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Our ‘Heaven Dancer’ 6 year old Trakehner Verband Lic’d stallion has developed and matured very well. He is now training successfully at home at Medium Level Dressage and is about to commence his Dressage competitive career with his new rider/trainer Jean Van Devender (of South Africa) who has now based himself in Denmark to follow his dream to FEI/Olympics.

Jean was the Bronze medal winner in the Equestrian Youth Olympics held in Australia in 2005.  Jean’s family in South Africa are Trakehner lovers and have a strong equine training background in Dressage.  It has been a pleasure to meet Jean with his passion for Dressage, and to see the close bond he has formed with our HEAVEN in such a short time.  We are excited for our Heaven and Jean – they truly are two hearts with a dream to reach FEI International Dressage.

Our beautifully elegant ‘Herz Ass W’ (TV Premium foal, Premium Classified Mare and Pr.St.S1 classified) has had a wonderful career at FEI Dressage in France with our Australian Rider/Trainer Rebecca Rooke who has based herself in France at International Dressage since 2011.  We are so very grateful to Rebecca for taking our mare in Feb 2020 into her stable of 15 horses in France, all being trained and competed by Rebecca.  

Our ‘Wimmer’ has achieved her FEI scores which can award her the Trakehner Verband ELITE mare status – an award that carries with it the highest ranking for any broodmare/and her progeny.  We now have decided to send her to Denmark, to put her into foal in the 2024 breeding season with our own HEAVEN DANCER, and to allow her to be a broodmare for the next 18 months.  We are extremely excited about our ‘Wimmer’s’ Dressage achievements at FEI with her wonderful Rebecca as her rider/trainer, and now look forward to all that hard work paying off in beautiful, stunning Trakehner foals of exceptional pedigree.

After the 18 months has gone, we will make a decision as to whether we return Wimmer to FEI Dressage.

‘Herz Ass W’ at ‘Le Mans’ FEI Dressage competition France on 22nd August 2023 winning 4th place in FEI Pr.St.G.

Noble Monarch has become a proud daddy again, with the birth of his latest progeny, a beautiful filly called “Noble Magic”.  She is just a stunner – so much like her dad at the same age. Very ‘look-at-me’ with lovely floating movement and a wonderful temperament.  We are so happy for her owner Kay Murray and her family.  We look forward to watching this little ‘stunner’ grow and eventually compete.

Now commencing his dressage career with Jan Moller Christensen of Denmark. Heaven Dancer completed his Stallion Performance test in late 2021 very successfully, was collected for frozen semen for EU, UK and Australia in February 2022 and now is focusing on his young horse Dressage career.

Herz Ass W (Wimmer). – Our beautiful Pr.St.S1 Trakehner Verband mare (pictured right) has been competing in France with our Australian Rider Rebecca Rooke at FEI Prix St George and Inter 1. They have been placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th at some very prestigious competitions, and are well on their way to reaching Grand Prix Dressage at FEI International. We are thrilled with their accomplishments and look forward to seeing many more.

Heaven Dancer has been busy during 2021 up to now May 22. He passed his 35 day Performance Test in Denmark (up against 28 other Stallions in late 2021) and we were thrilled with his achievement. He then went from there to a Stallion Station in Denmark for quarantine for 6 weeks, then was collected for ‘frozen semen’ for the EU and Australia. His semen reports are excellent. We look forward to seeing his progeny on the ground in 2023. (See his ribbon and two photos, plus the International Trakehner Verband Magazine add photos above.) Heaven Dancer is now back with Jan Moller Christensen getting serious about his young horse Dressage career.

Wimmer and Bec in France competing at the FEI Dressage International.

We have bred a new Colt in Denmark – his name is HERO’s GAME and he is now 7 months old. His Dam is ‘Heronina von Hestebjerggaard’ who is the Dam of our Trakehner Verband Licenced Stallion ‘Heaven Dancer’. His Sire is ‘Easy Game’ sire of the Tokyo Olympic Gold Medal winner ‘Dalera BB’.

We are thrilled with our ‘Hero’s Game’ – he is very special. A tall well-built colt, who came 4th at the Danish Foal Championship at only 3 ½ weeks of age, against foals that were much older. He was awarded PREMIUM COLT. He is a bay (like his Sire) with a big white star in the middle of his forehead (like his big half brother). He is being raised by our EU Manager Mette Hansen on her property with her foals in an environment of love and care. We have high hopes our HERO’s GAME will develop into a stunning Stallion. Note his name – a wonderful accolade to both his parents.

Our beautiful Australian bred Trakehner Stallion "Noble Monarch" (FEI Dressage) has become a 'Daddy' again, to a stunning Colt - a look-a-like mini Moni! This gorgeous baby's current stable name is 'Snoopy' - guess you will know why when you look at his cuteness (see images right and below)! Huge Congratulations to Babette Zemlicka and family.

Our imported mare 'Herz Ass W' has been going extremely well with Mr. Brett Peel as her Rider/Trainer during 2019 and with Mr. Stefan Wolfe (visiting German and Internationally renowned Dressage Coach and trainer) during his twice a year 6 day Clinics to Australia. Unfortunately the breeding of this mare with imported frozen semen at the end of 2018 did not go to plan, with the frozen semen being lost in transit/contaminated.

Due to this, and the loss of the 2018 breeding season, we decided to continue 'Herz Ass W''s dressage career for 2019 and make decisions about her future in regard to Dressage and her Breeding by close end of 2019. Our decision has been to send her back to Europe for 2020, for Breeding and flushing and freezing of Embryos and Oocytes, and to look for a Rider who can take her Dressage career onto FEI. 'Herz Ass W' is extremely well bred, and is a German Trakehner State Premium Studbook One Mare – please see below her TV Pr.St.S1 Status.

Please see some videos of her below...

We would like to greatly thank Mr. Brett Peel and Mr. Stefan Wolfe, for all the wonderful training they have given 'Herz Ass W' whilst she has been in Australia, which now opens the door, to a career in Dressage back in Europe, and the ability for her to breed beautiful PURE Trakehner foals in Europe, to the very very best Trakehner Verband Licenced Stallions.

Our colt in Europe ‘High Light’ went up for Trakehner Verband Stallion Licencing in November 2019. His name had to be changed by the Trakehner Verband to “Heaven Dancer” (which we are very happy with) and he was presented at Trakehner Verband pre-selection of possible Stallions to be given the chance of Licencing, in August of 2019. “Heaven Dancer” excelled and was chosen for the Trakehner Verband Stallion Licencing for November 2019 at Neumunster, Germany.

Both John and I flew over, with our friends Elke, Fran and Will Steinbacher from Australia, and met with ‘Heaven Dancer’s’ breeder Mrs. Mette Hansen of Denmark and her friends, and also our very very close friends Mr. Bernhard and Elisabeth Wimmer from Austria. What a support TEAM for “Heaven Dancer”!

This beautiful Stallion did not disappoint.. and WON. Trakehner Verband Stallion Licencing for Worldwide Breeding, being the VERY first time the Australian Flag was flown, and the very first time any Australians have owned a Trakehner Verband Licenced Stallion in Germany/International Breeding in the nearly 400 years history of the Breed.

WE ARE SO PROUD to own this beauty!

“Heaven Dancer” is now at ‘Stadl Paura’ Austria, being broken-in slowly, and will sit his 14 day Performance Test in April 2020. In Februrary 2020 he will be up for Licencing with the Austrian Warmblood Association. After “Heaven Dancer’s” Performance Testing, he will be sent to the renowned Equine Reproductive Vet Professor Christine Aurich at the University of Vienna for ‘collection’ of semen for the EU, USA, UK and AUSTRALIA.

For any semen sales enquiries for Europe, Mr. Bernhard Wimmer of gestuet-riegersburg.com can be contacted. Mr. Bernhard Wimmer is the European Manager for “Heaven Dancer”.

For any semen sales for Australia, Glenis Dyason of IHB (International Horse Breeders) can be contacted.

Noble Monarch

Our amazing ‘Noble Monarch’ has turned 17 years old on the 2nd November 2019. He still remains a stunning boy, and Suellen enjoys riding him and taking him on many trail rides. We continue to sell his frozen semen to those persons who know his breeding attributes as a Pure Trakehner Stallion (Australian bred) and have seen the beauty, elegance, trainability and performance of his offspring.

Noble Monarch's' FEI career with the amazing Rider/Trainer Daniella Dierks was cut short by the 'EA Mandatory Hendra Vaccination 2014', where he suffered serious Adverse Reactions to the 1st dose. He came home to us at 'Kingston Park Warmblood Stud', where he remains a very happy young 17 year old - totally spoilt by Jonnie and me! He and Daniella Dierks were SO close to competing at Grand Prix........but it was not meant to be! 'Noble Monarch' has sired several stunning foals that are doing extremely well in the Show and Dressage Australian circuit, and we are totally thrilled, that he has another Colt/son. Little 'Snoopy' is the image of Moni at the same age, and Jonnie and I sincerely hope that Babette has the success with this 'little fella', and goes ALL the way to GP with him.

'Noble Monarch' Trakehner Stallion 'Collage of Performance 2013'

NOBLE MONARCH Trakehner Stallion & Daniella Dierks win 3rd place FEI Inter1 NSW State Champs 2013.

Noble Monarch Trakehner Stallion-Australian National Dressage Championships PSG Oct13

At the end of November 18 'HerzAss W' came home for a spell, and then to go to Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Shepparton Victoria, for flushing of embryos by 'Millennium’ Frozen Semen. This is the first breeding of 'HerzAss W' and we hope this will be the beginning of many more progeny from this lovely mare from top Licenced Trakehner Verband Stallions in the future.

Watch the news for 2019!

Again, 'HerzAss W' and Brett attended the visiting Stefan Wolfe 6 Day Clinic at Di White’s property, and really showed improvement in relaxation and suppleness as you can see here and here.

Our young Colts in Austria are growing up, and becoming rather stunning Trakehners. We have high hopes for both of them. Both LUCKY and HIGH LIGHT are very well cared for by our great friends Elisabeth and Bernhard Wimmer of Gestuet Riegersburg, Austria.

'Noble Monarch' has come home to live out his days in harmony, being ridden by Suellen and being spoilt by John. He has his mares in the opposite paddock and he is a very happy boy. (He turned 16 on 2nd Nov 18.)

Throughout the year, Brett Peel then competed 'HerzAss W' in several Dressage Events where she did very well, competing at Novice/Elementary and training at Medium.

Then following the TA Tour MARCH 18, 'HerzAss W' attended the 6 Day Stefan Wolfe Clinic held at Di White’s lovely property. Stefan has been coming to Australia twice a year for some years, and for the last few years since her breaking in, Brett Peel has taken 'HerzAss W' to this Clinic to get the best training for this lovely imported Premium St. S1 TV Mare.

We couldn’t be more happier with how this beautiful Trakehner Mare is developing.

In early March both 'Noble Monarch' and 'Herz Ass W' were entered into the Trakehners Australia National Tour with visiting Trakehner Verband Classifier Mr. Frank Wiesskirchen. Both horses were shown and ridden by Mr. Brett Peel who competed them in NSW Dressage Events. We were thrilled with their results, once again both winning their respective age Ridden Classes. 'Noble Monarch' winning a lovely saddle blanket with his name and bling all over it, and 'Herz Ass W' winning the top ridden horse in the National Tour, with a lovely embroidered rug, plus large sashes for each.

Photo of 5 month old "HIGH LIGHT", Champion Foal of the Danish Trakehner Verband Foal Registrations, Premium Foal, sold to Suellen and John Saals at the Trakehner Verband Licencing, Germany. This lovely youngster will travel from Denmark to Austria to join our other colt "LUCKY", and we will hopefully return him to the TV Licencing in 2019.

Photo of 2 year old "LUCKY", our colt in Austria in partnership with Bernhard and Elisabeth Wimmer. He is getting big and strong and enjoying the paddocks and horse friends at the Wimmers, as well as all the love and care they give him. Still a baby and has much development and growth to do, but stunningly beautiful.

In September 2017, both “HerzAssW” and “Noble Monarch” were once again entered into the visiting Internationally renowned Dressage Trainer Stefan Wolfe’s Clinic. Both horses did extremely well, ridden by their Australian Rider/Trainer Mr. Brett Peel. To say that both horses had improved from the previous Clinic in February 17, would be an understatement.

"HerzAssW" – 6 yr old imported Trakehner Verband Premium State Mare, Germany – excelled and is doing all the Medium Dressage Work beautifully - as you can see here and here.

Noble Monarch" – 14 year old Trakehner (now gelded, previously FEI Dressage National top 10) is going so beautifully with Mr. Brett Peel, and they are on the verge of going to FEI Dressage, after Brett winning 3 Advanced Dressage Competitions over the last six months. This is a dream for Brett, and is wonderful that Moni can take him there. They certainly look relaxed and Moni just floats across the arena as you can see here.

Kingston Park Warmblood Stud look forward to the next few months of competition for these two horses. They certainly will have benefited from Stefan’s and Brett’s training.

Both Noble Monarch and HerzAssW were taken to the Feb 17 Clinic of the visiting International Dressage Coach, Stefan Wolfe. Again, both horses improved over the 6 day clinic, and Brett was thrilled with both of them.

We were especially proud to have Noble Monarch and Brett, chosen by Stefan, to ride in his Masterclass.

The Trakehners Australia Tour 17 was held in March, and both Noble Monarch and HerzAssW did extremely well scoring huge marks!

HerzAssW in ridden 5yr Pure Trakehner Mare, scored a wopping 80% even whilst it was raining slightly, it didn’t dampen the beauty of this mare and how she is developing.

Noble Monarch also scored extremely well, getting a magic 78% in the ridden:

‘Noble Monarch’ was given a well earned spell at home for 8 months in 2015. He had a great time running around his paddock, and keeping his conversations going with the ‘girls’ in the herd, on the other side of the fence! After this time, we decided to send him to Mr. Brett Peel, who is the rider/trainer for our imported filly ‘HerzAssW’, to bring Moni back into work slowly and carefully. IT WAS THE right decision. Noble Monarch is fully returned to FEI Dressage with Brett Peel riding!

Brett took Moni out to SIAC in the pouring rain, and did a lovely test at Prix St George. Given the weather, both seemed pretty relaxed, if not very wet!! You can see Brett and Moni again at SIAC in May 2016 and at Clarendon in July 2016.

'HerzAssW' our imported pure Trakehner Filly has also excelled over 2016:

• In February 2016 she came 2nd in the Young Horse 4 yr old Class at Clarendon .
• HerzAssW continued her training over the months and again did us proud at Clarendon with Brett Peel riding.

Both Noble Monarch and HerzAssW in training with Mr. Brett Peel, also attended the visiting International Dressage Coach, Stefan Wolfe Clinic, in October 2016.

The improvement of both horses, and the riding of Brett from this Clinic, has been very notable. Brett then decided to go to Germany for 7 weeks over the 2016 Christmas period, to train personally with Stefan in Germany.

At the end of 2016, in November, I went with my girlfriends to watch the visiting World Champion Dressage Rider, Charlotte Dujardon, at Werribee, in Victoria. What an inspiration she is! I had this excellent photo taken with her and my friends.

Well 2015 has been a year of great HIGHS for John and I at our Trakehner Stud.

We had the privilege of being part of the Trakehners Australia Tour 2015. Our young Imported Trakehner Verband Filly “HerZ Ass W” was due for Mare Classification with the visiting International Trakehner Verband Classifier Matthias Werner. We held this leg of the Tour at the Advanced Training Centre of the Dierks Family (Daniella, Judy and Clemens).

“Herz Ass W” had been registered by the Trakehner Verband in Austria as Premium Foal and John and I hoped that given her development, since arriving in Australia as an 8 month old foal, she would do well in her Trakehner Verband Classification. We had taken care to let her be a part of our Herd on our property, letting her get used to the Australian Climate, and to grow without stressors until she was ready for Mare Classification. As a 3 year old, she was sent to Daniella Dierks for training for the Mare Classification, which involved mouthing and lunging. We had decided NOT to have her broken in, prior to the Classification, on advice from Mr. Matthias Werner, International Trakehner Verband Classifier.

Article: Premium Trakehner Filly 'Herzass W' arrives in Australia

Daniella trained “Herz Ass W” to perfection, and then organized for her very good friend, Mitchell Taff, to show her on the day.

We were all NOT DISAPPOINTED with the wonderful efforts of Daniella and Mitchell.

“Herz Ass W” achieved a PREMIUM MARE CLASSIFICATION SCORE, into the German Trakehner Verband Mare Studbook One.

The Dierks Family went out of their way to show Matthias Werner all the wonderfully talented horses in their Stables, and we all then attended a lovely Dinner that Evening, whereby lots of fun and laughs were had.

Article: Horsezone - Trakehners Australia Tour with Internationsl Verband Classifier, Matthias Werner

Since her TV Premium Classification, “Herz Ass W” was then sent to Mr. Brett Peel to complete her Breaking In.

It was then decided by John, myself and Daniella that Brett should take “Herz Ass W” into the end of year Young Horse Classes to gain experience being out and about at shows and competition.

Never in our wildest dreams did we ever think that this young Trakehner Filly would do so very well at such a young age.

Brett took her to the October, November and December 2015 Young Horse Qualifiers for the 2016 Young Horse Championships, and has achieved 5 EXCELLENT Qualifying Scores for the 2016 YH Championships to be held in Victoria in March 2016, after only 3 competitions.

What an amazing accomplishment, on a young filly, who is ‘hot to trot’ and needing guidance and understanding whilst she learns what is expected of her!

This filly has SO MUCH potential, and as she is developing and gaining strength and understanding, she is really starting to show us all what she can do! She has a great future in Dressage, and we hope to keep the momentum going, but also need to flush some 'Millennium’ Foals from this lovely filly. We will have to find the time in the 2016 Breeding Season for this.

Our AWHA Trakehner Stallion Noble Monarch, has been in work over the 2014 and 2015 years with Daniella Dierks, but due to a Severe Adverse Reaction to the Hendra Vaccine, (which has taken him over 14 months to get over), we made the decision to bring him home in August, after having him Gelded. He has been Frozen Semen Collected. For the 2015 TV Tour, Daniella rode Noble Monarch for Mr. Matthias Werner, at the Dierks Advanced Training Centre, and showed off all of Noble Monarch’s Dressage skill at FEI. Moni remained in work for several months, then came home to us for a spell.

We did not make this decision lightly, but felt he needed to come home, rest and run around his 5 acre paddock for the last months of 2015, to let him have the best chance of a full recovery, to enable his return to FEI Dressage Inter 1 (where he did very well in 2013) – and onto Grand Prix for 2016.

WE ARE HAPPY to report, that Noble Monarch is now fully recovered, and definitely showing signs that he wants to return to his FEI Dressage Career.

John and I also decided to buy a young PREMIUM registered Trakehner Verband Colt, located in Austria.

We were able to purchase the young Colt “Herzlichen Glueckwunsch W”

Nicknamed “Lucky” by John and I, the above photo is of him at 10 weeks of age.

The sire “Glücksruf I” - the dam line Fam.: O46A2 Grenzmaid (Gestüt Neustadt/D.) - Lucky aca “Herzlichen Glückwunsch W" 's dam line is the same at Herz Ass W : Fam.: T1402 Herbstgold (Gestüt Schmoel/Panker)

Please visit the links here and here to see more of The Sire "Glucksruf 1".

John and I and our Austrian Partners, hope this young Colt will do very very well in either Dressage or Jumping. He will be going to Germany in January 2016 and will stay there for training for his Trakehner Verband Licencing, which will take place in 2017.

What we decide after that – depends upon fate, God and the TV Judges!!! It is very exciting to own such a stunning Trakehner Colt, with such interesting bloodlines, located in Austria/Germany, and open to the European Market and Competition. This is something John and I are thinking more of doing in the future.

Kingston Park Warmblood/Trakehner Stud, looks forward to being part of the Trakehners Australia Inc., programs and to assist where we can for the promotion of the Trakehner Breed in Australia.

We continue to be members of the Trakehner Verband in Germany, and to also be in partnership with some wonderful Trakehner Breeders in Europe.

Wishing everyone in the Trakehner Community Worldwide, a very Happy and Safe New Year - Suellen and John Saals.

Noble Monarch places at the Australian National Dressage Championships. Prix St George 7th and Inter 1 10th. The International judges gave Monarch very good scores, eg. 68% 67.5% etc. There were only a couple of marks between the winners and the top 10 place getters in an extremely difficult field of highly talented horses, many of whom have been imported from Europe.

JatzStrike has been sold to a young showjumper with aspirations of going all the way to the top on this lovely big Trakehner Sporthorse gelding.

Noble Monarch places at the New South Wales Dressage Championships. Prix St George 7th, and Inter 1 3rd. Just under one and a half percent between the winner and 3rd place. This competition was nailbiting to watch. Noble Monarch and Daniella Dierks gave wonderful performances against very stiff competition after only being at FEI for 6 months. Congratulations to DD and Moni!

Noble Monarch gets written accolades in Horsezone Magazine Article.

Noble Monarch Trakehner Stallion – collage of performance for 2013.

“HerzAss W” (imported) Australian National Winner Purebred Trakehner filly 2yrs and under.

Kingston Park Warmblood Stud’s entered horses in the TA&AWHA Tour 13 all won or placed Nationally. So very very proud of my 5 horses that I put into the 'Trakehners Australia & AWHA Tour 13'. John and I could not be more pleased with how well our horses behaved, and scored Nationally. Thank you to 'Daniella Dierks' for riding our Trakehner Stallion 'Noble Monarch' and to 'Dee Vodden' for riding our Trakehner Sporthorse KPS 'JatzStrike'.

• TA scores: Purebred Trakehner National winner under 2yrs- 1st 'HerzAssW' (imported)
• Trakehner Sporthorses National winner 4-5yrs- 1st 'KPS JatzStrike'
• AWHA scores: WPRB Class 32 - 3rd 'Fabian'
• National Class 33 - winner 1st 'Noble Monarch'
• Class 34 - 2nd 'Ferrara Aphrodite'
• Class 40 - winner 1st NSW & National 'Noble Monarch' highest scoring ridden horse NSW and Nationally
• National Best Presented Horse - 'Noble Monarch'

Noble Monarch and Daniella Dierks win AWHA wid Stallion ridden and led at the Trakehners Australia & AWHA Tour of 2013. Daniella and Noble Monarch then put on a Prix St George Dressage Display at the NSW Venue, in front of all spectators and visting German Classifier.

Noble Monarch and Daniella Dierks win 2nd in the Prix St George Dressage at Dressage New South Wales in Monarch’s first ever FEI Prix St George test. What a fantastic result.

Noble Monarch and Daniella Dierks win 2nd in the Advanced Dressage at Dressage New South Wales with 70.1% against a very top competitive field (above).

Noble Monarch has a new rider, Daniella Dierks due to Blas Lago sustaining injuries in a car accident that precludes him from riding for some time. Daniella Dierks is one of Australia’s upcoming young Grand Prix riders, and with her and Blas Lago now training Noble Monarch, we hope to see much success for our lovely Trakehner Stallion.