Twilight

 

pure German Trakehner bloodlines registered Canadian Trakehner (# 951) mare born April 03, 2002 black with no white markings 17.1 hh breeder/owner: Black Lightning Horses Inc., ON

Pedigree

Hymnar	Turnus	Zauberklang	Prince Conde by Prince Rouge xx
			Pr.St. Zauberspiel by Impuls
		Turandot IV	Flaneur by Maharadscha
			Tugend III by Burnus AA
	Hykona	Herbstglanz	Komet by Goldregen
			Herbstlicht by Semper Idem
		Hydrilla	Ferlino by Herbststurm
			St.Pr.St. Hyade II by Schwarm
Toyah	El.St. Marduc	Halali	Gabriel by Gigant
			Historia by Herbstwind
		Madeira II	Ferlin by Maharadscha
			Malvenbluete by Hansakapitaen
	Terra Granda	Grandioso	Flaneur by Maharadscha
			Gunilla by Ordensglanz
		Tessina	Herbstglanz by Komet
			Toccata by Marcio xx

 

 

History

Twilight as foal with her dam Toyah

Blessed with the black color of both her parents Twilight promised already as foal to become an outstanding beauty. Even then her gentle nature and laid-back attitude made her loved by everybody. Right from the beginning Twilight was an exceptionally tall foal and measured already 15 hands at the age of only four months.

Over the years "little" Twilight grew into a very pretty and tall black beauty. Solid and strong joints support her nicely proportioned frame. Her affectionate nature makes her a pleasure to own and she gets along very well with other horses. Despite her size Twilight is very light on her feet and dances across the sand when turned loose. She has three beautiful gaits but you will fall in love with her long, floating trot with lots of suspension and natural impulsion. Her trot is so smooth and easily flowing that the rider hardly notices how big strided she is.

Twilight's great conformation

This mare has the gentlest personality you can imagine. Whatever is asked of her she does it. Her rideability is one of a kind because she is so easy going and willing but never lazy. Twilight was started carefully on the lunge line at the age of 4 1/2 years to give her enough time to grow up mentally and physically. After several months of solid and knowledgeable groundwork by Petra Buttner the mare was started under saddle and walked, trotted and cantered right from the beginning in a nice, supple frame and learned incredibly fast. Today this horse gets noticed wherever she goes. Her incredible impulsion paired with her enormous reach will make Twilight a beauty to watch in the Grand Prix ring and will put her with the right rider on the list for the Olympic Games in 2012.
VIDEO of Twilight trotting	VIDEO of Twilight cantering
Twilight started the show season 2008 with Training Level with an impressive score of 70.9% in her very first test. She also won the second class with an 67.5% and proved that she is very reliable under stress. She turned the heads of many people at the show grounds and earned remarks like "This is a horse truly ridden in the classical way of Dressage" or "This mare makes it seem effortless". The judge's comments were "Very harmonious - a pleasure to watch" and "Lovely horse with great potential" with no critic at all. Her second show was the National Spring Show at Palgrave where his lovely mare showed First Level with two sixth places and 66%-scores. She stayed focused and in harmony with her rider depsite of rain, puddles and strong winds. She also earned the victory in the suitabiliy class with the judge commenting that she had rarely seen such steady rhythm and flow. At home Twilight already schools Second Level displaying an outstanding talent for the lateral movements like travers and shoulder-in with perfect balance and a beautiful elevation in the collected gaits. Extended trot and canter get emphasized by her uphill way of going and will be another of her strong points. Her counter-canter is very cadenced and well balanced. Any professional or amateur will fall in love with this mare.

a future star in the Dressage ring
breathtaking impulsion and suspension
sought after color, size and temperament