Lafayette HQ (Loerke-Lauries Crusador x Raphael) is a 2002 Hanoverian gelding Jen purchased as a 7 year old for $1 in October, 2009. He was significantly lame from a longitudinal cannon bone fracture as a 4 year old so required extensive rehab and only had basic training level training. Not only is it impressive that Jen was able to completely rehabilitate Taffy from his significant injury, but considering they began showing late in 2010, but only completed about 50% of the tests they entered because Taffy would panic and flee, the fact that they successfully made it to Grand Prix (a first for them both!) by 2015 is nothing short of miraculous!
2019 Show Results (so far)
A sampling of his scores:
7/7/19, KDA Summer Classic II, GP Freestyle, judge H. Gurney, 66.125% for 1st place
8/10/19, ODS Down Centerline 3, GP Freestyle, judge J. Hannon, 71.8% for 1st place
8/11/19, ODS Down Centerline 4, Grand Prix, judge D. Riehl-Rodriguez, 69.457% for 1st place.
9/12-15/2019, USDF Region 2 Championships, Waterloo Hunt Club, Grass Lake MI: 3rd place, GRAND PRIX OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, judgges Mike Osinski and Janet Foy,64.402%; 3rd place, GRAND PRIX MUSICAL FREESTYLE, judges Gary Rockwell and Lisa Schmidt, 68.688%, a qualifying score for Nationals!
2018 Show Results
A sampling of his scores:
3/14-18/18 Global Dressage Festival 10, Grand Prix, judges L. Fore and R. Peterson, 63.587% for 3rd place
10/11-14/18 USDF Region 2 Championships, Grand Prix, judges P. Lacy and C. Trentelman, 62.609% for 6th place
2017 Show Results
A sampling of his scores:
2/8-12/17 Global Dressage Festival 5, Wellington FL, GP, judge M. Freeman, 67.3% for 4th place
8/17-18/17 Dressage at Waterloo Summer Finale I, GP Freestyle, judge M. Barnett, 67.825% for 1st place
8/19-20/17 Dressage at Waterloo Summer Finale II, Grand Prix, judge G. Rockwell, 66.125% for 1st place
9/14-17/17 USDF Region 2 Championships at Majestic Farm, GP Freestyle, judges C. Bass and A. Gribbons, 67.5% for 2nd place (Reserve Champ)
2016 Show Results
USDF All Breeds Awards:
American Hanoverian Society:
9th Open Grand Prix
10th Grand Prix Freestyle
USEF Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Awards:
National:
2nd place Grand Prix Freestyle National
2nd place Grand Prix - only 1 point behind the winner
Zone 5:
1st place Grand Prix for Zone 5
Jen and Taffy went to Atlanta GA for their Regionals so Lenny's family could watch them show, but Taffy got shipping fever and was hospitalized. That's why there are no Regionals or Nationals scores here.
2015 Show Results
On August 9, 2015, Taffy and Jen debuted their I1 Freestyle to a standing ovation and cheers, and also showed Grand Prix for the first time!
This season, she's spent most of her time working on Taffy's relaxation and confidence. She showed Small Tour (PSG/I1/I2) most of the time, but worked on Grand Prix whenever there was a long break between shows. Taffy has shown her in many ways that he LOVES Grand Prix, so once this season was over, it was on to GP!
USDF All Breeds Awards:
American Hanoverian Society:
8th place Prix St. Georges Open: 68.026
5th place Intermediare 1 Open: 68.750
6th place Intermediare 1 Freestyle Open: 69.000
USEF Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Awards:
National:
Intermediare 1 Champion!
Intermediare 1 Freestyle Reserve Champion!
Prix St. Georges Reserve Champion!
Region 5:
Grand Prix Champion!
Intermediare 1 Champion!
Intermediaire 2 Reserve Champion!
Prix St. Georges Reserve Champion!
2014 Show Results
USDF Dressage Horse of the Year:
14th out of 167 Fourth Level 69.616
45th out of 492 Prix St Georges 68.750
USDF Musical Freestyle
2nd out of 72 Fourth Level 74.333
USDF Musical Freestyle Challenge
2nd out of 24 Fourth Level 71.503
USDF Musical Freestyle for the American Hanoverian Society
1st Fourth Level 74.333
American Hanoverian Society
4th Fourth Level Open 69.616
4th Prix St Georges Open 68.750
Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Awards
Fourth Level Freestyle CHAMPION!
Fourth Level Open: 6th place
Prix St Georges Open: 3rd place
Performance Horse Registry's Silver Stirrup Awards: Zone 5
Fourth level: 5th place
Prix St Georges: 2nd place
2013 Show Results
USDF Horse of the Year
9th place in Third Level Open: 71.108%
Performance Horse Registry's Silver Stirrup Awards:
National Rankings:
Champion Third Level
Zone Rankings (we're in Zone 5):
Champion Third Level and Sixth Place in Fourth level with only two shows at 4th!
Hanoverian All Breeds Award:
2nd place Third Level: 71.108%
Kentucky Dressage Association Year End Awards:
Champion Open Third Level Division: 71.668%
4th Place among all the KDA members and divisions in the Open Rider Award, which represents the highest scores earned during the year.
Jen and Taffy took 2012 off to work on their training, which is why their 2013 results are so phenomenal.
2011 Show Record
Taffy won four out of eight classes at Training level with a high score of 76.429% and two scores over 70%. He won four out of nine classes at First level with a high score of 74.516% and five scores over 70% and earned 3rd place in the Open First Level Region 2 Championship with a 72.097%. He won six out of eight classes at Second level with a high score of 69.524% with six scores over 65% and tied for 7th place in the Open Second Level Region 2 Championship with a 67.143%. He won four out of five Musical Freestyle-First Level classes with four scores well over 70%. His high score of 78.083% earned at Region 2 Championships broke the high score record for a Musical Freestyle Championship class in Region 2!
Lafayette HQ’s 2011 Final Award Standings:
USDF Horse Of The Year Awards (HOY):
Musical Freestyle Challenge-First Level median of 73.053%: 2nd place HOY
Musical Freestyle-First Level median of 76.500%: 3rd place HOY
USDF All Breeds Award American Hanoverian:
First Level Open median of 70.755%: 8th place
Second Level Open median of 66.504%: 7th place
Musical Freestyle-First Level median of 76.500%: 1st place
Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Award National Standings:
First Level 85 points: 6th place
First Level Musical Freestyle 48 points: 1st place
Second Level 41 points: 6th place
Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Award Zone Standings:
First Level 85 points: 3rd place
Second Level 41 points: 5th place
USEF Horse of The Year National Standings:
First Level Musical Freestyle Open 48 points: 2nd place
First Level 3&4 73 points: 16th place
USEF Horse of The Year Region/Zone Standings:
First Level Musical Freestyle Open 10 points: 1st place
Second Level Open 3&4 8 points: 1st place
Second Level Open 1&2 4 points: 3rd place
2019 Show Results (so far)
A sampling of his scores:
7/7/19, KDA Summer Classic II, GP Freestyle, judge H. Gurney, 66.125% for 1st place
8/10/19, ODS Down Centerline 3, GP Freestyle, judge J. Hannon, 71.8% for 1st place
8/11/19, ODS Down Centerline 4, Grand Prix, judge D. Riehl-Rodriguez, 69.457% for 1st place.
9/12-15/2019, USDF Region 2 Championships, Waterloo Hunt Club, Grass Lake MI: 3rd place, GRAND PRIX OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, judgges Mike Osinski and Janet Foy,64.402%; 3rd place, GRAND PRIX MUSICAL FREESTYLE, judges Gary Rockwell and Lisa Schmidt, 68.688%, a qualifying score for Nationals!
2018 Show Results
A sampling of his scores:
3/14-18/18 Global Dressage Festival 10, Grand Prix, judges L. Fore and R. Peterson, 63.587% for 3rd place
10/11-14/18 USDF Region 2 Championships, Grand Prix, judges P. Lacy and C. Trentelman, 62.609% for 6th place
2017 Show Results
A sampling of his scores:
2/8-12/17 Global Dressage Festival 5, Wellington FL, GP, judge M. Freeman, 67.3% for 4th place
8/17-18/17 Dressage at Waterloo Summer Finale I, GP Freestyle, judge M. Barnett, 67.825% for 1st place
8/19-20/17 Dressage at Waterloo Summer Finale II, Grand Prix, judge G. Rockwell, 66.125% for 1st place
9/14-17/17 USDF Region 2 Championships at Majestic Farm, GP Freestyle, judges C. Bass and A. Gribbons, 67.5% for 2nd place (Reserve Champ)
2016 Show Results
USDF All Breeds Awards:
American Hanoverian Society:
9th Open Grand Prix
10th Grand Prix Freestyle
USEF Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Awards:
National:
2nd place Grand Prix Freestyle National
2nd place Grand Prix - only 1 point behind the winner
Zone 5:
1st place Grand Prix for Zone 5
Jen and Taffy went to Atlanta GA for their Regionals so Lenny's family could watch them show, but Taffy got shipping fever and was hospitalized. That's why there are no Regionals or Nationals scores here.
2015 Show Results
On August 9, 2015, Taffy and Jen debuted their I1 Freestyle to a standing ovation and cheers, and also showed Grand Prix for the first time!
This season, she's spent most of her time working on Taffy's relaxation and confidence. She showed Small Tour (PSG/I1/I2) most of the time, but worked on Grand Prix whenever there was a long break between shows. Taffy has shown her in many ways that he LOVES Grand Prix, so once this season was over, it was on to GP!
USDF All Breeds Awards:
American Hanoverian Society:
8th place Prix St. Georges Open: 68.026
5th place Intermediare 1 Open: 68.750
6th place Intermediare 1 Freestyle Open: 69.000
USEF Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Awards:
National:
Intermediare 1 Champion!
Intermediare 1 Freestyle Reserve Champion!
Prix St. Georges Reserve Champion!
Region 5:
Grand Prix Champion!
Intermediare 1 Champion!
Intermediaire 2 Reserve Champion!
Prix St. Georges Reserve Champion!
2014 Show Results
USDF Dressage Horse of the Year:
14th out of 167 Fourth Level 69.616
45th out of 492 Prix St Georges 68.750
USDF Musical Freestyle
2nd out of 72 Fourth Level 74.333
USDF Musical Freestyle Challenge
2nd out of 24 Fourth Level 71.503
USDF Musical Freestyle for the American Hanoverian Society
1st Fourth Level 74.333
American Hanoverian Society
4th Fourth Level Open 69.616
4th Prix St Georges Open 68.750
Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Awards
Fourth Level Freestyle CHAMPION!
Fourth Level Open: 6th place
Prix St Georges Open: 3rd place
Performance Horse Registry's Silver Stirrup Awards: Zone 5
Fourth level: 5th place
Prix St Georges: 2nd place
2013 Show Results
USDF Horse of the Year
9th place in Third Level Open: 71.108%
Performance Horse Registry's Silver Stirrup Awards:
National Rankings:
Champion Third Level
Zone Rankings (we're in Zone 5):
Champion Third Level and Sixth Place in Fourth level with only two shows at 4th!
Hanoverian All Breeds Award:
2nd place Third Level: 71.108%
Kentucky Dressage Association Year End Awards:
Champion Open Third Level Division: 71.668%
4th Place among all the KDA members and divisions in the Open Rider Award, which represents the highest scores earned during the year.
Jen and Taffy took 2012 off to work on their training, which is why their 2013 results are so phenomenal.
2011 Show Record
Taffy won four out of eight classes at Training level with a high score of 76.429% and two scores over 70%. He won four out of nine classes at First level with a high score of 74.516% and five scores over 70% and earned 3rd place in the Open First Level Region 2 Championship with a 72.097%. He won six out of eight classes at Second level with a high score of 69.524% with six scores over 65% and tied for 7th place in the Open Second Level Region 2 Championship with a 67.143%. He won four out of five Musical Freestyle-First Level classes with four scores well over 70%. His high score of 78.083% earned at Region 2 Championships broke the high score record for a Musical Freestyle Championship class in Region 2!
Lafayette HQ’s 2011 Final Award Standings:
USDF Horse Of The Year Awards (HOY):
Musical Freestyle Challenge-First Level median of 73.053%: 2nd place HOY
Musical Freestyle-First Level median of 76.500%: 3rd place HOY
USDF All Breeds Award American Hanoverian:
First Level Open median of 70.755%: 8th place
Second Level Open median of 66.504%: 7th place
Musical Freestyle-First Level median of 76.500%: 1st place
Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Award National Standings:
First Level 85 points: 6th place
First Level Musical Freestyle 48 points: 1st place
Second Level 41 points: 6th place
Performance Horse Registry Silver Stirrup Award Zone Standings:
First Level 85 points: 3rd place
Second Level 41 points: 5th place
USEF Horse of The Year National Standings:
First Level Musical Freestyle Open 48 points: 2nd place
First Level 3&4 73 points: 16th place
USEF Horse of The Year Region/Zone Standings:
First Level Musical Freestyle Open 10 points: 1st place
Second Level Open 3&4 8 points: 1st place
Second Level Open 1&2 4 points: 3rd place
