Legendary Leatherdale Farms


Begins a New Chapter By Annan Hepner


Trakehner stallion Herzensdieb, pictured with Doug and Louise Leatherdale, Jens Meyer and Prince Donatus Von Hessen, receives the Elite title from the Trakehner Verband.


both equine and human—has earned more than 100 blue ribbons around the world including Grand Prix CDI wins in Europe and Canada as well as two individ- ual medals at the FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships and multiple Horse of the Year awards. They concluded last year’s show season by winning


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two national titles and two reserve championships at the prestigious U.S. Dressage Finals, which they qualified for after clinching seven titles at the Region 4 Great American


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hroughout 2016, Leatherdale Farms, a premier Hanoverian facility located 20 minutes west of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has had astounding success. Their team—


Insurance Group Regional Championships. Louise Leat- herdale finished off the year recognized by the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) as the 2016 Adequan/ USDF Dressage Breeder of the Year. With a median score of 238, Louise, along with her


late husband Doug, was recognized for their high qual- ity Hanoverian breeding program. Each of the young sport horses who contributed their impressive aver- ages were sired by Leatherdale Farms stallions, includ- ing Damsey FRH, E.H. Herzensdeib and His Highness. “I could not be more proud of the Leatherdale Farms


team that made this possible,” Louise says. “What a joy it is to see young horses meet their potential at each level they reach in dressage. Our young horse rider, Mike Suchanek;


NOTE: Quotes in italics are taken from the privately commissioned book: High Expectations: The Doug Leatherdale Story, by Karin Winegar, published by Horsefeed Press, St. Paul Minnesota.


Kiki Beelitz


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