumping sires of the 1990's.

Precipitation:

Precipitation did not race until he was three owing to a heel problem. Precipitation did well on the track, winning seven races including the 1937 Ascot Gold Cup (20f), King Edward VII Stakes (12f), Gratwicke Stakes and Queen's Prize (16f) for a total of £18,419. He was successful at stud, producing seven classic winning racehorses and sport horses. During his stud career, which began in 1938, he was one of the leading sires in England, and produced over 50 stakes winners.