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* Lingh Moves to Flyinge, Sweden!
* Fürst Rousseau 3rd at 70 Day Test!.
* Son of Locksley I Premium at Hanoverian Licensing
* Rousseau Mare wins IBOP at Roosendaal.
* Blue Hors Zack 3rd at Danish Young Horse Championships
* KWPN-NA Preliminary Top Five.
* Landmark VT Champion ISR/Oldenburg 2 & Under at Dressage at Devon.
* Davidoff Hit Reserve Champion Get of Sire at Dressage at Devon!
* Dressage at Devon 2008.
* Ampere Sold to the U.S.!
* 5 Year Old Rousseau Mare finishes 4th at Pavo Cup.
* Third Rousseau Son Named Champion of Performance Testing!
* Klimke Hassler Clinic a Success: Photo Essay & DVDs.
* 2008 Offspring Inspection and Show Results.
* Louisville Mare Competes at Verden!
* Hassler Dressage Sponsors First Foal Championship Class at Devon.
* Hexagon's Louisville: Exciting Late Breeding Season Opportunity!
* 2008 YDHTS, w/Ingo Pape, to be held at Riveredge West, Chesapeake City.
* More Success for Harmony’s Davidoff Hit
* Ampere Reigns at the 2008 KWPN Stallion Performance Test
* Harmony’s Davidoff Hit on a Roll!
* Exciting Clinic at Riveredge West, June 21: Michael Klimke / Scott Hassler!
* Karin Offield and Lingh head to Europe!
* Locksley III wins first Bundeschampionat Qualifier!
* Attention: European Mare Owners Interested in Lingh!
* Calling all Breeders! Place Your Bid in the 2008 Stallion.
* History Repeats Itself! A THIRD KWPN Champion Son for Rousseau!
* Hassler Dressage Selected to Host Region 1 Meeting.
A Third Rousseau Son Approved in Hanover!
A Rousseau - Lauries Crusader xx son was approved at the Hannoverian Korung, which was held December 9th and 10th. This makes for three Hannoverian approved Rousseau sons. Fiorano and Furst Rousseau preceded this most recent approval. Owner is Detlef Ruddat. We look forward to sharing more information about this stallion, as it becomes available!
December 8, 2008
Lingh Moves to Flyinge, Sweden!!
We are proud to announce that the Swedish National Stud, Flyinge, will include the Dutch KWPN stallion Lingh (Flemmingh – Columbus – Uppercut xx) to its breeding program. Hassler Dressage is proud to continue representing Lingh for the North American market and shares the excitement of Lingh’s owner Karin Offield about Lingh arriving in Flyinge: "I was visiting here in October during the Flyinge International Dressage Show CDI and I could see for myself what a fantastic accommodation it is with a lot of knowledge attached to it. To me it is very important that Lingh gets the best possible exercise and care and with Flyinge it felt like the right choice. I am also very much looking forward to the Swedish offspring of Lingh," says Karin Offield. ( Read Claartje van Andel's DressageDirect article Time for Lingh.)
During his performance career Lingh was one of the highest ranked dressage stallions in the world according to the official FEI rankings. He has had exceptional successes and numerous placings in International Grand Prixs with Edward Gal and Karin Offield. Among others second place in the WC-finals in Las Vegas in 2005 and in Düsseldorf 2004.
Lingh’s offspring has proved to be very high quality foals, his eldest offspring will be turning three this winter. Lingh is a very elegant stallion, extremely athletic and great to handle – all of these qualities can be recognized in his babies as well.
Lingh will remain available for the North American market through Hassler Dressage, his frozen semen is of excellent quality. Lingh will be offered to the European market through frozen semen and later as cooled semen as well.
The European breeders are already looking forward to season 2009 and being able to use this great dressage athlete for their mares. Lingh will be presented in several international stallion shows during the spring months in Europe. We look forward to welcoming breeders to Lingh and are very proud to manage him in North America.
November 19, 2008
Fürst Rousseau 3rd at 70 Day Test!
Fürst Rousseau (Rousseau - Weltmeyer - Grenadier), a 2005 black Hanoverian stallion, finished 3rd of 29 at the 70 day stallion test that concluded on November 12th in Adelheidsdorf, Germany. Fürst Rousseau earned a 9.0 for rideability and 8.0 or higher for temperament, trot, and canter. Now fully approved for Hanoverian breeding, Fürst Rousseau will continue to stand at the Hanoverian State Stud, Landgestut Celle, where he has already serviced his first season of mares under a provisional breeding license following his licensing in 2007. Fürst Rousseau will be ridden by Ole Kuehler, current rider of Don Frederico. He is the second Rousseau son approved in Hanover and is half -brother to the 2008 World Champion 6-Year Old, Dramatic, by Don Frederico. Fürst Rousseau's approval was preceded by Fiorano (Rousseau - Rotspon - Laurie's Crusader), who was also the champion of his 70 day stallion test at Munster-Handorf in August of this year. Fürst Rousseau is the second Rousseau son approved in Hanover. Fiorano (Rousseau - Rotspon - Laurie's Crusader) was the champion of his 70 day stallion test at Munster-Handorf in August of this year.
Son of Locksley I Premium at Hanoverian Licensing.
"Lacoste," a handsome 2006 stallion by Locksley I (Londonderry - Weltmeyer) and first foal out of the mare, West Virginia (Welser - Diplomat), was awarded Premium status at his Hanoverian licensing in October. Lacoste was Reserve Champion of his foal show in Luneberg as well as at the Foal Championship in Schillerslage, Germany in the summer of 2006 (photos). He is bred and owned by Zuchthof Priess of Otze, Germany. The Priess family plans to take Lacoste to the Stallion Performance Test in 2009. Congratulations to Harmony’s Locksley I on this most important milestone in his career. He has now proven he is bettering the breed and providing future stallions to the international warmblood sporthorse breeding market!
October 24, 2008
Rousseau Mare wins IBOP at Roosendaal.
Zerlinneke (Rousseau x Sarlinnike/Flemmingh), a 2004 mare bred by Penny and Johan Rockx won the IBOP at Roosendaal, the Netherlands on October 16th with an outstanding overal score of 85 points! The second highest scoring mare earned 79 points. Zerlinneke earned 9's for her trot, canter and balance/self carriage. This score qualifies her for her star predicate and the chance to earn keur at the central keuring next summer.
October 24, 2008
Blue Hors Zack 3rd at Danish Young Horse Championships.
At the CDI-W in Odense, Denmark October 14-19th, Blue Hors Zack and rider Andreas Helgstrand earned at third place finish with an overall score of 8.80 in the Four Year Old Division of the Danish Young Horse Championships. Blue Hors Zack (Rousseau x Orona/Jazz) was the 2007 KWPN Stallion Show Champion - dressage under the name of Zagreb. He was purchased by Blue Hors through the KWPN Select Sale immediately following his Championship win at the Stallion Show for a record price of 430,000 euros.
October 24, 2008
KWPN-NA Preliminary Top Five.
The Preliminary results of the KWPN-NA’s Annual Top Five are in! Jan Downs – Barrett of 
Riverstone Farm Warmbloods in Riegelsville, PA is the proud owner of this year’s preliminary Reserve Champion Foal/Weanling (Dressage) - 2008 Rousseau colt, “Dazzler RFW” (Rousseau x Zilena SSF/Iroko)! Dazzler RFW was also the Reserve Champion Dressage Foal of the Iron Spring Farm keuring on September 3rd with comments including: very correct, good topline, good use of legs and body. Congratulations to Jan and Dazzler RFW!
October 1, 2008
Landmark VT Champion ISR/Oldenburg 2 & Under at Dressage at Devon.
Landmark VT, a 2008 Lingh colt out of the Dutch mare Odet II (Jorn – Faram) bred and owned
by Virginia Tech was Champion of the Dressage at Devon ISR/Oldenburg 2 and Under Class on Thursday, September 25th! Landmark VT scored an overall 80.40% by judge Victoire Mandl. Landmark VT also represented Lingh in the Get of Sire class along with Daryl Glazer and Chris Yochim’s 2008 colt Darlingh (Lingh x Nathalia/Cocktail) for a 5th place finish in a very competitive class of accomplished sires. In the Great American/USDF Breeders Championship – Colts, Landmark VT placed 5th with 77.25%. Earlier this season, he was the Reserve Champion Colt and Reserve Champion Young Horse at Dressage at Lexington.
October 1, 2008
Davidoff Hit Reserve Champion Get of Sire at Dressage at Devon!
Represented by his 2008 offspring, Davi’s Danseur OBX and Dolcé Amoré MVF, Davidoff Hit 
was the Reserve Champion of the Get of Sire Class at Dressage at Devon on September 24th! These two young horses earned 80.00% in a highly competitive class of renowned sires. The achievement is particularly significant given that only nine foals by Davidoff Hit exist! Davi’s Danseur OBX is bred by Don and Dee Kapper of Outer Banks Farm in Beach City, OH out of the Oldenburg mare, Casa Blanca (Cabaret – Caribo). Dolcé Amoré MVF is bred by Sharon Heaps of Mountain View Farm in Schuylkill Haven, PA out of the Westfalen mare, Deseree (Dinard L – Landino).
October 1, 2008
Dressage at Devon 2008.
Hassler Dressage has been honored these past two seasons to share in the success and to assist our friends and colleagues at Devon with everything from set-up, handling and braiding services, coaching, as well as enjoying their camaraderie at evening festivities! We’re proud to share some of this year’s most notable achievements. View the results here. Congratulations to all!!
Ampere Sold to the U.S.!
Ampere, the 2008 KWPN Stallion Show Dressage Champion, has been sold to the U.S.! Out of a Flemmingh - Amor mare, Ampere was the third Rousseau son in a row to win the dressage Champion title in Ermelo (read more). He's been purchased by Mr. Fritz Kundrun and will remain in the Netherlands until he is confirmed at the FEI level. Read more in this DressageDaily article.
5 Year Old Rousseau Mare finishes 4th at Pavo Cup.
Warola, a 2003 Rousseau x Ubis x Rinaldo mare, finished fourth out of 27 at the 2008 Pavo Cup which concluded in Ermelo, The Netherlands on August 22nd (photo). Warola, bred by Adriaan van de Goor, was third in the semi-finals under rider Leonie Bos with 82 points, and again scored 82 in the finals for a total score of 164. First and second place finishers were both stallions by Jazz and finishing third was a gelding by Rousseau's sire, Ferro. Read the Eurodressage article.
Third Rousseau Son Named Champion of Performance Testing!
Early in August, the 70-Day stallion performance test at Munster-Handorf came to an end and once again, Rousseau had his name behind the Champion! Fiorano, the 3 year old Rousseau - Rotspon Hanoverian stallion who had previously been named to the Premium Ring at the Hanoverian licensing last October, commandeered the Championship title, prevailing over his peers with nearly a 12 point lead! Seventeen stallions completed the testing and with an overall score of 136.12 points, Fiorano earned 9.5 on temperament and rideability and 9.o on character, constitution, and trot. Fiorano dominated the dressage portion of the testing with a 20+ point lead over the next highest scoring stallion in that phase of testing with a 141.70. Fiorano was purchased for Harmony Sporthorses by Scott Hassler at only a couple weeks of age. He stands at Hengststation Pape in Hemmoor, Germany where he covered his first season of mares before going to the 70-day test. Fiorano is in full training under Susan Pape. Fiorano's Championship title in Germany is preceded by Ampere's win of the KWPN Stallion Licensing in Holland this spring and Wamberto's win of the 100 Day Stallion Performance Test in the U.S. last fall. Rousseau’s sons are certainly making their mark and adding to his stature as a world stallion!
August 18, 2008
Klimke Hassler Clinic a Success: Photo Essay & DVDs.
With summer winding down a bit, we'd like to share with you our photo essay of our second public event: An Inspirational Day of Training with Michael Klimke and Scott Hassler. Over one hundred friends attended the June 21st event. It was a super day of training for riders and auditors alike, with a great variety of talented horse and riders. View the full article. A 3-dvd set of the event can be ordered on our Products page.
August 1, 2008
Louisville Mare Competes at Verden!
Wonderella, a 2003 NRPS mare by Hexagon's Louisville, competed in this year's World Championships for Young Horses in Verden, Germany! Riding for Israel under Raz Nitzani, this mare earned highlight scores of 8.0 on her trot and 7.5 for canter in the Five Year Old Small Finals. Overall, her score was 7.38 and comments included: "very nice front leg expression, transitions and extensions were exceptionally good." Wonderella was bred by Stal Hexagon in Schore, Holland, as was her dam Hexagon's Sinderella (Rubiquil - Komeet).
July 23, 2008
Hassler Dressage Sponsors First Foal Championship Class at Devon
Hassler Dressage is proud to sponsor the first ever "Foal Championship" Class at this year's Dressage at Devon annual Breed Show. Foal Championships have long been held in Germany and within specific breed registrations and we're proud to stand behind this classes' initiation at our country's premier breed show. Scott Hassler can not think of a more appropriate and exciting place for a Foal Championship to be held than within the atmosphere at Devon. We're very excited to sponsor this new class. American Breeders certainly need support as we know that breeding can be a time of high and lows. The foals competing at Devon will not need to go up against mature horses, which is less stress for them. Susanne Hassler notes, "...we feel it is very important to highlight the American breeder and the new Foal Championship at Dressage at Devon is an ideal way to do so. With the European market pressure ever present, even with the current strength of the Euro, our American breeding program must be emphasized and promoted. We look forward to celebrating our American breeders' beautiful foals!" See you in the Championship Ring!
July 8, 2008
Hexagon's Louisville: Exciting Late Breeding Season Opportunity Announced!
Hassler Dressage is excited to announce a Late Season Breeding Opportunity! With interest to see as many foals on the ground by Hexagon's Louisville as possible next season, Offield Farms is offering to match breeders on their investment to breed to Hexagon's Louisville this season. Contact us now to discuss details further! Breeders with mares yet unsettled for the season can benefit from this generous offer to breed to a highly fertile stallion with outstanding character and proven international quality!
July 3, 2008
2008 YDHTS, w/Ingo Pape, to be held at Riveredge West, Chesapeake City
Hassler Dressage and Harmony Sporthorses are proud to continue the great success and tradition of the Young Dressage Horse Trainers Symposium into 2008. This year's YDHTS will be held over the weekend of November 7-9 at our beautiful Riveredge West Training Facility in Chesapeake City, Maryland, and will include the expertise of one of Germany's most successful horsemen: Ingo Pape. New applicants are asked to provide a completed application (pdf) and 10-minute training video on a horse ranging in age from 4-9 years of age; Alumni, your invitations have been mailed so look for them soon!
More Success for Harmony’s Davidoff Hit.
The most recent competitions for Harmony's Davidoff Hit have continued to go very well, with Davidoff Hit showing more and more maturity and expression at each event. At the PVDA 
Dressage Show at Morven Park over the weekend of May 17 and 18, Susanne and Davi made a solo outing and came home with more wins and scores in the 70's! "I 
was particularly proud of how focused and committed Davidoff was for me at this show!" said Susanne. "He gave me 100% of his attention and didn't place a foot wrong all weekend. As a young stallion, his focus and ability to handle the warm-up and competition arena has matured greatly this season, which feels really good." The judges rewarded the pair's top performances with scores ranging from 71-74.8%, continuing on the winning roll that Harmony's Davidoff Hit has enjoyed all spring.
At the VADA/NOVA Dressage Show over the weekend of June 7 and 8, all competitors were faced with tremendous heat and humidity. Davi again performed well despite the oppressive weather conditions and came home with another win at Second Level. "It was fun to feel his relaxation and total acceptance of the show place from his first step off the trailer," shared Susanne. "Our aim to 'grow him up' this season and give him plenty of mileage has really paid off." The last show of our Spring/Early Summer season will be the PVDA Ride For Life at the end of June.
May 10, 2008
Ampere Reigns at the 2008 KWPN Stallion Performance Test
Ampere (formerly Ajong), the Rousseau--Flemmingh son who was named Champion of the 2008 KWPN Stallion Licensing has now easily won the spring KWPN 
Stallion Performance Test in Ermelo! A full 8 points ahead of the reserve stallion with a total of 88.5 points, Ampere earned an outstanding 9.5 for his canter and solid 9's for the trot, suppleness, rideability, and potential. In February, Ampere was the third consecutive Rousseau son to become dressage champion of the KWPN Stallion Show. Blue Hors Zack (Rousseau x Jazz) won in 2007 under the name Zagreb and Wamberto (Rousseau x Voltaire) won in 2006. We look forward to Ampere's future success and remain deeply inspired by Rousseau’s indisputable success as a sire! Read the Eurodressage article.
May 10, 2008
News: Harmony's Davidoff Hit on a Roll!
With two shows under his belt (or do we say girth?) thus far in the 2008 competitive season, Harmony's Davidoff Hit is off to a fantastic start. Undefeated to date, he has currently won 8 of 8 classes and is averaging better than 70% at Second Level!
At his first competition of the season, EMMA's Spring Fling, held at Gladstone over the weekend of April 19-20, "Davi" shook off the nerves of the first time out in a many months and put in 
some fine performances. He won all four classes and was High Score of the show both days. Though this was not a heavily attended competition, it will be next year! We plan to bring all our students/riders up to enjoy the wonderful experience of competing at historic Gladstone.
At his second competition, the CDCTA's Dressage at Morven Park, Davi really started to relax and perform to his potential. He won High Score of the show at Second Level with a 73.488% and once again put in four winning rides among some very good competition. With all four tests scoring comfortably into the 70%'s, Davi's composure, relaxation, and overall expression matured remarkably from one competition to the next. We are looking forward to giving him more mileage and exposure as the season continues. Harmony's Davidoff Hit will next compete at the PVDA Dressage at Morven Park over the weekend of May 24-25.
May 7, 2008
Hassler Dressage invites you to join us for our Klimke/Hassler Clinic: An Inspirational Day of Training with Michael Klimke and Scott Hassler . On June 21st, sporthorse trainers, riders, and enthusiasts are all welcome to audit and enjoy our second clinic of the 2008 season. These two world-class trainers will work together with a variety of talented horses and riders, offering training insights and solutions tailored to each pair. This all day Klimke/Hassler Clinic is part of our continuing commitment to a passion for providing educational opportunities.
May 6, 2008
Karin Offield and Lingh head to Europe!
Karin Offield and her Dutch stallion, Lingh, will soon be on their way to The Netherlands to train with Anky van Grunsven. Karin and Lingh will campaign in Europe with their sites set on the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky 2010! Watch www.offieldfarms.com for the latest updates!
May 6, 2008
Locksley III wins first Bundeschampionat Qualifier!
Locksley III, full brother to Harmony's Locksley I (Londonderry - Weltmeyer), won the first qualifier for the Bundeschampionat at the Munich Horse Festival CDI in Munich, Germany over the weekend of May 3-4. The five year old Hanoverian stallion earned an overall 8.7 under rider Friederike Schulz-Wallner. Placing first out of 18, the pair are now qualified for the Finals which take place Sept 3- 7th, 2008 in Warendorf, Germany. Locksley I also qualified for the Bundeschampionat with an 8.6 in 2006 before his stallion career at the Hannoverian State Stud, Celle!
May 2, 2008
Attention: European Mare Owners Interested in Lingh!
Hassler Dressage is eager and excited to continue the worldwide promotion of Offield Farms' internationally renowned KWPN stallion, Lingh! We ask mare owners in Europe who are interested in breeding to this exceptional stallion to submit a Mare Information Form (pdf) with detail about your mare and her credentials to date. During these years while Lingh remains an international competition performance stallion, we are selecting highly qualified mares for the limited breedings available in order to advance his breeding career. We look forward to hearing from you and welcome any questions you may have. We most especially look forward to many lovely future foals by Lingh!
Calling all Breeders - Don't Miss the Opportunity to Place Your Bid in the 2008 Stallion Service Auctions!
Rousseau, Hexagon's Louisville, Locksley I, and Weissmueller are all offered through Stallion Service Auctions this season. These auctions are a great way to support the fundraising efforts of the registries and associations. Don't delay - some auctions are closing soon!
Offield Farms graciously donates the services of Hexagon's Louisville to the Oldenburg Breeders Society and the New England Dressage Association (NEDA).
Harmony Sporthorses graciously donates the services of their stallions to the following organizations:
Rousseau - KWPN-NA
Weissmueller - NEDA, AHS
Locksley I - NEDA, OldenburgNA, AHS
History Repeats Itself!! A THIRD KWPN Champion son for Rousseau!
Last year at this time, we were celebrating Rousseau's unprecedented victory when his son Zagreb (aka Blue Hors Zack) became the 2007 KWPN Stallion Show Champion. Never before in the history of the KWPN Stallion licensing had a Champion Stallion been named by the same sire two years in a row (the 2006 KWPN Stallion Show Champion was Harmony's Wamberto). We now celebrate that the Rousseau is on a roll!
At the 2008 KWPN Stallion Show in Den Bosch over the weekend of February 1-3, Rousseau’s son Ajong (Rousseau-Flemmingh-Amor) inspired goosebumps and standing ovations among the crowds of more than 10,000. Ajong (now named "Ampere") was named to the Championship ring, along with five other stallions. The remarks from the stallion selection committee were that Ajong represented the ideal modern dressage type with exceptional posture, frame, and expression, and that his walk-trot-and canter were phenomenal!. With that, Ajong was announced as the 2008 KWPN Stallion Show Champion and Harmony’s Rousseau made history all over again!
Ajong is owned in a partnership of three members, who chose not to put this fabulous stallion into the KWPN Select Sale, through which last year Zagreb was purchased for the record sale price of 430,000 Euros by Blue Hors Stud in Denmark. The highest-priced sale at this year’s select sale was 200,000 Euros. View some recent video footage of this exceptional Rousseau offspring.
Hassler Dressage Selected to Host Region 1 Meeting.
We were delighted when Region 1 President Allison Head approached us to hold the Regional 1 annual meeting at our new Riveredge facility. Given that the new training complex is not yet available, we have agreed to hold a clinic at Riveredge West, the current training base for Hassler Dressage. In this clinic, Interactive Training Demonstrations from Young Horse - PSG/Intermediare, Scott Hassler will direct several of the area's top FEI and YH World Championship riders as they school their young horses up to and including PSG/I-I level; the clinic will be held on March 15, 2008, with the Region 1 meeting to be held the following day. Read more about both events HERE.
Click here to view Blue Hors Zack under saddle with Andreas Helgstrand.
Click here for KWPN Select Sale video of Zagreb.
Read the KWPN press release here. And in Eurodressage here.
Attention past breeders to Lingh!
We are eager to make contact with you!
We wish to work together in the future and to dialogue with you at this time.
Please email susanne@hasslerdressage.com
or phone 443-309-1184 to reach me directly.
Current Clinics, Symposiums, and Upcoming Events
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