SendonWay Equestrian Center: Nancy Lewis-Stanton’s Hanoverians
By Dennis Moore N
ancy Lewis-Stanton runs SendonWay Equestrian Center, a successful boarding and training business outside of Cleveland, Ohio. Most of Nancy's horses
are Hanoverians and so are those owned by most of her clients. In addition to the clients who board at her facility, Nancy has attracted clients from hundreds of miles away who send their Hanoverians to Nancy for training. Nancy has always loved horses. She was a horse-crazy
youngster from the midwest who competed in hunters, jumpers, eventing and dressage when she was just a girl. Eventually, Nancy’s (fatigued) parents insisted that she select just one equestrian discipline. Nancy picked dressage. Her first dressage horse was an imported Hanoverian, Izaiah (Imperator), and Nancy successfully trained and competed Izaiah to Grand Prix dressage in many of the top U.S. shows in Florida and elsewhere. Nancy and Izaiah were so successful that the pair was named the U.S. Equestrian Team’s first alternate to the 1995 Pan American Games. Tat success and fondness for Hanoverian horses was a family affair. Nancy's sister, Sharon Lewis, also competed on a Hanoverian (by Wenzel I) as a young dressage rider with whom she was successful in the international dressage tests up to Intermediare I level. Nancy's love of dressage and Hanoverians became
her profession. In 1996, Nancy's father was transferred to Cleveland, Ohio. Nancy and her husband made the move as well and the two families bought a horse farm, allowing Nancy to solidify her growing horse training business. She has been a professional dressage trainer for 24 years now. Nancy has continued riding and competing Hanoverians and so have most of her clients. Nancy's current Grand Prix horse was born and bred at
Rolling Stone Farm in Pennsylvania. His name is Rhavel (Reggazoni / Davignon) and he is a tall, dark and handsome specimen. Nancy also rides and trains another Hanoverian horse of her own, plus several more owned by her clients. Several of the horses in Nancy's barn were sired by the Hanoverian stallion, Gold Luck and have similarly old, established Hanoverian blood lines. What has led Nancy to be so loyal to Hanoverian horses?
Other than Izaiah, the horse Nancy rode as a junior, Nancy has routinely bought young, unstarted horses for herself and for her clients. It has been that experience that made her a Hanoverian fan. She finds Hanoverians to be quick learners. “Tings come easily to them,” she notes, adding that they are bred to go on the bit and are “a piece of cake” to start. Nancy says that her Hanoverians frequently are walking and trotting nicely under saddle within two days after starting their training. Many of
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Nancy Lewis-Stanton with her Grand Prix dressage gelding, Rhavel.
the Hanoverian horses that Nancy has started have remained with her in her dressage training program at SendonWay Equestrian Center. Tat experience has led her to prize their good temperament, athletic movement, swing, good work ethic and soundness. One of Nancy’s Hanoverians became a partner for a para
equestrian client. Nancy had trained her horse Ghlenlivet (Gold Luck / Pablo) up to Prix St. Georges level and was offering him for sale. A young para equestrian named Kim Jones contacted her about competing Ghlenlivet. "Ghlen" had never seen a wheelchair when Kim came to look at him, but Ghlen came right to the wheelchair upon the first introduction and their partnership began. Kim now leads, saddles, bridles and rides him successfully. Te pair is aiming to compete at the national level in para dressage shows as well as the World Equestrian Games in France. As for her future with the breed, Nancy has several talented
young Hanoverians in training with her now, and she looks forward to continued success with them in the dressage ring, both for herself and for her clients. v
We hope you have enjoyed this collection of short stories about successful Hanoverian horses from their owners and riders, professionals, amateurs and young riders alike. The contributing authors personally breed Hanoverian horses in the United States and find them to be truly versatile athletes with exceptional temperament, trainability and rideability. And, as these short stories demonstrate, the characteristics of the Hanoverian breed make them an exceptional choice for ambitious equestrians in numerous disciplines. We encourage you to get to know a Hanoverian near you. For more information on Hanoverian breeding or training facilities in your area, please contact the American Hano- verian Society or visit the AHS website at
www.hanoverian.org.
Mark Sustin
American Hanoverian Society
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