Noblewood Tarpania Named Grand Champion of the 2022 Devon Breed Show

Thu, 09/29/2022 - 12:10
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Noblewood Tarpania (by Revolution x Furst Romancier) is the 2022 Devon Breed Show Grand Champion :: Photos © Emma Miller

Noblewood Tarpania was named Grand Champion of the 2022 Devon Breed Show as day two of "Dressage at Devon" concluded on Wednesday evening 28 September 2022. 

Devon Breed Show

Dressage at Devon is one of the oldest international dressage competitions in the U.S.A. and its CDI leg is always preceded by a breed show, bringing the best East coast breeders to the historic Devon show grounds near Philadelphia, PA. 

The Devon breed show takes three days and includes individual classes for breeds in every arrays, but also under saddle materiale classes. 

The Grand Championship is the culmination of the show, bringing together the champion and reserve champions of the two biggest classes: The Young Horse and Mature Horse Championship.

Noblewood Tarpania, Grand Champion

Noblewood Tarpania
Catherine Malone's 4-year old Dutch warmblood mare Noblewood Tarpania (by Revolution x Furst Romancier) earned the champion trophies in the Mare Championship, Mature Horse Championship and the Grand Championship, etching her name onto two separate perpetual trophies to commemorate her victories at the iconic show.

The Grand Championship and Mature Horse Championship presentation took place underneath the lights of the Dixon Oval arena to award the week’s best in show. The Mature Horse Championship saw Noblewood Tarpania, presented in hand by Iron Spring Farm's long-time handler Quinnten Alston, claim the title and win Linda Moore Memorial Perpetual Trophy.  The reserve Champion went to Samantha Kidd’s Kashmir R, a 7-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare by De Niro x Jazz x Samber. This dark bay mare is bred by Michele Garvey Seaver at Red Wagon Farm in Mount Vernon, WA, and was the number two of the KWPN-NA foal inspections in the U.S.A. in 2015.

Shortly after, the two Dutch Warmblood mares saw the same success in the Grand Championship. Noblewood Tarpania was again named Champion for her many high placings, taking home the Curtis Paul Cheyney Jr. Memorial Trophy, while Kashmir R earned Reserve Champion once more. Six horses competed for the Grand Champion's title, but it were the mature ladies that ruled the roost. 

Born in the Netherlands

Noblewood Tarpania is bred by Ab de Lange in The Netherlands out of the mare Hollywood (by Furst Romancier x Johnson x Negro). 

Dam Hollywood finished 17th in the 5-year old consolation finals under Marije Van Kersbergen at the 2017 World Championships for young dressage horses. In 2018 this mare produced the foal Noblewood Tarpania through embryotransfer and it sold to the U.S.A. at the 2018 Excellent Dressage Sales auction for 28,000 euro.

Hollywood has produced 21 foals so far through embryotransfer. In the year Noblewood was born - 2018 - the dam had two further ET foals:  half-brothers "Noble Tarpania" (by Governor) and the Oldenburg licensed Dutch Dream (by Dream Boy). In 2019 there were five (!) ET foals, in 2020 through 2023 three each.

Mares vs Stallions

Kashmir R
Earlier in the day, Tarpania had already won the Mare Championship ahead of Kashmir R and Evelina MDH, a 4-year-old Hanoverian by Everdale x Prado, owned by Susanne Manz.

Just three stallions battled it out in the Dixon Oval to compete in the Stallion Championship. It was Hannah Salazar and SF Bohemian Rhapsody, a 4-year-old Westphalian (by Bernay x Le Mode) owned by Ann Daum, who claimed the Champion title. Elizabeth Austrin-Schneider’s 12-year-old Oldenburg, Royal English KIS (by Rosall x Aktion), was awarded Reserve Champion. Andrea Nuccio and her 4-year-old Oldenburg, Finest Hour BC (by Finery x Weltmeyer), came in third. 

Rhythm ISF, Young Horse Champion

On Tuesday 27 September 2022 the Devon Breed Show kicked off with classes for the youngest horses, for foals, yearlings and two-year olds. At the end of the day Rhythm ISF was named "Young Horse Champion."

Rhythm ISF
Four horses contested the Young Horse Champion: the two highest placed horses in the Filly and in the Colt/Gelding Championship. Rhythm ISF, a Dutch Warmblood yearling (by Top Gear x Vitalis), won the title after already claiming reserve foal champion last year at the 2021 Devon Breed Show. This chestnut filly is bred by Mary Alice Maline of Iron Spring Farm and was handled by Quinnten Alston. 

Earlier in the day the Colt/Gelding Championship went to Brittany Stanley’s D’Obrigado GGF, a 3-year-old Hanoverian gelding, while Danielle Sintoni’s Poseidon, a 2-year-old KWPN, was the reserve champion, while her own R Grand Totil, a Dutch warmblood yearling, finished in third place. 

In the Filly Championship Frida Kahlo QC, a yearling Hanoverian filly by Franklin x Rosentanz, took the top spot while Rhythm ISF was second. Reprise MP, a yearling KWPN filly, finished in third place with Katie Cook.

Photos © Emma Miller

Results - 2022 Devon Breed Show

Filly Championship

  • 1. Quinnten Alston - Frida Kahlo Qc(AHS, by Franklin x Rosentanz) 
  • 2. Quinnten Alston - Rhythm ISF (KWPN, by Top Gear x Vitalis)
  • 3. Katie Cook - Reprise MP (KWPN, by 
  • 4. Larissa Barilar - Riobamba (HANN, by Rosenthal x De Niro)
  • 5. Bruce Griffin III - Stellar Wind (by Sir Donnerhall x Lörke)
  • 6. King Santacruz - Peyton HTF (KWPN, by Kjento x Royal Prince)

Colt/Gelding Championship

  • 1. Brittany Stanley - D'obrigado GGF (HANN, by Desperado x Dancier)
  • 2. Danielle Sintoni - Poseidon (KWPN, by Gaudi x Jesire)
  • 3. Danielle Sintoni - R Grand Totil (KWPN, by Gaudi x Jesire)
  • 4. Kimberly Kobryn-Callaway - Wyndsor CF (HANN, by Wynton x Royal Prince)
  • 5. Carrie Ahonen - Pride of Rio Star (KWPN, by Gaudi x Sir James)
  • 6. Lauren Chumley - Oskar  (KWPN, by Hennessy x Prestige)

Young Horse Championship

  • 1. Quinnten Alston  - Rhythm Isf (KWPN, by Top Gear x Vitalis)
  • 2. Quinnten Alston - Frida Kahlo Qc (HANN, by Franklin x Rosentanz) 
  • 3. Brittany Stanley - D'obrigado GGF (HANN, by Desperado x Dancier)
  • 4. Danielle Sintoni  - Poseidon (KWPN, by Gaudi x Jesire)

Mare Championship

  • 1. Quinnten Alston - Noblewood Tarpania (KWPN, by Revolution x Furst Romancier)
  • 2. Samantha Kidd - Kashmir R (KWPN by De Niro x Jazz)
  • 3. Michael Bragdell - Evelina MDH (HANN, by Everdale x Prado)
  • 4. King Santacruz - For Fun HTF (HANN, by For Romance x Qredit Hilltop)
  • 5. Bruce Griffin III -  Dynastie Damon's D'amara (HANN, by Damon Hill x Rohdiamant)
  • 6. Jocelyn Kraenzle - Fherrari (OLD, by Foundation x Royal Prince)

Stallion Championship

  • 1. Hannah Salazar - Sf Bohemian Rhapsody (WESTF, by Bernay x Le Mode)
  • 2. Elizabeth Schneider - Royal English KIS (OLD, by Rosall x Aktion)
  • 3. Andrea Nuccio - Finest Hour BC (OLD, by Finery x Weltmeyer)

Mature Horse Championship

  • 1. Quinnten Alston - Noblewood Tarpania (KWPN, by Revolution x Furst Romancier)
  • 2. Samantha Kidd - Kashmir R (KWPN by De Niro x Jazz)
  • 3. Hannah Salazar - Sf Bohemian Rhapsody (WESTF, by Bernay x Le Mode)
  • 4. Elizabeth Schneider - Royal English KIS (OLD, by Rosall x Aktion)

Grand Championship

  • 1. Quinnten Alston - Noblewood Tarpania (KWPN, by Revolution x Furst Romancier)
  • 2. Samantha Kidd - Kashmir R  (KWPN by De Niro x Jazz)
  • 3. Quinnten Alston - Rhythm ISF (KWPN, by Top Gear x Vitalis)
  • 4. Quinnten Alston - Frida Kahlo QC (AHS, by Franklin x Rosentanz) 
  • 5. Jocelyn Kraenzle - Fherrari (OLD, by Foundation x Royal Prince)
  • 6. Lauren Chumley - Notorious H2o (KWPN, by Ampere x Desperado)

Photos © Emma Miller - Dressage at Devon

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