High School Farm

Louise earns her USDF Silver Medal.

December, 2011. Louise has met her goal of earning her silver dressage rider award (4th level - PSG) early in the season, garnering her final PSG qualifying rider award score at her first show in Florida. With Weltauna new to this level, the pair are looking forward to moving their scores up at PSG and beginning to tackle Intermediare.

High School Farm Horses to Strut Their Stuff in Wellington.

November, 2011. Mike, Louise and four of our horses (Raconteur - GP, Walkabout - GP, Weltauna - PSG and Devinee - FEI prospect) are heading back to Florida to compete on the Wellington winter dressage circuit. Contact Mike for information about High School Farm's winter operations in California.



High School Farm Horses Have Success at Yarra Yarra August Dressage Show.

August, 2011. High School Farm's horses performed well at the Yarra Yarra dressage in Pleasanton, CA with judges Sonja Vracko and Sue Curry Shaffer. Raconteur and Mike topped 72% for their GP and GPS tests with Sonja and received 65%+ from Sue. Walkabout received 70%+ for his GP test with Mike aboard, and Louise received a qualifying score on her first PSG outing riding Weltauna. See video of Mike and Raconteur doing a GPS test on the Sales Barn page.

Raconteur Receives 72.55% at GP

May, 2011. With two 9's on piaffe, 8's on passage, piaffe-passage-transitions and the canter pirouettes, Mike and Raconteur took the high point for their Grand Prix ride at the Dressage at Hossmore show. Judge Sonja Vracko's comments: "Well ridden. Pleasure to watch."

Adonis and Weltauna Receive Best 4th Level Scores

May, 2011. Adonis and Mike also had an excellent show at Hossmore, scoring 67.14% where he was competed at 4th level to gain more ring experience. Adonis is highly confirmed in piaffe, passage and pirouettes, and is schooling 1-tempi changes so he will be advanced to PSG/Intermediare. Louise and Weltauna received their best ever 4th level score of 66.22%. With ample 4th level qualifying scores, Louise needs one more PSG score to qualify for her USDF Silver Medal. Stay tuned for more.

Diamo Sold to Canadian Rider.

April, 2011. Diamo will soon be exported to Ontario, Canada, where he and his new owner have great plans, perhaps including a run at representing their country in upcoming international competitions. We wish them both the best! 

Raconteur Makes Grand Prix Debut.

April, 2011. After a successful clinic with David Hunt in March, Raconteur made his Grand Prix debut in Santa Barbara this month. Judge Hilda Gurney complimented Raconteur on his fantastic piaffe, and he will continue to be shown this year to build his record at this level.

Fleur Purchased by 1st Level Amateur from Los Angeles.

February, 2011. Fleur is off to her new home in sunny Southern California. Purchased by an adult amateur after being recommended by her dressage trainer, this lovely mare has a wonderful future in front of her. With winning bloodlines, perhaps she will even experience motherhood some day!

Watachie Tachie - Off to the Napa Wine Country!

January, 2010. Watachie Tachie has found a wonderful new home in the glorious Napa wine country with an advanced dressage rider who is thrilled to acquire this beautiful and talented horse. Best to both Nicole and "Tachie" as they build their partnership. We hope to see them showing at FEI soon!

Fleur & Diamo Win Rave Reviews at Carmel Valley Dressage Show.

November, 2009. To build ring experience, Fleur and Diamo wow'd the crowd with their character, looks and movement at Carmel Valley CDS's show on Sunday Nov. 8th. Both horses scored nicely in the 60's, and behaved like seasoned pro's in the open warm-up and arena. Competitors and spectators alike deemed Diamo to be "fabulous" and "absolutely stunning," and the Judge agreed by commenting "lovely and capable horse." Fleur charmed the crowd as well on one of her first trips away from the farm, with the Judge commenting that she, too, is a "lovely" girl and "shows promise." Both horses clearly have super careers in front of them! For more information about Fleur and Diamo, go to our Sales Barn page.

Meet Fleur: The Perfect Amateur Horse.

October, 2009. To meet the needs of riders looking for a quality horse to start at training level and progress nicely, High School Farm has added the black/bay 2004 Hanoverian mare, Fleur du Lune, to our sales barn. Fleur has a fantastic sweet disposition, is easy to sit and fun to ride, and has proven to be super trainable. She is currently schooling Training / 1st level with nice jump in the canter and shoulder-in, leg yields. We seldom offer such a promising horse so early in its training, so come and meet her soon.

Diamo Receives Excellent Evaluation at David Hunt Clinic.

September, 2009. Diamo was presented with very positive feedback at a clinic with David Hunt, head of the International Dressage Trainers' Club. The clinician remarked that the horse has all of the pieces coming together to be a fine Grand Prix horse. Video excerpts can be seen via Diamo's "stall" on the Sales Barn page, as well as on the HorsesDaily sales website.

More FEI Horses & Youngsters Now Available.

August, 2009. High School Farm has added 3 additional FEI prospects to its Sales Barn: Hamilton (1994 KWPN / SWE gelding), a spectacular and very special horse that defines the term "flashy," Adonis (1998 SWE gelding), talented son of the world famous Amiral, and the lovely Regatta (2007 Hann. filly by Regazzoni/Diamont). Please contact us if you would like to arrange a visit to meet these and other up-and-coming horses at High School Farm.

High School Farm Presents FEI / GP Horses for Sale.

May, 2009. High School Farm is pleased to offer 4 trained FEI-level horses for sale: Diamo (2001 Berlin Brandenburg gelding imported for training by Hesselhof Premium Dressage in Wahrendorf - FEI prospect), Raconteur (1998 imported Dutch gelding - confirmed GP), Watachie Tachie (2001 imported Oldenburg gelding - International FEI prospect), and Zephyrs (1997 Dutch-cross stallion who made his GP debut in 2008). Please go to our Sales Barn page for more information about these outstanding prospects.

Weltauna Awarded Premium Status as High Point Oldenburg Inspection Winner.

September, 2008. Weltauna, High School Farm's 9 year old Weltmeyer granddaugher, has received the coveted "premium mare" status at the Oldenburg mare inspection at Rainbow Equus Meadows on September 9th. Only 2 percent of all Oldenburg mares receive scores over 105 points to be awarded premium status. With the exceptional high point score of 108 points, Weltauna was the clear winner besting her two closest competitors out of a large field of mares by 3 points. After noting her beautiful head, strong conformation elements, and outstanding movement, the judge remarked that "this is a really good mare!" We agree!  More information is available about Weltauna on our Other Horses page.

Zephyrus Makes Grand Prix Debut.

August, 2008. After coming to High School Farm as an unstarted 7 year old stallion, Zephyrus made his Grand Prix debut at the Coastal Classic I-II, a pair of 3-star USDF recognized dressage shows. Zephyrus (barn name "Ari") has previously been lightly shown at Prix St. George and Intermediare, where he received over 70%. In the Grand Prix, where the horse got comfortable with his new surroundings, Zephyrus received 8's on the trot half pass and piaffe as well as numerous 7's with the judge's comment, "a lot of power there." The next day, he received 64.8% in his first Grand Prix Special. Ari's owner, Kathyrn Conley, was thrilled as she hopes to gain breed licensing for her 11 year old stallion through competition scores. This horse is currently for sale, and can be gelded as a courtesy to his buyer if so desired. For more information, please contact Mike.

New Video of Mike on Friesian Gelding, Shakespeare, on line.

To view them on YouTube, you can link to:
Shakespeare

Diamo Arrives!

Nov. 2007. In a training agreement with Hesselhof, Mike has brought a promising German Berlin-Brandenburg gelding to California for upper level dressage training and eventual sale as an FEI horse in Europe or the United States.  "Diamo," a 6-year old liver chestnut with top level Westfalen bloodlines, is settling in nicely to start his training at High School Farm.  See our Sales Barn page to link to video of this promising youngster in development.

DeRigueur Sold to German Grand Prix Rider.

January, 2007. After being purchased by Ralph-Michael Rash, who was in charge of the German Bereiter liscensing program for 11 years and currently owns the well-known Hesselhof Premium Dressage farm near Warendorf, DeRigueur was privately sold to a Grand Prix rider in Germany with plans to introduce the horse to the International Grand Prix scene.  DeRigueur can also be seen on the FEI page on this website.

Mike Awarded USDF Gold Medal Rider Award.

2007. After receiving required competition scores at Intermediare and Grand Prix on multiple horses through 2006, Mike was awarded his USDF Gold medal, the highest rider award given by the United States Dressage Federation. More information is available on the USDF website.

Regatta Joins the Herd.

Join us in welcoming "Regatta," High School Farm's 2007 black Hanoverian filly by Regazzoni out of Shakespeare Farm's champion mare, Pointe Noire. With a charming, friendly disposition, she already loves people, attention and, of course, treats! With these looks, bloodlines and personality, we expect great things from Regatta when she grows up.



Lovely Fleur du Lune 

Fleur checking out the competition ringside at her first dressage show on Oct. 8th.

Diamo

 

                    Weltauna

 
 
Zephyrus 1st Grand Prix

 DeRigueur training the pirouette.

He is also featured on our Home as well as Training and FEI pages.

"Regatta," newest member of the High School Farm herd.