RESIDENT STALLIONS
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Classic at age 20 assisting with the breaking in of one of his progeny with Linda on board
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NORTHERN CLASSIC Northern Classic is by Northern Congress and was bred by Peter and Jan Powels of Northern Warmblood Stud in Victoria, Australia and purchased by River Range Warmblood Stud in January 1988 as a 3 year old. Northern Classic's Holstein lineage goes back to the great Core de la Bryere on his sire's side and Flaneur on his dam's side. Northern Classic was partnered with Linda Shore in the dressage arena from 1989 and was retired from the competition arena at end end of 1998 having achieved the level of Prix St George. In his dressage career Northern Classic won several Queensland Titles including 1993 Queensland Elementary Champion and 1995 National Equestrian Titles Medium Champion and Reserve Advanced Champion. Northern Classic is today still ridden and trained in dressage although he is now more the teacher than the student as he is used regularly as a dressage school master, something at which he excells. As at the end of 2002 Northern Classic has sired over 30 foals for the River Range Warmblood Stud and also has sired many foals to outside mares. Many of his foals far surpass his own qualities, and to date we have found that he always passes on his superb temperment and trainability. At the 2007 Toowoomba Dressage Championships Northern Classic had progeny competiting from Preliminary to Grand Prix level. Northern Classic is available to a limited number of outside mares each season and is offered with a "No Foal, Free Return" guarantee. 2008
Stud Fee $1,320 |
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RIVER RANGE COPENHAGEN RR Copenhagen is by Northern Classic out of Hannah Honey (a thoroughbred mare by Red Kilt) and was marked as a 'must keep' by the stud very early on, and we have not been disappointed with the decision to retain him for a time as a competition and breeding stallion. RR Copenhagen began his dressage career in 1999 with Linda Shore. In March 2005 he competing with Linda in his first Grand Prix test and, while not brilliant, it was a super effort, scoring a credible 55%, being a first for both horse and rider at this level. this unfortunately was also his final competition with Linda. Copenhagen was sold to Japanese interests to go on to be a Grand Prix horse for Japan. He was taken on for a few months with Queensland rider Kelly Layne, and with her steering managed an excellent finish of 6th in the Intermediate I freestyle at the Sydney CDI 2005 before going into quaranteen.
We still have one gelding for sale by Copenhagen. "Copacabana", out of a thoroughbred mare, very elegant and suit dressage or showing. Photo left. More details ee FOR SALE page.
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Competing at 2006 Sydney CDI 4 year old class. Calcutta First foal from 2005 Season
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RIVER RANGE CALCUTTA Sire:
Northern Classic Calcutta is a very impressive brown stallion who is a full brother to the outstanding young dressage horse River Range Cincinatti who competes in dressage in Toowoomba. Calcutta was selected as a future replacement for Copenhagen. He has a wonderful temperment combined with super conformation and movement. His brother, Cincinatti, was such a pleasure to break in and train that it was decided to keep Calcutta entire and see how he matures. So far we have not been disappointed with the result. Calcutta will be produced with the aim of competing him to Grand Prix Dressage. Calcutta will stand to a very limited number of outside mares for the 2007 season and is available for inspection by appointment now. Calcutta now has foals from 2 seasons on the ground and all are superb in their looks, conformation, temperment and movement. 2008
Stud Fee $1320 |
Photos March 2008
Rio at the 2008 Qld Dressage Festival June 2008
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IHB RIO
DE JANERO Sire:
Kendalee River Disc (Riverman) Rio has been bred by International Horse Breeders in Victoria and was purchased from them in December 2003. He has been selected as a future replacement for our senior stallion Northern Classic, and we believe he will be an excellent stallion to breed to mares by Northern Classic. Rio has quality Holsteiner breeding on both sides with proven performers and producers in both Grand Prix Dressage and Showjumping. He should be a wonderful alternative for Queensland warmblood breeders to send their mares to in the future. He has faultless conformation, extravagant paces and a wonderful temperment. Rio has been purchased with the development of a small syndicate and we at River Range Warmblood Stud thank those clients who have the faith in our ability to produce this quality youngster to his ultmost potential. We hope to compete and train this stallion to Grand Prix Dressage level. Rio is available now for inspection by appointment. Contact the stud for more information. Rio will stand to public stud in 2007. 2008
Stud Fee $1,320 |
Cooper at 2 years
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Range Coupe de Grace As this colt has matured it has become more and more tempting to retain him as a future potential stallion. Now at 2 years of age he is simply stunning and we have decided to keep him here and see how he develops. This colt is truely stunning in looks and movement and an outstandingly good temperment. He is the last foal from our exported stallion, Copenhagen and is so much his father's son. Out of mare who contains Weltmeyer and Koenigsberg/Copernicus bloodlines he shows all the signs of being a super dressage horse for the future. With 3 excellent paces and an amazingly unflappable temperment he shows the potential to be able to be a riding stallion to top level dressage. Many young horses at the age of 2 are not attractive, but not this horse, he is superbly put together and is maturing into an awesome, attractive horse. 2008
Stud Fee $1320
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OUTSIDE STALLIONS USED
2004
Wisconsin at 22 months
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CHERENTON
WHITESOX River Range Holliander (Northern Classic x Memsahib) was bred this year to Chereton Whitesox. RR Holliander is a 16.3hh mare with an amazing calm attitude and temperment and she is wonderful conformation and movement as well. She has previously had a foal to the trakener stallion QEB King of Swing, for Claire Wallace in Rockhampton, and proven that she can produce outstanding young horses to high quality performance bred stallions. Whitesox was selected this year due to his excellent performance during the 2003 Queensland Dressage season. He was extremely well behaved when seen out and is a very striking and lovely horse to look at with exravagant movement and excellent conformation. River Range Wisconsin We are proud to present our Chereton Whitesox filly, Wisconsin. Foaled 21/12/04 she is absolutely stunning in looks and movement, she is expected to mature approx 16.2hh. This filly is for sale.
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Fanomenon at 20 months |
TALIKA FARAD River Range M'Lady (Northern Classic x Memsahib) was bred to Farad in 2003. RR M'Lady is a 17hh mare with huge movement and a very unflappable temperment and it was decided she would be an excellent mare to put to a high quality pure bred Arab stallion to produce a quality Arabian Warmblood. Farad was selected based on his correct conformation, super temperment, and excellent movement. He also has excellent quality bone and has proven to produce high quality young horses. This is the first time he has been bred to a warmblood. RIVER
RANGE FANOMENON
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Leadburn Rotstein and his owner/rider Amy Zeller competing in the Young Horse classes at Melbourne River Range Two Up aged 10 months
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LEADBURN ROTSTEIN Leadburn Rotstein stand to stud at Leadburn Lodge just south of Toowoomba. He was selected as a suitable sire for Caramia due to his impeccable temperment and outstanding rideability. Leadburn Rotstein has been successfully campaigned by his owner/rider Amy Zeller. River Range Two Up Black colt foaled 26 January 2006 from River Range Caramia by Leadburn Rotstein. We are extremely please with the result of this breeding. Aussie as he is called is incredibly quiet and has loads of character. He is always in the thick of things and want to know what everyone is doing all the time. This colt is for sale and will make someone a super performance horse and all round friend and is also well mannered enough to be retained as a riding stallion if preferred. |
2007
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APH LUDO APH Ludo is a gorgeous chestnut stallion standing at Goron Toron stud, Beaudesert. The mare we have in foal to Ludo for 2007 is River Range Coralanne, by Northern Classic out of Rare Coral, full sister to Claire Wallace's grand prix horse Liaison. Coralanne has already produced an outstanding bay filly in 2006 by our inhouse stallion IHB Rio de Janero and we expect the Ludo baby to be of equal quality.
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