Harmony's Wamberto - Breeders’ Foal Announcements
We're delighted to share news and images of Wamberto's first foal crop! Please enjoy the photos below of his offspring from the 2009 season. We look forward to hearing more about these youngsters as they develop and to post interesting news they get out and about in the world.
Foals of 2010
4-18-10 COLT “Westbrook” aka Sully out of Doucette (Dauphin – Weltmeyer) Breeder: Dr. Peggy Minnich, Fredericksburg, VA. “Sully is smart, uphill, well balanced and lively colt.” Peggy and her vet were watching Sully at play in the paddock and “was quite impressed at how tight Sully could canter his figure 8’s with flying changes.”
Westbrook
4-25-10 COLT “Wessex” out of Diotima (Donnerhall – Feiner Stern) Bred by Marefield Meadows, Warrenton, VA. Wes has “the dignified poise of a much older horse. He is also quite independent.” He also has a “powerful build and good movement… There is a hard to define quality about this colt that increases his special appeal. Needless to say, Wes is a great favorite of a number of people around here.” VIDEO
5-12-10 FILLY out of Brimming (Banter – Adroit) Breeder: Don and Dee Kapper, Outer Banks Farm, Beach City, OH. Says Don “She canters around Brimming in the foaling stall, then trots and canters outside in their paddock, while Brimming is constantly trotting and trying to keep up. Wow. If she is doing this the 1st day of life, what will she be doing in 3 or 4 months?”
5-14-10 COLT “Wanna Dance” out of Horeen (Hohenstein – Lungua) Bred by Carol Barone of Stanwood, WA. Carol notes that at just hours of age, “Wilbur” is “lovely, leggy… and already bucking around the foaling stall.
6-23-10 COLT out of Rhea-Rite (Corland – Jalisco B) Bred by Kim Callaway of Ottsville, PA
Foals of 2009
Wailea | LJS Winslet | Evanna | Wrizsotto | Wunderboy | Walberto | Sioux filly |Wren
Sweden colt | Eragon | Wambertina MRF | Zstar filly | Elphaba | Primavera colt
Nicolette filly | Winchester
3-11-09 FILLY "Wailea" out of Rehobeth (Riverman x Noontime Surprise/Hulabaloojah). Wamberto's first foal has arrived! "Wailea" is marked like her dam: bay with a star. She's been a "very easy foal to work with, friendly, leading already and likes people." Wailea arrived on March 11th at Didi's farm, Cool Na Grena, which is located in Oxford, MD. Read more about Wilea (with updated photos) on our Sales page.
Wailea
3-16-09 FILLY "LJS Winslet" out of Hillary (Caesar - Le Santo) Another Maryland breeder, Marie Emrey of Lazy J Sporthorses, was graced with the second Wamberto foal! LJS Winslet (aka Kate), a bay filly, arrived on March 16th out of the Holsteiner mare Hillary. Kate "has a great sense of humor. Very robust and extremely active. Beautiful knee and hock action (video). She has confidence to spare. Wamberto definitely gave leg and presence." (view sales listing)
LJS Winslet
LJS Winslet 3-21-09 FILLY "Evanna" out of Kontiki (Concorde x Donja/ Solied). Evanna overcame a red bag delivery to become a strong, healthy foal within just a week's time. This bay filly is "going to be an eventer", according to her owner Debbie Gregoire of Fort Leavenworth, KS. "She gallops and gallops and has already jumped a one foot chain (on purpose) at 6 days old."
Eva
3-26-09 FILLY "Wrizsotto" out of EM Ghenoa (Gold Luck x Anike/Archipel). Breeder Sandra Werkheiser has many good things to say about her new arrival. She has "a gorgeous head... Definitely her daddy's girl! I am naming her "Wrizsotto" (aka Zoey) and could not be more pleased with her, she's certainly everything I could have hoped for!" Sandy continues to describe Zoey as having a great presence already, friendly, feisty, and strong.
Wrizsotto
3-28-09 COLT "Wunderboy" out of Wintermaske MLW (Weltbekannt - Rubinstein I). This "most boisterous" dark bay colt is lovely and elegant. Wunderboy is bred by Mary Lou Winn of Home Again Farm in Waldo, FL . VIDEO
Wunderboy
4-16-09 COLT "Walberto" out of Rosentanz (Rosenthal - Wolkentanz I). Breeder Jackie Nixon-Fulton of Wild Oaks Ranch says that this Wamberto colt is "extremely nice! Light bay with a refined head and throatlatch, long legs. He already lifts his withers and drops his croup."
Walberto
4-24-09 FILLY. On April 24th, a sweet, friendly, yet bold filly arrived in Lancaster, PA out of Lesley Feakins' KWPN mare, Sioux (Zeoliet - Goodtimes). The bay filly came complete with a star and a little white nose.
Sioux filly
5-4-09 FILLY. "Wren": An absolutely delightful filly arrived on May 4th in Ste. Justine de Newton, Quebec. Breeder Michele Levesque of Kristal Farm welcomes this bay cutie with a star out of her Hanoverian mare, EM Walencia (Waterford - Prince Thatch xx). Here's a video to watch!
5-6-09 COLT: Stacie Coder of Milestone Equine Center in Effingham, KS, has a gorgeous new bay Wamberto colt out of her Holsteiner mare, Sweden (Caeser - Calme'). "Whistler" is "very elegant and refined with a lovely, sculpted head."
Whistler
5-8-09 COLT: "Eragon" arrived in the early morning hours to the KWPN mare, Savanna (Welt Hit II - Jazz). Owner Ada van de Kolk of Lyons, OH says Eragon is a very active colt with a good canter. Read about his champion status.
Eragon
5-15-09 FILLY: "Wambertina MRF." Doug and Shannon Langer of Maple Run Farm in Helenville, WI, are very happy with their new bay Wamberto filly out of the Elite Mare Candidate Hanoverian mare, Evita H (El Bundy - Contender). The filly is "elegant and pretty."
Wambertina MRF
5-19-09 FILLY: Darla d'Agay of Grenada, CA writes "Happy to inform you our new Wamberto filly arrived safely early AM on May 19th out of the Darwin x Flemmingh mare "ZStar." She is a long-legged and elegant bay with two hind socklets. She looks very correct and seems to be strongly influenced by her sire's genetics."
ZStar filly
5-28-09 FILLY "Elphaba" out of Nemesis (Rubinstein - Taxateur). Breeder Christina Varrasso of Gibsonia, PA welcomes an "absolutely gorgeous" light bay filly with a star, snip and four white socks. Elphaba is long legged, very correct, and fluid in her gaits.
Elphaba
6-1-09 COLT. We are overjoyed here at Hassler Dressage with the arrival of our own first foal on June 1, 2009!! He is a handsome son of Harmony’s Wamberto out of our beloved mare St.Pr.St. Primavera (Donnerhall-Pik Koenig-Frustra) who was gifted to us by our best friend Ingo and Susan Pape. The colt is Primavera’s latest embryo transfer foal…her first foal safely landing on the ground after three years of trying! We have nicknamed him Wonder Boy, given his obvious super talent and also the tremendous combined efforts of many over the years which finally resulted in his happy, safe arrival! We whole heartedly thank our dear friends at Blue Waters Farm, Linda Santomenna, Bob Alphin, and their committed team, for their excellent care of our recipient mare Jazz in the final weeks of her pregnancy through the foaling of our little boy. We further thank our dear friends at Select Breeders Service, who persisted with us these past years in the efforts to recover a healthy embryo out of Primavera!! Success, at last!! And of course we thank the team at Equine Medical Services, headed by Dr. Foss in Columbia, Missourri, for their careful handling of our treasured embryo. EVERYONE’s diligent efforts brought us to this moment! We are deeply grateful and so pleased to have WonderBoy here to love in person! He will make his homecoming to Riveredge in early July and in the meantime will remain in the excellent care of those at Blue Waters Farm. (Thankfully, we’re just around the corner!)
Primavera colt
6-9-09 FILLY Out of the Danish mare, Nicolette (Diamant - Herbststurm), bred by Leon Sniadecky of Do-Little Farm in Ocala, FL. This filly is very special and has a spectacular trot and canter!
6-20-09 COLT "Winchester" out of Oldenburg Premium mare, Patriot (First Class - Tinajero). Winchester is bred by Jan and Gary Lawrence of Lehi, UT. He was the Site Champion colt at his Oldenburg Inspection with the fantastic judges comments of: "this foal is one of the most structurally correct foals I have ever seen. Super uphill build, great balance and the best legs I have seen in a long time". His overall score was 8.6.
