RPSI was the first Warmblood registry to approve and license North Forks Brenin Cardi into their Pony Stal- lion Book 1—in 2014 he and his rider/trainer/owner Jessica Wisdom earned nationwide honors, beating Warmbloods twice their size to become USDF Grand Prix Open Freestyle Champions at the U.S. Nationals last fall. Otto’s original scores (8s and 9s) really predict- ed the future that this Welsh Cob stallion would have in sport! Te RPSI also conducted its first Mare Performance
Test at Fox Creek Farm in Manhattan, Kansas in 2014. Mare test champion and high scoring German Riding Pony mare of the year with an 8.3 overall was VPrSt Fox Creek’s Daisy Duke (Adonis x StPrSt Die Kleine Hexe–Golden Dancer). Also passing the mare test and earning premium status was VPrSt Donabella (FS Cracker Jack x StPrSt Dornroschen T–Danny Gold). Go ponies!
On the Road Again Te annual North American RPSI inspection tour is no gentle road trip, or fly-in-fly-out whirlwind tour. Stud Book Director Otto Schalter and the other judges clock over 18,000 miles and 72 days, 60 inspection sites, 63 motels in 27 states and four Canadian provinces. Is it any wonder the RPSI tour theme song is “On Te Road Again” by Willie Nelson? Te RPSI is also unique in that they set up a mobile
office at each inspection site, complete with computer database and printouts. Each horse inspected receives a computerized score sheet at the end of the day that is signed and sealed by the German judges. Tis is an of- ficial document and, in the case of foals, includes their official unique life number that will stay with them throughout their lives. Otto is a familiar face to many Americans with
his trademark handlebar mustache and cowboy hat and has been inspecting foals on the annual RPSI in- spection tour since 1996. Having evaluated many
thousands of mares, foals and stallions both in the U.S. and Germany, Otto brings continuity to RPSI breeders, and the opportunity for individuals to ask an expert for advice in shaping the future of their breeding program. One special thing breeders can take away from an
RPSI inspection is information—the RPSI is proud to be an educational registry and the central focus of the day is the oral explanation from the judge of the scores. “It’s important that people should hear not only that
the foal receives a 7.5 or 6.8 or 8.2, but what is good or not so good about that animal,” Otto explains. “By watching and listening, a breeder gets an idea what to look for, and an overall perspective of how she’s doing compared to the rest of the breeding world.” One great benefit to RPSI breeders is knowing that
the same qualified judges who have inspected both German and North American horses since day one will be judging their horses this year, and next year as well.
Stallion Testing Te RPSI is proud to be an accessible and forward- thinking registry. When the registry saw a need in North America for a universally-accepted stallion test, they planned for over a year to put on the first U.S. 30- day test, held in Connecticut in 2005 and run to the same exacting standards of the tests in Germany. “Stallion owners here in the U.S. absolutely needed
a route to get their stallions’ licensing requirements fulfilled,” Otto remarks. “It was necessary to start an open, ethical test as a way to make licensing both cost and time-effective for stallion owners.” Over time the need to both expand and develop
the test grew, and the reins were handed over. Now a 30- and 70-day-test is available, run by an independent organization—the North American Stallion Test—and accepted by the major Warmblood breeding organiza- tions in this country.
LEFT: Otto Schalter evaluates a mare and foal at an inspec- tion. ABOVE: The DSP colt Barnaby Jones with breeder Rachel Jones and owner Tamara Barrett.
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