Also qualifying for Region 1 at Second Level is Peony v.
Falkenhorst, one of the fillies Melyni imported from Germany. Te mare had a late start since she is the mother of three gorgeous offspring, two of whom competed at Devon this year in the breed show. One of them, CCS Legolas, was reserve champion in the 3-Year-Old Mate- riale class.
“Knabs are
finally getting the recognition they deserve—they are such nice, fun hors- es. We always love to show ours to visi- tors and they make my fields look so col- orful!” she exclaims. Kathy St.
CCS Legolas as a young colt at Cedar Creek Stables.
Martin’s Avalon Equine in Wynne- wood, Oklahoma stands numerous
Warmblood stallions. Adding to their impressive line up is the Knabstrupper Colorado Skrødstrup (Perikles Christinelyst x Jeanette Skrodstrup/Xanthos). He is a 1999 bay leopard spotted Knabstrupper standing at 15.3 hands and is more baroque in body type.
Kathy jokes that it was serendipitous that Colorado landed in their barn. “I wasn’t planning on standing a Knabstrupper but it was important that he stay intact as a stallion to support the breed, so I agreed to take him on,” says Kathy. When she first hopped on him, she was pleasantly surprised. “He was like a comfortable couch. He was an absolute blast to ride,” she says, adding that he is very intelligent and somewhat of a clown around the farm. Colorado successfully completed the 70-Day Stallion Test in 2011, placing third in dressage and an impressive fifth overall amongst some of the top Warmblood stallions in North America. He is one of the few Knabstrupper stallions in the world to have done so.
Altamont Sport Horses (ASH) is owned by Karri Henning of Birmingham, Alabama. She acquired the German-bred, black leop-
ASH Nova, a filly at three days old by Atlantis at Altamont Sport Horses.
“Atlantis himself is a talented jumper and exhibitor, however, since joining ASH he has resumed his training with a focus on dressage,” she adds. ASH has plans to debut him in USDF com- petition in 2014 but will continue offering semen to breeders year round as well as offering foals in utero and custom embryos. Encouraged by a successful first foal crop of athletic and beauti-
ful Knabstrupper foals in 2013, Karri says that the unique Knab- strupper disposition is challenging to describe as they are almost unbelievably intelligent and willing horses who think about how to please people from the very moment they are born. Follow- ing in the Danish tradition of utilizing Trakehner bloodlines in Knabstrupper breeding, she has begun crossing Atlantis with some of her own Trakehner mares for modern sport-type foals with the structure and lofty movement needed for the Olympic disci- plines, particularly dressage. “With purebred Knabstruppers being such a rare resource, it is our goal to produce a limited number of baroque-type purebreds that will be invaluable for future cross- breeding with European Warmbloods, Toroughbreds and Arabi- ans in North America,” she adds. In an effort to increase visibility of this rare breed’s suitability in the competitive dressage world, ASH sponsored the Knabstrupper USDF Individual Breed Class for Dressage Sport Horse Breed- ing in the U.S. at the prestigious Dressage at Devon Breed Show in 2012 and 2013. “Keep your eyes open for even more spots at Devon in 2014!” she says with a smile.
Te stallion Colorado Skrødstrup jumping during the 70-Day Stallion Test in Okla- homa, where he ranked 5th overall in 2011.
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ard Knabstrupper stallion Ambrosius af Asgard (Adonis af Asgard x Sissi af Asgard) in 2012. It was at this time that they began expanding their Warmblood breeding program to include Knab- struppers. As the first young Knabstrupper stallion to be inspected and fully licensed in the U.S., “Atlantis” had already demonstrated his genetic potential as a sire of more than 30 sport horse foals with superb, amateur-friendly dispositions. “After traveling to meet several of his offspring in person, I knew he would be a worthy sire for my program, which stresses the importance of excellent tem- peraments and trainability in addition to sport horse athleticism,” Karri says.
Karri Henning
Knabstruppers Angela Pritchard Courtesy Melyni Worth
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