Ampersand MM, (barn name Sandy) was born in April of 2016. She is a lovely dark bay with a star and two white hind stockings, a very feminine head and a sweet personality with a "look at me" attitude. She has a fancy trot with lots of suspension, lovely canter and nice walk. She also shows an interest in jumping, so could be a prospect for either dressage and/or eventing.

Her sire, Ampere is known to stamp his foals with his exceptional movement and his beautiful head. In 2008 Ampere won the KWPN 70 day performance test in Ermelo with very high scores: Walk-8.5, Trot-9, Canter-9.5, Rideability-9, talent as a dressage horse-9. At the test, his riders praised him as the best horse they had ridden in years and particularly praised his suppleness, self-carriage and strong hind leg. His first foal crop in Holland roduced 3 approved sons. He was then sold to Sweden and was the most popular breeding stallion there in 2011 and 2013. In 2014, Ampere was 3rd on the listing of USEF Dressage Breeding Sires based on the accomplishments of his offspring and now has 20 approved sons. Clearly Ampere produces quality offspring, many of whom have sold for very high prices in the European auctions.

Her dam, Friendly Furioso, has one of the best Olympic pedigrees in the US. She is TWICE line bred, in the first two generations, to the immortal Inschallah and the legendary Furioso II. Both of these sires together have had over 15 offspring on the Olympic team in both jumping and dressage. Friendly, her dam, and her sire are ALL 3/4 blood siblings to the Olympic stallion Heisman.

Friendly's sire, "For the Future" is a 3/4 sibling to the Olympic stallion Heisman. He is by the same great Furioso II line, and his dam, sired by Inschallah, was the top three year old State Premium mare in all of Germany. Friendly's dam, Blankett***is a SPS Oldenburg premium mare also by the legendary Inschallah. Blankett's dam was a SPS premium mare by Furioso II. She won both high modified jumpers and 4th level dressage.

Friendly's previous offspring have been outstanding. Her 2009 son Brioso, a Swedish stallion by Briar, is provisionally approved stallion by SWANA and ISR/Oldenburg. Her 2005 daughter by Opus was the highest scoring mare at her Oldenburg NA mare inspection with 107 points.

Come see Ampersand soon - she will steal your heart!