Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Monday, October 12, 2009
Apiro Stallion Joins Seabreeze
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2000 16.3 h Bay Bavarian Warmblood
Breeder - Germany
The stallion Apiro (www.silvercreeksporthorses.com ) will join us in Wellington for the 2010 season. We are very excited about this outstanding stallion who will be competing in the Working Hunter Divisions with Nikko Ritter.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Farewell to a Legend
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Graf Grande 1982-2009
He was an Olympic Silver Medalist in Barcelona and had a passport with more International show appearances than most people have been to. He taught everyone something! He was the best horse, a part of our family.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Chronicle of the Horse Zone IV Prix des States Team
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Zone 4 Grabs Gold For The Southeast by on location with Mollie Bailey
When the Zone 4 Prix des States rider packed their trunks to head to the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, they had one thing on their minds: gold. Last year the team put together a solid performance to earn a spot on the podium for the first time in recent memory, and this year they moved up a step, earning the Prix des States championship today, Oct. 10., and taking gold medals back to the Southeast...
...Chef d’Equipe Wendy Peralta credited the camaraderie among her charges and their exceptional training with keeping her job easy. “They’re extremely well-prepared and ready to go, and they come with a good attitude,” she said. “I just have to keep them organized.”
Nikko Ritter Star of Animal Planet’s Horse Power The Road to the Maclay
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NIKKO RITTER, 17, is one of a handful of males to compete at the elite junior equitation level, and is one of the best junior riders in the country. At home in Florida, Nikko is the typical teenage boy, obsessed with food and video games. He attends a computer magnet school and plans to pursue computer science in college on the West Coast before he returns to Florida to run the family business, Seabreeze Farm. Nikko was born into a family of riders; in fact, his mother Wendy rode while she was pregnant with him! Nikko's mother and stepfather, Ezequiel, coach Nikko and make their living importing, training and selling horses from Argentina to their list of choice clients. Since horses are always being sold out from under him, Nikko never knows which horse he will be riding. For this year’s Maclay there are two contenders: a young horse from Argentina with a lot of heart called "Rocket Z," or "007" -- a horse that won the Maclay in 2002 -- on loan from a friend. Whichever horse he rides, Nikko’s 2-year-old sister, Catalina, and his older brother, Trevor, will be rooting for him.
http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/horsesense/horse_power/bios/nikko.html
Chronicle of the Horse Katherine Bakker and Carambo Z
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by Mollie Bailey
Amateur rider Katherine Bakker and Carambo Z beat a field of seasoned professionals in the $30,000 Split Rock Farm 6-Year-Old Young Jumper Championship Eastern League Finals.
When most amateur jumper riders go looking for a new show partner, they audition horses with plenty of miles in the ring. But not Katherine Bakker. When she bought Carambo Z as a 5-year-old jumper prospect, she knew she’d have her work cut out for her. But her decision paid off at the Hampton Classic, Aug. 24-31, when she and Carambo Z won the $30,000 Split Rock Farm 6-Year-Old Young Jumper Championship Eastern League Finals.
Bakker had to outride top grand prix riders like McLain Ward and Todd Minikus and their best up-and-comers to clinch the title.
“It’s a little nerve-wracking being an amateur up against such amazing professionals,” admitted Bakker, Winter Park, Fla. “Plus I’d never jumped big water on him, and I didn’t know if he’d spook at the water or the ditch, but he felt very confident.”
The 6-year-olds contested their final round on the Hampton Classic’s formidable grand prix field where some of the young horses appeared overwhelmed by the atmosphere, but the gray gelding galloped around like a veteran. Six horses jumped clear all week to jump off, and Carambo Z’s ground covering gallop helped him edge out last year’s top 5-year-old, Noël Love Gross’ Merlin and Jeffery Welles, who took second.
Bakker’s long-time trainers Wendy and Ezequiel Peralta acquired Carambo (Charming Z—Aramba Z, Akito Z) from Argentine breeders Ricardo and Marleen Kierkegaard. Though the Peraltas had bought plenty of horses from the Kierke-gaards in the past, they had additional first-hand knowledge about this pick, as Ezequiel rode the Zangersheide’s sire, Charming Z, and Wendy his grandsire, Akito Z.
When most amateur jumper riders go looking for a new show partner, they audition horses with plenty of miles in the ring. But not Katherine Bakker. When she bought Carambo Z as a 5-year-old jumper prospect, she knew she’d have her work cut out for her. But her decision paid off at the Hampton Classic, Aug. 24-31, when she and Carambo Z won the $30,000 Split Rock Farm 6-Year-Old Young Jumper Championship Eastern League Finals.
Bakker had to outride top grand prix riders like McLain Ward and Todd Minikus and their best up-and-comers to clinch the title.
“It’s a little nerve-wracking being an amateur up against such amazing professionals,” admitted Bakker, Winter Park, Fla. “Plus I’d never jumped big water on him, and I didn’t know if he’d spook at the water or the ditch, but he felt very confident.”
The 6-year-olds contested their final round on the Hampton Classic’s formidable grand prix field where some of the young horses appeared overwhelmed by the atmosphere, but the gray gelding galloped around like a veteran. Six horses jumped clear all week to jump off, and Carambo Z’s ground covering gallop helped him edge out last year’s top 5-year-old, Noël Love Gross’ Merlin and Jeffery Welles, who took second.
Bakker’s long-time trainers Wendy and Ezequiel Peralta acquired Carambo (Charming Z—Aramba Z, Akito Z) from Argentine breeders Ricardo and Marleen Kierkegaard. Though the Peraltas had bought plenty of horses from the Kierke-gaards in the past, they had additional first-hand knowledge about this pick, as Ezequiel rode the Zangersheide’s sire, Charming Z, and Wendy his grandsire, Akito Z.
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