HORSES OF DGE

Standing at 15 hands, "Mo" or "Smalls" was sent to us on consignment as her owner has her hands full with children, and not enough time to dedicate to this "hony". Mo was a tough cookie, and while she showed a great deal of potential, she wasn't quite suitable as a resale just yet as her personality can be quite spirited. Bred to be a show jumper, Mo was just too small and with some nudging from our coaches, we created a syndicate to buy Mo for Courtney to campaign since she has quite the track record with small firey honies. Mo competed in a BN event last fall, and is looking at starting at the novice level in the spring of 2023 and will be stepping up to training level by the summer. She is naughty in almost every way, but my goodness can this one jump.

Detail is a 2011 OTTB mare owned by Krysta Paradis,  originally sent to DGE for two months of training after rehabbing an injury. Detail is a very particular and sensitive mare, so our program was hand-picked for our extensive experience for patiently bringing these tricky ones back. In our program, Detail flourished and we decided to take her to one event in the fall to get her around a novice for her owner. Detail finished 2nd in a huge novice division, and that sealed the deal that Detail would stay at the farm in order to continue competing and gain much needed eventing experience in order to be a great future partner for the ladies in her life. Detail continued to impress, always showing up in fine form and dominating every competition. In one year, Detail moved from novice to the preliminary level where she won the dressage and dropped a couple of places due to planned time penalities. In 2022, with FOUR modified completions, Detail  ended the year 4th in USEA Modified for Adult Riders... pretty incredible! After such a successful year, it was decided that Detail would stay with DGE to see how high she wanted to jump. While still a tricky ride, Detail is the quintessential mare - once you earn her trust, she will do anything for you. We are really excited to see where 2023 takes us... hopefully a ticket to some FEI competitions! 

HR is a 2016 OTTB mare owned by Dr. Callahan and purchased to be another fabulous TB mare producer. In 2022, HR produced a lovely foal by Doug Payne's stallion Quiberon. After enjoying the barefootand pregnant life, it was decided that HR would try her hand at being a performance horse and was sent to DGE to see what she could accomplish. HR encompasses everything we look for in an upper-level prospect, and we are super excited to see what she will accomplish this year. 

Stella was originally purchased to be Dr. Callahan's new dressage prospect, but she proved a bit too exhuberent for the amateur dressage horse life. Sent to DGE to be on consignment, it became clear immediately that Stella had all the potential to be a top competitor. While she is exhuberent and tricky, Stella has scope for days and the movement to be competitive at the highest levels. She is one that has to be brought along slowly and carefully, as she can become quite emotional. She is currently competing at the training level, looking at a summer move up to the modified. 

We have a baby! A registered Westfalen bred by Dr. Elizabeth Callahan, Maude is by Doug Payne's stallion Quiberon out of Hand Rail (TB).  We really believed in this breeding, and Maude is demonstrating all of the qualities we look for in young prospects. Stay tuned for the exciting journey with this filly! 

"Chance" is owned by the wonderful Lisa Smith and stands over 18 hands high! Although he did the jumpers in Germany, we re-started him from the ground up. He is slowly gaining confidence and enjoying his new job as an eventer. He is currently competing at the novice level. 

My hope is to promote American bred warmbloods to the top levels of the sport. I firmly believe that we have top-quality horses here in the USA, and when I saw this colt... well, I just fell in love. With Lisa's support, we went to TN, and decided that Bodie would be our next eventing superstar. I really hope that the next three years passes quickly, as I cannot wait to start this boy!