This article is dedicated to a very talented young 2 year old horse who did not make it. His name was Rodrigo D. After a 3 year break, AHS struck again and claimed the life of this beautiful youngster. Below is a video taken of him just 6 days before he died. We were devastated.
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And the Winner is!  

Thank you all for the feedback.
After much debate in the Davenport family, we have finally decided on a winner.

Congratulations to Simone, We have selected the following name:
“Rumba - is a family of music rhythms and dance styles that originated in Africa.”

To see full details on - Davenport Rumba

We like the idea of a light hearted and fun dancer.
Her mother Pygmalion was named after a play by George Bernard Shaw, wich later became a movie, also
My Fair Lady a musical (1956) and a movie (1964) was based on Shaw’s play.

Simone will be receiving a Stud T-Shirt and a Stud Branded Jacket!!

The New Boys and Girls of Stud D

These are the new babies at Stud D for the Season 07/08 Season

“Best Name Wins a Stud D T-Shirt” (Available)

(By:Ramses II D Out Of: Pygmalion D )

You guessed it the first foal, a filly, has been born at the Stud for this Season!

Leave a R Name as a comment and a reason why you chose it…

She is a full sister to Davenport Rodizio
(Davenport Ramses II/Pyrmont xx/Anschluss)

Best name wins a Stud D T-Shirt!

Whats in a name? 

What I as a non-breeding, non SAWHS member, IE general member of the public, find so disappointing about the warm blood fraternity is their lack of loyalty and integrity to their breeders and members. Just because a breeder / member has imported / purchased a brilliant horse does not mean that they can prefix it with their stud name and thus imply that they have bred it. This form of stolen identity does not only happen in South Africa, it happens in Europe as well. A prime candidate for this activity is the well renowned Zangerhiede stud which will add their Z suffix to purchased horses. A well known example is Ramiro (Z)?
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The Mare Line

The thoroughbred race horse buyers realised this a long time ago. That is why the progeny of black type mares are so sought after and why their prices are so much higher than the non black types, even from the same stallion. In other words if you want to buy a winner, your chances are so much higher from a proven female family. And now sport horse buyers are coming to the same realisation.
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Urban Perceptions

I am really amazed, fascinated and mostly amused at how artifical the “city” dwellers have become. They expect their wives to be slim and trim and yet want their mares to be fat and overweight. Yes most times grossly overweight! They want their husbands to be trim and their stallions fat, yes very fat! They certainly dont want fat, podgy children and yet horribly overfeed their foals!
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Influences on Broodmare’s Selection

The breeder has influence and personal preferences when selecting a broodmare. Because of the rising costs of maintaining mares breeders are becoming more selective placing more emphasis on Quality than Quantity.
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“Wise men stay only fools rush in”

There is an old English saying that goes “Fool’s breed for wise men to ride!”
The Sport Horse breeding industry has reached the proportion now in South Africa that a significant amount of horses are being purpose bred for the disciplines of Show jumping, Dressage and Eventing.
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The old man is back

The German instructor, Christine Fiege has been riding Peter Pan D in the dressage arena since late 2006. What makes this so special is that Peter Pan was brought out of retirement after 4 years for her to compete. At 17 years young he is doing her and the Davenport Stud very proud!
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Romulus D at the Shongweni Derby 2006 coming 4th out of 65 competitors in the C grade championships.

This show was previously known as the Post-Derby Show. It has always been held after the main Derby to give the young horses a chance to compete in the Bob Charter Arena and become acquainted with the derby obstacles. This year Anne-Marie Esslinger designed the courses. They were very fair and encouraging for the younger horses.
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Local is lekker

Congratulations to Karen Keller and Davenport Westgate for winning the SA Advanced Championships with a score of 69.66. The Adult SA Dressage Championships for 2006 was held at the Kimberley Equestrian Centre on Friday, 22nd of September 2006.
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Story from Breedingnews.com:

Ernie Davenport is a man of vision and insight and the South African Warmblood breeding industry’s guiding light. In fact, the ceaseless efforts of a small band of dedicated and thorough horsemen are now taking their organisation from strength to strength. None more so than breeder Ernie Davenport who has played a vital role in the development of the South African Warmblood.

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“I love to tell the success story of Ernie Davenport”, I found an interesting article on Epets.co.za today, about what Rogan Asken has to say about our breeding technique. An portion of the interview follows:

Epets.co.za: “WHAT IS THE WORLDWIDE TREND IN BREEDING?”

Rogan Asken: “The whole Australian Olympic Event team was mounted on Thoroughbreds, but that is where it ended. All the other top horses were Warmbloods, and in South Africa we are following this trend.
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Well done to the following riders and horses in the FEI Africa Cup on the 21st to the 23rd of April 2006.
- Sue van der Merve on Robin Hood D
- Anre Diedericks on Poetic D
- Martita Groeneveld on Rag Queen D

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