Thank you Petra for allowing us to use your horse... Isn't he lovely!
Suzanne
Petra calls this her new black "pony", but trust me, this is no pony! He is one beautiful strapping young dressage horse - quite impressive shall we say?
November 20th, 2009
It has been busy around here! Congratulations to Petra Hilleberg on the purchase of a 3 yr old black Hannoverian gelding by Ehrentus. This is a gorgeous and fancy young gelding and Petra is very excited! He will be in Seattle in a few weeks! Petra is a skilled and accomplished dressage rider and we can't wait to watch them together...
Congratulations to Patrice Doyle in CA on the purchase of "Extramon" a weanling colt by "Apache" (Krack C) This colt has a fantastic hind leg and an obvious "presence" that looks to be a great future dressage mount for Patrice. Patrice will be keeping "Extramon" in Holland for a while before he comes to the US. We are expecting "serious" things from these two when they start training a few years from now!
Last (and definately not least! ) congratulations to Dixie Montgomery on the purchase of "Earl of Jazz" a weanling colt by, well yes, Jazz himself and out of a Contango mare who, well incidentally (!) is the dam of "Wester" her current top winning Dutch gelding. Little Earl is quite something and he will be home soon to share the stables with his big brother.
Suzanne
September 24th, 2009
Congratulations to Dr. Beth Glosten on the purchase of "Donner Girl" (Don Gregory x Sunny Boy) in July of 2009!
Suzanne
August 14th, 2009
A huge congratulations to Beth Glosten on the purchase of "Donner Girl" (Don Gregory x Sunny Boy). "DG" is truly a beauty, but of course, more importantly she is a talented, smart girl with lovely gaits. She and Beth hit it off in Holland for sure. I hope to have a photo of her soon as she is so, so pretty. Beth knows what she's doing and she can take her all the way. We are thrilled for you Beth.
Also, again I heard from Joan and "Telstar". He is already showing PSG with Joan herself aboard. They are qualified for the CDS championships score. She won last weekend with a 62.6%. According to Joan, she and Telstar are suited for each other and they work very well together as a team. Well obviously they do! She loves him and it's so good to hear, but no surprise. We loved him too!
More news soon, and I will be traveling again to Holland early October, so if you are looking for something, let me or Roxanne know...
Suzanne
June 12th, 2009
Home from a great trip to Holland. It really is a good time to buy - the down side being that the exchange rate is still not great, the up side, however, being that that the horses are priced differently and they are more plentiful. This trip I was surprised to find several very nice, fancy, sound and sane amateur horses. And of course a few very fancy 3-5 yr. olds. I will put some of them up on the site shortly.
I also had a chance to stop by the Dutch Championships. I got to see the big boys (and girls!) warming up which was really a treat. Here are some photos of some of the highlights for you. More details coming.
Here is the breeding stallion "Roman Nature" who was the young riders champion… his victory lap as you can see.
… and as always, my favorite puppy from this trip… he enjoyed watching the Dutch Championships too and being the terrier that he is, of course, got into a little trouble.
Suzanne
May 21st, 2009
June 4 - 9 are our next dates for a horse shopping trip to Holland, so check our web site and see what happens.
For some reason (how could I?), I forgot to mention that Philesha Chandler and her "Ricardo" (whom she bought from Northwest Dressage almost 2 years ago) are doing great on the Florida circuit. To be specific, Philesha and Ricardo scored 70.2% and won the entire FEI of choice class at the Wellington Classic. There were 21 horses entered. She was thrilled, to say the least.
As many of you know, Philesha worked for Robert Dover as his assistant. She is now working with Arlene "Tuny" Page. She is a fabulous rider and she and Ricardo have made quite the pair. Good Job Philesha and Ricardo.
If you look at www.phileshachandler.com you will see Philesha and Ricardo (when he was still in WA) at the top of the page.
Suzanne
April 10th, 2009
Northwest Dressage Horses continue their winning ways all over the US. "Winsome" is getting high scores every time he shows in CA and still dropping jaws every time he trots by I hear. Valentino in CA is doing great and winning, "Flaming Heart" is again in Germany training with Ernst Hoyos. She is getting ready for PSG and schooling piaffe while she is staying in her home country for a vacation. She will be home again soon. "Wester" is gearing up for another big season here in WA state - he was a star at the Conrad Schumacher symposium. Mar'so in CA is getting ready to show fourth level this season. Let me hear from you all. I love to keep up with them.
We will be heading to Holland again in May, so come along if you wish or let us know what you are looking for and we can bring tapes home for you! We love to take clients with us and it makes it much easier for you.
Have a very Happy Easter from all of us at Northwest Dressage.
Suzanne
March 12th, 2009
More Horse News coming soon, but you know we love the dogs too....so.... proudly presenting my new AKC Champion Spinone Italiano. She is 15 months old.
Suzanne
February 22nd, 2009
I have news again of "Winsome" getting a 78% in his 6 yr. old test in CA - way to go Winsome.
Also, here are some new photos of London schooling - he's doing great and is almost 5 now. London is talented enough for a professional and he's suitable also for amateurs who have had young horses. He loves to work and is super talented.
Suzanne
January 26th, 2009
I am back from Holland and here a few photos with the usual "Dutch" flavor as well as my favorite dog photo from the this trip (Mickey). Please take a look at the Horses For Sale in Seattle Page. You will see four new 2.5 yr olds that are still in Holland at the moment. They are very nice ones as you can see on the video clips. Sorry about the mudd and no braids (or even brushing.....), but it was certainly at the farmers and it was the best we could do that day. The quality of the horses, nevertheless, shines through. Prices are from Euro 15,000 to Euro 30,000 not including import.
Suzanne
January 6th, 2009
I forgot Ramsgate. Merely winning big in CA at PSG. Here he is schooling piaffe. Niki Zamora rides and trains with David Wightman and Kathleen Rain. Sharolyn Naftel, his owner, sent this to me. She bought Ramsgate from us several years ago. He is doing so well. Thank you Sharolyn. He just looks great.
Suzanne
January 5th, 2009
For Heaven's sake, I forgot "Zinnia" (aka Zlarda) - only was she the number 1 Dutch mare in the country. And now her half sister "Dream Girl" is coming along right behind her in CA...
Suzanne
January 2nd, 2009
Okay, I am getting a little heat from the owners of some of the horses I left out - and rightly so!
Let me try again. Weltenschung (Welty) (winning in NY!), Passadena (winning at 4th level in CO), Mar'so, winning in CA, Parel, one of the very early horses we sold, doing great and very much loved by his owner in WA state, and I just heard from Lynne Kimball Davis who owns "Upperclass" (aka Duke) and he is ready for PSG in Florida this year. She wrote to tell me how fabulous he is and that he luckily recovered from a nasty virus that has put him back a bit, but she is thrilled that he will be fine. We sold him a long time ago as a baby yr old and he's just doing great. I have heard from "Unbelievable" and his owner and he is doing great and ready for a big season this year in Florida....Del Arte in Co has been doing a super job and getting top scores for his new owner, Prima Donna is going strong and taking great care of her owner in CO, .....who am I forgetting this time....write me!
Also, I am off to Holland for a very short trip in the next two weeks - let me know if you want me to look for something specific!
Suzanne
January 1st, 2009
And check this one out - definitely a horse of a different color ...
This is Isabella. She is a coming 3 yr old Andalusian filly that is all about dressage. Isabella has a fantastic walk and a very good canter that does not show on this clip, but I will get more. She has all three gaits, not just one and that great, great quick hind leg. She is almost now 16h as a 2 1/2 yr old and very sweet.
Suzanne
January 1st, 2009
We wish you good health and much happiness in the coming year.
Don Ruby, who we imported a year ago, has been in training in CA with our friend Christine Rivlin. He is now ready to go to his new home. He was just barely ridden when we first bought him and my has he come a long way. We knew he would be a very nice one. You can see video clips of him on our Seattle page, although he is in CA. He is a Don Frederico x Rotspon - smaller - about 15.3, maybe 16h by now. He is very sweet and his gaits are very comfortable. He has already been to one show to "practice" and he was an angel - took it all in stride. What a nice young horse coming along. He is $45,000 USD. Take a look!
June 4 - 9 are our next dates for a horse shopping trip to Holland, so check our web site and see what happens.
March 12th, 2009
