Team Valerius HW
Shine Bright! Oh - I love messages and posts like these, congratulations to team
Valerius HW (aka
Vinny) and look at that, even a 10 on his score sheet!!!!
From his owner, Dr. Helle
Vistrup Madsen Stewart: Hi Irene - yet another fun show with Vinny last
Saturday. A trailer-in - and out with 2 blue ribbons and high score 1st level,
high score open at Rose Mount in Spottsylvania. He of course is qualified in
training and 1st now.
His trainer Hannah
Pierucci Schmidt at HPS Dressage posted: There are few 5 year olds in their
first year of showing I would opt for bringing the day of the show to ride at a
facility they haven't been to, but Vinny you're just something else!
Valerius HW,
owned by Helle
Vistrup Madsen Stewart, finished out qualifying for first level with a 71.5%
(and a 10 on his first lengthening). So proud of this goofy boy, didn't bat an
eye at anything. Good boy Vinny!
September 14th, 2024:
Huge congratulations to this team, Flore
De Winne with her Eleven
HW, she posted the following, not surprised by the scores at all, well done:
O.M.G. What did just happen today??
Took my little Eleven to his first official competition ever.
With a smile from ear to ear I did my final salute.
90.2% was the result in FEI 5yo Final test. Crazy how fluently he cruised
through the whole test.
Rewarded with 9.2 for his walk, 9.1 for canter and 9 for trot.
Now he gets all time in the world to grow stronger.
Five Stars HW,
affectionately known as Freddie, and his skilled rider, Wes
Schilds, have emerged as true champions in the equestrian world. Freddie has
consistently delivered exceptional performances, earning him the title of
Champion in each of the three shows he has participated in. Despite challenging
weather conditions that included heavy rain and a flooded arena, Freddie's poise
and athleticism remained unwavering. His graceful movements and remarkable
agility have captivated spectators, earning him high scores and accolades.
Wes
Schilds, Freddie's rider, is a master horseman with an unparalleled ability
to connect with his mount. His exceptional riding skills have enabled him to
guide Freddie through intricate courses with precision and finesse. His ability
to anticipate Freddie's every move and react accordingly has resulted in a
seamless partnership that has consistently produced championship-winning
performances.
According to Freddie's owner, the horse's remarkable temperament and
willingness to learn have been instrumental in their success. Freddie's calm and
collected demeanor allows him to remain focused and perform at his best, even in
challenging situations. She attributes their triumphs to the exceptional
qualities of both the horse and the rider, who together form an unbreakable bond
that has led to extraordinary achievements.
Red ribbons stand for victory (in Canada!), check this out, huge
congratulations to the whole team, 5 x 9's - wow!
From FiveStars HW's
owner, he is also known as "Freddie": I just returned from the Canada
Cup Dressage Festival last night @Wes
Schild and Freddie were the champions once again, earning the top score for
the entire event.
It was an absolutely fantastic weekend, with Wes
and Freddie delivering another outstanding performance. All of their scores were
in the high seventies, with an impressive 78.6% on Saturday. The judges were
highly complimentary, awarding them five scores of 9 and describing Freddie as a
"beautiful, expressive horse with wonderful gaits" who was "very
well ridden."
We are all so proud of this truly special horse. Freddie is truly in a league
of his own. And just to note, in Canada, the red ribbons indicate first place.
The one of Freddie's dad Jack telling Freddie how much he loves him made me
cry!!!
Congratulations to the dedicated team for their outstanding achievement.
Wishing you both continued success and happiness.
July 14th, 2024:
Valerius HW, the
exceptional equine athlete, once again showcased his remarkable abilities under
the skilled guidance of Hannah
Pierucci Schmidt.
Together, they triumphed in their class, earning an impressive score of 73%
and they were HIGH SCORE Champions as well!
This extraordinary achievement is a testament to Valerius
HW's innate talent and the unwavering dedication of his team. Heartfelt
congratulations are extended to Hannah, the rider who guided Valerius
HW to victory, and to Dr.
Helle Vistrup Madsen Stewart, the horse's proud owner.
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Hi Irene: I just want you to know that Sunny aka Sandjour
HW is now retired albeit still being ridden at home. He is 20 now and
competed through being 19. We made it to Grand Prix and showed at very
respectable shows. They were my mistakes not his that kept us from Gold. As you
know he is an extremely talented horse. I do not regret a single moment with
him. He still has his buddy, Laddie, who is 33 now.
So he will be with me forever. Thank you. Holly
B. Chernoff, Attorney/Mediator
In addition, Jamie
Shortz posted: Happy retirement sweet Sunny!! What an incredible memory of
riding this special boy in the Robert
Dover Horsemastership Clinic in Florida and getting to ride with
Robert, Debbie McDonald, Shelly Francis, and Jan Ebeling. I would never have had
this opportunity without the generosity of his owner Holly
B. Chernoff and the connection made by Adrienne Lyle. It was an experience I
will never forget. I’m so thrilled to hear him and Holly
made it to Grand Prix together. Congratulations to his breeder Irene
Hoeflich-Wiederhold who has bred and sold so many wonderful horses like him.
Thank you Irene for sharing this nostalgic picture of Sunny and I together!
Love looking back on these memories
June 21st, 2024:
Not an easy feat, with huge, quality competition and still - wohoo,
Synergy HW and For
Glory HW qualified yesterday for the Bundeschampionships in Germany, with
super scores. Synergy HW,
8.2 for walk, 8.0 for trot and 8.5 for canter, 8.2 for overall impression (he's
also known to score up to 8.8 overall in the past!). For
Glory HW, 8 for walk, 8 for trot and 8 for canter, 8 for overall impression.
So excited to see these horses progressing just phenomenally, huge
congratulations and thanks to the super team who made it possible.
I just don't have words to tell you how beautiful they looked and how hard
Freddie tried.
He was absolutely spectacular in every way and didn't put a foot wrong the
whole show. Quite amazing for his first show. So rideable and well behaved.
Saturday and Sunday it rained and it was very difficult to ride in extremely
wet conditions.
He was also the High Point.
His scores were 76.9%, 72.0% and 73.4%. Also, Cesar Torrente our judge on
Friday and Sunday fell in love with Freddie and came to speak with me. He said
he is a beautiful horse and I love, love, love that horse! Congratulations on
owning such a beautiful horse.
He has a huge future! Wes did a fabulous job as always and we had such a fun
time despite the weather. Sue
Super I1 debut for Empire
HW. I have ridden him every level from Training to I1 so far.
And he is schooling all of the Grand Prix movement now.
He is a phenomenal horse!!
June 2nd, 2024:
Super Secret Dream HW qualified yesterday for the Bundeschampionships in
Germany, with super scores, including a 9 for walk, 8.5 for trot and 8.2 for
canter (he's also known to get 9's for trot and canter), what a good boy.
Congratulations and thanks to the super team who made it possible. So excited
and happy for this boys future.
May 28th, 2024
Festival HW, so much fun to get tagged in videos showing off what he all
learned.
He was purchased sight unseen, many years ago and collected many
ribbons/victories/high points with Donna
Gatchell Dressage and made his owner super happy at the same time.
Donna
Gatchell Dressage: Love this !!! Such a super horse. Always loved doing his
ones. He looks super Ana. We miss him but he has the best home.
Ana
DiGironimo: We’re finding all the gears which is so fun! Like any newer
partnership going through the process, but it’s coming together!
Congratulations and a shoutout to
Michelle
Rozzano Gerlach for not only her expert eyes and coaching this weekend
but for earning a 68% in the open I-1, with her self trained and ridden Forbes
HW.
Well, well, Sir Niro
HW (aka Blackie), not only is he a really successful dressage horse, he now
is also officially a “husband class” horse, thanks to his rider Erik
Yokay, that looks like a lot of fun. Congratulations on all your success, he
is clearly loved and appreciated.
March 19th, 2024:
BonFire HW (owned
by Tyra Vernon),
3 victories and smiles all the way! Congratulations to the team.
Soaring across the sandbox on BonFire HW is one of the best feelings. He
truly is one of the most spectacular horses...how lucky am I to be on the BonFire
HW Journey!?
I took Sandor down centerline in the 1-3 to win one of our classes and 2nd
place in the other. BonFire
HW & Brie
beat us by .5 but it’s not hard to swallow when it’s your own horse!
Both Boyz were awesome! Onward to doing a freestyle next show. Brie
Seltser Haskins & BonFire
HW took first in all their classes scoring up to 76.5% in the freestyle and
75.1% in the 1-3 test!
Blackie (aka Sir
Niro HW or Sotto Voce) wins his second Prix St-George today while also
becoming Reserve FEI High Point Champion.
Good day to celebrate life!
Thank you trainer Nikki
Taylor-Smith for all your help that’s been the key to our success and to
owner Susan
Ellis - love being on this journey with you and our Prince. Thank you to all
my team members at The
Equestrian Center At Twinwood and well done everybody. Video soon to come.
Now did I hear Champagne?
November 30th, 2023:
So happy to see Empire
HW, who was purchased sight unseen, in this ad with his trainer Nadine
Schwartsman, the two are quite successful, collecting ribbons, sashes and
championship titles.
October 14th, 2023:
Oh my oh my, they don’t come any prettier than BonFire
HW.
Huge congratulations to his owner Tyra
Vernon and his rider Brie
Seltser Haskins, BonFire
HW placed 2nd in the 1st level Freestyle and 4th in the Training level open
Championship, receiving his ticket to compete at the nationals in Kentucky. Well
done, so proud of the entire team, thank you for trusting me and for purchasing
this super boy sight unseen. Win/win!
I don’t even know what to say about this little guy anymore. His big little
full brother Escamillo
is winning all the things in Europe so Empire HW
thought he would win some things on this side of the Atlantic.
Region 6 Fourth Level Freestyle Champion with over 70%!!! His third neck
ribbon in three days.
I’m scratching him tomorrow out of his open class and he will just hang out
and eat all the grass on Noah Rattner’s hill.
Congratulations to this new team, Bezos
Boy HW was purchased sight unseen and makes us all happy and proud.
Sammi Sposi
posted the following: Talk about a show!! I couldn’t be more proud of you Lynk
(aka Bezos Boy HW),
you really showed me what you can do and i know this is only the beginning,
getting me 3 2nd places and 1 1st!! Thank you to Tracey
Krajenke for all your help and taking me with you!! Mickie
Krajenke your photos were perfect. Can’t wait for the future and what’s
ahead of us Lynk.
August 23rd, 2023:
Congratulations to Fürst
HW (purchased sight unseen) and his wonderful team, Michele posted the
following:
Such a fun weekend with my big horse, as we finally got into the show-ring!
We both learned so much and improved day over day. Many thanks to Lauren
Tucker for continuing to support me and for not listening to me when I
originally said “I don’t want to show” over a year ago when finding my Fürst
HW. Apparently I lied.
And thank you to all my barn family peeps that showed up to cheer us on! And
finally, Johnny
Hoff, you being there was the icing on the cake. You putting up with all the
shenanigans of it all is so amazing. And ending the weekend going out with you
was just what I needed.
Magic Moon HW He was one of our
first US imports/sales and is still with the same owner. Now already 22 years
old and still a happy camper. My granddaughter loved to feed him yesterday.
Lucky boy.
July 24th, 2023:
Congratulations to BonFire HW
and team, Tyra Vernon
and Brie
Seltser Haskins and whom ever else helped. So rewarding to hear he scored a
76.5% and made everyone happy. He looks great with a sash on!
May 8th, 2023:
BonFire HW, owned
by Tyra Vernon,
scored a beautiful 80.5% and won both of his classes. Congratulations to the
whole team, what a wonderful horse and experience for all, win/win.
Brie
Seltser Haskins What an amazing day with team BREC aboard Tyra
Vernon's incredible boy, BonFire
HW. This guy rocked around like the champion he is and scored an 80.5%! We
were all smiles....but how can I not be sitting on BonFire HW. What a fun day
with amazing ponies. Huge thank you to Tyra
and Team BREC as always. And Jimmy
Haskins for being behind the camera today.
April 18th, 2023:
My lifetime and forever partner: SANDRO (aka Special
Edition HW, Irene
Hoeflich-Wiederhold) at The
Stable Dressage. After more than 13 years together, I still can't wait to
come back in the ring with you! Yes, he is already 18 yo …a real love story,
MY UNICORN
Summervale
Premier Dressage posted at Adequan
Global Dressage Festival, Wellington, FL Friday Night Light’s in the books
for team Purina in this years Challenge of the America’s benefit for breast
cancer research! Over 3.3 millione dollars has been raised since this event
began in 2002! Honored to be apart of such a fantastic event on Francis HW owned
by Lisa Norling. #survivor #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #breastcancersupport
#pink @triplecrownfeed @shophalterego @heritagegloves @adeptusnutrition @pyranhalife
@thinlineglobal @kepitalia @perfectproductseq @michele.haman.therapy @noblefarriery
Grateful to be part of such a supportive, hardworking, fun loving team.
March 5th, 2023:
This is a wonderful post made by Jennifer
Schrader-Williams, her client Lisa bought Francis
HW sight unseen as a promising young, future FEI horse with Jennifer’s
advice in 2016, look at them shining now! Pictures credit to Susan Sickle.
Jennifer
Williams Dressage: Francis
HW is officially a Grand Prix horse! In our last show Francis
HW aka Fenn made the big step to the GP and tried his best during 90 degree
temperatures! Proud of this big boy and how far he has come since coming to us
at 4 1/2. Thank you Lisa Norling for the journey with him and the fun times!
Looking forward to dancing under the lights next week for the Challenge of
Americas Cancer Benefit with Team Purina!
March 4th, 2023:
Oh my - the "post your lock screen" thread is so much fun, here is
one of my favorites, look at all those ribbons!!!! What an amazing journey, Forbes
HW, purchased sight unseen by Michelle
Rozzano Gerlach as a youngster not only win PSG and I-1 with each other,
they also love their work at home, she just posted some days ago, he did 10
ones!
March 3rd, 2023:
Incredibly thankful!
Guess it's every breeders dream to own proven quality, licensed stallions,
first one was my home bred, US born Selten
HW as Champion Oldenburg stallion, then he even went on to break many
records and was also at the Tokyo Olympics. Keep on working and dreaming, many
new licensed stallions since then, including BonFire
HW (now imported and owned by Tyra Vernon) and then Eleven
HW, who just won the 50 day stallion testing in Germany, For
Glory HW plus the new stars Armani
Gold HW, Eminence HW and
more in the works. Blessed and so happy to have a
super team, thank you to all whom made this possible, all info is available
at: Stallion station
Rüscher-Konrmann.
Florida, Wellington CDI, congratulations to Damon’s
Design HW and his rider Nancy
Smith as well as his owner Sarah
Bushong, what an amazing ride, 70.125% and 5th place in the big arena, with
lots of high quality horses and a huge audience. So proud of this team!
January 23rd, 2023:
What an amazing journey and ride, Forbes
HW, purchased sight unseen by Michelle
Rozzano Gerlach as a youngster not only win PSG and I-1 with each other,
they also love their work at home, she just posted he did 10 ones today!
Gosh, love that smile and his smart face.
January 2023:
Congratulations to Nancy
Smith riding Damons
Design HW at the WCD Wellington Season Kick off horse show hosted by The Jim
Brandon Equestrian Center and presented by N2 Saddlery's @jdboulwarein West Palm
Beach, Florida
Shelley Brown posted the following: Santiago
HW Caledon Dressage year end champion AA Prix St. George, Int 1. Good boy,
Sancho.
November 2022:
Rough translation from the stallion station site:
Eleven HW champion of the the 50-day stallion test! This
youngster from our station also had his first public appearance in front of an
audience on the Breeders' Sunday in Warendorf. Eleven HW presented herself under
Annika with excellent movement dynamics and grew from lap to lap. Experienced
breeders immediately recognized what a talent this young lad has and used him in
his first breeding season. Since the blood of the Escamillo was in focus at the
licensing with other representatives and Eleven HW was not yet presented at the
time, we started the season calmly and without great expectations. In the middle
of the year, Steffi presented him at a tournament and the couple won right away.
This was a good basis for sending Eleven HW to the 50-day test. Surely nobody
there had him on their radar. However, when his test started, he made a lasting
impression on the experienced championship judges, which he confirmed through
the intermediate test up to the end of the 50-day test. On the last day, the son
of Escamillo still completed his rounds powerful and with a lot of dynamic, so
that he was able to finish the test as the champion with a remarkable score of
8.78. We are very happy about the development of this exceptional talent and are
sure that something very special is maturing here.
November 2022:
A super special event and result for Eleven HW, he was named
the champion of the 50 day 2022 stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf:
He truly showed himself consistent and super willing
throughout the whole, long test. The judges gave him 6 x 9’s and 4 x 8.5’s,
for a phenomenal total of 8.78
Interior 9
Character 9
Willingness to work 9
Trot 9
Canter 9
Walk 8.5
Ride ability 8.5
Jumping 8.5
Overall impression 9
Ride ability test rider 8.5
Total: 8.78
A huge thank you to all whom made it possible, wow, just blown
away by this phenomenal result.
We showed Zonnie for the first time this weekend at the Regional
Championships in Conyers. He was a pro, of course!!
This was a very big show with lots going on all around but Zonnie was
a TOTAL CHAMPION!!!
October 9th, 2022:
Georgia, horse park, Pamela
Aide posted the following:
Just going to say this…WOW Satisfaction
HW (aka Rico)… What else can I say? 4/4 , ribbons in every class,
against super competition, this baby held his own amongst the big dogs.
He topped it off today in his third level freestyle, as the top open
score. I am happy to say that the future of dressage is GREAT, since
only the jr/young riders were able to beat him today!
Such a long list of people to thank for these opportunities, but
topping it is the world’s best sister, Keli
Ward- Harrelson. The pictures, the turnout, the day to day trials
and tribulations, and all the emotional support I have no right to
expect-all Keli
work.
Down centerline for the first time!! WEC is a lot to take in for a
young horse but he handled it like a champ. Huge thanks to Ivo
Jührend for his expertise riding and Jaron
Verheij for guiding the way! What a great team! Fantastic weekend
with great friends and a start to Bonfire’s journey in the show ring!
First score in the books a 71.5%.
Another huge thanks to all BonFire’s barn aunties and fans that
came to cheer him on! I’m pretty sure we had the biggest fan club of
the show for a ride! You guys are the best! Let the journey begin!!!
August 30th, 2022:
Purchased as a 4 year old young horse from www.HWfarm.com
- Fizau aka Fitz HW
with Jessica
O’Donnell, are now winning Intermediare I multiple times with High
Score FEI open. What a super team! Jessica posted, he was basically
running onto the trailer for their second day of showing, all ready to
go and that he is always such a pleasure, ready to work and happy to do
it.
The combination scored a 75.104% to take the top spot at the U.S.
Dressage Festival of Champions.
Laura
Graves & SenSation
HW took the top prize, but ALL of our ribbon winners are the stars
of this prize gallery from the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions
Intermediate I National Championship!
August 24th, 2022:
2022 U.S. Dressage Championships, Lamplight:
Laura
Graves & SenSation
HW Win Festival of Champions Int. 1 for
2nd Victory in National Small Tour! Laura
Graves and SenSation
HW delivered another winning ride after yesterday's victory in the Prix St
Georges. Love the many news press articles, it's amazing to watch
another HWfarm horse to compete and win his classes, exactly where our
homebred and born in the USA Selten HW broke the record and won as the
only horse in history, the Young Horse Championships 3 year in a row.
HWfarm horses rock!
2022 U.S. Dressage Championships, Lamplight, congratulations to
everyone who made it possible: Laura
Graves and SenSation
HW, winning the USEF Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship.
SenSation HW
is a stunning and successful HW horse, raised by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold's
HWfarm and purchased sight unseen to the USA. After being imported, he
first claimed the title of Markel/USEF Young Horse Champion as a
five-year-old and six-year-old in 2018 and 2019, in the professional
hands of Michael Bragdell and Hilltop Farms before Laura
Graves took over the ride. At the end of 2019, SenSation
HW also won the USDF Third Level Open Championship.
Congratulations to Jacqueline
Brooks and Blind
Date HW (aka Maggie). How wonderful to see them win at 3rd level,
with 71.125%, what a great team they are.
August 20th, 2022:
Synergy HW
did it again, this time victory with 8.30, what a super well behaved,
fancy young gentleman he is. He sure makes us very proud, thank you to
the whole team who made this possible. Synergy
HW is currently available - curious who is new mommy or daddy will
be?!
August 17th, 2022:
Class of 13 and Eleven
HW wins it all, what an amazing horse, thank you to the whole team
who made it possible.
Nearly all 8's and victory at his first horse show, perfect start.
Yes, pretty is - what pretty does, he sure does!
August 5th, 2022:
Pretty is, what pretty does? Fantastic result again for Sir
Dynamic HW, another victory with 8.5, so proud and happy to see
this, thankful to the whole team who makes this possible!
Curious who his new mommy/daddy will be in the future, this is one
for the big ring, he will be a piaffing/passaging machine, all info at www.HWfarm.com
July 22nd, 2022:
Sir
Dynamic HW keeps collecting the ribbons, victory with 8.6 in a
dressage horse class A (First Level), making us all happy. What a super
nice horse, he's ready for his new/mommy or daddy, curious to see who
it'll be!
July 21st, 2022:
Valentin HW,
first time out and scored an 8.0, what a super good boy he is,
congratulations to this team!
June 17th, 2022:
How wonderful to see this, congratulations to Feeling
HW and Carol
McPhee, Silver Medal award, perfection!
Carol
McPhee posted: My heart horse Feeling
HW - self developed with great coaches along the way.
June 11th, 2022:
Victory, congratulations to Secret
Affaire HW, his rider and his US owner Judy Bergquist. She sent him
back to Germany to compete and he wins his class, gotta love it. The
German rider said he’s the best horse he has ever ridden. What a
compliment.
June 6th, 2022:
It's not bragging, if you can do it?
Third Level and Fourth Level Adequan/USDF Rhineland All-Breeds Awards
champions by HWfarm!
Very thankful to see this, in addition, Carol's
comment next to her picture is priceless, thank you so much for
loving HWfarm horses as much as you do.
June 5th, 2022:
Congratulations to Santiago HW and his first/only owner who bought
him sight unseen from us, Shelley
Brown.
They celebrate their first victory at Intermediate 1, how amazing to
see this team going all the way up the levels, more to come!
First horse show of 2022 in the books! SuziQ (She’s
Magic HW) danced her way to two qualifying scores for regionals at
third level for the first time with confidence. Thanks to my village
that has helped me develop her so far! This weekend wouldn’t have been
possible without Claudia
Szidat helping me groom and my parents for always supporting my
dreams. Huge thanks to Dressage Days at Stockade for always running such
a fun, friendly, and professional show!
OCALA, Florida, April 15, 2022–Anna Marek riding Duvel in their
second CDI Small Tour competition won the World Equestrian Center 3*
Friday while Laura Graves
made her international debut on SenSation HW
for runner-up.
Anna of the nearby community of Dunnellon and the 14-year-old KWPN
gelding were awarded 73.088% for the win. It was only their second
international competition, the first a year ago.
Laura
of Geneva, Florida and the nine-year-old Westfalen gelding
scored 72.353% for second place. Laura
took over the ride on SenSation HW
two years ago after the horse was competed by Michael
Bragdell to
capture the U.S. championship at both five and six years of age.
Duvel was returning to competition after a year’s break because
Anna was pregnant.
She described Duvel as “a very sensitive horse, and he was scared
of some of the movements.”
But at this show, she said, “What was really fun is that he was
very relaxed but just got a little bit pumped up by the atmosphere. It
totally worked for him. Everything was really solid, and he was with me
the whole time. He got through a clean test. I know that when he does,
he can score very well.”
Laura
said she was impressed by SenSation
HW's first CDI and the horse
was “very impressed with the arena,” large and in front of the
imposing Equestrian Hotel with flags flapping in the breeze and a giant
video display.
“We didn’t get a chance to show in Wellington, but got a chance
to school,” she said. “This is certainly a lot more atmosphere than
the stadium in Wellington we’re used to.”
The duo need one more score to qualify for the U.S. Intermediate 1
Championship later this summer and then plans to move up to Intermediate
II.
Nancy
Smith posted the following, I remember vividly how excited she was
when she got him as a young horse from us, look how this team grew,
those scores and now at Grand Prix - priceless:
Nancy
Smith: "Feeling blessed over the weekend with Damon’s
Design HW, winning both of his Grand Prix classes at the Gold Coast
Finale in Wellington. Our new brow-band purchased from Show Chic brought
us good luck and good scores,72.2% with marks of 8’s and even a 9 on
our piaffe and passage! Heartfelt thanks to Sarah
Bushong Weeks, Mary Anne Milleman, Lee Tubman and Claudio Oliviera.
It takes a village!"
Summervale
Premier Dressage (Jennifer
Schrader-Williams Dressage), posted the following: Francis
HW made his Intermediare 2 debut this past week for a 70%. Fenn is
owned by Lisa Norling and was purchased as a 4 year old from HWfarm.
It’s been such a journey with this handsome young man who is turning
10 this year! Thank you Lisa for trusting me to develop your sweet boy!
Thank you to The Dressage Foundation for the beautiful pad and to our
team that has kept Fenn feeling and looking his best this season.
Love this black pearl - so appreciative for his previous development
and so excited for him. And Laura is the BEST dance partner. I love all
of the 5 HW's that I have purchased.
Damon’s
Design HW doing his first Grand Prix. It has been a wonderful
journey from purchasing him as a 4 year old from Horses Worldwide (HWfarm)
to this moment. Thank you so much to Sarah
Bushong-Weeks for giving me the opportunity to work with this
special horse. I am looking forward to continuing this journey into the
International arena and beyond!!!
March 7th, 2022:
Janet
Foy visiting Bonfire
HW in stallion quarantine, she posted the following:
Look at that, Synergy
HW scored an 8.2 and victory at his first horse show ever, dressage
horse class A (1st level). 2nd place went to For
Glory HW, with 8.0 - licensed stallion (currently not for sale), two
HWfarm horses on top - looking good.
Look at Carol
McPhee with her HW horses, always a pleasure. She is learning so
much and working on developing them up the levels, with the help of a
team.
Feeling HW
won 4th level both days in a field of open riders and Finest
Dream HW places 2nd and 3rd at 2nd level against all others, with a
9 and “wow” and with an 8 on the other, on the score sheet for his
simple change and an 7.5 for the medium trots, at the World
Equestrian Center - Ocala.
Love to see them doing so well, congratulations to all, well done!
Look at Feeling
HW with his mom Carol
McPhee in the saddle. All self made and loving it. Congratulations
to this team and their biggest supporter Scott
McPhee, this journey is so amazing to watch.
She posted the following:
My Horse Feeling
HW - 4th Level AA 2021 All Breeds - American Rhineland Assoc
(AHS) Excited for our FEI Debut in March -
February 3rd, 2022:
This one goes out to Michelle
Rozzano Gerlach, who really doesn't want to brag each time she is
successful, but so truly deserves to be mentioned. Forbes
HW is her mount since many years, yes, purchased sight unseen and is
now a victorious FEI horse, winning multiple 4th level classes at WEC in
December 2021 and January 2022, as well as showing for the first time at
PSG!
Congratulations, so VERY happy for you, Michelle, absolutely
dedicated to this sport and her horses. Love it! Their relationship
shows on so many levels ??
February 1st, 2022:
Look at this super team, now they are the proud owners of the USDF
4th level Open and 4th Level Amateur reward.
Well done, Carol
McPhee and team, wonderful to see Feeling
HW and you having so much fun and success. Congratulations! Another
FEI horse!
January 29th, 2022:
Congratulations to Jacqueline
Brooks and Blind Date HW (aka Maggie), glad they are able to winter
in Florida, instead of Canada:
First Florida show!
First Third leve
l First Win!
Go Maggie!!
We love you!!!
October 23rd, 2021:
Fourth Level Champion, what a wonderful team and partnership.
Congratulations to Carol
McPhee and her Feeling
HW, purchased sight unseen. Absolutely amazing to see them work with
each other and compete.
What a wonderful update/testimonial by Heather
Calder Marchman, I vividly remember the day she contacted me about
him and bought him on the spot, sight unseen.
Even made her send a copy of her drivers license, as it sounded
nearly too easy. Check out the dressage score in the Eventing
Championships, got told one of the best yet.
So happy she trusted me all along, she says the following: Irene
Hoeflich-Wiederhold your horses are insanely talented and beautiful.
I’m happy I’ve had the privilege to own and ride a HW
horse!
In addition, here is her post: A difficult but ultimately the best
decision was for me to pass my ride on Duke
HW to the very talented junior rider, Mia Brown. They just won their
division at the American Eventing Championships! Mia worked very hard
and did her homework to finish on her dressage score of 22 (78%). Many
people have helped develop Duke over the years. Shout out to Mia’s
trainers Dani and Joe McKinley (Vanguard Eventing), her parents Bob and
Martha Brown, HW Farms, trainer Susan Davies, trainer Nellie
Martin-Gils, trainer Bella Mowbray Stevenson, trainer Tracy Elizabeth,
trainer Amanda de la Rosa, trainer Dyan Southern, and trainer Connie
Arthur. Notably, Connie Arthur and Dyan Southern’s systematic approach
for introducing young horses to cross country jumping played a huge role
in Duke’s confidence on the very challenging Kentucky xc course! A
special thank you to my wonderful husband for his generous financial
support and for encouraging me to follow my dreams.
September 4th, 2021:
Satisfaction
HW brought his A game for his owner Pamela
Aide, they just collected their last qualifying score for 2nd level.
She says: This horse continues to put it all out there in the ring for
me.
How wonderful, congratulations to this successful team, good luck at
the championships!
Wonderful to see the steady progress and success, especially as this
one was purchased sight unseen from HWfarm,
just like the other four she bought too. Thank you for trusting and
working with me, what a pleasure, well done!
August 14th, 2021:
Wow, look at those scores, congratulations to this amazing team, yes
- Blind Date
HW as purchased sight unseen too:
Denarius HW (Ari, aka D'Grayson
HW) learning to play in the white
rectangle and loving it! An exciting future lays ahead for this guy!
Brianna Zwilling
July 23rd, 2021:
US
Equestrian publishes the following article, super stoked for this
dream team:
This week's #IAmUSEquestrian feature is Amelia Brown pictured with Duke
HW, an Oldenburg. Amelia is 16 years old, and is from San Leandro,
California. Hear more about how horses have positively impacted her
life.
"Horses have have given me a great work ethic and riding has
made me a more determined and resilient person. I believe I have worked
very hard throughout my riding career to become who I am today. I’ve
learned plenty of lessons along the way that have made me stronger and
smarter. Working with horses is a very special thing. Horses have made
me more aware and compassionate towards others. I don’t believe I
would have learned these lessons if I didn’t ride."
If you or someone you know would like to share their story with us,
use #IAmUSEquestrian or email us at social@usef.org
July 12th, 2021:
Congratulations to this super team!
So incredibly proud of Denarius HW (aka D’Grayson
HW, owned by Christine
Shreffler)! At his third show ever, and at the very scary, busy
Kentucky Horse Park he was an absolute star! Through a solid foundation
of trust and a loving partnership, he continues to learn so much and
really enjoys his job in the dressage ring!
He earned two 70% scores on Saturday (one in a ring that he had never
seen, complete with golf carts buzzing all over) and on Sunday, he
earned a whopping 77% at T-3! He won his class, was high point at
training level and overall high point across all levels for the day!
Just wow! He earned lots of carrots and took a well deserved nap.
What a nice surprise from NEDA - me and my heart horse Feeling
HW aka
Fitz 3rd Level AA 2020 Champion (71+%). Onward to the continued
development into the FEI Level. Love this boy
May 30th, 2021:
Congratulations to this team, first time out together and scoring
over 70%!
She’s
Magic HW danced her way down centerline for the first time to a 70.5
in 1-3.... brave, confident, and even though she hates the rain I think
she had a blast.
May 23rd, 2021:
Congratulations to this amazing pair, Carol
McPhee with her Finest
Dream HW, winning her second level class with her sweet boy.
May 23rd, 2021:
Carol
McPhee posted: Feeling
HW, my heart horse, self developed, so happy, 1st place, great start
for our 4-3 show season.
May 10th, 2021:
Some of my favorite posts, here is one from Nancy
Smith, she and Damon’s
Design HW, are quite the team, 7 years and counting!
Laura Graves, the anchor of the U.S. dressage team from 2014 till
2019 At the national dressage show held during the CDI Ocala at the
World Equestrian Centre on 16 - 18 April 2021, Graves made her show
debut on her newly obtained ride, SenSation HW.
Laura Graves
was America's first and, so far, only FEI World number
one ranked rider.
Aboard the now retired KWPN gelding Verdades (by Florett As x Goya),
she was a fixed member on the U.S team from 2014 till 2019.
At the 2014 World Equestrian Games they finished fifth in the
freestyle as best U.S. rider and they were the 2014 American reserve
Grand Prix Champions. In 2015 they finished fourth at the World Cup
Finals. At the 2015 Pan American Games they won team gold and individual
silver. In 2016 they went to their first Olympic Games in Rio de
Janeiro, where they were fourth in the Kur.
In 2017 they finished second at the World Cup Finals and won the
Grand Prix Special at the CDIO Aachen, beating long-time rivals Isabell
Werth on Weihegold. At the 2018 World Cup Finals they were second again
(after winning the Grand Prix and beating Werth/Weihegold for a second
time). She won the 2018 CDIO Aachen Grand Prix, but was then 11th in the
Special. She bounced back to third in the Kur. At the 2018 World
Equestrian Games in Tryon they won team and individual silver. Their
final show in their career they were second in the 2019 World Cup
Finals.
Verdades was officially retired from sport at the beginning of 2020.
With no real successor in the barn, Graves saw a door
opened when she received the ride on Scott
& Carol McPhee's 8-year old
Westfalian gelding SenSation HW
(by Sunday x
Dancier x Lanthan) in May
2020.
Under Michael
BragdellSenSation HW
won the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Young
Horse Nationals as a 5 and 6-year old. At the end of 2019, SenSation HW
also won the USDF Third Level Open Championship.
Over the past year Graves developed the black gelding to small tour
level and made her competition debut in the Prix St Georges in Ocala on
Friday 16 April. They rode the test in a snaffle and placed third with
66.471%. A day later, Graces switched to a double bridle and rode a
second national Prix St Georges test, which they won with 68.676%
We are SO happy to have Nobby’s
owners, Kim & Danny Rogers of Old
Oyster Pond Farm , with us this weekend for AGDF 10. Their special
boy was an absolute star in the ring yet again.
So proud of my boy Sueno (aka ShowMaster
HW)! I sold him to an incredible gal, Rachel Saavedra as a 4 year
old for Irene
Hoeflich-Wiederhold of HWfarm
and last year he came back into my life as a sales horse that I fell in
love with and couldn’t let him slip through my hands twice. He really
stepped up today for his first Grand Prix and the Special at that. I
could not be more proud of him! Thank you to the incredible team around
us and supporting us from afar!!!! #Region6dressage
Our first time down centerline together! Sueno Hit earned a 69.89% in
the FEI Grand Prix Special! He’s officially a Grand Prix horse now and
off to a great start for the season!???? Thank you to my wonderful
coaches! Christophe Theallet Oded Shimoni and Debbie McDonald for all of
your support, encouragement, and excellent training!
January 29th, 2021:
BonFire HW,
now displayed in the Hanoverian stallion line up. Amazing results in his
50 day test, he scored a solid 8.36
January 23rd, 2021:
Sarah
Bushong posted: Damon’s
Design HW with his brilliant and beautiful trainer (Nancy
Smith) at the Lovsta Future Challenge January 2021 competition last
weekend. Lucky me to own him and have the very BEST of trainers for
him!!! Loving both!!!
My heart horse Feeling
HW & I had a great abbreviated 2020 Show Year. Love developing
this boy with all my buttons. So excited for 2021 4th & Dev PSG.
December 29th, 2020:
Congratulations to this team, Franziskus HW (aka Fashion
HW) and his mommy Allison
Weick, she posted: So proud of my newest boy Franziskus HW!! I went
into the show ring for the first time in over 16 years scared to death!!
He was so good and thanks to the wonderful coaching from Vanessa
Voltman we survived and succeeded.
Laura
Graves Among 11 Senior, Five U25 Riders Added to USA Development
Program Laura
Graves, former world No. 1 with Verdades, and the seven-year-old Sensation
HW have been added to the USA Development program of 11 senior
riders and five Under-25. The list of riders to the Kundrun USEF
Development Program named for sponsors Claudine and Fritz Kundrun was
announced Friday by the U.S. Equestrian Federation.
Forbes
HW is officially a 4th level horse, and Banderos secured my first
scores towards my Gold Bar! The blue ribbons are a little icing for a
great weekend! Thank you Kathy
Connelly for the amazing lessons and coaching, Lauren
Merchant for the help/support, Kathleen
Raine for the epic summer of training and choreography assist, and Katie
McClain DePriest for the music check before the final edit.
November 18th, 2020:
Check out the latest issue of Sidelines Magazine where Erik
Englund is featured along side Blackie (Sir
Niro HW aka Sotto Voce), owned by Susan
Ellis !
King
& First
Edition HW were back in the show ring this weekend at the Gold Coast
Fall Fling!
This was Nobby’s very first time at the Palm
Beach International Equestrian Center and he handled the electric
atmosphere (and incoming tropical storm ??) like a champ! King &
Nobby competed in First Level Test 2 and earned 1st place with a 75.5%!
This was also Nobby’s first time to compete at First Level - we could
not possibly be more proud of him!
To finish off an amazing competition weekend, King
& Nobby were presented with the Vita Flex Victory Pass Award! The
award is given to successful horse and rider combinations that
demonstrate brilliance in the show ring. Thank you SO much, Kim &
Danny of Old
Oyster Pond Farm, for the opportunity to work with your very special
young horse. Thank you, Adrienne
Lyle, for your coaching and support - we could not do it without
you! Thank you to all of our sponsors that make this all possible!
October 30th, 2020:
Oh - I'm crying - look at Duke
HW go with Mia Brown in the saddle. Heather
and Danielle,
well done, congratulations to all! This is beautiful, especially the
riders laughter while going towards the camera and Duke
HW having fun.
October 23rd, 2020:
Wow - congratulations to this sensational success, what a great team,
Carol
McPhee and Feeling
HW!
So my “heart" Horse Feeling
HW & I had a super year - even though abbreviated- didn’t
change our hard work of development. So excited for 2021. Carol
McPhee
October 6th, 2020:
Champions!
Carol
McPhee and Feeling
HW, victory in the year end awards, Adult Amateur, Third Level as
well as American Rhinland Studbook Adult Amateur, Third Level.
What a super nice result to come in 1st place in each of those
divisions.
Congratulations Carol,
very well deserved and done!
October 4th, 2020:
How wonderful to see this new team doing so well with each other,
huge congratulations Pamela
Aide and Satisfaction
HW!
Regional Championships, Pamela
Aide posted the following: Handsome Satisfaction
HW with his new smoking jacket and his swag from yesterday’s ride.
And just like that 2020 Region 8 championships is a wrap! After Damon’s
super results in the training level final, Scott
and Carol
McPhee ’s FinestDream
HW really brought his A-game! In his warm up class Friday he won 1-3
with a 74.8! Today, in his first level championship, he was 4th in a
very competitive class!! I have enjoyed showing this sweet boy so much
and look forward to seeing him with Carol next year! Considering I
thought this show season was going to be non existent I’m thrilled to
have had it turn out as well as it has and very appreciative to the
Mcphee’s who made it all possible! On to 2021! Thanks for the great
pictures and good grooming Madysen Utz!
September 9th, 2020:
More victories and super scores, congratulations!!!
King & First
Edition HW or “Nobby,” owned by Kim & Danny Rogers of Old
Oyster Pond Farm , competed in the White Fences Summer Fun III this
weekend! They competed in Training Level Test 2 and earned 1st place
with a 71.7%! We are so proud of Nobby and how he is developing! Thank
you, Kim & Danny, for trusting us with your special boy. Thank you, Adrienne
Lyle , for your coaching and support! Thank you to all of our
sponsors that make this all possible! We love our team!
September 7th, 2020:
How fantastic, congratulations to all, especially happy to see Tracy
Cook winning the Champion title with Empire
HW!
Nadine
Schwartsman has a wonderful group of horses and people, what a
pleasure to follow their journey.
August 17th, 2020:
Victories for Franziskus
HW aka Fashion HW and his new owner Allison
Weick, she posted: So thankful for an amazing weekend meeting many
new friends and enjoying my new horse Franziskus
HW aka Fashion HW!! 6 classes and every time an improvement and
learning experience. Thank you to Vanessa
Voltman and Holland
Dressage Inc. for the great coaching and support. Vanessa
knows how to promote and encourage courage and confidence and thank you
for that!!!
King
celebrating after a wonderful first test with First
Edition HW. King
& First
Edition HW or “Nobby,” owned by Kim & Danny Rogers of Old
Oyster Pond Farm, competed in the Gold Coast Made in the Shade
today! This was Nobby’s very first competition! They competed in Training
Level Test 2 and earned victory with a 74%!!! We could not be more proud of this incredible young horse. He
continues to impress us everyday. THANK YOU, Kim & Danny, for giving us the opportunity to work
with your special boy! THANK YOU, Adrienne
Lyle, for all of your help! Your coaching, support, and dedication
for the best for Nobby always is very much appreciated!
THANK YOU to all of our sponsors that make all of this possible!
Great finish to a crazy 2020 Regular Show Season with my heart horse Feeling
HW. Another 1st AA with 71+ and 3rd overall in large class of 16. We brought scores up from day before - goal accomplished.
So appreciative to Cara
Klothe for a lot of super coaching over the last year +, thanks to a
special groom for the weekend Ally
Fox and additional help from Brittany
Gray (one of the newest additions to FOD team). Also a great weekend for Cara
Klothe and my other 2 horses FinestDream
HW & Goldwyn (she will share her results). Fingers crossed for
Regionals as we are ready but if not here is to 2021 PSG with my boy.
Empire HW
(owner Tracy
Cook), earned his new personal best score at Third Level with a
winning 71.622%. I’m so proud of this six year old.
August 2nd, 2020:
Congratulations, debut and victory, for this new team, Franziskus
HW (aka Fashion HW) and his new mommy, Allison
Weick posted: Well 1st show in the books!! Today we competed in
terrible footing and weather and made the most of it!! Won our class in
first level test 2 open with 68.87. There is work to be done but as I am
learning him and he is trying to understand me we are coming together!!
So thankful for all the support from Vanessa Voltman and her other great
clients and my friends and family. Eager to show Dublin and Sondrio soon
also!!! Ty and you as always to my husband Matt weick constants support.
Nadine
Schwartsman posted: Empire
HW made his successful Third Level debut winning both Third 1 and
Third 3. He also gave me everything in the FEI 6 year old test to score
a 7.52. It’s a really hard test for a baby horse and I’m excited to
work on fine tuning everything until we get to do it again in two weeks!
July 12th, 2020:
Congratulations DeNaldi
HW and his owner Melissa Connelly as well as rider Nadine
Schwartsman, first time at 1st Level and winning Open High Point
Champion.
Nadine
Schwartsman posted: Melissa Connelly’s kids were both perfect all
weekend! Greta won all her FEI classes (PSG and I1) with scores of
69.412 and 69.265 and was so much fun!!! DeNaldi
HW scored to 73.611 his first time at First Level winning Open High
Point Champion for the Sunday show. And he ate a lot of pizza.
July 9th, 2020:
Wow, what a score to finish the Bronze medal, with and all ridden
herself since Feeling
HW’s arrival, as an Adult Amateur. Perfect, well done,
congratulations to this successful journey and to archiving the Bronze
Medal!
Carol
McPhee posted: LOVE my heart horse Feeling
HW - our first show 3-3 with 71 and my final score for my Bronze.
Thankful for Cara
Klothe coaching me along the way to develop this horse that keeps
saying - what’s next. Super Groom and PC - Madysen
Utz Best Professional Braider - Natalie
Wolfer (had to sneak her away from her FT Job)
Carol
McPhee posted the following: My beautiful 5yo FinestDream
HW and Cara
Klothe had an amazing start to the season 77.5 in 1-3. Love this
sweet boy.
Nancy
posted: This weekend was a big milestone for Damon’s
Design HW. We completed a six year journey from buying him as a
four-year-old and showing him this weekend and his first developing
Grand Prix where he scored a 67%! It was also a great weekend of
accomplishment for Destaque HI. He competed in his first open Grand Prix
and scored a 64.45. And last but certainly not least, Eragon VO showed
the green Grand Prix horses how it is done by winning his open Grand
Prix class. All in all, a fantastic weekend and Wellington! I am forever
grateful for the support that I have from the best owner ever, Sarah
Bushong-Weeks and Mary Anne who is the wind beneath my wings!
May 15th, 2020
New article from PSdressage, SenSation
HW as well as Fizau
(Fitz HW) were purchased right here, at HWfarm
and both were raised and started under saddle by us as well.
Amazing people came into their life and it’s a team effort,
thankful for each and every one
Aktuell hat die US-Dressurreiterin Laura
Graves noch kein Grand Prix-Pferd, das sportlich den Platz
ihres Verdades einnehmen könnte. Aber nun vielleicht eines für die
Zukunft.
SenSation HW
kam in Deutschland zur Welt, bei Alfons und Simone Bergjohann, wurde
aber früh in die USA verkauft. Fünf- und sechsjährig war SenSation
HW Jungpferdechampion der Vereinigten Staaten, damals noch unter Michael
Bragdell. 2018 kam er auf 87,20 Prozent, 2019 auf 87,80 Prozent.
Laura
Graves: „Ich freue mich so, das neueste Stallmitglied vorzustellen,
den einzigartigen SenSation
HW!“ Er sei freundlich und talentiert und sie freue sich auf die
Zukunft mit ihm.
EIN NEUER VERDADES?
Seit ihrem Championatsdebüt bei den Weltreiterspielen 2014 waren Laura
Graves und ihr 18-jähriger KWPN-Wallach Verdades nicht nur das
erfolgreichste Dressurpaar der USA, sondern eines der besten Paare der
Welt.
Das stellten sie zuletzt bei den Weltreiterspielen 2018 in Tryon
unter Beweis, wo sie Silber mit dem Team und in der Einzelwertung
gewannen. Darüber hinaus waren sie dreimal hintereinander Zweite beim
Weltcup-Finale und holten Team-Bronze bei den Olympischen Spielen 2016
in Rio.
Eigentlich hätte Verdades beim diesjährigen Weltcup-Finale in
Las Vegas feierlich vor Publikum aus dem Sport verabschiedet werden
sollen. Doch das fiel bekanntlich aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie aus.
May 13th, 2020
Raised/trained by HWfarm
and sold sight unseen at the age of 3 to Carol
McPhee & Scott
McPhee - look at his amazing, successful journey already, very
thankful for all whom made it possible. Now super excited for his future
with Laura
Graves, I'm sure we will all be pleased. Go Laura,
best of luck.
Laura
Graves has been given the ride on SenSation
HW, the seven-year-old black gelding that was the United States
champion at the ages of five and six, the rider reported Tuesday. “So
excited to introduce the newest member of our stable, the one and only
SenSation-HW,” said Laura,
32, of the Orlando, Florida community of Geneva.
SenSation HW,
owned by Scott
and Carol
McPhee, “is kind and talented and I am so looking forward to the
future with him.” The Westfalen gelding (Sunday
x Dancier)
was born in Germany in 2013. Michael
Bragdell, who rides for Hilltop
Farm in Colora, Maryland, competed SenSation
HW, as a four, five and six-year-old in young horse classes. The
pair won the American five-year-old title in 2018 with a score of
87.200% and the six-year-old championship a year later on 87.800%.
Michael
and SenSation
HW won the US Dressage Final Third Level Championship last November.
Laura
was world No. 1 with Verdades, the KWPN gelding owned by her and Curt
Maes, that is now 18 years old. The combination captured Olympic team
bronze in 2016, team and individual silver at the 2018 World Equestrian
Games in Tryon, and was World Cup reserve champion three times.
Laura
was U.S. Equestrian of the Year and Verdades Horse of the Year in 2018.
The last competition for the duo was the World Cup Final in Gothenburg,
Sweden in April 2019. Laura then gave Verdades a break until early this
year when she announced that the horse that had been her partner since
bought as a foal from a video would be retired. She showed two different
horses at national levels in this year’s Global Dressage Festival
at Wellington, Florida.
May 8th, 2020:
Carol
McPhee can be super proud with her boy, congratulations - well done,
she posted the following: Our black pearl “SenSation
HW” - 2019 USDF All Breeds Champion (Westfalen NA) - FEI 6yo
8.38%. Thank you Michael
Bragdell for an amazing Young-Horse start for this special one. Love
what the future holds for this boy .... stay tuned.
Janine Little and Little Dressage Celebrate Consistent
Record of Championships at White Fences
Canadian FEI rider, trainer, and coach Janine Little enjoyed
tremendous success throughout the 2020 White Fences series, capturing
multiple championships, including the Prix St. Georges level with
Billionaire, the Grand Prix Freestyle with Ebony, and the reserve
championship in the Grand Prix with Finley. All three horses are owned
by Shawneen
Jacobs, and were purchased as youngsters and brought up the
levels from Training level onwards by Janine
Little.
Photo - Janine Little aboard Finley, owned by Shawneen
Jacobs,
celebrating a successful Grand Prix season. The pair have been named to
the 2020 Dressage Canada Development Squad.
Millionaire’s 2020 White Fences Series Championship is the
third consecutive Prix St. Georges Championship won by Little, with
Finley capturing the title in 2019, and Ebony in 2018. Those two horses
are now winning at Grand Prix, with Finley listed for the 2020 Dressage
Canada Development Squad. Little is eager to have Billionaire follow in
these successful footsteps – which, with scores to 76.9% in the Prix.
St. Georges this season, he is poised to do.
Janine
Little with the horses with whom she earned series championships
this Florida season: Billionaire (left), Finley,
and Ebony, all owned by Shawneen
Jacobs
“I’m deeply appreciative of Shawneen’s ownership and the
freedom and trust she gives me to take the time to develop the horses up
the levels and make decisions to maximize their success,” Little
explains, noting that the White Fences series is ideal for bringing
horses along. “It’s so exciting to see the horses progress up the
levels,” Jacobs agrees. Her three horses who earned the honours are
all very different types and temperaments, with Billionaire by Belissimo
M, Finley (formerly HW Fifty Shades) by
Fidertanz, and the “dancing
Friesian” mare Ebony by Beart 411. From picking out the horses
together, to seeing them rise from the very basics, to winning at the
FEI level, it’s been an exciting journey for both Little
and Jacobs.
“Having such a long-term partnership and shared vision is paramount
for achieving our goals,” Little
acknowledges. “Its been a great
Florida season, and we’re excited to see where the future takes us.”
April 5th, 2020:
Great news: BonFire
HW has already some mares in foal and top semen. Here are
pictures of him training with Steffi
Ahlert. Enjoy, can’t wait to see the babies.
Steffi
posted: Danke. Er bereitet jeden Tag Freude und ist dazu mit super
Rittigkeit und einem top Charakter ausgestattet. Translation: Thanks, he
is a pleasure every day, super rideable, plus he has a top character!
Top quality, hand selected horses, all information can be found at www.HWfarm.com
- We love what we do
March 19th, 2020:
Nancy
Smith posted: Damon’s
Design HW has qualified for the Lovsta Suteri Future Challenge for
young Grand Prix horses which will now take place in Week One of the
2021 Adequan Global Dressage Festival due to the Coronavirus!
March 18th, 2020:
White Fences Championship Series - CHAMPIONS AND RESERVE CHAMPIONS
SEASON 2019 - 2020
Check out Michelle
Gerlach and Forbes
HW, what an awesome team, congratulations over and over, so happy to
watch their journey.
March 18th, 2020:
Pitu HW -
more wonderful news. He has been on loan at Lendon
Gray's youth rider WIT program in Wellington for the past two
months. His rider Mimi
Hoffman did a great job of working hard and having fun. Win/win. His
mommy Emily
Rodger Barber is excited to have him back home soon, she said: Best
pony ever
Quote: Janine
Little, Finley (aka FiftyShades
HW) finishes up in Reserve his first season at Grand Prix so proud
of him!
Wow what can I say today closes out our last winter show for 2020 and
what a fantastic winter season it has been! > > Finley (aka FiftyShades
HW, owned by Shawneen
Jacobs) in his very first season at Grand Prix was Reserve Champion
having only done a handful of tests at the level.
March 1st, 2020:
Selten HW,
bred by Irene
Hoeflich-Wiederhold and born in the USA, THREE times Young Horse
Champion (2008, 2009 and 2010!), Horse Of The Year, Olympics in Rio and
many more titles, so thankful to watch his journey and to every single
person who made it possible.
Dahl
and Selten HW
on Winning Form West Sussex-based Mette Dahl (13) dominated the Children
on Horses classes with a double victory in both the Team and Individual
Test. Her winning partner is none other than Selten
HW (by Sandro
Hit), her father Anders’ former top ride with whom he represented
Denmark twice at an intercontinental championship.
Now retired from Grand Prix level competition, the 16-year old has
struck up a great bond with his young rider and clearly still loves to
compete.
"I have ridden Selten
HW since the beginning of November and in this short period of time
we have had lots of fun together and I have learnt an awful lot from
him," Mette told Eurodressage. "As he is now not competing at
Grand Prix level it is nice for him to have a job to do which he is
enjoying as he is still so fit and well. He does make me work hard
though. He is very big moving and I have had to work on strengthening my
core to be able to sit his very bouncy trot!
" Mette gave the 17hh gelding, who is owned by her mum, British
Olympian Fiona
Bigwood, a super ride and posted scores of 72.20% and 72.94%
respectively.
"I was very pleased with Selten
HW in Le Mans as it was only our second show together. It was nice
to feel him being so fresh and happy after having a little break from
competing," said Mette. "It was also reassuring to have my dad
train me as he knows him so well and understands his personality. I was
nervous doing our first international together but at the same time I
was feeling excited and honoured to ride him because of what he has
achieved with my dad.
" Selten HW
is an American bred Hanoverian
by Sandro
Hit x Hohenstein.
After winning the 2008 and 2009 U.S. young horse championships with Michael
Bragdell, the black was shipped by his owner Elizabeth Ball to
Europe to be sold. Bigwood
purchased the horse as an 8-year old at the 2012 Equine Elite Auction
for 500,000 euro. Under Fiona's husband Anders
Dahl, the horse made its international debut at small tour level in
2014 and at Grand Prix level in 2016. They represented Denmark at the
Rio Olympics and World Equestrian Games in Tryon. The pair's last CDI
was the 2019 CDI Hagen last April.
"I am hoping to be able to ride juniors on him next year as
long," Mette added.
Double Debut, Pony Level with George Clooney
Mette has made a double debut in Le Mans as she also premiered George
Clooney BS in the FEI Pony division.
Dahl
took over the rode on the now 9-year old British bred KWPN registered
pony (by Caesar 171 x Santano) in September 2018. The pony is bred in
the U.K. by Julie Lockey.
He was previously shown by Sophie Taylor, who represented Team GB at
the 2018 European Pony Championships in Bishop Burton and finished 14th
in the freestyle final.
Mette and George Clooney BS At Mette's pony debut in Le Mans she
scored three consistent rounds of 66-67%.
"I had a super feeling with George, and he was great fun to
ride," said Mette. "As always George was extremely
enthusiastic in the ring which gives me a lovely feeling. George is a
very talented pony, but we lost some points due to some of my
inaccuracies but hopefully that will improve with more shows. I felt
like Le mans was a massive learning curve for me as I haven’t ridden
many shows with George either. This is the first year that I am doing
any serious dressage competitions. Up until now I have been training at
home with the odd show but I have mainly been doing fun jumping
competitions with my jumping pony. My parents think it is important that
I ride both disciplines at the moment.
" Mette would like to represent Great Britain at the European
Championships, whether it is ponies or children, but for her the most
important aspect right now is to learn and have fun.
"I am aiming to do some more internationals and I would love to
get to the European Championships, whether it is on Pony’s or Children
on Horses but there are a lot of good riders for Great Britain at the
moment, so we are quite relaxed about it all," she explained.
"We will have to see how the season goes but as it is only my first
season we are very realistic about it all. My parents just want me to
have fun and to enjoy competing."
Today a big milestone in my dressage career happened. Dior
HW and I did our FEI debut! We rode our first PSG at Global to a
66.6% some bobbles and lots of things learned to tweak for the next
time. Growing up everyone said you aren’t a “trainer” until you’ve
made your own horse and today I can say that I’ve made my first FEI
horse from start to finish. Dior
HW has taught me so much and it’s only the tip of the iceberg for
us. Onwards and upwards from because we’ve only just begun!
Thank you to our amazing cheering section/family and Sallie
Spenard and Rebecca
Waite for helping us get to this point!
February 18th, 2020:
Check out Nancy
Smith’s new website, love Damon's
Design HW pictures and all the info: www.equisentialinc.com
Nancy has a classical background in Dressage and has been very
successful training multiple horses to the Grand Prix Level. She has
been a member of the United States Dressage Bronze Medal Team at the
North American Championships as well as the Alternate for the Pan
American Games. Several horses ridden and trained by Nancy
have been long listed for the Olympics and World championships with
Nancy in the irons. Her success over the last two decades on multiple
horses reflects her talent for riding a wide variety of horses at the
Grand Prix Level…...
February 17th, 2020:
This makes me/us so happy and proud, huge congratulations to family
Dahl, Anders
Dahl, Fiona
Bigwood and Mette with Selten
HW, how wonderful to see this US bred Olympic horse (many more
titles to name) to be internationally successful with the next
generation in the family as well. Thank you to the whole team!
Super proud to have been part of Mette Dahl’s debut international
competition in Le Mans last week.... she coped brilliantly with the
pressure winning two of her classes on Selten
HW.
I’m absolutely amazed with this horse... he has proven himself at
every senior competition possible and now he teaches a young girl. He’s
so very happy in this new role- I honestly don’t know of a kinder,
sweeter horse that would do such a job. It’s incredible. He’s one in
a million...
Huge congrats to my students and owners and of course the wonderful
horses for doing so well at the YEAR END AWARDS for Virginia Dressage
Association, Inc ( VADA 2019). Thank you VADA for the wonderful awards.
We all appreciate them so very much!!
