Keuring photos and Top Ten results

We have some very nice keuring photos. Martha Haley posted them to Photo Bucket for us. They were taken at the keuring Catherine Arsenault.

To see them click on:

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We did well in the Top Ten North America placeings at the keuring.

ZoDane was third for two year olds.

Wingar was first for conformation, and second for free jumping in Geldings.

Wiseman was fivth for movrement.

Wiseman to Virginia

We have taken Wiseman, the three year old Lord Sinclair/Lancet/Rubenstine gelding, to Virginia where Martha will train him. Wiseman recieved First Premium at the keuring and was rated in the top ten for both movement and conformation in North America.

Keuring

Megan presented Wiseman


Martha presented Waltzlina for measurement. Waltzlina is 17 hands.


At the keuring the horses are measured if they are over three years old then presented in hand on the "hard surface" and then are free lounged and may be free jumped. If they are under three they are shown in hand ion the arean to show their movement. The foal are shown free with their mothers.
Ken presented Wingar on the hard surface. He does not look very happy !

Keuring results

We attended the Keuring at ADDC on September 10th. This the inspection by the KWPN with an inspection team of Jacques Verkerk from Holland and Faith Fessenden from USA.

We were very pleased with the results. The two three year old geldings Wiseman and Wingar recieved a STAR designation which is the higest rating for geldings. Wingar recieved the award for BEST CONFORMATION at the keuring. He also recieved a score of 72 for jumping.

Zo Dane was the top two year old.

For the foals Bagatelle NPF Donnatelli/Jazz recieved a FIRST PREMIUM

Bolshoy NPF (Donnatelli/Jet Set) and Bastion NPF (Sandraeo/Floristan) recieved a SECOND PREMIUM
Florentina and Waltzelina recieved second premieum awards.

wingar gets ready for the keuring

We are getting ready for the September 10th keuring. Yesterday, we free jumped Wingar (Orame/Flemmingh/Nimmerdor). He was in his usual good form.

Foaling plans

We have completed our pregnancy check and have five mares with foal. As usual, thing did not go exactly as planned but we are very happy with the results.

FOALING Plans 2007

VERGINIA (Welt Hit II x Zeoliet) Bred Donnatelli DUE APRIL 1ST

FLORENTINA (Florestan x Phonix) Bred Sandreo DUE MAY 2ND

VUZARMA (Hamlet x Puroiso) Bred Concorde DUE MAY 5TH

WALTZLENA (Jet Set x Haarlem ) Bred Sandreo DUE JULY 17TH

VEGANIETA (Jazz x Zeoliet) Bred Sandreo DUE JULY 19TH

a typical day

Yesterday was a typical day. The mares and foals were out grazing and we worked at training the young horses. Jenny rode Wingar and lounged Sandra(Zodane)

CNHP Dressage Show, July 29, 2006

Ken, Megan, Brianna and Absolut set off to the Central Nova Horse and Pony showgrounds in Nova Scotia on Saturday for the first ever CNHP Dressage show. The judge was Joan Russel from Ontario. It was a full show and had many riders throughout the levels and even 13 FEI rides. Megan and Absolut showed the FEI Junior level and had super marks and won the overall high point FEI cooler for the show!

Out For A Hack

Ken and Absolut, Jenny and Wiseman, and Megan on Wingar went for another morning hack today. The horses love to get out and walk and trot through the long fields and along the Mellish Pond Road.

Growing Foals!

The mares and foals are out in their big pasture every day. They are growing a lot!! They are very inquisitive and love to come for a chat!

breeding Information

We have three mares confirmed pregnant.

Verginia is in foal to Donnatelli
Vuzarma is in foal to Concorde
Florentina is in foal to Sandreo

Waltzelena was recently bred to Donnatelli.
We plan to breed Veganieta to Brentana II and transfer the embryo to a standard bred mare if all goes well.

Summer is here !

Summer is here and the horses are all on pasture. The wet weather has brought us lots of grass!!

Veganieta's filly now has a name !

Veganieta's filly will be called Bagatelli NPF. They are is shown here on the move. Every day the filly's trot looks more like her dam's.

Veganieta's filly shows her breeding

Veganieta's filly, yet to be named, is showing us the kind of movement that is expected from her blood lines. Not yet a week, old she is showing a trot with suspension and quickness that mirrors that of her mother.

Veganieta has a Donnatelli filly.

Veganieta had a Donnatelli filly eary to day ! Both are healthy and "Jazz" is being a very good mother.

The foals are now three weeks old.

We took some pictures that show the serious side of foals and some not so serious.

Foals are growing

Our two foals are now ten days old.

Foals are now one week old !

We are turning out the two new foals with their dams during the day.

Low Tech mare milker

On the advice of our vet daughter,Martha, we modified a 60cc dosing syringe to function as a mare milker. Simply cut the pointed end off the syringe and reverse the plunger.
Put the flanged end over the mares teat and pull back on the plunger. The milk flows into the syringe.

Use that beer bottle you emptied while waiting for the mare to foal with a lamb's nipple to feed the foal that critical first milk.

Waltzalina and Donatelli foal