True Story was a 13H dark brown Welsh-cross mare. "Bubble" was a terrific teacher - very talented, but also quite challenging. At 13H she was one of very few ponies showing at the recognized dressage shows in the early 1980s. The highlight of her career was winning the US National Championships in Kansas City in 1984 at First Level Jr/YR - it was the last time these championships were held and it was a wonderful competition. After the championships, "Bubble" continued up the levels, competing through Prix St Georges. In addition to the dressage training, Bubble hunted (with exuberance), did jumpers and evented (she didn't like cross-country though!).

 

Limerick, a 15.2H Anglo-Trakehner mare by KarKas, was purchased as a 2 1/2 year old from Iron Spring Farm. A horse that taught me more than any others, Limerick was athletic and challenging, and had plenty of talent. We did Pony Club and a few hunter shows, but she didn't do well with other horses -- we got excused twice for bucking! Moving onto a Dressage career, Limerick won plenty in both the Open and the Jr/YR divisions and took me to the NAYRC twice, winning a team Bronze Medal. Along the way I earned the Bronze, Silver and Gold USDF Medals and finished with 5 successful seasons at Grand Prix. I retired Limerick sound at 15 years old because I wanted to breed her. She had 2 fillies and 2 colts, all by Fairplay. Her oldest son, "Novelty," will start the Prix St. Georges in 2005.
 

 

Caesar (Ulft X Lorenz) was purchased and imported from Holland as a just started 4 year old. Full of personality, as well as talent, Caesar was very successful as he moved up the levels. Caesar won the 4th Level Championship at Dressage at Devon. At Prix St Georges and Intermediare I, Caesar was on the Bronze Medal team at the US Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A very sound horse, Caesar had a long career at Grand Prix(10 seasons) with 6 CBLM Championships at Intermediare II, 3 at Grand Prix and 2 at Grand Prix Freestyle. Caesar was also on the USET team at the North American Dressage Championships.

 

Zauberelle proved once again that good things come in small packages. At only 14.3H, "Magic" won at some of the biggest shows on the East Coast - including Dressage at Saratoga, The Festival of Champions, the CBLM Championships, the USDF Region 1 Championships and Dressage at Devon. After a successful career at FEI, culminating by winning over $500 in her Grand Prix debut, "Magic" had 3 foals. Magic Moment and Wizard by Fairplay and Illusion by Incognito. Currently Magic is in the sport pony breeding program at Trevelyn Farm. 

FC Fantasy is a homebred mare foaled in 1989. She is an Anglo-Hanovarian out of "Dave's Result," a mare that I  bought  in foal to a TB for $300. I sold that foal and bred her to Flugzauber which resulted in Fantasy. Fantasy has had an extremely successful career which started by winning the Region 1 championships at Training Level as a 4 year old. While moving up the levels Fantasy was the 4th Level champion at Dressage At Devon, and was on the Gold Medal winning team twice for the Can Am Challenge (Festival of Champions and Dressage at Devon). Fantasy also qualified for the Olympic Festival as a 7 year old. At 10 years old she moved onto the Grand Prix. In 2002 Fantasy won the CBLM Championships at Intermediare II, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. In 2004 Fantasy was 1st place USDF Allbreeds at Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle for both the AWS and the Purebred Hanovarian Society, she also won the Region 1 Championships at Grand Prix Freestyle. Along the way Fantasy had 2 fillies. Eskapade (by Eskapado) is doing the Hunters, and Integrity (by Incognito) is one that I kept, now well on her way to the Grand Prix.

 

Another Story is a mare that I bought  from Huntington Farm as a just started 3 year old. She is a 15.3H Welsh Cob/TB mare. Her elegance and steadiness made her very successful in the show ring. She won the CBLM Championships at 1st, 2nd and 4th level freestyles, as well as 4th level Open. "Story" also won the 4th Level Champion at Dressage at Devon after winning 3 classes. Story moved up to Prix St Georges and Intermediare I successfully before I made the decision to sell her as she was the perfect amateur horse - sensible, sweet and competitive.

Nimbus(Ulft X Flemmingh) was purchased as a just started 3 year old colt. With bloodlines that I had plenty of experience with (a half brother to Caesar), I felt confident that I could keep him a stallion and gain a lot of experience in handling and showing a stallion. Nimbus won both the USDF and the CBLM Training Level Championships as a 4 year old. As a 5 year old he won the USDF Region 1 championships at 1st level, 1st level freestyle and 2nd level and CBLM 1st level Championships. Moving up the levels, He won the CBLM Championships at 4th and 4th Level Freestyle and also the 4th Level USDF Region 1 Championship. At this point my focus became getting him Approved for breeding. His consistency at the shows made him very competitive at Prix St. Georges and Intermediare I where he earned the scores and placings that fulfilled the performance requirements for the ISR/Oldenburg NA. In 2004 he was presented for Approval and was given a Lifetime Breeding License. As he continues his training towards the Grand Prix, he will now also stand at stud to select mares.

Integrity is a homebred mare out of FC Fantasy and by the Dutch Warmblood stallion Incognito. Probably the sweetest and most well adjusted horse there is, "Tally" has been both easy and fun to move up the levels. Tally won the CBLM Championships at Training Level and 1st Level Freestyle as a 4 year old, then went on to win the 2nd Level freestyle championship as a 5 year old. She also won both the 1st and 2nd level Freestyles at the USDF Region 1 Championships in 2001. Moving up the levels, Tally placed high at all the levels including Prix St. Georges, Intermediare 1 and Intermediare I Freestyle at both the USDF Region 1 Finals and the CBLM Championships. Tally is well started in Piaffe, Passage and changes every stride -- she continues her training towards the Grand Prix.