SCORPIO (Prelude By Mozart x Sweet Opportunity xx)
ATA's HORSE OF THE YEAR 2007 Yearling Colts Hunter Breeding!
Congratulations to owner Meredith Van Benthuysen!
*UPDATE: Scorpio won BEST YOUNG HORSE at North Hills Hunt "A" show for the second year in a row!
Prelude went to Texas for the 2007 ATA Convention where he won 2nd place in the Hunter Stakes and tied for 1st place in the Jumper Stakes. He was ridden by Jeff White of Whitehorse Farms in Prosper, TX. He is pictured below jumping the Puissance wall at 5'3". Stopek Stables was proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the Convention for the third year in a row!
Photo by Pam Norton
Click above to see video of Prelude jumping the 5'3" brick wall.
Stopek Stables is proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the ATA Convention and Inspection for the second year in a row. We had a wonderful time exhibiting Prelude in Columbus, Ohio. He was shown by Karen Stopek in the Stallion Parade and finished 5th in the Hunter Stakes ridden by Leslie Smith. Thank you, Leslie, for riding Prelude on such short notice. Prelude and Leslie made a great team!
Below are some pictures from the Convention:
Prelude loves Karen! (The feeling is mutual!)
Our stall display.
Prelude braided and ready for his big night.
Bobby and Heather take a break.
Did Prelude tell Bob a funny joke? Why else would he be smiling at a horse show?
Heather has Prelude prepared for the Stallion Parade.
Leslie Smith, from Tennessee, takes Prelude in the Hunter Stakes. They make a great team!
Prelude won first place at his first USEF "B" rated Hunter/Jumper show, the Saddle & Sirloin in Kansas City, MO in June, 2006.
Congratulations to Anna Greiman- Iowa Dressage and Combined Training Association's 2006 Junior Champion and winner of the Silver Intro Rider Award! Anna won these awards while being coached by Heather Huntoon and riding Stopek Stables' Klassic Mist.
The “D” Series Hunter/Jumper Awards Banquet was held January 19 at the North End Diner in Johnston. The Stopek Stables Show Team coached by Karen Stopek did very well! Awards were given to Abby Jackson, Erin Jackson, Savanna Rowe, Meagan Newell, Jessica Kramer, Karen Peters, Cari Johnson, AraMay Hubbard, and Karen Stopek. Winners of 2006 “D” Series Champion embroidered saddle pads were Savanna, AraMay and Cari. Pictured above from left to right are Erin, Karen, Savanna, Meagan, Katelyn Simon, and in the front row, our Champion Lead Liner Abby Jackson. Good job, girls!!!
Heather Stopek as part of the 2006 3rd place team at the Lake Erie College Dressage Prix de Ville in April. Congrats to Heather and Prelude!
Congratulations to Heather Stopek for winning First Place at the November 6th, 2005 IHSA show at Lake Erie College!
Karen Stopek (seated) with Julie, Cari, and Katelyn at the 2006 D Series Awards Banquet. Congratulations on a great year, girls!!!
2005 ATA Inspection
Stopek Stables hosted an Inspection for the American Trakehner Association on Saturday, July 30, 2005. We would like to thank all of the participants and spectators for attending. A wonderful time was had by all and it was an educational experience for everyone. Special thanks to our Inspector, Mr. Brad Kerbs, Vice President of the ATA, and his lovely wife, Susie, for scribing. Congratulations to all of the mare owners whose mares were approved! Stopek Stables is proud to announce that two of our own mares, Silverweed and Resail Sally, were approved. They are bred to Prelude for 2006 foals.
Pictured above is Sweet Opportunity, a Thoroughbred mare owned by Meredith VanBentheysen. She was approved by the American Trakehner Association on 7/30/05. We are eagerly anticipating her 2006 foal by Prelude!
Also approved was the lovely gray mare, Polareis, owned by Saunja Mildenstein and Key To Turn, a beautiful Thoroughbred mare owned by Lynn Seaba.
Special congratulations to Leonard and Patricia Foley and their Trakehner mare, Athaena*M*. Athaena*M*, by E.H.Caprimond, won highest scoring OSB Trakehner mare and scored high enough to achieve Model Mare status! She is also expecting a 2006 foal by Prelude!
2005 Oldenburg Inspection
Stopek Stables presented 4 horses at the ISR/Oldenburg NA inspection held at Woodridge Farm in Claremore, Oklahoma on Septemeber 24, 2005. We are proud to announce that both of our Thoroughbred mares, Silverweed and Ain't She Speedy, were approved and entered into the Main Mare Book! Also, both of our fillies, Amazing (by Art Deco and o/o Silverweed) and Hope Rising (by Hall of Fame and o/o Ain't She Speedy) scored very well and are registered and branded Oldenburg NA! Amazing and Hope are currently offered for sale. Please visit our Sales page for more info.
Photos of Prelude By Mozart and Heather Stopek by Rick Hildreth
Iowa Dressage and Combined Training Association, "Warm Up to the Classic",
May 28, 2005 Results:
