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OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DACAPRIOSO BY DACAPRIO Bridlewood Farm congratulates owner Christine Merkel, IN and Dacaprioso Von Merkels Hof (Dacaprio x 14KT Gold) on their impressive win at the 2011 IDHSNA/USEA Future Event Horse East Coast Championship. Dacaprioso was named Champion Yearling Colt/Gelding Division with the high score of 71 and was Reserve Champion Yearling. Read more about Dacaprioso's achievements on Dacaprio's offspring page!

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - FIERA BY FABULEUX FIERA BY FABULEUX IN DRESSAGE TODAY! Sandra Adair Daugirda wrote an inspiring article for the "Transitions" column of the Jan. 2012 Dressage Today magazine. Pictured in the article are her imported Oldenburg mare Charisma (Cor de la Bryere) and her elegant filly by Fabuleux named Fiera. Bridlewood Farm wished Sandra the best of luck with Fiera and we look forward to seeing her progress as a future dressage star. Read more about Fiera and see more photos on Fabuleux's offspring page!

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DURANTE BY DACAPRIO Congratulations to Durante, 2011 USDF Sport Horse Breeding Horse of the Year Champion Yearling Colt/Gelding and breeder/owner Heather Waite, Pawlet VT. Durante had an impressive score of 83.8. Durante (Dacaprio x Windspiel/Weltmeyer/Leoni) had an impressive list of breed show wins 76.8 Windswept Farm open /Colt/Gelding Champion 82.1 NEDA Fall Festival open-colt/gelding champion-reserve young horse-reserve champion for the whole show Also at NEDA he was High Placing Hanoverian 81.75 and 1st place in the breeders group at NEDA Fall Festival. That was with Durante and Frej(Fabuleux). 86.5 Region 8 Colt/Gelding Champion at NEDA 83.8 2nd place at Dressage at Devon 28 in our class 78.25 Get of Sire Dressage at Devon (with Dalziel) See more photos of Durante on Dacaprio's offspring page. Photo: Carole MacDonald

DURANTE - 2011 USDF HOY YEARLING COLT/GELDING It was a great year for Durante and owner Heather Waite! Durante (Dacaprio x Windspiel/Weltmeyer/Leoni) accumulated quite an impressive list of awards and his photo was also featured in an article on movement on the Equine Journal's website. Visit Dacaprio's offspring page for more photos of Durante and a link to the article!

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - FRANKLY FABULOUS BY FABULEUX Bridlewood Farm congratulates Frankly Fabulous by Fabuleux and his owner Jane Nelligan on their latest success at the Royal Winter Fair! Frankly Fabulous won his Two Year Old Class under distinguished dressage judge Hilda Gurney. Photo: Lynn Cassels-Caldwell www.horsephotos.ca

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DALZIEL BY DACAPRIO Bridlewood Farm congratulates Dalziel HHF (Dacaprio x SPS Fenja/Frappant/Werther) and breeder/owner Christine Kropf, Jamesville NY! Dalziel wasUSDF 2011 Colt High Score DSHB HOY and USDF 2011 High Score Overall DSHB HOY winning the Traveling Trot trophy! He was also foal Champion a the NEDA Breed show, Region 8 2011 Breeders Championships New England Series Champion Colt Foal. With Durante (Dacaprio x Windspiel/Weltmeyer/Leoni) he was Reserve Champion at Dressage at Devon in the Get of Sire Class. Watch for Durante next week! Pictures taken at NEDA breed show and Region 8 Finals. Carole MacDonald Photos

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - GARAND PARADOX BY GUARANTOR GARAND PARADOX - THIRD LEVEL RESERVE CHAMPION! Bridlewood Farm congratulates owner Julie Forman of Franktown, CO and Garand Paradox on their success at the RMDS Championships where they were awarded the Reserve Championship of the Amateur Adult Division - Third Level! See more photos of Garand Paradox on Guarantor's offspring page! Owner's comments; "He is an amazing horse! Everyday I look forward to riding this special horse. He is not only sweet but a spectacular dressage horse with sensational movement and a striking presence. I am very lucky to have such a wonderful horse."

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DACARA SWF OLD/NA YEARLING FILLY CH Dacara SWF (Dacaprio x Idocus/Rolls Royce mare) owned and bred by Katie Freeman finished as 2011 All-Breeds DSHB Champion Yearling Filly Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society NA division of GOV, and also placed 6th in the USDF year end standings for yearling fillies! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Katie and Dacara!

LOOK FOR US IN EQUINE JOURNAL Be sure to read about us in the latest issue of the Equine Journal's 2011 Sport Horse Journal.

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK EMC FABULAIRE Bridlewood Farm again congratulates owner Andrew and Jane Rodd as well as breeder Peggy Kirkpatrick as EMC Fabulaire was named Champion Mare at her AHS Inspection! This adds to her growing list of honors which include: Top filly at her registration Multiple breed show champion and grand championships Top 5 at Devon Reserve regional champion Top10 AHS 2/3 yearold Adult amateur champion handler for Andrew at NEDA We predict many more achievements in her future and will look forward to her fulfilling her EM requirements with a gorgeous offspring!

GUARISON BY GUARANTOR OUT OF LIANDRA - OFFSPRING FO THE WEEK Congratulations to owner Heather Ferguson, DVM, Whitemore Lake, MI. and Guarison on their recent successful showing at the Waterloo Dressage show. Guarison, is by Guarantor out of our broodmare Liandra. We wish them the best of luck as they start the show season! See a photo of Guarison as a foal on Liandra's page. Photo: 3rd Shutter from the Sun Photography www.3rdshutter.com

FABULUX - OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK Congratulations to Fabulux and rider Caitlin Casey who were again high score of the show ( this was her 4th show under saddle) this past weekend!! She is now CDS and USDF qualified for championships.They earned scores of 72 and 77.8% and also received four 9s throughout the test!! Breeder/Owner: Emily Giammona www.blackmountainwarmbloods.com

GALATEA BY GUARANTOR HEADING FOR GRAND PRIX! Galatea (Guarantor x Tarina Royale) and rider Andrea Velas are planning for a Grand Prix debut later this year! Andrea reports "Galatea has an exceptional piaffe and ability to collect. Super disposition, and hard worker. A joy to ride every day." Bridlewood Farm wishes them a successful show season and look forward to updates! Photo credit Terri Miller.

OUR FIRST LIBERTY FOAL IS HERE! Bridlewood Farm proudly presents our filly out of our broodmare SPS Mon Amour (Matcho AA/Damnatz/Lugano) by the incredible dressage stallion Liberty. This filly can only be described as super fancy! See more photos of this highly refined filly on SPS Mon Amour's page!

2011 DACAPRIO FOALS - FULL BROTHER AND SISTER! Congratulations to breeder/owner Doreen Penberthy, Gold Gaits LLC, on these two beautiful Dacaprio foals! Doreen says, "We are absolutely thrilled to have these two Dacaprio foals! (Dacaprio x EM Rieke/Rio Branco/Jet Stream xx) Like our 2009 filly (Daprieke) with identical breeding, this colt and filly inherited outstanding looks, temperaments & athleticism. We wish them well in their future show careers! Many thanks to Bridlewood and congratulations to Dacaprio on the first of his 2011 offspring!" See photos of their full sister, Daprieke, breed show champion, on Dacaprio's offspring page.

EMC FLORIANA FH - 2ND HIGHEST AHS MPT IN 2010 Bridlewood Farm congratulates breeder Eliza Rutherford, owner Susan Boardman and EMC Floriana FH (Fabuleux x Lesandra/Lepanto) on their great achievement of placing second highest in 2010 in the AHS Mare Performance Test. Floriana scored an excellent 7.91 . In 2010, a total of 93 mares participated, resulting in 5 new Elite mares and 43 Elite Mare Candidates.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ELITE MARE DRAGON FLY BY DONNERKEIL Bridlewood farm congratulates Dragon Fly and Breeder/Owner: Deb Reda, Firefly Farm of Lawrence, MI. Dragon Fly (Donnerkeil x Polaria II/Kompass/Virgil) achieved her Elite Mare status in 201 with an impressive score of 7.11! Read more about EM Dragon Fly on Donnerkeil's offspring page.

CONGRATULATIONS TO TRAUM GIRL BY DACAPRIO Bridlewood Farm congratulates Parvin Work and Traum Girl (Dacaprio x Tiena) on their First Place Finish in the 2010 USDF All Breed Awards- (Yearling GOV Fillies Division) ! Her year end score was an impressive 73.6. Her full sister, Tango (2010) was awarded Premium foal status at her inspection ( out of approximately 14 foals ); was voted Best Foal of the Inspection; and won Reserve Champion foal at our Cosequin Finals this year when she was still by her mother's side. See more photos of Traum Girl and Tango on Dacaprio's offspring page.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FABULEUX! Fabuleux has been ranked by USEF as the number 7 Dressage Breeding Sire and number 15 Dressage Sire for 2010. Bridlewood Farm congratulates all of the breeders and their highly successful Fabuleux offspring for this great honor.

FHABIOLA - 2010 INDIANA DRESSAGE HORSE OF THE YEAR! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Deb Parent and Fhabiola by Fabuleux on winning the Novice Horse of the Year 2010 for Indiana! Terry Walker of Sterling Oaks Farm is the breeder. Owner's comments: "Not only does she have an incredible inherited ground covering walk and canter, her trot is spectacularly light. Everyone loves her loving disposition at her barn. I feel very blessed."

FULL BROTHERS BY DACAPRIO SHARE IN SUCCESS AT NEDA! Bridlewood Farm congratulates DALTON HHF (2009) and DENEB HHF(2010) (Dacaprio x EM Wiktoria HHF/Wolkentanz I/SPS Fenja) on their wins at NEDA. The proud Breeder/Owner is Christine Kropf, Hawk Hollow Farm, Jamesville, NY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DAUNTLESS B (DACAPRIO X LIANDRA) Another success story from one of our homebred foals! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Dauntless B – 2009 colt (Dacaprio x Liandra/ Linaro), and owner Linda Schultz on their great success at the 2010 East Central Finals! Photo is Ken Borden, Dauntless and Linda Schultz at the East Central Final Breed show in September: 1st place – yearlings colts and geldings Champion colts and geldings Reserve Champion young horse Reserve Champion overall breed show Reserve Champion at the East Central Finals – 77% He finished the year in 8th place (of 31) for colts and geldings – 76.6% Photo: Kathryn King Leacock

CONGRATULATIONS FORTISSIMO B! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Fortissimo B (Fabuleux x EM Roma I (Rubenstein I/Avus/Donani) and owner Camilla Van Liew, DVM, Charleston, SC. on their Third Place achievement in the USDF Horse of the Year Two Year Old Colts Division! Fortissimo B also had great success in Conyers. Fonzy was also Reserve Champion colt for the USDF Breeders Series Finals for the Southeast!" Fortissimo B's breeder, Bridlewood Farm looks forward to seeing more of Fortissimo's successes as he continures his show career. Photo: aliciafrese.com

FABULAIRE BY FABULEUX - BREED SHOW CHAMPION! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Fabulaire and owners Jane and Andrew Rodd! The 2005 Hanoverian mare Fabulaire by Fabuleaux out of EM Burgundy won the mare class, the mare championship and and the mature horse championship at the NEDA breed shows both at Ten Broeck Farm and Maplewood Warmbloods She is owned and shown by amateur Andrew Rodd from Ancramdale New York and was bred by Peggy Kirkpatrick, Umatilla, FL Fabulaire will now show at the Great American/USDF Breeders'Championship New England Series Final at Saugerties NY on September 15th and finish her year off going to the Hanoverian Inspection at Morven Park on the 7th November! Photo: Jonna Koellhoffer and Susan Stickle

FANTASTICA 2007 FILLY BY FABULEUX - DEVON BOUND! Our offspring of the week is Fantastica (Fabuleux x Rubizza/Rubinstein I/Sendbote) Breeder: Mary Lou Winn, Home Again Farm, Florida Owner: Jane Gaskill, Little Rock, AR. See more photos of Fantastica from foal to three year old on Fabuleux's offspring page!

WELCOME BACK DENALI HG - OUR NEWEST BROODMARE! Donnerkeil/AdiosIII/Woermann/Marconi/Jonkheer xx/Frustra) ) In foal for 2011 to Fabuleux! Successfully shown over fences by Heather Wenzell-Garrett, DVM, Denali HG now returns to Bridlewood Farm to join our broodmare band. We feel she will be a wonderful addition combining her athleticism and versatility to pass on to her offspring!

BRIDLEWOOD FARM ENTERTAINS FUTURE HORSEMEN Bridlewood Farm hosted 60+ visitors from the Boone County Horse Lovers 4-H group The kids, ages 4-13, are mainly non horse owning kids. Together with parents and grandparents everyone enjoyed seeing the foals, meeting the stallions and toured the farm. The stallions were amazing--the kids and adults loved it--and so did Fabuleux and Dacaprio!!

WELCOME OUR 2010 COLT! After all the girls we finally got a lovely athletic colt by Dacaprio out of our Guarantor mare Gisella! This boy is already sold to Pamela Miller of Newport Beach, Ca. She also purchased our 2010 filly, also by Fabuleux, out of SPS Mon Amour. Congratulations!

HERE COME THE GIRLS! Bridlewood Farm is proud to introduce our four gorgeous fillies of 2010! We couldn't be more pleased with our girls. Already at just a few days of age they are all exhibiting outstanding gaits! Clockwise from top left: Fabuleux x SPS Donna De Nira, Fabuleux x EM Roma I, Fabuleux x SPS Mon Amour and Dacaprio x Donna Schufro. Visit our mare pages to see more photos of these fillies. More photos will be posted soon as they continue to grow and unfold!

GARAND PARADOX BY GUARANTOR - OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK Bridlewood Farm congratulates Garand Paradox and owner Julie Foreman on being named Rocky Mountain Dressage Society's Reserve Champion AA for Second Level! Garand Paradox is by Guarantor out of Dynastar/Don Primero/Donnerhall) Breeder: Jennifer Oldham, Colorado Owner: Julie Foreman, Franktown, Colorado. See more photos of Garand Paradox on Guarantor's offspring page.

DACAPRIO - AN INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE! Not just in Germany and the United States anymore! Dacaprio's highly talented offspring can be found around the world! You can view photos of over 80 of Dacaprio's offspring on our site from the youngest of foals to Champion sport horses, Licensed Stallion sons, States Premium daughters and even a photo of Dacaprio himself as a foal! If you have a Dacaprio offspring we always welcome new additions to our website! We look forward to hearing from you!

BRIDLEWOOD FARM PROUDLY PRESENTS LIBERTY! We are pleased to announce we will be standing Liberty, owned by FEI competitor, Tina Konyot, for the 2010 breeding season! Liberty brings to North American Breeders the reknown bloodlines of Lauries Crusador xx with the performance G-line pedigree of Gimpel as well as the sought after lineage of the tremendous producer Don Carlos. Please visit Liberty's stallion page for many beautiful photos of Liberty and his detailed proven performance and pedigree information. We look forward to the exciting upcoming breeding seasons starting next year with this fantastic stallion!. We also congratulate Tina and her stallion Calecto V on their most recent accomplishments include winning the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the Dressage Kentucky Cup CDI***, the FEI Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2010 Wellington Classic, the FEI Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at the 2010 Palm Beach Dressage Derby and the 2009 Dressage at Devon Grand Prix Freestyle. Calecto has been the winner of 8 Grand Prixs in 2010 and 7 Consecutive Grand Prixs. Photo: Terri Miller

GRAPHITTI B - HANOVERIAN MARE CHAMPION AT HER INSPECTION! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Graphitti B, owned by Brenda Shepherd of Xenia, Ohio, on being named Champion Hanoverian Mare out of the large class of 10 mares at the recent AHS Inspection held at Majestic Farms. Graphitti B (Gabrielle B/(Guarantor)/Allegria (Adios III/Hope She’s Ahead xx) is a wonderful tribute to Bridlewood Farm's breeding program! Starting with our Hanoverian approved Thoroughbred mare, Hope She’s Ahead xx (George Navanod xx) and leading up to Gabrielle B by Guarantor, Graphitti B is just one of our numerous Bridlewood Farm successes! In 2008,Graphitti B was bred to Dacaprio and had a stunning, filly--all generations starting with our first imported Hanoverian stallion Adios III and continuing this wonderful legacy of sport horse breeding with our most recently imported Elite Hanoverian stallion, Dacaprio!

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - VIVALDI BY DACAPRIO Vivaldi is a very elegant 2009 Canadian Warmblood Colt by Dacaprio. Breeder/Owner Veronique Dumas of Calgary, Alberta, CD comments, "This is exactly what we hoped from this pairing. This colt is so light on his feet he simply dances forward, lifting his forehand and siting on his haunches as well as flying changes comes completely naturally to him." Vivaldi's dam, Vendella is a Dutch Warmblood/Gelderland mare. To read more about Vivaldi go to Dacaprio's offspring page. See Video of this colt on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sByPaQV8c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51sByPaQV8c

CONGRATULATIONS TO FORTISSIMO B BY FABULEUX! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Fortissimo B and owner Camilla Van Liew, DVM on their success! The show was the Good Horseman Fall Sport Horse Breed Show in Conyers, GA. Fortissimo B received a 79.2 in his yearling colt class and was then named Reserve Champion colt and announced third placed overall young horse. He received an 80.2 for second place in his large Hanoverian IBC class under judge Jos Severiens. Comments included "good shoulder, wither and poll position, an overall well developed and proportioned yearling colt with good suspension and engagament, an all-over excellent dressage prospect". During the ribbon presentation, Mr. Severiens congratulated the owner on the quality and endless riding potential of a colt like Fortissimo B. Fortissimo B was bred by Bridlewood FarmFabuleux x EM Roma (Rubenstein I/Avus/Donani). See more photos of Fortissimo B on Fabuleux's offspring page and on EM Roma's page.

CONGRATULATIONS TO LINDA SCHULTZ AND DAUNTLESS B! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Linda M. Schultz, Kantelaufer Farm, Georgetown, KY on her purchase of Dauntless B (Dacaprio x Liandra). Linda is a USDF Silver and Bronze Medalist. We see a great future for you with your new future dressage partner! "I am thrilled to have been able to acquire a horse of his caliber and look forward to a long and successful career with him." ~ Linda Schultz

DJANGA BY DACAPRIO - TOP FILLY AT HER AHS INSPECTION! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Breeder/Owner Carol Jenkins Alton, IL and her elegant filly Djanga (Dacaprio/Regazzoni/Cor Noir) who was named top filly at the 2009 St. Louis Equestrian Center AHS Inspection! "A filly with tremendous presence; very feminine, expressive head, well-formed and set neck, harmonious proportions, elegant outline; stands on four perfect legs. Good walk; in trot and canter uses her hind-end powerfully, reaching well underneath herself and elevating the forehand; very expressive - what we are looking for. Top Filly!" Judges Comments regarding Djanga from the AHS Inspection (August 11, 2009). "Djanga put on a show, setting her little rear end down and dancing for the audience...She was a little super star! People were oohing and awing and the cameras were clicking. It was one of the nicest critiques I have ever heard, and I have you and Dacaprio to thank for it! Thank you, thank you!"

GOLDEN GALAXY BY GUARANTOR, A HOMEBRED SUCCESS! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Golden Galaxy for his ongoing success. He was highly successful at breed shows and continues this winning tradition in the dressage arena! Golden Glaxay was bred by Bridlewood Farm (Guarantor x EM Daune Braeburn/Domingo/Duftig/Duft II) and is owned by Patricia Fowler. He is in training at StarWest in Springfield, IL with Kate Flemning-Kuhn. Recently Golden Galaxy qualified for the 2009 Regions at 1st level and second level! At Lamplight he received the following scores. 1st L 4 70.526% 1st L4 68.947% 1st L 3 68.286% 1st L 3 66.571% 2nd L 4 67.381% 2nd L 4 64.048% At an earlier show in June he received scores of 1st L 4 72.895% 2nd L 4 67.143%

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DARK-STAR SPIRIT BY DACAPRIO This beautifully feminine filly is shown at one week of age. She is registered ISR/Oldenburg and is out of the ISR/Old MMB Thoroughbred mare, Free Spirited xx (Arctic Tern/Northern Dancer). Proud Breeder/Owner is AT Powers Stables, Fredericksburg,VA. Read more on Dacaprio's offspring page. UPDATE! Dark Spirit was the high scoring filly at her ISR/Oldenburg Inspection. The inspector praised her "very modern trot". Scores included an impressive 8.4 for movement and an overall score of 8.2! Congratulations! Dark-Star Spirit's very pleased owner, Chuck Powers will be keeping this lovely filly. He has high hopes for her future career in the show ring as well as for her valuable addition to his sport horse breeding program.

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - TIANNA BY GUARANTOR (Guarantor x Tracey Anna/Butow) Breeder/Owners: Joel & Marybeth Esselman, Milan,IN. "We think she's a beauty!" Tianna won the High Point Award at Majestic View I & II Dressage Show at Majestic Farm in Batavia, Ohio, June 13-14, 2009. Her outstanding scores were 74.286% and 73.478%! Congratulations to Tianna, Joel and Marybeth Esselman from everyone at Bridlewood Farm! Photo: BobTarr.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW OWNER SILKE PARRY! Bridlewood Farm congratulates German dressage competitor/trainer, Silke Parry, MD of Fountain Inn, SC. on her purchase of two of our gorgeous fillies! Future dressage prospects are our Dacaprio x Gisella filly (left) and our Fabuleux x SPS Donna De Nira filly (right). We are excited for the bright future ahead for these fillies!

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DAVINCI BY DACAPRIO Dacaprio x Fortissima(Feiner Stern/Diamont) Breeder: Colleen Beres, Saskatchewan, Canada. "He has so much suspension and presence. He is going to be a knockout in the show ring with his 4 white socks and beautiful face markings!" Davinci has been sold to Carol Holman of Forest Edge Equestrian Centre in Langley, British Columbia. Many Dacaprio offspring have been imported to North America and are successfully competing under saddle with their new owners. Located in Saskatchewan, CD, Davinci represents one of Dacaprio's first born foals in Canada.

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - FABULUX BY FABULEUX Fabulux (Fabuleux x Winterstarr/Winterprinz) was named Winner of the 3-year-old division at her first USDF DSHB show earning an impressive score of %85.3 from Judge Lilo Fore. She went on to the Championship class and came home with Reserve Champion! Breeder/Owner Emily Ebert comments, "We couldn't be more pleased at how wonderful she has turned out-she is truly a very special mare. She will do her first under saddle show this summer." www.blackmountainwarmbloods.com

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK -FILLY BY FABULEUX x SPS DONNA DE NIRA This beautiful filly is so typical of Fabuleux's foals, elegant, correct and a wonderful mover. Her dam is SPS Donna De Nira (De Niro/Caprimond/Laterit). This filly has a full sister through embryo transfer! You can see both of these fillies on SPS Donna De Nira's page or visit Fabuleux's offspring page. This striking filly has been sold to FEI competitor/trainer Anne Aloi, Charlottsville, VA. Anne has received her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals and is very much looking forward to this filly's very bright future in the dressage ring! "I wanted to say thank you and how I am absolutely delighted with Jamie (Fanfare B)! I enjoyed meeting everyone and am thrilled to be buying one of your quality horses!" 06/13/2009

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK! FILLY BY FABULEUX x SPS MON AMOUR This elegant filly by Fabuleux is out of SPS Mon Amour. Her first day outside, her athleticism and self carriage are already very evident. We are pleased to announce that this filly is sold to FEI rider & USDF Silver Medalist, Karen Boates, Gurley, AL. For more information on SPS Mon Amour (Matcho/Damnatz/Lugano) and her highly successful offspring, please visit her page in Our Mares section.

OFFSPRING OF THE WEEK - DACAPRIO FILLY! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Parvin Work, WI on this elegant filly out of her imported Holsteiner mare, Tiena (Lorentin I(Landgraf)/Cor de la Bryere). Parvin comments, "She is AWESOME!!! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to breed to Dacaprio. Dacaprio really refined her and gave her a beautiful face, length of leg and super gaits!!! She is something special." You can see photos of this filly and her dam on Our Clients' Sale Page.

BRIDLEWOOD FARM RANKED THIRD - 2008 USDF BREEDER OF THE YEAR Bridlewood Farm ended 2008 being awarded third place as USDF Breeder of the Year! Congratulations to four of the outstanding competition offspring bred by Bridlewood Farm who helped to achieve this honor for us: Clockwise fron top left: Wolkenschein (Wolkenglanz/Liandra/Lord), Dulcinea B (Donnerkeil/Gabrielle B/Guarantor, Hickman B (His Higness/SPS Laureen/Laurie's Crusader xx) and Hennessey B (His Higness/SPS Mon Amour/Matcho). These horses also won USDF recognition in the 2008 year-end standings. Especially of note were Hickman B with rider Jane Bohren who won the Amateur Adult Training level Award with an impressive score of 75.429 and also achieved 4th place in Adult Amateur First Level (69.711) and 5th place in Dressage Horse of the Year (75.429)! Hennessey B (Endel Ots, Yvonne Barteau) were in the top ten for both Dressage Horse of the Year, First Level (74.211) and USEF Four-Year-Old (7.5). Hennessey B also ranked in the top five for the USDF AHS year-end awards at both Training (73.6) and First Level (74.211). Congratulations also to D’Ariel (Donnerkeil – Kay’s Sanction xx/Stancharry xx) and owner Jennifer Shearer who placed a strong second with a 60.625% in the Intermediate I Adult Amateur Division of the USDF AHS Awards. The breeder is Kathleen Giovenco of Nevada.

DE NIRO - HAVOVERIAN STALLION OF THE YEAR Bridlewood Farm congratulates De Niro, sire of our broodmare SPS Donna De Nira, for being named Hanoverian Stallion of the Year! SPS Donna De Nira is in foal to Fabuleux for 2008! You can see more photos of her sire De Niro on her mare page. Privately owned stallion De Niro is the Hanoverian Stallion of the Year 2008. The Donnerhall/Akzent II-son was bred by Brigitte Pahl, Fockbek, and licensed in Verden in 1995. Since that time, he has been standing at Klosterhof Medingen. With this annual award, the Hanoverian Society and R+V/VTV insurance company honours important breeding stallions. At the Verden Stallion Market, breeder Brigitte Pahl was honoured with the Wohlklang-statuette and a cheque. De Niro was born in 1993, and at the Stallion Approval in Verden in 1995, he was already one of the most popular and fascinating stallions. One year later, the black youngster completed his stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf with the highest dressage score. Riding instructor Dolf-Dietram Keller trained him up to Grand Prix-level. In 2001, De Niro won the German Championships of professional riders and in 2003, the German Dressage Derby in Hamburg. Since 2006, he has been successfully competing with his young rider Theresa Wahler. De Niro’s dam Alicante was successful up to medium level with Susanne Pahl, the breeder’s daughter. She was an active brood mare for only a few years. The impressive result: Her four sons are successful competition horses, two of them, De Niro and his right brother Dimension, are approved stallions. De Niro passes on his excellent rideability and fantastic movements as well as type and expression to his progeny. 1,341 offspring are registered with the Hanoverian Society. 14 of his 22 approved sons are registered with the first-class stallion book, 99 daughters were awarded state premium mare. He is the sire of 123 Verden auction foals and of 109 horses sold at riding horse auctions. 434 progeny achieved placements in the dressage ring up to advanced level and contributed to De Niro’s fantastic dressage breeding evaluation of 147 points. Together his sons, he has an incredible impact and influence on breeding. The Celle state stud stallion Dancier won his Stallion Licensing and stallion performance test. Desert Moon and De Janeiro were reserve champions in Verden. De Noir is one of the most popular stallions in Denmark. Maternal lines featuring De Niro in the pedigree are also very popular. His daughter De Nira is the dam of Hotline, the champion stallion of the Stallion Licensing in 2005. Hotline was the most expensive stallion ever sold at a breeding association’s sales event. Donner de Nero is the dam of the reserve champion of the Stallion Licensing in 2007, Fürst Nymphenburg, who won the stallion performance test in Adelheidsdorf in 2008

CONGRATULATIONS DR. SCHMIDT, KY VETERINARIAN OF THE YEAR! Bridlewood Farm congratulates Dr. Barbara Schmidt on being named Kentucky Veterinarian of the Year! This prestigious award was presented at the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association’s Award Luncheon, held in conjuction with the KVMA Annual Meeting and Mid-America Veterinary Conference held in Louisville, KY in early October. The recipient of the annual award is selected by a nominating committee based on having received outstanding recognition either outside or within the veterinary profession or both and be held in high esteem by his or her peers. The recipient must also be a KVMA and AVMA member for at least 5 years. Dr. Schmidt has been a member of the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association since graduation and has been honored to serve on their Executive Board since 1997. She was elected President of the KVMA in 2001-2002. She has also been an active member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) since graduation from Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. Dr. Schmidt is currently one of two elected veterinarians representing Kentucky in the AVMA House of Delegates. In July 2007, in Washington DC, she was elected to serve on the distinguished House Advisory Committee in the AVMA House of Delegates. Outside of her veterinary interests, she has been highly active with the American Hanoverian Assocation and has served on many committees within the AHS, chaired the Breeding Technology Committee and has been elected to serve on the AHS Board of Directors continuously since 1990. Pictured left to right: Presenter Dr. Stuart E. Brown, II, President, KVMA, Dr. Barbara Schmidt and her husband, Frederick Abblett

BRIDLEWOOD FARM CO-SPONSORS MAJOR NEW AWARD! New "All-American Hanoverian Young Dressage Horse Awards" to Offer $6000 in Prizes at Dressage at Devon Three new awards totaling $6000 have been established for eligible American-bred Hanoverians competing in the Young Dressage Horse classes at Dressage at Devon (DAD), Devon, PA, Sept. 23-28, 2008. Six generous members of the American Hanoverian Society (AHS) each donated $1000 to establish these awards. Their intention is to promote American breeders by encouraging competitors to buy and campaign domestically-bred Hanoverians in dressage. Dressage at Devon is an excellent showcase for American-bred dressage horses, as it is the largest show of its kind in the United States and attracts the country's top horses in both the breeding and performance divisions. Sponsors of the awards are Mary Lou Winn, Home Again Farm, Waldo, FL and Barb Schmidt, DVM, Bridlewood Farm, Union, KY (USEF Four-Year-Old Test); Paul Cohen, Associations Underwriters, Inc. and Ziplow Horse Insurance, Westminster, MD and Anne Whitten, Horses Unlimited, Albuquerque, NM (FEI Five-Year-Old Test); and Wendy and Marty Costello, Kent Island Sport Horses, Stevensville, MD and Don and Dee Kapper, Outer Banks Farm and Progressive Nutrition, Beach City, OH (FEI Six-Year-Old Test). To be eligible for the All-American Hanoverian Young Dressage Horse Awards, a horse must be American-bred and -owned, which the donors have defined as conceived and foaled in this country. The horse must have been issued AHS registration papers. The donors have stipulated that the sire of an eligible horse must be either an AHS Elite Stallion or a stallion standing in Germany but owned by an AHS member. The horse must be in the ribbons in its respective class at Dressage at Devon but its owner need not be a member of the AHS. $2,000 will be awarded to the highest-placing horse in each of the three classes and the money will be split between owner and breeder. For further information on the All-American Hanoverian Young Dressage Horse Awards please contact Pat Limage at (703) 754-7555 or baeprid@erols.com. Details will also available on the AHS website at www.hanoverian.org and the Mid-Atlantic Hanoverian Breeders Club website at www.mahanoverians.com.

FABRIANNA B BY FABULEUX NAMED AHS CHAMPION! Fabrianna B (Fabuleux x Gabrielle B/Guarantor) has been named the AHS Young Horse Filly Division Two and Three-Year-Olds Champion with a remarkable score of 80.60%! Congratulations to owner, Maggie Stonecipher & breeder, Emily Fowler, Time Out Farm, Plattsburg, MO. As owners of Fabrianna B's grand dam, Third Level Dressage Horse of the Year, Marone (Matrose) who produced Gabrielle B by Guarantor, Fabrianna B very successfully represents three generations of Bridlewood Farm's breeding program--Congratulations to Fabrianna B!

ADIOS III OFFSPRING ON COVER OF USDF CONNECTION! Aabracadabra (Adios III x Authenticyty ox/Cyty Lites ox) and her owner/rider Greta Wrigley were featured on the July cover of USDF Connection Magazine as an illustration of Best Dressage Bloodlines in Non-Warmblood Breeds. Adios III was Bridlewood Farms first Hanoverian stallion. He can be seen on the Farm History page. Congratulations to Greta and Aabracadabra on their many showing successes! Photo: Flashpoint Photography.