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HIGHFIELDS FARM LLC
Lexington, Virginia USA

WORLD CLASS HANOVERIAN BLOODLINES are available at this 155 acre Hanoverian and Oldenburg Sport Horse Breeding and Boarding Farm in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. We breed the very best bloodlines for conformation, performance and temperament.

NEW ARRIVAL !! 2011 Hanoverian colt
Ristocrat R (by the winning Rotspon stallion, Richmond HL, out of-EM Damaris/Donnerhall). © John Robinson, PICSOFYOU.com - above photo.
Beautiful, black Hanoverian colt by Richmond H.L. (Rotspon/Rubinstein I), out of Elite Hanoverian mare, EM Damaris (Donnerhall/Weltmeyer), dam of Class 1, Elite Hanoverian stallion ES Rapture R. Very nice looking colt with worldclass bloodlines. Foaled in April, colt has a star, snip, blaze and two hind socks.

Above, left photo taken at the 2011 Dressage at Lexington Show. Photo on right taken when foal was a few days old. Foaled April 18, 2011. Ristocrat R is available for purchase.
CARIS
High Score Born in the USA--2010 Dressage at Devon, 3 year old fillies.
Overall 7 score at AHS Inspection. Available for purchase.
CARIS Top Score Born in the USA
Four photos by Stacy Lynne Photography, www.stacylynnephoto.com
CARIS, 3 year old Hanoverian filly by Contucci, out of Hanoverian Elite mare EM Damaris (dam of Class 1, Elite Hanoverian stallion ES Rapture R) took top honors at the 2010 Dressage at Devon Breed Show by winning the High Score, Born In The USA Award* for three year old fillies, Score 77.9.
Other 2010 Dressage at Devon awards:

2nd Place, Three year old fillies. Score: 77.9
2nd Place, Suitable to become a Dressage Horse--Three year olds. Rider: Inga Janke.
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Filly Championship. Score: 78.75

* Born in the USA is the only awards program of its kind in the country. It was developed to recognize and reward the achievements of sport horse breeders in the United States.

CARIS, 2007 Hanoverian filly by Contucci, out of EM Damaris
FIRST PLACE, 77.4, at her very first competition on 6/18/08. Judge's official comment: "Impressive yearling"
VADA/NOVA Summer Breed Show I,  Yearling Filly Class, Leesburg, Virginia.

Pictured here at 2009 Dressage at Devon, September 24, 2009. Score: 77.3 at Hanoverian Individual Breed Class.
Judge's comments at Dressage at Devon: Very elegant, modern uphill type with extremely clean limbs. Good saddle position. Clear walk. Active hocks. Swing through back. Well balanced.

Click HERE to see CARIS, 2007 Hanoverian filly by Contucci (Caprimond - Lungau - Akzent I), out of our Elite Hanoverian mare Damaris (Donnerhall - Weltmeyer). CARIS is half-sister to Elite Hanoverian stallion Rapture R, who passed his 100 Day Test with exceptionally high scores in both dressage and jumping.

VIDEO: CARIS at the 2009 Dressage at Devon Breed Show, in September.
VIDEO: CARIS at the 2009 Dressage at Lexington Breed Show July 10.

Caris is half-sister to ES Rapture R, Class 1* Elite Hanoverian stallion, approved to breed
AHS, HV (formerly VhW), GOV, ISR, SWANA.

*Class 1 means "Best of the Best".
Only stallions that achieve an overall 120 points, or more, at their 100 Day Stallion Performance Test may be called Class 1. Breed to the best to produce the best.

Dressage Index: 143.20,
Jumping Index: 135.33

10's in Dressage, 9.0 Ability to work, 8.67 Rideability, 8.5 Jumping under saddle, 8's in Character, Temperament, General Jumping Attitude, Trot, Canter, Cross Country Canter.

We are able to offer a limited number of breedings each year as a condition of Rapture's sale to Saint Louis Equestrian Center, in Saint Louis, MO.
Click HERE to see 100 Day Stallion Test photos.
EM Damaris Offspring Place at VADA/NOVA Summer Breed Shows I & II
The 2007 Hanoverian mare CARIS (Contucci-EM Damaris/Donnerhall) and 2009 Hanoverian filly Rockette R (Rousseau-EM Damaris/Donnerhall), owned by Roberta Falk and Patricia Flynn of Highfields Farm, Lexington, Va., both kicked off their 2010 show seasons by winning their classes at the VADA/NOVA Summer Breed Shows I and II, June 24-25, 2010.

Caris was named Reserve Grand Champion, received the Born in the USA award, and placed in a number of other classes including: (June 24) First place, Class B4, Filly Three-Year Olds, 77.7%; First Place, Class B5, Great American/USDF Filly Championship; First Place, Class B12, Young Horse Championship; Second Place in Grand Championship class; (June 25) Second Place, Class B4, Filly Three-Year-Olds, 76.9%; First Place, Class B5, Great American/USDF Filly Championship; Second Place, Hanoverian IBC, 76.7%.

Rockette R placed first in the Class B2, Filly Yearlings scoring a 72.9%.

EM Damaris is also the dam of Class I Elite Hanoverian Stallion Rapture R. The background image is of ES Rapture R, at Dressage at Devon, when we showed him as a yearling.
CARIS (Contucci-EM Damaris/Donnerhall)
Rockette R (Rousseau-EM Damaris/Donnerhall). © John Robinson, PICSOFYOU.com - above two photos and photo to the left.
ROCKETTE R
Available for purchase.

2009 Hanoverian filly, Rockette R is by Rousseau and is out of our Elite Hanoverian mare, EM DAMARIS (Donnerhall - Weltmeyer).

Picture on left is at the 2011 Dressage at Lexington Show, Lexington, Virginia, on July 15, 2011.

Above photo was taken at the 2010 VADA/NOVA Spring Breed Show where Rockette R achieved First Place at her Filly - Yearling Class with a score of 72.9%.
Pictured here at two weeks old.
Click below to see two short videos of Rockette R, black Hanoverian filly by Rousseau, out of EM Damaris
EM DAMARIS, an exceptional Elite Hanoverian mare by Donnerhall (Donnerwetter - Disput) out of SPS Wascona (Weltmeyer - Worldcup I - Argentan. 2002 Devon winner.

EM DAMARIS foals:

  • ES Rapture R, by Rotspon. 2001 Class 1 Elite Hanoverian stallion. See www.RaptureR.com. Many times USDF "Horse of the Year" and Grand Champion.
  • Rohan, by Rosenthal. 2004 Premium Oldenburg (GOV) gelding. 2005 "Yearling Colt of the Year".
  • Royal Reflection, by Royal Prince. 2005 Hanoverian gelding. 1st Place in 3 USDF year-end standings: USDF DSHB "Horse of the Year", "USDF DSHB Open" and "USDF All-Breed American Hanoverian Society".
  • Caris, by Contucci. 2007 Hanoverian filly. 1st Place in her first competition at VADA/NOVA Spring Breed Show. 77.4 and 77.3 at the 2009 Dressage at Devon Breed Show. 77.7 and Reserve Grand Champion at 2010 VADA/NOVA Summer Breed Show.
  • Rockette R, by Rousseau (Ferro - Roemer - Homerus). 2010 First Place VADA/NOVA Summer Breed Show. 2009 Hanoverian IBC Score 74.0. 2009 filly Class score 73.5.
  • Ristocrat R, 2011 colt, by Richmond H.L. (Rotspon - Rubinstein I), foaled April 2011 Black, with chrome.
CHINA DOLL
2009 USDF 'ALL BREEDS' HIGH SCORE AWARD
This special award is given to the horse with the highest nationwide score, regardless of breed or gender,
for all United States Dressage Federation registered horses in the USA.


CHINA DOLL, High Score (86.8) Oldenburg GOV at Dressage at Devon, Sept. 24, 2008. China Doll is a Premium 2005 Oldenburg GOV filly by Cabaret (Cor de la Bryere - Landgraf I), out of Elena (Rhodiamant). She is located at Highfields Farm, Lexington, Virginia.

Most recently, China Doll received Reserve Champion at Dressage at Devon, September 22, 2009.
Click on China Doll's name, above, to see her own Webpage.

REMINGTON VT, 2007 gelding by Rapture R, was awarded PREMIUM at the Oldenburg/ISR September 15, 2007 foal inspection at Virginia Tech. Average Score: 80.0. Here are the owners comments regarding the inspection (Click HERE to see Remington VT and ES Rapture R on Virginia Tech's Website):

"We are pleased to announce our Rapture R gelding Remington VT was named Premium Foal on Saturday, with scores of 8.0, 8.1, 8.0 and a final score of 8.0. Judge Christian Schacht remarked that of the 21 foals presented, he was the only one that really moved through the back, to the point of asking us to present him again at the trot again, to show the audience what he meant!", Dr. Rebecca Splan, Virginia Tech Foundation.

R MONTANA, ES Rapture R's 2007 colt. USDF All-Breed Preliminary Standing, as of October 10, 2007:

  • Third Place, All-Breed Award for American Hanoverian Society. Median 73.0

Rapture R's half-brothers, both out of his dam, EM Damaris:

Click here to see Rapture R's half-brother by Royal Prince. ROYAL REFLECTION has 3 First Place standings in the 2007 USDF Final Award Standings, with a high median score 78.3. He is out of Rapture R's dam, Elite Hanoverian Mare Damaris:
* 1st Place: USDF DSHB Horse of the Year. 78.3
* 1st Place: USDF DSHB Open, 2 year old gelding. 78.3
* 1st Place: USDF All-Breed American Hanoverian Society. 78.4.

Click here to see Rapture R's other half-brother, ROHAN, also out of EM Damaris
*2005 Oldenburg GOV Horse of the Year - Yearling

Rapture R's 2007 foals:

R MONTANA, 2007 colt by ES Rapture R (www.RaptureR.com), out of Dotcom, at the
VADA/NOVA Spring Breed Show I, June 14, 2007:
*1st Place, Colts/Geldings 2007. Score 80.30
EEMI Too Hot to Trot Sport Horse Breed Show, August 4, 2007:
*1st Place, Colts/Geldings 2007. Score 72.6

Click on FOALS to see Caris, EM Damaris's first filly, foaled in 2007. With the incredible under-saddle and breed show performance of her siblings, and her world-class bloodlines, Caris should be a wonderful performance and broodmare prospect.

2006 Dressage at Devon: ES Rapture R was in the ribbons!

ES Rapture R at the Fair Hill Dressage Sport Horse Breed Show
Elkton, Maryland USA, August 20, 2006

  • First Place, Four & Five year-old Stallions under Saddle. Score: 81.9. Class #25.
  • First Place, Materiale: Four & Five year-old Stallions & Geldings. Score: 79.4. Class #31.

Rapture R is located at Highfields Farm, Lexington, Virginia.
Contact Highfields Farm LLC regarding breeding to Rapture in 2007

ROHAN wins at June 8, 2005 Morven Park Sport Horse Breed Show, Leesburg, VA.

  • 2005 "Yearling Colt of the Year", Oldenburg GOV.
  • First Place: B7. Colt/Gelding yearlings Class (born 2004). Score: 84.4
  • Champion: B10. Colt/Gelding Championship: First 2 places from B6-B9 to be judged – USDFBC Q
  • Reserve Champion: B11. Young Horse Championship: Champion and Reserve from classes B5 and B10 to be judged
  • Born in the USA Breeder's Award: Based on high score for horses bred in the USA.
  • HIGH SCORE award for the Morven Park Sport Horse Breed Show.

Rohan, a 2004 Premium Oldenburg (GOV) colt, is by Rosenthal (Rubinstein I), out of EM Damaris (Donnerhall - Weltmeyer) and is half brother to Rapture R, who passed his 100 Day Test with exceptionally high scores. Rohan was bred by Ken and Roberta Falk, HIGHFIELDS Farm LLC, Lexington, VA. Rohan was purchased, in utero, by Ginny Pitts, of Massachusetts. This was Rohan's first competition. photo by Angela Barilar
Website designed and maintained by Ken C. Falk, of Highfields Farm LLC