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April 21 - Las Vegas World Cup Final DAY 3 It was a fantastic night, we saw 12 freestyles, the music was a amazing and the atmosphere like a mini-Aachen. The crowds were on their feet when Isabell finished her test. Warum Nicht was in much better form than for the first part on Thursday and Isabell looked like she had overcome the jet lag. We really missed Andreas Helgstrand /Blue Hors Matine & Anky van Grunsven / Salinero. Unfortunately, Matine slipped when coming off a trailer at her arrival in Las Vegas and was a little off thereafter, so she did not pass the vet exam preceding the competition. Anky just had a baby girl and opted to stay behind the sidelines.
The day started off with a little reunion of the girls, KGF Equestrian owner Kevin & Sandi at Margherita Ville in Las Vegas
April 20 - Las Vegas World Cup Final DAY 2
Kristina Harrison-Naness with Rociero XV - a PRE stallion
Invitational
FEI Grand Prix RESULTS
April 19 - Las Vegas World Cup Final DAY 1
Rolex
FEI World Cup Dressage Grand Prix
Isabell Werth with Warum Nicht at the awards ceremony
April 9 Congratulations to Sherrie P. of Seattle on the recent purchase of Amoreux. He and Kecia's Laudatio will most likely travel together the big ocean to arrive on the west coast later this month. Amoreux will stay with his new owner Sherrie in sunny California for a month before making his way up to KGF Equestrian Center to train with Cavallis in May. Kecia and Siggi went location scouting on Friday and found a great place with huge fields and lots of horsey buddies for Laudatio to chill out for a couple of months before starting horsey school 102 at KGF Equestrian Center in September. APRIL 6 Quick reminder, Jennifer Schrader-Williams clinic is this coming Monday (April 9) at KGF Equestrian Center. There are still a couple of spots open. CLICK HERE for schedule & fees. email me at siggi@cavallis.com April 5 We just got the news that Laudatio is moving to the Pacific Northwest!
Congratulations Kecia!!! We are so excited about our newest Seattle community member! Finally we will see you on a "Kecia-size" horse again. Nothing against Mio and Eis but we love the XXL version for you ;-) We can hardly wait to see you two in the show ring! Big hug, Siggi and Sandra April 3 Pictures & update from our Princess Cora and her new mom, Suzanne in Virgina. It was so cute, that I'm just going to share her email with you :) "...Cora is absolutely the best! Thank you so much for showing her to me and for being so available to answer questions and concerns. Without your help and guidance, I would have probably passed her up. However, I am sooo glad that I didn't. She is the perfect horse for me, and I am absolutely in love with her. I really can't believe that anyone would want to give her up -- it's beyond me! I'm sure Julie had good reasons for doing so, but this mare is definitely something special. Everyone that's met her has been ga ga over her temperament, looks, and conformation. Wait til they see her move in the show ring! I've been riding her consistently, and Brenda has been here several times to get me off on the right track with Cora. I have some bad habits to overcome, and Brenda and Cora are helping me to develop new, good habits. I took Cora out on the trail a couple of times already, and she is an unbelievable trail horse! She really is the calmest, most obedient horse I've ever ridden. She will be with me until the day she dies... Lastly, here are some photos of me and Cora, as you asked for. Thanks again for matching me to my perfect horse! Good luck with everything out there in Seattle. Keep in touch!"
April 2 We just got some cool pictures of our Andalusian Stallion Hosco that we wanted to share with you!
He could be America's next top model! Get him before he is gone! March 31 Seattle impressions: Horses and riders are all enjoying the first sunny days of spring.
left to right - Kristen & her Iceman, Drambuie showing off his playful side, Sandi & Buie enjoying a quiet moment
March 21
A message from Suzanne, Cora's NEW mom, "Just thought I'd let you know that Cora arrived last night in Philadelphia at 8:00pm and we got her to my barn by 11:30. She was so calm and quiet stepping out of the horse box in Philly, I couldn't believe it! The shipper said she was a "great traveler" -- but I guess you guys already knew this!...Anyway, she's settling in very well, and seems to be enjoying her new digs. I let her out in the arena this morning, and she is such a beautiful mover! I saw that she was a fantastic mover before, but never at liberty, and WOW!! I can't wait to ride tomorrow! Thanks again for selling her to me and for organizing everything on your end." We are anxiously awaiting pictures of princess Cora at her new castle and will post them as soon as we get them. Congratulations again to Suzanne & Cora!! March 19 Lot's of horsie news. Nea La Cora found her new mom with Suzanne Ager in Virgina. The princess will be traveling to her new residence via plane first thing tomorrow morning. We will miss her dearly, as she is definitely one of the biggest sweesthearts we've ever had. We wish Suzanne & Cora the very best and will keep you updated on how she is doing at her new home... Lisa H. purchased the 11 year old Lauries Crusador xx son Leonardo (Leo). He already moved to KGF Equestrian Center and Siggi is looking forward to working with Lisa & Leo once she is back in Seattle on Tuesday. Lisa also owns the very promising 4 year old mare Riona by Rodioso (Rohdiamant). We are very excited for Lisa and congratulate her on the recent purchase of her schoolmaster. Kecia fell in love with Laudatio, a 3 year old Rhineland Gelding by Laudabilis. Laudatio is a half brother to Farah Diba F who was sold through Cavallis in 2006.
Stay tuned...
March 18
March 14 Message from Siggi & Kecia: the surprise worked out great - we have it captured on video - Sandra was speechless - literally - when she expected Sally & Cassie from Fort Stockton/Texas in the hotel lobby and Kecia and I came around the corner instead... As the Mastercard ad would say: plane ticket to the Equitana $700, rental car $300, hotel $300, Sandra's face when she saw us instead of Sally - PRICELESS... March 13
A few impressions on our Iberian stallions during their show performance at the Equitana 2007 We are looking forward to your visit: hall 2, booth 2-B35
For all our Seattle friends: Sally Fargo from Texas (aka Siggi) has arrived safely and she and her "client" Cassie (aka Kecia) are going to look at the "champagne taste and beer budget" horses tomorrow... ;-) You little brats !!! March 11 The Cavallis team kicked butt at the Donida schooling show. Kristin & Iceman won their Training Level and First Level class with 66% and 65.5%. Mio was shown by Jama and Kecia at Training / First Level with lot's of improvement which was rewarded by many 7's and Kecia was able to cross the magic number line, we are very proud of the progress Mio is making!! Siggi & Flamenco won their Third Level Test 3 class with 65.5% - many 7 and 8's on the score sheet. For the first time out, we can all be very pleased with our ponies and results. The judging was fair with lots of good feedback on what to work on to get the scores up even higher - 70% here we come :).
The gang, minus Sandi who was our dedicated photographer and Kecia, who rode Mio at the time. March 5 Quick reminder, the Jennifer Schrader-Williams clinic is this coming Monday (March 12) at KGF Equestrian Center. There are still a couple of spots open. CLICK HERE for schedule & fees. We look forward to seeing you and your "ponies" :)
March 1 Do you remember the "little Texaner stallion" Majestic that came to Cavallis to be be started & trained in October 2006? Well here is the long promised update... BEFORE: 300lb underweight and pretty banged up after a long haul from Texas to Seattle.
First item on the agenda - he became a gelding on our grassy fields in January 2007...
AFTER lots of loving care by his owners, Cavallis and the NW Equine Veterinary team, he is at least 250lb heavier, happy & healthy and has been started under saddle at the beginning of February. This is how he looks now:
CLICK HERE for little trainings video. February 17 We just got the report on how much traffic the Cavallis website handles each year and we are happy to report that all of our longtime customers, potential clients, supporters, friends and family seem to check in quite often with us - we are proud to report to have more than doubled the traffic on our website, having generated 3.6 million hits by over 22000 unique visitors in the year 2006. thank you, thank you, thank you... We will do our very best to keep the website interesting and worth visiting. We are currently working on a Cavallis merchandising line and might open up a forum for everyone to exchange thoughts on different horse and training related issues. Please feel free to email us at siggi@cavallis.com if you have any suggestions, requests or things you would like us to do in the future. We are very excited about the report and would like to thank you for your continued support and friendship. For a change - here are some pix of our most trusted and beloved barn friends, who keep the horses safe and entertained on so many trail rides. Left to right Jazz (Siggi's Anatolian Shepherd), Max (Kecia's Flatcoat Retriever) and Hazen (Kristin's Black Labrador).
February 10 & 11 Sandi, Flamenco and Siggi attended the Karen Robinson freestyle clinic in Redmond. We are very excited about the music that Karen selected, tomorrow we will work on the choreography and look forward to showing off this special stallion in the coming show season. This was Menco's first outing since she was imported from Germany about 8 months ago. He was an absolute champ and gentleman.
Sandi and her stud muffin arrived at the clinic barn in Redmond (WA)
February 1 The EQUITANA will once again be attracting horse-lovers from all over the world March 10 through 18, 2007. Every two years the biggest World Horse Sports Fair becomes one huge get-together for the equestrian enthusiasts. All the major companies in the sector will be there, and visitors can expect a breathtaking & unique mixture of the latest trends, products, top quality sports and entertainment. Roughly 1000 horses, over 800 exhibitors and a first-class supporting program make the EQUITANA the #1 equestrian event worldwide! What a great opportunity to combine your horse shopping trip with a world class event, such as the Equitana. Contact us to make arrangements - it's NOT too late.
January 24 We had beautiful sunshine and it seemed like 60+ degrees out. Here are a couple of pictures of Cavallis clients and their beautiful horses.
Kristin & Iceman
January 22 Today was our second mini-clinic with Jennifer Schrader-Williams. The next one is scheduled March 12, 2007. If you are interested in riding or auditing, please see the tentative schedule.
January 15
We wanted to share this awesome Christmas card picture from one of our great matches of 2006! Eve & Calimero You two are sooo cute together, we could have found no better mom for Cali!
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