FOAL-FARM UPDATE

We finally named the palomino colt by Viva Voltaire (elite imported Hanoverian) out of Clair de Lune (imported Swedish Warmblood) that was born 9-Jul-07.  His name is Volaré, as suggested by my grandmother, and is a Spanish word that means, “I will fly”.  This boy has become very friendly and is so athletic.  There are a number of new photos and a video of him available on Volaré’s Page.  I also have a longer DVD for interested buyers – please send me your mailing address.

Clair de Lune (Swedish Warmblood) was inspected by the Hanoverian Society on July 28. There are 3 studbooks for the Hanoverians: the Pre Studbook for Thoroughbreds and Arabians, the Studbook for Hanoverian mares with overall scores less than 6.0 with no sub-scores less than 4.0 (out of 10), and the Main Studbook for mares with an overall score of 6.0 or more with no sub-score less than 5.

Clair de Lune did not receive a single score below 6.0 and also received 7.0’s for both her neck and free trot, and a 7.0+ for walk in hand.  Her overall score was 6.33, which would have been sufficient for Hanoverian Main Stud Book inclusion if her sire and dam were both Hanoverians…. However, because she was from a non-Hanoverian registry out of non-Hanoverian parents and only scored as good as, but not better than the Hanoverian mares, she was not accepted into the Hanoverian Main Stud Book and was not allowed in to any other lower studbooks (a seemingly unfair rule they have for Warmblood mares only).  As a result, Volaré could not be branded Hanoverian. 

Nonetheless, Volaré will be registered and receive full papers with the Swedish Warmblood Association of N.A. and may also qualify for breeding approval (as a stallion) in the future with a number of registries including Hanoverian, Oldenburg and Rhinelander.  We will be raising him as a stallion prospect if he is not sold.

David Ginter and Meredith Roberts are the proud owners of Medallion's first cremello son, Jasper Moon, by a gorgeous palomino AQHA mare, Tigers Gold Gemini.  

We would like to congratulate David and Meredith on a spectacular colt and wish them all the best in his future career (possibly as a stud colt!).  To see more photos of Jasper, select the following link:

http://www.dginter.net/JasperMoon/