Will 'O The Wisp HF "Willow" 1997 Oldenburg NA Mare  Main Mare Book RPSI Main Mare Book ISR Main Mare Book Westfalen (Walk on Top - Gibraltar)

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Willow is a registered Oldenburg, out of the Oldenburg mare Giselle, who is by the Hanoverian stallion Gibraltar.  Her sire is the well known Hanoverian stallion, ES Walk on Top, who is by the Hanoverian Waldorf.

ES Walk On Top, by Waldorf out of Werze, was an approved Hanoverian and Oldenburg. An exceptional stallion whose temperament, athletic ability, and character earned him a third place finish at his 100 Day Test. There he scored an impresssive 129.22 points, receiving a 10 on his walk, and 9's for temperment, ability to work, jumping ability and trot. He competed successfully at dressage, eventing, and jumping, he has sired many premium foals including Windflower, the 1996 Champion Filly at the ISR Midwest Foal Championship.

Willow is approved for breeding in the Main Mare Books with the ISR/Oldenburg NA and the Rheinland Pfalz Saar International.  She is approved Westfalen for producing foals by Westfalen stallions. 

Willow stands just over 16H, but not quite 16.1H.  She is a liver chestnut, with a star and blaze, lower white lip, and one hind sock.
   

Sire: ES Walk On Top

Willow just missed premium as a foal, scoring 8 on her type and conformation, 7 on movement, and 8 on overall impression. 
  

photo courtesy Karen Lietz.
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The first stallion we bred Willow is Donnerwelt, who is by the Olympic Gold Medal winning stallion, Donnerhall out of a World Cup I / Bolero / Grande States Premium mare.  Donnerwelt is owned by Langone Farm, and is in dressage training and is working towards Grand Prix.  He was the Number One Hanoverian at Third Level in 2000, and he was fourth Nationally in the USDF Horse of the Year awards at Third Level with a median score of 69.7%.  Donnerwelt was the #2 Horse for USDF Horse of the Year Award in Prix St Georges (with a score of 70%), #6 horse for Intermediare 1 with a score of 68.625, #3 at Intermediare -1 for the Hanoverians.
 

Deja Vu, born April 16, 2002
Sold - Congratulations Valerie A!

	Deja Vu, 3 Months

Willow was bred for a 2004 foal, to the imported KWPN (Dutch Warmblood) stallion, Hierarch.  Hierarch is a son of Olympic Cocktail, a "Keur" stallion, who also earned the 'Olympic' title with his numerous wins in International Dressage competition.  Hierarch carries the bloodlines of Cocktail, Amor, and Doruto, and he is a decendant of the famous Dutch 'Daula' mare line.

Hierarch is shown below with his Young Rider, Elizabeth Austin. Hierarch is here in the US on breeding lease from Holland. Hierarch participated in the 2004 North American Young Riders Championships and won the Individual Silver Medal!   He will debute in 2005 at Grand Prix.  Hierarch stands at Imajica.   

 

	This lovely colt was born Memorial Day!  Super type and very sweet disposition! Sold! Congrats Kimber M! View a video of Hollywood!
	photo courtesy Karen Lietz.

Opus received the 3rd hightest dressage score in all US Stallion Testing with a score of 140.59! He received the only 9 given in the gaits category (by all 4 judges), and one of only two 10's given in ridability!  Opus has won 2nd place four times at Dressage at Devon.  Opus qualified to 3rd level by 5 years old. 

Opus' first stallion son, Ubilee, won the Stallion Performance Short Test in 2004 with an index over 130, and is now lifetime approved ISR/Oldenburg NA.  Ubilee was the 3rd highest scoring stallion of all stallion at the Testing.

Opus is sired by the Dutch stallion Idocus, who was on the 2004 Dutch Olympic Dressage team and competed in Athens.  

In 2004 Opus ranked Second in the USEF rankings for Dressage Breeding Sires!  Very good for a young stallion!

Willow's Opus colt, Oleander HF, earned a Gold Premium at his inspection and was the overall Colt Champion with an 8.4 on movement, and 8.2 overall.  He won the Midwest Breeders Group Foal Award - Colt.

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