News & Updates!
News & Updates!
Young Horse Symposium article on Dressage Daily!
Click on this link to read Gigha's article on the Young Horse Symposium
with Scott Hassler, featured on Dressage Daily!
Congratulations to Hanover Farm on the birth of Charisma, foaled June 2nd, 2006! Charisma is by Charleston, out of Hanover Criket. (photos to be added!) (full brother to Cangaaro, below)
Lexington's first foal due in 2007...
We bred Lexington to our mare Koloa, who has checked "in foal" for a 2007 foal (due mid March.) This will be our first "homebred" Friesian Sporthorse foal! We look forward to offering Lexington at stud to outside mares in 2007.
Canterbury Summer Sizzler
July 8 & 9, 2006
Charleston had another great show. Competing at First Level, he won three out of four classes, and placed 2nd in the other class, including a super score of 71.1% which also made him the High Score Reserve Champion of the show!
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Arredondo Dressage Show
November 18 & 19, 2006
Charleston competed at First and Second Level at the Arredondo Dressage Show this month. He placed 1st and 3rd at Second Level, with scores in the 60's, and also finished 1st and 3rd in his two First Level classes with scores to 67%!
Lori Harrison photo
USDF All-Breeds Winners Announced for 2006!
Charleston & Gigha are the Reserve Champions for First Level for USDF All-Breeds for 2006 for the Friesian Sport Horse Registry!
**FINAL YEAR-END RESULTS FOR 2006!!**
The USEF/PHR Results are final, and Charleston and Gigha finished the year 5th place Nationally for First Level, and Regional Champions for First Level. They also finished tied for 4th place Regionally for Second Level for the year!
Upcoming Events:
Gigha will be attending both of the following in January:
2007 FEI - Level Trainer's Conference, Jan. 14 & 15, 2007, Loxahatchee, FL
(cancelled due to EHV outbreak)
Young Horse Trainer's Symposium w/Scott Hassler, January 27, 2007
Featured in Hunter & Sport Horse magazine!
Check out the January/February 2007 issue of Hunter & Sport Horse magazine ~ River Oaks Farm is featured in the "Breeders' News", along with photographs of our stallions Charleston and Lexington!
FSH 2007 Stallion Auction
Be sure to check this out, River Oaks Farm has donated breedings to both of their stallions, and Gigha is the Stallion Auction Organizer. All monies raised will go to the Friesian Sport Horse
Registry. Auction ends March 1st! (Update, the auction is closed, but thanks to
everyone who participated, it was a great success!)
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Charleston does great at his FIRST RECOGNIZED DRESSAGE SHOW!
April 2 & 3, 2005
Gigha rode Charleston in his FIRST RECOGNIZED DRESSAGE SHOW on April 2 & 3, 2005 at the Fox Lea Double Delight Dressage Festival. Charleston competed in 5 classes, at Training and First Level, winning two of them and finishing second in the other three, with scores from 64% to 72.9%! Charleston was also named the High Score Champion for having the highest score of the show, a 72.9% at Training Level Test 2!
"Equifest" Benefit Participants...
May 1, 2005
Gigha and Charleston were participants in the recent "Equifest" benefit, May 1st, 2005, at Spring Garden Ranch in DeLeon Springs. (The Equifest was a fundraiser to benefit the DeLand Art Museum.) Gigha and Charleston participated in the Breed Parade and Breed Barn, representing both the American Warmblood Society and the Friesian Sport Horse Registry. The benefit was a big success, and plans are underway to organize another one for next year!
Success again!! Gigha and Charleston had another great show at the Canterbury May Days Qualifier Show May 7 & 8, 2005. They competed in 4 classes, at Training and First Level, winning two classes and placing 3rd in two classes, with scores from 66% to 75%!!! They also were CASH PRIZE winners, for having the 4th highest First Level score (69%) and for having the 2nd highest Training Level score (75%). The 75% ride was also the 2nd highest score of the WHOLE SHOW!
Winners again! Canterbury May Days Qualifier
May 7 & 8, 2005
Lori Harrison photo
We've bought a NEW FARM! "River Oaks Farm" Astor, FL
We've bought a new farm, River Oaks Farm in Astor, Florida. We hope to be moved in by October, 2005. Some of the horses will remain at Hanover Farm (DeLand, FL), and Gigha will still be doing teaching and training out of that facility, but the primary location will be River Oaks Farm. More information will be added later, so please check back, or check out the website (under construction.)
Canterbury Summer Sizzler 1
July 9 & 10, 2005
Although the weather was bad at the Summer Sizzler ~ with Hurricane Dennis off the coast, and rain, wind, tornado warnings, and lots of MUD ~ Gigha & Charleston stuck it out and finished with a 2nd place and a 3rd place, with a 68.4%% and a 63.8% at Training Level. The 63% was low for Charleston, but all things considered, it was still a successful weekend!
USEF (PHR) & USDF (HOY) rankings for 2005:
As of November 1st, Charleston & Gigha are ranked 4th nationally and 2nd regionally for Training Level with the USEF/PHR (United States Equestrian Federation), and 12th nationally and 3rd regionally for First Level. Their final standings for USDF HOY is 101st, not bad out of appx. 6000 Training Level competitors for 2005! (USDF HOY = United States Dressage Federation "Horse of the Year".) USEF/PHR standings won't be final until December, placings can still change throughout the month of November!
We've moved in!
November 2, 2005
We've finally moved into the new farm! Updates will be added....
New Additions to our Breeding Program...
River Oaks Farm has acquired two new mares for our breeding program, both are Friesian crosses by the same sire as "Charleston". We look forward to breeding them to our younger Friesian/TB stallion "Lexington" in 2006.
Charleston, USDF All-Breeds Award Winner for 2005!!
Charleston finished 2nd place at Training Level for the year for USDF All-Breeds with the Friesian Sport Horse Registry (FSHR)!!!! The awards will be handed out at the National Convention, December 3rd, in California.
Arredondo Dressage Benefit at Canterbury
Gigha & Charleston had another good show November 5 & 6, 2005 at Canterbury. They competed at Training and First Level, with scores from 62% - 69%!! They also finished 2nd in the team competition to raise money for Hurricane Katrina equines.
FINAL RESULTS FOR 2005!!
The results are final for the USEF/PHR year end dressage awards! Charleston finished the year 4th Nationally for Training Level, and Reserve Champion for Region 3 for Training Level. He was also 13th Nationally for First Level, and Reserve Champion for Region 3 for First Level! Congratulations!!!!
FINAL RESULTS FOR 2005!!
Jan Brink Symposium
Click here to read the complete clinic report by Gigha Steinman, on dressagedaily.com:
Now also on www.myhorsefly.com and eurodressage.com!
Fox Lea Double Delight, Venice, FL
April 1 & 2, 2006
Charleston and Gigha had another successful show at the recent Fox Lea Double Delight, competing at First Level. The came home with ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 6th place, including a 66.7% and a 1st place for Charleston's first time out at First Level Test 4!
Congratulations to my sister, Heather, who was married on April 29th!
Canterbury May Days
May 6 & 7, 2006
Canterbury's May Days was another good show for Charleston and Gigha! Charleston competed at First Level, winning one class, and placing 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in his other classes, with scores to 69%!
Photos of Charleston's first foal "Hanover Cangaaro"
We just received these photos of Charleston's first foal "Hanover Cangaaro", pictured at 2 1/2 yrs.:
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All photographs are the property of River Oaks Farm, LLC and may not be copied or reproduced without permission...
PHOTO PHIL
Lori Harrison photo
Lexington
(Archived from April 2005 - May 2007)
(Archived from April 2005 - Nov 2007)
Arredondo Dressage Show
November 2007
All three stallions competed in the recent Arredondo recognized dressage show, and all did quite well!
This was Lexington's first competition, and he did
very well. He was only entered in one class (Training Level Test 2) which he won with an impressive 73%, making him the ADS Champion for the weekend.
G Walkabout also competed at Training Level, winning both of his classes (Training Level Tests 1 & 4) with scores of 70% and 72%!
Charleston made his debut at Fourth Level, placing 2nd with a score of 60%. This is even more impressive because Charleston is only 7 years old, which speaks volumes for his temperament and trainability.
We were thrilled with all three of the stallions!
Charleston
Lexington
G Walkabout
Charleston
Check out Charleston in the USDF Connection magazine's 2006 Yearbook of National Year-End Award winners!
Charleston & Gigha, Reserve Champions for First Level for 2006, are pictured on pg. 92 of this special awards issue of Connection magazine!
Charleston, in the news again!
Click here to read the recent article about Charleston, Gold Medal Horse of the Year for 2006:
"Fizzy"
Our new orphan kitten is becoming so popular
on the internet, we've given him his own webpage, click on his photo too see more photos!
2008 Breeding Season
Breeding Season is closed for 2007. The 2008 breeding season runs from Feb. 1 - Sept. 1 2008. Check out our special incentives for 2008! We are offering discounts for registered warmblood mares (all stallions) and for Friesian Sporthorse mares (the Friesian Sporthorse stallions), as well as an early booking incentive, on top of our already low stud fees. Don't miss the opportunity to breed to one of these wonderful stallions, at these low 2008 rates!
G Walkabout's first foals awarded Premium status at recent RPSI inspection!
Both of G Walkabout's first foals were recently presented at an RPSI inspection, where they were both awarded Premium status. Congratulations to the owners of these two foals! We will be offering a $150 discount off of G Walkabout's already low 2008 stud fees for RPSI mares, and all other Warmblood mares. Check out the stallion pages for more information on stud fees and incentives.
Charleston ~ Friesian Sport Horse Gold Award "Horse of the Year" Winner for 2006!
Charleston has just been announced as the FSH Horse of the Year for 2006. This award is given to the top placed horse/rider in open dressage competition. The award includes a beautiful leather show halter with special engraved nameplate.
Special thanks to Whispering Hills Friesians ("home of Donius W") for sponsoring this award!
G Walkabout's first show!!
May 5 & 6, 2007
G Walkabout competed in his first recognized dressage show May 5 & 6, competing at Training Level and ridden by Gigha. We were very pleased with him -- winning two of his classes and finishing 2nd in the other two classes, with scores to 70.8% Judges comments included "smooth lovely performance", "good future", and "attractive talented pair". Keep an eye on this young stallion, as he is only going to keep getting better! Photos will be added soon...
Our first foal!!!!!!
March 15, 2007
Our first homebred foal "Lennox ROF", a second generation Friesian Sporthorse, was born Thursday, March 15th! He's an adorable black colt, by our stallion Lexington, and out of Koloa. We're very happy -- if you'd like to see more baby pictures, click on the baby pic...
Charleston
Lexington
G Walkabout
Charleston
Check out Charleston in the USDF Connection magazine's 2006 Yearbook of National Year-End Award winners!
Charleston & Gigha, Reserve Champions for First Level for 2006, are pictured on pg. 92 of this special awards issue of Connection magazine!
Our first foal!!!!!!
March 15, 2007
Our first homebred foal "Lennox ROF", a second generation Friesian Sporthorse, was born Thursday, March 15th! He's an adorable black colt, by our stallion Lexington, and out of Koloa. We're very happy -- if you'd like to see more baby pictures, click on the baby pic...
G Walkbout approved for breeding
with the AWS!
G Walkabout was recently presented at the American Warmblood Society inspection, where he was fully approved for breeding, and was also awarded the Silver medal for being the second highest scoring horse presented! We will be offering a $150 discount off of his already low 2008 stud fee for AWS registered mares, and all other registered Warmblood mares. Check out the stallion pages for more information
on stud fees and incentives...
