News from 2000...
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October,
2000
The Grand National and World
Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma City is always a thrill for
us. We love the competition, the camraderie, and of course watching our
SPR-prefixed horses do well for their owners! This year's Grand National
saw one of our predictions come true: SPR Valerie's Finale captured the
Reserve World Three Year Old Hunter Pleasure Championship and Reserve
Grand National Three Year Old Hunter Pleasure Mares Championship titles
for her owner Lauren DuPont of Windward Farm in Pennsylvania. When we
listed this mare on our Sales List we said she would someday be a World
Champion in this division, and we were ecstatic when she proved us right!
Congratulations to Lauren on her first of what we hope will be many national
titles with this wonderful young mare.
May
1st, 2000
Congratulations to Steve and
Luanna Schauer of Loveland, Colorado, on their purchases of UVM Ada-Belle
and Whit Haven Valerie. Luanna and Steve have two beautiful daughters
named Briana and Rylee and Briana just happens to have the same color
hair as Ada-Belle... and of course, women being women, we LOVE to be color
co-ordinated with our horses... so Briana just had to have Ada! Ada will
be the premiere hunt horse at their facility and Valerie will maintain
her status as "Queen" of the broodmare band. We look forward to seeing
Briana in the showring with Ada one day and also the beautiful foals these
two mares will produce for this family.
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February
17th, 2000
SPR Valerie's Finale, (Tug Hill Commando x Whit Haven Valerie), a 3 year
old hunter pleasure mare, has been sold to Amanda and Lauren DuPont of
State College, Pennsylvania. Stove Prairie had high hopes of Kathy Shorten
winning the World Champion 3 year old hunter pleasure division this year
at Oklahoma with Finale, but it looks like Amanda will have the honor
of bring home the roses for Windward Farm. Amanda has won the World Championships
for the last 4 years in a row! Last year, she had the 4 year old Hunter
Pleasure World Champion. We are pleased and very excited that she chose
SPR Valerie's Finale and we wish her a great show season. Congratulations
Lauren and Amanda!
February
1st, 2000
Another Stove Prairie Ranch horse is headed to California... SPR Black
Magic (HVK Bell Flaire x Vive La Difference). This elegant black 2 year
old stallion was purchased by Tom and Teri Brisco of Riverside, California.
He will be in training with Rock Walker Stables. Congratulations to Tom
and Teri!
The 2000 foaling season at Stove Prairie Ranch brought us some wonderful healthy foals. They just keep getting better and better...
SPR Stephanie (FCF Val D'Isere x Vive La Difference) was born on January 16th, 2000. This filly is jet black with 2 rear socks and a head to die for... Skylark all the way. Too bad Val is not in the Breeders Sweepstakes this year, BUT, she is in the Circle J $25,000 Futurity for next year... watch out! World Futurity Nominated.
SPR Gigolo (Cedar Creek Harlequin x Lookaway's Sabrina) was born on January 28th, 2000. This BIG dark bay colt is fantastic... An incredibly long neck, short back and Sabrina's lovely looks. WOW! One little star graces his forehead and one white front pastern. He is eligible for the Breeders Sweepstakes this year and the Circle J $25,000 Futurity 2001. World Futurity Nominated. The girls will adore him... but will they be able to afford him?
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