Riverhouse Hanoverians

On June 11th, SPS Mijou (Matcho x / Argentan) gave birth to an adorable bay filly that we are calling Belita RH. Belita, or “Little Beauty”, is a diminutive little diva. She is super sweet, but has lots of spunk too!

Belita RH looking ADORABLE

What a CUTE face

"Ooh CAMERA! I must look cute!"

One day later, on June 12th, SPS Weltfee (Weltmeyer/Lord Udo xx) delivered a stunning, chestnut colt. Bacardi RH is a tall, leggy colt with a gorgeous head and neck and a lot of presence. Like our other Weltfee/Bretone foals, Bacardi looks to be a very good mover.

Bacardi RH - Another gorgeous Tony face!

Bacardi RH showing off his handsome physique

On June 21st, EM Gleucksfee (Glorieux/Grafenburg) had an elegant, bay colt. Bramble RH, is a lovely red bay with perfect markings – four white socks and a star! Bramble is tall and refined and seems to have a very amiable personality.

Bramble RH Resting on his 1st Day in the Big Wide World

Bramble RH Flexing His Handsome Neck

4 White Feet!

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VIDEO – Barcelona RH Schooling in Florida

VIDEO – Mandolin RH Schooling in Florida

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Just click on the names to view the YouTube videos or go to Nora’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/nabatchelder). ENJOY!

Baba Ghanoush RH

Bogart RH

Moshiata RH

Will Scarlet

Bedelia RH

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Nora and Farleight headed south on March 9th to ride in the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge. Originally they had intended to compete in the CDI small tour, but instead decided to compete in the open show and focus on qualifying for the National Developing Horse Championships again. Farleight was awesome in the FEI Test of Choice on Thursday, where he performed the Developing Horse Test, and earned a 70.294%, good enough for second place. On Friday, Farleight put in a solid Intermediare I test, his second ever completed, scoring a 65.000%. This was good enough for fourth place, which we were happy with considering all of the top four horses had 65 point somethings. In the National Developing Horse Qualifier, on Saturday, Farleight had to compete in the indoor arena, which was all decked out for the World Dressage Masters. He found the flowers, banners, flat screens, etc. to be a bit overwhelming, but he managed to finish the test with some brilliant moments intermixed with moments of apprehension. His effort was rewarded with a 65.588%, earning him second place, just a few tenths behind the leader. Overall, we were very proud of him, as he held his own with the big boys in Wellington. Good Boy Floob Sock!!!

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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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Yet another super rideable Bretone Baby! Click on the ‘READ MORE’ button to get to the link and see Barcelona in action.

Barcelona Undersaddle Fall 2010

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As you can read about in a previous post, the 2010 GMHA FAll show was a great success for River House horses, riders, and students. So, I thought I would share a few photos (all by Reflections Photography, Inc.) from the event. Enjoy =).

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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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