Does someone know the German Riding Pony mare Bechamel?

[aurum]

I am looking for the owner of this pony mare which I bred some years ago. I need to find the owner. Please if anyone knows how to find her, let me know. Thanks.

[hluing]

I did not know you bred this mare...I am a big fan of hers...beautiful! I will PM her the owner's info.

[aurum]

thank you very much for the information.

In fact three of my home bred German Riding Ponies are in USA now. They were sold in a package to Canada and the lady sold them to US riders or breeders. The other two are named Fraulein Caprice - a filly that was doing well at Devon some years ago - and a colt named Corriander that is gelded now. You can see the respective sire's and dam's of them under my Foals 2000 page: http://www.gestuet-falkenhorst.de/gffoals2000.html

[hluing]

That is great. I am actually leasing a WB mare you bred, Nootka, who is now in the MMB Weser-Ems and in foal to the fancy Welsh pony Mardi Gras for a 2009 Weser-Ems foal. Bechamel had a Mardi Gras filly (perlino) several years ago that in now in a GRP breeding program (Fox Creek in Kansas). I belive this daughter is currently in foal to the New Forrest stallion Forrest Flame (approved Weser-Ems) for a 2009 foal.
I think Bechamel was in foal for 2008...so you are making quite an impact in GRP breeding in the US;)

[aurum]

given the fact I only started breeding German Riding Ponies because my son did not want to deal with the ponies I had, I am quite pleased with what they have become. I do still have Valerina, dam of Caprice and Ariane, daughter of Valerina and dam of Corriander. Valerina is old age now but had a nice filly this year.

BTW I did not breed Nootka. She was bred by a friend of mine out of a Mascarpone daughter which I now own.

[Baroque-n-Dreams]

Found her and confirmed.

Emailed you the information, Gwen.

[rideagoldenpony]

Wow Gwen, how cool! I had no idea that you were her breeder.

She was one of Mardi Gras' very first bookings, and had a beautiful perlino filly that is owned by Dianna at Foxcreek, who has bred her to use in her GRP program.

Interestingly, I believe Fraulein Caprice was booked to Mardi that same year, but did not settle. I can't remember who owned her, but it sounds like you've already gotten all the info you needed. :)

[aurum]

I think someone that write for or owns a magazine owns Fraulein Caprice. We had contact some years ago but I lost the email address when the old computer crashed.

I wrote to the owner of Bechamel and hope to get a reply soon. Thanks for all the help. The internet can really be very helpful at times.

I know of the perlino filly as the owner is in contact with me.

[rideagoldenpony]

Gwen -- I think that it must be Virginia Banks/The Equine Marketer who has her, then. That was who I thought it was, but wasn't positive.

Jeanne, who owns Bechamel, is a SUPER nice lady. She's been just wonderful to work with over the years. She has a Mardi Gras colt out of an Olymic Ferro mare this year that is just gorgeous. I'm sure you'll hear back from her in short order.

[aurum]

Yes thank you so much, I now recall the name Virginia Banks. Do you have an email for me via PN please? Now I only need to find Corriander the gelding as I had a lot of contact with his owner too. Getting old, cannot remember names....

[Windswept Stable]

Fraulen Caprice had a beautiful filly by my Holland imported welsh K stallion - in 2007. I believe the filly is going to do dressage at Devon --but do not quote me on that-- her filly has been doing wonderful on the line in PA in pony hunter breeding.
She is owned by Virginia Banks in PA.

[Windswept Stable]

I have never contacted her via email--but I will be happy to phone her up to see if she minds if I give out her number. Would you like me to do that?

[flashykatt]

Bechamel had a colt this year by Lateran. He appears to be a dark buckskin but is getting DNA'd to make sure. He has been purchased as a stallion prospect by one of the trainers at my barn.

Bechamel was up here in Livermore for training for a while (till she got too pregnant!). She was a really nice mover, just had class written all over her.

Interestingly, Jeanne was the one who convinced Dana Estes to purchase the stallion Worthy Opponent as a gawky yearling. Jeanne owns his dam, the Hohenstein mare Hoheit, and bred another stallion prospect from Hoheit who will be presented to Oldenburg/ISR this year. She's also bred several horses who were in the top 3 in the US a couple different times in a couple different registries.

She's a pretty good stallion-mare matcher-upper!!

[aurum]

It looks like I can be proud of my ponies too :D

Now only Corriander needs to be traced.....