On Friday, we gave a shout out to the American Trakehner Association Inspection being held in Napa, CA. The inspection concluded this past weekend with four new approved stallions. Congrats to all!
Virginian Sky
From Cindi Moravec:
West Coast eventer, Natalie Rooney-Pitts, owner of Four Star Farm in Napa, CA hosted a very successful ATA inspection for Mares, young horse evaluation and Stallions this weekend.
The highlight of the weekend was the approval of 4 Stallions, after an inspection that included at liberty, free jumping and an under saddle presentation.
Of great interest to the Eventing community, are the following Stallions:
1. Virginian Sky – currently competing at Preliminary level, owned by Natalie Rooney-Pitts & the Fontana Syndikat
2. Sea Lion – International CCI**** event horse, TB , owned and ridden by Pam Fisher, Los Alamos, CA
3. Semper Fidelis – 3 yr old with a great future in eventing, owned by Kim Hunter & Gary Mittleider, Kuna, ID
4. Czantiago – Arab Stallion owned by Molly Stanley from Reno, NV
The weekend included a demonstration on how to teach your horse to Piaffe & Passage with Alfredo Hernandez from N. California.
Erhard Schulte from Germany lead a riveting discussion on how to spot a future sport horse in conventional inspections, and included horses from Sunsprite Warmbloods ridden by Gina Miles and Bec Braitling. Other notable event community spotted were: Timothy Holekamp, owner of Windfall & Baron Verdi and Tamra Smith – international eventer sporting a cast and a smile.
Sea Lion xx (Thoroughbred stallion) now approved by the ATA
