Jackie riding Rosentanz in Maryland at Hassler Dressage

My friend, Louisa Zai, and I went to Maryland before Thanksgiving for me to ride Rose. Louisa is considering going to Maryland next summer as a working student/asst trainer for JJ Tate. We had a great time. Louisa got to have lessons on several horses and I got to ride Rose! As tall as she is, we fit each other very well. She has a perfect spot for my leg and she really understood all the aids. She felt like a trained horse! Thank you, JJ, for doing such a good job with her. She was hot off the leg and this time I had no problem picking up the canter. It is impossible to describe the feeling of elation I experienced riding her, and to know that I can ride her. It's pretty special to be riding the "Training Level Horse of the Year". I am so proud of JJ and what she has accomplished with Rose in just over a year. She was definitely behind in her training when she arrived in Maryland in July of '08. I am also very thankful for all of Scott Hassler's help as he is JJ's coach.

JJ and the horses arrived in Florida safe and sound this week. Thank God. I will be going down to ride Rose a couple of times a month. Can't wait!

Louisa took several pictures of me ridng Rose...Proof that I really did!

2009 Hanoverian inspection

We attended the Hanoverian inspection at Stargate Sporthorses on Oct 18th. Ruidoso was the Reserve champ colt. They were very impressed with his movement, and he really moved! It was the best free trot I have seen him perform, and they thought he was the best mover. The colt by Soliman de Hus owned by Carsten Meyer, was first based on his typiness. The judges said that they would like to see both colts back in a couple of years! Stella was their top choice filly, and they would have placed her third overall behind the two colts. She was very fluid in her movement and they loved her type and femininity. Unfortunately, Walberto, looks like a gangly weanling right now, I wish they could have seen him at 6-8 weeks when he wowed the judges at the Proud Meadows Breed Show. I still don't have the pictures or video from the inspection, but as soon as I do I will post them.

Ruidoso wins at Proud Meadows Fall Breed Show

Ruidoso and Stella de Oro attended the Proud Meadows Fall Breed Show. It is so good to take the young ones to the shows and expose them to the show environment. I think it makes a huge difference when they are older. Rio won both his classes. Stella was a little butt high and a little too laid back, but was in the ribbons. Both babies were extremely well behaved. Walberto and Song 'n' Dance had qualified for the Breeders' Championship but Song 'n' Dance gashed her face the week before and had to have stitches, and Walberto cut his foot. We elected to leave them home, and both have recovered. There's always next year!

Rosentanz USDF HOY in Preliminary Standings!

Rosentanz is First in the nation for USDF Horse of the Year at Training level with a median score of 79.8. Those 80% plus scores really put JJ and Rose over the top. We will be at Devon where she has qualified to compete in the FEI 5 y/o test.


I finally got the CD of pictures from the photographer, John Robinson, from Dressage at Lexington show and have attached some of the really great shots of Rose and JJ. Thank you, John, for getting some really good pictures.

Rosentanz and JJ Tate Rack up the High Scores!

At Dressage at Lexington Rose and JJ showed Training Level again and received an 80% on the first day , a 75% on the second day (Rose had a minor spook at the photographer) and on Sunday she got an 82% and an 82.8%. She received 9's for her gaits. She was High Point Champion and Born in the USA High Point and obviously won all 4 classes she entered. So far, she has been high score of four of the shows she has been entered in. JJ has had Rose a year now, and we are absolutely thrilled with her training. Not only is Rose performing well under saddle, but she has proven herself as a top producer with Walberto and Song 'n' Dance's successes at the Proud Meadows Breed Show.

Recent Pictures of Offspring

Ruidoso (Rousseau x Wiesentanz) at 3 months (above)



Walberto and Sergio at Proud Meadows Breed Show











Stella de Oro at 3 months

Manhattan in Massachusetts

Our lovely 4 y/o Swedish mare, Manhattan by Vermouth, has been progressing nicely with hunter/jumper trainer, Aimee Boyer at Harmony Hill Farm in Massachusetts. I met Aimee in Florida where she was barn manager and assistant trainer for Team Tate. I was so impressed with her riding...she has a great dressage position and really understands basic work. In addition, she has a tremendous work ethic. So, when she left Florida on her long trek home, she stopped in Maryland and picked Mattie up from Sarah's barn in Maryland. She and her sister, Meg, have really done a great job with her. Her basic walk, trot and canter are more uphill and balanced and she loves to jump. Aimee is really impressed with her good mind...she leads the way on the trail rides (at 4!) and is pretty unflappable. She learns quickly and has a great work ethic. She should mature 15.3ish. She has been to a couple of hunter/jumper shows and was Reserve in baby green hunters. If she doesn't sell in the next month, she will be accompanying Nicolai home to Texas.

WILD OAKS RANCH'S Rosentanz and her offspring score big at June shows!



Walberto

Walberto, the 7 wk old Hanoverian colt by Wamberto x Rosentanz, captured the hearts of the spectators and the admiration of the judges at The Proud Meadows Summer Breed Show. The colt was exceptionally well-behaved for his handler, Sergio Licea, and stood regally in front of the judges. Taking everything in stride, he boldly walked and trotted the triangle well in front of his surrogate dam. He was rewarded with an 81.2% from judge Jos Sevriens for Show I for the Colts of 2009 class, and in the Colt Championship was named Reserve Champion. On day 2, judge Carter Bass awarded him high score of the show with a 79.1% for the Colts of 2009 and once again he was named Reserve Champion Colt of the show. Conformation comments included "well proportioned; well connected; good arch in neck, good length in croup; well connected wither...very good baby!" "Regal type; lovely head, well set neck, strong topline, Nice colt." Of his walk.."clear rhythm, walks through back, good marching" In the trot he "shows good suspension & engagement".
He is qualified for USDF Breeder's Championship in Sept and should be off to a good start as a contender for HOY. He also receieved a ribbon from the AHS for high placing Hanoverian for Show II.

Song 'n' Dance

His half-sister, Song 'n' Dance, 2008 jet black Hanoverian filly by Sinatra Song out of Rosentanz, blossomed in the last month and was pulled from the pasture the week before the show. Sergio Licea did a fabulous job working with her to prep her for the show. She is such a fast learner and was so well-behaved. A little tense on the first day she came in third in the 2008 filly class with a very respectable 77.3%, but on the second day she came out relaxed and had a very good walk and Sergio got a great trot in her '08 filly class winning it with a 76.1% which was the second highest score of Show II! In the Filly Championship, she was named Reserve Champion filly! The judges' comments for her conformation were: "smooth body, well set neck, nice slope wither and hip, smooth over loin"; "modern type...good length neck, feminine expression; well connected topline, good shoulder position" In the walk she was "fairly supple, nice use of topline, clear rhythm" In the trot "some nice engagement and lightness". "All over good dressage potential". We couldn't have had such a successful show without the preparation and handling by Sergio Licea and Conception Ramirez. Sergio takes a lot of pride in his work and is really gifted working with the horses.

We hope that the new owners of Proud Meadows, Jeanene and Kelly Wells, will continue
putting on the shows, it is such a nice facility. Thanks, to show secretary, Jan Colley, and the Allison's for their two long days of volunteering. It was also fun to see some new faces to the breed show scene.


Rosentanz

Topping off the weekend was a call from JJ from the VADA/Nova Dressage show at Morven Park in Virginia...Rose had scored an 80% and a 79.6% at Training Level Test 2 and 4, respectively. These were the two highest scores for the show! So far, she has been high score of three of the shows she has been entered in. JJ is doing such a great job with her! Thanks to Team Tate!

Ruidoso at 2 mo old...2009 Rousseau x Wiesentanz colt

Walberto (Wamberto X Rosentanz) at 3 wk of age

Wild Oaks Ranch has superb "09 foal crop

The Sinatra Song x SPS Whitney filly is shown here at 3 weeks of age. She is a lovely mover with a super temperament. She is very interested in her new neighbor!






















Below, are pictures of Wamberto x Rosentanz colt at 4 days old. He was worth the wait!



All three of the '09 foals have finally arrived and are of exceptional qualilty. The day after I had to go back to Florida to haul Nicolai to Maryland, SPS Whitney finally had her overdue foal by Sinatra Song on April 2nd. Sergio, Conce and my husband Jerry were on foal watch and were there to witness an uneventful foaling. This light bay leggy filly was up in 45 minutes and figured out the nursing quickly. She has a beautiful head, good angles, and a super hind end.

Poor Dottie, the surrogate mare carrying the Wamberto x Rosentanz foal, went a full 365 days. Since she was a maiden mare and with my traveling, she spent 7 weeks at Weatherford Equine Sports Medicine waiting to foal. We were expecting a filly and were thrilled with the arrival of a gorgeous light bay colt. He has a very refined head with markings from his mom, Rose, and two white hind socks like daddy. He has incredible lift in his trot and canter.

I may have two stallion prospects on my hands!

Ruidoso at 3 days
Ruidoso at 3 days

Here are a few pictures of the Rousseau colt. We have named him "Ruidoso" and will call him "Rio". He is really exceptional and may be the best foal Wiesentanz has had to date, and that is saying a lot: Rosentanz (Rosenthal), of course, is a multiple breed show champion, USDF All-Breeds GOV champion, and now under saddle has several wins and has been high score of the show at two of the three shows she has attended; Roosevelt (by Rubino Bellisimo) was champion at his Hanoverian inspection; Rubintanz (by Rosenthal) won her filly class and was reserve champion filly for the show.

We are excited about this colt and can't wait to see what he will achieve! To view a video of Rudy go to see the video links to the left on this blog.

Enjoy!

Jackie

March 15th, 2009

Rousseau foal arrives and it's a colt! Wiesentanz delivered a beautiful dark bay colt on Wed, March 11th. He already loves to be handled and scratched! Today he will go out for the first time...we have had several days of much needed rain along with cold weather. Pictures in a few days.

Awaiting Whitney's foal by Sinatra Song and Rosentanz's embryo transfer foal by Wamberto! They are taking their time!

JJ and Rose warming up at WCD


JJ and Rose warming up at PBD



March 6th - 8th, Wellington Classic Dressage II

We had a very successful show! Rosentanz had the high score of show on Friday with a 74.33% at First 1, and then on Saturday received a 68.89 at Frist 2 for a second place ribbon, and on Sunday won her Training level test 4 class with a 75.2% which was the high score for the show!

Overall, Team Tate did very well: On Friday JJ got a 2nd place on the stallion, Rosall, with a 61.795 (Rosall is owned by Wendy Costello); and a 6th place on Donnermuth at 4th level test 1 with a 63.72 (Donnermuth and JJ represented the US at the Young Horse championships at Verden in 2007). On Saturday, Donnermuth received a 70.455% and was second in his Fourth level test. Sunday, Sacramento, who belongs to her young rider, Katie Foster of Wisconsin, won the Fourth Level test 3 with a 69.512, and Rosal received a 70+% for his Third level TOC ride.

You can view Rose and JJ's winning ride at
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jnfmd&view=videos


February 26th - 29th, Palm Beach Derby

Rosentanz made her Florida debut at The Palm Beach Derby at White Fences. She was a little full of herself the first day schooling, but settled right down to work and showing. JJ was really happy with how she focused in the ring. We came home with two ribbons. She placed third in both first level classes with a 68.6% at first 2, and a 69.43% at first 3.


Feb 16th, 17th JJ Tate clinic at Wild Oaks Ranch

We had another successful clinic with JJ. I came home for a couple of weeks prior and have been riding Valentino while home. Jacquie Hawks has been riding him a few times a week keeping him in shape while I'm gone. We were delighted to have a couple of newbies with us: Linda Winters of Winter Oaks Farm brought her lovely upper level horse, and Louisa Zai brought two youngsters, Natasha Eckleberry (one of Jacquie's students) came with her Arab mare; and Mary Mahler brought another nice young horse. Those who have attended previously were really excited to be riding again with JJ: Becky Bundens brought her new young horse, Faust, and Polaris, her FEI horse; Kate Morgan rode her Trakehner mare, Zephyr, and they successfully worked on getting the left lead canter ( Kate was thrilled and hasn't had any more problem with it); Jacquie, of course, brought Kodina and had a fabulous ride; Edie Weber's young horse is really coming along nicely. We all had good rides, learned a lot, our horses are all happier for it. Good food, good weather, and good conversation made for a really enjoyable couple of days.


Winter 2009
Wild Oaks Ranch in Florida

Jackie and Nicolai joined Rosentanz in Florida with Jessica Jo Tate and Team Tate at Joshua Tree Stables. The barn is delightful and is a little green oasis in the middle of Loxahatchee. It is owned by Karen and Keith Harris, and they have been very hospitable hosts. What a great group of people JJ has to help her: Molly Oldham is her very efficient groom; Aimee Boyer is her assistant trainer and barn manager; working student, Rose Slick, has been Romeo's second mom when I have traveled back to Texas; and part-time working student, Mary Hanneman, is the unofficial team photographer.

We have been bringing Nicolai back slowly from a reaction he had after his hocks were injected in the fall and he is happy, sound and is learning to be light and to carry himself. He is getting stronger and we are aiming for the Grand Prix later in the summer. Two more scores for my gold medal!

We are all thrilled with how Rosentanz (aka Rosie) has blossomed since in Florida. I have ridden her some and it is a real thrill, she has so much power, is so naturally on the bit, and her trot, though big, is very easy to sit. She has been learning to go forward and come back, working on counter canter, canter-walk-canter transitions, and is really developing a good trot lengthening. Her stamina and strenght have also increased. JJ says that she is the most rideable 5 y/o she has ever ridden.