Ivanhoe FQ, undoubtedly one of the
most decorated purebred Friesian stallions of our time, will now be standing at stud at Heavenly Gaits
Farms owned by Deb Goldmann in Elkhorn, Wisconsin for the 2010 breeding season.
Ivanhoe FQ, from a very young age, showed a natural talent for jumping; from clearing his stall door
at the inspections at 2 months old to clearing 5 foot fences at 2 1/2 years of age. Thus, Ivanhoe was
originally broke to ride by an open jumping trainer. Since it was generally believed that "Friesian's
can't jump", it would be up to Ivanhoe to prove that with the correct breeding, natural talent and
training, that the right Friesian (correct conformation and training) can jump. Ivanhoe FQ proved this
to be correct; winning his first USEF & IFSHA Horse of the Year Friesian Champion titles at age 3 in
the Hunter Pleasure/Hack division.
Due to Ivanhoe's great mind and athletic ability it became apparent that Ivanhoe FQ was well suited
to prove the versatility of the Friesian Horse in recognized sport. Ivanhoe answered this challenge in
only 2 years of competition earning 2007 IFSHA World Champion Baroque Stallion Open & Amateur, and
USEF/IFSHA Dressage, Hunter, Western, and Specialty Horse of the Year Champion, and the highly
coveted 2007 USEF Grand Champion Friesian.
For Ivanhoe FQ, 2008 proved to be the culmination of his quality breeding & training. This prepared
him to complete the rigors of the 60 day FPZV Stallion Performance test, proving himself to Federation
Nationale licensed officials with good scores at cross country jumping, heavy weight pull, driven
dressage, ridden dressage, as well as conformation and movement, ending the event as an FPZV Approved
Breeding Stallion.
