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Elite Class 1* Hanoverian Stallion RAPTURE R

2001 Elite Class 1 Hanoverian stallion (Rotspon - Donnerhall - Weltmeyer)
by ROTSPON (P.B. Rubinstein I - Argentan),
out of Elite Hanoverian Mare DAMARIS (P.B. Donnerhall - Weltmeyer)
Standing at Saint Louis Equestrian Center, Saint Louis, MO.

Rapture has been sold however we are able to offer a limited number of breedings per year, a condition of the sale. Click HERE for ES Rapture R 's Breeding information page.

Passed 100 Day Stallion Test November 11, 2007 with flying colors!
Dressage Index: 143.20
Jumping Index: 135.33.

10's in Dressage, 9.0 Ability to work, 8.5 Jumping under saddle, 8's in Character, Temperament, General Jumping Attitude, Trot, Canter, Cross County Canter.

Class 1 means "Best of the Best". Only stallions that achieve 120 points, or more, at their 100 Day Stallion Performance Test may be called Class 1.
Breed to the best to produce the best.

Licensed - Approved with:

AHS
American Hanoverian Society
HV (formerly VhW)
German Hannoveraner Verband
GOV
German Oldenburg Verband
ISR
ISR/Oldenburg N.A.
SWANA
Swedish Warmblood Registry
and
other breeds with Registry approval.
Rosenkavalier
Antine
P.B. Rubinstein I
Rotspon
LdB Argentan
SPS Paragona
SPS Antalia
ES RAPTURE R
ES Donnerwetter
Ninette
P.B. Donnerhall
EM Damaris
Weltmeyer
SPS Ascona
SPS Wascona
Click HERE to expand Pedigree.

BOOKING INFORMATION

  • $1,500. Introductory fee includes $500. Booking Fee
  • Frozen semen Breeding Right available. Includes 9 doses (72 straws)
  • Cooled semen when available.
  • Return Service Guaranty (2 seasons).
  • SPS, Elite, Elite eligible, Premium and multiple mare discount available.

Printable color flyer in PDF format
Breeding Agreements
with tips on getting your mare in-foal.

2007 VIDEO of Rapture R at his 100 Day Stallion Test.
86MB in Windows Media Player format.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Click HERE to see Rapture R 2007 babies on his own Website: www.RaptureR.com

American Hanoverian Society Stallion Licensing Inspection
Hilltop Farm, Colora, Maryland, July 30, 2005.

  • Champion.
  • Elite Stallion, in 2005, with the AHS and HV.
  • Licensed to breed Hanoverian.

Oldenburg ISR Stallion Licensing Test
Hilltop Farm, Colora, Maryland, July 28, 2005.

  • High Score - Champion (228.5 points).
  • Highest score at Hilltop in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
  • Highest score North America (USA and Canada) in 2005.
  • Received Oldenburg Star (*) for exceptionally high score.
  • Breeding Certificate with Oldenburg ISR.

    • Click here to see Rapture R's half-brother by Royal Prince. ROYAL REFLECTION has 3 First Place standings in the 2007 USDF Final Award Standings, as of October 31, 2007, with a high median score 78.4. He is out of Rapture R's dam, Elite Hanoverian Mare Damaris:
    * 1st Place: USDF DSHB Horse of the Year. 78.3
    * 1st Place: USDF DSHB Open, 2 year old gelding. 78.3
    * 1st Place: USDF All-Breed American Hanoverian Society. 78.4.

    Click here to see Rapture R's other half-brother, ROHAN, also out of EM Damaris
    *2005 Oldenburg GOV Horse of the Year - Yearling
ES Rapture R
Competition History
WORD PDF
2005 VIDEO
7.4MB in Windows Media Player format.
ES Rapture R has been tested EVA Negative.

2005-2006 Horse Shows

2006 Dressage at Devon
Devon, Pennsylvania

  • Second Place, Under saddle.
  • Third Place, Under saddle.

Fair Hill Dressage Sport Horse Breed Show
Elkton, Maryland USA, August 20, 2006

  • First Place, Four & Five year-old Stallions under Saddle. Score: 81.9. Class #25.
  • First Place, Materiale: Four & Five year-old Stallions & Geldings. Score: 79.4. Class #31

RAPTURE R at the GAIG/USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships. VADA Fall Competition
Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, Virginia USA, October 21-23, 2005.

  • High Score, Training Level for entire show (77.308).
  • High Score, First Level for entire show (71.176).
  • Overall High Score CHAMPION, For the entire show weekend (77.308).
  • First Place, Training Level Test 4. Score: 77.308.
  • First Place, First Level Test 2 Open. Score: 71.176.
    Rider: Erin Sweeney. Photo by Arielle Perry

VADA/NOVA Autumn I Show
Leesburg, Virginia USA, September 17, 2005.

  • First Place, Training Level Test 1. Score: 74.091.
  • First Place, Training Level Test 2. Score: 74.231.
  • First Place, Training Level Test 2, September 18. Score: 78.077.
  • High Score Training Level, September 17 and 18, (78.077).
  • High Score for the whole VADA/NOVA Autumn I Show (78.077).

Morven Park Summer Breed Show II
Leesburg, Virginia USA, August 14, 2005

  • First Place, USDF/DSHB Materiale Class B30, for 4 and 5 year old Colts and Geldings. Score: 85.0. Rider: Erin Sweeney.

Morven Park Summer Breed Show I
Leesburg, Virginia USA, August 13, 2005

  • First Place, USDF/DSHB Materiale Class B27, for 4 and 5 year old Colts and Geldings. Score: 80.6. Rider: Erin Sweeney.

Dressage at Lexington, Lexington, Virginia
July 15 through July 17, 2005
  • First Place, Materiale Class 33, Geldings and Stallions, 15 July. Score: 83.2
  • First Place, Training Level Test 1 Open/Shac, Class 46, 16 July. Score: 71.818
  • First Place, Training Level Test 2, Open/Shac, Class 47.1, 16 July. Score 73.846
  • First Place, Training Level Test 2, Open/Shac, Class 72, 17 July. Score 74.615

Rider: Erin Sweeney
This was Rapture R's third competition under saddle.
Capital Dressage Classic, in Raleigh, NC
June 3 and June 4, 2005.

This was Rapture R's second competition under saddle.

  • First Place, USDF Materiale for 4/5 YO Colts/Geldings - Open
    Score: 77.0.
  • First Place, Training Level Test 2 - Open & AA. Score: 73.462.
  • Second Place, Training Level Test 4 - Open, J-Y, ATMTC & USDF.
    Score: 73.846
  • Third Place, Training Level Test 4 - Open and USDF Qualifier. Score: 70.0.

A Judge's comment on one of Rapture R's rides, "Lovely horse, WOW!". Rider: Erin Sweeney. Photo by Arielle Perry.

VADA/NOVA Spring Dressage Competition
Leesburg, Virginia, April 9 & 10, 2005

This was Rapture R's first competition under saddle.

  • First Place, Training 1 Open Class. Score: 76.364. Rapture R won the Training Open Class, and was
  • HIGH SCORE Training Level, as well as
  • HIGH SCORE for the entire weekend dressage competition show.
  • Second Place, Training 4 Open/GAIG/USDF. Score: 72.692. With this score, Rapture R has achieved one of the two required qualifying scores to compete in the GAIG/USDF Championships. This class was Rapture R's very first competition under saddle. Ridden by Erin Sweeney. Photo by picsofyou.
Young Horse Dressage Trainers Symposium, Hilltop Farm, April 25-27, 2005.
Rapture R has been selected to be one of the participating horses in the above Symposium, conducted by Scott Hassler, Ingo Pape and Dr. Ulf Moeller. This is a great honor for this promising young stallion. He will be ridden by Erin Sweeney, also chosen to participate. Although only 4 years old, Rapture R is showing world class international quality.

2003 Year-end Awards and Distinctions at 2 years old:

United States Dressage Federation:
"Horse Of The Year",
2yr old Colt/Gelding Champion. USDF Horse of the Year Average Score: 81.05

American Hanoverian Society:
Champion, Sport Horse Breeding-Colt/Gelding Division. AHS Champion Average score: 80

Southeastern Hanoverian Association:
"Horse Of The Year"

U.S. Equestrian Leading Sires List:
Rapture R is the Top Offspring of the Leading Dressage Breeding Stallion, Rotspon. Rapture R is great grandson to Leading Dressage Stallion, Weltmeyer.

First Place, Photo of Rapture R at the 2003 Dressage at Devon Show
Hanoverian Breed Class - Two year old

2004 Horse Shows

Rapture R, 2004 Dressage at Devon
Devon, PA, September 29, 2004

  • Second Place, 3-yr old Colt/Gelding Class.

2004 NCDCTA Dressage Sport Horse Breed Show
Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 6, 2004.

Champion, Colt/Gelding Championship (all colts and geldings, from foals to 3 year olds).
Champion, Young Horse Championship (all colts, geldings and fillys, from foals to 3 year olds).
First Place, 3-yr old Colt/Gelding Class. Score: 84.2
High Score Award, of all show horses "Born in the USA".
High Score Hanoverian Colt Award: 84.2

Photo by Maryanna Haymon

2003 Horse Shows

2003 Southestern Hanoverian Association Breed Show
Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers, GA, Oct. 12, 2003
Hanoverian Breed Class Winner
and AHS High Placing Award
Grand Champion Presentation
Rapture R's ribbons and trophies from the 2003 Southeastern Hanoverian Association Breed Show, at the Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers, GA, on October 12, 2003.
  • Grand Champion, SEHA Breed Show.
  • Champion, Colt/Gelding Championship (all colts and geldings, from foals to 3 year olds).
  • Champion, Young Horse Championship (all colts, geldings and fillys, from foals to 3 year olds).
  • First Place, 2-yr old Colt/Gelding Class. Score: 80.
  • First Place, Hanoverian Breed Class.
  • High Placing Award, American Hanoverian Society.
  • SEHA Horse High Score, SEHA Breeder's Show.

2003 Dressage at Devon Breed Show
Devon, PA, September 23-25, 2003.

  • First Place, 2-yr old Colt/Gelding Class. Score: 80.
  • First Place, Hanoverian Breed Class. Score: 82.3
  • Third Place, COSEQUIN Colt Championship. United States Dressage Federation Breeders Championship East Coast Series. Rapture R had the same score as the Second Place horse.

Potomac Valley Dressage Assoc. Breed Show
Upper Marlboro, MD, August 2, 2003.

  • First Place, Hanoverian Individual Breed Show.
  • First Place, 2-yr old Colt/Gelding Class. Score: 81.2.
  • Champion, Colt/Gelding Championship.
  • Reserve Champion, Young Horse Championship.
  • Reserve Grand Champion, Grand Championship.

Dressage at Lexington Breed Show 2003
Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, Virginia, July 11, 2003

  • Grand Champion, Dressage at Lexington Breed Show.
  • Champion, Colt/Gelding Championship (all colts and geldings, foals to 3 year olds).
  • Champion, Young Horse Championship (all colts, geldings and fillys, from foals to 3 year olds).


Morven Park Summer Dressage Sport Horse Breed Show
Morven Park International Equestrian Center, Leesburg, VA, June 4, '03:

  • First Place, Colt/Gelding 2 yr olds (born 2001). Class B8. Score: 81.5.
  • Champion, Colt/Gelding Championship-USDFBC. Entries are 1st & 2nd Place winners from Colt/Gelding classes, foals to 3 yrs old. Class B10. Score: 81.5
  • Champion, Young Horse Championship. Entries are all colts, geldings and fillies, from foals to 3 years old. Class B11.
  • First Place, Hanoverian Breed Class, sponsored by the American Hanoverian Society. Score: 83.75. Class B27.
  • Reserve Grand Champion, Morven Park Sport Horse Breed Show. Class B19.
  • High Point Hanoverian, Morven Park Sport Horse Breed Show.

VADA/NOVA Summer Breed Show 2003
Morven Park International Equestrian Center, Leesburg, VA, June 5, '03.

  • First Place, Hanoverian Breed Class, sponsored by the American Hanoverian Society. Class B24.

2002 Accomplishments (Yearling)

2002 Year-End Awards

  • American Hanoverian Society:
    2002 Reserve Champion, Sport Horse Breeding-Colt/Gelding Division.

  • United States Dressage Federation:
    2002 "Horse of the Year", Third Place, Yearling Colts/Geldings.

Dressage at Devon
Devon, Pennsylvania, 24-26 September 2002.
Winning the 2002 Dressage at Devon Hanoverian Class.

  • First Place, Yearling colt/gelding Class. 30+ Yearlings. With a score of 84.4, Rapture R may have been the high scoring Hanoverian at Dressage at Devon.
  • First Place, Hanoverian Class, 2yrs and Under. A huge Hanoverian Class of 40+ horses. Sponsored by The American Hanoverian Society.
  • Third Place, COSEQUIN Colt Championship. United States Dressage Federation Breeders Championship East Coast Series.

Rapture R, (as a yearling) at Dressage At Devon, September, 2002

Potomac Valley Sport Horse Breed Show
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, August 3, 2002.

  • First Place, Yearling colt/gelding Class.
  • Champion, colt/gelding Division.
  • Second Place, at large Hanoverian IBC (Individual Breed Class).

Dressage at Lexington
Lexington, Virginia, July 12, 2002.

  • Second Place, Yearling colt/gelding Class.

2001 Accomplishments (Weanling)

American Hanoverian Society Foal Inspection:

Dr. Ludwig Christmann, Deputy Breeding Manager of the Verband Hannoverscher Warmblutzüchter, and Judge at the AHS foal Inspection/Registration, and the person who branded Rapture R, had the following comment about Rapture R: "We've seen many excellent movers at today's inspection, but Rapture R is a class above them all".
Rapture R, bred by Joachim Tobaben and purchased in-utero by Roberta Falk, has been exceptional from the beginning. With world class bloodlines, he combines the best of the "Big Three", RUBINSTEIN I, DONNERHALL and WELTMEYER, referred to by many as the "Royal Dressage Line". Flawless conformation, brilliant movement and wonderful disposition. Consistent winner at breed shows.

RAPTURE R Family Photo Album
Donnerhall
Weltmeyer
Rosenkavalier
Rubinstein
Rotspon
Romadour II
Absatz
Argentan
World Cup I
Pik Bube I
Donnerwetter
Royal Reflection
half-brother
"2007 3-time USDF Champion
EM Damaris may be seen at HIGHFIELDS Farm, Lexington, Virginia USA. Also see Rapture R at www.RaptureR.com
Caris
2007 half-sister by Contucci
Rohan
half-brother
GOV Horse of the Year
*CLASS 1 STALLION: A Class 1 Stallion is a stallion that has achieved an overall score of 120 points, or more, at his 100 Day Stallion performance Test. ES Rapture R received his Class 1 status in November, 2007, with an overall score of 133.53.
Website created and maintained by Ken C. Falk