October Hill Farm Events & Competition

HORSE SHOW NEWS!

In June, L’Ordinance qualified for Region IX USDFBC championships at the Proud Meadows Summer Sporthorse breeding shows. On Saturday, the two year old by Lordship out of a Linaro mother placed second in his colts and geldings class (score 78.5) under judge Merijane Malouin, and wonthe IBC Holsteiner class with a score of 77.750. On Sunday, L’Ordinance won the colts and geldings class (score 75.1) under judge Dietrich Felgendreher, and also the colts and geldings championship. This fancy youngster won the AHHA high point award both days and was the reserve high point horse of the entire show on Sunday. What a great accomplishment for his first time off the farm! Special thanks to handler Russell Oden and Jaclyn Prothro for their invaluable assistance getting L’Ordinance prepped and ready for his debut!

HORSE SHOW NEWS!

In May, Love Letter attended his first show on the line at the Las Colinas Summer Festival hunter jumper show. This two year old by Brookefront out of national ranked amateur owner hunter mare Ex’s N’ Oh’s took the blue ribbon in his first outing with handler Jaclyn Prothro.

2006 RPSI APPROVALS SITE AT OCTOBER HILL FARM

October Hill Farm will host the RPSI inspections on August 23, 2006 . Because we will still just be starting the construction of our new indoor arena, the inspections will take place at a facility 5 miles from October Hill Farm. This facility, called Willow Draw, has a fabulous covered ring with great footing, and some stabling. Pre-entry forms can be found on the RPSI website at www.rphsi.com. Please contact October Hill if you plan on bringing horses so we can reserve stabling for you.

2006 AHHA APPROVALS SITE HOSTED BY OCTOBER HILL FARM

October Hill Farm will also be hosting the AHHA approvals tour in 2006. The scheduled date is October 15 th. For entry forms and information please visit www.holsteiner.com. Please be aware that the entry deadline, to avoid any penalties, is July 15 th.

OCTOBER HILL FARM SPONSORS LOCAL YJC CLASSES IN 2006

October Hill Farm is a local sponsor for Young Jumper Championships qualifiers at Texas Hunter and Jumper Association shows throughout 2006. The YJC has recently developed a Midwest Regional Series of which these classes are a part. Horses which qualify are eligible to compete in the Midwest regional championships in Kentucky at the end of the year. For information on the YJC programs, please visit www.youngjumpers.com. To locate horse shows which offer these qualifiers, please contact individual show managers using the THJA website at www.thja.org.

OCTOBER HILL FARM BROODMARE LEASE PROGRAM

October Hill Farm broodmares, representing some of the top German sires, are available for lease. This is a great opportunity to take advantage of German bloodlines without the expense of purchasing and importing a German mare. Leases range between $1000 and $2500 for use of the mare, and payments are scheduled over the course of the lease. For more information, please contact our offices at 817-341-2012.

OCTOBER HILL FARM JOINS NEW REGIONAL BREEDER GROUP

October Hill Farm has joined the South Central Sporthorse Breeders Association as a full member. The SCSB is a group of breeders in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana who hope to use their combined resources to more effectively promote and market their businesses. The SCSB recently held their second annual stallion service auction and raised over $4000 which will be used to promote the organizaiton’s members, sponsor classes, and provide prizes and year-end awards. For more information on the SCSB, please visit the website at www.scsbreeders.com.

LOCAL HOLSTEINER BREEDERS DONATE OVER $10,000 to AHHA PROGRAMS

For the third year in row, Texas Holsteiner Breeders have made a financial contribution to the American Holsteiner Horse Association and its programs. The funds were raised through a horse show event held at the Somervell County Expo Center in Glen Rose, Texas. The AHHA holds an inspection site in North Texas which Texas Breeders have combined with a locally managed A-rated hunter/jumper show, which offers a mini-prix and a hunter classic in order to help raise visibility of their programs with local trainers and show horse owners. The breeders have raised the money to provide prize money for the feature classes, and held a fun-filled Calcutta of mini-prix entries each year to raise additional funds. This event has now raised over $10,000 for the AHHA and its programs. Breeders and business owners who have provided funds include: October Hill Farm, Wah Kon-Tah Sporthorse International, Oak Haven Farm, Triple S Holsteiners, Topline Sporthorse, Horsegate Ranch, Rancho La Querencia, Rancho Corazon, Erin and Ervin Hesse, and European Horse Walkers.