Our Horses

Our Breeding Program

At Last November Farm, our mission is to provide a carefully managed environment in which to produce one or two well bred Hanoverians each year. Our goal is to produce healthy, affectionate and athletic horses which are able to excel in dressage and jumping under amateur riders. The key to this is a focus on rideability, good gaits and exceptional temperaments. 

Meet Some of Our Horses

1999 Grey gelding, 17.3 hands, by Gold Luck out of Waldgeist, Gladstone is an incredible horse who gave me that “first horse” feeling all over again. Not only did he read the book, he understood it, and tries to apply it! His size has never been an issue, he is a talented, athletic horse and is comfortable in his own body. The judges love him, and have given him high marks for gaits (8’s and 9’s), and scores in the 70’s. It’s a lot of fun riding down centerline on a horse you know the judges will reward. Gladstone has a cheerful personality, plays well with others and has a strong sense of humor. 

2007 Show Record: 
Qualified for GAIG Regional Championships at 3rd level 
Earned Oklahoma Dressage Society “GERA” (cumulative rider) award for 3rd level 
Tulsa Summer Classic - debut at 4th level, score over 60%
Briar Fox Summer: All scores above 60%; high-point at 3rd level 
ODS Spring Show: Won both classes entered; 3rd level high point; overall High Point Amateur for show with 68.97% and Bob Pape Memorial Trophy winners; high point Vintage rider.

2006 Show Record:
Moved from 2nd to 3rd levels, did not complete year-end requirements for either, but had scores in the 60%’s at both levels

2005 Show Record:
ODS Vintage Champion at 2nd level 

2004 Show Record:
ODS First Level Champion, Vintage First Level Champion

Aged liver chestnut mare. All too often these days, breeders latch onto the “stallion du jour” and forget the wonderful old bloodlines that produced today’s Hanoverians. At LNF we believe in preserving the old, as well as selecting among the best of the new. We were thrilled when a friend offered us this wonderful representative of the most internationally successful Hanoverian line of all time, the “G” line. Gaia is a treasure, in that she is a double bred “G”, by Grundstein out of Gala by Galaxy. A talented, athletic mare in her youth, Gaia still has a commanding presence and a twinkle in her eye personality. Gaia’s overall inspection scores were high enough to make her Elite Eligible, but performance tests weren’t conducted when she was inspected. We have no doubt that, had she been tested, she would be an Elite Mare today. It doesn’t matter, we will let her foals speak for her. In foal to Contucci for 2008. 

2005 chestnut gelding by Gold Luck out of Alure by Armin.  Our little rising star, Gholfer, just keeps getting better. In 2006, as a yearling, he ended his year by coming in 3rd at the USDF Breeders Championships, Southern Series. His 2007 show season started with a class win at the Arkansas Dressage Sporthorse Breeding show with a 76.2%. He went on to win the Colt Championship, and ended up as Reserve Champion of the show. He got an 8.0 for his walk, and a 7.8 for General Impression with comment “Shows quality movement and willing attitude.” While we were waiting for the ribbons to be presented, the judge approached me and told me what a nice horse I had, and said that Gholfer was the only horse at the show who really moved well through his back. Sounds like a dressage prospect to me! 

Update: Gholfer is showing very well, winning the ODS's Schooling Show Championship at Intro Level with a score of 75.0% And in his first ever Training Level class (Test 4) he received a 67.60%! 

1997 Chestnut mare by Walk on Top out of Waldgeist

"Fanny" has an amazing aptitude for piaffe and passage, and her canter is to die for.  Unfortunately, due to time restrictions, she doesn't get ridden or shown as much as the boys.  Instead, she is my "working girl" interrupting her show career to produce lovely foals, such as Granville and Bushido LNF.  Due to the softness of the current market, she was left open for 2010 and is enjoying being saddle again.  Who knows, perhaps we'll get her ready to make her next show appearance at the FEI level! 

2007 liver chestnut filly by Wolkenglanz out of Gaia. This beautiful, affectionate filly has a wonderful “look at me” personality. Due to a pasture injury, we will wait until next year to have her branded. When we selected Wolkenglanz for Gaia, we hoped the breeding would result in greater leg length. We got it in spades with this filly; when she unfolded and got up to nurse, we could see that her legs were already as long as her dam’s. We’re looking forward to watching her develop, since she will make a wonderful addition to our mare band. 

Artie was my first Hanoverian, and is responsible for my passion for the breed. Originally purchased as a performance horse, we couldn’t resist the temptation to breed her, and the quality of her offspring vindicates my belief in her. Artie is a big girl, standing 16.3 hands. She was my show horse for several years, and we were poised to make our debut at 3rd Level before an untimely injury (mine) put an end to our career together.

IN MEMORIUM

Lexington 1975 - 2005

Lexington came to me as a gangly, off-the-track 3-year old. Originally, my intention was to train and compete him in dressage. Early in his training, his race horse mentality made it clear that goal was unrealistic, but he showed an amazing aptitude for jumping large fences.  So we changed course and let Lexington become a jumper, instead. 

Lexington was a truly great horse, and he took care of his "mom" while winning just about everything Oklahoma offered in his day. His consistency was amazing; no matter how "trappy" the courses were, we could rely on him to put in double clear rounds almost every time out.  For several years in a row, he won the Championship or Reserve for Oklahoma Hunter Jumper Association's (OHJA) year-end awards in both Amateur Owner and Open Jumper. I remember one year when money was
particularly tight, so each show had to bankroll the next one. We
didn't miss a show all year! 

We retired Lexington while he was still sound, and he lived out his days in comfort, serving as a companion for the other horses. He is buried next to his pasture, still close to his buddies. I miss him and will always remember him with love.