Chestnut Oak Farm Mares
Dottie || Rosey || Beth || Zena
Lady Sara's Dottie
Breed: SHIRE HORSE
Gender: Mare
Registration: American Shire Horse Association
Date of Birth: May 13, 2008
Height: 18hh
Color: Black, four white stockings, blaze
Sire: Forest Hills Bremer
Dam: Brightenridge Sara's Gromit
Training: Handled Daily
DOTTIE IS EXPECTING A MID-MARCH 2013 DRUM FOAL BY OUR GYPSY STALLION SID. THIS FOAL IS FOR SALE IN-UTERO, PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTED.
Meet our exquisite black shire mare, Lady Sara's Dottie. The perfect example of her breed, Dottie boasts some of the best shire blood out there. She is by Forest Hills Bremer and out of Brightenridge Sara's Gromit, with Star-Knight Excaliber and Dua He Chi's J. R. in her bloodlines.
Elegant and regal in appearance, this lovely lady has a fabulous heads-up, uphill build, excellent conformation, great size, clean bone, thick feather, and a super gentle temperament to boot! She has four perfectly matched stockings, a nice blaze, and even sports a large white spot centered on her left side, hence the name, Dottie.
Dottie has a super smooth trot with both extension and knee action giving her great animation when moving. She truly is beauty in motion. We will be using Dottie for our breeding program as well as showing and promoting her.
Dottie || Rosey || Beth || Zena
Rosey Grey
Breed: BRABANT (EUROPEAN BELGIAN)
Gender: Mare
Registration: Non-Registered
Date of Birth: July 01, 1997
Height: 16hh
Color: Bay Roan
Training: Jumping, Dressage, Driving, Halter, Gaming, Trail, Vaulting, Drill Team
UPDATE: Rosey Grey is at Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA, with our daughter Olivia. This highly versatile girl is part of Wilson's Equestrian Team and participates in Drill Team, Dressage, Western Team, and she's a Jumper! She is also used in Wilson's Therapeutic Riding program as well as a lesson horse. She is quite adored by the Wilson staff and students!
Our Brabant mare, Rosey Grey, is perhaps our most versatile and well rounded horse. Brabants or European Belgians are the foundation horse for the American Belgian and are the gentle giants of yesteryear. They are rare and bred primarily in Europe. To find more out about this exciting breed visit The American Brabant Association Website.
As if being a rare breed and do-it-all show horse weren't enough, this gal is also a CELEBRITY horse! She was owned by WILBUR RIMES of Texas; yes, that's LEANN RIMES' dad! We feel so lucky to be able to own this girl!
Rosey is a unique bay roan color with jet black feathered legs and a small white star. Although she isn't registered (due to lack of parenting information), she is certainly a great example of her breed, with an immensely thick, short neck, broad chest and shoulder and a very strong, muscular build.
Rosey is a great athlete, trained extensively in halter, western pleasure, driving, trail riding, and even gaming! Yes, she competes in barrel racing, keyhole, and pole bending ... against light breeds ... and WINS! She also participates in parades and is our daughter's 4-H horse. This versatile girl has won more ribbons than we can count in her short three year show career. Being the only draft horse at the open shows we attend, she attracts attention wherever she goes and is a crowd favorite. People are simply drawn to her.
Dottie || Rosey || Beth || Zena
Steege's Beth
Breed: SHIRE HORSE/FOUNDATION DRUM HORSE
Gender: Mare
Registration: American Shire Horse Association, Foundation International (American) Drum Horse Association
Date of Birth: April 04, 1997
Height: 17.1hh
Color: Bay
Sire: Davi Quebec Siboulette, Shire Horse
Dam: Steege's Pepper, Shire Horse
Training: Rides, Drives, Halter
OFFSPRING:
2006 Shire Filly, Chestnut Oak's Foxy Hope www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/7
2007 Drum Colt, Chestnut Oak's Drummer Boy www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/9
2009 Drum Colt, The Exhibitionist of Chestnut Oak www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/geldings#Moon
2011 Drum Colt, Chestnut Oak's Bentley www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/20
2012 Drum Colt, Chestnut Oak's Zildjian www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/for_sale#Zildjian
PRODUCER OF USDF DRESSAGE WINNERS!
Meet our "Queen of the Herd", Steege's Beth. Having a gentle soul, she reigns with great dignity and respect, only using force when necessary. This fabulous lady boasts some of the best shire bloodlines out there. Her sire is Davi Quebec Siboulette, and grand-sire is Legendary Champion English Shire Stallion, Rhyd-Y-Groes Premier King! One of the best known grey Shire stallions in England, Canada, and North America, he left a wake of show winnings that are still tough to match! He also possessed one of the most magnificent manes ever seen on a horse, which Beth has certainly inherited. Crazy amounts of hair, a beautiful archy neck, excellent sporty conformation, floaty movement, and a beautifully refined head are a few of this beautiful girl's best qualities. Her docile, good-natured disposition adds to her incredible presence. Better yet, she passes on these wonderful traits to her foals!
Beth is trained to both ride and drive, and has been used to train youngsters for single, double, and three abreast driving. She is also trained extensively in halter and went to her first show EVER in Sept. 2006, winning Reserve Champion Halter Horse!
BETH'S SHOW RECORD
2010
1ST PLACE: Draft Horse Halter, 7/24/10, Moondust Meadows Open Horse Shows, McClure, PA
RESERVE CHAMPION HALTER: 7/24/10, Moondust Meadows Open Horse Shows, McClure, PA
3RD PLACE: Walk/Trot, 7/24/10, Moondust Meadows Open Horse Shows
3RD PLACE: Equitation, 7/24/10, Moondust Meadows Open Horse Shows
1ST PLACE: Draft Halter, 9/11/10, McClure Bean Soup Festival & Fair Horse Show, McClure, PA
RESERVE CHAMPION HALTER: 9/11/10, McClure Bean Soup Festival & Fair Horse Show, McClure, PA
2008
1ST PLACE: Open Halter, 9/14/08, Beaver Community Fair Horse Show, Beaver Springs, PA (Open Show)
GRAND CHAMPION HALTER: 9/14/08, Beaver Community Fair Horse Show, Beaver Springs, PA (Open Show)
7TH PLACE: Yeld Mare 4 Years and Older, 10/2/08, Shire National Show, Keystone International Livestock Exposition (K.I.L.E.), Harrisburg, PA
2006
1ST PLACE: Draft Horse Halter, 9/9/06, McClure Bean Soup Festival & Fair Horse Show, McClure, PA
RESERVE CHAMPION HALTER: 9/9/06, McClure Bean Soup Festival & Fair Horse Show, McClure, PA
1ST PLACE: Adult Showmanship, 9/9/06, McClure Bean Soup Festival & Fair Horse Show, McClure, PA
3RD PLACE: Broodmare 4 Years and Older, 10/5/06, Regional Shire Show, Keystone International Livestock Exposition (K.I.L.E.), Harrisburg, PA
4TH PLACE: Mare and Foal, 10/5/06, Regional Shire Show, Keystone International Livestock Exposition (K.I.L.E.), Harrisburg, PA
Dottie || Rosey || Beth || Zena
Steege's Zena
Breed: SHIRE HORSE/FOUNDATION DRUM HORSE
Gender: Mare
Registration: American Shire Horse Association, Foundation International (American) Drum Horse Association
Date of Birth: April 10, 1996
Height: 17.1hh
Color: Black Sabino
Sire: Four L's Black Calypso, Shire Horse
Dam: Steege's Pepper, Shire Horse
Training: Rides, Drives, Halter, Tricks
OFFSPRING:
2006 Shire Colt, Chestnut Oak's Black Onyx www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/8
2008 Drum Colt, Chestnut Oak's Rhythmic March (Rhythm)
www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/10
2009 Drum Filly, Queen's Cadence of Chestnut Oak (Cady)
www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/11
2010 Drum Filly, Chestnut Oak's Flash of Pearl
www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/for_sale#Pearl
2011 Drum Filly, Chestnut Oak's Tama www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/horses/sold/1/22
2012 Drum Filly, Chestnut Oak's Gretsch
www.chestnutoakgypsydrums.com/horses/for_sale#Gretsch
ZENA IS EXPECTING AN EARLY APRIL 2013 DRUM FOAL BY OUR GYPSY STALLION SID, THIS FOAL IS FOR SALE IN-UTERO, PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTED.
Steege's Zena is our fancy Black Sabino Shire mare with loud white markings. She has a nice wide blaze, white belly splashes, four high white stockings, and even has a white patch on her right shoulder. Better yet is her fabulous amount of thick, silky feather! The English judge at the 2007 Regional Shire Show at K.I.L.E., PA commented on how wonderful her feather was! This beautiful mare is very well put together, with long legs, short back, heavy bone, and one of the best set of hocks out there! When in motion, this girl has unbeatable action. She's very heads up with high knee action and makes great use of her hocks, giving her an extremely flashy appearance!
Zena is trained to both ride and drive, but since she is such a wonderful broodmare she has mainly been used for breeding, until recently that is. She had her first show season EVER in 2007 and what a season it was! At her first show in August she won 1st place in Open Halter in a class of 9 entries, all light breeds. Then in September at the Beaver Fair she again won 1st place in Open Halter in a large class of light breeds, going on to win the 2007 Grand Champion Halter Horse! (see photo of her ribbons). Finally, we took her to the Regional Shire Show at K.I.L.E. in Harrisburg, PA where she was entered in the Yeld Mare 4 yrs. and older class. The competition was very tough with 11 entries and the judge traveling from England this year. Zena won 6th place and did an excellent job! We are so proud of her and look forward to showing her in driving/riding classes in the future.
ZENA'S SHOW RECORD
2011
1ST PLACE: Mare 5 Years and Older (Clydesdale/Shire), 1/7/11, 95th Annual Pennsylvania Farm Show, Harrisburg, PA
2007
1ST PLACE: Open Halter, 8/11/07, Moondust Meadows Open Horse Shows, McClure, PA
1st PLACE: Open Halter, 9/16/07, Beaver Community Fair Open Horse Show, Beaver Springs, PA
GRAND CHAMPION HALTER: 9/16/07, Beaver Community Fair Open Horse Show, Beaver Springs, PA
6TH PLACE: Yeld Mare 4 Years and Older, 10/5/07, Shire Regional Show, Keystone International Livestock Exposition (K.I.L.E.), Harrisburg, PA