Oakwood Farms

03/10/2025

What a good Monday! 💕 It's officially the most wonderful time of the year - our first foaling from a client mare.

This little Hampton filly is an absolute darling, and My Fair Lady aka Eliza (Morricone) is our new favorite broodmare because she was courteous enough to foal at 1pm with no complications. Congrats, Isi!!

Happy International Day of Awesomeness, everybody - may yours be as good as ours! 💕

03/07/2025

Hanalei KFX has been such a doll to start! PM for more info on this adorable Herzensdieb/Contucci mare or any of our other super young horses.

02/23/2025

We have rare spots available in our upcoming clinic with Canadian Olympian Cindy Ishoy. Cindy is a truly brilliant teacher and pours her heart into every ride! Horses and riders of all levels welcome. PM for more information, or call/email Meg at 513-673-3950 or [email protected].

02/07/2025

Only a couple of days are left to bid on the AHS Stallion Service Auction! It's never too early to start planning for breeding season, and there are plenty of very cool stallions available, including our own Fabregas. This is a fabulous opportunity to get a great deal while supporting a great cause!

Silent auction '2025 Hanoverian Stallion Service Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.

02/05/2025

We are proud to offer this little dynamo on behalf of a client!

Francis Frasch (Fabregas x Wroyal Grace/Widmark) is cute as a button; he is a dynamic mover in a pint-sized package. Standing at 15.1, he will likely stay little enough for small horse divisions, although nobody has a crystal ball! Francis is lightly under saddle and has a really lovely canter. He is very sweet and easy to be around, naturally soft in the hand, and just precious with that symmetrical blaze!

This guy can be on the sensitive side and, for now, will need a quiet rider who is comfortable with young horses and can help his confidence continue to grow. He is only three, after all! That said, he has really started to thrive in our program, and under saddle he has never put a foot wrong; we are sure that in the right hands this special little gelding will truly blossom. Francis would be a lovely horse for a petite rider who really wants to build a bond with their horse and bring along a talented youngster!

Under saddle:
https://youtu.be/3OvLzeATOWE

Second time ever free jumping:
https://youtu.be/tC2dCi8K7yo

02/03/2025

HUGE congratulations are due to Winfurst Whinnybell (Widmark x Blair/Beltano), who is 2024's AHS Hartwig Award reserve champion! This award is granted to the three- or four-year-old mare who has the best combined scores from her Studbook Inspection and Mare Performance Test. Whinny was a total dream to start and to have in our program for a while, and it's wonderful to see yet another dynamite Widmark daughter as a recipient of such an honor. 💕

Congrats to breeder Cindy Kidd and all Whinny's connections!

01/27/2025

Exciting things are afoot for this foaling season! It's just around the corner. 💕 First up will be at the end of March - by Sambuca and out of newly imported Baroness. She is an impressive mare and we cannot wait to see what she produces!

01/27/2025

Another little sneak peek of another lovely young mare! Hanalei KFX is one happy-go-lucky gal, not quite backed yet but soon to be! She really seems to love jumping - she's only free jumped once, but she had a great and would make a lovely hunter. She is certainly also a dressage prospect! We expect her to be an easy horse for an amateur or professional to bring along.

Hanalei has not yet been backed but is about ready - take her home to do it your way or leave her here to finish getting started. We're happy to have her!

https://www.iconeq.com/listing/67943548792d5936c149c23f

01/22/2025

🟨 The HHSA would like to introduce one of our assessors for the 2025 National Tour: Meg Williams (USA). We look forward to welcoming Meg to Australia early next year 🟨

Meg Williams is a lifelong horsewoman and has been an active member of the AHS (American Hanoverian Society) since 1986. She was appointed to the Mare and Stallion Committee in 2006 and holds numerous positions within the AHS/ARS organization. She has made numerous trips to Germany to increase her knowledge including completing the Breed Orientation Course and attending European Young Horse Championships. She has also undergone an intensive training process, including time in Germany with Hanoverian Verband officials. Meg owns and operates Oakwood Farms in Lawrenceburg, IN where she breeds, trains, and stands two Elite Hanoverian Stallions, Widmark and Fabregas. Oakwood Farm’s current broodmare band represents the most respected Hanoverian bloodlines available and the farm’s breeding program is consistently evaluated in order to produce foals with correct conformation and high rideability. This is evidenced by having numerous Hartwig Memorial Award winners, Bari von Buedingen Memorial Trophy winners, and Gold Medal Foals. Meg has trained multiple horses to the FEI levels in dressage and has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals, in addition to many USDF and AHS Year-End Awards. She currently competes Elite Stallion Fabregas in dressage.

01/22/2025

Sneak peek! 💕

We are honored to have the opportunity to back the lovely Honorine KFX (Herzensdieb/Scolari), bred by our friends at KFX Farms. This darling little mare is smart, sensitive, and kind, a total joy to have around! She has not been sat on yet (although she is getting very close!), so check back for updates - or if you like to start them yourself, send a PM about her or any of our other fabulous prospects. This one stands a perfect 16h and is truly a pleasure to have in the barn!

01/11/2025

Just a couple of snaps from this cold, snowy, beautiful week here. What a life!

01/06/2025

Because our current part-time girl (who we love very much!) will soon be leaving us to have her baby, we are officially looking for barn help 2 days per week. Responsibilities will include doing stalls in the morning (the number varies, but they are generally not difficult as our horses spend a lot of time outside), feeding, turning horses in and out, tacking, and some cleaning/decobwebbing/projects as needed. We have plenty of horses of all ages and life stages, from broodmares and foals to stallions to our old retired gals - it's a busy barn, but we have an efficient system!

Horse handling experience is appreciated but not required! We are happy to teach anyone who wants to learn. Reliable transportation, the ability to lift at least 50 pounds, and a self-starting, go-getting attitude are absolute necessities. Pay is hourly and we can be flexible on which days you work.

Please call/text Meg at 513-673-3950 or email [email protected] for more information!

01/01/2025

We are so thrilled to be looking forward to an incredibly exciting 2025, filled to the brim with fresh opportunities! What is the goal for you and your horses this year, and how can we help you achieve it? 💕

12/31/2024

A lot of us can agree that it's been a long year in a lot of ways, but it's also been a great one in others. Today is the quintessential day to reflect on the beauty of the year behind us. What's one amazing thing that happened in your life this year?

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! We wish everyone a blessed and joyful holiday. 💕

12/21/2024

While the calendar start of winter might seem like nothing worth celebrating, it's one of the best days ever for horse people - today is the shortest day of the year! That means it's all uphill from here, folks!

12/15/2024

We want to hear from you! Tell us all about your Hanoverians and Rhinelands.

Email us a video with you and your horse at [email protected] telling us what makes your horse special. (If the file is too big to email then send us a message on here letting us know that you have a video to send us.)

We'll be posting videos on Mondays, so do your homework this weekend!