MEET THE BACK IN BALANCE HORSES
The Back In Balance team of young competition horses comprises both show
and dressage horses and includes:-
RITCHIE V. D. DIEFHOEK
Ritchie is the newest addition to the team. He is 10 years old, registered
KWPN and was imported from Holland early in 2003. He is extremely well bred,
by Garanco
who is the only son of the legendary Jasper.
Bloodlines
Jasper, under the name Little One, became world famous by winning the Hamburg
Derby with Hugo Simon. Jasper is by the thoroughbred stallion Courville, historically
one of the most influential TB sires in KWPN breeding. Garanco's dam, Baranka,
is by the legendary G
Ramiro Z. In a lifespan of thirty years, the "preferent" G Ramiro Z's
performance as a sport horse and breeding sire earned him the titles 'Stallion
of the Century' and "King of Sires." Arguably the most influential jumping
stallion ever, Ramiro's progeny also distinguish themselves in dressage as
well. Ramiro Z lines trace back to the famous thoroughbred Cottage Son, a
fabulous pedigree which combined first class racing and steeplechasing lines.
Ritchie
Ritchie has enormous paces - an exceptional walk (gaining a 10 in one of
his tests!!), a very good trot (consistently scoring 8's and the odd 9), and
a huge canter with a superb attitude to work. Very active through the hind
leg, elevated paces and a big front - he is sure to make a dressage horse
of the very highest calibre.
He is a very friendly horse and a quick learner but with that bit of "thoroughbred
attitude" that says I'm a star.
Ritchie has started his career as a dressage horse, competing at affiliated
Prelim level and has qualified for the Regional Finals.
Update - Ritchie has qualified for both the Winter and Summer Regionals 2007
at Novice level.
Update - Ritchie qualified for the National Dressage Championships at Novice
Level and the Winter Regionals 2008 at Elementary Freestyle.
NORTH GRANGE BLACK MAGIC is now for sale
North Grange Black Magic (Belle) is 11 years old and approximately 14hh.
She is by the Riding pony stallion Romany Jo-Jo out of a registered Welsh
Section D mare - Cascob Little Princess, and is herself registered part bred
Welsh.
The video on the right shows Belle competing in Prelim 13 at an Affiliated
Dressage competition in February. She won the Open section with a score in
the high 60s% and was 4th overall in a very strong class. We added the music
track afterwards - just for fun! Click on the arrow in the centre to watch
the video.
She is an extremely pretty mare with fabulous paces and has been competing
in affiliated dressage at prelim level for the last year. She has done exceptionally
well and is always in the top 5 with scores between 64% and 68% regularly
beating many senior riders on big moving warmblood horses.
She is well behaved at competitions and being very well schooled and correct
in her way of going she would make a fabulous BYRDS pony for a keen pony rider.
She has quite a powerful movement and rides like a small horse so would be
suitable for a small adult rider to take through the grades.
Belle has been very lightly shown in novice SHP classes at County level and
has been placed each time. She also has a very bold, stylish jump and would
make a top class WHP with further training.
Correctly trained, well schooled including lateral work, good jumper, hacks
out, well behaved, fun pony - what more could any child want? Unfortunately
Belle is now for sale as Amy (her owner, shown here riding Belle) is 16 years
old, 5'6" tall and out of class.
At under £5000, Belle is very realistically and reasonably priced to
a good competitive home - ring Jill on 07801 922104 or email
for further details.
LOW MOOR PAGAN TIMES
Pagan is 8 years old and stands about 17 hh. This striking young horse is
by the warmblood stallion Meacham Annapolis (Atlantus / Takomama) out of the
Irish Draught mare Borderfame Carmen (Torspark Benedict / Borderfame Tosca).
Bloodlines
Grandsire Atlantus has produced many exceptional competition stock - more
Select and medal winning progeny than any other British based stallion. Atlantus
is the sire and grand-sire of many top class horses who excel in all disciplines.
Atlantus is by Galanthus
who was an international showjumper and graded Danish stallion, and carried
both Hanoverian and Trakehner bloodlines.
Torspark Benedict descends from some of the most famous Irish Draught bloodlines
of Ben Purple
and Skippy.
The video on the right shows Pagan competing in Prelim 14 at Affiliated Dressage
in March 2007. We added the music track afterwards - just for fun! Click on
the play button to watch the video.
Pagan
Pagan is a very impressive, big, upstanding boy with plenty of bone, an exceptional
long, flowing stride and an unflappable temperament.
With his fabulous "off the floor" paces and stunning good looks, Pagan is
destined for the dressage arena and is now ready to start affiliated Prelim
competitions. However, he has the potential to go on in any sphere. He has
very good jumping ability which, coupled with his strength, size and sheer
power would probably make him a good showjumper.
His jumping ability coupled with his extravagant, floating paces gives him
the potential to make a county standard working hunter. A real gentle giant
and easy in all respects.
Update - Pagan has started his career as a dressage horse, competing at affiliated
Prelim and Novice level and has qualified for the Summer Regional 2007 finals
at both Prelim and Novice level.
He is also currently learning how to be a side saddle horse!
LOW MOOR HIGH FLYER
Flyte is 8 years old and by the warmblood stallion Meacham Annapolis out
of the prize winning small Show Hack, Fineart of Lowmoor.
Bloodlines
The thoroughbred mare Fineart of Lowmoor by Totem, carries some of the most
illustrious thoroughbred lines of all time.
Totem is by Al
Nasr and traces back to Nasrullah
through his dam lines. Al Nasr himself was by Lyphard.
Lyphard was Northern
Dancer's fourth-crop son. Trained by Alec Head, Lyphard was one of the
best two-year-olds in France in 1971 and won the Prix de la Foret and Prix
Jacques le Marois (both now Group 1) at three. Lyphard was one of the best
sires of the 1970s and '80s, leading the French sire list in 1978 and '79
and the U.S. list in 1986.
The legendary Northern Dancer was a racing phenomenon and sired 635 foals:
of the 488 that started in races, 368 were winners of which 146 were stakes
winners. 26 of these animals were champions in Great Britain, Ireland, France,
Italy, The US and Canada. Northern Dancer descendants dominate racing the
world over, and he is recognized as the greatest thoroughbred sire in modern
history.
Flyte
Flyte has been backed and is being ridden away at the moment. He has the
classic thoroughbred good looks coupled with the more relaxed temperament
of the warmblood. Standing at about 15.3hh, he is beautifully elegant, an
outstanding, extravagant mover and a real show off.
He is a true hack type and has the potential to make a top class large Show
Hack, however, with his exceptionally elevated paces he would also make a
very high-class dressage horse. Flyte is now for sale to a competitive home.
Update Summer 06 - Flyte has now been sold to a
professional showing yard and we eagerly await his debut in the showring...
Update Spring 07 - Flyte has now started his career
as a large show hack and is doing exceptionally well. Produced by the Armstrong-Small's
in Essex, Flyte won the Novice Hacks at the South of England Spring Show and
followed this by winning a RIHS qualifier and standing Champion Hack against
some stiff competition. Congratulations to new owner - Susan Willis - and
Justine Armstrong-Small.
CARELESS WHISPER
We very sadly lost Careless Whisper in Dec 2003.
He was bought in 1985 and was produced for the show ring by Stuart and Nigel
Hollings. He was one of the most successful large Show Hacks of the late 1980’s
with many wins and championships to his credit. He qualified for both The
Royal International and The Horse of the Year show and was placed fourth in
the large Hacks at The Royal International Horse Show.
Into his 20's he was still successfully competing in unaffiliated Dressage.
He was doing well in Novice classes consistently gaining over 65%. He has
also tried dressage to music and really enjoyed himself – showing off
was always one of his strong points.
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