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What's Happening at Oakwood Farms

Meg Williams: USDF L Program Graduate!

Although we aren't sure where she found the time to do one more thing, we are proud to announce that Meg has graduated from the USDF L Program! With her experience as a rider, trainer, competitor, and AHS Mare and Stallion Judge, Meg brings a wealth of knowledge and unique experience to the role of dressage judge. She is offering her services as a dressage judge for schooling shows as availability allows.

Welcome to Our Two New Broodmares!

Oakwood Farms has added two new imported broodmares to our broodmare band! We are very excited to welcome Bella Crusadore (Baron x Light my fire / Lauries Crusador xx) and Baroness (Baron x Rosalie / Royal Blend) to the farm. Both ladies have completed their quarantine after import and are spending the winter making friends with the rest of our lovely broodmares. Bella Crusadore is in foal to Santos for 2025 and Baroness is in foal to Sambuca for 2025. Check both mares out on the Our Mares page or on their individual pages: Bella Crusadore and Baroness. Pictures will be coming - once the weather warms up this Spring!

Cindy Ishoy Clinics - Spring Dates Coming Soon

Cindy Ishoy is an accomplished equestrian who began riding at age thirteen in Germany and quickly progressed - attending the 1971 Pan Am games just six years later as a member of the gold medal team and placing fourth individually. She has represented Canada in numerous Olympic Games earning a team bronze medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She was the first Canadian to win an international Grand Prix dressage event and has numerous placings in international competition. Cindy has also been the recipient of awards outside the show ring including 2022 Equestrian Canada Lifetime Achievement Award

Cindy has been offering clinics at Oakwood Farms for many years and joins us regularly throughout the year. She is willing to coach horses and riders in a variety of training stages and offers wonderful tools riders can take home to further their training even after their session with Cindy is over.

Contact Meg to inquire about open riding spots. Auditors are welcome.

A fun horse show with many firsts- both experiences and placings!

We headed to Majestic Farm's September schooling show with a few of our youngsters (horse and human!) and boy did everyone have a wonderful time!

D'Arcy (Danciano x Wroyal Abbey / Widmark) and Meg - This was D'Arcy's second show, roughly fifth time off farm and that didn't at all stop her from being amazing! Two solid rides with scores in the 70s - the future is bright for this lady!

Wroyal Phillip (Widmark x Blair / Beltano) and Cassie - Philip's very first horse show and this pair had loads of fun! Philip has a super friendly and fun personalty with the super talent to match which very much showed with their lovely rides!

Dumark Augustina (Dubarry x Won Cosmo / Widmark) and Madelynn - Another horse who really stepped up to the plate for her first ever horse show! Cassie had only lovely things to say for her ability to take it all in and still listen to her rider with another set of solid rides!

Whisper Glory (Widmark x Wilanka / Wittinger) and Anna - Whisper is one of those horses who is worth her weight in gold, and then some! Anna has been working hard with her riding and Whisper was so happy to help Anna show it off with awesome rides and ribbons to show for it!

Bogart GVF (Benicio x Wroyal Heir / Widmark) and Jill - Bogart was pleased to come show off what a truly bright future he has. A lovely horse both in talent and mind - he put in super rides and was super to handle - a total package kinda guy!

We have some close relatives to these amazing horses for sale:

Winfurst Whinnybell - full sibling to Wroyal Philip and a super talent

Dumark Don - full sibling to Dumark Augustina also whose dam (Won Cosmo) is a full sibling to Whisper Glory

If you look closely you will see one very important name in every pedigree here - Widmark. A wonderful showing of his incredible legacy and such a gift to continue to ride his descendants. A once-in-a-lifetime horse in his own right, we are all so lucky to have his genetics so prevalent around the farm.

2024 AHS/ARS Inspection Results!

The 2024 American Hanoverian Society Inspection at Oakwood Farms was a complete success! Thank you to the judges, horse owners, spectators, and farm help for making this year's inspection such an enjoyable event.

Oakwood Farm presented three mares for the Mare Performance Test and Mare Inspection with three wonderful results! Winfurst Whinnybell (Widmark x Blair / Beltano) finished Champion for the mare performance test and is now a Hanoverian Premium Mare Candidate. Fuerst Duchess (Fabregas x Wicked Princess / Widmark) is also now a Hanoverian Premium Mare Candidate after her delightful showing in all phases. Lastly but certainly not least, Fuerstin Flight TF (Fuerst Rousseau x Redrobin/Rienzi) finished as a Hanoverian Premium Mare with her lovely Mare Performance Test and having already produced a foal! Thank you to all three owners for entrusting us to prepare and present your mares!

We also had our five foals presented for inspection and could not be happier with how these babies handled the big change on their home turf! French Vanilla (Fabregas x Fara / Fuerst Belissaro) was awarded Gold Medal Foal and Top Inspection Colt! This is a bit extra special as this is Fara's first foal and as such is the foal that made her a Hanoverian Premium Mare after her Mare Inspection and Mare Performance Test last year.

To finish off the day judge, George P Walker III took the time to present an education piece on 'Mare Conformation and Judging'. George is an experienced judge and was wonderful at breaking down the judging process and explaining scoring. As a little added treat, Fabregas came down to the arena at the very end - which was a delight after seeing so many of his foals earlier in the day then just having learned a bit on judging - it was easy to see what he brings to the table in his offspring!