Report from the Road – Sonnenberg Farm (Oregon)

9/6/2023
Sherwood, OR  USA
Host: Dan & Gina Ruediger
Jury:  Bart Henstra & Stan Creemers
Handlers: Janko Van de Lageweg
Official Photographer: Mary Cornelius
Editor:  Tracy Geller-Stearns

Today we are fortunate to again visit the beautiful facility of Sonnenberg Farm.  Thank you to our hosts, Dan and Gina Ruediger for a very well organized keuring.

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

Stb/Ster 3 Year Old – Dressage

PANDÉMIE D’AMOUR I.K. (Le Formidable x Easterlanda TH elite IBOP (dr) D-OC by Jazz pref, BREEDER:  I. KRUTS, NL, OWNER.: BROOKE VOLDBAEK). Our high scored adult dressage horse today. He is a very modern and elegant dressage type. He has an uphill build , a very expressive front, and a good topline.  He shows a clear and active walk,  an uphill trot with very good technique and expressive use of the front leg, with a powerful hind leg.  His canter is well balanced, powerful and carrying – a very athletic horse! Congratulations to this Ster predicated gelding!

PRIMROSA S (Secret x Juliette d’Rosa S elite IBOP (dr) sport (dr) by Ampere, BREEDER/OWNER: SONNENBERG FARM, LLC)  A well developed mare, with a long, well shaped and muscled neck, long shoulder and good topline.  She is very supple, active and  has a well strided walk with good reach and overstep. She has good leg technique in both trot and canter with powerful use of hindleg and good posture.  Congratulations to this ster, Keur eligible mare.

Primrosa S ©Mary Cornelius

Stb/Ster 4-to-7 Years –  Dressage

ODELIA SS (Desperado x Bettina ster IBOP (dr) by Ferro pref, BREEDER: DAWN SPENCER, OWNER: JACQUELINE DELGADO). Odelia is longlined with a well shaped neck and a strong topline. She has a  long strided trot and she canter’s with sufficient posture.  Congratulations on your new ster, keur eligible mare!

Stb/Ster  8 and older – Jumper

D’ENCORE WF Sport(SP)(Corland keur x Just One Look by Un Beerenauslese, BREEDER/OWNER: SHELLEY L. CAMPBELL).  She earns the high score adult jumper horse today.  D’Encore is a well developedand  long lined jumper type mare. She is kept well;  with long withers, a sloping shoulder, a  well muscled topline and correct legs. She shows an active, well balanced and powerful canter. She has earned her sport predicate.  Congratulations on your new Keur mare!

D’Encore WF, Owner Photo

DARVINIA (Catoki x Zaida by Cassini II, BREEDER: Wolfgang Heller, OWNER: SHANNON DE BUISER). Darvinia is well developed however could be somewhat stronger in her topline.  She improves herself in both movement and jumping.  Her technique improves when the fences are raised, and she has a powerful canter.  Congratulations for your new ster mare!

Darvinia, Owner Photo

Stb/Ster 3 Year Old – Hunter

PATRON WF (Grand Slam VDL x One More Look by Voltaire pref, BREEDER: SHELLEY L. CAMPBELL, OWNER: KELLY SKOGLUND)  Patron is an elegant type but could be longer lined.  He seems careful, with an upward take off, good technique in the front end for a hunter (little open) however he is somewhat tight in the haunches.  Congratulations for your new ster gelding.

Patron WF,  Owner Photo

Young Horse Classes:

Foals/Weanlings – Dressage

TINKERBEL S (Franklin x Karabel elite IBOP (dr) D-OC by Ebony, BREEDER.: SONNENBERG FARM, LLC, OWNER: LUCY FIELD) Tinkerbel is a very athletically built dressage foal.  She is long lined with a well shaped neck, a good athletic body and lean legs.  Her trot is uphill and very expressive with very good use of the frontleg and with a powerful hind leg.  She has a very expressive front, and a powerful, well balanced athletic canter with good reach.  She is our high score young dressage horse today with excellent marks for movement and conformation.

Tinkerbel S ©Mary Cornelius

TIMELESS S (Kjento x Fine Time by Furstenball, OWNER/BREEDER: SONNENBERG FARM, LLC)  This filly is well muscled with an expressive type. She has a well shaped and muscled neck with long withers and is well muscled in her topline.  She shows an active and powerful use of hindleg.  She is lightfooted, and her canter has a good balance and easy changes.

Foals/Weanlings – Jumper

TRUE NOBILITY QM (Noble Champion x Evanta III MMW keur by UB 40 keur, BREEDER/OWNER: THOMAS E. & KAREN M. AVINELIS) This is a longlined, well developed and well proportioned colt.  He has a good top line with long withers. He is athletic and supple in both trot and canter with good balance and reach. Today’s high score young jumper, congrats!

TIMELESS WF (Dakar VDL x Satin and Lace by Un Beerenauslese, BREEDER/OWNER: SHELLEY L. CAMPBELL)  This is a well muscled and correctly built foal that could be longer lined. She is lightfooted in both trot and canter, and the canter is well balanced and has easy changes.
Keuring High Score:  TINKERBEL S (Franklin x Karabel elite IBOP (dr) D-OC by Ebony, BREEDER.: SONNENBERG FARM, LLC, OWNER: LUCY FIELD)

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.**