Waldheer is 15 hands tall, with impressive balance and uphill movement which is seldom found in Haflingers.  We are particularly pleased with his gentle, calm attitude and excellent work ethic under saddle. He really likes his job!

He has beautiful metallic copper chestnut coloring with snow white mane and tail, a lovely refined face and kind intelligent eye and has passed these characteristics and fine temperament to his offspring.

Both his parents were bred in the Tyrol, Austria, both approved for breeding through the strict inspection process run by the World Haflinger Federation.  Elisa, imported to the US by 3R Farms in Blaine, WA, and now sold to Alaska, is a remarkable "ster" rated mare with three approved sons for breeding in the Netherlands. His sire, Wallenstein, son of the multiple champion Winterstein in Austria, was the National Champion stallion in the Netherlands in 2000 and 2002. Waldheer is one of  only two Wallenstein sons owned in North America and one of a hand full of Haflinger stallions actually competing in open recognized shows with other breeds. At that time he was the only Haflinger stallion competing in USEA recognized events and winning or placing every time out.

As a weanling colt in Holland, Waldheer was designated the top rating of 1A in his province and was the provincial Grand Champion colt.

He has been in dressage and eventing training with our trainer, Jessica Heidemann of Cain Lake Stable, schooling third level dressage and jumping almost 4 feet.

Wally has competed in open Novice division in Area VII United States Eventing Association recognized events at Camas, Rainier, Deep Creek, Whidbey and finishing fifth at Donida and seventh at Caber Farms in Washington state in 2002. This is a significant accomplishment as he is one of only two stallions competing in the region, as well as one of the youngest horses and certainly, by several inches, the smallest horse competing. He has been consistently high in his dressage placings, almost always jumping clean in his stadium round, and has gotten braver with each event in his cross country phase. He's been dubbed the "Area VII mascot" by regular horse trial attendees because of his gentlemanly behavior and willing nature.

After an 11 month hiatus from training, he returned to eventing at Donida Farms in August 2003 to finish first place over 19 other horses in open novice division. He is the first Haflinger in North American history to win at this level in a recognized USEA event. In September 2003, he competed in his first event at training level, and though he did not place, he did exceptionally well in his dressage round (first level) with a score equivalent to 71.

In 2004, he was not shown until fall because of his breeding schedule and was in two events, placing at Donida again in open novice, and winning the open novice division at the Northwest Equestrian Center Horse Trials, with clean jumping rounds and another outstanding dressage score of 71.5 (28.5).

He was selected as one of the demo horses for the Equestrian Institute Dressage Symposium featuring Lendon Gray in November 2003, emphasizing non-warmblood breeds in dressage. Her comments about Waldheer included: "I love his energy, he is clearly 'into this' and happy and forward in his movement with a nice rhythm and very consistent with a very nice trot." She also complimented his "outline" and that he has "great engagement of his hindquarters--very strong for a first level horse". She said he "accepts the bit well and despite a thicker neck, seems very pliable".