Hevans EV Catorrius / Redheart Catorrius

Reus is a homebred handsome horse, he is a very strong, well-developed and a compact powerful horse with a Joint Measuring Board (JMB) certificate at 150cm. A bay (Ee Aa), true (born from two characteristic horses) non-characteristic (lp/lp) stallion.

He carries one copy of the Pattern Gene (PATN1/patn1), Certified negative for PSSM1 – Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy, HERDA – Hereditary Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia, GBED – Glycogen Branching Enzyme Deficiency, HYPP – Equine Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis Disease, MH – Malignant Hyperthermia, Grey gene and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC).

He is registered and licensed with the Appaloosa Horse Club, The Appaloosa Horse UK, British Appaloosa Society and the Foundation Appaloosa Association. Enrolled in the Foundation Pedigree Designated (FPD) programme at 97% (29/30 Appaloosas in a 5 generation pedigree).

2013 – A fantastic showing debut as a yearling.

ApHC UK – SUPREME CHAMPION

ApHC UK -Male CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Youngstock CHAMPION

ApHC UK National – ApHC UK Stallion CHAMPION

Royal London – Rare & Foreign Breeds CHAMPION

Royal London – Rare & Foreign Breeds SUPREME CHAMPION

2014 –  Promoting the Appaloosa across the Uk, certainly a challenge with a non-characteristic, educating many, especially at the County shows.

BApS – Royal Windsor In-Hand Appaloosa RESERVE CHAMPION

BApS  – Royal Bath & West In-Hand Appaloosa CHAMPION

BApS & ApHC UK – Royal Cornwall Show In-Hand Appaloosa RESERVE CHAMPION

BApS – Royal Three Counties In-Hand Appaloosa RESERVE CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Youngstock CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Male RESERVE CHAMPION

ApHC National – ApHC UK Stallion CHAMPION

ApHC National – ApHC USA Stallion CHAMPION

ApHC National – ApHC UK Youngstock CHAMPION

BApS National – Colourful RESERVE CHAMPION

BApS National – Youngstock CHAMPION

BApS National – Male CHAMPION

BApS National – Champion of Champions RESERVE CHAMPION

BApS National – GRADING CHAMPION

BApS National – SUPREME CHAMPION

HHS – Appaloosa In-hand CHAMPION

2015 – Completing another successful season in hand and gaining his Stallion license.

ASHA- Open Foreign Breed RESERVE CHAMPION

ApHC UK – ApHC USA Male CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Youngstock RESERVE CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Main Registered Male RESERVE CHAMPION

ApHC UK – RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION

BApS – Royal Three Counties – Open CHAMPION

BApS – Derbyshire County – Open Spotted/Appaloosa CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Youngstock CHAMPION

ApHC UK – RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION

ApHC National – ApHC UK Stallion CHAMPION

ApHC National – ApPHC USA Stallion CHAMPION

ApHC National – Youngstock CHAMPION

ApHC National – RESERVE SUPREME CHAMPION

BApS National – Youngstock CHAMPION

BApS National – Male RESERVE CHAMPION

2016 – Reus spent ten days at Stallion AI (Twemlows Stud) and has frozen semen stored and available for sale in the UK and Europe.

We continued our promotional efforts at a few Stallion events and added a few more “other” awards.

ApHC UK – Special Achievement trophy for Promoting the Appaloosa in the UK

ApHC UK – The Amazing Blue Performance Award – OPEN IN HAND RESERVE CHAMPION

ApHC UK – Register of Merit In-Hand Halter – ROM AWARD

BApS – In-Hand & Performance Award – GOLD AWARD

BApS – In-Hand & Performance Award for Highest GRADE Youngstock – GOLD AWARD

ApHC – Two Year Old INTERNATIONAL STALLIONS – TOP FIVE

USA-UK – Certificate of Achievement – Non-Saddlebred Hi-Point Award CHAMPION

ApHC – Three Year Old INTERNATIONAL STALLIONS – TOP FIVE

2017 – Reus’s first progeny was born, see Redheart Reality. 

Following in his Sire’s footsteps, as a yearling Redheart Reality won the In Hand Reserve Champion at Royal Windsor at his debut outing. At the ApHC UK National show, he won the Most Colourful UK and the USA  class and took Reserve Coloured Champion. Winning his age group classes under UK and USA and geldings, he took the Male Reserve Champion and finally completed his day with Reserve Champion Young-stock. His last show of 2018, BApS National, where he won all his classes and then took Reserve Champion Young-stock,  the Reserve Male Championship and Reserve Supreme Champion of the show. To carry on, the start of 2019 Reality has only improved winning his age group classes under UK and USA and geldings, he took the Male  Championship, Champion Young-stock and Supreme Champion of the ApHC UK Spring Show.

2018 – Reus started the year gaining further education and learning the “Western Way” at Valley-View Ranch under Bruce Lawrence.

Competing early in the season in Western Classes, Reus achieved a few wins and placings in all his classes being Trials, Pleasure, Horsemanship, and Showmanship.

Later in the season, we competed in English Classes, Reus made the transition and again won and was placed in quite a few Novice, Intermediate and Open Classes.

European Championship Show for American Saddlebreds & Foreign Breeds Festival – Ridden RESERVE CHAMPION

WES – Area 6 – Most improved Non-Quater Horse Award

The Great Midlands Horse Show – Ridden RESERVE COLOURED CHAMPION

Foreign Breeds Society (UK) Championship Show – Final Ridden Appaloosa of the Year

Reus’s success in 2018 was rewarded with a certificate of recognition for Outstanding Achievement called a Register of Merit (ROM) award for WESTERN PLEASURE by the Appaloosa Horse Club UK.

2019

Having received a break during the winter months and quite a bit of time off during our foaling season, his light work has only increased recently, he is still unfit but fit enough to complete a show in the ring. Reus continues to improve his transition from Western to English. The first show in 2019 resulted in a win and a Reserve Ridden Championship at the ApHC UK Spring Show.

June – we attended the ApHC UK Appy Camp, we spend a day with Kirsty Whitfield, learning Horsemanship, Reus and I learned a lot!

July – Reus won the Small Hunter Class at Hanbury Countryside Show and qualified for Royal International Horse Show 2020 (RIHS).

August – We participated at the ApHC UK & BApS National Show, Reus successfully executed patterns and a jump!

Behind the scenes we are enjoying riding him out on the Malvern Hills and taking part a local flat work, pole work, cross-country and show jumping clinics.

Follow his ridden career in the “News”.