Samara, the botanical term for the helicopter type seeds that twirl through the air, lives up to her namesake. Samara, or “Sadie” regularly impresses us with her capacity to shift weight to her hindquarters quickly going from a full gallop to a collected canter to a pirouette. Sadie recently earned a 8.0 overall score at her Westfalen inspection, earning her the title of Premium Foal. Her canter is her highlight, according to the inspector at the Westfalen inspection, though he also praised the swing of her trot and clear walk rhythm.

Sadie is a flashy filly who is shedding out and showing some roaning! While she may be reserved with strangers, once she learns that someone can give wither scratches she is a boisterous, friendly girl. She is incredibly smart and is picking up on basic foal training quickly. She can be led by a non-horsey husband with just a lead rope looped around her neck! Sadie is also bold, often adventuring far away from her mother and going to play with the yearlings and other adult horses.

Both of Sadie's parents are large ponies, at 14.1hh. We expect Sadie to mature to a large pony / oversized (14.2-15.2).

Sadie’s sire, Stibby Me, has successfully competed at PSG and I1, and now is still competing sound at 22 years old, taking a junior rider to 3rd level. Sadie’s dam, Premie Dawna, has competed successfully in both dressage (schooling 3rd level) and eventing before she was retired due to a pasture accident. Sadie’s damsire brings strong jumping blood, which shows in her powerful canter, uphill canter.

We are so pleased with Sadie that we re-arranged our plans this year to repeat this breeding.