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Giving Thanks for a Record Sales Season at Hampton Green Farm

In this season of giving thanks, HGF would like to thank all of our new owners for making 2010 a record year for horse sales. Over 20 HGF horses were sold in 2010, ranging from weanlings to stallions with competition records. We appreciate your trust in us and in our product and we stand behind your new purchase with our expertise, training opportunities, and our resources in horse and care and management. During these difficult times, which have affected the horse world deeply, we are most grateful for the continued interest in our product and support of our business. Our 2010 clients come from all sectors of the horse world. In 2010, we sold to: --1 6-time US Olympian and International Dressage Team Coach (and now Radio Personality) --5 Established Professional Dressage Trainers from California to Connecticut to Florida --2 Michigan Breeding Farms -- Parents of 3 JR/YRs --1 Brentina Cup Prospect -- Anda number of serious Adult Amateur riders, as well as a few pleasure riders Aside from "the business", we at HGF have many more things to be thankful for this Holiday Season--we are thankful to have the privilege to make a vocation of horses, we are thankful for all of the people we work with who make excellence their standard of work for HGF and its clients, we are thankful for our friends and supporters who have both laughed and cried with us, we are thankful to witness the miracle of seeing Courtney come back to life, and we are thankful for each animal we care for and how they bless our lives. Happy Thanksgiving to all! HGF Team

HGF Year in Review 2010

HGF Year in Review 2010 It’s been a year of unexpected changes at Hampton Green Farm since our last Year-in-Review. At the beginning of 2010 we were very pleased with the course we were on, and could not have imagined the events that would take place throughout the year to alter the direction of the farm and business. And yet, looking back over what has been a challenging year, we can see new doors open to us, new relationships and new roads to explore. Hampton Green Farm will continue to breed and campaign top-quality PRE horses for Dressage, while we welcome the new challenges that come with change. On a number of levels, 2010 was a year of loss for HGF. We lost two beloved horses to colic—Cantora, mother of Encanto and Ibiza; and Mejorano, a promising small tour horse for HGF prior to an irreparable suspensory ligament tear in 2007. However, the event that shook our world, as well as the entire Dressage world, was the injury to US Olympian Courtney King-Dye, who sustained head trauma in early March in a fall on a client’s young horse. Courtney had been training HGF’s Grandioso III for the past two years, hoping to qualify him in 2010 for the Team Selection Trials for the World Equestrian Games. She was preparing him for his first Grand Prix at the Palm Beach Derby the weekend of her accident. Courtney remained unconscious for close to a month and then, beating all expectations, awoke with full mental capacities. Within a few months, she was able to help the US Team as they prepared for the WEG in Kentucky and to teach her assistant rider Jen Marchand and HGF’s Maria Lithander on their horses. Her physical healing, however, has taken more time and she is hoping to begin to ride competitive horses by the end of next year. Grandioso remained in condition and light work at HGF while we waited and hoped for Courtney’s full recovery. Now that 2011 is approaching, Grandioso will need to go to a rider who will campaign him with sites on the London Olympic Games. Courtney is involved in the decision of who should ride Grandioso for the next 18 months, and HGF expects to announce his new rider in early 2011. Another circumstance that shaped the direction of HGF this year was the continued recession and its impact on horse sales, particularly sales of horses younger than 4 years old. Continued economic uncertainty prompted our decision to hold a “Top Ten” Herd Reduction Sale in August, where 10 of our best young horses under 3--with excellent bloodlines, movement, temperament and radiographs--were sold at auction for bargain prices. The sale brought in buyers from all sectors of the horse community—from young riders and amateurs to professionals—and we ended up selling 14 horses during the month of August. What appeared to be a bust for the bottom line actually turned into a highly successful marketing event for HGF. Since the sale, our phones have been ringing regularly for young horses, we ended the year with over 20 sales and we’ve been able to return to prices of former years. Additionally, Olympian Robert Dover’s purchase of HGF Fiero has resulted in a new level of interest in our young horses from professional riders (the performance of Spain’s Fuego before an American audience also played a part…), and we are excited to hear of Robert’s progress with Fiero on his doversworld.com blog. (See also www.hamptongreenauctions.com.) We’ve also made changes to our riding staff, and this has widened our horizons now to Spain and eventually Europe, we hope. The young horses, who had been competed by Maria Lithander at the lower levels with notable success in Wellington and Michigan, have now begun their FEI training in Spain with Daniel Martin Dockx. The original plan was for Courtney and her team to take over the training of these horses once they were ready for the work of the Prix St. George. With all factors considered, we chose Daniel to train them for the upper levels, which also will allow these horses to begin their international careers in Spain. HGF’s name in Spain is well recognized, thanks to Dani’s work with HGF’s Encanto, which has brought him national titles and top accolades, and we felt that the environment there would be more conducive to train and compete Idolo Americano and Adelante. Additionally, this past fall we welcomed Mica Mabragana to our riding staff. Mica is a talented young trainer and long-time student of Lendon Gray who rides for Argentina. She will be stabled with her clients at HGF in Wellington this winter and campaigning Idilio II for qualification for the Pan Am Games next October. She also will be continuing Cuatrero’s training for the time being. Looking forward, we will continue our monthly clinic series with Lendon Gray, who will be based at Hampton Green Farm all winter, as we also maintain our close relationship with Courtney during her rehabilitation. We will be reporting on our horses who are showing at the upper levels this year with hopes of international championship competition, and we will continue to bring along the best PREs in the United States for Dressage—both at home and in Europe. 2010 Highlights and Awards: Wellington Season: First Level through Intermediare II— 11 First Places, 4 Second Places FEI in 2010: 6 First Places, 2 Second Places Region Two Championships: Reserve Champion, Second Level, Idolo Americano Fifth Place, First Level, Bolero CXLVIII Fifth Place, Prix St. George, Idilio II Sixth Place, Intermediare I, Idilio II USDF All Breeds Awards: Champion, Prix St. George, Open--Idilio II, median score 67.105 Champion, First Level, Open--Bolero CXLVIII, median score 70.00 United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Leading Dressage Owners for 2010: National Ranking #34 (out of 7677) Many thanks to all of our staff and riders who helped make these successes possible for us, and best wishes to all for a safe and happy 2011!

HGF is proud to present our 2009 Sales Offerings:

This year we are happy to offer two young stallions, both under saddle and in training with Ana Gilmour. Both horses are exceptional in many ways and will only be offered to qualified buyers. Please contact HGF for more information.Additionally, we have a number of young horses from our top show stallions, including Bolero, Mejorano, Idilio, Cuatrero and Cosaco--from weanlings to three years-- that are starting in the training program. Please contact HGF at 231-865-6000 or hamptongreenfarm@aol.com to inquire about our available sales horses and our Young Horse Program.

July News

Happy Fourth of July from all of us at HGF! This past month we've enjoyed recent visits from several of our friends and new owners, Suzanne O'Brien, Maureen Sharp, Isabelle Ferriera and family, Valerie Lazzaro--and we are looking forward to more friends coming by in the next few weeks. Our Lendon Gray clinic last month was extremely helpful. She will be back on the 16-17 July. Congratulations to the Pritchett family of Ann Arbor on their purchase of Isis HGF--a gorgeous, tall 2008 mare by Idilio out of Seductora. We are waiting for one last mare to foal.. and then our Mare Barn staff can get some sleep! We are proud to report that we have 4 colts so far this year--2 by Cosaco and 2 by Bolero. We are expecting a beatutiful bay filly anytime by Camaron, out of Quintera. Or maybe another surprise Chestnut...like her brother Sultan (Bolero x Sevillana). Traverse City!! We are packing now and will head up North on Wednesday for our favorite show--Dressage by the Bay at Traverse City. We are taking six horses, and will be competing in Second, Third and PSG, as well as the Breed classes on Sunday. We hope to see our Midwest and Michigan friends there! Its a terrific show, super horses and riders, staffed and run by the best in the business, on stunningly beautiful show grounds, with great vendors and food, perfect Michigan weather, the bay next door...it just doesn't get any better than this! Dressage by the Bay also will be hosting the Region 2 Championships in September. AUCTION UPDATE: We have been busy the past six weeks, photographing, videoing, and x-raying our young horses and are almost ready to make the final selection for the Top Ten Sale, to be held on August 21. We are very pleased with the list of young horses that is forming. There will be several fine representatives of each of our top breeding stallions, including twoGrandiosos, several Boleros and a number of Cosacos out of Idilio dams--offerings of both colts and fillies, bays and grays. Stay tuned for thenew HGF Auction sIte , which should be ready to go by the end of this week. It will feature photos, bloodlines and videos of the young horses, as well as information about the sires. The new site will be accessible via this page. As we get closer to the date of the sale, the site will be set up to take on-line live bids, as well as absentee bids. For those who choose to attend the sale, there will be two days for viewing and vetting the young stock, which will be presented by Master handler Tom Reed. Finally, we are happy to report that no less than 3 PREs were in the top 6 , out of 35, at the Pompadour CDI Grand Prix (France) this past weekend (also one Lusitano), which was won by Claudio Castilla Ruiz on 11 year old Jade de MV with a score of 68.213. The Spanish Team is coming to WEG very strong this year, with 3 seasoned horses scoring consistently in the 70s and a rising group of younger horses scoring close to that. For the future, let's fill the US CDIs with PRE horses!

HGF Launches Site for the Top Ten Herd Reduction Sale

The Top Ten are now online atwww.hamptongreenauction.com . HGF has selected 10 top quality young horses from their herd to offer at promotional prices on August 21. These young colts and fillies are from their champion show sires and each has been chosen on the basis of showing exceptional promise for dressage training. The site offers details about each horse and sire, as well as information about the PRE breed and how to evaluate a growing horse. Registration for the sale and bidding may be done online.

The End of Summer 2010

Summer is winding down--and in Michigan it seems to wind down faster than elsewhere. Right now the temps are in the 80s but the leaves have started to fall, and soon the glorious cool weather of autumn will be with us-- and all the wonderful fall activities of this area. The breeding farm is much quieter than a month ago--11 horses left the property last week for their new homes, with more scheduled to leave in the next few weeks. What a summer it has been for young horse sales! We've been encouraged and excited about the interest in our young horses, and we are committed to continuing to maintain our breeding program and standards. The Stallion Barn is still busy as Maria prepares the horses for upcoming Regional Championships, September 9-12, in Traverse City. We have three horses qualified and will also be involved in hosting the Freestyle and fundraiser for Dressage 4 Kids. Check back next week for full information about Regionals! A final thank you to our summer staff--many of whom are heading back to school this week. It was great having you all with us this summer! We appreciated your help tremendously and we hope you learned a lot from us as well!

October News:

Our biggest news this month is the new look of our web site. Web designer Remi Blot has updated our site and added a number of new features: Updated HGF Awards page On-line video from the breeding farm in Michigan A survey of our past ad campaigns and the history of HGF in print A new Sales page with more information and a list of achievements by HGF foals New photos of HGF horses, personnel , and friends throughout the site A News Archive feature at the bottom of every page HGF's website is interactive. We welcome your comments about our new site or any other aspect of the work of HGF. Please feel free to sign our Guestbook and leave your thoughts. In other news, we look forward to a visit this month from German Olympian Martin Schaudt who is coming to Michigan to visit his two PRE colts, Genio HGF and Icono HGF (by stallions Grandioso and Idilio, respectively). Martin will spend several days riding the stallions and instructing our riding staff. Martin has been a devoted fan of the PRE horse for many years and we always look forward to his work with our horses.

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