Pollyrich Farms Immediately after the test at Hilltop, the judges rushed to the airport for a six-hour flight to Los Angeles and a further three- hour drive north to the charming Danish-style town of Solvang. Te following day the second group of five stallions arrived at nearby Pollyrich Farm, where Buffy and Rick Oas were great hosts. Tree stallions were jumpers at ages four, five and six. Tis made the test more demanding as the courses were dif- ferent for each age group in regards to height—the maximum height for the six-year-old was 1.20 meters—but also in regards to the course design. A spectacular horse was the six-year-old American Hol-
steiner stallion Leapfrog WT (by Liocalyon out of the Old- enburg International mare Grandessa by Carthago, tracing back to the Hanoverian dam line of Weißenburg). Leapfrog was bred by Wild Turkey Farm in Wilson- ville, Oregon and is owned by Barbara Ellison, also of Wilsonville. He was superbly ridden by the international jumper rider Mandy Porter and excelled in all five judging criteria for the jumping horses— canter, scope, technique, rideability and overall impression. In each trait, he scored nine and better, finishing with a final score of 9.28. Judge Dieter Stut said, “Although Leapfrog is a big horse, he is very flexible and elastic in his
Holsteiner stallion Leapfrog WT (LioCalyon x Carthago Z x Landfri- ese I, bred by Wild Turkey Farm, was the highest scoring jumper stallion at the 2017 tests.
canter. He is able to lengthen and shorten easily. At the jump, he had a powerful take-off and his scope seemed to be without limits. He showed nearly perfect style and technique and very good rideability with high consistency. One jump was like the other.” With this result, he was awarded the cooler for the best jumping stallion of the test. Te second jumping stallion who passed was the four-year-
old Holsteiner stallion Centre Point (by Chambertin/Cassini, bred in Germany by Kai Gerken), presented by Darlene York from Delta, British Columbia. From the first day, he showed a super attitude, but also improved day by day with his jumping performance. A highlight was the course under jumping test rider Marion Ostmeyer, where he showed scope with a good technique. Te reward was a final score of 7.96.
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Both dressage stallions presented at this location passed the
test. Te highest score was 7.88 for the five-year-old Olden- burger stallion Rohmeo (by the Hannoveraner stallion Royal Prince who, standing at Hilltop Farm, has been so influential for the breeding of dressage horses in North America, out of the Oldenburger mare Lady Rubina by Liberty G/Castro, who combines an old Oldenburger mother line with Holsteiner blood). He was bred and is still owned by Carol Di Maggio from Walnut Creek, California. Rohmeo is a very correct and well-built stallion with lots of presence. He especially stood out because of his rideability and showed talent for collected work. Te second dressage stallion, the Württemberger Delta Force from Dreamscape Farm in Langley, British Columbia, was a jumper stallion by pedigree (sire Diarado out of the mare Cäcilia by Cassini I). He was bred by Gerhard Pfeiffer from southern Germany and is a late born four-year-old. He was not ready yet for the jumping, therefore he competed as a dressage stallion. He is elegant and light-footed and showed a good walk and a good elastic canter, scoring a 7.84 at the end. “He will come back next year and be tested as a jumper,” promised his owner Armin Arnoldt. Te test format was well received by participants and spec-
tators alike at Pollyrich. “I especially like the idea that many organizations work together for this test,” said Mandy Porter, rider of Leapfrog WT. However, it also became obvious that the stallion test is de-
manding. Te participating stallions have to be really fit physi- cally and well trained by good young-horse riders. Te key for a good final score is good rideability. “Te two tests at Hilltop and Pollyrich showed that the new
format of three-day sport tests is suitable for North America,” summarizes Judge Dieter Stut. “With the coaching of the two discipline experts Jürgen Koschel and Sebastian Rohde and the experience of the two highly qualified test riders Jessica Wisdom and Marion Ostmeyer, we saw a positive development of nearly every stallion over three days. Terefore, we felt confident to judge the stallions’ own performances and identify their natural talent, applying the same judging standard as in Germany. We were glad, to have seen a good overall quality with two really outstanding horses—one the dressage stallion Harvest at Hilltop and the other one the jumping stallion Leapfrog WT at Pollyrich.”
The Next Event Te 2018 North American Stallion Sport Test is scheduled in the east November 1-3 at Hilltop Farm, Inc. in Colora, Mary- land and in the west November 5-7 at Pollyrich Farms Inc. in Solvang, California. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information about the stallion test and results, please visit
www.stallionsporttest.com.
American Hanoverian Society Patty Wilding Photography
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