Shakespeare won the 70 day stallion test and won the dressage!

Shakespeare is a rare stallion in that he competes at the highest levels of dressage, stands at stud, has sired approved stallions and premium mares, many premium foals, Foals of Distinction and top foal awards, breed show champions and performance show winners. His offspring cannot be beat for their willing temperaments, expressive gaits and beauty.  

Shakespeare's scores include 9.5 character, 9 temperament, 9.5 trainability, 8.5 trot, 9 canter (8.5 under saddle and 9.5 cross country), 8 walk, 9.5 rideability, 8 free jumping, 8 stadium jumping, 8.5 cross country jumping, 9.25 rideability (test rider). His first foals were born in 2009.

Origin:
Shakespeare's sire, Sandro Hit, needs no introduction. Sandro Hit was the 1999 World Young Horse Champion, and the 1999 Federal Champion. He was trained up to Grand Prix in dressage. He is the sire of 185 licensed stallion sons, among them several champion stallions, championship winners, and numerous Grand Prix winners up to the Olympic level. He has sired 11 winners of the German National Championships. In 2015, he placed 4th in the dressage WBFSH world ranking. 264 state premium mares were named out of 1,075 registered daughters. He has produced top dollar auction horses including his daughter, Poetin, a Bundeschampion in dressage, who sold for 2.5 million Euro at the PSI auction, and German Champion San Fransisco who sold for 580,000 euros. Premium stallion, Sir Donnerhall won the bronze medal in 2012. Shakespeare RSF's dam, Elite Mare Acapella produced two Champions at Dressage at Devon and was herself a winner at a mare show. Her grand dam is full sister to the premium Hanoverian stallion, Sherlock Holmes.

Performance Records:
In 2016, Shakespeare RSF was the USDF Reserve Champion Horse of the Year for Intermediare II with a score of 74.145% and he was the Champion American Hanoverian Society horse at Intermediare II in the USDF All Breeds Award. In 2014, Shakespeare competed successfully at the Prix St. Georges and Intermediate I levels, with scores up to 73.9%. He was chosen to represent Germany at the Nations Cup in Wellington, FL. Shakespeare was 5th for USDF Horse of the Year for Intermediate I on 2014 with a median score of 71.623%.After a slight injury, Shakespeare was campaigned in 2015 at PSG and Intermediate 1, receiving scores as high as 82%. He was sixth at Int. 1 and 3rd in the Int. 1 Freestyle at the USDF National Championships 2015. An injury prevented him from competing in 2017. He is now schooling all the Grand Prix, and will be competed at that level in 2018. Shakespeare was the clear Champion of his 70-Day Stallion Performance Test held in 2009 in Oklahoma. He achieved Class I status with a score of 130.53 points overall (this score reflects a five percent deduction for being over four years old). He also placed fifth for jumping with a final score of 105.31.Shakespeare's scores included 9.5 character, 9 temperament, 9.5 trainability, 8.5 trot, 9 canter (8.5 under saddle and 9.5 cross country), 8 walk, 9.5 rideability, 8 free jumping, 8 stadium jumping, 8.5 cross country jumping, and 9.25 rideability (test rider).

Breeding /Progeny Record:
From 2009 to the present, Shakespeare has had 59 GOV foals, of which 48 have been named Premium- 16 have been named Foals of Distinction. He has sired 8 Special Premium mares, and 3 Verbands Premium mares. As a young stallion himself, he has already sired three stallions which have been licensed by the GOV- Shotgun in 2012, Shavane in 2014 and Shortstop in 2015. In 2014, he was the sire of the Young Prospect Champion at Dressage at Devon and multiple Champions and Grand Champions in dressage breed shows. In 2015, Shavane, Shortstop, Shabrina and Shtiletto were multiple Breed Show Grand Champions. Shcooter was Filly Champion and Reserve Champion Young Horse at 2015 Dressage at Devon, Shabrina was 2nd in 4 y.o Maiden Mares, 3rd in the Mare Championship and Shtiletto was 3rd in the Mare Materiale. In 2015, both Shavane and Shortstop completed the 70 day stallion test in OK, achieving fully approved status. Shavane would have placed 2nd overall in score had he not been withdrawn from the final days of the test due to injury. A Shakespeare RSF colt won a hunter futurity in 2015. In 2016, Shavane, Shortstop, Shabrina and Shtiletto were again multiple Breed Show Grand Champions. Shavane was 2016 Region 8 Stallion Champion and GAIG/USDF Stallion Champion at Saugerties. Shavane was named Reserve Champion Stallion at DAD 2016. He also won the Stallion Materiale class at Dressage at Devon 2016 and was the Born in the USA winner. After many championships, Shabrina was named the 2016 Champion 4 year old and older Maiden mares for the GOV in the USDF All Breeds Awards with a score of 80.150%. Shakespeare RSF also sired the 2016 East Coast Future Event Grand Champion with 86.988%. Shakespeare RSF was the 2015 and 2016 USEF Sire of the Year for Dressage Breeding. In 2017, Shading (dam's sire Widmark), bred by Rolling Stone Farm was 3rd in the USDF 3 Year Old Materiale Horse of the Year, Shadow RSF (dam's sire Florencio), bred by RSF was named Verband Premium, and three RSF bred foals sired by Shakespeare RSF using frozen semen were all named Premium with one Foal of Distinction. Shamrock (from a Swedish mare) was 2nd at Dressage at Devon in the 4 Year Old Stallion and Gelding Materiale, and 4th in the 4 & 5 Year Old Stallion and Gelding Materiale Championship class. Shavane, Shyriana, Shuper Mario, Shading, Shamrock, Shtiletto and Shabrina were all show winners in dressage. Shakespeare's foals are strongly stamped by their sire, displaying elegant exteriors, correct conformation, willing temperaments and beautiful gaits. See our website for updates.

Show Results

Shakespeare RSF is schooling all of the Grand Prix, and he will show at that level in FL in 2017-8 after recovering from a tendon injury (we were extra cautious). Here is a new video from Aug. 2017 in a normal schooling session. Heeeee's BACK!

In 2016, Shakespeare RSF was the USDF Reserve Champion Horse of the Year for Intermediare II with a score of 74.145% and the Champion American Hanoverian Society (AHS) horse at Intermediare II in the USDF All Breeds Award. He was named the AHS FEI Champion horse. His dressage talent was apparent early on. He was the clear Champion of his 70-Day Stallion Performance Test (2009, Okla.). He achieved Class I status with a score of 130.53 points overall (this score reflects a five percent deduction for being over four years old). He placed 5th for jumping with a final score of 105.31. Scores included 9.5 character, 9 temperament, 9.5 trainability, 8.5 trot, 9 canter (8.5 under saddle and 9.5 cross
country), 8 walk, 9.5 rideability, 8 free jumping, 8 stadium jumping, 8.5 cross country jumping, and 9.25 rideability. In 2014, Shakespeare competed successfully in Prix St. Georges and Inter. I, with scores up to 73.9%. He was chosen to represent Germany at the Nations Cup in Wellington, Fla. He was 5th for 2014 USDF Horse of the Year for Intermediate I with a median score of 71.623%. Shakespeare campaigned in 2015 at PSG and Inter. I, receiving scores as high as 82%. He was sixth at Int. 1 and 3rd in the Int. 1 Freestyle at the 2015 USDF National Championships. His sire, Sandro Hit, needs no introduction.
His dam, EM Acapella, produced two Champions at Dressage at Devon (DAD). Since 2009, Shakespeare has had 56 GOV foals (45 Premium, 15 Foals of Distinction). A young stallion, he has already sired three stallions licensed by the GOV- Shotgun in 2012, Shavane in 2014 and Shortstop in 2015. He is the sire of 8 Special Premium Mares and one Verbands Premium mare. He was the sire of the 2014 Young Prospect Champion at DAD and multiple Champions and Grand Champions in dressage breed shows, including Shopper, GOV USDF All Breeds Champion for 3 year old Colts and Geldings with an 80% and third nationally at that level. In 2015 and 2016, Shavane, Shortstop, Shabrina and Shtiletto were multiple breed show Grand Champions. Shcooter was Filly Champion and Reserve Champion Young Horse at 2015 Dressage At Devon, Also at Dressage at Devon 2015, Shabrina was 2nd 4-year-old Maiden Mares, 3rd Mare Championship and Shtiletto was 3rd Mare Materiale. In 2015, Shakespeare RSF was the sire of the grand Champion of the East Coast Hunter Breeding Futurity. In 2016, Shavane was Region 8 Stallion Champion and GAIG/USDF Stallion Champion at the NEDA Fall Festival in Saugerties. He also won the Stallion Materiale class at DAD 2016 and was Born in the USA winner. Special Premium Candidate Shabrina was 3rd in the USDF year-end awards for Four Year Old and Older Maiden and Yeld Mares with an 80.150%, and Champion in the USDF All Breeds Awards for GOV. Shakespeare RSF is the 2015 and 2016 USEF Sire of the Year for Dressage Breeding. He also sired the 2016 East Coast Future Event Grand Champion with 86.988%. Shakespeare’s foals are strongly stamped by their sire, displaying
elegant exteriors, correct conformation, willing temperaments and beautiful gaits.

Video from 2015 schooling all the Grand Prix movements:

Intermediare II FL 2016:

Intermediare I freestyle:
2013-

Shakespeare RSF has a new trainer, Marcus Orlob. Marcus is a beautiful rider and trainer whom Steffen Peters complimented highly at the USDF Trainer's Symposium last year. Marcus trained for many years with Hubertus Schmidt and was his bereiter. Shakespeare and he are in Wellington, FL for the 2013-14 show season and we hope to get them in the show ring after some training issues have been resolved. Shakespeare is a happy horse under Marcus' training.

70 day stallion test results:
Shakespeare RSF was the clear winner of the 70 Day Stallion Test held at Silver Creek Farms in Broken Arrow, OK. with a final score of 130.29.




Video of cross country jumping here:







His 70 day test score includes a 5% deduction for being over 4 years old. He was the winner of the Dressage with an index of 136.01, and he placed fifth in the Jumping with an index of 105.42. The final testing days were December 10-12, 2009. We received a large crystal for the overall win, and a smaller crystal vase for the dressage win. We also received am embroidered cooler from the American Hanoverian Society for being the highest placed Hanoverian and the highest place domestically bred Hanoverian. Shakespeare is now fully approved by the AHS, the German Hanoverian Verband, the Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society (GOV), RPSI and the Oldenburg-ISR.


Foaling Report: Named Top Colt at the 2004 RSF Inspection!
Foaling report: EM Acapella had a really dark (black???, dark brown???) colt on 4/2 with NO WHITE ANTWHERE. He is tall, very pretty head and moves with a lot of knee and uphill already, like daddy, Sandro Hit.We have named him Shakespeare RSF (Will for short). Looks like he is shedding out to be a very dark brown. Goodbye dun baby fur! Fabulous mover! Inspection team recommended him as a stallion prospect.