Welcome to Free Rein.
We are a small Dutch Warmblood sport horse breeding operation located
on California's Central Coast. We specialize in top bloodlines, with an
emphasis on temperament, character, soundness, and performance.
The special attributes of our foundation mares enable us to pursue our goal...
DG Bantana Keur, an extraordinary young mare by Flemmingh, was bred in the Netherlands by P. Verdellen. Bantana was imported in January 2010, and we have
great expectations for this beautiful mare.
In July 2010, DG Bantana competed in the USEF 4-Year-Old division with rider
Caitlin Masiel at the National Young Horse Championships and, with an impressive score of 8.34, DG Bantana Keur became the 2010 Markel/USEF National Young Horse 4-Year-Old Reserve Champion.
Bantana was the 2006 Dressage Foal Champion at the Central Keuring in Limburg (Netherlands), and placed 5th at the 2006 KWPN National Foal Championship (Netherlands).
Scandalous Elite Sport, by Juventus out of the Volckmar mare,
Famous Ster Preferent, was bred by Bill & Leah Brown and purchased from DG Bar Ranch.
She is also a NA/WPN Top Ten foal, placing 4th in the nation as a two year
old at the 2001 keurings.
Scandalous was the 2002 USDF NATIONAL CHAMPION 3 YEAR OLD FILLY.
The Free Rein strategy is to slowly develop our breeding stock through
the acquisition of exceptionally talented and pedigreed young mares;
this provides the opportunity of breeding the mares prior to commencement
of their show careers. Our plan is to remain a small business enterprise,
enabling us to continue personal interaction with the horses while maintaining
the finest performance horse bloodlines to be found.
