European Performance Horses is an elite riding establishment located in Barboursville, Virginia, which is close to the Blue Ridge Mountains and about 12 miles from Charlottesville, home to the University of Virginia.

European Performance Horses is owned & operated by Sarah & Gerd Reuter and specializes in breeding, full board, sales, training, clinics and showing. They also offer foals through Grand Prix horses for sale in all disciplines. They often host students from overseas as well as from all over the United States.

Gerd and Sarah live and work on the premises with full-time staff and working students. Their beautiful facility is set on 25 acres of rolling hills and includes international sized indoor and outdoor arenas, state-of-the art training and breeding barns and large, luxurious stalls. The five in-house stallions, Romantic Star, Welt Hit Star, Super Star, Libero Star and Waliano are available for stud to mares all around the world.

Gerd began his competitive career in 1973, at age 17, in the German Young Rider’s Championship. He is a United States Dressage Federation Silver and Gold Medalist who holds the German Gold Riding Certificate and actively competes in Dressage through Grand Prix level, the highest level of competition.

Sarah is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist who was awarded the American Warmblood Society 2004 Breeder of the Year and AWS 2003 Virginia Director of the Year. She competes in Dressage through Intermediaire level.

Romantic Star is a 1995 17hh dark brown Elite License Class 1 Hanoverian stallion born in Germany. He is also approved by the COV Main Stud book 1, has Premium status with the ISR with 228 points and was named Stallion of the Year in the American Warmblood Society in 2001. He received 10 for his character; 9s for temperament and willingness; and 8s for constitution, walk, canter, and rideability at his 100 day testing. He comes from a long line of champions and has had successful siring careers in both Germany and the U.S. He won the Get of Sire Class in Lexington in 2004.

Welt Hit Star is a 1996, 16.1hh brown Oldenburg License Class 1 Stallion. He was Reserve Champion at the 100 day testing at Prussendorf in 1999. He won the Dressage phase with 137.8 points and won the ISR inspection with 229 points with Premium status. He placed 8th in the 2005 USEF Leading Hunter Breeding Sires. Welt Hit Star was the highest indexed stallion at the AWS 2005 Progeny Study of ‘Approved for Breeding’ Stallions with an average score of 80.21%.

Super Star was imported from Kazakhstan where he was known as Sandgar. He is a 1993 Akhal-Teke class I Stallion approved by the Russian Studbook, ISR and American Warmblood Society. He is a 15’2hh bay stallion with 4 white socks and a blaze. He is a wonderful Dressage and Hunter type with superb conformation and an excellent work ethic and temperament. Super Star is a very sturdy and natural athlete. He shows all the speed, endurance, beauty and power for which the Akhal Teke are well known. He also displays the Akhal Teke characteristics of great intelligence, trainability, kindness and stamina. Super Star is currently showing Prix St. Georges level.

Libero Star is a 15.3hh 1997 ELITE American Warmblood Society stallion registered with the GOV Main Studbook and is an ISR Oldenburg NA Premium stallion with 226 points in the American Warmblood Society. Libero Star went to his first horse show in May of 2004 at Williamsburg VA and placed first and second and was the Grand Champion stallion of all the Baltic Regions. Lobero Star won the Gold Medal at his inspection in October, 2005. He also won the AWS 2005 USA Year End Inspection and was awarded Reserve Champion Mature Stallion.

Waliano is a 16.1hh 1992 chestnut stallion. He is approved by the Pferdezucht-Verband, Oldenburg Verband, Oldenburg Registry North America, Westfalischen und Rheinischen, International Sport Horse Registry and is an Approved Elite Supreme stallion in the AWS. Waliano received a 2nd and Silver in the Mature Stallions Category for the 2004 AWS Inspection Stallion of the Year with a score of 80.650. He won the riding horse classes in Novice and Elementary Dressage and is the winner in Dressage competitions in classes A through M in Germany.

We welcome Gerd and Sarah to our Equine Ambassador Program and invite you to get more information from their Web site at www.europerformancehorses.com.

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