The Valley Equestrian Newspaper Page 2 www.theveonline.com May 2015 The Valley Equestrian Newspaper Page 3 www.theveonline.com May 2015 A Passion for Art Appreciation: Newly Imported Figaro R Standing in MN Happy Mother’s Day from the Valley Equestrian News! By Kari Hagstrom appealed, and he was that familiar with Grand ofspring. Runesson stated, Figaro, she says that she and North America (SWANA), reinstated as a breeding Prix Swedish bloodlines, “even normal people (not her farm “feel alive again. and Brady’s mentor in her t is a contagious delight in Sweden. With let alone that a 16-year-old professional) can ride The farm is about the stal- quest to breed Swedish to talk with someone Bocelli out of reach, Brady girl would recognize it. That Figaro.” Afer not having lions and the breeding.” . A Swedish warm- who is passionate about inquired at Gränsbo Stuteri appreciaton of the artstry been in work for two years, blood is one not necessarily what they do. Margot as to which of their other in breeding helped to de- Brady’s daughter rode him born in Sweden; such as Brady,I of Brady Equestrian would be available velop a friendship between for the frst tme in Figaro R, who was born in Center, in Downer, Minn. for a potental purchase. Brady and Runesson. Brady the United States Germany, is of the Hanover- (near Fargo, N.D./Moor- While nothing was available lef without Figaro R that the last week in ian breed, but who meets head, Minn.), is just such a at the tme, a comment was trip, but Runesson later April 2015. He was the stringent criteria for the person: she is passionate made, “maybe Figaro,” but contacted her to ofer the like an old school- Swedish stud book. “The about what she does, and the price was completely stallion for sale. He stated, master. Swedish is the doesn’t do things by half. unatainable. Brady came to “We want you to have him.” only type of warmblood When she decided to breed terms with the thought that Figaro R was bred by Mi- Figaro R is the that has ever been selected Beaucerons (a breed of there may not be another chael Schenk and owned by sire of Faustno strictly for riding for the French herding dog), she Swedish stallion in her life. Rose Mathisen and Gränsbo 1244, frst place cavalry and not pulling spent four years getng a That was one year ago, in Stuteri (www.gransbostu- World Young artllery for war or plowing degree in French so she April 2014. teri.com). Championships for agricultural uses. Due to could speak fuently winner, this stringent selecton, they with the French Figaro R scoring 79.2, and have exceptonally comfort- breeders. Brady has Figaro approved Swed- able gaits, especially the that same passion R 1085 ish warmblood canter,” says Brady. They are for Swedish warm- was and is stallion. Figaro R also known for exceptonal bloods. everything has 426 ofspring temperaments and train- Afer her Swedish and more in Sweden, with ability. warmblood stallion, that Brady 120 in dressage. A Bayron 885, died was look- son and daughter Why import? in 2013, she went ing for in (full siblings), were The reason to go the looking for another a Swedish both approved in trouble of importng a horse Swedish warm- warmblood Verden, placed is to “bring in new genet- blood stallion. stallion. frst in Sweden, and Photo: Krister Lindh ics to keep the gene pool Figaro, a were both fnalists in the open, and to avoid a genetc Bayron 885 was Hanover- World Young Horse Cham- Why Swedish ? botle-neck or ‘popular sire Figaro R The Midwest’s Largest Western Store a pure Swedish ian born in pionships. Figaro R was the “Warmblood” is a com- syndrome’,” says Brady. “By Contnued from page 2 stallion, and the Germany Breeder’s Trophy stallion prehensive name. A warm- selectng for certain traits equivalent of a Sec- in 2001, is of the year in Sweden for blood can be a Hanover- you get beter horses.” took over and got him to an retariat in Sweden a frst place two years in a row. This is ian, a Holsteiner, or any of A breeding stallion is for desirability and approved awarded to stallions that ofcial quarantne farm in many other breeds—the “approved” based on his Maryland. Tholin and Duta prepotency. Having Hanover- have produced the top-rat- defniton goes by region: prepotency—how well a keen appreciaton ian stallion ed ofspring in Sweden over Corp. ofen work in tandem. a Hanoverian is born in Ha- he passes on his traits, or Afer the 30-day quarantne for elite dressage in Verden, the course of the year. nover, a Holsteiner is born “stamps” his ofspring. horses and their Germany, Figaro R was awarded Pre- at a USDA farm, Brady ar- in Holstein, etc; regional According to Brady, the ranged a hauler to bring Fi- bloodlines, Brady in 2003. mium A status as a breed- breeds have regional names. short answer on how to im- queried afer the He gained ing stallion as he was being garo to Minnesota. She said The , however, is port is “call Tim Duta.” She she had excellent haulers, Swedish stallion, Bocelli Photo: Göran K. Josefsson his Swedish transported to the United a separate breed. Warm- recommends utlizing the (sired by Don Shufro), and Over the sum- approval States in January, 2015, by who dodged the numerous bloods have open stud Duta Corporaton, chaired snow storms hitng the up- out of Bayron’s sister, Balle- mer, while visit- at four the Swedish Warmblood books, whereas Arabians and founded by life-long rina (by Bernstein 761). Bo- ing friends in Sweden, Brady years old, in 2005 at Flyinge, Associaton, indicatng his per United States this past  and have horseman, Tim Duta, www. winter. “They got him here If you’re looking for a used , celli had sufered an inguinal met with Per Runesson, one Sweden at the Swedish Stal- “above average heritabil- closed stud books. You can tmduta.com. “They do hernia, which the Swedish of the owners of Gränsbo lion Performance tests—frst ity for dressage talent in in two days,” said Brady. check out our HUGE selection of used breed a to everything” in the importa- Brady hasn’t learned   Warmblood Associaton Stuteri, just to meet the place, beatng out “pure” his ofspring. He was also a Hanoverian and it is con- ton process, says Brady, and trade-in at phsaddle.com! considers a signifcant faw, stallions, including the beau- Swedish horses, with the upgraded to Approved Swedish yet, but plans to; sidered a warmblood, for and save all the legwork of she’s busy working on her potentally passable to other tful Figaro R 1085. During highest dressage index ever breeding stallion status by example. The warmblood is getng health certfcates,  generatons, and therefore the tour, her 16-year-old achieved (22.0), and an the Hanoverian Verband in master’s degree at the All Your Western Supply Needs a type, therefore. arranging fights, transporta- moment. She is a professor     lost his breeding license in daughter notced a young unprecedented perfect 10 Germany.” The Swedish warm- ton, and quarantne. Grän-    in two locations: Sweden. Swedish standards stallion and she commented for rideability from two Ger- With this level of achieve- of biology at North Dakota blood is “not a breed, it is sbo Stuteri recommended State College of Science       are the most stringent in the that he “looks like Master.” man test riders. He made it ment, Brady is delighted to a breeding system,” stated Jenny Tholin to arrange Rogers & warmblood breeding world. Master was the stallion rid- to Prix de St. Georges-level stand an elite stallion such (NDSCS) in Wahpeton, ND. Bo Crabo, D.V.M., Ph.D., transport of Figaro R. Her She can be reached for However, in the United den by Kyra Kyrkland, who is competton, but injured a as Figaro R at her stallion retred professor of animal company got him from the States, an inguinal hernia comparable to being the Pat ligament, and was retred to facility, Brady Equestrian more informaton about   Lakeville, Mn. science from the University stud farm in Sweden, to Figaro R 1085 or stud fees is not considered serious Parelli of dressage. Master stud in 2013. Center, near Downer, Minn. of Minnesota. Originally Amsterdam, to New York, enough to preclude the stal- won every one of his starts Now healed, Figaro is He has an “incredible at Brady Equestrian Center, from Sweden, Crabo is the where Duta Corportaton LLC, www.bradyequestrian-  lion from breeding. in Grand Prix competton. sound for riding and his temperament. Anyone can former president and one of Runesson was impressed incredible rideability is ride him,” says Brady. Afer center.com, 218-789-7704, the founders of the Swedish Contnued on next page or at [email protected]. The case for Bocelli was that Americans would be strongly passed on to his losing Bayron, and fnding Warmblood Associaton of phsaddle.com