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* Training with Debbie McDonald, important clinic update.
* 2009 USDF Year End Awards.
* Attention Writers: Submit your story and win a breeding to Lingh.
* Hassler Dressage announces our First Events of 2010!
* Hexagon's Lousiville to return to The Netherlands.
* Hassler Dressage Team Results from the Region One Championships
* Another Premium Son for Locksley I!
* Dressage at Lamplight.
* Rosall Awarded Lifetime RPSI Breeding License.
* Champions, Champions Everywhere!
* Congratulations to Nicole DelGiorno on NAJYRC Freestyle & Individual Gold Medals!
* 2009 Competition Highlights.
* Harmony's Davidoff Hit is Champion at PVDA Ride for Life.
* "How's Lingh doing?" An update from Karin Offield and Susanne Hassler.
* Rousseau Daughter Wins PAVO Cup Qualifier.
* Rosall Top Scoring Six Year Old Horse at VADA/NOVA Spring Dressage Show.
* Rousseau offspring makes KWPN Long List after first Dutch WCYH Selection Trial.
* Kent Island Sporthorses’ Rosall wins Advanced Stallion Performance Test!
* Karin Offield & Swedish Studbook to host breeders' meeting in Las Vegas.
* Region One Dressage Workshop a Success: Photo Essay.
* 2008 Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society Awards for Davidoff Hit.
* Courtney King and Villeneuve winning in Florida.
* Lingh Re-United with Edward Gal at Swedish Stallion Show.
* Lingh Approved in Sweden.
* Silent Auction of Stallion Services in Conjunction with our March Region One Clinic!
* Hassler Dressage launches Dressage Review
* Son of Lingh Named Reserve Champion Dressage Stallion at 2009 Den Bosch
* Lingh's Newly Reduced Fee!
* Rousseau Son Top Dressage Sale at Hanoverian Winter Auction!
* Hassler Dressage to Host Region 1 Dressage Workshop.
Day of Prayer for Courtney King-Dye announced, March 14.
Following her fall with a horse on March 3, Courtney King-Dye remains in a coma. While we all have included her in our prayers since that accident, and will continue to do so in the days and weeks ahead, let's join together for a day of prayer for our friend Courtney, this Sunday March 14. We want to strengthen all of the prayers going out for her, by coming together in a unified voice. If you can, please consider contributing to this collective prayer by doing one or more of the following on Sunday, March 14: light a long-lasting candle; reflect during several minutes of silence; find a quiet moment with a beloved horse and together send healing energy; fast for the day; find your own unique way to send your prayer. One or more of these actions, done with a collective spirit will surely have some positive effect for our friend; what you can contribute to this collective prayer will make a difference. Thank you, and please spread the word to all individuals and groups you know who might like to know of this. Please also read on Dressage Daily about the fundraiser for Courtney in Wellington, Wednesday March 10.
March 8, 2010
Training with Debbie McDonald, important clinic update.
While our Training With Debbie McDonald clinic was scheduled for April 24th and 25th, unfortunately the need has arisen to reschedule the dates. Debbie’s assistant Adrienne Lyle, has had tremendous recent successes at the West Coast CDIs. Because of this, she will go to Europe to gain additional experience with the hopes of qualifying for the WEG selections. Debbie will have to accompany Adrienne to Europe this April and May. We share Debbie's excitement for Adrienne and are happy to support them in all ways; we hope to see Adrienne make it to the World Equestrian Games this October! We are also grateful that Debbie has worked with us to reschedule the clinic. The dates are now confirmed for the weekend of December 4th and 5th.
We are looking forward to hosting to a warm and exciting holiday season clinic at the beautiful new facility at Riveredge, and hope this does not cause undue inconvenience for those of you who have already signed up to join us. If these dates will not work for you, we understand and will be glad to refund your early registration payment. (We need to hear from you before April 1, 2010, or we will assume you will keep your seat in December.) If you're unsure if you will be able to make the clinic in December but would like to hold on to your spot, consider leaving your reservation intact; you can always transfer or give your seat/ticket to a friend, making it a great holiday gift! Remember, if you choose to have your payment refunded, please let us know no later than April 1, 2010.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience, but we are very pleased to offer this fantastic educational event at the later date. We look forward to hearing from you! Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
March 4, 2010
2009 USDF Year End Awards.
Seven Dutch Offspring by Rousseau shine in the 2009 USDF Year End Awards, as does our working student Jessica Zoskey! The Rousseau youngsters Zodica, Belladonna, Delgado, Dansig Amico, Evelina HF and Ezabella HF earned honors this year for their owners and breeders in the KWPN-NA All Breeds awards and in the Great American/USDFBC Series Final results. Their results can be seen here. Our working student, Jessica Zoskey, and her gelding “FA Patriot” won the Half-Arabian All Breeds Championship titles at Intermediate I Open and Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider with 62.809%! Congratulations to Jess, Rousseau, and all of the owners of these exceptional horses!.
February 24, 2010
Attention Writers: Submit your story and win a breeding to Lingh!
Lingh.nl, Horse Connection Magazine and DressageDirect are sponsoring a writing contest to win a breeding to Lingh. Submit your short story, poem, or written piece by March 29th to take advantage of this unique opportunity! Contest details are HERE (pdf).
January 09, 2010
Hassler Dressage announces our First Events of 2010
February kicks off with two wonderful opportunities to foster a thoughtful and productive winter training season. On the 11th of February, we will host a one-day Long Lining workshop with Sweden’s Chef d’Equipe Bo Jena. Event details and registration form are found here.
On Saturday the 20th, we welcome Gil Merrick, former USEF Managing Director for 
Dressage, for a full-day (indoor!) seminar on “The Art of Living Life Masterfully”. This Mastery Course will address the issue of how today’s equestrian (or anyone who juggles many interests, for that matter) can fully honor each of our commitments ranging from career, family, friends, hobbies, to horses. Further details and registration information here. We hope you can join us and take advantage of all these educational venues offer to kindle your spirit or training program. Let’s make the most of 2010!
KWPN-NA 2009 Top Five Results!
The KWPN of North America annually announces the "Top Five" horses in Dressage, Jumping, and Harness categories from their inspection tour. We celebrate this year's Top Five offspring by our stallions!
Zsunami (Rousseau x Rubicon/Damiro B)
Owner: Ariane Rezvani, Breeder: Carrie O'Brien
#1 IBOP – Dressage, #1 DG Bar Cup for 5 Year Old Dressage Horses
Zsunami
Arousseau HF (Rousseau x Tiger Tops ster/Wellington)
Owner/Breeder: Julie Ballard Haralson, Haralson Farm
#4 Geldings – Dressage, #5 IBOP - Dressage
Arousseau HF
Elita ENF (Rousseau x Zsa Zsa ster/Jazz)
Owner/Breeder: Jessica Eagles
#5 Foals/Weanlings – Dressage
Elita ENF
Alympia SV (Rousseau x Olympia ster/Idocus crown)
Owner/Breeder: Jeanne Schamblin, Sierra Vista Sporthorses
#5 Mares - Dressage
Hexagon's Louisville to Return to The Netherlands.
Offield Farms’ KWPN stallion Hexagon’s Louisville will be returning to his birthplace before the end of the year. Louisville will stand at stud in the Netherlands at Stal Hexagon and have the opportunity to directly influence the mare base of that region and other parts of Europe. Hassler Dressage has been proud to manage Hexagon’s Louisville over the past few years and we will dearly miss his charismatic presence and enormously kind nature in our stable every day. We appreciate how much it will mean to Louisville’s breeder Leunus van Lieren to have Louisville retire at ‘home’ and to have the opportunity to produce more top offspring like Hexagon’s Wonderella and Hexagon’s Welnetta, both top mares which have shone for their sire Louisville in international sport. Hassler Dressage will continue to manage mares to Hexagon’s Louisville through frozen semen.
Louisville offspring Wonderella and Wellnetta
Hassler Dressage Team Results from the Region One Championships
Our show group shared a memorable long weekend at the Virginia Horse Park in Lexington, VA. Our FEI young rider Jillian Kemenosh fulfilled a life-long dream of winning a Regional Championship! She and her special boy Nelzon won the FEI Young Rider Championships with a 66.579% We shared a memorable moment with tears in our eyes as Jill and her mother Barb embraced, celebrating that Jill had finally won her “Jacket,” a feat she had dreamt of since she was 9-years old! Our longtime friend and client Susie Granville brought her new FEI hotrod “Rodnick” along to school and get to know away from home…what a fantastic horse he is! He was calm, cool, reliable, and turned heads wherever he went! Susie’s sister Emily was a faithful groom and help to us all…a delight to have along for the weekend and now a committed part of our Hassler Dressage show team. Our daughter Sara put in excellent rides all weekend and brought home blue ribbons for her efforts! She and Legato won Open divisions of both Training Level tests 3 and 4, with scores of 68+ and 70+%. Sara also ventured down centerline for the first time at First Level and earned a respectable 63.3%. Jill, Susie, and Sara celebrated their weekend successes with a fun Sunday morning ride through the hills of the cross-country course, taking in the fall colors and the joy of their partnerships with Nelzon, Rodnick, and Legato.
Davidoff Hit and I had our moments at this competition but ended our season with further disappointment. Davi won our Championship ‘warm-up’ class with a 71.+%, a class of 20 entries. In our 3rd Level GAIG finals class, Davi entered the arena in lovely self-carriage and that spark of brilliance that felt spot-on. We started off the test with the best trot tour of our season. He was light, forward, and showing more harmony and balance than ever before. In our walk tour, he was startled by the gate keeper leaving her chair…and then shied at the glare of the coliseum lights on her chair! We “got through” our canter tour but he remained fearful of that corner and did not perform with the quality that fairs well in a Championship class. While the discouragement of our last two Championship weekends could linger, we are venturing forward, focusing on the true talents which Davi possesses. His piaffe is a highlight and we will focus our winter training on developing Davi appropriately, believing in him as a Grand Prix horse and using his strengths to progress his development overall.
Another Premium Son for Locksley I!
Le Royal K, a son of Locksley I was licensed and awarded Premium status at the Hannoverian Licensing in October. The bay stallion is out of a Rohdiamant - Glucksstern mare. Le Royal K was sold by the Bunger Family of Adresse Edler Pferde in Germany to Brookhouse Stud, owned by Emma Hindle and re-named "Leo." Emma rode in the 2008 Olympics, earning a 7th overall in the individual competition for Great Britian. See Video of Leo at the licensing HERE. Leo is the second offspring of Locksley's to be licensed in Hannover. Last October, Lacoste (ds. Welser) was also honored with Premium status.
Dressage at Devon 2009.
This year at Dressage at Devon, friends new and old joined us under the Hassler Dressage "roof" from all over the country, Canada, and Sweden! As he has for many years, 
Hans Engberg (photo right) joined us from Sweden to handle the youngsters in the ring. His fiancée, Sara, helped keep things moving along back in the stables and was handy with the whip while the guys were handling pairs. It's always nice to have Hans and Sara a part of our team. We also enjoyed the help and camaraderie of the Martin family while at Devon. Sara Martin offered her lovely 
braiding services for us once again. Long-time friends and breeders, Don and Dee Kapper arrived from Ohio with a whole new "team" of their own this year (below left). Janeen Langowski, Regina Sacha, and Susan Desimpel (below center), all from OH, were a wonderful addition to our fold! From Canada came Sandy and Karen Day with their lovely group of Riverman offspring and a beautiful imported mare, Once in a Lifetime. We were thrilled to have our friends Daryl Glazer, Melissa Gallagher (below right), and Sharon Heaps, all hailing from PA, with us at Devon and welcomed JJ Tate's clients, Jackie Nixon-Fulton (TX) and Deb Dalseg (ON). Once again, it was a pleasure to have Marty and Wendy Costello of Kent Island Sporthorses with us at Devon, this time with their first Rosall foal, Royall KIS (photo above left)! It was a truly pleasant surprise to meet a Rousseau yearling all the way from Washington State with his owner, Kimberly Duffy!
Highlights of this year's event include our own, sweet 
"Fidelity HD" (Rousseau - Cordoba - Weltmeyer) earning 2nd place in the Two Year Old Fillies class. Fidelity was a gift to Scott and Susanne from long-time friends Ingo and Susan Pape of Germany. She is out of the full sister to Hilltop Farm's Cha-Cha, a very special mare that Scott selected for their program years ago. This was Fidelity's first time out and we were so proud! She and Kim Duffy's "Dansig Amico" earned Harmony's Rousseau 6th place in a very competitive Get of Sire class. Dansig Amico (Rousseau - Don Primaire) was 5th in the Yearling Colt/Geldings class.
The Days of Ontario had a great year! Their stallion "Rivoli II" (Riverman - Carthago) won the Four and Older Stallions (In-Hand Only) class with 74.4%, earning a place in the stallion championship later that day (photos below)! Their mare, "Understated," full sibling to Rivoli I and II, was 2nd in the Five Year Old Mare Materiale with Hans riding. The Days Breeder's Group was 6th overall.
Top placings were held by Jackie Nixon-Fulton's mare "Rosentanz" (Rosenthal - Wolkentanz I) (below left), who was the Champion Four and Older Yeld Mare with 75.75% and 3rd in a large GOV class and by Daryl Glazer's two year old "Cosmopolitan ERS" (Idocus - Cocktail) (below right) was 2nd in the KWPN-NA Two and Under class out of over 20 entries!
In the Performance division of Dressage At Devon, many of the trainers that Scott supports enjoyed success as well! A shining star was Ulla Peterson who won both the 4- and 5-year old NABFC Finals aboard Nancy Holowesko’s fine homebred Oldenburgs Sabati and Steinway. Karen Monks-Reilly took First Place in the USEF Four Year Olds Test and top 
honors also went to JJ Tate who won both 4th Level classes aboard Suzanne Bollman's “Rower Be.” Meagan Davis took 3rd in the FEI Young Rider Team, Individual, and Freestyle tests while fellow Young Rider, Jillian Kemenosh, earned 4th in the Freestyle and 6th in the Individual Tests.
A complete list of results for those under the Hassler Dressage roof at Devon and of those whom Scott coached at the show grounds can be seen here: Devon 09 Results (pdf). We truly appreciated the opportunity to offer our support at Devon once again and look forward to seeing you next year!
Dressage at Lamplight.
Scott enjoyed supporting riders from all over the U.S. at the USEF National Young Horse/Developing Horse Dressage Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL on August 21 - 23rd. To those we haven't helped before, it was great to work with you! To those we help regularly, it was wonderful to see the improvements. We're particularly proud of the following riders who train with Scott and proudly share their outstanding performances. After seeing this year's four year old class, Scott is very excited for next year's five year old division - nice horses!
Four Year Old Championship Test
1st - Karen Monks-Reilly on Aesthete - 86.8%. Owned by Betsy Spence, Unionville, PA
3rd - Ulla Peterson on Sabati - 83.8%. Owned by Nancy Holowesko, Trappe, MD
10th - Suzanne Belles on Alleluia WRF - 69.6%. Owned by Judy Reggio, Bethel, PA
Five Year Old Final Score
5th - Ulla Peterson on Steinway - 76.36%. Owned by Nancy Holowesko, Trappe, MD
Six Year Old Final Score
2nd - JJ Tate on Faberge - 78.52%. Owned by Elizabeth Guarisco, Middleburg, VA
Developing Horse Final Score
4th - JJ Tate on Rower Be - 66.75%. Owned by Suzanne Dansby Bollman, Atlanta, GA
Rosall Awarded Lifetime RPSI Breeding License.
On August 2nd at the Lazy J Sporthorses RPSI Inspection, Kent Island Sporthorses' stallion Rosall (link to stallion page) was awarded his Lifetime Breeding License and Stallion Book I designation. Judges comments included "elegant stallion. Moves well through his back, very elastic, very masculine." (Photo by Bill Alphin.)
Champions, Champions Everywhere!
We congratulate the breeders of these outstanding foals who were all Champion or Reserve Champion of their inspection site!
KWPN-NA Keuring Tour
Rousseau filly "Ezabella HF"
Champion at her KWPN-NA keuring on September 4th at Hillock LLC in Calera, AL! Bred by Julie Haralson of Haralson Farm, Newnan, GA, this First Premium filly is out of Tola (Flemmingh - Argus). (photos: Alicia Frese)
Ezabella HF
Rousseau filly "Evelina HF"
Reserve Champion at the Hillock LLC KWPN-NA keuring in Calera, AL. Also owned and bred by Julie Haralson of Haralson Farm, Newnan, GA. Evelina HF is out of Julie's mare Resina (Flemmingh - Goodtimes). (photos: Alicia Frese)
Evelina HF
Rousseau gelding "Arousseau"
Champion Young Horse the above noted KWPN-NA keuring and another of Julie Haralson's Rousseau offspring! "Lance", out of Tiger Tops (Wellington - Caritas), also passed his IBOP, got his Ster predicate, and earned a 76 in the DG Bar Cup for First Place at that site! Congratulations, Julie, on sweeping your inspection site! (photos: Alicia Frese)
Arrousseau
Rousseau gelding "Zsunami"
Outstanding results at the September 7th DG Bar Ranch KWPN-NA keuring in Hanford, CA! Zsunami passed his IBOP with 78% with the highest score at the site, won the DG Bar Cup for 5 year olds with an 76% and earned his Ster predicate! Zsunami is owned by Ariane Rezvani of Paso Robles, CA and was bred by Carrie O'Brien of Yamhill, OR out of Carrie's mare, Rubicon (Damiro - Taxateur). (photo: Joel Neel)
Zsunami
Wamberto colt "Eragon"
First Premium and Champion Foal of the Claybrook Farms, MI KWPN-NA keuring on September 19th. Eragon is bred by Ada van de Kolk of Ohio, out of her Dutch mare Savanna (Welt Hit II - Jazz). Judge Bart Henstra liked Eragon for being long legged, his movement is very supple and powerful and uphill. Notes Ada "we also like Eragon very much, besides being built very correct and his super movement, he also has a very nice character."
Eragon
Rousseau filly "Elita ENF"
Premium Filly and top of her group at the Apple Lane Farm KWPN-NA Keuring in Lancaster, MA on September 20th. Elita ENF is bred and owned by Jessica Eagles of Binghamton, NY and is out of her Dutch mare, Zsa Zsa (Jazz - Lancet). Judges commented that Elita was "one of the best they had seen on their tour." (VIDEO)
Elita
American Hanoverian Society Inspection Tour
Rousseau Colt “Rhustler”
AHS Co-Champion Colt on at Rolling Stone Farm, Slatington, PA. Rhustler is bred by Rolling Stone Farm/Mo Swanson out of her Elite Hanoverian mare, Rheporter (Royal Prince – Weltmeyer).
(VIDEO)
Wamberto filly “Wambertina MRF”
AHS Champion Filly on July 30th at the Maple Run Farm at Jefferson Fairgrounds inspection in Jefferson, WI. Breeder Doug Langer says “Wambertina was the star of the show! She has a breathtaking trot and suspension.” Wambertina is out of the Langer’s mare Evita H (El Bundy – Contender).
Rousseau colt “Roussuleaux”
AHS Champion Colt on August 8th at Hilltop Farm in Colora, MD. Roussuleaux is bred by Diane Vickery of Equanimity Farm out of her Hanoverian mare, Fabulieren (Fabuleux – Davignon). Judges comments included “well developed, correct legs, good clear rhythm… we like this colt!”
Rousseau filly “Rafaella OBX”
AHS Co-Champion Filly on August 10th hosted by Bridlewood Farm at Majestic Farm in Batavia, OH. Inspectors comments included: "Here we have a beautiful filly that holds the standard every breeder should try to attain. She has a gorgeous head and neck. Is well balanced with powerful hindquarters. Her push from behind and strong hock action helps her lift and use her shoulders that allows her to reach and extend as we have witnessed today." They concluded with, "She was the best mover of the day and is a beautiful picture for all of us to enjoy." Rafaella is out of the Kapper’s Hanoverian mare, Brimming (Banter – Adroit).
Rafaella OBX
Locksley I Filly “Lasting Image SCM”
AHS Champion Filly on August 11th at Sullivan Farm in Walkertown, NC. Very exciting news for our sole U.S.-born Locksley I foal this season! Breeder Corrine McCormick proudly shares the judges comments “this correct chestnut filly of good size had a beautiful head, a good neck and topline, which extended into a rounded croup. She moved forward and upward with good reach and lift of the frontlegs and active hindlegs, which came far underneath her body”. Judges recommended that Corrine keep this lovely filly in her breeding program. She is out of the Hanoverian mare, Dove (Domingo – Woermann).
Lasting Image
Lingh Colt
AHS Champion Colt, "Leehi," on August 12th at Harmony Sporthorses, Kiowa, CO. Out of the Hanoverian mare, Antigua (A Jungle Prince - Donnerwetter).
"Leehi"
Rousseau Filly
Champion Filly out of the mare Karrena (Kalypso - Einblick) at the October 13th Poplar Place inspection in Georgia! Breeder Meredith Michelfelder of Moulton, AL says this “little trooper” was even weaned just prior to her inspection, bless her heart.
Karrena filly "Lexi"
Rousseau Colt “Ruidoso”
Reserve Champion Colt out of Wiesentanz (Wolkentanz I – Borneo) at the Stargate Sporthorses Site in Argyle, TX on October 18th. Breeder Jackie Nixon-Fulton of Wild Oaks Ranch in Paradise, TX noted her colt’s lofty, rhythmic movement.
Ruidoso
ISR/Oldenburg, NA Inspection Tour
Rousseau filly “Rhoyal Riveau”
ISR/Old, NA Site Champion Filly on July 29th at Thomas Farm in Delano, MN. “Veau” is out of Kathy Mueller’s Oldenburg mare, Rhoyal Riviera (Riverman – Perkee Rhoyal Gem). She’s currently second in the country with an overall score of 8.5. She scored 8.7 on type and conformation, 8.3 on movement, and 8.5 overall impression.
Rhoyal Riveau
Wamberto Colt "Winchester"
ISR/OLD, NA Site Champion Colt on August 27th at Millbrook Farms in Saratoga Springs, UT with an overall score of 8.6! Winchester is out of Jan and Gary Lawrence's mare Patriot (First Class - Tinajero) Jan reports: "When the inspector spoke to the spectators, he said he was "going to offer the secret to successful breeding. You take a top quality Premium mare, like this one. Breed her to one of the top young stallions in the country. You get a top quality foal that looks like this one." He also said "this foal is one of the most structurally correct foals I have ever seen. Super uphill build, great balance and the best legs I have seen in a long time."
Winchester
Wamberto Filly "Wailea"
ISR/OLD, NA Reserve Champion Filly on August 29th at Hilltop Farm in Colora, MD. Didi Callahan of Oxford, MD bred this filly out of her mare Rehobeth (Riverman - Hullabaloojah). Scoring an overall 8.2, Wailea scored 8.4 for movement.
Wailea
Rousseau Colt "Ember"
ISR/OLD, NA Reserve Champion colt on August 29th at Hilltop Farm in Colora, MD out of the Thoroughbred mare, Sandar by Nepal. Breeder Diane Bostwick of Unionville, PA was ecstatic about her colt's performance with an 8.3 overall score. Photo: Lauren Efford.
Ember
Wamberto colt "Whistler"
Champion at his ISR/Oldenburg inspection on September 12th at High Point Farm in Paola, KS with an overall 8.4 (8.5 conformation/type and 8.4 movement). Whistler is bred by Stacie Coder of Milestone Equine in Effingham, KS out of her Holsteiner mare, Sweden (Caesar - Calme'). Stacie notes that "he was so incredibly expressive and his gaits were just gorgeous!"
Whistler
Rousseau Colt
ISR/Oldenburg, NA Reserve Champion colt at the September 20th Chestnut Lawn Farm inspection in Remington, VA. This colt was bred by Judy Dieffenbach of Warrenton, VA out of her mare Well To Do (Wallstreet Kid – Donauschimmer).
Rousseau Filly “Rayne”
ISR/Oldenburg, NA Champion Filly at the Pepperwood Farm inspection on September 28th in North Carolina! This filly is bred by Diane Isenhour of Crescent Farm in Hillsborough, NC out of her mare Weltgrafin (Weltstern – Domino).
Rayne
Hassler Dressage congratulates Nicole DelGiorno on NAJYRC Freestyle and Individual Gold Medals!
Congratulations to Nicole DelGiorno and Lamborghini Dane on earning not one, but TWO Gold Medals at the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships in Lexington, KY, July 22-27th. Nicole and Lamborghini Dane earned a Junior high-score of 68.550% while dancing to music from "Pirates of the Caribbean" for their winning freestyle. The pair also won Individual Gold and Team Bronze at the competition. Read the full report on Dressage Daily. Nicole was instrumental in arranging the very successful Region One Junior/Young Rider Clinic at Hassler Dressage this April.
2009 Competition Highlights.
The 2009 competition season started off with the VADA/NOVA Spring Competition April 11-12, 2009, where several of Scott’s students put in excellent performances. The first of the FEI/USEF Young Horse Qualifiers up north and also a qualifier for the Junior/Young Riders in the area, it was an important weekend. Derby and Preakness weekends coincided with PVDA Spring and VADA/NOVA Summer Dressage Show weekends at Morven Park in Leesburg, VA. Along with the great barn aisle Derby and Preakness parties, we celebrated the continued successes of our students and Harmony's Davidoff Hit making his winning debut at Third Level. The Fair Hill Dressage Show gave many of Susanne's students an opportunity to get their feet wet for the season and some terrific results were achieved by all, including High Score Awards! Festival of Champions put our young professionals and Jr/Young Riders in the spotlight for Brentina Cup and Young Rider National Championships with terrific results for several of Scott's committed students. PVDA's Ride for Life brought memorable moments for Team Hassler, with Sara Hassler making her debut down centerline along with our other team members making their next steps in competition. Harmony's Davidoff Hit brought home the High Score award of the competition and finished as Third Level Champion for the weekend. Each link will highlight our student’s successes so read on to learn more! Congratulations to all on successes thus far in 2009!
VADA/Nova Spring Competition April 11-12, 2009
PVDA at Morven Park May 16-17, 2009
VADA/Nova Summer Dressage Competition June 6 -7, 2009
Fair Hill Dressage June 13, 2009
Collecting Gaits/USEF Festival of Champions June 17-21, 2009
PVDA Ride for Life June 27-28, 2009
Harmony's Davidoff Hit is Champion at PVDA Ride for Life.
What a memorable and successful weekend we shared at the 2009 PVDA Ride For Life dressage competition held over the weekend of June 27-28. The competition itself was beautifully hosted once again by the Potomac Valley Dressage Association, whose efforts to produce a meaningful program not only focused on the beauty of horses in sport but also on the meaningful effort to raise impressive funds to fight Breast Cancer.
Sara Hassler, our 13 year old, made her proud debut down centerline aboard a dear friend’s horse Playing For Keeps (Keeper). With a smile beaming, Sara rode with confidence and produced wonderful results for her first competition. Given that Saturday night’s Gala event is dedicated to her grandmother Jill Hassler-Scoop, who we lost to breast cancer nearly 3 years ago, this was a very special competition for Sara to make her debut. She made us all proud and honored her grandmother’s legacy with her happy, confident performances.
Harmony’s Davidoff Hit produced top results all weekend, finishing as Third Level Champion and earning High Score of the show. He and Susanne have kicked it up a notch or two and are excited about their late summer/fall campaign.
River Willow and our working student River Willow made a successful debut at Third Level. We were very proud of this pair as they danced their way through Third Level tests 1-3 and qualified for BLM’s!
Chiros and Lisa Rankin, our long-time friend and summer employee, made her debut at her first recognized dressage show! Being an experienced eventer with a solid Pony Club background, this weekend’s competition was the realization of a goal for Lisa to improve her dressage. She did her partner Chiros proud, as well as all of us at Hassler Dressage, and finished with excellent results.
Several of Scott’s students were also at the competition, making it a fun mix of friends and colleagues. Courtney Kind-Dye came down to perform and compete in the Jill Hassler Scoop Memorial Dancing Horse Challenge. She finished 2nd with her marvelous andalusian stallion Grandioso while Belinda Nairn won the Challenge on the impressive stallion Florianus. Florianus was raised and developed by dear friends Ingo and Susan Pape so we were very pleased to see the pair shine!
"How's Lingh doing?" An update from Karin Offield and Susanne Hassler.
Lingh's breeding season in Sweden had a small hiccup, but everything is back on track now, according to Flyinge. Read more about Lingh and his most recent breeding updates from Karin Offield and Susanne Hassler!
Rousseau Daughter Wins PAVO Cup Qualifier.
Rousseau daughter, Zerlinneke (Sarlinnike - Flemmingh), bred and owned by Johan and Penny Rockx of Essen, Belgium won her PAVO Cup Qualifier and earned her Keur Mare status at the Central Keuring in Vrouwenpolder, The Netherlands. Zerlinneke's rider is Shani Pitcho of Israel.
Wamberto Colt "Walberto" scores big at Proud Meadows!
Walberto(Wamberto x Rosentanz/Rosenthal - Wolkentanz I) and proud owner, Jackie Nixon-Fulton of Wild Oaks Ranch attended the Proud Meadows Summer Breed Shows I and II on June 6 and 7 in Waxahachie, Texas. Walberto was the Champion Colt of 2009 with a score of 81.2% on day one with judge Jos Sevriens and Reserve Champion Colt of the show! On the second day under judge Carter Bass, Walberto earned a 79.1% for the Colts of 2009 class and went on to earn the titles Reserve Champion Colt, High Score Hanoverian, and High Score of the Show!
Rosall Top Scoring Six Year Old Horse at VADA/NOVA Spring Dressage Show.
On April 11 and 12 at the VADA/NOVA Spring Licensed Dressage Show at Morven Park, the young stallion Rosall became the top scoring six year old. Rosall, owned by Kent Island Sporthorses and ridden by JJ Tate, received four scores of 8.0 and one score of 8.5 on Saturday for an overall 8.2 and the title of top scoring Young Horse of the day! The next day, Rosall and JJ rode in the Qualifier for the Six Year Old Test Championships, earning an overall 7.8 with four scores of mid to high 7's and one 8.2. He earned the top score for six year olds that day and was Reserve Champion high score Young Horse! Rosall is currently ranked #1 six-year-old in the U.S.!
Rousseau offspring makes KWPN Long List after first Dutch WCYH Selection Trial
Five year old "Zippo" (Rousseau - Haarlem), ridden by Patrick van der Meer and six year old mare "Warola" (Rousseau - Ubis), ridden by Leonie Bos, have both made the KWPN long list for the World Championships for Young Horses. The short list will be announced after May 5th. Read more HERE.
Kent Island Sporthorses’ Rosall wins Advanced Stallion Performance Test!
Hassler Dressage is proud to welcome Kent Island Sporthorses’ six year old stallion Rosall (Rosario--Akzent II--Freiherr) to our stallion line-up on the heels of his latest accomplishment. A Champion already as a four year old at his 30-day test, the now six year old Rosall cleared a wide margin between him and his peers at the Spring 2009 Advanced Stallion Performance Test to earn another Champion title. Earning a total of 129.73 points (with 84.4 % in the basic test), Rosall received 9’s on character, rideability, willingness to work and from his test rider, Mikaela Gunderson! (Read more about this test.)
Rosall arrived at Hassler Dressage at the start of April with his trainer JJ Tate’s move to base with us here in Chesapeake City. We are delighted to have such a handsome, charismatic, and winning stallion join our line-up and look forward to being part of his on-going success!
April 9, 2009
Karin Offield & Swedish Studbook to host breeders' meeting in Las Vegas.
Hassler Dressage friend and colleague Karin Offield, along with the Swedish Studbook, will host a breeders' meeting on Friday, April 17, during the FEI World Cup in Las Vegas. Subjects touched on will include the development of breeding internationally, relationships between studbooks and countries, management of top horses in breeding and cooperation between breeders and riders. The Swedish Warmblood Association of North America (SWANA) and the Royal Dutch Warmblood Studbook (KWPN) will share information about their systems and organizations. Read more about this free event here (.doc file).
Hassler Dressage to Host USDF Region One Junior/YR Clinic, April 25-26.
Hassler Dressage invites you to a preview of our Region One junior and young riders as they “test ride” with Scott Hassler. During the April 25-26th weekend, Scott will work with eight of Region One’s youth riding at the advanced levels. Don’t miss this educational opportunity to see our youth in action. Also, don’t miss an opportunity to tour Riveredge and the newly developing construction site after Saturday’s training sessions.Auditors welcome. Read more about it this event here.
March 25, 2009
Region One Dressage Workshop a Success: Photo Essay.
With spring in the air, we'd like to share with you our photo essay of our most recent public event: Region One Dressage Workshop: How To Improve Test Figures and Overall Throughness. About one hundred auditors attended the March 14th event. It was a super day of training for riders and auditors alike, with a great variety of talented horse and riders. View the full article.
2008 Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society Awards for Davidoff Hit.
With an overall 70.871%, Susanne Hassler and Harmony Sporthorses' Oldenburg stallion, Davidoff Hit, were the 2008 Adequan/USDF Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society All Breeds Champions at Second Level. This was Davidoff Hit's second season under Susanne and the pair finished 2008 with a nearly undefeated record. Davi continues to develop favorably and demonstrates tremendous talent for piaffe/passage….the future is bright for Harmony Sporthorse’s darling black stallion!
The Get of "Davi" did well on the OHBS 2008 Inspection Tour, earning further accolades for their sire. The fillies "Dolce Amore MVF" and "Dahli" earned Premium awards. Dolce Amore is bred by Sharon Heaps of Mountain View Farm out of her Dinard L mare, Deseree. Dahli, out of the Donnerhall mare, Ginger Ale, was bred by Rebecca Cohen of Sunnybrook Farm.
Courtney King and Villeneuve winning in Florida!
Villeneuve, a 2002 Rousseau son out the Dutch mare Halica (Belisar - Roemer) won his Fourth Level, Test 1 Open under Olympian Courtney King-Dye over the first weekend of March at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y in Florida. Our own Richard Malmgren was on the scene to watch Courtney and "Willy," capturing these images of their ride. Villeneuve, owned by Francine Walker, has been under Courtney since September 2008. The pair earned the Fourth Level High Score at this show with their outstanding 72.093%. We look forward to more from this exciting combination!
Lingh Re-United with Edward Gal at Swedish Stallion Show.
Friday the 13th of March proved to be a fantastic night at Flyinge. In the cold spring weather, making his entrance through candlelight, the famous dressage stallion Lingh entered the main arena at Flyinge, once again reunited with his former rider Edward Gal. For Edward, the moment was filled with emotion. After all, it was Lingh who made a name for him as a top dressage rider. Edward’s team also showed much emotion watching the pair’s performance.
The pair made the Grand Prix movements look easy and Lingh’s quality for dressage shown through, especially in his changes, piaffe, and passage. The pirouettes were spot-on! (watch video)
For this magical evening, the Flyinge staff dressed in traditional 19th century apparel,which gave the stallion show the extra element of a theatrical performance. A full hall of spectators enjoyed watching what Flyinge has to offer for the breeding season of 2009. The CEO of Flyinge, Johan Bredberg and the breeding director Karl Henrik-Heimdahl, both addressed Lingh in their speeches and showed their gratitude for Lingh’s presence at Flyinge.Lingh’s owner, Karin Reid Offield, was also very happy to see that her decision to place Lingh in Sweden with Flyinge has proved to be very successful. Lingh is in fantastic condition and is enjoying his Swedish life.
Lingh Approved in Sweden.
Offield Farms' international Grand Prix Dutch stallion, Lingh (Flemmingh - Columbus), was recently approved by the Swedish Warmblood Association. Offieldreports "Lingh was the superstar of the weekend and he was approved on Saturday with excellent remarks on his conformation." Fans of Lingh from all over Sweden travelled to see him under his current rider, Mattias Jansson, of Flyinge, The National Stud of Sweden, where Lingh is standing for the 2009 season. The judges remarks included: Noble, well proportioned, and masculine stallion. Expressive, beautiful head, well set and well formed neck, high wither, deep and sloping shoulder, deep in chest. Relaxed and free moving walk. Active, well balanced trot with freedom through the shoulder and good energy. Lingh's Premium AB approval is effective until 2014. Read more about Lingh's approval and about his recent reunion with Edward Gal at www.lingh.nl.
Silent Auction of Stallion Services and More in Conjunction with our March Region One Clinic!
In conjunction with our Region One Dressage Workshop in March, we're hosting an exciting Silent Auction! Enter your bid on the stallion services of Rousseau, Wamberto, Hexagon's Louisville, Davidoff Hit, and Locksley I, starting at Half Price! This is a wonderful opportunity for breeders to access these top-class stallions at a great discount. To benefit Region One, you will also have the opportunity to bid on creative gift baskets and other exciting items! You must be present to win, so be sure to join us on March 14th to place your bid!
Hassler Dressage Launches Dressage Review.
Announcing our newest service: Dressage Review.! Access Scott and Susanne Hassler for one-on-one feedback about training, breeding, and more. Click here for details!
Son of Lingh Named Reserve Champion Dressage Stallion at 2009 Den Bosch.
At the 2009 KWPN Stallion Licensing in Den Bosch, a strikingly handsome young stallion named Beau (Lingh-Ferro) was named Reserve Champion Dressage Stallion. Out of nearly a thousand prospects presented at the start of the selection process, Beau was one of only 26 dressage stallions newly selected by the KWPN Stallion Selection Committee to attend the 2009 Stallion Performance Test at Ermelo, which takes place this spring. 
Bred by Ferro's owner Jan Lamars and the late Adrienne van de Goor, Beau bears the blood of two internationally celebrated Dutch Grand Prix stallions. Later on Saturday, February 7, Beau was the top-selling dressage prospect in the KWPN Select Sale, selling for 195,000 € with the additional licensing fee of 50K, making his overall price 245,000 €! (A video can be viewed on the KWPN site here.) We have learned that it was Beau's owner who purchased the stallion through the Select Sale in the hopes that they could do better through a private sale. We have high hopes for this stallion and look forward to sharing more about him
On March 14th, Lingh will be presented by Edward Gal in a special performance at the Stallion Show at the National Stud of Sweden, Flyinge, where Lingh is stationed for the upcoming breeding season. The re-appearance of this internationally celebrated team will certainly ensure a sensational debut for Lingh before his Scandinavian audience!
Lingh's Newly Reduced Fee!
In an effort to remain competitive in the predicted hard economic times of the 2009, Offield Farms has lowered the stud fee for Lingh to $2200 this season! In addition to this excellent rate reduction, mare owners with a breeding to Lingh also receive a FREE dose of Hexagon's Louisville frozen semen to be used in the 2009 season. Please call our office for more details!
Rousseau Son Top Dressage Sale at Hanoverian Winter Auction!
"Rohan" (Rousseau - Bergamon - Weltmeyer), a 2004 black gelding bred by Reinhold Haferland of Winsen was the top seller of all Dressage horses at the January 24th, 2009 Winter Hanoverian Auction in Verden, Germany. At 37,000 Euros, the gelding was sold to the Rhineland region. Fifty horses in all were sold to fifteen countries with an average sale price of 13.667,74 EUR. Read more. Video.
Hassler Dressage to Host Region 1 Dressage Workshop.
On Saturday, March 14th from 1-5 pm, Hassler Dressage hosts a Region 1 Dressage Workshop with Scott Hassler for Professional and Amateur Riders. Scott will direct professional and amateur demonstration riders in a workshop highlighting “How to Improve Test Figures and Overall Throughness.” (Story and photos).
Attention past breeders to Lingh!
We are eager to make contact with you!
We wish to work together in the future and to dialogue with you at this time.
Please email susanne@hasslerdressage.com
or phone 443-309-1184 to reach me directly.
Current Clinics, Symposiums, and Upcoming Events
March 5-6 Training with Michael Klimke (registration now available)
May 8-9 Region 1 Adult Clinic with Charlotte Bredahl Baker
August 21-22 Training with Steffen Peters (registration now available)
October 30-31 USEF Youth & Pony Rider Clinic with Lendon Gray
November 19-21 Young Dressage Horse Trainers Symposium
December 4-5 Training with Debbie McDonald (registration now available)
Please contact us for further information.
