Report from the Road – Spy Coast Farm (Lexington, Kentucky)

9/4/2023
Lexington, KY  USA
Host: Kelly Gage
Jury:  Bart Henstra & Stan Creemers
Handlers: Marcel Van Bruggen & Thijs de Schepper
Editor:  Tracy Geller-Stearns

Thank you to host Kelly Gage for a well organized keuring at the very well equipped Spy Coast Farm. We were able to see some very good horses today, thank you to the breeders and owners for showing them.

THANK YOU to Sarah Schaaf Photography for her generous donation of the photos from the Spy Coast Keuring!  You may view and purchase other images from her website:  Sarah Schaaf Photography

© Sarah Schaaf Photography

Riding Classes- IBOP, DG Bar & GES Cup classes:
Thank you to our cup class sponsors, DG Bar Breeders and Global Equine Sires

IBOP – Dressage:
Napoleon SW 2e-Bez D-OC (Daily Diamond x Esina elite sport (dr) IBOP (dr) PROK by Jazz pref, BREEDER: STAL WILLIG VOF, OWNER: KATHERINE GINISE) Napoleon’s trot has an expressive use of front leg, good reach and has a good uphill tendency.  The canter is easy to collect and has an expressive use of the front leg with good balance.  His walk is short strided and he needs to be more supple though the body.   In the 2nd part of the test,  he showed better use of the back and better connection to the bridle.

Napoleon SW © Sarah Schaaf Photography

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

Pendaya CPF © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Stb/Ster 3 Year Old – Dressage
PENDAYA CPF D-OC (Glamourdale x Belly elite EPTM (dr) PROK by Krack C, BREEDER/OWNER.: LARRY AND KATHY CHILDS)  This mare earns the Ster predicate today.  She is correctly built and sufficiently developed.  She has a well muscled neck, a  good topline and a  somewhat sloping croup.  Her walk is correct with sufficient length of stride. The trot also has sufficient length of stride, with good use of the hindleg, however she could show somewhat more reach of front leg.  The canter is well balanced and has good technique with sufficient length of stride.

Stb/Ster 4-to-7 Years –  Dressage

NADIA ZARMA TF (Vitalis x Ilbria Zarma TF D-OC by Voice, BREEDER/OWNER: KC DUNN)
Today she becomes a ster mare.  She is well developed,  with a long neck, long legs and a somewhat roached topline.  Her walk is correct with sufficient length of stride.  The trot has good rhythm with sufficient power, and the canter is balanced with sufficient reach.

Nadia Zarma TF © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Young Horse Classes:

Foals/Weanlings – Dressage

TARISAI CPF (Le Formidable x Belly elite EPTM (dr) PROK by Krack C, BREEDER/OWNER.: LARRY AND KATHY CHILDS)  This filly is our high score young dressage horse.  She is very elegant with an expressive dressage type. She is long legged with a well shaped neck, long withers and good topline. This foal shows good technique in movement with sufficient suppleness.

Tarisai CPF © Sarah Schaaf Photography

TOTORO G (Franklin x Onna Bugeisha G D-OC by Olivi keur, BREEDER/OWNER.: KELLY GAGE)  2nd place foal.  He is well muscled,  with good proportions.  He has a vertical, well shaped neck and a correct topline.  In movement he  has good technique and reach in both the trot and canter.

Totoro G © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Foals/Weanlings – Jumper

TACCARDI C (Daccardi V. D-OC by Ranee C by Crin Rouge, BREEDER/OWNER:  Courtney  Zachary)
Taccardi is our high score young jumper.  He is correctly built, but somewhat poorly muscled.  He has an athletic and well balanced canter.

Taccardi C  © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Foals/Weanlings – Gelders

TOP TIER (Gaudi x Incredible Babe J&S elite IBOP PROK by Cizandro pref, BREEDER: JOSEPH L. SCHWARTZ, OWNER: STACY BRASS)  A filly with an elegant, expressive type, with good topline, yet somewhat fine boned.  She shows good gelders movement with knee action and powerful hindleg.

Top Tier © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Yearlings – Gelders

SEBASTIAN B (Gaudi x Incredible Babe J&S elite IBOP PROK by Cizandro pref, BREEDER: JOSEPH L. SCHWARTZ, OWNER: STACY BRASS)  This colt was our high score for the keuring.  He is a very good gelders type;  well developed and muscled, also well proportioned and a strong topline.  He has a long, somewhat flat croup and a correct stance of the legs. His walk has good use of the body with good reach.  The trot is powerful with good knee action and a very powerful use of hind leg.  The canter is powerful, with good leg technique and use of body.

Sebastian B © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Keuring High Score:  SEBASTIAN B (Gaudi x Incredible Babe J&S elite IBOP PROK by Cizandro pref, BREEDER: JOSEPH L. SCHWARTZ, OWNER: STACY BRASS)

First Premiums:

**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.**

Kastel’s Nintendo Crown © Sarah Schaaf Photography

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© Sarah Schaaf Photography

To Feel the Rhythm,  Owner Photo

© Sarah Schaaf Photography

Handler Thijs de Schepper © Sarah Schaaf Photography

Handler Marcel van Bruggen © Sarah Schaaf Photography

© Sarah Schaaf Photography