Oakhaven Farm News and Events

Oakhaven News and Events

Coming October 29^th - 31^st, 2010	World renown judge, author and clinician Charles de Kunffy Coming to OAKHAVEN! Reserve your spot now for this once-in-a-lifetime chance to ride with Mr .de Kunffy. 40 minute lessons are $235. Auditing is $40 per day or $100 for all 3 days - includes light breakfast and lunch. Email Debbie for details. Day and overnight stalls available. Monica Adams will serve as the event photographer and will be available to photograph your rides on Friday and Sunday at no cost or obligation. Visit Mr. de Kunffy's website - CharlesdeKunffy.com Mr. de Kunffy's books and DVDs are available on Amazon.com
April 25, 2010	OAKHAVEN At Hy Court Spring Show II Congratulations to Susan and Cory on their High Scoring Dressage Ride!! This dynamic duo scored 68% on Training Level Test 4. Susan and Annie also had a great show with a 66.4% on Training Level Test 3, finishing 2nd in their class. Watch for Oakhaven horses at the Hy Court Spring Show III on May 30th.
March 28, 2010	CONGRATULATIONS Eowyn & Susan Susan riding Eowyn OPL had the High Scoring Dressage Ride at the Hy Court Farm Spring Show I with a 68.4% at Training Level Test 4. Susan also had a great ride on Tess OPL with a 66.42% at Training Level Test 2.
February 2010	OAKHAVEN Welcomes Susan Fuller Susan is now working for Oakhaven full-time! We feel lucky to have someone with her talent to ride our young horses. She has done a terrific job working part-time up to now and we are excited that she will be here more. Susan is available for training/conditioning rides at $25 each or lessons at $50 each for Boarders. Susan is also available to outside horses and riders for lessons and schooling. Contact her directly for more info at 512-695-2389 or by email Susan@OakhavenPartners.com OAKHAVEN'S New Residents We have two new boarders. Hermanito is an ex-polo pony of Laura Handley's and will spend his retirement here being cared for by her SO, Kevin. Detrich is a three, coming four-year old mare owned by Sharon Lewis that has moved in with Sara, Kate, Venezia and Zoe. Both horses are sweet additions to our group. Welcome! Hans Biss Clinic at OAKHAVEN We will host a dressage clinic with Hans Biss, March 17-19th. The clinic is full already but auditors are welcome! FMI, contact Susan Howard reiterhof@gmail.com
December 13, 2009 Mare-Y Christmas Barn Tour	Sunday December 13 - Noon to 5pm Benefitting the Mustang Rescue H₂Oasis Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
July 2009 Welcome Debbie & Susan!	Oakhaven is pleased to welcome Debbie Gordon as our Dressage Trainer. Debbie recently moved to Austin from Covington, LA with her husband John and lovely Grand Prix mare, Ricotta. Since arriving in Austin, Debbie has completed the requirements to earn her Gold Medal with the USDF. more >> Welcome also to our new trainer Susan Fuller; she will be working on the development of our young horses.
2009 Show Results	Show Results from Ocala Winter Circuit 2009 The two weeks in Ocala were very successful for Oakhaven's young horses. Tenacity was the most competitive of the three, winning ribbons in all but 1 of her classes, including 4th and 6th place in the 6 year old YJC classes. Corazon moved up brilliantly, having only shown up to 1.00m in his 4 year old year, he came into Ocala and moved up to the 1.15m. His double clear round in the 5 year old YJC class during Week V earned him a 3rd place. Tess improved brilliantly throughout the 2 weeks as well and was jumping confidently around the 1.15m classes the second week. Evan Vinson competed in several Equitation divisions with his horse, Tucker, and won respectable ribbons amongst tough competition, including a 3rd place in the Intermediate Eq. Show Results from Spring Gathering 2009 Laura and her students had a great week in Katy for the Spring Gathering horse show. Laura rode her own mare, Tryst OPL, to a 2nd place finish in the 6 year old YJC. Michele Valkenaar's horse, Levi OPL, made his showing debut in the Baby Green and Hopeful Hunters and performed like a seasoned veteran after only 3 days. Another horse making their debut as a showjumper was former broodmare, Levkoje (shown as Allison). She won a 2nd and 3rd in the 1.05m jumpers and also carried Evan Vinson into his first Jumper class. Show Results from Showjumping Classic 2009 Laura traveled to Tyler TX for a quick 3 days to show Corazon and Tryst OPL in the 5 and 6 year old YJC classes. Corazon jumped clear in the 1.10m the first day and placed 3rd in the 5 year old YJC with an unfortunate 4 fault score. Tryst jumped a clear first round effort in the 6 year old YJC and ended with a 7th place finish in the class. Show Results from Blue Ribbon Festival II 2009 Both Cinco and Eowyn made their showing debuts in Waco, TX in June, competing in the .85m and .90m jumpers. Eowyn proved her brilliance early on, winning a 5th place in the .85m on the very first day. Cinco gained a strong sense of self confidence and by the 3rd day earned himself a 4th place in the .85m jumpers. Both horses are on their way to great careers.
October 15, 2008 AHHA Inspection Tour	Oakhaven Farm welcomed the AHHA judges Arlene Rigdon and Michael Gonell along with Maggie Sjoberg to their inspection site in Austin, TX on October 15th, 2008. After months of drought the weather was cool and rainy but didn’t hamper the approval process for thirty entries in the recently-completed covered arena. The day featured 18 foals, 11 mares and the impressive preliminary stallion, Catch Cardo TSH (Cathalido/Mycarda/CorofinoI) owned and bred by Hans Degroot of Triple S Holsteiners. Catch Cardo TSH received scores of 8,7,6,7,7,8,7 for a total of 50 bonits and earned his preliminary permit. This is a lovely stallion with a great mind and a beautiful jump. He earned 8,9,7 for his free-jumping efforts. Of the 11 mares presented, six earned premium mare status and all were entered in the mare books. Site Champion with 47 bonits was Eowyn OPL (Sir Caletto/Primaballerina/Pablo) owned and bred by Oakhaven Partners. Reserve Champion went to Ulrike (Cathalido/Pauletta/CalidoI) owned by the Forest Abrams Place Partners and bred by Hans Degroot. A crowd favorite was Mount Gaylor who earned her way into the mare book with her outstanding show record despite her age of 22 years and an injury. We were all very happy that the new rules allowed for this mare of quality to be admitted into the AHHA books. Of the 18 foals presented, ten were considered premium. A crowd pleaser was Hans Degroot’s Courchavel TSH (Chicardo/Morning Mist/ Riverman) who scored a 9 on his extravagant movement.