in America.’ If buyers don’t start investing in our own industry, we will continue to fall short on the world stage. Without the support from within our own country, we will continue to struggle building our own culture to match that of the Europeans.”
A Proud Holsteiner Owner Hyperion Stud’s Dakota VDL, a Holsteiner stallion by Casall.
use him. “Tere was an opportunity to offer breeders here something that had not been available yet—an approved son of Casall. So we found Dakota who is also an excellent example of a horse coming from a strong stamm line, 104a,” she says. “Trough examination of this stamm, we know more about the possibilities of his future and that of his offspring. As a performance horse he needed to have excellent conformation and proportion, fluid and balanced movement, exceptional form and technique in jumping, willingness and a good temperament, which of course he does!” Tough she stands many stallions, Castegren
is a huge fan of her Holsteiners and recognizes the worth of the breed’s history and careful studbook selection. “Te fact of the matter is that most people who are out there competing these days are sitting on 100 percent Holsteiner blood or have horses with Holsteiner blood somewhere in their pedigree,” she says. “It is the number one breed in the world for a reason. Tey are reliable performers for all levels of riders and this is why you see so many in sport.” And when you consider all of their qualities as a breeder,
she adds, “the most enjoyable part is not having to guess about what you are producing, and then later seeing the results in the competition arena. Tere is an incredible amount of depth within the breed itself and its production history is so carefully monitored.” With such a large operation, Castegren is at work full time to
promote both her stallions and their many offspring now coming along at home. But she still finds some time to travel to shows and witness firsthand the competitive talent that is being brought to the ring by American breeders. Based on what she knows, she says there is no reason to shop anywhere but right here at home. “Believe in our horses! Tere are many N.A. breeders out there today who are breeding within the same standards as the Europeans. One simply has to be willing to invest in horses ‘made
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Judith McSwain is the owner of Fleeceworks, a saddle pad and equine fleece product manufacturing company based in California. In 2011, McSwain’s horse Fleeceworks Cinco, an American-bred Holsteiner, won the Young Event Horse Championships for the western region for four-year-olds. McSwain, and her trainer and rider Tamie Smith, were ecstatic. Te judges were effusive. Ten, in 2012, Fleeceworks Cinco again took home the YEH Championship ribbon, this time in the five-year-old division. Early this year Cinco showed at HITS Termal and the plan is to move him up to the Preliminary level in eventing sometime this year. McSwain purchased Cinco from Kristi Nunnink, an
international level event rider who recently placed eighth at the Rolex Kentucky CIC**** in April on her mare R-Star, a daughter of the Holsteiner stallion Riverman. Cinco started life in Texas at October Hill Farm, the son of a Contender daughter and a Cassini son, Cascani, and was bought as an eventing prospect by Nunnink when he was turning four. Says McSwain, “Some of his best attributes include his willingness to do whatever is asked of him, his talent and his presence. We admire him so much, we just purchased another U.S. bred Holsteiner, a four- year-old mare by Riverman out of Marisol. She was
bred by Charlotte Wrather of Cottonwood Ranch in Los Alamos, California. You could say I’m sold on the breed! So definitely, with two great U.S. bred horses, I recommend ‘buy American.’” Te new mare will undoubtedly appreciate the affections of her new owner as much as Cinco has. McSwain hosted a birthday
Above, top: Top eventing rider Tamie Smith rode Fleeceworks Cinco, owned by Judy, to back-to-back YEH championships. Bottom: Judy McSwain, sold on the Holsteiner breed, has just added Fleeceworks Be Royal to her show string.
Courtesy Judy McSwain
Captured Moment Photography
American Holsteiner Horse Association
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