Rock Creek Belgians of Prophetstown, Ill., showed the Supreme Champion in the Belgian Horse Show held August 11 through 13 at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.
Maker Farms of Strawberry Point won the Best of Iowa award for the second year in a row. Retreat Belgians of Fitchburg, Wis., took second place honors.
Additional results below:
Gelding - Registered - 3 Years and Under - Belgian
1) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Herdsmanship, Six or More Stalls
1) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
Herdsmanship, Five or Fewer Stalls
1) Retreat Belgians, Fitchburg, Wis.
2) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
Gelding - Registered - 4 Years and Over - Belgian
1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
2) Double M Farms, Delmar
3) Steve Otte, North English
4) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
5) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
6) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
Gelding - Grade - Any Age - Belgian
1) Steve Otte, North English
2) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing
3) Double M Farms, Delmar
Grand Champion Belgian Gelding: Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
Reserve Grand Champion Belgian Gelding: Steve Otte, North English
Junior Stallion Foal - Belgian
1) Donald Damitz, Lena, Wis.
2) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
Senior Stallion Foal - Belgian
1) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
3) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
Stallion - Yearling - Belgian
1) Retreat Belgians, Fitchburg, Wis.
2) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing
3) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
Stallion - 2-Year-Old - Belgian
1) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
2) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
Junior Champion Belgian Stallion: Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
Junior Reserve Champion Belgian Stallion: Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
Grand Champion Belgian Stallion: Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
Reserve Grand Champion Belgian Stallion: Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
Junior Filly Foal - Belgian
1) TTK Belgians, Lamberton, Minn.
2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
3) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage
4) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
Senior Filly Foal - Belgian
1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
Mare - Yearling - Belgian
1) Mystery Hills Stable, Kiel, Wis.
2) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage
3) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
4) Jan Yearian, Cumming
5) Mystery Hills Stable, Kiel, Wis.
Mare - 2-Year-Old - Belgian
1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
3) TTK Belgians, Lamberton, Minn.
4) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
5) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Junior Champion Belgian Mare: Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
Junior Reserve Champion Belgian Mare: Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
Mare - 3-Year-Old - Belgian
1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
3) Jan Yearian, Cumming
4) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden
Yeld Mare - 4 Years and Over - Belgian
1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
2) Richard and Ginny Diehl Diehls Belgians, Prairie Dusac, Wis.
3) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden
4) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
5) Mystery Hills Stable, Kiel, Wis.
6) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
7) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
8) Retreat Belgians, Fitchburg, Wis.
Brood Mare - 4 Years and Over - Belgian
1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
3) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
4) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Senior Champion Belgian Mare: Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
Senior Reserve Champion Belgian Mare: Richard and Ginny Diehl Diehls Belgians, Prairie Dusac, Wis.
Grand Champion Belgian Mare: Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
Reserve Grand Champion Belgian Mare: Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
Mare and Foal - Belgian
1) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
2) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
3) Jan Yearian, Cumming
Produce of Dam - Belgian
1) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
2) Jan Yearian, Cumming
3) Matt or Sue Frieden, Joy, Ill.
4) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.
5) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Get of Sire - Belgian
1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
2) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
Stallion and 3 Mares - Belgian
1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
2) Jered Althoff, Strawberry Point
Ladies Gelding/Stallion Cart - Belgian
1) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
2) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.
3) Steve Otte, North English
4) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
5) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
6) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton
Ribbon) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
Ribbon) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing
Mens Gelding/Stallion Cart - Belgian
1) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.
2) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton
3) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
4) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
5) Double M Farms, Delmar
6) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
Ladies` Mare Cart - Belgian
1) Sparrow Farms, Inc., Zearing
2) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
3) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
Men`s Mare Cart - Belgian
1) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden
2) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
3) Kory Dammeier, Cumming
4) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Team of Geldings - Belgian
1) Double M Farms, Delmar
2) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
3) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.
4) Steve Otte, North English
5) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
6) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
Team of Mares - Belgian
1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
2) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
3) Oakdale Belgians, Ogden
4) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
5) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
6) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Open Unicorn - Belgian
1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
2) Steve Otte, North English
3) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
4) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton
5) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.
Mare Unicorn - Belgian
1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
2) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
3) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
4) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
Open Four Horse Hitch - Belgian
1) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
2) Double M Farms, Delmar
3) Steve Otte, North English
4) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
5) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
6) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
Ribbon) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton
Ribbon) Keith Rudeen, Elm Creek, Neb.
Mare Four Horse Hitch - Belgian
1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
2) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
3) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
4) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
Open Six Horse Hitch - Belgian
1) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
2) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
3) Double M Farms, Delmar
4) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
5) Steve Otte, North English
6) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton
Mare Six Horse Hitch - Belgian
1) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
2) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
3) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
4) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
Decorator Class - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire
1) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
2) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
3) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
Decorator Class - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire
1) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
3) Steve Otte, North English
4) Kory Dammeier, Cumming
Showmanship at Halter - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire
1) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
2) TTK Belgians, Lamberton, Minn.
3) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
4) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
5) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
6) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
Showmanship at Halter - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire
1) Maker Farms, Strawberry Point
2) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
3) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
4) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
5) Kory Dammeier, Cumming
Juvenile Driver Cart - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire
1) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
2) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
3) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
Juvenile Driver Cart - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire
1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
2) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
3) Stocktons Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
4) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
5) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
6) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
7) Kory Dammeier, Cumming
8) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
Juvenile Driver Team - 15 to 18 - Belgian/Shire
1) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
3) Rolling H Belgians, Ogden
Juvenile Driver Team - 14 and Under - Belgian/Shire
1) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
2) Thomas Feldhusen, West Bend, Wis.
3) Roby's Belgian, Rockwell City
4) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
5) Kory Dammeier, Cumming
6) Salsberry Farms, Corydon
Draft Under Saddle - Western - Belgian/Shire
1) Crystal Creek Farm, Prole
2) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage
Draft Under Saddle - English - Belgian/Shire
1) Crystal Creek Farm, Prole
2) Howard and Mable Buerckley, Osage
Gelding - Registered - 3 Years and Under - Shire
1) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.
2) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.
Gelding - Registered - 4 Years and Over - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
2) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
Gelding - Grade - Any Age - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
2) Light Horse Livery, Elkhorn, Wis.
Grand Champion Shire Gelding: Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.
Reserve Grand Champion Shire Gelding: Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
Stallion - Foal - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Stallion - Yearling - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
2) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Stallion - 2-Year-Old - Shire
1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Junior Champion Shire Stallion: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Junior Reserve Champion Shire Stallion: Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
Stallion - 3-Year-Old - Shire
1) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
Stallion - 4 Years and Over - Shire
1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Senior Champion Shire Stallion: Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
Senior Reserve Champion Shire Stallion: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Grand Champion Shire Stallion: Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
Reserve Grand Champion Shire Stallion: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Mare - Foal - Shire
1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Mare - Yearling - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
3) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.
Mare - 2-Year-Old - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
Junior Champion Shire Mare: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Junior Reserve Champion Shire Mare: Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Mare - 3-Year-Old - Shire
1) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.
Yeld Mare - 4 Years and Over - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Brood Mare - 4 Years and Over - Shire
1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
3) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.
4) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
5) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.
Senior Champion Shire Mare: Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Senior Reserve Champion Shire Mare: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Grand Champion Shire Mare: Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Reserve Grand Champion Shire Mare: Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Mare and Foal - Shire
1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Produce of Dam - Shire
1) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
4) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.
5) Foggy Meadows Farm, Brewster, Minn.
Get of Sire - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Haugen-hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Breeders Group - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Haugen-Hill Shires, Red Wing, Minn.
Gelding/Stallion Cart - Registered Shire
1) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
2) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
3) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
Mare Cart - Registered Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
2) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
4) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
Team - Registered Shire
1) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
2) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
3) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
4) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
Grade Team - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
Unicorn - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
3) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
Four Horse Hitch - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
3) Stockton's Big Little Shires, Laporte, Colo.
Open Six Horse Hitch - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
2) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
Supreme Six Horse Hitch Showdown - All Breeds
1) Robys Belgian, Rockwell City
2) Rock Creek Belgians, Prophetstown, Ill.
3) Double M Farms, Delmar
4) Rees Family Belgians, Inc., Elk, Wash.
5) Wade Handeland, Radcliffe
6) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
7) Gary Loomis Loomis Farms, Afton
8) Dakota Thunder Shires, Souix Falls, S.D.
9) Hagemann Bros., Stillman Valley, Ill.
10) Mohney Farm Belgians, Benton, Kan.
11) Steve Otte, North English
Best American Bred Registered Gelding - Shire
1) Midnight Star Breeders, Silt, Colo.
Best American Bred Stallion - Shire
1) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
Best Stallion Bred and Owned by Exhibitor - Shire
1) Rob Rich, Baraboo, Wis.
Best American Bred Mare - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Best Mare Bred and Owned by Exhibitor - Shire
1) Jenson Shires LLC, Blair, Neb.
Best of Breed - Shire
1) Wareing Shires, Blackfoot, Idaho
"Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair. The 2013 Fair ends today. The 2014 Iowa State Fair is set August 7-17. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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