Stallions: Sport Horse |
RAGTIME
1996 Hanoverian Bay - 16.2 h/1.68 m
| Owner: | China Blue Farm |
Jumpshot 
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| Breeder: | H.H. Von Thun | |
| Contact: |
Nancy Frost, Breeding Manager 1245 Alisos Avenue Santa Ynez, CA USA 93460 |
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| Stable: | China Blue Farm | |
| Tel: | 805-688-1987 | |
| Fax: | 805-688-7781 | |
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| Web: | www.chinabluefarm.com | |
| Stud Fee: | $1,800 USD | |
| Booking: | Included | |
| Semen: | Cooled and Frozen | |
| Licensed: | ISR/Oldenburg NA, Rheinland Pfalz-Saar, International Hunter Futurity, International Jumper Futurity |
Ragtime has tremendous athletic ability and wonderful temperament and personality combined with a great mind. In his 100 day test he had high score for rideability, a dressage index of 130, and an overall score of 119.85, fifth out of twenty.
In 2004 Ragtime competed extensively in the Regular Working Hunter and Regular Conformation Hunters rings. He won many championships in both divisions. At the end of the year, his USEF National Rank was 4th in the Regular Conformation Hunters. He was reserve Champion Regular Conformation Hunter for Zone 10. He won the American Hanoverian Society 2004 and 2005 Championship for Regular Working Hunter and Regular Conformation Hunter. Ragtime is currently 8th on the 2007 USEF list of Hunter Breeding Sires. He qualified to compete in the 2004 East Coast Indoor Circuit of PA National, Washington International and Metropolitan International Horse Shows. He placed in virtually ever round and took all the indoor venues in stride.
His sire, Regazzoni, and grandsires Rubinstein and Grande are proven performers and more importantly proven producers of high quality and successful progeny.
Ragtime's offspring are proving he is also a producer of high quality and successful progeny. Reggae, 2005 gelding by Ragtime x Misty View/Star Choice was hunter breeding Best Young Horse at 8 out 8 horse shows in 2007. He was Best Young Horse at International Hunter Futurity-West Coast and Champion 2-year old Hunter Breeding in Zone 10. R'Mani a 2006 gelding by Ragtime x Lavender is Reserve Champion Yearling Hunter Breeding in Zone 5.
He has produced many premium foals, with Champions and Reserve Champions at ISR/Oldenburg NA inspections.
