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Scroll down to see the following horses:  Elmer, Oliver Twist, and Owen

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ELMER

(El Bundy x Kuwaiti Gem)

2003, 17.1+ hands, Oldenburg gelding from the second El Bundy foal crop and preceded by generations of 100 day stallion test winners.  He is simple under saddle, has perfect flying changes, is very scopey and honest to fences.  His canter is very comfortable, and he is easily schooling 4' fences.  Definite Grand Prix jumper prospect. Suitable for equitation, hunters and/or jumpers.  Clean set of x-rays available.

 

At his first show, Ledges Winter Classic, February 13-16, he placed in all his classes, including a 1st in Baby Green over fences and a 3rd under saddle. He is an all-around hunter, equitation, and jumper prospect, and easily schooled jumper fences as well.

 

Sire:  El Bundy (Escudo I/Rebel Z) won his stallion test with 145.01 like his sire, Escudo I,  who won his stallion performance test and received a jumping score of 144.90, as well as the Hanoverian 5 yo. show jumping Championship in ’96 and the German National Res. Championship for 5 yo. Jumpers.  Escudo I is currently the 5th leading Hunter Breeding sire, and is listed as one of the top Jumper sires as well.  Rebel Z, Elmer’s great grandsire, is a full sibling to the legendary Ratina Z and other Atlanta Olympic mount, Renomee Z, plus many other famous Grand Prix jumpers,  Rebel Z is also the sire of many international show jumpers, dozens of approved sons and superb breeding mares that are now creating Olympic mounts.

 

Dam:  Kuwaiti Gem is a successful modified jumper and dressage TB, who was the Res. Champion of both the ISR/Old. and the AHHA inspections.

                                                                                                                       

 

Price range B

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OLIVER TWIST
(Opus* x First Class Lady xx Castle Magic)

2004, 16.2+ h., ISR/Oldenburg, bay gelding.  He is very soft in the bridle, has perfect flying changes, is bold over fences, and is doing 3' courses with scope enough to do the 4'+ divisions in no time.  He loves jumping and has never refused a fence. He is ready to show and win!  He won at his first show and was Reserve Champion Young Horse, qualifing for the Regional Championships.  He has been top 2 every show, even beating the #1 placed 3 yo in the country.

Sire: Opus*** is 2006 USDF Leading Dressage Sire (he was 2nd Leading Dressage Sire in both 2004 and 2005), NA/WPN Leading Dressage Breeding Sire in both 2004 and 2005 USEF rankings, and 2005 Leading producer of ISR/Oldenburg Premium Mares and Horse of the Year winners. He is stamping his get with consistent type, conformation, awesome uphill gaits, and most importantly, incredible rideability. Opus foals have won Championships and almost all under saddle classes entered in both dressage and hunters! Opus is sire of ISR/Oldenburg approved stallion Ubilee*, Champion of the 2004 Stallion Performance Short Test.

Dam: First Class Lady is out of Castle Magic, a top hunter sire, whose offspring have won over $175,000 in International Hunter Futurity competition, Best Young Horse at Devon 5 times, and Championships at Harrisburg, Washington and the National Horse Show. First Class Lady also produced Golightly, by Graf Goetz*, one of the only 15 premium ISR/Oldenburg mares in 2005.

Price range C

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OWEN 

(Opus x St Pr Roma I/Rubinstein)

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2003, 17.1+ hand, ISR/Oldenburg gelding with Olympic grandsires on both sides. Owen is a true gentleman with an incredible 9+ ground-covering walk, a well-engaged trot, a huge canter, and an unbelievable work ethic. He scored the highest Premium score at his ISR/Oldenburg inspection in ’03.  Owen has consistently been a champion in hand with high scores for both conformation and gaits, and has been high score of show consistently since 2007, with scores in the high 70s.  He comes from some of the best bloodlines in the world.  He was approved (RPSI Book 2) to attend the next 30-day stallion performance test, before being gelded by his amateur owner.

 

Sire: Opus* (Olympic Idocus x Elite J. Adelian***), still holds one of the highest dressage indexes in all US stallion testing. He is sire of ISR/Oldenburg approved stallion Ubilee*, Champion of the 2004 Stallion Performance Short Test. Opus was 2006 USDF Leading Dressage Sire (he was 2nd Leading Dressage Sire in both 2004 and 2005), NA/WPN Leading Dressage Breeding Sire in both 2004 and 2005 USEF rankings, and 2005 Leading producer of ISR/Oldenburg Premium Mares and Horse of the Year winners. He is stamping his get with consistent type, conformation, awesome uphill gaits, and most importantly, incredible rideability. Opus foals have won Championships and almost all under saddle classes entered in both dressage and hunters! 

 

Dam: St. Pr. Roma I (by Rubinstein I) Roma is one of the highest Horse of the Year winners in USDF history, Dressage at Devon Mare Champion (scoring highest of the entire show with an 87%), Hanoverian and USDF Mature Horse of the Year

 

Performance:

2005: USDF ISR/Oldenburg 2 YO Colts & Geldings HOY

           USDF Regional Reserve Champion Young Horse

2006:  USDF Regional Young Horse Champion

           DAD: won 3 YO Suitability Class

2007:  Qualified FEI 4 YO test

           Showing Training Level with scores in the 70s

2008:  USDF ISR/Oldenburg 3rd place in All Breeds Awards

           USDF Vintage Cup (Over 50 rider) Training Level Champion - Median Score

           69.8% 
2009:  USDF ISR/Oldenburg 6th place in All Breeds Awards

           USDF Vintage Cup (over 50 rider) First Level Champion - Median Score

           69.2% 
2010: Schooling 3rd level movements.

            Will be shown at 1st and 2nd level this year. 

            First show of the season, Bara Trac I at Mason City, won 1st Level Open

            with a 78+%, and was high score of show.          

 

Price range E

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Ken Borden Jr.

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60481 (815) 476-2911 or Kfbjr2@sbcglobal.net