U.S. Grand Prix rider Quinn Iverson has debuted a new future star, the 6-year old Ferdinand de Fontaine.
Ferdinand de Fontaine is a 2020 born Oldenburg by Franklin out of Isabell Werth's Olympic medal winning Wendy (by Sezuan x Soprano). He is bred by Danish Bolette Wandt of Chateau de Fontaine.
From France to Denmark
Ferdinand de Fontaine is one of three licensed sons and one of seven known male offspring that Wendy has produced for her owner who lives in France. All via sex determined embryotransfer. At the time Bolette ran her breeding programme in close consultation with Andreas Helgstrand, who was also a co-owner of the horse.
The black was licensed at the 2022 Mecklenburg Stallion Licensing, where he was named a premium stallion. He was first shown in Denmark in September 2024 by Merita Hagren in the qualifier for the national championship, but he did not go to the actual championships.
In the spring of 2025 Helgstrand sold Ferdinand to the Australian Weel family who is behind the company River Oak Equine Sports. Hagren qualified Ferdinand for the German team for the 2025 World Young Horse Championships in Verden, where they were 11th in the 5-year old finals.
Sold to the U.S...