DRESSAGE EXTENSIONS: Anne McCutcheon's Hanoverians
achieved her Bronze and Silver USDF medals. Anne also is the very busy owner of the equestrian catalogue business Dressage Extensions. With devoted assistance from her husband, Louis, Anne has nurtured a longtime love of Hanoverian horses, so much so that she began breeding them herself on her 28-acre orchard and horse facility in Moorpark, California. Anne first became involved with Hanoverians when German
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friends introduced her to the breed. She was impressed with their athletic ability and good temperament, and she started importing a few just for fun. Soon Anne was “hooked” on the
breed and has owned quite a few imported and American- bred Hanoverians. But, her most successful Hanoverians are all related to her mare, Duette (Diamant/ Pik Bube), purchased in 1991 as a foal at an auction here in the United States at Glenwood Farm, a stallion station and breeding farm that formerly operated in California. Anne bought Duette, a strong 16.3 hand bay mare with three good, pure gaits, because she had owned Duette's full brother and wanted another one just like him. Anne started Duette herself, had the mare inspected by the AHS and earned high enough dressage scores with Duette that she achieved her Elite Mare status through dressage performance. Even though Duette is now nearly 22 years old, the mare is still being ridden regularly, is very energetic and can still do two-tempi flying canter changes. Duette and Anne competed very successfully through
Second Level. Duette was such a wonderful horse that Anne decided to breed her. Anne continued to ride Duette up until about the ninth month during each of her five pregnancies. Four of Duette's foals were sired by Winterprinz, an impressive Hanoverian stallion that stands in California. Having seen Winterprinz at dressage shows on the west coast, Anne liked
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nne McCutcheon, a very successful west coast adult amateur dressage competitor "of a certain age," has competed up to the Prix St. Georges level and has
By Dennis Moore
his high level of achievement in dressage, his athletic ability and his good character. Winterprinz also carries wonderful old Hanoverian bloodlines. In the end he proved to be a good choice for Duette, as all their offspring have been very successful. In fact, Anne is so enthusiastically fond of Duette's offspring that she hasn't been able to part with any of them! Wallantino, Duette's 2001 son, is now Anne's principal
riding and competition horse and has taken her to the Prix St. Georges level in dressage. On their way up through the USDF levels, Anne and Wallantino were number one in the U.S. among Tird Level adult amateurs. Wallantino is an attractive horse, nearly black with a star and four white socks. He is a very good show horse, always compliant and poised. In 2005, Duette produced another beautiful son, Wersachi, the champion colt of his Hanoverian inspection and named a stallion prospect. Even before Wersachi was gelded, he had a good character and was very easy to handle. Wershachi is now a Tird Level dressage champion. Perhaps the most
talented is Duette's 2007 son, Winter Zest (registered name What
About Me). He also was the champion colt of his Hanoverian inspection, is nearly black with four white socks and is a real showoff. Winter
Zest is calm enough to have been ridden by a
young rider, with whom Winter Zest was the reserve national champion in materiale classes. Duette finally produced a filly in 2009 that Anne named Winter in Paris. Te filly was the overall champion foal of her Hanoverian inspection. Although just getting started under saddle, Winter in Paris is such a lovely mare that Anne knows the mare will be her next riding horse. Anne remains very pleased with the temperaments, gaits and
athletic abilities of her Hanoverians and has very close personal relationships with all of them. She exclaims proudly, "I love these horses!" v
Photo: Anne McCutcheon riding her home-bred Hanoverian gelding, Wallantino.
American Hanoverian Society
Terry Wall
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