2010 Ranked 11th nationally, USDF Horse of the Year, Training Level, Jr/Yr
Placed in top ten at 2010 USDF Regional Finals
2010 1st Place - USDF All Breeds Award, ACPS , Jr/Yr
2010 2nd Place - USDF All Breeds Award, ACPS, Open
2009 Briar Fox Trials
Novice Champion
2008 Heritage Park
Novice Champion
2007 USEA Area IV
Overall High Point Award
2007 USEA Area IV
Beg. Novice Champion
2007 USEA Area IV
BN Horse of the Year
2005 ACPS Region VII
Hunter/Jumper Champion
Trained and presented during 2007-2008 by Dehlia Burdan of Vermillion Valley Equine Center, Belvue, Kansas
Standing the 2011 season and
available by live cover or shipped semen.
2011 Fee: $500
Live Cover Contract | Semen Transport Contract
We invite you to visit the American Connemara Pony Society website to learn more about this extraordinary breed.
2010 was an exciting year for us because Lance began dressage training. Clare Krska of Olathe, Kansas, rode Lance to 8 Training level Championships and 2 Reserves. This is even more impressive because she didn't begin working with him until after breeding season. She had him for only two weeks before their first competition at Lake St. Louis where he scored a 72% and won his first USDF championship! After a couple more shows Lance came back home while Clare prepared to begin her freshman year at the University of Kansas. They got back together a few weeks before the regional finals in October where he placed in the top ten. He also won his First Level class that same weekend. They are a beautiful team and we were thrilled to have such a talented rider give so much of her time to Lance. Clare was the Third Level Regional Champion on her beautiful mare, Romincka, and was ranked third nationally as USDF Third Level, Jr/Yr. She is a beautiful, amazing young woman with a kind heart and awesome talent. We will always be grateful to her for all she's done for Lance and us. At the 2009 Queeny Park Horse Trials in St. Louis on June 13-14, Lance was an impressive 3rd in the Novice Horse Division. |
JEF SIR LANCELOT 1999 Registered Connemara Stallion, 14.3h black, connected star, strip, snip, three socks Nineteen year old Clare Krska of Olathe, KS rode Lance to a score of 72 at his first USDF show at the St. Louis Area Dressage Society Summer Festival I & II at Lake St. Louis on June 13th, 2010. Congrats to a great team! In May 2009, Lance was the Novice Champion at the Briar Fox Horse Trials in Wichita, KS with Alice White of Vermillion Valley Equine Center, Belvue, Kansas aboard. His daughter, Lady Gwenivere (out of a TB mare) also competed and had the lowest dressage score at 25, and was leading the Beginner Novice Division until one refusal dropped her to third place... quite an accomplishment for her very first event! |
To read more about our search and acquisition of Lance, click HERE. |
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Out of five 2007 events, Lance won three and went reserve in the other two. He was also the Heritage Park Novice Champion in his only 2008 appearance. This is a stallion with heart, kindness and athletic ability from ears to hooves. Lance is exactly what a Connemara Pony should be. We've owned Lance since 2004 and every moment has been a joy.
Lance won our favor immediately with his handsome looks, but captured our hearts with that quiet strength and boldness that are well known Connemara traits. He offers the physical attributes every Connemara Pony should have, but above and beyond the rest he has 10" bone, the breed standard being 7-8". He has a beautiful head with soulful eyes, a long neck, short back, deep heart girth and excellent sloping shoulder. As a bonus, the American Connemara Inspection Team rated his temperament as Excellent.
To see video clips (.mov or .avi formats) of Lance at work, click on the links below. Clip 1 is Dressage, Clip 2 is Stadium Jumping. Clip3 is the same Dressage video in .avi format, Clip2a is the same Stadium Jumping video in .avi format.
(Please note: the .avi format files are larger, take longer to download and require a video player (e.g., Windows Media Player, VLC, Winamp) to function.)
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In his first season of showing in 2005, Lance was the American Connemara Pony Society Region VII Hunter/Jumper Champion. We were promoting a pony in 2006, so Lance only went to one show that year. He literally came straight out of the pasture with no schooling and was Reserve Champion in his division. |  |
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Until now, horses have only been a hobby for us, but Lance has convinced us that it's worth investing our time, money and effort into promoting him. He always attracts attention because he's handsome, but people just can't believe he's a stallion. When a seven year old novice rider can ride him in a warm-up arena full of other horses and he behaves the same as if a pro were on him, you know he's special! He also drives, but we are still learning about the details of driving. Watch our website and perhaps we'll eventually have evidence of Lance in harness. |
To see the Gallery of Lance's foals, click HERE. |
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JEF Sir Lancelot with rider/trainer Dehlia Burdan and owner Pattie Stalder
JEF Sir Lancelot happily giving toboggan rides in the winter.
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