2011 United States
Equestrian Federation National Horse Of The Year!
2011 United States Equestrian
Federation Horse Of Honor
Three Day Ranch has been named:
2010 & 2011 United States
Equestrian Federation (USEF) #2 Leading Owner
2010 & 2011 United States
Equestrian Federation (USEF) #3 Leading Breeder
We have
sold horses to Norway, Honduras, Canada, Belgium, Mexico, South
Africa, Europe, China, France & throughout the USA including Hawaii.
We hope to continue to bless people across the USA and
Internationally through these magnificent creatures!
Home of
Multiple World and National Champion Horses
2011
United States Equestrian Federation Horse Of Honor
2011 United States Equestrian Federation LeadingFriesian Sire
2010 &
2011 United States Equestrian Federation Friesian Horse Of The
Year
Sire of the 2011 USEF
Part-Bred Friesian Horse Of The Year ~
TDR Zivah The Diva
This is the first time in history a sire and
his offspring won the prestigious titles of USEF Friesian &
Part-Bred Friesian Grand Champion
Horse Of The Year (HOTY) in the same year!
UNPRECEDENTED
38 TIME ~ IFSHA WORLD/GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION
FRIESIAN
International Arabians In Sport Association Nominated
Sire;
SHN Payback Nominated
Sire
Accomplishments:
These are highlights of Sjoerd's
extremely successful show career:
Sjoerd won
23 HORSE OF THE YEAR (HOTY) Titles in 2011
Sjoerd won
13 HORSE OF THE YEAR (HOTY) Titles in 2010
United States Equestrian Federation
(USEF)
Horse Of The Year Titles
2011
USEF NATIONAL HORSE OF THE YEAR!
2011
USEF HORSE OF
HONOR!
2011
USEF FRIESIAN GRAND CHAMPION HORSE OF
THE YEAR
2011
USEF Friesian In-Hand National Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Friesian Specialty National
Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Friesian Saddle Seat
Reserve National Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Friesian Jr. Exhibitor
Res. National Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Friesian Dressage National
Champion 3rd Place Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 8 Friesian In-Hand Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 8 Friesian Dressage Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 8 Friesian
Saddle Seat Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 8 Friesian
Hunter Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 8 Friesian
Specialty Reserve Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 10 Friesian In-Hand Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 10 Friesian Western Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 10 Friesian
Hunter Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 10 Friesian
Saddle Seat Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
USEF Region 10 Friesian
Specialty 3rd Place Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF FRIESIAN GRAND CHAMPION HORSE OF
THE YEAR
2010
USEF Friesian In-Hand National Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Friesian Specialty National
Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Friesian Saddle Seat
National Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Friesian Jr. Exhibitor
Res. National Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Region 10 Friesian In-Hand Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Region 10 Friesian
Specialty Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Region 10 Friesian
Saddle Seat Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
USEF Region
10 Friesian Hunter 3rd Place Horse Of The Year
International Friesian
Show Horse Assoc.
(IFSHA)
Horse Of The
Year Titles
2011
IFSHA
FRIESIAN GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION HORSE OF
THE YEAR
2011
IFSHA Friesian In-Hand Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
IFSHA Friesian English Saddle Seat
Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
IFSHA Friesian Specialty
Champion Horse Of The Year
2011
IFSHA Friesian
Hunt Seat
Reserve Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
IFSHA
FRIESIAN GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION HORSE OF
THE YEAR
2010
IFSHA Friesian In-Hand Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
IFSHA Friesian English Saddle Seat
Champion Horse Of The Year
2010
IFSHA Friesian Specialty
Champion Horse Of The Year
IFSHA World/Grand National Champion Titles
2011
IFSHA World/National Championships: 14 Time World/Grand
National Champion
2011
IFSHA World/National Championships: 4 Time World/Grand
National Reserve Champion
2010
IFSHA World/National Championships: 10 Time World/Grand
National Champion
2010
IFSHA World/National Championships: 7 Time World/Grand
National Reserve Champion
2007
IFSHA World/National Championships: World Champion 2 Y.O.
Stallion
2007
IFSHA World/National Championships: 2 Time World/Grand
National Reserve Champion
World Championship Memorial/Perpetual Trophies
Awarded
2011
The Shakespeare Perpetual Hi-Point Friesian Trophy - 2nd
year in a row!
2011
The Jeff Wonnell Memorial Versatility Silver Belt Buckle
- 2nd year in a row!
2011
The Robin ut de Warren Memorial Perpetual Trophy: World
Champion Saddle Seat Open
2010
The Shakespeare
Perpetual Hi-Point Friesian Trophy
2010
The Jeff Wonnell Memorial
Versatility Silver Belt Buckle
2010
The Pamela Jackson Memorial
Perpetual Trophy: World Champion Saddle Seat
Jr. Horse
IFSHA Regional Champion Titles
2011
IFSHA Region 10 Championships -
8 Time Grand Champion
2011
IFSHA Region 10 Championships -
4 Time Reserve Champion
2011
IFSHA Region
8 Championships - 11 Time Grand Champion
2011
IFSHA Region
8 Championships - 1 Reserve Champion
2011
IFSHA Region
8 Championships - Hi-Point
Friesian of the Regional Championships
2010
IFSHA Region 10 Championships -
8 Time Grand Champion
2010
IFSHA Region 10 Championships -
1 Reserve Champion
2010
IFSHA Region 10 Championships -
Hi-Point
Friesian of the Regional Championships
2008
IFSHA Region 10 Championships -
2 Time
Unanimous Grand Champion
Typically we keep any new or press releases on Sjoerd on his "Sjoerd
In The News Page." However, this Feb 2012 issue of the
California Horsetrader (www.horsetrader.com)was just too incredible an experience to not share here on Sjoerd's
main page. We had NO idea Sjoerd was going to grace the cover of this
magazine. We are extremely thankful and grateful to the California
Horsetrader for giving us the opportunity to share Sjoerd's story. See
below for the exceptional article!
This amazing article was done by Warren Wilson of the
California Horsetrader. I am very touched and honored he chose
to do this article on Sjoerd and our family!
Sjoerd's 2011 United States Equestrian Federation National HORSE
OF THE YEAR tribute video.
USEF Horse Of The Year (HOTY)
is the highest title awarded to a horse in the USA.
2011 IFSHA WORLD/GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sjoerd, along with 4 of his offspring, attended the 2011 IFSHA World & Grand
National Championship show held in Lexington, Va. in Oct 2011. Sjoerd had an
amazing show garnering:
14 Time World/Grand National Champion
4 Time Reserve World/Grand National
Champion
and several Top 5's
Sjoerd was Hi-Point Friesian of the World/Grand National Championships
Awarded The Shakespeare Perpetual
Hi-Point Friesian Trophy - 2ndyearinarow!
Awarded The Jeff Wonnell Memorial Versatility Silver Belt
Buckle - 2ndyearinarow!
Awarded The Robin ut de Warren
Memorial Perpetual Trophy: World Champion Saddle Seat Open
Below are a few videos
of Sjoerd from the IFSHA World/Grand National Championships
2011 IFSHA World Champion
Friesian Liberty Stallion
Watch until the end of the
video, when Sjoerd's music begins to replay after the Champion roses have
been placed on his back, I LOVE what the gentleman at the end of the video
does. Standing to his feet, he raises his hands in praise and honor of God.
I do not know this man, nor did I see him do that at the time. It was not
until I purchased this video from the show videographer and saw the man
drawn to praise God at that moment, it absolutely moved my soul. It made the
long haul from southern CA to Virginia with 6 horses and 3 teenage girls;
the days, weeks and months of preparation and training; the thousands of
dollars we had to raise for the trip and the sacrifices made in order to to
compete at the 2011 World Champions COMPLETELY and utterly worth it! Whether
he was the only one or whether there were others, touching his life alone is
priceless to us. We hope you watch this video and are blessed!
2011 IFSHA Friesian World Champion
Saddle Seat Open
2011 IFSHA Friesian World Champion
Dressage Hack Amateur To Ride with Tynan (16 years old.) They won
World Champion UNANIMOUSLY!
2011 IFSHA Friesian World Champion
W/T Junior To Ride with Anaiah (12 years old.)
2011 IFSHA
Friesian World Champion
Show Hack Amateur To Ride ridden by Tynan who is 16 years old and
this was her FIRST time competing in the Show Hack division.
They
won 2011 World Champion UNANIMOUSLY! What an amazing honor!
2010 IFSHA Reserve World
Champion Friesian Liberty Stallion
To God be the glory
for all we have accomplished in His name. May you be blessed and
touched as Sjoerd performs to MercyMe's Imagine.
2010 IFSHA World Champion Friesian Saddle Seat Junior Horse
2010 IFSHA World Champion Friesian W/T Amateur To Ride with Tynan
riding at 15 years old.
2010
Region 10 IFSHA Friesian Liberty Champion
Sjoerd did not just win ribbons
and trophies at the 2010 Region 10 Championships, more importantly was he touched the hearts of the judges, stewards and the
spectators at the show with his heart, presence, disposition and
amazing God given talent!! His liberty performance brought the house down and tears to
nearly all who personally witnessed it. We are thankful to be able to
bless others with this performance! God can use all of His creation
to touch hearts and lives.
The Liberty class was held in the
evening AFTER he did a full day of 8 classes, yet he still performed
for the crowd with his whole heart. His last riding class was
completed just 5 minutes before he did his Liberty performance. We thank David of Davko Films for creating this video of Sjoerd's Liberty class for us.
Sjoerd Is The Most Highly Decorated Friesian In North America
Sjoerd
is a once in a lifetime stallion
Sjoerd is a gift from God and we hope
you are blessed and touched by his pages of videos and photos! Sjoerd is an elegant
Purebred Friesian who is a Double Ster (Star), First Premie, High Merit stallion,
imported from the Netherlands. He is elegant,
absolutely captivating and the
phenomenal quality of this exceptional stallion is simply
undeniable.
Sjoerd has been DNA tested by UC
Davis to be Homozygous for black, you will never get a chestnut foal
out of Sjoerd. He is the only breeding stallion in the U.S. sired
by TSJALKE 397. A GREAT outcross stallion for the heavily in-bred
U.S. lines.
Sjoerd is truly a *one-of-a-kind* Friesian
stallion. His disposition, unique conformation, and incredible
movement: elevation and impulsion WITH extension not only garnered
him 38 IFSHA World/Grand National Champion Friesian Titles
but he consistently wins over the hearts of spectators and judges! Sjoerd is a CHAMPION in multiple disciplines: In-Hand, Saddle
Seat, Show Hack, Liberty, Equitation, Dressage Hack, In-Hand Trail, Walk/Trot,
Ridden Trail, Hunter and Costume. He is an INCREDIBLE VERSATILE athlete.
Both the
German (FPZV) and the Dutch (KFPS) registries awarded him the coveted (and not easily
earned!) STAR (ster) status the first time he was presented for it making
him a rare DOUBLE STAR STALLION at the tender age of 3. He was then
bestowed the extreme honor of achieving a near PERFECT score at his
2009 FPZV Inspection and he was "Highly Recommended" for the FPZV Stallion Performance Testing at just 4 years old!
In 2011 he went through a very thorough official FEIT Inspection
through the Friesian Heritage Horse Registry (HH) and he was awarded
First Premie, High Merit and the highest scoring horse in his
category in the history of the registry! All of Sjoerd's Purebred
Friesian and Part-bred Friesian foals are eligible for registration
through Friesian Heritage Horse, IFSHA and USEF.
Sjoerd has a short, strong
back, short coupling, and deep, strong hip give him a natural ability to collect under himself
and his extremely laid back shoulder and perfectly set neck make him a very nice ride at any gait.
Feel free to come meet Sjoerd in person and be
prepared to FALL IN LOVE! Sjoerd is a different kind of
Friesian! Sjoerd
LOVES people and his willing heart an attitude make every thing we
do with him a sheer pleasure. He has greatly blessed our lives and
we hope to share him with you through his pages of photos and
videos.
Sjoerd is simply an amazing stallion, beyond description or
comprehension; truly a horse of a lifetime!
He has superior conformation, an incredible
disposition, extreme athleticism, unparalleled versatility with exceptional beauty. He also
passes these traits consistently on to his foals.
Sjoerd possesses phenomenal athletic talent
and he has a presence about him that is indescribable. If you like
him in his photos and videos, you will love him in person.
Sjoerd competed
with Darcy Edwards in Training level Dressage Test 3 at the 2011
IFSHA World/Grand National Championships. This was his second time
doing Dressage and his first time doing Test 3, we are extremely
pleased as they scored a 65.2%! The Judge gave them great praise and
we look forward to more Dressage adventures in 2012.
Sjoerd and Tynan
competing in Fantasy Costume at the 2011 IFSHA World/Grand National
Championships where they took 3rd place out of 17 entries. This
entire costume for horse and rider was hand made by a very talented
woman named Dulce. She had never created a horse costume and she
normally does belly dancing costumes, crochet, human costumes and
clothing. Not only did she do a truly AMAZING job on this costume
but she created it in only a few days due to our time crunch! This costume is far more
amazing in person as this photo was taken at night and in doors so
the quality does not do her work justice.
Dulces Fashion check out her webpage or new Facebook page
Dulces-Fashion
to view some of her other kid creations. Contact her for beautiful
custom equine or human costume creations!
Sjoerd and Darcy
Edwards in
Period costume and she is riding Sjoerd sidesaddle! They were a
stunning pair to see in person.
Tynan (16) and
Sjoerd receiving their Champion roses after winning 2011 IFSHA World
Champion Show Hack Amateur to ride! This was Tynan's first time competing in
Show Hack where she and Sjoerd had to exhibit 20 gaits superbly to
win the class against outstanding competition and all adult riders.
See the video above to view their brilliant Show Hack performance
and the announcement that they won the class Unanimously!
Sjoerd with Tynan
(16 years) taking their victory pass after winning 2011 IFSHA World
Champion Show Hack Amateur to ride.
Sjoerd with Anaiah
(12 years old) competing at the 2011 IFSHA Region 10 Championships.
Sjoerd's amazing accomplishments are nearly innumerable. His road to
success almost unbelievable. His natural talent and presence are
indescribable. We are very thankful for the gift he is to us in our
lives.
Sjoerd, undeniably, is the horse of a lifetime
Sjoerd and Darcy Edwards Champion
Hunter Pleasure Open
Sjoerd at the IFSHA 2010 Friesian World Championships being presented with the Jeff Wonnell
Memorial Versatility Silver Belt Buckle for excelling in 5 different
divisions/disciplines. It was
presented to us by his widow (small blond woman second from the left)
and people Jeff Wonnell had mentored (Bruce
and Staci Griffin of Griffin Sport Horses). This was a great honor for us.
My reaction to
learning Sjoerd and I had won 2010 IFSHA World Champion Saddle Seat
Junior Horse against some very outstanding competition!
He is an amazing and special stallion with a huge heart, extreme presence and
talent
unlike any you have ever seen.
Sjoerd and his friend Darcy Edwards in
Dressage.
Sjoerd has an AMAZING uphill extended canter
Sjoerd and Xena IFSHA 2010 Region 10 Saddle Seat 2
Time Unanimous Champion
Sjoerd and Tynan won IFSHA 2010 Region 10 - 2 Time
Champion
Sjoerd with his "crew" as Sjoerd
is being presented with his IFSHA 2010 Region 10 Hi Point Purebred Friesian award
- the purple ribbon in the award presenters hand.
Sjoerd displaying his 9
Championship ribbons with two very happy girls; Skylar (13) at the reins and
Tynan (15).
Sjoerd is the
*UNANIMOUS* IFSHA 2007 WORLD CHAMPION 2 year old colt, the World
Reserve Champion Stallion ATH, and the World Reserve Champion Baroque Stallion of
All Ages, all
this at
the tender age of 2 years old. Show photo at the 2007 World
Championships in St. Louis, MO. 10/07.
Some of Sjoerd's Trophies and Awards
In 2011 Sjoerd was
bestowed with the highest honor any horse in the USA can achieve:
The United States Equestrian Federation
(USEF) Horse Of The Year!
Sjoerd is the first
Friesian in the history of the United States Equestrian Federation
(USEF) to achieve this
incredibly prestigious award!
In 2011 Sjoerd was awarded United
States Equestrian Federation (USEF)
Horse Of Honor!
In 2011 Sjoerd was named the United
States Equestrian Federation (USEF)
Leading Friesian Sire
Kip and Xena with USEF awards presenters, receiving the
2010 USEF Friesian Horse Of The
Year trophy as well as 5 Friesian Horse Of The Year (HOTY) National Champion Award
ribbons for
Sjoerd's outstanding performances in the show ring in 2010.
Sjoerd was awarded the IFSHA World/Grand
National Championship Shakespeare Perpetual
Hi-Point Friesian of the World Championships Trophy - 2 years in a row!
2010 and 2011
Sjoerd was awarded the Jeff Wonnell Memorial Versatility Silver Belt
Buckle - 2 years in a row! 2010 & 2011. What a huge honor!!
Sjoerd was awarded 3 Time IFSHA
High Point Friesian Horse of the Year for Halter, Saddle Seat and Specialty
Horse Of The Year.
As well as Over-All IFSHA High Point Friesian Horse Of The Year! 2011
Sjoerd was awarded 3 Time IFSHA
High Point Friesian Horse of the Year for Halter, Saddle Seat and Specialty
Horse Of The Year, as well as Over All IFSHA High Point Friesian Horse Of
The Year.
2010
Sjoerd's 2010 IFSHA World/Grand National Champion
trophies
Sjoerd's 2007 IFSHA World/Grand National
Champion trophy.
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He
is an Arabian Sport Horse National Payback Enrolled Stallion.
International
Arabians In Sport Association Nominated Sire
Sjoerd modeling
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