Belmont equestrian services

11/07/2026

We have 4 stunning progeny of this Champion Stallion. All have the kindest of temperaments, presence and willingness to please.
A very sad goodbye to Furstenball 💕

🇺🇸 Thank you for everything, Fürstenball 🖤🕊️ It is with deep sadness that we must announce that our exceptional stallion Fürstenball passed away yesterday at the age of 20. He was a true icon - a horse of unparalleled presence and nobility.
From winning the Oldenburg licensing and the Bundeschampionat, to producing 104 licensed sons and 37 Grand Prix successful offspring, he left an indelible mark on the dressage world, ranking 20th on the WBFSH Sire Ranking. But above all his achievements, he was the kindest, most wonderful stallion in the stable who brought joy to everyone every single day. We will miss him dearly 🌟🐴

🇩🇪 Danke für alles, Fürstenball 🖤🕊️ Mit großer Trauer müssen wir verkünden, dass unser Ausnahmehengst Fürstenball gestern im Alter von 20 Jahren von uns gegangen ist. Er war eine wahre Ikone – ein Pferd von unvergleichlicher Erscheinung und Präsenz.
Vom Oldenburger Körsieg über den Titel des Bundeschampions bis hin zu 104 gekörten Söhnen und 37 Grand Prix-erfolgreichen Nachkommen hat er die Dressurzucht nachhaltig geprägt und belegte Platz 20 im WBFSH-Ranking. Doch abseits aller Erfolge war er im Stall einer der liebsten und tollsten Hengste, der uns jeden Tag aufs Neue Freude bereitet hat. Wir vermissen ihn unendlich🌟🐴

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09/03/2026

Super proud of Koru Chanel (Abby) at Bates National Championships. As I was unfortunately mending a broken collar she was beautifully ridden by Sophie Griffith giving her confidence throughout the whole show. Sophie also rode her two own horses successfully at L6 & 7 in the money every time and never forgot her way all show!!! Abby travelled up perfectly, ate, drank, slept and strutted her stuff to become runner up Champion 5year old in a class full of classy horses. Infact all the young horse classes were full of classy horses! We had some positive feedback from the German judge in round one and again from NZ judge in the final. Koru Chanel also finnished 5th over all in a strong field of 28 horses in her Novice section - which was an incredible feat as she was one of the youngest in her classes.
I also enjoyed some writing for judges and catching up with good friends. Thank goodness for some warm weather 😊

15/02/2026

Ross Beaven and I are very proud of the results from today’s NZWA classification.
It takes a lot of hard work and money breeding quality horses and it’s very rewarding being rewarded for this. Matthias was very informative and gave great feedback which helps to keep improving the future .
The Koru prefix and brand is a symbol of the amalgamation of both our past breeding interests coming together (me Belmont and Ross Rangeview) the photos below are of:
Yearling C**t: Koru Leonardo (Furstenball out of Kiteroa Leila - ex Vaughn Cooper)
High Merit.

Filly foal - Koru Isabella - Ivenhoe (son of Millennium) out of SWE First Romance.
Excellence

Her Mum SWE First Romance - Furst Romancier out of Sienna Hit. Entered into the stud book with an
Excellence.

C**t foal - Koru Fernando Furstenball out of La Peregrina (Lessing)
High Merit

5yr old Koru Chanel - Furst Hit out of La Peregrina entered into the studbook with an Excellence

Thank you NZWA for organising this tour. Jody and Christine Hartstone for your relentless hard work.

16/12/2025

4yr old Belmont Scarlet’s first outing at the fun Christmas Waimak Adult Riding club show. Lucie our current German rider gave her a lovely first experience. Scarlet is ready now to find her forever home. Someone will be very lucky - she has a great work ethic and wants to please. 🥰

02/12/2025

Some shots from Canterbury Dressage PL show last weekend. A great show with big entries.
Koru Chanel had a great show winning her musical Freestyle (Thank you Angela Valentine for helping to put the music together) and finnished 3rd overall in the Open Novice Horse Championship. Sophie Griffith has done a fabulous job installing some confidence in this very talented Filly. I am excited to have her home now. Making sure these finely bred young horses get a great start in life is so important and sometimes it just means a bit of a change and help to nut out their personalities.
I absolutely loved riding through my musical on Rusalka in a very competitive small tour class to Finnish 5th. She really dances to the music and makes it fun to ride.
Thank you to Canterbury Dressage for putting on a fantastic show. A delicious free BBQ and drinks and some entertainment on a warm summer evening. ☺️
Ofcourse thank you to all the sponsors involved and the Canterbury Dressage committee for making this show into one of the best!
I was sorry to hear it was Ken - the awesome secretary’s last for this show. Ken has always answered emails, made things work in favour of horse and rider times and generally just been an awesome guy. Thank you 😊