Riverhouse Hanoverians

Bogart

riverhouse — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:02:51 +0000

Bogart, born 31 May 2010, is a handsome chestnut colt by Bretone out of SPS Weltfee (Weltmeyer/ Lord Udo xx). He is tall, leggy, and a lovely mover. This is the fifth Bretone/Weltfee foal that we have had and we love them all! Bogart’s full siblings are Betty Davis, Barcelona (AKA Banana), Banderas, and Baaron Miller. We are currently riding the three year old, Barcelona, and we continue to be impressed by his fabulous temperament. With both the ‘B’ – line and the ‘W’ – line prominent in his pedigree, this colt is sure to shine in the dressage ring. 15K.

Bedelia (AKA Rue Baby)

riverhouse — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:02:35 +0000

Bedelia is a gorgeous Bretone filly, born on 30 May 2010, to Rue Façile (Rubinstein I / Rescator). Bedelia, or Rue Baby, has a wonderfully expressive head and neck and is incredibly spoiled… errr, I mean sweet. Rue Baby has three lovely gaits including a flashy trot with great knee and hock articulation (can you say ‘piaffe and passage potential’?). Nora is hoping to ride Rue Baby down the center line at Grand Prix, as Nora did with both of Rue Baby’s parents. Thus, Nora has priced her at a quarter million.

Moshiata

riverhouse — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:51:18 +0000

Moshiata is a tall, elegant filly by Maronjo out of Bette Davis (Bretone/Weltmeyer/Lord Udo xx). This lovely grey filly is a gorgeous blending of River House genetics. She has three expressive gates and beautiful, uphill confirmation. With our Grand Prix stallion, Betone, for a grandsire, our other Grand Prix stallion, Maronjo, for a sire, and SPS Weltfee (by the great dressage stallion, Weltmeyer) for a grand dam, Moshiata is a fabulous prospect for the FEI dressage ring.

RHH American Hanoverian Society Inspection 2010 is a Success!

riverhouse — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:12:33 +0000

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

CVDA Clinic with Kathy Connelly

riverhouse — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:37:32 +0000

The CVDA Kathy Connelly clinic went really well last weekend. Farleight was a good boy and worked very hard. Kathy long-lined him a little bit, which was really helpful. With the long-lines, she worked on making him accept the half-halt. Under saddle, we mostly worked on the carriage and getting him forward from a light leg. She was very positive and Nora hopes to find the time to get Farleight down to MA to learn more about using the long-lines this month. But, it’s going to have to wait until after the Brentina Cup with Tony. Below are some pictures that Barbara Handelman took at the clinic and generously shared.

Baba Ghanoush

riverhouse — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:36 +0000

Baba Ghanoush (born 18 June 2010) is an adorable black colt by Bretone out of SPS Mijou (Matcho x / Argentan). SPS Mijou is a wonderful mare who has had many lovely foals, including one approved stallion. Baba Ghanoush is very friendly and has loads of personality, just like his sire. With his gorgeous conformation, inquisitive attitude, and fabulous color, this colt should be a star in the dressage ring. 10K.

Will Scarlet

riverhouse — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:02:43 +0000

Will Scarlet is a handsome, dark chestnut colt by Werbellin (Weltmeyer / Legat / Lantan) out of Elite mare Gluecksfee. Born on 22 June 2010, Will should be a tremendous jumper given his genetics. Gluecksfee is a fabulous, stylish jumper who competed through Preliminary level eventing with Nora. Werbellin also proved himself as a very talented jumper – winning 15 jumper classes! – in Germany before coming to the US to be trained to Grand Prix dressage. Will is very strong and attractive and should grow up to be a super jumper, given the talent of both his parents over fences. 10K.

Boston

riverhouse — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:15:43 +0000

Boston is a 2006, 16 hand bay mare. She is a registered Hanoverian by Bretone out of an Apollo’s Flight mare. Boston has three good gates and a beautiful neck. This attractive mare would be a wonderful broodmare or riding horse. 10K.

Nora’s Latest Competition and Training News

riverhouse — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:55:52 +0000

With their scores from this spring in Florida, Nora and Tony (the elite Hanoverian stallion Bretone) have received an invitation to the Brentina Cup. This competition is for young adults and involves riding two modified versions of the grand prix (the Brentina Cup test and the Young Adult Grand Prix test) at the Festival of Champions. Tony and Nora will be heading to the USET headquarters in Gladstone, NJ in early August for this event.

Tony and Nora also just returned from a Developing Rider Clinic with Debbie Macdonald at the same venue. Debbie was a fabulous instructor and had many good things to say about Nora and Tony. Nora is looking forward to working with Debbie again before the Brentina Cup.

The trip from Florida to New Hampshire was hard on Farleight, but he still managed to qualify and receive an invitation to the Developing Horse Championships in Illinois later this month. Nora is very proud of him, but she has decided not to take him to the championships this year. She is worried that the 18+ hour drive and the stress of the high performance competition may just be too much for him this year. So, they’re going to stay home and focus on training and maybe go to the Region 8 PSG Championships. Perhaps they can do the Developing Horse Grand Prix next year?!

Nora and Farleight will be heading to CVDA’s Kathy Mann Memorial Clinic to ride with Kathy Connelly next weekend – which should be exciting and helpful. Nora has also been taking Farleight and Tony to get help from Pam Goodrich whenever time permits.

Bahai – Nora’s petite, but lovely mare – won several ribbons showing in the level I, II, and III jumpers at HITS Ocala this spring. Lately, she has been focusing more on her dressage and has been giving solid performances in the FEI 6 year old classes and at third level. Nora hopes to continue training her towards the Prix St. Georges next year, as well as continuing to develop her remarkable jumping ability.

Last Two Foals of the Season Born at River House!

riverhouse — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:40:14 +0000

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.