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Heidi's Current Horses:
Le Mode
1999 imported Zweibrucken stallion
owned by Solomon Farm
Le Mode was Reserve Champion of the 2001 Rheinland Pfalz Saar keuring in Germany. Heidi started riding Mode in December 2005 and has successfully competed him through Prix St. Georges. Mode made his FEI debut at Dressage at Equestrian Estates in Florida in 2008. He was FEI Open High Score at 4 shows in summer 2008 and the 2008 Rheinland Pfalz-Saar International Prix St. Georges Champion. Heidi and Le Mode are currently schooling Grand Prix and plan to be back in the show ring in 2010.
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Donna Karan
1997 Oldenburg mare
owned by Heidi Basler
Heidi purchased Donna as a green broke 3-year-old from Brandywine Farm in Minnesota. They placed 7th in the 2002 US Central Selection Trials for the World Breeding Championships in the FEI Five-Year-Old class. Also in 2002, they ranked 18th in the country at First Level. In 2003, they ranked 8th in the country at Third Level/FEI Six-Year-Old. Heidi has successfully competed Donna through Prix St. Georges. Donna is currently sale, please check the sale page for a video.
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Stardancer
2001 imported Zweibrucken mare
owned by Heidi Basler
Heidi's mom, Judy Hansen, purchased Stella as a green broke 3-year-old from Solomon Farm, for Heidi to train and compete. These plans were put on hold once they learned that Stella was pregnant (Solomon Farm had bred her to their Donnerhall son, Der Graf but thought it didn't take, see Dancer's Surprise, below). After returning to work in winter 2005, Stella made her show debut at Dressage at Lamplight in August 2006, winning the Mare Materiale class. Also in 2006, she was named the USDF West Central Breeders' Championships Grand Champion Mare, and finished 5th in the USDF Horse of the Year standings for 4 & 5-year-old mare materiale. In 2007, she had multiple wins at Training & First Level in Florida and won NDA Reserve Horse of the Year. Heidi plans to breed Stella back to Der Graf in spring 2010.
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Celeste
2005 Rheinland Pfalz Saar filly
owned by Heidi Basler
Stardancer's gold premium filly, Celeste, was high scoring filly at her keuring, scoring 8.6 on movement and 8.4 overall. Heidi and Celeste spent this winter 2009-2010 training with U.S. Young Horse coach, Scott Hassler. Celeste is following in Stardancer's footsteps and is already winning classes in Florida.
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Dance All Night
2008 Rheinland Pfalz Saar colt
owned by Stellar Sporthorses
bred by Solomon Farm
Denzel was high scoring colt at his RPSI keuring, scoring 8.5 overall and earning gold premium status. He ranked in the top 5 in the country for 2008 RPSI colts. Denzel is by the Donnerhall son, Der Graf and his dam, Leda, is by the FEI dressage stallion, Le Mode.
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Heidi's Past Horses:
Mon Cheri
1992 imported Danish Warmblood mare
owned by Ruby Properties and Stellar Sporthorses
Heidi began riding Cheri is April 2006. In 2007, they had 3 top ten finishes in High Performance FEI classes in Florida, in addition to winning the Intermediaire I Freestyle Open class at both the Gold Coast Opener (Revisited) and the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II. They moved up to Intermediaire II in May 2007, and finished 26th in the USDF Horse of the Year standings, 1st in the North American Danish Warmblood Association standings and won the Midwest Championships. In 2008, Heidi began competing Cheri at Grand Prix and earned her USDF Gold Medal.
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Anna Karenina
1995 imported Hanoverian mare
owned by Anna Saulsbury
Heidi and Anna successfully competed at First and Second Level during the summer of 2008. Anna won many classes with scores to 73% and qualified for Regionals at First Level. Anna also accompanied Heidi to Florida for training with Lars Petersen.
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Bold Contender
1985 Friesian mare
owned by Alexsandria Hunter
Heidi first rode "Jelsche" in 1993, being name Central States DCTA Fourth Level Champions when Heidi was only 15 years old. Heidi was reunited with Jelsche in 1998, when the pair represented Region 4 at the North American Young Rider Championships. They also won the Region 4 Championships at Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I (Jr/YR), and placed third in the USDF Intermediaire I Jr/YR standings and fourth in the USDF Prix St. Georges Jr/YR standings.
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Emcee
1984 imported Hanoverian gelding
In 1997, Heidi and Emcee won the Young Rider Team Test at CDI Raleigh and placed second in the Young Rider Individual Test at the USET Festival of Champions in Gladstone, NJ. They also represented Region 1 at the North American Young Rider Championships.
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Epona
1977 imported Holsteiner mare
owned by Heidi Basler
In 1994, Heidi competed in her first NAYRC as the sole representative from Region 4 and placed 11th individually. Also that year, they won the USDF Region 4 Championships at Fourth Level and Prix St. Georges (Jr/YR). Heidi again qualified for NAYRC in 1995 but chose not to compete as she was starting college the week after the competition. In 1996, she and Epona returned to NAYRC, this time on the Region 4 team which won the Bronze medal and Heidi finished 8th individually. Heidi competed Epona through Intermediaire I before retiring her in 1997.
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Baby Grand (Grethel)
1982 imported Hanoverian mare
owned by Judith Hansen
Heidi's mom purchased Grethel as a green broke 4-year-old. Four years later, Heidi took over the ride and successfully competed her through Second Level. Grethel had one foal, Freya, by the Oldenburg stallion, Fascination.
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Glen Mar Chipper
1969 Half-Arabian gelding
owned by Heidi Basler
Heidi and her first horse Chipper spent many years participating in the Cornhusker Pony Club and showing lower-level dressage. From 1987-1989, Heidi was named the NDA Training Level Junior 11 & Under Champion and in 1989, Chipper won the NDA Training Level Horse of the Year (against all Open horses).