Lily Forado
Oldenburger Verband
Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society
was never a saddle to impede the back from swinging. After a few months Amy was able to introduce these happy campers to dressage. Now a few years later, it is abun- dantly evident that Amy and her hus- band Scott Swerdlin DVM of Palm Beach Equine have done a great job. Quileute (Quaterback/Gleuckslady), for example, was a premium foal and is now a super show horse. Waiting for her youngsters to grow up left Amy with only the aging and difficult Epikur to ride, so with the help of Scott and her wonderful par- ents, Amy was able to purchase her great mare Scholastica (Sir Donnerhall 1 x Lord Sinclair) as a four-year-old in Vechta. Her wish list was quite long and the only horse that perfectly fit the bill was this mare who sported superior gaits and an outstanding temperament. Amy and Scholastica have never looked back, winning all the way up to Intermediare 1. Te pair won USDF Regional championships at Training, First, Second, Tird, Fourth and PSG levels. In 2013 they were champions at the U.S. National Championships at Tird level. Additionally, in 2014 USDF awarded Scholastica and Amy an additional championship for the highest Fourth Level median at the Adult Amateur level, a national award. In 2016, at CDIs the pair sported two wins in Intermediare 1, two seconds at Prix St. Georges and one win at Developing Horse PSG. Te fact that the mare has been ridden exclusively by Amy
has certainly added to Amy’s gratification. Learning by doing is the most advantageous way of becoming one of the rarified true horsemen (woman) today. Scholastica has a yearling embryo transfer colt Fellowship
CCW by Follow Me growing up in Virginia and it is reported that he looks amazing. We will look forward to his coming south in another year to see if he is stallion quality—with such a quality mother it certainly is possible.
After much success with Scholastica, in 2015, Amy acquired
two more youngsters at the Oldenburg auction. De Premio by Detroit was Scott’s first choice and at the fall of the hammer he was Florida bound. A green and tall youngster who will turn four this year, he has a sweet temperament and has been most successful in the four-year-old classes in the AGDF (Adequan Global Dressage Festival) season, with four wins and one sec- ond placing. Tokayer, a year older, who is by Tokio, accompa- nied his younger friend to Wellington and is clearly on his way to becoming an upper level horse of the highest quality. He will debut when he is ready for Prix St. Georges. Amy, a true ama- teur, trains with Juan Matute and Australian Kelly Layne.
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JUAN MATUTE, JR. W
e are also proud that Juan, who has just turned 18, has done such a wonderful job riding his six-
year-old Copernico TM (by San Amour). Copernico was bred in Nordoellen just 15 minutes from Vechta by the Kotchofsky family. With outstanding scores at the AGDF and the Palm
Beach Derby in the 6-Year-Old FEI tests, the pair earned five first place wins and one second. Teir future is cer- tainly bright and Oldenburg fans will be watching as the pair continues to develop a great partnership. Juan Jr.’s talent was nurtured slowly by his father
Amy Swerdlin on her mare Scho- lastica. Currently the happy pair are competing at Intermediare I.
Juan Matute Sr. As a youngster ‘Juanito,’ as he was then affectionately called, hopped on horses that were too difficult for their owners and within ten minutes they calmed down and began listening again. Juan explains that this was how he learned feeling and pa- tience. Tere was no pressure and, in any case, his fa- ther was there to give him confidence. Juan Jr. believed that his father would never put him in harm’s way. Te family purchased several horses for the young
Juan Matute Jr. takes a victory lap in Wellington with 6-year-old Coper- nico TM.
man and his lovely sister Paula. Both children excelled up to the highest expectations of their parents, Maria and Juan Sr. It is a great benefit that Juan Sr. is a former Olympian who rode for Spain; these experiences enhance the knowledge he im- parts to his children, as well as to his students. Juan Sr. says he doesn’t un- derstand why more people in America don’t invest in young horses and bring them up. As a family, they get the most en- joyment from choosing talent- ed youngsters, watching them develop and being part of their growth, ultimately bringing them up to Grand Prix. Not all are of international quality, but all are nice, well-educated horses with a good foundation.
i All of these horses are Oldenburg horses, purchased from
the Vechta auction, with the exception of the homebreds. Regardless of where they are born, they are Oldenburgs and have the full backing of the verband. We are proud of every last one of them, and hope the breeders, on both sides of the Atlantic, are just as proud.
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