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RHH American Hanoverian Society Inspection 2010 is a Success!

Published on 27 July 2010 by riverhouse in Farm, General, News, Other

River House’s 23rd annual Hanoverian Inspection took place on Sunday, 25 July 2010. Despite some runway problems in Milwaukee, which prevented two of the AHS delegates from attending, the 2010 Inspection ran rather smoothly! Fortunately, it only takes one judge for the show to go on and one judge, Gerd Zuther, was able to attend. His wife Yvonne, stepped in to assist in recording the scores. The five River House foals were very cute and showed off well, although I (Nora) must admit that Rue Baby was the star! Of course, I am not biased, or anything like that. We also presented three of our mares for the Studbook inspection: Mandolin (Maronjo/Argentan/Matcho x, better known as Emma’s ‘Mandy’), Bette Davis RH (Bretone/Weltmeyer/Lord Udo xx), and Bahai (Baroncelli/Rotspon/Matcho x). All three easily passed and were accepted into the Main Studbook. Bahai was the Reserve Champion Hanoverian Mare for this in-hand inspection of the mares, while Eliza Rutherford’s lovely Royal Corazon (Royal Prince/Donnerhall) was Champion. Valerie McCloskey’s Thoroughbred mare, On April’s Dawn, was named Champion Non-Hanoverian Mare. Judge Gerd Zuther congratulated all of the breeders on the exceptional quality of the mares, as well as the foals, presented at this inspection site. I also chose to present Bahai in the Mare Performance Test. The MPT consists of free jumping and an under saddle test in which both the gaits under saddle and rideability are scored. Bahai did exceptionally well, receiving an overall score of more then “8″ and receiving a “9″ on rideability! Again, Gerd complimented the breeders and riders of the mares for their overall quality, preparedness, and presentation at the Mare Performance Test. These scores make her an Elite Mare Candidate. All she would have to do to receive the title Elite Mare is have a foal… I’m thinking embryo transfer. I am very proud of the little Bahoodles! Below are some photos from the inspection, including the food at the Saturday night Inspection party! Here’s a link to EMC Bahai free jumping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP8OAK8oOrI

Last Two Foals of the Season Born at River House!

Published on 26 June 2010 by riverhouse in Farm, General, News, Other

Mijou (Matcho X / Argentan) and Gleucksfee (Glorieux) both had beautiful baby boys this week!

On June 18th, Mijou had a big, black colt by Bretone. He is very elegant and is definitely a stallion prospect, given that Mijou already has one approved son. We have yet to come up with a good, stud-worthy “B” name!

Gleucksfee had a gigantic colt on the 22nd of June. He is chestnut like his sire, Werbellin (Weltmeyer / Legat / Lantan). He is very strong and attractive. Nora hopes that he will grow up to be her first big time jumper, given the superb talent of both his parents over fences. We might call him “Williston” or “Will Scarlet” and, obviously, “Willy” for short, but we’re still undecided.

: Mijou’s and Tony’s little stallion prospect

: Mijou’s and Tony’s handsome black colt

: Nora’s new jumper prospect!

: Nice butt! Doesn’t he look like he could jump the moon?

: The Official Foal Chaser

Three New Foals at River House! Two More Still to Come!

Published on 11 June 2010 by riverhouse in Farm, General, News, Other

On May 20th, Bette Davis (Bretone/Weltmeyer) was the first to foal – giving us a beautiful bay, but sure to grey, filly by Maronjo. She’s tall, strong and full of energy. We’re still trying to settle on a name – currently ‘Moshi’ and ‘Miata’ are the front runners.

Rue Facile (Rubinstein/Rescator), Nora’s fabulous retired FEI competitor, had a lovely Bretone filly on May 30th. Officially we are calling this little cutey ‘Bedelia’, but she is affectionately known as ‘Rue Baby Rue Baby Rue Baby….’ She is already showing that she has inherited an aptitude for passage from her two talented parents, as well as a giant set of ears from Rue!

Weltfee (Weltmeyer/Lord Udo) foaled just after Rue on May 31st. She has a very handsome Bretone colt that we are calling ‘Bogart’. He has a lovely neck and confirmation for dressage. The Weltfee/Bretone cross continues to produce wonderful dressage prospects.

Mijou (Matcho/Argentan) and Gluecksfee (Glorieux/) are still waiting patiently for their foals.