North American Stallion Sport Test 2019 Schedule

The North American Stallion Sport Test has just released the daily schedules for the testing at both locations. The event will be held at Hilltop Farm in Colora Maryland on October 29–31, and at Pollyrich Farms in Solvang California on November 2–4. 

The following events are open to spectators.  Highlights include Day 2 which has public commentary by the judges on each horse, and Day 3 which includes the Guest Rider exam and final scores for all the horses. We hope you can join us!

East Coast: Hilltop Farm

October 29th - Vet Check AM, Observed Schooling PM

8:30am Vet Check

11:00-11:45am Private Lunch for Stallion Owners & Registry Officials   

11:45-2:15pm Schooling Sessions (Dressage)

2:15-4:45pm Schooling Sessions (Jumper)

7:00pm Dinner for Stallion Owners & Registry Officials (offsite)

October 30th - Observed Schooling AM, Testing PM

8:30-9:45am Schooling Sessions (Dressage)

10:45-12:00pm Schooling Sessions (Jumper)

12:00-1:00pm Lunch ($15) Please RSVP by Monday 10/21 to holly@hilltopfarminc.com

1:00-2:15pm Jumper Test

3:15-4:30pm Dressage Test

October 31st - Guest Rider, Licensings

8:30-10:10am Guest Rider (Dressage)

11:10-1:10pm Guest Rider (Jumper)

1:10-2:00pm Lunch ($15) Please RSVP by Monday the 21st to holly@hilltopfarminc.com

2:00 pm Announcement of Stallion Test Results

           Followed by GOV, AHS/HV, & Westfalen Registry Licensings

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West Coast: Pollyrich Farms

November 2nd  - Vet Check PM, Observed Schooling PM

12:00pm Vet Check

1:30-2:00pm Schooling Sessions (Dressage)

2:00-4:00pm Schooling Sessions (Jumper)

November 3rd - Observed Schooling AM, Testing PM

10:00-10:15am Schooling Sessions (Dressage)

10:30-11:30am Schooling Sessions (Jumper)

11:30am-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-1:50pm Jumper Test

2:00-2:20pm Dressage Test

5:30 Wine Tastings, Followed by Dinner Party - $50/ticket all-inclusive.
Please RSVP by Monday, October 28th to BuffyOas@me.com

November 4th - Guest Rider AM, Licensing PM

9:00-9:20am Guest Rider (Dressage)

9:30am-11:00am Guest Rider (Jumper)

11:30am Announcement of Stallion Test Results

           Followed by GOV, AHS/HV, & Westfalen Registry Licensings

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*NOTE that these schedules are tentative!

For more information, please click here to visit the North American Sport Test website.

Foundation Sire: Gotthard

Here is the next installment of Warmblood Stallions of North America’s Foundation Friday.  Every other Friday we will be featuring a foundation sire - one who has been influential in the development of warmblood breeds. We pull from the incredible archive of The Horse Magazine, published by Chris Hector of Australia. Thank you, Chris, for permission to draw on your expertise!

1949–1978
164 cm
Grey
Breeder: Richard Kords

Gotthard is one of those stallions who barely got approved, but went on to have a profound impact on sport horse breeding. "Gotthard almost didn’t make it as a stallion – he really doesn’t look that appealing as a younger horse…"

Typically, a great stallion leaves stallion sons behind to carry his legacy. Gotthard didn't leave particularly successful breeding stallions - but he did leave successful broodmares and successful competitors. It wasn't until 1970 that his daughter Goldika started to make her mark - "That year, Goldika won a total of 17 ‘S’ classes, including three Nations Cups!" Then breeders started using Gotthard!

His biggest success, however, has been as a sire of broodmares. "Even though Gotthard never really established a stallion line, it is impossible to ignore him; there are just too many influential modern stallions with Gotthard on their dam line to leave him out. ... Through mares like Goldret, he had a crucial rôle in the shaping of the modern performance horse."

Gotthard "was to produce over fifty horses that went on to compete internationally and when, in 1975, a list of top stallions was published, Gotthard was number one in terms of prize money. ..."

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To read the entire article, with pedigree, details of Gotthard's sons and daughters, on the Horse Magazine website, click here.

There are a few of stallion descendants of Gotthard in North America. Click on the following links to read about each of the ones on WarmbloodStallionsNA.com:

Amazing

Vegas

Foundation Sire: Le Tot de Sémilly

Here is the next installment of Warmblood Stallions of North America’s Foundation Friday.  Every other Friday we will be featuring a foundation sire - one who has been influential in the development of warmblood breeds. We pull from the incredible archive of The Horse Magazine, published by Chris Hector of Australia. Thank you, Chris, for permission to draw on your expertise!

1977–2009
167 cm
Chestnut
Breeder: Jules Mesnildrey
Stood at Haras de Couvains

The fantastic success of the French all-stallion showjumping team at the 2002 WEG in Jerez put the focus back very firmly on French blood and none was more representative of the Selle Français heritage than Le Tot de Sémilly.

Like so many stallions, Le Tot de Sémilly is bound up with the fortunes of one horse breeding family, in this case the Levallois family. ...

Germain Levallois purchased the Grand Veneur foal out of Venue de Tot and christened him Le Tot de Sémilly, and gave him to his son Eric to ride. Le Tot was a powerful horse, but they grew together. From their first season together, the whole world wanted to buy the stallion, the Federation, the Americans…

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To read the entire article, with pedigree, details of Le Tot de Sémilly's sons and daughters, on the Horse Magazine website, click here.

There are a few of stallion descendants of Le Tot de Sémilly in North America. Click on the following links to read about each of the ones on WarmbloodStallionsNA.com:

Diamo Blue 

Plutot De Beaufour