Faerie Court Farm

06/29/2024

More photos of Titanias filly by FV Kissme Rabba!

06/23/2024

We are thrilled to announce that FCF As You Wish has checked in foal to VG Juan Inamillion+ for a May 2025 foal!

pedigree: https://sporthorse-data.com/testmating-ex?sireid=12633313&horse_id=10781703

Huge thanks to Carol Nieuwenhuizen for standing Juan at stud and for all her assistance in this breeding! Also thanks to his breeder, Van Gilder Arabians. Deepest appreciation to my wonderful vets at Meadowbrook Equine for their diligent efforts in getting Wish in foal.

We know it will be chestnut with some amount of white markings! ;-)

06/15/2024

FCF Fairy Queens Kiss (pending)
(FV Kissme Rabba X FCF Titanias Vanity)
2024 gray filly

06/15/2024

This filly gets more elegant every day!

06/08/2024

06/08/2024

FCF Titans SilverAura (Aur Elijah, x FCF Titanias Vanity) our coming 2 year old c**t is in a growthy phase. We suspect he is going to be quite tall!

He is a kind and sweet young c**t. These photos are just quick phone images after his most recent hoof trim as Thom was leading him back to the pasture where Titan's buddies, Prince and Inigo, were waiting for him.

06/07/2024

The new filly is enjoying learning about "outside"!

06/04/2024

We are delighted to announce the arrival of a FILLY! We've been hoping for a filly to continue this damline in our program so we are thrilled!!

FCF Fairy Queens Kiss (pending)
(FV Kissme Rabba x FCF Titanias Vanity)
gray Arabian filly
pedigree: https://sporthorse-data.com/testmating-ex?sireid=12926380&horse_id=10781687

05/31/2024

Titania should foal any day now! Today is day 345. In the past she has foaled between 333 and 344 days gestation.

These are screen capture images from the camera in the foaling stall. The camera lets me keep an eye on her while minimizing actual trips to the barn. Out of 28 foals born here (including a few outside mares) I've only missed one delivery --and that one was at 318 days after having been up all night with another mare who foaled at 351 days. Fortunately, that filly was perfectly fine in spite of being born a bit earlier than the normal window of 320 -360+ days.

Titania is doing well and we are hoping that she delivers her foal by FV Kissme Rabba soon! She is enjoying turnout during the day and quiet nights in the foaling stall.

05/13/2024

FCF Titanias Vanity is probably 2 weeks (or a bit less) from delivering her foal by FV Kissme Rabba. She's enjoying some pasture with her friend Wish (FCF As You Wish)

Here is the pedigree of the expected foal: https://sporthorse-data.com/testmating-ex?sireid=12926380&horse_id=10781687

We are hoping for a filly since this mare line has been excellent in our program. Although their dam, AM Tawny Britania, gave us the two full sisters, both Titania and her sister FCF Silver Stardust have only produced c**ts so far. Stardust is retired from breeding so Titania is our only hope for a filly to continue the mare line!

04/27/2024

I made sure to schedule my dressage lesson with King today to finish in time to watch Lauren and Bug aka Vermiculus's dressage test. I'm looking forward to their XC round tomorrow.
Vermiculus is an Anglo-Arab sired by the CMK stallion Serazim.
https://sporthorse-data.com/pedigree/vermiculus

You are one special Bug 🐜❤️

Vermiculus, owned by Ms Mars, was more than thrilled to be on the big stage again and scored a 30.2! We are tied for 3rd heading into cross country!

Don’t miss any of the action and watch the live stream on .tv_usa

📸: .leigh.richards

04/21/2024

3 year old FCF Inigos Legacy is recovering well from gelding surgery last week at Vermont Large Animal Clinic - Equine Hospital.

Inigo showed off his exemplary manners and temperament. He walked right on the trailer and traveled quietly for the hour long trip to VLAC. (This was his first time loading in a trailer!) He unloaded calmly and followed us into the facility. He did call at first when we left him in the stall, but he calmed down quickly. At discharge, the vet tech reported that he had been a very good boy including leading well into the surgical suite. He walked right on the trailer and traveled well for the ride home.

Inigo had a closed castration procedure that has less risk of complications, but does have a 2 week stall rest recovery so the sutured incision can heal. He is handling the stall confinement well. No calling or pacing. From the windows of the stall, he quietly watches his buddies Prince and Titan and the mares in their respective fields. He does get 10 minute hand walks twice a day. (He has the 12 x 24 stall that we use for foaling.) After the 2 week stall rest and one week in a small paddock, he'll go back with Prince and Titan.

We are looking prepping him to be started under saddle this summer.

04/18/2024

Our wonderful FCF Charming Pixie. She is a sensitive and sweet mare. We will be presenting her for sale to an approved home later this spring. (details will be posted once mud season has subsided and we can get updated photos and video.)

Much appreciation to Annie at Uncommon Equestrian for training and conditioning Pixie for us.

02/26/2024

UPDATE: Auction now ends March 12th!

Two doses of frozen semen from FCF Oberons Vanity available in the New England Dressage Association Stallion Service Auction.

Auction item 'FCF Oberons Vanity' hosted online at 32auctions.

02/19/2024

FCF Titanias Vanity in foal to FV Kissme Rabba for a foal due in late May.

Pedigree of expected foal: https://sporthorse-data.com/testmating-ex?sireid=12926380&horse_id=10781687

02/06/2024

Congratulations to Puck's new person, Riley!! They already have a great partnership!

We are so thrilled for them.

(Bonus joy for them being at Sun is Up Farm with Sunny (young Anglo-Arab by Obie) and Acorn too! Three sweet Arabian-bred horses with happy kids!!)

02/06/2024

Inigo has invented a new game with the feed tubs-- two tubs at once!

(We were trimming Uncle Prince's hooves recently and noticed Inigo playing. So my farrier stuck her phone between the rail fence line and the inner hotwire fence to record him. Note that Titan comes to check out Annie's filming.)

Earlier videos of Inigo playing with toys: https://www.facebook.com/FaerieCourtFarmSportHorses/posts/pfbid024ZALRSUFrFjJaLTbzqMBmVEZiRAh6oPrqCEuRHDJgcCDEX1sQTzPj1iMKp3aTPWTl

https://www.facebook.com/FaerieCourtFarmSportHorses/posts/pfbid0yfS7tufmwtRjADahdq5TzoRqZzhjgNaBknGPUbmwawkgcBzB5BzZtWJ3ir5Ky9HMl

02/03/2024

Congratulations to Gretchen Z. on her acquisition of the wonderful FCF Thors Valor. On Thursday, Thor made the trip from Vermont to WillsWay Equestrian Center in Goshen, NY where he will be Gretchen's new partner!

When Gretchen came to pick him up, he clearly remembered her. We are excited to follow their journey together as their partnership develops and deepens.

(We are also hoping for an eventual Pas Des Deux with Thor and his "uncle" at Willsway, FCF Enchanted Flame.)

01/29/2024

One of two SSAs offering doses of frozen semen from FCF Oberons Vanity! (His frozen semen is proven to produce foals.)
We are happy to help support the American Trakehner Association with this donation!

01/27/2024

Sweet Titan!

FCF Titans SilverAura (Aur Elijah x FCF Titanias Vanity) 1 1/2 year old c**t.

He's growing up and enjoying his buddies "Uncle Prince" (FCF Gossamer Prince) and FCF Inigos Legacy.

01/25/2024

1 1/2 year old FCF Winged Valkyrie in her winter woolies!

12/21/2023

Wishing all of you a joyful holiday season!

(photo is FCF King ofthe Fairys)

09/18/2023

Titan is so sweet!

09/14/2023

Thom and I would like to congratulate "Team Legend" on winning the National Championship in the Arabian/Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian Novice Jumper Class at the AHA Arabian Sport Horse Nationals a the WEC in Ohio this morning!!

Congratulations to owners Sara Bolnick and Kobe Pielow, youth rider Anleigh A., trainer Chrystal Wood, breeder Angel Portice, and the rest of the folks who are part of Team Legend!

AAA Legend ofthe Seas+// (Naibara Blaze Man x HSA Seamist) is twenty-one years old now and clearly still happily sound and athletic! We are so proud of his successes and deeply appreciative of his influence in our FCF herd!

09/06/2023

Congrats to AM Rising Star and his people!!

There's a long history of using Arabians --largely from the same foundation lines as this fabulous horse-- in breeding ponies in the US for hunter/jumpers.

AM Lord Elope was a famous Arabian sire of hunter ponies from the 1970s through 1990s (and still often mentioned in sale ads as a desirable pedigree element into the 2000s!) JR Lyraff was used in pony breeding and was the great-grandfather of the famous international eventing "Teddy O'Connor".

Quite often these Arabians were considered "culls" by the Arabian breed community due to their short height, high white markings, or supposedly "plain" type. Meanwhile, they were valued in the open sport horse world for their ability to sire (for stallions) or produce (for mares) exceptional performance ponies that could jump well, were sound, had longevity, were pretty and structurally balanced, and were great partners for their riders. (FWIW, neither AM Lord Elope nor JR Lyraff were well known within the Arabian breed world in their lifetimes or now while they were and are well appreciated in the pony breeding world.)

It's great to see a purebred Arabian pony getting positive attention from the open hunter/jumper pony world AND appreciation from the sport horse segment of the Arabian breed community!

When we started the FCF breeding program, the success of crossbred and purebred Arabians from particular CMK lines in the hunter/jumper and eventing pony world helped us to select the some of lines we would incorporate into our own program. Our foundation stallion, AAA Legend ofthe Seas, is proof that these lineages DO possess good jumping style and scope and can pass it on. We treasure his continued influence in our herd while we wish him and his people continued success in the Arabian breed show world. :-) )

When Josie Drummond sat down with her mom and trainer last season to discuss her 2023 goals, she offered an unexpected idea: Why not aim for USEF Pony Finals? 

08/22/2023

Due to a variety of real life factors we haven't been to a horse show since last October so it was a real treat to go to the HITS August Dressage shows with the Constance Hill/EMRS crew where Catie and Obie debuted an Intermediare I Freestyle. So much FUN!!

08/22/2023

The pro photos by Jeff Janson Photography that I ordered of Legend at the AHA Youth and Midsummer Nationals last month arrived.

We are so proud of Team Legend and value the genetic influence of this little red horse in our program.

That he is still sound and happy at 21 years old is a testament to his genetics and to the great care and training he has had over his whole life.

We wish Legend and his people more success next month at the AHA Sport Horse Nationals at WEC in Ohio!

08/09/2023

Our two yearlings are happily growing up. Valkyrie is in with the mare & gelding herd and Titan is in the bachelor group with 2 year old Inigo and the excellent c**t raiser, “Uncle Prince”. Both are maturing well and thriving though the typical “growthiness” of the yearling “fuglies” is evident. Their quality still shines through this awkward phase of growth! They are on pasture 24/7, get a ration balancer, are on a regular deworming program for young horses, get their hooves trimmed every 6 weeks, and are kept up to date on vaccinations, and get plenty of exercise and stimulation in their social groups in large pastures.

08/08/2023

2 Year old Inigo is maturing very nicely! He has his sire's fabulous temperament and substance! He's in the middle of another growth spurt, and beginning to show glimpses of the mature stallion he will become!

FCF Inigos Legacy (FCF King ofhe Fairys x AAA Blazin Celebrity) 2021 c**t

08/07/2023

Nice to see confirmation of more benefits to how we raise the horses here. We know we are fortunate to be able to keep the horses in mixed age social groups on large pastures where they can interact with each other, make choices, and engage with their surroundings continuously throughout the day.

Horses that live in group pasture settings showed an increased ability to learn human cues, regardless of their relationship to the person.