Dressage Sales Horses

We still have some lovely and talented dressage horses for sale: Follow the links for more  information as well as videos.

Elite Pharis

Elite Pharis is still available and is now showing successfully in third level. He is only 8 years old and has learned a great deal  in a short time. He has a flawless competition record with very high scores. Pharis a wonderful horse and could bring somebody up the levels with a lot of fun!

Vanderbilt

 

 

Vanderbilt is only 5 years old and is showing successfully in second level. He is a very elegant horse with a lot of potential! He is a great project for somebody that would like to go up the levels with a quality young horse!

Hayden

Hayden is a 4-year-old going on 15! He is the most honest and easy young horse we have had in a long time. He is a true gentleman and would make a great partner for somebody that wants to go up the levels. He is showing successfully in training with high scores.

Thank You to Devoucoux

Otis sporting his Devoucoux bridle and ear net

 As we unwind from the intensity of the Olympic Games, I just wanted to take a moment to thank Devoucoux for their wonderful support leading up to our trip to England, during training camp and throughout the entire Olympic experience.

Jean-Michel Devoucoux visited us from France over the winter to specifically fit saddles to Neville, Otis and Remington. That visit was followed up by communication with Devoucoux representatives, David and Guillaume, at events throughout the spring and early summer, checking the fit of the saddles on the horses and adjusting them based on changes in the horse's shapes as the horses put on more muscle and became more fit. This attention to detail was essential in the horses' training, assuring that they were comfortable in their work. Guillaume even stopped by our farm in Pennsylvania two days before the horses got on the plane to England make any last adjustments to the saddles, assuring that they fit the horses snugly and comfortably. Devoucoux does a great job, not only of selling high-quality tack, but of following up with each and every customer, assuring that their tack continues to fit their horses.

Otis put in a stellar cross country round at Greenwich Park, galloping around in the Chiberta saddle, five-point breastplate, belly guard girth, and a Devoucoux figure-eight bridle. The guys at Devoucoux wanted to insure that Otis was well outfitted in fancy gear for the Olympics, sending a brand new leather halter and new girths for him the day before we shipped to the Olympic venue. I can't thank them enough for their thoughtfulness and generosity in providing tack of the highest quality for our horses to compete in. My mind was at ease knowing that the tack that I was putting on Otis during the Olympics was comfortable for him and in superior repair.

Thank you Devoucoux!

Lindsey

Millbrook Videos

Millbrook Photos from Denise Lahey

Caitlin and SBF Cortez

Boyd and Crackerjack

Boyd and Trading Aces

Greenwich Park to Millbrook

Partyboy at Millbrook

After dealing with the torture and disappointment of a less than ideal finish to the Olympic Games, Lindso and I jumped on a Delta flight from Heathrow to join Caitlin and the horses at Millbrook Horse Trials in New York. Millbrook puts on a sensational event every year and there was no better place to get over the heartbreaking finish of the Olympics by hopping on a great group of up and coming horses over the weekend. I must take my hat off and thank Silva, Caitlin, Sara, Beau, Jen and Felix for keeping the event horses in superb condition whilst I was away.

Millbrook Horse Trials is an event that is included in the PRO Tour Series. PRO is a fantastic organization here in America that is aiming to improve the events around the country for riders, owners, sponsors and eventing fans. I took the time on the weekend to commentate during the cross-country of the advanced division in the VIP tent, giving the audience the inside scoop about the horses and riders partaking in the challenges of the cross-country course. I urge anyone who is a fan of eventing to get involved with PRO by signing up for the level of membership that suits them.

The final results from a great weekend of eventing by our crew were:

Open Intermediate A
Catch a Star, owned and ridden by Caitlin Silliman, 5th
Arundel, owned and ridden by Abbie Golden, 20th

Trading Aces, "Oscar"

Open Intermediate B
Trading Aces, owned by Trading Aces Syndicate, 4th
Crackerjack, owned by Lucy Boynton and Colin Davidson, 10th

Open Preliminary A
New Cadet, owned by Anne Hennessey, 13th

Open Preliminary B
Partyboy, owned by Fernanda Kellogg and Nick Meyers, 4th

Open Training A
SBF Cortez, owned by Denise Lahey and Pierre Colin and ridden by Caitlin Silliman, 10th

Open Training C
Quinn Himself, owned by Bonnie Stedt and ridden by Caitlin Silliman, 1st

I must admit I was very startled to see longtime owner and supporter, Anne Hennessey's arm over the weekend. Anne has taken on a retired racehorse as a project who gave her a little love bite on her arm last Tuesday. As you can see in this photo, Anne's new horse definitely has an appetite!

Anne Hennessey

The three four-star horses, Neville, Otis and Remington arrive back from England today. I'm sure all three boys are looking forward to sleeping in their own beds after an intense trip. I myself am also looking forward to being reunited with my two show cats, Manny and Kostya.

Kitties!

Untimely End to Boyd and Otis' Olympic Experience

Unfortunately Otis had a swollen leg this morning and was very lame at the jog. He was sent to the hold box and Boyd withdrew him there .

At first we thought that he might have twisted his ankle on the steep hills yesterday, but Kevin Keane looked at him later today and it looks like he has some kind of infection in his leg.

That is pretty good news to us because it does not look like a serious injury and Otis will be okay after a rest.

As you can imagine, we are beyond disappointed that Otis and Boyd could not finish their first Olympics. Right now it feels very incomplete: after all the many years of working towards our ultimate goal, they did not finish. It's tough!!!! 

 

Boyd especially feels like he has let his team and all the great people that have supported us all along the way. I know that is not the case, because Boyd rode incredibly well in the dressage and the cross-country and Otis was better then we could have ever hoped for! He is a superstar to us and we owe him forever!

 

Now the most important thing is that we get Otis home safely so we can start with his recovery and his well-deserved rest in the field.

Even though it did not go the way we planed, we know tomorrow is another day. Boyd and I are flying home tomorrow and will get right back to training for Boyd's next and my first Olympics!!!

Like Ross Martin always said: " When the going gets tough, the tough get going!" We have to remember that!

Lindsey is flying home on Thursday and Otis leaves with the other horses on Thursday as well. Lindsey has gone above and beyond in looking after Otis, Nev and Remi over the last few weeks. She is amazing and Boyd could not do all he does without Lindsey doing such a great job behind the scenes.

Thank you again to all the wonderful people that support us so much and all the people that are cheering us on all the time.We appreciate every bit of it!!!

Silva

Awesome Olympic Cross-Country Ride for Boyd and Otis!

http://it.eurosport.yahoo.com/foto/olimpiadi-londra-2012-slideshow/boyd-martin-u-competes-eventing-cross-country-equestrian-photo-151616136.html

Otis and Boyd did awesome!!! Even though I knew Otis and Boyd would have an awesome trip cross-country, I was very very nervous about today. After all, it is the Olympics! Even though I have a lot of confidence in Boyd and Otis on cross-country, to be out first is never easy. Boyd has been walking the couse probably about ten times, but riding it is another story.

Boyd took the direct route at every jump and kept the speed up right from the start. Looking back at it now it would have probably been better if Boyd would have gone a little slower at the beginning, in order to have more horse left at the end. But there was no way of knowing if it would be possible to catch up on the time later without watching anybody go around the course first.

The course was very, very hilly with lots of ups and downs. Otis jumped super well and confident and really looked like an Olympic horse out there. Unfortunately he got pretty tired towards the end and they added 3.6 time faults to their score. (Click here for results, or copy and paste http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/eventing/)

Again, we are so proud of little Otis. He is still a young horse and he tried his heart out for Boyd today!

Phillip and Whisper and Karen and Cave, (Mr.Medicott) looked amazing and only added a few time faults to their scores. Will and Twizzel had an unfortunate stop at the Leaf Pit, but the rest of their round looked really good. Tiana and Finn unfortunately had a stop at the third fence but amazingly they finished with only 5 time faults on top of the 20.

Tomorrow should be a good day . Otis ia a great showjumper and I think he will be amazing! Fingers crossed one more time please!!!!!!

Silva