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29 April 2014

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Two new stallions join UKH

The search for a new stallion ended at Addington on Saturday with the purchase of two, 2 year old colts at Brightwell's Elite Auction

The first, a very beautiful, big moving bay (Furstenball x Weltmeyer x Royal Dance) caught Suzanne's eye in the catalogue and once she had seen him in the flesh there was no doubt he ticked all the boxes. We have named him Flamenco and we hope to present him to the Oldenburg's for licensing in the new year.  Video

Then the movement of a second colt, he has huge paces, and his exciting pedigree (Charmeur x Ferro) won him a space on the lorry home. He was a late foal and will be given time to finish maturing before starting his ridden career.

August 2013 Highlights

2013 European Dressage Championships

Fantastic news - Michael Eilberg and the Deverill’s Half Moon Delphi (Dimaggio) won a team bronze medal with team GB at the European's. Congratulations to everyone involved we are thrilled.

World Breeding Championships

Dimaggio sired three of the top six, 6 year olds dressage horses at the World Breeding Championships - http://reitturniere-live.de/2013/verden/c6_result.html - he had 6 offspring qualified to compete

• Danza 11 (Dam Sire Rubin-Royal) bred and owned by Johannes Lage
• Desario (Dam sire Pik Pavarotti) bred by Heinrich Ramsbrock and owned by the Westfalenhof Stud
• Diamigo (Dam Sire Freudenprinz) bred and owned by Gabriele Mertens-Gahlen
• Discovery OLD (Dam Sire Classiker) bred by Josef Böckmann owned by Heinz Bellen
• Duke Ellington 11 (Dam Sire Rotspon) bred by Caroline Evans and Dr E Blass owned by Patricia Vaughan
• Duke of Britain (Dam Sire Rubinstein I) bred by Sarah and Tony Pidgley owned by Victoria Michalke

Congratulations to all their connections.

More good news from British Dressage - the Young Riders section of the European Dressage Championships included had two Dimaggio offspring - Pippa Hutton riding a Dimaggio mare, Duela, was the highest placed Brit in the team test where she came tenth, before going onto finish fourth with 73.2% in freestyle.

World Class Development rider Olivia Oakeley lead the British riders in the individual test coming thirteenth riding her Dimaggio gelding, Donna Summer, whilst the team (Olivia, Pippa, Amy Woodhead, Samantha Thurman-Baker) finished in seventh place.

Congratulations to all the team.

May 2013 Highlights

Most of our foals have now arrived and we have some stunners!

Congratulations to Jessica Knapton and Di Spirito (Dimaggio) who did a great job at Saumur - "The Young Riders notched up a gob smacking nine top five placings across their section, the highest score going to 18 year old Jessica Knapton and her 13 year old Dimaggio gelding, Di Spirito, with 70.925% in the Young Riders CDI FSM class." British Dressage.

Congratulations Olivia and Donna Summer (Dimaggio) - flying the flag for GB http://www.britishdressage.co.uk/news/show/1717-youth-teams-in-moorsele-round-up

Sadie Smith won the 6 year old class at Quob scoring 8.4 with her own Keystone Dynamite

Carl Hester bred Dimaggio to Valegro's full sister last year resulting in a gorgeous chestnut colt
 

2013 CDI Radzionkow - Polish rider, Katarzyna Milczarek, won the Prix St Georges with the 7-year old liver chestnut Dżeko (Dimaggio x Continue). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iva6CX170cs

From Germany -

Heiner Schiergen rode the 6 year old Oldenburger branded Discovery (Dimaggio) to score a whopping 8.8 to win the Bundeschampionate Qualifier at Löckenhoff in Mettmann and qualify for the final

Helen Langehanenberg and Diamigo (Dimaggio x Freundenprinz) headed a class of sixteen 6-year olds in the Bundeschampionate qualification class at Haftenkamp scoring 8.5 to qualify for the final
 

Yvonne Reiser and Diamo Gold (Dimaggio x Ex Libris) tied in second place in the 6 year old class and qualified for the finals in Warendorf. Here he is in action at a stallion show in Vetcha, Germany. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkzIAx0XZ5Y

Congratulations to all our connections that took part in the Winter Championships especially:-

• Michael Eilberg and Half Moon Dynasty (Dimaggio) - Charles Owen Advanced Medium Open Winter Champions
• Michelle Nichols and Classical Destiny (Dimaggio) - Petplan Equine Medium Open Area Festival Champions
• Debbie Poynter and Keystone For Real (Florencio I) - GFS Elementary Open Music Freestyle Reserve Champions

Then else where :

• Michel Assouline and Dolcino (E) (Dimaggio) have been out winning at PSG

• Sandra Hall and Divine Expression (Dimaggio) had their first outing of the year and won a couple of music classes at Medium and Advanced Medium

• Cheryl Hammerson and Di Mondez (Dimaggio) have been out winning at Medium

• Verity Saul and Debutante (Dimaggio) have been out winning at Advanced Medium

• Rebecca Whitcombe and Dimaggio Delight had a hat trick of wins at Medium

• Annabel Whittet and Dior UKH (Dimaggio) have made the step up to Elementary and are out winning

• Lynn Wickes and Don Amore (Dimaggio) won an Inter I qualifier at Hickstead

One of our regular breeders - the Headmore Stud - were featured in Horse and Hound having had so much success with Dimaggio sired horses. Headmore Dirubinio (Dimaggio) had his first outing at Pachesham this month where he won the 4 year old young horse class with 79.40%. Also out having lots of success is Headmore Roxanne (Rhondeo) - she just won on her first outing at Advanced Medium.

Stephen Thompson rode Janette's Baker's Keystone Dimaggico (Dimaggio) to win the 5yr old Shearwater Potential International Dressage Horse qualifier at Myercough Premier League.

Olivia Oakeley and Donna Summer (Dimaggio) won the Young Rider Team Test with 73.55% .....almost 2% ahead of the field and have been selected for the Addington CDI. They will also be competing Internationally in Belgium and Compiegne later in the Spring.

Ben Martin and Dimaggik (Dimaggio) have been out winning at Advanced Medium with scores over 70%

February 2013 Highlights

The Winter Regional Championships are in full flow and wow so many of you have returned home with ribbons this year. Congratulations to all our connections who took part especially:-

Merrist Wood Southern Winter Regional Championships:-

• Sarah Ansty and Woodhams Debutante (Dimaggio) - Equitop Myoplast Elementary Restricted Champions

• Annabel Whittet and Dior UKH (Dimaggio)- Baileys Horse Feeds Novice Restricted Music Freestyle Reserve Champions

• Debbie Poynter and Keystone For Real (Florencio I) - GFS Elementary Open Music Freestyle Champions; Spillers Medium Open Music Freestyle Reserve Champions and Equitop Myoplast Elementary Open Reserve Champions

• Sandra Tizzard and Di Marco II (Dimaggio) - Charles Owen Advanced Medium Restricted Champions

• Karen Shepherd and Mister Mole (Dimaggio) - Nupafeed Advanced Medium Music Freestyle Champions

Myerscough College North West Winter Regional Championships:-

• Deniqua Westwood and Rummaggio (Dimaggio) -  Equitop Myoplast Elementary Restricted Champions

Addington Midlands Winter Regional Championships:-

• Michael Eilberg and Half Moon Dynasty (Dimaggio) - Charles Owen Advanced Medium Open Champions

• Robert Waine and Rhodesia (Rhondeo) - Baileys Horse Feeds Novice Open Music Freestyle Reserve Champions

Kingston Maurward South West Winter Regional Championships:-

• Nadine Gregory and Candover Dramatico (Dimaggio) - Blue Chip Novice Open Champions and Baileys Horse Feeds Novice Open Music Freestyle Reserve Champions

• Sadie Smith and Keystone Dynamite (Dimaggio) - Baileys Horse Feeds Novice Open Music Freestyle Champions and Blue Chip Novice Open Reserve Champions

January 2013 Highlights

Rhondeo attended the BBSH annual stallion event and enjoyed showing everyone his wonderful paces. Video

We start the new year with two exciting new stallions; Arthur (soon to be registered Keystone Diaggio) is a very glamorous, liver chestnut, 2006 son of Dimaggio. He was raised and backed by UKH before being sold to Germany and we are thrilled to have him back. His big elastic paces draw a crowd when he's being worked and Suzanne loves riding him. The plan is to compete him lightly this summer and present him at the WBS-UK Stallions licensing in the Autumn. If all goes to plan he'll be available to breeders in 2014.

Then we have Teddy - Keystone Bravo - a gorgeous 2010 bright chestnut by Bonifatius out of a Weltmeyer mare. He's licensed Oldenburg and the committee commented that he had "outstanding paces", we certainly think so. He's very much settled in and has already impressed us by his uncomplicated relaxed nature.