Rancho Del Lago - Show Highlights       copyright - photo 3 by Osteen; photos below by K Bar M

Some Things To Brag About:

Double Peruvian Show: Southwest and Lone Star April, 2008 - Bryan, TX

• RSV Andromeda, 1st Place Mares, 7 and over, Reserve Champion Mare under both judges
• RDL Arrogante, 1st Place Geldings Gait, 4 and over under both judges
• RDL Legendario, 1st Place Amateur Performance Stallions, 7 and over, 2nd Place Open Performance Stallions
• RDL Legendario, Reserve Champion Amateur Performance Stallions under both judges
• Tristan Ledlie, Leadline class on RDL Travieso

2008 Pin Oak - Houston

• Saltador ORO, Champion Stallion, Gold Medal Movement Sr. Stallion and Best Movement of Show
• Marquesa RDL by Magico, Champion Mare, Gold Medal Movement Jr. Mare
• Fe Visible EAA by Magico, Reserve Champion Mare, Gold Medal Movement Sr. Mare
• Magico Especial by Magico, 1st place and Gold Medal Movement Half Andalusian Gelding (no championship class)
• Magico's Takara by Magico, 1st place and Gold Medal Movement Half Andalusian Mare (no championship class)
• Magico's Takara by Magico, 1st place Movement Half Andalusians, 1st place Amateur to Handle
• Saltador ORO, 1st place of 5 Heritage Costume, 1st place of 4 Dressage Suitability; Avery took 3rd in 2 classes on Saltador with a broken ankle!

photos by K Bar M

2007 Year End Awards...

• Saltador ORO, USEF Horse of the Year, Region 5 Champion Andalusian/Lusitano Halter Horse
• Marquesa RDL, USEF Horse of the Year, Region 5 Reserve Champion Andalusian/Lusitano Halter Horse
• Magico Especial, USEF Horse of the Year, Region 5 Champion Half Andalusian/Lusitano Halter Horse
• Magico Especial, USEF Horse of the Year, Region 5 Champion Half Andalusian/Lusitano Saddle Horse
• Magico Especial, USEF Horse of the Year, Region 5 Champion Half Andalusian/Lusitano Performance Horse
• Magico's Takara, USEF Horse of the Year, 3rd Place Region 5 Half Andalusian/Lusitano Halter Horse
• Magico's Takara, USEF Horse of the Year, Region 5 Champion Half Andalusian/Lusitano Amateur to Handle

2007 IALHA National Show - Ft. Worth

• Saltador ORO, Reserve National Champion Spanish Stallion
• Marquesa RDL, Reserve National Champion Spanish Filly
• Magico Especial, Top Five honors in Half Andalusian Geldings and Half Andalusian Movement
• Magico's Takara, Top Five honors in Half Andalusian Fillies and Half Andalusian Amateur to Handle

2007 NAPHA Peruvian National - Ft. Worth

• RDL Incomparable, Champion of 1st International Reining competition (15 entries); $4000 cash prize.

2007 Pin Oak Charity Show - Houston.  See photo highlights below.

• Saltador ORO, Hogan Henslee partnership, was Champion Stallion and Best Movement of Show.
• Magico was 2nd of 10 in Hunt Seat and 3rd in Western Pleasure.  He also played basketball on live TV.
• Marquesa RDL, 22 mo. old daughter of Magico made her show debut as 1st place, Gold Medal Movement fillies and Reserve Champion Mare (out of 8).
• Magico's Takera, 3 yr. old Magico daughter was Best Movement Half Andalusian and picked up the Gold Medal Movement in 2 more classes.
• Osa II, owned by the Wiggins and the Henslees was 1st place Sr. Mare, Gold Medal Movement Sr. Mare and Champion Mare.

2007 Fiesta Texas Triple Show - Ft. Worth

• Magico offspring cleaned house!  Marquesa RDL was 1st place PRE and 1st place and Gold Medal Movement IALHA in large filly classes.  Her full sister Faith, owned and bred by Gary and Marti Cochran was Reserve Champion Mare.  Hope, Marquesa and Faith took both the Produce of Dam (Celadora, a Centella V daughter) and Get of Sire (Magico), with special comments by the IALHA judge.  On the Half Andalusian front, Magico's quarter horse son, Magico Especial continued his undefeated string of victories with 1st Place and Gold Medal Movement, Champion Colt, and Best Movement Half Andalusian.  His sister, Magico's Takera, was 1st Place and Gold Medal Movement, Champion Mare and came in 2nd in the Half Andalusian Movement class.
• Saltador ORO was 1st and 2nd Place under the 2 judges and Gold Medal Movement Stallion under both.  He received a 66.7 in his first try at First Level in the Dressage show and was 2nd in Dressage Suitability with special comments from the IALHA judge.
• Ruperto Vasquez was High Point exhibitor of the Southwest show.  
• Ruperto also trained and exhibited the PRE champion mare, Nova MHF, full sister to our Ilusion MHF.

2006 IALHA National Show - Ft. Worth

• Saltador ORO continued his winning ways as National Champion Spanish Stallion (5&6 yr olds), Reserve National Grand Champion in Movement and National TOP Five Training Level Dressage.  That makes 24 championship and movement awards in 24 months.
• Suerte ORO, Saltador's first colt, was honored in a special presentation as the 10,000th horse registered by the IALHA.
• Magico VIII landed National TOP Five Sr. Spanish Stallion honors for the 3rd year in a row.  He was also National Top Five, 2nd Level Dressage.
• Ilusion MHF was Top Five and Reserve National Champion Spanish Mare (3 yr olds). 
• Baldomero  II, trained and shown by Ruperto Vasquez for Lori Shelton, was Gold Medal Movement, Top Five and National Grand Champion Gelding

2006 Bluebonnet Classic Open Dressage Show - Belton, Tx.

• Magico landed 2 first place ribbons and Reserve Champion 2nd Level in a field of 18 (mostly warmbloods).  This is quite a feat considering that he jumped from Training level straight to 2nd level this year.
• Saltador was shown at Training Level and was High Point Andalusian at the show both days, narrowly edging out Magico.

2006 Southwest Double Show - Waco. Tx.

• Magico was Functionality Champion (under saddle) and Reserve Champion stallion under the judge from Spain and 1st place Hunt Seat under the American judge (the only class we showed him in).  Magico's 2 year old daughter made Champion Movement Young horse and Champion Movement, competing with all horses except older stallions in the PRE classes.
• Saltador ORO was Reserve Champion Functionality under the Spanish judge and Champion stallion and Best Movement under both judges.
• Osa was Champion Movement Adult Horse under the Spanish judge and Reserve Champion mare under the American judge.
• Illusion MHF was 1st place and Gold Medal Movement junior mare under both judges.

2006 Pin Oak Charity Show - Houston, Tx.

• Saltador ORO was Absolute Champion and Best Movement Stallion, PRE classes and Gold Metal Movement Sr. Stallion and Best Movement of Show, IALHA classses
• Ilusion MHF was 2nd place Jr Mare, Gold Metal Movement and Reserve Champion Mare, IALHA classes.
• Horses trained at Rancho Del Lago won several other championship and movement titles.

2005 Camino Real Peruvian Horse Show - Glenn Rose, Tx.

• Legendario was Champion and Champion of Champions Amateur Pleasure Stallion , as well as Reserve Champion Open Performance Horse.
• Lindera de Oro in her show debut was First Place Bozal Performance.

2005 IALHA National Show - Ft. Worth, Tx.

• Saltador repeated as National Grand Champion Spanish Jr. Stallion.
• Magico was National Top Five in Training Level Dressage and repeated as National Top Five Sr. Spanish Stallion.
• Alora ORO was National Top Five Sr. Spanish Mare.
• Magnifico (a son of Magico) was National Grand Champion S/P Colt.
• Magico Especial (a son of Magico) was National Grand Champion Half Andalusian Colt and National Grand Champion Half Andalusian Best Movement.

2005 Central Texas Dressage Society Bluebonnet Classic - Belton, Tx.

• Magico was High Point Andalusian of the show and achieved a 67.27 (a respectable score and 3rd place of 13 entries in his training level class and also 3rd in a large level one class). That's good enough to qualify for the Nationals!  The highest score in either class was 70.

2005 Equine Expo of Texas, Ft. Worth.

• Starz wowed the crowds playing the keyboard and Magico played basketball 4 times for the Make a Wish Foundation.  Legendario, Magico and Starz also won 3 firsts and 2 seconds in the horse show competition at the Expo.

2005 PRE Show and SWALHC Spring Fling - Corsicana, Tx.

• Magico made Absolute Champion of the Race under the President of the Breeders' Association of Spain in the PRE show and Reserve Champion Stallion in the SWALHC spring fling. 
• Magnifico RDL, a son of Magico, has won the Gold Medal Movement Award every time presented in a colts class and was 2nd only to the fabulous Saltador ORO in the Movement class at the SWALHC spring fling.
• Saltador ORO, owned by the Hogan/Henslee partnership, has achieved an incredible 13 championship and movement awards in less than one year, including Champion Stallion at the SWALHC spring fling and Best Movement in the PRE classes. 
• Alora ORO has been 1st place Senior Mare every time presented (3 shows) and was Absolute Champion of the Race under the President of the Breeders' Association of Spain in the PRE show in Texas.

2005 60th Pin Oak Charity Horse Show - Houston, Tx.

• Saltador ORO was Champion Stallion and Best Movement of Show.
• Alora ORO was first place Sr. Mare.

2005 Dressage double show - Feb. 2005, Bryan, Tx.

• Magico was perfect with 4 first place ribbons in these back-to-back shows and received the 2nd highest score for all horses on day one. 

2004 Andalusian shows - Oct. 2004, Ft. Worth

• Magico made National TOP FIVE Sr. Spanish Stallion at the IALHA National Andalusian Show.
• Saltador Oro, owned by the Hogan/Henslee partnership, won 3 movement awards, was 1st place in the IALHA Qualifier and was National Champion PRE Junior Stallion at the IALHA National.  He will stand at stud in 2005 at Rancho Del Lago.
• Client's horses we trained took 6 National Top Five Awards.

Fall Festival / IALHA Andalusian National Show - Oct. 2003, Ft. Worth, Tx.

• Dressage Suitability - Magico and Megan Georges team up for 1st place of 7 at the Fall Festival qualifier.
• Hunt Seat Open - Same combination yields the same result; 1st place of 4 in the Fall Festival qualifier.
• National Dressage Suitability - Linette Schuermann substitutes for Megan and wins TOP FIVE National honors on Magico in a class with 18 horses registered (possibly the largest class of the show).
• Halter - Client's horses trained and/or exhibited by Ruperto Vasquez at halter take 2nd place Junior Mare (Fall Festival), TOP FIVE National Junior Mare, 2nd place Pure Spanish Junior Mares, and 1st place and Best Movement in Pure Spanish Junior Stallions.

AAOBPPH National Show - Oct. 2003, Ft. Worth, Tx.

• National Champion Pleasure Stallion - Carino RDL defeats 7 qualifiers, including several regional Champions of Champions, to take top honors.
• National Champion of Champions Pleasure Stallion - Carino RDL wins it all under Kim Henslee. This amazing 5 year old only had 2 months of performance training by Ruperto Vasquez.
• Pleasure Classes - RDL Coqueta and Kim Henslee land 2nd place (the judge announced it was a very tough call) out of 23 entries in Amatuer Owner to Ride. Carino RDL wins 1st place Western with Kim and 2nd place Costume with Walter.
• High Point Junior - Crystal Wiggins won Reserve High Point Junior on PCR Alicia Maria in a crowded field of riders.

Peruvian Digest Futurity Show - Sept. 2003, Ft. Worth, Tx.

• Overall standings - RDL Legendario ends up as 8th highest money winner of 75 money winners at show of ~250 horses.
• Versatility Award and Res. Champion Pleasure Stallion - RDL Legendario does it exhibited by Katheryn Mathews, Kim Henslee, Marti Kilian and Ruperto Vasquez.
• High Point Juniors - Lisa West and Katheryn Mathews tied for Reserve High Pt. Junior riders.

Southwest Andalusian Show - May 2003, Corsicana, Texas

• Senior Stallions - Magico was 1st place and won the Gold Metal Movement Award
• Best Movement - Magico was Best Movement of all mares, stallions, geldings
• Hunt Seat Amateur - Kim and Magico qualify for the National Show with a 3rd place
• Championship - Magico was CHAMPION of the show!

Sooner State Show - May 2003, Chickasha, Oklahoma

• Breeding Division - Carino RDL was 2nd of 8 in Merito Zootechnico and 1st in Stallions 4 to 6.
• Performance Division - RDL Travieso in his first show in bit was 3rd in Parade, 2nd in Musical Costume, 4th in Performance Geldings and 2nd in Champagne in classes of 6 to 10 horses.

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