If dressage were a betting sport, gamblers would place their money on the 6-year-old stallion, Rockefeller, which Olympian Bent Jensen purchased in Denmark as a weanling and imported four years ago. The strapping chestnut colt has the bloodlines of some of Europe’s most sought after sires.
With the odds stacked in favor, Rockefeller started his winning streak at the National Horse Show last fall and stayed on top throughout the Wellington, Florida, Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in 2004. At Dressage at the National, Rockefeller won the High Score Second Level Championship and the Reserve Champion High Score for First Level. He returned to the show ring in January for Gold Coast Dressage Opener CDI and scored a 71.842 percent in Second Level Test-1 and won the First Level Test-4 class with an impressive 72.222 percent.

Rockefeller returned to WEF February 5th and again captured the High Score Second Level Championship leading with a 71.622 percent in Second Level Test 2. Rockefeller also made his musical debut, winning the Musical Freestyle with a whopping 73.472 percent. Later that month he scored big at the Zada Florida Dressage Classic at WEF, winning the Musical Freestyle with a 70.069 percent and also earned a score of 70.392 percent at Second Level Test 4.

In March, Rockefeller and Bent Jensen completed their winning streak at the WEF Dressage classic, where the pair won the Reserve Champion High Score at Second Level and captured first place in Second Level Test 4 with a 70.784 percent, also winning the Musical Freestyle with a 74.514 percent.
“ It has really been a great season for Rocky,” said the ever-humble Bent Jensen about the young stallion’s winning season. “But now we will take a break from the show ring and prepare for breeding season.” Rockefeller, whom Jensen affectionately calls, “Rocky,” is approved for breeding by the IRS/Oldenburg NA. He stood his first season last spring and his first foal crop is due this year. “He really seems to throw all his attributes,” says proud papa, Jensen when asked about Rockefeller’s offspring.
Jensen plans to return Rockefeller to the show ring next fall for the Region 3 Championships. If dressage were a gambler’s sport, there is little doubt that Rockefeller would be the favorite!