Riverhouse Hanoverians

Nora is currently in the second week of her three month stay in Wellington, FL. She is there to train with Kathy Connelly and learn as much as she can about training top grand prix horses. Bretone, Farleight, Bahai, Banderas, and Lauren Hampton’s Amalie (formerly Nora’s Amanta) are the lucky equines to be at Betsy Juliano’s gorgeous Havensafe Farm. At the end of the month, Jeanie’s Wilde Card (Wilber) will swap places with Banderas, for his chance to train and show in Wellington. Happy learning!

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As River House prepares for the 2012 show season, take a look back at pictures from the 2011 show season…

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Bramble RH is a 2011 colt out of EM Gleucksfee (Glorieux / Grafenburg) by Bretone (Brentano II / Salut). Bramble is an elegant, bay colt with perfect markings – four white socks and a star! Bramble is tall and refined and has a wonderful temperament. Before Nora switched more exclusively to the dark side (i.e. dressage), Gleucksfee was one of Nora’s combined training partners. This is “FiFi’ s” first Bretone foal, so he may have to be a keeper.

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Bacardi RH is a stunning, chestnut colt out of SPS Weltfee (Weltmeyer/Lord Udo xx) by Bretone (Brentano II /Salut). Born in 2011, Bacardi is a tall, leggy colt with a gorgeous head and neck and a lot of presence. Like the other Weltfee/Bretone foals, Bacardi is a very good mover, with a great hind leg and super temperament. A perfect prospect for the upper-level dressage ring. 12K.VIDEO

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Belita RH is an adorable bay filly by Bretone (Brentano II / Salut) out of SPS Mijou (Matcho X / Argentan). Born in 2011, Belita is a wonderful sport horse prospect in a small package. She has three good gaits and a fabulous pedigree. With Bretone, a grand prix competitor from the famous stallion Brentano II, and her dam line which has produced approved stallions, Belita’s pedigree is superb for performance and/or breeding.

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Nora rode several River House Hanoverian horses to Regional and National Year End Awards…

2011 Regional Awards:

The New England Dressage Association Year End Awards banquet is this Saturday. The River House Hanoverians crew will be in attendance to collect multiple awards as Nora and Farleight are also participating in the NEDA Fall Symposium with Kyra Kurkland as a demo pair this weekend. Nora and Farleight were the NEDA Year End Champions for the Intermediare I with a median score of 71.184%. Nora and Bretone will also be receiving NEDA Year End Champion honors for the Grand Prix Freestyle with  a median score of  71.463%. And Bretone’s handsome 4 year old son, Barcelona RH, is the NEDA FEI Young Horse Champion with a median score of 75.8%. Once again, YAY Tony babies!

2011 National Awards:

For the fourth year in a row, Bretone was the American Hanoverian Society Adequan All-Breeds National Champion for the Grand Prix Freestyle, with his 71.463% median. Unfortunately, Nora missed the deadline to submit Farleight’s registration papers and so missed out on being the AHS Adequan All-Breeds National Champion for Intermediare I. He had the scores, but not the paper work, so Nora will be kicking herself for a while for that one! In the USDF/Adequan Horse of the Year standings for Intermediare I, Farleight was ranked ninth nationally. Bretone was also  ranked ninth nationally in the USDF/Adequan Horse of the Year standings for the Grand Prix Freestyle. Multiple horses ranked in the top 10 nationally! Great job River House horses!

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The 24th annual American Hanoverian Society Inspection at River House Hanoverians went off with out a hitch on the 16th of August, 2011. The night before the big event, River House hosted the traditional wine and cheese party for breeders, spectators, guests and the Inspection committee – including  Vanessa Carlson and  Hugh Bellis-Jones from the AHS and Konrad Boeth from the Verband. The following morning, the inspection began with a breed and conformation lecture using EM Weide, a grand prix mare by the late great Weltmeyer, as the model. This lead into the free jumping for the Mare Performance Test, followed by the studbook inspections, the under saddle portion of the MPT, and the presentation of the 2011 foals for registration. River House’s new broodmare, Wait and See (Wolkentanz/Wanderbusch), proved to be the star of the day. Affectionately known as Willa, Wait and See received both the High Score awards of the day for the studbook inspection as well as the Mare Performance Test. Willa earned an overall score of 8 in her studbook inspection – with highlights including 9′s on her walk and trot & 8′s on her neck, saddle-position, foreleg, and overall impression. Willa excelled in the jumping portion of the MPT – earning a 9 on technique and an 8.5 for ability. Nora has been having a blast riding Willa and the mare showed off beautifully in the undersaddle portion of the MPT – earning a 9 on her trot, an 8 on her walk, and an 8.5 for rideability. River House is very excited to see the little red powerhouses Willa and Bretone will produce!

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Poor baby Banana has had a whirl-wind first show season, with just two recognized shows under his belt before heading to far off lands for the National 4 Y.O. Young Horse Championships. Throughout it all, Banana has been a total trooper. After his big week of shipping from New Hampshire to Illinois and placing so well in the warm-up class, Banana was a bit tuckered out for the championship class today. However, he still managed to finish 13th out of the top 15 four year olds in the country – not bad for a red country bumpkin from NH on his first trip to the big city! Although Banana was too tired to show his best gaits, he did receive praise for his submission and relaxed, over-striding walk. River House is very proud of Bretone’s baby Banana!

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River House’s four year old Bretone gelding, Barcelona RH (AKA Banana), competed in the USEF National Young Horse Championship warm-up competition today and placed 6th out of the top 15 four year old dressage horses in the country. Way to go Banana! Below are a few snap shots of Banana and his stylish green ribbon after the awards ceremony and victory lap. Check out this link to Dressage Daily to see a picture of Nora and Banana, as well as other championship competitors, at the veterinary inspection yesterday – Dressage Daily Gallery

Banana strikes a pose after finishing 6th out of the top 15 four year olds in the country.

Nora is all smiles after Banana's victory lap!

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Barcelona RH (Bretone / SPS Weltfee II [Weltmeyer]), affectionately known as Banana, is in Wayne, IL this week to compete in the USEF National Championships for four year old dressage horses. The top fifteen horses in each age division are invited to the national championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center.  Banana arrived in IL yesterday and passed the veterinary inspection and jog today. Tomorrow he competes in a warm-up class and will perform in the championship test on Saturday. Below are a couple pictures of Banana and Nora before the jog. Nora’s main man, Farleight, was named second alternate for the National Developing Horse championships for 7-9 year old horses – i.e. he was 17th in the nation – but, unfortunately, did not get to attend the championships.

Banana having a breath freshening mint before meeting the judges at the jog.

Banana and Nora preparing for the jog.

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