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Sagacious HF

Chase Hickok, Sagacious HF and Alessandra

    1999 Dutch Warmblood Owned by Al Guden of Hyperion Farms

    Our Story

    It all started in April 2018 at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival. I was with Al Guden and his wife, Andrea Nason, and they asked if I would like to come to their barn and ride Sagacious with Petra Hoffman, their coach. I was previously a working student for Andrea’s daughter, Caroline Roffman, and she suggested to Al that I would be a good match with Sagacious. After seeing how well we paired and Petra offering her praises – my boldness in trying a line of one-tempis one-handed gave everyone a good chuckle – Al offered me the ride, and our journey began.


    Sagacious and I had an interesting relationship at first.. For me it was my first sponsored horse and for him it was his first young rider. I have always been the rider that wants to do everything for their horses from their stall to feeding and everything in between. Sagacious on the other hand for sure thought that I was only going to ride him. So having him adjust to me being both his personal servant and the boss in the ring definitely confused him at first. I mean this by Sagacious didn't like to "bond". He had done the same thing all his life, sleep, eat, work, eat and repeat. Now he's doing sleep, eat, scratches, snack, work, snack, massage, scratches, eat, sleep, cuddle repeat and it took some adjusting... I think learning to let me hug him without running away was the hardest! 


    Over time, Sagacious became my rock, my best friend and my partner. After one year together our partnership was finally turning a corner. He started to help me vs. fight me when riding and actually accepted my hugs. We became one. I thought it he did it, he thought it - I knew what it was. We went from having difficulties making simple trot walk transitions to being able to run through a Grand Prix test in a snaffle with out a step of difficulty. Most thought my methods with him were counter productive, When all he ever wanted was someone to listen. Someone to understand that he felt stiff that day and just wanted to go for a walk or that he felt amazing and just wanted to run through our freestyle. Sagacious was the horse that taught me the most, not because he did the Grand Prix but because he taught me to listen. To have the ability to know how he was feeling and to put his physical feeling over my personal goals. Now some will say that you shouldn't listen to what your horse wants but I think if you've developed enough of a relationship you should know why they want that. He never said "I don't want to" because he didn't want to try he said "I don't want to" because he was tired, sore or just bored. I believe me listening to him at home was the main reason we had a succesful relationship in the ring. He trusted me and I trusted him. We listened to eachother and it worked. 


    Sagacious retired only a few days after our only Grand Prix together. We didn't know it would be our last but after a talk with his owner about how he was feeling and about what was best for him we decided that it was time for him to retire from competitions. After that they decided to lease him out to an adult amateur who would ride him for her enjoyment. I know that he is living a great life but I do miss him dearly every day. A piece of me is missing without him but I know that he is enjoying life of a retired old man. 

    Information

    Scores and Video Links

    • 11/10/19 Gold Coast Dressage

    FEI U25 Grand Prix : 67.1%  3rd

    Judges: Thomas Poulin

    Youtube

    • 11/09/19 Gold Coast Fall Dressage

    Intermediate II : 67.2%   3rd

    Judges: Thomas Poulin

    Youtube


    • 10/20/19 Wellington Classic Autumn Dressage

    Intermediate I : 69.706% 1st

    Judges: Sue Madden Mandas

    Youtube

    • 10/19/19 Wellington Classic Autumn Dressage

    Intermediate I : 66.912% 3rd

    Judges: Sue Madden Mandas

    Youtube

    • 08/01/2019 FEI North American Youth Championships CDI

    Young Rider Team Test : 68.559%  8th Individual , Bronze Team Medal

    Judges: Osinski, Torrente, Warren, Hoevenaars, Toernblad

    Youtube

    • 04/14/2019 Gold Coast Dressage Finale II

    Young Rider Individual Test: 70.515%  1st

    Youtube

    • 04/13/2019 Gold Coast Dressage Finale I

    Young Riders Team Test: 71.544%  1st

    Youtube

    • 03/31/2019 Global Dressage Festival 12 CDI-Y

    Young Rider Freestyle 68.025% 5th

    Judges: Weathermax, Almasy, Nivelle, Tubman, Hansaghy

    Youtube

    • 03/30/2019 Global Dressage Festival 12 CDI-Y

    Young Rider Individual Test 70.677%  1st

    Judges: Armando, Iacobaeus, Tubman, Weathermax, Romanov

    Youtube

    • 03/29/2019 Global Dressage Festival 12 CDI-Y

    Young Rider Team Test 68.823% 4th

    Judges: Weatherwax, Vivelle, Almasy

    Youtube

    • 03/03/2019:  PB Dressage Derby CDI-Y

    Young Rider Freestyle: 66.500% 6th

     Judges:Maknami, Eisenhardt & Hoevenaars

    YouTube

    • 03/02/2019:  PB Dressage Derby CDI-Y

    Young Rider Individual Test:  67.353% 6th

    Judges: Umbach, Maknami & Eisenhardt

    YouTube

    • 03/01/2019: PB Dressage Derby CDI-Y

    Young Rider Team Test (PSG): 65.196%  7th

    Judges: Torrente, Eisenhardt & Van der Heijden

    YouTube

    • 2/16/2019: Global Dressage Festival 6

    YR Individual Test:  66.176%  2nd

    Judges: Ramey & Shaffe

    rYouTube

    • 2/15/2019: Global Dressage Festival 6

    YR Team Test  63.529%.  6th

    Judges: Shaffer & Barbosa

    YouTube


    • 10/21/2018:  WCD Global Autumn Challenge

    Young Rider Individual Test: 68.971%  1st 

    Judge: Tom Poulin YouTube 


    • 10/20/2018 WCD Global Autumn Challenge

    Young Rider Individual Test: 70.441%  1st  

    Judge: Tom Poulin  YouTube 


    • 9/23/2018 Wellington Classic Fall Challenge II

    Young Rider Team Test: (PSG) 71.765%. 1st

    Judge: Sue Kolstad YouTube 


    • 9/22/2018:  Wellington Classic Fall Challenge I
    Young Rider Team Test (PSG): 70.000%  1st  Judge:  Sandi Chohany YouTube


    Scores and Video Links

    • 11/10/19 Gold Coast Dressage

    FEI U25 Grand Prix : 67.1%  3rd

    Judges: Thomas Poulin

    Youtube

    • 11/09/19 Gold Coast Fall Dressage

    Intermediate II : 67.2%   3rd

    Judges: Thomas Poulin

    Youtube


    • 10/20/19 Wellington Classic Autumn Dressage

    Intermediate I : 69.706% 1st

    Judges: Sue Madden Mandas

    Youtube

    • 10/19/19 Wellington Classic Autumn Dressage

    Intermediate I : 66.912% 3rd

    Judges: Sue Madden Mandas

    Youtube

    • 08/01/2019 FEI North American Youth Championships CDI

    Young Rider Team Test : 68.559%  8th Individual , Bronze Team Medal

    Judges: Osinski, Torrente, Warren, Hoevenaars, Toernblad

    Youtube

    • 04/14/2019 Gold Coast Dressage Finale II

    Young Rider Individual Test: 70.515%  1st

    Youtube

    • 04/13/2019 Gold Coast Dressage Finale I

    Young Riders Team Test: 71.544%  1st

    Youtube

    • 03/31/2019 Global Dressage Festival 12 CDI-Y

    Young Rider Freestyle 68.025% 5th

    Judges: Weathermax, Almasy, Nivelle, Tubman, Hansaghy

    Youtube

    • 03/30/2019 Global Dressage Festival 12 CDI-Y

    Young Rider Individual Test 70.677%  1st

    Judges: Armando, Iacobaeus, Tubman, Weathermax, Romanov

    Youtube

    • 03/29/2019 Global Dressage Festival 12 CDI-Y

    Young Rider Team Test 68.823% 4th

    Judges: Weatherwax, Vivelle, Almasy

    Youtube

    • 03/03/2019:  PB Dressage Derby CDI-Y

    Young Rider Freestyle: 66.500% 6th

     Judges:Maknami, Eisenhardt & Hoevenaars

    YouTube

    • 03/02/2019:  PB Dressage Derby CDI-Y

    Young Rider Individual Test:  67.353% 6th

    Judges: Umbach, Maknami & Eisenhardt

    YouTube

    • 03/01/2019: PB Dressage Derby CDI-Y

    Young Rider Team Test (PSG): 65.196%  7th

    Judges: Torrente, Eisenhardt & Van der Heijden

    YouTube

    • 2/16/2019: Global Dressage Festival 6

    YR Individual Test:  66.176%  2nd

    Judges: Ramey & Shaffe

    rYouTube

    • 2/15/2019: Global Dressage Festival 6

    YR Team Test  63.529%.  6th

    Judges: Shaffer & Barbosa

    YouTube


    • 10/21/2018:  WCD Global Autumn Challenge

    Young Rider Individual Test: 68.971%  1st 

    Judge: Tom Poulin YouTube 


    • 10/20/2018 WCD Global Autumn Challenge

    Young Rider Individual Test: 70.441%  1st  

    Judge: Tom Poulin  YouTube 


    • 9/23/2018 Wellington Classic Fall Challenge II

    Young Rider Team Test: (PSG) 71.765%. 1st

    Judge: Sue Kolstad YouTube 


    • 9/22/2018:  Wellington Classic Fall Challenge I
    Young Rider Team Test (PSG): 70.000%  1st  Judge:  Sandi Chohany YouTube


    Events

    Upcoming Events:

    • Wellington Classic Dressage Autumn Challenge Oct. 19-20, 2019. Intermediate 1.


    Past Events:

    • July 5, 2019 Invited to Festival of Champions for Young Riders ranking 5th in the country. (did not attend)
    • July 3, 2019 Young Rider Team Bronze, Alessandra Ferrucci and Sagacious HF
    • March 30, 2019 Young Rider Individual Test winner with 70.677% at a CDI-Y
    • January 1, 2019 Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week Wildcard

    Articles

    What it's Really Like Getting The Ride On A Gold Medalist, by Alessandra Ferrucci, Noelle Flyod, February 16, 2019


    Sagacious HF Moves onto New Rider, Chronical of the Horse, April 16, 2018


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