Highlights from the 2008 show season:

AMHR Nationals (Tulsa, OK, Sept. 4-13): Ten National Championships. Ten Reserve National Titles. Forty Eight Top Fives. Eighty two Top Tens. It was a fun and productive show for Enchanted Hollow Miniatures and the Sansevere family. Classique's Phantom Gold (above photo) and Mary Sansevere, in particular, had a wonderful show. Mary guided Phantom to four of his six National championships and was the winner of the Amateur High-Point Performance award. Besides winning with Phantom in Open Park Harness, Amateur Park Harness, Amateur Roadster and Open Liberty, Mary also claimed four Reserve National titles. She and Mini Bucks Little Sabrina won Reserve Nationals titles in Amateur Hunter and Amateur Ladies Pleasure Driving Under. Mary also was the Reserve National champion with D&S Double Dutch Chocolate in Amateur Roadster. Phantom's other two National titles came in Amateur Jumper and Adult Jumper; Bob was the handler both times. Phantom and Bob have won three National Jumper titles since 2006 and, since 2005, Bob has collected nine AMHR National and Reserve National titles in Jumper and Hunter classes. Phantom's three top five finishes in Youth, Amateur and Open Versatility classes helped him become the first AMHR Miniature horse ever to achieve nine Hall of Fames. Phantom needed 15 Hall of Fame points in Versatility and came away with 16 points to achieve HOF status in his ninth class. Meantime, Sabrina, D&S Excuse My French, Quail Creek's Rumorhasit (photo left, winning Youth Jumper with Samantha) and Mini Bucks Pure Nitro also won National titles for Enchanted Hollow. Whispering Hill Farm Magician picked up Reserve National titles in Youth Roadster and Amateur Jumper Over. And, in his first return to AMHR Nationals since he won five National titles in 2003, Brewers Replica Royale (photo right, with Sawyer in Youth Country Pleasure) had eight top 10 finishes in Jumper, Driving and Versatility classes. Sawyer Sansevere was the Reserve High-Point boy in the 8-12 division after winning a National title in Country Pleasure Driving Over with Frenchy (photo left, winning with Sawyer) and claiming Reserve National titles with Magic in Youth Roadster and with Phantom in Fancy Turnout. Every member of the Sansevere family to compete at AMHR Nationals -- Mary, Bob, Samantha, Sawyer and Spencer -- won at least one National championship. For the second year in a row, Samantha won Youth Jumper Over in the 8-12 division with Rumor and Spencer defended his titles in Youth Pleasure Driving Over and Under in the 7-Under division.


Shetland Congress (Cloverdale, IN, July 30-August 2): D&S Double Dutch Chocolate, in his first-ever competition as a Pony after years of excelling in the Miniature Horse world, was the High-Point Pony with 277 points at the prestigious event. Competing in the Foundation and Classic divisions, Dutch took the top spot over nearly 500 other Foundation, Classic, Modern and ASPR Ponies. Dutch claimed three National championships, three Reserve National titles, 13 top fives and 14 top 10s. Dutch won National titles in Classic Open Jumper, Classic Amateur Hunter and Classic Foundation Youth Country Pleasure. Dutch also took Reserve National honors in Classic Amateur Jumper, Foundation Youth Halter and Classic Solid Color. Samantha Sanseveres, 13, won Classic Youth Country Pleasure Driving while 10-year-old Sawyer Sansevere guided Dutch to Reserve National titles in Foundation Youth Hunter and Classic Solid color. Samantha’s and Sawyer’s dad, Bob, won Classic Open Jumper, Classic Amateur Hunter and was Reserve National champion in Classic Amateur Jumper. Since 2006, Dutch has won a total of 13 National championships and seven Reserve National titles at AMHR Nationals and Shetland Congress. Meantime, BHR JC's Primetime, in just his first season of showing, won the Reserve National Grand Championship in Classic Pleasure Driving for 42-Under Ponies. ... While he didn't win a National or Reserve National title, D&S Excuse My French excelled in Roadster classes against much bigger, higher-stepping Ponies. Frenchy passed several of the high-steppers in the class.

MMHC Show (Winona, MN, July 25-26): Enchanted Hollow minis once again were dominant in jumping events, with Olive Branchs Black Tie Affair, Mini Bucks Little Sabrina and Classique's Phantom Gold claiming the top three placings in Adult Jumper Under. Whispering Hill Farm Magician won his Adult Jumper Over class, while Quail Creek's Rumorhasit won Youth Jumper Over. Several Enchanted Hollow horses also excelled in Under Hunter. Phantom was dominant in Pleasure Driving Under, winning nine of a possible 12 first-place ribbons.

Area IV National Show ( Columbia, MO, July 4-6): All seven Enchanted Hollow horses that made the 500-mile trip won first-place ribbons at the Area IV show highlighted by Brewers Replica Royale sweeping to Country Pleasure Under wins in Open, Amateur, Youth and Stakes. Roy also placed in Jumper classes behind Classique’s Phantom Gold, who won in Adult, Amateur and both Youth Jumper classes, as well as in Liberty. Phantom also was the Reserve Stakes champion in Roadster Under. … Ten-year-old Sawyer Sansevere won the Youth High-Point award and his mom, Mary, won the Amateur High-Point award. … Sawyer had wins in Hunter, Jumper, Roadster, Pleasure Driving, Country Pleasure Driving and Halter. … D&S Double Dutch Chocolate was the Senior Grand Halter Over winner, and he also picked up wins in Amateur and Youth Pleasure Driving. D&S Excuse My French won his Amateur Country Pleasure Over class and, with 13-year-old Samantha Sansevere driving, was the Reserve champion in a Stakes class of 14. … Mini Bucks Little Sabrina won with Sawyer in Youth Roadster Under and Youth Hunter, while Sawyer won Youth Jumper with Whispering Hill Farm Magician. Quail Creek’s Rumorhasit picked up wins in Hunter classes.
 
New Images Show (Des Moines, Iowa, June 28-29): D&S Double Dutch Chocolate had a marvelous show, winning 32 blue ribbons in Halter and Model Gelding Over classes. Dutch won every class under all four judges, and that includes Senior Grand and Grand championships. Dutch also was outstanding in his first-ever show in Jumper and Hunter classes. He also won in Liberty and Pleasure Driving. … Classique’s Phantom Gold won in Pleasure Driving and Youth Roadster Under classes, and swept first place ribbons in Adult, Amateur and Youth Jumper classes. … Quail Creek’s Rumorhasit also swept first place ribbons in all three Jumper Over classes and also won in Hunter. … Brewers Replica Royale continues to knock off the rust from a five-year show layoff, winning in Country Pleasure Driving Under and finishing second to Phantom in Adult Jumper. … Mini Bucks Little Sabrina kicked butt in Hunter Under classes, Youth Pleasure driving and Youth Roadster. … Defending AMHR Open Roadster Over champion Whispering Farm Magician had Roadster a nd Hunter wins. … D&S Excuse My French had a strong showing County Pleasure Over driving, picking up wins. … In his first-ever show, Nightwind’s Zorro was impressive with wins in Youth Country Pleasure Under driving and Hunter. … BHR JC’s Primetime and Running Brooks Royal Stetson also were impressive – Primetime in Country Pleasure driving Over and Roadster and Stetson in Hunter and Jumper Under classes.

 MCSBA Spotlight Show ( Waterloo, Iowa, May 24-25) : While inclement weather caused the cancellation of jumping classes, where he has excelled throughout his career, Classique's Phantom Gold was outstanding in Roadster Under, sweeping first place finishes in Open, Amateur and Stakes. … Brewers Replica Royale continued to shake off the rust from a five-year absence in the show ring, winning Amateur Halter Under and finishing as the Reserve Stakes champion in a Country Pleasure class with about a dozen minis. … D&S Excuse My French had a strong showing in Country Pleasure Over, claiming Reserve Stakes ribbons while BHR JC’s Primetime made his show debut in the same division and captured ribbons. … D&S Double Dutch Chocolate once again had impressive results in Pleasure Driving, Roadster and Halter.

SDMHCA Show ( Sioux Falls, South Dakota. May 16-17) : Showing in Pleasure Driving Over for the first time, D&S Double Dutch Chocolate won the Stakes class under all three judges. … Whispering Hill Farm Magician won Adult Jumper Over, took two of three Stakes wins in Roadster Over and had a first- and second-place finish in Liberty. … Quail Creek’s Rumorhasit won Youth Jumper Over and took two blue ribbons in Youth Hunter Over. Magic took the other blue in Youth Hunter. … Returning to Pleasure Driving Under after spending 2007 in Park Harness, Classique's Phantom Gold had one victory and two seconds in the Stakes class. He did the same thing in Roadster Stakes. … And after a five-year hiatus from the show ring, Brewers Replica Royale took firsts and seconds in Open and Amateur Country Pleasure Driving, and reached the championship round for Senior Stallions. He also showed great promise in Adult Jumper.