“He would go over the When describing the stallion’s personality, she says, “He
loves children, is very kind and patient and will stand at the in-gate like a gelding. Everyone does a double take when they figure out he is a stallion. At the same time, he always gives 200 percent in the ring. He fights for his rider and has an awesome work ethic. He loves to win.” Rexana is again in foal to Vallado for 2014. So far she
has produced impressive offspring: two approved stallions, Casciendo S and Validation S, as well as seven Premium foals Casciendo S (by Cassiano), Ariana S (by Ariadus), Vali- dation S (by Vallado), Catana S (by Cathalido), Catalyst S (by Cathalido), Catalino S (by Cathalido) and Declaration S (by Dakota VDL).
SANDRO’S STAR: World Class Eventing Contender
(Sagnol x Nostalgia’s Star xx). Her new Oldenburg stallion “Sly” was foaled in 2008 and competed in the 2013 Bunde- schampionat in eventing. “My horse was the first American horse [in eventing] to ever qualify for it,” says Vicki. “I am quite proud of that.” His sire Sagnol (Sandro Hit x Landadel) stands in Cana-
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da at Dreamscape Farm. “When I saw Sagnol on the farm’s website, I fell in love,” remembers Vicki. Of his dam, Poetic Patter xx, she says, “She had already
given me seven impressive foals.” But she knew early on that this foal by Sagnol had star quality. “I dreamed of a black stallion with a white star. That is exactly what I got. He had that charisma and persona that just said ‘Look at me, I am so special.’” Vicki was breeding for a dressage horse and describes her youngster’s incredible gaits, beginning with his big,
ressage breeder Vicki Bauer of Cedarwoods Equestrian Center in Williams, Oregon bred and owns Sandro’s Star
free jumps and turn around and go over them again, all on his own.”
catlike walk. “He looked like a slinky. His canter was always tremendous. He didn’t just canter— he ate up the ground. And his trot was always outrageous. He was as big behind as he was in front; just gigantic trot movement.” Interestingly, Sly dem-
onstrated that he liked to jump. In free jumping, he easily cleared four foot fences. “He would go over the free jumps and turn around and go over them again, all on his own,” says Vicki. “He knew he was good!” After his approval with the GOV (Oldenburg), Vicki was en-
Top: Sandro’s Star, bred at Cedarwoods Equestrian Center. Bottom: Sandro’s Star as a foal.
couraged to enter him in the 2012 70-day stallion test at Sil- ver Creek Farms. She drove him to Oklahoma herself, where he placed fourth overall with a score of 115.32. He earned 115.14 in rideability and 114.94 in jumping. Before the test, Sly had been started under saddle but
Sandro’s Star at the 70-Day stallion test, demonstrating his love of jumping and cross country.
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never jumped under saddle. Vicki notes, “Two of the stallions scoring above him were six years old and had been training and jumping since they were three. Sly was only four. Thanks to the great training and supervision of Summer [Stoffel] and Harald [Hoffmann], he did really well.” Back home, Vicki rode Sly in dressage. One day she asked
her coach Jeremy Steinberg for advice on her horse’s future. “Jeremy said that he looked like an eventer. Another person
Angela Pritchard
Vicki Bauer
Angela Pritchard
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