Straton Sporthorses

01/15/2025

For your consideration-

Contadora M
2018 AHS Hanoverian Mare
Contratto x Dulcinea (Despardieu-Wolkenstein II)

Due to a pasture accident, Contadora M is currently offered for sale as a broodmare only and is not available to a riding home. She would be an excellent addition to any serious breeding program.

Contadora M, is a beautiful Hanoverian mare, correct in type, conformation and movement.
She carries talent for several disciplines in her genes. From her sire Contratto she received a dose of the best Holsteiner jumping and eventing lines. In her dam’s lineage reside dressage superstars De Niro and Weltmeyer.

Sire: Contratto (Contendro I – Lord Calando) is a modern Holsteiner stallion with great athleticism and breeding approvals from 6 registries. His Elite status with the American Hanoverian Society includes listing in the Hanoverian Jumper Breeding Program. He received excellent marks at his 70-day stallion test in 2012, earning scores of 9 for free jumping technique, 9.5 for free jumping scope, and 9.25 for show jumping. His other scores included a 9 for temperament, a 9 for willingness to work, a 9 for cross country gallop, and a 9 for constitution. Contratto’s sire, Contendro I, has been the top-rated eventing sire in the WBFSH rankings for the past 3 years. Damsire Lord Calando (by Lord) was a powerful jumper with exceptional conformation.

Dam: Dulcinea GKF (Depardieu – Wolkenstein II) is a black main-mare book Hanoverian. She competed for a time as a hunter and has an excellent jump and lovely gaits. Although her sire, Depardieu, is best known as a dressage competitor, he scored 8.3 for both jumping and dressage in his stallion performance test and has sired a number of successful offspring in both disciplines. He has fabulous conformation and movement, following in the hoofprints of his legendary sire, De Niro. Dulcinea’s damsire, Wolkenstein II, is often described as the best son of another legendary stallion—Weltmeyer. Wolkenstein II was reserve champion of his stallion licensing, placing 2nd in dressage and 7th in jumping among 41 competitors. The successful combination of De Niro and Wolkenstein II is evident in the 2016 Hanoverian Stallion of the Year, Desperados FRH, who won team gold and individual bronze in the Rio Olympics dressage competition.

Serious inquiries only. Please PM for more info. Price negotiable to serious breeders.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas 🎄⛄️🎁

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12/14/2024

❤️ Happy National Day of the Horse ❤️

12/09/2024

“…dressage is not just for every horse, but for every person.”

11/16/2024

My favorite saddle ever!! The Trilogy Verago❤️ Look at those beautiful colors someone designed 😍😍😍 Just had to share!
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Courtney Peiffer - Trilogy Saddles

10/25/2024

“If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles.”
― Wayne W. Dyer

Art Credit: Frédérique Lavergne

10/16/2024

Love this! 🙌

Every perfect movement you watch in dressage is the result of hundreds of imperfect tries, of riders who never gave up, and horses who slowly learned to trust. Celebrate every crooked halt, every almost-there half-pass, because they are the real victories. The path to excellence is paved with mistakes, but also with perseverance and love.

10/14/2024

Walk, walk, walk!

Horse management things that are now forgotten! Part 2.

The old books ALWAYS told you that you must walk the first and the last mile of your ride to warm your horse up and bring him home cool, dry and calm.

The Army reckoned on horses marching at 4 miles per hour so that's 15min of walking OR 13-14 laps of a 20x40m arena at the beginning and end of each training session.

They were onto something. The science now shows it takes 10min of continuous movement for the joint fluid to become protective of the cartilage and 20min for the blood vessels in the large muscles to open up and fill the muscles with blood, increasing power and elasticity and reducing risk of injury.

That's quite some walking eh? Do you do this?

10/12/2024

Wherever you are, it’s the place you need to be.”
– Maxime Lagacé

Art Credit: Gretchen Almy

09/22/2024

09/03/2024

Always 🖤🐴

08/10/2024

Eeeeee, my new boots from The Distinguished Rider are here! I certainly love them 😉❤️🤗 Check out https://thedistinguishedrider.com/ to design your own custom pair!

08/05/2024

07/30/2024

“Surround yourself with people who push you to do and be better. No drama or negativity, just higher motivation, good times, and positive energy. No jealousy or hate. Just simply bringing out the absolute best each time.” –Anonymous

Let’s talk about barn atmosphere…

It’s not only important that your barn is a good fit for your horse - it should be a good fit for you as well.

A barn could have all of the bells and whistles,
the biggest accolades,
the prettiest tack rooms,
and the best footing…
But is it a positive environment?

It is so important for both you AND your horse that you surround yourself with a barn family that encourages you, supports you, and wants to see you succeed.

Life is too short to waste time on negative energy.
Most importantly… Our time with our horses is too precious to waste on a barn with bad vibes!

Make sure your barn is preparing you and your horse to be the best version of yourselves 🩷🐴

𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚!
🩵 𝑱𝑱 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒆

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06/03/2024

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
– Aristotle

Art: Frédérique Lavergne

05/30/2024

I’ve always loved this quote because I think it can directly relate to our relationship with horses:

“Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. The worst people give you a lesson. And the best people give you memories.” -Zig Ziglar

The way I see it…

Never put blame on a horse.
The horses that are a ‘good’ match for us bring us happiness.
The horses that challenge us give us experience.
The worst rides give us the lessons we need.
The best horses give us memories.

Any interaction with a horse is a learning experience. There will always be difficult lessons and hard days, but it is what we learn from those experiences that make the good memories that much sweeter.

How lucky are we to get to have horses in our lives?! This sport is a gift and I am grateful for it every day. 🩵🐴

𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚!
🩵 𝑱𝑱 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒆

🐴: Denali
📸: Richard Malmgren

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