Fireball

photo: Aline Sagrabelny

The 2004-born chestnut stallion Fireball represents an interesting intersection of American show-horse brilliance and classical Polish breeding tradition. Bred in Poland by Stanislaw Redestowicz, Fireball embodied the fusion of two world-renowned bloodlines: the global show-ring dynasty of Magnum Psyche and the solid, athletic dam line descending from Monogramm and Michalów’s influential sire Emigrant.
Standing 154 cm (approximately 15.1 hands), Fireball was a well-balanced, compact horse of refined type. He gained early attention in the show ring, earning the title of Reserve Champion Colt at the Casino Cup in Baden, Austria in 2006.
Fireball’s sire, Magnum Psyche (1995–2023), was one of the most prolific and influential stallions of the modern era. A son by Padrons Psyche and out of A Fancy Miracle by Sasaki, Magnum Psyche combined Russian and Spanish bloodlines in a pedigree that produced exceptional type and balance. His record as a show horse was unmatched: U.S. National Champion, Canadian National Champion, Argentine National Champion, and Scottsdale Supreme Champion among many other titles. More importantly, he became a pre-eminent sire, credited with nearly 1,400 foals worldwide. Through such sons as WH Justice and Magnum Chall HVP, Magnum Psyche established a male line that continues to dominate international show breeding into the twenty-first century.
Fireball was the first foal out of the grey mare Flotylka who was foaled in 2000 and bred by Stanislaw Redestowicz as well. She was sired by Emigrant (1991–2019), one of Michalów Stud’s key chief sires. He was a son by Ararat out of the esteemed Emigrantka family. Emigrant’s offspring are known for their excellent structure, athleticism, and refinement.
Flotylka’s dam Fuma was a daughter by Monogramm (Negatraz × Monogramma), the American-bred stallion whose lease to Michalów in the 1990s revolutionized Polish breeding. Monogramm’s daughters, like Kwestura, Zagrobla, Emocja, Embra or Emmona (just to name a few), brought new levels of refinement, charisma, and balance to the Polish Arabian. Flotylka’s dam line traces to Forta, a grey Gumniska bred mare that survived World War II.
In 2009, Fireball was leased to Ta Merij Arabians in Austria, where he gained further recognition as a promising young stallion.
Although his life and his breeding career was limited, Fireball did sire a few noteworthy foals in Austria who achieved regional show success. The chestnut mare TM Lea (out of TM Laguna) was Bronze Champion Mare at the Kauber Platte Championships 2014, while Flame of Paradise (out of Porlena) earned the title of Silver Champion Colt at the Araber-Sommerfestival 2011.
Fireball spent his final years in Iran where died untimely in 2013 at the age of nine.