Our Mares

"Proud breeder and promoter of the Friesian Sporthorse."

At River Oaks Farm, we have carefully selected a few quality Friesian Sporthorse and Warmblood mares for our own breeding program. We realize that a quality mare is as important as a quality stallion. Each of our special mares was chosen for their movement, conformation, temperament, and potential to produce quality sporthorse foals. We then carefully select Approved Warmblood and Friesian Sporthorse stallions, to ensure top quality foals. Our diligence in pairing quality mares with quality Approved stallions is one of the things which makes our breeding program stand out, and has made River Oaks Farm one of the most respected Friesian Sporthorse breeding programs in the country.

All of our foals are eligible for registration with the Friesian Sporthorse Association.

Koloa: 2003 Friesian Sporthorse mare, homozygous black, 16.1 hands, registered with the FSA. By the imported First Premium Friesian stallion Pieter fan Lutke Pienjum, out of a registered Percheron mare. Koloa has a huge forward ground-covering trot, and is often mistaken for a purebred Friesian. She has proven herself as a producer by consistently producing quality foals. Koloa's sire Pieter fan Lutke Pienjum has also made a name for himself as a producer of dressage horses. He was the highest ranked Friesian stallion on the USEF's list of Leading Dressage Sires for 2009, and was the 6th highest ranked Friesian stallion in 2010, and the 7th highest ranked Friesian stallion in 2011. He is also the sire of the very successful Silver Elite Book Friesian Sporthorse Charleston who was the 2006 FSH Dressage Horse of the Year and competed successfully thru Fourth Level as a 7-year-old. In 2011 Koloa finally had her first filly (after four consecutive colts), and we decided to keep her filly (Lexa ROF, above) and offer Koloa for sale.

Dam of ROF foals Lennox ROF, Baltic ROF, Lauderdale ROF, Sebastian ROF, and Lexa ROF.

Sold to Taz (congratulations!)

Kona: 2003 Friesian Sporthorse mare. 16 hands, homozygous black, registered with the FSA and PHR. By the imported First Premium Friesian stallion "Pieter fan Lutke Peinjum", and out of a registered Percheron mare. Pieter fan Lutke Pienjum has made a name for himself as a producer of dressage horses. He was the highest ranked Friesian stallion on the USEF's list of Leading Dressage Sires for 2009, and was the 6th highest ranked Friesian stallion in 2010, and the 7th highest ranked Friesian stallion in 2011. He is also the sire of the very successful Silver Elite Book Friesian Sporthorse Charleston who was the 2006 FSH Dressage Horse of the Year and competed successfully thru Fourth Level as a 7-year-old. Kona is a more baroque style Friesian Sporthorse, with a compact frame and a natural talent for collection, engagement, and "sit" in her gaits. Kona has been DNA tested and is homozygous black.

Dam of ROF foal Boca ROF

Sold to Audrey (congratulations!)

Natasha: 1995 KWPN Dutch Warmblood, 16.3, chestnut mare. Natasha was acquired by River Oaks Farm in 2009. She is a lovely Dutch mare -- the treasured "old style" Warmblood, with great bone and powerful gaits. She has a star-studded, proven sport pedigree. Natasha's sire was Jacobean, who was by the famous Dutch Preferent stallion Roemer. Roemer was a Grand Prix dressage horse and Grand Prix jumper, and stood at Iron Spring Farm until his death in 1996. Jacobean's dam was a Ster mare by Saluut, sire of famous jumpers including Saluut II. Natasha's dam was a Ster mare by Consul, another of the illustrious stallions of Iron Spring Farm. Consul competed thru Fourth Level dressage, as well as show jumping in the Netherlands. He was retired due to injury, but went on to more than prove himself as a sire. We are excited to add this quality mare to our lineup! UPDATE - Natasha's first foal (Lancaster ROF, by Lexington) earned his Bronze Elite Book status via inspection in 2010, and was also the Overall Inspection Champion with an impressive 80.4, and was the 2010 FSA National Inspection & In-hand Champion! Natasha's second foal (Lily ROF, by Lexington) also earned her Bronze Elite Book status, was the Overall Inspection Champion at her inspection, and was also named the USDF DSHB Southeast Region Champion "Foals of 2011" and was the 2011 FSA National Inspection & In-hand Champion, with scores in the 80's.

Dam of ROF foals Lancaster ROF & Lily ROF

Natasha has been bred back to Lexington for a 2012 foal (this pairing was so successful in 2010 & 2011, we are repeating it!)

(Lexington is a black Elite Book Friesian Sporthorse stallion, approved Friesian Sporthorse Association (FSA) and American Warmblood Society (AWS), see "Stallions" for more information.)

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Miramar: 2004 Friesian Sporthorse, 15.3 hands, pinto mare. Registered with the FSA, AWS, and the IGGR (International Georgian Grande Registry.) Miramar has no Paint, Quarter Horse, or stockhorse blood! She is a wonderful example of what breeders are aiming for when breeding quality colored Friesian Sporthorses. She has a sweet temperament, nice gaits, and is a very flashy black and white pinto. She is by the imported First Premium Friesian stallion Pieter fan Lutke Pienjum, and out of a pinto Georgian Grande mare. Pieter fan Lutke Pienjum has made a name for himself as a producer of dressage horses. He was the highest ranked Friesian stallion on the USEF's list of Leading Dressage Sires for 2009, and was the 6th highest ranked Friesian stallion in 2010, and the 7th highest ranked Friesian stallion in 2011. He is also the sire of the very successful Silver Elite Book Friesian Sporthorse Charleston who was the 2006 FSH Dressage Horse of the Year and competed successfully thru Fourth Level as a 7-year-old.

Dam of ROF foals Americus ROF & Laguna ROF

Sold to Melanie (congratulations!) Miramar is now enjoying herself as an adult amateur dressage mount.

Blue Eyed Mist: 2009 cremello German Warmblood mare (Blue Eyed Dream GF / Mascarpone / Wummestern) Blue Eyed Mist is an elegant filly with elastic, ground covering gaits. She is nicely proportioned, with a lovely neck and feminine head. She earned a First Premium at inspection, with an overall score of 7.9 and scoring 8's for both her conformation and movement (and no scores below 7.8.) She will make an exciting addition to our breeding program. Please check back as more information is added about "Misty".

Lexa ROF: 2011 black Friesian Sporthorse filly. Lexa is by our Elite Book FEI dressage Friesian Sporthorse stallion Lexington, and out of the Friesian Sporthorse mare Koloa (scroll down to learn more about Lexa's dam Koloa.) We bred her dam Koloa five times before finally getting a filly, and we are very excited about Lexa. She is a second generation Friesian Sporthorse, combining quality bloodlines on both sides of her pedigree. (Lexa is 50% Friesian, with full papers from the FSA.) We expect her to mature to 16 - 16.1 hands. She will be our first broodmare by Lexington. Lexa won't be bred until 2014, and her first foal won't be due until 2015, but we think it will be worth the wait...!