NEWS

2008 2007

RANTARO - Michigan Sport Horse is proud of Rantaro and Kelly Hayner, winner of the Open FEI Intermediate II championship finals at Paxton Farm for Region 2.
She had a stunning error free test. This grand horse is a 12 year
old by Rantares / High Voltage / Lacoste stamm 1916, born and raised by Michigan Sport Horse.

VOLTURNA - Site champion and is one of the highest scoring mares in the USA 2008 AHHA tour with 51 points! She recieved a 8767788. (Type, top line, front leg, hind leg, walk, trot and canter.) This puts her into the very select group of mares, Main Mare Premium Select Book!
She was also free jumped for the 4th time in her life and recieved an 8-8-7 for technique, scope and willingness. She is tremendously gifted for any sport and will mature about 16.3.

ASIA - Congratulations to the Lemkes! This is Mike Lemke's premium foal Asia by Lintas out of a TB mare. She recieved a 7/8.

2008 Approvals news.
Six young Lintas offspring were presented at the MI site.
ALL WERE PREMIUM!
Four recieved 15, one had 16 and one had 17. One had a 7 on gaits and the rest were 8 or higher.
Two Amour mares were presented, one recieved 51 and the other 48!

ASHI - Ashi by Amour, - 17.3 hand gelding bred by Cherie Everett. By Amour out of Eluzion by Ratibor.

TABOO - Michigan congratulates Elsa Neihoff Gurwin on her beautiful 5 year old mare Taboo by Amour out of Lawyer's Wish (TB).
This mare was Reserve Champion mare of the site with 48 points,
7766787, and she recieved an incredible 8-8-9 on her free jumping!

ASHLAND - Congratulations to Elsa Gurwin and her premium filly Ashland by Lintas out of Loves to Swish (TB). She recieved a 7/8.

RIJKENS - 7 year old gelding by Rantares / Calambo, stamm 18A2. Breeder Cheryl Kellerman, rider Cherie Everett. This horse has consistently won nearly all of his classes both in Florida and Michigan for his AO rider with scores above 67% in first and second level. Cherie Everett has qualified for the USDF Vintage Cup at first level. He has rarely been beaten in the show ring!

ROBERTO - Five year old Holsteiner gelding by Rantares / Zinfandel stamm 1916. Roberto is in the top few horses in his overall average for open first level in the whole USA!

In his three shows so far in 2008 is holding above a 70% average in first level showing in Florida and Michigan and is qualified for regionals open 1st level. Breeder/rider Cheryl Kellerman.

Far right Roberto winning most of his classes in his first show in Florida with scores above 70%!

Right - Cherie Everett and Rijkens in fine form winning second level in Florida. Rijkens was bred by Michigan Sport Horse.

ROBERTO

RIJKENS

Michigan Sport Horse congratulates boarder/student Stacey Ferguson and Erica on her wins at PSG and Intermediare I.

She also won the James Rowe High Point FEI horse award for the highest FEI score at the whole Copper Creek Dressage show in May 2008.

2007 was a really great year for Michigan Sport Horse Breeding Farm.

We welcomed our first full year of our new stallion Lintas foals. They are exceeding all expectations! At the AHHA approvals 7 of 9 presented were PREMIUM! The other two were 14 points. These beautiful foals are all exceptionally correct and spectacular in their movement. The temperaments on these foals is seeming to be just like dad. They are smart, co-operative, seem to have a very can do attitude and are easy to handle.

Lintas and Amour have big horse-shoes to fill after the unbelievable accomplishments for 2007 by Rantares and Michigan Sport Horse. Rantares ended the year sitting in firmly in FIRST place for DRESSAGE SIRE OF THE YEAR for USEF!!! This ranking is determined by points given to all dressage horses that compete in the USA. Points are awarded to the sire of all horses that place in competition. All stallions of all breeds standing anywhere in the world are ranked by the offsprings’ performance in the competition ring. There were over 950 stallions in this ranking.

Along with this accomplishment, Michigan Sport Horse was the number FIVE dressage breeding farm in the U.S.A. out of some 500 farms. Our farm has only three to four broodmares. This is a testament to two things:

The high quality of offspring from our mares and stallions.
The ability to place the right horse with the best rider to succeed in sport.

Also I, Cheryl Kellerman as owner of Michigan Sport Horse Breeding Farm was honored with the American Holsteiner Horse Associations Presidents Choice for Breeder Excellence award. Our mantel is beautifully adorned with two lovely trophies and a lovely picture frame from our best possible year.

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