After a rigorous month of training and evaluation, six stallions completed the 2008 RPSI sponsored 30-Day Test at Silver Creek Farms in Broken Arrow, OK, March 4th - April 2nd, 2008.

Stallion owners, spectators and German and North American officials gathered for the final testing April 1st and 2nd at the impressive host facility, Silver Creek Farms, owned by Summer Stoffel and managed by Barbara Sikkink. Training Director Harold Hoffmann, German Master in horse management as well as Grand Prix rider and judge, oversaw each stallion's progress throughout the test, as well as during the final two days. Excellent footing, safe facilities, knowledgeable stallion handlers, and experienced riders took the guess work out of North America's latest 30-Day testing.

Vallado, a 2002 Dutch Warmblood stallion (Now or Never M x Ecaranda - Saros xx) owned by Silver Creek Farms, emerged as Champion of the testing with an overall score of 8.14. Also completing the test successfully was Zoom-P, Dutch Warmblood (Indoctro x Emillion), owned by Liz Latham of Fort Collins, CO; Freedomhall, Westphalian (Festrausch x Don Primaire), owned by Dogwood Farm of Georgia; Romi Z, Swedish Warmblood (Robin Z x Successfully xx), owned by Jacob Haas; Delacroix, Hanoverian (Don Frederico x Matcho x), owned by Wingfield Farms of Nevada; and Royal Crusade, Oldenburg (Routinier x Condino), owned by Joe and Lisa Sanfelippo of Wisconsin. Full Results and Scores...

Sven Frei of European Warmblood Stallion Zentrum, Ontario, Canada

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a test rider for a 30-day test? Sven Frei, from the established EWSZ breeding and show stables in Arva, Ontario, shares what it's like to 'catch' ride young stallions in a 30-day test.

Sven has had his share of experience both riding stallions, and 'catch riding' at shows. Born in 1977 in Switzerland into a horse-driven family, Sven developed a passion for jumping which has led him to work with some of the top names in the show jumping world, such as Paul Weier, Lisa Jacquin, Jay Hays, and Emil Spadone. His Grand Prix successes with the EWSZ Oldenburg stallion Quebec has given him the experience needed to ride and evaluate young stallions. So when German PRPS Stud Book director Otto Schalter approached him with the opportunity to be a test rider at one of North America's first 30 day tests, Sven jumped at the opportunity! Read more...

Good Preparation is Half of the Test

A Letter to US Breeders from Dr. Hans-Dieter Nebe, Germany

We are moving forward - however, the process is more difficult than expected. We are continuing to have problems with the correct technical preparation of the Stallions for the test. This was the description of the second qualifications test in the USA as provided by Dr. Hans Dieter Nebe, the representative of the responsible office in Rheinland-Pfalz. Read more...