Royal Red - SOLD

Red at Le
Birth Year: 2002 Gender:  Gelding
Color:  Chestnut Height:   16.2+ hands
Breed:  Canadian Sport Horse

Breeding:  1/2 TB x 1/2 HanovarianX

By the TB stallion, Century's Red

Congratulations to Jeff Kohlhas of Middleburg, Virginia on his purchase of M-S Royal Red. Enjoy hunting at Orange County together.

Red is hunting first flight with Thornton Hill and competing at Novice eventing and Level 2 Jumpers. . He is a lovely horse to ride and work around. He has been in our program since he was a yearling so is just about everything we want in a riding horse.

Red on Thanksgiving 1

Red 2

At Attention

He will be going to Aiken in Jan. 08 to get an early start on the competiton season.

DVD available of competitions

* 2007 Competiton Record *

Places 4th in the Area II Beginner Novice Championships at the Marlborough Horse Trials (9/25)

Places 3rd in the Open Beginner Novice division at the Difficult Run Horse Trials (8/25)

Places 3rd at the Waredaca Horse Trials in the Open Novice divison (8/17)

Fifth place at Open Novice at the Maryland Horse Trials II at Loch Moy (7/22)

Showing Level II Jumpers

Currently tied for 10 in the nation at Beginner Novice in the USEA standings as of July 12, 2007. Qualified for the 2007 AEC at BN.

Third in Beginner Novice at CDCTA (6/24)

Fifth in Beginner Novice at Seneca Valley (6/17) with a 32.6 in dressage

Wins the Beginner Novice division at Rubicon (6/10) with a 25 in dressage

Fifth in Beginner Novice at Waredaca (6/3)

Red Waredaca

Nicolette Merle-Smith and Red at Waredaca (June 2, 2007)

2006

Red hunted the 2005-2006 hunt season in the Hilltopping Field with Thornton Hill Hounds. He moved up to first flight in the fall of 2006.  

- 2006 Competition Records -

7/16 - Dressage at Lexington - 1st Place Open Training Level test 2 - 63.54% Open Training Level test 1 - 63.64%

7/3 - Surefire Horse Trials - 4th Place Open Beginner Novice with a dressage score of 33.0

6/23 - CDCTA Horse Trials - 5th Place Young Event Horse class for 4 year olds, received an 8 on type. 

 
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Charlotte Merle-Smith and Red at CDCTA's YEH class, June 2006