Sonnata's Ancestors
Fuhler I is a Dutch Warmblood stallion registered with the KWPN in the Netherlands. He is 16.3 hh. He has impressive conformation and a beautiful head with a kind expression. He has an amiable disposition, loves attention, and is a pleasure to ride. All his gaits are strong and fluid. He has correct jumping form and likes to jump.
Samber is the only Dutch stallion of pinto coloring ever to be approved by the KWPN in Holland. He received a rare 10 for temperament and trainability in Holland. Samber competed very successfully through Grand Prix Dressage and at the Z levels jumpers. Over the years Samber has been in the top 20's for producing dressage horses in Holland (out of over 400 stallions) and in the top 100 for producing jumpers.
Pericles - 14 starts; won 2, placed 3. Foaled in GB. TB approved for KWPN. One of only a very few stallions awarded the title Preferent in Holland. Especially known as a dressage sire.
Tina D, preferent mare by Ordonnans, a son of Ornament, is also a legend in her own right. In 1983 at the age of 19 she paraded at the UTV National Mare Show with some of her offspring including Samber. At that time she had brought 16 foals into the world, several of which were tobianos.
Arkansas was chosen and trained by the Hanoverian State Stud for their prestigious black and white Quadrille. Snow white by the age of 11 when he was imported into Canada, he exuded an unmatched nobility and presence which was enhanced the moment he displayed his floating passage. Along with his exceptional rideability and talent for collected work in dressage, his value as a sire extended to both jumping and dressage.
His success as a sire was enormous. During his years at stud in Germany, before coming to Canada, he sired offspring which initially placed highly in conformation evaluations and ultimately went on to earn close to 200,000 Dm, largely in jumping competitions. His grandsons, champion stallions Escudo I and Escudo II, looking very much like black versions of Arkansas, are amongst the most popular sires of jumping horses in Germany today.