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"Dreams
Come True Farm" 211 W Middlesex Dr. Carlisle, PA, 17013 USA 717-372-2650
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Carriage Pleasure Driving is our thing Driven Dressage is our passion!
 Isobel Ypkje van het Kasteel Sport |
The 2018 show year
was light, because it was a breeding year. Sjaantje foaled in April, so
wasn't ready to show until October. Isobel was bred in April, so didn't
go to trainer Suzy
Stafford, until August. Isobel showed at the IFSHA Region 1
September Championships, and both she and Sjaantje showed at IFSHA's
Worlds in October. Sjaantje showed at MLMDC's Driven Dressage
Show the end of October, competing in Intermediate classes. Earlier in
the year I had earned both my blue (training) and my bronze
(preliminary) ADS driven dressage medals, so finished the year
competing in intermediate tests that earned me 2 of the 4 required
scores for my silver medal. In 2019 Sjaantje and I will try to earn the
other 2 needed scores! December 1 found us at Grand Oaks, Weirsdale, FL
for the ADS Annual meeting and Awards banquet, where I had the honor of
awarding their driven dressage medals. In January 2019 Thomas and
I traveled toWest Palm Beach, FL, to accept both Sjaantje's &
Isobel's honors: 2 USEF
2018 National Championship Titles in Intermediate driven dressage. The
end of
February we flew to Ontario, CA, for FHANA's annual
meeting and awards banquet, where Gene Sweeney was recognized as their
2018
Performance Driver for his achievements with Blythe Brown's Daniel D G.
2019
Event Schedule
Our 2018
Event
Results Page  Our 2018 Keuring Results Page
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2018
National Equestrian Honors 2018 USEF HOTY Recognition Carriage Pleasure Driving Single Hitch Driven Dressage Champion (Intermediate Level): Isobel Ypkje van het Kasteel Champion (Intemediate Level): Sjaantje Yes, both DCTF mares tied   2018 USEF CDE and Driven Dressage Natinal Champions |
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| Isobel
& Whip, Suzy Stafford 3 times 2018 IFSHA World Carriage Pleasure Driving Champion  Suzy's 2018 IFSHA Region 1 Carriage Pleasure Driving Reinsmanship Championship Victory Lap |
DCTF
2018 Show Highlights Isobel Ypkje van het Kasteel, Sport Suzy Stafford, whip 3 IFSHAWorld Championship Carriage
Driving Titles
1 IFSHA World Reserve Championship Title IFSHA Region 1 Carriage Pleasure Reinsmanship Champion IFSHA Region 1 Carriage Pleasure Turnout Reserve Champion IFSHA Region 1 Carriage Pleasure Working Reserve Champion |
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| Sjaantje
& Whip, Gail 3 times 2018 IFSHA World Carriage Pleasure Driving Champion  Gail's 2018 MLMDC Driven Dressage Intermediate Test 4 Lengthered trot in high wind and a deluge of rain |
DCTF
2018 Show Highlights Sjaantje, Sport Gail, whip IFSHA 3 World Championship Carriage Driving Titles IFSHA 1 World Reserve Championship Title MLMDC Driven Dressage Show Intermediate Test 4 Champion MLMDC Driven Dressage Show Intermediate High Score Champion MLMDC Driven Dressage Show Best Overall Score of the Day Champion |
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 My favorite win photo Sjaantje and her three 2016 IFSHA High Point Perpetual Trophies held by Suzy, holding Anita Mellott Driving Thomas, holding DCTF Driven Dressage Jodi, holding Shakespeare High Point Purebred |
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I have discovered the kindness and warmth of the Friesian horse, buying a yearling in 2003 and in 2005 a 3 in 1 package from the Netherlands as a retirement present and project. Our first foals, an Ait colt and a Teade filly arrived in 2006. In 2007 Santa brought me a fabulously well-bred Goffert full-papered filly and in 2012 an even better bred Sipke filly. In March our ster broodmare, Isobel, will have a Norbert foal.
2009 brought many new and wonderful Friesian experiences with our entering the Friesian show world, traveling to VA, OH, and MO with some of our young horses, and proud of Sjaantje who earned 3 World and 2 National Champion Titles that year. Our evolving breeding and training operation has expanded to boarding, always having a horse on the market, and now taking a horse or two to a show.
In 2010 Thomas & I ventured onto the show circuit with Sjaantje and sometimes taking yearling, Fancee. What an adventure and learning experience--I looked at each show as being a vacation with horses;-) In 2011 after teaming up with Suzy Stafford, we started to blow the Friesian driving world away--won National Driving Championships and Sjaantje was the 2011 & 2013 USEF high point Friesian driving HOTY. In 2012 Suzy put a FPS/FHANA driving sport predicate title on Sjaantje by earning 10 points from advanced level FEI #9 dressage tests, and in 2013 Suzy put a Crown mare title on Sjaantje by achieving an 81.5 score on the Driving IBOP test. In 2014 Isobel earned her Sport title, had a 78 IBOP score to win the Dream Gait Driving IBOP Cup, and earned her keuring "Ster" and in 2015 earned her driving sport predicate title, and in 2017 became a first premium "1e" Friesian mare.
2016 was a fantasy show year for Sjaantje and myself: we wintered in Ocala, FL, so showed the FL driving circuit and then came north to do the same. Consequently both Sjaantje and myself won USEF Horse and Equestrian of the Year honors; plus Sjaantje was the USEF Grand Champion Carriage Pleasure Driving Horse, the National Friesian Carriage Driving Horse, and the National Carriage Pleasure Driving Training Level Driven Dressage Horse, and National Reserve Pleasure Driving Champion!
Having retired from teaching in 2005, I have been able to live my dream 24/7 and give our Friesian horses the time they need and deserve!
Show
results  Isobel & Suzy Stafford winning the 2015 FHANA Dream Gait IBOP |
 Sjaantje & Suzy Stafford winning the 2013 FHANA Dream Gait IBOP Cup |
 Sjaantje. 2013 |
 Sjaantje as a yearling |
 Year;ing Lillee, 2 YO Isobel, & Brodie November 2012 |
 2012 Keystone International Livestock Exposition Our 1st show at the Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA |
Created by Gail L. Aumiller on January 4, 2004 and last updated on March 23, 2019.