Report from the Road – Iron Spring Farm, Coatesville, PA

Report from the Road –  Iron Spring Farm (Pennsylvania)

8/26/2024
Coatesville, PA, USA
Host: Mary Alice Malone
Jury:   Bart Henstra & Stan Creemers
Handlers: Marcel Van Bruggen,  Thijs de Schepper,  Rob de Bruin, Quinnten Alston
Editor:  Tracy Geller-Stearns

Thank you to our well established host, Iron Spring Farm for putting on this well organized Keuring at their beautiful facility.  Despite some canceled flights and a very long drive from Canada, we were happy to be welcomed again at this pretty setting in Pennsylvania.

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Studbook Classes:
Thank you to our Keuring Championship Award Sponsor, Iron Spring Farm!

Stb/Ster 3 Year Old – Dressage

RHYTHM ISF D-OC (Top Gear x Love Dance elite, sport (dr), D-OC by Vitalis, BREEDER/OWNER: IRON SPRING FARM, INC.)  An elegant type with sufficient length, she improves in movement with a long strided, supple trot and a powerful, active canter with good balance.  Congratulations to this Ster mare!

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Stb/Ster 4-to-7 Years –  Hunter

PHANTOM DUTCHMAN (Cohinoor VDL x Carina Mia by Sir Sinclair keur, D-OC, BREEDER: Jennifer Bateman, OWNER: Laura Clarke)  This gelding is correctly built with a long vertical neck.  He has a good overview and attitude in free jumping.  He is quick and careful, yet smooth and supple, with good, athletic scope.

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Young Horse Classes:

Foals/Weanlings – Hunter

UNDER DRESSED LJS (Bannany x Over Dressed LJS by Toronto ster, BREEDER/OWNER: Lazy J Sporthorses)  A well muscled, good hunter type with good topline and sufficient length. Shows a very light footed canter, and is supple with easy changes, good balance and reach.

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Foals/Weanlings – Dressage

ULTIMATE ISF (Kaiman x Fienna ster, D-OC by Sir Sinclair keur, D-OC, BREEDER/OWNER: IRON SPRING FARM, INC.)  A well muscled colt with a long and well positioned neck but somewhat flat withers and fine boned. He has a powerful trot with good articulation and suspension.

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Yearlings – Dressage

TALLULAH (Kaiman x Audrey by Aljano, BREEDER/OWNER: Catherine Malone)
A very good Dressage type;  well muscled, with very good withers, shoulder and a strong topline.  Shows a clear and active walk.  She has good use of the hind leg in trot;  powerful with good reach, and a well balanced canter.  Congrats to this High score young Dressage horse!

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First Premiums:

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**These remarks are for a snapshot in the lifetime of a horse. Not all first premium or ster horses are mentioned in “The Report from the Road”; only those horses that really stand out to the jury.**

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