What's New
March 2010

Ashanti Merchandise

The Ashanti Farm Tack & Video Shop is discontinuing the Luis Valenca Baroque Series DVD’s due to slow sales. Please visit our shop and scroll through the carefully selected highest quality products available for purchase.

In addition we have added a link to US Animals Nutritionals of Vermont. USAN offers exceptional Vitamins and Supplements for your large and small beloved animals.

New Photos Online!

New photos of Ashanti Farm’s additional Buildings are now online.

Horses for sale!

We are glad to be able to offer our clients and customers our assistance for especially selected horses for sale from Europe and the US. Please visit our homepage at http://www.ashantifarm.com/forsale.html to browse our selected Horses for Sale page.

Delacroix Delacroix was euthanized on March 25, 2010. Jen wrote a very nice eulogy, which we decided to post below. Thank you Jen for your love to Delacroix, as we could not find better words ourselves to describe our deep sorrow and loss   of this wonderful horse and companion to us for the past 16 years. Fare well, old friend! Jenifer Hatch/Beck wrote: I'm not really sure why I'm posting this, I guess I just need some virtual hugs from people who know how strong the bond can be between a person and a horse. Although I didn't own him, I rode and showed him for a few years. Delacroix, at the young age of 23, was put down today due to suspected colic complications. This horse literally made some of my childhood dreams come true! He was my first FEI horse, took me to Devon, won the Keswick Freestyle Challenge two years in a row, placed third in the Cosequin/USDF Musical Freestyle year end awards and Int. I, played Pumba in the equine adaptation of The Lion King, was a superb teacher and an amazing companion. He was a very good dressage horse, was absolutely hilarious, LOVED a crowd (never known a horse to love a crowd that much), and at 17.2, had a very puffy mane and forelock - like a Shetland pony. He has been retired for a while now, but the memories we shared will never be forgotten. Thank you, Ashanti Farm, for giving me the chance to ride such an amazing horse. And thank you, Dela, you will forever have a special place in my heart that no one else can fill. Rest in peace dear friend.
Prima Ballerina Prima Ballerina has been sold. Her new owner, Veronica is thrilled. Prima Ballerina will remain at AFI for training from time to time and will show with her new owner/rider.
Exupery Exupery had another serious colic early July and has recovered from surgery after 5 weeks in the hospital near Vienna. We are all very, very sad, but hope that Exupery will provide us and of course Caroline with a few more years of his company. Due to the seriousness of his last colic, we together with Caroline decided to retire Exupery from the competition sport. Caroline will keep riding Exupery at home on a regular basis, as she can still learn a lot from him.
Carreras Carreras has become Gabriele’s new Grand Prix horse. He is a great schoolmaster and a gentleman to his new lady rider.
Amidala Amidala, our now 9 year old Hanoverian Mare out of A Jungle Prince (Sire) and our States Premium Mare Waleksa M (Dam - out of World Cup 1) has started her 2009 competing season showing I1 and I2 in VA. Amidala, in training with our Certified Trainer, Bruno Greber, since six + years now, and is showing ever growing Potential. Amidala and Bruno competed very successful this year. To see the scores, please check the USDF homepage, www.usdf.org Congratulations to Bruno, who does a terrific job in training Amidala.
Derringer Derringer is enjoying his Retirement very much. Being the reason of the existence of Ashanti Farm Inc, he has received a generous Stall (12x24) and his own large paddock and of course lots of attention, as always. He will still be used for breeding, since he has produced such wonderful offspring over the past decade. Thus Derringer is available for breeding in 2009 again. Look for Derringer on our homepage. News about Derringer is updated on this web site frequently. Fresh and Frozen Semen is available in the 2009-breeding season. The 2009 breeding contract for Derringer.

 

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Schindelhof

"Schindelhof", Evelyn Haim/Swarovski's breeding farm in Austria (photo to right) was Riviera's, Alfa Romea's and Prima Ballerina's home. Evelyn breeds the finest Austrian Warmblood Horses for Dressage and Jumping. Schindelhof is also the home of the young Stallion "Weinkoenig". Weinkoenig is a son of "Weltmeier", the famous Dressage Stallion. Our filly, Windsong, is a daughter to Weinkoenig.

Should you be interested in dressage and/or jumping horses from Austria, please send inquiries to Ashanti Farm, Inc.

News

We are very happy to announce that Southern States Cooperative Inc. has agreed to continue sponsoring Ashanti Farm and in particular our Hanoverian Mare AMIDALA. We would like to thank Southern States Cooperative Inc. and the SSC Management for this Sponsorship and are looking forward to a professional and successful Business Relationship for 2010 and beyond.

New Services

AF Inc. is exited to announce that the following services are available:

• Boarding and training to a limited number of clients
• Dressage riding instructions from basic horsemanship to Grand Prix Level
• Trained Lesson Horses of all levels are now available
• Riding clinic's with Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg (next clinic date will be announced on our Website)
• AF Inc. bred horses for sale as well as horses trained by Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg. In addition, AF Inc. offers selected European bred horses for sale
• Consulting Services for animal nutrition & care; Farm Management;
• Farm design and development
• Arthur Kottas developed and endorsed equipment and videos are now available for purchase through AFI.  Please check out our pricelist and order form

Please contact AF Inc. for details.

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Upcoming Events

The July 2009 Clinic with Bruno Greber, was indeed a great success. Sold out for all three days all Rider Participants left with smiling faces and the Auditors enjoyed Bruno’s teachings and educational comments very much. The clinic was held in our covered outdoor arena with its sophisticated P/A system. The weather was just perfect on all three days.  On Saturday evening we all met at “Fabio’s” Restaurant in Gordonsville for excellent food and conversations.

We would like to thank all our Customers, Clients, Friends and Sponsors – Flow of Charlottesville and Southern States - for their continued support and promise to arrange for another clinic with Bruno in 2010.

Please visit our Website often for updates and exiting news!

Ashanti Farm is growing day by day and developing into a center dedicated to the well being of the horse and enlightenment of horse people. We hope that we will meet you some day at Ashanti Farm.

Sometimes we have job openings at the farm. See our Help Wanted page for details.

Be sure and check back every month to find out "what's new" at Ashanti Farm!

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