Danish WCYH Team Horse Faretti Sold to Germany

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Denmark

Faretti, the 2017 Danish Foal Champion who became a Danish WCYH team horse, has been sold to Germany.

Faretti is an 8-year old Danish warmblood mare by Franklin out of Don Dorissimo (by Don Frederico x Ibiskus). She is bred by the late Henrik Hansen.

DWB Foal Champion

The bay filly first came into the spotlight when she became the price highlight of the 2017 Nordic International Sales foal auction held by Helgstrand Dressage in Uggerhalne in May. She sold for 150,000 euro.

At the 2017 Danish Warmblood Foal Championship in September she was presented by owner Havgaard Horses Aps (Dannie Lynge Havgaard) and was named Filly Champion.

The mare returned to the public eye as a 4-year old, first shown by Helgstrand staff rider Maria Cabral Vasconcelos in August 2021 and a month later by Mette Sejbjerg Jensen. At the 2021 Danish Young Horse Championships they placed 17th in the 4-year old Finals.

Faretti as the 2017 DWB Filly Foal Champion

A two-year break from competition followed and in April 2023 she resurfaced under Anne-Mette Strandby Hansen, who showed her in four national tests until August 2023. Half a year later, in February 2024 they returned to the arena and did two shows before being nominated on the Danish team for the 2024 World Young Horse Championships in Ermelo, where they finished 17th in the 7-year old consolation finals.

Germany

Faretti did not compete after Ermelo, but in September 2025 she sold to German Natalie Stickling Morzynski.

The new duo made its show debut at the local show in Stubben-Brunshasen on 10-12 October 2025 to win an S-level test. A month later they showed in Vreschen-Bokel in their second S-test.

The Stickling family left their Youth Riders horse Knight Rider at Helgstrand to be resold. The former Dutch Junior team horse is ridden by Annabella Pidgley amongst other riders.