Aptitude Dressage and Sporthorses

03/15/2024

We are thrilled to announce starting May 1, we will be taking in training/lesson clients at the gorgeous Twinbrook Farm in Medina. This new partnership promises to offer some exciting new opportunities for the area.

Twinbrook offers the following amenities:

12'x12' stalls with 4'x4' window
Stalls cleaned daily
Turnout daily with either pasture or all weather paddock
80'x180' indoor
80'x190' outdoor

Please contact me at either [email protected] or call or text at 254-499-0329

07/21/2023

The handsome Maui Wow-ee!! Love this boy, he is as good natured as he is handsome! So pleased with Fleurs first foal!

07/08/2023

DesChappelles "Ruby Too" says "Woohoo!!" her daughter Fabriselle APT by Fabregas just earned a 67.2%, winning her class in her 4th level debut!! She has been brought along since she was purchased as a foal, by her AA owner Christina Brennan who has done absolutely wonderful with her!! Brie has also done the Pony Express ride (look it up, very cool!), jumping, cross country, I think even a little fox hunting as well. We will share some pics when we get them!

Ruby Too really stamps her foals and out of her 4 foals this makes two out there crushing it in the show ring. Oldest daughter Confetti APT is competing Grand Prix and Fabriselle APT is now at 4th Level. Renata APT is retained by us and was my riding horse and is planning to have a 2024 foal by her and the last one we lost to colic as a 3 year old.

06/30/2023

Little Maui is so very beautiful! And he is just as sweet as he is pretty. I think he is definitely like his mama. Some cute pictures of him and Maggie today. I will get better pics once he finishes unfolding. We just love him!

06/23/2023

Introducing Tamatoa APT by Gaudi SSF (Totilas/DeNiro) out of Fleur de Lis APT (Falsterbo/Rousseau).

This gorgeous little c**t has already shown us some great movement so we are excited to see him once he unfolds.

He will be registered KWPN so he needed a "T" name and his name comes from Moana, the blingy crab (IYKYK).

We are still working on a barn name and open to suggestions!! Many more pics to come as he unfolds! He will be available!

06/17/2023

Fleur is up on the foaling cam, she is 329 days today but milk is changing pretty quick and sitting about a 6.8pH already (has dropped each day the last 3 days). She is a maiden mare so could be anytime. She rubbed her tail a good bit last night (always a sign they are getting close when they are sitting on the wall). Hopefully it will be warm enough tomorrow to give her a good bath, it's been so chilly!

10/15/2022

We love how our 3 year old stallion Ditto APT is coming along! He is by Dauphin out of our Grand Prix mare Glenda GCF (Gouverneur/Landadel). Can't wait to see what the future holds for this boy! He has a great temperament and handles having mares all around him in the barn. We also love that he can still go out with his big brother Gibson as well.

08/29/2022

Finally excited to report after a good heartbeat check that Fleur de Lis APT (Falsterbo/Rousseau) is in foal to Gaudi SSF (Totilas/De Niro) for a June 2023 foal! Fleur scored a 7.16 at her Hanoverian Inspection as a 3 year old and Patrick competed her first season under saddle with scores consistently in the 70s. We sold her when she was schooling 2nd/3rd to an AA and just aquired her back last year to replace her dam as we were unable to get her to carry again. This foal will be available in utero, contact us for details!

07/15/2022

These smiling faces are the proud new owners of Sir Gouverneur APT "Gibson". Gibson has a huge personality and is a giant puppy dog who literally won their hearts over the past year when he wasn't even for sale. We will miss him being "ours" but so thrilled he we will be staying in the barn to develop and can't wait to see where this team goes! Huge congrats guys!!

06/27/2022

We are thrilled to share that one of our homebred foals Bellatrix APT (Benidetto/Rousseau) competed in her very first dressage show with her amazing owner with excellent results!! She showed in First Level test 1 and 2 and scored a whopping 86.897% and 84.143% earning her first blue ribbons! This mare is super talented and her owner is doing a fantastic job bringing her along. So happy she is local to us and can watch, support, and help them on their journey down centerline.

04/07/2022

Our coming 3 year old stallion Ditto APT had his first day of school today! He is just so stunning and such a character. We also started Sir Gouverneur APT "Gibson" back in work today. He will be 4 years old next week. We backed him lightly last year, but he was so big and gangly we gave him more time to grow. So excited to develop both of these boys! These boys are maternal half brothers out of our retired Grand Prix mare, Glenda GCF. Ditto is the dark bay, Gibson is the brighter bay.

03/31/2022

Handsome Fender going out this morning! Coming 2yr old Fred Astair/Gouverneur/Landadel c**t. These pictures are deceiving as he looks like such a baby in them still, but in person he is massive! C'mon spring so we can get some good photo shoots and videos!

01/27/2022

Going through some pictures on my phone. Here are a couple of handsome Ditto from a couple weeks ago, before all the snow! He is really maturing well, 3 years old this year and we are gearing him up for stallion approvals 🤞🙏. Can't wait for Spring to get some new, good pics done outside!

12/02/2021

Here are some more clinic opportunities with Patrick! Weekends are filling up fast for the 2022 year, so be sure to contact us to get booked now.

11/10/2021

Romey, Ollie, and Glenda coming up for dinner. Glenda looking pretty good at 20yrs old!

10/29/2021

I think Fall is officially here! Mud season + the leaves have changed. Get out those wellies and winter coats! 🍂🎃

10/21/2021

Caught a quick phone pic of our handsome 2yr old Ditto APT in his paddock today. 😍❤

10/20/2021

Our new website is up and running! A few tweaks left here or there but check it out if you have a few minutes! www.aptitudedressage.com

Hanoverian Breeders and Dressage Trainers

10/14/2021

We are excited to announce we are working on a new website we hope will be live in the next couple weeks!! It will have some new, fun features, and more in depth horse profiles. Please be patient and our old website may have some issues as we get moved over.

10/11/2021

Solitaire APT "Ollie" by Spörcken out of Glenda GCF (Gouverneur/Landadel). He is coming up on 4 months old. This was him at dinner this evening.

08/09/2021

Our mare, DesChappelles aka "Ruby Too" now has her first offspring competing GP! Her oldest foal, Confetti APT (by Contucci), who we sold as a 5 year old, debuted at Grand Prix this weekend with her Owner/Trainer Jenn Boblitt!! She is just 11yrs old, so we look forward to her future! So proud of this team and all their accomplishments!