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The Proof is in the BLUES .....

ANOTHER HIGH POINT For Virginia and Vinnie!

IMMERWYN AND VIRGINIA ALLEN DO IT AGAIN!

At the Autumn Classic of Dressage Show at Milner Downs in Langley, Canada, Virginia Allen and Immerwyn repeated their performance of August 19 at the Dressage at Devonwood show by winning the High Point Award for the September  23, CEF show.  In addition, Immerwyn was the year end Champion at Basic 1 and Reserve Champion of the show for Basic 1,2,3 and 4.  Immerwyn’s  prizes included a cooler for his high point score of 69%.

Virginia was awarded the County Cadora for the show for being the High Point member. 

 The Ultimate Piaffe family sends their congratulations. Read about their stunning 82.5% Score at Deavonwood below.

High Point Award and Oldenburg N.A. Award for IMMERWYN and Virginia Allen of Langley, B.C. with TWO SCORES OVER 80% at Devonwood in Sherwood, Oregon 

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Four Year Old IDEAL 17.1 h gelding wins his class with a score of 82.5%

Vinnie and Virginia Allen of Langley, B.C. won Training Level Test Two ridden before (S) Judge Inez Propfe-Credo at the Dressage at Devonwood Show August 17th with a score of 82.5%.  The talent pair followed up this performance with another 80 plus score winning Training Level Test Two with a score of 82%.

This was Immerwyn's third recognized show. Above right he us shown wearing the Over All High Point Cooler awarded by Devonwood, a Training through Second Level Highpoint Ribbon and the Oldenburg North America High Point Ribbon.

Immerwyn by Ideal out of the Ultimate Piaffe's noted Hanoverian Mare Proxy was purchased by Virginia Allen after he score 9.0 on gaits at the ISR Oldenburg Mare and Foal Evaluation in 1997 the year of his birth. Read more below about Immerwyn and his siblings and other accomplishments. 

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INEZ’S SCORES WERE  Type 8.1, Movement 7.8 and Overall 8.0 for a total of 8.0.

INEZ, a filly by Ideal out of Delilah by Dynamic, was Champion Premium Filly at the September 10, 2001 ISR/Oldenburg N.A. Inspection at  Mission, British Columbia, Canada.  Inez is owned by Virginia Allen, owner/trainer at Oak stables in Langley, Canada.   Virginia also owns Immerwyn, a 4 year old colt by Ideal out of Proxy by Paladium. 

ISAIAH IS USDF/COSEQUIN CHAMPION 

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Isaiah two year old Ideal Stallion prospect owned by Laura Patterson of College Station Texas wins the USDF/Cosequin 2001 Southern Series Breeder's Young Horse Championship in Texas September 16th with a 76.7% average in the final class. Laura recently purchased Isaiah from August Moon Farms in Oregon the breeder. (See more recent Championship win in 2002.)

JULIE WRIGHT AND INCA END THE YEAR BIG WINNERS!

On Sunday, September 23, Julie and Inca competed at the USDF approved Cedar Trace Dressage with Friends II show in College Station, Texas and placed First with a score of 74.5% at First Level test 2.  Inca received an 8 on gaits and an 8 on submission.  Comments were “very nice mover; very willing” from Judge Rudolph Vlatten.  Her second test, First Level test 1,  under Judge Sandy Chohany was a 66% and was a first place win as well.  Julie gave up her time slot for First Level test 4 to a friend who didn’t have her ABIC qualifying score.

Julie’s busy show schedule included 4 recognized shows and 2 schooling shows with an impressive total of 11 Blue Ribbons and 1 Red Ribbon. (Other accomplishments by Inca and Julie related below.)

Congratulations on a Great Show Season Julie.

Illiana and Donna Yanik Champions Again!

This picture of Illiana and Owner Dirver Donna Yanik was taken in Washington at the Happs Pleasure Show, where Illiana 6 year old Ideal mare was judged Champion Horse. The pair had their first Dressage Score in the Thirties (36.11) . They Judges scored the Combined Driving the same as Combined Training. Donna Says, "I was so proud of her, she was wonderful!"

INEZ’S SCORES WERE  Type 8.1, Movement 7.8 and Overall 8.0 for a total of 8.0

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INEZ, a filly by Ideal out of Delilah by Dynamic, was Champion Premium Filly at the September 10, 2001 ISR/Oldenburg N.A. Inspection at  Mission, British Columbia, Canada.  Inez is owned by Virginia Allen, owner/trainer at Oak stables in Langley, Canada.   Virginia also owns Immerwyn, a 4 year old colt by Ideal out of Proxy by Paladium. 

DARK STAR IDEAL Colt wins Foal Championship at Barrington Riding Stables in Chicago August 26th. (Sorry, no picture.)

Dark Ideal a colt (born April 14th 2001)  nicknamed "Peter"out of Dark Woman, a TB mare, placed ahead of 20 other foals with a total of 40.4 (8.1) points with a 8.2 in Conformation, 8.0 in Movement and 8.0 in Type. Dark Ideal is owned by  partners Loraine Gohr of  Colleyville, Texas and and Bernadette Radtke of Battle Creek, Michigan. Three Judges presided, Ekkehard Brysch, Karsten Kuehl and Dieter Felghender. 

The mare Dark Woman received 106 points and was the only mare  out of 18 presented to attain Premium Status.

ICON Scores Over Fences at Santa Barbara

Icon, now four years old, owned by Nancy Markwell of La Canada Flintridge, California, was a blue ribbon winner over fences on July 12, at the Santa Barbara National Horse Show.  John Bragg, rider. Icon was bred by Deborah Cummings of Newberg, Oregon.

ISIS Scores Big First Time Out

Donna DeMoss and her 5 year old filly Isis by Ideal were the big winners at the August 3-5 Lake Oswego Hunt Dressage Show with a score of 72.273 for Training Level Test 1 that won High Point Award for the show.  This was Donna’s first recognized USDF/AHSA dressage show.  She also received a 68.750 for Training Level Test 2 from  Brent Hicks who gave Isis an  8 on gaits in both tests.  Her dam is the Anglo Arabian mare, Mindego Bo Tache who has had 5 offspring by Ideal all of whom exhibit exceptional athletic skills.  Isis is the oldest Ideal foal for the mare who is approved Hanoverian and ISR.

Congratulations should also go to Darrel Purdy who became Donna’s trainer when Michelle had her operation.  Donna has been part of the Ultimate Piaffe family for over 8 years.

INCA (Wisconsin) a Yearling  Wins USDFBC Qualifier over Three Year Olds

Sue Sheen of Salem, Wisconsin reports INCA won her first show  ever (WDCTA Eastern Chapter Dressage Show) on 6/24/2001. First she won the Yearling Filly Class and then went on to the Championship Class and also won that as well. The Championship was a USDFBC Qualifying Class. Sue comments, "Not very often do yearlings win over 3yr olds. I think I was on cloud 9!" What a Beautiful Horse!
 

INCA Steps Up to Winners Circle

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Inca and her owner, Julie Wright, I went to the Windy Knoll Summer Dressage Show in Magnolia, Texas on  July 22nd and did First 4 for the first time. Julies reports "This was a recognized show judged by Kem Barbosa and we got a 63.2% and won the class. We had never even practiced First 4 before, so I was really happy. We also competed in First 2 and got a 63.5% but we got second place in that class. We now have 5 blues and one red ribbon this year. I'm very proud of Inca. I used to HATE to show but I have fun showing her. She was such an angel yesterday and it was a place we had never been before (and as usual we went by ourselves with no trainer and no groom!)"

Congratulations to a great team!

Another Win for Wisconsin Filly   

Sue Sheen reports that  Inca, her IDEAL yearling went to her second show and came back a winner!. She won the yearling filly class and went on to the championship class and was reserve champion. She got a score of 81.5%. Hilda Gurney was the judge. This was at the
Sorensen Park Dressage and Sport Horse in August. So now Inca and Sue have qualified twice for championships.

Honolulu Wins Training Level Test 1 with 73.2% and is Reserve Champion
at California's Yarra Yarra Show July 1, 2001

Kris Kalstrom reports that Honolulu, her  IDEAL Selle Francais mare, is now being ridden by her husband Dennis Hurlburt since their young rider, Lindsay Carter, went on a work-study program to Argentina. In their first dressage show together at Yarra Yarra Dressage, Dennis and Honolulu scored a 73.2%!!! at Training Level, Test 1, and won the class. They were also reserve High Point for the show, behind our own trainer. (Photo above) Needless to say, Dennis is not giving her back to Lindsay! She is ready right now to go training level in eventing, and will be ready for preliminary level next year. Everyone loves her! (She got an 8 on gaits at the Oakridge Horse Trials July 7 and 8th.)

We are learning to expect great things from this talented Selle Francais Mare. Thanks Kris!

Kris's other young Ideal bred filly, Iponani (out of their Galoubet daughter), just placed third at beginning novice in the Oakridge Horse Trials July 7 & 8. A picture of Iponani and her junior rider/owner, Ashley Ferreira is shown going over a jump on the Picture This page. 

BIG VINNIE wins Seven Tests and gets Three NINES in two CEF and AHSA Recognized Canadian Shows!

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 Immerwyn 1997 17.1 h Ideal Gelding owned and ridden by Virginia Allen of Langley, B.C. in the Thunderbird Touch of Class Show at Langley and Whidbey Island June Dressage show  won a total of 7 classes from the two shows. (His first shows away from home.)  Vinnie won a cooler by placing first with three different judges for dressage suitability. His winning scores were Basic C 70.8, Training Test 2 69.09 in the Langley Show and at Whidbey Island Show he got the following scores ... Training Level Test 4 70.00, Training Test 1 75.00, Training Test 2 72.727, Training Test 2 69.9 and Training Test 1 76.364. 

Judges comments at the Langley show included, "Nice Fellow", "Talented Horse", "Lovely Mover" and "Well Presented". The Whidbey Island Judges said "Obedient, Steady on the Aids, Nice Moving Horse, Well Balanced", "Relaxed" and "Steady Attentive Work. 

Immerywm is full brother to Immersonne this years foal out of Proxy. Immerwyn and another full sibling, Immerstar, both scored 9's on movement at their ISR/Oldenburgh N.A. mare and foal evaluations.

Yea Vinnie!

INCA (Texas) wins again at Memorial Weekend Show

Inca and I Julie Wright won First Level Test 1 (65.7%) and the first time to try First Level Test 3 they won that class as well with a score of 62.2%. They came home First Level Adult Amateur Champions. Inca is making her mark doing some jumping for the fun of it. See Julies letter on Comments Page

INCA is Champion at 2001 Easter weekend Show

Julie Wright and Inca, her five year old Ideal filly, took two Blue Ribbons at a recognized show at Topsider Farm in College Station Texas. They won First Level Test 1 with 64.6% and First Level Test 2 with 62.2%.  They were also First Level Adult Amateur Champion. Actually, at this show they rank Champion by the highest score, without averaging, so Julie was both Champion and Reserve Champion for having the two highest scores. It looks like another great year of showing for this pair. Congratulations!

The picture is from last year when Julie and Inca scored 73% at another show at Topsider.

Illiana and Donna Yanik win Ladies Driving Championship at Pleasure Driving and Marathon Event in Washington

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Donna Yanik reports that she and Illiana returned from three weeks competing in the Arizona CDE where they placed a respectable fifth in their division. Things went so well that Illiana bypassed Training Level and went straight to Preliminary. In addition to winning the Ladies Driving Championship at the Memorial Weekend Show Illiana and Donna also won the Drive and Ride Class. We are glad to see this kind of Diversification!

Intrepid Wins Training Level Test Three at Cedar Downs in Washington

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Maggie Nicolino of Maple Valley, Washington and Intrepid took home a Blue Ribbon for Training Level Test Three with a score of 69%, from the Cedar Downs Summer Dressage Show Memorial Weekend. Intrepid, shown suspended in mid air above the ground at the Ultimate Piaffe before being sold to Maggie, scored five marks of 8 in the test, including entry, halt, salute and depart, and on the final halt and salute. The Judge, Jeff Moore commented, "Attractive capable horse, nice pair, well ridden." By the way we have been asked before if the picture is trick photography. The final answer is ... no! It's a single frame from a video taken with our Sony Video Camera. 

Note: Intrepid is by Ideal out of the Ultimate Piaffe's Secretariat Grand Daughter, Royaltariat. Quite a cross, right? By the way ... Intrepid is available for purchase. Carol Ives (503) 638 7716 carol@ultimatepiaffe.com 

EuroPro  IKO and Sandy Howard Score 70% on Third Level Test Three at Golden State Dressage Festival! 

Sandy Howard (three time USET Rider and S Judge) and EuroPro Iko whom Sandy describes as a third level horse training Grand Prix, won third level test three at Rancho Murieta where the Golden State Dressage Festival was held April 12 - 15th. The score was 70%. Sandy says her IKO is show to show the most consistent competition horse she has even ridden. She says she is bringing him along slowly so that showing continues to be a joyful thing for him. By the way, IKO's full sister, IKA out of our Three Star Mare, Rotterdam, is proving to be as friendly and trusting as her big brother started out. IKA's picture is on the 2001 Births Page.

Photo by Sheri Scott (Taken at Last Year's Region 7 Championships)

Honolulu scores BIG at Feb 16th and 17th  2001 USDF, AHSA, CDS approved
Denville-Kanani Show in SF Bay Area 
Training 3 - 72.64%-First Place  Training 4 - 66.8%-First Place

Kris Kalstrom reports her  IDEAL Selle Francais mare is getting rave reviews from the likes of Denny Emerson, Tracey Lert (S judge who showed the same weekend), and Paula Lacy (who judged this show). Congratulations to Kris and Honolulu and  rider Lindsay Carter.

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