News
November 5
Take It 2 The Limit won his first competition under Academy student Robert Barker!
October 10
Mercian Santana has been sold to Holland and will not stand at stud next year. New stallions for 2012 is Selle Francais stallion Valesco and KWPN stallion Derby, both licenced with AES.
September 30
Take It 2 The Limit himself as sire and the College as breeder had fantastic success today when Hartpury Take It 2 The Top and Hartpury Sky Is The Limit ended in the very top of Lycetts BE YH Chapionships 4 year olds! Take It 2 The Top placed 4th (2nd Best British bred) and Sky joint 7th. There was only 4 points between the winner and 10th place.
September 30
We have been informed that Top Totty is in the top six of the mares graded this year!
September 23
Our broodmare Top Totty and 3 year old fillies Uptown Girl and Rhiannon was today graded with the SHB(GB).
September 11
Take It 2 The Limit's very first foal, Hartpury Make It A Double - AKA Maverick, did his second competition at Pontispool today, a BE90. He was double clear, brilliant job!
August 31
Cherokee has qualified for the Baileys Horse Feeds/BEF Futurity 2011 Eventing Final generously hosted by the Lycetts British Eventing Young Horse Championships at Osberton on Saturday 1 October 2011
This is the list of 4 year olds who has qualified for the Lycetts British eventing Young Horse Championships 2011 is now available; 34 horses. TWO of them is by TI2TL and BOTH are made, born and brought up here; Take It 2 the Top ("T") until he was a yearling and spotted by Stella Baylis, Sky was backed by our students.
August 28
Take It 2 The Limit's son John Wayne did brilliant at Milton Keynes yesterday at a BE100 getting 36 in Dressage, then double clear and perfect time ending 8th! Well done!
August 26
Regina has been sold and left today - we wish Ellie Best of luck and hope Regina will make us proud
2011 Futurity has come to an end and our Cherokee ends up as the 7th Best 3 y/o eventer in the series! This is the fourth year running we show youngstock at futurity and fourth year running we have a horse evaluated in the very top!
August 24
Sandros Dancer has become a movie star as the leading horse in the coming movie "The Equestrian". http://www.facebook.com/theequestrianfilm
August 22
Hartpury Tiger Lily (Welton Doublecracker x Legacy x Krisinsky) did a brillant first competition at Borde Hill unaffiliated; Dressage 37, SJ one down, clear XC and ended 9th of 38 entries - Well done!
August 21
TI2TL's daughter Lil's Unlimited Lass did her very first entry in a BE class
(4y) yesterday at Solihull; a bit spooky in dressage so 39p, then went on to do a smooth SJ and impressive XC going *double clear*! She did not place but certainly a very good performance with lots of promise for the future - Well Done Hannah and "Ali"!
August 14
Hartpury Make It A Double - AKA Maverick to those who was here when he was a baby - competed his first BE90 at West Wiltshire last week with his owner and did well going double C/R just some timepenalties. Maverick was Take It
2 The Limit's very first foal.
August 12
Bernwode Benedict had two progeny shown at Futurity today; the appaloosa filly foal Welford Ricci got a high second premium as dressage foal - only 4/100 from first premium, and the yearling gelding Winston got First Premium and was Reserve High Score Dressage Yearling! Congratulations to the breeders Erica Coghlan and Louise Logan! Well done!
August 11
Ragazzo's daughter Evening Sapphire out the lovely TB mare Engagement Ring did very well today at Solihull Futurity getting 1st Premium and Reserve High Score yearling eventer. Well done - Congratulations to the Talbot family!
August 4
Take It 2 The Limit and Top Totty are indeed proud parents (again!): 5 y/o Top Gun did BE100 with 24p for Dressage (!), one down SJ and flew the XC within time and clear jump ending 6th! 4 y/o Take It 2 The Top did a 4 y/o Class and got 31 for Dressage, was double clear XC within time and ended 2nd, so he is the second TI2TL son who qualifies for the Lycetts BE Young Horse Championships 2011!
August 2
Mercian Santana had two babies at Futurity (Southview) today; the elegant two year old Sapphire CDS and a yearling Santa Rose. Both evaluated for Dressage talent, both got First Premium and Santa Rose also was Reserve High Score!
July 31
Danish Dressage Champion: Lisbeth Sierskilde and Jonstrupgaardens Raneur by Ragazzo
July 21
At BEF Futurity our Hanoverian mare Fabienne - who is retired from College environment and on loan to Roisin Close - was shown with her filly foal Damn Fein. The filly was awarded ELITE as dressage talent and ended with the highest score all ages all disciplines.
Lindsay Parkinson's Ragazzo son 2 year old gelding China Bay II out of TB mare got First Premium as eventer and ended as Reserve High Score 2 y/o Eventer plus second Best 2 year old today all disciplines!!! Congratulations to Lindsay - well done for producing such a lovely horse!
Torill Bredesen's 3 year old Ragazzo daughter Rahmoya got First Premium as Show Jumper and as that was not enough she ended up as the Highest Score in her division - Conratulations and WELL DONE Torill! Super job!
Our 3 year old Cherokee (by Ragazzo out of Catalina) got Higher First Premium as eventer, ended as HIGHEST Score 3 year old eventer of the day, second Best 3 y/o all disciplines of the day and is at this moment the very Best 3 year old Eventer in the series; which most likely will change but still a top placing!
July 16
Tonight at the Festival of Dressage it is the Gala Evening which will include a dressage stallion parade. Unfortunately neither Sandros Dancer nor Mercian Santana can attend. We are however taking the opportunity to show Ragazzo for his last stallion parade as the decision is taken to retire him from public stud duties.
5 year old John Wayne by Take It 2 The Limit won a BE90 today with his new owner/rider. Well done!
July 14
Top Gun did BYEH qualifier at Fields EC yesterday, placed 4th of 53(!) and ended 8th in the final so still not qualified but getting to top ten in both of the two qualifiers he has tried is certainly nothing to be ashamed of.
Judge Malcolm Pyrah gave TG the highest SJ mark of the day! Well done TG and Stella!
July 12
Ragazzo's son Lordships Regentanz got 1st Premium and Reserve High Score at Writtle Futurity today!
July 1
Two full brothers by Take It 2 The Limit out of Top Totty did the Burghley Young Event Horse at Glanusk: 4 y/o Take It 2 The Top made top ten and ended 5th in the final, and 5 y/o Top Gun also made top ten scoring 14 of 15 for conformation and ended 8th in the final.
June 26
Sammy Jo G's daughter in Holland, Sierra Leone G (by Burggraf), is going well with her new rider Ronald van Noesel; they ended 6th of 60 in the Brabant Show Jumping Championships!
June 26
Top Totty had a lovely big colt by Ragazzo.
June 18
Ragazzo's two year old daughter Hartpury Sahara placed third in her class at the Three Counties Show with very good comments.
June 12
Following the success of Take It 2 The Limit's progeny at competitions the demand for his service is high and as result he has come home for four weeks to be available at stud full time.
June 11
Bernwode Benedict competed for the second time in his career, ridden by 1st year student Megan Pankhurst. In Prelim 12 they got 72.8% and a second place, in Prelim 18 they got 66.25% and again placed second. With this excellent result the pair have qualified for the South West Hartpury Championship 2012!
June 5
The 2010 Futurity top 3 year old Show Jumper Hartpury Sky Is The Limit won his first competition today at Brand Hall Horse Trials; Lycetts 4 year olds and qualified for the Lycetts British Eventing Young horse Championships. Sky is so far Take It 2 The Limit's best progeny and comes from TI2TL's second crop. His oldest five foals, born 2006, saw two qualified for the YH Championships 2010, both born at Hartpury Home Farm Stud.
The result is a fantastic achievement for Hartpury College as a breeder and also from an educational point of view as the students are involved in every step from making to breaking of the young stock. Hartpury College is unique in UK to be able to offer the students a complete experience in producing top quality British sport horses.
June 4
Open Day was very well visited with approximately 4500 visitors. Our students made us proud and we had phone calls congratulating us on the standard of students, yard and horses.
June 3
The BEF Futurity will use Hartpury as one of the venues this year. Entries opened on 1/6 at 10.00 am, Hartpury was filled after 38 hours!
May 29
Sandros Dancer was busy today; he first went to work at stud to deliver for a shipment to a top Hanoverian mare (sister to 2 graded stallions), then he went on to win not one but two classes at the Dressage.
May 28
Bernwode Benedict competed Dressage for the first time with his first rider 1st year student Megan Pankhurst. They did very well, scoring 66.5% and placed 4th!
May 23
Rose G had a very big and beautiful colt foal by Ragazzo
May 22
Top Gun did well at Mount Ballan yesterday placing 10th in a tough BE100 with double clear! He was 6th after dressage and had only 4 time faults. Stella tried ear covers on him and it worked a treat, she is very pleased - Well Done!
May 3
Very sad news: Sam Barr, a legend in his lifetime and the one who has done more for British breeding and eventing than anybody ever will understand, sadly has passed away. Our thoughts are with Linda and the family, but I hope you all will take a moment to honour a truly remarkable man.
May 2
Take It 2 The Limit competed at Withington this weekend and ended 7th, being best in dressage, clear XC jump, time penalty in XC and one pole down in SJ. There was no horse clearing the XC in time.
April 29
Sammy Jo G produced a big colt by Ragazzo at 02.25 this morning. All well - textbook foaling. The colt is named Hartpury Samson.
February 27
Sandros Dancer has done very well today placing 2nd in 2 classes. He has an amazing top placing percentage - 92% in top 3, winner 60% of his entries!
February 18
It is time for the Equine Reproduction and AI technician course held here and arranged by Equine Reproduction Ltd. The course is very popular and filled very fast.
January 9
We were awarded a massive rosette and a "Certificate of Merit" at the Breeders Award dinner yesterday for Hartpury Sky Is The Limit who is the very Best 3 year old Show Jumper in UK Futurity 2010! This achievement should all our past students who has been handling Sky, especially last year's 2nd year students feel part of.
January 1
The BBSH Stallion Event will be held at Hartpury Arena on the 29/1 – a fantastic selection of graded Sport Horse & Pony stallions! Ragazzo, Bernwode Benedict & Sandros Dancer will be shown as well as the new stallion 2011 offered via us; Mercian Santana. Coronado Son will be available for a very limited time this year and Take It 2 The Limit will be available when his competition schedule allows.
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