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Ferzon
(Ferneyn by Ferseyn x Fersara by Ferseyn)
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Ferzon, Bred by Frank and Helen McCoy proved to be the real McCoy. This stallion pictured here at 28 years of age was by Ferneyn and out of the mare Fersara. Both were sired by Ferseyn who was by Raseyn the sought after and popular Skowronek son. Fersara’s dam was the legendary leading broodmare producer Bint Sahara.
Ferzon was purchased as a foal by Daniel Gainey and there his saga toward imortality began. Ferzon sired 251 registered progeny and is the grandparent of 7616 purebred Arabian Horses. Ferzon sired the National champion halter stallion Gai Parada the sire of Century Cytadel, and the Ferzon daughter Gavrelle was the dam of Count Federico and the national champion halter stallion Gai Adventure.
The Ferzon son BF Rageymazon, sired the many times most classic show champion Dreamazon, Another son Gaffizon was the sire of Overlook Applause and Remington Steele, Shar Mar Ferzay sired Gai Campaigner, and Bu-Zahr was the sire of the mares Mor-Bal-Rae and Bur-Amber.
Another Ferzon son would go on to produce a double national champion stallion . Gazon sired the national halter champion stallion Raffon who was also a national champion in english pleasure. Raffon is the grand father of Huckeberry Bey.
Gublazon, a Ferzon son sired Perlezon who’s dam was by the Ferzon son Bu-Zahr. Perlezon was the sire of the very classic national champion halter stallion Arn-ett Perlane.
There are many other note worthy Ferzon offspring as well. Comar Rafeymazon, Comar Raffdazon, The bay stallion Comar Regal, Ferdine, Ferzim a chestnut stallion, Gaffizon, Gai Ferzon Louis, Gai Marquis, The great motion stallion Gai Warsaw, Galertazon, Gay Pompey, and the grey stallion Radio are in this elite group.
Many stories have been written about the life and times of Ferzon, this legendary Stallion has made an impact on the Arabian Horse breed that few others will ever match. He was clearly one of the best of the best.
Click here to view a pedigree for Ferzon that traces some fabulous photo's of his ancestors.
Ferzon and his son, Gai Parada
It was Frank McCoy, the breeder of both Fadjur and Ferzon, who would remember Ferzon as "grey and spunky." Fersara was a grey daughter of two grey parents, Ferseyn and Bint Sahara. Since the McCoys favored greys, imagine their delight when the grey Ferzon was born, a son of Ferneyn and Fersara. Since Ferneyn was himself a son of Ferseyn, Ferzon can be said to be line-bred to Ferseyn. The McCoys promptly put a $10,000 price ticket on Ferzon's head, never dreaming that anyone would come up with that kind of money in the early 1950s when the average yearly salary was well under $5000.
Though pictures from the early 1950s reveal Ferzon as a dark-colored ordinary colt, McCoy showed Ferzon himself and walked away with a many ribbons while bringing distinction to Ferzon and his close equine relatives in California. For instance, on March 29, 1953, Ferzon was named reserve Champion stallion at the Palm Desert, California, First Annual All Arabian Show. At the same show Ferneyn, Ferzon's sire, took the grand championship. Moneyna, the dam of Ferneyn, was named reserve champion mare, while Hasa, a half sister to Ferneyn by Ferseyn, was the grand champion mare. This show was the beginning of clear evidence that the influence of Ferseyn was to be felt for a long time.
On June 7, 1953, in Long Beach, California, Ferzon won the yearling colt championship, followed by the yearling colt championship at the Desert Arabian Association of San Diego on July 18, 1953. Again he placed second to his own sire, Ferneyn, in the stallion championship. On August8, 1953, Ferzon was reserve champion yearling colt with his close relative, Fadjur, placing fourth. On September 26, 1953, Ferzon was the champion yearling colt at the Los Angeles County Fair.
Then came Daniel Gainey, Sr, with $10,000 to purchase Ferzon and to produce a distinctive look to Arabians that many people now call the Gainey-look. Mr. Gainey showed Ferzon lightly as a two year old and a three year old, although Ferzon no longer placed as spectacularly as he had during his yearling season.
In the breeding shed at Gainey Fountainhead Arabians, Ferzon produced 251 registered Purebred offspring and was the the grandsire of 7616 registered purebred get. Among the better known offspring of Ferzon, we can name BF Rageymazon, Gaffizon, BuZahr, Shar Mar Ferzay, Gazon (sire of Raffon), Perlezon (sire of Arn-ett Perlane), Comar Raffdan, Comar Rafeymon, Comar Regal, Gai Ferzon Louis, and most notably Gai Parada. Gai Parada was to take over the role of chief sire from his deceased sire at Fountainhead Arabians. In the year 2000, the Gai Parada son, Gai Monarch, won the Canadian Nationals Grand Championship, and appears to spell an influential return to favor of the old foundation lines produced by the many sons of Skowronek (Crabbet Stud, England) as a well-deserved source of Arabian blood. Ferzon died, after only a few hours' illness, on July 19, 1982.
Ferzon with Daniel Gainey, Sr.
