October 2009

As Chairperson for the 2009 CSHA National Foal Championship, I would like to personally thank my fellow committee volunteers.  We welcome new committee members for various parts of the country so if members have questions about the 2009 NFC or future events please feel free to contact the committee member in your area or email nfc@c-s-h-a.org .

BC - Gwen Wiskin

SK - Alana Longman

AB - Sarah Linde, Linda Ackermann

ON - Lee Bennett, Sue Pallotta

Sincerely,

Barb Jackson

Committee Chair

CSHA 2009 National Foal Championship

 

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TOPS IN THE 2009 REGIONAL QUALIFIERS

 

“What a wonderful year this has been for the CSHA National Foal Competition” ~ L. Sibbitt 

 

President Lisa Murphy:

“We have just completed our most successful National Foal Championship to date!  Congratulations to all the participants, Provincial winners and our overall champion, Aritzia – well done.  The quality of foals was excellent; presenting our judge with some difficult choices. Thanks go to the sponsors and volunteers without whom the Championship would not have taken place.  Kudos goes to Barbara Jackson, the NFC Chair, for all her hard work, to her NFC committee and to all the people who helped on the day of the competitions.  Thank you!”

 

This was the 2^nd time that the Ottawa Valley produced the overall champion in the NFC.  This year it was the gorgeous bay filly, Aritzia by Abke, the entry of Four Leaf Farms.  In 2006, accolades went to the Ikoon daughter, Lexi owned by Jean Casselman. The regional qualifiers were again organized to facilitate Judge Lesley Sibbitt travelling across the country within a span of a few weeks.   This year she logged over 6,000 km to make this event happen.  “The babies were handled and turned out very professionally,” said Ms. Sibbitt. “After having travelled so many miles across the country and spending hours in airports, it was wonderful to see the effort that participants put into showing me how much they cared for their foals.  What a wonderful year this has been for the National Foal Competition.” 

 

BC Regional Qualifier –Langley   August 29th

 

The first in the series of regional qualifiers took place in the heart of the beautiful Fraser Valley at the Thunderbird Show Park Summer Festival Show Jumping Tournament.  What better place to showcase to sport horse enthusiasts the promise of future athletes.

The top placed foal in this division was Sabine and Joachim Arnoldt’s Frodo by Freestyle. Freestyle is the well known foundation stallion of Dreamscape Farm and no newcomer to the North American breeding scene. One of the few Florestan sons in North America, Freestyle is approved by numerous studbooks with many champion offspring both at home and abroad. He was winner of his stallion test in Germany and was showing in Dressage.  Frodo’s dam, Phantasia III (F1), was bred by Jennifer Arnoldt and is by a mainstay of sport horse breeding on the west coast, Pacific Sunset.  Interestingly, Phantasia III is the dam of Fernando III, the 1^st Premium foal and winner of the 2006 BC Regional Qualifier.

 

First Premiums:

1^st - Frodo -  Freestyle x Phantasia III x Pacific Sunset – O/B:  Sabine & Joachim Arnoldt   (photo credit Totem Photographics)

2^nd – Wi Dance Again – Westporte x Tiwa’s Kat Dancer x Tah-Wack-Wi Two  - O/B: Shelley Fraser   

3^rd – Watson DL – Westporte x Diamond Lucille Deutschmeister – O/B: Donna Smith & Tanya Perry

Second Premium:

 

4^th – Natalle – Ikoon x Westwind - O/B Brent & Laura Balisky

5^th – Maplebrook Tulip - Tricolore x Koala K x Kanadasj - O/B: Teri Erickson 

6^th - Maplebrook Tessa - Tricolore x Noralda x Concorde - O/B: Teri Erickson

 

Alberta Regional Qualifier – Calgary   August 31^st

 

This qualifier, although light in numbers, showcased the exceptional quality of sport horse breeding in Southern Alberta.  The colt that took top honours, Roosevelt by Regardez was out of Ghia, the dam of the 2008 National Foal Champion, Daisy Duke.  Ghia (Gallipoli) shows her qualities as a broodmare by producing top foals from different sires.  Roosevelt was handled by Derek O'Neill for breeder/owner Creekside Farm of Calgary, Alberta.  The superb bay mare, Carnaval Destiny, who earned the top score at the CSHA/AB 2008Mare Inspection at Anderson Ranch, produced a 1^st Premium colt in Camelot Carnaval by the young stallion Z Camelot.

 

We have Silverstar Farm to thank for introducing some very interesting competition bloodlines in the colts Blitz and McFly. Blitz’s sire Clearway features some heavy hitting show jumping prowess from the legendary stallions Capitol I, Lord and Ramiro.  The powerhouse breeding of McFly’s sire, Quinar, features Quidam de Revel, Alme and, again, Calypso I, with Cor de la Bryere on McFly’s dam side.

 

 The results of this Qualifier are as follows: 

 

First Premium:

 

1^st -   Roosevelt - Regardez x Ghia by Gallipoli – O/B - Linda Ackerman    

2^nd – Camelot Carnaval – Z Camelot x Carnaval Destiny x Carnaval Drum - O/B Glynis Barnes

3^rd – Blitz – Clearway x Lovey Ex Lord Pezi x Lord Pezi – O/B – Silverstar Farm

 

Second Premium:

4^th – McFly –Quinar x Chloe x Cor de la Bryere - O/B Silverstar Farm

 

 Third Qualifier – Toronto Area    September 19^th

 

The initial Ontario regional qualifying class of the 2009 National Foal Championship was held during the Ontario Chapter Breeders Championship, September 19^th at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy, Cedar Valley, Ontario.  Of the 14 entrants, 6 received 1^st Premiums and 8 2^nd Premiums were awarded. Maryanne Macgilvray’s filly, Mein Lily (by Hilton GS and out of Miss Speedy Josie xx by Stonewalk xx) garnered the top spot of the day along with her 1^st Premium. The sire, Hilton GS, a 14 year old Trakehner Stallion by Bukephalos currently stands at the Schickendanz’s Galten Farm, Markham, ON.  Via his dam, Haiti *E*, Hilton traces back to the legendary Abiza *E*, dam of Abdullah. 

 

The results of this qualifier were as follows:

 

First Premium:

1^st -   Mein Lily – Hilton GS x Miss Speedy Josie x Stonewalk xx – O/B Marianne Macgillvray ( photo credit - Draygonfyne Design)

2^nd – River Reverie – Rupert x Ariel VII x Salut - O/B – Marika van Hoogenhuize  

3^rd – Isabella – Ikoon x Besstrasnov x Beopal - O/B Frank Wyatt 

4^th – Cameo Z – Chablis I Z x Mohreagen x Mattgold - O/B Sarah West

5^th – Gully’s Ruckus – Gulliver’s Travels x Imagine the Ruckus xx x Highland Ruckus xx – Owner – Averil Kritzer; Breeder- Sylvia Dixon

 6^th – French Time – Frenchman x May x Play for Time - O/B Halina Bain 

 

Second Premium:

7^th – Fable DL – Flippin Hot Tabasco x Xena K x Voltaire - O/B Lee & Chris Bennett

8^th – Forteleza DL  – Flippin Hot Tobasco x Cayenne x Rio Grande – Owner - Trevor & Sharon Morrison;

Breeder - Lee & Chris Bennett

9^th – Dominicus - Prinz Habicht x Bodega – O/B Denise Lewis

10^th –Gully’s Angel – Gulliver’s Travels x Princess V – Owner- Dawn Wasylenki; Breeder - Rose Willams

11^th - Ziggy Stardust – Tricolore x Decorated Dream xx x Red Attack – O/B Carolyn Baird

12^th - Prospect’s Danika – ES Donavan x Prospect’s Atheana x Shady Maple Alpha Centauri) - O/B: Prospect Equine Farm

13^th - Fillipa DL – Flippin Hot Tobasco x Victoria K x Voltaire - O/B: Lee & Chris Bennett

14^th – Abrakadabra – Wodan x Allure x Art Deco – O/B: Jeff Orlando & Jane Clay

 

 

Fourth Qualifier – Ottawa Area   September 27^th

 

The 2009 Autumn at Ashland Breeders Show was Ashland Farm’s 4 year in hosting the National Foal Championship qualifier for the Ottawa Region.  A good number of spectators turned out to view this year’s crop of sport horse prospects from the Ottawa Valley while enjoying a lovely luncheon sponsored by Anthony and Tammy Seed and Corby Distillers.  Aritzia was bred via frozen semen from the German based stallion, Abke, who received his restricted sight unseen approval with the CSHA this year. The broodmare, Licorne resides at the family owned Four Leaf Farms in Richmond, Ontario. For the full story on Aritzia please see the announcement, “The Canadian Sport Horse Association Announces Winner of the 2009 National Foal Championship” in the CSHA National Newsletter and at www.c-s-h-a.org .This class appeared to be a great presentation of the offspring of young sires, Chablis Z, Sir Wanabi and Peugeot HPF.  The results for this regional qualifier were as follows:

 

 

First Premiums:

1^st - Aritzia– Abke x Licorne x Lemon Park - O/B: Four Leaf Farms ( photo credit - Draygonfyne Design)

2^nd – MacKay’s Merlot – Redwine x Dreamer’s Bliss x Tethra – Owner- Megan MacKay & Elisha Massong; Breeder-  Megan MacKay 

3^rd – Shalom Harlow – Sir Wanabi x Isadora x Geronimo II – Owners – Sandra Laprise & Francois Guenet; Breeder – Francois Guenet 

4^th – Abou Ben Adhem – Chablis I Z x Violet K x Voltaire  - O/B Andrea McCoy-Naperstkow

5^th – Iamoptimusprime – Peugeot HPF x Catrina x Diamant – O/B Hidden Gully Farm

6^th – Capricious – Chablis I Z x Lavenderlace x Wellington – Owner - Gillian Martel; Breeder – Ashland Farm & Peter Karneef 

7^th – Ready To Play – Asher x Sassie Kassie x Abydos Gatsby – O/B Laura Veley

 

Second Premium:

8^th – Phancy – Peugeot HPF x Dekota IV x Serg’ej – O/B Hidden Gully Farm

9^th – Chardonnay DCF - Chablis Z x Lady Chilly xx  x Lord Chilly xx – O/B Abigail Johnston

10^th – Paris – Peugeot HPF x Zoe QV x Oxford – O/B Jacqui Wignall

 

Overall statistics on this year’s National Foal Championship featured an almost equal split of fillies to colts across the board with the entry of fillies being marginally higher.  In grading the foals, Judge Lesley Sibbitt awarded 19 first premiums and 16 second premiums.  Be sure to read the next issue of the CSHA National Newsletter for more on the CSHA foal grading and more pedigree information on the NFC entries.

 

A special thank you goes out to the hosting facilities – Thunderbird Equestrian Show Park, Langley, BC; Anderson Ranch, Calgary, AB; Royal Canadian Riding Academy, Cedar Valley, ON; Ashland Farm, Ashton, ON. Your generosity and support for Canadian Sport Horse Breeders helps to ensure a strong and vibrant sport horse breeding industry in Canada.

 

Submitted by K.A. MacGregor