Chestnut mare, 16.1.hh born 1997, owned by Alex Bratt
Competition level: International speed horse 1.25-1.30m
Fantasie en route to a placing and double clear at Strazeele CSI* 2008
YouTube Video
For a video clip of Fantasie please follow the following link: Fantasie video
BREEDING
From a long line of jumpers Fantasie's sire is the International Grade A Exander who was by It's the Business out of Equalizer both also Grade A showjumpers. It's the Business is by Jasper winner of the Hamburg Derby.
Exander is a Grade A Show Jumper.
By It's the Business out of King of Diamonds mare. He won Hendrixs 5
& 6 year old Championship, Milton 6 year old Championship, 2nd
Grade C final HOYS , 5th Newcomer Final HOYS. At 7 years he was 3rd
Thomas Bates final HOYS. He has gone on to win A.I.T’s and Grand Prixs
in Italy, France and Spain. Exander has a superb temperament. His
offspring are competing very successfully B.S.J.A. as 4& 5 year
olds, all have inherited his huge jump and temperament. A.E.S. Fully
approved B.S.J.A. Silver Elite.
Exander
It’s
The Business is a Grade A International Showjumper Winning well in
excess of £30,000 in his short showjumping career before an injury
ended his international career at 9 years old. In 1994 he won the three
major indoor winter Championships, EPD, Toggi and Parkes.
1st
& 4th International Grand Prix in Veendam, Holland. 1st Grand Prix,
Newark and Notts. 1st AIT Bath & West, 1st AIT Royal Welsh, 1st AIT
New Forest.
1st Special Stallion Jumping Championship at
Valkenswaard in Holland where It’s the Business beat Europe’s top 35
showjumping stallions.
The
sire of It's the Business, Jasper, won the Hamburg Jumping Derby and many other international
classes. With a heart as big as a lion, and as careful as they come, he
has had many admirers. In the 1995 BCM world rankings, Jasper rocketed
into seventh place on the list of top progenitors. Of course, this
Courville son had already made a name for himself in International
jumping as Little One, but he seems equally competent as producer of
showjumping horses. Considering the qualities of Legato, Jabot, El
Padrino, Elton, Degina, Avontuur, Copa Cobana, King Size and Wodan B,
it seems likely that Jasper will be one of the regulars in the top
rankings for years to come.
Jasper
The dam of It's the Business, Alanda was a very
successful showjumper in Holland, with numerous wins and successes. In
1994 she was 4th in the Dutch Showjumping Championships (the top placed
mare). Alanda’s maternal grandsire Kartouche and his sire Gondelier
were both international showjumpers.
Alanda’s sire Le Mexico
had phenomenal jumping ability, the very quality that he passes on to
his offspring. This Furioso grandson, Le Mexico, has been a gift of the
Gods for Dutch breeding. This SF, who exclusively served the KWPN,
produced reliable jumpers, 19 of which are in the ranking, that makes
him one of the most productive WBCSH sires. Besides Starlet and Comex,
Le Mexico produced many top class products himself, but seems to do
even better through his daughters, as Burggravin, Murphy Brown La
Silla, It’s The Business and Everest Elton are fearsome competitors in
many a Grand Prix. His sire Mexico was a successful stallion in France,
being sired by Furioso, who produced anumber of approved sons besides
Mexico, such as Futuro and Furioso II.
It's the Business
It's the Business stands at Beech House Stud in Staffordshire. Fantasie's dam 'Closewood Again' was a winner at Olympia! A branded Belgian warmblood 'Gerty' had numerous successes including winning the Young Show Jumper Award at Olympia and placings in many Area Trial classes.
Fantasie's dam, Closewood Again!
With Fantasie coming from a long line of International showjumpers it comes as no surprise that she herself went on to compete Internationally and become a Grade A showjumper in her own right. We have high hopes for her own future progeny. PERFORMANCE
We purchased Fantasie in 2001 and competed her for 8 years winning in excess of £6,000. She was placed at several International shows in 1.30m speed classes. Some of her successes in the UK include: Winner Blue Chips, Winner 1.25m GP at Arena UK Championships 3rd Blue Chip 1.25m Championship final Winner Area 25 1.25m
Fantasie at Arena UK
At her International debut at Dunkerque CSI in 2005 she jumped clear every day and achieved two top three placings: a second and third in highly competitive classes. In2008 she achieved top 10 placings at the Strazeele International CSI in France. ABOUT FANTASIE Fantasie has been part of our family for a long time! She has been a pleasure to own. She has a wonderful and affectionate temperament and is easy in all respects.
She was one of the first horses that I had to compete and took me to my first International show. I produced her right from her first training show through the young horse classes to Grade A and she never let me down, remaining extremely consistent throughout her career, even being placed at every International show that she attended. She was placed at the Scope Festival, the Blue Chip Championships and the Arena UK Festival.
She retired aged 12 in 2009 sound and well to become a foundation mare in our breeding programme.Her last class was a speed class at Weston Lawns big Summer Extravaganza which she won by some margin. She will be missed as part of the Showjumping team however it was felt that she had a lot to give as part of our broodmare herd.
