Sir Sinclair #1 Dressage Sire for Fourth Consecutive Year, Iron Spring Farm Stallions Ranked No. 1, 2, 3 Among 800 USEF Dressage Sires

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Sir Sinclair. Photo: Terri Miller

COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania, Dec. 21, 2018–Iron Spring Farm’s Sir Sinclair, Keur, was the 2018 United States Equestrian Federation No. 1 Sire of Dressage Horses for a fourth consecutive year.

Offspring of Sir Sinclair earned 10,681 points in dressage competitions throughout the year, more than 4,000 points ahead of the second place stallion, Contango, Preferent, also owned by Iron Spring.

Achievements by the 19-year-old KWPN stallion (Lord Sinclair x Flemmingh) was made possible by 72 sons and daughters earning points, including 27 offspring competing at FEI, with four at Grand Prix.

Rounding out the year for the Spring stallions, UB40, Keur, finished third.

All three ISF stallions were also ranked in the Top 100 FEI dressage sires by the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses.

Some highlights of Sir Sinclair’s offspring:

–Dee Clair, 10-year-old mare, had six top-six finishes with rider Anna Marek in the CDI3* Grand Prix classes during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, with scores as high as 70.500 per cent;

–Caymus, 11-year-old gelding and ridden by Jodie Kelly, was named to the 2018 Developing Horse List after placing third in the small tour division at the U.S. Festival of Champions;

–Eschaton, nine-year-old gelding, won 15 3rd and 4th Level classes with scores as high as 74.744 per cent in 2018. The gray also claimed two GAIG/USDF Regional Championships: 3rd Level Amateur and Adult Equitation with owner/rider Casey Blum as well as U.S. Dressage Federation 3rd Level Amateur Horse of the Year.

–Imperial WRF had 18 wins at Training and 1st Level with owner/rider Alexandra du Celliee Muller, including the Region 4 Reserve Championship.

Contango, Preferent, and UB40’s offspring also had an extraordinary 2018.

Contango finished the year ranked #2 USEF Sire of Dressage Horses, with 41 offspring earning points, including seven at Grand Prix. Highlight included Alcazar, ridden by Katherine Bateson-Chandler.

UB40’s sons and daughters won two championships at the U.S. Dressage Finals, plus four championships and eight reserve championships at Regional Championships.