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96 SIDELINES AUGUST 2011 FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE

(Flemmingh x Columbus) 1993 KWPN Bay 16.3 Hand Stallion Dutch A-Team under Edward Gal Won CDI Grand Prixs across Europe His pedigree, gorgeous type, conformation, rideability & fne gaits make him a superior candidate for dressage or H/J programs. Contact: Hassler Dressage, LLC 410-885-3824, www.hasslerdressage.com stallions@hasslerdressage.com

16.1 1/2 h Oldenburg Stallion

Devon, HITS, etc. Conformation Champion Many Hunter Championships Pros & A/O Proven sire foals winning HB & O/F-U/S RPSI lifetime approv’d, LFG discounts HOMOZYGOUS SON Standing at Stud Young Prospects available

Contact: Patti Brantley at 850-668-2023 Website: www.fyingcolorsfarm.com

1998 Hanoverian, 16.3H, Stud Fee: $2000 Received 9’s on character, temperament, gaits & rideability at 70-day test. FEI winner, proven sire with approved sons, Elite/Premium mares, & show champions in-hand & undersaddle.

Contact : Hilltop Farm www.hilltopfarminc.com breeding@hilltopfarminc.com or 410-658-9898

Premium A imported Swedish Warmblood 1990 16.3 h Bernstein - Utrillo - Gaspari

1st place gaits - 1994 stallion test in Sweden walk-8, trot-10, canter-9, temperament-10 Competed PSG/I1 by Susanne Gielen of Flyinge Proven sire of champions in Sweden & USA Stud fee: $750 + $250 booking, LFG Contact: Margo Brady/Brady Equestrian Center 218 789-7704 mturkish@msn.com website: www.starwestonline.net/pages/pages/bayron. html

(Yeguada San Miguel x Nobleza del Guadiana) 17 hand Pura Raza Española Andalusian Stallion Dressage Ambassador, imported from Germany 82.8% in USDF Qualifer Stallion Championship Worldwide proven Sire with Champion Foals in Conformation, Dressage and Jumping Excellent disposition and desire to please! Stud Fee: $1,000 (outcross), LFG Contact: Gabriele Baker ( 517-623-1032

Olivi x Michelangelo

2001 16.2 hand chestnut KWPN stallion Winner Get of Sire Dressage at Devon, 2010 Sire of: Apache—KWPN Approved Stallion, 5 2010 KWPN-NA Top Five award winners, and El Paso ISF, Champion Young Horse Dressage at Devon Prix St. Georges winner www.IronSpringFarm.com 610-383-4717

awe of his size, he just stands there and takes it all in. Sometimes people will even begin asking me about Cooper when I stop to put on my jacket and am trying to concentrate on going into the arena for a test. Like Mickey Mouse, people love to pose with Cooper to have their picture taken. He has had his picture taken with little babies, children, grandmas and many people I don’t even know.

Sidelines: What are some great memories you have of competing Cooper?

SDB: Before his sabbatical in 2007, we were winning every show we entered. We had qualifed for the World Cup Selection Trials when we won the USEF World Cup qualifying Grand Prix freestyle classes at the 2007 Heidelburg Cup and at the Wellington CDI, but I opted not to take him. I felt like it was just too much, since he would have to travel to California only a week later. I also have great memories of our musical freestyles. Our last one was at the Washington International Dressage Invitational in the fall of

2006 and we had a blast in front of the crowd of 15,000 people. The spectators were in awe of Cooper’s expressive pirouettes, passage and tempi changes. We did our last piaffe to a piaffe pirouette, to a one-handed passage to our fnal halt to a standing ovation. The crowd went nuts.

Sidelines: What advice do you have for other horse owners who are rehabilitating a horse?

SDB: My best advice to people bringing their horse back from time off is to have patience and not allow your own ambitions and desires to take over. Also, I recommend hiring the best health care professionals you can fnd, starting with your vets, farrier and groom. It is also important to learn as much as you can about treatment for your particular issue, from several vets and other horse people. Be methodical with your training and care program. Most importantly, don’t lose hope. There may be a miracle around the corner!

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