News:

2010: Tanzeln is now standing at Valhalla Farm in Wellborn, FL and is once again in full training!!! Look for him on the Show Circuit this fall...

 
photos by Shannon Brinkman

We Have Moved: From Little Rock, Arkansas to North Central Florida. New address is: 5169 148th Pl, Wellborn, FL. Phone's the same: 501-231-3616

Kiera, ridden by Kendra Menzies, continues to win nearly everything she's entered in 2010. She's completed her scores for the futurity and given how bored she is with training level, we're giving it up for the season. She'll be showing 1st level for the rest of the year and 2nd level next year. She continues to be a "joy to train and ride".

Kiera, ridden by Kendra Menzies, won the 2009 Region 9 open training level GAIG Regional Championship with a score of 69.2%. The pair then took reserve champion at the Southwestern Dressage Championship with a 69%. Kiera also finished 5th in the nation for USDF Materiale 4-5 year old mares and Champion Trakehner. Kiera is from Tanzeln's first foal crop and is out of Korinna by Memelruf. She's exceling in her u/s work.

Froschkuss, owned and ridden by Kendra Menzies took 3rd in the ATA 5 year old Futurity - in spite of having to call it quits early in the season due to an injury. Froschkuss is by Leonidas *Pg* out of Fire Angel by Emeer.

Cabarei, ridden by Ashley Walker, was part of the winning Region 9 young riders team, and qualifies for the regional championship at the 2009 GREEN COUNTRY CLASSIC I AND II June 13-14 with the following scores

• USEF TRAINING LEVEL, TEST TWO - JUNIOR - 3rd, 66.786%
• USEF TRAINING LEVEL, TEST FOUR - JUNIOR - 1st, 68%
• USEF TRAINING LEVEL, TEST FOUR - JUNIOR - 1st, 63.6%

Proud Meadows Spring Sporthorse Breeders - June 6-7 2009:

• Kiera, trained & ridden by Kendra Menzies wins 4/5 year old Mare Materiale classes with scores of 78.9% and 79.9% - receiving a 9 for her walk.
• Resonance, trained & ridden by Kendra Menzies competes in 3 year old colt/gelding Materiale class finishing with scores of 70.2% and 72.7%
• Fiana, trained & ridden by Kendra Menzies takes 2 4/5 year old Mare Materiale classes with scores of 78.9% and 79.9% - receiving a 9 for her walk.

Altamont Sporthorses Tanzeln/Knabstrupper filly arrives & is she FLASHY!!!

Cabela - Hailo *Pg*E* filly out of Center Swing xx arrives May 21, 2009
 

Kosmisch, trained, ridden & owned in partnership with Kendra Menzies, earned 68.542% in his Second Level Freestyle at the Dallas Dressage Club Spring II on May 10 and qualified for the regional championships.

May 2-3 2009: Kiera, trained & ridden by Kendra Menzies took Training Level Champion & Trakehner High Point at the Oklahoma Dressage Society I & Show Champion, Training Level Champion & Trakehner High Point at the ODS II in Shawnee, OK with her 1st place scores of 67.2% and 68.8% Kiera is now qualified for the Regional Championships.

Cat Dance - Tanzeln Filly out of Catwalk by Leonidas *Pg*E* arrives April 19, 2009
   

    
Schatzi                                                                     Kitson

April 2009: Kiera trained & ridden by Kendra Menzies - at her first dressage show (Ft Worth Dressage Club Spring Fling I & II), finished 3rd with 61.2% at Training 4 & 2nd at Training 2 with 66.43%. The next day, she placed 1st at Training 4 with a 69.2% earning Trakehner High Point. Both days had very tough judging - with the high score of the show both days at 70 and 70.4%

April 24, 2009: Kiera trained & ridden by Kendra Menzies - places 2nd at 4-5 yr old mare Materiale (Houston Dressage Society, Inc. Spring Classic I), finished 2nd with 80%.     Kosmisch, also trained & ridden and owned in partnership by Kendra Menzies, finished 2nd in Second Level Freestyle with a 69.583%.

2008: Cassidy 5th place in Training Level at Region 9 Championships with owner and rider Christy Leonhardt.

2008: Tanzeln (after only 3 foal crops) hits 45th on the national list of top USEF dressage breeding sires (one of only 2 Trakehners in the top 50 list)

2008: Kiera 2005 filly (by Tanzeln out of Korinna by Memelruf) takes champion Trakehner 3 year old filly Materiale and finished 6th in the US with a final score of 73%. She was trained by Kendra Menzies and ridden by both Kendra Menzies and Christy Leonhardt (jr rider) and did her first show in September with less than 6 weeks of light work u/s.

       

Kosmisch (trained and ridden by Kendra Menzies) takes reserve champion Trakehner at 2nd level for 2008

Kosmisch (trained and ridden by Kendra Menzies), placed 3rd in his first Third level dressage outing (in a double bridle) in a highly competitive class at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II show in Wellington, FL on March 8, 2008. He continues to impress.

Congratulations to Christy Leonhardt on her purchase of Cassidy by Happy Hour
   
Congratulations to Courtney Bauer on her purchase of Tira by Leonidas *Pg*

Both young riders are looking forward to many years of showing success!

   
Alaina practicing to be a "pissy-faced" mare...                          Callaghan & JC having a conversation...

Kosmisch (trained and ridden by Kendra Menzies), won his 3 second level classes and took the 2nd level championship at the Alamo Dressage Spring I & II show in San Antonio, TX March 29-April 1, 2007

 

• Kosmisch ridden by Kendra Menzies, wins ATA 2006 Training Level Futurity, multiple training and first level championships at the Houston Region 9 championship and places 2nd at Devon in the North American Breeders Futurity (NABF) FEI 5-year old class
  
  photo by Kari Cassel (KC Photos)
• Kiera by Tanzeln (2005 filly) Wins ATA Champion yearling filly and places ....
• Cassidy by Happy Hour (2004 gelding) wins Reserve Champion Colt, Region 9
  
• Tanzeln, ridden by Kendra Menzies, wins at San Antonio & Shawnee dressage shows
  

• Cassel Rock Trakehner's Tanzeln Babies of 2006
   
  
• Kiera by Tanzeln (2005 filly) Wins Champion mare...
• Tira by Leonidas (2004 filly) wins Reserve Champion...
• & Cassidy by Happy Hour (2004 gelding) wins Champion Colt at The Victory Challenge USDFBC show in PineBluff, AR (04/08/06)   

 

• All horses were handled by Russell Oden

• Kosmisch wins 1st at First Level 4 and Training Level 4 at the Alamo Dressage Spring I show
• Tanzeln wins 1st at First Level 2 and 2nd at Training Level 4 at the Alamo Dressage Spring I and II shows
• Kiera by Tanzeln (2005 filly) takes top score (81.5%) and Reserve Champion mare at ATA mare show in Conroe, TX (11/05)
  
• Kosmisch places 4th at Devon (9/05) FEI 4-year old, ridden by Kendra Menzies
  
• Tanzeln's first foals (2005) - click here for Photos:

• It's Baby Time at Cassel Rock Trakehners
  
• Kosmisch places 4th overall in USDF 2004 HOY Materiale and 1st in USDF Trakehner HOY Materiale for 3 year old colts and geldings. This youngster shows tremendous promise!

• Kosmisch wins 1st place Materiale with a 77.1% under rider Ida Anderson at the Cedar Trace II Sporthorse Festival (9/15/04) Kosmisch finished 6th in the Colts Championship Region 9

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• Cassel Rock Trakehners is listed in USDF Connection as one of USDF's top breeders for 2003 (6/30/04)

• Kosmisch wins 2nd place Colts of 2001, Reserve Champion Colt, high-point Suitability and Champion Materiale (thanks to his rider Nina Romkowski) at Texas Dressage Classic (4/15/04)

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• Kosmisch wins 1st place Colts of 2001, Champion Colt and high-point Materiale (thanks to his rider Nina Romkowski) at Pro Am Challenge in Glen Rose Texas (4/4/04)

• 2004 New Arrivals (See our 3 fillies by Leonidas and our mother's day Happy Hour colt!)

 

Planning next season's show strategy...

 

 

• Tanzeln approved by ATA as a Premium Trakehner stallion (10/4/03)

• Tanzeln wins Champion Colt, USDF Breeders Champion Region 9 Finals and places 4th nationally, USDFBC Colts & Geldings of 2000 & takes USDF Trakehner HOY, Colts of 2000 (9/14/03)
• Tanzeln named ATA HOY, Colts of 2000 (11/03)
• Kosmisch wins 5th place, USDF Breeders Champion Region 9 Finals & USDF Trakehner HOY, Colts of 2001 (9/14/03)
• Nitzsche wins Champion Colt, Cedar Trace II (9/14/03) and 6th place, USDF Breeders Champion Region 9 Finals (9/14/03)
• Classical Jazz & Nina win their 1st Level-Test1 class in their first schooling show.
• Nina Romkowski joins the Cassel's for a year. She's an awesome rider and Jazz is an awesome horse! (7/10/03)
• Tanzeln wins Champion Young Horse at Texas Dressage Classic (4/10/03) with 79.9%!!!
• Kosmisch wins 1st place Colts of 2001 at Texas Dressage Classic (4/10/03)
• Tanzeln wins Reserve Champion Colts at Pro Am Challenge (3/28/03)