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Caletino Offspring

Athena Wins Reserve Champion 4/5 Year Old Hunter at Early Summer Classic

Bred by Quailhurst (Caletino x Tiaraella) Athena, owned by the Budzinski family of Portland, Oregon, brought home numerous blue ribbons and the division Reserve Champion for 4/5 Year Old Hunters at the Early Summer Classic Horse Show. Athena is trained and ridden by Darci Gilliand at Zona Farms. Congratulations to the Budzinski family – we […]

June 22, 2009 Read More →
Caletino Offspring

Abercrombie Returns Home

Bred by Quailhurst (Caletino x Inspekteur x Nimmerdor) Everyone at Quailhurst is delighted at the return of Abercrombie (aka “Fitch”) to the farm. Fitch was sold in 2007 as a jumper prospect to Molly Knott and Annette Knott of Portland, Oregon. After getting started under saddle in early 2009, Fitch and Molly came to Quailhurst […]

June 19, 2009 Read More →
Announcements

Quailhurst Welcomes New Foal Elliott

Bred by Quailhurst (Olympic Ferro x Inspekteur x Nimmerdor) On June 16, Quailhurst mare Mon Reve (“Maile”) gave birth to a stunning black colt, Elliott, by the KWPN stallion Olympic Ferro. Since his arrival, Elliott has delighted us with his inquisitive and outgoing nature. He is exceptionally correct in his conformation and has shown off […]

June 16, 2009 Read More →
Caletino

Caletino and Rich Fellers Make Jumper Ring Debut at Thunderbird

Quailhurst stallion Caletino, after just two months in training with Oregon-based US showjumping team rider Rich Fellers, traveled to Canada in May to make his debut in the jumper divisions. And what a debut it was! Deborah and the Quailhurst team can’t say they were surprised, but most certainly proud, of the success and connection […]

May 31, 2009 Read More →
Events

2009 Memorial Day Wine Tasting and Dressage Demonstration

Quailhurst hosted its most successful wine event yet over Memorial Day weekend 2009. Over three days, we had our largest numbers of attendees ever as wine and horse lovers alike turned out for the tastings and a daily dressage demonstration. Under beautiful blue skies and dressed in formal show attire, Deborah and Ferrogamo Q delighted […]

May 25, 2009 Read More →
Announcements

Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce Creates Oregon Horse Country Initiative

Quailhurst is excited to be part of the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce’s new Oregon Horse Country initiative. Oregon Horse Country, spearheaded by Jennifer Johnson, is an effort to coordinate the area’s equestrian-oriented businesses and promote “equine tourism” in the Wilsonville area. Clackamas and Yamhill counties are, per capita, the first and second most horse-populated counties […]

May 7, 2009 Read More →
Caletino

Caletino Begins Jumping Career With Rich Fellers

The story of our stallion Caletino, known to his friends as “Seeker,” has been one of unique and fated circumstances from the moment we saw him continuing right through to his current foray into a new performance career. We have many stories to tell from his recent pairing with US team rider Rich Fellers, but […]

March 1, 2009 Read More →
Alumni Horses

Powerball and Jessica Petro Dominate in 2008

Bred by Quailhurst (Nassau x Helena) “Powerball,” a 2003 Dutch mare bred by Quailhurst, was the first Nassau (Indoctro x Sovereign Bill) foal born in the U.S. Out of Quailhurst’s mare Helena (Condino x Calypso), Powerball is now owned and ridden by Jessica Petro of Hubbard, Oregon and trained by Patrick Snijders and Audra Fleck-Snijders. […]

January 16, 2009 Read More →
Alumni Horses

Delta’s Eclipse

Bred by Quailhurst (Favory IV Delta x Mon Reve) Laura and “Elle” have been extremely competitive in the Dressage Arena from the very beginning. In 2007 the pair won the Oregon Dressage Society’s 3rd Level Adult Amateur Championship and the USDF Region 6 3rd Level Adult Amateur Championship. Laura and Elle are currently preparing to […]

January 14, 2009 Read More →
Alumni Horses

Delta’s Delight

Congratulations to Steve, Marilyn and Alex Thore of Newberg, Oregon. Pictured at left is Holly Johns, rider and trainer. Holly and “Dot” had a successful season in the Dressage Arena where they won all their training level classes at the Letter Perfect Dressage show. They went on to wrap up their show season by placing […]

January 12, 2009 Read More →
Announcements

Nicki Grandia Receives 2008 ODS Sportsmanship Award Sponsored by Quailhurst

Congratulations to Nicki Grandia, recipient of the 2008 Oregon Dressage Society Sportsmanship Award, sponsored by Quailhurst.

December 28, 2008 Read More →
Around the Farm

Quailhurst “Weathers” The Big Freeze 2008

At the end of December, Northwest Oregon was hit especially hard with a major snowstorm and ensuing freeze, just as we all were preparing for the holidays. Snow is not an unusual event here in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, but what was less expected was both the amount of snow and how long it stayed on […]

December 27, 2008 Read More →
Caletino Offspring

Athena Sold to the Budzinski Family

Bred by Quailhurst (Caletino x Tiaraella) Congratulations to Mark and Stacey Budzinski on their purchase of “Athena” for Savannah Budzinski of Portland, Oregon. Athena will soon be in training with Darci Gilliand and Zona Farms at Pumpkin Ridge Equestrian Center in North Plains, Oregon. We look forward to seeing this pair in the hunter/jumper ring […]

November 22, 2008 Read More →
Press

Deborah and Marvin Hausman Featured in Brainstorm NW Cover Article

Quailhurst Vineyard Estate owners Deborah and Marvin Hausman were featured as the cover article in the November 2008 issue of Brainstorm NW magazine. Read the full article here.

November 1, 2008 Read More →
Press

Quailhurst Ad in November 2008 Issue of Flying Changes Magazine

October 31, 2008 Read More →
Announcements

Jeremy Steinberg Receives 2007 ODS Sportsmanship Award Sponsored by Quailhurst

Congratulations to Jeremy Steinberg of Redmond, Washington recipient of the 2007 Oregon Dressage Society Sportsmanship Award sponsored by Quailhurst. Photo by Mary Cornelius.

December 27, 2007 Read More →
Show Results

Deborah and Verona Compete in PAVO Cup 2007

PAVO Cup Exloo 2007 For the second year in a row Deborah and Verona competed in Exloo, Netherlands riding in the PAVO Cup Dressage test for young horses. They scored a 69.5% tying for third place out of 38 combinations in their class. A controversial judging panel put the pair just .5% away from competing […]

July 27, 2007 Read More →
Show Results

Tjinja Wins High Score at Second Level Open

Tjinja (Kennedy x Bentley) had success at the Golden State Festival winning the High Score Champion at Second Level Open.  For her first year out on the California show circuit, she has done very well, placing first or second in most of her classes in the L.A. Festival of the Horse and the Golden State […]

June 11, 2007 Read More →
Caletino Offspring

Abercrombie Sold to the Knott Family

Bred by Quailhurst (Caletino x Inspekteur x Nimmerdor) 2005 pure chestnut gelding by Caletino (Caretino x Caletto I) bred by Quailhurst out of Mon Reve ( Inspekteur x Nimmerdor). Both sire and dam have champion titles. Dam has proven offspring in the dressage arena. “Fitch” is easy in temperament and has superb natural ground manners. […]

June 7, 2007 Read More →
Press

Glitz Garners Golden State Wins

Originally published in The Chronicle of the Horse, March 02, 2007 by Sheri Scott After no rainfall in January, almost 2 inches of rain fell during the show, most of it on Saturday.  Luckily, the managers of the Murieta Equine Center had widened the ring area in the main covered arena last summer, and two […]

March 2, 2007 Read More →