Ferdinanda ("Amanda") is a 1996 Dark Bay 16.2h American Hanoverian Society Main Studbook mare.  She is a big-moving elegant mare with a very sensible attitude.  Amanda passes both of these desirable traits on to her offspring.  She is a wonderful example of a Hanoverian with her large bone and quiet demeanor.  Amanda became a broodmare after surviving a lightning strike at age 4.  She carries the permanent marks (from thermal burns) around her eyes.  She also suffered some muscle damage causing her back to drop prematurely from the weight of carrying a foal.  You will note that Amanda goes back to Ferdinand on both sides of her pedigree.