MAY 2016

"CHRISTOS (IMP HANNOVARIAN) "

"AWHA APPROVED STALLION"

THE AWHA HELD A COLT SELECTION DAY AT NORTHERN EQUESTRIAN CENTRE. JUDGES FROM AROUND AUSTRALIA PASSED "CHRISTOS" (Imported Hannovarian)

"CHRISTOS"THANKS TO THE JUDGES, SILVIA AHAMER, DIANE WOLYNEIK, ROSALIND MEADMORE, AND GEOFF CHIDNALL FOR CASTING A KEEN EYE OVER THIS MAJESTIC MOVING HORSE.

RUTH SCHNEEBERGER AND CHERYL HATSWELL ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS RIDDEN CARRER, AS HE HAS A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE.

STANDING AT STUD $2200 plus GST - 15% DISCOUNT IF PAID BEFORE 30TH SEPTEMBER

BREEDERS SPECIAL - ANY FOAL WHO IS THE HIGHEST SCORE IN THEIR STATE AT THE NATIONAL WARMBLOOD TOUR WILL WIN A HALF PRICE SERVICE

IF THE FOAL IS THE HIGHEST SCORING IN AUSTRALIA AT THE NATIONAL WARMBLOOD TOUR, WIN A FREE SERVICE.

THE PONDEROSA STUD MARES, "FIRST LADY" & "ROYAL SALUTE" ARE IN FOAL TO 'CHRISTOS' & DUE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017

MAY 2016

"MCDC AUTUMN FESTIVAL"

"PONDEROSA STUD TEAM SHINE AT THE FESTIVAL"

"PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER" DOES IT AGAIN, SHE SCOOPED THE POOL BY WINNING THE PRIX ST GEORGE & ADVANCED CHAMPION, THANKS TO THE JUDGES FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND THE INTERSTATE JUDGES. (FULL BROTHER & SISTER IS ON THE FOR SALE PAGE)

"PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS", RIDDEN BY MYSELF, CHERYL HATSWELL, CAME AWAY WITH A WIN IN ONE OF THE ADVANCED TESTS AND RESERVE CHAMPION ADVANCED -

"COORMIN RIALTO HIT" - NOVICE CHAMPION & ELEMENTARY RESERVECHAMPION

"ROXLEIGH FIDELIO" - PRELIMINARY CHAMPION

APRIL 2016

"STATE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS "

"SOME HIGH'S AND LOW'S OVER THE WEEKEND"

"ROXLEIGH FIDELIO" & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER RODE FAULTLESS ROUNDS TO SCORE OVER 70% IN BOTH PRELIMINARY TESTS AND COME HOME WITH PRELIMINARY CHAMPION

"COORMIN RIALTO HIT" -WAS NOT AT HIS BEST WITH THE ELEMENTARY TESTS, SPOOKING AND NOT SETTLED AT ALL WITH THE ATMOSPHERE. HE HAD SOME VERY NICE MOMENTS AND PLACED IN BOTH TESTS, SO RUTH WAS VERY PLEASED WITH HIS EFFORT CONSIDERING THE CURCUMSTANCE. ON THE SUNDAY, HE WAS BACK ON FORM WINNING BOTH OF HIS NOVICE TESTS AND A SCORE OVER 70% AND CAME HOME WITH THE NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP.

"PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS", RIDDEN BY MYSELF, CHERYL HATSWELL, CAME AWAY WITH A SECOND AND THIRD PLACING IN THE ADVANCED TESTS AND RESERVE CHAMPION ADVANCED - I WAS THRILLED TO BITS WITH THE TOUGH COMPETITON. GREAT COMMENTS FROM THE INTERSTATE JUDGES AS WELL. WE ALSO MANAGED TO FINISH 2ND IN THE EA FREESTYLE ON 68.250%

"PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER" DOES IT AGAIN, SHE SCOOPED THE POOL BY WINNING BOTH ADVANCED TESTS & TAKING HOME ADVANCED CHAMPION, AS WELL AS WINNING THE EA FREESTYLE ON 70.250%. (FULL BROTHER & SISTER IS ON THE FOR SALE PAGE)

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS

FEBRUARY 2016

"AWHA NATIONAL TOUR"

"INTERNATIONAL GERMAN JUDGE MICHAEL SCHMIDT & AUSTRALIAN JUDGE ROSALINDE MEADMORE"

WHAT A DAY !!! VERY HOT WEATHER, BUT SOME WONDERFUL RESULTS

THE MAGESTIC FOAL 'FIRST ROYAL' STRUTTED HIS STUFF AND STOLE THE SHOW - AWARDED PLATINUM WITH A SCORE OF 85.35% TO HAVE THE HIGHEST SCORE IN THE STUDBOOK FOR SOUTH AUSTRLIA & COMING 3RD IN AUSTRALIA IN THE LED YEARLING MALE. HE THE WAS THE HIGHEST SCORING HORSE IN SA FOR THE OPEN LED COMPETION AS WELL. A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD FOR THIS YOUNG MAN.

FIRST ROYAL - PLATINUM AWARD - HIGHEST SCORE IN SA

THE STUNNING BLACK MARE "FIRST LADY" SCORED VERY WELL AND BCAME A HEAD STUD BOOK MARE & WAS 4TH IN AUSTRALIA AS A STUDBOOK MARE 4 & 5 YEARS. SHE IS IN FOAL TO "CHRISTOS" & WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS RESULTING FOAL.

FIRST LADY - IN FOAL TO "CHRISTOS"

THE STYLISH CHESTNUT COLT "VALHALLA"- WELL HE WAS FULL OF HIMSELF WITH TOO MUCH TESTOSTERONE AND WAS NOT AS GOOD AS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. HE IS DEFINATELY BEING GELDED, AS HE CAN NOT HANDLE HIS HORMONES. OTHER THAN THIS MINOR PROBLEM, THERE WERE GREAT COMMENTS MADE FOR HIS FUTURE AS A PERFORMANCE HORSE. HE PLACED 3RD IN AUSTRALIA IN THE OPEN CLASS & 4TH IN AUSTRALIA IN THE YEARLING MALE SECTION.

VALHALLA - 3RD IN AUSTRALIA

"DONNA-MEYER" WAS A STAND OUT - AWARDED PLATINUM 85.79% IN THE WPRB STUDBOOK BEING HIGHEST LED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA - HIGHEST LED WRB IN AUSTRALIA - SHE WILL BE STARTED UNDER SADDLE IN 2016

DONNA -MEYER - PLATINUM AWARD HIGHEST % IN AUSTRALIA

JANUARY 2016

"CHRISTOS (IMP HANNOVARIAN) "

"PRELIMINARY LICENCED STALLION"

GERD KUEST HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE OLDENBURG, HOLSTEINER VERBAND AND ZfdP FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS AND BEING AN INTERNATIONAL BREEDING ASSESSOR WITH HIS VAST BREEDING AND EQUESTRIAN SPORT KNOWLEDGE AND EXCELLENT ENGLISH SKILLS, I WAS FORTUNATE THAT HE RETURNED TO AUSTRLIA AND ASSESS "CHRISTOS"

"CHRISTOS" WAS AWARDED "PREMIUM STATUS" WITH ASSESMENT OF CONFROMATION, MOVEMENT & FREE JUMPING. I WAS GIVEN LOTS OF ADVICE FROM GERD KUEST FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF "CHRISTOS" & HE LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS SADDLE LICENSING IN 2017.

SOME COMMENTS FROM GERD KUEST "VERY WELL DEVELOPED AT THIS AGE, GOOD HINDQUARTER, SHOWN ELASTISITY IN CANTER" - FREE JUMPING - "GOOD BASCULE & TECHNIQUE, CAREFUL BEHIND, SHOWING A LOT OF SCOPE"

'CHRISTOS' - 3 Y.O

JANUARY 2016

"2016 EQUESTRIAN SOUTH AUSTRALIA AWARDS EVENING"

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS & CHERYL HATSWELL AOR - DRESSAGE HORSE OF THE YEAR

YAHOO !!!! WE WON AMATEUR OWNER RIDER DRESSAGE HORSE OF THE YEAR !!!!!!

THIS ACHIEVEMENT HAS BEEN ONLY GAINED THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF MY HUSBAND, ROB HATSWELL, AND MY FABULOUS COACHES.

DI JENKYN - OLYMPIC DRESSAGE RIDER, VISITS SOUTH AUSTRALIA REGULARLY TO GIVE ME A TUNE UP, & I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY VISIT

RUTH SCHNEEBERGER - MY MENTOR, FRIEND, & BRILLIANT FULL TIME COACH - WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT HAS MADE WITH YOUR COACHING SKILLS AND SUPPORT - A TRUE TREASUE FOR THE SA RIDERS WHO NEED TO UPDATE THEIR SKILLS ON A REGULAR BASIS

WITHOUT THE SUPPORT CREW, I WOULD NOT HAVE PERFORMED AS WELL IN 2015. A DREAM COME TRUE TO WIN THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.

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PONDEROSA STUD LIQUEUR, RIDDEN BY RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

OWNER, HELENA RUNGE, WAS OVER THE MOON TO COME HOME WITH 2 RUGS FOR 'LIQUEUR'

THIS AMAZING BLACK GELDING, WON THE 'BE ACTIVE NOVICE CHAMPIONSHI'P AS WELL AS THE 'BE ACTIVE ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP'

A BRILLIANT 2015 FOR RUTH, HELENA & LIQUEUR

HELENA, CHERYL, RUTH

NOVEMBER 2015

"2015 EQUESTRIAN GRAND FINAL DRESSAGE HELD AT ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL 3 DAY EVENT"

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER PERFORM SUPER WELL IN FRONT OF THE CROWD WITH HER FIRST EVER INTERMEDIATE 1 FREESTYLE TEST

RIDERS FROM AROUND AUSTRALIA EMBARKED ONTO ADELAIDE TO A MASSIVE CROWD SURROUNDING THE DRESSAGE ARENA. ROYAL DANCER & RUTH DID A FABULOUS JOB WITH THIS ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE. THERE WERE MISTAKES MADE, BUT AS RUTH SAID TO THE CROWD, SHE IS THE YOUNGEST PERFORMING HORSE AT THIS EVENT, AND IS STILL ON A LEARNING CURVE. THEY PLACED IN THIS EVENT AND HAVE A GREAT FUTUREAHEAD.

THERE WAS A GREAT WRITE UP IN THESOVENIR PROGRAM WHICH READ

"Ruth Schneeberger (South Australia)

Ruth grew up in Switzerland and moved to Australia in 1996. Five years later she became an Australian citizen. Ruth is a NCAS accredited level 2 dressage coach based in South Australia. Ponderosa Sutd Royal Dancer was the South Australian Dressage Horse of the Year in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Breeder Cheryl Hatswell won KER Owner of he Year at the Equestrian Australia Sport Achievement Awards in 2015."

talking to the crowd around the arena

OCTOBER 2015

"NATIONAL DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS NSW"

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER PRESENTED GOLD MEDAL

WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT !!!! ROYAL DANCER & RUTH ARE PRESENTED A GOLD LAPEL MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES AT MEDIUM LEVEL FOR GAININ 3 SCORES OVER 70% AT MEDIUM LEVEL. SOMETHING WE ALL ASPIRE TO !

ROYAL DANCER & RUTH - NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL

OCTOBER 2015

"ADELAIDE HILLS SPRING DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS"

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER (full siblilngs for sale)

A TREMENDOUS PERFORMANCE FOR "ROYAL DANCER" & RUTH TO WIN EVERY CLASS TAKING HOME ADVANCED CHAMPION & PRIX ST GEORGE CHAMPION. THEY ARE GOING FROM STRENGH TO STRENGTH. FULL SISTER & BROTHER FOR SALE - ROYAL FINALE & ROYAL LASS

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS & CHERYL HATSWELL (Lontano progeny for sale)

GETTING OVER THE NERVES, I HAD A GREAT TIME AND CAME HOME WITH A WIN IN THE EA ADVANCED FREESTYLE, ADVANCED AOR CHAMPION & 4TH IN THE OPEN PRIX ST GEORGE COMPETITON.

PONDEROSA STUD LIQUEUR, RIDDEN BY RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

OWNER, HELENA & PETER RUNGE WERE SUPER IMPRESSED WITH 'LIQUEUR' OVER THE WEEKEND. HE WAS RUNNER UP ELEMENTARY CHAMPION & EQUAL THIRD IN THE MEDIUM CHAMPIONSHIPS. SUCH A LOVELY NATURED GELDING & VERY TRAINABLE.

PS LIQUEUR

SEPTEMBER 2015

MID SOUTH EAST 'SA COUNTRY DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS'

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER (full siblilngs for sale)

THIS COMBINATION IS AMAZING - THIS WAS THE DUO'S 2ND EVER FEI - PRIX ST GEORGE DRESSAGE TEST & ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MISTAKES MADE, RUTH & I WERE VERY PLEASE WITH 'DANCER'S PERFORMANCE. THE JUDGES PLACED HER 1ST ON 63.092% WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE NEXT TEST WAS THE ADVANCED 5.2 & THEY DID A SUPURB TEST TO GAIN THE MAGICAL 70.571% WITH COMMENTS FROM THE JUDGES ' A PLEASURE TO JUDGE & WATCH' AND THE OTHER JUDGE SAID 'LOOKING FORWARD TO HER FEI PERFORMANCES'

RUTH & DANCER WON BOTH ADVANCED TESTS & CAME HOME AS THE ADVANCED CHAMPIONS

THANKS TO 'EQUINE MAGAZINE FOR THE PHOTOS

COORAMIN RIALTO HIT & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

IT IS LOVELY TO SEE A YOUNG HORSE FORM A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH RUTH. THIS AMAZING 17.2HH GELDING IS LOOKING TO BE A FABULOUS FEI PROSPECT. HE IS A SLOW DEVELOPER & WE ARE TAKING OUR TIME WITH HIM BECAUSE HE IS SO SPECIAL. HIS FIRST TEST WAS GETTING USE TO THE SURROUNDINGS, SO NOT YET LISTENING, THEN HIS SECOND TEST CAME TOGETHER & HE DID NOT LOOK BACK FROM THEN. HE PUT IN GOOD PERFORMANCES TO PLACE IN 3 OUT OF 4 TESTS & SCORE JUST UNDER 70% IN BOTH PRELIMINARY TESTS.

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS & CHERYL HATSWELL (Lontano siblings for sale)

I AM THRILLED TO BITS WITH MY EFFORTS ON 'LUCIOUS' - ALTHOUGH NOT MY BEST PERFORMANCES, WE MANAGED TO COME HOME WITH 2ND PLACE IN THE AOR PRIX ST GEORGE COMPETITON AND THEN WIN THE ADVANCED FREESTYLE AS WELL AS THE AOR ADVANCED CHAMPIONSHIPS. I AM SO PROUD TO BE RIDING THIS HORSE, & I KEEP LEARNING WITH EVERY RIDE. I AM LIVING THE DREAM & KEEP PINCHING MYSELF.

PHOTO CREDIT EQUINE MAGAZINE

AUGUST 2015

22-1-1992 TO 14 -8-2015

It is with a heavy heart that Rob & I inform the loss of our magnificent AWHA Licensed stallion "LONTANO" who passed away on Friday.

"LONTANO" has left an ongoing legacy in his PROGENY. Please feel free to email your photos and storys.

"LONTANO" started his career as a 2 year old winning CHAMPION AWHA LED JUNIOR. As a 3 1/2 year old he attained AWHA Stallion Approval scoring the HIGHEST BRED AUSTRALIAN STALLION. He was Fully Licensed the following year.

As a 4 1/2 year old, 'LONTANO' won Preliminary & Novice Dressage Champion scoring over 70% in his tests. He backed this up winning the 'Lyn Scott Memorial Novice & Elementary Champion Trophy's.

"LONTANO" won 'Grand Champion Led Exhibit of the Show' at every ALL BREED SHOW held in South Australia competing against up to 32 different breeds. 'LONTANO' was crowned STATE GRAND CHAMPION LED EXHIBIT to represent our State in N.S.W against every other State Champion for a record breaking 3 times. "LONTANO" went on to win this prestigious title of 'AUSTRALIAN GRAND CHAMPION' Interstate All Breeds Challenge at Hawkesbury NSW.

'LONTANO' also competed at the NSW ALL BREEDS SHOW to be crowned 'TOP 5 RIDDEN EXHIBIT OF THE SHOW'

"LONTANO" was also a sensational & exuberant Show Jumper. He displayed his ability at the AWHA GALA DAY impressing the crowd jumping fences over 1m 45cm

As a 6 year old whilst Show Jumping at a ESA competion at Glenelg, 'LONTANO' sustained an injury where he cracked his hind pastern bone. This ended his brilliant Performance Career and set his path as a producer of Quality Performance Warmblood Horses.

WE WILL MISS HIS CUDDLES, BUT WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIM.

THERE IS LIMITED FROZEN SEMEN OF 'LONTANO' AVAILABLE - CONDITIONS APPLY

THE LEGACY OF 'LONTANO' LIVE IN HIS PROGENY - HERE ARE A FEW OF THEM

PS LONARTO - AWHA LICENSED STALLION

LYRICAL & ANNE SMITH - GRAND PRIX DRESSAGE HORSE & STATE TEAM MEMBER

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS - FEI DRESSAGE HORSE - SUPREME CHAMPION HUNTER/HACK

PONDEROSA STUD LEROY - SOLD OVERSEAS

PONDEROSA STUD LUCARNO - 1ST RESERVE LONDON PARA OLYMPIC DRESSAGE TEAM

P S VIP - SUPREME CHAMPION LED & SUPREME CHAMPION HACK/HUNTER IN N.S.W

THE LIST & PHOTOS OF THE LONTANO PROGENY GO ON & ON........ VISIT THE ' PROGENY RESULT' PAGE - MORE TO BE ADDED THERE

JULY 2015

BREEDERS SPECIAL

15% DISCOUNT OFF SERVICE FEE TO CHRISTOS, LONTANO OR LONARTO IF PAID BEFORE 30TH AUGUST

IF THE RESULTING FOAL WINS CHAMPION FOAL IN THEIR STATE AT THE AWHA NATIONAL TOUR THE BREEDER WILL WIN A 1/2 PRICE SERVICE FEE

IF THE RESULTING FOAL IS THE HIGHEST SCORING FOAL OF THE NATIONAL TOUR THE BREEDER WILL BE UPGRADED TO WIN A FREE SERVICE

JUNE 2015

EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA AWARDS EVENING HELD IN VICTORIA

EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA KER "OWNER OF THE YEAR"

OMG I WON !!!!!

AND IT IS ALL DUE TO THE MAGICAL PARTNERSHIP OF PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE BRED THIS QUALITY MARE. I HAVE HAD TO OVERCOME THE TEMPTATIONS OF SELLING THIS MARE TO THE MANY OFFERS THAT HAVE COME FORTH AND I HAVE NO REGRETS.

RUTH & DANCER HAVE MADE MY DREAMS COME TRUE. WATCHING THEIR MAGICAL PERFORMANCES, THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF COMPETING IN SA AS WELL AS NSW & vIC.

A THOUSAND THANK YOU'S TO RUTH & DANCER - I LOVE BEING A PART OF YOUR COMPETITVE JOURNEY

THANK YOU RUTH FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT FRIEND, A MENTOR, A BRILLIANT COACH, A HUMBLE COMPETITOR & THE LIST GOES ON..........you are truely inspirational

MAY 2015

MCDC AUTUMN FESTIVAL DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

"AND THE WINNERS ARE"

This championship event was held at the lovely venue of Mt Crawford Dressge Grounds with 2 beautiful days of weather. More interstate judges attend and judged at this event.

LYRICAL & ANNE SMITH

Lyrical and Anne stepped up a notch to win the Inter 11 followed by a close 2nd in the Grand Prix. Their performance gave them runner up FEI Champions.

Lyrical & Anne Smith

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER (full siblilngs for sale)

Dancer and Ruth are now out of Medium Level Dressage and they did not have time to qualify to ride in the Prix St George this time. They however had outstanding perfromances in the Advanced tests to win both tests as well as posting an exceptional score of 71.21% The tests were magical to watch. ADVANCED CHAMPIONS

PONDEROSA STUD LIQUEUR & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

Liqueur and Ruth are forming a great partnership to the delight of Helena Runge and husband Dr Peter Runge who are constanly cheering in the background. This lovely black gelding with lots of bling placed 2nd in Elementary 3.3 and to 3rd places in the Novice tests with a high score of 70.34%

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS & CHERYL HATSWELL

I am so fortunate to ride such a versitle gelding who has very limited work due to my work schedule. I love him to bits. My performance was a little bit fluffy to say the least. but the pair of us managed to place in both of our Advanced tests and take out the AOR Advanced Championships !

Lucious & Cheryl on the cover of ESA Dressage Moving Forward - Half Pass Right

PONDEROSA STUD LECTRIC & HAZEL ROBERTS

Another successful ride for Hazel and Lectric to place 5th in the AOR Novice Championships

PONDEROSA STUD LOVERBOY & CHRIS KELLY

This was the first time this duo competed in a ESA Official Dressage Championships. This lovely liver chestnut gleding with 4 white legs and a blaze came away with 4th place in the AOR Preliminary Championships !!!

APRIL 2015

STATE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

"LONTANO PROGENY SHINE"

This prestigious event was held at the lovely venue of Mt Crawford Dressge Grounds. The State Committee pulled out all stops to have a successful event which attracted competitors from WA & Vic with judges from around Australia.

LYRICAL & ANNE SMITH (Lontano - T/bred x)

This FEI duo competed in the FEI Big Tour to place 2nd in the Grand Prix, a very close 2nd in the Inter 11 by half a point (with 2 of the judges placing them in 1st place).and 2nd in the Grand Prix Freestyle, and then winning the FEI Best Performed AWHA registered horse. Anne & Lyrical are still very new to Grand Prix, so lots more to come from this combination. Lyrical also won the AWHA FEI best perfomed horse.

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER (Lontano - Royal Hit)

THE MAGICAL PARTNERSHIP OF PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER WIN ALL OF THEIR DRESSAGE TESTS WITH THE MEDIUM & ADVANCED CHAMPIONS AS WELL AS GAINING THEIR 3RD OVER 70% SCORE IN THE MEDIUM TEST. YIPPEE !!! They now have their 3rd score at Medium level over 70% so will be presented a Medal from Equestrian Australia at the National Dressage Championships ! They also took out the AWHA ESA best perfomed horse

PONDEROSA STUDLIQUEUR & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER (Lontano - T/bred)

The owners, Helena & Dr Peter Runge were thrilled to bits with the performance of 'Liqueur'. With rider, Ruth Schneeberger, they placed 2nd in the 2.2 just missing out on the magical 70% score as well as placing 4th in the Elementary 3.2 & 3.3 tests.

Ponderosa Stud Liqueur

PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS & CHERYL HATSWELL (Lontano - T/bred)

I had a wonderful time riding Lucious with a 2nd & 4th place in the Advanced tests, as well as 2nd in the Advanced Freestyle. I managed to win the Amateur Owner Rider Advanced Championships and recieved a beautiful rug as well as the AWHA best performed AOR for another lovely rug.

PONDEROSA STUD LECTRIC & HAZEL ROBERTS (Lontano - T/bred)

Hazel has been estatic with her big moving gelding who took everything in his stride to secure 6th place in the AOR Novice Championships. It is great to see such a happy pefroming duo.

Ponderosa Stud Letric & Hazel Roberts featured in the Horses and People Magazine

JANUARY 2015

EQUESTRIAN SOUTH AUSTRALIA AWARDS EVENING

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

*A RECORD SET*

"THREE YEARS IN A ROW"

THE MAGICAL PARTNERSHIP OF PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER WIN "DRESAGE HORSE OF THE YEAR" & "RIDER OF THE YEAR". WHAT A MEMORABLE EFFORT.

FULL SIBLINGS ARE FOR SALE ON THE STOCK FOR SALE PAGE

PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER & RUTH SCHNEEBERGER

ANNE SMITH & LYRICAL (LONTANO X T/BRED CROSS) HELD OFF STRONG COMPETITON TO WIN THE FEI DRESSAGE HORSE & RIDER OF THE YEAR. WHAT A FABULOUS AFFAIR FOR THE LONTANO PROGENY !

ANNE SMITH & LYRICAL

EQUESTRIAN SOUTH AUSTRALIA DRESSAGE SQUADS ANNOUNCED FOR JANUARY 2015

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING LONTANO PRGENY & RIDERS FOR THEIR INCLUSION ON THE STATE DRESSAGE SQUAD

ANNE SMITH RIDING LYRICAL - SENIOR FEI SQUAD

RUTH SCHNEEBERGER & PONDEROSA STUD ROYAL DANCER - ADVANCEMENT SQUAD

CHERYL HATSWELL & PONDEROSA STUD LUCIOUS

I AM THRILLED TO BITS THAT I MADE THE SQUAD WITH MY FELLOW FRIENDS & LONTANO RIDERS!!!!