ACACIA RIDGE BRAVO ROMULUS
 

 

     
 

Bravo was bred by Sally Haxwell of Inverwood Stud and was purchased by Acacia Ridge Stud when he was only five weeks old, he is by Northern Romulus who was by Falkland Victory out of Arnhem Dutch WB mare. Romulus had just gone Prix St Georges and had won the Advanced at the Fleurieu Championships when he unfortunately developed colic and died following surgery. Sally kindly offered me Bravo the day after Romulus died and I purchased him at five weeks of age. His dam carries the famous Salute lines on her sires side and his granddam's lineage goes back to Precipitation who has been an outstanding TB sire of jumping horses.
 

 

 

  

 

Videos

AR Bravo Romulus Metro SJ Competition 2010 (110 cm)

 

AR Bravo Romulus Mildura HT 2010 (Prelim)

Dressage

Showjumping


 

Bravo Romulus' Progenies

AR Beaujolais now 4yo, shown at SVDC champs being ridden by Eva Lotze, now owned by Jane Caferello , we look forward to seeing them out there wowing the dressage world

AR Bianca

AR Beau Dancer, now also a four year old and looking a superstar in the making

AR Bianca, retained by the Stud, recently placed fourth in SVDC Dressage Champs being ridden by Denise

Our latest baby, AR Bollinger, three weeks old.

 
     

 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 

 

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HEATHMONT ROULETTE

 

We would like to introduce our new colt, Heathmont Roulette, video taken in (DOB: 24.11.2009).

 

 

New video taken at Acacia Ridge Stud in January 2012, showing Roulette as a 2 years old

 

 

Roulette has been purchased with the intention of standing him at Stud when he comes of age, plus of course, using him over our Northern Romulus mares.  He is a real little stunner, still only ten months old but already showing wonderful movement and a very sweet temperament.  Temperament is extremely important and this little lad has top credentials on both sides.  He was Ace assessed as Elite with an overall score of 80.5% and was recommended as a stallion prospect.

Roulette is out of the imported mare, Gejlgard Romance II. 

        

 

Gejlgard Romance II (imp)
Black Mare

DOB 16/06/96

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Blue Hors Romancier

Rosenkavalier

Finale

Benedikte

Supermax Macho

Elitta

 


 Gejlgard Romance II is Heathmont's foundation mare, imported to Australia in foal to Don Schufro in 2000. Her extreme beauty coupled with movement

described as being like a 'panther' has proved to be the most valuable asset to Heathmont. Her progeny have displayed the most willing and trainable  natures that make them sought after by young riders through to Grand Prix competitors.

Romance II is one of only two mares in Australia by the famous Blue Hors Romancier by Rosenkavalier. On her dam side, she carries the all important Matcho AA. She offers to Australia the foundation bloodlines of Germany.

At the 2010 Bundeschampionship both the winner and the third placed horse in the Six Year old Dressage Horse were out of Matcho mares , we are excited to be able to offer this fantastic bloodline in Australia.
Roulette’s sire is Royal Hit:

   
 

Royal Hit Royal Dance Rohdiamant Rubinstein Rosenkavalier
Antine
El. St. Elektia V Inchallah
St.Pr.St. Elektia
Petrochka Donnerhall Donnerwetter
Ninette
Itami Welt Cup II
Traga
El. St. Loretta Ramino Ramiro Z Raimond
Valine
Dombuche Dominik
Gotenmeer
Lassie Welt As Weltmeister
Elfine
Lucie Luciano
Waidmannsheil M

Royal Hit is an incredibly stunning 1c premium Oldenburg stallion with lots of charisma . He has one of the most successful mare lineages in Europe, which makes him particularly valuable at stud. His sire Royal Dance, is himself a champion stallion and continues to come to the fore in the dressage world due to the rideability of his offspring. Royal Hit's dam, elite mare Loretta, produced amongst others the World Champion and German Champion of the six year old dressage horses Sandro Hit, and the Vice-World Champion and Vice-German Champion Diamond Hit. His dam’s sire Ramino was stallion performance test champion and later on five times Italian national champion. In the third generation, Welt As is one of the most influential performance producers of the last years and amongst others sired Olympic gold medallist Bonfire ridden by Anky van Grunsven.

 

 

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Foundation Warmblood Stallion
NORTHERN ROMULUS

Northern Romulus
VALE: Northern Romulus
25-2-93       29-11-02

Most of us who compete in any horse discipline dream of one day owning, training and riding that "perfect horse". Rommy was as near to perfect as anyone could wish... truly that "once in a life time horse". His temperament and trainability were faultless, and we all knew that he was glory bound. Words cannot express the emptiness that those who loved him now feel.

He has left a legacy of wonderful young horses bearing his unmistakable stamp, so perhaps in the future there will be another rising young star with the same combination of temperament, attitude and talent... we can only hope.

Highlights of career: Competed very successfully in Dressage with FEI rider Gerry Wellington. Last two competitions were Spring Championships in Oct 02 at which he was Medium Champion and Fleurieu Dressage Festival, only 2 weeks before he died, where he won the Advanced.

Started competing FEI level at 9 years old, unfortunately died of complications following colic surgery just a few months after his debut in Prix St Georges, cutting short a very promising career.

Romulus excelled in his very short career in Breed Classes. He competed at Gawler A.H. & F. Society Annual Show in 2000 to win all classes entered, including Ridden Stallion, was awarded champion Stallion/Colt in Show (from a final class of 7 breeds) and was given a Special Award for his achievements. Several weeks later he then went on to the Royal Adelaide Show where he also won all of his classes and was awarded Champion Warmblood Entire/Colt for 2000. As his owner is not an "in hand" person, we decided to retire on that note.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHERN ROMULUS has left us with a very stunning son, Bravo Romulus, who is now standing at Acacia Ridge Stud