Judy Reynolds' For Fun Sold to Switzerland

Dressage

Ireland

Irish Grand Prix rider Judy Reynolds has sold her big tour horse For Fun to Switzerland. The 14-year old gelding will continue as an Under 25 schoolmaster.

For Fun is a Bavarian warmblood by Furstenball out of Maiblümchen (by Maizauber x Lungau x Shogun xx). He is bred by Rupprecht Betz.

Judy Reynolds

First owned by New Zealand's Michelle Grimes (2015), For Fun made his show debut in Germany under Reynolds in May 2017 at L-level. Judy produced the dark bay up the levels and competed him mainly in local shows in Sudlohn, Unna-Massen, Vreschen-Bokel, Hunxe and Borken. They did their first S-level test in the autumn of 2019

In 2020 the ownership changed to Reynolds and her husband Patrick Heavey. Judy and "Fritzi" tackled medium tour leve in February 2022 and their first Grand Prix test in April 2022 in Hamminkeln.

Irish Team Hopeful

The duo made its international Grand Prix debut in June 2022 in Geesteren and from there went to Jardy and Grote-Brogel but they did not make the team for the 2022 World Championships in Herning. In 2023 they competed in Doha, Sint-Truiden, Tolbert, Exloo, Lipica, Brno and Kornberg, but Reynolds got selected on the Irish team with Johann Hinnemann's Rockman Royal NG for the European Championships in Riesenbeck.

Judy and For Fun took a 10-month break from CDI showing and returned in May 2024 in Exloo. She then continued to show him nationally. Their last start was in Ankum on 6 March 2025.

Switzerland

Reynolds was based with her business at Hinnemann's Krusterhof but recently moved to Hof Eiling in Heiden (GER).

For Fun has been sold as an Under 25 schoolmaster for Swiss young rider Emma Grandits.

The 19-year old Grandits made her international show debut in 2022 as a junior rider on Merlin (by Ravallo x Wolkentanz) and went to the 2022 European Junior Riders Championships in Hartpury, where they were 25th in the individual test.

In 2023 Emma debuted Quibelle (by Quaterback x Furst Heinrich) and rode her on the Swiss team at the 2023 European Junior Riders Championships in Kronberg, where they were 26th in the individual test. In December 2023 they moved up to Young Riders level. Emma rode her third, consecutive European Championships in St. Margarethen in 2024. They were 60th in the young riders individual test.

For Fun has now joined Grandits in Switzerland.

"We bought him as a schoolmaster," Emma told Eurodressage. "If it works out i would love to compete him in the U25 class."