Even though all of the horses sold and showing from Affluent Farms have become “stars”, Rigaletto (aka Highlander) will always remain the “first star”. He won the 2003 Lieutenant Governor General Cup class at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair under Sue Fish (Roy and Sue Fish of Twinholm Stable trained him) just nine years after Affluent Farms began raising and selling Canadian Sport Horses. This photo is of “Riggs” being shown by his owner Lisa Swant Torkos. He looks so much like his R.C.M.P. dam, Bonny rather than Reipo, the Swedish Warmblood that was his sire. Still going strong, he will be 20 this year, in 2020.
Status: Alumni
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Darlington
Darlington (aka Star Struck) is a registered C.S.H.A. gelding that was sired by Diamant and out of the Affluent Farms mare, Milka (Mattgold). He is doing amateur owner hunter classes with his owner and excelling.
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Dilemma
Diamant x Bonny
Affluent Farms showed Dilemma as a youngster in the C.S.H.A. shows at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and then in the cup classes when he was a three year old. Roy and Sue Fish trained him as a three year old and helped him qualify for the Royal, along with his full brother, Dash. Dilemma and Dash were in the top ten in both cup classes. Dilemma went on to Liz Steacie for some dressage training and was then sold to a young lady in Quebec and gelded.
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Magna
Magna was sired by Loki’s Fire (Thoroughbred) x Magnitude (C.S.H.A.)
Magna is now called Donovan by his owner, Rachel Baresich. These two achieved a Reserve Championship at the Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave in September, 2019 in the adult low hunter division (2’9”). Rachel has only had Donovan for a couple of years so is achieving great things in a very short time but, like all horses from Affluent Farms, he has a great temperament along with his athleticism. These two also have a wonderful coach, Debbie McFadden.
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Don’t Mind Me
As a yearling, “Stache” has shown extreme intelligence and a very sweet temperament. Like his sire, Dannebrog, he is more refined in his physical appearance with a kind eye and beautiful face. As he trots and canters around his paddock, it is breathtaking to watch. Since his grandsire has won an Olympic Bronze medal in 2008 at Beijing (Don Schufro) and was listed 9th in the Rolex WBFSH Top 10 Dressage sire rankings, we hope that Don’t Mind Me will have a bright future. The Blue Hors stable is an equine breeding facility producing some of the best dressage horses in the world, but how could they not? Dannebrog’s dam, St. Pr. St. Byzantina hails from an impressive line of State Premium mares from the renowned Cassette dam line, producers of Gribaldi (sire of Totilas), Karon (sire of Caprimond) and many more. Dannebrog did his 300 day stallion test in Germany so was ridden cross country, jumping and dressage. You may see a clip of his cross country jumping on Pangaea Farm’s website as David Burke imported Dannebrog to Canada and has stood him since 2017. Don’t Mind Me’s dam, Milka is by a Pangaea Farm stallion, Mattgold that David Burke also imported to his farm. Mattgold won Grand Champion Stallion at the C.N.E. in 1994. His pedigree speaks for itself. On both sides of “Stache’s” pedigree he has temperament and ridability with superb movement and athleticism for all Olympic disciplines.
Trotting free as a yearling (Photo: Julie Gruetzman) 
(Photo: Julie Gruetzman) 
(Photo: Julie Gruetzman) 
Dannebrog, “Stache’s” sire is standing presently at Pangaea Farm, owned by David Burke of Havelock, Ontario. 
Don’t Mind Me
Don’t Mind Me
Dannebrog
Don Schufro
Donnerhall
Donnerwetter
Ninette
El St. Fiesta
Pik Bube I
Fabia
St. Pr. St. Byzantina
Brentano II
Bolero
Glocke
St. Pr. St. Kasaried
Arogno
SPS Karied
Milka
Mattgold
(Hanoverian)Matrose
Marcio XX
Adelinde
(Hanoverian)Diederike
Duft II
(Hanoverian)SPS Alpecho
(Hanoverian)Bonny
Skycast Double XX
Sky High II XX
Castillina XX
Flicka
Plain Vanilla XX
Jezebel
(Clydesdale)
