Fine and Magic

Fine and Magic – Dressage Mare with Elite Pedigree
✅ Born: 2019
✅ Registered in: German Hanoverian Verband
✅ Designated as: Main Studbook Mare

Pedigree & Background
Fine and Magic hails from an exceptionally strong dressage bloodline that combines some of the world's most influential stallions in modern dressage breeding.

Sire – For Romance I: One of Europe's Leading Dressage Stallions

Fine and Magic is by For Romance I (by Fürst Romancier / Sir Donnerhall), one of Germany's most sought-after dressage stallions.

✅ Winner of numerous national and international dressage competitions
✅ Sire of many top-class dressage horses
✅ Known for strong movements and correct conformation

For Romance I embodies the modern breeding stallion, coming from a particularly successful dam line. He is blessed with three outstanding gaits, with his trot and canter being described as exceptional. His remarkable character also makes him stand out.

At the Oldenburg Stallion Licensing in 2011, he distinguished himself among a strong group of stallions and received a standing ovation from the audience in Vechta.

Achievements
After being crowned Champion Stallion at his licensing in 2011, For Romance I impressed during his 30-day test in Schlieckau, where he received top marks:

✅ 9.25 in trot and rideability
✅ 9.0 in canter
✅ 8.88 in character

At the age of 7, For Romance I won his first advanced-level dressage classes and qualified for the final of the Nürnberger Burg-Pokal.

In 2012, his full sister Fasine followed in his footsteps, being crowned Oldenburg Champion Mare—a feat unprecedented in the history of the Oldenburg Verband.

Sire of For Romance I – Fürst Romancier: A Strong Legacy

For Romance I is by Fürst Romancier, who himself placed 4th at the World Championships for Young Horses and the German Championship. He was awarded the Hauptprämie prize by the Oldenburg Verband for his first exceptional foal crop.

Fürst Romancier is the son of the influential Fürst Heinrich, who is also the father of the double world champion for young horses, Woodlander Farouche. His dam's sire, Romancier, competed up to Intermediaire I and descends from the legendary Ahlerich line.

Dam of For Romance I – One of the Most Successful Mare Lines

For Romance I's dam, Gesina, is in a league of her own.

In addition to For Romance I and his full sister Fasine, Gesina has produced:

🐴 For Romance II – Licensed premium stallion
🐴 Feinrich (by Fürst Heinrich) – Licensed premium stallion
🐴 Best Of All (by Bordeaux) – British National Novice Champion

With such an impressive breeding record, Gesina is among the most successful mares in modern sport horse breeding.

Her sire, Sir Donnerhall I, is one of the most prominent breeding stallions of recent times:

✅ State Premium Champion Stallion
✅ Winner of his material test with record-high scores
✅ Vice World Champion for Young Horses & Bundeschampion
✅ Sire of over 50 licensed sons

Maternal Grandfather – Danone I: The King of Movement

Fine and Magic's maternal grandfather is Danone I (by De Niro / Weltmeyer / Absatz / Bolero), an elite stallion known for his uphill conformation, long legs, and ideal topline.

✅ 2003: Swedish Stallion Champion
✅ 2006: Finalist at the World Championships for Young Horses in Verden and qualified for the German Young Horse Championships
✅ 2008: First victories in S-level dressage
✅ 2012: Grand Prix victories with Theresa Wahler

World-Class Offspring:
🐴 Dante Weltino – Reserve winner at the Oldenburg Stallion Licensing 2009, Olympic participant for Sweden 2016-2024, Elite stallion 2025
🐴 Damaschino – Bundeschampion for 3-year-old stallions (2019)
🐴 Dolton – Winner of the USEF Para-Dressage Championships (2019)
🐴 Desperados, Danönchen, and Dante Weltino – Finalists in the Nürnberger Burgpokal (2014)
🐴 Delioh von Buchmatt – Winner of the Swiss Stallion Test with 9.5 in movement and rideability (2011)

Danone I continues to produce top dressage horses with outstanding rideability and remarkable capacity for collection.

Dam – Darling – Damline with Olympic Pedigree

Fine and Magic comes from an extraordinary damline, with her dam, Darling, having produced several elite foals sold for top prices.

Darling is by Miami Magic, whose fathers dam Miami was a state premium elite mare.

🐴 Miami was the dam of the elite stallion Michelangelo – by the thoroughbred stallion Pasteur xx.
🐴 Michelangelo has sired several successful horses, including Just Mickey, who competed at the Olympics & European Championships with Swedish rider Tinne Wilhelmsson.
🐴 In Denmark, Michellino is the most famous offspring of Michelangelo – an elite stallion with enormous breeding significance.
🐴 Miami is also the dam of the elite stallion Monteverdi, who competed at Grand Prix level with Olympic rider Fie Skarsø.

Great-Grandmother – Abigirl: Matriarch of International Success

Fine and Magic's great-grandmother, Abigirl (by Carpacio / Limebrand), is the dam of Clearwater, a horse with an impressive competition CV:

🏆 Winner of the Young Horse Championship 2004
🏆 Placed at the World Championships for Young Horses & German Championships
🏆 Competed at the European Championships 2007 with Sanne Henningsen
🏆 Bronze Medalist at the European Championships 2007 with Anne van Olst
🏆 Competed at the Olympics 2008, European Championships 2009, WEG 2010 & Olympics 2012
🏆 Competed at WEG 2018 with Japanese rider Shingo Hayashi

After a spectacular career, Clearwater is now retired in the Netherlands with Anne van Olst.

Great-Great-Grandfather – Limebrand: Elite Stallion in Danish Warmblood, Successful Show Jumping Stallion

🐴 Limebrand was a successful show jumping stallion in Danish Warmblood, who also left a significant mark in breeding.