Our Breeding Program’s Goals & History
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Forrest Hill Farm's owners, Stephen and Margaret Kaiser and daughter, Jennifer, have been actively breeding horses since 1970. In the late 70's they began to specialize in sporthorses. Soon dressage became their focus. Never breed specific, instead favoring a particular type of horse, the goal evolved to reproduce superior physical conformation, gaits, strength, and work ethic to succeed in top dressage competition. Purebred Percherons possessing tall, lighter frames, structurally correct hindquarters with forward powerful gaits, and lively work-like attitudes were selected to breed to Thoroughbreds. Just as discriminatively the Thoroughbreds had to possess traits to compliment the Percheron: athletic, large frames, correct conformtion, gaits and trainable, work-like natures. Margaret's breeding philosophy is...
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"Breeding horses is not like mixing paint. You can't mix black with white and expect to get grey." M. Kaiser
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Cottonwood Flame |
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Portermanteau |
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Like Father… Like Sons. |
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B. Tarr |
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FHF Thunderstruck, aka, Thor is a full Percheron foaled at FH in 2003. Thor is correct and beautiful, possessing a lovely blend of ideal dressage qualities and the great disposition of the Percheron. He successfully began his show career in 2008 at 5 years of age, consistently scoring high, 70.8% , winning or placing in large classes filled with tough competition. We have not yet bred this young stallion. We enthusiastically await his growth, training advancements and future show career !
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Cottonwood Flame, a 1988 black Percheron stallion, was Forrest Hill's premier foundation sire and F.E.I. (International) Level champion. Acquired at 6 mos. of age, Cottonwood Flame, (aka."Woody") was exhibited and trained by Jennifer Kaiser. From 1992 -2001, Woody's consistent and powerful performances annually earned many championships and titles at every level. Career highlights:
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Today, Forrest Hill is a leader in the production of Percheron, Throughbred, and Warmblood sporthorse crosses. The success and popularity of Forrest Hill’s horses over time has resulted in the designation, “Kaiserbreds”. This label was coined by customers with horses of Forrest Hill heritage to distinguish their unique blend of select draft, thoroughbred and warmblood lines from the warmbloods whose registries tout no draft descendents. The proponents of Kaiserbreds are proud of the draft blood and value it’s contribution of powerful gaits, soundness, substance, sanity, and cooperation. Second generation percheron cross fillies are now being trained & competed and will be introduced into the breeding herd after attaining performance success. They will be crossed with similar type warmbloods of the Rubinstein I,Furiso, Pik Bube, Voltaire, Donnerhall bloodlines as well as select Percheron sires. The accomplishments of Forrest Hill’s Percherons and crossbreds have been recognized nationwide for many years. Notable achievements by Kaiserbreds include; Teakwood, (show name, Nel Bosco, Italian meaning “in the wood”), a five year old crossbred gelding by Cottonwood Flame, was the 2002 High Percentage Horse of the overall competition (76% ) as well as Training and First level High Percentage Horse at the prestigious Palm Beach Dressage Derby, Loxahatchee, Florida. He was also a champion & winner at Devon. Forrest Hill scored multiple Championships at “Dressage at Waterloo”, with three Kaiserbreds, Forest, Portmanteau, and the good mare, Vanity at 3rd/4th, 1st/2nd, & Training levels (article 8/02/02 issue,“The Chronicle of the Horse”) |
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1999 Indiana Dressage Society's (IDS) Prix St. George Champion, Intermediare I Champion, and the Trakandie Award for the High point F.E.I. Horse. 5th in the Reg. 2 Am. Bankers Insurance Group/USDF(ABIG/ USDF) Prix St. George Championship Cottonwood Flame competed Intermediare I & II and Grand Prix, open & freestyles in 2000. He won many blues & championships. 2000 IDS Intermediare I & II & Grand Prix Champion & Trakandie Award Highpoint FEI Horse. Regionally he was third in the ABIG/USDF Intermediare II Championship. 2001 Placed in Grand Prix, West Palm & White Fences, against international horses. |
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Portmanteau, aka “Porter” a 1997 son of Cottonwood Flame, continues his sire’s winning tradition. In 2001 Porter was Champion/High Scoring horse in 2nd competition ever, scoring thru 78.65%, & IDS Highpoint T. Level Horse of the year.
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“The Chronicle of the Horse” He qualified for regionals, consistently scoring high, 70% at 2nd level. He was the American Warmblood Society Reg.2 Bronze medallist (the gold & silver medallists at same were the Kaiserbreds, Vanity and Victor). He ended the season 2002 IDS Champion Horse, 2nd level |
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In 2003 Porter won his first show with 70%s at 3rd level, & 3rd level Res. Champion at the KDA show in Lexington, Ky. June 03, Porter was both Champion & Res. Highpoint 3rd level Horse, Paxton Jr./Yg Rider Festival. Jennifer competed Porter, open 2/3rd level classes earning 70%’s, winning many blues. He is currently schooling grand prix. |
Watch for the future achievements fromthese outstanding stallions, their offspringand the many upcoming talentedKaiserbred horses to be competedin the years to come. |
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Phone: 765-589-3838 email: mk@forresthillfarm.com |
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“What a delight to back the flying steed that challenges the wind for speed!… Whose soul is in his task, turns labour into sport! |
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James Sheridan Knowles |
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The slogan "Willing Minds & Able Bodies" is a literal description of the horses the Kaisers strive to raise, train and sell. James Sheridan Knowles eloquently phrased our beliefs regarding a horse’s good work ethic and how rewarding it is to ride a graceful, forward and cooperative animal: |
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“What a delight to back the flying steed that challenges the wind for speed! Whose soul is in his task, turns labour into sport! “ |
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Forrest Hill Farm |
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a sporthorse breeding & training facility producing horses with |
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“ willing minds & able bodies” |
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2002 brought championships at 2nd level. At “Dressage at Waterloo” he earned Forrest Hill and Kaiser Dressage a feature in the |
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“Breed type to type, cross individuals with similar characteristics, not extreme differences. Breeding Horses is not like mixing paint, you can't mix black with white and expect grey." |