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October 21st, 2010:

THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN writes in its fall 2010 magazine some info about Selten HW, like Lilo Fore referring to him as “a flamboyant young talent”. With a score of 8.692 the pair (Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW) was the very first to sweep the Four-Year-Old, Five-Year-Old, and now SIX-Year-Old divisions of the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships. Breeder Irene Höflich-Wiederhold watched with a proud eye as onlookers marveled at the cadence and scope of this young horse’s gaits.

Here is a picture of this Historic moment! Showing Elizabeth Ball on Selten HW, Roger and Irene Wiederhold, Lilo Fore as well as Lisa and John Seger:

September 23rd, 2010:

DRESSAGE TODAY prints the following article in the arena news about Selten HW, Elizabeth Ball and others. Summer Champions Crowned at Festival, Lamplight and Central American Games

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September 8th, 2010:

DRESSAGE TODAY prints the following page, congratulations to all and most of all, Selten HW:

August 24th, 2010:

 Elizabeth Ball wins Trilogy Saddle “Best Seat” Award at Young Horse Championships aboard Selten HW.

August 1st, 2010:
MARKEL/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program The new Markel Insurance Company advertising – congratulations to all!

Selten HW, Bone Chance and DG Brendo with riders and owners!

Selten HW and Elizabeth Ball Make History as Selten Takes Three Wins in Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championship

Written by Lynndee Kemmet fo DressageDaily.com   

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 09:02

 

Two years ago, when Selten HW won the Markel/USEF National Four-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship, he decided he liked being national champion. In fact, he liked it so much that the following year, with rider Elizabeth Ball, he came back and took the Five-Year-Old National Championship. This past weekend, at the 2010 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championship, Selten and Ball did it again when they won the national title for Six-Year-Old horses.

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Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW Winner of the Markel/USEF
National Six-Year-Old Young Dressage Horse Championship (Photo courtsey of Irene Wiederhold)


Selten HW (Sandro Hit x SPS High Princess HW by Hohenstein) was bred in the U.S. by Roger and Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold and they were on hand to see him take his third national Young Horse Championship title and thus, make history as the first to win the Four-Year-Old, Five-Year-Old and Six-Year-Old divisions. His Four-Year-Old win was with Michael Bragdell. “They were there watching him, along with many of our supporters, and we all had a great time,” Ball said of the National Championships, held at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois. 

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Young Horse Championships 2010: Selten HW with rider/owner Elizabeth Ball
as well as breeder Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold and husband Roger Wiederhold, judge Lilo Fore and Lisa and John Seger – representing Markel Insurance Company.

She and Selten HW won with a score of 8.692 earning a victory that Ball called “a great honor. I’m so happy to have been part of the Young Horse program three years in a row. It’s a wonderful program.”

The national title capped what has already been a stellar year for the duo. “This year, he’s averaged 86 percent in competition and he’s been undefeated,” Ball said of Selten HW. “He’s proven himself to be quite successful.” Whether or not Ball and   Selten HW will head into the Developing Horse competition next year remains to be seen. “The Developing Horse program is possible,” Ball said. “But, I want to be careful and I want to be sure that he’s strong enough to do it with the same success he’s had so far. He’ll tell us if the Developing Horse will be too much or not.”

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Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW in Awards Ceremony


Ball credited a large team of supporters, including her groom, her family and her entire network of friends and supporters at her barn, for the tremendous success that she and Selten HW have had over the years. “So many people make up my support team. For every horse and rider combination, there is a whole group of people behind them who are making sacrifices and cheering them on and without them, we wouldn’t be in the show ring.”

Although she’s gotten some assistance from Guenter Seidel along the way, Ball has essentially brought Selten HW along on her own. Selten, however, has made the road to success relatively easy because of his great desire to be a winner. “He wants to win. You can feel it,” Ball said of her partner. “When he comes to a show, he becomes the best of all the parts he does well at home. He just brings it all together when showing and becomes so focused and so reliable. He’s only six, so he’s not yet perfect, but it’s not for lack of trying.”

  When asked if she thought she’d one day look back and think of Selten HW as a horse of a lifetime, Ball said, he already is.       “I think that already, no matter where the future goes, it has been an amazing ride and unlike anything else I’ve had.” Ball can only think of one other ride she’s had that comes close to Selten HW and that was Bolshoj. “Consistency” is clearly a word that describes Selten. “He goes out and does his job every time,” Ball said. What adds to Selten’s HW success is the extraordinary way that he can move his body “and it helps that he’s tall, dark and handsome. He’s very elegant.”

 

July 26th, 2010:

 Lamplight, Illinois, Young Horse Championships 2010

 Irene Höflich-Wiederhold received the award for the highest placed US bred horse AGAIN, this is the 3rd time in a row, thanks to Selten HW and Elizabeth Ball (and others).

 What a great feeling to be allowed to be part of the team and to have bred such a wonderful horse.

A huge thank you goes also out to the super nice crowd a the show grounds, too many to name them all, but it was quite an exciting and entertaining weekend.

 

Elizabeth Ball & Selten HW Take US 6YO Champs & Historic Triple Crown of YH Titles

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Elizabeth Ball on Selten HW after completing historic triple crown of young horse championships. © 2010 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com 

Elizabeth Ball on Selten HW after completing historic triple crown of young horse championships. 

© 2010 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com By KENNETH J. BRADDICK WAYNE,

Illinois, July 25–Elizabeth Ball rode Selten HW, the American-bred Sandro Hit black stallion, to win the U.S. 6-year-old championships Sunday and complete an historic first for a horse to hold all three national young horse titles from four to six years old. Elizabeth of Carlsbad, California, had passed up the chance to compete Selten HW at the World Young Horse Championships in Verden, Germany next month to attempt capping the sweep of the four, five and six-year-old championships. Selten HW, bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold of Cape Coral, Florida, scored 8.66 in the championship test that combined with a preliminary score of 8.74 for a final result of 8.692. Stacy Parvey-Larsson of Reddick, Florida, on Benidetto was reserve champion with a score of 8.208 while fellow Reddick resident Alex Robertson on Zefier were third with 8.00. Selten HW won the four-year-old title while training with Hilltop Farm in Colora, Maryland, but Elizabeth took over the ride just over a year ago and won the five-year-old championship at this same Lamplight Equestrian Center in suburban Chicago. The stress of flooding of the stables during heavy rainstorms last Thursday and a large tree falling on the stabling Saturday night–no horses were hurt–did not appear to affect the horses in Sunday’s championships. The panel of three judges gave Selten HW 9s for the canter and general impression for “a talented, young and beautiful horse” and a “wonderful” combination. Other elements received from 8 to 8.8. 

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Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW. © 2010 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

 Selten, Elizabeth said, “felt much more self-motivated and in balance” in the championship class. She said she did not ride the horse Saturday between the preliminary and championship classes –”he’s trained”– and at his age and stage of development he needs to be properly managed. To have the first winner of the triple crown of young horse classes, she said, is exciting.

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Elizabeth Ball with Scott Hassler receiving from Trilogy Dressage Saddle "Best Seat" award from Trilogy's Deborah Witty. © 2010 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK WAYNE,

Illinois, July 23– Selten HW, the U.S.-bred Sandro Hit gelding that has been a star since being acquired by Elizabeth Ball three years ago, lived up to his billing to win the preliminary test in the U.S. six-year-old championship Friday. Elizabeth qualified but turned down the chance to go to the World Dressage Young Horse Championships in Verden, Germany next month so as to compete at these championships. The black, 17.2-hand (178cm), Hanoverian won as a four-year-old ridden by Michael Bragdell of Hilltop Farm in Colora, Maryland, then as a five-year-old when Elizabeth took over the ride just over a year ago.

Elizabeth, 46, of Carlsbad, California, and Selten HW received a score of 87.40 per cent from the three-judge panel made up of U.S. “O” judge Axel Steiner, Jane Ayers and Jane Weatherwax, both “S” judges.

June 20th, 2010:

2010 USEF National Young Horse Ranking List, SIX-YEAR-OLD Division, Selten HW and Elisabeth Ball lead the country and got an ***Automatic invitation to championships due to selection trial score***

They sure are special, huge congratulations Beth and Selten HW!!!

June 19th, 2010:

The CHRONICLE OF THE HORSE prints the following article: Selten HW and Elizabeth Ball are headed to their third Markel/USEF National Young Horse Championship after topping the Western trials. We are so proud of this team, that our EM Donatella HW will go into training with Elizabeth Ball as well. See her in California, training and competing with Beth in the future and yes, she is FOR SALE and already successfully winning with up to 70% at PSG! See you all at the Championships, please stop by and say hello!

June 10th, 2010:

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Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW winning 5-year-old championship. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK Elizabeth Ball plans to compete Selten HW at the U.S. six-year-old championships in July in hopes the U.S.-bred Sandro Hit gelding can sweep the three age levels of young horse titles, rather than go to the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses at Verden, Germany. Selten HW was ridden by Elizabeth to victory in the Markel/USEF Six-Year-Old Young Horse Dressage Western Selection Trials at La Canada Flintridge in California. The horse won the four- and five year-old U.S. National Young Horse Dressage Championships. Elizabeth, 46, of Carlsbad, California, who owns the black Hanoverian, told dressage-news.com: “After much consideration I’ve decided to return to Lamplight rather than making the trip to Verden. We would be very proud for Selten HW to win three years in a row–in the U.S. on our U.S.-bred horse.” In the regional finals, Elizabeth and Selten HW received a total score of 85.640 per cent, from scores of 86.20 per cent in the final test that counted for 60 per cent and 84.80 per cent in the preliminary that counted for 40 per cent. Their score easily surpassed the minimum qualifying requirement of 8.2 points for Verden Aug. 5-8. In second place was Willy Arts, of DG Bar Ranch in Hanford, California, on Zalon DG, an Olympic Ferro mare, with a total of 77.360 per cent and in third place Lars Holmberg of Lake View Terrace, California, on Pikko Del Rio HU, a gelding by Pik L out of a Rhodiamant mare, with 68.840 per cent. Selten is by Sandro Hit out of a Hohenstein mare, and was bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold of Cape Coral, Florida. The horse’s actual birthday was May 19. The second and third placed horses were also bred in the United States, Zalona at DG Bar Ranch and Pikko Del Rio HU by Horses Unlimited of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Elizabeth said that she is pleased at how Selten HW is developing even more expression and power, “it is such an amazing feeling to ride him.” “I was especially happy to have out 8.9 walk score,” she said. “His other scores have always been really high but until this season, the walk was high 7s to low 8s.” Gary Rockwell, a USA “O” judge, Jane Weatherwax and Jeanne McDonald judged the Western Finals. Dressage at Flintridge completed two of the three regional finals–Kassandra Barteau and GP Super Crusader won the Midwest Finals earlier this month with 76.00 per cent, and the Eastern Finals will be held in Leesburg, Virginia, next weekend. Selten was the U.S. four-year-old champion ridden by Michael Bragdell of Hilltop Farm in Colora, Maryland, but Elizabeth took over the ride early last year and won the U.S. five-year-old title at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She works with U.S. Olympic medalist Guenter Seidel. The Freestyle Test of Choice was won by Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, California, riding Rafalca at Grand Prix with 71.917 per cent. Jan also won the Grand Prix Special on Sandrina with 68.333 per cent. Both horses are qualified for the U.S. selection trials for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky later this year.

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June 1st, 2010:

EURODRESSAGE reports the following – it’s just amazing: Selten HW and Wakeup Obtain American WCYH Qualfication Score. Last year there were no American young dressage horses which were able to achieve the 8.2. U.S. qualification standard to compete at the World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, Germany. This year change seem to have come as the 5-year old Wakeup and the 6-year old Selten HW scored above 8.2 at the Central and West Coast Young Horse Selection trials.

http://www.eurodressage.com/equestrian/2010/05/31/selten-hw-and-wakeup-obtain-american-wcyh-qualfication-score

 

May 31st, 2010:

The DRESSAGE-NEWS.COM just prints the following article about Selten HW’s new victories. I love especially this comment: Elizabeth and Selten easily surpassed the minimum qualifying requirement of 8.2 points for the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Dressage in Verden, Germany, Aug. 5-8.

http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=6661

6-Year-Old Selten HW Wins USA Young Dressage Horse Western Selection Trials

Braddick/dressage-news.com LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, California, May 30–Selten HW, the Sandro Hit gelding that won the four- and five year-old U.S. National Young Horse Dressage Championships, was ridden by Elizabeth Ball to victory in the Markel/USEF Six-Year-Old Young Horse Dressage Western Selection Trials Sunday. Elizabeth, 46, of Carlsbad, California, who owns the black Hanoverian, received a total score of 85.640 per cent, from scores of 86.20 per cent in the final test that counted for 60 per cent and 84.80 per cent in the preliminary that counted for 40 per cent. In second place was Willy Arts, of DG Bar Ranch in Hanford, California, on Zalon DG, an Olympic Ferro mare, with a total of 77.360 per cent and in third place Lars Holmberg of Lake View Terrace, California, on Pikko Del Rio HU, a gelding by Pik L out of a Rhodiamant mare, with 68.840 per cent. Selten is by Sandro Hit out of a Hohenstein mare, and was bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold of Cape Coral, Florida. The horse’s actual birthday was May 19. The second and third placed horses were also bred in the United States, Zalona at DG Bar Ranch and Pikko Del Rio HU by Horses Unlimited of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dressage at Flintridge completes two of the three regional finals–Kassandra Barteau and GP Super Crusader won the Midwest Finals earlier this month with 76.00 per cent, and the Eastern Finals will be held in Leesburg, Virginia, next weekend. Elizabeth and Selten easily surpassed the minimum qualifying requirement of 8.2 points for the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Dressage in Verden, Germany, Aug. 5-8. Gary Rockwell, a USA “O” judge, Jane Weatherwax and Jeanne McDonald judged the Western Finals. Selten was the U.S. four-year-old champion ridden by Michael Bragdell of Hilltop Farm in Colora, Maryland, but Elizabeth took over the ride early last year and won the U.S. five-year-old title. She works with U.S. Olympic medalist Guenter Seidel. The Freestyle Test of Choice was won by Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, California, riding Rafalca at Grand Prix with 71.917 per cent. Jan also won the Grand Prix Special on Sandrina with 68.333 per cent. Both horses are qualified for the U.S. selection trials for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky later this year.

May 30th, 2010:

Dressage at Flintridge, Final Selection Trials. Oh boy, oh boy, they just keep it coming. Again, breathtaking scores, Selten HW is definitely the leader in the nation, winning with 84.8% and 86.2%.

Beth, we are so super proud of you and so thankful that you and Selten HW are such a great team. Huge congratulations to all your success and all the best wishes for the future!!!

May 28th, 2010:

 Now on the website of the AMERICAN HANOVERIAN SOCIETY:

FEI FIVE-YEAR-OLD DIVISION

CHAMPION:

Selten HW
(Sandro Hit-SPS High Princess/Hohenstein)
Median score: 8.0
Owner: Elizabeth Ball
Breeder: Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold, Fla.

RESERVE CHAMPION:

Hyperion SF
(His Highness-Wonderlady/Wonderful)
Median score: 7.7
Owner: Somerset Farms
Breeder: Stefan Blanken, Ger.

HONORABLE MENTION:

Cosmopolitan
(Connery-Wonderful Dream/Weltrum)
Median score: 7.5
Owner: Faye Dunn
Breeder: Juergen Koetter, Ger.

Pikko Del Rio HU
(Pik L-Rohweena/Rohdiamant)
Median score: 7.5
Owner/Breeder: Horses Unlimited

Rorick
(Rienzi-EM Daalny/Donnerhall)
Median score: 7.3
Owner/Breeder: Marefield Meadows

Donzi
(Don Frederico- SPS Wiebke/Weltmeyer)
Median score: 7.3
Owner: Charlotte Bayley-Schindelholz
Breeder:Walter Wilhaus, Ger.

Laika
(Londonderry—SPS Wildrose II/Weltmeyer)
Median score: 7.3
Owner: Emily Wagner
Breeder: Hermann Meyer

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May 23rd, 2010:

Selten HW does it again!!! After being the 4 and 5 year old champion, he now leads the 6 year old group! In the 2010 USEF National Young Horse Ranking List, SIX-YEAR-OLD DIVISION for the 2010 National Championships, Selten HW ranks at 1st Place with scores of 8.04 and 8.6, overall average 8.32 right now. What a great team Beth and Selten are, congratulations, this is awesome!

May 22nd, 2010:

THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN prints the following info about Selten HW in their Spring 2010 edition. EQUIQUEST FEI TEST AWARDS! Selten HW is the FEI FIVE-YEAR-OLD WINNER with an 8.0. Breeder Irene Höflich-Wiederhold, owner Elizabeth Ball.

May 3rd, 2010:

 The USDF Connection displays a picture of Selten HW with Michael Bragdell in their magazine. It’s always amazing to see the boy in the news.

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March 15th, 2010:

Hi Irene, Just thought you'd be so proud to hear that Selten HW won his first 6 yr. old qualifier with an 80.4%, at the Dressage Affaire CD!!! He's still figuring out how to organize himself for the flying changes, but has a great start with them. He's such a magnificent boy!

Hope you're well, Beth

January 2010:

Markel has printed their new advertising in DRESSAGE TODAY, showcasing
National Young Horse Champions like Selten HW, called "in the Circle of
Winners":

 

January 2010:

DRESSAGE TODAY prints the following article, AMERICAN-BRED SPORT HORSES are RISING TO THE TOP. Read stories from the breeders, riders and owners of the four best young horses in the nation. One of them is Selten HW, bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold, ridden by Elizabeth Ball, as we always say:

The most valuable asset for successful breeding is the best mare available (SPS High Princess)!

December 10th, 2009:
Dressage Getaway, Thermal C, Judges Hilda Gurney and Carolyn Doran.
Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW had their first outing at 2nd Level Test 3 Open and won their class with a whopping 80%. Congratulations Beth and Selten HW – you rock!!!

November 19th, 2009:

 

THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN prints the following article:

 

October 30th, 2009:

The USDF Connection printed the following in their November 2009 issue:


October 15th, 2009:
The American Hanoverian Society Official Page's Photos - Wall Photos

From the album:
"Wall Photos" by The American Hanoverian Society Official Page

Special thanks to AHS member and photographer Silvio Busch, Nicholasville, Ky., who recently presented the society with large canvas portraits of both Cabana Boy and Selten HW, respectively the six-year-old and five-year-old 2008 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Champions. They now grace the walls of the central office.

The portrait of Cabana Boy (Contucci-Britania/Bordeaux), entitled “Gone With the Wind” shows the horse and rider Christopher Hickey without his riding hat as a consequence of the hurricane strength winds that blew through the Kentucky Horse Park while the pair were in the ring. The second portrait, “Pride and Glory,” shows a delighted Michael Bragdell and Selten HW (Sandro Hit-SPS High Princess/Hohenstein), after completion of their ride. These two AHS-registered and -branded geldings represent the type of riding horse that the AHS breeding program strives to produce. On behalf of the membership we’d like to thank Silvio for his generous gift to the AHS.

 

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     Elizabeth Ball is presently one of the most talked about dressage riders in North America as well as Europe as she is presently training what is considered the best young 5 yr. old in he nation and one of the most talented youngster in the world.  Elizabeth Ball’s 2009 accomplishments include a berth in the nation’s  top twelve for the Developing Horse Championships with Soubirous, competing Eckstein Farm’s Orion in several Intermediare 2 classes with scores over 70% and riding Orion in a very well received Grand Prix Pas de Deux with Gunter Seidel at the 2009 World Cup in Las Vegas.  
    Selten HW's overall score for the Five Year Old Final Championship test was 86.800%.  Trot score: 9.2 Canter score: 9.0 Walk score: 7.5 Submission score:8.9 General Impression score:8.8 This incredible youngster, "won" the 2009 USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships in Illinois last month with Elizabeth holding the reins, and last year Selten HW won the four year old National Championship class at Dressage at Devon 2008.
     California’s  mountainous landscape is the backdrop for Elizabeth Balls latest video.  As she warms up Selten HW at the walk, she fills us in on how  this young horse became hers and Selten’s HW infant training by Michael Bragdell at Hilltop Farm.
In  Part 1,  When we filmed this video, Elizabeth's contant thoughts were that the following week they were both off to Ilinois to compete for the Young Horse  Championships for the FEI 5 year old test, which includes, counter canter, simple changes, forward trots and canters. “Especially with the young horses”, Elizabeth explains, “when you are correcting them or showing them new things, it’s got to be that it feels fun for them. Even when the hard things are a bit challenging, there has to be a reward, and that walk break off and on within the work to tell them that “hey you are on the right track. It’s OK”.
     Selten HW is given a comfortable contact with a gentle rein as he begins his trot warm up. “It is easy with a big mover like this", Beth explains, "for my legs to flop around a little and my feet to move more than I would like. This is not as pretty, and it gives him the message that I am always pushing. I need to train him to go without my pushing all the time", Beth continues,  "I am going to try to do a good job about not “overdriving” and at the same time, I can’t just grip my legs to hold them still, otherwise I am not going to be comfortable for him.  He has a lot of motion so there is that movement that happens in my body. It’s about finding a balance between keeping track of my excess movement and doing my best to go with him, with out tensing up”.
     In Part 2, as Beth continues working him, they begin their canter work.
Selten's HW big canter improves as she influences him forward, working on straightness , lateral bending, keeping him in front of her leg, and turning.  “I have to give the aid a little early", Beth says, "because by the time he processes the information of aid, he is already a stride or two late and sometimes he gets a little too close to the fence.”
     In Part 3, now that they have done the walk, trot and canter, Elizabeth rides the trot a little bit more collected to teach him what that is about.  The test calls for sitting trot, so Beth sits the trot as they work on shoulder in, shoulderfor, and leg yield.  As Selten HW gets warmed up mentally and physically he gets going forward on his own begining to carry her. Selten HW is really just a “baby” he get’s distracted momentarily by another horse.  Elizabeth teaches him that no matter what is going on, he has to always be ready to go forward.  If she puts her leg on, he must move forward and at this point explain a few of her theories about teaching forwardness to a young horse. 
     In Part 4, Beth canters Selten in smaller circles to balance his large canter strides. They work on the counter canter that has to be performed in the test.  "It is a good strengthening exercise as well.  I maintain the same bend through the whole body to the left as I had on the true lead.” Beth explains in her calm soothing voice even after 30 minutes of working the horse.  They work together on the simple change as Selten HW stays responsive truly giving his all.
     “At this phase in his training and strength, I have to be so patient, because I know that he could move so much bigger and do all these grand things, but he’s only five years old and he has only been ridden in the last year and a half. Just being in here with him, being happy and willing and trying  is already so much.”  Beth explains as she comes to the end of this training session.
    This video is an important video to watch because Elizabeth Ball has such a great teaching style. Ask any of her lucky students and they will tell you. She shows us in her expert, yet gentle way, how to train a young horse, where it can be fun and beneficial for both horse and rider.
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Maryland’s Young Horse Champs

by Katherine O. Rizzo

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Christopher Hickey and Hilltop Farm’s Cabana Boy

At the end of August, a few of Maryland’s top young dressage horses traveled to Wayne, Illinois for the 2009 Markel/United States Equestrian Federation National Dressage Young Horse Championships held at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. Three of these horses came home with top honors.

Cabana Boy continued to impress. The 7-year-old Hanoverian gelding, who was bred by Douglass and Shannon Langer of Wisconsin and owned by Hilltop Farm in Colora, earned his third straight championship title (he was the 2007 Five-Year-Old champion and the 2008 Six-Year-Old champion, all under the guidance of rider/trainer Christopher Hickey). This year, after scoring a 72.895% on the first day and a 73.440% on the second day, he added the title of United States Equestrian Federation National Developing Horse Dressage champion to his resume.

A Maryland horse placed well in the Six-Year-Old division with Jessica Jo Tate of Chesapeake City in the irons. Tate, who trains out of Hassler Dressage in Chesapeake City, rode Faberge, an imported Westfalen gelding owned by Elizabeth Guarisco of Virginia, to the reserve championship spot after placing fifth on the first day and second on the second day.

Selten HW, a Hanoverian bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold of Florida and owned by Elizabeth Ball of California, earned his second straight championship title. In 2008, this gelding was ridden by Michael Bragdell and trained at Hilltop Farm. The pair won the 2008 Four-Year-Old Championship. This past June, Ball took over the ride and together she and Selten HW won the Five-Year-Old Championship class with a score of 8.52 (out of a possible 10).

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Elizabeth Ball with her own Selten HW

 

Selten HW & San Shivago, California-Owned Sandro Hit Offspring, Take Top Two Places in US 5-Year-Old Championships

 

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Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW. ©Braddick/dressage-news.com

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

WAYNE, Illinois, Aug. 22–Selten HW, a Sandro Hit gelding that Elizabeth Ball has been riding for only two months, won the US National Dressage Championships for five-year-olds Saturday. The horse won the four-year-old 2008 championships for four-year-old horses, but ridden by a trainer she left it with to develop.

Selten beat San Shivago, a Sandro Hit gelding owned and ridden by Elizabeth’s friend Louise Koch, for the Markel/USEF championship by 85.200 per cent to 82.840 per cent by combining the scores from Saturday’s championship and Friday’s preliminary class.

Selten also won the award for the highest finishing American-bred horse.

San Shivago received an unexpected setback as he was walking from the warmup ring to the adjoining competition arena when a woman spectator ran in front of the pair, was frightened by the oncoming horse and threw her hand back into the nose of San Shivago causing an open wound.

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Louise had no complaints about the incident that she said caused her horse to “back off” throughout the ride, saying that Beth was a “great competitor” on a fabulous horse.

The judges either did not notice the wound or overlooked it as the cause was clearly beyond the control of the rider.

Selten is by Sandro Hit out of a Hohenstein mare, and is owned by Elizabeth, of Carlsbad, California.

San Shivago, also by Sandro Hit and out of a Donnerhall mare, is owned by Louise while the third placed combination, Zatino H, by Sir Sinclair out of an Equador mare, that scored 80.160 per cent is ridden and owned by Emily Gershberg of Hudson, New York.

Elizabeth Ball, 45, said that she had been riding Selten for only two months–”a short but exhilirating time–since she took over the ride from a trainer at Hilltop Farm in Coloran, Maryland, with whom she had left the horse for development, whom she praised highly.

During the time Selten had been in training at Hilltop, she said, she had only ridden the horse twice. She now is training with Olympic medalist Guenter Seidel.

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Elizabeth said the difference between the championship and preliminary class in which she finished second to San Shivago was that she changed her warmup routine so as not to tire the horse and that made the difference.

Louise Koch, who is aged 62 but says that San Shivago has given her a new start in her riding career, said the warmup was “excellent” and “we got THE trot” she the horse could deliver.

But after the incident in which San Shivago was smacked in the head by the spectator “we did not get it in the ring.”

Louise and Elizabeth are such good friends that Ball credited Koch’s judging with putting her on the right track for these championships.

“We are very lucky girls,” Elizabeth said, and Louise joked that maybe they could become like Isabell Werth and Anky van Grunsven trade titles as they competed against each other.

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August 23rd, 2009:

The Second year in a row for Selten HW to be the Young Horse Champion in the US, he won it as a 4 and now as a 5 year old! Elizabeth Ball has taken Selten HW to the Win in the Five-Year-Old Championships at USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships 2009!

Unbelievable, what an experience to follow the story of Selten HW.

It is really exciting to see him grow up, collect many titles and to see him compete year after year. In 2008 he was the National Young Horse Champion for FOUR-YEAR-OLDS with Michael Bragdell and now he won again in 2009, with Pan Am rider Elizabeth Ball in the saddle.

Selten HW was bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold of HW FARM, in Florida and also received an American-bred award during the Championships.

Elizabeth Ball, whose Cadence, LLC of Carlsbad, California owns Selten HW, called it "an honor for our country to breed the top horse for this year."

Selten HW scored the highest marks: 9.2 in trot, 7.5 walk, 9.0 canter, 8.9 submission and 8.8 general impression!

We are thankful to all whom made it possible, Hilltop Farms, Scott Hassler whom always believed in Selten HW , Michael Bragdell with his outstanding horsemanship and riding at home and during all the competitions, Beth Clark for establishing the connection to Elizabeth Ball, Selten’s HW owner, trainer and rider and the best mom we could have wished for him, thanks go everybody named and not named but helped.

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Please read more here:

 

 

 
On the Scene 2009 - Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Program
Written by Lynndee Kemmet for DressageDaily.com   
Sunday, 23 August 2009 13:21

Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW took the win in Saturday's Five-Year-Old Championship Test during the USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships being held at Lamplight Equestrian Center. Wayne, Illinois – Elizabeth Ball and Selten HW took the win in Saturday's Five-Year-Old Championship Test during the USEF/Markel National Young Horse Championships being held at Lamplight Equestrian Center. And they did it with only two months preparation. Ball and Selten scored 86.80 to take the win. Coming in second were Louise Koch and the Westfalen stallion San Shivago with a score of 82.2. Third was Emily Gershberg, of Hudson, New York, with her KWPN gelding Zatino H with a score of 81.20.

Because she didn't have the right kind of set up for a stallion, Ball sent Selten off to Michael Bragdell at Hilltop Farm as a three-year-old. Bragdell and Selten, a Hanoverian gelding by Sandro Hit out of High Princess, were a successful team, becoming last year's national champions in the Four-Year-Old division.

Selten was scheduled to return to California this year to rejoin Ball, but the timing was such that she wouldn't get him back early enough to compete him in qualifying classes out West.

Hence, Ball had Bragdell compete him in Five-Year-Old competition. So, Bragdell got Selten qualified for the national championships and Ball took over the ride just two months ago when Selten returned to California. "It says much about how good Michael's training was that I was able to come out here today and win," Ball said.

Although a successful FEI rider and trainer, Ball, who is based in the San Diego area and trains with Guenter Seidel, admits to having little experience with the young horse classes. And so, she turned to someone with more experience for guidance – Louise Koch, who won Friday's Five-Year-Old Preliminary Test with San Shivago and finished second on Saturday. Koch happily shared her experience and in doing so, might just have given Ball the help she needed to place ahead of Koch in the championship class.

"My horse is magnificent, but I knew we had to work hard to ride above Louise and her incredible horse today. So, we really went for it," Ball said. "Louise is really a dear woman to have helped me. She's a judge and we see each other at horse shows. I knew that she had experience with the five-year-old tests both from the view of a judge and a rider and trainer. So, I called her and picked her brain about these tests because I knew that she knew them well. I had never ridden the preliminary or final test for the Five-Year-Olds. I was just reading them and trying to get ready. Louise was very helpful."

Selten HW was bred by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold in Florida and also received an American-bred award during the championships. Ball, whose Cadence, LLC of Carlsbad, California owns Selten, called it "an honor for our country to bred the top horse for this year." Ball describes her life as "fortunate and blessed." And not just because she has a promising young star in Selten, but also because she recently relocated to a phenomenal new facility owned by the Eckstein family, which also owns Ball's Grand Prix partner Orion. "It's very private. It has a beautiful, Tuscan-style, 10-stall barn and a ring with the most incredible footing," Ball said.

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July 19th, 2009:

Copy from www.Doversworld.com (Robert Dover’s website), we heard that “the one of the finest 5 year olds” was no one less then our homebred SELTEN HW!!!!

Day 3 In San Diego

Well, I’m at the airport in San Diego awaiting the boarding of the redeye back to West Palm Beach via Atlanta.
I can safely say I’m not looking forward to the long trip home, but it was a great week out here in California and today was a wonderful day of Dressage.
Everyone rode well and the horses seemed to enjoy showing off what they had learned.
Guenter rode U2 through his 1st Grand Prix and I can tell you, objectively speaking, it was well over 70%! They would have received a minimum of six or seven ‘9’s’ and showed thrilling work!
I also saw perhaps one of the
 finest 5 year olds I’ve ever in my life seen, ridden by Beth Ball who also has a wonderful 7 year old and two other lovely Grand Prix horses.

So now I am letting down after a nice dinner and thinking how pleased I am with the standard of riding and horses out here on the west coast.
Still, I will be happy to get home to Robert, Simon, and my horses. I only hope I can sleep on the plane!

Cheers! RD

 

 

 

April 27th, 2009:

THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN prints the following:

Selten HW wins the „Rolling Stone Farm FEI Test Award”. Please see Thumbnail for more info:

January 23rd, 2009:

Hilltop Farm Inc. has the following congratulations printed in their 2009
catalogue:

December 3rd, 2008:

The “EQUESTRIAN” prints the following congratulations:

 

December 2008:  

 The magazine SIDELINES (credit to http://sidelinesnews.com/ ) has published the following articles. The first was written by Cathy Cottrill, what a wonderful author she is, a huge thank you to her!

 The second one is an article with questions to Elizabeth Ball about her, her horses and for sure about Selten HW, we attached that too for your information, we are delighted that he has such a wonderful new mom. It's quite funny that both articles were in the same issue, neither Beth nor Irene knew that this would be printed at the same time, even better!

November 11th, 2008:

 

THE AMERICAN HANOVERIAN prints the following article of Selten HW:

October 2008

Copyright and Newsletter, Hilltop Farm Inc: It's been a whirlwind here at Hilltop Farm recently with excellent results at Dressage at Devon and USDF Regional Championships.  Thursday was the start of the performance classes, where Selten HW (Sandro Hit -Hohenstein) and Michael Bragdell, still on their victory streak from Young Horse Nationals, commandingly won the USEF 4 Year-Old Test on Thursday and Friday with the consistent score of 81%. In the FEI Dressage Test for Six Year-Olds, Cabana Boy (Contucci -  Bordeaux) and Chris Hickey won with a top score of 83% on both Thursday and Friday.

Additionally, both Cabana Boy and Selten HW won the North American Breeders Futurity for their respective age groups.

 

September26th, 2008:

 HE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

 DRESSAGE AT DEVON 2008:

Just about 2 weeks after being the WINNER at the Young Horse Dressage Championships in Kentucky, Selten HW was able to WOW the judges at Devon 2008! With super scores, this fancy black horse won both of his USEF 4 yo classes. He was well behaved as usual, showed himself willing and 100% rideable with a smiling Michael Bragdell in the saddle. Congratulations to this super team and to Beth whom consistently supports the boys.

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September 15th, 2008:

2008 USEF YOUNG HORSE AND DEVELOPING HORSE DRESSAGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:

Huge congratulations to Selten HW, he scored perfect 9’s for trot and canter, 8’s for walk and submission and an 8.8 for general impression. All combined results in the winning score of 8.56! He was the only horse in the competition of nationals best 19 horses in the four year old class, scoring 9’s on trot and canter. We are so proud to have bred this boy and thankful that he is in super hands with Hilltop Farms Inc. and we’d like to thank them for the continued support and phenomenal education this horse receives on a regular basis.

 Selten HW was bred and raised at HW Farm in Cape Coral. After his first year he got included in the stallion herd at Hilltop from there on. Michael Bragdell broke him and rides him since and it is amazing to see these two compete.

 

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Selten HW is NATIONAL YOUNG HORSE DRESSAGE CHAMPION and BEST US BRED FOUR YEAR OLD 2008!!!

On the Scene - 2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and Developing Horse Championship

From Across the Nation America's Finest Young Horses Come to Kentucky
By Jeannie Blancq Putney for DressageDaily

The nation’s top young horses from California to Massachusetts have gathered at the Kentucky Horse Park home of the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games for the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Championships and the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship.  For some it was an arduous journey but well worth the honor of being invited.  One family left their farm in Florida with Hurricane Ike bearing down on them. 

One made the cross-country trip from California and camped out along the way.  Some are first-timers.  One is an Olympic athlete.  One of the interesting tidbits this year—the fifth year of the Young Horse program—is the number of horses that are U.S. bred.  Another is the number of competitors who have competed in this program multiple years, some with the same horse, allowing them to see true progress in the development of the nation’s strongest young equine talent.

 

On the Scene - 2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships and Developing Horse Championship

Michael Bragdell and Selten HW Win Markel/USEF National Dressage Four-Year-Old Young Horse Championship
By Jeannie Blancq Putney for DressageDaily

On a hot and sticky day that would have made it hard for any youngster to keep their composure, 16 of the nation’s top young horses showed us how it was done at the four-year-old finale.  Two of the first four riders of the day, Michael Bragdell and Emily Gershberg walked away with the champion and reserve champion titles respectively. 

Emily came into this championship ranked first and Michael, ranked second.  Both riders have ridden with Chris Hickey who enjoyed a proud moment today.  Michael’s mount, Selten HW, is a Hanoverian stallion by Sandro Hit out of MS High princess by Hohenstein, owned by Cadence, LLC and was bred in the U.S. by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold.  Michael’s winning score of 8.56 was evident by the judge’s highly complimentary feedback even before they gave their collective marks.  “He is just so long-legged,” they said.  “It looks like he has spider legs.  He is so balanced and so much off the ground.  We are sitting here, and you make it look so easy.  He seems to have a workmanlike brain and a lot of personality.  Today that personality was for good and not evil.  We all know what stallions can be like.”

Selten HW received 9s for his walk and canter and 8.8 for his overall impression.  The two have been a pair for a year since Michael started with him as a three-year-old.  Michael’s first year in the championship was last year when he competed in the five-year-old class.  Michael describes Selten as easygoing and kind of like a big child and says he knew Selten was special when he first sat his canter.  “It’s truly an incredible feeling.”

Originally from Sweden, Michael is a Hilltop employee who started out as a working student.

 

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Michael Bragdell and Selten HW Win the Four-Year-Old Division in the 2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships presented by Collecting Gaits Farm

Release: September 13 2008

Lexington, KY – In the second day of competition at the 2008 Markel/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Young Horse Dressage Championships presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, claiming the title in the four-year-old division was Michael Bragdell and Selten HW, besting 19 other horses to win with a score of 8.56.

Bragdell and Selten HW came into this competition in first place after qualifying. Bragdell decided to ride in the optional warm up class the day before the championship, which helped him and Selten HW get a feel for the arena along with the overall show environment— ultimately they placed first in the class.

“I was pretty confident that he would be okay with all the stuff but you never know— it’s a four-year-old,” said Bragdell.

Selten HW (Sandro Hit x MS High Princess by Hohenstein) is a black Hanoverian stallion owned by Cadence, LLC., and was bred in the U.S. by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold. Selten HW has been at Hilltop Farm since he was a yearling and Bragdell, who is a trainer at Hilltop, started him when he was three years old. Though lightly shown, Selten HW’s accomplishments have been big, including starting off his show career with a Reserve Champion at the Devon Horse Show when he was only two years old.

“He’s such a super horse,” said Bragdell. “He just goes in there, the winds blowing… I felt the wind gust kind of grab a hold of me and he still is just clucking along like nothing. That’s the part I love about him—the trainability. He just goes wherever I point him.”

Bragdell described Selten HW’s personality as very easy going and he knew the horse was special when he sat his first canter on him.

“His canter is unbelievable,” said Bragdell. “I guess it takes you away. It’s truly an incredible feeling.”

Bragdell hopes to build on Selten HW’s success and return to the Young Horse Dressage Championship next year to compete in the five-year-old division.

 

July 16th, 2008:

 

Selten HW, in place 2 for the 2008 USEF National Young horse Ranking List for the 2008 National Championship sponsered by Markel Insurance. He has an overall average of 8.48 as of now, first place is at 8,5, that’s really close!

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June 25th, 2008, info from the Hilltop Farm Newsletter:

Selten HW (Sandro Hit - Hohenstein), owned by Cadence LLC, is currently ranked 3rd in the Nation for Four Year Olds with Michael Bragdell and just received an amazing 85% in his Training Level Test 4 class this past weekend. 

June 24th, 2008:

Hi Irene,

Guess what!!! Our boy (Selten HW) got an 85% at a show today with a couple of 10's and multiple nines... Michael is doing such a great job with Selten, who is nothing less than spectacular.

Hope you're well,

Beth

 

June 10th, 2008: Huge congratulations to Beth, Hilltop Farms and Selten HW!

 Hi Irene, just got news of Selten HW winning both his classes this past weekend - he's now qualified for Kentucky!  He got 9's on his trot and canter, and 8.7 on walk, etc., overall I think was around 8.6 or 8.7.  I'm so pleased with Michael's riding, and feel fortunate that Chris Hickey is looking after them as well.  I'll try to go to Ky. for the championships, to cheer them on! 

I've been busy getting qualified and ready for the Int. 1 champs... it turns out I get to take both my horses!  So, I'm putting together an other Kur, a little last minute!  I'll ride it for the first time this weekend, at a local show, then the following weekend is the big finals... It's all really fun!

  X Beth

 

Quote from Hilltop’s website:

Spring Dressage at Morven Park

Trainer Michael Bragdell got Hilltop’s regular show season off to a running start this weekend at VADA/ Nova’s Spring Dressage Competition in Leesburg, Virginia. He came home with several wins, including two first place finishes on Selten-HW, Cadence LLC’s young stallion, in the USEF Four Year Old Test. Michael and Selten scored a 8.2 on Sunday and an impressive 8.7 on Saturday, receiving comments such as “super horse”, “active, expressive” and “impressively talented” from Judges Betsy Berry, Lorraine MacDonald and Brenda Minor.

 

 

April 21st, 2008:

 Huge congratulations go out to our homebred Champion stallion “Selten HW” and his new owner as well as his rider and the training barn Hilltop. We could not be more happy and thrilled with their success, great work and amazing accomplishments.

Selten HW ranks officially in FIRST PLACE of the 2008 USEF National Young Horse List, four–year–old–division with an overall score of 8.18!

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There was quite a stir after Selten HW’s huge success as a Champion stallion at the Oldenburg Licensing.

A phenomenal black stallion being so successful is what everybody wants to have in the barn. It is with great proud and delight to announce that Selten HW was sold to a Pan Am rider and will be prepared for an international future with care and lot’s of love. We are sure we’ll hear a lot more about him and we wish him and his new owner all the best for their plans to show him up to the highest levels. He moved back to the place where he grew up and is at Hilltop right now. Michael Bragdell and the Hilltop Team are glad to have him back. It was quite a happy reunion.  Selten HW will spend his winter there and it is planned to move him to California in spring or summer. He will then be in training with his new owner and with knowledgeable people like Günter Seidel and Klaus Balkenhol (Coach USET Dressage Team). Congratulations and good luck!

 

Our home bred Selten HW is now (December 2007) officially added to the Oldenburg Registry North America & International Sporthorse Registry Website.

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Black Hanoverian stallion, 2004 by Sandro Hit out of High Princess* by Hohenstein. Certified Breeding License

Website: http://www.hwfarm.com breeder: Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold

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Selten HW (Sandro Hit/Hohenstein/Donnerhall/Bolero), 2007 Oldenburg Stallion Champion

Another milestone for HW Farm and the breeding program managed by Irene Höflich-Wiederhold. Selten HW and Sagenhaft HW are now boarded at Hassler Dressage with their rider and trainer Brooke Doss.

Barely one week after their arrival, Selten HW was called the Champion stallion of the Oldenburg inspection with the highest score of the day, a whopping 83%. With a 9 for canter, 8,5 for trot etc……more info to follow.

Congratulations and 1000 times thank you to his rider Brooke Doss and to Scott Hassler for presenting him and doing a wonderful job!

 His dam SPS High Princess (a special mare entered with the phenomenal score of 9 in the Hanoverian mare book!) is a last time in foal to Sandro Hit for spring 2008. We can’t wait to see the last full sibling to Selten HW, Sagenhaft HW, Skywalker HW and Soraya HW. The foal will be for sale if it is a colt, if it is a filly, it will stay with us. If you are interested to buy this quality foal in utero, don’t hesitate. If you are interested in a high quality FEI prospect under saddle, Sagenhaft HW will now become available for purchase.

 

Fair hill breed show - Top Placings for Team Hilltop

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The Fair Hill Breed Show, on August 11-12, is always a favorite show for Hilltop Farm.  Close to home, well-run, and a relaxed atmosphere make it a perfect outing to gain some important mileage for the younger horses.

Selten HW (Sandro Hit x Hohenstein), owned by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold, impressed in his undersaddle debut.  The young stallion's impressive movement created a buzz at the show as he won the 3 year old Colts & Geldings Materiale class and the judge specifically sought out Michael Bragdell after the class to tell him personally what a "super" horse she felt Selten HW was. He won the class with a huge distance to the second place (another Sandro Hit son) and he scored a 7,8 for walk, 8,3 for trot and an 8,5 for canter, which is an overall score of 8,2. The show was rather scored low, which makes these results even better! It was only his second show which he attended (at his first show he was in hand, being Reserve Grand Champion at Devon and more) and Fair Hill was his first show under saddle ever. What a outstanding boy, especially considering he was only 3 years and 3 months old at the time of the show.....

 

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Selten HW’s dam, SPS Princess, is entered with an overall 9 in the Hanoverian  marebook. High Princess' grand dam, SPS Batavia , has, among other winners, produced the 1997 Bundeschampion (National Champion of Germany for Dressage), DUVALIER by Davignon.  Duvalier sold initially at Verden for DM 240,000 and then for DM 1,000,000.  Her full sister scored 10s on her gaits at her inspection and is competing at I-1 right now. Their sire, the Elite Trakehner Stallion Hohenstein (Caprimond/Matador) with a Dressage Index of 148.29 points, sired the 2001 Silver Medallist at the World Young Dressage Horse Championships, Munchhausen, and the 2000 German Vice Federal Champion, Habitus.

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Newsflash, September 26th, 2006 in Devon: Selten HW (a Sandro Hit son, bred and owned by HW Farm), just won his classes at Devon with a whopping 85.6%, this is what I am talking about. 

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Dressage at Devon 2006, Selten HW was his first time at a show: He is the Reserve Grand Champion of Dressage at Devon !!! The American born Hanoverian colt is by Sandro Hit out of High Princess (by Hohenstein/Donnerhall) and was handled by Marten Walters.

Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold's Selten HW is

Reserve Grand Champion of Dressage at Devon

The USDF Breeders Champion for Colts and Geldings

  Champion Winner of his class: 2 year old Colts and Geldings

Best born in the USA and  

he is High Point Hanoverian!

 

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We are proud to present: “Selten HW”, by Sandro Hit, out of SPS High Princess. Born in May 2004, he has the color of black velvet and is a very energetic young man. He keeps his mom in shape, moving around all day long and he is a joy to watch and play with. He moves with a lot of air time and the typical extra swing that we love so much in this type of horse. He is very refined and will present the modern type Hanoverian. He was bred with frozen semen and it worked out on the very first try. SPS High Princess was imported in 2002, in foal at this time with “Sagenhaft HW”, bred via cooled semen in Germany . Now we are happy to have two full brothers here from these phenomenal bloodlines and we look forward to raise them together.

 

We are again so impressed with the quality of these foals, that we’ll breed SPS High Princess back to Sandro Hit for another one. Here are some pictures, showing the baby at only 2 days old, what a boy!!!

 

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Selten HW, Sagenhaft HW and their dam SPS High Princess (Hohenstein/Donnerhall) all together at their daily turn out in 2004:

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Newsflash:

Selten HW and Sagenhaft HW will move to Hilltopfarms in August 2005 to grow up and get prepared for their stallion licensing.

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