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Farm News 2010

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We are off to Lamplight in Illinois
July 18, 2010
Schroeder & Makenzi and the Team off to Lamplight in Illinois
Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I) and Makenzi Wendel
Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I)
We are VERY excited to be leaving tomorrow for the National Young Horse Championships! Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I) was invited to the National Young Horse Championship at Lamplight, in Wayne, Illinois.  It will be a 17 hour drive and a week away from home.  We will return late on July 26th.  Schroeder will be available for fresh semen breeding again on Tuesday July 27th.  We have frozen available that works very well if anyone needs that during that time.  Please direct all calls for collections for any frozen, Farrington or Navarone to my darling husband Rick. Cell Phone 603-674 -0094. I will be checking emails during the evening mostly, but will try to keep in touch as much as possible.  If your on facebook, we'll be texting any updates there.
Dutch Foal Expo August 8, 2010
Frauloma MG (Schroeder x Farrington)
Frauloma MG (Schroeder x Farrington)
Our very first KWPN DUTCH FOAL EXPO! Majestic Gaits of Brookline, NH together with Carnival Hill, Wilton, NH we will be displaying all of this year's foals from both farms at one venue. We hope to make it easy for anyone interested in the products of our breeding programs to see them all in one place. Ten sets of mares and foals... will be available for viewing, and we also plan to show them individually at liberty. This should be a really fun event, everyone is welcome, refreshments will be provided, and admission is free.

Kathy Hickerson and Debbie Malcolmson will be available for questions, and we'll have lots of general info on the Dutch horse available. If you think you might be able to attend, please let us know so we can plan for refreshments accordingly. Hope to see lots of you there!

Thanks to Ten Broeck Farm for hosting us!
News from VDL Stallions Offspring at Provincial Mare and Foal Shows in Holland
At the provincial mare shows, VDL offspring did very well...

Groningen:
-Jumping bred Mare Champion Currusa by Indoctro
-Placed 2nd was the Mare Butter-Flower by Goodtimes

Flevoland:
-Jumping Bred Foal Champion colt Flow by Zirocco Blue
-Dressage bred Champion Foal, col Figo by Uphill
 and 5th place for Fair trade by Uphill
-2nd place Champion of the 3-years old jumper mares Ceci-Tahnee O.A. by Wittinger

Jumping bred foal Champion Fido Dido (by Corland)
2nd: Fekakinka T (by Zirocco Blue)
3rd:  Firusa H (by Indoctro)
4th:  Fourwies (by Corland)

Foalshow in Etten-Leur:
Jumping Bred Foal Champion, Fleetwod Mouley by Zavall Placed 4th was the foal F. (Indoctro x Mr. Blue),placed 5th was Ferrari (Cardento x Corland)

Roalde Foalshow:
3rd place Ferrari DN (Indoctro x Chin Chin)

Harley (Heartbreaker) wins at CSI Twente
VDL Harley (Heartbreaker x Carthago) won with his rider Angelique Hoorn the final of the small Tour (1.40m)

VDL Empire (Emilion x Lord Calando) won with his rider Robert Vos the final of the Silver League and placed 4th in a qualification class. Placed 5th was the Corland-son Von Dutch, ridden by Danny Schaper and placed 10th was Urlando (Indoctro x Democraat), ridden by Yvonne van Dijk.

Heechhiem's Tersina (Corland x Nimmerdor) won  a 1.45m class with her rider Nathalie van der Mei on Sunday.

The Sheraton-mare Winde R.A.G. won the final of the Youngster Tour, the class for 6 and 7 year old jumpers. Winde R.A.G. is ridden by Kirsten Rikkert. Placed 5th in the final was Huntsvile (Hold up Premier x Indoctro), ridden by Bart Bles.

Von Dutch (by Corland), ridden by Danny Schaper, placed 5th in a 1.30 m class.

Virginia (by Orame), ridden by Mareille Schroder, placed 2nd in a 1.40m class.

Wallstreet CJS (by Cantos),  ridden by Nicole Botma, placed 3rd in a class for 6- and 7 year old jumpers.

Roadster (by Cantos), ridden by Nuri Dijks, placed 2nd in another class for 6- and 7 year old jumpers.

Sakita Zeldenrust (by Corland), ridden by Wout Jan van der Schans, placed 7th in a 1.40m class.

Ugano (by Emilion), ridden by Kirsten Rikkert, placed 7th in a 1.35m class.

Casadora (by Indoctro), ridden by Lauren Hough, placed 2nd in a 1.50m class.

Available Versace (by Goodtimes), ridden by Lauren Hough, placed 7th in a 1.45m class.

Sensation (by Corland), ridden by Suzanne Tepper, placed 6th in a 1.55m class.

Whitney (by Indoctro), ridden by Bart de Bruijn, placed 3rd in a 1.35m class and 5th in a 1.30m class.

Windo (by Indoctro), ridden by Marleen Bruggink, placed 6th in a 1.30m class.

Primeval What Exclusive (by Indoctro), ridden by Pia Luise Aufdrecht, placed 3rd in a young jumpers class.
Westpoint (Jazz x Michelangelo) Wins 2 times!
The dressage-stallion Westpoint made his debut with his new rider Kirsten Beckers from Broere Stables, they did very well and were 2 times winning the 'ZZ-licht' classes.

Last year Westpoint became Worldchampion of the 6 year old dressage stallions with Emmelie Scholtens. After this Championship the VDL Stud and fam. Jespers sold Westpoint to the  stables of mr. Broere.

Frozen semen is not available for Westpoint at this time.
Beam P Ster (Indoctro X Emilion) wins!
Beam P Ster [Indoctro x Pepita-S (Emilion x Larome x G. Ramiro Z)] has won another Jump Canada 4-Year Old Class in this highly competitive series. The latest show in the series was held today at the Cornerstone at Palgrave Horse Show located in the Caledon Equestrian Park , Palgrave , Ontario on June 25, 2010.

With a very high score of 97 and a field of some impressive horses, Beam easily won his class!

Beam P was bred and born at Prima Equestrian of Mount Albert, Ontario, Canada out of their superstar mare Pepita-S Keur [Emilion x Larome x G. Ramiro Z] and sold to Rick and Susan Parker as a foal.

Congrats to Prima Equestrian!!!
Peppita
Goodtimes Son Wins at CSI Spangenberg!
The Goodtimes-son Volendam (Goodtimes x Indorado) had a very successful show at the CSI of Spangenberg with his rider Gert Jan Bruggink. Volendam won the class for 7-and 8 year old jumpers and placed 2 times 2nd in this class.

With the Ohorn x Jus de Pomme offspring Venus, rider Gert Jan Bruggink placed 4th in a 1.40m  speedclass.

 

Pineland Stallion Show
March 25, 2010
Pinelands Stallion Show - March 27, 2010 9am-5pm
Friday morning we are off the the Pineland Stallion Show. Come see us at the 2nd annual Pineland Farms Stallion Show, this Saturday March 27, 2010 at the Pineland Equestrian Center in New Gloucester, ME.

We are bringing our stallions Navarone, Schroeder and Farrington.  Makenzi Wendel will debut riding Navarone and Schroeder.  Phil Silvia plans on bringing Schroeder's first foal/filly every Demimora MG (Schroeder x Flemmingh), 1st premium KWPN-NA filly and #2 USDF KWPN-NA in the Nation. 

Come join the fun with lots of vendors and friends.  It also is a great vacation spot with good food and shopping including the huge LL Bean store right there in Freeport, ME!

Pineland Farms Equestrian Center & Pineland Farms Riding Academy
1545 Intervale Road
New Gloucester, ME 04260
Falanta MG (Westpoint x Goodtimes x Houston) offered for sale.
Falanta MG (Westpoint x Goodtimes x Houston)
Falanta MG (Westpoint x Goodtimes x Houston)
We are offering our new Westpoint filly Falanta MG for sale.  She is a special one with top bloodlines that will not likely be produced again. She is by the 6 year old Young Dressage horse World Champion Westpoint (Jazz x Michelangelo) out of our imported KWPN Dutch Keur Elite mare Valanta (Goodtimes x Houston) that we just imported.  This filly has phenomenal movement and just WOWs you with the nice articulation of the joints and hind leg just like her dam.  She is sweet, curious and learns quick.  I love her expressive face.  She is going to be a lot of fun and really going to be special in the show ring or the breeding for the future.  For someone who wants a rare find and the best of the best in a filly.  $25,000 firm.
Acordia Keur (Indorado x Marlon) in foal to Boss VDL
Boss VDL (Indoctro x Nimmerdor)
Boss VDL (Indoctro x Nimmerdor)
Our Keur mare Acordia who was high point jumping at her mare test and unfortunatley not in foal last year is confirmed in foal to the fabulous VDL Stallion Boss VDL (Indoctro x Nimmerdor).  VDL Stud bought her 2008 colt Eldorado MG by Zavall as a stallion prospect and showed off at many stallion shows as a foal.  We will import her later this year and look forward to a really special foal!  Love those Indorado lines and Boss VDL is a special one!  Boss VDL's frozen semen is available NEW this year.
KWPN-NA Annual Meeting
It was a fantastic meeting again this year with the KWPN-NA in Wellington, FL.  Not only did I learn a lot among with my friends and peers but I was awarded KWPN-NA Member of the Year and received a huge inscribed bowl as an award.  Thank you everyone for such an honor!
Laura Kraut & Course Designer..What is his name? Course Designer..What is his name?
Course Designer..What is his name?

I especially liked walking the Grand Prix course with Laura Kraut.  It was great to hear her concerns and approaches to such a difficult course and then meeting the course designer at the end.  OK, don't ask me his name as I forgot.  :-(  Too much sun I guess!

It was also very nice to hear comments on the young horses and the Grand Prix jumpers from breeder and sales agent Paul Hendrix.  He was very familiar with many of the horses personally and knowledgeable on their jumping abilities. 

The lectures were really good.  Arie Hamoen, the lead stallion inspector from Holland showed us videos and commented on the selection of the top 10 dressage and jumping stallions in the stallion show this year.  It was great insight and very helpful to understand the stallion selections in Holland.  I especially like that we are getting infused with new possibilities for jumping blood with stallions like Oscar and his son Uphill who decend from jumping lines, just like Flemmingh and Ferro did. 

Irene Wolfs from the KWPN presented a great lecture on what the KWPN is doing to promote and expand the KWPN horses around the world, including USA!  We met Irene last year at the KWPN-NA meeting and super that the KWPN sends her here to help us look at promotional ideas for here in America too.

It was interesting to here from our inspector Bart Henstra about the program that they are working on in Holland to rate temperament in the KWPN horses.  They are developing the idea to look at different categories of temperament similar to our linear scoring.  It will take several years to get it going and collect enough data before they can publish but will be interesting when it comes out. 

We visited quite a few places including Michael Barisone and his wife Vera who demonstrating some really big moving KWPN bloodlines.  You can see the passion he has for his horses.  It was topped off the visit with a demonstration of Liz Austin on Olivier.

A special treat was to see the first stallion to be approved full KWPN here in America, the imported Westfalen Iron Spring stallion Florianus.  Florianus is already approved Westfalen and competed to Grand Prix, so just needed to do his 5 day performance test.  The full report is on the KWPN-NA website.
Betty Beyers & Valanta MG (Indoctro x Acord II)
Valante MG (Indoctro x Acord II)


It was also really nice to be able to see Betty Beyers and the horse we bred Valante MG (Indoctro x Acord II).  We just caught them in time.  They were leaving the next day to go home from FL.

Johan Knaap was also there from the KWPN to fill us all in on the KWPN direction and answer questions we all had during the meeting, which was very helpful.  It is nice all these KWPN people came from Holland and were so accessible to our questions.

There was so much more that we saw.  Really worth the trip for the education, but enjoyed having my sister Laura with me and Makenzi and our evenings out with everyone for some much needed fun, food and comradery.  Plan to attend the meeting next year at DG Bar in Florida and then in 2012 it will be in Holland!   
Fancy (Farrington x Patrick)
Congrats to Anne Hayes on her new Farrington filly out of her mare Magical by Patrick.  Anne reports "Mom and baby are doing well and baby is so much like her mom in personality...very sweet and loving!  I know she is going to have the talent and athleticism of her dad...Farrington and the work ethic and trainability of both her parents!" She has another Farrington foal due next month so lots of pictures to come soon.

KWPN-NA Annual Meeting and Westpoint Filly Arrives
March 9, 2010
Falanta MG (Westpoint x Goodtimes x Houston) filly arrives!
Falanta MG (Westpoint x Goodtimes x Houston)This morning we had a fabulously too cute Black/Bay filly born with 2 hind small socks and a few hair for a star. Falanta MG is by the 6 year old Young Dressage horse World Champion Westpoint (Jazz x Michelangelo) out of our Keur Elite mare Valanta (Goodtimes x Houston) that we just imported. Falanta MG is really strong and foaling went very well and fast.  She stood within 15 minutes and I went out of the stall to get some twine to tie up the placenta and heard slurping of milk.  She has lots of energy and is just ready to go! More pictures coming soon!  Cant wait to see her move! Congrats to both Nancy Steger and Krys Levine Schrom who guessed what she was going to be. They guessed she would be born on 3/6; filly; 2 hind socks and small star on our special Facebook game.  They didn't have the date right but had the coloring and filly right.  They get a free KWPN hat!  Link up to us on Facebook and keep up with the most recent news on foals and I'll try to run more contests for our 6 other foals coming this year.  It was really fun!
KWPN-NA Annual Meeting March 12-14, 2010
Valante MG (Indoctro x Accord II)Makenzi Wendel, my sister Laura Schwartze and I are off to the KWPN-NA Annual meeting in Florida on Thursday morning.  I am really looking forward to an excellent agenda. Hope to see you all there.  I am excited to get to visit Betty Beyers and her horse Valante MG (Indoctro x Accord II) and see how he is jumping these days.  Always a thrill for a breeder when the horses we breed are so successful.  We are very proud of them both.  :-) 

Thanks for the support for me and nominating me for KWPN-NA member of the year.  Not sure I'll win, but really thrilled and surprised at the nomination.  What an honor.
Pinelands Stallion Show - March 27, 2010 9am-5pm
Come see us at the 2nd annual Pineland Farms Stallion Show, March 27, 2010 at the Pineland Equestrian Center in New Gloucester, ME.

We will have our stallions Navarone, Schroeder and Farrington there to see.  Makenzi Wendel will debut riding Navarone and Schroeder.  Phil Silvia plans on bringing Schroeder's first foal/filly every Demimora MG (Schroeder x Flemmingh), 1st premium KWPN-NA filly and #2 USDF KWPN-NA in the Nation. 

Come join the fun with lots of vendors and friends.  It also is a great vacation spot with good food and shopping including the huge LL Bean store right there in Freeport, ME!

Pineland Farms Equestrian Center & Pineland Farms Riding Academy
1545 Intervale Road
New Gloucester, ME 04260
2010 Majestic Gaits Stallion DVD Available
The 2010 Majestic Gaits Stallion DVD is nowSchroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I) available with videos of the stallions standing here Navarone (Jus de Pomme x Armstrong), Farrington Keur (Wellington x Doruto) and Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I).  DVD includes video of the stallions and offspring.  All of the videos of the stallions are on the website on their web page.  If you would like a copy, email me your address and we will send you a free copy.  All Majestic Gaits stallions are fresh backup to the 48 stallions we stock with frozen from Holland and Germany.
Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I)
Photo by Carole MacDonald
Uphill (Oscar x Appolonios xx) Order Now!
Uphill (Oscar x Apollonios xx) We have to limit the Uphill frozen imported for confirmed orders, so if you want Uphill (Oscar x Appolonios xx) this year, let me know now, so I can get it for you.  He has been just frozen and I hear it is 80% thawed and they are sending the straws off to the lab for confirmation on straws/dose.  Looking good, but we will be the first ones to try it.  This is a fantastic unique opportunity to get this Van Norel stallion breeding.  It is new bloodlines for the breeding in America.  All comes with our fresh backup guarantee.  Will not be able to 1/2 price backup doses this year with him due to the limited ordering, but will be able to offer other VDL stallions as alternatives if needed.  We shouldn't need it with it looking that good! Get your order requests into me now so I have it for you.
007 (Rubenstein x Doruto) Order Now!
oo seven (Rubenstein x Doruto) If you plan to buy frozen for 007 (Rubenstein x Doruto) this year.  We need your orders and payments now for shipping it here this month.

We hear he is doing really well and we will see him in the Grand Prix ring soon!

I have updated his website with more pictures and some videos of him under saddle.

 

Majestic Gaits - Valentines Day Stallion News & Special Breeding Sales
February 14, 2010
February Frozen Breeding SALE!
A super chance to get some top frozen semen stallions at a reduced price!  All producing top offspring that are great for sport and breeding.  Backup guarantee with fresh is available on all stallions.
Stallion Auctions Bonus for bids on Navarone, Farrington and Schroeder

Check out the 2010 stallion auctions and support our registries and breed groups.  We have donated breedings from Navarone (Jus de Pomme x Armstrong), Farrington Keur (Wellington x Doruto) and Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I)

If you win the bid in the auction, you will receive a free collection. A value of $200 saved in the breeding.  If you bid and didn't win, contact us after all of the auctions are done for a special bidders discount.

Lets support out registries and breed groups and bid on those stallions!  This is a super chance to get a breeding at reduced price:

KWPN-NA Ends February 17, 9pm EST, Navarone & Farrington
ISR Oldenburg 2nd Round ends Feb 18, 1pm EST, Navarone
Oldenburg OHBS Ends February 21st, Navarone & Schroeder
CWBHA March 14th ONLY, Farrington, Navarone and Schroeder
Midwest Breeders Group Ends February 20th 7pm CST, Navarone and Schroeder
NEDA Ends February 19th, Navarone and Schroeder
Hanoverian Ends Feb 22, 9pm EST, Schroeder


VDL Top Success at the KWPN Stallion Show

VDL Stud in Holland again had super success at the 2010 stallion show with 12 stallions accepted for the testing. Click on the stallion links below to see full pedigree and a short video clip from the stallion selections.  Courtesy of the KWPN.

Dressage Stallions
Cash-Mora Z (Flemmingh - Fruhling - Wellington)
Carlton Hill (Uphill - Vincent - Zebulon) 4th in the Dressage Championships
Calypso (Westpoint - Matterhorn - Indoctro)

Jumper Stallions
NN (Canturo - Candillo - Quidam de Revel)
Cabana M (Douglas - Baloubet du Rouet - Cor de la Bryere)
Chicago O ( Douglas - Indoctro - Farn)
Cohiba VDL (Flipper d'Elle - Emilion - Nimmerdor)
Holland vd Bisschop (Heartbreaker - Libero H - Grannus)
Champagne (Indoctro - Emilion - Farn)
Coralis (Indorado - Indoctro - Pilot)
Nektino VDL (Nekton - Caretino - Quidam de Revel)

Also 2 other sons of Indoctro and 1 son of Wittinger are selected for the KWPN Stallion test.

Harness Stallion
VDL Bentley AMR (Larix x Renovo)

Lets hope for approvals in the KWPN testing and then a good freezing so we have some super new stallions to offer in 2011!
Wefidence (Flemmingh x Beaujolais) Sold

Wefidence and Diane HolstenCongrats to Diane Holston (MA) on her purchase of the 7 year old imported KWPN Dutch Warmbloood mare Wefidence (Flemmingh x Beaujolais).  Wefidence is a fantastic mare with top breeding and super gaits and riding.  Look for Diane and "Wefi" at the shows in New England!  Best of luck and we look forward to hearing about them moving up the dressage levels and winning at the shows!

 

 

 

 

Photo by Carole MacDonald

New Frozen Stallions Offered at Majestic Gaits
2010 We have 5 new stallions offered through frozen breedings this year.

Baltic VDL (Quaprice Z x Jus de Pomme)
Boss VDL (Indoctro x Nimmerdor)
Classe (Chin Chin x Acobat II)
Olympic Orestus VDL (Indoctro x Ramiro)
Uphill (Oscar x Apollonios)

2010 prices are now posted for all frozen stallions on the price page.  Check out the 48 stallions we offer through frozen.  Lots of new pictures on almost all the stallions and video online.  Check them all out on their individual web pages.
Valanta (Goodtimes x Houston) arrives in USA
Valanta (Goodtimes x Houston)Our mare Valanta Keur Elite (Goodtimes x Houston) has arrived in USA and is now in CEM quarantine at Brookside Equestrian Center in RI.  She is foal to the 6 year old 2009 World Dressage Champion stallion Westpoint (Jazz x Michelangelo) due Feb 27, 2010.  She gets out of quarantine Feb 22, so we hope she holds out until she gets home.  We are so excited to have her home.  She is a sweet mare with 3 big gaits.  We already have a fantastic filly from her and look forward to this top foal.  The Goodtimes mares are super for breeding and prove all over the world their worth in gold.  We have 3 of them right now and feel very lucky!
Makenzi Wendel new Stallion rider for Majestic Gaits
Makenzi & ZemMakenzi Wendel came to us last year as an intern from the University of New Hampshire Equine program. After graduation we hired her as a rider.  She had been riding the imported geldings Washington (Orame x Animo) and Zem (Krack C x Goodtimes).  Frenk Jespers from Holland raved about Makenzi's riding when she rode Zem (Krack C x Goodtimes) in his clinic in 2009.
Makenzi riding Zem
Photo by Carol MacDonald

Makenzi rides KWPN stallion Navarone
Navarone (Jus de Pomme x Armstrong) jumping   with MakenziWe decided with the change of riders, Makenzi's desire for jumping and our stallion Navarone (Jus de Pomme x Armstrong) recovered now from his injury last October that this is a great time to put Navarone back in jumping. He has proved he can do the Grand Prix dressage and will be fun to have him show off his talents in the jumper ring again.  Already Navarone is producing many Grand Prix jumpers and Eventers.  He will be a good teacher for Makenzi to move up the jumping levels.

Navarone and Makenzi jumping for the first time together Feb 13, 2010 with a small exercise lesson with Gretchen Anderson.  This was the first time jumping for Navarone in 6 years!  He LOVED it and was very excited.  Makenzi said he was a lot of fun and very quick.  She is going to enjoy being on a horse that already knows his job.  Gretchen enjoys working with Makenzi and we with Gretchen.  It will be a lot of fun for jumping in 2010  Check out more pictures of Navarone jumping on his web page.

Makenzi rides Hanoverian stallion SchroederSchroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I)
Makenzi is also riding our stallion Schroeder (Sandro Hit x Escudo I) and training with Grand Prix riders/trainers Jane Karol and Cindi Wylie.  Kathy Connelly is also looking forward to working with Makenzi and Schroeder when she is back in the spring.  Makenzi and Schroeder are working hard to do the 6 year old tests this year.  Check out more pictures of Makenzi and Schroeder riding on his web page.  Does he have a good hind leg and can sit or what? 

Along with the stallions, Makenzi is also working with the breaking and training of the young horses at Majestic Gaits.  She has been working with our mare Zakarla (Navarone x Telstar) and doing a great job.  She just started trotting her on her own this past week.  It wont be long!
Tell us your Frozen Orders/Plans
Please let me know who you are planning or thinking of breeding to this year, so we can stock plenty of the stallion you desire.  Email Kathy with any details.  Thanks!

If you plan to buy 007 (Rubenstein x Doruto) frozen this year.  Please contact me.  I am still waiting for the 2010 price and availability and should know soon.  But, we will need to precoordinate paying for this stallion and getting it shipped with our order to come soon.
Pinelands Stallion Show - March 27, 2010 9am-5pm
Come see us at the 2nd annual Pineland Farms Stallion Show, March 27, 2010 at the Pineland Equestrian Center in New Gloucester, ME.

We will have Navarone, Schroeder and Farrington.  Makenzi Wendel will debut riding Navarone and Schroeder. 

Come join the fun with lots of vendors and friends.  It also is a great vacation spot with good food and shopping including the huge LL Bean store!

Pineland Farms Equestrian Center & Pineland Farms Riding Academy
1545 Intervale Road
New Gloucester, ME 04260
Enzo & Ella
Congrats to Linda Mascola who purchased both Enzo (Schroeder), and Ella (Farrington) from Jennifer Verhulst, Farley Farms, Canada. 

Linda reported "I have had both Enzo and Ella for about a month now.  Both Enzo and Ella are doing extremely well. 

Enzo (Schroeder) is the most correct foal I have ever seen.  He is a very dark bay; almost black, and what a sweet nature.  I love him so much.  He just turned 6 months old on the 25th of December.

Ella (Farrington) has legs that go on forever, and is a bright chestnut color, absolutely beautiful, and incredibly correct.  She has the most feminine filly look that no one would ever mistake her for a colt.  I absolutely adore her."
Wittinger Champion of KWPN Stallion Competition
Wittinger (Indoctro x Nimmerdor)
Wittinger VDL (Indoctro x Nimmerdor) was Champion of the KWPN Stallion competition at the 1.35m class. Wittinger showed his fantastic canter and great gallop in the final round. They made a double clear round and placed 3rd in the jump-off. With this result they won the total Competition.
Beneventian MG (Flemmingh x Zeoliet)
It is always good to hear how our foals are growing and doing.  Benevential MG is owned by Nicole Tatusko (GA) and look how he has grown.  Nicole is getting ready to start him under saddle.  Can't wait to hear how fantastic they are doing.  Congrats on such a nice horse Nicole!
Beneventian MG (Flemmingh x Zeoliet)
Sambertino (Samber x Wellington)
Sambertino (Samber x Wellington) Sambertino (Samber-Wellington) has very few frozen doses left here and after that there wont be anymore.  So, if your thinking of breeding to him this year.  Get your order in now.  His famous sire Samber passed away recently and this is a great chance to get some of that fantastic blood.  Sambertino produces a nice dressage horse with super characters.  Some updates on offspring:

Renatino (Sambertino - Droomwals) bay mare owned & ridden by Gundi Younger in the US.  2009 was the first time foreigners were allowed to compete in the USDF Regional Championships & Renatino won:
- CHAMPION: USDF Region 7 Intermediare 1 Amateur Championships
- CHAMPION: CDS Championship Intermediare 1 (Amateur)
 
Samaii (Sambertino - Brentano II) 6 yr old colored Oldenburg Premium stallion, is now life approved Oldenburg, ZfdP, Rhineland, Westfalen, all South German studbooks & Danish Warmblood.   He will be competing at M level in Germany this year & his full sister born in 2009 was awarded a foal Premium at her Oldenburg branding.
 
100% of Sambertino's foals were awarded First Premiums with the British Equestrian Federation Futurity in 2009.

Last chance to breed to this fantastic stallion before it runs out!
Welcome Leah Jamieson to the MG Team

Leah and Ade LenteWelcome to Leah Jamieson to the Majestic Gaits team as our bookkeeper.  Leah is a professional bookkeeper but also a professional dressage rider and trainer.  She has done very well with her young mare Ade Lente (Freestyle x Cabochon).   She owns and operates Laurelwood Farm in Townsend, MA.
Leah & Ade Lente
Photo by Carole MacDonald 


Don Ricoss (Don Federico x Weltmeyer)
The Hanoverian stallionDon Ricoss (Don Federico x Weltmeyer) Don Ricoss ( Don Frederico-Weltmeyer) is now ranked 2nd as a Dressage Sire by the British Equestrian Federation, with 100% First Premium & Elite progeny for 2 years running.  His offspring have also been very successful in France winning several foal Championships, with 6 of them qualifying for the French Breeding Championships in Saumur. His offspring are doing well too:

Déjà vu LH (Don Ricoss - Hohenstein - World Cup) placed 3rd  in the highly contested 2yr old colt class, with the highest trot scores overall.

Don Ricoss will be competing at Prix St George later this year.  Check out this fabulous black stallion. We have frozen stocked for you to also have a top breeding from these famous Hanoverian lines. 
Colleen O'Connor-Dzik leaves Majestic Gaits
Sadly, Colleen O'Connor-Dzik is no longer riding for Majestic Gaits.  Colleen has moved on to training and instruction on her own.  We wish her the best in her endeavors.  We have enjoyed 7+ good years with Colleen and enjoyed seeing her move up the levels with our stallion Navarone (Jus de Pomme x Armstrong) to Grand Prix Dressage.  She did a fantastic job starting the horses here at Majestic Gaits.  If your looking for someone to train your horse, we highly recommend her.  She can be contacted at (508) 334-8775 or janesaddic@aol.com

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