Warmblood News Volume XV, Issue 10 June 2005

OUR FEATURED BREEDER: Reed Hill Farm

Being raised on horseback riding bareback from the age of three, playing cowboys and Indians on her Shetland pony mare "Peanut", Carolyn Reed of Reed Hill Farm in Eagleville, TN grew up in horses thanks to her grandfather’s and mother’s passion for them! Carolyn showed Quarter horses in western classes, thoroughbreds in the hunters, and dressage during high school and college. While becoming a nurse, Carolyn worked on several horse farms feeding, grooming, cleaning, riding and training.

Carolyn quickly fell in love with the warmblood breed while working for one of the first American Warmblood Registry Holsteiner breeders (stallions Malthus and Figaro) in Tallahassee, FL "Oak Marsh Stud Farm" for the late Marlies Smith. Carolyn quickly discovered how powerful, elegant, and athletic warmbloods were, and she was hooked! Carolyn and Harry stand 6 year old AWR lifetime approved stallion Fuerst Grayheart R. Purchased as a weanling from Rainbow Equus Meadows, Grayheart’s sire is the legendary elite Hanoverian show jumper Fuerst Gotthard, and his dam is the elite Hanoverian show jumper, Santa Barbara (San Fernando). Grayheart is a stunning heavy boned and muscled grey stallion with a white blaze and three white socks. Standing 16.3+h, Grayheart offers smooth toplines, high neck sets, good legs, added suspension and extension to his offspring. He is a very good cross on finer boned mares. Grayheart is not homozygous

for grey, he produces grey, chestnut, and bay! Grayheart’s stud fee is $900, which includes the booking, and the first collection and shipping. LFG! This May, Carolyn, husband Harry, son’s Matt and little year old Harrison, loaded up their bay AWR yearling colt Farscape RH (Fuerst Grayheart R / Poly Phagia xx) and two year old AWR filly Cartier RH (Fuerst Grayheart R / Euless xx) and headed 5 hours to the KDA Breeders Classic I and II in Lexington, KY! The weather was beautiful, still cool in the morning, sunny and breezy in the afternoons! Wednesday the judge was Melissa Creswick, handling for both days were Angela Hecker-Jackson and Christine Quilling. Cartier (gray filly above pictured with handler, Christine Quilling) came in 3rd place for 2 year old Fillies with comments of "strong type, free mover" and scores of 7.6 to 7.9. Farscape (bay colt to the right pictured with handler, Melissa Creswick) came in 2nd place and Reserve Champion for Yearling Colts/Geldings with comments of "strong hind quarters, clear mover, uphill" and scores of 7.3 to 7.5. Wednesday Cartier and Farscape achieved 2nd place for Get Of Sire and Breeders Group with scores from 7.5 to 7.7. Thursday with Judge Arlene Rigdon, Cartier places 2nd for 2 year old Fillies with comments of "harmonious topline, good foundation, good rhythm at the walk" with scores from 6.6 to 7.0. Farscape places 1st and wins Champion Yearling Colt/Gelding with comments of "athletic type with long lines, good activity and ground coverage at the walk, good suspension" , scores from 7 to 7.1. Farscape went on to place 4th overall for the KDA Best Young Horse!

INSPECTION RESULTS: Kingshill Equestrian Center, May 14th, 2005 Hostess: Robin Milroy and Pat Gras Judge: Saskia de Haan, NL American Sportpony Registry Site Champion 7.3 Rockridge India, 2005 Filly, Starglow Questor/ Rockridge Pearl, Owner/Breeder: Pat Gras, Ont. Site Reserve Champion 7.3, Rockridge Tango, 2005 Colt Starglow Questor/ Rockridge Cookie Owner/Breeder: Pat Gras, Ont. Little Big Man 7.2 1999 Gelding Unknown/Unknown Owner: Robin L. Milroy, Ont. ModernMajorGeneral 7.0, Stockham Commander M/Shades of Spring Owner/Breeder: Vivianne MacDonald, Ont. Rockridge Cookie 7.0, 1994 mare, Unknown/Unknown Owner/: Pat Gras, Ont. Summer Solstice xx 7.0, 1997 Mare Brigantino Dancer xx/Hoochi Coochi Gal xx Owner: Anne Holmes, Ont. Rockridge Pearl 7.0 1998 mare Unknown/Unknown Owner/: Pat Gras, Ont. Roegue's Nebula 7.0 2000 Mare SnowPony Dusty Millar/ Roegue's Gallery Sasha Owner: Kathryn Roe-Guerin Bluebell 7.0 2000 Mare Unknown/Unknown Owner: Robin L. Milroy Starglow Jewel 7.0 1997 Mare Unknown/Unknown Owner: Michelle Ferris Starglow Colt 7.0 2005 Colt Starglow Questor/ Starglow Jewel Owner: Michelle Ferris

2005 INSPECTION TOUR July 31, Bell Oaks Farm, 1374 Harlem Center Rd., Freeport IL. Host: Klaus Biesenthal 815-235-4031 Email: KBCUAT@yahoo.com August 14, Watermark Farm, Oxford, Pennsylvania Hostesses: Anne Rawle and Ellie Rawle at 484-880-0779. Email: elrawle@epix.net

August TBA – Maine, contacts: Kendra Norris 207-696-4404 or Ivy Rasco: 207-426-8861 AWR and ASPR September 4, Morton Stables 18490 Leslie Street, Sharon, Ontario. Hostess Darlene Morton. Call 905-478-4600. Email: info@mortonstables.com. September 10, Dreamtime Farm, 6325 Old Richmond Rd. Lexington, KY Hostesses: Phaedra Spradlin & Carolin Walz (859)263-3210 Email:horses@dreamtimefarm.com September 11, Windrush Farm, Metamora, MI. Hostess: Cynthia Lawrence. 248-969-1363. Email: calawrence@ameritech.net. September 14, Wally Woo Farm, LaCygne, KS Hostess: Jana Wagner. 913-757-2565 Email: mmeewags@yahoo.com September 23, Rainbow Farms, Montrose, Colorado. Hostess: Barb Young, 970-249-6160, Email: rainbowfarm@montrose.net September 25, State ExpoPark, Great Falls, MT. Hostess: Jody Jackson-Doyle, 406-734-5490. Email: awrnews@3rivers.net September 29, Gloucester Downs, 6670 267th Street, Aldergrove, BC. V4W 3L8 Canada. Hostess: Kelly Allen 604-831-1519. Email: kellyallen@shaw.ca or web site www.canoafarms.com. October 1 - Crossroads Farm, P.O. Box 270075 Hartford WI Hostess: Nancy Maloney 262-673-7007. Email: nmaloney@nconnect.net October 8, Devonwood Equestrian Center, Sherwood, OR. Hostess: Marla Eden. 503-789-4525. Email: m.eden@comcast.net October 9, IOS Ranch, Big Boy Partners, LLC, 14755 Henderson Rd NE, Brainbridge Island, WA. Hostess: Juliet Sears Le Dorze 206-842-8689. Email:jussears@earthlink.net October 15, Reed Hill Farm, Allisona Rd. Eagleville, TN. Hostess: Carolyn Reed. 615-274-2578. Email: Carolynrdhll@aol.com October 18, Winley Farm, Millbrook, New York. Host: Sunny Cross. 845-677-3124 Email: info@winleyfarm.com October 21 and 22, Arkenfield Farm, Merced, CA Hostess: Amanda Harrington 209-722-4416 E-mail: info@arkenfield.com October 27, Oak Hills Stables, Salem, UT Hostess: Mary Ann Ford 801-423-2196. For both horses and ponies October 29, Creek Hollow Ranch, Ramona, California. Host: Ralph Strahan. 760-788-0117 Email: info@creekhollowranch.com November 6, at Ponderosa Performance Horses, 33525 South Melanie Lane, Black Canyon City, AZ. Contact Reta Conner, 623-374-5812. Email:pphdutchhorses@earthlink.net November TBA, Great Oaks Farm, Aubrey, TX. Hostess: Jennifer Weems. 940-206-0652 E-mail: lightningw@aol.com November – TBA, Foxwater Farm, Thomasville, GA. Hostess: Mary Ellen Payne. 229-221-6200. November – TBA, Wyldhaven Farm, Brooksville FL. Hostess: Lee Golinello. 321-231-8361. Email: wyldhavenfarm@yahoo.com November – TBA, Equivale Farm, DeLeon Springs, FL. Host and Hostess: Denis and Jean Thornton. 386-985-2103. Email: equivale@earthlink.net. November – TBA, Seaborne Farm, Creedmore, NC. Hostess: Denise Hill. 919-528-0331. Email: SeabornFrm@aol.com

For Paragon, one of the few 100 day tested and approved sons of For Pleasure in North America, has resumed his show jumping career in style with a 2nd place finish out of 43 horses in the A-rated Thunderbird Show Park spring classic in the 1.20m (4') jumper division held in the Grand Prix ring. For Paragon jumped with consistent form over fences, clean, and in a relaxed manner. Isauro Flores of Olympic Show Jumping Stallions says they are very pleased with his first outing and look forward to his continued development in the show ring.

Crossroads is pleased to report that Sharon Gordon’s filly by Ironman, Imagination won her yearling class at the Milwaukee Spring Horse Show, and her 3 year old also by Ironman, Indelible, won hers. Pictured at left.

ENROLL YOUR HORSE OR PONY IN THE AWR/ASPR AWARDS PROGRAM and you could be sporting one of the fine awards just as Untouchable (below left), Five Star (center photo) and Mr. Itt (below right) are!! Please remember that in order to be eligible to receive awards you MUST list your horse/pony as AWR or ASPR registered! Awards will not be given to those listed under any other registry!

Sarah Gerstein will be sponsoring ASPR IBC (Individual Breed Classes) at 3 sport horse breed shows this summer at the Morven Park International Equestrian Center. The dates and names of the three shows are as follows: Morven Park Sport Horse Breed Show, June 8th, 2005. Closing date, May 15, 2005. Morven Park Summer Breed 1, August 13th, 2005. Closing date, July 29, 2005 Morven Park Summer Breed 1, August 14th, 2005. Closing date, July 29, 2005. As directed in the prize lists, only ponies registered with the ASPR are eligible to compete in these classes, and owners must be members in good standing. Copies of registration papers are to be included in entries. You can find the prize lists for these shows at www.morvenpark.org/calendar.htm. PHOTO OF THE MONTH SUBMITTED BY BARB YOUNG:

Our editor’s apologies to Meghan Benge of Magnolia, TX, our 2004 ASPR Driving Champion. This announcement missed print when the recipients of the 2004 awards were listed.

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