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January
08, 2010 -
We hope
everyone had a great holiday Season and a Happy New Year! We
are looking forward to 2010 this year as we await the
arrival of our 3rd foal out of
Golden Sunrise.
We are still
working on our plans for showing this year and will post
them once we have some.
Sonaya is going to be
going to her new home in Montreal in the coming weeks. We
are sad to see her go, but happy for her and her new owner!!
We will have 1 stall
available as of the 1st of February. To find out more on
boarding with us and what is included, please visit
here.
December
08,
2009 -
We are
wrapping up a very successful 2009 season. At the LDA series
this year
Golden Affirmation
was
Overall Grand Champion for the
Bronze Walk/Trot Open Division. And
Golden
Sunrise
was
Overall Reserve Grand Champion
for the Bronze Training Open Division.
 Our
lone foal out of
Golden
Sunrise is due March 10th, and we are VERY
excited to meet him or her!! This foal is
for sale and will
be offered at a reduced rate before foaling. Please
email or
call us for more information on this incredible foal!!
Cassy took
Golden
Sunrise for a hack on October 25th through the
nice fall fields...she went into labor the next day and then
welcomed her first non horse baby October 28, 2009 and
couldn't be happier!! Abby "helps" with the barn chores
everyday with no complaint...she is making the transition
very easy for Cassy!!
We thank everyone for a
wonderful 2009 season, and look forward to 2010! We hope
everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season and a prosperous New
Year!!
September
26,
2009 -
We uploaded
the videos of
Golden Affirmation
at the CWHBA Mare Performance Test held September 13th at
the Travis Hall Equestrian
click here to see
them!!
September
23,
2009 -
Golden Affirmation
was presented
at the CWHBA Mare Performance Test held September 13th at
the Travis Hall Equestrian Centre. She won Premium and
received 8's for her jumping and ridability. I will post all
her scores once I get them! She had had just 2 weeks of work
prior to the test and performed beautifully!! (I was unable
to ride the month before). Luckily for me Yulia Gafni was
able to get her going again and was able to present her for
me! We were VERY grateful for that!! There will be videos of
her test under saddle posted very soon...so be sure to check
back often!
We were very disappointed
that the CWHBA show was canceled due to lack of entries. It
is always a highlight of our year and we look forward to
going!! We are hoping that next year will be bigger and
better then ever!!
August 18,
2009 - EEF Samson
has been
sold to Alexis of Ballston Spa, NY.
She plans on doing dressage with him. We are very excited to
see what the future holds for this new partnership!! We wish
you all the best with EEF Samson
we hope you
enjoy him as much as we did!!
Golden Sunrise
and
Golden Affirmation
were shown at
the LDA show on August 16th. They both
won both of their classes. (Training #1 & #2 and
Walk/Trot A & B respectively) We could not have been happier
with them!! They performed so nicely, even with the intense
heat!! That brings a very good ending to our very successful
show season (under saddle)!!
We are going to be taking
Golden Sunrise
and
Golden Affirmation
to the CWHBA show on September 6th. Both mares will be shown
in their respective line class.
Golden Affirmation
will also be shown in the mare performance test. This will
officially be my last time showing under saddle for the
year. My dr has been very patient with me and is allowing me
this one more class (I will be almost 31 weeks by that
time!).
July 25,
2009 - Despite some trailer
troubles in the morning making us 1 1/2 hours late leaving
for the show we made it to the Fieldstone Open Breeders Show
safe and sound. We got there just in time to get
Golden Sunrise
off the trailer and into the ring...literally!! (We got
there 5 minutes before the show was to start, and she was in
the first class!) The same thing happened with
EEF Samson,
(There was 1 class in between the two horses) we took him
off the trailer and into the already started class; he
didn't have any prep before going into the already full
class. He was SO well behaved!! He was like he had done it
his whole life!!
Golden Sunrise
placed
3rd in the "Open Broodmares Class"
and EEF Samson
placed 5th out of 9 in the "Open
Yearling Class". We were SO happy the horses and how
they handled everything! We would like to thank Barry (Cassy's
dad) and David for all the help they provided getting
to/from and during the show!! It couldn't have been done
without you two!!
 July 13, 2009 -
We are pleased to announce that
Golden Sunrise
placed
second in both her classes
at the LDA show on July 12th. (She had had 2 1/2 weeks off
just before the show because of an injury. She performed
wonderfully considering!!) She was shown Training Level Test
#1 & #2.
Golden Affirmation
placed
first and second in her classes.
She was shown Walk/Trot test A & B.
We brought EEF Samson
and
Golden Sunrise
to the CSHA Open Show July 5th.
Golden Sunrise
placed 2nd in the "Open Broodmare/Yeld Mare" class. EEF Samson
placed 3rd in the "Open Yearling" class.
We are hoping to get out to the next LDA show for sure
(fingers crossed about the last one) as well as the CWHBA
show. Time will be the factor on this as I am currently 22
weeks along (due November 12th). So until I get too big to
ride/show and/or my Dr. tells me otherwise, things are still
going as planned!
June 15, 2009 -
We are VERY pleased to announce that
Golden Sunrise
placed
first in both her classes
at the LDA show on June 14th. It was her very first show
under saddle (Other then the CWHBA show). She was shown
Training Level Test #1 & #2.
Golden Sunrises'
scores were 72.6087 and 72.8571
respectively.
Golden Affirmation
placed
first and second in her classes.
It was the first time she was shown under saddle, and the
first time being ridden with other horses. She was shown
Walk/Trot test A & B.
Golden Affirmations'
scores were 58.5714
and 63.3333 respectively.
The next show on the agenda is the CSH show being held at
the Hunt Club in London. It is on the 5th of July.
May 20, 2009 -
We are excited to announce that the "CWHBA Breeders Digest
Volume Two Issue Three" Highlighted the Hogendoorn Breed
Show we took the horses to last September. They published
the results of the Free Jumping Competition in which
Golden Affirmation
won the GLN Cup. They also posted a picture of her free
jumping. There was also a picture of
Golden Sunrise
Under Saddle (Where she won the Riding Test).
Unfortunately, after a few unsuccessful attempts with
breeding Sonaya
and Golden Affirmation
we have decided to not try any more until next year. We
ended up having a great deal of issues with shipping and
customs in regards to getting the semen here in time to
breed the mares. (Despite having every requirement set out
by the CFIA, the shipments were still late.) We are hoping
that by next year the customs will have things straightened
out by then. Until then we look forward to our lone
Landkonig foal next
March out of Golden Sunrise.
We have also decided to go to a few of the LDA Dressage
shows this summer. We will be taking
Golden Sunrise for
sure. We are still undecided about bringing
Sonaya and/or
Golden Affirmation to
the shows. Golden Sunrise
and EEF Samson
will be shown that the CSHA Open Show at the London Hunt
Club. As well as the show at Fieldstone Farm. Of course we
will also be going to the CWHBA show at Hogendoorn's as we
cannot miss that one!! As of now we are not sure who we are
going to be taking to that one.
April 25, 2009 -
We updated EEF Sampson's
page with more pictures and
current videos of him both in the field and in hand.
The videos in hand show how straight he travels and how well
he handles. He is really maturing into an incredible horse
with a very bright future!! To see the new pictures and
videos, please
click here...
April 18, 2009 -
We are VERY excited to announce that
Golden Sunrise
is confirmed in foal
to
Landkönig.
She is due March 10, 2010.
March 05, 2009 -
We are VERY excited to announce that
Golden Sunrise will also be
bred to
Landkönig
for a 2010 foal!!
Golden Sunrise
will be bred to
Padinus
in 2010 for a 2011 foal instead of breeding her this time
around.
February 19, 2009 -
We are VERY excited to announce that both
Sonaya
and
Golden Affirmation
are going to be bred to
Landkönig
for a 2010 foal!! He is the sire of
Lantinus
who set a record in 2002 by selling for the highest price
ever achieved by a jumper at the Elite auctions in the
Hanoverian Niedersachsen Halle; And again, setting a record
at Shockemoehle’s prestigious PSI Sale. The current owners
of Lantinus,
the Straumanns, paid 2.4 million dollars for him and turned
down 5.5 million Euro’s ($8.7million) six months later after
he won the Global champions tour GP of Qatar.
Lantinus
has been #1 in the FEI world rank
in June and July 2008 and competed in the 2008 Olympics for
show jumping.
February
08, 2009 -
We updated the
ABOUT US page with some
more information on Cassy as well as
some more pictures. We had a wonderful Christmas holiday
here at EEF and are looking forward to spring, getting the
mares in foal as well as showing. We will keep you posted on
the shows we are planning on attending this summer.
November 15, 2008 -
We are VERY excited to announce that we have a new mare to
add to our broodmare band!! Her name is
Sonaya.
She is a half sister to our foundation mare
Golden Sunrise.
She is expected to arrive at our farm
on the 18th of November.
We plan to show Sonaya next season in dressage mainly, but
if time permits, we are considering showing her in the
jumpers as well.
October 12, 2008 -
We updated the "About" page with a few
pictures of the barn renovations.
September 16, 2008 -
We made it to the CWHBA show held at Hogendoorn Farms safe
and sound!! We couldn't have been more happy with the way
our horses behaved and showed!! The judge was International
Judge Hakon Wahldman from Finnland.
 Golden Affirmation
(pictured Left. Photo by Mike
Armstrong)
won the Free Jumping Competition,
placed 3rd in her "3 year old mares and geldings class" and
was approved at her inspection! She has a busy
day and performed wonderfully!! We were very happy with her!
Golden
Sunrise won the Riding Horse
Test!! She also placed 2nd in the Free
Jumping Competion (Behind her 2005 filly
Golden Affirmation)
EEF
Sampson
did not place in his very strong class of foals and
weanlings. We knew he wouldn't be competitive (being out of
the cute faze and into the awkward 'teen' faze!) but really
wanted him to go for the atmosphere. He was PERFECT the
entire time! I couldn't believe how calm he was! We got LOTS
of complements about how well behaved he was!
All in all, despite the rain, we had a
wonderful time, the horses were great as were the organizers
and volunteers!
August 23, 2008
The second time we were unable to show was today. The free
jumping competition was canceled due to lack of entries! We
were REALLY looking forward to bringing
Golden Affirmation.
Because it was canceled we decided to wait and have
Golden Affirmation
presented for approval CWHBA at the same time as the CWHBA
Breed Show held at Hogendoorn Farm.
We will be bringing
Golden
Sunrise,
Golden Affirmation
and EEF
Sampson to the show at Hogendoorn Farm on September
13th. Golden
Sunrise will partake in the performance test (under
saddle and free jumping).
Golden Affirmation
will be shown in hand and the free jumping. EEF
Sampson will be shown in hand for his first time
out! We are hoping that 3rd time is the
charm! We will make it there safe and sound and uneventful!
August 6, 2008 -
Golden Affirmation
is going to be competing in the free jumping competition
August 23rd in Orangeville ON. The same day she is going to
be presented at the CWHBA inspection for stud book approval.
Artist Jennifer Pratt posted a painting she has done of
EEF Sampson as a 'model' in her
"Canadian
Bred - Original Sporthorse Artwork Series".
Here is a link to the
painting.
Unfortunately
there was a death in the family so we were unable to make it to the CSHA
show. Next year we hope to
be there with the horses.
We have somewhat settled into the new
farm, the fencing is coming along nicely and we are making
plans to renovate the existing barn. Pictures will come soon
I hope!!
June
29, 2008 -
Golden Affirmation
is going to be shown in hand at the open CSHA show at the
London Hunt Club on July 6th.
We are moving!! Our farm is just 15
minutes from London and St. Thomas. Situated between the 401
and the 402!!! We will update once everyone is settled in to
our new place!!
June
02, 2008 -
Artist Jennifer Pratt came out to meet us and our horses.
She is going to use EEF Sampson as a 'model' in her
"Canadian
Bred - Original Sporthorse Artwork Series".
We were very grateful that she came out to see the horses
and we eagerly await her
work(s) of art!!
May 23, 2008 -
Golden Sunrise is
going to be bred to KWPN-AES jumping stallion
Padinus
in 2009 for a 2010 foal. At the same time we are going to
breed Golden Affirmation
(stallion TBD). This summer we are going to present
Golden Affirmation
at a CWHBA inspection. We are also
hoping to get her out to a few shows.
May
02, 2008 -
Golden Affirmation
has been added to our broodmare band. We are very excited to
have her in our program on a full lease.
March 04, 2008 -
EEF Sampson was
featured on artist Jennifer Pratt's
"Canadian
Bred - Original Sporthorse Artwork Series"
blog. She is going to use him as a model for her 'Canadian
Bred Sporthorse' series.
February 26, 2008 -
Golden Sunrise produces a
big, gorgeous and strong colt by
Sambuca...more
January 10, 2008 -
Taken from "The Breeder's Digest -
Volume Two Issue One - December 2007" Here is what was
said about"
Golden Affirmation:
"A mare with a nice topline, correct legs and a good walk."
Golden Sunrise:
"She is a very nice mare with a strong topline and a good
and regular trot."
September 2, 2007 -
Golden Sunrise
placed 1st in "4 Years and Older Mares & Geldings", won
Grand Champion Senior Horse, and Overall Reserve Grand
Champion Horse.
Golden Sunrise's
filly
Golden Affirmation
placed 2nd
in the "2 Year Old Fillies and Colts/Geldings". The horse
that placed ahead of
Golden Affirmation
is the horse that
went on the win Overall Grand Champion Horse for the show.
The show was a CWHBA Breed Show held at Hogendoorn Farm. The
judge was International judge Johan Hamminga from Holland.
June 23, 2007 -
Golden Sunrise was
Top Mare at the CWHBA Mare Inspection.
June 09, 2005 -
Golden Sunrise produces a stunning brown filly by
Oxford...more
October 10, 2003 -
Golden Sunrise
placed
1st
in the "2 yr old Canadian Sport Horse"
class at the Maritime Fall Fair in Halifax, NS.
June 2003 -
Golden Sunrise
placed
1st in "2 and Under Mares"
in Lawrencetown, NS. |
