Ima is a near black Thoroughbred mare, born in 1987. She was imported from Canada early in 1997 by her former owner, and was subsequently sold to me. She is approved for breeding with the CSHA, ISR, Oldenburg NA, and American Hanoverian Society.

Ima is a Premium Mare with the International Sporthorse Registry and Oldenburg Verband North America, as well as with the American Hanoverian Association. Dr. Ramsauer commented that this mare stamps her offspring with her excellent type and topline. She has produced 7 Premium foals for the ISR, and was entered into their star award program in 2000, earning two stars out of three. Her foals include Wvalentino SG, Wrayn SG, Wishful Thinking SG, Wallaby SG, Wynovation SG,  Remarkable HF, and Lizette.

At Ima's Hanoverian Mare approval, she was the 3rd highest scoring mare at the inspection, of 40 mares of ALL BREEDS presented!! Very impressive for a Thoroughbred mare!

The stars following her name are awards from the ISR. The first star is awarded to a mare that attains Premium Mare Status (*/-/-_. The second star is awarded to any mare that produces at least 3 Premium foals (-/*/-). Ima has to date (2001) produced 7 Premium foals. The last star that Ima will earn is for Success of Offspring (-/-/*).  Mares can earn this star by either producing two daughters that are Premium mares, two Certified Breeding stallions, or by producing horses with high performance records.  I Must Fly will earn this last star in another year or two.
 

Remarkable
Approved Breeding Stallion
Rheinland Pfalz Saar and 
American Warmblood Registry

We bred Ima in 1998 to Hilltop Farm's Holsteiner stallion, Riverman, and she delivered a stunning steel gray colt on April 27, 1999 that we named REMARKABLE.  Remarkable is an 8.0 premium foal, and was the 1999 ISR Midwest Grand Champion Colt!!  He earned scores of 8.5 on his type and conformation. He is an approved breeding stallion with the Rheinland Pfalz Saar International and the American Warmblood Registry.  Remarkable earned his RPSI licensure in the fall of 2001 as a two year old and his AWR approval the fall of his 3-yr old year.

I Must Fly passes along to her offspring her wonderful disposition, strong topline, excellent conformation, and elegant gaits.  All of her offspring have attained Premium status with the International Sporthorse Registry / Oldenburg Registry North America.   Ima has a foal in 2000 by the outstanding Holsteiner Verband owned stallion, Linaro.  Linaro is a first class show jumping stallion!!  She presented us with an outstanding filly in the image of Linaro on May 5, 2000.  This filly, Lizette, earned an 8.5 Premium foal award at her inspection from Dr. Karsten Kuehl, with a 9.0 on conformation and type!  Lizette was named the 2000 Midwest Grand Champion Filly on September 3, 2000 !!! That is 2 for 2 for Ima's Midwest-born foals!!

Lizette was 2nd in our Zone for Yearling Hunter Breeding, 2001!

Ima comes from very good Thoroughbred bloodlines. Her sire line traces indirectly back to the stallions War Relic and Man O' War. Her sire line also carries the blood of Teddy, Black Toney, Princequillo, Nasrullah, and Nearco.

Ima's sire, I REALLY WILL XX, is indirectly related to the extremely popular European Thoroughbred stallion, LADYKILLER XX, who is the sire of many European Warmblood stallions, including Landgraf I, great-grandsire to La Championita and grandsire to Lizette.  Ima's sire line has at least four crosses to Man O' War, and two crosses each to Princequillo, Black Toney, and Teddy. These bloodlines are documented as producing Grand Prix jumpers and top level eventers, including MAXIMUM CLEARANCE, a TB stallion showing at Grand Prix; TOUCH OF CLASS, world reknown show jumper; JJ BABU, EPIC WIN, OUT & ABOUT, TRUE BLUE GIRDWOOD, SQUELCH, MURPHY HIMSELF, and PRINCE PANACHE -- all successful and world reknown Advanced level Event horses.

Her dam, BETTER FLY XX, also traces directly back to the stallions Man O' War, Nasrullah, and Nearco, as well as indirectly tracing to Black Toney and Teddy.  Her dam is also indirectly related to the immortal stallion LADYKILLER XX. Her mare line alone has three crosses to Man O' War, three to Black Toney, and two to Teddy. These stallion lines are known for producing good jumping horses, and are sought after by top jumper breeders both in the United States and in Europe.

As with all Thoroughbreds, Ima's pedigree traces back directly to the foundation stallions of the thoroughbred breed, the Godolphin Arabian, Darley Arabian, and the Byerley Turk:

The Darley Arabian, foaled around 1700, was a horse of exceptional beauty. He came from Aleppo in Syria, where the finest Arabians were believed to be bred. He was shipped to England by the Counsel in Aleppo, Thomas Darley. Put to stud at Aldby in East Yorkshire, he founded one of the most important male lines, which includes such names as Phalaris and St. Simon.  He died at the age of 30.

Click here for a 5 generation pedigree of I Must Fly.

Offspring

Ima was bred by her former owner to the Oldenburg stallion, Wallenstein, a son of the internationally known jumper stallion Winchester, ridden by Ian Miller of Canada. This cross has produced 5 Premium foals, as well as wonderful jumping horses. Her oldest son, Wallaby, stands 17.2 hands and is showing on the jumper circuit Her son Wvalentino is 17.0 hands at 3 years and is in dressage training. Daughter Wynovation was the overall Grand champion Jumper for the 1999 Vancouver Island Winter series. She has won multiple championships over fences.  Daughter Wrayn, below, was Champion of her Oldenburg Verband Mare approvals at the age of three.

Ima is already a grandmother! Her beautiful daughter, Wishful Thinking foaled a gorgeous filly that scored 8.5 at her inspection. Her daughter, Wrayn, is also a Premium mare candidate, having scored an 8.0  at her inspection.  See photos below. Wrayn will be presented to the ISR in Spring 2001.  Ima's youngest daughter, Lizette, is also a Premium mare candidate, scoring an overall 8.5 as a foal.  Ima's son, Remarkable, is expecting his first foal crop in 2003.

Offspring of I Must Fly*

Name: Weltissimo HF Foaled: April 27, 2001  Color: Bay  Sire: Werbellin* (Weltmeyer - Legat)  Foal Awards:  7.7 overall, 8.0 on type
Shown at 4 yrs	Name:  Remarkable HF Foaled April 27, 1999  Color: Dark Gray  Sire: Riverman* (v. Redfort)  Foal Awards: Premium 8.0, 8.5 on type and conformation. 1999 Grand Champion Colt at Midwest Foal Championships Other Show Awards: Champion Colt, Champion Young Horse, Sorensen Park Dressage and Sporthorse-May; First Yearling Colts and Geldings, Sorensen June; First Yearling Colts and Geldings, Dressage at Lamplight. Champion Yearling, WDCTA. Winner of Peace 'n Plenty Trophy for Champion Yearling  APPROVED BREEDING STALLION WITH RHEINLAND PFALZ SAAR INTERNATIONAL and AMERICAN WARMBLOOD REGISTRY
Name: Lizette Foaled May 5, 2000  Color: Black bay  Sire: Linaro (Landgraf I - Calypso II)  Foal Awards: Premium 8.5, 9.0 on Type and Conformation,  Grand Champion Filly at 2000 Midwest Foal Championships;Second in Zone 6 Yearling Hunter Breeding	Sold
	Name: Wrayn Foaled 1996  Color: bay  Sire: Wallenstein (v. Winchester)  Foal Awards: 8.0 Premium foal  Other: Champion mare of her German Oldenburg Verband Inspection
Name: Wishful Thinking Foaled: 1992  Color: Black Bay  Sire: Wallenstein (v. Winchester)  Foal Awards:  Premium Foal Award  Other: Premium mare, produced 8.5 premium foal.
	Name: Wynovation SG Foaled: 1994  Color: Black Bay  Sire: Wallenstein  Foal Awards: 8.5 Premium Foal, Champion of Inspection. Junior CSHA Champion in her yearling for BC (British Columbia).  Acheivements in Sport: Overall Grand Champion  Jumper for the 1999 Vancouver Island Winter series. She has won multiple championships over fences
Name: Wvallentino Foaled 1995  Color: Black Bay  Sire: Wallenstein (v. Winchester)  Foal Awards: 8.0 Premium Foal  Note from Owner:  " I have Wvallentino, I bought as a stallion at two and we are doing first level work and showing at training level.  This horse has the best temperament in a horse I have ever experienced. "
	Name: Wallaby Foaled: 1993  Color: Black Bay  Sire: Wallenstein (v. Winchester)  Foal Awards: Premium Foal Award  In dressage training in Washington.  Training Second Level.