ACE Sport Horses, with it's small breeding program and light show schedule, produces two of the top 5 year and 6 year old Grand Prix prospects (via the Midwest Young Jumper Championships) in the United States in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In addition, the three oldest mares successfully break in to the Grand Prix ring in 2014 (and just recently 2017). Both place in their first 1.50m GPs, and both are clean (and first and third) in their first light year of Grand Prix showing. In 2017, the next two oldest geldings ribbon in their first 1.35m $15K Grand Prix ... and are now on the fast track towards the 1.60m international ring.
What are the statistical odds?
And how many other programs have demonstrated close to 100 percent success rate at producing from the ground up top US jumpers; by a stallion that was consistently trained and ridden Grand Prix by their Breeder, Rider and Trainer?
**Quinlan and Kalua's Ace break into their first 1.35m $15K Grand Prix the fall of 2017 and both ribbon in their first weeks of showing at this level!**
***Chanel, under a new lease with trainer-rider Sarah Meier, successfully completes her first 1.50m Grand Prix at Brownland Farm (TN) in July of 2017(with only 3 rails) ***
BACKGROUND: Amy met Brandie, Larry and Hunter in January at HITS Ocala in 2016. Brandie liked a half pad Amy was warming Deluca up in (much to Amy's surprise, as she had been admiring Brandie and Hunter as GP riders for years) and asked if she could try it for their horses. They developed a friendship (between alot of running back and forth with one very worn Devoucoux half pad) and Amy began riding with Brandie at the show on her two mares.
*** In their first few months together (spring/summer of 2016), Hunter and Deluca ACE (now called Momma Ace, under trainer Brandie Holloway)win a 1.30m open at their first show ever @ Tryon, win 3 of 4 classes at their first week in Colorado in July (including a 1.40m jn jumper class, SIR IV) and break in to the Grand Prix ring as a team successfully completing the up to 1.60m $60K SIR V Grand Prix ***
Amy was carefully looking for a home for what was proving to be a star prospect, and was blown away by the level of committment and horsemanship she saw demonstrated by this family. Hunter fell in love with the mare in a way only a teenage girl can, Brandie went along in the way only a mom can, and Amy saw a connection between these two that allowed her to happily let go of what she believed was one 'great' mare, in a way that only a devoted breeder can.
*** In 2016 (so far) Madison and Chanel (under trainer Aaron Vale) win five 1.25m Am Classics, four 1.25m Am classes, and a 1.30 Am class in their first week of showing at this height in Ocala, Jacksonville, Kentucky, Atlanta and Traverse City! ***
(see video under 'our horses')
BACKGROUND: Madison came to Amy as a seasonal working student in 2008, on the recommendation of a peer trainer friend from Indiana named Joy Hey who specializes in 3 day eventing. Amy introduced Madison to the world of hunter/jumper, taking her and another working student along to shows that summer where she watched Chanel's sire Cradilo and Amy compete at the level of Grand Prix. Despite many other trainers recommendation that she purchase an older made horse, Amy talked Madison and her family into a young weanling prospect Amy had bred (Madison later named Chanel) that Amy was sure was a top prospect, which in time given their tenacity should prove a better investment. As a 4 year old Chanel competing at Trader's Point under another trainer was not where Amy thought they should be, so once again she intervened and introduced Madison to (and encouraged her to ride with) a trainer she highly respects as a Grand Prix level horseman, Richard Rinehart. The rest is history. Madison is a perfect example of the fact that with the right heart, attitude, work ethic and another key ingredient; the proper professional support from the beginning, anything is possible.
*** Deluca ACE (now called Momma Ace) and Fatima ACE ribbon consistently in the 1.15-1.40m open jumpers in Ocala 2016 and Deluca completes her first $50K (course up to 1.60m) GP with Amy!***
see video under 'our horses'
*** Deluca ACE is double clean and wins her first Grand Prix within her first year of showing at this level in September of 2015!***
(Deluca was also 11th in her 1st indoor Rolex/USEF ranked 1.5m Grand prix the following month, with Fatima additionally placing in a Grand Prix and a welcome, and winning multiple classes througout the 2015 year. AND, Kalua's ACE wins his first 6 year old young jumper class!)
*** Fatima ACE is clean and 3rd in her first legitimate Grand Prix and at her first show of the 2014 season, & 10th with 2 rails in her first 1.50m Grand Prix the following week!***
(see 'our horses' for 1.50m video)
...with Deluca Ace placing high in her 1st Welcome Stake and completing both Grand Prixs in respectable form.)
*** Chanel with trainer Richard and owner Madison win both 6 year old young jumper qualifyers, and are champions in Low Adults Week1 and win Low Adult Classic Week 2 at County Heir in Lexington in the Spring. They are 2nd overall in the 6 year old Midwest Young Jumper Championships, being one of only 2 horses to go clean throughout the week, and are 4 seconds ahead of the winning team with 1 unlucky rail in September of 2014! ***
Go to Amy's youtube site for more of Chanel's wining video.
*** Chanel (5 yr old by Cradilo out of Red Charisma bred by Amy Hunter) and Madison Dehaven are champion in Low Child/Adult Jumper at Trader's point and Qualify with trainer Richard Rinehart (after winning multiple 5 yr old classes) for 5 year old young jumper championship finals in Lexington in 2013!
*** Chanel and trainer Richard Rinehart win 5 year old midwest young jumper finals in Lexington in September 2013!
Madison Dehaven and mom Lori with Chanel at Trader's Point
***Fatima by Cradilo wins 3rd overall in the 5 year old Young Jumper Championship Midwestern Finals at the Kentucky National Horse Show in September in Lexington, KY 2012, and is in the top 10 in the national 2012 young jumper standings***
(see video under 'our horses')
***Fatima by Cradilo wins the 5 year old Young Jumper Qualifyer in Lexington, KY in August of 2012***
***Deluca by Cradilo wins her first 5 year old Young Jumper Class at Lamplight, Chicago in June of 2012***
***Cradilo's two 4 year old mares are 1st and 2nd in the Young Horse Show at the Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington February 2011***
***Huntington Farms working student/assistant John McMahon and Reanna are Modified Child/Adult Jumper Circuit Champion @ Hits Ocala 2011 ***
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