Performance Record

Rasta was licensed by the German Oldenburg Verband in October 2006, in Santa Barbara, California; one of 14 stallions licensed during the 2006 United States inspection tour. Rasta demonstrated exceptional jumping talent during his licensing test; clearing the jumps in the four-jump chute with precision and skill. Under saddle, Rasta displays great scope, extreme athletic ability, and a brilliance for dressage of his talented and famous pedigree.

Rasta was awarded the High Point Performance Horse Award and engraved cooler from the Oldenburg Verband (GOV) in 2006. He was Horse of the Year at Training Level for the Oldenburg Registry with a median of 74.8, ridden by his trainer Christine Rivlin-Henke; Rasta was high point award winner in 8 of his shows in 2006 including the CDI USET qualifier at Rancho Murietta, California, with an 80% from Judge Jeanne McDonald. He was third in USDF Horse of the Year at Training Level. In 2007, Rasta competed at the FEI five-year old level; qualifying for the Regionals in Flintridge, California, and the Nationals in Kentucky. Ridden by Stacey Zwergel, his high score FEI five-year old test was 7.74. Rasta competed at First Level with a median of 70+ percent. In 2007, Rasta won the Horse of the Year Materiale Award for the Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society NA Division of GOV, with a high score of 82.4. Rasta will compete at Second and Third levels in 2008 and in the FEI sixyear old championships. He was highlighted in the Chronicle of the Horse in February of 2006. Rasta competed as a yearling and as a two-year old stallion prospect in several in-hand, all breeds classes hosted by USDF/USEF and scored extremely high in all classes.

Rasta has three stunning gaits, a powerful show ring presence, uphill balance built for the FEI upper-levels, and a rideablity, trainability, and soundness of mind that is very rare. He has trained in clinics with Steffen Peters, Leslie Webb, Conrad Schumacher, Jane Weatherwax, and Roger Seegert. Rasta is a very developed, young competitive stallion, making his way to the Grand Prix in dressage. He will continue to train, to show and to perform at the highest levels as he develops his progeny.