Friday October 8, 2004

Deborah Hausman and Caletino

The Road to the USEF/Markel Young Horse National Championships

If there were a Sportsmanship Award for the USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships, it would be won hands down by Deborah Hausman, who traveled to the Kentucky Horse Park from Oregon to compete with her talented Dutch Warmblood stallion Caletino (by Caretino-N.Anuberth 5 by Caletto). Bred in the Netherlands by Stal Roelofs, the two-year-old stallion was purchased at auction. Their business partner (of Nassau) seated at their table waved to a colleague across the room, and the auctioneer took the action for a bid.

It was not a mistake, but destiny, as Deborah took over the training and brought the horse to her beautiful Quailhurst Estates in Oregon . He immediately thrived under the care of her staff headed up by Darlene Mardock, and it was decided to prepare him for the Six-Year-Old Young Horse test. They qualified for the USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage National Championships by traveling to California and Washington to compete in shows which offered the classes.