Werbella Luna, a beautiful mare
We have a Werbellin baby, Werbella Luna who is now 5 years old. I was awarded the CVDA scholarship this year and Bella went to Huntington Farm and we trained with Deb Dean Smith for a month, and now we take biweekly lessons with Deb. Bella is doing super and I am blessed to have such a nice horse, we receive lots of nice compliments on what a lovely mover she is and how good her temperament is in new situations. She has turned out to be a beautiful mare. Meanwhile, I am trying to improve my riding so I can keep up with her!
She is a big mover with a huge canter – and of course would love to canter flat but is really starting to canter and look like a upper level dressage horse – actually moves a lot like Werbellin – I can see it in the hind end – and her whole top line is really coming along.
We won out walk trot last moth at recognized show with 65% – 1st show.
Wendy Pringle
Just bought a son of Werbellin
I just bought a son of Werbellin who was born out of a dark bay Thoroughbred mare in April 04. His name is Watermark and he is just wonderful. He is a blood bay and already 17.1 – all legs and show stopping beautiful. I live just outside of Atlanta, GA and Watermark is currently in training with Mary Bess Sigman, an advanced level event rider here in GA. He has had a saddle on his back 46 times now and is being very brave! Depending on how he comes along, we will consider having him participate in the Young Event Horse program next fall as a 4 year old. He is very special and I was delighted to see pictures of his father and his talents. Just wanted to share the joy and let you know that talented offspring is out there (which of course you know already) and that we hope that Watermark will go all the way!
Mona Maerz
Pride in owning Delight (by Donarweiss)
I am writing to share with you my family’s pride in owning Delight (by Donarweiss), she has a very loving temperament and enjoys following my girls around while they are playing out in our field and doing their barn chores. She is very easy to work around and I think really likes being groomed by 3 kids all at once! Her manners for such a young horse are remarkable, she is not pushy or shy.
From the moment she entered the arena at Equine Affaire – her flowing, uphill trot stole the show – every spectator sitting around me was watching her.
Patricia Shields
Happy with both my Werbellin foals
I am very happy with both my Werbellin foals out of my Goldfisch mare. They are very different in both temperament, gaits and color. Wolford has more knee action and all three gaits are very good, he has the nicest disposition, and he is almost as tall as Wisteria already. Wisteria is a very brave/strong willed but very able to control herself, and I think she will be strong in the showring.
Yvonn Coleman
D’Artagnan Loves Attention
D’Artagnan is a coming 3 yr old this April. He loves attention and will come to us even if he is far out in the pasture. We taught him to lunge & brought him to small local shows as a yearling. More shows, the bridle & saddle came in 2007. October 14th, 2007, in a field bareback was the 1st time we rode him!!! Crazy idea on our part & brief but he took it all in stride!! My 13 yr old daughter is the rider and since then she has progressed from riding him on the lunge line to walking & trotting around the ring, over poles & between obstacles!! The ring is not even finished or closed in yet so I think I can confidently say he is very easy to work with. He will go back into baby boot camp in March & at least go to be schooled at shows this year. We are raising him to be competitive in the hunter & equitation divisions.
I just sold his full brother, Dangerous Addiction, to a woman who will be showing him in Adult Equitation when he grows up. He is an incredible jumper (we have him on video jumping a 4ft fence at 7 mos old when all we were trying to do was get him to walk, trot & canter!). I also have his weanling half brother, Draw The Line, O/F an Oldenburg mare Confetti by Goldfuerst. This Donarweiss colt is probably the dressage king! I took him to one breed show where he was Res Champion of ALL the Colts, Geldings & Stallions. His dam has a magnificent trot like Donarweiss and “Dez” floats on air & his gaits are terrific!