Windfall II
Encyclopedia
Windfall II is a horse
that has competed internationally in the equestrian sport of eventing
.
Verband, despite only having one grandparent with East Prussian Trakehner bloodlines, his sire's dam "Hallo". Hallo's dam, Handschelle, was part of the elite mare herd at the stud in Trakehnen, and tended to produce heavier-boned offspring. Hallo was therefore bred to a lighter stallion, the Anglo-Arabian
Burnus AA. Burnus was ridden by the great Reiner Klimke
on the German national team in eventing, before retiring to stand at stud. Burnus and Hallo produced the sire of Windfall, Habicht.
Habicht won his 100-day testing, and went on to be an incredibly successful event horse, winning the CCI***
at Achselschwang and finishing as the best German horse at the Burghley CCI****
. His breeding career was equally impressive, producing top horses in not only eventing
, but also dressage
and show jumping
. The stallion is also still used as the standard for a jumper, due to his excellent bascule
, the great folding of his front legs, and overall willingness to jump.
mares to earn the "elite" status, out of a total of 110. Her lineage includes top European racing bloodlines: her sire Madruzzo xx won the St. Legere and finished second in the German Derby, and was a top-ranked steeplechase sire in the 1970s. Wundermaedel raced nine times, winning once and placing five times, before she was inspected by the Trakehner Verband (who gave her a "10" for type). She then begun her successful eventing career, winning up to the advanced level. As a broodmare, she produced the mare Windspiel, who was “Trakehner of the Year 1997” and finished seventh at the Luhmuehlen CCI***, and five colts, all of whom were selected for the Neumuenster stallion inspections.
He had a short breeding career early in his life, but this was ended when he began his eventing career, to help reduce the chance of distraction. As a four-year-old, Windfall was sent to German Olympian Ingrid Klimke
, the daughter of Reiner Klimke
. She rode Windfall for four years, earning 40 wins or placings during this time. This included the German Young Horse Championships, a Championship for trainers, during which Windfall was used for dressage, cross-country, and the show jumping phase, and wins at every 1999 CIC** or CIC***
in Germany. Additionally, he was short-listed for the German Eventing Team at the 2000 Olympics, but did not compete because Klimke was selected to ride a different horse.
Windfall and his new rider, Darren Chiacchia, had early trust issues in the beginning of their partnership. This usually manifested itself on the cross-country course, where trust is essential. At the first events, run at the Advanced level, the pair had difficulties, and Windfall was dropped down to the Preliminary level. Once Windfall began to gain trust in his rider, however, he began to have success.
Since his importation, Windfall has won several Advanced events in the United States. In August 2006, Windfall became only the fourth horse in US Eventing history to earn 1,000 points, joining Giltedge
, Winsome Adante, and Hannigan
. He also won the 2003 Pan American Games, won the 2004 Modified Rolex Kentucky Three Day
Event, and was part of the bronze-medal 2004 US Eventing Team.
, but was also approved by the Irish Horse Board
, Westphalian
Verband, Swedish Warmblood
registry, and Hanoverian
registry (named an "elite Hanoverian Stallion").
Windfall was bred a little during his time in Germany, until he began his event career. During this time, he produced some promising prospects, including his son Hunnenkoenig, daughter Karisma, who was named a Premium mare by the Verband, and son Karambeau M, who was the South German Young Horse Eventing Champion.
During his first year in the United States, Windfall sired 9 foals, and produced 17 foals in 2002, all by fresh cooled semen.
To date, Windfall's most successful U.S. offspring is Hanno, a 5 year old gelding who was the 2006 USEA Young Event Horse champion and is competing consistently well at the preliminary level. Another good offspring is Asterion a Gray gelding who won Canada's young event horse competition, was the 2008 USEA Young Event Horse Champion, and is campaigning at Preliminary.
Windfall was bred in 2006 to Upolu, Jessica Digenova's Young Rider (Intermediate Level) mount. Jessica Digenova is one of Darren Chiacchia's students in Florida, along with Callie Judy (Irish Odyssey, Kilkenny Castle, Sporsfield Rafiki & Call on Me (08 Double Gold Medalist) Meaghan Marinovich (Ahlerich, Kosette) Kate Luce (Fulton IV, Beacon Hill, Fox in Flight, Tia Lusso, Gasper, C.T.S. Casey) Missy Miller (Rowdy Boy, Dean Court, Isadore, Amazing Grace), Charlee Marinovich (Rapport), Brett Handy (Promising Sportsfield, Sophie Belle, Tragumna) Samantha Clark (Asterion) and Jean lady (Hanno).
believes him to be capable of the Grand Prix level. In show jumping, Windfall has also been quite successful, competing in Level Five (jumping 3'9-4') classes and finishing well.
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Horse
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that has competed internationally in the equestrian sport of eventing
Eventing
Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...
.
- Height: 16.3 hhHand (unit)The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length, now used only for the measurement of the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK and the USA. With origins in ancient Egypt, it was originally based on the breadth of a human hand...
(170 cm) - Breeding: by Habicht, out of Wundermaedel by Madruzzo xx
- Riders: Ingrid KlimkeIngrid KlimkeIngrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
, Darren Chiacchia
Sire's Side
Windfall is registered with the TrakehnerTrakehner
Trakehner is a light warmblood breed of horse, originally developed at the East Prussian state stud farm in the town of Trakehnen from which the breed takes its name...
Verband, despite only having one grandparent with East Prussian Trakehner bloodlines, his sire's dam "Hallo". Hallo's dam, Handschelle, was part of the elite mare herd at the stud in Trakehnen, and tended to produce heavier-boned offspring. Hallo was therefore bred to a lighter stallion, the Anglo-Arabian
Anglo-Arabian
The Anglo-Arabian or Anglo-Arab is a crossbred horse that now also has its own status as a horse breed. It is a Thoroughbred crossed with an Arabian. The cross can be made between a Thoroughbred stallion and an Arabian mare, or vice-versa...
Burnus AA. Burnus was ridden by the great Reiner Klimke
Reiner Klimke
Dr Reiner Klimke was a German equestrian, who won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage at the Summer Olympics — a record for equestrian events...
on the German national team in eventing, before retiring to stand at stud. Burnus and Hallo produced the sire of Windfall, Habicht.
Habicht won his 100-day testing, and went on to be an incredibly successful event horse, winning the CCI***
Concours Complet International
The Concours Complet International and the Concours International Combiné are ratings for the equestrian sport of eventing, given by the international governing body for the sport, the FEI....
at Achselschwang and finishing as the best German horse at the Burghley CCI****
Burghley Horse Trials
The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
. His breeding career was equally impressive, producing top horses in not only eventing
Eventing
Eventing is an equestrian event comprising dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This event has its roots in a comprehensive cavalry test requiring mastery of several types of riding...
, but also dressage
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
and show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
. The stallion is also still used as the standard for a jumper, due to his excellent bascule
Bascule
Bascule may refer to:* A Bascule bridge, a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or "leaf," throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic...
, the great folding of his front legs, and overall willingness to jump.
Dam's side
Windfall's dam, Wundermaedel xx, was an approved "Elite Mare" in the Trakehner Verband studbook, being one of only 3 ThoroughbredThoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
mares to earn the "elite" status, out of a total of 110. Her lineage includes top European racing bloodlines: her sire Madruzzo xx won the St. Legere and finished second in the German Derby, and was a top-ranked steeplechase sire in the 1970s. Wundermaedel raced nine times, winning once and placing five times, before she was inspected by the Trakehner Verband (who gave her a "10" for type). She then begun her successful eventing career, winning up to the advanced level. As a broodmare, she produced the mare Windspiel, who was “Trakehner of the Year 1997” and finished seventh at the Luhmuehlen CCI***, and five colts, all of whom were selected for the Neumuenster stallion inspections.
Life in Germany
Windfall was bred by Heinz Lembke, the owner of his dam. Foaled in April 1992, he was purchased after weaning by Gestuet Hoerstein, one of the most well-known breeding stations for Trakehner event horses in the world. As a two-year-old, Windfall was one of 75 colts, out of 1000, to be selected for the Koerung at Neumunster. There he was one of only five colts to be given "premium" status, and was the only one of the five to be half-Thoroughbred. Windfall was then sold at auction to Wolfgang and Christa Diehm.He had a short breeding career early in his life, but this was ended when he began his eventing career, to help reduce the chance of distraction. As a four-year-old, Windfall was sent to German Olympian Ingrid Klimke
Ingrid Klimke
Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at three Olympics from 2000-2008. With her horse Abraxxas she won a gold medal in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics....
, the daughter of Reiner Klimke
Reiner Klimke
Dr Reiner Klimke was a German equestrian, who won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage at the Summer Olympics — a record for equestrian events...
. She rode Windfall for four years, earning 40 wins or placings during this time. This included the German Young Horse Championships, a Championship for trainers, during which Windfall was used for dressage, cross-country, and the show jumping phase, and wins at every 1999 CIC** or CIC***
Concours Complet International
The Concours Complet International and the Concours International Combiné are ratings for the equestrian sport of eventing, given by the international governing body for the sport, the FEI....
in Germany. Additionally, he was short-listed for the German Eventing Team at the 2000 Olympics, but did not compete because Klimke was selected to ride a different horse.
Life in the United States
Windfall was sold to Tim Holekamp, owner of New Spring Farm, in 2000, and imported January 2001. He was purchased not only to continue his successful career as an event horse, but also for breeding purposes, bringing his quality Trakehner blood to the United States. His breeding and competitive careers have had to be balanced, however the stallion knows to separate the times for breeding, and has learned when he must focus at a competitive event.Windfall and his new rider, Darren Chiacchia, had early trust issues in the beginning of their partnership. This usually manifested itself on the cross-country course, where trust is essential. At the first events, run at the Advanced level, the pair had difficulties, and Windfall was dropped down to the Preliminary level. Once Windfall began to gain trust in his rider, however, he began to have success.
Since his importation, Windfall has won several Advanced events in the United States. In August 2006, Windfall became only the fourth horse in US Eventing history to earn 1,000 points, joining Giltedge
Giltedge
Giltedge is a horse that was ridden by American David O'Connor at the international level in the sport of eventing.*Stable Name: Tex*Color: Dark Bay*Markings: Off hind sock*Height: 17.0 hh *Sex: Gelding...
, Winsome Adante, and Hannigan
Hannigan
Hannigan is a surname. Among the people with this name are:*Alyson Hannigan, an American actress*Barbara Hannigan, a Canadian soprano*Ed Hannigan, an American comic book writer and artist*James Hannigan, a British composer...
. He also won the 2003 Pan American Games, won the 2004 Modified Rolex Kentucky Three Day
Rolex Kentucky Three Day
The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
Event, and was part of the bronze-medal 2004 US Eventing Team.
Breeding career
Windfall is not only a registered TrakehnerTrakehner
Trakehner is a light warmblood breed of horse, originally developed at the East Prussian state stud farm in the town of Trakehnen from which the breed takes its name...
, but was also approved by the Irish Horse Board
Irish Horse
The Irish Sport Horse , also known as the Irish Hunter, is mainly the result of a cross between the Irish Draught and the Thoroughbred. It has been given recognition as a separate breed,...
, Westphalian
Westphalian
Westphalian may refer to:* The culture or people of the Westphalia region of Germany* Westphalian language, one of the major dialect groups of West Low German* Westphalian sovereignty, a concept in international relations* Westphalian , in geology...
Verband, Swedish Warmblood
Swedish Warmblood
The Swedish Warmblood is a horse that was developed at Strömsholm and Flyinge. It descends from imported stock in the 17th century. The horses imported to Sweden were from Denmark, Germany, England, Hungary, France, Russia, Spain, and Turkey...
registry, and Hanoverian
Hanoverian (horse)
A Hanoverian is a warmblood horse originating in Germany, which is often seen in the Olympic Games and other competitive English riding styles, and have won gold medals in all three equestrian Olympic competitions. It is one of the oldest, most numerous, and most successful of the warmbloods...
registry (named an "elite Hanoverian Stallion").
Windfall was bred a little during his time in Germany, until he began his event career. During this time, he produced some promising prospects, including his son Hunnenkoenig, daughter Karisma, who was named a Premium mare by the Verband, and son Karambeau M, who was the South German Young Horse Eventing Champion.
During his first year in the United States, Windfall sired 9 foals, and produced 17 foals in 2002, all by fresh cooled semen.
To date, Windfall's most successful U.S. offspring is Hanno, a 5 year old gelding who was the 2006 USEA Young Event Horse champion and is competing consistently well at the preliminary level. Another good offspring is Asterion a Gray gelding who won Canada's young event horse competition, was the 2008 USEA Young Event Horse Champion, and is campaigning at Preliminary.
Windfall was bred in 2006 to Upolu, Jessica Digenova's Young Rider (Intermediate Level) mount. Jessica Digenova is one of Darren Chiacchia's students in Florida, along with Callie Judy (Irish Odyssey, Kilkenny Castle, Sporsfield Rafiki & Call on Me (08 Double Gold Medalist) Meaghan Marinovich (Ahlerich, Kosette) Kate Luce (Fulton IV, Beacon Hill, Fox in Flight, Tia Lusso, Gasper, C.T.S. Casey) Missy Miller (Rowdy Boy, Dean Court, Isadore, Amazing Grace), Charlee Marinovich (Rapport), Brett Handy (Promising Sportsfield, Sophie Belle, Tragumna) Samantha Clark (Asterion) and Jean lady (Hanno).
Competitive career in the United States
Windfall has been extremely competitive in the dressage phase of eventing, usually winning or placing in the top three every time out. Dressage Olympian Robert DoverRobert Dover (equestrian)
Robert Jeffrey Dover is an American equestrian who has had international success in the sport of dressage. Riding from the age of 13, he began specializing in dressage at age 19 and competed in his first Olympics in 1984. He competed in every summer Games between 1984 and 2004, winning four team...
believes him to be capable of the Grand Prix level. In show jumping, Windfall has also been quite successful, competing in Level Five (jumping 3'9-4') classes and finishing well.
Successful placings
2001- 4th North American Beaulieu Classic (CIC***)
- 1st Groton House H.T. (prelim)
- 1st Over the Walls Horse Trials (advanced)
2002
- 1st Rocking Horse H. T. (advanced)
- 9th Poplar Place Horse Trials (advanced)
- 2nd North American Beaulieu Classic (CIC***)
- 1st Virginia Three-Day & Horse Trials (prelim)
- 1st Stuart Horse Trials (CIC**)
- 3rd Over the Walls H.T. (Nat’l Adv. H.T. Championship)
- 2nd Morven Park Three-Day & Horse Trials (advanced)
- 5th Fair Hill CCI***
- Ranked 6th in USEA
2003
- 1st Rocking Horse H.T. (advanced)
- 1st Pine Top Horse Trials (advanced)
- 2nd Red Hills Horse Trials CIC***-W, best US pair
- 2nd Poplar Place Farm H.T. (advanced)
- 9th North American Beaulieu Classic CIC***
- 2nd Foxhall Cup CCI***
- 5th Wayne H.T. (advanced)
- 2nd Over the Walls H.T. (advanced HT Ch)
- 1st Stuart H.T. (CIC**)
- 10th Five Points H.T. (advanced)
- 1st (individual Gold) Fair Hill CCI*** (Pan Am Ch)
2004
- 4th Rocking Horse Winter II H.T.
- 1st Red Hills H.T. 1st place
- 1st Poplar Place Farm March H.T.
- 1st Kentucky Three-day Event (Modified Division)
- 12th Athens Olympic Games, Team Bronze
2005
- 1st Rocking Horse Winter II HT (advanced)
- 2nd Red Hills CIC***-W
- 4th Chatsworth CIC***
- Rolex CCI**** 2nd after dressage (Spun after steeplechase)
2006
- 2nd Rocking Horse Winter II HT (advanced)
- 13th Red Hills CIC*** W (broken rein xc)
- 6th Poplar Place HT (advanced)
- 1st The Fork CIC*** W
- Rolex CCI **** 1st after dressage (retired xc)
- 1st Virginia Horse Trials (intermediate)
- 2nd Groton House II HT (adv/int)
- 1st Stuart Horse Trials CIC**
- 1st Millbrook HT (advanced)
- 1st Richland Park HT (advanced)
2007
- 1st Rocking Horse Winter II HT (advanced)
- 3rd Red Hills CIC***-W
- TE Millbrook HT (preliminary)
- 1st Richland Park HT (intermediate)
External links
- http://www.trakehnerpfer.de/pferde/index.php?id=66 Portrait of Windfall (German)