WARRAWEE ILLUSION

BORN : 21 June 2011

Sire : Fleetwater Swift

Dam : Sockburn Isadora            by Illuster

u.d     Idemara by  Bartholdy
    


Well it was a beautiful summer evening when it finally happened.  The last Fleetwater Swift colt was finally here, Warrawee Illusion, and what a beauty. 

Competition Life !

April 2024/August 2025

Well where to start? We must go back 16 months, to April 2024, when this gorgeous young man fractured his right pelvis and could not even walk out of his stable. At the time he was 4 points away from Regional Qualification, and to say we were devastated is an understatement. Louie, being the laid back person that he is, dealt with the box rest and then very slow lunge work, and took it all with a level head. We then started competing him again, affiliated, a year later, on the 26 April 2025 and, after much discussion, decided to take the plunge and try and qualify him for Area or Regional Championships. Area Qualification happened and off to Sheepgate Equestrian Centre we all went on Sunday 10 August 2025, none of us having been there before. Just over 2 hours there, on a hot afternoon, but the test was 6.20pm so that was a bonus, and even though he had "green" moments, having never done a Championship before, and never having had a photographer in the trees and 3 judges; what's that all about??? couldn't understand why his arena had turned into a car park!! but he put his brave pants on and to say we are very proud of Samantha and Louie is an understatement. They are both truly amazing.

August 2023

Samantha has now started competing Louie, affiliated with British Dressage and the points are rolling in.  Starting 1 January 2024 we are now collecting points for Regional Championships.  

Winter 2019
Well Louie has now started competing, unaffiliated dressage.    Have started him off at Intro as he is a little insecure out in the big wide world !   Coming along nicely :)




Two year old Assessment Class at Trakehner Breeders Fraternity Show - 7 September 2013



(25 months old)


(Official photographer for Warrawee Trakehners : Vive La Images (www.vivelaimages.co.uk - Andrea Good))

Louie's sire the wonderful Fleetwater Swift (photos courtesy of Carol Torrance)