THE OAKS WINS U.S. EQUESTRIAN/PHR SILVER STIRRUP
LEADING HUNTER BREEDER AWARD FOR 2003
OAKS' HORSES ARE NATIONAL PHR SILVER STIRRUP CHAMPION
AND RESERVE IN 6-YEAR-OLD JUMPERS
WIN IJF WESTERN REGIONAL FOR 4-YEAR-OLDS FOR 2003

Mrs. Joan Irvine Smith of The Oaks Farms received the US Equestrian Federation/PHR Silver Stirrup Leading Hunter Breeder Award for 2003. This award is presented to the Performance Horse Registry breeder whose PHR registered and Silver Stirrup nominated products earned the greatest number of points during the competition year. The Oaks' Holsteiner stallion Samoan Chief by South Pacific out of the Hannoverian mare Alitalia, by Argentinus, and Holsteiner gelding Sail Away by South Pacific out of Helium, by The Scriber, a Thoroughbred, were the National PHR Silver Stirrup Champion and Reserve Six-Year-Old Jumpers for 2003. Mrs. Smith received the US Equestrian/PHR Silver Stirrup Leading Breeder Award for 2002, and was the Leading Jumper Breeder and runner-up in the Hunter Breeding category in 2001 and 2002.

In 2001 Mrs. Smith's flagship Holsteiner stallion South Pacific by Silvester out of Kamara, by Cor de la Bryére, ranked third among American-Based Jumper Sires and 16th on the list of Leading International Jumper Sires. The Leading Jumper Sire list is based on total money earned by offspring of a sire during the competition year in recognized US Equestrian competition. The following year Mrs. Smith created the South Pacific Memorial Award in memory of South Pacific who died in 1998. To be considered, a stallion must be based in the United States and at least 75% of the progeny earnings must be from offspring born in North America. In 2002 the Selle Francais Galoubet by Alme' out of Viti, by Nystag, won the South Pacific Memorial Award for the top ranked U.S.-based sire of show jumpers, with Ocean II by South Pacific out of René, by Ramzes, the runner-up and South Pacific ranking fourth. The Thoroughbred Aly Dark by Alydar out of Moonlight Jig, by Jig Time, was named as the recipient of the 2003 South Pacific Memorial Award, with Ocean II ranking seventh.

Samoan Chief was Reserve Champion in the West Coast Young Jumper Championship for Six-Year-Olds, received first place International Jumper Futurity Western prize money, and won two Six-Year-Old Jumper Classics and in Modified Section 1 Jumpers in 2003. In 2002 he won a Five-Year-Old Jumper Classic, placed fourth in the West Coast Young Jumper Championship for Five-Year-Olds, and received second place IJF Western prize money.

Last year The Oaks' Holsteiner gelding Cherokee Chief by Challenger out of Falke's Dream, by Falke, won and placed in six Six-Year-Old Jumper Classics, while Sail Away placed in eight. Cherokee Chief and Sail Away received third and fourth place IJF Western prize money respectively. In 2002 Sail Away won a Five-Year-Old Classic, placed third in the West Coast Young Jumper Championship for Five-Year-Olds, and received first place IJF Western Prize money.

The Oaks' Holsteiner gelding Challenger's Pride by Challenger out of E'Lovely Girl, by Lombard, placed in the West Coast Young Jumper Championship for Five-Year-Olds, received first place IJF Western prize money, and won three Five-Year-Old Jumper Classics in 2003. Challenger's Pride was the IJF Western Regional Four-Year-Old Most Grand Prix Potential and Best Type Champion in 2002. The Oaks Holsteiner stallion Southern Showtime by South Pacific out of Amerens, by Nimmerdor, also won a Five-Year-Old Jumper Classic last year.

In 2002 The Oaks' sixteen-year-old Holsteiner breeding stallion Ocean I by South Pacific out of René, by Ramzes, came out of retirement to win the Reserve Open Jumper Championship at the Oaks Blenheim Fall Classic. That same year the Holsteiner gelding Falcon by Farenheit out of Shana, by South Pacific, placed in the West Coast Young Jumper Championship for Six-Year-Olds, received first place IJF Western prize money and won a Six-Year-Old Classic. In 2003 he won in Hits Desert III Level 6 Jumpers and was purchased by Jourdan Okamoto.

The Oaks' Holsteiner mare LuLu Belle by South Pacific out of Lybelle, by Lord, was Champion Modified Sec. 2 Jumper at the Oaks Blenheim Summer Festival and won in Modified Sec. 1 and 2 Jumpers in 2003. In 2002 LuLu Belle won two Six-Year-Old Jumper Classics, placed in the West Coast Young Jumper Championship for Six-Years-Olds and received second place IJF Western prize money.

The Oaks' horses had a clean sweep in the International Jumper Futurity Western Regional for Four-Year-Olds in 2003. The Holsteiner stallion Ocean Flyer by Ocean I out of the French Thoroughbred mare Sleeping, by Lightning, was the Best Type and Most Grand Prix Potential Champion and Reserve Best Performance Champion. The Holsteiner stallion Captain Courageous by Challenger out of E'Lovely Girl, by Lombard, was the Best Performance Champion. Cheer's Challenge, a Holsteiner stallion by Cheer out of Batik, by Challenger, was the Reserve Champion Best Type.

For more than a decade The Oaks' stallions have sired and The Oaks has bred many Hunter, Hunter Breeding and Jumper Champions and winners. Homebred Hunter and Hunter Breeding Champions and winners include among others: Southern Lights, Sea Spray, Chase, Cimmaron, Can't Touch This, Cheer's Jubilee, Kenda, Night Light, Mikasa, Macarena, Ondine, Oahu, Over The Rainbow, Omega, Neona, Pashmina, Polynesia, Pacifica, Romantic Affair and Reef Point.

Jumper Champions and winners either sired by The Oaks' stallions or bred by The Oaks in addition to those already mentioned include among others: South Shore, Superman, El Campeon's Shamrock, Ocelot, Rip Tide, Olive, Oceano, Shaman, South Bay, South Beach, Tasman Bay, Saveur de Cour, Southern Echo, Cantina, Moscow Ballet, La' Port Au Prince, Latigo II, Shamu, Cash Out, Sea Captain, Cheer's Playboy and Miniver.

The Oaks' stallions and The Oaks' breeding program are producing young horses of outstanding quality, exceptional jumping ability and excellent temperament, that have won and consistently placed in US Equestrian Federation, Performance Horse Registry, International Jumper Futurity, Pacific Coast Horse Show Association, American Holsteiner Horse Association and other competitions.
The Oaks' breeding program is considered ideal as not only does it produce exceptional Holsteiner foals, but also combines the stature, temperament and athletic ability of some of the top jumping bloodlines from Europe with the elegance, heart and stamina of the American Thoroughbred which, according to legendary horseman Morton W. "Cappy" Smith, produces the perfect combination of size, mind and muscle in a horse.

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