Future Illusion ................* Beauty or Performance... now you don't have to choose! *




Vital Statistics

Stable Name: Louis
DOB: 03/05/04
Height: 16.1hh

Main photo as a 3 Year Old
2010 Stud Fee: £ 650 LIVE FOAL GUARANTEE!
- We will supply semen until you get a live foal...guaranteed! - *Concessions for proven or multiple mares*
Available by fresh, chilled or frozen semen

Tested EVA Negative - EVA Vaccinated

Future Illusion Movie Clips
Trotting loose
XC Schooling clip 1
XC Schooling clip 2
XC Schooling clip 3
XC Schooling clip 4
XC Schooling clip 5
XC Schooling clip 6
Belton Horse Trials - Stallion Parade 2010
Carlton BE90 Dressage - 25.07.09
 
Carlton BE90 XC - 25.07.09
Purston BE100 SJ - 03.07.10
 

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Page 1, Page 2, Updates for 2010.

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*CHAMPION Sire of Eventing Youngstock at 2009 BEF Futurity!*

*BEF Futurity Best British Bred Stallion Across All Disciplines 2009!*

*Graded and Approved by the prestigious German performance studbook the ZfdP*

*Sire of the BEF UK Champion Eventer for 2008!*

*Sire of the 1st, 2nd AND 3rd placed foals in the
Competition Horse Class at Bucks County Show 2009!*

Sire of 100% BEF 1st Premium Eventers from ALL his first 3 crops!!

Future Illusion has already sired:

  • BEF UK CHAMPION EVENTER 2008, Jt Res. SUPREME CHAMPION & ELITE Graded Event Foal (Future Proposition) at BEF Elite Championship Show judged by Yogi Breisner
  • BEF ELITE Graded Event Foal & Highest Graded Eventer (All Ages) at the BEF Futurity Evaluation at Keysoe 2009 (Future Perfect Illusion)
  • BEF ELITE Graded Event Foal & Highest Graded Event Foal at the BEF Futurity Evaluation at Solihull (2) 2009 (Future Cornish Illusion)
  • The Joint Highest Graded Foal across ALL disciplines at the BEF Futurity Grading at Arena UK 2007 (Future Faere Illusion)
  • The Joint Highest Graded Eventer across ALL ages at the BEF Futurity Grading at Arena UK 2007 (Future Faere Illusion)

"You look for a horse that is well put together, has all the movements and a nice temperament to go with it. The foal was very correct and had a lovely disposition and aura with it, it really caught the eye."
- British Team Trainer & Olympic Chef d'Equipe, Yogi Breisner's comments regarding Future Proposition at the BEF Elite Show 2008

Future Illusion has also made an impression in front of judges himself... He was:
* CHAMPION FOAL (National Hunter Show '04) winning the Kadir Cup
* BE
F '1st Premium' Graded & Res. Champion Yearling '05 (All Disciplines)
* BEF '1st Premium' Graded & Res. Champion 2 Yr Old Eventer '06
* Best 2 Year Old Colt PAVO British Eventing Breeding Championships '06
* CHAMPION Hack at the West Midlands In Hand Show '08
...further results are listed lower down the page...

Future Illusion is an athletic bay stallion with an exquisite head and no white markings at all. He has demonstrated his versatility by winning in the show ring as a foal, yearling, 2 year old & 4 year old across a wide variety of classes. He scored the highest mark for 'athleticism' at the 2005 British Equestrian Federation Futurity Show (out of all ages and all disciplines) with an amazing 9.1 out of 10.

"Future Illusion has excellent conformation, strong well set on limbs & good feet all leading to quality of movement. It has been proved that he passes all of this on to his progeny who will certainly make their mark in the show ring."
- HOYS Judge, Philip Hilton

His bloodlines are exceptional - he is by the ELITE stallion & Double European Junior Eventing Gold Medallist Fleetwater Opposition, out of the HEAD Stud Book, Champion Sporthorse and Champion Hunter broodmare Future Illicit Affair. Fleetwater Opposition's legacy lives on through his offspring - he sired the 1st AND 2nd place horses in the 2007 4 Year Old PAVO BE Breeding Championships which was an encore to siring the 5 & 6 Year Old Winners in 2003 and 2004! At the top levels Fleetwater Opposition has Summersong (Olympic, World and European eventer), Opposition Buzz (European Team Gold Medalist) and many, many Advanced eventers. With the addition of top class National Hunt breeding in his motherline, which descends from the legendary Spiritus, Future Illusion is already proving to be an exceptional sire of athletes. This mix of trakehner and TB blood is proving to be the pedigree of choice for the modern sport of eventing.

He is already demonstrating naturally balanced paces with a very active hind leg and free shoulder. His first affiliated dressage score was a staggering 76%. He is now competing and is loving the job of eventing. His naturally good paces are ensuring he is highly competitive after dressage, his enthusiasm for jumping is resulting in good showjumping rounds and he is proving naturally bold and careful cross country which he seems to absolutely relish.

"Future Illusion is a pleasure to work with. He has a very trainable brain,
is incredibly rideable and is already showing real ability both on the
flat and over fences. He's a natural cross country horse and I'm very
much looking forward to competing him later on this year."

- Jeanette Brakewell

Future Illusion will be combining his training schedule with stud duties in 2010. We now have frozen semen for International shipment available. His first 2 seasons at public stud have been incredibly successful attracting a large book of high quality mares, including CCI**** and Advanced mares, as well as top showing mares.

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Click here for more photos of Future Illusion Progeny

Future Illusion consistently passes the following attributes:

* Positive trainable temperaments
* Excellent toplines with very strong loin connection
* Correct limbs
* Superior movement with suspension and balance
* Natural bold jump
* Attractive heads


Comments from breeders using Future Illusion:

"I thought you might like to know that my Jumbo mare delivered a stunning dark brown Future Illusion colt on 19th May, mother and son both well. Jumbo cross seemed a very good idea when I chose Future Illusion and the foal certainly moves really well, plenty of knee and hock action a real ballet dancer." Liz Young

"Just to let you know our mare produced a very pretty dark brown filly by Future Illusion. Moves beautifully. We’re very pleased with the result! Many thanks for everything." Sue Eeley

"Thought you might like to see these photos of our lovely colt foal, by Future Illusion, born the 27th April.He's very laid back and taking the world in his stride." Jackie Hopkins

"Just to let you know Louis is a daddy yet again to a beautiful baby boy. Looks just like daddy, beautiful head and beautifully put together. Extremely intelligent, really friendly, he will whinny when we fetch him in and walk to you." Mandy Hockin

"A beautiful colt by your Stallion was born on Wednesday 05 August at 11:10pm at home. He has a lovely nature and shows off his huge movements." Vicky Warner

"Nice to see such fantastic movement, makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck..." Sue Hicks


Performance
Date Rider/Handler Venue Class Placing Comment
03/07/10 Ms J Brakewell Purston Manor BE 100 (Pre-Novice) 11th Double clear! Finished on his dressage score.
19/06/10 Ms J Brakewell Catton Park BE 100 (Pre-Novice) 4th  
13/06/10 Ms J Brakewell Llanymynech BE 100 (Pre-Novice) 10th  
13/05/10 Ms J Brakewell Rodbaston BE 90 (Intro) HC (3rd) Double clear! He'd have been 3rd if he weren't HC due to Jeanette's over qualification. Again he would have been 1st had Jan ridden for the time xc.
24/04/10 Ms J Brakewell Bradwall BE 90 (Intro) HC (3rd) Double clear! He had the joint top dressage score and added only 1.6 time penalties xc to this, jumping a double clear. He'd have been 3rd if he weren't HC due to Jeanette's over qualification at this level, and would have been Jt 1st had Jan ridden for the time xc, but there wasn't much point as he was HC!
25/10/09 Ms J Brakewell Aston-le-Walls UA Intro 3rd Double clear!
11/09/09 N/A BEF Futurity Series Event Horse Sire

1st

After several hundred Event Horses aged from foals to 3 yrs old were evaluated across 12 venues throughout the UK, Future Illusion topped the sire rankings ahead of 23 other British & Continental based Stallions
03/04/08 Mr M Cadman West Midlands Show, Great Malvern Hack Championship

Champion

Qualified for the Ponies (UK) Summer Championships
03/04/08 Mr M Cadman West Midlands Show, Great Malvern Hack (4 Yrs & Over) 1st .
10/10/06 Miss J Hodkin Pavo BE Breeding Championships 2 Year Old Eventer Best Colt Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3
21/09/06 Miss J Hodkin BEF Futurity Grading Championship 2 Year Old Eventer Reserve Champion  
17/08/06 Miss J Hodkin BEF Futurity Grading Show Qualifier (Arena UK) 2 Yr Old Eventer Section 1st Highest scoring 2 year old eventer. Judges said 'he has all the bits in the right places'
17/08/06 Miss J Hodkin BEF Futurity Grading Show Qualifier (Arena UK) Grading 1st Premium Scoring 84%, with 8.5 for type and 8.5 for conformation!
Qualified for the BEF Championship Show
24/09/05 Miss J Hodkin Trakehner Breeders Fraternity Show Part-Bred Trakehner Championship Reserve Champion Click here for photos
22/09/05 Miss J Hodkin BEF Futurity Grading Show Yearling Championship
(All Disciplines)
Reserve Champion This Championship had the 2 highest graded yearlings from each discipline (dressage, show jumping & eventing). Photo
22/09/05 Miss J Hodkin BEF Futurity Grading Show Yearling Eventer Colts/Geldings 1st Premium Awarded a First Premium (highest grade). Highest scoring yearling event colt/gelding overall, with the top mark of the entire day for 'athleticism' - 9.1 out of 10 !
01/09/05 Mr P Hilton Bucks County Show Yearling Hack or Riding Horse Best Riding Horse  
22/06/05 Miss J Hodkin Lincs County Show Youngstock Hunter Championship 1st Reserve Awarded 1st Reserve from 6 class winners (yearlings, 2yr olds & 3yr old fillies & colts/geldings) & 6 runners-up, in the Hunter Youngstock Championship. He was the youngest horse in the Championship.
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22/06/05 Miss J Hodkin Lincs County Show Yearling Hunter 1st  
08/09/04 Miss J Hodkin National Hunter Show Foal Championship Champion Winner of the "Kadir Cup" Trophy & "Summer Knight" Perpetual Challenge Cup, beating the 1st & 2nd placed foals from the Heavyweight, Middleweight, Lightweight & Small Hunter classes & the 1st & 2nd placed Sporthorse foals
08/09/04 Miss J Hodkin National Hunter Show Lightweight Hunter Foal 1st  
07/09/04 Miss J Hodkin National Hunter Show Open Sporthorse Foal 1st  

Future Illusion Progeny Click the underlined names to view photos
Photo Name Out of Sex Year Status
Darcy Bustle Envy
(Paris House)
F 2010 * BEF Higher 1st Premium Graded Eventer - 88.6%
Bred by Philip & Rosemary Hilton
Uptown Girl Heraldik Girl
(Heraldik)
F 2010 * BEF ELITE 1st Premium Graded Event Foal - 91.4%
* CHAMPION Eventer Tall Trees
*Highest Graded Horse of the day across all disciplines and all ages (Tall Trees)

Bred by Sue Hicks
Toby Cumbria Positive Magic
(Alsood)
C 2010 Bred by Lindsay Moffat
Future Cornish Illusion Cornish Faer F 2009 *3rd HIGHEST GRADED EVENT FOAL IN UK '09
* BEF ELITE 1st Premium Graded Event Foal -
90.7%

* CHAMPION Eventer Solihull (2)
Bred & retained by Future Sport Horses
Future Graceful Illusion Future Genie F 2009 * BEF 1st Premium Graded Event Foal - 84.3%
Bred & retained by Future Sport Horses
Future Jurisdiction Allercombe Loveday F 2009 * BEF Higher 1st Premium Graded Event Foal - 89.3%
* 1st Competition Horse Foal - Bucks County Show
Sold - Ohio, USA
Future Divine Illusion Broadstone d'Elegance G 2009
Future Perfect Illusion Persephone Heights C 2009 *Jt 5th HIGHEST GRADED EVENT FOAL 09
* BEF ELITE 1st Premium Graded Event Foal - 90%
* CHAMPION Eventer - Keysoe
* BEF 1st Premium Graded Showjumper - 84.2%
* 1st Sporthorse Foal Suffolk County
* 1st Hack & Riding Horse Foal Suffolk County
* Res. CHAMPION Sporthorse Suffolk County

Bred & retained by Future Sport Horses
Future Fine Illusion Future Faer G 2008 * BEF Higher 1st Premium Graded Event 2 Yr Old - 86.1%
Sold - Northamptonshire

Future Proposition

Allercombe Loveday C 2008
* UK BEF Jt Res. SUPREME CHAMPION 2008
* UK BEF CHAMPION EVENTER 2008
* UK BEF CHAMPION EVENT FOAL 2008

* BEF ELITE '1st Premium' Graded Event Foal - 90.1%
Sold - Norfolk

Future Magical Illusion

Musical Lyrics G 2007 * 3rd Highest Scoring Foal Across All Disciplines at the BEF Futurity Grading (Arena UK) 2007
* BEF 1st Premium Foal
- 85%
* Multiple Winner in the Show Ring

Sold - Bedfordshire
Future Faere Illusion
Future Faer G 2007 * Winner - Small Hack (Yearling) Bucks County Show '08
* Jt HIGHEST GRADED FOAL Across
ALL Disciplines - BEF Futurity Grading (Arena UK) '07
* Jt HIGHEST GRADED EVENTER Across ALL Ages (Foals - 3 Year Olds) - BEF Grading (Arena UK)

* BEF Higher 1st Premium Event Foal
- 88%

Sold - Cambridgeshire
For more photos of other foals by Future Illusion click here

Bloodline Click the underlined names to view photos

Fleetwater Opposition (1977)
Elite Graded Stallion. Individual & Team Gold Medallist at the Junior European Eventing Championships. Sire of Olympic, World & European Eventing Medallist 'Summersong', Badminton and Burghley CCI**** horse Opposition Buzz, Advanced Eventers Opposition Legacy, Swang Ryan, the 5 & 6 Year Old Pavo BE breeding Champion Opposition Heracles', and the 4 Year Old 2007 PAVO BE Breeding Champion Elite Opposition AND Res. Champion!

Fleetwater Opposition movie

Muschamp Danube (1967)
100 Day Performance tested Trakehner

Isenstein (1964) Hessenstein (1958) Komet (1952)
Sonett (1953)
Isabella Handerfalk
Irene 215

Donauleid von Schimmelhof (1960) (blk) (Dam of Donauwind - sire of Olympic showjumper ' Abdullah', and dam sire of Anky van Grunsven's ' TCN Partout')

Boris (1956) (blk) Gabriel (G-Sire of the legendary 'Flaneur')
Bea 101
Donau von Schimmelhof (1951) Hansakapitan
Donna 831
Opushka Elite Graded Mare. (Dam of Pan American Games Showjumping Gold Medallist 'Date Up' and Advanced Eventer 'Fleetwater Oppidan' amongst others) Oplot Elite Graded Stallion. Champion Showjumper in the Soviet Union - 170cm Ossian Champion Showjumper in the Soviet Union Pilger (1926)
Ostia (1933)
Oppozitsia Trakehner - records lost during the War
Trakehner - records lost during the War
Pika (Grand-dam of Olympic Showjumper Almox Prints J, and paternal half-sister to Elite Olympic Dressage stallion Pepel) Piligrim (1944) Elite Graded Stallion Pythagoras (1927)
Alster
Corinna (1936) Ararad (1921)
Coralle (1920)

Future Illicit Affair
SHB(GB) Head Stud Book.
Champion Sporthorse Broodmare - National Hunter Show 2005
Champion Hunter Broodmare - Suffolk County Show 2007

The Outlaw Sire of Intermediate eventer 'Opal II' and County Show Winner 'Tiger Lily'

Criminal Law (1987) blk/br 16.3hh HIS Premium Stallion. Sire of CCI*** eventer 'Lawlight Alliance', Advanced Eventers Weston Justice, Serving Time, Special Attorney, Special Advocate & Eurodisney
Law Society (1982) dkb/br Champion 2 yr old. Champion 3 yr old. Alleged (1974) b 16.1hh Won Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe TWICE. Champion 2 yr old colt in England & France 1977. Champion Older Male in France 1978
Bold Bikini (1969) b
Indian Maid (1969) br Astec (1964) b Winner of French Derby
Currarevagh (1957) b
Demon Spring blk Dam of Grade A Showjumper 'Inspiration' winner of amateur Grand Prix at Towerlands in 2000 and member of the Gold Medal winning English team Demonstrator (1981) blk Grand Prix Dressage Stallion Dynamo (1974) dkb/br
Pippa (1967) blk
Mainspring Champion at theThree Counties Skippy (1974) ch 17hh Grade A Showjumper
Elle Vara

Classic Fayre Dam of 5 Year Old Novice Eventer & Pavo BE Breeding Championship Qualifier 'Future Promise'

Brianston Zipper (Sire of 4 stallions - Rudge Spirit, Shining Spirit (sire of Owen Moore's International Advanced horse 'Woodfalls Thatcher'), Brianston Moor & Brianston Spirit) The Brianstan (1976) br Winner of 8 races Kings Leap (1959) Broke 6f track record at Windsor. Grand-Sire of the Advanced Event Stallion Mill Law
Sissi (1953) Champion Race Mare
Zip Flip Bleep Bleep (1956) b Winner of 7 races including King George Stakes
Rio Rita

Copper Fair

Fair Gledhill (1954) ch HIS Premium Stallion. Sire of 'Fair Change' HOYS Hack of the Year 1984. Fair Seller (1946) b Won Ayr Gold Cup. Winner of 18 races
Proud Link (1946)

Copper Plate II
Dam of 4 winners:
Culm Valley - 9 races, River Culm - 4, Culm Port -1, Culm Sovereign - 1

Spiritus (1946) Sire of 'Master Spiritus' who produced Ginny Elliot's 'Master Craftsman' and Advanced eventer 'Elektra Spiritus' and is still the No.1 Event Horse Sire by Lifetime Progeny Points

Fonteray Won a number of Point to Points. (by Cheltenham Gold Cup winner 'Fortina')













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