Andi has competing Apollo in the 4 year old test and has done moderately well. The good news is that she has her two qualifying scores for the Nationals. The bad news is that the top two horses are really good!
The first show was the Spring Classic at Paxton Farms. Although Apollo and Andi did well, Rich and Famous ridden by Leigh Kennedy showed us that they were the horse everyone was going to be measured against. They got a very nice 73%.
Although this is unofficial it appears that the stallion test will be postponed until next year. They did not have enough approved stallions to conduct the test this year.
We have been real interested in young horse development. The USEF has a program called the 2006 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Program which serves as a qualifier for the WBC championships. Since we are close to Lexington Andrea has decided to try working on the four year old test with Apollo. Wish us luck!
Here is a photo of Anakin from his first hunter/jumper show, Beckett Run Winter Indoor OHJA Hunter Jumper Show, in Springfield, Ohio. We sold him last year to Victoria Hall and he was ridden in this show by Matt Payne. We were very interested to see how he would perform so Andrea went up there and took a bunch of pictures. He had competed in a dressage schooling show as a four year old but he had never competed in a hunter/jumper show. Anakin got a second in this class and a first in the class the next day.
For information about shows that Beckett Run sponsors in the Cincinnati area, click here.
Achim is a six year old gelding who can probably compete in both jumping and dressage due to his athleticism. This athletic colt is by the 1996 100 Day Test Champion, Amor Reto, and out of the Hanoverian mare, Esteem. Amor Reto’s pedigree includes proven performers in jumping and dressage. For more information about Achim, click here.
I took the press release from USEF and added a few pictures my wife took. Sorry about the picture of Royal Prince and Susanne but the fuzziness is because it was raining. It is a amazing feat that they scored so well while riding in the rain!
ROYAL PRINCE AND REVOLUTION WIN TOP HONORS AT 2004 USEF/MARKEL YOUNG HORSE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2004
Lexington, KY—An outstanding field of five and six-year-old horses held audiences captive at the Kentucky Horse Park over the weekend. September 10th through 12th, horses and riders from across the nation gathered for the 2004 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Nineteen five-year-olds and 15 six-year-olds, including a record 12 United States-bred horses, vied for the prize the Dr. Edgar Hotz Memorial Trophy, which commemorates the top young horses in the country.
Lars Baekgaard rode Revolution (Royal Diamond — Fuela by Furioso II) to the six-year-old division title, with a winning score of 7.48. The German-bred black Oldenburg gelding is owned by Dr. Mary Hughes of Moorestown, New Jersey. A mere two-hundredths of a point behind, Rykaard (Kimberley—Milonia by Caruso), a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding bred in the Netherlands, claimed reserve champion with a score of 7.46. Owner and rider Ashley Fornell of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, received the award for highest-placed amateur rider in the division.
Winning the silver cup for highest-placed United States-bred horse in the six-year-old division was Raison d’Etre (Regulus—Little Doozie by Uzi), bred in Kentucky by Dreamtime Farm, Inc. Ridden by owner Elly Schobel of Williston, South Carolina, the chestnut American Warmblood gelding earned a score of 7.22 for a top five placing in the overall division Championship.
In the five-year-old division, an awe-inspiring and dominating performance from Royal Prince (Rohdiamant—Piri Piri by Prince Thatch) captured not only the Championship honors, but also the highest score of the day an impressive 9.14. Ridden to victory by Susanne Owen Hassler, the German-bred dark bay Hanoverian stallion is owned by Hilltop Farm, Inc. of Colora, Maryland. In July, Royal Prince represented the United States in the FEI World Breeding Championships in Verden, Germany, capturing fourth place and the highest finish ever by an American-owned horse.
Winning the five-year-old reserve championship with a score of 8.26 was Sir Sinclair (Lord Sinclair I—Krishna by Flemmingh). The bay Dutch Warmblood stallion, bred in the Netherlands, was ridden by Dorie Addy-Crow and is owned by Iron Spring Farm, Inc. of Coatesville, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Katie Stanton of Carmel, Indiana, earned the award for highest-placed amateur rider in the five-year-old division, on her own bay Dutch Warmblood mare Savanna (Jazz—Wanna by Doruto, bred in the Netherlands) with a score of 7.44 and an overall fifth-place finish. With a score of 7.46, the award for highest-placed U.S.-bred horse and fourth-place overall went to Saint Simmon (Rafurstinels- Katouchels by Goodtimes), ridden by Emilee Reed. The bay Dutch Warmblood gelding was bred by Kim Jackson & Hunters Run Stables, and is owned by Lisa Blackmon of Valley View, Texas.
Horses were judged by international officials Axel Steiner (O-USA), Jayne Ayers (I-USA), and Gary Rockwell (C-USA).
The 2004 USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships were hosted by MSEDA Dressage at the Park and were sponsored by Markel Insurance.
Complete results from the Championships will be posted on the Federation website: http://www.usef.org/content/equestrianSports/disciplines/international/2004-YH-Program.php
For more information, contact Sarah Lane, Public Relations Manager, at (859) 225-6974 or e-mail slane@usef.org
USEF press releases are available on our web site www.usef.org
| Horse | Rider | Score | Place |
| Revolution | Lars Baekgaard | 7.48 | 1 |
| Rykaard | Ashley Fornell | 7.46 | 2 |
| Rhythm | Reta Conner | 7.28 | 3 |
| Romantic | Bill Warren | 7.24 | 4 |
| Raison D’ Etre | Elly Schobel | 7.22 | 5 |
| Cordobino | Kimberly Herslow | 6.96 | 6 |
| Rumor | Jennifer Conour | 6.90 | 7 |
| Rachmaninoff | Joe Sandven | 6.88 | 8 |
| Rakker | Judy B. Kelly | 6.88 | 8 |
| Famos | Bill Coester | 6.84 | 9 |
| Pam-a-Lam | Chris Pritchard | 6.80 | 10 |
| Favory VI Bellanna | Jochen Hippenstiel | 6.74 | 11 |
| Favory VII Andorella | Sarah Hippenstiel | 6.68 | 12 |
| Cameron de Messille | Sasna Newman | 6.58 | 13 |
| Caletino | Deborah Hausman | 5.80 | 14 |
| Horse | Rider | Score | Place |
| Royal Prince | Susanne Owen Hassler | 9.14 | 1 |
| Sir Sinclair | Dorie Addy-Crow | 8.26 | 2 |
| Donnervogel | Deborah Dean-Smith | 7.90 | 3 |
| Saint Simmon | Emilee Reed | 7.46 | 4 |
| Savanna | Kate Stanton | 7.44 | 5 |
| Silverado | Jamie J. Shmitt | 6.90 | 6 |
| Leiden | Bill McMullin | 6.86 | 7 |
| Remy Martin | Sabine Kallas | 6.78 | 8 |
| Rossini M | Diana Mukpo | 6.78 | 9 |
| Wylie Q. | Dawn Weniger | 6.70 | 10 |
| Rubens De Mesille | Kathryn Theallet | 6.58 | 11 |
| Superstar | Jamie Fell | 6.54 | 12 |
| C Ventura | Missy Ellison | 6.46 | 13 |
| Heroico Pequeno | Sara Kominsky | 6.44 | 14 |
| Ferragama WF | Verena Stock | 6.42 | 15 |
| Commonwealth | Chris Pritchard | 6.40 | 16 |
| Finnegan | Ruth Hogan-Poulsen | 6.22 | 17 |
| Cacique | Elizabeth Poulin | 5.94 | 18 |
| Cordelia | Cindy Zeller | 19 |
My wife and I went over to Paxton Farm last Friday to watch the stallions being worked. Here is a selection of the photos I took. You can check out the rest of them in the Photo Albums.
