Spirit, liver chestnut Oldenburg stallion by Sir Donnerhall/Fürst Heinrich, born in 2009, standing approximately 16.1 hands.

Spirit, super fancy and beautiful stallion by Sir Donnerhall. Sir Donnerhall is the exclusive Young Horse National Champion and Reserve World Champion Producer of the Reserve Approval Champion and premium stallions as well as highly demanded foals.

Wherever he goes, Sir Donnerhall casts a spell. His young but already exciting career marked by numerous highlights was crowned in 2007 when seven young stallions out of his first crop were approved. The highly acclaimed Sir Rubin was rewarded the title “Reserve Champion” of the approvals in Vechta. At the Westphalian approvals a handsome Sir-Donnerhall was sold for € 150,000, at the Oldenburg approvals another one achieved a bid of € 100,000. His foals are highly sought after: Feuertaufe sold for € 31,000 in Vechta, Ruhm und Ehre for € 30,000 and another colt sold for € 20,000. Sir Donnerhall produced the reserve Champion colt at the 2007 German Foal Championships and another filly, who achieved an outstanding 3rd place. In 2006 he celebrated a superior victory in the five-year-old division at the national young horse championships. In 2003 he was honoured with a 1c premium and won his 30 day test scoring in all three gaits with top marks between 9.0 and 10.0. The test riders awarded him with a 9.5 for rideability. In his 70 test he did even better and scored a dressage index of 163 points - a score never achieved by a stallion before. After winning the qualifier for the finals of the world championships at the age of five with a score of 9.2, he came second overall. A masterpiece has been created with Sir Donnerhall by joining together the two exceptional producers Sandro Hit and Donnerhall. Sir Donnerhall’s dam Contenance D excelled at the Oldenburg mare show and is a descendant of an exquisite mare line. The coveted blood line of the thoroughbred Grundymann xx can be found in the fourth generation. Sir Donnerhall - stallions like him are hard to find.

Sir Donnerhall:

Spirits grand sire is the famous Fürst Heinrich. Tragically this sire passed away at the age of 7 in 2005, but in his short time he became a legend. He won: - 30 day stallion performance testing in Muenster Handorf 2001 with the winning scores in both dressage and jumping - Champion of the 4 year old stallions of the Oldenburg stallion days 2002 - NRW stallion championships in 2002 - 5 Year Old World Young Horse Champion in 2005 In addition to being a world class sport horse he also produced top quality offspring that: - sold for high prices at auction - won the 2003 German Foal Championships, - won the Southern German Foal Championships, - won stallion licensing

Fürst Heinrich:

Spirit is a dream to come true. He is ridden by the young lady in the video and shows himself reliable and very well behaved, she truly loves him and can’t wait to get on his back every day. He is easy to manage on the ground as well as under saddle and comes with great rideability, willingness to please and he is light in the hand. His trot work, especially his extended trot is phenomenal, his gaits are truly breathtaking and he is surely one of a kind.

He has a great motor, free shoulder and much airtime and is fun to ride every time out. He will draw the attention to himself and his rider at the horse shows and judges and the audience will remember this guy no matter if you are competing or if you’ll take him out to clinics and school him for his future carrier.

He was started very correctly and early in life and as you can see in the video, he is easy enough for a young woman to ride even at his very young age and is a horse for everybody alike, for sure a great addition to a show barn. He will collect the ribbons for you with his great attitude and judges will remember his fancy expression. He is definitely the quality for a professional but easy enough for an amateur as well.

He is ready to go to his new owner and impress with his looks and potential for the upper levels. This boy will go his way up the levels with ease and fun, hopefully you’ll be the one guiding him there and getting all the nice compliments you are looking for.

He loads, stands for the farrier and he is a gentleman all around. Here is your chance to buy a high quality stallion and bring him along all the way to Grand Prix!

Buy him now and show him yourself in the 4 year old Young Horse Championships in 2013 and in addition you could breed with him if you wish and produce your own quality offspring and influence the future riding horse industry!

X-rays on file.

$ 80,000 - Including import and quarantine to NY (as a gelding!), check out his video clip!!!

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By Abby Kogler, founder of Dressage, it’s not for sissies

I started Itsnotforsissies in 2009. I had lost my mom, my only brother, both my dogs, and five horses in the space of 18 months. Life was immeasurably sad and I had a hard time getting past all the heartbreaks. My German grandmother used to say “Leibe ist nicht fur Schwachlinge!” (”Life is not for sissies!”) when things were hard. A sympathetic friend said “You need a not for sissies hat..” She was right. I did. So I made a line of hats, sold them locally and on line, and dedicated the company to my brother Eric, who was definitely not a sissie. I donated a percentage of the proceeds to a local therapeutic riding organization. Good came from bad, and I was comforted by the whole process.

From that original idea arose the Horse line of sissie products. Competition is not for the faint of heart. As a teacher and coach, I know that humor goes along way toward diffusing fears, insecurities, and sadness. And Schwachlinge is such a great word! It makes people laugh just to say it. And its perfect for the Dressage world with its German influences. And so the Dressage, Equitation, Hunter, and Jumper line of products were born.

Years ago I started following Dr. Hillary Clayton, Phillippe Karl, and Dr. Gerd Heuschman Their work on the biomechanics of dressage and performance fascinated me. It coincided with the rise of Rollkur/Hyperflexion as a training practice. I knew it was physiologically and emotionally wrong and their work confirmed it. I gave Dr. Heuschman a Sissie hat, and he said “This is great, but we really need a Bully hat”. He was right. And so we do.

And so the latest product line reminds us that Dressage is NOT for bullies. An oppressed horse is not a thing of beauty. Its an object of pity, shame, and horror. And so the latest additions to the itsnotforsissies.com store are the Rebauken hats and decals. They say “Dressage: Ist nicht fur Rebauken. Call 1-800- SieSindNichtDeineSklaven”. This translates to Dressage; Its Not for Bullies. Call 1-800-TheyAren’tYourSlaves. It’s time.

In an effort to give back to a community that has given us so much, we also donate a portion of our revenue to a therapy group,
www.cornerstonetrc.org

So visit the STORE and see for yourself what we’re all about!

Wear it, live it, ride by it.

Abby Kogler

A once in a lifetime opportunity to own a historical home and a world class dressage facility in the heart of horse country, Louisville Kentucky! This 100 year old, completely renovated sits on beautiful 19 acres. Home has 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, cotttage on property for working students or barn help, 10 stalls, barn only 5 years old, completely loaded with 2 tack stalls, wash stall, tackroom with sink for tack cleaning, and washer and dryer and 1/2 bath. Regulation size outdoor dressage arena with sand footing, and 75×155 indoor arena, also with sand footing, european slanted rails and mirros. Don’t miss out on this beautiful property!

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I was very happy to hear the report from my head of Advertising for DoversWorld.com, Julian Forero, that our clients are feeling they are truly getting their money’s worth.  “Horses Worldwide Farms” sold one of their lovely horses recently, directly from our website.  I Love It!

And I am constantly being told that people are using the services of or buy the products from our advertisers as well as from the sponsors of my radio show, Dover’s World, which airs every Tuesday on WBZT (AM 1230) in the Palm Beaches as well as live around the world at DoversWorld.com or WBZT.com ( throughout America and Canada). You can trust me that if they are my sponsors, it’s because I totally believe in them and their products 100% and use them all myself!

Which brings me to Tuesday, February 15th on Dover’s World.  Folks, this is going to be one show you absolutely must listen to live from wherever you are so that you can take part in what I know is going to be one of the most powerful and controversial shows I have done so far.  The issue is ” DRUGS AND MEDICATIONS IN EQUINE AND HUMAN ATHLETES”, and my guests will be: Olympic Team Veterinarian, Dr. Rick Mitchell,  Olympic Team Veterinarian, Dr. Allen Leslie,  Olympic Human Team Physician, Dr. Craig Ferrell, and Olympic  riders and medallists, Lisa Wilcox and Mclain Ward.  This panel of experts have diverse opinions on the use of medications for sport horses in and out of competition and with all that has been going on around the world in sports, from cycling to baseball to dressage, this show is certain to be both educational and thought provoking!  So tune in and please don’t be shy!!  Call in and share your thoughts or ask questions to 561-844-6167 or toll-free from anywhere to 1-800-889-0267.  Every show is archived and you may download all of them as pod-casts simply by going to this site and following the directions under my picture where it says “Archived Shows”.  So tune in, call in and tell your friends to do the same every Tuesday night from 6pm to 8pm EST.  I have fantastic upcoming shows you will not want to miss!

Cheers!

RD

Which U.S. gangster described himself as a used furniture dealer on his business card?

What was Al Capone’s nickname?

Which U>S> robbers had the surnames Parker& Barrow?

What date in 1929 saw the shooting of seven members of Bugs Moran’ gang in Chicago?

What was the name of Clyde barrow’s brother who joined Bonnie & Clyde in some of their Heists?

What was Al Capone’s alibi for the St. Valentine’s Day massacre?

Its spring, flowers are blooming, temperature is rising, and the earth is awakening from its winter slumber. The power of spring, which brings along a breath of new life, is enough to bring joy to anyone. Recreational gardeners can enjoy the bountiful colors of their flowers, home-improvers can work on those projects that the tedious weather prevented them from, and fisherman can go back to fishing; but spring is probably the best time of the year for all of us sports enthusiasts. It’s the season for runners to go finally get in their shoes and shorts, for the horseback rider spring means being able to take a ride without first bundling up, and to watch sports whenever we are not being active!

Sports are everywhere during spring, as it’s the start of baseball season, the time to fill out March Madness NCAA Brackets (mine’s totally busted), the time for us equestrian fans to make some Kentucky Derby Betting, and in 2010 only, the time to start getting hyped for the FIFA WORLD CUP .

The topic for today will be my World Cup predictions. I will talk about another sport on my next post.

As an avid soccer fan, I enjoy arguing and discussing anything related to soccer (so please leave some comments for us to debate).

Seeing as how only 7 countries have ever won the World Cup, it is not likely for a “dark-horse” to be crowned champion. With that in mind I quickly selected my favorites (Brazil, Spain, England, Argentina, and France). The strongest team, statistically, is Spain, closely followed by Brazil. England, Argentina, and France have amazing star-studded squads.

Argentina, as deep as they are, has one major defect…Maradona. The international star turned coach, simply does not have the temperament and hasn’t shown any mastery of the coaching position, and that will be Argentina’s downfall. Similarly France’s coach Raymond Domenech, seems to be too caught up playing favorites and not making the right calls for France to shine. England, a big favorite, is largely helped by Rooney’s stellar moment…which means that if Rooney underperforms one match, it may mean the end of England’s run in the World Cup.

This leaves Spain and Brazil. My money is on Brazil. While Spain is clearly in better form than Brazil, they have a huge target on their back. This means that every team will be playing their best against Spain, and this will leave Spain very fatigued if and when they reach the Final. Brazil will play this to their advantage and with their Joga Bonito and star power, I believe that Brazil will, for the sixth time, be World Champion.

Here is a bracket of my predictions….(just click the image to enlarge it)

Enjoy and please fill free to discuss and argue

Can you guess what they are???

We are talking screw-ups that actually helped humankind! Let’s see if you now any???

This man, halfway through an experiment with bacteria went on vacation. Slob that he was he left a dirty Petri dish in the lab sink. When he got back, he had found the bacteria had grown all over the plate, except where an area where mold had formed. That discovery let to two things? What were they and who was he?

In 1943, the war years, a General Electric engineer combined silicone oil and boric acid in an attempt to find a cheap alternative to rubber for tank treads boots ext, What was his name, and big discovery???

In 1870 this man was experimenting with the sap from a South American tree, as a substitute for rubber, After mounting failures, The dejected inventor popped a piece into his mouth . He liked it. He discovered what?

At the end of world war two, this engineer was looking for forms of magnetron, which generated the microwave for radar systems. While he was standing next to the device one day, a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. This magnetron worked better on what? Who became very rich from this?

In 1856 : this man was interested in finding a cure for one of the deadliest diseases, Malaria by replicate Quinine in his laboratory he inadvertently discovered the color mauve instead. As a result he forgot about malaria and made another product establishing what?

In 1987 This couple were using small does of a deadly toxin to treat “ aspasams and other eye spasms when they noticed another interesting side effect, wrinkles magically disappeared What did they discover & who were they?”

WHAR GAME, iINVENTD BY CANADIAN DR.JAMESNASMITHIN 1891, WAS PLAYED WITH A FOOTBALL UNTIL THE LATE 1950?

2-HOW MANY POCKETS DOES A CHAMPION SNOOKER TABLE HAVE?

3-WHAT IS THE HIGHEST SNOOKER BREAK IN NORMAL PLAY WITHOUT THE
ADVANTAGE OF A FOUL?

4-WHAT WAS THE ONLY GRAND SLAM EVENT PLAYED ON GRASS AT THE START OF THE 21 CENTURY?

5-WHO, IN 2001, BECAME THE ONLY WILD CARD ENTRY TO THE WIMBLEDON MENS SINGLES TITLE?

6-WHAT FAMED SPRINTER WON LONG JUMP GOLD AT THE 1984 AND 1988 OLYMPICS?

           OK Friends, here is how it works. I will post 6 questions.  Those who  want to play along will post their answers in the comment box. The person who gets the most right answers, no cheating please, will receive a shirt from Robert. If there are multiple winners they will win a shirt too. If there are more then 3 winners I will try to find another harder question to stump you. Goodness, I could keep taking this further & further afield so I will just say “Let the game begin” and take it from there.                                                 

11-3-09

1)What world record did Jesse Owens hold for twenty five years and Bob Beamon for twenty-three?

2)What modeling material is most commonly used to show a mark if a long jumper takes off from in front of the board?

3)What famed sprinter won long jump gold at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics?

4)What is the modern name for what was known as the hop, step, and jump?

5)What modern event is equivalent to a sport in the ancieint Olympics requiring particiants to carry hand weights that they swung to increase momentum?

6)Who was the first long jumper to leap more then twenty-seven feet?

Well I did my work coppying all these questions to tease your brain. Now it is your turn to show Dover’s World  how smart you are.                                         

Good Luck!    Roberts Mom

The story you are about to read is the truth, I know that for a fact as I was the victim!   The perpetrator was dealt with, and received his just desert.These are the facts just as they happened. I was fast asleep. The time was 1:30AM. I felt something crawling over my back! I tried to sweep it off with my hand, but knew I couldn’t dare go back to sleep until I found out what had walked on me. I jumped up, and flung back all the covers. I searched with my eyes and hands, but found nothing. I decided what ever IT was, IT was gone, who knew where. I decided to walk into my bathroom. There walking beside me was a giant Palmetto bug. I thought how strange, he is following me like a dog?!! I turned around in front of the toilet, and he just stood there watching me. I decided action was necessary so I gathered up some toilet paper, and reached down to grab him. No luck, he just scurried out of my reach and stood there, always watching me.. I gathered more paper, and stepped closer. He just scurried further back out of reach, and stood there watching me as if to say, “What now Lovely lady” He may not have been thinking that, but I like to think he was. At no time did he feal threatened. I decided enough was enough. I ran into the kitchen and grabbed a can of Ded-Sect, by Rexford Rand, the company I used to work for. I raced back into the bathroom, but my friend had got tired of waiting for me and left…so I thought. As I started back to bed, there he was walking by my side again. Ha Ha,” now I’ve got you”, I said to him. I sprayed and sprayed until I knew the one of us was dead, and the other almost.He didn’t move so I figured it was him, not me. I, none to delicately picked him up with more paper and forcefully tossed him into the toilet. Now I am feeling remorseful. I should have saved his life, and put him into the trash for a feast, or outside to find one of his own to follow and love. It is too late now. I hope there is a home in heaven for dead Palmetto bugs, and that he is there safe from this poor human.                                    Sob. Roberts Mom