Riverhouse Hanoverians

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

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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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Jeanie and Nora returned to GMHA at the end of July to ride five River House horses, while Verne coached many students. Farleight and Nora had a super weekend – winning all three classes they entered. On Friday, they garnered fourteen 8’s on their way to bringing home the blue in the Intermediare I with a 69.868%. This score also earned them the FEI Level High Score of the Day. On Saturday, Farleight and Nora had a repeat victory in the Intermediare I – this time scoring fifteen 8’s and two 9’s on their way to a 71.184%. The 71+% was good enough for FEI Level Reserve High Score of the Day as well as FEI Reserve High Score for the entire show. To top off an already stellar weekend, Farleight was a star in the Developing Horse Qualifier on Sunday – winning with a 70.882%. Good Boy! All of his efforts in the Developing Horse Qualifiers this year were enough to earn Farleight an alternate spot for the National Championships in Lamplight. Nora and Jeanie’s Wilde Card (AKA Wilber) had a strong start to the show with a win in a large Open Prix St. Georges class on Friday with a 65.395%. Wilde Card also had a strong showing in the Developing Horse Qualifer, on Sunday, placing third with a 64.706%. Wilde Card has been doing a great job in his first year of FEI level competition. Bretone (AKA Tony the Stalliony) had another great show at Grand Prix. He put in a solid Grand Prix test, in the scorching heat, to win the class on Friday. Bretone also put in a strong freestyle performance on Saturday to secure the win with a 71.463%. Bretone’s excellent one tempis were rewarded with a TEN! [Bretone also performed his freestyle at Vermont Dressage Days to earn a second qualifying score for the regional championships. He won the blue there with a 72% and received the comment: “a pleasure to watch a strong freestyle with such good technicals!”]. Barcelona RH (AKA Banana), River House’s four year old Bretone gelding, won his USEF 4 y.o. Qualifier with a 77.8% – earning him a place at the National Young Horse Championships in Illinois. Jeanie and Moleibi RH had a strong show at fourth level – winning both a fourth level 2 class and a fourth level 3 class. All in all, another strong show for River House! Check for pictures later.

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VIDEO – Barcelona RH Schooling in Florida

VIDEO – Mandolin RH Schooling in Florida

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River House sent three young Hanoverians to compete at the FEI level at the Florida Dressage Concours at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, FL last weekend (February 26-27). Each one came home with a blue ribbon and a sweet score. Nora rode her 9 y.o. Farleight (Florestan/Lemon Tree) to a win in his qualifier for the USEF National Developing Horse Championships with a 67.647%. Farleight also took second in his second Intermediare I ever with a 66.842%. Jeanie let Nora show her special 8 y.o. boy Wilde Card (Weltmeyer/Akut), AKA Wilber, in his first Prix St. Georges ever and he won with a 67.105% – the highest PSG score of the show! And the third blue ribbon went to 9 y.o. Just Livingston (Loerke/Walttzertraum) – owned and trained by Caroline Stearns – he put in an impressive Intermediare I test with Nora to win with a score of 68.421%.

Way to go River House – bringing home the blues with Hanoverians!

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River House has just been informed that EMC Bahai has won the 2010 Englar Friedlaender award, which is given by the American Hanoverian Society to the mare with the highest Mare Performance Test score in the country. Bahai scored a 7.25 on jumping, an overall 8 on her gaits, and a 9 on rideability – giving her an overall score of 8.08.

River House was also pleased to find that Bretone was once again the All Breeds Champion in the Grand Prix Freestyle. He has been the champion in this category for three straight years – with season averages well over 70%!

EMC Bahai - Highest MPT Score in the Nation

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The somewhat intimidating Painted Lady gave birth to a beautiful heifer calf on St. Valentine’s Day. We have named her Rosebud. She has a cute, white-dipped tail and a lovely refined face. Continue reading to find a picture of Rosebud with her pasture mate, Ferdinand.

Today, the 28th of February, one of our neighbor’s cows died while giving birth. The blue-grey baby heifer survived and is now residing in the barn at River House South. We have named her Blue Bell, but have also been calling her Baby Bell. Blue Bell is currently sporting a green dog collar and is learning to lead at just a few hours old. She has big plans to be the first FEI Dressage cow.

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… I give you Ferdinand the Fuzzy!

Ferdinand the Fuzzy son of Muffin Maker by Chimichunka

Mama Muffin Maker and new baby Ferdinand

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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

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