June 25, 2001

We have finally purchased the two dressage horses that will hopefully take Yvonne Losos and Georgie Fernandez to the 2003 Pan Am games. Georgie's horse is an approved KWPN 14 year-old dark bay stallion named Focus, who has an impeccable pedigree (Pele x Farn), while Yvonne will get an eight-year old chestnut stallion called Landolee. Landolee is also very well bred, by Anky van Grunsven's old partner Cocktail, out of a Doruto mother, and like Focus he is also very impressive. Both horses will arrive in late July to the Dominican Republic, being shipped in December to Florida in order to take part in the Winter Equestrian Festival in West Palm Beach.

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May 18, 2001

So far we have been quite lucky with this year's breeding program. All of our PRE (Andalusian) mares have been confirmed pregnant, some by Soñador XIII, some by Hilandero X and one by Janna Rumbaugh's Gaucho. In Canada we have confirmed in foal Jurella (Concorde x Cadmus XX) to Ahorn, Pelusa (Lester x Burggraaf) to Caretino and R. Adermie 4 (Coriander x Joost) to Indoctro. Still pending are Moneypenny (Westfalian) to Ahorn, Nulanda (Burggraax x Voltaire) to Caretino and Ronda (Thoroughbred) to Corland. In Holland both Dwarla (Joost x Abgar XX) and Karona (Notaris x Irak) are in foal to Voltaire, while O. Anuberth 2 (Burggraaf x Joost) is being bred to Hemmingway. These last three mares will be shipped to Canada later in the summer.

March 20, 2001

Tango at the 2000 Winter
Equestrian Festival

Yvonne and Georgie have returned home after a very succesful campaign in the 2001 Cosequin Winter Equestrian Festival, where they showed eight horses in both jumping and dressage. Yvonne’s best results in the circuit were obtained with Air du Prelet, the experienced Selle Francaise gelding purchased last fall by José Manuel Ramos in Holland. With Prelet Yvonne was in the top ten a number of times in the Amateur-Owner Low classes (1.20-1.30m), earning the most money with him. With Ms. Moneypenny, a Wesphalian mare that also showed in the 1.20-1.30m Amateur-Owner Low division, Yvonne obtained a third, a fourth and a sixth in the Sunday classes. The undisputed sensation, however, was Tango, a six-year old 15.3 hand palomino Spanish cross gelding that was entered in the Amateur-Owner Medium (1.30-1.40m) and Americhoice Open Speed (1.40m) classes, where he had a good showing despite being the smallest horse around !! His outstanding technique and quick reflexes were admired by many, and there were serious offers on him which were promptly turned down. Georgie also had good results in dressage, where he competed with Ms. Moneypenny in the Open Level 2 classes with scores in the high 50’s, despite Moneypenny being a jumper.

2001

In the 2001 edition of CHIO Aachen, the Royal School of Equestrian Arts from Jerez, Spain, played a significant role-they brought over forty stallions to perform for the crowds and help promote the 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez. A leading role was played by the stunning bay Diosdado stallion Judio, who performed a "riendas largas" routine in the Dressage Stadium.

Photos courtesy of Cealy Tetley and Betty Cooper