USDF CONNECTION Official Publication of the United States Dressage Federation
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usdf ConneCtion Official Publication of the United States Dressage Federation
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InsIde UsdF Highlights of the Annual Convention By Samuel J. Barish
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RIngsIde A Toast to You By Jennifer O. Bryant
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ClUb ConneCTIon 2009 gMo Awards AMATeUR HoUR 2009 UsdF Art Contest Winners
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MeeT THe 2010 UsdF eXeCUTIVe boARd
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Te down-to-earth swedish olympian conducted a rider- and horse-friendly UsdF symposium By Jennifer O. Bryant
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lone star state hosts a low-key but successful UsdF convention Photographs by Bruce Lawrie and Jennifer O. Bryant
Yearbook 2009
Year-End Awards
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Adequan/UsdF Horse of the Year Adequan/UsdF dsHb Horse of the Year Adequan/UsdF Materiale Horse of the Year Adequan/UsdF dressage breeder of the Year Adequan/UsdF Musical Freestyle Adequan/UsdF Musical Freestyle Challenge Adequan/UsdF UseF Four-Year-olds Adequan/UsdF FeI Five-Year-olds Adequan/UsdF FeI six-Year-olds Adequan/UsdF Adult Amateur Adequan/UsdF junior/Young Rider Adequan/UsdF Vintage Cup Adequan/UsdF Pas de deux
Regional Championships
94 great American Insurance group/UsdF Regional Championships Results USDF Breeders’ Championships 120 great American Insurance group/UsdF breeders’ Championship series Final Results All-Breeds Awards 128 Adequan/UsdF All-breeds Awards Rider Awards 184 186 192 201 202 204 206
UsdF gold Medalists UsdF silver Medalists UsdF bronze Medalists Musical Freestyle Rider Awards Master’s Challenge Awards Rider Performance Awards Horse Performance Certificates Annual Recognition
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UsdF University Program UsdF/dover saddlery national Merit Winners benefit Classes 2009 senior Athletic Achievement Award 2009 UsdF Youth Volunteer of the Year Award 2009 Youth Convention scholarships 2009 UsdF Affiliate national nominee for the UseF Youth sportsman’s Award 212 2008 shining star Award Winners 212 FeI north American junior and Young Riders’ Championships
on oUR CoVeR Victory in Aachen: Sweep of the 2009 dressage competition was extrasweet for the German-born US rider Steffen Peters on Akiko Yamazaki’s Ravel. Story, p. 82. Photo by Arnd Bronkhorst.
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USDF OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT
GEORGE WILLIAMS
Highlights of the Annual Convention Austin convention breaks new ground
109 W. Winter Street, Delaware, oH 43015 Phone (740) 362-5549 • Fax (740) 362-5539 e-mail: president@usdf.org VICE PRESIDENT
MELISSA CRESWICK 11567 east Bullard Avenue, Clovis, CA 93619 Phone (559) 298-1401 e-mail: vicepresident@usdf.org SECRETARY
JANINE MALONE
By Samuel J. Barish, immediate Past USDF President
Education Membership Approved Much effort has been expended over the past few years to develop a strategy to increase the USDF membership. As a follow-up to the work of several ad hoc committees, the 2008 USDF Board of Governors (BoG)
PASSING THE TORCH: Outgoing USDF president Sam Barish (center) is presented with a plaque honoring his service by VP (and newly elected president) George Williams and with an image of the USDF National Education Center by USDF Nominating Council chair Miki Christophersen
recommended the formation of an Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate the Membership and Fee Structure. Last June, this committee proposed a new category of USDF membership: education membership, created for people who want to learn about dressage but who may not be interested in competing at licensed shows. Te target customer is neither a group member nor a participating member. We plan to reach out to other equine organizations whose members are not necessarily USDF members. Te 2009 BoG approved the education membership, which will take effect December 1, 2010. Te benefits package created for the education membership will be the base package for all current memberships, including discounts on and access to all online educational content. Te education membership does not allow for competing at licensed shows, and it includes neither a hard copy of USDF Connection magazine nor governance representation. Accordingly, i believe that this new membership category poses no threat of membership loss to USDF group-member organizations (GMos). USDF education membership will be $35 per year for adults and $10 per year for youth. Te USDF executive Board is looking forward to introducing many people to dressage and USDF through the new membership type.
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TREASURER
STEVEN SCHUBERT P.o. Box 2044, Methuen, MA 01844 (978) 360-6441 e-mail: treasurer@usdf.org
REGIONAL DIRECTORS REGION 1 DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA
ALISON HEAD 38595 Purple Martin Lane, Hamilton, VA 20153 (540) 338-7810 e-mail: region1dir@usdf.org REGION 2 IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WV, WI
KEN LEVY 330 Mill Creek Road north, noblesville, in 46062 (317) 773-4532 e-mail: region2dir@usdf.org REGION 3 AL, FL, GA, SC, TN
SANDRA BISHOP 364 eagle Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 32407 (850) 235-2983 • (850) 234-6060 ext 15 (work) Fax 850/230-6715 e-mail: region3dir@usdf.org REGION 4 IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD
LLOYD LANDKAMER 9000 Brandywine Road, Hamel, Mn 55340 (612) 290-8523 e-mail: region4dir@usdf.org REGION 5 AZ, CO, E. MT, NM, UT, W. TX, WY
THERESA HUNT 321 n. Danyell Drive, Chandler, AZ 85225 (480) 634-7588 e-mail: region5dir@usdf.org REGION 6 AK, ID, W. MT, OR, WA
DONNA G. LONGACRE 2290 Dike Road, Longview, WA 98632-5208 (360) 577-6201 e-mail: region6dir@usdf.org REGION 7 CA, HI, NV
TERRY WILSON 2535 Fordyce Rd., ojai, CA 93023-9630 (805) 890-7399 • Fax (805) 640-9384 e-mail: region7dir@usdf.org REGION 8 CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
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ively discussion on several issues, from the proposed education-membership category and proposed dues increases to executive Board elections, highlighted the 2009 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention and Symposium, held December 1-6 in Austin, tX. Te symposium, conducted by three-time Swedish olympian Jan Brink, was well received by the attendees. Jan stressed the importance of communication between horses and riders at all levels, and that refining communication techniques should be part of everyone’s daily training program. turn to page 48 for a full report on the symposium.
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A toast to You Celebrate your dressage accomplishments with USDF’s yearbook issue
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t’s a challenge to capture a year’s worth of horsemanship on paper (or on screen, if you’re reading this online), but you’re looking at our best effort: USDF’s 2009 yearbook. Your photos, names, placings, and winning scores are a testament to untold amounts of sheer hard work. Behind every image of a polished horse and rider is a story. We dressage enthusiasts and horse owners know the blood, sweat, tears, money, and dedication involved just in getting a horse and rider prepped to enter at “A.” to do well enough to grace these pages is an achievement indeed. to all of you whose hard work paid off last year, congratulations! every time you leaf through this issue and see your name or your photograph, you’ll be reminded of what you accomplished, and you can be proud. Because this yearbook issue is a consolidation of USDF’s most important moments in 2009, it also contains coverage of the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Convention and Symposium. Sam Barish, who stepped down on January 1 after a ten-year run as USDF president, files his final “inside USDF” column with a comprehensive report on the major initiatives, awards, and changes that took place in Austin, tX. Ten it’s on to an extra-special monthly dose of dressage education with a full report on Swedish olympian Jan Brink’s well-received symposium, complete with numerous simple yet effective gymnastic exercises that you can use to improve your horse. And then we turn our attention to the year ahead. Here on the USDF Connection home front, we’ve made a couple of important changes that i want to tell you about. Te first is the decision, based on a combination of your feedback, economic factors, and USDF’s “Go Green” initiative,
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to eliminate the printed calendar of events from the magazine pages. Between the much more up-to-date online calendar at usdf.org and the many region- and GMo-produced omnibuses, the printed listings were seeming less and less useful (and used). Rest assured that, as always, you can access the complete USDF calendar of competitions, instructor workshops, “L” program sessions, University-approved events, and more on the USDF Web site. Te second change is the decision to combine our July and August issues. Many magazines publish July/August issues, for two main reasons. First, August in particular is traditionally a tough advertising sell. it sometimes seems as if the entire world goes on vacation in August, and advertisers know it, and so it’s a month in which they tend to cut back. Second, many people do go on vacation in August, and even those who “staycation” are busy barbecuing and swimming and gardening (and riding!), and reading tends to get put on the back burner. never fear: We have what i think will be some of our best editorial content yet lined up for 2010—and of course this is also the year of the Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, so watch for plenty of WeG excitement as well. Meanwhile, while the weather outside is (likely to be) frightful, curl up someplace cozy with this big fat yearbook issue, and enjoy!
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New Committee Structure USDF is in the process of implementing a new governance structure, as proposed by the Committee on Governance. Tere will be two large umbrella groups: a Programs Council (including such committees as Sport Horse and Adult Programs) and an Administration Council (including such committees as nominating and Bylaws). At the 2009 convention, the BoG approved the concept of adding three at-large directors to the executive Board: two from the Programs Council and one from the Administration Council. Tis comprehensive restructuring of USDF’s councils and committees will significantly improve communications among the executive Board and the committees. Te structure will be much more effective, relying more on ad hoc working groups, with specific,
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well-defined goals supported by the permanent committee structure. With the exception of adding three at-large directors to the executive Board, the board began implementing this proposal on January 1. At the 2009 convention, the BoG authorized the Bylaws Committee to draft all necessary bylaws changes concerning at-large directors for consideration by the BoG delegates. Te goal is to hold the first election for at-large directors at the 2010 annual convention in Jacksonville, FL.
Budget
TRAILBLAZER: Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee Linda Zang (center) with USDF Historical Committee chair Anne Moss and USDF president Sam Barish
Te BoG delegates were presented with two budgets to consider for the fiscal year that begins April 1, 2010: one with dues increases (which would take effect December 1, 2010—six years since the last major increase) and one without. Te dues increases were recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee to evaluate the Membership and Fee
Structure. Both budgets continue to apply a freeze on staff annual pay increases and bonuses through 2010, with a full-time labor force of 34, as compared to 42 in 2008. Also continued is the practice, established by the 2008 BoG, of treating depreciation expenses as an acceptable non-cash loss, which is a legitimate accounting practice. At the 2009 convention, the BoG approved a balanced budget with all of the recommended dues increases, which will produce new revenue of about $238,000 in the new fiscal year and even more in the following year. Te primary increases are for group members (from $17 to $20), participating members (from $62 to $75), and youth participating
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AMERICA’S SWEETHEART: Jane Tomas (holding plaque), daughter of Brentina’s owners, Parry and Peggy Tomas; and rider Debbie McDonald and her husband, Bob (third and fourth from left), were on hand for Brentina’s Hall of Fame induction
in a closely watched contest, Steve Schubert (MA) was elected treasurer over Robert Higgins (FL). Ken Levy (in) won the Region 2 director’s seat over Susan Posner (KY), and Lloyd Landkamer (Mn) won over Barbara Zukowski (iA) in Region 4. Region 6 director Donna Longacre (WA) and Region 8 director Fern Feldman (Ct), both incumbents, ran unopposed and were elected by acclamation. GIVING BACK: 2009 USDF Volunteer of the Year Charles Smith (right) with award sponsor Lisa Gorretta of Te Paddock Saddlery (left) and USDF president Sam Barish
Honors and Awards USDF is proud to continue to recognize the efforts of outstanding dressage contributors. At the Salute Gala and Annual Awards Banquet, we inducted the following dressage stars into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame: Linda Zang, for her outstanding accomplishments as an international competitor, Fei judge, Fei technical delegate, clinician, and leader of national and worldwide organizations; and Brentina, for her legendary record as one of the most successful US dressage horses in history.
GRAND PRIX SUPERSTAR: Owner Akiko Yamazaki (third from left), along with groom Rafael Hernandez and rider Steffen Peters, accepts the Adequan/USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year award for Ravel
Charles Smith (oH) was recognized as the 2009 USDF Volunteer of the Year for his leadership of and tireless devotion to the capital campaign for the USDF national education Center. Te Youth Volunteer of the Year award went to Kariel Swanfeldt, 16, of Ayer, MA. Tese awards are sponsored by Te Paddock Saddlery. a
YOUNG ACTIVIST: 2009 USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year Kariel Swanfeldt (second from left) with Te Paddock Saddlery’s Lisa Gorretta, trophy honoree Lendon Gray, and USDF Youth Executive Board president Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen
members (from $35 to $60). Te cost of a life participating membership was increased from $1,000 to $1,500. Te new budget puts USDF on firm financial footing for the future.
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Elections Te BoG elected a new USDF president, treasurer, and directors of the even-numbered regions (2, 4, 6, and 8), all to serve three-year terms that began January 1. George Williams (oH), who served as vice president from 2000-2009, ran unopposed and was elected president by acclamation. USDF is very lucky to have a person of his caliber, ability, experience, and accomplishments to lead USDF for the next three years.
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Akiko Yamazaki’s Dutch Warmblood gelding, Ravel, was honored with the Colonel Donald Tackeray trophy as the 2009 Adequan/USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year. Masterpiece, a Swedish Warmblood stallion owned by Ken Borden, received the 2009 traveling trot perpetual trophy as the highestscoring dressage sport-horse breeding (DSHB) champion. Ken also won the Dressage Breeder of the Year award. Marion Dresel-o’Connor was honored as the DSHB Breeder of the Year.
Improvements Several online improvements were made in 2009. Te digital version of USDF Connection magazine debuted in April, and new features continue to be added. Te online membership-renewal process was improved; and new online reports, such as a lifetime horseperformance history, have been added. Making the Great American/USDF Regional Championships exhibitor
ADEQUAN/USDF DSHB BREEDER OF THE YEAR: Marion Dresel-O’Connor (center) with Adequan representative Brenda Bolts and USDF president Sam Barish
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chairs, the executive Board, and selected staff. to prepare this group for items that were expected to be discussed at the annual convention, we sent out the preliminary budget and supporting material, ad hoc committee reports related to important governance and educationmembership initiatives, proposed policies and procedures and bylaws revisions, pre-convention council/ committee and regional directors’ reports, and summaries of executive Board minutes. Tis was more information than USDF has ever distributed before the convention, and we hope that it helped in group members’ convention preparation.
Other News • in response to member concerns about the financial hardship of attending the annual convention and symposium, USDF reduced prices for 2009 compared to 2008: the convention/symposium
package by $96, the convention only by $54, and the symposium only by $54. Te Salute Gala and the awards banquet also were combined in 2009, thereby reducing the cost of attending. • We returned to a split format for the Board of Governors meetings: an afternoon session followed by a morning meeting. Tis schedule allowed for discussion between sessions and between major proposals and voting. • We plan to reach our goal of debt-free home ownership in early 2011 by paying off USDF’s current loan balance of $167,000 on the USDF national education Center. • Tree council/committee chairs stepped down in 2009. i would like to thank them for their service to USDF: Robert Higgins (FL), Audit; Lendon Gray (nY), instructor/trainer; and Sally Chionsini (tX), technical Delegates.
Farewell Tis is my last “inside USDF” column. i owe a great deal to the many hundreds of volunteers and staff members who have helped me so much during the 21 years i have served on the executive Board. i have been privileged to work with many talented, dedicated people. Te one person who has helped me the most in recent years is USDF’s executive director, Stephan Hienzsch. Many of USDF’s successes during this period are the result of his efforts. USDF is very fortunate to have such a talented, high-quality person at its helm. i wish USDF’s new president, George Williams, and the 2010 executive Board the very best in leading the organization into the future. Although there have been many challenges throughout, overall, my years with USDF have been wonderful for me. it has been a great ride. s
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member connection “Green Horsekeeping” i read the “green horsekeeping” article in the november 2009 issue (“Reducing Your Carbon Hoofprint”) with interest. Consciousness-raising about environmental impacts is important. Te article did, however, ignore the elephant in the room—or, more appropriately, the horse in the stall. Te horse population in the US is around 9.5 million. of these, between 80,000 and 100,000 are classified as
“unwanted.” Wild herds aside, almost every one of those horses exists as the result of human choice. Population is never an easy topic. in this case, the discussion is further complicated by the related issues of the horse-slaughter ban, the disposal of euthanized horses’ bodies, and the management of wild herds. Tese are emotional and moral issues, with economic, social, and environmental implications. Unpopular though the thought
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may be, we need to ask ourselves whether we should be breeding as many horses as we do. it’s true that people earn a living by breeding horses, but the balance sheet of the breeding industry needs to include the moral and ecological implications of its activities along with the economic ones. Breed associations should promote responsibility and practical solutions. More registries could follow the lead of those that approve mares and stallions, emphasizing quality over quantity and maximizing the odds of producing desirable, healthy, sound, and usable foals. Te core message of the various “green” movements is that our lifestyles and habits of consumption are unsustainable. Although they are a rewarding and enriching presence in our lives, horses are not necessities. i do not advocate doing without them, but i urge my fellow owners and riders to consider thoughtfully the obligations and implications of our horses and our equine pursuits. Andrea M. Jones Cañon City, CO
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As you note in your editorial (“Ringside,” november), less is more! in Competition Dressage class this week, i reminded my students that correct balance in their own bodies would free them to use light, accurate aids and would free the horse to keep his balance. if they are struggling and straining to muscle the horse into correct performance, that very force will prevent reaching the goal. Tere followed one of those moments that keep instructors addicted to their jobs: All of them “got it”! Tey got from their horses relaxed and swinging backs, correct positioning, beautiful articulation of the inside hind, and lovely energy. one student commented, “it is so easy this way!” while another chimed in, “Yes, but you’ve got to be careful what you think, because the horses feel it and start doing it right then!” Tere were enough lightbulb moments
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member connection that i think the class could have lit a Christmas tree. You can imagine how tickled i was to open the november issues of the newly arrived horse magazines that night and read your editorial, reinforcing the day’s lesson. Tat was particularly sweet since your book Te USDF Guide to Dressage is the text for the class, and your old partner, et, is one of the college lesson horses ridden in the class. Tanks for sharing your journey of discovery with readers and for your excellent work to bring us a quality magazine. Jo-Anne O. Young Equestrian Program Director, Houghton College Houghton, NY
A Different Kind of Equine Art When i read the article on clipping (“Haircuts for Horses,” november), i decided i would share my clip jobs. i spend a couple of days each year
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clipping my horse with designs. Last year, he had a musical score that went around his whole body. Tis year i chose a carousel horse as my design. it’s just for fun, and most everybody loves it. But there are a few “dressage queens” who think it’s over the top. i’m just an adult amateur having fun
with my horse. Tanks for putting out a great magazine! Chenoa Haluptzok Sammamish, WA One word: wow! Me, I’m just happy if I can clip a straight line. Tanks for sharing your talents. –Ed.
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n the wake of the hyperflexion controversy sparked by viral video of Swedish Grand Prix-level competitor Patrik Kittel and the KWPn stallion Scandic in the warm-up at the 2009 CDi-W odense, Denmark, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) announced november 17 that it has stepped up its efforts to ensure the welfare and humane treatment of horses being shown in Fei-recognized competitions. A cornerstone of the policy is enforcing welfare-related rules that are already on the books—something critics complained wasn’t happening with sufficient rigor or consistency, especially when well-known competitors were involved. one such rule pertains to the authority of Fei stewards to issue verbal warnings and so-called yellow warning cards to competitors observed treating horses in a potentially inhumane manner. A rider who receives two yellow warning cards in a one-year period is automatically suspended for two months
immediately following the event at which the second card was issued, according to the Fei’s november 17 Statement on Horse Welfare. For additional guidance through the maze of welfare-related issues, the Fei has also turned to the international organization World Horse Welfare. WHW will aid with research and will conduct some consciousnessraising efforts with riders, trainers, officials, and veterinarians. Te Fei statement was followed november 19 by the organization’s approval of new equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations as well as of a new list of prohibited substances. Te yea votes were recorded during the Fei General Assembly in Copenhagen. Te new regulations themselves have already provoked an uproar, thanks to an additional list, this one a “progressive list” of certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nSAiDs) to be allowed in Fei competition in limited amounts. Although
some applaud the measure as benefiting high-level horses’ comfort and welfare, others, including the US equestrian Federation (USeF), worry that the step will be complicated to enforce. in a november 30 statement, the USeF called for a delay in implementation, citing concerns that it could cause “a series of unintended consequences” that could affect team participation at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Kentucky. on December 1, the Fei announced that it would delay implementation of the new doping-related regulations and lists until April 1, 2010, to allow for further research and study. in a subsequent press release issued December 18, the Fei announced that, while the regulations and prohibited-substance list will take effect April 1, the decision regarding the “progressive list” of nSAiDs will be put to a vote at the 2010 Fei General Assembly this november. — Jennifer O. Bryant
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arie Morgan, of Houston, tX, a USDF-certified instructor/trainer through Second Level, received the inaugural USDF Region 9 teaching excellence Award at the Great American/USDF Region 9 Championships in Katy, tX, in october. She received a $5,000 award for demonstrating outstanding abilities as a dressage teacher. Te award was established at Te Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne, in 2009. Students or peers may nominate dressage instructors, who then submit applications. to be eligible, an instructor must be a USDF Region 9 member in good standing and a Region 9 resident. Meg Flemming (tX), who created the award, said that Morgan “shows a clear understanding of the training pyramid and an excellent logical and progressive teaching methodology. She has years of experience teaching all levels of riders on all types of horses and has significantly contributed in various ways to developing the health and well-being of dressage education in our region.”
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ol. Clarence W. edmonds, of Bethesda, MD, a founding member of both the USDF and the Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA), died november 8 of complications from lung cancer. He was 89. “Colonel ed,” as he was affectionately known, was a licensed dressage, eventing, hunter-seat equitation, and Western judge as well as a dressage technical delegate. He chaired the USDF technical Delegates Council from 1984 to 1991, during which time he created the “Dressage Protocol” pamphlet and the tD Checklist. His best-known accomplishment, however, is the establishment of what today is known as the USDF “L” education Program for Judge training, which now serves as the mandatory entry-level training for all prospective dressage judges in the US
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and which has been emulated by other equestrian federations worldwide. edmonds was the second PVDA president and for many years represented his GMo at USDF annual conventions. For his many accomplishments and volunteer efforts, he received the USDF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. He was also designated a US Pony Clubs Legend, was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame, and received the 1994 Maryland 4-H Foundation award. Fellow Marylander and longtime dressage colleague Sam Barish, who presented edmonds with his USDF award, was a close friend. in his presentation speech, Barish said: “His tireless volunteerism and enthusiasm have made an immeasurable impact on the growth and development of USDF.” edmonds is survived by his wife of 66 years, erna; their sons, Carl and
Sexton was one of the first photographers to specialize in dressage. Among the prestigious events that she photographed were the 1996 Atlanta olympic Games, World Cup Dressage Finals, World equestrian Games, and Dressage at Devon (PA). For a number of years, Sexton lived in Chicago. Tanks to her proximity to tempel Farms, she shot many unforgettable images of the tempel Lipizzans and the breeding stock at that famed US Lipizzan nursery. over the years, countless Sexton photographs graced equinemagazine covers and appeared in articles, advertisements, calendars, and later Web sites. View a sampling of Sexton’s images, read about her life and career, and find links to make a memorial donation at susanthephotographer.com.
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new fund established at Te Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne, will provide grants up to $500 to help “A” or “B” Pony Clubbers attend the USDF “L” education Program or the USDF instructor Certification Program. it is named in memory of the late trip Harting, a Californiabased judge and clinician who was a staunch supporter of the US Pony Clubs (USPC) and of young people in equestrian sport. For more information about the USPC, visit ponyclub.org. to apply for a grant, visit dressagefoundation.org or call (402) 434-8585.
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education peTers sTars aT global dressage forum Holmes, Asmyr highlighted dressage issues that the Fei will be tackling. For instance, a proposed new olympic competition format would do away with the tradition of the Grand Prix’s deciding the team medals, and would permit reserve riders to compete as individuals. Dressage judging, already the subject of much scrutiny and public criticism, figured prominently at the Global Forum. First, German “o” judge Katrina Wüst presented a proposal for a new way of judging freestyles. According to Wüst, using a set point system for the degree of difficulty would render the judging process more objective. A highlight of the 2009 Forum was the statistical evaluation of five years of international judging by scientist and dressage enthusiast David Stickland. Stickland’s analysis of every judge’s mark given at hundreds of competitions showed that the five judges on the
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ending final approval by the Fei, the 2010 Adequan Fei north American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (nAJYRC) will return to last year’s location, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, the US equestrian Federation announced. Te July 28-August 1 event should offer extra excitement to competitors and spectators alike, as the stage will be set for the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, which commence September 25 at the KHP.
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panel at international events have an average deviation from the total score of 1.6 percent. According to Stickland’s calculations, such a range is too great. His studies have shown that an average deviation of 1 percent is possible, he said; and he called for more evaluation of judges and for the creation of a panel to oversee international dressage judging.
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ured by the world’s richest dressage purses, Dutch star Anky van Grunsven and others took part in the inaugural exquis World Dressage Masters (WDM) competition in Florida last winter. Van Grunsven and colleagues, including her countryman, the currently WDM top-ranked edward Gal and Moorlands totilas, look to be returning this month for the US leg of the 2010 WDM, to be held February 4-6 in Palm Beach. Te 2010 WDM roster currently includes competitions in Munich, Germany; and in Hickstead, england, in addition to the Florida event. All are Fei CDi5* competitions, and each offers €100,000 in prize money divided among the Grand Prix, the GP Freestyle, and the GP Special. Te series, founded by the Dutch stable exquis, is also sponsored by Moorland Stables and Moorland investments (owner of Moorlands totilas) and by nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe. Te Palm Beach WDM is being organized by equestrian Sport Productions. For more information, visit worlddressagemasters. com.
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he Saddlebred gelding Harry Callahan made dressage news when he became a successful Grand Prix-level competitor. now Chrissa Hoffmann, the Kentucky-based trainer who showed Harry Callahan to many of his dressage wins, is back in the Fei arena with a new Saddlebred partner. Forty Something, a nine-yearold gelding owned by Jody Swimmer of Louisville, KY, made his Prix St. Georges debut with Hoffmann in october. Forty Something got his start in the saddle-seat discipline, and Hoffmann has retrained him in dressage. Along the way, he has helped his owner to earn the final scores needed for her USDF bronze medal. Hoffmann hopes that Forty Something will follow in Harry Callahan’s Grand Prix hoofprints.
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ach year, USDF honors top editorial and publishing efforts at the group-member-organization (GMo) level with annual GMo newsletter and Web-site awards. Regional Volunteer of the Year awards recognize those backbones of our sport who give of their time and skills at the regional level. All of these outstanding contributions and contributors were honored at the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Convention in Austin, tX. Read on to enjoy the winning general-interest and first-person articles.
First Place, General-Interest Article
Are Dressage Riders Unfair to Teir Horses? By Paul Kathen Photographs by Kelly McChesney
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he answer must start with “that depends.” it depends not on the sport or style of riding but on the character and temperament of the rider. Tis i cannot change, and no amount of discussion is going to make a difference until we only allow persons to ride after they have undergone a psychiatric evaluation and proven themselves to be stable and free of impulses toward roughness. Ten, additionally, they must demonstrate an independent seat and a sufficient knowledge of the aids as well as an understanding of the purposes and goals of dressage. Most of us would pass that test, and yet we also must admit to having failed in being totally fair with our horses at one time or another. Fortunately for us, the horses then elevated themselves to being good souls in
that they did forgive but they did not forget. in my opinion, a much greater danger to the welfare of the horse is ignorance. Tis is especially hazardous since so many aspects of riding go against logic, and therefore many riders will defend their positions vehemently. Tey will continue to ride their horses incorrectly and thereby cause them harm and even injury. What is worse, horses seem to prefer that style since it is much more normal to them. i am talking about riding horses in their natural direction of forwarddownward with a very long connection or with no connection at all. Yes, everything about this direction is natural for the horse, and it will tell you so by feeling much easier to ride and lighter in the hand since it carries the weight on its front limbs. if you keep the demands very low, you will not even notice that the horse is often unable to obey since it is badly off balance forward. Tis compares to smokers 50 years ago. Tey enjoyed their cigarettes, not knowing they were slowly damaging their lungs. it was ignorance that allowed their enjoyment. Te horse operates on that same ignorance, and the only way you, the rider, can protect him from the danger of running on the forehand is to consistently ask him to change direction and take more weight on the hindquarters. Tis will cause him sore muscles at first, but with growing strength and your good judgment as to his limits, it will preserve his soundness. Yes, he will show displeasure with the strain on his muscles, and he will at times be heavy in your hand in order to put some of the burden on you. it is a part of the training and unavoidable. if there is unfairness, it lies not in the need to change the horse’s balance but in the rider’s reaction to such difficult situations.
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Changing Weight Causes the Need to Change Movement if we were weightless and just wanted to walk or ride short bursts of trot and canter across a field, riding a horse in its natural direction would be fine. We do, however, add more than 100 pounds to the back of the horse. We want to ride long distances, go at high speeds, jump, ride tight turns, dance, or create any combinations of all of them. We also rarely ride less than half an hour. All of the preceding the horse cannot do without causing injury to its body in its natural way of going. We must, therefore, change the way the horse moves from a forwarddownward direction to a forwardupward direction. Te horse does not easily accept this. it must slowly be convinced to adopt this new direction as second nature. Yes, at times we must be firm in this phase of training and, unfortunately, almost daily we must remind our horses to work in that manner. i believe every trainer and every rider wishes he or she could just sit their horse down and explain the benefit of this artificial direction in preserving the back and joints, especially the injury done on the joints of the forelegs. Such damage is at first painless to the horse, slow in developing, and degenerative. Do you remember when you were very young how adults like your parents and teachers would tell you to do something that made no sense to you at the time? “You will thank me later,” was usually the final explanation. Tis is exactly the way you would be talking to your horse if only you could. to achieve this, initially the trainer must gradually guide the horse to relieve the pressure on its back caused by the weight of the rider by asking it to stretch a set of ligaments along the spine. Tese ligaments act as a rope and carry the rider in a fashion that is comparable to a suspension bridge. Tey do not fatigue. Tey are elastic and are kept taut and anchored in the back by the powerful muscles of the hindquarter, aided by the abdominal
and psoas muscles. in the front they are aided by the muscles at the base of the neck. Tis is known as riding long and low. Te neck muscles are weak in the young horse and must be strengthened through correct riding. Te burden of carrying the rider is then removed from the spine and the powerful long back muscle. Stretching of the back ligaments is an absolute must because the long back muscle is not suited to work in a static manner. it is an action muscle, and it acts as the center part of movement in the horse and is not designed for carrying. When the horse must stiffen these muscles to support the spine in order to carry the rider, its movement becomes short, stiff, and uncomfortable for both the horse and the rider. Te longissimus dorsi (the back muscle) fatigues quickly, and the horse’s back sags. in severe cases it may cause the spinal processes to touch and rub against one another (“kissing spines”), which in turn can lead to bone spurs and eventually to a fusion of the spine in the affected area. to read in depth about this, please go to www.tex-overfarms.com and look under “Articles” for “Why God Wants Us to Ride Horses.” A very good book on the subject is Te Rider Forms the Horse by Udo Buerger and otto Zietzschmann.
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club connection the time. Kissing spines also is a hidden problem that is either the result of very bad conformation or of poor riding. Te horse carrying its rider with a dropped back is most susceptible to it. Correct Work Is the Answer in an interview with a leading dressage rider that i read several years ago, the question was asked, “What are the most common injuries caused by riding dressage?” Te answer was “back and hock problems.” While the answer is correct, the most often occurring injuries are in the joints of the hind legs and in the backs of our horses. Tey are, however, not the
result of riding dressage but of riding dressage incorrectly. it can start with poor judgment in the selection of the horse. Bad conformation is very difficult to overcome for the purpose of dressage. if the rider expects great performances from such a horse in any style of riding, the demands of training toward that goal would cause it damage. Here the trainer must recognize the horse’s limitations, bring it carefully along, and thus develop it into a great mount that then can serve for many years under a lessambitious rider. Poor judgment is also often to blame for a well-built horse damaged
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by an insensitive or impatient rider. Just because this athletic and willing horse can perform advanced movements at a young age by virtue of its talent alone, it cannot do so over an extended period of time. While the talent may give it the athleticism and coordination for such work, it does not grow the necessary strength. only proper work can do that. Just check with all the human superstars. Tey work out daily. Tey recognize that their talent gave them the opportunity to play, but it is their sweat that allows them to make the team. Good judgment is necessary to know how far to push a horse because when a muscle
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GMO Newsletter AwArds: Best lAyOut ANd desiGN GMOs with fewer than 75 members: First Place: Eastern Iowa Dressage and Eventing Association, EIDEA Contact, August/September 2009 Honorable Mention: Eastern Iowa Dressage and Eventing Association, EIDEA Contact, September/October 2008. GMO HONOR: Central Texas Dressage GMOs with 75–174 members: Society president Jennifer Jarvis accepts the First Place: Southern Eventing and Dressage Association, Off Course, May/ GMO newsletter award for Megan Georges’ June 2009 winning first-person experience article Honorable Mention: Southern Eventing and Dressage Association, Off Course, July/August 2009. GMOs with 175–499 members: First Place: Dressage Association of Southern California, Collected Comments, March/April 2009 Honorable Mention: Dressage Association of Southern California, Collected Comments, May/June 2009. GMOs with 500 or more members: First Place: New England Dressage Association, A Tip of the Hat, May 2009 Honorable Mention: Central States Dressage and Eventing Association, Cross Country, Spring 2009.
First-PersON exPerieNce Article First Place: “Saving Q’s Life” by Megan Georges, published in the Central Texas Dressage Society’s Contact, March/April 2009 Honorable Mention: “The Joy of Dressage: Natural Horsemanship 101” by Megan Georges, published in the Central Texas Dressage Society’s Contact, May/June 2009.
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GeNerAl-iNterest Article First Place: “Are Dressage Riders Unfair to Their Horses?” by Paul Kathen, published in the Houston Dressage Society’s Collective Remarks, December 2008 Honorable Mention: “What You Should Know About Arthritis” by Ken Larson, published in the Central States Dressage and Eventing Association’s Cross Country, Spring 2009.
is overworked it becomes fatigued, it loses its elasticity, and the joints and tendons suffer. Gustav Steinbrecht is, in my opinion, the father of dressage. Much of his thinking is based on the writings of La Guérinière, who is, therefore, the grandfather of modern riding. Mr. Steinbrecht is my “go to” author. He was a veterinarian and managed several stables in which he trained and taught. He is said to have exercised patience and correctness as well as an understanding for the individuality of his horses. He also used the same approach to his students. His passionate writing for correct-
ness of training in order to preserve the soundness of the horse leaves little room for proponents of extremism on either side of the spectrum of correct balance while riding. He called the worshippers of the natural direction (forward-downward) on the carpet for tearing their horses down. Tose who wanted to speed up the change of balance to the hindquarters through endless bending of poll, neck, and the joints of the hind legs, particularly when done unmounted and in place, were treated to even harsher criticism. it must have been his love for the horse and its beauty, especially when expressed through its prideful move-
GMO weB-site AwArds: Best lAyOut ANd desiGN GMOs with fewer than 75 members: First Place: Eastern Iowa Dressage and Eventing Association (mwnet.com/ EIDEA) Honorable Mention: Little Egypt Dressage Association (ledressage.org). GMOs with 75–174 members: First Place: Central Texas Dressage Society (centexdressage.org) Honorable Mention: Southern Eventing and Dressage Association (sedariders. org). GMOs with 175–499 members: First Place: Dressage Association of Southern California (socaldressage.com) Honorable Mention: Houston Dressage Society (houstondressagesociety. org). GMOs with 500 or more members: First Place: Potomac Valley Dressage Association (pvda.org) Honorable Mention: California Dressage Society (california-dressage.org).
ment, that motivated this otherwise so quiet a man to use strong language. i believe that his book Te Gymnasium of the Horse will be helpful to everyone who reads it. Te Role of Artificial Aids in Training Ten there is the subject of artificial aids: spurs, the whip, and auxiliary reins. in my opinion, everybody who has an independent seat should ride with spurs. Riding horses that were just started could be the exception. Te trainer might be well advised to carry a whip instead. Te purpose of artificial aids is not to replace the
TECH SAVVY: Anne Cizadlo, EIDEA president, with the Web-site award for the Eastern Iowa DEA
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ruth ArvANette MeMOriAl FuNd GrANt reciPieNt Sara Miller, Baldwin, WI (Central States Dressage and Eventing Association) GMO vOluNteers OF the yeAr Region 1: Carolyn Del Grosso, Olney, MD (Potomac Valley Dressage Association) Region 2: Nancy Spear, Murphysboro, IL (Little Egypt Dressage Association) Region 3: No nominations Region 4: Steve Gerdes, Lincoln, NE (Nebraska Dressage Association) Region 5: Susan Rudman, Parker, CO (Rocky Mountain Dressage Society) Region 6: Barbara Tuohino Funk, Battle Ground, WA (Oregon Dressage Society) Region 7: Cindy Moragrega, Kula, HI (Hawaii State Dressage Society) Region 8: Judith Noone, Abington, MA (New England Dressage Association) Region 9: Syrisse Longbottom, Magnolia, TX (Houston Dressage Society).
REGIONAL STANDOUT: Susan Rudman (right) accepts the Region 5 GMO Volunteer of the Year award from USDF vice president George Williams and an accompanying gift certificate from Lisa Gorretta, whose Paddock Saddlery (OH) was the awards sponsor
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club connection natural aids but to make the horse sensitive to them. Please answer this question: “What is more bearable to you, a person who tells you exactly what he wants or one who nags at you all day?” Carrying a whip does not mean beating the horse. A touch behind the leg will make the horse respect the leg better the next time the rider applies it. Te same goes for the spur. it is a little more complicated with auxiliary reins. Here we are dealing with the very sensitive mouth of the horse. Mistakes in the use of these reins can have painful consequences for the horse. Tis can lead to a loss of confidence in the hand of the rider and reluctance to stretch into the bit. Tis stretch is the essence of a good connection and must not be destroyed. My policy is never to use draw reins. if i cannot ride a horse without them, either i need help with my riding or the horse is not suited for what i want it to do. in a tough case i may use a German martingale, also known as an olympic martingale, and then only until the
horse has understood how i want it to work. Tis is also my choice with students who have difficulty riding their horse properly on the bit. i have many bits in my tack room, but all are snaffles of one kind or another. Te double bridle should only be used to enable the rider to be extra light, not to force the horse into submission. Some horses are said to be “double-bridle horses.” Tey are less sensitive in their mouths, and its use will allow the experienced rider to ride them with much less strength. Again, in the right hands the double bridle is helpful, but in rough or inexperienced hands it may cause much damage. Marketing has brought about an incredible variety of bits. Tey all claim to be the ultimate in mildness and at the same time the most effective. Tat is misleading, as the mildness or severity is to a great extent determined by the rider’s hand. in difficult cases, one should experiment with which bit suits the horse best. Te purpose of the experimentation must be to find the bit the horse accepts and responds
Balou and his owner, Joan Ehrich, demonstrate the use of the German Martingale (the arrows show the effects). Te picture on the top left shows its correct adjustment. Te horse is carrying itself the way you want him to, and the martingale is just about to touch his mouth. In the picture on the top right, Balou has given just a bit and the Martingale hangs loose, out of action. Tis is the greatest advantage of this auxiliary rein: it eliminates itself. In the bottom left picture, Balou is against the bit and the martingale helps Joan to overcome this resistance. Not so uncomplicated are the draw reins, which are easily overused like in the picture on the bottom right. Te horse is already too short in the neck; yet unless the rider adjusts them, they may still pull the horse further behind.
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to. Te temptation is to look for the bit that gives the rider the most control. Remember: You can always move to a stronger bit, but it is not always possible to return to a milder one. All of the artificial aids i have described are helpful when used correctly. Tey also are all designed to eliminate themselves as soon as they have served their purpose of allowing us to ride with lighter aids. Te spurs are the exception since they become a part of the required uniform at the Fei levels. it is a quiet lower leg that an advanced rider should possess that removes the spur from the horse when it is not needed. Te problem with these artificial aids is their misuse, whether deliberate or inadvertent. it is the rough, unskilled, or ignorant rider that poses the problem. As a teacher and trainer, it is my obligation to deal with all three of them. My dedication must be to the horse and to the sport. My tools consist of my knowledge of the horse and correct riding, my skill as a communicator, and my enthusiasm for the sport. Tis should instill in my student a desire for knowledge, the dedication to acquire the physical skills to ride well, and the love for the horse. only this attitude can ultimately prevent abuse, especially when we ride competitively. When a few years back i wrote an article entitled “Why God Wants Us to Ride Horses,” i made the point that an engineer would look at a horse’s design and dismiss it at first glance as unsuited for carrying any loads. Tis weakness is, however, the very reason we can sit on a horse and endure all the movement for a long period of time. We must recognize that, unless we first strengthen its back by supporting it with the muscles of the neck and hindquarters, we would physically ruin the horse. We would also damage its front legs if we allowed it to work on the forehand all the time. Te horse is unaware of these potential problems and prefers to work the way Mother nature tells it to. Te smoker with damaged lungs surely wishes somebody 50 years ago would
Tis is my own artwork. You can clearly see the main muscles that move the horse. Te abdominal muscles (E) swing the hind leg forward, while the muscles of the hindquarter (F) pull it back. Te muscle connecting the poll with the point of the shoulder and the forearm of the front leg (A) pulls it forward; the blue muscle (D) (the broad back muscle) pulls it back. Tese two sets of muscles are connected by the long back muscle (C), painted in green. All of these muscles work in synchronization when the horse is relaxed. Tension in the back muscles will not allow the legs to swing freely and shorten their range of motion. Te red line (B) is the ligament that travels from the poll over the entire topline to the croup of the horse. Here it is attached through a sheet of ligaments to the croup muscles. When the horse stretches its head forward, it applies pressure on the ligament and pulls the back up. When the hind leg swings forward, it pulls back at the ligament, also raising the back.
have stopped him from smoking, but nobody did. even those who loved him were unaware of the danger to his health. Let us not claim ignorance when our horse is stiff, sore, or even lame well before old age. Many authors and clinicians will emphasize gentleness in training and riding, and i wholeheartedly agree with them. Tey don’t mean to not challenge the horse to carry more weight on its stronger hindquarters in order to protect the weaker front limbs. Please take a look at pictures of them riding. Teir
horses are on the bit, collected, and seem happy even though their rider wears spurs and a whip. every time a hind leg swings forward, it pulls on the ligament toward the back and that also pulls the back up, thus carrying the weight of the rider and the contents of its abdomen. in the trot, when one hind leg swings forward, the other swings back. While one leg is behind the vertical, the other is in front. in the photo at left, Sylvia Workman’s Quando demonstrates the movement when both legs meet and are vertical under the horse. Tis is the instant when there is the least pull on the ligament and the back is at its lowest. every time one of the hind legs reaches furthest forward and touches the ground, there is maximum stretch in the leg and on the ligament. Tis brings the back up. Tis is why the back swings in rhythm with the legs. Tis swing makes it possible for the horse to carry the weight of the rider and in turn makes it possible for the rider to sit on the horse comfortably at all gaits. a USDF ConneCtion • February 2010
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two of the main goals of dressage are to improve the horse and to preserve its soundness. Te
Some examples of the positive effects of riding dressage: Tis is Gaby, owned by April Collins. She is 28 years old and just recently carried Carol Judge to their Century Club award. Gaby started serious training at age four. She competed for the next fourteen years, never missing a day of work or a show for health reasons. Te last eight years of her active career were at the FEI levels. After a short break, Gaby returned to work and showed successfully under a young rider until she was 27 years old.
training pyramid shows the way, and there is no need nor should there be tolerance for unfairness.
Tis is Jane Minarovic’s horse, Merino. He is five years old and was started correctly. I hope that you can see what I felt at the moment that picture was taken. He gave me the impression that he was truly enjoying moving with power in self-carriage. Tere was no tension anywhere as the swinging tail, ears, and bending joints indicate. He had found his new balance under the rider and was free to express his power and joy. My reward to him was instant to show him that I felt just as good about it as he did.
Witboy’s career parallels that of Gaby. Carol Judge purchased him at age four, and he went into dressage training as soon as he arrived. In these pictures he is 20 years old. He also worked through the levels to FEI and never saw a veterinarian except for routine preventative medicine. He retired from showing at age eighteen. Today, at 21, he is teaching riders to move into the upper levels. Riding outdoors is also great for the motivation of dressage horses.
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First Place, First-Person Article
Saving Q’s Life How a CTDS member’s horse made a full recovery after laminitis, founder, and tenotomy surgery By Megan Georges
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f you read my “Wenglish” article in november, you are already familiar with Quimero and me. For those of you new to CtDS this year, let me introduce myself. My name is Megan Georges, and i’ve been a member of CtDS since 2001. Quimero is my first dressage horse, and i purchased him in 1997. My fiancé, now husband, gave me the choice of a diamond ring or a horse for our engagement, and i, of course, chose the horse. At the time, i was new to dressage and drawn to the baroque horses, such as the Friesian, Lipizzaner, Andalusian, and Lusitano. Baroque horses seemed unique to me, almost magical. i remember being awestruck at how their manes reach almost down to their knees and their long forelocks dance to the rhythm of their steps. i remember thinking, “one day i want to own my own facility and ride a flashy horse in piaffe and passage all over the place!” i, of course, believed that thought to just be a dream, until while on my horse search i ended up in a stall with a very unique character, Quimero. After about six months of searching for the perfect horse, i flew to Alabama to look at a few young prospects i had seen on video. i was not too thrilled about the gelding on the video, as i thought he had an ugly head and seemed incredibly gangly. i couldn’t imagine this ugly duckling growing into something beautiful. But the moment i stepped into his stall, everything in my life changed. He looked at me as if to say, “Hi Mom, i’ve been waiting to meet you!” i was in love! it really had nothing to do with what i saw with my eyes when i met him; it was something i felt in my heart.
Quimero was almost two years old when i purchased him, so i was able to begin light lungeing work. Before i knew it, we were in the show ring and going to clinics. He was your typical young horse those first few years. He never bucked or tried to hurt me, but he’d drag me everywhere with a chain on his nose. He even let himself out of the stall and went for an embarrassing run around Great Southwest equestrian Center; he did it twice in one show! But for all of the humbling moments, there were 10,000 moments of pride and compassion. i remember the first time on his back, and i remember our first canter. My favorite memory was our first step of passage, when i was just playing around with him when he was five. i had read some books and
and i rode our first intermediate ii test, earning a very nice score. However, in September of that same year, Quimero came up lame on his right front hoof. We had some rainy weather, so my vet, Dr. nancy St. Peter, suggested it could have been a bruise or abscess. After ten days of stall rest and bute, Q began to show signs of being sore on the other front hoof. We x-rayed him again and saw changes in his navicular bones, so we thought it was navicular disease. Te treatment for the flare-up of navicular was rest, so i continued on our rest program. Quimero’s condition continued to decline, and his coronary bands became “squishy.” We then knew we were dealing with laminitis and kept
SURVIVOR: Quimero and his owner, Megan Georges
was experimenting with techniques. i accidentally got the timing right with my seat and legs, and he was willing to do anything i asked, so he just picked it right up like he’d done it all his life. By 2002, Quimero had won many accolades, including Region 9 ABiC/ USDF Prix St. Georges amateur champion and SWDC PSG champion. in the late summer of 2003, Quimero
him on rest and bute to try to get his laminitis under control, hoping no founder (rotation of the coffin bone) would take place. Seven days later, the next set of x-rays revealed 7 degrees of rotation. My vet’s suggestion at the time was to pull his shoes off and let him stand in really deep shavings, with more rest and bute. With the shoes off, there would be
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rotating so rapidly that it was going to take an expert to correct his hooves. Quimero seemed better with his shoes off but could still barely move. After two months, i contacted a veterinarian who proclaimed herself to be a laminitis expert. She decided to put him in a reverse shoe and change the angle of his hooves. i had a feeling that this was not a good idea, but i tried to trust her. two days later, Quimero was much worse and had a glazed-over look in his eyes. He was in so much pain that i had to carry water and food to him because he couldn’t move. He also showed cracks in his soles where
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SDF thanks Nancy Spear and Anne Sushko for their efforts in securing qualified judges for the 2009 GMO awards. Newsletter-Award Judges All newsletter judges are members of American Horse Publications, the professional organization of the equine-publishing industry (americanhorsepubs.org). First-Person Article: Tony Chamblin, Lexington, KY, past president, American Horse Publications Arlene Newman, Lincroft, NJ, editorial manager, Breyer Animal Creations. General-Interest Article: Wendy Baker, Burbank, CA, author, Healing Power of Horses: Lessons from the Lakota Indians; executive editor, GaWaNi Pony Boy’s Out of the Saddle Diane Rice, Moscow, ID, editor, Appaloosa Journal. Newsletter Layout and Design Judges Sara Florin, Plymouth, MA, BFA in graphic design, Columbia College, Chicago Tracy Schmidt, Denver, CO, BFA in graphic design, University of Kansas. Web-Site Layout and Design Judges Coby Culbertson, head of technology development, Western Dubuque (IA) Community School District Abdul Sinno, chair, Technology Education Department, Clarke College, Dubuque, IA. Ruth Arvanette Memorial Fund Grant Judges Scarlett Fahrenson, Region 5 GMO Council member Peggy Gaboury, Region 3 GMO Council member Anne Sushko, Region 4 GMO Council member. Regional GMO Volunteer of the Year Judges Karie Lashbrook, Region 6 GMO Council member Carol Tice, Region 7 GMO Council member Cindi Rose Wylie, Region 8 GMO Council member.
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his coffin bone was coming through. i contacted my original vet, Dr. St. Peter. “Doc” saved Quimero’s life with one sentence: “Megan, this has become too bad for me to treat him; we have to find you an expert at this.” A farrier, wanting to specialize in foundered horses, had recently dropped off some flyers at Dr. St. Peter’s office. She gave him a call, and not 20 minutes later i got a phone call from the farrier, Ron Marshall. i was instructed to buy a Styrofoam cooler and duct tape and to meet Ron at Q’s stall. Something really strange happened when Quimero saw Ron coming for him; he lifted his hoof without being asked. Q was previously in so much pain that it was almost impossible to pry one hoof off the ground, leaving him to weight the other one. Quimero knew Ron was his savior! Ron consulted with Dr. Bruce Lyle of Aubrey equine, who was at a laminitis conference in Florida. Dr. Lyle instructed Ron to fax him Quimero’s x-rays and move Q to a clinic setting, where he could build him a special shoe. My husband and i got a bunch of rubber mats together and hauled Q to Dr. St. Peter’s. We let Quimero rest in his taped-on foam shoes that night while Joel, Doc, Ron, and i worked late faxing x-rays to Dr. Lyle, drawing out instructions, gathering materials, etc. At the end of the day, Quimero was wearing wooden shoes—clogs, actually! Ron carved them out of wood. Tey had indentations for his coffin bones (now protruding through the soles of his feet). He did feel much better in his clogs, but this wasn’t the end. Tis was just to get him comfortable for him to make a trailer ride up to Aubrey, tX, the next day. When we finally arrived and met Dr. Lyle, he mentioned that my horse was likely going to need a tenotomy surgery. i had read about tenotomy surgery online and was terrified. From the reports, it was claimed to be a salvage procedure for pasture horses, and there was a good chance he’d never be sound again. After settling
Q in for the night, i drove to find a hotel but cried so hard that i missed the hotel and ended up a few miles short of oklahoma! By the time i got to my room, i had come to the conclusion that Quimero had given me six wonderful years of athletic performance, and so the least i could do was give him a chance to be out of pain as quickly as possible, even if he would end up in a pasture. Little did i know at the time that it is possible to rehabilitate a horse back to good athletic performance after tenotomy surgery, if you take the time and effort to help your horse heal and follow your veterinarian’s orders exactly. For those of you unfamiliar with the tenotomy process, the deep digital flexor tendon runs through the leg and attaches to the bottom of the coffin bone, also known as the P3. When rotation of the P3 occurs (founder), naturally a slack in the tendon occurs as well. When there is slack in a tendon, it starts to spasm and pull harder, and before you know it, it is pulling the coffin bone in a rotated position even further. Tis then breaks more laminae, which creates more slack, which causes more spasms, which creates more rotation, and so on. in a lot of cases that are this extreme, severing the DDFt is the only way to stop this process. Te next morning we went to work. Quimero was x-rayed and venogrammed. in a venogram, they put a tourniquet on the lower leg and inject the veins with a contrast dye to see which veins have good circulation and which veins have died. Q’s left front looked pretty good, but the right front was a bit grimmer. Dr. Lyle suggested the tenotomy surgery on both DDFts and resetting his feet. i was able to observe Q’s tenotomy surgery, which is a relatively simple procedure for knowledgeable veterinarians, and watched them reconstruct his hooves. Dr. Lyle and Ron had to build hoof where there wasn’t any, using glue and fiberglass. After the surgery, i was optimistic and had a strong feeling that Q
was going to be feeling much better soon. i left him in the hospital for the next few months, where he was monitored closely. When he finally returned home on January 1, 2004, he was still wearing casts on his legs and was on stall rest. Dr. Lyle explained that, as long as we kept up with his rehabilitation program of monitoring the hooves and the legs very closely, Q should heal enough to be able to carry a rider again. However, he couldn’t promise that Q would be able to return to competition. i took Dr. Lyle’s orders very seriously and followed the instructions to a t. Swelling must be kept down for a long period of time and the hooves must be perfectly balanced for a good six months or more while the tendon grows back. We reset Q’s feet three weeks after the surgery, and then Ron reset and x-rayed his feet every five weeks. Quimero also wore pressure bandages for three months and, even for several years after the surgery, i
kept him in standing bandages 24/7. Trough the next year, we took things very slowly and progressed to a bit of hand-walking here and there. By late March, i was back on his back and walking him again! Quimero has healed enough that he has progressed to a basic aluminum shoe with a rocker toe. Sometimes he is even barefoot and remains sound. Just this year, i took away the pads. Just like the peanut-butter-cup description i talked about earlier, i kept up with the sole support for more than four years until his laminae healed enough to support his feet. Since Quimero’s recovery, he has earned many more accolades, earning two more Fei Regional Championship titles, at intermediate i and intermediate ii. i have also earned my USDF gold medal on him. in 2008, we took a year off of showing but plan to start competing again this year in Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle! s
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his year saw the Adult and Youth Art Contests combine into one with three age divisions: 15 and under; 16 to 21; and adult. Te grand-prizewinning art entry of the 2009 USDF Art Contest graces the cover of the 2010 USDF Directory. now enjoy all of the winners by USDF’s talented members.
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2009 Art Contest Results Grand prize winner Holger Hoetzel Agoura, CA photoGraphy division Adult first place: Brit Wilcox, Raleigh, NC Adult second place: Jane Brown, Crofton, MD Youth (16-21) first place: Tiffany Busch, Colorado Springs, CO Youth (16-21) second place: Rebeca Turner, Selbyville, DE Youth (15 and under) first place: Allison Reed, Paducah, KY Youth (15 and under) second place: Kalie Beckers, Independence, LA artwork division Adult first place: Nicole Landreneau, Destrehan, LA Adult second place: E. Valentine DeWald, Redmond, WA Youth (16-21) first place: Elodie Huguet, Athens, GA Youth (16-21) second place: Danielle Armitage, Orono, ME Youth (15 and under) first place: Ellen Cook, Tucson, AZ Youth (15 and under) second place: Jordan Schulz, Stuart, FL writinG division Adult first place: Lisa Avila, Ivanhoe, TX Adult second place: Heather Bilodeau, Tempe, AZ Youth (16-21) first place: Emily Pate, Apex, NC Youth (16-21) second place: Emily Layeski, O’Fallon, IL Youth (15 and under) first place: Emma Milward, Damascus, OR Youth (15 and under) second place: Jordan Farr, Avon, CO
Grand Prize: “Sir Donnerhall Colt” by Holger Hoetzel
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first Place: “Waiting” by Britt Wilcox
first Place: “Look to the Future” by Tiffany Busch
second Place: “Forgotten Bridle” by Jane Brown
second Place: “Sunrise” by Rebecca Turner
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Adult Writing - 1st Place
The Special By Lisa Avila
Appearing, endearing, invisible steering Collected, respected – the rider’s nearing. Te horse of course (calm silhouette) Proud partner in this tête-à-tête. timing, rhyming, ride-enhancing Tey often float as if they’re dancing. A gliding, sliding rendezvous one gleeful, brio-ful pas de deux. Flash, panache, vigor and verve, Straight as an arrow or bent on the curve, With animation and syncopation, Tey’re flawless in their recitation. Teir dressage ménage includes passage. Teir repertoire a brief collage A halt and pause with seamless cause Ten gone again to great applause. first Place: “Dressage with Spots” by Allison Reed
Adult Writing - 2nd Place
Test Anxiety By Heather Bilodeau
second Place: “Reflection” by Kalie Beckers
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When my dressage instructor first asked me if i wanted to enter a local schooling show, i looked at her in disbelief. “You’re kidding, right?” i asked. “not at all,” she said. “You guys have really come a long way with your lessons. You’ll do great.” i’d had no intention of showing when i started taking lessons. i just wanted to get my horse and myself in better shape. But the more i thought about it, the more i got excited about entering the show. it would at least tell us how much we really had learned about dressage. it would be fun! Well, we found out there were still a few more things to learn! one lesson was to train my horse not to stop for the call of nature during the test. My horse apparently has a nervous bladder and stopped for a break at K during our very first test. i also learned what it means when the judge
first Place: “Daydream” by Nicole Landreneau
rings her little bell at you during the test. i discovered afterward that i had memorized the test wrong and should have stopped when the bell rang. My horse enjoyed his first show so much, he didn’t want to get back into the trailer to go home! two hours later, i finally convinced him that he truly did want to go home and share his adventure with his barn buddies. Since then, my horse and i have worked a little harder and entered a few more schooling shows. We’re improving our scores little by little. At one show in fact, we won a first place and a second place ribbon. My horse had to take a potty break again, but at least this time he waited until the very end. We’re going to suggest an addition to the test pattern – halt, salute, pee. everyone else appreciated us marking X for them. We’re still having fun and finding something to laugh at in ourselves at
each show, as well as something to be proud of in each point earned.
Youth Writing 16-21 1st Place
Perfection By emily Pate not quite “grace” in her step, so much as perfection. not quite “power” in her neck, so much as protection and an ease in her gaits that betrays a self-assurance i could never have. i can taste it in her sweat, the hope of my applause i can see it in her breath, rejoicing in our cause and in the stroke of my hand that betrays the unyielding adoration i have for her.
second Place: “Double Bit” by E. Valentine DeWald
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Youth Writing 16-21 2nd Place
Dressage – A Bond So Strong By emily Layeski
first Place: “Pas de Deux at Woodland” by Elodie Huguet
Trough fleeting moments of perfection we find another piece of who we are, and through mistakes we learn how to pick ourselves up. We know each other’s weaknesses and fears, and we confront them together to better ourselves as a team and as friends. Te more we conquer and endure, the more we trust, love, and confide in each other. We know that iron sharpens iron, so we encourage and spur one another on to greatness. We keep our minds and hearts open to reasonable ideas and suggestions, and experiment to see how we can improve ourselves and the world around us. We grow to learn that wicked and cruel ways are never effective or convenient, and that being kind and reassuring is the best way to teach. on our journey to perfection, we teach each other valuable lessons such as love, trust, compassion, and forgiveness. We learn how to have confidence, and how to better explain things that seem unexplainable. Last of all, we know and understand that we will never be perfect beings. But our hope is that we will be close.
Youth Writing 15 and Under- 1st Place
Away Slowly as One by emma Milward
second Place: “Impulsion” by Danielle Armitage
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Breeze that slips through the slight gap in the boards of the wall is the breath of the stiff grey stillness that sweeps through the arena like impatient silence waiting to sing. Silence, full of concentration and dust, of nerves and anticipation, of wonder, awe, beauty, passion, profound companionship that bleeds like music as a hoof-beat rhythm begins
first Place: “Umeeko” by Ellen Cook
and the judge lifts her bell to allow a dainty splatter of noise into the air. “Begin.” Te radiance of my partner’s spirit cuts through the grey, leaves a narrow wake of spiraling clouds of earth behind, around, over and across while silhouettes of strong, graceful limbs in flowing motion are cast upon the wall. Dance down the center of the universe. Halt, perhaps, but never ceasing to love. Salute to unity. together, drift away slowly as one
Youth Writing 15 and Under- 2nd Place
second Place: “Curiosity” by Jordan Schulz
Silence. Four evenly spaced beats. Silence. Te sun, a yellow splash in the strikingly blue sky, reflects brilliant glints off of his pure white coat. Silken tendons and rippling muscles extend and contract under his gleaming hide. ears pricked, eyes wide, and nostrils flared from the effort of the gallop, he is the most beautiful and majestic of all creatures. He is a horse. s
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Meet the 2010 USDF Executive Board Devon (PA) Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle winner; was the 2005 USeF/Collecting Gaits Farm national Grand Prix champion; won team bronze at the CHio Aachen, Germany; was fifth at the 2003 World Cup Dressage Final in Sweden; earned USDF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle Horse of the Year titles; and Rocher was named Te Chronicle of the Horse’s Dressage Horse of the Year. Born and raised in a horse family in new Hampshire, Williams studied at the Reitinstitut von Neindorff in Germany and earned his German bronze rider medal. He was a rider and trainer for Te tempel Lipizzans in Wadsworth, iL, and became director of its program in 1988. From 2000 until 2009, he rode and trained for the Smiths at Gypsy Woods Farm in ohio. today Williams trains for elizabeth Juliano’s Havensafe Farm, Middlefield, oH; and Wellington, FL. He also teaches and coaches with Williams Dressage LLC. “it is an honor to take over the reins of the USDF after Dr. Barish’s tenure as president,” Williams said. “Under his leadership, the USDF took the steps necessary to build a good foundation for the organization. Between the move into our well-situated offices at the Kentucky Horse Park,
THE NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD: Donna Longacre (Region 6 director), Alison Head (Region 1), Janine Malone (secretary), Lloyd Landkamer (Region 4), Bess Reineman (Region 9), Ken Levy (Region 2), Sandi Bishop (Region 3), George Williams (president), Melissa Creswick (vice president), Fern Feldman (Region 8), Terry Wilson (Region 7), Teresa Hunt (Region 5), and Steve Schubert (treasurer)
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t the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Convention in Austin, tX, the USDF Board of Governors elected a new president and treasurer for three-year terms. George Williams, of Delaware, oH, an international Grand Prix-level competitor and trainer who has served as USDF’s vice president for the past nine years, takes the helm as president from Dr. Samuel Barish. Steve Schubert, of Methuen, MA, replaces Barbara tuohino Funk as treasurer. With the vice-presidential seat having been vacated, in a move approved by the USDF executive Board, Williams appointed former USDF Region 7 director Melissa Creswick, Clovis, CA, to the position of interim vice president for a one-year term. Let’s meet these new officers and the other new executive Board members. George Williams is a member of the United States equestrian Federation (USeF) Dressage Committee and chair of the USeF Dressage High Performance Committee. Riding Rocher, Chuck and Joann Smith’s lop-eared black Westfalen mare who was a perennial crowd favorite, Williams became an unprecedented three-time Dressage at
having an excellent staff in place, and Barb Funk’s expertise as treasurer over the past decade, i’m excited about the next few years. Te USDF is in a good position to move forward with a renewed focus on programs.” Steve Schubert has been an avid horse lover his whole life. He’s owned many horses and currently owns a Belgian named Zigums. He is the managing partner of Quarterline Dressage LLC, Georgetown, MA, and significant other of Grand Prix-level rider and trainer Cindi Rose Wylie. together they manage a 37-acre dressage-training facility. Schubert spent 33 years in various executive financial roles, including being CFo and Ceo of several $300-million-plus corporations. He earned what Price Waterhouse calls a “perfect audit” designation. He is a former Ceo of the Granite State Board of Realtors, a large nonprofit membership-based organization headquartered in new Hampshire. Currently he works as a forensic accountant and consulting CFo in the new england area. He holds an MBA specializing in accounting and taxation. “i feel privileged to be elected to the position of treasurer for the USDF and have big shoes to fill taking over for retiring treasurer Barbara Funk. i look forward to bringing my financial expertise and love of dressage to the executive Board and to assist in bringing new programs and benefits to the membership over my tenure,” Schubert said. Melissa Creswick is a USDF bronze and silver medalist and an Feilevel competitor. She is a past president of the California Dressage Society, a former USDF Region 7 director, and a former member of the USeF Dressage Committee. She holds USeF “S” dressage-judge and ‘r” sport-horsebreeding judge licenses. She was the head trainer at her own southern-Cal-
ifornia facility, Clovis training Center, but has since sold the farm. “i have a keen interest in the education of horse and rider and will assist USDF’s president, George Williams, in renewing a focus on programs,” Creswick said. Lloyd Landkamer replaces Sarah Patrick as Region 4 director (Minnesota, iowa, Missouri, Kansas, nebraska, and north and South Dakota). Landkamer owns DressageShowinfo.com and manages multiple dressage competitions across the Midwest. He is the discipline manager for dressage and para-equestrian dressage for the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Kentucky. He owns and operates the dressage facility Brandywine Farm in Hamel, Mn, and has won numerous USDF Horse of the Year awards at various levels. He holds a USeF license as a C1 and C2 Steward and as an “R” technical delegate. He is also an Fei chief steward. Ken Levy replaces Sue Hughes as Region 2 director (Wisconsin, illinois, indiana, Michigan, ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia). With his wife, Barbara, he owns and operates Legacy Farm Dressage in noblesville, in, where he trains and teaches beginners through advanced riders. Levy is an active dressage competitor through the Fei levels who has won many awards. He is a USeF “r” dressage judge and a USDF associate instructor. He is also the chair of the USDF Membership Committee. s
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SDF and immediate past president Sam Barish gratefully acknowledge the efforts of former USDF treasurer Barbara Tuohino Funk, Region 2 director Sue Hughes, and Region 4 director Sarah Patrick. We thank them for their years of dedicated service.
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Exclusive interview with new US dressage technical advisor Anne Gribbons
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT: Gribbons (with her horse and GP mount Alazan) has experience in all facets of dressage
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he law of convergence has been hard at work for dressage pro and Fei “o” judge Anne Gribbons. For the Swedish-born Gribbons, of Chuluota, FL, 2009 brought a chance at a dream job—technical advisor for the US dressage team—as well as the crème de la crème of judging appointments: head of the dressage ground jury at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Kentucky. Te rub: Because of the competition rules, choosing one would require forfeiting the other. Gribbons’s path to these plum opportunities has not been entirely smooth. But with contracts finally signed (she chose the technical-advisor job over the WeG judging position), this experienced competitor, trainer, and coach is looking forward to helping elevate US dressage to new heights. in an exclusive interview with USDF Connection, Gribbons shared her goals, her priorities, and her pragmatism.
USDF Connection: How did you come to apply for the position of technical advisor for the US equestrian Federation? Anne Gribbons: i at first had no intentions of doing this at all. For a long time i knew we were looking for a coach, and i had presented a somewhat different angle to the position as an option in 2008 when the USeF Active Athletes and High Performance Athletes Committees met in Chicago. Later on, i was approached by each of the riders who competed in Hong Kong, as well as by other past team members and elite athletes, asking me to apply for the job. And when i read the job description, i thought, there isn’t any of these things i couldn’t do. it’s a very versatile job description if you look at it. it appeared that many of the elite riders believed that i could do a good job for them as a leader. Tat would be my first task: to work with the riders to try to organize them so that they get the help they need to work. Like a team manager. What skills and experience do you bring to the job? i have taught and coached for over 30 years, and have probably produced about 25 Grand Prix horses between my own and students’ horses. i have some very successful students, including many USDF medalists and even one Young Rider gold medalist, Lesley eden, who has been my student since the age of fifteen. Most of my riders i have started totally from scratch, and also my horses. i have taken them from nowhere to Grand Prix. But that’s not the only thing. i think even more important for the athletes is someone who can keep order and try to unite us so we’re all going in the same direction, which
has never really been the case before, because we’ve never had a resident coach since [the late Col. Bengt] Ljungquist in the 1970s. We have never had one because they’ve always lived abroad. We have never had a [US] citizen. Tat i think is a positive step. Because i am a judge, i also hope to help them polish their tests and communicate to them what things need to improve. And then why did i apply? i thought, perhaps i can, sort of at the end of my equestrian career, having done so many different things, give back to the sport in this way. if we can become more united and add some programs—all the way from the ponies and up, so that in the future the youngsters and the new riders have a path to follow from beginning to end—that would be a real satisfaction if it works well. Your predecessor, Klaus Balkenhol of Germany, was the USEF dressage coach. Was his limited access to the riders a problem? And vice versa. Tey had limited access to the coach. Te coach would blow in from somewhere, do intensive training, and be gone. i would hope to be much more of a presence at all of the levels so that i could actually supervise and give advice and communicate with all the riders and the trainers, and eventually get a good feel for the United States—where we have our new riders, how it’s all going to eventually mesh. Tis is going to take time. Tis is not going to be an overnight sensation, and it isn’t going to be easy, because our biggest enemy is distance. Distance is a problem that doesn’t exist in europe. Tere they can hop in the car, and in a couple of hours they can all meet somewhere. Some judges go home for lunch at the big shows. it’s completely different. Tis has been one of our greatest obstacles over the years. Maybe by having the technical advisor here, we can at least to some degree solve that problem. What is the duration of your contract with USEF? Trough London [the 2012 olympics]. even if all goes well, i don’t know if i would want to continue after London. i wasn’t looking at this as a whole new life, just as a very exciting thing to do to see if we can’t look at this whole thing from an American point of view. of course we have to go to europe, but we have a lot of capable trainers in this country that we haven’t made full use of. Why shouldn’t we try to come together and help ourselves, like they do in europe? Many of us, myself included, have gone on these hardship tours to europe to train and show. We have now brought the knowledge home. We can now train at home and send our riders to europe when they’re ready to show instead of going back and forth and spending so much time away from home. a USDF ConneCtion
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Will you have to stop judging during this time? i will have to stop judging Americans, for sure. i am not allowed to judge Americans in any CDis (Fei-recognized dressage competitions). Tat’s the Fei rule. to keep my judging license, i have to judge a minimum amount of CDis. Which means, to maintain my license, i will have to travel to some exotic locations, such as Australia, Russia, China, South America, wherever, where there will be no Americans. How will your new position affect the judging panel for the 2012 Olympics? You will be ineligible to judge there; and the current FEI rules state that a judge, who must be an “O,” may officiate at only one Olympic Games. Te US will have no “O”s eligible for London unless new “O”s are appointed between now and then. From my work on the Fei committees, i think i can safely say that that rule [barring an “o” from judging at more than one olympics] will not stand. Tat’s my prediction. Talk about the technical-advisor selection process. As you know, a number of rumors about the process and the front-runners were leaked before the USEF announced that you were the successful candidate. in the interview, i was asked about my philosophy about the job, how i could be helpful. i think one of the reasons i was picked is my great versatility. Tere isn’t anything in the horse industry i haven’t done. i have worked on committees forever. i have chaired both the USeF Dressage Committee and the Active Athletes Committee twice. Te USeF eligible Athletes Committee interviewed the final three candidates in Denver. one of those candidates was [Danish trainer and international competitor] Morten Tomsen. He had been in California and had given some clinics to most of the eligible athletes. Tere were rumors that we were somehow going to share the job. i did not know him at the time of the interview. i applied; i was selected to go to Denver; i went to Denver and gave an interview in front of the athletes. Tat was all i did. Some of the biggest names in the equestrian industry, not all from dressage, were on the original search commit-
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With the WEG coming up in September, what is your priority? it has to be the eligible athletes who are contenders for the WeG. Tere is no point in pretending that, going into WeG, we are in fabulous shape at the moment. i judged the [2009] european Championships. it was an unbelievable experience. Te Dutch are phenomenally strong. if they were allowed, they could field three teams and win all the medals. Te Germans will come back. Te British are clearly coming on, for silver. We have, in reality right now, one horse that is ready to take on that group. Tat is Ravel, of course. We have another couple that have had good results, but not consistently. Ten we have green horses that look promising, some of them with green riders, who take more time to develop. We have good quality out there but not enough quantity going into the WeG. our short-term goal for WeG is to try to qualify the US
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EXpERIENCED COmpETITOR: Gribbons on one of the many horses she has trained and competed
tee. [international driving competitor] Chester Weber organized the whole thing, and he did it very correctly, and he kept the confidentiality [of those applicants, like Gribbons, who did not wish their having applied made public during the selection process]. [However,] [a]s soon as the news broke about how the vote went and who got the job, there was a plethora of misinformation as well as breaches of confidentiality on the conference calls. Tat went on for several days before anybody took hold of it and corrected it. What are your goals in your new position? We have to start national-level programs from the bottom up, including the ponies and the youth, because we have no upcoming generations. it is my hope that Lendon Gray will take on that responsibility. We are also putting together developing clinics (which we used to have but were dropped) for the in-between people—the young riders, the Brentina Cup riders—who are not quite ready [for international open competition]. Ten we will also have elite clinics for the athletes who are looking to go to WeG. i am really pleased that Debbie McDonald has accepted the position of developing coach and will be helping me by directing and doing the majority of teaching of that program, which is enormously important for our future. i will go to as many clinics and qualifying shows as possible, to observe our riders and help them in any way they wish, and of course i will use my judging experience to tell them “what the score is.” it will be strongly encouraged that the riders bring their [own] trainers so there can be interaction between the coach and the trainers. My greatest hope is that we can all work together with mutual respect.
team for the [2012] olympics. if we do not medal at the WeG, then our next opportunity to qualify would be the 2011 Pan American Games. Although our team lineup is not really strong at this point, Steffen [Peters] looks good for an individual medal. However, as we all know, with horses things change constantly, and in our case, that could be a very good thing. By London, i hope we will be in fine shape.
ervations about going forward with the technical-advisor job—already a massive undertaking—because of the additional responsibilities and time commitments that serving on the Fei DC will require. “But the athletes had already waited for me to start for four months, and the clock is ticking for WeG, and i feel a responsibility to try to live up to the faith they have placed in me.”
it is probably accurate to say that, for the next couple of years, Gribbons will be the busiest person in the dressage world. Meanwhile, fellow US “o” dressage judge Linda Zang (MD), who judged at the 1996 Atlanta olympics and who in December was inducted into the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame, will replace Gribbons as head of the 2010 WeG ground jury. s
Any final thoughts? i’m sad about not being able to judge WeG, but you can’t do everything. i hope that we can have an American program that works, despite the distances. i have all kinds of good intentions, and i will treat everybody fairly. i may have to make some decisions that people won’t like, but it will be in the best interests of the country and the sport. Editor’s postscript: in november 2009, after our interview, Gribbons was given a four-year appointment to the Fei Dressage Committee. no one was more surprised at the announcement than Gribbons herself, especially considering that Fei rules prevent chefs d’équipe from serving on the Fei DC— and Gribbons’s original USeF job title was chef and technical advisor. But she would be the first American to sit on the Fei DC in seven years, and the USeF was keen on the appointment. Someone hit on a solution: remove “chef” from Gribbons’s job title and find someone else to handle those duties. enter former Fei dressage director eva Salomon, a fellow Swede whom Gribbons recommended to the USeF and who is now the newly appointed USeF dressage managing director and chef. even with the job-title switcheroo, Gribbons says, she had serious resUSDF ConneCtion
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HAppY ENDING: Demonstration rider Vicky Busch thanks Jan Brink for his help with her mount, Rasputin
Jan Brink Keeps It Real The down-to-earth Swedish Olympian conducted a rider- and horse-friendly USDF symposium BY JenniFeR o. BRYAnt PHotoGRAPHS BY BRUCe LAWRie
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es, Jan Brink saw the demonstration horses’ flaws—on the forehand, behind the vertical, not quite straight, whatever—even if he didn’t comment on each and every one. Te three-time Swedish olympian and 20-year student of Finnish dressage legend Kyra Kyrklund misses little or nothing. But as a veteran trainer and instructor, he understands that, especially when working with young horses or less-experienced riders, there’s such a thing as too much information. “Pick one thing to work on in a session,” Brink explained to the audience of 300 at the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Symposium in Austin, tX. “We can’t fix everything in one hour.”
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Brink has clearly absorbed his mentor’s keep-it-simple approach. For those USDF symposium-goers who were lucky enough to catch Kyrklund’s star turn in 2008, Brink’s presentation made for a complementary follow-up. A lineup of demo riders and horses at ages and stages to which audience members could relate made for especially relevant and useful information for the largely adult-amateur spectators.
A Self-Made Rider Brink, 49, did not grow up on a farm or with horse-loving parents. An accomplished junior hockey player, he began riding as a teen in large part because that’s where the girls were. He discovered a talent with horses, and his interest in horsemanship grew.
At sixteen, Brink gave up hockey and spent the next three years at Flyinge, the Swedish national stud, where he met Kyra Kyrklund. Although she remains his primary trainer, he would go on to work with others, including a stint at Warendorf, Germany, under the legendary Georg Teodorescu. (one of the reasons Brink admires Kyrklund, he told the audience at his Saturday-night symposium lecture, is that “she is confident enough to let her students try others.”) Brink entered the horse business full-time when he was just nineteen. He and a business partner purchased a rundown cattle farm on 50 acres in Hässleholm, Sweden. Tey renamed the place tullstorp Dressage Stable and focused on training, prepping and standing stallions, and sales. today, thanks in part to improvements fueled by some handsome horse-sales profits, tullstorp is one of europe’s best-known dressage and breeding facilities. Brink, who bought out his partner after seven years and who now owns the farm outright, stands nine sport-horse stallions and trains from the showplace facility. Best known of tullstorp’s stallions is Brink’s three-time olympic partner, the Swedish Warmblood stallion Briar 899 (Magini – Charis), who retired last year after a remarkably long career. “He was the first horse to have a ten-year international Grand Prix career,” Brink said proudly. Tat longevity is no accident. to be successful, Brink explained, a horse must be able to perform at a competitive
ENDURING pARTNERSHIp: Brink and the Swedish stallion Briar 899
The Demonstration Riders and Horses
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SDF thanks the demonstration riders and horse owners whose efforts and generosity helped make the 2009 Adequan/USDF National Symposium a success: Vicky Busch, Folsom, LA; and Rasputin, owned by Ronda Ritchie Claire Darnell, Georgetown, TX; and Carnegie, owned by Joan Darnell Amy Ganci, Heath, TX; and her Bon Wilbo Lauren Hadley, Ponca City, OK; and Ares, owned by Terri and Lynn Hadley Debbie Hill, Gurley, AL; and River Side Lady, owned by Robbie Rice Deirdre R. Malburg, Belton, TX; and Sabio GF, owned by Paul and Jane Meyer and by Ronnie and Carol Marroquin Susan Shiba, Houston, TX; and Fer-de-Lance,
GRATITUDE: Jan Brink (second from right) is presented with thank-you gifts by USDF executive director Stephan Hienzsch, USDF symposium organizer Kathie Robertson, Region 9 volunteers and Central Texas Dressage Society officers Jan Colley and Jennifer Jarvis, and Region 9 director Bess Reineman
owned by Judy Albrecht Eva Oldenbroek Tabor, Spring Branch, TX; and her Uberlinus. Additional thanks to title sponsor Adequan, to The Horse of Course for the rider-gift donations, and to the Region 9 volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes.
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level without undue stress. He chose Briar’s shows carefully and made sure to give the stallion down time and to vary his routine with hacks and gallops. Brink frowns on training methods that tax horses’ bodies and minds. “Te end does not justify the means,” he said.
Brink’s Basics Like Kyrklund, Brink trains using simple sets of principles. Te first is Kyrklund’s own concept of “zones”: Horse and rider each have their own “comfort zone,” “stretch zone,” and “panic zone” when it comes to performing and learning. Te comfort zone is the safety zone, in which the individual is relaxed and confident. Learning takes place in the stretch zone, which is challenging but still manageable. in the panic zone, learning stops and is replaced by fear and self-protection measures. Dressage training occasionally flirts with the edge of the panic zone, but the instructor or rider must back away if panic begins to set in. even when working in the stretch zone, return frequently to the comfort zone to give the pupil’s body and mind a break, Brink said. When he rides, Brink thinks of horses as having three “control points”: 1. track 2. tempo 3. Length of strides. Te track is the horse’s line of travel. Te rider must control all parts of the horse’s body on the line of travel, whether it’s in a straight line or some combination of forward and sideways, as in half-pass or other lateral work.
FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN: Demo rider Deirdre Malburg aboard the six-year-old PRE stallion Sabio GF in a balanced canter
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TROT VARIATIONS: Brink had Claire Darnell improve the trot of her mount, Carnegie, by alternating between shorter and longer steps
Here’s a deceptively simple exercise that Brink used to help several demo riders to gain control of their horses’ strides: From a designated point on the rail (say, B), ride a 20-meter circle, asking the horse to take slightly longer steps. When you return to B, ride another circle, this time fifteen meters, asking for slightly shorter steps. Alternate between the two circle diameters and between the longer and shorter steps. Tis exercise can be ridden in both trot and canter. Brink actually used the word rhythm instead of tempo when referring to the horse’s speed (rate of repetition of the footfalls). During the symposium, he clarified his terminology for his American audience (europeans, the Fei included, tend to use “rhythm” to encompass the concepts of both rhythm and tempo). What he meant was this: it is important that the rider be able to make the horse take faster or slower steps within the gait. Te rhythm of the gait (the sequence and timing of the footfalls) should not change when the tempo CIRClE EXERCISE: 20- and is varied. 15-meter circles
CONTROl CHAllENGE: Lauren Hadley works to keep Ares’ balance and to influence the length of his strides in Brink’s circle exercise
Finally, the rider must be able to lengthen and shorten the horse’s strides at will. Mastery of these three control points makes the horse completely adjustable, Brink explained. Brink used young rider Lauren Hadley and the Swedish Warmblood gelding Ares to demonstrate what he called the three most basic signals that the rider gives the horse: • Forward driving aids • Restraining aids • turning aids. Brink uses mostly his lower leg to increase the horse’s speed. Te basic restraining aid is the rein. Te turning aids are a combination of the rider’s weight, the lower leg, and the rein.
Assessing the Horse if Brink’s methodology sounds simple so far, then consider the title of his symposium: “Communication: A two-Way System of Understanding.” Te olympian stressed that dressage is of no benefit to horse or rider unless both parties understand what is being asked for and how to achieve it. What’s more, a lack of understanding erodes the quality of the performance because uncertainty, anxiety, or fear begets tension, lack of harmony, or worse. Tis is why Brink chose not to overburden horses and riders with complex and wordy instruction or to overtax horses’ bodies and minds. Here’s how Brink breaks down the training process. First, he said, he thinks of dressage training as being divided into two parts: 1. Te horse’s gaits and outline (position of the neck; his overall “frame”) 2. Learning the exercises and movements.
NECK RElAXATION: While clearly talented and adjustable, Susan Shiba’s mount Fer-de-Lance can become tense and high in his neck. Brink showed how training with the neck made a bit lower and deeper (which is not, he emphasized, hyperflexion or “rollkur”) can facilitate relaxation and swinging over the back.
When you ride, think about which of the two parts you are focusing on at any given moment. Keep in mind that (as taught in the USDF “L” program) the purity of the three basic gaits are the foundation on which all dressage training is based. A good trainer never compromises the gaits in training the movements or exercises. Brink’s super-simple method of self-analysis will help to keep you on the correct path as you train: “if you have a problem, ask yourself: • “is the speed too high or too low? • “is the horse’s neck too high or too low? • “is the horse too free or too restricted in the neck? “normally, you’ll find the answer to the problem,” he said.
Gymnastic Exercises Te influence of Kyrklund, who is famous for her “toolbox” of exercises, was in evidence as Brink gave each demonstration rider a prescription for improving her horse. A sampling: Exercise 1: Introducing counter-canter. Beginning in true-lead canter, ride a shallow (three to four meters) oneUSDF ConneCtion
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SHARPENING THE SCHOOLMASTER: Brink rides Amy Ganci’s FEIlevel horse, Bon Wilbo, to improve the gelding’s half-passes
ExERCISE 1: Shallow loop. Dashed lines show gradual increase in difficulty.
loop serpentine along the long side of the arena, maintaining the lead. Gradually increase the size of the loop. “if he gets a little too high in the neck or too empty [lacking contact] in the inside rein,” Brink instructed Deirdre Malburg, “ride a little more with your under leg [lower leg] to push him forward onto the bit.” Exercise 2: Lateral and bending challenge. Tis exercise tests the horse’s suppleness, evenness of bend, and acceptance of the outside rein. in collected trot, turn down the center line (say, at C). At G, ride a ten-meter circle left. When you return to the center line, proceed straight ahead in shoulder-in. At X, ride a second ten-meter circle left. Tis time, proceed in travers (haunches-in) when you return to the center line. Repeat on the opposite rein. Exercise 3: Simple changes. to improve changes of lead through the walk, ride collected canter down the center line. Make a balanced transition to walk and immediately ride a few steps of leg-yield toward the leading leg (from right-lead canter, you’d leg-yield to the right, away from your left leg). Make a transition to the opposite-lead canter directly out of the leg-yield, and proceed straight ahead for a few strides. Walk and repeat the leg-yielding and the canter depart on the opposite rein.
ExERCISE 2: Circles to shoulder-in and travers
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ExERCISE 3: Improving simple changes
ExERCISE 4: Canter serpentine with 10-meter circles
Exercise 4: More counter-canter. Begin a three-loop serpentine in true-lead canter. As you cross the center line, ride a ten-meter circle in truelead canter. When you return to the center line, proceed through the second loop of the serpentine in counter-canter. At the next center line, ride another ten-meter circle in truelead canter and then make the final serpentine loop. Repeat the exercise in the opposite direction. Exercise 5: Introducing tempi changes. With a horse that has mastered single flying changes, canter across the diagonal (“Stare at the letter, and imagine you’re riding in a tunnel,” Brink advised
“LIKE A TUNNEL”: Tat’s how one must ride the diagonal before a flying change, Brink told demo rider Debbie Hill on River Side Lady
demo rider eva oldenbroek tabor on Uberlinus). early on the diagonal line, ride one flying change. When the horse does this successfully, add a second flying change later on the diagonal line. Don’t count the change sequence; just ride the two changes as separate events. “Build on this,” Brink said. if the horse anticipates a flying change at the end of the diagonal line, quietly make a transition to walk. Repeat until the horse learns to wait for your aids. Exercise 6: Introducing canter pirouettes. Start by training short steps in collected canter on a straight line. “Te horse cannot start to pir-
ExERCISE 6: Canter “box” with quarter-pirouettes in each corner
INSIDE THE BOx: Susan Shiba rides Brink’s box exercise to improve Fer-de-Lance’s quarter-pirouettes and collected canter
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ouette on his own,” Brink told demo rider Susan Shiba on Fer-de-Lance. When the horse remains straight in the shortened steps, ride Brink’s box exercise: Canter straight ahead on a quarter line; then ride a box with a quarter-pirouette in each corner, each time turning toward the middle of the arena.
Tips and Insights every good clinic or symposium is sprinkled with nuggets of wisdom or little “lightbulb moments”—if you’re paying close enough attention to catch them. Jan Brink’s USDF symposium was no exception. Here, in no particular order, are some of his gems. • When evaluating a horse’s gaits, Brink’s ideal walk is an 8. “Bigger is dangerous,” he said, because it becomes more difficult to show variety within the gait. • teach the horse to relax in the walk by giving him many
MARCHING WALK: Eva Oldenbroek Tabor’s goal for Uberlinus’s collected walk should be upright, even steps “like a soldier,” with the neck fairly up and still, Brink said
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short walk breaks during the training session. Doing so mimics the tests, in which the horse is expected to walk and relax for a short period, then resume the work. “Release; pick up the reins; and go on.” • “Don’t try for more than your horse can do. if the walk won’t get an 8, then ride for a 7, not for an 8 or a 9 because doing so will make him tense.” • Accept the realities (and fallibilities) of dressage judging. “After a while, the judges get to know your horse. Tey know his extended trot is a 7, and they won’t give it an 8. Tat’s the way it is.” • Horses have “strong sides” (stiff sides) and “empty sides” (hollow sides). Te rein contact on the strong side tends to be heavy, while the contact on the empty side will feel softer. “Which is the problem?” Brink quizzed the audience. “not the strong side; the empty side. Te horse must accept the hand. it doesn’t take the connection on the soft side.” • Te show warm-up ring is not the place for training. “My competition warm-up is like a pilot’s checklist: is everything working? Fine; next item. Move on.” • Brink believes that the extravagant movement of some of today’s top international horses may come with a price. “Horses like [Dutch competitor edward Gal’s mount, Moorlands] totilas can’t go like that for eight years in the Grand Prix. Te horses are fantastic, but they can’t move that extreme without breaking down.” • to get to the top in international dressage competition, “You have to be a little bit crazy—just like the top horses.” • Brink keeps a training journal. “i write down everything after a really good ride so that i can remember what i did and how i was feeling.” • in a training session, “normally, trot work comes more naturally if you do canter work in the beginning, so i generally do canter work first.” • Be positive with students, and commend modest improvements. Referring to a demo rider: “Good is not perfect. Good is good for her today. in the future, we can make it better.” • “You have to keep the contact through your elbow.” • Riding low and “deep” is not necessarily “rollkur” or hyperflexion. “Anky van Grunsven chooses hot horses that like to go up [to become high and tense in their necks and toplines]. She has a system that works for her. When she gives a clinic, she does not teach rollkur.” • it is difficult to correct the horse with a huge walk and a lateral (pacing) tendency. Brink’s best advice is to “shorten the steps and train at home with a slight cross-
ing of the hind legs—leg-yielding—because a horse cannot pace if he is crossing.” • in the canter, “it is better to take one big half-halt and release for five or six strides than to take back a little bit at every stride.”
Above All, Horsemanship in an exclusive interview conducted during the symposium, Brink praised the horsemanship and concern for equine welfare he’s seen in his trips to this country. “You are good horse people,” he said. “But there is a fine line if you want to improve. You cannot always sit in the comfort zone and
not ask for anything from the horse, because you won’t get anything. You have to stretch up a little bit. Some people are almost afraid to put the horse on the bit. But you have a good program here with the USDF, clinics”—made all the more remarkable by our nation’s huge size, he noted. Brink believes that sport leaders must ensure the welfare of dressage horses in competition. “i want the sport to be fair to the horses, and also to look fair to the horses, because otherwise we are not going to have any audience looking at it. if i feel i have to go over the limit all the time with my horses in order to perform good in the ring, i’m not fair to the horse, and i don’t want to do the sport any more.” s
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Lone Star state hosts a low-key but successful USDF convention PHotoGRAPHS BY BRUCe LAWRie AnD JenniFeR o. BRYAnt
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ustin is “deep in the heart of texas,” as the saying goes, and USDF Region 9 director Bess Reineman and her posse of cheerful and dedicated volunteers—most representing the Central texas Dressage Society and other area GMos—worked tirelessly to make visitors at the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Convention and Symposium feel at home. Social affairs can get a bit unwieldy at large conventions; but in Austin, the expected economy-driven smaller numbers worked to Region 9’s advantage. USDFers took over Serrano’s, an (appropriately) tex-Mex restaurant within walking distance of the host hotel, for a relaxed evening of meeting, greeting, and manageable buffet lines at the Region 9 Lone Star Welcome Party. For a complete report on the convention, see “inside USDF” on page 4. turn to page 48 for coverage of the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Symposium with Swedish olympian Jan Brink. For a look at the Austin event in pictures, read on.
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TExAS PRIDE: Lone Star bandannas were Region 9 welcome-party souvenirs
FIESTA TIME: Te salsas were spicy and the margaritas were smooth at colorful local restaurant Serrano’s
DYNAMIC DUO: USDF Audit Committee chair Robert Higgins and USDF certification examiner Maryal Barnett
FOR HER SERVICE: Outgoing USDF treasurer Barbara Tuohino Funk (center) is presented with honors by USDF president Sam Barish and USDF executive director Stephan Hienzsch
DRESSAGE BOUNTY: GMO baskets on display. A USDF tradition, they’re donated by GMOs and awarded as door prizes to USDF Board of Governors assembly attendees.
REGION 2 HONOREE: Departing Region 2 director Sue Hughes is thanked by Sam Barish
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WHAT AM I BID? USDF members examine the silent-auction offerings REGION 4 HONOREE: Departing Region 4 director Sarah Patrick is thanked by Sam Barish
BROWSING BREAK: Te USDF merchandise table at the host hotel was a popular spot SOAKING IT UP: Attentive crowd learns the fine points of freestyle design and music selection
COMRADES AND COLLEAGUES: FEI “I” judge Janet Foy and 2010 WEG dressage organizer and new USDF Region 4 director Lloyd Landkamer
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YOUNG LEADERS: President Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen (fourth from right) and members of the 2009 USDF Youth Executive Board
FIRESIDE CHAT: 2009 Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee Linda Zang (right), Debbie McDonald (for inductee Brentina), and friend talk about their careers
AV ASSISTANT: USDF-logoed “pulley horse” livens up an educational session
ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVE: Clinician Jane Savoie works the crowd during her “Finding Emotional Balance” session
STAGE IS SET: Awards and holiday decorations sparkle at the Salute Gala and awards banquet
TERRIFIC TWOSOME: Adequan/USDF national-level Pas de Deux champs Ruth Sawin and Suzan Saylor
ALL-BREEDS WINNER: Owner/breeder Melanie Pai (center) accepted Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society, NA Division of GOV awards for her horses Devotion and Designing Grace
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USDF’S OWN: Senior director Cindy Vimont won the American Warmblood Registry’s Training Level Vintage Cup award with her homebred, Reine Celeste
DOWN TO EARTH: Olympian Jan Brink won his audience over with candid tales of his rise to the top of the sport
AQHA WINNER: American Quarter Horse Association Training Level ad/am All-Breeds champ Andrea Caudill with USDF Executive Director Stephan Hienzsch
READING ABOUT RIDING: Half Halt Press publisher Beth Carnes Rowland (facing camera) chats with a symposium trade-fair shopper
STOP AND SHOP: Symposium-goers browse art, tack, apparel, and more at the trade fair
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Horse of the Year Materiale Sunshine Sport Horse Association Perpetual Trophy for the Highest-Scoring Champion
Rashka
2004 bay 16.3-hand Oldenburg stallion
Sire: GP Raymeister Dam: Tashka
Owner: Kenneth Borden Wilmington, Illinois Rider: Kenneth Borden Wilmington, Illinois Breeder: Kenneth Borden
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in a two-horse or six-horse trailer right next to mares, so they have to be used to being like a regular horse.” In 2008 and ’09, Rashka “won 110 of his 121 classes, scoring as high as 91 percent under saddle.” Borden points out that so far in the stallion’s showing career, including classes up to Tird Level, “we’ve had only five judges ever score him below a 75.” Only in the USEF Four- and FEI FiveYear-Old tests has success eluded him: in the first because Borden inadvertently entered the arena carrying his whip, and in the second because an abscess and ulcers had left the horse light on weight and conditioning, though his vet had cleared him to participate. One goal for 2010 is “to qualify Rashka as an FEI Six-Year-Old to represent the US in Europe. His walk and canter are his main strengths, so we feel this will be his best test yet.” Rashka’s first foals arrived in 2009, and all but one scored Grade I with SWANA (the Swedish Warmblood Association of North America), or Premium with the ISR/Oldenburg registry. “He bred primarily to jumper mares,” Borden says, “and the inspector was quite surprised at the improvement from the movement of the mares. Several of those babies are in the top three foals inspected, but we haven’t shown them yet. We hope to take some of them to Devon next year.” Becasue of the increased focus on Rashka’s training, Borden will show him less and “be selective” with his breedings in 2010. He doesn’t foresee ever selling the stallion, saying, “He’s right for our breeding program. He is a truly breathtaking, charismatic performer. As Robert Dover said in a recent clinic, ‘He is a once-in-a-lifetime horse.’ ” —D. J. Carey
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the Colonel thaCkeray trophy adeqUan/Usdf Grand prix horse of the year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Metallic Monsieur Graf George Grandeur Aristocrat Brentina Brentina
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Rocher FBW Kennedy Kingston Floriano Floriano Pop Art Ravel
Traveling TroT sCUlptUre adeqUan/Usdf hiGhest-sCorinG dressaGe sport horse breedinG Champion 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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ateriale winner Rashka is a multi-generation product of Kenneth Borden’s Little Bit Farm. Not only his sire, 2009 Prix St. Georges Horse of the Year GP Raymeister (see page 76), but also his dam Tashka, damsire Opus (by Olympic Idocus), and Tashka’s dam, Bashka, were all bred there. When Rashka was foaled, Borden says, “I knew right away it was a wonderful cross.” Te youngster promptly began proving him right, winning all the foal and weanling classes he entered and taking the 2004 USDF reserve Weanling Colt/Gelding Horse of the Year title with an average score of 81 percent. Rashka didn’t show again until age three. At his 2007 30day stallion testing, he earned a score of 164.86: “the highest in the history of US stallion testing,” Borden says. Afterward, the owner was tempted to sell him; “but then I started showing him, and I’d never won so much in my life with a horse. So I thought, ‘Well, I’d better keep this one.’” He adds, “I kept Opus, his grandfather; and Rashka really does seem to be a replica of him. Opus got a ten on ridability at his 100-day test, and I really think Rashka has the same type of ridability. He’s so easy and comfortable that we’ve used him in our lesson program, even with beginner riders. We really believe everyone should have the chance to ride that quality of horse.” Te young stallion’s mind and attitude match his physical talent, Borden says. “From day one, I knew he was a very level-headed horse, He’s very quiet and brave, wellmannered in the stall and on the show grounds, has a great attention span, and accepts new experiences and learns new things very easily.” He adds, “Our stallions are treated like other horses; they’re not pampered little kings. Tey travel
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Masterpiece
2000 dark bay 16.2-hand Swedish Warmblood stallion Sire: Master 850; Dam: Miss Nickel Annie
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ridable enough that, “like all our Little Bit stallions, he’s been used in our lesson program.” Reserve champion in the 2004 Stallion Short test, Masterpiece has shown up through Tird Level, earning “many high-score-of-show awards and both in-hand and under-saddle scores in the high eighties— and some rated hunter classes, too.” A stall injury limited Masterpiece’s showing this year: “He kicked his feed bucket as another stallion went by.” Te bruise to his foot “went all the way down to the bone,” so Borden gave him several months off to heal. now back in training, the stallion is “schooling Prix St. Georges, and he has a ‘baby’ piaffe and passage.” However, Masterpiece will probably do more schooling than showing until he’s ready for Fei-level competition. Borden thinks, “His ability to collect is going to be an incredible forte down the line. once he moves up the levels, i think he’ll be a shining star.” Masterpiece is approved as a stallion by both the Swedish Warmblood Association of north America (SWAnA) and oldenburg registries. His first foals hit the ground four years ago, and “he’s thrown both hunter types and dressage types so far,” Borden says. Borden has kept one daughter to date, Mona Lisa. A registered oldenburg herself, she “produced a 2009 Class i SWAnA colt” by another homebred star, Rashka (see page 62). Masterpiece has an additional distinction: SWAnA inspectors have requested exportation of his frozen semen to Sweden—not a typical recognition for American-bred stallions. “He’s one of only a few select stallions that they’d like to export,” Borden says proudly. He adds, “i tell everybody: He’s my favorite stallion.”
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2006 Hilda Gurney 2008 Hilda Gurney 2007 Hilda Gurney 2009 Kenneth Borden & Dr. Mary Contakos
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ach year USDF awards the “traveling trot” trophy to the high scorer among all that year’s DSHB (Dressage Sport Horse Breeding) champions. But 2009 winner Masterpiece not only outscored the year’s other champions; his 87.250 median score was the highest of any horse in USDF history. Masterpiece is one of five USDF year-end award winners from one illinois barn, Little Bit Farm. owner Kenneth Borden says the farm started about 20 years ago through the shared vision and effort of “my father, my mother, and myself. My mom rode racehorses before i was born; as a kid, my father did some shoeing and also broke horses. i was in grad school at the time.” Te farm name reflected the fact that “we had just a little bit of money and we were going to do a little bit of everything, a little bit at a time.” Breeding was part of the “everything” right from the beginning—and it’s succeeded to the point that Borden also earned the 2009 USDF Dressage Breeder of the Year title. Masterpiece’s sire is Master 850, Kyra Kyrklund’s partner to a sixth-place finish at the 1998 World Cup Dressage Final and a winner of Sweden’s five- and six-year-old dressage championships. His dam, Miss nickel Annie, a Toroughbred who showed successfully in dressage, hunters, and eventing, is also the dam of another distinguished Little Bit homebred, 2009 Prix St. Georges Horse of the Year GP Raymeister (see page 76). Comparing the half-brothers, Borden says Masterpiece is “a little bit hotter; i like the bad boy, i guess. But he and Ray are very similar.” (As of november ’09, the two had shown in the same classes four times, each winning twice.) Borden calls Masterpiece “the most comfortable horse i’ve ever ridden. He sits like his sire and his elasticity, like Master’s, is breathtaking.” Yet with all that movement, he’s
Horse of the Year Training Level
Rosentanz
2004 black 17-hand German Oldenburg mare Sire: Rosenthal; Dam: Wiesentanz Owner: Jackie Nixon-Fulton, Paradise, Texas Rider: Jessica Jo Tate, Wellington, Florida
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Rosie arrived at Hassler Dressage, where tate trains, in summer 2008. “We just love her,” tate says. “She’s our supermodel.” At first, the mare was “not real happy about using her body in a good way, so we’d get on or lunge her to help her back release. She’s like a diesel engine: a little bit of a slow starter. But then she clicks into gear and gives you such a good feeling. i remember one test in Lexington, Virginia, where she ended up getting like an 82; i came out thinking, ‘Tat was the most perfect training Level test i’ve ever ridden in my life. i know what good feels like, but this was perfection. Tis horse is perfection.’ And i’ve never had a horse that could counter-canter and canter/walk at this age before. it’s easy to forget that she’s only five because she’s so capable.” After some nervousness at the first couple of shows, Rosie has “become a pro. We go in, go down the center line, and she lights up. She gets this fancy strut; that’s why we call her the supermodel. She just ‘walks down the runway.’ But she always waits for me; she wants to do it together.” nixon-Fulton plans to keep Rosie with tate for at least another year, spending time with them in Florida this winter and riding the mare “as much as i can, until i feel confident that i can take her home. But i’m keeping an open mind about that. if she proves to be really spectacular, she may stay with JJ longer.” Meanwhile, thanks to embryo transfer, Rosie is also furthering Wild oaks’s breeding program: Her 2008 filly Song’n’Dance and 2009 colt Walberto “both went to shows early this summer and did very well. At seven weeks, the colt had that presence. it tickles me that her babies are going to carry it on.”
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Training level resulTs
Winner’s median score: 79.800%; number qualified: 608
1. ROSENTANZ (Oldenburg), Jackie Nixon-Fulton, owner; Jessica Jo Tate, rider; Rosenthal, sire; Wiesentanz, dam; Jackie Nixon-Fulton, breeder ...............................79.800% 2. RASHKA (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..................................... 79.131% 3. ADORA’S RADIANT HEART (Westfalen), Alice Womble, owner; Sabine Schut-Kery, rider; Furst Piccolo, sire; Majoli, dam; Eckhard Niedermowwe, breeder ..............................77.000% 4. WOLKENKARAT (Zweibrucker), Sophie Pirie Clifton, owner; Sophie Pirie Clifton, rider; Wolkenzauber, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ...................75.653% 5. IMMINENCE (Trakehner), Jean Brinkman, owner; Erin Brinkman, rider; Beaujolais, sire; Insouciant, dam; Jean Brinkman, breeder .......................................75.400% 6. ZIPPITY DO DAH (Dutch Warmblood), Nancy Arend, owner; Nancy Arend, rider; Florencio I, sire; Orinette Queen, dam; G. Marsman-Bonenkamp, breeder ................74.943% 7. WAKEUP (American Warmblood), Emily Wagner, owner; Emily Wagner, rider; Wagnis, sire; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ..................... 74.800% 7. SAN SHIVAGO (Westfalen), Louise Koch & Dressage A Deux, owners; Louise Koch, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Donna, dam; Walter Huning, breeder ........................................... 74.800% 7. LEELA (Hanoverian), Alex Robertson, owner; Alex Robertson, rider; Londonderry, sire; Angelique, dam; Dagmar Stuckert, breeder ................................. 74.800% 10. ZEUS-ISF (Dutch Warmblood), Phyllis DeCarvalho, owner; Yvonne Barteau & Ashley Wolfe, riders; Roemer, sire; Selona ISF, dam; Iron Spring Farm Inc., breeder .....74.107%
11. UNANIMOUS (Dutch Warmblood), Jan Nadler, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider ........ 74.000% 11. DUNANT (Oldenburg), Leigh Dunworth, owner; Marie Barrett, rider; Depardieu, sire; Anita, dam; Bernhard Schroeder, breeder ....................................... 74.000% 11. VEMILION B (Dutch Warmblood), Linda Farness, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Emilion, sire; Falve, dam; C. Bruers, breeder ............................................................ 74.000% 14. LIVINGSTON (Hanoverian), Tony Woodcock, owner; Stacey Hastings, rider; Longchamp, sire; Garantie, dam; Cuno Goetz von Olenhusen, breeder ......................73.757% 15. BELLA LUNA GP (Oldenburg), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................73.600% 15. CASINO (Hanoverian), Laurie Everson, owner; Karen Ball, rider; Come On, sire; Paola, dam; Johannes Brinkmann, breeder ...............................................................73.600% 17. SAPHIRA (Oldenburg), John McGuire, owner; Heather McCarthy & John McGuire, riders; Florencio I, sire; Roxina, dam; Wolfgang Sames, breeder ......................................... 73.571% 18. BOGOTA (Oldenburg), Katie Mauldin, owner; Katie Mauldin, rider; Don Gregory, sire; Boutique, dam; Guenther Nitz, breeder ..................................................................... 73.261% 19. SIJMEN FON LACLAR (Friesian), Barbara Hanus, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider; Jorrit 363, sire; Saleta K., dam; LaVerne Kauffman, breeder ...................................... 73.214% 19. FRANZISKANA (Rhinelander), Ryan Eskridge, owner; Ryan Eskridge, rider; Furst Heinrich, sire; Retsina, dam; Gernot Winzer, breeder ....................................... 73.214%
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n 2003, Jackie nixon-Fulton decided to buy “two of the best mares i could find” and begin breeding at her family’s Wild oaks Ranch “to have my pick of the ‘cream of the crop,’ and to know exactly what happens to them from Day 1.” Rosentanz was her first foal. “i’d heard people say how spectacular a foal was, and i’d thought, ‘Well, how can you tell?’ But we looked at her and we just knew. She had presence from the beginning, and she was solidly built. She had good bone; she had this neck that came up out of her withers—and almost every foal from this mare comes out looking about three weeks old. She didn’t have exceptional movement yet, but she had the conformation for it, and she had star quality.” Shortly afterward, oldenburg Society director Holly Simensen saw the baby, “looked at me, and said, ‘Jackie, people breed all their lives trying to get a horse like this.’” Te summer ‘Rosie’ was two, nixon-Fulton sent her to her sire’s home base, High Point Hanoverians in Chestertown, MD, for barn owner Angela Barilar and trainer Klaus Schengber to show in hand. Te filly did well—and did even better the next year, at the 2007 Hanoverian breeding inspection, earning the top score for any non-Hanoverian mare. So nixon-Fulton started thinking about training. Tough she dreams of riding the mare at Fei levels herself some day, “she’s so special that i didn’t want mistakes made. i wanted things done correctly from the beginning.” She settled on another Maryland-based trainer, Jessica Jo (“JJ”) tate, whose career she’d followed for a couple of years. Te partnership has flourished—to the point where “JJ has become my instructor.”
Horse of the Year First Level
Montgomery
2003 16.3-hand chestnut American Warmblood gelding Sire: Makuba; Dam: Begora Owner: Marcia Franklin, Inverness, Illinois Rider: Kathryn Barry, Freeport, Illinois
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the start and teach him that it was inappropriate to act up.” As training progressed, Barry realized she was dealing with “a different sort of guy. He’s willing to work for you, but he kind of has to feel like it’s a partnership.” Getting him ready to ride “takes forever, because he has to reach his neck around and give me a hug. And if i rush at all, it’s almost as if he’s a little miffed. He won’t be bad or get silly, but he just doesn’t work as hard.” She’s also learned that “if you laugh at him, he will immediately try to do again whatever made you laugh. So we can’t laugh if he pulls on another horse’s blanket”—because then he’ll pull more blankets. Barry’s learned to use this response: “if, say, we’re schooling halfpasses and i kind of laugh and pat him, he thinks, ‘Man, that was great!’ and he’ll come into the next one with a little more bounce and a little more spring.” Franklin says Montgomery’s come a long way from that gangly three-year-old: “He’s big, he’s bright; he’s got a presence.” And now that he’s settled down (with some help, Barry says, from Christine traurig clinics early on), “he’s working well; he’s got a good attention span and the fire to go forward.” in 2008, Montgomery was the Great American/USDF Region 2 First Level open reserve champion; he earned this year’s HoY title despite a popped splint that kept him out of the ‘09 regional finals. next year Barry is aiming for Tird Level—and hoping some day to do Grand Prix. She says, “He’s always up for a challenge. if there’s not enough for him to think about, he thinks too much on his own; but the more i ask, the better he is. He almost never says, ‘Tis is too hard.’ i think he enjoys his work, and i really enjoy working with him.” —D. J. Carey
First level results
Winner’s median score: 75.556%; number qualiFied: 520
1. MONTGOMERY (American Warmblood), Marcia Franklin, owner; Kathryn Barry, rider; Makuba, sire; Begora, dam; Klaus Biesenthal, breeder .............................................75.556% 2. REVELLE (Oldenburg), Susan White, owner; Susan White, rider; Rosenthal, sire; Liberty Belle, dam; Alicia Baranowski, breeder .........................................................74.632% 3. RASHKA (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .................................... 74.000% 4. ZANIA (Dutch Warmblood), Jami Kment, owner; Jami Kment, rider; Sir Sinclair, sire; Melody, dam; B.J. Odink, breeder ..............................................................................73.579% 5. DULCINEA BF (Hanoverian), John Gillien, owner; Maya Sniadecky, rider; Don Primero, sire; Shandra, dam; John Gillien, breeder ............................................ 73.421% 6. LIVINGSTON (Hanoverian), Tony Woodcock, owner; Stacey Hastings, rider; Longchamp, sire; Garantie, dam; Cuno Goetz von Olenhusen, breeder ......................73.392% 7. RUBINSTAR (Hanoverian), Martin Kuhn, owner; Martin Kuhn, rider ..........................73.056% 8. WESTPOINT (Hanoverian), Charlotte Bredahl Baker, owner; Charlotte Bredahl Baker, rider; Windfall CB, sire; Kismet, dam; Elizabeth Gilman, breeder .......................................73.000% 9. HIGHLIFE K (Hanoverian), Danielle Gavriluk, owner; Danielle Gavriluk, rider; Hohenstein, sire; Dorata K, dam; Ulrich Kriebel, breeder ..........................................72.895% 10. GP SUPER CRUSADOR (Hanoverian), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Stedinger, sire; Weltgraefin, dam; Hermann Meyer, breeder ......................................72.764% 11. IMMINENCE (Trakehner), Jean Brinkman, owner; Erin Brinkman, rider; Beaujolais, sire; Insouciant, dam; Jean Brinkman, breeder .......................................72.762%
12. WAKEUP (American Warmblood), Emily Wagner, owner; Emily Wagner, rider; Wagnis, sire; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ......................72.368% 13. RIVER SIDE LADY (Hanoverian), Robbie Rice, owner; Robbie Rice & Debbie Hill, riders; Royal Diamond, sire; Deja Vu, dam; B.G. Schroeder & Hanken Schroeder, breeders ...72.189% 14. CHEENOOK II (Hanoverian), CW Patrick, owner; Heather Irbinskas & Laura DeCesari, riders ............................................................................................... 72.173% 15. BELLA LUNA GP (Oldenburg), Ginna Frantz, owner; Agata Rekucka & Kassandra Barteau, riders; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder .........................72.105% 16. GAUDENZIA (Hanoverian), Robert Chapeski, owner; Olivia Chapeski & Robert Chapeski, riders; Gold Luck, sire; Angelina, dam; Jane Byard, breeder ...........71.974% 17. WINTERSTARR (Hanoverian), Katrina Christy, owner; Katrina Christy, rider; Winterprinz, sire; B R Precious Gem, dam; Sarita Simmons, breeder ........................71.842% 17. BLUE BAYOU (Belgian Warmblood), Barbara Hansen, owner; Endel Ots, rider; Simsalabim V, sire; Song Sung Blue B, dam ..............................................................71.842% 19. LAGER (Hanoverian), Gayla Dillard, owner; Peri Lambros, rider; Longchamp, sire; Winnetta, dam; Friedrich Luehrs-Behnke, breeder .................................................... 71.667% 20. FRAKTURA (Hanoverian), Joan Cinquini, owner; Ericka Reinig, rider; Ferro, sire; Carilla, dam; Arnd Deters, breeder ............................................................................71.636%
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idelined from jumping by a serious accident, hunter/ jumper-barn owner Marcia Franklin decided to learn to drive. taking driving lessons at Klaus Biesenthal’s Bell oaks Farm, she got to know working student Kathryn (“Kt”) Barry. Knowing “very little about dressage,” Franklin began watching Barry and other Bell oaks riders show at nearby Lamplight equestrian Center. eventually, she started talking with Barry “about what it would be like for her to have a horse that she got as a youngster and didn’t have to sell, or have the owner take it back after a year.” By now, Barry was training out of Bell oaks and Franklin had realized, from experiences in her own barn, that “what i enjoy most is watching a young horse develop into something special.” So she decided to invite Barry to find a dressage prospect to start and bring along. Te trainer searched for eight months. “i wanted to get the right horse. i looked and i looked, but i couldn’t find anything i liked better than this big gangly chestnut homebred we had out in the field.” Franklin remembers that the horse had “no muscle tone when i first saw him, so i had absolutely no expectations. But Klaus said that one of the things dressage people look for is a good walk, and that the horse had a really good walk.” trusting that “Klaus and Kt both have a good eye, and Klaus had bred him,” Franklin said, “Let’s try him.” Barry quickly discovered that her new three-year-old had inherited his dam’s temperament. “She was a good show horse, but so smart that she wasn’t easy to deal with. And he turned out to be the same: He knew where the warm-up was and where the show ring was, and he understood the difference between the two. So we had to kind of go back to
Horse of the Year Second Level
Argentinia
2002 16.2-hand chestnut Hanoverian mare Sire: Acorado; Dam: Fabiola Owner: Peggy C. Tomas, Hailey, Idaho Rider: Adrienne Lyle, Ketchum, Idaho
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Lyle (winner of the 2008 Brentina Cup, she started out as a summer working student for the McDonalds and later went to work for them full-time) agrees that initially Argentinia was “a little untrusting of people and a little standoffish and frightened of trying new things. She’s come a long way with that, under saddle as well as being around us on the ground. But it took a while for her to let us earn her trust.” Consistency and patience were key. early on, Lyle says, that meant deciding not to show Argentinia as a six-year-old. “We needed to go back and work more on the basics until she was truly understanding of what we meant.” When the mare reached a point of dependably “coming out every day happy and understanding and willing, and not afraid or confused about anything, we decided to go ahead and put her in the show ring at Second Level. And she was excellent. You never know if a horse is going to be spooky in there, or shut down and be dull. But she’s kind of stepped up to the plate in every show ring and been a very good girl. So i think she likes being in the spotlight and going down that center line.” Te mare has started schooling Fourth Level/Prix St. Georges movements, and both Lyle and Jane Tomas expect her to show Tird and possibly Fourth in 2010. “Te year after that,” Lyle says, “i hope she’ll be ready to do the small tour: Prix St. Georges/i-i.” Both women would love to see her in the 2011 Pan American Games, but both agree on the importance of “not rushing her, and seeing how she goes.” to Lyle, “She’s a very special horse.” And to Tomas, “She’s my father’s favorite horse. He loves all the horses, but he just feels that this mare has something really special.”
—D. J. Carey
second level results
Winner’s median score: 73.158%; number qualified: 297
1. ARGENTINIA (Hanoverian), Peggy Thomas, owner; Adrienne Lyle, rider; Acorado, sire; Fabiola, dam; Stefan Aust, breeder ...........................................................................73.158% 2. SONATA GRACE (Holsteiner), Kelly Hayner, owner; Kelly Hayner, rider; Lacoste, sire; Alco, dam; Kelly Hayner, breeder................................................................................71.860% 3. WESTPOINT (Hanoverian), Charlotte Bredahl Baker, owner; Charlotte Bredahl Baker, rider; Windfall CB, sire; Kismet, dam; Elizabeth Gilman, breeder ....................................... 71.033% 4. WESTER (Dutch Warmblood), Dixie Montgomery, owner; Dixie Montgomery, rider; Rhodium, sire; Sindy, dam; B. de Leeuw, breeder ......................................................70.952% 5. CLEOPATRA (Oldenburg), Elizabeth Juliano, owner; George Williams & Ryan Yap, riders ........................................................................................................70.834% 6. HENNESSEY B (Hanoverian), Kristin Cooper, owner; Endel Ots, rider; His Highness, sire; Mon Amour, dam; Barbara Schmidt & Frederick Abblett, breeders ............................70.789% 7. CONTENDION (Hanoverian), Judy Pappin, owner; Regina Agren, rider; Contendro, sire; Wandy, dam; Judy Pappin, breeder ...........................................................................70.655% 8. RAPTURE R (Hanoverian), Saint Louis Equestrian Center, owner; Anna Eklund, rider; Rotspon, sire; Damaris, dam; Joachim Tobaben, breeder ...........................................70.287% 9. UKARDE (Dutch Warmblood), Laine Hills, owner; Laine Hills, rider; Biotop, sire; Milia, dam; Mts Van Esch, breeder..............................................................................70.238% 10. WELTINA (Hanoverian), Molly Schiltgen, owner; Molly Schiltgen, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Genka, dam; Franz Dueing, breeder ..........................................................................70.106%
11. CHEENOOK II (Hanoverian), CW Patrick, owner; Laura DeCesari, rider ................... 70.000% 12. GANADOR (American Warmblood), Erin Meredith, owner; Erin Meredith, rider; Glacier Bay, sire; Chiquita Bux, dam; Amanda Harrington, breeder ..........................69.767% 13. WINZALOT (Hanoverian), Jamie Pestana, owner; Jamie Pestana, rider; Wolkenstein II, sire; Franzisca, dam; Hans-Heinr. Doescher, breeder .........................69.535% 14. SANTÈ (Dutch Warmblood), Christy Cadwallader, owner; Christy Cadwallader, rider; Farmer, sire; Colimbria, dam; Deborah Springborn, breeder .....................................69.524% 14. RIVER SIDE LADY (Hanoverian), Robbie Rice, owner; Debbie Hill, rider; Royal Diamond, sire; Deja Vu, dam; B.G. Schroeder & Hanken Schroeder, breeders ...69.524% 16. HERMOSO XXVII (Andalusian), Rigoberto Sanchez, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; Sevillano XXVIII, sire; Furia XII, dam; Denham Ranch, breeder .................................69.512% 17. RUBINSTAR (Hanoverian), Martin Kuhn, owner; Martin Kuhn, rider .......................... 69.411% 18. WALKING ON SUNSHINE (Hanoverian), Robin Shearer, owner; Jo Moran, rider; Worldly, sire; Donna E, dam; Hans Wilhelm Schmoldt, breeder ................................69.302% 19. CANTARIS (Hanoverian), Elizabeth Ferber, owner; Marie Barrett, rider; Compliment, sire; Egida, dam; Friederike Pelzer, breeder ..........................................69.107% 20. WYVERN (Dutch Warmblood), Eon Jin Chin, owner; Pamela Goodrich, rider .............69.054%
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hen Parry Tomas spotted Argentinia at the Verden Hanoverian auction in Germany, the mare was five, older than the youngsters he and wife Peggy typically buy there for their River Grove Farm (such as 2009 Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee Brentina). But he thought “she was definitely something special, you could tell,” says River Grove rider Adrienne Lyle. “She had three very pure gaits. And i rode her and liked her, so Parry went ahead and bid on her, and we were able to bring her home.” Tere, the Tomases’ daughter Jane says, a reeducation program began—because with horses schooled for the european young-horse competitions, “everything is about ‘how big is the gait?’ So when we got Argentinia, she wanted to go big all the time. She had no idea what a half-halt was and no idea what a smaller gait was. it took about a year to completely retrain her so that every time you took a feel of the reins, she didn’t just want to jut out in this huge stride.” Retraining—done mostly by Lyle, with input from Brentina’s longtime rider Debbie McDonald (retired from showing but still training at River Grove, along with husband Bob)—was largely a matter of helping the mare find her balance taking slower, smaller steps. Fortunately, Jane Tomas says, Argentinia “has this great engine behind,” so much of the job was “a matter of helping her understand she could do it.” But she also needed mental retraining, because “the way she’d been ridden was very strong, and she was a little fearful. So Adrienne has developed this wonderful trust with her; you really see her starting to trust that she’s not going to be in trouble, that everything’s going to be oK. And once you develop that kind of relationship, the training comes along so much faster.”
Horse of the Year Tird Level
Warsteiner
2003 chestnut 16.1-hand Dutch Warmblood gelding
Sire: Riverman - ISF Dam: Welona
Owner: Heather Mason Lebanon, New Jersey Rider: Heather Mason Lebanon, New Jersey Breeder: H. Davelaar
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very solid; i think he won every one.” She adds, “He’s so nice and uphill, and his trot work has been so strong, that all his tests have gone pretty well. His canter work is a little bit greener, but his changes are good. He needs a little more time to get strength in the canter, but in general he’s just absolutely fun and reliable.” He’s also “been away quite a bit now, and he’s getting much better at traveling. And he’s less “chatty” going into the ring this year—though “i believe he whinnied every time we passed through the opening at A to start a test, just so everyone knew he was going in!” At home, Mason says, Warsteiner continues to hold center stage, as he’s done ever since conquering his initial shyness as a not-quite-three-year-old imported from a Dutch breeding barn to her activity-filled Flying Change Farm. “He’s got a ton of personality; he’s definitely the barn favorite. everybody has to pet him.” instead of heading south, Mason and her horses typically spend “a nice, quiet, cold winter in new Jersey. But it’s good to take a break from the showing. it means our horses have some time to get more developed and stronger.” As for Warsteiner’s 2010 program, “i’m not really sure at this point. He loves the lateral work, especially half-passes. We’ll definitely do some Fourth Level, and he might be ready for Prix St. Georges, or at least the Developing Horse tests. But i basically take everything a step at a time, so it all depends on how he develops over the winter. He’s already working all the movements in the Prix St. Georges; he just needs to get stronger and put them together.” in short, Mason stands by her last-year’s assessment: “From what i’ve seen, he’s got everything he needs to go to Grand Prix.” —D. J. Carey
third level results
Winner’s median score: 72.886%; number qualified: 256
1. WARSTEINER (Dutch Warmblood), Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Riverman - ISF, sire; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder ...........................................72.886% 2. GP DELANO (Rhinelander), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Diamond Hit, sire; Wellcome, dam; Rudi Henn, breeder ............................................ 71.163% 3. HARMONY’S FAVORIT (Westfalen), Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation, owner; Leslie Webb, rider; Furst Piccolo, sire; Ratina, dam; Friedhelm Spiegel, breeder ........71.026% 4. CARISMO (Trakehner), Petra Warlimont, owner; Petra Warlimont, rider; Hohenstein, sire; Carisma, dam; Pascal Oidtmann, breeder ...................................... 70.000% 5. CIPRIANI (Westfalen), A Whit Watkins, owner; A Whit Watkins, rider; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder .................................................................69.744% 6. DANCE WITH ME (Oldenburg), Marta Kauffman, owner; Jaye Cherry, rider; Dream of Love, sire; Jonita, dam; Johann Brandes, breeder ......................................69.487% 7. A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER RAH (Haflinger), Margarete Krug, owner; Heather Mason, rider; A Royal Blend NTF, sire; Amaris, dam; David Wilson, breeder ...................................69.419% 8. ALTA VON REH (Friesian), Julie Roche, owner; Linda Strine, rider; Ouke, sire; Rachelle, dam; Lloyd Booth & Joanne Booth, breeders ..............................................69.302% 9. WALLANTINO (Hanoverian), Anne McCutcheon, owner; Anne McCutcheon, rider; Winterprinz, sire; Duette, dam; Anne McCutcheon, breeder ......................................68.974% 10. QUEENSTON (Canadian Warmblood), Orrie DeCaster, owner; Orrie DeCaster, rider .....68.837%
11. VALKYRIEZ (Dutch Warmblood), Deborah Wilhelm, owner; Lynda Alicki, rider; Zeoliet, sire; Primamor, dam; Tim Cudd, breeder ......................................................68.718% 11. SKYLER ACE (Trakehner), Emily McDonald, owner; Emily McDonald, rider; Beg, sire; Soiree, dam; Gestuet Hoerstein, breeder ....................................................68.718% 13. URBANUS (Dutch Warmblood), Olivia LaGoy-Weltz, owner; Olivia LaGoy-Weltz, rider; Flemmingh, sire; Lingranta, dam; H. Hollewand, breeder ..........................................68.220% 14. UTAH (Dutch Warmblood), Kim Jackson, owner; Justin Hardin & Kim Jackson, riders; Indoctro, sire; Lady, dam; P. Kamphof, breeder .........................................................68.205% 15. REDFORD (Hanoverian), Dana Fiore, owner; Dana Fiore, rider; Riccione, sire; Wanina, dam; Heiner Hormann, breeder ...................................................................67.949% 15. RASTA (Oldenburg), Pamela Bailey, owner; Christine Rivlin, rider; Rotspon, sire; Rikorella, dam; Judy Yancey, breeder ........................................................................67.949% 17. DON MARCO (Hanoverian), Katie Hoefs-Martin, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; Domiro, sire; Filoli, dam; Ericka & Kevin Reinig, breeders .........................................67.821% 18. FER-DE-LANCE (Holsteiner), Judy Albrecht, owner; Susan Shiba, rider; Cascavelle, sire; Fabel, dam; Voelz Lothar, breeder .................................................... 67.791% 19. VOLONTAIRE (Dutch Warmblood), Kim Barteau, owner; Kim Barteau, rider .............67.733% 20. LORELEI (Westfalen), Melanie Pai, owner; Lynda Alicki, rider; Lanciano, sire; Radona, dam; Herbert De Baey, breeder ...................................................................67.692%
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arsteiner and owner/rider Heather Mason must be doing something right. in 2008, they earned the Adequan/USDF First Level Horse of the Year title. in 2009, they did it again—two levels up. “We’ve just been going along at his own rate,” Mason says, “but he’s getting his mileage in.” Mileage was one of their focuses, in fact. Because Warsteiner “got a little nervous” being away from home at the 2008 Great American/USDF Region 1 Championships, this year Mason “decided to take him along with the CDi horses” to some fairly distant competitions, as well as showing locally. Te year’s highlights came at three championship shows. Te first was the Markel/USeF Young Horse Dressage eastern Selection trials, held in Raleigh, nC, on Memorial Day weekend. not only did Warsteiner handle “his first-ever big ‘away’ show” very well, but, with a final score of 8.14, he won the Six-Year-old championship. Tat win entitled him to participate in the Markel/USeF national Young Horse Championships, at Lamplight Farms in Wayne, iL, in August, where he finished sixth in his age division and had the highest trot scores among six-year-olds. Te second and third highlights came in the fall. At the Region 8 Great American/USDF Championships, held as part of September’s neDA Fall Festival in Saugerties, nY, Warsteiner finished as Tird Level open champion. Ten in october, in Allentown, nJ, he won both Tird Level open and Tird Level Freestyle titles in the Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championships. in the ring, Mason says, Warsteiner has been “absolutely wonderful. He’s a great show horse. His freestyle has been
Horse of the Year Fourth Level
Rigo
2001 black 16-hand Hanoverian gelding
Sire: Rotspon Dam: Winnipeg
Owner: Tonya B. Rowe Ridgeway, South Carolina Rider: Shawna Harding Aiken, South Carolina Breeder: Heinrich Martfeld Germany
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Harding agrees that Rigo is “a wonderful horse. if he was a hand bigger, it would be ideal, but he works bigger under tack. And with the expression he has in his gait, he’s a very elegant horse when you see him go.” “He’s a little bit opinionated, a little snarky. But he tries to contain himself, and as long as tonya doesn’t spoil him too much, he keeps his work ethic. And he’s very trainable; he’s got very flowing, elastic gaits. His extended trot is definitely a highlight. His changes are starting to solidify and looking quite nice, and he’s going to have absolutely beautiful pirouettes. Te collection work has been coming along much better now that he’s gotten stronger. He’s a lovely horse, but you have to ride him. He doesn’t do it on his own. Te right flying change was very easy to teach him; the left flying change was definitely a bit more difficult than with your average Joe. But once he has it, he has it.” in showing, she says, Rigo’s always been pretty dependable. At their first competition, a First Level test at the WeF, he’d never shown before. “But he walked out there like a pro. He had his tail flipped up over his back a little, and he jumped into and out of the arena twice before the bell rang, but then he was fine. He went in and got a 76 percent.” in 2010, Rowe says, Rigo will move up to Prix St. Georges, “and we’ll have our eye on doing the Developing Horse program.” She laughs that she went to Germany looking for a Ford taurus “and came home with a Ferrari.” other than an occasional hack after he’s been worked, riding Rigo isn’t currently in her picture. “But i spend a tremendous amount of time handling him and working with him and loving him. it’s a relationship with a horse that i’d never experienced. i believe i was supposed to find him.” —D. J. Carey
fourth level results
Winner’s median score: 71.463%; number qualifed: 119
1. RIGO (Hanoverian), Tonya Rowe, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Rotspon, sire; Winnepeg, dam; Henrich Martfeld, breeder ...............................................................71.463% 2. RICHMAN (Dutch Warmblood), Kathleen Broughan, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Mantovani, sire; Esmilde, dam; J.G. Pikkemaat, breeder .......................................... 71.395% 3. TRISTAN (Dutch Warmblood), Anne Seemann, owner; Anne Seemann, rider; Burggraaf, sire; Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder ..................................................70.244% 4. GP DELANO (Rhinelander), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Diamond Hit, sire; Wellcome, dam; Rudi Henn, breeder ............................................69.407% 5. DIAMOND DARLING (Hanoverian), Paulette Perry, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider; Davignon, sire; Raphaela, dam; Heinz U. Alfred Koester, breeder ...............................69.024% 6. DONAUFEUER (Trakehner), Jane Bohren, owner; Jane Bohren, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Donauperle, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders .....68.974% 7. ROYAL DIAMANT (Oldenburg), Elizabeth Campbell, owner; Elizabeth Campbell, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ............................................68.238% 8. GP UBILEE (Dutch Warmblood), Ginna Frantz, owner; Natalie Worden & Yvonne Barteau, riders; Opus, sire; Dionysus, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .......... 68.049% 9. EURO PRO PACHO (Dutch Warmblood), Anne Howard, owner; Anne Howard, rider; Ijsselmeer Ikepono, sire; C Quintessence, dam; Deborah Harrison, breeder ...............68.024% 10. DEZENT (Oldenburg), Laurie Forbes, owner; Teah Bankes, rider; Donnerhall, sire; Tettine, dam; Heinrich Busse, breeder ........................................................................67.907%
11. GP RAYMEISTER (Holsteiner), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ............................. 67.719% 12. CIPRIANI (Westfalen), A Whit Watkins, owner; A Whit Watkins, rider; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder .................................................................67.674% 13. FORTUNATA (Hanoverian), Sundi Prechtl, owner; Sundi Prechtl, rider; Freestyle, sire; Pikaboo, dam; Cynthia McCrystal, breeder ................................................................67.522% 14. ELLEGRIA (Westfalen), Lauren Sprieser, owner; Lauren Sprieser, rider; Ehrentanz I, sire; Patrizia, dam; August Deitermann, breeder ...................................67.273% 14. UDO (Dutch Warmblood), Tracey Lert, owner; Tracey Lert, rider; Kennedy, sire; Esther, dam; J.H. Dobelsteen, breeder .......................................................................67.273% 16. AYRUS (Hanoverian), Kathy Hogue, owner; Lauren Marshall, rider; Armin, sire; Maritimes, dam; Rhonda Hermanek, breeder ............................................................67.209% 17. REEL ADVENTURE (Hanoverian), Blue Marlin Farms Inc., owner; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, rider; Rotspon, sire; Lanthess, dam; Gerda Scheper, breeder .......66.977% 18. MARKANT (Dutch Warmblood), Christine Stephenson, owner; Christine Stephenson, rider; Michelangelo, sire; Urona, dam; H A. Vorderman, breeder ...............................66.842% 19. RAMPART (Danish Warmblood), Kelly Krambs, owner; Kelly Krambs, rider; Blue Hors Cavan, sire; Ramona, dam; Kelly Krambs, breeder ....................................66.744% 20. PICASSO’S BLEU (Dutch Warmblood), Lisa Lewis-Greene & Douglas Greene, owners; Lisa Lewis-Greene, rider; D-Day, sire; Garina, dam; H. Heinemans, breeder...............66.591%
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fter her leased first dressage mount went back to his owner, tonya Rowe started horse-hunting. Tree years later, north Carolina-based friends Joe Sandven and his wife, Helen Wiest, invited her along on a buying trip to Germany’s Hanoverian auction. “My husband, Michael, got on the internet, found us some inexpensive tickets, and we went.” Sandven, a Grand Prix-level rider and competitor, had flown over earlier; when Rowe arrived, “he told me, ‘i found a horse for you.’ At the time, Rigo was only 15.1½. i’m five feet three, not tremendously tall, but i said, ‘He’s way too small.’ Joe said, ‘tonya, he’s going to be great. Just get on him and ride him around.’ And i rode him around, and i fell in love with him. it was like sitting on a cloud.” Tough Rowe had ridden her leased horse at Fourth Level, “i was actually more of a solid First Level rider, and Rigo was very green.” Sandven offered to help her train but soon decided that Rigo needed to be nearer his owner. He recommended Aiken-based Shawna Harding (owner of 2008 intermediate i Horse of the Year Come on iii). Rowe took her horse to Harding, who “looked at him and thought, ‘oh my goodness, he’s so small!’ She asked, ‘What do you want to do with him?’ i said, ‘i want you to train him, and ride him, and show him. And when you think he’s ready for me, i’ll take over.’ “Well, she started showing him at First Level, taking him to Wellington for the Winter equestrian Festival, and they won everything. Ten they moved to Second Level, and they won everything. And they moved to Tird Level, and they won everything. And they’ve been continuing—it’s amazing being along for the ride.”
Horse of the Year Prix St. Georges
GP Raymeister 1999 bay 16-hand Holsteiner stallion
Sire: Rantares; Dam: Miss Nickel Annie Owner: Ginna Frantz, Chicago, Illinois Rider: Kassandra Barteau, Maple Park, Illinois
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Getting ready for the World Cup—and for 2010—Barteau took Ray and two other horses to Florida for a Kyra Kyrklund clinic before Frankfurt and a winter of schooling and showing afterward, based at Cathy Morelli’s winter barn. At press time, one project in the works was a “brandnew freestyle, with all new music—Blues Brothers 2000— and a new pattern. We’re also working a little toward getting piaffe and passage on him and introducing the Grand Prix movements.” owner Frantz says, “We haven’t plotted it all out yet, but they’ll be doing some winter-circuit shows. So Kassie will be down there for her first full winter by herself, with her three favorite horses—and Cathy, who’s had a large influence on her success. We’ll see how it goes. And i’m sure Kim and Yvonne and i will go down from time to time.” As for Raymeister’s being a stallion, “he’s such a gentleman and such a sweetheart, and i think a lot of that is due to the way he’s treated by Kassie,” Frantz says. “He can be naughty, but ninety percent of the time he’s an absolute dreamboat.” She’d “love to be selling more breedings, but the primary importance right now is Ray’s showing.” He’s been bred a few times, and “his offspring seem to be spectacular.” And Frantz and the Barteaus are looking forward to the outcome of a matchup with one of her mares: 2007 First Level Horse of the Year Sarasanna GP. Meanwhile, Kassie Barteau encourages Frantz to ride Ray, too: “He’s so sensible that i know he would take care of her; she should get to enjoy him as well.” Frantz laughs, “Kassie keeps saying, ‘You’ve got to ride him more.’ i say, ‘no, i don’t.’ ‘Well, i’ll just wear him out, and then you can ride him.’ And i say, ‘We’ll see.’”
—D. J. Carey
prix st. georges results
Winner’s median score: 73.027%; number qualified: 317
1. GP RAYMEISTER (Holsteiner), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................73.027% 2. TEUTOBOD (Dutch Warmblood), Carlene Blunt, owner; Jan Brons, rider; Lord Sinclair, sire; Touch of Class, dam; Jordens Hippo BV, breeder ...........................71.368% 3. BOGNER B (Oldenburg), Jeff Fuqua, owner; Courtney King-Dye, rider; Bonheur, sire; Winzerbraut, dam; Walter Behrens, breeder ......................................70.746% 4. OLYMPIA (Dutch Warmblood), Lori Washton, owner; Cesar Parra, rider; Jazz, sire; Zeester, dam; A. van de Scheer, breeder .....................................................70.483% 5. SANCETTE (Hanoverian), Gwen Blake, owner; Gwen Blake & Steffen Peters, riders; Sandro Hit, sire; Cascade, dam; Dietrich Meyer, breeder ............................................70.439% 6. DEA II (Hanoverian), Jane Forbes Clark, owner; Katherine Chandler, rider ................69.957% 7. CABANA BOY (Hanoverian), Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Christopher Hickey, rider; Contucci, sire; Britania, dam; Douglas & Shannon Langer, breeders ..........................69.526% 8. DIAMOND DARLING (Hanoverian), Paulette Perry, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider; Davignon, sire; Raphaela, dam; Heinz U. Alfred Koester, breeder ..............................69.474% 8. SIR RICCO (Trakehner), Molly Fine, owner; Jochen Hippenstiel, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Sonset, dam; Perlebach Trakehners, breeder ..............................69.474% 10. DON DEVERE (Oldenburg), Carolyn Adams, owner; Carolyn Adams, rider; Don Schufro, sire; Luisa, dam; Fritz Linse, breeder .................................................... 69.211%
10. PLAYBOY (Dutch Warmblood), Climena Ots, owner; Endel Ots, rider ........................ 69.211% 12. RUTHERFORD (Dutch Warmblood), Jane Forbes Clark, owner; Katherine Chandler, rider; Krack C, sire; Idylle, dam; H. Speelman, breeder .......................................................69.167% 13. RINGO STARR (Oldenburg), Jean Vinios, owner; Shannon Dueck, rider; Relevant, sire; Liara, dam; Holly Simensen, breeder ..................................................69.035% 14. RELENTLESS JP (Dutch Warmblood), Peggy Mills, owner; Holger Bechtloff, rider; Jazz, sire; Rebound, dam; Peggy Mills, breeder ......................................................... 68.684% 14. GRANDIOSO (Pura Raza Espanola), Hampton Green Farm, owner; Courtney King-Dye, rider; Adelante, sire; Grandiosa, dam; Jose Luis Garcia, breeder .............. 68.684% 14. VASCO VAN HET GESTELHOF (Belgian Warmblood), Kathleen Kearney, owner; Sabine Schut-Kery, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Oreal Van’t Gestelhof, dam; Louis Van Gestel, breeder ......................................................................................... 68.684% 17. TOSCANO (Dutch Warmblood), Kristin Cooper, owner; Yvonne Barteau, rider; Jazz, sire; Original, dam ............................................................................................68.553% 17. SOUBIROUS (Oldenburg), Cadence LLC, owner; Elizabeth Ball, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Tarakaiba, dam; Barbara Bettin-Schulze-Schleppingh, breeder ......68.553% 19. IDILIO (Pura Raza Espanola), Hampton Green Farm, owner; Maria Lithander, rider; Orgulloso XXIII, sire; Encina IV, dam; Jose Rodriguez, breeder ..................................68.421% 20. SONOMA (Friesian Cross), Climena Ots, owner; Kimberly Deaton-Iwen, rider ............68.290%
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ike Warsteiner (see page 72), Raymeister is a secondtime Horse of the Year. in 2006, he won at training Level with Yvonne Barteau riding. For his 2009 PSG title, Yvonne’s daughter Kassandra (“Kassie”) Barteau held the reins—and she and “Ray” also earned the US slot for the 2009 Fei World Cup Dressage for Young Riders, to be held in Frankfurt after this issue’s press date. to owner Ginna Frantz, whose Grand Prix equestrian facility is home to husband and wife Kim and Yvonne Barteau’s KYB Dressage, Yvonne’s turning over the ride on Ray to Kassie “was an amazing gift—but i think she saw the potential of Kassie and Ray together. And i think she made the right decision.” After the turnover, “about three years ago,” Kassie Barteau “started working up the levels with him: First and Second, then Tird and Fourth, and then Young Riders—and our partnership just has been growing and growing. He’s so talented and willing, and offers so much; i haven’t found the end to him yet.” in return, “i spend as much time as i possibly can with him. i do all the grooming on him, check on him in his stall a lot, give him treats. i think it’s superimportant to have a partnership” with Ray and all the horses she rides. “it helps me a lot, getting to know them in their stalls, not just jumping on and riding them.” A surprise with Ray was his sensitivity. Her previous partner, Gabriella, had been “such a physical ride. With Ray everything is much more mental, and you really have to focus when you ride him. He’s always paying attention, he’s always in the game—so if you’re not there for him for a minute, he’s already gone. He wants to have an all-the-time conversation with you. Tat was a big change, but it’s making me a better rider. He’s taught me so much.”
Horse of the Year Intermediate I
Shamrock Farms Montango 1994 black 17.2-hand Dutch Warmblood gelding
Sire: Contango Dam: Benellie
Owner: James and Mary Keenan Rancho Santa Fe, California Rider: Steen Peters San Diego, California Breeder: E. Kijer
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invited trainer nick Wagman to take over Montango’s education. Tat arrangement continued until 2007, when Wagman relocated to a facility bought for him by a sponsor. Te Keenans turned to Peters, with whom Mary and her daughter had ridden. Te trainer says, “i was always impressed with the horse and with nick’s work. So when Jim and Mary asked me to take over the reins, i was pretty excited. Tey’re both very good horse people, very realistic.” tuesdays through Fridays, Montango and another horse haul 20 minutes to Peters’s San Diego barn. After each one gets legged up, Peters says, “i make sure to walk a little bit before the workout and after work, so there’s time for some bonding.” Te trainer says the Keenans knew Montango “had the talent for the piaffe/passage and the one-tempis,” but that achieving those would be “a matter of time.” Mary Keenan describes Peters as “a master of diplomacy” with her horse, and Peters admits that Montango “can take every ounce of patience.” An example: “He gets a little nervous about the piaffe, so i try to use it in different spots in the workout: i try it once a little bit after the warm-up, then sneak it in from a little trot work,” usually getting “ten or twelve pretty good steps” before excitement sets in. initially, owners and trainer agreed to aim toward qualifying Montango for the 2008 i-i national Championship; the horse not only succeeded but finished reserve champion. For 2010, they’ve agreed on a goal of moving Montango up to i-ii, but Peters has “learned never to pick a certain show and say ‘Right there he has to do an intermediaire ii.’ i find it much more beneficial to allow the horse to tell us when he’s ready. Te show at which he’s going to do it is up to him.”
—D. J. Carey
IntermedIate I results
WInner’s medIan score: 73.333%; number qualIfIed: 215
1. SHAMROCK FARMS MONTANGO (Dutch Warmblood), Mary & James Keenan, owners; Steffen Peters, rider; Contango, sire; Benellie, dam; E. Kuijer, breeder .......................73.333% 2. DON BAILEY (Oldenburg), Elizabeth Juliano, owner; George Williams, rider ............71.448% 3. GP RAYMEISTER (Holsteiner), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................71.447% 4. SYNCRO (Trakehner), Laura Noyes, owner; Laura Noyes, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Sonset, dam; Perlebach Trakehners, breeder .............................. 71.316% 5. TOSCANO (Dutch Warmblood), Kristin Cooper, owner; Yvonne Barteau, rider; Jazz, sire; Original, dam ...........................................................................................70.921% 6. TEUTOBOD (Dutch Warmblood), Carlene Blunt, owner; Jan Brons, rider; Lord Sinclair, sire; Touch of Class, dam; Jordans Hippo BV, breeder ...........................70.895% 7. OLYMPIA (Dutch Warmblood), Lori Washton, owner; Cesar Parra, rider; Jazz, sire; Zeester, dam; A van de Scheer, breeder ......................................................70.649%
8. DON DEVERE (Oldenburg), Carolyn Adams, owner; Carolyn Adams, rider; Don Schufro, sire; Luisa, dam; Fritz Linse, breeder ....................................................70.263% 9. BOGNER B (Oldenburg), Jeff Fuqua, owner; Courtney King-Dye, rider; Bonheur, sire; Winzerbraut, dam; Walter Behrens, breeder ....................................... 69.211% 10. ALINA (Danish Warmblood), Arlene Page, owner; Arlene Page, rider ........................68.992% 11. GRANDIOSO (Pura Raza Espanola), Hampton Green Farm, owner; Courtney King-Dye, rider; Adelante, sire; Grandiosa, dam; Jose Luis Garcia, breeder ...............................68.947% 11. DEA II (Hanoverian), Jane Forbes Clark, owner; Katherine Chandler, rider ................68.947% 13. WILD DANCE (Hanoverian), Horses Unlimited Inc., owner; Mikala Gundersen, rider 68.599% 14. CABANA BOY (Hanoverian), Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Christopher Hickey, rider; Contucci, sire; Britania, dam; Douglas & Shannon Langer, breeders ..........................68.579% 15. REMINGTON (Friesian), Julie Roche, owner; Linda Strine, rider; Jurjen, sire; Wietskje B, dam; Jim Knapp, breeder .......................................................................68.553%
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home with horses had long been a dream for Dutchborn, apartment-raised Mary Keenan. Shortly after she and new husband Jim leased a horse for her (“we were not well off ”), “i said, ‘Do you think we could ever have our own horse?’ He didn’t answer.” Tat was in the mid-1960s. Some ten years later, they were able to build a home, barn, and arena north of Los Angeles. Te horses they developed there with daughter Kim, who eventually competed them, included USDF Fei-level Horse of the Year winners Apollo, Dêja Vu, and Dutch treat (whom Kim also rode to the 1988 north American Young Rider individual and team gold medals). in late ’96, with Kim out on her own as a trainer, the Keenans found “a property we could afford” in Rancho Santa Fe. Tey “built a Mediterranean house and attached the barn, as we do in Holland. We have a complete dressage facility; it’s a dream come true.” not long after settling into their new home, the Keenans started looking for “another good horse,” and in 1999 they found Montango. Ten a five-year-old, “he’d been jumping for a year; we watched him doing some 20-meter circles.” Mary Keenan thought he had ability and liked his conformation and movement. “Te trot had very little suspension,” she says, “but i knew from our past experience that it could be developed.” Soon after Montango arrived at Shamrock Farms, Keenan learned “never to assume a horse knows what a mounting block is. i thought, ‘He’s pretty tall; i’ll just use it,’ and—whoosh!—he was gone. He was a lot of horse— and he still is a lot of horse.” (He still doesn’t like mounting blocks; even with olympian Steffen Peters, “we just lower the mounting-side stirrup, then bring it up when he’s on.”) After six months working with the horse, Mary Keenan
Horse of the Year Intermediate II
Alazan
1995 chestnut 16.2-hand Swedish Warmblood gelding
Sire: Midt-West Ibi-Light Dam: Gardenia II
Owner: Anne Gribbons Chuluota, Florida Rider: Anne Gribbons Chuluota, Florida Breeder: Jorgen Karlsson
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and collectible, but the one-tempis were a little harder, so he had to concentrate and focus on me, not himself. Tat was hard—but eventually it worked. “now he’s not a challenge at all. He’s a fun, fun, forward horse; he never says no. And i never have to push. He likes to work; he loves to show off.” Alazan’s love of showing is Gribbons’s “favorite feature about him. if you take the van out and pull the ramp down, he will load himself and then stomp his foot until we start.” At the show, “When i put my hat and coat on, he can hardly wait. He’s like, ‘Come on! Let’s go!’ And he drags me in—and makes me laugh, every time.” At home, Alazan “does get out sometimes—he knows how to open his door. other than that, he’s cool in the barn because he has an inner confidence in himself. Most really good show horses, i think, have that: Tey sparkle because they think a lot of themselves. He’s like that. And when you let him shine, he does.” Although Alazan did well enough in 2008 to finish tenth in the year-end Grand Prix standings, this past year Gribbons had so many judging and teaching engagements that she was surprised to learn her horse had shown enough to qualify for HoY consideration. For 2010, “i hope to get him out a little more.” She reflects, “When he’s warmed up and he really gets into his work, it’s as if he’s doing it for himself. of course, that only happens at 7:30 in the morning when we’re here all by ourselves! of all the Grand Prix tests we’ve had, maybe twice i’ve said, ‘oK, that was just like riding him on a really good morning at home.’ But whenever we go into the ring happy and come out happy, that’s a good day.”
—D. J. Carey
IntermedIate II results
WInner’s medIan score: 68.290%; number qualIfIed: 28
1. ALAZAN (Swedish Warmblood), Anne Gribbons, owner; Anne Gribbons, rider; Midt-West Ibi-Light, sire; Gardenia II, dam; Jorgen Karlsson, breeder ......................68.290% 2. WADAMUR (Hanoverian), Susan Jaccoma, owner; Susan Jaccoma, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Sarina, dam; Peter Richter & Richard Fortkamp, breeders ...............67.632% 3. COME ON III (Danish Warmblood), Shawna Harding, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Come Back II, sire; Canna, dam; M & B Klove-Mogensen, breeders ............................67.597% 4. PLATO CARLOS (Dutch Warmblood), Danielle Federa, owner; Sandy Osborn, rider; Peter Pan, sire; Fleuriecarla, dam; T. De Waal-Schrijvers, breeder .............................67.105% 5. DONATELLA (Oldenburg), Susan Jaccoma, owner; Susan Jaccoma, rider.................... 66.711% 6. PIP (Hanoverian), Barrie Anderson, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Pik Solo, sire; Deja Vu, dam; Barrie Anderson, breeder ...................................................................66.316% 6. WOCCELLI (Hanoverian), Sandy Savage, owner; Sandy Savage, rider; Warkart, sire; Troika, dam; Ernst Kremer, breeder ....................................................66.316% 8. WELFENPRINZ (Hanoverian), Lisa Froehlig, owner; Lisa Froehlig, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Piroschka, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder .........................................66.053%
9. QUE BA HM (Lusitano), Ingred Lin, owner; Lisa Wilcox, rider; Almansor, sire; Xira, dam; Jose Garcia, breeder ................................................................................65.461% 10. PEAJAY (Polish Warmblood), Claudine Kundrun, owner; Allison Brock, rider .............65.263% 10. A GOLD CARD (Hanoverian), Alexandra Curnutte, owner; Allison Dechant-Nimmo, rider ..................................................................................65.263% 12. IKAROS (Danish Warmblood), Melanie Pai, owner; Nadine Schlonsok, rider; Akinos, sire; Fernande, dam; Anne Nielsen, breeder ..................................................64.737% 13. ORYKO (Dutch Warmblood), Kim Lampert, owner; Petra Warlimont, rider; Holland, sire; Kyrona, dam; N. Nooren & A. Loeffen, breeders ................................... 64.211% 14. ROMANTIC (Oldenburg), Team Romantic LLC, owner; William Warren, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; Arabella, dam; Gerd Berges, breeder ............................................63.947% 15. DON PRINCIPE (Hanoverian), Maryanna Haymon, owner; James Koford, rider; Donnerhall, sire; Papagena, dam; Adelheid Bruening, breeder ..................................63.816%
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S 1995 Pan American team silver medalist Anne Gribbons was visiting her native Sweden when an old friend, Swedish team chef d’équipe Bo Jenä, encouraged her to look at a six-year-old that had turned out to be “a lot of horse” for one of his students. “He could be very quick and had a tremendous buck in him. He was very smart, but he could also be very hot—and he was very, very opinionated.” Gribbons tried the horse “and really liked him from the beginning. And the more i rode him, the more i enjoyed him. He’s such a cheeky, smart, funny, talented horse.” She even liked his name, which means “chestnut” in Spanish— “but he’s not a Spanish horse; he’s a Swedish Warmblood, by a trakehner stallion that was ridden to Grand Prix by Kyra Kyrklund, and out of a good, sturdy Swedish mare.” Although Gribbons bought Alazan as a sales prospect, many people who watched them “would say, ‘You two look like you really belong together.’ And the more i rode him, the more i agreed. After about a year, which is what it takes to get a real relationship, i decided not to sell him. Since then, it’s been going from movement to movement, and clarity to clarity. And we like each other. i love to ride him, and he knows i love to ride him.” Because Alazan is “strong-minded,” one training challenge was convincing him “that some of these moves were necessary to do.” For example, “it took us three years to get the one-tempis right. He had no trouble with the other tempi changes, but we’d do two ones and then he would bolt. it was as if he couldn’t see the point, as if he was saying, ‘Make up your mind: left or right? And if you can’t, i’m outta here!’ i kept trying to tell him they were part of his job description, but he didn’t buy into it for the longest time. Piaffe-passage and pirouette had been easy because he’s so well balanced
Horse of the Year Grand Prix
Ravel
1998 bay 16.3-hand Dutch Warmblood gelding
Sire: Contango Dam: Hautain
Owner: Akiko Yamazaki Woodside, California Rider: Steffen Peters San Diego, California Breeder: H. DeMan
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required two live covers by the then-stallion: something “he’d probably never done in his life,” Yamazaki says. “it became a nightmare”—even with Peters spending time at the quarantine station to help him calm down. eventually, concluding that “‘well, we didn’t buy him to breed,’ we decided to geld him.” At Peters’s barn, Ravel began making steady progress. in 2008, he topped the US olympic dressage selection trials; in Hong Kong, he finished just 0.3 percent short of individual olympic bronze. Ten came 2009—when, Yamazaki says, “he surprised us by winning the Grand Prix at the World Dressage Masters, winning the World Cup in Las Vegas, and then pulling a hat trick in Aachen”: the first-ever US sweep of all three Grand Prix classes at that prestigious German show. For Peters, Ravel’s 2009 can be “a little hard to believe; sometimes i wake up and think i dreamed it all. So it’s neat that there’s proof on video.” But “what’s still one of the best moments i’ve had with him” happened earlier, in the first olympic qualifier. “i’d never shown him before, and this was a CDi; things were going well at home, so i’d said, ‘Why not? He feels great.’ And his first Grand Prix was a 70 percent. Tat was one of those wonderful moments where you think, ‘Tis could really be just as special as i thought.’” As for 2010, Peters is “very realistic; so are my coach”— wife Shannon Peters—“and Akiko and Jerry. And the world has never seen the quality of horses that are in the top five right now.” Te World equestrian Games are a goal, but “preserving Ravel is the priority. i will always show him, on any particular day, up to his potential. if he’s done his best and i’ve done the best i can, i would call the mission accomplished.”
—D. J. Carey
Grand Prix results
Winner’s median score: 75.574%; number qualified: 116
1. RAVEL (Dutch Warmblood), Akiko Yamazaki, owner; Steffen Peters, rider; Contango, sire; Hautain, dam; H. De Man, breeder ....................................................75.574% 2. POP ART (Dutch Warmblood), Ashley Holzer, owner; Ashley Holzer, rider .................72.000% 3. QUE BA HM (Lusitano), Ingred Lin, owner; Lisa Wilcox, rider; Almansor, sire; Xira, dam; Jose Garcia, breeder ................................................................................69.043% 4. TIP TOP (Swedish Warmblood), Leslie Morse, owner; Leslie Morse, rider .................. 69.000% 5. FELIX (Hanoverian), Peggy Thomas, owner; Adrienne Lyle, rider; Fabriano, sire; Alexa, dam; Klaus Schaper, breeder ...........................................................................68.128% 6. SUCCES (Danish Warmblood), Lars Petersen, owner; Lars Petersen, rider; Blue Hors Silver Moon, sire; Wapiti, dam; Per Berg, breeder .....................................67.979% 7. NAOMI (Dutch Warmblood), Janet Bell, owner; Lars Petersen, rider; Zeolict, sire; Bruin, dam; Leenarts Pennekamp BV, breeder ...........................................................67.834% 8. COME ON III (Danish Warmblood), Shawna Harding, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Come Back II, sire; Canna, dam; M & B Klove-Mogensen, breeders ............................67.589%
9. SAGACIOUS HF (Dutch Warmblood), Hyperion Farm Inc., owner; Lauren Sammis, rider; Welt Hit II, sire; Judith, dam; G. van de Boogaard, breeder ......................................67.297% 10. LEONBERG (Zweibrucker), Horses Unlimited Inc., owner; Mikala Gundersen, rider .....67.083% 11. OLIVIER (Dutch Warmblood), Madeleine Austin, owner; Elisabeth Austin, rider; Idocus, sire; Rowillie, dam; Madeleine Austin, breeder ..............................................66.863% 12. WILD ONE (Hanoverian), Arlene Page, owner; Arlene Page, rider .............................66.792% 13. WIZARD (Oldenburg), Peggy Thomas, owner; Adrienne Lyle, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Pica, dam; Hana Lind, breeder ..................................................................................66.750% 14. RAFALCA (Oldenburg), Amy Roberts Ebeling & Ann Romney, owners; Jan Ebeling, rider; Argentinus, sire; Ratine, dam; Erwin Risch, breeder .................................................66.670% 15. MUCH ADO (Dutch Warmblood), Carol Lavell, owner; Gwen Poulin, rider; Quattro, sire; Varla, dam; Mevr H.C. Jongboer, breeder .............................................66.170%
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he 2008 olympics were not quite two years away when, Akiko Yamazaki remembers, “my husband said, ‘Let’s ask Steffen to find a horse for us that would represent the US.’” Yamazaki had been riding with olympian Steffen Peters since 1998; “i love the clarity of his teaching and training principles.” Her husband, Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang, wasn’t a horseman; but because the Games were “going to be in Beijing and he’s Chinese, he thought it would be neat to have a horse that would represent the US.” Finding such a horse “was a big responsibility,” Peters says; but one he felt able to meet. He headed to europe; in Holland, eight-year-old Ravel interested him immediately. “even in the warm-up, when he wasn’t asked for a lot of expression or collection, he showed a beautiful trot, and his canter quality was one of the finest i’d seen. Ten he showed a lot of talent for the lateral movements.” Te canter stride was so big that “it was a little difficult to do the two-tempis and one-tempis, but the ability for collection was there.” Yamazaki remembers that not only had the horse “not been out for a week”—most staff had been away at a show— but “there was scaffolding in the covered arena, with a man on it doing some work. Ravel went around without a blink, all business. i thought, ‘Wow, this is a horse with an amazing work ethic.’” Te next test was ridability—because, as Peters says, “a horse can move as big as he did but be difficult to sit, difficult to collect, even difficult to push forward. But none of the above was the case. So i knew after about five minutes that this was the horse.” over the next twelve days, the flying changes “got better and better, and i was one hundredpercent committed.” When Ravel arrived in the US, quarantine regulations
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Adequan/USDF DSHB Horse of the Year Colts/Geldings of Current Calendar Year 1. ROCK ‘N ROLL (Holsteiner), Kenneth Borden & Little Bit Farm Inc., owners; R Cor Ray, sire; O’She’s Gauguin, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................82.900% 2. EMOTICON (Dutch Warmblood), Julie Agar, owner ....................................................78.600% 3. VADER (Oldenburg), Laurie McLaughlin, owner; Versache, sire; O’ Pretty Lady, dam; Laurie McLaughlin, breeder ........................................................................................76.175% 4. PROTÉGÉ (Trakehner), Lori Whitley, owner; Freudenfest, sire; Persnickety, dam; Lori Whitley, breeder ................................................................................................75.600% 5. OVATION (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Opus, sire; Windspiel, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................75.300%
1. LIMELIGHT AF (Hanoverian), Christopher Grosso, owner; Londontime, sire; Wave Dance, dam; Fiddelke Dietrich, breeder ........................................................... 81.900% 2. DUET MF (Hanoverian), Maryanna Haymon, owner; Don Principe, sire; EM Rotina, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder ...........................................................80.900% 3. DIMORA S (Dutch Warmblood), Sonnenberg Farm LLC, owner; Sir Donnerhall, sire; Tamora, dam; Lana Sneddon, breeder .......................................................................78.000% 4. DEMIMORA MG (Dutch Warmblood), Orintha & Felisberto Silva, owners; Schroeder, sire; Tamora, dam; Kathy Hickerson, breeder ...........................................77.500% 5. RALESKA (Hanoverian), Kendra Hansis, owner; Rascalino, sire; SPS Waleska, dam; Linda Woltz, breeder .................................................................................................76.950%
Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. DEBUTANTE MF (Hanoverian), Maryanna Haymon, owner; Don Principe, sire; EM Rotina, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder ...........................................................82.600% 2. EDEN (Dutch Warmblood), Dove Creek Farm, owner; UB 40, sire; Angelica, dam; Dove Creek Farm, breeder .........................................................................................78.750% 3. REBELLIENNE HVH (Hanoverian), High Valley Hanoverians, owner............................ 78.375% 4. BELLA ROUGE MCF (Oldenburg), Katie Juncal, owner; Benetton Dream, sire; Rinpoche’, dam; Robin Juncal, breeder ......................................................................77.900% 5. BRAVA COR RAY (Holsteiner), Kenneth Borden & Little Bit Farm Inc., owners; R Cor Ray, sire; Paloma 98, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ......................................77.500%
1. DON FRANCISCO (Oldenburg), Carol Di Maggio & Jens Richter, owners; Daddy Cool, sire; Leandra, dam; Carol Di Maggio & Jens Richter, breeders ................82.000% 2. DON COOPER MF (Hanoverian), Maryanna Haymon, owner; Don Principe, sire; EM Rotina, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder ...........................................................76.400% 2. RITZMAUCHER (Hanoverian), Cindy Lindsay, owner; Regazzoni, sire; Beguiler, dam; Wayne Oldenburg, breeder ........................................................................................76.400% 4. REMEMBRANCE (Oldenburg), Zada Steidl, owner; Royal Prince, sire; Vodka Gimlet, dam; Zada Steidl, breeder ...................................................................75.400% 5. COSMOPOLITAN ERS (Dutch Warmblood), Daryl Glazer, owner; Idocus, sire; Nathalia, dam; Daryl Glazer, breeder ........................................................................ 75.100%
Yearling Colts/Geldings
Two-Year-Old Fillies
Fillies of Current Calendar Year
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Yearling Fillies
1. LASCAUX (Danish Warmblood), Deborah Epperson, owner; Willemoes, sire; La-Mour, dam; Deborah Epperson, breeder ............................................................................................80.550% 2. PERFECT QREDIT (Oldenburg), Michelle Coursin, owner; Quaterback, sire; Dream Rubina, dam; Judy Yancey, breeder ..............................................................................................79.700% 3. DEAN MARTIN CR (Hanoverian), Christine Bergeron, owner; Don Frederico, sire; Wilhelmine, dam; Albert Roskamm, breeder ......................................................................................79.400% 4. DOLCE S (Dutch Warmblood), Sonnenberg Farm LLC, owner; Quaterback, sire; Olivia, dam; Lana Sneddon, breeder ...................................................................................................78.000% 5. FRANK SINATRA CR (Hanoverian), Christine Bergeron, owner; Fidertanz, sire; Diana, dam; Siebelt & Ingo Janssen, breeders ..................................................................................... 77.550%
DEBUTANTE MF (Hanoverian), Don Principe x EM Rotina, owner Maryanna Haymon (NC) – DSHB Fillies of Current Year
1. CALLA (Dutch Warmblood), Dove Creek Farm, owner; Santano, sire; Ixia, dam; Dove Creek Farm, breeder .........................................................................................80.300% 2. BALISSA HTF (Hanoverian), Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Bugatti Hilltop, sire; Contesse, dam; Hilltop Farm Inc., breeder ................................................................. 79.275% 3. RASCALETTA CR (Zweibrucker), Melanie Pai, owner; Rascalino, sire; La Rose, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder .................................................................................................. 79.100% 4. RAJANI (Zweibrucker), Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Radikal, sire; Fabiola, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder .............................................................................. 78.575% 5. WINNIFER (Hanoverian), Jo Ann Thomas, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Aluette, dam; Jo Ann Thomas, breeder ............................................................................................78.300%
LASCAUX (Danish Warmblood), Willemoes x La-Mour, owner Deborah Epperson (LA) – DSHB Yearling Colts/Geldings
LIMELIGHT (Hanoverian), Londontime x Wave Dance, owner Christopher Grosso (TX) – DSHB Yearling Fillies
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2. FUERST DANCER MF (Hanoverian), Maryanna Haymon, owner; Furst Heinrich, sire; EM Rotina, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder ...........................................................81.000% 1. BAD BOY (Dutch Warmblood), Dantia Benson, owner; Olivi, sire; Lotte, dam; M. Tijssen, breeder ................................................................................. 81.500% 3. ABIGAL (Oldenburg), Jan Colley, owner; Aslan, sire; Rock Bold, dam; Jan Colley, breeder ....................................................................................................80.500% 2. RABENSCHWARZ (Zweibrucker), Patrick Billes, owner; Radikal, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ...................................................79.400% 4. IKURRINA AS LADY (Warmblood), Sandra Lindenberg, owner; Argentinus II, sire; Rosquilla, dam ..........................................................................................................79.800% 3. SAN CITY (Hanoverian), Linda Crabtree, owner; San Remo, sire; Bounty, dam; Marefield Meadows Inc., breeder ...............................................................................78.825% 5. HOCHKARAT (Hanoverian), Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Hohenstein, sire; Destemona, dam; Hans-Guenter Berner, breeder ....................................................... 79.775% 4. HPB WRADISH (Hungarian), Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, owner; Hungarian Sportlo Wistar, sire; Valerie, dam; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, breeder .. 77.650% 5. BASIL MG (Dutch Warmblood), Donna Nita, owner; Lancet, sire; Miloma, dam; Adequan/USDF Materiale Horse of the Year Kathy Hickerson, breeder .......................................................................................... 77.550%
Three-Year-Old Fillies
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. RIGA (Danish Warmblood), Richard Freeman & Oak Hill Ranch, owners; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; Riviera, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ....................... 81.550% 2. RASCALLA CR (Zweibrucker), Melanie Pai, owner; Rascalino, sire; La Rose, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder ..................................................................................................79.700% 3. DESIGNING GRACE (Oldenburg), Melanie Pai, owner; Donates, sire; Samantha, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder .......................................................................79.200% 4. SOLILOQUY MLW (Hanoverian), Andrea Hayden, owner; Stedinger, sire; Wintermaske, dam; Mary Lou Winn, breeder ............................................................ 79.075% 5. CONTARA (Holsteiner), Steve Borowiak, owner; Contendro, sire; Ranara, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................78.800%
1. BAD BOY (Dutch Warmblood), Dantia Benson, owner; Dantia Benson, rider; Olivi, sire; Lotte, dam; M. Tijssen, breeder .................................................................82.700% 2. SOMER HIT (Hanoverian), Alice Tarjan, owner; Alice Tarjan, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Rhussia, dam; Maurine Swanson, breeder .................................................................80.650% 3. SAN CITY (Hanoverian), Linda Crabtree, owner; Katie Wooten, rider; San Remo, sire; Bounty, dam; Marefield Meadows Inc., breeder .................................79.400% 4. DYNAMIC MF (Hanoverian), Leslie Lytton, owner; Leslie Lytton, rider; Don Principe, sire; Ultrarubin, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder .............................79.200% 5. DIAMOND HEAD (Hanoverian), Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Jessica Wisdom, rider; Diamond Hit, sire; Heidefee, dam; Hans-Guenter Berner, breeder ............................. 77.750%
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
Three-Year-Old Fillies
1. MASTERPIECE (Swedish Warmblood), Kenneth Borden, owner; Master 850, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................................87.250% 2. RASHKA (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................82.800% 3. SAN FRANCISCO RA (Hanoverian), Rebecca Knollman & Chris Federer, owners; Sandro Hit, sire; Romance Ra, dam; Peter-Herm Rabeler, breeder .............................82.500% 4. PRINCE VON JORRIT (Friesian), Jeanene Will, owner; Jorrit PM, sire; Ynske v.V., dam; Doug Kneis, breeder ........................................................................ 77.650% 5. ADESCO C (Holsteiner), Elena Sokolovskaia, owner; Ariadus, sire; Zenit, dam; Ron Svarich, Susan Svarich, breeder ..........................................................................77.000%
1. WINDEMERE (Holsteiner), Elodie Madewell, owner; Katie Wooten, rider; Robinhood, sire; Gigi, dam; Mary Hamacher, breeder ................................................78.600% 2. RIO RIO (Zweibrucker), Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Marion Dresel-O’Connor & Jessica Wisdom, riders; Radikal, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder .......77.000% 3. BIARETTE VDL (Dutch Warmblood), Nancy Leon, owner; Christine Bergeron, rider; Flemingh, sire; Tirette VDL, dam; VDL Stud Export Jr BV, breeder ..............................73.950% 4. ANA ISABELLAH (Hanoverian), Janice Graham Marquardt, owner; Erika-West Danque, rider; Autocrat, sire; Indullah, dam; Sherry White, breeder .......73.200% 5. EPONA (Hanoverian), Alice Tarjan, owner; Alice Tarjan, rider; Escudo I, sire; Farewell Columbia, dam; Noah Cohen, Chris Cohen, breeder ..................................... 71.500%
Four-Year-Old and Older Broodmares
Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings
1. O’SHE’S GAUGUIN (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Opus, sire; Gauliana de Gauguin, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...............................................82.000% 2. VEROCCHIA (Dutch Warmblood), Julie Agar, owner; Routinier, sire; Otrea, dam; Julie Agar, breeder .....................................................................................................78.750% 3. DONNA CASTANIA (Hanoverian), Peggy Lansing, owner; Don Crusador, sire; Walkiki, dam; Johann Schoene, breeder .................................................................... 77.300% 4. HUNGARIAN JADE (Hungarian), Christopher Bredeson, owner; Starwalker, sire; H. Valahara, dam; Valerie & Mark Sivertson, breeders ...............................................74.425% 5. DIOTIMA (Hanoverian), Kris Schuler, owner; Donnerschlag, sire; Melody, dam; Elke Flemming, breeder ............................................................................................. 72.875%
1. RASHKA (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................85.500% 2. SONNTAGSKIND (Hanoverian), Lucy Meyer, owner; Lucy Meyer, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Dorucza, dam; Lucy Meyer, breeder .................................................80.600% 3. PRINCE VON JORRIT (Friesian), Jeanene Will, owner; Berndt Von Hassler, rider; Jorrit PM, sire; Ynske v.V., dam; Doug Kneis, breeder .................................................78.300% 4. RORICK (Hanoverian), Marefield Meadows Inc., owner; Erin Sweeney, rider; Rienzi, sire; Daalny, dam; Marefield Meadows Inc., breeder .......................................78.250% 5. RASTINO (Hanoverian), Becky McCollum, owner; Jackie Kinney, rider; Rotspon, sire; Luna, dam; Karl-Hermann Feldmann, breeder ....................................77.400%
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
Four-and Five-Year-Old Mares
1. DIARY (Oldenburg), Kathryn Coulson, owner; Kathryn Coulson, rider; 1. WOLKENSTANZA MLW (Hanoverian), Mary Lou Winn, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Diamond Hit, sire; Samba de Brasil, dam; Lewitz Gestuet, breeder ...........................82.900% Rohanna, dam; Mary Lou Winn, breeder ...................................................................83.500%
DON FRANCISCO (Oldenburg), Daddy Cool x Leandra, owners Carol DiMaggio (CA) & Jens Richter (CA) – DSHB Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
CALLA (Dutch Warmblood), Santano x Ixia, owner Dove Creek Farm (WA), handler Jessica Wisdom (WA) – DSHB Two-Year-Old Fillies
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BAD BOY (Dutch Warmblood), Olivi x Lotte, owner/rider Dantia Benson (CA) – DSHB Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
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Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
Adequan/USDF Dressage Breeder of the Year Dressage Breeder of the Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5.
Kenneth Borden Rachel Ehrlich Hilda Gurney Jean Brinkman Deborah Harrison Peggy Mills
Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Breeder of the Year 1. Marion Dresel-O’Connor 2. Maryanna Haymon 3. Kenneth Borden 4. Melanie Pai 5. Mary Lou Winn
4. ALLEGIANCE (Hanoverian), June Brody, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Akatschi, sire; EM Dalliance, dam; June Brody, breeder .............................................70.833% 5. WRAJAH (Hanoverian), Martha Meyers-Harris, owner; Martha Meyers-Harris, rider; Wallstreet Kid, sire; Adelaida, dam; Kim Murphy, breeder ......................................... 70.729% 6. FARAMON (Hanoverian), Paula Briney, owner; Paula Briney, rider; Fabriano, sire; Gladis, dam; Gerhard Haag, breeder .........................................................................70.625% 6. CHEOPS (Holsteiner), Patricia Keller, owner; Patricia Keller, rider; Cabaret, sire; Lejoli Dancer, dam ....................................................................................................70.625%
Third Level 1. WARSTEINER (Dutch Warmblood), Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Riverman - ISF, sire; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder ...........................................75.000% 2. REMUS (Dutch Warmblood), Julie Cook, owner; Julie Cook, rider; Argus, sire; Jade STV, dam; W. Hermus, breeder ........................................................................... 73.750% 3. CIPRIANI (Westfalen), A. Whit Watkins, owner; A. Whit Watkins, rider; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder .........................................71.563% 4. DREAM OF LOVE (Oldenburg), Birgitt Dagge, owner; Birgitt & Katrin Dagge, riders; Dream of Glory, sire; Dolomita, dam; Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen, breeder ...................... 71.458% 5. A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER RAH (Haflinger), Margarete Krug, owner; Heather Mason, rider; A Royal Blend NTF, sire; Amaris, dam; David Wilson, breeder .................................... 71.250% 6. WITCHAZEL (Belgian Warmblood), Kya Endreson, owner; Kya Endreson, rider; Watchman, sire; Saffron, dam; Barbara Heslop, breeder ...........................................70.833%
Fourth Level
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1. GP RAYMEISTER (Holsteiner), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................. 73.750% 2. DIAMOND DARLING (Hanoverian), Paulette Perry, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider ..72.083% 3. UDO (Dutch Warmblood), Tracey Lert, owner; Tracey Lert, rider; Kennedy, sire; Esther, dam; J.H. Dobelsteen, breeder ........................................................................71.667% Adequan/USDF Musical Freestyle 4. LIBERTE (Dutch Warmblood), Amanda & Deborah Harlan, owners; Amanda Harlan, rider; Flemmingh, sire; Evelina, dam; T. van Diepen, breeder .............................................. 71.500% First Level 5. DIMAGGIO (Oldenburg), Brianna Zwilling, owner; Brianna Zwilling, rider; 1. ROARK (Friesian), Kimberly Perkins & Ambassador Friesians, owners; Heather Mason, Dream of Love, sire; Crosiane, dam; Guenther Griepenkerl, breeder .......................... 71.000% rider; Fabe 348, sire; Ursl ‘FAN AUT’, dam; Kimberly Perkins, breeder ...................... 77.083% 6. RAMSES (Dutch Warmblood), Kristen Becker, owner; Kristen Becker, rider; 2. RASHKA (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; Hamlet, sire; Moree, dam; J. Wijdeven, breeder ..........................................................70.917% GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................76.250% 3. LAIKA (Hanoverian), Emily Wagner, owner; Jana Wagner, rider ................................74.688% Intermediate I 1. GP RAYMEISTER (Holsteiner), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; 4. BELLA LUNA GP (Oldenburg), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..............................76.500% Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................74.583% 1. SIR RICCO (Trakehner), Molly Fine, owner; Jochen Hippenstiel, rider; 5. PACIFEC M (Dutch Warmblood), Kate Shoemaker, owner; Kate Shoemaker, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Sonset, dam; Perlebach Trakehners, breeder ...............................76.500% Holland, sire; Jumping Jack, dam; VOF De Molenheide, breeder ................................. 73.333% 3. OLYMPIA (Dutch Warmblood), Lori Washton, owner; Cesar Parra, rider; Jazz, sire; 6. WAGNER (Dutch Warmblood), Alma Ericson, owner; Amy Walker-Basak, rider; Zeester, dam; A. van de Scheer, breeder .....................................................................73.850% Krack C, sire; Iselotte, dam; Stal De Breuk, breeder ....................................................72.917% 4. PLAYBOY (Dutch Warmblood), Climena Ots, owner; Endel Ots, rider ........................ 73.750% 5. TEUTOBOD (Dutch Warmblood), Carlene Blunt, owner; Jan Brons, rider; Second Level Lord Sinclair, sire; Touch of Class, dam; Jordans Hippo BV, breeder ...........................72.400% 1. SONATA GRACE (Holsteiner), Kelly Hayner, owner; Kelly Hayner, rider; Lacoste, sire; 6. REMINGTON (Friesian), Julie Roche, owner; Linda Strine, rider; Jurjen, sire; Alcor, dam; Kelly Hayner, breeder .............................................................................. 74.792% Wietskje B, dam; Jim Knapp, breeder .........................................................................71.875% 2. DAUTSEN B.S. (Friesian), Kimberly Perkins, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Otte 375, sire; Meinsje, dam; R. Bijlsma-Sibma, breeder ........................................... 71.458% Grand Prix 3. VALENTINO (Dutch Warmblood), Stephen Burtell, owner; Anna Burtell, rider; 1. RAVEL (Dutch Warmblood), Akiko Yamazaki, owner; Steffen Peters, rider; Kennedy, sire; Funera, dam ........................................................................................ 71.250% Contango, sire; Hautain, dam; H. De Man, breeder ....................................................78.500%
DIARY (Oldenburg), Diamond Hit x Samba De Brasil, owner/ rider Kathy Coulson (CO) – Materiale Four- and Five-Year-Old Mares
ROARK, owners Kimberly Perkins (NJ) & Ambassador Friesians (NJ), rider Heather Mason (NJ) – Adequan/USDF Musical Freestyle, First Level
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2. WOLKENSTANZA MLW (Hanoverian), Mary Lou Winn, owner; Maya Sniadecky, rider; Wolkentanz, sire; Rohanna, dam; Mary Lou Winn, breeder .......................................82.500% 3. FUERST DANCER MF (Hanoverian), Maryanna Haymon, owner; Brendan Curtis, rider; Furst Heinrich, sire; EM Rotina, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder ............................80.000% 3. BERG KRISTALL SG (Hanoverian), Stargate Sport Horses LP, owner; Gail Abele, rider; Bergamon, sire; Oria, dam; Stargate Sport Horses LP, breeder ..................................80.000% 5. KIERA (Trakehner), John Cassel, owner; Kendra Menzies, rider; Tanzeln, sire; Korinna, dam; Kari & John Cassel, breeders ...............................................................79.900%
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2. POP ART (Dutch Warmblood), Ashley Holzer, owner; Ashley Holzer, rider .................76.850% Adequan/USDF Adult Amateur 3. WADAMUR (Hanoverian), Susan Jaccoma, owner; Susan Jaccoma, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Sarina, dam; Peter Richter & Richard Fortkamp, breeders ...............74.250% Training Level 4. SUCCES (Danish Warmblood), Lars Petersen, owner; Lars Petersen, rider; 1. NANCY AREND (WA), riding Zippity Do Dah (Dutch Warmblood); Nancy Arend, owner; Blue Hors Silver Moon, sire; Wapiti, dam; Per Berg, breeder ..................................... 74.150% Florencio I, sire; Orinette Queen, dam; G. Marsman-Bonenkamp, breeder ................74.943% 5. TIP TOP (Swedish Warmblood), Leslie Morse, owner; Leslie Morse, rider ...................73.600% 2. KATIE MAULDIN (TX), riding Bogota (Oldenburg); Katie Mauldin, owner; 6. BRETONE (Hanoverian), Verne Batchelder, owner; Nora Batchelder, rider; Don Gregory, sire; Boutique, dam; Guenther Nitz, breeder .........................................73.261% Brentano II, sire; Santiana, dam; Josef Egelke, breeder .............................................72.500% 3. KAREN COHEN (CA), riding Wasabi (Oldenburg); Karen Cohen, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ..............................................................72.200% Adequan/USDF Musical Freestyle Challenge 4. RUTH BLEY (CA), riding EnVogue (Hanoverian); Ruth Bley, owner; Earl, sire; Laurena, dam; Katt Heinz, breeder ............................................................................72.000% First Level 5. HEATHER JANS (IL), riding Rickoshea (Irish Draught); Heather Jans, owner; 1. RASHKA (Oldenburg), Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; King of Hearts, sire; Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................. 71.304% GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................74.900% 6. PETRA JORGENSEN (CA), riding Damon Lee (Westfalen); Petra Jorgensen, owner; Damon Hill, sire; Revolution, dam; Ludger Bruland, breeder .....................................70.800% Second Level 7. FAE LEFFLER (OH), riding Adrenaline Rush (Haflinger); Fae Leffler, owner; 1. SONATA GRACE (Holsteiner), Kelly Hayner, owner; Kelly Hayner, rider; Artiest Van De Wortel, sire; Okarina GFI, dam; Jodi & Brian Winkler, breeders ......... 70.714% Lacoste, sire; Alcor, dam; Kelly Hayner, breeder ......................................................... 73.033% 8. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding Winnie Too (American Warmblood); Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaocho III, sire; Kristiana, dam; Third Level Janne Rumbough, breeder .........................................................................................70.600% 1. WARSTEINER (Dutch Warmblood), Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; 9. MARY CROWE (MA), riding Forzando (Oldenburg); Mary Crowe, owner ....................70.400% Riverman - ISF, sire; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder ........................................... 73.732% 10. JUDITH KNOPP (VA), riding Papageno (Canadian Sport Horse); Judith Knopp, owner; Pour Gagne, sire; Rio’s Rustica, dam; Augustin Walch, breeder .................................70.200% Fourth Level 11. KIMBERLY NOON (CA), riding Casino Royale (Oldenburg); Tom Fishel, owner ...........70.000% 1. DIAMOND DARLING (Hanoverian), Paulette Perry, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider ..... 70.247% 12. HILARY MILLETT (MA), riding Paddington (Quarter Horse); Hilary Millett, owner .....69.979% 13. DIANA RUCCI (NJ), riding I Spy A Rainbow (Welsh Cross); Diana Rucci, owner; Intermediate I JLA Sir William, sire; Vendela, dam; Maureen Richold, breeder .................................69.600% 1. GP RAYMEISTER (Holsteiner), Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..............................73.468% 14. SHELLY WILLIAMS (OK), riding Wersache (Hanoverian); Shelly Williams, owner; Wolkenstein II, sire; Grandma Colleen, dam; Shelly Williams, breeder ......................69.565% 15. PAIGE SCHLICKSUP (IL), riding Champion’s Devito (German Riding Pony); Grand Prix Paige Schlicksup, owner; FS Champion Deluxe, sire; Donna Imma, dam; 1. RAVEL (Dutch Warmblood), Akiko Yamazaki, owner; Steffen Peters, rider; Werner Zuchtgemeinschaft, breeder ..........................................................................69.400% Contango, sire; Hautain, dam; H. De Man, breeder ....................................................76.744% 16. KIMBERLY WATTS (CA), riding Zinca (Dutch Warmblood); Kimberly Watts, owner; Kennedy, sire; Trencis, dam; Marc Sleenhof, breeder ..................................................69.200% Adequan/USDF USEF Four-Year-Olds 16. MAUREEN LAMB (CA), riding Rubin Black (Hanoverian); Maureen Lamb, owner; Rubin Royal, sire; Wolke, dam; Dieter Roebken, breeder ...........................................69.200% 1. BARCAROLE (Hanoverian), Global Dressage Sales LLC, owner; Caroline Roffman, rider; 18. SUSAN MOORE (IN), riding Brentanus (Hanoverian); Susan Moore, owner; Baroncelli, sire; Waldfee, dam; Jurgen Buhrfeind, breeder ................................................8.6 Bretano II, sire; Why Not, dam; Klaus Bosse, Luise Bosse, breeder .............................69.131% 2. AESTHETE (Dutch Warmblood), Betsy Spence, owner; Karen Monks-Reilly, rider; 19. NICOLE CONRAGAN (CA), riding William F (Dutch Warmblood); Nicole Conragan, owner; Trento B, sire; Unusual, dam; Gebr van der steen, breeder ................................................. 8.5 Contester, sire; Madalien, dam; Faith Fessenden, breeder ..........................................68.800% 3. SIR ROCCO (Westfalen), Melissa Mulchahey, owner; Elizabeth Hendrix, rider; 19. ANDREA LEWIS (UT), riding Beaumont (Oldenburg); Andrea Lewis, owner; Sir Bedo, sire; Florentine, dam; Urlich Erfling, breeder ...................................................... 8.3 Bolivar, sire; Phoebe, dam; Jan & Gary Lawrence, breeders .......................................68.800% 3. BON CHANCE (Hanoverian), Caroline Roffman, owner; Caroline Roffman, rider;
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Belissimo M, sire; SPS Wintersong, dam; Marefield Meadows Inc., breeder ......................... 8.3 First Level 1. ROBBIE RICE (TN), riding River Side Lady (Hanoverian); Robbie Rice, owner; Adequan/USDF FEI Five-Year-Olds Royal Diamond, sire; Deja Vu, dam; B.G. & Hanken Schroeder, breeders ................... 72.667% 2. KATRINA CHRISTY (CA), riding Winterstarr (Hanoverian); Katrina Christy, owner; SAN SHIVAGO (Westfalen), Louise Koch & Dressage A Deux, owners; Louise Koch, rider; Winterprinz, sire; B R Precious Gem, dam; Sarita Simmons, breeder ......................... 71.842% Sandro Hit, sire; Donna, dam; Walter Huning, breeder .......................................................8.1 3. PERI LAMBROS (GA), riding Lager (Hanoverian); Gayla Dillard, owner; SELTEN HW (Hanoverian), Cadence LLC, owner; Michael Bragdell & Elizabeth Ball, riders; Longchamp, sire; Winnetta, dam; Friedrich Luehrs-Behnke, breeder ..........................71.667% Sandro Hit, sire; High Princess, dam; Irene Wiederhold, breeder ........................................8.0 4. RHONDA SMITH (CA), riding Winston (Dutch Warmblood); Rhonda Smith, owner..... 70.263% ZALONA DG (Dutch Warmblood), Sandy Harper, owner; Willy Arts, rider; Ferro, sire; 5. ANNE HAECKER (MN), riding Royal Blue (Hanoverian); Anne Haecker, owner; Jagermeester, dam; DG Bar Ranch Inc., breeder ................................................................. 7.9 Rhodes Scholar, sire; Dabadu Blue, dam; Greenwood Sporthorses & Equine, breeder 70.206% STEINWAY (Oldenburg), Nancy Holowesko, owner; Ulla Petersen, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; 6. KATIE MAULDIN (TX), riding Bogota (Oldenburg); Katie Mauldin, owner; Roselea, dam; Nancy Holowesko, breeder ........................................................................... 7.9 Don Gregory, sire; Boutique, dam; Guenther Nitz, breeder ........................................69.778% ADORA’S RADIANT HEART (Westfalen), Alice Womble, owner; Sabine Schut-Kery, rider; 7. BRIDGET WALKER (CA), riding Valentino (Dutch Warmblood); Christine Rivlin, owner; Furst Piccolo, sire; Majoli, dam; Eckhard Niedermowwe, breeder ....................................... 7.9 Lancet, sire; Herlia, dam; M. Coomans, breeder ......................................................... 69.357% 8. ANN NICHOLSON (CA), riding Cambria OVS (American Warmblood); Ann Nicholson, owner; Adequan/USDF FEI Six-Year-Olds Whitesville, sire; Fox Valley Petuna, dam; Diana Ashley, breeder ...............................69.072% 9. SUZIE DUSTIN (ID), riding Sandro Brasil (Oldenburg); Suzie Dustin, owner; PIKKO DEL CERRO HU (Hanoverian), Horses Unlimited Inc., owner; Mikala Gundersen, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Samba de Brasil, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder ...............................68.947% Pik L, sire; Rohweena, dam; Horses Unlimited Inc., breeder ............................................... 7.8 10. METTE LARSEN (NY), riding United We Stand (Dutch Warmblood); Mette Larsen, owner; WARSTEINER (Dutch Warmblood), Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Gribaldi, sire; Kadette, dam; Toine Hoefs, breeder .....................................................68.889% Riverman - ISF, sire; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder .................................................... 7.8 11. ANDREA MAREK (OR), riding Wroxy (Dutch Warmblood); Andrea Marek, owner; CONTENDION (Hanoverian), Judy Pappin, owner; Regina Agren, rider; Contendro, sire; Nassau, sire; Lunas Luck, dam; Brooke Voldbaek, breeder ......................................... 68.158% Wandy, dam; Judy Pappin, breeder ................................................................................... 7.7 12. MARTHA DETERING (PA), riding What Next (Hanoverian); Martha Detering, owner; WINSOR (Dutch Warmblood), Nicole Bellah, owner; Nicole Bellah, rider; San Remo, sire; Widmark, sire; Cassie, dam; Meg & Ronald Williams, breeders ................................. 68.122% Para Lady, dam; W. Janssen, breeder .................................................................................. 7.7 13. HILLARY ALLEN KISSICK (WA), riding Ucaro (Dutch Warmblood); Hillary Allen Kissick, FABERGE (Westfalen), Elizabeth Guariso, owner; Jessica Jo Tate, rider ............................... 7.7 owner; El Caro, sire; Konica, dam; H. Nieborg, breeder .............................................68.026%
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Second Level 1. DIXIE MONTGOMERY (WA), riding Wester (Dutch Warmblood); Dixie Montgomery, owner; Rhodium, sire; Sindy, dam; B. de Leeuw, breeder .............70.952% 2. LAINE HILLS (FL), riding Ukarde (Dutch Warmblood); Laine Hills, owner; Biotop, sire; Milia, dam; Mts Van Esch, breeder ..........................................................70.238% 3. MOLLY SCHILTGEN (MN), riding Weltina (Hanoverian); Molly Schiltgen, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Genka, dam; Franz Dueing, breeder ................................................. 70.106% 4. CHRISTY CADWALLADER (CA), riding Sante’ (Dutch Warmblood); Christy Cadwallader, owner; Farmer, sire; Colimbria, dam; Deborah Springborn, breeder ..........................69.524% 5. KELLY ROBBINS (IN), riding Lucca (Oldenburg); Kelly Robbins, owner; Lancer III, sire; Grimke, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder ..............................................67.674% 6. JULIE BENNETT (WA), riding Malipiero 3 (Westfalen); Julie Bennett, owner; Monsieur, sire; Pastorella, dam; Hans-Josef Dahl, breeder ......................................... 67.143% 7. IRIS BIELY (NJ), riding Randolf Scott MF (Hanoverian); Iris Biely, owner; Relevant, sire; SPS Doreen, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder ................................... 67.031% 8. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR (Pura Raza Espanola); Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaucho III, sire; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ..................................66.667% 9. ERIKA JAMES (TX), riding Wunderland (Hanoverian); Erika James, owner; Wonderful, sire; Diachee, dam; Pfalz Farm, breeder ...................................................65.997% 10. LISA RUSH (SD), riding General BC (Hanoverian); Lisa Rush, owner; Goodman, sire; Weserliebe, dam; Coop Badenhoop-Clausen, breeder ........................65.965% 11. DEBORAH HIRONS (CA), riding Heather Hill Adelaide (Welsh Cob); Deborah Hirons, owner; Mary’s Prince of Wales, sire; Fronarth Desert Rose, dam; Patricia Holmes, breeder ...........................................................................................65.892% 12. AMY SAND (MN), riding Pocos Dakota King (Paint); Amy Sand, owner; Impressive Lynx, sire; Castars Delight, dam; Victoria Maleska, breeder ..................... 65.714% 13. TINA COOK (NC), riding Razzmatazz (Oldenburg); Tina Cook, owner; Rolling Stone, sire; Elan Vital, dam; Deborah Malinowski, breeder ............................65.658% 14. VERONIKA MORRIS (NV), riding Rock (Dutch Warmblood); Veronika Morris, owner; Krack C, sire; Edine, dam; W. Van Dijk, breeder ......................................................... 65.581% 15. KASEY PERRY (CA), riding Royal Windston (Trakehner); Diane Perry, owner; Windfall, sire; Polarbrise, dam; Pa-T-Che Stables, breeder ........................................65.476% 15. DANTIA BENSON (CA), riding Sophia (Swedish Warmblood); Dantia Benson, owner; Fighting Fit, sire; Sequoia, dam; Dantia Benson, breeder ..........................................65.476% 17. LYDIA MAJOR (MN), riding Mi Tough (Thoroughbred); Lydia Major, owner; Tough Call, sire; Lil Ms Cielo, dam; Jeanette Fauchald, breeder ...................................65.116%
ANNE SEEMAN (CA), riding Tristan –Fourth Level Adequan/USDF Adult Amateur
18. LAURIE BAUCHMAN (NC), riding William E (Dutch Warmblood); Laurie Bauchman, owner; Gribaldi, sire; Lelian, dam; H. Elling, breeder ...................65.052% 19. DAVID SMITH (GA), riding Belasora (Holsteiner); David Smith, owner .......................65.000% 20. LISA BRANDMAN (CA), riding Winzherheart (Dutch Warmblood); Lisa Brandman, owner; Taxateur, sire; Odessa, dam; Wendlee Farm, breeder .................................................64.884% 20. AMY SWERDLIN (FL), riding Escorial (Wurttemberg); Amy Marie Swerdlin, owner ...64.884%
Third Level 1. ANNE MCCUTCHEON (CA), riding Wallantino (Hanoverian); Anne McCutcheon, owner; Winterprinz, sire; Duette, dam; Anne McCutcheon, breeder .......................................68.974% 2. EMILY MCDONALD (CA), riding Skyler Ace (Trakehner); Emily McDonald, owner; Beg, sire; Soiree, dam; Gest. Hoerstein, breeder ........................................................ 68.718% 3. KIM JACKSON (FL), riding Utah (Dutch Warmblood); Kim Jackson, owner; Indoctro, sire; Lady, dam; P. Kamphof, breeder ..........................................................67.436% 4. DRUANNE BRUNSON (SC), riding Grafenwohl (Hanoverian); DruAnne Brunson, owner; Grafenburg, sire; Wohlgefallen, dam; Hans Lengers, breeder .................................... 67.326% 5. CEAN EMBREY (TX), riding Titleist (Dutch Warmblood); Cean Embrey, owner; Idocus, sire; Engendre, dam; Cean Embrey, breeder ..................................................67.093% 6. JUDY ETHELL (MO), riding Rubin Raphael (Oldenburg); Judy Ethell, owner; Rubin-Royal, sire; Little Lady As, dam; M. Zuschlag, breeder .....................................66.628% 7. LIZ LAWSON-WEBER (OR), riding Prescription (Oldenburg); Jane Epperson, owner; Presidio, sire; Babuschka, dam; Cynthia Bergmann, breeder ..................................... 66.333% 8. ALLISON BILZERIAN (FL), riding Rolando (Dutch Warmblood); Allison Bilzerian, owner; Goodwill, sire; Kelineke, dam; J.W. & A.P. Jurrius, breeders ....................................... 66.154% 8. CHERIE VETSCH (WA), riding Sandro Gold (Hanoverian); Cherie Vetsch, owner; Sandro Hit, sire; Weserperle II, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder ................................... 66.154% 10. ALEXANDRA DU CELLIEE MULLER (CA), riding Rodin (Hanoverian); Alexandra du Celliee Muller, owner; Royal Diamond, sire; Wittenburg, dam; Werner Roloff, breeder .........66.026% 11. ANTONELLA BATH (OH), riding Pica (Hanoverian); Antonella Bath, owner; Picaro, sire; Lost-A-Sock, dam; November Hill Farm, breeder ....................................65.466% 12. LAUREN WETZEL (CA), riding Trooper (Dutch Warmblood); Lauren Wetzel, owner; Taxateur, sire; Naysa, dam; Katie Kuhn, breeder ........................................................65.239% 13. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR (Pura Raza Espanola); Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaucho III, sire; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder .................................. 65.128% 14. ANGELA GARFINKEL (CA), riding Gentleman (Hessen); Angela Garfinkel, owner; Angard, sire; Tatjana, dam; Hans Landschneider, breeder ..........................................65.116% 14. CHRIS FEDERER (OH), riding Sam Gerida (Dutch Warmblood); Chris Federer, owner; Metall, sire; N. Rosa-Gerida, dam; J. Hermanussen, breeder .......................................65.116% 16. JEAN COOK (IL), riding Lancieux (Trakehner); Jean Cook, owner; Consul, sire; Lys Mara, dam; Helmut Spies, breeder .......................................................................64.902% 17. JACQUELINE DUKE BEASLEY (KY), riding Winston (Hanoverian); Jacqueline Duke Beasley, owner; Worldly, sire; Wienerin, dam; Jochen Schrader, breeder .................................64.767% 18. KAREN WILLIAMS (FL), riding Pikturesk (Hanoverian); Karen Williams, owner; Pik L, sire; Donatela, dam; Horses Unlimited Inc., breeder ........................................ 64.419% 19. KATHY CAMPBELL (TX), riding Prestige (Hanoverian); Kathy Campbell, owner; Prestige Pilot, sire; Walbinchen, dam; Wilhelm Klausing, breeder ............................. 64.186% 20. KELLY ROBBINS (IN), riding Lucca (Oldenburg); Kelly Robbins, owner; Lancer III, sire; Grimke, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder .............................................. 64.103% 20. LORI LAUVER (CA), riding ARI (Swedish Warmblood); Lori Lauver, owner; Amorex, sire; Kyistol, dam; Johanna Kern, breeder .................................................... 64.103%
EMILY TEARS (CA), riding Lopaca – PSG Adequan/USDF Adult Amateur
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14. PATTY COMBS (IL), riding Sonitas Last Peppy (Quarter Horse); Patty & Dick Combs, owners; Uno Sonita, sire; Miss Doc Bar Peppy, dam; Jay Anderberg, breeder .............68.000% 14. TIJA SCHMIESING (WA), riding Olivia (Dutch Warmblood); Tija Schmiesing, owner; Odilon, sire; Whoopi, dam; Kirschman Farms, breeder ..............................................68.000% 16. MAUREEN SULLIVAN (KY), riding Coogan (Oldenburg); Maureen Sullivan, owner; Cambridge, sire; Mahogany, dam; Thistledown Farms, breeder .................................67.905% 17. KATHLEEN TOW (NY), riding Weltanschauung (Hanoverian); Kathleen Tow, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Dixie, dam; Helmut Baessman, breeder ...........................................67.895% 17. WHITNEY HARRINGTON (CA), riding Brooklyn (Austrian Warmblood); Whitney Harrington, owner ......................................................................................67.895% 19. AMY RIPPY-KULWICKI (TX), riding Harley (Oldenburg); Amy Rippy-Kulwicki, owner ...67.838% 20. LAURA GOLD (FL), riding Duncan McCloud (German Riding Pony); Laura Gold, owner .....................................................................................................67.714%
1. ANNE SEEMANN (CA), riding Tristan (Dutch Warmblood); Anne Seemann, owner; Burggraaf, sire; Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder ..................................................70.244% 2. JANE BOHREN (IN), riding Donaufeuer (Trakehner); Jane Bohren, owner; Butow *E*, sire; Donauperle, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ...68.974% 3. KRISTY TRUEBENBACH LUND (FL), riding Reel Adventure (Hanoverian); Blue Marlin Farms Inc., owner; Rotspon, sire; Lanthess, dam; Gerda Scheper, breeder ................. 66.977% 4. KELLY KRAMBS (CA), riding Rampart (Danish Warmblood); Kelly Krambs, owner; Blue Hors Cavan, sire; Ramona, dam; Kelly Krambs, breeder .....................................66.744% 5. JENNIFER HUBER (ME), riding Vito (Dutch Warmblood); Jennifer Huber, owner; Jazz, sire; Matouf, dam; W.J. Schutte, breeder ...........................................................66.475% 6. NANCY SZAKACS (CA), riding Ruschkoi (Trakehner); Nancy Szakacs, owner; Riccione, sire; Hiva, dam; Windberg Gestut, breeder .................................................64.765% 7. CAROLINE STEARNS (PA), riding Just Livingston (Hanoverian Cross); Caroline Stearns, owner; Loerke, sire; Just Wonda, dam; Caroline Stearns, breeder ..............................64.390% 8. DRUANNE BRUNSON (SC), riding Grafenwohl (Hanoverian); DruAnne Brunson, owner; Grafenburg, sire; Wohlgefallen, dam; Hans Lengers, breeder .................................... 63.537% 9. MEGHAN NICHOLS (MO), riding Trousseaux (American Warmblood); Meghan Nichols, owner; Inxcess, sire; Khaos, dam; Reta Conner, breeder .............................................63.382% 10. HEATHER MENDIBURU (NJ), riding What Happen (Hanoverian); High Point Solutions, owner; Waldstar, sire; Gina de Ro, dam; Peter Rolfs, breeder .................................... 63.293% 11. MAUREEN LAMB (CA), riding Ritello (Hanoverian); Maureen Lamb, owner; Rotspon, sire; Platine, dam; Herbert Schuett, breeder ............................................... 63.216% 12. COURTNEY O’BRIEN (FL), riding Nikko (Dutch Warmblood); Courtney O’Brien, owner; Hamlet, sire; Jilma, dam; H.L. Haverkamp, breeder .................................................. 63.140% 13. MICHELE BANDINU (CA), riding Attention Please 2 (Hanoverian); Michele Jeanne Bandinu, owner..................................................................................62.683% 14. MIMI LUFKIN (PA), riding Bop ‘N Jazz (Swedish Warmblood); Mimi Lufkin, owner; Amiral, sire; Zest, dam; Mimi Lufkin, breeder ............................................................62.500% 15. TIFFANY DAVIS (MS), riding Zhivago (Dutch Warmblood); Tiffany Davis, owner; Hattrick, sire; Urselina, dam; W. Adriaans, breeder ................................................... 62.195% 16. JOAN IANNACONE (ID), riding Welthana (Hanoverian); Joan Iannacone, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Lanthana, dam; Hermann Kleemeyer, breeder ................................. 62.134% 17. MICHELE DELUNA (CA), riding Lord of the Dance (Oldenburg); Michele DeLuna, owner; Lord Liberty G, sire; Marillion, dam; M. Gordijn, breeder ...........................................62.132% 18. MICHELLE FREELS (CA), riding Undercover (Dutch Warmblood); Michelle Freels, owner; Ferro, sire; Nirvana, dam; Kathy & Larry Childs, breeders .........................................62.093% 19. BARBARA WOLFE (NJ), riding Windsor (Hanoverian); Barbara Wolfe, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Serenade, dam; Klaus Lahmann, breeder .........................................62.045% 20. MERCEDES ECKROTH (WA), riding Tivoli Garden (Danish Warmblood); Mercedes Eckroth, owner; Diamant, sire; Annabel, dam; Per Nielsen, breeder ............61.818% 20. JUDITH SLOAN (NY), riding Roseview’s Otinjo (Warmblood); Judith Place Sloan, owner ..........................................................................................61.818%
4. KRYSTALANN SHINGLER (FL), riding Tividor (Dutch Warmblood); Krystalann Shingler, owner; Obelisk, sire; Lomalia, dam; H. Hindricks, breeder ........ 67.237% 5. SUSAN SPRINGSTEEN (PA), riding Fanale (Hanoverian); Susan Springsteen, owner; Wuemmestern, sire; Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................66.535% 6. NICOLE SHINTON (ON), riding GB Classic (Rhinelander); Nicole Shinton, owner .......65.526% 7. MARY BURKE (NV), riding Prince (Oldenburg); Mary Burke, owner; Silver Lining, sire; Laura, dam; Philip Hartman, breeder .......................................................................65.500% 8. CAROL COHEN (FL), riding Impressario (Dutch Warmblood); Carol Cohen, owner; Darwin, sire; Elina, dam; A. Doppenberg, breeder .....................................................65.395% 9. CHRIS GRAYE (MI), riding Samurei (Sachsen-Anhalt Warmblood); Chris Graye, owner; Saint Cloud, sire; Linda, dam ....................................................................................65.263% 9. NICOLE SHINTON (ON), riding GB MARKO (Danish Warmblood); Nicole Shinton, owner ................................................................................................65.263% 9. HELENA WOODWARD-RYAN (MI), riding Devaro (Westfalen); Helena Woodward-Ryan, owner ................................................................................65.263% 12. JENNIFER BARROWS (CA), riding Joewell (Trakehner); Elliot Barrows, owner; Empire, sire; Johanna, dam; Erika Pistorius, breeder ................................................65.000% 13. CARLA PASTEUR (FL), riding Amica (Hanoverian); Carla Pasteur, owner; Akatschi, sire; Wanessa, dam; Johann-Klaus Brunkhorst, breeder .............................64.994% 14. MELISSA HOGAN (CA), riding Diameter (Danish Warmblood); Melissa Hogan, owner; Diamant, sire; Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder ....................................................... 64.912% 15. AME HELLMAN (VA), riding Ronaldo (Danish Warmblood); Ame & Douglas Hellman, owners; Ragazzo, sire; Stengardens Chikita-Light, dam .............................................64.869% 16. YVETTE PICKRELL (CA), riding Prestiche (Dutch Warmblood); Yvette Pickrell, owner; Balmoral, sire; Amethist-Utopia, dam; Erven van de Burg, breeder ..........................64.790% 17. JANE HAYES (CA), riding Solvangs Rivaldo (Danish Warmblood); Jane Hayes, owner; Regazzoni, sire; Hellene Solvang, dam; Karin & Bendt Kjergaard, breeders ...............64.750% 18. SHERYL ROSS (CA), riding Lancaster (Danish Warmblood); Sheryl Ross, owner; Lobster, sire; Aleksis, dam; Gunnar Mousten, breeder ................................................64.474% 18. RUTH SHIRKEY (CA), riding PEC Womanizer (Oldenburg); Ruth Shirkey & Mary Rothwein, owners; Watch Me, sire; No Problem, dam; Mari Naten, breeder ......64.474% 20. AMY SWERDLIN (FL), riding Epikur (Hanoverian); Amy Swerdlin, owner; Espri, sire; Wariness, dam; Gerhard Finck, breeder .....................................................................64.211% 20. JEAN KLAUCKE (FL), riding Otharr (Dutch Warmblood); Jean Klaucke, owner; Havidoff, sire; Victharin, dam; Bert Rutten, breeder ...................................................64.211%
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1. CARRIE SCHOPF (KY), riding Donald (Hanoverian); Carrie Schopf, owner .................66.974% 2. STEPHANIE THOMPSON (TN), riding Cheval V (Danish Warmblood); Stephanie Thompson, owner; Come Back II, sire; Rabina, dam; Viegard Stutteri, breeder ............................ 66.316% 3. SUSAN SPRINGSTEEN (PA), riding Fanale (Hanoverian); Susan Springsteen, owner; Wuemmestern, sire; Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................65.989% 4. KRYSTALANN SHINGLER (FL), riding Tividor (Dutch Warmblood); Krystalann Shingler, owner; Obelisk, sire; Lomalia, dam; H. Hindricks, breeder ........................................65.790% 5. MELISSA HOGAN (CA), riding Diameter (Danish Warmblood); Melissa Hogan, owner; Prix St. Georges Diamant, sire; Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder .......................................................65.625% 1. EMILY TEARS (CA), riding Lopaca (Holsteiner); Emily Tears, owner; Lorentin I, sire; Wurania, dam; Maria Petzold, breeder ......................................................................67.895% 6. YVETTE PICKRELL (CA), riding Prestiche (Dutch Warmblood); Yvette Pickrell, owner; Balmoral, sire; Amethist-Utopia, dam; Erven van de Burg, breeder .......................... 65.421% 2. ANNE SEEMANN (CA), riding Tristan (Dutch Warmblood); Anne Seemann, owner; Burggraaf, sire; Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder .................................................. 67.632% 7. SANDY HARPER (CA), riding Rockette (Dutch Warmblood); Sandy Harper, owner; Ferro, sire; Alona, dam; DG Bar Ranch Inc., breeder .................................................65.263% 3. MARK CARTER (CA), riding Diabolo (Hanoverian); Mark Carter, owner.......................67.500%
CHARLOTTE JORST (NV), riding Asterios – I-II Adequan/USDF Adult Amateur
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Intermediate II 1. CHARLOTTE JORST (NV), riding Asterios (Danish Warmblood); Charlotte Jorst, owner; Akinos, sire; Urwetta, dam; Niels Nielsen, breeder .................................................... 62.632% 2. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J (Arabian); Hilary Clayton, owner; GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.369% 3. ALICE TARJAN (NJ), riding Feinest (Hanoverian); Alice Tarjan, owner; Feinbrand, sire; Warfields, dam; Margaret Gordon, breeder .......................................61.316% 4. TERRY SANTMANN (NY), riding Cassique (Bavarian); Terry Santmann, owner; Don Primero, sire; Salvisance, dam; Eva Weckerle, breeder .......................................60.395%
4. ALEXANDRIA HORNING (IL), riding Feiner Focus (Oldenburg); Alexandria & Sheila Horning, owners; Feiner Stern, sire; Berthold Schmidt, breeder .......................70.811% 5. SOLVEIG SAGER (CA), riding Redhawk’s Absolut (Zweibrucker); Patricia Boiko, owner; Abanos, sire; Grosse Welt, dam; Horst Baumann, breeder .........................................70.667% 6. RYAN ESKRIDGE (NC), riding Franziskana (Rhinelander); Ryan Eskridge, owner; Furst Heinrich, sire; Retsina, dam; Gernot Winzer, breeder ....................................... 70.263%
Second Level 1. LAURA DECESARI (AZ), riding Cheenook II (Hanoverian); CW Patrick, owner ...........70.000% 2. JAMIE PESTANA (CA), riding Winzalot (Hanoverian); Jamie Pestana, owner; Wolkenstein II, sire; Franzisca, dam; Hans-Heinr. Doescher, breeder .........................69.535% 3. CLARE KRSKA (KS), riding Romincka (Dutch Warmblood); Carol & Clare Krska, owners; Welt Hit II, sire; La-Libelle, dam; L. Martens, breeder ............................................... 68.140% 4. ALEXANDRA KITCHEN (GA), riding Ronaldo (Westfalen); Jody Kitchen, owner; Rockwell, sire; Rireen, dam; Thomas Holling, breeder ............................................... 67.632% 5. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Super Crusador (Hanoverian); Ginna Frantz, owner; Stedinger, sire; Weltgraefin, dam; Hermann Meyer, breeder ...................................... 67.619% 6. MAE JANIGA (CT), riding Reach For The Stars (Appaloosa); Mae Janiga, owner ......... 66.757%
Third Level
1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Delano (Rhinelander); Ginna Frantz, owner; Diamond Hit, sire; Wellcome, dam; Rudi Henn, breeder .............................................71.163% 2. MCCALL SHAUB (WA), riding Morocco (Dutch Warmblood); Barbara Shaub & Shaub-Ellison Co., owners; Zeoliet, sire; Halekulani, dam; Deborah Harrison, breeder . 66.163% 3. SIMON SOLARO (NY), riding Ballywhim Ardan Mor (Connemara); Lendon Gray, owner; T.A. Dobb Mc Duff, sire; Ballywhim Ethelyn, dam; Ballywhim Farm Inc., breeder ................................................................................... 65.233% Grand Prix 4. NEL SIEMSEN (MN), riding Loki (Friesian Cross); Laurie Carlson, owner ................... 65.175% 1. CARRIE SCHOPF (KY), riding Montaigne (Hanoverian); Carrie Schopf, owner ............64.583% 5. MADELEINE BIRCH (UT), riding Uoeri (Dutch Warmblood); Madeleine Birch, owner; 2. JENNIFER HUBER (ME), riding Al Pacino (Hanoverian); Jennifer Huber, owner; Houston, sire; Idorette, dam; H.H. Pieters, breeder ...................................................64.744% Achenbach, sire; Hilke Voigts, breeder .......................................................................64.334% 6. BARBARA AYERS (OR), riding Yorke (Oldenburg); Albert Mammel, owner; 3. JOHNNY HARRISON (CA), riding Focus (Swedish Warmblood); Johnny Harrison, owner; Cochise, sire; Sandy Ridge, dam; Albert Mammel, breeder ......................................... 64.651% Swift, sire; Maiden, dam; Ewa Stranne Ravelsang, breeder ........................................ 62.979% 4. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J (Arabian); Hilary Clayton, owner; Fourth Level GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.554% 1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Delano (Rhinelander); Ginna Frantz, owner; 5. ROXANNE JEWELL (TX), riding Amalon (Hanoverian); Roxanne Jewell, owner ..........62.447% Diamond Hit, sire; Wellcome, dam; Rudi Henn, breeder ............................................69.407% 6. DENIELLE GALLAGHER-LEGRIFFON (NY), riding Gallaway’s Abrikos 2. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Raymeister (Holsteiner); Ginna Frantz, owner; (Russian Warmblood); Denielle Gallagher-LeGriffon, owner .....................................62.022% Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...............................67.719% 7. CHRISTI MEYERS (GA), riding Wonderboy (Oldenburg); Christi Meyers, owner ..........61.915% 3. CHRISTINE STEPHENSON (CA), riding Markant (Dutch Warmblood); Christine Stephenson, 8. AKIKO YAMAZAKI (CA), riding Kranak (Dutch Warmblood); Akiko Yamazaki, owner; owner; Michelangelo, sire; Urona, dam; H.A. Vorderman, breeder .............................66.842% Burggraaf, sire; Hesula, dam; H. Ten Hoor, breeder ................................................... 61.702% 4. MEAGAN DAVIS (NY), riding Bentley (Danish Warmblood); Kelly Roetto, owner; 9. NANCY SZAKACS (CA), riding Normann (Dutch Warmblood); Nancy Szakacs, owner; Sorel, sire; Sacajawea, dam; Birgitte Rasmussen, breeder ......................................... 66.132% Inspekteur, sire; Epiretha, dam; H.G. Broekhuizen, breeder ...................................... 61.489% 5. CAROLINE ROFFMAN (FL), riding Accent Aigu FRH (Hanoverian); 10. TAMI HOAG (CA), riding Rush Hour 4 (Hanoverian); Tami Hoag, owner ....................60.780% Caroline Roffman, owner ........................................................................................... 65.614%
Adequan/USDF Junior/Young Rider Training Level
6. MARY ROLLINS (FL), riding Rose Noir (Oldenburg); Mary Rollins, owner; Royal Angelo I, sire; Ironesse, dam; Edith Koechling, breeder .................................... 65.515%
Prix St. Georges
1. EMILY WAGNER (KS), riding WakeUp (American Warmblood); Emily Wagner, owner; Wagnis, sire; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ......................74.800% 2. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding Bella Luna GP (Oldenburg); Ginna Frantz, owner; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................73.600% 3. RYAN ESKRIDGE (NC), riding Franziskana (Rhinelander); Ryan Eskridge, owner; Furst Heinrich, sire; Retsina, dam; Gernot Winzer, breeder ........................................73.214% 4. ROSEMARY JULIAN-SIMOES (IL), riding Proteus (Danish Warmblood); Julie Julian, owner; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; Pari Lord, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ........ 72.857% 4. KAYLA JOHNSON (IN), riding Won Tinkerbelle (Hanoverian); Michelle Morehead, owner; Widmark, sire; Flying Star, dam; Meg & Ronald Williams, breeders ............... 72.857% 6. JULIA PEACOCK (OK), riding Drosselmeyer (Hanoverian); Susan, Julia & Anna Peacock, owners; Davignport, sire; Faible, dam; Barbara Thomas, breeder .............................70.400%
1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Raymeister (Holsteiner); Ginna Frantz, owner; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................. 73.027% 2. KELLY PHILLIPS (CA), riding Ray Ace (Danish Warmblood); Kelly Phillips, owner; Racing Ace, sire; Abba, dam; C.A. Ziebel, breeder ......................................................67.368% 3. BRANDI ROENICK (AZ), riding Pretty Lady (German Riding Pony); Brandi Roenick, owner; Iglesias, sire; Ivonne, dam; Mw. E. Huygen, breeder .......................................65.263% 4. CATHERINE MARSHALL (CA), riding Genesis Danse Avec Moi (Hanoverian); Catherine Marshall, owner; Gibraleon, sire; Dina, dam; Else Groeneveld, breeder ......65.132% 5. KATRINA HILLER (WI), riding The Toy Soldier (Oldenburg); Katrina Hiller, owner; Opus, sire; Spatlaisse, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ................................................64.211% 6. SARA WINKLEMAN (AZ), riding Icarus (Trakehner); Sara Winkleman, owner; Enrico Caruso, sire; Indy, dam; Lenore Kremen, breeder ............................................63.290%
First Level
Intermediate I
1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding Bella Luna GP (Oldenburg); Ginna Frantz, owner; 1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Raymeister (Holsteiner); Ginna Frantz, owner; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................73.056% Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................. 71.447% 2. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Super Crusador (Hanoverian); Ginna Frantz, 2. MEREDITH KENYON (NE), riding Rambunctious (Dutch Warmblood Cross); owner; Stedinger, sire; Weltgraefin, dam; Hermann Meyer, breeder ........................... 72.764% Meredith Kenyon, owner ............................................................................................ 67.105% 3. EMILY WAGNER (KS), riding WakeUp (American Warmblood); Emily Wagner, owner; 3. BRANDI ROENICK (AZ), riding Pretty Lady (German Riding Pony); Wagnis, sire; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ...................... 72.368% Brandi Roenick, owner; Iglesias, sire; Ivonne, dam; Mw. E. Huygen, breeder .............66.447%
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8. BARBARA BUTMAN (MI), riding Falkland Dragonfly (Hanoverian); Barbara Butman, owner; Falkland, sire; Grandessa, dam; August Grimm, breeder ...65.000% 9. ROBIN GAY (CO), riding Lenny (Dutch Warmblood); Robin Gay, owner; Nimmerdor, sire; Huit, dam; B.S. Wichers, breeder ..................................................64.869% 10. DANIELLE BLANCHARD (PA), riding Nogales (Dutch Warmblood); Danielle Blanchard, owner ........................................................................................64.750% 11. GUNDI YOUNGER (CA), riding Renatino (Dutch Warmblood); Gundi Younger, owner; Sambertino, sire; Ingrid, dam; M. van Sonsbeek, breeder ..........................................64.675% 12. AKIKO YAMAZAKI (CA), riding Lautenspieler (Hanoverian); Akiko Yamazaki, owner ............................................................................................. 64.614% 13. JOAN PECORA (IL), riding Talent (Dutch Warmblood); Joan Pecora, owner; Jazz, sire; Natasja, dam; A. Verdellen, breeder ..........................................................................64.606% 14. LISA DUFRESNE (FL), riding Caballero 37 (Oldenburg); Lisa Dufresne, owner; Contango, sire; Fine Lady, dam; Gerhard Brand-Kruth, breeder ................................64.474% 14. AME HELLMAN (VA), riding Ronaldo (Danish Warmblood); Ame & Douglas Hellman, owners; Ragazzo, sire; *Stengardens Chikita-Light, dam ...........................................64.474%
Intermediate II 1. NADINE SCHLONSOK (VA), riding Ikaros (Danish Warmblood); Melanie Pai, owner; Akinos, sire; Fernande, dam; Anne Nielsen, breeder ................................................... 64.737%
ROBBIE RICE (TN), riding River Side Lady – First Level Adequan/USDF Vintage Cup
3. JONI ABNEY (TN), riding Elijah (Trakehner Cross); Sherry Koella, owner; Nico, sire; Thekla, dam; Sherry Koella, breeder .........................................................66.504%
Third Level
Grand Prix
1. A. WHIT WATKINS (TX), riding Cipriani (Westfalen); A. Whit Watkins, owner; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder ........................................69.744% 1. ELLEN DENIS (IN), riding Victor (American Warmblood); Ellen Denis, owner; 2. ANNE MCCUTCHEON (CA), riding Wallantino (Hanoverian); Anne McCutcheon, owner; Vance, sire; Carr Amy, dam; Margaret Kaiser, breeder ................................................60.426% Winterprinz, sire; Duette, dam; Anne McCutcheon, breeder .......................................68.974% 3. CEAN EMBREY (TX), riding Titleist (Dutch Warmblood); Cean Embrey, owner; Adequan/USDF Vintage Cup Idocus, sire; Engendre, dam; Cean Embrey, breeder ..................................................67.093%
Training Level
Fourth Level
First Level
Prix St. Georges
1. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL (FL), riding Royal Diamant (Oldenburg); Elizabeth Campbell, 1. NANCY AREND (WA), riding Zippity Do Dah (Dutch Warmblood); Nancy Arend, owner; owner; Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder .................................68.238% Florencio I, sire; Orinette Queen, dam; G. Marsman-Bonenkamp, breeder ................74.943% 2. TEAH BANKES (MI), riding Dezent (Oldenburg); Laurie Forbes, owner; 2. MARIE BARRETT (MA), riding Dunant (Oldenburg); Leigh Dunworth, owner; Donnerhall, sire; Tettine, dam; Heinrich Busse, breeder .............................................67.907% Depardieu, sire; Anita, dam; Bernhard Schroeder, breeder ........................................74.000% 3. A. WHIT WATKINS (TX), riding Cipriani (Westfalen); A. Whit Watkins, owner; 3. KAREN COHEN (CA), riding Wasabi (Oldenburg); Karen Cohen, owner; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder ........................................ 67.674% Wolkentanz, sire; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ............................72.200% 1. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL (FL), riding Royal Diamant (Oldenburg); Elizabeth Campbell, 1. ROBBIE RICE (TN), riding River Side Lady (Hanoverian); Robbie Rice, owner; owner; Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ................................. 67.105% Royal Diamond, sire; Deja Vu, dam; B.G. & Hanken Schroeder, breeders ................... 72.667% 2. ANNELIESE VOGT HARBER (GA), riding Monte-R (Holsteiner); Anneliese Vogt Harber, 2. ROBERT CHAPESKI (MT), riding Gaudenzia (Hanoverian); Robert Chapeski, owner; owner; Monsum, sire; Irma-R, dam; Horst Riebeling, breeder ...................................66.579% Gold Luck, sire; Angelina, dam; Jane Byard, breeder ................................................. 72.624% 3. SUSAN SPRINGSTEEN (PA), riding Fanale (Hanoverian); Susan Springsteen, owner; 3. KATHRYN MORRIS (OH), riding Rebecca (Hanoverian); Kathryn Morris, owner; Wuemmestern, sire; Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................66.535% Rotspon, sire; Donna Elvira, dam; Herbert Habedank, breeder .................................. 71.447%
Second Level
Intermediate I
1. CINDY SNOWDEN (MA), riding Dolomit (Oldenburg); Cindy Snowden, owner; 1. MARIE BARRETT (MA), riding Cantaris (Hanoverian); Elizabeth Ferber, owner; De Niro, sire; Adiama, dam ........................................................................................66.579% Compliment, sire; Egida, dam; Friederike Pelzer, breeder .......................................... 69.107% 2. ANDREA MANOS (GA), riding Lou Bega (Hanoverian); Andrea Manos, owner; 2. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR (Pura Raza Espanola); Janne Rumbough, owner; Lauries Crusador, sire; Arianka, dam; Wilhelm Holzfoerster, breeder ........................66.053% Gaucho III, sire; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ..................................66.667%
A. WHIT WATKINS (TX), riding Cipriani – Third Level Adequan/USDF Vintage Cup
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NANCY AREND (WA), riding Zippity Do Dah – Training Level Adequan/ USDF Vintage Cup
3. SUSAN SPRINGSTEEN (PA), riding Fanale (Hanoverian); Susan Springsteen, owner; Wuemmestern, sire; Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................65.989%
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Intermediate II Grand Prix 1. JOANN WILLIAMS (WI), riding Kosmic (Hanoverian); Joann Williams, owner; Kuer, sire; Adelwunsch, dam; Richard Maioriello, breeder .......................................... 62.873% 2. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J (Arabian); Hilary Clayton, owner; GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.554% 3. TRACEY LERT (CA), riding Lexus (Dutch Warmblood); Tracey Lert, owner; Wanroij, sire; Famous, dam; Tony De Groot, breeder ................................................. 62.553%
Adequan/USDF Pas de Deux
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National Level 1. Ruth Sawin & Suzan Saylor ........................................................................................ 79.375% 2. Joan Potter & Elizabeth Campbell................................................................................73.713% 3. Julie Hacker & Joan Potter.......................................................................................... 72.375%
FEI Level
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1. Meghan Michaels & Jules Anderson............................................................................. 73.250%
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1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J (Arabian); Hilary Clayton, owner; GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.369%
Region 1 Results
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7. The 2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships were held 8. October 22-25 in Lexington, VA.
expensive Hobby, owned by Laura Wrong-Hobby (NJ); ridden by Olivia Plocinski (NJ)............................................................................ 65.200% At Liberty, owned and ridden by Abigail Bauer (VA) ............................................64.800% Mazur, owned and ridden by Anecia Hoffield (PA) ...............................................64.200%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Judges: Kem Barbosa (S); Lilo Fore (S); Sarah Geikie (S); Jan Jacobsen (R); Natalie Lamping (S); Sue Madden Mandas (S); Janine Malone (R); Scott Peterson (R); Marlene Schneider (S); William Training Level Open Championship CH: zOe ISABeLLA, Dutch Warmblood mare; owned by Sharyl Hilliard (OH); Solyntjes (S); Judy Westenhofer (R). ridden by Kristin Stein (OH) ............................................................................... 77.000% RS: AeSTHeTe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Trento B; bred by Gebr van der Great American Insurance Group/USDF Steen (NeD); owned by Betsy Spence (PA); ridden by Karen Monks-Reilly (PA) ...76.800% Training Level Adult Amateur Championship 3. Dexter S, owned by Janice Mumford (VA); ridden by Danielle Rowland (VA) ........ 72.600% CH: MeINSe 439, Friesian stallion by Heinse; bred by J. v.d. Wal (NeD); 4. Montana, owned by Brenda Duet (NC); ridden by Claudia Novick (NC) ............... 71.800% owned by Iron Spring Farm Inc. (PA); ridden by Mary Alice Malone (PA)............. 72.000% 5(T). White Gloves RRz Reflection, owned by Barbara Ferneyhough (VA); RS: JOHN PAUL, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Darcey Juzwiak (PA) ........69.000% ridden by Brandi Benedict (VA) ..........................................................................68.800% 3(T). Ghardener, owned and ridden by Sharon Lewis (OH) ...........................................68.400% 5(T). Razz-Ma-Tazz, owned and ridden by Meghan Kavanah (MD)................................68.800% 3(T). My Vincent Machine, owned and ridden by Freddie Schneider (NC) ......................68.400% 7. Jonah Van Sietske, owned by Virginia Pace (TN); ridden by Kim Gentry (TN) .......67.800% 5. NPJ Copper Sand, owned and ridden by Katherine Brunson (VA) .........................67.800% 8. Florentino, owned by Altersgait LLC (PA); ridden by Dorie Addy-Crow (PA) .........67.800% 6. Rapunzel, owned and ridden by Angela Mirarchi (NC) .........................................67.000% 7. Figaro HP, owned and ridden by Kathleen Kelly (VA)............................................66.400% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 8. Tahoe, owned and ridden by Michele Brase (TN) .................................................66.400% First Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: BONIFAz S, Hanoverian gelding by Brentano II; owned and ridden Great American Insurance Group/USDF by Colene Stevens (OH) ........................................................................................ 71.711% RS: MeINSe 439, Friesian stallion by Heinse; bred by J. v.d. Wal (NeD); Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship owned by Iron Spring Farm Inc. (PA); ridden by Mary Alice Malone (PA)..............71.316% CH: DeVOTION, Oldenburg stallion by Donates; bred and owned by Melanie Pai (VA); ridden by Nadine Schlonsok (VA) ........................................................................ 71.400% 3. Ghardener, owned and ridden by Sharon Lewis (OH) ........................................... 69.737% 4. Dario, owned and ridden by Susan Herster (NJ) .................................................. 69.342% RS: FRANzISKANA, Rhinelander gelding by Furst Heinrich; bred by Gernot Winzer (GeR); owned and ridden by Ryan eskridge (NC) ............68.200% 5. Razzmatazz, owned and ridden by Tina Cook (NC) ..............................................66.842% 3(T). My Maxwell, owned by Lisa Gorsuch (NC); ridden by Molly Paris (NC) .................67.400% 6. Rubina, owned and ridden by Lisa Gorsuch (NC) ..................................................66.711% 3(T). Tiger Lilly, owned and ridden by elizabeth Williams (OH) ...................................67.400% 7. What Next, owned and ridden by Martha Detering (PA) ...................................... 66.447% 5. Ridgetop zachary, owned and ridden by McCallie Moore (TN) ..............................65.400% 8. Aliea, owned and ridden by Sonya Hunt (VA) ...................................................... 66.447%
Madelynn Davis and Jolo, Prix St. Georges Jr/YR champion; Great American Insurance Group representative Christine Phillips and USDF executive Director Stephan Hienzsch
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Shawna Harding and Come On III, Grand Prix Open champion; Great American Insurance Group representative Christine Phillips; and USDF executive Director Stephan Hienzsch
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2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional Dressage Championships Results
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Freestyle Championship
3. 4. 5. CH: BRIDGe, zweibrucker by Icon; bred by Herman Schneider (GeR); owned and ridden by Margaret McKibbin-Favreau (NJ) ....................................... 67.604% 6. 7. RS: ARNOUT FAN FALLINGASATe, Friesian by Karel; bred by A. Timmer (NeD); owned by Diamond Creek Farm (KY); ridden by Kristy Moore (OH) .....................66.042% 3. DavignAir, owned and ridden by Sandy Johnson (VA) ...........................................62.813% 8. 4. Grande G, owned by Lynn Southworth (PA) ridden by Clark Southworth (PA)...... 62.500%
CH: SAM, Belgian Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Mattie Nelson (MI).........71.842% RS: MY MAxWeLL, Hanoverian gelding by Mytens; bred by Martina Schloh; owned by Lisa Gorsuch (NC); ridden by Molly Paris (NC)..................................... 68.158% 3. Freewill, owned and ridden by Jami edwards (NC) .............................................. 67.500% 4. Giselle III, owned and ridden by Addison Spencer (MD)....................................... 67.500% 5. Deces Teddy Lynx, owned and ridden by Caitlin Puller (VA) ................................. 66.579% 6. Mazur, owned and ridden by Anecia Hoffield (PA) ................................................65.921% 7. Apollo 97, owned and ridden by Danielle Dever (OH) .......................................... 65.658% 8. Tiger Lilly, owned and ridden by elizabeth Williams (OH) ...................................64.868%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Open Championship CH: CONTReAU, Danish Warmblood gelding by Kanudos; bred by Richard Nielsen; owned and ridden by Shawna Harding (SC)......................................................... 73.289% RS: FReeWIND, Hanoverian gelding by Waldorf; bred by Windstille Farm (NC); owned and ridden by Katie Poag (SC)...................................................................73.158% 3. Veredus, owned by Maude Carr (NC); ridden by Ashley Perkins (NC).................... 70.658% 4. Legenderry, owned by Jane Hays (AL); ridden by Debbie Hill (AL) .......................69.605% 5. Rambius, owned by Diane Tauber (FL); ridden by Rebecca Nelles (NC) ................69.605% 6. Don Derrick, owned and ridden by Dawn Weniger (NC)....................................... 68.158% 7. Duncan, owned by Joan Mazur (PA); ridden by Pia Helsted (PA).......................... 67.895% 8. Filosopher, owned and ridden by Brandi Benedict (VA)........................................ 67.632%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: VIKTOR, Rhinelander gelding by Akribori; bred by Judith Gielessen (GeR); owned by elizabeth Guariso (VA); ridden by Wendy Bebie (VA) ...........................68.968% RS: ULSTeR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Gribaldi; owned and ridden by erin Laurent (NJ) ................................................................................ 66.746% 3. Uniqa, owned and ridden by Sara Anderson (OH) ................................................65.714% 4. Harleigh, owned and ridden by Nancy Schmidt (NJ) .............................................65.317% 5. Logan Baekkelund, owned and ridden by Mary Jean Horney (SC) .........................63.175% 6. Dressed to Thrill, owned and ridden by Tina West (TN) ....................................... 61.984% 7. Ottomatic, owned and ridden by Mary Callan (VA) ...............................................61.270% 8. Sunterra, owned and ridden by Robin Guter (PA) ................................................ 60.556%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Freestyle Championship CH: RIVeR SIDe LADY, Hanoverian mare by Royal Diamond; bred by B.G. Schroeder (GeR); owned by Robbie Rice (AL); ridden by Debbie Hill (AL) ........................................71.597% RS: GALATeA, Hanoverian mare by Guarantor; bred by Linda Cupp (KY); owned by Paul Belasik (PA); ridden by Andrea Velas (PA) ................................... 70.694% 3. Diplomat M, owned and ridden by Karen Holweck-Mulreany (MD) ...................... 64.722% 4. eskardo, owned and ridden by Karen Holweck-Mulreany (MD) .............................62.917%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: ReMUS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Argus; bred by W. Hermus (NeD); owned and ridden by Julie Cook (KY) .................................................................. 67.326% RS: WINSTON, Hanoverian gelding by Worldly; bred by Jochen Schrader (GeR); owned and ridden by Jacqueline Duke Beasley (KY)............................................. 66.744% 3. Close the Deal, owned and ridden by Rebecca Polan (VA) .................................... 66.628% 4. Sunterra, owned and ridden by Robin Guter (PA) ................................................64.070% 5. Duelligan, owned and ridden by Linda Tomlinson (NC).........................................63.721% 6. Al Pacino 029, owned and ridden by Rose Flanery (VA) ....................................... 62.907% 7. Daisy, owned by Altersgait LLC (PA); ridden by Melissa Richards (PA) ................. 62.558% 8. Donovan, owned and ridden by Michelle Futral (GA) ........................................... 61.744%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Freestyle Championship CH: GALATeA, Hanoverian mare by Guarantor; bred by Linda Cupp (KY); owned by Paul Belasik (PA); ridden by Andrea Velas (PA) ....................................69.271% RS: VICTORIOUS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Patijn; bred by Char Pinkerton (WI); owned by Judith Sprieser (WI); ridden by Lauren Sprieser (VA)........................... 68.229% 3. Witchazel, owned and ridden by Kya endreson (NC) ........................................... 66.875% 4. Remus, owned and ridden by Julie Cook (KY) .......................................................65.417% 5. Dreamboy, owned by Stephanie Alvord (VA); ridden by Adriane Alvord (VA).........64.167% 6. Festina, owned and ridden by Michelle Burch (VA) .............................................. 63.646%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: ROTSPON’S CRUSADOR, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Jennifer Harding (OH) ......................................................................... 64.186% RS: FeSTINA, Hanoverian mare by Fabriano; bred by George-Wilh Meyer; owned and ridden by Michelle Burch (VA) ...........................................................63.488% 3. Witchazel, owned and ridden by Kya endreson (NC) ............................................61.395% 4. Cinnamon Spice, owned and ridden by erin Hudson (SC)......................................59.651% 5. Dreamboy, owned by Stephanie Alvord (VA); ridden by Adriane Alvord (VA)........ 58.837%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Open Championship CH: RIVeR SIDe LADY, Hanoverian mare by Royal Diamond; bred by B.G. Schroeder (GeR); owned by Robbie Rice (AL); ridden by Debbie Hill (AL) .... 70.814% RS: SOMBReRO DO TOP, Lusitano gelding by Afiancado de Flandes; owned by Janet Rubino (MD); ridden by Rebecca Cord (MD) ............................... 69.302% 3. Timo, owned by Miriam Graybeal (NC); ridden by Stacey Hastings (NC).............. 68.372% 4. Vermeer, owned by Charles Smith (OH); ridden by Jennifer Roth (OH)................. 68.023% 5. Victorious, owned by Judith Sprieser (IL); ridden by Lauren Sprieser (VA) ........... 67.442% 6. Cleopatra, owned by elizabeth Juliano (OH); ridden by George Williams (OH) .....66.512% 7. Remarkable, owned and ridden by Alison Head (VA) ...........................................65.698% 8. Grande Finale, owned and ridden by Rita Dunn (TN) ..........................................64.884%
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Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: BUTTeRFINGeR BONANzA, Dutch Warmblood mare by Ulft; bred by Douglas and Charlotte Schoenfeld (Az); owned and ridden by Anne Yanney (SC) .............. 65.357% CH: JUST LIVINGSTON, Hanoverian-cross gelding by Loerke; bred, owned, and ridden by Caroline Stearns (PA) ...........................................................................67.195% RS: SAM, Belgian Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Mattie Nelson (MI).........62.619% 3. Giselle III, owned and ridden by Addison Spencer (MD)....................................... 60.476% RS: HIGHLANDeR, Oldenburg gelding by Connecticut; owned and ridden by Lara Silver (GA) .................................................................................. 65.244% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Bop ’N Jazz, owned and ridden by Mimi Lufkin (PA) ........................................... 63.659% Second Level Open Championship 4. Algebraic expression, owned and ridden by Marlene Knopsnider (OH) ..................61.707% CH: RIVeR SIDe LADY, Hanoverian mare by Royal Diamond; bred by Hanken 5. Derby 170, owned and ridden by Jessie Ginsburg (VA) ......................................... 61.098% Schroeder (GeR); owned by Robbie Rice (AL); ridden by Debbie Hill (AL).............75.119% 6. Dienhard, owned and ridden by Deborah Lowham (DC) ...................................... 60.610% RS: CLeOPATRA, Oldenburg mare; owned by elizabeth Juliano (OH); 7. Gentleman, owned and ridden by Kristin Herzing (PA) ........................................ 60.366% ridden by George Williams (OH) ......................................................................... 72.976% 8. Cirkeline, owned and ridden by Anne Modi (GA)...................................................60.122% USDF ConneCtion
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Constantin, owned and ridden by Brandi Benedict (VA) ......................................70.000% Galatea, owned by Paul Belasik (PA); ridden by Andrea Velas (PA)......................69.048% London z, owned by Sharon Ridge (OH); ridden by Jennifer Roth (OH) ................68.571% Wyoming, owned and ridden by Annette Longo (NJ) ........................................... 68.333% Baron von Gehrde, owned by Candace Velez (VA); ridden by Debbie Rodriguez (VA) ........................................................................ 68.214% Wisteria ISF, owned by Iron Spring Farm Inc. (PA); ridden by Ashley Wolfe (PA)................................................................................ 67.500%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Freestyle Championship
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CH: LUKe, Westfalen gelding; owned by Melanie Pai (VA); ridden by Nadine Schlonsok (VA) ........................................................................ 71.806% RS: TITUS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Welt Hit II; bred by G. Schievink (NeD); owned and ridden by Rhonda Dretel (CT) .............................................................66.181% 3. Willcox, owned and ridden by Lisa Brice (OH) .................................................... 62.847% 4. Gentleman, owned and ridden by Kristin Herzing (PA) ........................................ 62.083%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Open Championship CH: RIGO, Hanoverian gelding by Rotspon; bred by Henrich Martfeld (GeR); owned by Tonya Rowe (SC); ridden by Shawna Harding (SC) ............................... 69.756% RS: ROYAL PRINCe, Hanoverian by Rohdiamant; bred by Fredi Schaefer (NeD); owned by Hilltop Farm Inc. (MD); ridden by Michael Bragdell (MD).................... 66.829% 3. Picasso’s Bleu, owned by Douglas Green (NJ) and Lisa Lewis-Greene (NJ); ridden by Lisa Lewis-Greene (NJ) .........................................................................64.512% 4. Odysseus, owned by Susan Day (GA); ridden by Kayce Redmond (GA) .................64.268% 5. ellegria, owned and ridden by Lauren Sprieser (VA) ............................................ 63.780% 6. Ghambade, owned and ridden by Kathleen Cronk (PA) ........................................ 63.659% 7. Faraon Cxx, owned and ridden by Francesca Nicoletti (OH) .................................61.707%
Kudra, owned by Katelyn Ortepio (NJ); ridden by erin Laurent (NJ) .....................61.184% Jasper Johns, owned and ridden by Tricia Gregory (NC)....................................... 58.421%
CH: DeGAS, Hanoverian gelding by Dederick; bred by Janice Maddox (NC); owned by Marianne Campano (MD) ridden by Barbara Strawson (MD) ............... 71.000% RS: DARIUS, Oldenburg gelding; owned by Alexandra Dane (MD); ridden by Jaralyn Finn (MD) ............................................................................... 69.250% 3. Graf Alpha, owned by Irene Cromer (VA) and Faith Hudgins (NC); ridden by Stephanie Alvord (VA) ......................................................................... 68.250% 4. Salvador, owned and ridden by Carolyn Jackson (VA) .......................................... 63.583%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship
CH: SYNCRO, Trakehner gelding by enrico Caruso; bred by Perlebach Trakehners (Ne); owned and ridden by Laura Noyes (OH) .............................................................. 70.395% RS: RANKO, German Warmblood stallion by Rajko; bred by Wilhelm Johan Hopman (NeD); owned and ridden by Tami Batts (NC) .......................................69.868% 3. Don Bailey, owned by elizabeth Juliano (OH); ridden by George Williams (OH) ........................................................................................ 68.553% 4. Degas, owned by Marianne Campano; ridden by Barbara Strawson (MD) ............68.289% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Walker 34, owned and ridden by Jennifer Roth (OH)........................................... 67.368% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 6. Rotterdam, owned by Altersgait LLC (PA); ridden by Dorie Addy-Crow (PA) ........ 66.184% CH: JOLO, Swedish Warmblood gelding by edinburg; owned and 7. Darius, owned by Alexandra Dane (MA); ridden by Jaralyn Finn (MD) ................. 66.184% ridden by Madelynn Davis (KY) ........................................................................... 60.732% 8. eliko Maximum, owned by Altersgait LLC (PA); ridden by Dorie Addy-Crow (PA)......................................................................................... 65.526%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship
CH: HIGHLANDeR, Oldenburg gelding by Connecticut; owned and ridden by Lara Silver (GA) .................................................................................. 69.474% RS: JUST LIVINGSTON, Hanoverian-cross gelding by Loerke; bred, owned, and ridden by Caroline Stearns (PA) ...................................................................68.289% 3. Ronaldo, owned and ridden by Ame Hellman (VA)............................................... 67.895% 4. Fanfare, owned and ridden by Patricia Fannin (TN) ............................................ 65.395% 5. Day Light, owned and ridden by Richard Cohn (GA) ............................................ 63.026% 6. Willcox, owned and ridden by Lisa Brice (OH) .................................................... 62.632% 7. Gentleman, owned and ridden by Kristin Herzing (PA) ........................................ 62.237% 8(T). Paco Rabanne 5, owned and ridden by elizabeth Thorsey (VA) ............................. 61.711% 8(T). Derby 170, owned and ridden by Jessie Ginsburg (VA) .......................................... 61.711%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship CH: PASOP, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Junior STV; owned and ridden by Kristine zagoria (GA) .......................................................................................... 62.895% RS: WONDeRBOY, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Christi Meyers (GA) ....... 60.395% 3. Abahn, owned and ridden by Nelson Long (TN) ................................................... 57.500%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Open Championship
CH: COMe ON III, Danish Warmblood gelding by Come Back II; bred by B. Klove-Mogensen (DeN); owned and ridden by Shawna Harding (SC) ............... 68.947% RS: CLAIRVOYA, Hanoverian mare by Certus; bred by Dietmar Winkelmann; owned and ridden by Lauren Sprieser (VA)..........................................................63.684% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Syncro, owned and ridden by Laura Noyes (OH)..................................................60.658% Prix St. Georges Open Championship 4. Lancer, owned and ridden by eliza Sydnor (NC) .................................................. 59.737% CH: DON BAILeY, Oldenburg gelding; owned by elizabeth Juliano (OH); 5. Orlando, owned and ridden by Vanessa Swartz (MD)........................................... 56.974% ridden by George Williams (OH) ......................................................................... 68.947% 6. Rhavel, owned and ridden by Nancy Lewis-Stanton (OH) .................................... 56.447% RS: DeGAS, Hanoverian gelding by Dederick; bred by Janice Maddox (NC); owned by Marianne Campano (MD); ridden by Barbara Strawson (MD) .............. 67.368% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. eliko Maximum, owned by Altersgait LLC (PA); ridden by Dorie Addy-Crow (PA)..........................................................................................66.711% Intermediate II Junior/Young Rider Championship 4. Ranko, owned and ridden by Tami Batts (NC) ..................................................... 66.447% CH: IKAROS, Danish Warmblood gelding by Akinos; bred by Anne Nielsen (DeN); owned by Melanie Pai (VA); ridden by Nadine Schlonsok (VA) ..............................62.105% 5. Marwick, owned by Wanda escobar (VA); ridden by Patrick Tigchelaar (VA) ....... 65.526% 6. Odysseus, owned by Susan Day (GA); ridden by Kayce Redmond (GA) ................. 63.816% 7. Contessa, owned by Rachel DeMarcus (VA); ridden by Donna Gatchell (VA) ..........63.421% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 8(T). Ashiroh, owned and ridden by erin Scelba-Johnson (NJ) ..................................... 62.763% Grand Prix Adult Amateur Championship 8(T). Rytmik, owned by Diane Tauber (FL) ridden by Rebecca Nelles (NC).................... 62.763% CH: WONDeRBOY, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Christi Meyers (GA) ....... 64.681% RS: PASOP, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Junior STV; owned and ridden Great American Insurance Group/USDF by Kristine zagoria (GA) ......................................................................................63.617% Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship 3. Abahn, owned and ridden by Nelson Long (TN) ................................................... 60.106% CH: JOLO, Swedish Warmblood gelding by edinburg; owned and ridden by Madelynn Davis (KY) ........................................................................... 60.395% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship
Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
CH: LATINO, Danish Warmblood gelding by Leandro; bred by Jorgen Ravn (NeD); owned by Michael and Dian Deimler (GA); ridden by Karen Lipp (GA)..................68.167% CH: DAY LIGHT, Hanoverian mare by Don Primero; bred by Ursula Kleemeyer (GeR); RS: FILLIPe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Record; bred by J.G.H. Sloot; owned and ridden by Richard Cohn (GA)............................................................. 66.447% owned and ridden by evelyn Susol (PA)............................................................... 63.833% RS: RONALDO, Danish Warmblood gelding by Ragazzo; owned and 3. Medaillon, owned by Karen Turner (MD); ridden by Janna Bakhramov (MD) ....... 62.833% ridden by Ame Hellman (VA) ...............................................................................63.684% 4. emperor, owned and ridden by Tracy Durham (NY) ............................................. 60.833% 3. Weltheir, owned and ridden by Sydney Lee (GA)...................................................61.579% 5. Obsidian, owned and ridden by Sue Black (OH) ...................................................59.417%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Junior Team Championship
Fiesty Star, owned and ridden by Kristy Hume (MI) .............................................67.000% Wellington, owned and ridden by Kristin Cooper (IL) ..........................................66.200% Dimitri, owned and ridden by DeAnne Glenn (IL) ................................................66.000%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: BeLLA LUNA GP, Oldenburg mare by Lehnsritter; bred by Melissa Murff (Tx) and Quail Ridge Farm (Tx); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)....................................................................................... 71.400% RS: RAPIDASH, Westfalen gelding; owned and ridden by Sarah Shanahan (MI)..........70.400% 3. zebastian, owned and ridden by Lauren Griffin (IN) ...........................................69.200% 4. Diesel, owned and ridden by Allicyn Smith (IL) ...................................................68.400% 5. Noah’s Art, owned and ridden by Jillian Johnson (MI) .........................................68.000% 6. Mercedes, owned and ridden by Ashley Guidry (WI) ............................................67.800% 7. Walando, owned by Charlsey and Lauren Hoehn (MI); ridden by Lauren Hoehn (MI) .............................................................................. 67.600% 8. Proteus, owned by Julie Julian (IL); ridden by Rosemary Julian-Simoes (IL) ........67.400%
CH: DReAMBOY, Oldenburg gelding by Drosselklang; bred by Marita Glahn; owned by Stephanie Alvord (VA); ridden by Adriane Alvord (VA) ......................... 59.459% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Young Rider Team Championship
Training Level Open Championship
CH: SAPHIRA, Oldenburg mare by Florencio I; bred by Wolfgang Sames (GeR); owned by John McGuire (IL); ridden by Heather McCarthy (IL) ........................... 75.400% CH: NeLzON, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Wolfgang; bred by J. Torensma (NeD); RS: zONNeRHALL, Dutch Warmblood stallion by Rousseau; bred by Lana owned and ridden by Jillian Kemenosh (NJ) ........................................................ 66.579% Sneddon (IN); owned by Cynthia Hunting (FL); ridden by Laurie Moore (MI) ...... 72.400% RS: LUKe, Westfalen gelding; owned by Melanie Pai (VA); ridden by Nadine Schlonsok (VA) .......................................................................................64.605%. 3. Benise, owned and ridden by Judith Kelly (MI) .................................................... 71.400% 4. Sasha, owned by Lucinda Boyle (IL); ridden by endel Ots (IL).............................70.600% 5. Waranco, owned by Amy Grahn (IL); ridden by endel Ots (IL) ............................69.800% Region 2 Results 6. Sijmen fon LaClar, owned by Barbara Hanus (IL); ridden by Heather McCarthy (IL).........................................................................69.600% The 2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 2 Dressage Championships were held 7. Finders Keepers, owned and ridden by elizabeth Sambor (PA) .............................69.200% 8(T). Vemilion B, owned by Linda Farness (WI); ridden by Amanda Johnson (WI) .......68.800% October 1-4 in Wayne, IL. 8(T). Dream Dancer, owned and ridden by Katy Boldt (IL)...........................................68.800% Judges: Dinah Babcock (S); Dr. Paramjeet Chopra (S); Anne Cizadlo (r); Lilo Fore (S); Janet Foy (I); Great American Insurance Group/USDF Marilyn Heath (S); Janet Hannon (S); Paula Lacy (S); Marlene Schneider (S); Kristi Wysocki (R).
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Adult Amateur Championship
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CH: BReNTANUS, Hanoverian gelding by Brentano II; bred by Klaus Bosse (GeR); owned and ridden by Susan Moore (IN) ..............................................................76.400% RS: PReLUDe, Rhinelander mare by Prado; bred by Johannes Baumeister (GeR); owned and ridden by Barbara Butman (MI)........................................................ 72.800% 3. estrella, owned and ridden by Jolene Novak (IL) ................................................. 71.600% 4. Pulsar, owned and ridden by Melissa Wanstreet (MI)........................................... 67.600% 5. Gyrfalcon, owned and ridden by Sari Wildman (IL)............................................. 67.600%
Kim Barteau and Volontaire, Third Level Musical Freestyle champion; and USDF representative Donna Rocchetti
First Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: BACI, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Philip Smith (OH)..................... 70.658% RS: PReLUDe, Rhinelander mare by Prado; bred by Johannes Baumeister (GeR); owned and ridden by Barbara Butman (MI)........................................................ 70.395% 3. Ramon, owned and ridden by Ashley Jacobsen (IL)..............................................70.000% 4. Coogan, owned and ridden by Maureen Sullivan (KY) ..........................................69.605% 5. Dulcinea, owned by Kathryn Schmidt (OH); ridden by Stephanie Schmidt (OH) .......69.342% 6. Clancy’s Charm, owned and ridden by Jennifer Moskal (IL) ..................................66.711% 7. Rohtanzen’s Bolero, owned and ridden by Ann Sauer (WI) .................................. 66.447% 8. Pasadenna H, owned and ridden by Lauren esping (IN) ...................................... 66.447%
Patricia Becker and Sandor, Grand Prix Open champion; owner Anne Ramsey; and USDF representative Donna Rocchetti
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CH: COMe ON III, Danish Warmblood gelding by Come Back II; bred by M. Klove-Mogensen (DeN); owned and ridden by Shawna Harding (SC)............... 69.574% RS: CONCHITA, Hanoverian mare by Condor M; bred by Rudolf Quast (GeR); owned and ridden by Jan Williams (MA) .............................................................63.404% 3. Santos Utopia, owned by Iron Spring Farm Inc. (PA); ridden by Alex Robertson (PA) ............................................................................ 62.766% 4. Obsidian, owned and ridden by Sue Black (OH) .................................................. 62.553% 5. Welfenstein, owned and ridden by Rebecca Langwost-Barlow (MD)..................... 60.532% 6. Rollingstone, owned by Judy Arnold (NC); ridden by Stacey Hastings (NC) .......... 60.319% 7. emperor, owned and ridden by Tracy Durham (NY) ..............................................58.191% 8. Rhavel, owned and ridden by Nancy Lewis-Stanton (OH) .................................... 54.149%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Freestyle Championship
RS: ODIN, Oldenburg gelding by Rams Jr.; bred by Svend erik Olesen (DeN); owned and ridden by elysha Bacca (OH)............................................................. 69.524% 3. Something Fishy, owned and ridden by Sherri Timmerman (MI) .......................... 68.810% CH: BeLLA LUNA GP, Oldenburg mare by Lehnsritter; bred by Melissa Murff (Tx) 4. Fantassia, owned by Terri Boyagian (MI); ridden by Tara Mason (MI).................. 68.333% and Quail Ridge Farm (Tx); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)........................................................................................76.146% 5. Weltspitze, owned and ridden by Megan Wisniewski (IL) .....................................67.619% 6. Simpatico, owned by Lendon Gray (NY); ridden by Megan Heeder (MI) ................67.619% RS: WYNSHIRe’S VALIANT, Welsh Cob gelding; owned and ridden by elisabeth Maurer (MI)......................................................................................... 72.604% 7. Bijoux, owned and ridden by Kerrigan Gluch (MI) ...............................................66.905% 3. zonnerhall, owned by Cynthia Hunting (FL); ridden by Laurie Moore (MI)............72.188% 8. Wynshire’s Valiant, owned and ridden by elisabeth Maurer (MI) ......................... 66.786% 4. Wagner, owned by Alma ericson (IL); ridden by Amy Walker-Basak (IL) ............. 72.083% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Anakin, owned by Kaye-eileen Willard (WI); ridden by Amanda Johnson (WI).... 66.875% 6. Sandro, owned and ridden by Jenifer Gaffney (OH) .............................................64.688% Second Level Open Championship CH: HeNNeSSeY B, Hanoverian gelding by His Highness; bred by Barbara Schmidt (KY); owned by Kristin Cooper (IL); ridden by endel Ots (IL) ....73.571% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: SAN FRANCISCO RA, Hanoverian stallion by Sandro Hit; bred by Peter-Herm First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship Rabeler (GeR); owned by Chris Federer (OH) and Rebecca Knollman (OH); CH: GP SUPeR CRUSADOR, Hanoverian gelding by Stedinger; bred by Hermann ridden by Rebecca Knollman (OH) ...................................................................... 72.500% Meyer (GeR); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL) ..... 76.842% 3. Sonata Grace, owned and ridden by Kelly Hayner (MI) .........................................71.190% RS: BeLLA LUNA GP, Oldenburg mare by Lehnsritter; bred by Melissa Murff (Tx) 4. ziezo, owned by Albert Gesierich (MI); ridden by Vanessa Voltman (MI) .............. 69.881% and Quail Ridge Farm (Tx); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by 5. Wish, owned by Frank Allgauer (IL); ridden by Patricia Becker (MI) ....................68.571% Kassandra Barteau (IL)....................................................................................... 72.500% 6. Rave Review, owned by Michele Brase (TN); ridden by Melissa Cool (TN) ..............68.571% 3. Gabriel, owned by Robert Oury (IL); ridden by Jessica Valenti (IL) .......................72.237% 7. Wagner, owned by Alma ericson (IL); ridden by Amy Walker-Basak (IL) .............68.095% 4. Noah’s Art, owned and ridden by Jillian Johnson (MI) ..........................................71.974% 8. Ate Van Der M, owned by Sandra Granquist (MI); ridden by Anne zaharias (MI) .68.095% 5. Feiner Focus, owned and ridden by Alexandria Horning (IL) ................................ 70.526% 6. Ribana H, owned and ridden by Tori Retamoza (KY) .............................................70.132% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. Simpatico, owned by Lendon Gray (NY); ridden by Megan Heeder (MI) ............... 69.737% Third Level Adult Amateur Championship 8. Proteus, owned by Julie Julian (IL); ridden by Rosemary Julian-Simoes (IL) ........68.684% CH: PICA, Hanoverian mare by Picaro; bred by November Hill Farm (VA); owned and ridden by Antonella Bath (OH)......................................................................71.395% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: SAM GeRIDA, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Metall; bred by J. Hermanussen First Level Open Championship (NeD); owned and ridden by Chris Federer (OH)................................................. 66.047% CH: SAN FRANCISCO RA, Hanoverian stallion by Sandro Hit; bred by Peter-Herm 3. Lucca, owned and ridden by Kelly Robbins (IN)................................................... 65.465% Rabeler (GeR); owned by Chris Federer (OH) and Rebecca Knollman (OH); 4. eye Candy, owned and ridden by Robin Mattson (IL) ........................................... 64.535% ridden by Rebecca Knollman (OH) ...................................................................... 75.658% 5. Primetime, owned and ridden by Peggy Schueneman (IL).................................... 62.674% RS: BeNISe, owned and ridden by Judith Kelly (MI) .................................................. 75.263% 6. Free Styler, owned and ridden by Stephanie Schmidt (OH)....................................61.395% 3. Hennessey B, owned by Kristin Cooper (IL); ridden by endel Ots (IL) .................. 74.342% 7. Phantom, owned and ridden by Tobey Cooper (IL) ...............................................61.395% 4. Saline, owned by Denise Richardson (MI) ridden by Carrie Wilson (MI)................73.158% 8. London, owned and ridden by Alison MacDonald (MO) .........................................61.279% 5. zonnerhall, owned by Cynthia Hunting (FL); ridden by Laurie Moore (MI)........... 72.763% 6. Letizia, owned and ridden by Laurie Moore (MI) ..................................................71.053% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. Blue Bayou, owned by Barbara Hansen (IL); ridden by endel Ots (IL)..................70.921% Third Level Freestyle Championship 8. Anakin, owned by Kaye-eileen Willard (WI); ridden by Amanda Johnson (WI).... 70.263% CH: VOLONTAIRe, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Kim Barteau (IL) .... 73.229% RS: zHOLANI, Shire Sporthorse mare by River Valley Mr. Charlie; bred by Great American Insurance Group/USDF Linda Copeland (IN); owned and ridden by Brenda zeitler (IL) ........................... 70.208% Second Level Adult Amateur Championship 3. Sam Gerida, owned and ridden by Chris Federer (OH) ......................................... 69.062% CH: RICOCHeT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by zeoliet; bred by Peggy Mills (IL); 4. Sweet elegance, owned by Charlotte Kraszewski (IL); owned and ridden by Randi Heathman (MI) ........................................................ 69.881% ridden by Heather McCarthy (IL)......................................................................... 67.292% RS: LUCCA, Oldenburg gelding by Lancer III; bred by Gestüt Lewitz (DeN); 5. Weltano, owned and ridden by Lauren Nelson (IL) .............................................. 63.542% owned and ridden by Kelly Robbins (IN) ..............................................................69.167% 3. Rubezahl, owned and ridden by Linda egeland (MI) ............................................ 67.976% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 4. Ramon, owned and ridden by Ashley Jacobsen (IL)...............................................67.619% Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 5. Grande Tiara, owned and ridden by Betsy Kang (OH).......................................... 67.262% CH: GP DeLANO, Rhinelander gelding by Diamond Hit; bred by Rudi Henn (GeR); 6. Free Styler, owned and ridden by Stephanie Schmidt (OH)....................................66.071% owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)............................76.163% 7. Rozier, owned by Janice Smith (OH); ridden by Phillip Smith (OH).......................65.119% RS: DISCOVeReR, Mecklenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Amy Hacker (MO)........71.047% 8(T). London, owned and ridden by Alison MacDonald (MO) ........................................ 64.762% 3. Weltano, owned and ridden by Lauren Nelson (IL) .............................................. 69.767% 8(T). Absolut Teyn, owned by Nancy Ray (MI); ridden by Laura Hagen (MI) ................. 64.762% 4. A Pillar of Cloud, owned and ridden by Sarah Marquardt (MI) ............................ 67.558% 5. Oxford, owned and ridden by Nicole Chiappetti (IL) ............................................ 67.558% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Odin, owned and ridden by elysha Bacca (OH) ................................................... 64.419% Second Level Freestyle Championship 7. Franat’s Fantom, owned and ridden by Kelsey Lawrence (MI) .............................. 64.186% CH: GP SUPeR CRUSADOR, Hanoverian gelding by Stedinger; bred by Hermann 8. Rubiosos-Sohn, owned and ridden by Kristine Petrella (MI)................................. 62.442% Meyer (GeR); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL) ..... 74.792% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: SONATA GRACe, Holsteiner mare by Lacoste; bred, owned, and ridden by Kelly Hayner (MI) ............................................................................................... 72.500% Third Level Open Championship 3. Ate Van Der M, owned by Sandra Granquist (MI); ridden by Anne zaharias (MI) . 69.479% CH: VOLONTAIRe, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Kim Barteau (IL) ....68.488% 4. Rave Review, owned by Michele Brase (TN); ridden by Melissa Cool (TN) ............. 67.500% RS: SWeeT eLeGANCe, American Warmblood mare by Limmerick; bred by Terry Brown 5. Faramon, owned and ridden by Paula Briney (IL) ................................................65.521% (PA); owned by Charlotte Kraszewski (PA); ridden by Heather McCarthy (IL) ...... 67.209% 6. Harmony’s Fx, owned and ridden by Debbie Banas (KY)...................................... 65.208% 3. Wild Dancer, owned and ridden by Kathy Priest (KY)........................................... 66.744% 4. GP Ubilee, owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Yvonne Barteau (IL)............... 66.279% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Queenston, owned and ridden by Orrie DeCaster (WI) ........................................65.698% Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 6. Golden Son, owned by George Halkett (MI); ridden by Jana Armstrong (MI) ....... 63.953% CH: GP SUPeR CRUSADOR, Hanoverian gelding by Stedinger; bred by Hermann 7. Allegro, owned and ridden by Ruth Hill-Schorsch (MI) ........................................ 62.907% Meyer (GeR); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL) ..... 69.762% 8. zholani, owned and ridden by Brenda zeitler (IL) ................................................61.977%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Open Championship
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Main event Mangalam, owned and ridden by Chris Roseberry (WV) ....................65.488% GP Ubilee, owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Yvonne Barteau (IL)............... 62.927% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship
Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship
CH: GP RAYMeISTeR, Holsteiner stallion by Rantares; bred by Kenneth Borden (IL); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)............................71.316% CH: ABeND, Oldenburg gelding by Alpenstern; bred by Lisa Nelson (PA); RS: RAMSeS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Hamlet; bred by J. Wijdeven (NeD); owned and ridden by Renee McKinley (IL) ........................................................... 67.500% owned and ridden by Kristen Becker (IL) .............................................................71.184% RS: D-NIRO, Swedish Warmblood gelding; owned by April Harris (TN); 3. Irioso, owned and ridden by Kelly Gormley (MI).................................................. 66.447% ridden by Sommerville Harris (KY) ...................................................................... 65.395% 3. Leonardo, owned and ridden by Carolyn Kotila (MI)............................................65.000% 4. Samurei, owned and ridden by Chris Graye (MI) .................................................64.868% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Good Stuff, owned and ridden by Daryl Nelms (IL) .............................................64.605% Intermediate I Open Championship 6. Ornament, owned and ridden by Darcy Gaines (KY) ............................................63.684% CH: PLAYBOY, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Climena Ots (IL); 7. Falkland Dragonfly, owned and ridden by Barbara Butman (MI)..........................63.421% ridden by endel Ots (IL) ..................................................................................... 73.947% 8. Devaro, owned and ridden by Helena Woodward-Ryan (MI) .................................62.105% RS: SIR RICCO, Trakehner gelding by enrico Caruso; bred by Perlebach Trakehners (Ne); owned by Molly Fine (IL); ridden by Jochen Hippenstiel (IL)................................ 72.763% Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. 3. Toscano, owned by Kristin Cooper (IL); ridden by Yvonne Barteau (IL).................72.237% Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship 4. Favory VII Andorella, owned by Tempel Lipizzan Corporation (IL); CH: GP RAYMeISTeR, Holsteiner stallion by Rantares; bred by Kenneth Borden (IL); ridden by Sarah Hippenstiel (IL) ......................................................................... 69.737% owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)........................... 69.342% 5. Wermut, owned by elizabeth Crosby (MI); ridden by Andrea Landis (MI) ............ 65.789% RS: RAMSeS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Hamlet; bred by J. Wijdeven (NeD); 6. Doria, owned and ridden by Galina Shelepov (WI) .............................................. 65.395% owned and ridden by Kristen Becker (IL) ............................................................ 68.158% 7. Schagall Solyst, owned by Kaye Triplett (OH); ridden by Jackie Sharp (OH) ..........65.132% 3. Sambuca extra, owned and ridden by Courtney MacDonald (Tx) ......................... 63.553% 8. Nimo, owned and ridden by Jennifer Kotylo (IL)..................................................64.474% 4. The Toy Soldier, owned and ridden by Katrina Hiller (WI) ................................... 63.289% 5. Florestano, owned and ridden by emily Wright (OH) ...........................................63.158% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Sacramento, owned Stonegate equestrian Center (WI); ridden by Katie Foster (WI)......................................................................................................... 62.632% Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship 7. Willow, owned and ridden by Robyn Weston (MI) ................................................62.105% CH: SANTIAGO, Danish Warmblood gelding; owned and 8. Wittus, owned and ridden by Megan Winkler (OH) .............................................60.658% ridden by edward eichelberger (IL) ....................................................................59.868%
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CH: ORNAMeNT, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Darcy Gaines (KY).....67.439% CH: PLAYBOY, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Climena Ots (IL); RS: BONDIR, Danish Warmblood gelding by Bernstein; owned and ridden ridden by endel Ots (IL) ..................................................................................... 69.079% by Marissa LeFevre (IL) ....................................................................................... 62.805% RS: TOSCANO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jazz; owned by Kristin Cooper (IL); 3. O’Shining One, owned and ridden by Linda Larisch (IL) .......................................61.220% ridden by Yvonne Barteau (IL) .............................................................................67.105% 4. Top Gun, owned and ridden by Scott Redwantz (MI)............................................ 57.439% 3. Sir Ricco, owned by Molly Fine (IL); ridden by Jochen Hippenstiel (IL) ................66.842% 4. Sonoma, owned by Climena Ots (IL); ridden by Kimberly Deaton-Iwen (WI) ........66.316% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Lautrec, owned by Mary Baldauff (FL); ridden by Katherine Poulin (FL) ..............63.684% Fourth Level Freestyle Championship 6. Warello, owned and ridden by Colleen Haveman (MI) ......................................... 62.895% CH: GP DeLANO, Rhinelander gelding by Diamond Hit; bred by Rudi Henn (GeR); 7. Wermut, owned by elizabeth Crosby (MI); ridden by Andrea Landis (MI) .............62.105% owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)........................... 73.646% 8. Learo, owned and ridden by Jessica Davis (WI) ....................................................61.974% RS: WILLOW, Hanoverian gelding by Wolkenglanz; bred by Tanja Finck (GeR); owned and ridden by Robyn Weston (MI) .............................................................71.042% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Diamond Darling, owned by Paulette Perry (IL); ridden by Heather McCarthy (IL) ........................................................................................ 63.854% Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship 4. Florestano, owned and ridden by emily Wright (OH) .......................................... 63.646% CH: FALKLAND DRAGONFLY, Hanoverian gelding by Falkland; bred by August Grimm (GeR); owned and ridden by Barbara Butman (MI) ..................... 65.789% 5. Learo, owned and ridden by Jessica Davis (WI) ................................................... 61.042% RS: RONDO FAeLLeDeN, Danish Warmblood gelding by Raimondo; bred by Great American Insurance Group/USDF Bjerne Grimm (GeR); owned and ridden by Jennifer Moskal (IL).........................65.000% 3. Motion STV, owned and ridden by elizabeth Cope (MI) ........................................ 63.553% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 4. Atache 4, owned and ridden by Daniela Morgan (OH) ..........................................63.158% CH: GP DeLANO, Rhinelander gelding by Diamond Hit; bred by Rudi Henn (GeR); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)............................71.341% 5. Leonardo, owned and ridden by Carolyn Kotila (MI)............................................ 62.632% 6. Good Stuff, owned and ridden by Daryl Nelms (IL) ..............................................61.974% RS: SACRAMeNTO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Amsterdam; bred by G. Hofstra (NeD); owned by Stonegate equestrian Center LLC (WI); ridden by Katie Foster (WI)..... 67.927% 7. Mastermind, owned by April Harris (TN); ridden by Sommerville Harris (KY) .......61.184% 3. Sambuca extra, owned and ridden by Courtney MacDonald (Tx) ......................... 66.585% 8. Fandango, owned and ridden by Lynn Weinert (IL) ............................................. 60.921% 4. Florestano, owned and ridden by emily Wright (OH) ..........................................64.390% 5. Wittus, owned and ridden by Megan Winkler (OH) ............................................. 62.683% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Thalia Interagro, owned by Andrew Baertsch (MN); ridden by Rachel edwards (NC) .......................................................................................... 57.927% Intermediate I Freestyle Championship CH: PLAYBOY, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Climena Ots (IL); 7. Rampal, owned by Laura Headley (OH); ridden by ridden by endel Ots (IL) ..................................................................................... 75.625% Cassandra Hummert-Johnson (OH) ......................................................................51.829% RS: GP RAYMeISTeR, Holsteiner stallion by Rantares; bred by Kenneth Borden (IL); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)...........................75.000% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Sir Ricco, owned by Molly Fine (IL); ridden by Jochen Hippenstiel (IL) .................71.625% Fourth Level Open Championship 4. Toscano, owned by Kristin Cooper (IL); ridden by Yvonne Barteau (IL)................ 70.875% CH: DIAMOND DARLING, Hanoverian mare by Davignon; bred by Heinz U. Alfred Koester (GeR); owned by Paulette Perry (IL); ridden by Heather McCarthy (IL)........67.805% 5. Rondo Faelleden, owned and ridden by Jennifer Moskal (IL) ................................67.000% 6. Schagall Solyst, owned by Kaye Triplett (OH); ridden by Jackie Sharp (OH) ......... 65.375% RS: LeOLUIGI, Hanoverian gelding by Landor S; bred by Gerhard Wehrs (GeR); owned by Lezlie Rehagen (IL); ridden by Kenneth McGrath (IL) ..........................65.854% 7. Mastermind, owned by April Harris (TN); ridden by Sommerville Harris (KY) .......65.125% 3. What About Bob, owned by Anna Miller (MI); ridden by Jessie Myers (MI) ..........65.488% 8. Warello, owned and ridden by Colleen Haveman (MI) ......................................... 64.875%
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5. Figmentt, owned and ridden by Bonni Womack (FL) ..........................................67.000% 6. Napoleon, owned by Juan Ledgard (FL); ridden by Kiera Wilson (FL) ................66.800% 7. Nightlife, owned and ridden by Kristine Kuchinski-Broome (FL) .........................66.600% CH: PICANCO, Lusitano stallion; bred by Francisco Cardosa (POR); owned by Carole Winn (IL); ridden by Jochen Hippenstiel (IL) ............................68.289% 8. Solar Flare, owned and ridden by Jean Nix (FL) ..................................................65.800% RS: SANDOR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Flemmingh; bred by M. Bergmans-Wagemans (NeD); owned by Anne Ramsay (FL); ridden by Patricia Becker (IL)................... 66.184% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Welfenprinz, owned and ridden by Lisa Froehlig (WI) ..........................................65.132% Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 4. Oazis, owned by Sandra Herrick (IL); ridden by Sarah Hippenstiel (IL) ................62.105% CH: VINDICATOR’S TAGeRO, Andalusian-cross gelding by Vindicator UVF; bred by James and Marianne Rutherford (FL); owned by Marianne Rutherford (FL); ridden by Chase DeMarco (FL) .................................................. 71.600% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: KeC MOGIDASHU, Irish Sport Horse gelding; owned by William Upton (AL); Intermediate II Junior/Young Rider Championship ridden by Caroline Humphries (GA) ....................................................................67.800% CH: FRANKeNTRAUM, Bavarian gelding by Frederichus; bred by edgar Niedermeyer (GeR); owned and ridden by Kristen Becker (IL) ...... 64.079% 3. Pilikua Koa, owned by Colleen Smith (NC); ridden by Lauren Read (SC) .............67.400% 4. Dunndee Burton, owned and ridden by Caroline Hoerdum (GA) .........................67.000% RS: IRIOSO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Purioso; bred by J.A.M. Schel (NeD); owned and ridden by Kelly Gormley (MI) ............................................................ 59.737% 5. Paladine of elysium, owned and ridden by Rachel Owens (SC) ............................66.800% 6. Day of Diva, owned and ridden by Rebecca Cohen (FL) .......................................66.200% 7. Kingston, owned and ridden by Morgan Shaw (FL) .............................................64.600% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 8. Suracommander, owned and ridden by Brooke Andrews (FL) ..............................64.600%
Grand Prix Open Championship
CH: SANDOR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Flemmingh; bred by M. Bergmans-Wagemans (NeD); owned by Anne Ramsay (FL); ridden by Patricia Becker (IL)................... 69.787% RS: BRILLIANT TOO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Brilliant; bred and owned by Michael and Sharon Poulin (FL); ridden by Katherine Poulin (FL) .........68.617% 3. Picanco, owned by Carole Winn (CA); ridden by Jochen Hippenstiel (IL).............. 67.340% 4. Rantaro, owned and ridden by Kelly Hayner (MI) ................................................ 66.383% 5. Picasso, owned and ridden by endel Ots (IL)....................................................... 65.638% 6. Welfenprinz, owned and ridden by Lisa Froehlig (WI) ......................................... 65.426% 7. Imperial II, owned and ridden by Milo Mott (MI) ................................................ 63.830% 8. Marquis, owned and ridden by Milo Mott (MI)..................................................... 62.447%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Open Championship
CH: IMMINeNCe, Trakehner stallion by Beaujolais; bred and owned by Jean Brinkman (FL); ridden by erin Brinkman (FL) ............................. 73.400% RS: LATIN LOVeR V, Hanoverian gelding; owned by Christine Pinto (FL); ridden by Shelley Van den Neste (FL) .................................................................. 73.400% 3. Harken, owned by Doreen Kantzler (FL); ridden by Lisa Smit (FL) ...................... 72.800% 4. ezmerelda La Balladora, owned by Brooke Horan (UT); ridden by Shelley Van Den Neste (FL) ................................................................................. 71.400% 5. Belisari VT, owned by Heather Will (SC); ridden by C. Michelle Folden (SC) ........70.600% 6. Watch Me, owned and ridden by Pamela Aide (FL) .............................................69.400% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. Voziena, owned by Julie Snitzer (MO); ridden by Holly Scherzer (AL) ..................69.200% Grand Prix Freestyle Championship 8. Legacy’s Conquistador Del Sol, owned by Deborah Berger (FL); CH: PICASSO, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by endel Ots (IL) ............73.125% ridden by Jeffrey Lord (FL) .................................................................................68.600% RS: RANTARO, Holsteiner gelding by Rantares; bred by Cheryl Kellerman (MI); owned and ridden by Kelly Hayner (MI) ..............................................................69.000% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Junior Team Championship
First Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: ULANO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Metall; bred by W. Huberts (NeD); owned and ridden by Melissa Torreano (FL) ........................................................68.289% RS: WINNIe TOO, American Warmblood mare by Gaucho III; bred, owned, CH: WeLTANO, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by Gerhard Rolfes (GeR); and ridden by Janne Rumbough (FL)................................................................... 67.763% owned and ridden by Lauren Nelson (IL)............................................................. 63.108% RS: DISCOVeReR, Mecklenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Amy Hacker (MO)....... 62.838% 3. Pladask, owned and ridden by Jeanette Fox (FL) ................................................ 66.184% 3. Oxford, owned and ridden by Nicole Chiappetti (IL) ............................................ 59.189% 4. Le Savant, owned by John zopatti (FL); ridden by Kristy Truebenbach Lund (FL) 66.184% 5. Sir Luckas, owned and ridden by Leigh Kent (AL) ............................................... 65.263% 6. Lauren, owned and ridden by Kristine Kuchinski-Broome (FL) ............................64.605% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. Festina, owned and ridden by Holly Spencer (SC) ............................................... 64.342% Young Rider Team Championship 8. Utrillo, owned and ridden by Cindy Carpenter (FL) ............................................ 63.816% CH: GP RAYMeISTeR, Holsteiner stallion by Rantares; bred by Kenneth Borden (IL); owned by Ginna Frantz (IL); ridden by Kassandra Barteau (IL)........................... 72.895% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: RAMSeS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Hamlet; bred by J. Wijdeven (NeD); owned and ridden by Kristen Becker (IL) ...........................................................68.289%. First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: NINTeNDO, Westfalen by Neckar; bred by Irmtraud Sudhop (GeR); owned and ridden by Misty Hamilton (GA)..........................................................68.684% RS: DAY OF DIVA, German Riding Pony mare by FS Don’t Worry; bred by Region 3 Results Baumken zuchtstatte (GeR); owned and ridden by Rebecca Cohen (FL) .............. 67.632% 3. Samorano, owned and ridden by erica Wilhelm (GA) ..........................................66.711% The 2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 3 Dressage Championships were held 4. Dunndee Burton, owned and ridden by Caroline Hoerdum (GA) ......................... 65.658% October 22-25 in West Palm Beach, FL. 5. Ambro, owned and ridden by Jordan Schulz (FL) ................................................64.474% 6. Grand eska, owned by Amber Clark (GA); ridden by Miranda Sibley (GA) .......... 63.026% Judges: Gary Rockwell (O); Lois Yukins (I); Dinah Babcock (S); Thomas Poulin (S); elizabeth 7. Isn’t She Something, owned and ridden by Amber LaMarche (FL) ....................... 62.237% 8. Teake Fan ’e Oldehoek, owned by Wendi Stroemer (FL); Lewis (S); Joan Humphrey (S); Heiner Jeibmann (r). ridden by Hanna Stroemer (FL) ..........................................................................60.658%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Adult Amateur Championship
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First Level Open Championship CH: WINNIe TOO, American Warmblood mare by Gaucho III; bred, owned, and ridden by Janne Rumbough (FL)................................................................... 71.600% CH: WINDSOR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Routinier; bred by Ann Hayes (NM); owned and ridden by Tracey Winter (FL)............................................................. 68.158% RS: TANzBAR, Rhinelander gelding; owned and ridden by Phyllis Sumner (GA) .........70.400% 3. Bella, owned and ridden by Betty Ledyard (FL) ..................................................68.600% RS: SATINO, Oldenburg gelding by Sandro Hit; bred by Gerd Folkers (GeR); owned by Patsy Denton (FL); ridden by Susan Roberto (FL) ................................ 67.895% 4. Toulouse, owned and ridden by Rachel DeDobbeleer (FL) ...................................67.400%
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zodica, owned by Sandi Lieb (FL); ridden by Maya Sniadecky (FL) ..................... 67.368% Imminence, owned by Jean Brinkman (FL); ridden by erin Brinkman (FL) ......... 66.974% ensign, owned and ridden by Susanne Benne (FL) .............................................. 66.579% Dulcinea BF, owned by John Gillien (FL); ridden by Maya Sniadecky (FL) ............ 65.526% Latin Lover V, owned by Christine Pinto (FL); ridden by Shelley Van Den Neste (FL) ............................................................................................64.474% Tailored Fortune, owned by Kathleen Peterson (MI); ridden by Marjory Berkache (FL) ....................................................................................... 63.816%
CH: LA MAJA, Andalusian-cross mare; bred by Marina Dorhout-Mess (FL); owned and ridden by elena Oleinikova (FL) ........................................................ 70.938% RS: LAUReN, Hanoverian mare by Letkiss; bred by Otto Fuchs (VA); owned and ridden by Kristine Kuchinski-Broome (FL) .........................................70.000% 3. Sea the Gray, owned by Jean Bombardo (FL) and Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization (FL); ridden by Heather Caudill (FL) ............................................. 67.188% 4. Whiz Bang, owned by Jean Bombardo (FL); ridden by Heather Caudill (FL) .......66.042%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: eSCORIAL, Wurttemberg gelding; owned and ridden by Amy Swerdlin (FL) ......... 67.024% RS: UKARDe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Biotop; bred by Mts. Van esch; owned and ridden by Laine W. Hills, DVM (FL) ....................................................66.548% 3. Royal Affair, owned and ridden by Dianne Anderson (FL) ................................... 65.952% 4. Le Savant, owned by John zopatti (FL); ridden by Kristy Truebenbach Lund (FL) .....65.833% 5. JR, owned and ridden by Janne Rumbough (FL) ................................................. 64.881% 6. Nuits St. Georges, owned and ridden by Ann-Louise Cook (FL) ........................... 63.929% 7. Cruise Control, owned and ridden by Kristy Truebenbach Lund (FL) .................... 63.690% 8. Pladask, owned and ridden by Jeanette Fox (FL) ................................................ 63.095%
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CH: RONALDO, Westfalen gelding by Rockwell; bred by Thomas Holling (GeR); owned by Jody Kitchen (GA); ridden by Alexandra Kitchen (GA) ..........................68.095% RS: DORNROSCHeN, German Riding Pony mare by Dressman I; bred by Heiner Rohmann (GeR); owned and ridden by Rebecca Cohen (FL) ......... 66.667% 3. Teake Fan ’e Oldehoek, owned by Wendi Stroemer (FL); ridden by Hanna Stroemer (FL) ..........................................................................64.643% 4. Nintendo, owned and ridden by Misty Hamilton (GA) ......................................... 63.690% 5. Grand eska, owned by Amber Clark (GA); ridden by Miranda Sibley (GA) .......... 59.881%
Janne Rumbough and Winnie Too, Training Level Adult Amateur champion; USDF Region 3 Director Sandi Bishop and Great American Insurance Group representative Kathy Stringer
CH: GISeLe, Oldenburg mare; owned by Therese elron (FL); ridden by Ilse Schwarz (FL)................................................................................. 69.286% RS: ROTeR MILAN, Hanoverian gelding by Rotspon; bred by Uwe Heinrichs (GeR); owned and ridden by Lisa Giltner (FL) .................................................................67.143% 3. Sacusca, owned by Deborah Mullaney (FL); ridden by Ilse Schwarz (FL) ............. 65.952% 4. Skywalker, owned by Amy Mannik (FL); ridden by Sharon Jerdeman (FL) ........... 65.476% 5. Mr. Nibbles, owned by Betty Ledyard (FL); ridden by Deanna Myers (FL) ............ 64.524% 6. Dulcinea BF, owned by John Gillien (FL); ridden by Maya Sniadecky (FL) .............64.167% 7. Satori, owned and ridden by Stephany Fish (FL) ................................................. 63.810% 8. Susquehanna, owned by Jillian Costello (FL); ridden by Shelley Van Den Neste (FL) ................................................................................. 62.500%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Freestyle Championship CH: WUNDeRBAR, Hanoverian; owned and ridden by Judy Downer (FL) .....................71.354% RS: FARO, Hessen gelding by Frisbee; owned by Tonya Capaccio (FL); ridden by Heather Caudill (FL)............................................................................ 69.375% 3. La Maja, owned and ridden by elena Oleinikova (FL) ..........................................67.917% 4. Asturias ex, owned and ridden by Cathy Cottrill (FL) ......................................... 67.083%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: PIKTUReSK, Hanoverian gelding by Pik L; bred by Horses Unlimited Inc. (NM); owned and ridden by Karen Williams (FL) .......................................................... 67.674% RS: VIVA ISF, Dutch Warmblood mare by Akatschi; bred by Iron Spring Farm Inc. (PA); owned and ridden by Anne McCord (FL)............................65.116% 3. Rolando, owned and ridden by Allison Bilzerian (FL) ......................................... 63.953% 4. Royal Affair, owned and ridden by Dianne Anderson (FL) ................................... 63.605% 5. escorial, owned and ridden by Amy Swerdlin (FL) .............................................. 62.907% 6. JR, owned and ridden by Janne Rumbough (FL) ................................................. 62.326% 7. eurythmic, owned and ridden by Beverly zimmer (SC) ....................................... 61.744% 8. Winsome, owned and ridden by Mary O’Brien (FL) .............................................61.512%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: DReAM OF LOVe, Oldenburg gelding by Dream of Glory; bred by Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen (GeR); owned by Birgitt Dagge (FL); ridden by Katrin Dagge (FL) ..64.884% RS: DReAM-LIGHT, Danish Warmblood mare by Midt-West Ibi-Light; bred by P. Bokaer Hansen (GeR); owned and ridden by Isabelle Leibler (CT) ....................64.070% 3. Secret Romance, owned and ridden by elizabeth Yates (FL) ................................ 62.674% 4. Amir Moftakher, owned and ridden by Amalie Hoerdum (GA) ..............................58.721%
Misty Hamilton and Nintendo, First Level Jr/YR champion; trainer Stephanie Pair; Great American Insurance Group representatives Shawna Dietrich and Kathy Stringer
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Open Championship
great american/usdf regional dressage championships
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Open Championship CH: SUM’T UND SeIDeR, Westfalen mare; bred by Barbara Siemon (GeR); owned by Carol Cohen (FL); ridden by John zopatti (FL) ......................................67.791% RS: MICHeLANGeLO, Swedish Warmblood gelding; owned by Nadya Diaz (GA); ridden by Sara Hellner (GA)................................................................................ 66.279% 3. Favory Rubina, owned by Gary Lashinsky (FL); ridden by Michael Poulin (FL) .... 66.047% 4. Roter Milan, owned and ridden by Lisa Giltner (FL) ............................................ 64.302% 5. Kalahari, owned by eugene Abello (FL); ridden by Brian MacMahon (FL) ........... 63.023% 6. Morena, owned and ridden by Lisa Hyslop (FL) .................................................. 62.674% 7. Sauvignon, owned by Kenneth Braddick (FL); ridden by Ilse Schwarz (FL) ......... 62.674% 8. Fantassia, owned by Terri Boyagian (MI); ridden by Kerensa Muller (FL) .............61.977%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Freestyle Championship CH: DReAM OF LOVe, Oldenburg gelding by Dream of Glory; bred by Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen (GeR); owned by Birgitt Dagge (FL); ridden by Katrin Dagge (FL) .. 75.729% RS: WINSOMe, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Mary O’Brien (FL) ............ 68.229% 3. Wietze, owned and ridden by Lynnette Wadsworth (FL) .....................................64.896% 4. Panterra, owned and ridden by Tracy Schlabach (FL) ......................................... 63.333%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: ReeL ADVeNTURe, Hanoverian gelding by Rotspon; bred by Gerda Scheper (GeR); owned by Blue Marlin Farm Inc. (FL); ridden by Kristy Truebenbach Lund (FL) ... 70.854% RS: SAMIR SANDRO, Hanoverian gelding by Sandro; owned and ridden by Renee Rains (FL) ..................................................................................59.512% 3. Nikko, owned and ridden by Courtney O’Brien (FL) ............................................ 59.146%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
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Impressario, owned and ridden by Carol Cohen (FL) ........................................... 61.447% Kontessa, owned and ridden by Christy Scotch (AL) ............................................ 60.921% Helios, owned by MTC Industries (FL); ridden by Chris Curiger (FL) .................... 60.395%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: BUCePHALAS, Westfalen gelding by Casaretto; bred by Friedhelm eckey (GeR); owned and ridden by Rena Singer (FL) .................................................................59.211%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Open Championship CH: FAReWeLL IV, Westfalen stallion by Fidermark; bred by Alfons Baumann (GeR); owned and ridden by Marco Bernal (FL) ............................................................. 72.895% RS: ROLLING STONe, Westfalen gelding by Rosenkavalier; bred by Peter Hubbert (GeR); owned and ridden by Lisa Hyslop (FL) ............................... 68.947% 3. Chicco Roslev, owned by Lars Petersen (FL); ridden by Melissa Taylor (FL) .......... 68.553% 4. Jagger, owned by Lynn Wolpmann (FL); ridden by Melissa Jackson (FL) ............. 68.158% 5. Donates, owned by Melanie Pai (VA); ridden by Lynda Alicki (FL) ....................... 67.368% 6. Redford, owned and ridden by Dana Fiore (FL) ...................................................67.105% 7. Baryshnikov, owned and ridden by Kelley O’Shea Duncan (FL) ........................... 66.974% 8. Nautika, owned by Patricia Sullivan (FL); ridden by Sharon Jerdeman (FL) ........ 65.526%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship CH: TIVIDOR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Obelisk; bred by H. Hindricks (GeR); owned and ridden by Krystalann Shingler (FL) ....................................................66.842% RS: FRUHLICH, Danish Warmblood by Fruhling; bred by Karen Kappel (DeN); owned and ridden by Jennifer Aurilio (FL)........................................................... 62.237% 3. epikur, owned and ridden by Amy Swerdlin (FL) .................................................62.105% 4. The Alchemist, owned and ridden by Camilla Van Liew (SC) ................................ 59.474% 5. Losar, owned and ridden by Trudi Howley (FL) ....................................................57.105%
CH: AMIR MOFTAKHeR, Arabian gelding by Kajor; bred by Heidi Pedersen (DeN); owned and ridden by Amalie Hoerdum (GA) ....................................................... 62.927% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: BUCePHALAS, Westfalen by Casaretto; bred by Friedhelm eckey (GeR); owned and ridden by Rena Singer (FL) ................................................................ 60.610% Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: LADINOR, Oldenburg gelding by Landor S; bred by else Hempelmann (GeR); Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned by Birgitt Dagge (FL); ridden by Katrin Dagge (FL) .................................. 56.579%
Fourth Level Open Championship
CH: BARYSHNIKOV, Hackney gelding by Forewood Commander; bred by elisabeth Goth (KY); owned and ridden by Kelley O’Shea Duncan (FL) .....70.122% RS: UDJANG, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Polansky; owned and ridden by Michelle Gerlach (FL) .......................................................................... 66.220% 3. Royal Diamant, owned and ridden by elizabeth Campbell (FL) ............................65.122% 4. Cassidy, owned by Christina Hewitt (FL); ridden by Bent Jensen (FL) ..................64.878% 5. V-Frolik, owned by Pamela Pure (GA); ridden by Amber Clark (GA) .................... 63.537% 6. Sol dos Pinhais, owned by Catherine Kunkel (NY); ridden by Stephany Fish (FL) . 62.073% 7. Romeo DS, owned by Linda Brown (FL); ridden by Malinda Brown (FL) .............60.000% 8. Benson, owned and ridden by Jacqueline Macdonald Jacobs (FL) ........................ 59.268%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Freestyle Championship CH: BULGARI 5, Hanoverian gelding by Baryshnikov; owned and ridden by Caroline Roffman (FL) ......................................................................... 76.042% RS: ROYAL DIAMANT, Oldenburg gelding by Rohdiamant; bred by Ludger Wehry (GeR); owned and ridden by elizabeth Campbell (FL) .....................................................71.146% 3. Cassidy, owned by Christina Hewitt (FL); ridden by Bent Jensen (FL) .................. 68.333% 4. Reel Adventure, owned by Blue Marlin Farm Inc. (FL); ridden by Kristy Truebenbach Lund (FL) ...................................................................................... 68.333%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship CH: ROLLING STONe, Westfalen gelding by Rosenkavalier; bred by Peter Hubbert (GeR); owned and ridden by Lisa Hyslop (FL) ...............................70.000% RS: OPTIMUS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Kennedy; bred by J. Buiter; owned by Mary Rollins (FL); ridden by Werner Van den Brande (FL) ................... 66.579% 3. Cardou, owned by Carlene Blunt (FL); ridden by Gary Lane (FL) ........................ 66.447% 4. Walt Disney 37, owned by Kimberlee Martin-Keenan (NY); ridden by Stephanie Pair (GA) ........................................................................... 64.342% 5. Chicco Roslev, owned by Lars Petersen (FL); ridden by Melissa Taylor (FL) ..........63.684% 6. Monte-R, owned and ridden by Anneliese Vogt Harber (GA) ................................ 63.553% 7. Nautika, owned by Patricia Sullivan (FL); ridden by Sharon Jerdeman (FL) .........62.105% 8. Windsong, owned by Heather Colby (GA); ridden by Sara Hellner (GA) .............. 61.842%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Freestyle Championship
CH: HALBGOTT, Trakehner stallion; bred by Beatrix elsner (GeR); owned and ridden by Marco Bernal (FL) ............................................................. 74.500% RS: TIVIDOR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Obelisk; bred by H. Hindricks (GeR); owned and ridden by Krystalann Shingler (FL) .....................................................73.312% 3. Chicco Roslev, owned by Lars Petersen (FL); ridden by Melissa Taylor (FL) ...........71.375% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 4. Rolling Stone, owned and ridden by Lisa Hyslop (FL) ..........................................71.250% Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship 5. Ladinor, owned by Birgitt Dagge (FL); ridden by Katrin Dagge (FL) ...................64.938% CH: FRUHLICH, Danish Warmblood gelding by Fruhling; bred by Karen Kappel (DeN); owned and ridden by Jennifer Aurilio (FL)...........................................................64.474% 6. Otharr, owned and ridden by Jean Klaucke (FL) .................................................64.000% RS: GRUNDYMAN, Hanoverian gelding by Grand Cru; owned and ridden by Arthemise Baldwin (FL) .......................................................................................64.211% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. The Alchemist, owned and ridden by Camilla Van Liew (SC).................................63.684% Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship 4(T). Prime Rate, owned and ridden by Mary Callahan (FL) .........................................61.579% CH: OTHARR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Havidoff; bred by Bert Rutten (NeD); 4(T). epikur, owned and ridden by Amy Swerdlin (FL) .................................................61.579% owned and ridden by Jean Klaucke (FL) ...............................................................65.921%
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4. espresso, owned and ridden by Colleen Church McDowell (MO) ...........................65.600% 5. Cowboy Bill, owned and ridden by Katy Britt (MN) .............................................65.400% 6. Simply the Best, owned and ridden by Kathy Yamaguchi (MO) ............................64.800% CH: PLATO CARLOS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Peter Pan; bred by T. De Waal-Schrijvers (NeD); owned by Danielle Federa (GA); ridden by Sandy Osborne (GA) .............. 67.895% 7. Joeledo, owned and ridden by Danielle Young (IL) ...............................................63.400% 8. Renoir, owned and ridden by Calissa Bailey (MN) ................................................62.600% RS: Winwood, Hanoverian gelding by Wonderful; bred by Poppe Heinrich (GeR); owned and ridden by Heather Bender (FL) ..........................................................65.000% 3. Roger Rabbit, owned and ridden by Susanne Benne (FL) ....................................64.474% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 4. Barolo, owned and ridden by Lisa Giltner (FL) ................................................... 60.921% Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: WAKeUP, American Warmblood stallion by Wagnis; bred by Beverly Great American Insurance Group/USDF McLean-Tetrick (KS); owned and ridden by emily Wagner (KS) ...........................74.800% Grand Prix Adult Amateur Championship RS: LUCAS VAN De zUIDeRWAARD, Friesian gelding by Tsjerk 328; CH: MARSAeLIS, Danish Warmblood gelding by Mago; owned and bred by J. Fien (NeD); owned and ridden by Katie Davis (MN) ............................69.800% ridden by Robin Shehan (FL)............................................................................... 57.447% 3. Tebaldo, owned and ridden by Allison Gerlt (IL) ..................................................69.600% 4. SW Mmeshach, owned by Debbie Anthony (MN); ridden by Sophia Anthony (MN)67.600% 5. Friedensfest, owned and ridden by emily Layeski (IL) ......................................... 67.200% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Wildwood’s Houdini, owned and ridden by Megan Olson (MN) ............................65.800% Grand Prix Open Championship 7. We Be Blazen, owned by Peggy Keller (KS); ridden by Radie Keller (KS)...............64.400% CH: MUCH ADO, Dutch Warmblood by Quattro; bred by H.C. Jongboer; owned by Carol Lavell (FL); ridden by Gwen Poulin (FL) ..................................... 68.936% 8. Makuba’s Austen, owned and ridden by Alexandria Porter (IA) ...........................64.200% RS: QUe BA HM, Lusitano stallion by Almansor; bred by Jose Garcia ; owned by Ingred Lin (FL); ridden by Lisa Wilcox (FL) ......................................... 68.723% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Lucky Tiger, owned and ridden by Pierre St. Jacques (FL) ....................................68.511% Training Level Open Championship 4. Manhattan, owned and ridden by Jodie Kelly (FL) ..............................................68.404% CH: SILVeRSTONe, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Lisa Royal (IA).............. 72.800% 5. Schumacker Solyst, owned and ridden by Melissa Taylor (FL) ............................. 66.277% RS: CORBIN, Percheron Cross gelding; owned and ridden by Charity Mathews (KS).... 71.600% 6. Quemacho Hi, owned by Ingred Lin (FL); ridden by Lisa Wilcox (FL) .................. 64.787% 3. BBlessed Union, owned by elizabeth Grossman (MN); 7. Pyrmont, owned and ridden by Gwen Poulin (FL) ............................................... 63.936% ridden by Melinda Price (MN) .............................................................................69.000% 8. Arabella, owned by Denise Arroyo (LA); ridden by Susan Roberto (FL) ............... 63.298% 4. Paris, owned by Beth Springer (MO); ridden by Pernille Andree (KS) ...................67.000% 5(T). Ahlaya, owned by Jerry Mathews (KS); ridden by Charity Mathews (KS) ..............66.200% 5(T). Alianto, owned by Marissa Pierce (MN); ridden by Stewart Underhill (MN)..........66.200% 7. Carmen’s Loki, owned by Nancy Watkins (MN); ridden by Kate Phillips (MN)......65.600% CH: SCHUMACKeR SOLYST, Danish Warmblood gelding by Schwadroneur; 8. Flying W Farms Baroness Von Bella, owned by Molly Takacs (MO); bred by Poul erik Pedersen (DeN); owned and ridden by Melissa Taylor (FL) ........71.938% ridden by Jonni Adams-Allen (MO)......................................................................65.000% RS: MANHATTAN, Dutch Warmblood stallion by Uniform; bred by P. Wijdeven (NeD); owned and ridden by Jodie Kelly (FL) .................................................................. 70.938% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Pyrmont, owned and ridden by Gwen Poulin (FL) ...............................................68.062% 4. Marsaelis, owned and ridden by Robin Shehan (FL) ............................................66.438% First Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: ROYAL BLUe, Hanoverian stallion by Rhodes Scholar; bred by Greenwood Sporthorses & equine equipment (MO); owned and ridden by Anne Haecker (MN) ................. 67.368% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: FIGARO NeWTON, Oldenburg gelding by Fascination; bred by Richard Sonn (AR); Junior Team Championship owned and ridden by Shelley Gannon (MN) .........................................................65.000% CH: DReAM-LIGHT, Danish Warmblood mare by Midt-West Ibi-Light; bred by 3. Privateer, owned and ridden by Jennifer Brandl (MN) .........................................64.474% P. Bokaer Hansen (GeR); owned and ridden by Isabelle Leibler (CT) .................... 64.595% 4. Cowboy Bill, owned and ridden by Katy Britt (MN) ..............................................64.211% RS: DReAM OF LOVe, Oldenburg stallion by Dream of Glory; bred by Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen 5. Mosegardens Calibra, owned and ridden by Robin Ryan (MN) ..............................64.211% (GeR); owned by Birgitt Dagge (FL); ridden by Katrin Dagge (FL) ...................... 63.649% 6. Bernhardt, owned and ridden by Dana Wilhite (MO) .......................................... 64.079% 7. Renoir, owned and ridden by Calissa Bailey (MN) ................................................ 63.289% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 8. Macuna, owned and ridden by Ruth Sundet (SD)................................................. 62.895%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
Young Rider Team Championship
CH: BULGARI 5, Hanoverian gelding by Baryshnikov; owned and ridden by Caroline Roffman (FL) ......................................................................... 68.947% Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship RS: ACCeNT AIGU FRH, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Caroline Roffman (FL)......................................................................................... 68.158% 3. Ladinor, owned by Birgitt Dagge (FL); ridden by Katrin Dagge (FL) ................... 62.895% CH: WAKeUP, American Warmblood stallion by Wagnis; bred by Beverly McLean-Tetrick (KS); owned and ridden by emily Wagner (KS) ............... 70.789% RS: LUCAS VAN De zUIDeRWAARD, Friesian gelding by Tsjerk 328; Region 4 Results bred by J. Fien (NeD); owned and ridden by Katie Davis (MN) ............................ 65.526% 3. Dani’s Dancer Doll, owned and ridden by Kayla Dobson (MO) .............................65.000% The 2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 4 Dressage Championships were held 4. Charlie Brown, owned and ridden by Abby Guidera (MN) .................................... 63.289% 5. CJS Sir Hanky Panky, owned and ridden by Ciera Smith (MO) ............................... 61.711% September 4-6 in Mason City, IA. 6. Friedensfest, owned and ridden by emily Layeski (IL) ......................................... 61.447% Judges: Kathleen Barbosa (S); Paula Lacy (S); Natalie Lamping (S); Beverly Rogers (S); Debbie 7. JFs Golden Midas, owned and ridden by Jessica Foschi (MN) .................................61.184% 8. Isis, owned and ridden by Kristie zierwick (MN)..................................................60.000% Riehl-Rodriguez (S).
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: FIGARO NeWTON, Oldenburg gelding by Fascination; bred by Richard Sonn (AR); owned and ridden by Shelley Gannon (MN) .........................................................70.000% RS: CeLeBRITY, Welsh Pony gelding; owned by Sybil Greene (Ne); ridden by Kristin Feese (Ne)................................................................................68.400% 3. Avenger JP, owned and ridden by Jordan Meadows (IL)........................................67.800%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Open Championship CH: FWF BARON VON CAPRIOLI, Friesian Sporthorse gelding; owned by Mary Adams (MO); ridden by Jonni Adams-Allen (MO) ........................ 70.658% RS: RUBINSTAR, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Martin Kuhn (IL); .......... 70.658% 3. Wrainier Q, owned and ridden by Lisa Royal (IA) ................................................ 68.816% 4(T). Laika, owned by emily Wagner (KS); ridden by Jana Wagner (KS) ...................... 68.553%
4(T). Owen, owned by Dorothy Skye (WI); ridden by Kathleen Kopp (WI).................... 68.553% 6. 6. Arcangel, owned by Susan Blanding-Wilson (MN); ridden by Tyra Vernon (WI) ... 68.421% 7. Reina Del Sol, owned by Kelly Montgomery (MN); ridden by Julie Penshorn (MN) 68.026% 7. 8. Summer’s Prince, owned by Renee Alaksa (WI); ridden by Julie Penshorn (MN) .. 66.053% 8.
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Freestyle Championship
Golden Galaxy, owned by Patricia Fowler (IN); ridden by Kathryn Fleming-Kuhn (IL) ..................................................................65.119% Summer’s Prince, owned by Renee Alaksa (WI); ridden by Julie Penshorn (MN) ..64.405% Paddington, owned by Leslie Burket (MO); ridden by Martin Kuhn (IL) ................64.167%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Adult Amateur Championship
Second Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: WHISPeR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Norway; bred by C. Dijkstra-Lycklama A. Nije (NeD); owned and ridden by Lara Moody (IA) ........ 67.857% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: POCOS DAKOTA KING, Paint gelding by Impressive Lynx; bred by Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship Victoria Maleska (MN); owned and ridden by Amy Sand (MN) ..............................67.381% CH: SAMOS RONIA, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Darlington; 3. Wresonance, owned and ridden by Joe Nash (KS) ................................................66.905% owned and ridden by Katie Cumberford (MO) ..................................................... 63.953% RS: DONNA KARAN, Oldenburg mare by Donnerwerth; bred by Lloyd Landkamer (MN); owned and ridden by Chelsea Bendorf (Ne).........................................................58.605% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Mussorgsky, owned by Kate Phillips (MN); ridden by Laura Myllykangas (MN) .... 57.558% Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 4. Callum, owned by Barbara Anderson Whiteis (MN); CH: ROMINCKA, Dutch Warmblood mare by Welt Hit II; bred by L. Martens (NeD); ridden by Meredith Denney (MN) ........................................................................ 57.326% owned by Carol Krska (KS); ridden by Clare Krska (KS) ........................................71.310% RS: PICARDI, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Shana Jones (IL) .......66.905% 5. The Unknown Woman, owned and ridden by Sarah Dweikat (Ne) ....................... 57.093% 3. Picture Perfect, owned and ridden by Shana Jones (IL)........................................ 63.929% 6. Pantros-S, owned and ridden by Paige Miller (IL)................................................56.860% 4. Pantros-S, owned and ridden by Paige Miller (IL)................................................ 62.738% 7. Retaurius, owned and ridden by Hannah Theisen (MN) ....................................... 53.837% 5. Fendi, owned and ridden by Casey Blum (Ne) ..................................................... 59.286% 6. Azeez Pacobeau, owned and ridden by Megan Britt (MN) .....................................59.167% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. Rivas, owned and ridden by Jessica Foschi (MN).................................................. 57.976%
Third Level Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Open Championship
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CH: RAPTURe R, Hanoverian stallion by Rotspon; bred by Joachim Tobaben; owned by Saint Louis equestrian Center (MO); ridden by Anna eklund (MO)........72.619% RS: LAIKA, Hanoverian mare owned by emily Wagner (KS); ridden by Jana Wagner (KS).................................................................................71.190% 3. Rubinstar, owned and ridden by Martin Kuhn (IL)............................................... 69.286% 4. Arcangel, owned by Susan Blanding-Wilson (MN); ridden by Tyra Vernon (WI) ... 67.857% 5. xenofonte Interagro, owned by Manuel Pinto (MN); ridden by Jennifer Schuck (MN) .......................................................................... 65.833%
Brad Cutshall and Pointjack, Grand Prix Open champion, and Joe Coleman
CH: DIeDeRIK, Friesian stallion; owned by Sheila Weinrich (KS); ridden by Mary Forck (MO) ................................................................................. 66.047% RS: JOLI COeUR, Dutch Warmblood mare by Consul; bred by Beth McCauslin (Az); owned by Neil Jessen (MN); ridden by Kyla Awes (MN) ........................................ 65.814% 3. Paddington, owned by Leslie Burket (MO); ridden by Martin Kuhn (IL) ............... 65.581% 4. Rapture R, owned by Saint Louis equestrian Center (MO); ridden by Anna eklund (MO) .............................................................................. 65.233% 5. Torsten, owned by Quoin Holdings LLC (MN); ridden by Jessica Olmsted (MN)..... 62.558% 6. Chicory, owned by Carol Davis (MO); ridden by Mary Forck (MO)........................ 62.093% 7. Vadico Interagro, owned and ridden by Jennifer Schuck (MN) ............................. 61.047% 8. Donna eliza, owned by Tony Correa (IL); ridden by Kathryn Fleming-Kuhn (IL) ..60.349%
Jennifer Schuck and Sargon Interagro, Prix St. Georges Open champion, and Bev Rodgers
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CH: LAIKA, Hanoverian mare; owned by emily Wagner (KS); CH: ROBIN HOOD, Hanoverian gelding by Raphael; bred by Joachim Spreckers; ridden by Jana Wagner (KS)................................................................................ 77.083% owned and ridden by Leslie Rutherford (MN) ...................................................... 62.907% RS: MS COMOTION, Arabian gelding by MS Santana; bred by Kenneth and RS: LAUSANNe, Westfalen gelding by Laurentianer; bred by Josef Overmeier (GeR); Donna Topp (MI); owned and ridden by Keegan O’Brien (WI ) ............................ 63.958% owned and ridden by Denise Jostes (MN) ............................................................ 61.860% 3. USA, owned and ridden by Andrew Baertsch (MN) .............................................. 61.860% 4. Daylight, owned and ridden by Paula Meyer (IA)................................................. 58.256% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Rolex, owned and ridden by Leslie Marcum (MN) ................................................ 56.279%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship
CH: JOLI COeUR, Dutch Warmblood mare by Consul; bred by Beth McCauslin (Az); CH: JASNIeReS, Dutch Warmblood by Michalangelo; bred by Stal De Craecken (NeD); owned by Neil Jessen (MN); ridden by Kyla Awes (MN) ........................................68.854% owned by Catherine Teifer (MI); ridden by Chloe Fullar (MI).................................67.105% RS: NeVADO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jet Set D; owned and RS: DAINA, Hanoverian mare by De Niro; bred by Holger Kubelke; owned and ridden by Lorna Donahue (IL)............................................................................. 61.042% ridden by Melissa Allen (MO) .............................................................................. 65.395% 3. Lucarlos, owned and ridden by Tyra Vernon (WI) ................................................ 63.026% 4. Pasquino, owned and ridden by Kate Phillips (MN) ..............................................61.316% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Cachet, owned and ridden by Lawson Duncan (KS).............................................. 57.500%
Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: TOPPeR, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Royal Dance; Great American Insurance Group/USDF bred by A. Ketelaars (NeD); owned and ridden by Debra Pulver (Az) .................. 58.537% Intermediate I Freestyle Championship CH: RAMBUNCTIOUS, Dutch Warmblood-cross gelding; bred by Margaret Johnson (IL); owned and ridden by Meredith Kenyon (Ne) ....................67.813% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: MURIeL DU BOIS, Percheron-cross mare; owned and ridden by Mary Forck (MO) .... 63.375% Fourth Level Open Championship 3. Nestor, owned and ridden by ellie Hardesty (KS) ..................................................61.375% CH: SARGON INTeRAGRO, Lusitano stallion by Noblissimo Interagro; owned by Louise Turkula (MN) and Manuel Pinto (MN); ridden by Jennifer Schuck (MN) .... 68.537% 4. Donau Prince, owned and ridden by Shelley Day (WI) ......................................... 60.563%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship
CH: GALANT, Danish Warmblood gelding by erlkonig; bred by Gerda Jensen (DeN); owned and ridden by Gail Tasch (WI) ..................................................................57.237% CH: DIMAGGIO, Oldenburg gelding by Dream of Love; bred by Guenther Griepenkerl (GeR); owned and ridden by Brianna zwilling (MN) ..........77.917% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: CASSINI, Danish Warmblood gelding by Churchill; owned and ridden by Gail Tasch (WI) ................................................................................... 59.583% Intermediate II Open Championship CH: PANDORRA, Dutch Warmblood by Ferrolan; bred by J. Vereijken (NeD); owned and ridden by Marina Parris-Woodhead (MO) ...........................................60.132% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: MURIeL DU BOIS, Percheron-cross mare, owned and ridden by Mary Forck (MO) ....58.026% Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship 3. Jasnieres, owned by Catherine Teifer (MI); ridden by Chloe Fullar (MI) .................57.105% CH: BOSS, Swedish Warmblood gelding by Bayron; bred by Anita Roslund (SWe); owned and ridden by Debra Klamen (IL) ............................................................. 62.237% Great American Insurance Group/USDF RS: KeMAH, Thoroughbred mare by Pressure; owned and Grand Prix Open Championship ridden by Kate Kimmons (Ne) ............................................................................. 58.026% CH: POINTJACK, Swedish Warmblood stallion; owned and 3. Gabel, owned and ridden by Maggie Stonecipher (KS) ......................................... 56.184% ridden by Brad Cutshall (MI) .............................................................................. 63.936% 4. Take Over, owned and ridden by Gail Tasch (WI) ................................................. 55.526% RS: RANNOCH, Holsteiner mare by Rapport; bred by Anne McKay (MN); owned and ridden by Lindsay Fuchs (MN) ........................................................... 62.872%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
CH: BeLLADIVA, Lipizzan mare by Conversano III Prima Donna; owned by Tracie Wang (Ne); ridden by Kristina Wang (Ne) .................................66.316% CH: POINTJACK, Swedish Warmblood stallion; owned and ridden by Brad Cutshall (MI) .............................................................................. 62.875% RS: RAMBUNCTIOUS, Dutch Warmblood-cross gelding; owned and ridden by Meredith Kenyon (Ne) .................................................................. 64.342% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Open Championship
Junior Team Championship
CH: DONNA KARAN, Oldenburg mare by Donnerwerth; bred by Lloyd Landkamer (MN); owned and ridden by Chelsea Bendorf (Ne) ................... 59.730%
CH: SARGON INTeRAGRO, Lusitano stallion by Noblissimo Interagro; owned by Louise Turkula (MN) and Manuel Pinto (MN); ridden by Jennifer Schuck (MN) .... 65.789% Great American Insurance Group/USDF Young Rider Team Championship RS: LUCARLOS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Germus R; bred by P. Busscher; owned and ridden by Tyra Vernon (WI) ............................................................... 64.342% CH: DIMAGGIO, Oldenburg gelding by Dream of Love; bred by Guenther Griepenkerl (GeR); owned and ridden by Brianna zwilling (MN) ..........65.132% 3. Pasquino, owned and ridden by Kate Phillips (MN) ............................................. 63.553% 4. Donau Prince, owned and ridden by Shelley Day (WI) ..........................................61.053% 5. Major, owned and ridden by Nancy Gorton (MO) ................................................. 53.553% Region 5 Results
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship
The 2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 5 Dressage Championships were held October 16-18 in Albuquerque, NM.
CH: TAKe OVeR, Danish Warmblood gelding by Rambo; bred by Arne Bjerg Nielsen (DeN); owned and ridden by Gail Tasch (WI) .............60.132% Judges: Natalie Lamping (S); Anita Owen (S); William Solyntjes (S); Cara Whitham (S); Marlena RS: PATRIOT, owned and ridden by Colleen Church McDowell (MO)............................ 59.737% Schneider (S); Vicky Stashak-Matisi (R). 3. Gabel, owned and ridden by Maggie Stonecipher (KS) ......................................... 58.816% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship
Training Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: DAxIA, Hanoverian mare by Danone I; bred by Volker Fajen (GeR); owned and ridden by Holly Dietz (NM)................................................................70.600% RS: MISTeR ROYAL, Thoroughbred gelding; owned and CH: BeLLADIVA, Lipizzan mare by Conversano III Prima Donna; ridden by Tabitha Muller (NM) ............................................................................68.600% owned by Tracie Wang (Ne); ridden by Kristina Wang (Ne) ................................ 66.974% 3. Wendo, owned and ridden by Kay Lorenzen (Az) ................................................66.400% RS: RAMBUNCTIOUS, Dutch Warmblood-cross gelding; owned and ridden by Meredith Kenyon (Ne) ......................................................................... 62.632% 4. Orca, owned by Patrick Boyle (PA); ridden by Kathleen Boyle (Az) .....................66.200% 3. Nestor, owned and ridden by ellie Hardesty (KS) ................................................. 59.474% 5. Goldika, owned and ridden by Kate earl (Az) .....................................................65.800%
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Storm Warning, owned by Tracy Kemp (Tx); ridden by Kathryn zavitz (NM) ......64.400% 5. Red Hawk’s Harmony, owned and ridden by Jennifer Kimmell (Az) .....................60.600% 6. Notorious, owned and ridden by Rachel Hirschey (CO) .......................................58.200% 7.
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: AUGUSTINe, American Warmblood gelding by Aristocrat; bred by Jeanna Hernandez (Az); owned and ridden by Bobbi Berry (Az) ......................... 66.974% RS: PLATO eN ROUGe, Selle Français gelding by e’Sops Fable; bred by Les Chevaux de Carlier; owned and ridden by Lynn McKinney (Az)........................65.921% 3. Daxia, owned and ridden by Holly Dietz (NM) ....................................................63.684% 4. Guadalupe, owned and ridden by elizabeth Frilling (NM) ....................................61.053% 5. Storm Warning, owned by Tracy Kemp (Tx); ridden by Kathryn zavitz (NM) ...... 60.263% 6. Heritage, owned and ridden by Diana Wuerz (NM) ............................................. 59.605% 7. Angelique, owned and ridden by Pauline Milnor (NM) ........................................ 59.079% 8. Winsome Dancer, owned and ridden by Vanessa eisenhauer (CO) ....................... 58.421%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: HH VALeNTINO, Arabian gelding by Mystrigo; bred by Heather Horn (Tx); owned and ridden by Shea Johnson (NM) .............................................................66.316% RS: FINAL FANTASY, International Sporthorse gelding by Fabriano; bred by Tammy McDonald (CO); owned and ridden by Caitlin McMillon (CO) ...... 64.342%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Open Championship
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CH: HYPeRION SF, Hanoverian gelding by His Highness 2; bred by Stepfan Blanken (GeR); owned by Somerset Farms (CO); ridden by Petra Warlimont (CO) ....................... 69.737% RS: LYRIC OF LATIMeR, Hanoverian gelding; owned by Jill Patt (Az); ridden by Michelle Reilly (Az) .............................................................................69.605% 3. Rubecca, owned and ridden by Stephanie Leahey (CO) .......................................68.289% 4. zilker, owned by Jane Bagwell (NM); ridden by Leslie Apfel (NM) .......................68.026%
Shea Johnson and HH Valentino, First Level Jr/YR champion; USDF Senior Director Cindy Vimont; and Region 5 Director Theresa Hunt
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Freestyle Championship CH: PLATO eN ROUGe, Selle Français gelding by e’Sops Fable; bred by Les Chevaux de Carlier owned and ridden by Lynn McKinney (Az) ........... 67.500% RS: ANGeLIQUe, Trakehner mare by Always; bred by Mark and Wanda Hage (NM); owned and ridden by Pauline Milnor (NM) ..........................................................64.896% 3. Falcao, owned and ridden by elizabeth Glass (Az) ..............................................58.646%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: RS: 3. 4. 5.
DONzeARLYLITe, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Tara Nolan (CO) ....... 62.262% STRIKe BACK, Irish Draught gelding; owned and ridden by Kim Lampert (CO).....60.000% Cagney, owned and ridden by Maureen Baca (NM) ............................................. 57.857% Augustine, owned and ridden by Bobbi Berry (Az) ............................................. 57.262% McLean, owned and ridden by Jennifer Cannerelli (Az) ....................................... 55.595%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: PHOeNIx, Westfalen gelding by Fleming; bred by Hans-Peter Kroeger (GeR); owned by Christian Farr (CO); ridden by Jordan Farr (CO) .................................. 62.857% RS: PASSHAWN, Swedish Warmblood gelding by Pehrsson; bred by Jeff Hebert (CO); owned and ridden by Connor McPeak (WY) ..........................................................61.071%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Open Championship CH: WeLKIN, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Janice Romersa (CO) ...........68.095% RS: WYSTeRIA GIANA, American Warmblood mare; owned by Sharon Roberts (Az); ridden by Michelle Reilly (Az) ..............................................................................67.143% 3. Hessel fan’t Haskerfjild, owned by Karen Brown (NM); ridden by Jose Luis Perez Soto (NM) ................................................................... 65.952% 4. Voltaire, owned by Ann Hayes (NM); ridden by Karin Lencyk (Tx) ...................... 64.524% 5. CF Angioletta, owned and ridden by Catherine Chandler (Az) ..............................64.167% 6. Aragon, owned by Laurie Pearce (CO); ridden by Kimberly elsner (CO) .............. 63.690% 7. The Major, owned by Betty Briggs (UT) and Kelli Brown (UT); ridden by Kelli Brown (UT) ................................................................................ 60.833% 8. Aaron, owned by Wanda Hage (NM) ridden by Sean Cunningham (NM) .............58.095%
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CH: HeRMeS, Canadian Warmblood gelding by Gomez W; bred by Johannes Bruins-Slot (CAN); owned and ridden by Catherine Chandler (Az) ........ 71.400% RS: DOSTOJeWSKI SF, Hanoverian gelding by Don Crusador; bred by Heinrich Habermann (GeR); owned by Somerset Farms (CO); ridden by Petra Warlimont (CO)............ 70.200% 3. Heide, owned and ridden by Leslie Carpenter (NM) ............................................68.600% 4. Lyric of Latimer, owned by Jill Patt (Az); ridden by Michelle Reilly (Az) ..............67.000% 5. Shine on Titan’s Silver, owned by Joanne Glantz (UT); ridden by Trisha Kerwin (UT) .............................................................................64.200% 6. zelissa, owned by Jeanne Schamblin (CA); ridden by Cyndi Jackson (Az) ............63.800%
Dyami, owned and ridden by Karin Lencyk (Tx) ................................................. 66.184% Shine on Titan’s Silver, owned by Joanne Glantz (UT); ridden by Trisha Kerwin (UT) ............................................................................. 65.395% The Major, owned by Betty Briggs (UT) and Kelly Brown (UT); ridden by Kelli Brown (UT) ................................................................................ 63.553% Rasputin, owned by Barbara Olson (NM); ridden by Jose Luis Perez Soto (NM) ... 60.921%
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4. Paradigm, owned by Denise Ostrow (aZ); ridden by Paula Paglia (aZ) ............... 62.632% 5. Serious Hit, owned and ridden by Glenda Needles (CO) ...................................... 62.500% 6. Macho, owned and ridden by ann Hayes (NM) ....................................................60.658% CH: Navarelle, Dutch Warmblood mare by Jester; bred by a.M.D. Grunewald-Groot (NeD); owned by Nancy Brenckman (CO); ridden by Otto Koch (CO) .................. 63.140% 7. Kolany, owned by Michael Boren (NM); ridden by Gretchen aycock (NM) ........... 57.895% 8. Pan-am, owned and ridden by Jane Bagwell (NM) .............................................. 54.474% rS: vaN GOGH, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Farrington; bred by K. Klifman (NeD); owned and ridden by rise Grover (aZ) ................................................................ 61.047% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship
CH: WONDerBOy, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by Heinz eiken (Ger); owned and ridden by anya Bershad (NM) ........................................................... 62.237% CH: UOeri, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Houston; bred by H.H. Pieters (NeD); owned and ridden by Madeleine Birch (UT) ......................................................... 64.419% rS: allelUiaH, Swedish Warmblood gelding by amiral; bred by Christine Campbell (vT); owned and ridden by Taminy Marshall (NM)................. 60.789%
CH: CariSMO, Trakehner gelding by Hohenstein; bred by Pascal Oidtmann (Ger); owned and ridden by Petra Warlimont (CO)........................................................ 70.814% rS: WySTeria GiaNa, american Warmblood mare; owned by Sharon roberts (aZ); ridden by Michelle reilly (aZ) .............................................................................70.000% 3. PS Shadow Dancer, owned by virginia lee ackerman (CO); ridden by Jane renner (CO) ............................................................................... 67.907% 4. Matinee SF, owned by Somerset Farms (CO); ridden by Petra Warlimont (CO) .... 66.977% 5. Peteta, owned and ridden by Stephanie Busley (CO) ............................................66.163% 6. Titanya, owned and ridden by Trisha Kerwin (UT) ..............................................65.000% 7. B Titans image, owned by Sandie Tillotson (UT); ridden by Trisha Kerwin (UT) ..64.884% 8. Wgangster Girl, owned and ridden by Michelle reilly (aZ) ................................. 62.674%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Freestyle Championship
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FOreST, Swedish Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Tiffany Busch (CO).......54.868%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship CH: Billy Bell, Swedish Warmblood gelding by Bellini; bred by Jens Jensen (DeN); owned and ridden by Kristi Wysocki (CO) ............................................................70.132% rS: STraUSS, Dutch Warmblood stallion by idocus; bred by Suzanne Thrasher (Ca); owned by Nikki Soich-Flach (aZ); ridden by Cyndi Jackson (aZ) .......................... 67.632% 3. eeltsje F, owned by Paula Marsh (TX); ridden by Nicole Gluesenkamp (CO) .........66.711% 4. Umeeko, owned by Sharon roberts (aZ); ridden by Michelle reilly (aZ) ............. 64.079% 5. Genuine Gem, owned by Jennifer Knight (aZ); ridden by Cyndi Jackson (aZ) ......63.684% 6. Olaf, owned by Sarah Bushong-Weeks (CO); ridden by KC Parkins-Kyle (CO) ...... 60.789% 7. Paradigm, owned by Denise Ostrow (aZ); ridden by Paula Paglia (aZ) ...............60.000%
CH: BeaUMONT, Canadian Warmblood gelding by Bajazzo; bred by Horse Masters Great American Insurance Group/USDF Farm (CaN); owned by Christine Small (NM); ridden by Katy lindberg (NM).......64.062% Intermediate I Freestyle Championship CH: FOreST, Swedish Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Tiffany Busch (CO).......64.750%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship
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CH: lUTHer, Holsteiner gelding; owned and ridden by amy Glenn (NM) .....................62.317% Intermediate II Open Championship CH: OryKO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Holland; bred by a. loeffen (NeD) and N. Great American Insurance Group/USDF Nooren (NeD); owned by Somerset Farms (CO); ridden by Petra Warliment (CO) .... 58.158%
Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF CH: O’Neal, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Kennedy; bred by a. verdellen (NeD); owned by Kylee lourie (CO); ridden by victoria Fernalld (CO) ............................. 59.878% Grand Prix Open Championship CH: PriNCe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Hemmingway; bred by J.J. Pen-Dogterom; Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned by Kylee lourie (CO); ridden by andrea Doelling (CO) .............................. 66.596% Fourth Level Open Championship rS: reD aDair, Danish Warmblood gelding by May Black; bred by CH: PePPerMiNT PaTTy, German riding Pony mare; owned by Jennifer Knight (aZ); Merete Sjorslev (NeD); owned and ridden by Kristi Wysocki (CO)........................66.064% ridden by Korie Hanseth (aZ) ...............................................................................65.122% 3. Superman, owned and ridden by Grant Schneidman (CO) ...................................61.383% rS: MaCHO, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by ann Hayes (NM) .........60.488% 4. Najinska, owned and ridden by Shannon Dahmer (CO) ...................................... 55.426% 5. Catano, owned and ridden by Gintara Slavinskas (aZ) .......................................55.000% Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF
CH: O’Neal, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Kennedy; bred by a. verdellen (NeD); Grand Prix Freestyle Championship owned by Kylee lourie (CO); ridden by victoria Fernalld (CO) ............................ 62.500% CH: CaTaNO, Holsteiner gelding; owned and ridden by Gintara Slavinskas (aZ) ......... 66.375% rS: MaSON, Hanoverian by Matcho; bred by Bianca Holsten (Ger); rS: PriNCe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Hemmingway; bred by J.J. Pen-Dogterom; owned and ridden by Danielle Price (TX)............................................................. 55.729% owned by Kylee lourie (CO); ridden by andrea Doelling (CO) .............................. 65.375% 3. Najinska, owned and ridden by Shannon Dahmer (CO) ....................................... 58.250%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship
Region 6 Results CH: viKiNG, Danish Warmblood gelding; owned by Melissa Connelly (UT); ridden by Cassie Benson (UT)...............................................................................66.316% rS: CriSTOFOri, Hanoverian gelding by Cadiz; bred by Gerhard luecking-Tilli (Ger); The 2009 Great american insurance Group/USDF region 6 Dressage Championships were held owned by Sandra Weese (UT); ridden by Cassie Benson (UT)............................... 64.342% September 25-27 in Sherwood, Or. 3. O’Neal, owned by Kylee lourie (CO); ridden by victoria Fernalld (CO) ................ 59.474% 4. Mason, owned and ridden by Danielle Price (TX) ................................................ 58.421% Judges: Kem Barbosa (S); Betsy Berrey (S); Janet Curtis (S); Joan Darnell (S); Sara Michael (S); anita Owen (S); eleanor Stine-Masek (S). Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF
CH: UMeeKO, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Sharon roberts (aZ); Training Level Adult Amateur Championship ridden by Michelle reilly (aZ) ............................................................................. 68.158% CH: lUCKy STarr, Hanoverian gelding by lancier; bred by Karl-Hermann rS: STraUSS, Dutch Warmblood stallion by idocus; bred by Suzanne Thrasher (Ca); Feldmann (Ger); owned and ridden by Margaret Nicolino (Wa) ......................... 71.000% owned by Nikki Soich-Flach (aZ); ridden by Cyndi Jackson (aZ) .......................... 64.737% rS: ZiPPiTy DO DaH, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Florencio i; bred by 3. Genuine Gem, owned by Jennifer Knight (aZ); ridden by Cyndi Jackson (aZ) ...... 62.632% G. Marsman-Bonenkamp (NeD); owned and ridden by Nancy arend (Wa) ..........70.800%
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vertigo, owned and ridden by adrienne Hale (Wa) .............................................69.800% Clever Tryst, owned and ridden by Diana Weede (Wa) ........................................69.000% evergreen’s aurora, owned and ridden by lynn McGrew (Wa) ............................68.200% Gearhart, owned and ridden by annette Kleven (Wa) ......................................... 67.200% MDa reno, owned and ridden by Diane roellich (Wa) ........................................66.800% Genou Bijou, owned and ridden by Paige abbott (Wa) .......................................66.800%
CH: SCHOeFFeUr, Trakehner gelding; owned by Michelle Surkamer (iD); ridden by Greta Surkamer (iD) ...........................................................................69.200% rS: DaKOTa PaCHeZ, arabian-cross gelding by Dakota Windstorm; bred by Patricia Muser (SD); owned and ridden by Taryn Dussin (Or) ................67.800% 3. alerik, owned by Cynthia Hansen (MT); ridden by Sonia Hansen (MT) ................ 67.600% 4. Marlowe, owned and ridden by Meghan Slaughter (iD) ......................................65.000% 5. Delta’s Delight Q, owned by Holly Johns (Or); ridden by ryann Nolan (Or) ......64.600% 6. Zerox, owned and ridden by Brette lovrovich (Wa) ............................................63.400% 7. Tunnes fan de Koarndyk, owned and ridden by Jorde Trudel (iD) ........................ 63.200% 8. roulette, owned by lyn anderson (Wa); ridden by Cameron amos (Wa) ............62.800%
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Olivia, owned and ridden by Tija Schmiesing (Wa) ............................................ 66.974% Clever Tryst, owned and ridden by Diana Weede (Wa) .........................................66.711% Faith, owned and ridden by Kelsey Pritchett (Wa) .............................................. 65.789% enigma, owned and ridden by Peter rothschild (Wa) ......................................... 65.526%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: SaNTOS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Now or Never; bred by H. Helsloot; owned and ridden by Cassandra Cummins (Wa) ..................................................72.105% rS: aleriK, Canadian Warmblood gelding by U. avenir BC; bred by David Black (Wa); owned by Cynthia Hansen (MT); ridden by Sonia Hansen (MT) ............................ 65.789% 3. Donegal McSweeney, owned and ridden by Paige Haas (iD) ................................65.000% 4. irrwisch, owned and ridden by Taylor Cunningham (iD) .................................... 64.737% 5. incantaro, owned and ridden by ashley Holmes (iD) ..........................................64.474% 6. Harbor Mist, owned and ridden by Jamie Hughes (Or) ........................................61.579% 7. Tunnes fan de Koarndyk, owned and ridden by Jorde Trudel (iD) .........................61.184% 8. Delta’s Delight Q, owned by Holly Johns (Or); ridden by ryann Nolan (Or) ...... 60.789%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Open Championship
CH: FUrST SeaTTle, Westfalen gelding by Furst Piccolo; bred by albert Bunse (Ger); owned by Susan Cheney (Wa); ridden by lily Wilson (Wa) .................................70.400% rS: ZaMOra, Dutch Warmblood mare by Sir Sinclair; bred by P. M. van de vliert-van velthuizen (NeD); owned by richard Chong (Wa); ridden by lisa Boyer (Wa) .........69.200% 3. Graf Star, owned by Shari Sego (MT); ridden by Jeannette redmond (MT) .......... 67.600% 4. H Wrendition, owned and ridden by Molly Martin (Wa) ..................................... 67.200% 5. Toandos Mountain Man, owned by Sheryl rudolph (Or); ridden by Bernadine Diers (Or) .........................................................................66.800% 6. Picasso, owned by elizabeth Dean-Norling (Wa); ridden by lily Wilson (Wa) ....66.600% 7. Zurque HM, owned by elizabeth Pohlson (Wa); ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ......66.400% 8. Paparico, owned and ridden by amy Huson-Braun (Or) .................................... 65.200%
CH: CHariSMaTiQUe, Holsteiner gelding by Camiros; bred and owned by Zoeanne arrington (Or); ridden by Heather Oleson (iD) ...................... 71.711% rS: GaUDeNZia, Hanoverian mare by Gold luck; bred by Jane Byard (MT); owned and ridden by robert Chapeski (MT) ........................................................ 68.947% 3. regalo, owned by Johnna Stevens (Wa); ridden by Jennifer Schrader-Williams (Wa) ....................................................... 68.816% 4. Wisper, owned and ridden by Nancy Thacher (Wa) ............................................ 67.632% 5. Zenigal, owned and ridden by Nancy Benton (Wa) ............................................. 67.632% 6. Zurque HM, owned by elizabeth Pohlson (Wa); ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ...... 66.447% 7. Wasilea, owned and ridden by anne appleby (Wa) ..............................................65.921% 8. Gladheart linhawk, owned by Bernadette Stang (Or); ridden by Kimberlee Barker (Or) ....................................................................... 65.789%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Adult Amateur Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Freestyle Championship
CH: leXiNGTON, Thoroughbred gelding; owned by Caitlin Wisbeski (Or); ridden by Mari valceschini (Or) ...........................................................................69.211% rS: WrOXy, Dutch Warmblood mare by Nassau; bred by Brooke voldbaek (Or); owned and ridden by andrea Marek (Or)............................................................ 68.816% 3. Genou Bijou, owned and ridden by Paige abbott (Wa) ....................................... 67.368% 4. Sandro Brasil, owned and ridden by Suzie Dustin (iD) ........................................67.105%
CH: HarBOr MiST, Selle Français mare; owned and ridden by Jamie Hughes (Or) ......66.771% rS: everGreeN’S aUrOra, Canadian Sport Horse mare by Tah Wack Wi ii; bred by Don Waterston (CaN); owned and ridden by lynn McGrew (Wa) ............66.042% 3. Zurque HM, owned by elizabeth Pohlson (Wa); ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ......65.000% 4. Coins Fortune, owned and ridden by Keli Covin (Wa) ..........................................64.167% 5. Cleopatra Jones, owned and ridden by Susanne Frahm (Wa) .............................. 62.500%
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McCall Shaub and Morocco, Third level Jr/yr champion; USDF representative Donna rocchetti; Great american insurance Group representative eve Willet; and region 6 Director Donna longacre
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Adult Amateur Championship
rS: HOllyWOOD, Welsh Cob gelding by rietheim’s Hilbert; owned and ridden by rebecca Blake (Wa) ............................................................................ 62.674% 3. Conversano ii Pirouetta, owned by Brooke voldbaek (Or); CH: WeSTer, Dutch Warmblood gelding by rhodium; bred by B. de leeuw; ridden by Kelin Carraher (Or) ........................................................................... 62.326% owned and ridden by Dixie Montgomery (Wa) .....................................................72.619% 4. Parocco, owned by Jennifer Smith (Wa); ridden by Paxton Smith (Wa) .............. 62.209% rS: MaliPierO 3, Westfalen gelding by Monsieur; bred by Hans-Josef Dahl (Ger); owned and ridden by Julie Bennett (Wa) .............................................................67.143% 5. valentino, owned by Steve yatsko (Ca); ridden by Christopher lewman (Wa) ......60.116% 3. Sir ridjon, owned by Michele Mitchell (Wa); ridden by laurie Nykreim (Wa) .....65.000% 6. Kismet, owned by laura Park (Or); ridden by amalia Boyles (Or) .....................56.860% 4. raphael, owned by vanessa Becker (Or); ridden by vanessa Becker (Or) ........... 63.333% 5. Bandolero ClXXvi, owned and ridden by Toni Mueller (Wa) ................................63.214% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. arion’s Gold, owned and ridden by Tina McGuffey (iD) ...................................... 63.095% Third Level Open Championship 7. Zuperman, owned and ridden by leona Pollack (Wa) ......................................... 61.905% CH: HS WaraDO, Hungarian stallion by HS Wistar; bred and owned by 8. Bodegah’s Pegastar, owned and ridden by Diane Willard (Or) ............................61.667% Charlene Summers (Wa); ridden by Jennifer Schrader-Williams (Wa)................. 66.047% rS: WiSHFUl THiNKiNG, american Warmblood-cross gelding by Wishes & Dreams; Great American Insurance Group/USDF bred by anne Marie Murdock (Wa); owned by Patricia Brewer (Or) and Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship e. Nicholas Giustina (Or); ridden by Megan Dorsey (Or) .................................... 65.814% CH: ralF, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Clavecimbel; bred by Joh Oliver (NeD); 3. infinity, owned by Mary Foley (Or) ridden by Nicki Grandia (Or) .......................65.116% owned by Janet Herrman (iD); ridden by Sadie lahey (iD).................................. 63.690% 4. raisa von ravensbos, owned by elizabeth Pohlson (Wa); rS: HOllyWOOD, Welsh Cob gelding by rietheim’s Hilbert; owned and ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ...............................................................................65.000% ridden by rebecca Blake (Wa) ............................................................................ 60.714% 5. Weltanzer, owned and ridden by regina agren (Wa) .......................................... 64.302% 3. Titan, owned and ridden by Kendall Christy (Wa) ..............................................60.000% 6. Trendsetter, owned and ridden by Nichole Charbonneau (Wa) .............................63.721% 4. valentino, owned by Steve yatsko (Ca); ridden by Christopher lewman (Wa) ..... 57.857% 7. Pleo, owned by Celina Calado (Wa); ridden by Merryl vines (Wa) ...................... 62.093% 5. Parocco, owned by Jennifer Smith (Wa); ridden by Paxton Smith (Wa) .............. 57.857% 8. Tjesse 400, owned by regine Brockway (Wa); ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ........ 61.744% 6. Harbor Mist, owned and ridden by Jamie Hughes (Or) ....................................... 54.524%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Open Championship CH: CONTeNDiON, Hanoverian gelding by Contendro; bred and owned by Judy Pappin (Wa); ridden by regina agren (Wa) ................................ 70.833% rS: WiSHFUl THiNKiNG, american Warmblood-cross gelding by Wishes & Dreams; bred by anne Marie Murdock (Wa); owned by Patricia Brewer (Or) and e. Nicholas Giustina (Or); ridden by Mega Dorsey (Or) ...............................69.405% 3. Tjesse 400, owned by regine Brockway (Wa); ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ........ 66.429% 4. Tuscany, owned by Kari McClain (Wa); ridden by Nichole Charbonneau (Wa)...... 64.881% 5. Gaudenzia, owned and ridden by robert Chapeski (MT) .....................................64.405% 6. Smoke Tree Gold Fever, owned by Carolyn Guinotte (Wa); ridden by Patricia russell (Wa) .........................................................................64.048% 7. abe fan ypey, owned by Chenoa Haluptzok (Wa); ridden by Paige ruhl (Wa) ......61.667% 8. Gerrit Fan Bommelsteyn, owned by Tricia McCormick (Or); ridden by Mija Paris (Or) .................................................................................. 61.548%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Freestyle Championship CH: FalaDa, Hanoverian mare by Furst Gotthard; bred by James Schneller (Wa); owned by rani McCulloch (Wa); ridden by Michael Osinksi (Wa) ........................68.958% rS: CHOPiN SF, Hanoverian gelding by Contucci; bred by Judith Hedreen (Wa); owned by Faye Kirkendall (Wa); ridden by Morgan Barrows (Wa) ...................... 66.875% 3. resolution, owned and ridden by Kari McClain (Wa) .......................................... 65.938% 4. Maserati, owned and ridden by Betty Findley (Wa) ............................................ 65.833% 5. Prescription, owned by Jane epperson (Or); ridden by liz lawson-Weber (Or) . 65.729% 6. Hollywood, owned and ridden by rebecca Blake (Wa) .......................................65.000% 7. lexington, owned by Gena Burns (Or); ridden by Nickie Grandia (Or) ............... 64.583% 8. Conversano ii Pirouetta, owned by Brooke voldbaek (Or); ridden by Kelin Carraher (Or) ........................................................................... 63.854%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: WelTHaNa, Hanoverian mare by Weltmeyer; bred by Hermann Kleemeyer (Ger); owned and ridden by Joan iannacone (iD) ...........................................................62.317% CH: aBe FaN yPey, Friesian gelding by Ulke 338; bred by H. Meulen (NeD); rS: TivOli GarDeN, Danish Warmblood gelding by Diamant; bred by owned by Chenoa Haluptzok (Wa); ridden by Paige ruhl (Wa) ........................... 67.500% Per Nielsen (DeN); owned and ridden by Mercedes eckroth (Wa)........................ 59.268% rS: FrySO, Friesian gelding by Tsjerk 328; bred by a. Meekma-Zijlstra (NeD); 3. Foxtrott, owned and ridden by Faye Kirkendall (Wa) ......................................... 58.902% owned by laurie Mclaughlin (Wa); ridden by Shaun Mclaughlin-Myers (Wa) ....64.688% 4. Dynast-Starr, owned and ridden by Shelly Johnson (Wa) .................................... 53.537% 3. Frapiccino, owned and ridden by Kim lacy (Wa) ................................................ 64.583% 5. Feiner, owned and ridden by Cynthia McKim (iD) ................................................51.829% 4. Wrajah, owned and ridden by Martha Meyers-Harris (Wa) ................................ 63.750% 5. Tjesse 400, owned by regine Brockway (Wa); ridden by Gwen Blake (Wa) ........ 63.333% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Toblerone, owned and ridden by Helen Ferguson (Or) .........................................62.917% Fourth Level Open Championship 7. Bodegah’s Pegastar, owned and ridden by Diane Willard (Or) ............................59.271% CH: JaBUTiCaBa, lusitanogelding by Borladero; bred by rosalie lewis (Fra); owned by Kathryn Gruenefeldt (Or); ridden by Brooke voldbaek (Or)................64.634% Great American Insurance Group/USDF rS: SaMSON, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Contango; bred by Betty De Groot (Ca); Third Level Adult Amateur Championship owned by Barnett investments/Gid-De-Up Barkins Boutique (Or) and CH: PreSCriPTiON, Oldenburg stallion by Presidio; bred by Cynthia Bergmann (Ca); Kathy everman (Or); ridden by elizabeth Brown (Or) .......................................64.268% owned by Jane epperson (Or); ridden by liz lawson-Weber (Or) ....................... 65.465% 3. Jett, owned by elizabeth Mitchell (Wa); ridden by Debbie Fornia-Dewitt (Wa) ... 63.659% rS: TivOli GarDeN, Danish Warmblood gelding by Diamant; bred by Per Nielsen (DeN); owned and ridden by Mercedes eckroth (Wa) ..................................................... 63.953% 4. Watson’s Gift, owned by Barb Shaub (Wa); ridden by lauren lottermann (Wa) 62.073% 3. Foxtrott, owned and ridden by Faye Kirkendall (Wa) ......................................... 63.023% 5. infinity, owned by Mary Foley (Or); ridden by Nicki Grandia (Or) ......................61.220% 4. aragorn, owned and ridden by Halli rowley (Or) ................................................62.791% 6. resolution, owned and ridden by Kari McClain (Wa) .......................................... 60.976% 5. Waku-Waku, owned and ridden by leona Pollack (Wa) ...................................... 62.558% 7. Piloto Do Top, owned by linda Stenstadvold (Or); ridden by Koby robson (Or) 59.878% 6. vallos romeo, owned and ridden by Cheri ellstrom (Wa) ................................... 62.326% 8. Diplomat, owned by Delight Willing (Wa); ridden by J. rebecca Parker (Wa) .....59.512% 7. 8.
lord of the ring, owned and ridden by edwin Miller (Or) ...................................61.977% rave review, owned and ridden by DeeDee estes (Or) .........................................61.977% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Fourth Level Freestyle Championship
CH: PilOTO DO TOP, lusitano stallion by eleito; bred by antonio Toledo Mendes Pereira (Bra); owned by linda Stenstadvold (Or); ridden by Koby robson (Or)..67.812% CH: MOrOCCO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Zeoliet; bred by Deborah Harrison (Ca); rS: lUCiaNO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Cabochon; bred by K. van Zaanen; owned by Barb Shaub (Ca); ridden by McCall Shaub (Wa) .................................. 66.395% owned by laurie Mclaughlin (Wa); ridden by erin Saville (Wa) ..........................58.125%
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CH: arTHUr, Thoroughbred gelding by US Steele; bred by robert Jones (Ca); owned and ridden by Janelle Carman (Wa) ......................................................... 63.026% rS: BarCarrOlle, Swedish Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Monica South (Wa) ..............................................................................60.132% 3. east Wing, owned and ridden by elizabeth Metcalf (Or) .................................... 58.553% 4. Holly Head, owned and ridden by linda racicot (Wa) .........................................55.921%
CH: HS WiSTar, Hungarian stallion by Wishes & Dreams; bred and owned by Charlene Summers (Wa); ridden by Jennifer Schrader-Williams (Wa)..................63.191% rS: iNTrePiD, Dutch Warmblood gelding by rossini; bred by J. leugs; owned by lyn anderson (Wa); ridden by lindsey anderson-O’Keefe (Wa) ............61.915% 3. Cervantes, owned and ridden by erin Jorgensen (Wa) ........................................60.000% 4. Joust, owned and ridden by Olivia Chapeski (MT) ............................................... 59.574%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
CH: DaN O’BrieN, German riding Pony gelding; owned by Cindy romney (Wa); CH: iNTrePiD, Dutch Warmblood gelding by rossini; bred by J. leugs; ridden by Paige romney (Wa) ............................................................................. 61.711% owned by lyn anderson (Wa); ridden by lindsey anderson-O’Keefe (Wa) ........... 65.875% rS: lUCiaNO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Cabochon; bred by K. van Zaanen; rS: HS WiSTar, Hungarian stallion by Wishes & Dreams; bred and owned by owned by laurie Mclaughlin (Wa); ridden by erin Saville (Wa) ......................... 59.605% Charlene Summers (Wa); ridden by Jennifer Schrader-Williams (Wa)................. 65.375% 3. Cervantes, owned and ridden by erin Jorgensen (Wa) ........................................61.750%. Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Prix St. Georges Open Championship
CH: eSCOrial, Westfalen gelding by ehrentusch; bred by Josef Ulmker (Ger); owned and ridden by Heather Oleson (iD) ..........................................................64.474% rS: JaBUTiCaBa, lusitano gelding by Borladero; bred by rosalie lewis (Fra); owned by Kathryn Gruenefeldt (Or); ridden by Brooke voldbaek (Or).................64.211% 3. romanov Star, owned and ridden by Debbie evans (Or) .................................... 63.026% 4. Dralyon, owned by anna McGee (Or); ridden by Nicki Grandia (Or) .................. 62.763% 5. Favourite Dream, owned by Caitlin Wisbeski (Or); ridden by Kimberlee Barker (Or) ....................................................................... 60.395% 6. W. King’s ransom, owned and ridden by Mary Houghton (Wa) .......................... 60.395% 7. Quantro, owned and ridden by leslie Chapman (Or) ......................................... 60.263% 8. Daniaan, owned by rebecca Chatfield (Wa); ridden by Matthew eagan (Wa) ..... 58.553%
Region 7 Results The 2009 Great american insurance Group/USDF region 7 Dressage Championships were held October 1-4 in rancho Murieta, Ca.
Judges: Betsy Berrey (S); Melissa Creswick (S); Sarah Geikie (S); Sandra Hotz (S); lorraine MacDonald (i); Marilyn Payne (S); Jessica ransehousen (i); linda Zang (O).
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: WaSaBi, Oldenburg gelding by Wolkentanz; bred by Heinrich Schreinemacher (Ger); owned and ridden by Karen Cohen (Ca).......................... 72.000% Great American Insurance Group/USDF rS: MP SHaMrOCK, Half-arabian gelding by MP Morocko; bred and Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship owned by Cindy Morgan (Ca); ridden by Teresa Tal (Ca)......................................66.400% CH: KilliarC, Dutch Warmblood-cross gelding; owned and 3. Casino royale, owned by Tom Fishel (Ca); ridden by Kimberly Noon (Ca) ...........66.200% ridden by Jacquelyn anderson (Wa).....................................................................61.053% 4. Ulliman, owned and ridden by Beverly Gepfer (Ca) ............................................65.600% rS: STarWarS TOF, Haflinger gelding by Stars ’N Stripes TOF; 5. DonDeleon, owned and ridden by Naomi Kirschenbaum (Ca) ............................. 65.200% owned and ridden by Jillian Santi (Wa) .............................................................. 58.947% 6. rubin Black, owned and ridden by Maureen lamb (Ca) .....................................65.000% 3. Caruso, owned and ridden by Janet Peeno (Wa) ................................................. 56.184% 7. Tegini, owned and ridden by lynn Bergquist (Ca) ...............................................64.800% 8. Che Bella rosa, owned and ridden by Madora Daniel (Nv) .................................63.600%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF
CH: DaN O’BrieN, German riding Pony gelding; owned by Cindy romney (Wa); Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship ridden by Paige romney (Wa) ............................................................................ 58.026% CH: ZeNeTH, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Jennifer Dainer (Ca).......68.200% rS: aTlaNTiS, Hungarian gelding; owned and ridden by lindsey Brewin (Ca) ...........66.000% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3(T). Gershwin HH, owned and ridden by erika larson (Ca) .......................................64.400% Intermediate I Open Championship 3(T). Tundra Park Betty Boo, owned and ridden by ann Marie Figueroa (Ca) ..............64.400% CH: PreSTiGe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by anriejetto; bred, owned, 5. Newbridge Joe, owned and ridden by McKenna Frazer (Ca) .................................62.000% and ridden by Kari McClain (Wa) ........................................................................ 65.658% rS: MiTraS, Trakehner gelding by Butow *e*; bred by vernon Parker (UT); Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned and ridden by Gail redinger (iD) ..............................................................64.211% 3. escorial, owned and ridden by Heather Oleson (iD) ........................................... 64.079% Training Level Open Championship 4. Paris, owned and ridden by Kathy everman (Or) ................................................ 61.711% CH: WiSCOTTi, Hanoverian gelding by Wolkentanz ii; bred by Christoph rowold (Ger); owned by ruth Bley (Ca); ridden by Christian Hartung (Ca) ............................... 71.400% 5. Quebranto, owned by erin Cheslesdon (Wa); ridden by lisa Boyer (Wa) .............61.316% rS: aDOra’S raDiaNT HearT, Westfalen mare by Furst Piccolo; 6. Cascade 23, owned by Margaret lapin (Wa); ridden by Kelly irving-Burris (Wa) 61.316% bred by eckhard Niedermowwe (Ger); owned by alice Womble (Ca); 7. W. King’s ransom, owned and ridden by Mary Houghton (Wa) .......................... 60.789% ridden by Sabine Schut-Kery (Ca) ....................................................................... 71.000% 8. Splendid, owned and ridden by Jaclyn Humphrey (Wa) ......................................59.868% 3. andiamo, owned and ridden by rachel Gill (Ca) ................................................ 70.200% 4. Marimar estate’s lucky Charm, owned by Marimar Torres (Ca); Great American Insurance Group/USDF ridden by Kristen aggers (Ca) ............................................................................68.600% Intermediate I Freestyle Championship 5. valiant, owned and ridden by louise Koch (Ca) ..................................................68.000% CH: MiTraS, Trakehner gelding by Butow *e*; bred by vernon Parker (UT); owned and ridden by Gail redinger (iD) ............................................................. 66.875% 6. Minois, owned by Jackie Basagoitia (Nv); ridden by Jocelyn Hamann (Nv) .........67.000% 7. amethist Utopia, owned by Marian Berg (Ca); ridden by Jane ewer (Ca) ............66.800% rS: PreSTiGe, Dutch Warmblood gelding by anriejetto; bred, owned, and ridden by Kari McClain (Wa) ........................................................................ 65.875% 8. Casino, owned by laurie everson (NJ); ridden by Karen Ball (Ca) ......................66.400% 3. 4.
Quebranto, owned by erin Cheslesdon (Wa); ridden by lisa Boyer (Wa) .............65.125% Starwars TOF, owned and ridden by Jillian Santi (Wa) .......................................65.000% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Open Championship
First Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: WiNTerSTarr, Hanoverian gelding by Winterprinz; bred by Sarita Simmons (la); owned and ridden by Katrina Christy (Ca) .......................................................... 69.079% rS: rUBiCON SF, Oldenburg stallion by ruffian; bred by laura Whitford (va); CH: JOUST, Dutch Warmblood gelding by argus; bred by Julie Tharp (la); owned and ridden by Hilari Fleming (Nv) ........................................................... 67.500% owned and ridden by Olivia Chapeski (MT) ......................................................... 56.053%
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3(T). venzerro, owned and ridden by lisa Johnston (Ca) ..............................................66.711% 3(T). Wetherby, owned and ridden by Margaret Davis (Ca) ..........................................66.711% 5. Britannica, owned and ridden by annie Desmond (Ca) ....................................... 66.447% 6. Wasabi, owned and ridden by Karen Cohen (Ca) ................................................ 66.053% 7. Davio, owned and ridden by Michelle Pappone-Beedy (Ca) .................................65.000% 8. History, owned by renee Hopfensperger (Ca); ridden by Heather Hopfensperger (Ca) ............................................................... 64.737%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: reDHaWK’S aBSOlUT, Zweibrucker gelding by abanos; bred by Horst Baumann (Ger); owned by Patricia Boiko (Ca); ridden by Solveig Sager (Ca) .....................71.053% rS: GerSHWiN HH, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by erika larson (Ca) ..... 67.500% 3. Sir Benson, owned and ridden by emily Bennett (Ca) ......................................... 65.789% 4. DaGucci, owned and ridden by Julie Dobbs (Ca) ................................................. 65.263% 5. Winter Solstice, owned and ridden by Heather Baine (Ca) ...................................64.211% 6. Newbridge Joe, owned and ridden by McKenna Frazer (Ca) ................................. 63.947% 7. lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, owned and ridden by Kelly loria (Ca) ................63.421% 8. Dondaly, owned by and ridden by Cassandra Thompson (Ca) ..............................63.158%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Open Championship CH: valiaNT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Gribaldi; bred by J. D. De ruiter (NeD); owned and ridden by louise Koch (Ca)................................................................ 70.526% rS: rUBiNa, Hanoverian mare by rubino Bellissimo; bred, owned, and ridden by Christiane Noelting (Ca) .............................................................. 69.342% 3. Germ fan’e Polle, owned by Michelle Nelson-Pawlowski (Ca); ridden by Katherine lyons (Ca) .......................................................................... 67.895% 4. Ganador, owned and ridden by erin Meredith (Ca) ............................................. 66.974% 5. Whisper, owned and ridden by Barbara Breen-Gurley (Ca) ................................ 66.579% 6. Hilde Fan’t alddjip, owned by Cynthia rowland (Ca); ridden by Tigger Wright (Ca) .............................................................................64.868% 7. Charming lady, owned by Mary ellen Kuhi (Ca); ridden by louise labrucherie (Ca) ......................................................................61.053% 8. Zoltaire, owned by Karen Scudder (Ca); ridden by volker Brommann (Nv) ......... 60.921%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Freestyle Championship CH: GryPHON Z, Friesian-cross gelding; owned and ridden by Stephanie Brown-Beamer (UT) .............................................................71.875% rS: SaMBUCa, Swedish Warmblood mare by Sack 107; bred by Birgitta Hansson (SWe); owned and ridden by Shareen Purcell (Ca) ...........................................................62.917%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: SaNDrO GOlD, Hanoverian gelding by Sandro Hit; bred by Gestuet lewitz (DeN); owned and ridden by Cherie vetsch (Wa) ............................................................ 68.837% rS: Diva, Hanoverian mare by Davignon; bred by Helga Schirrmacher; owned and ridden by Melinda van Sweden (Ca)................................................... 67.558% 3. Trooper, owned and ridden by lauren Wetzel (Ca) ............................................. 66.628% 4. Waterford, owned and ridden by lynn Mcenespy (Ca) ........................................ 64.419% 5. Waterloo, owned by laura Davis (Ca); ridden by Kyle ishimatsu (Ca) ................ 64.186% 6. Coeur de vie, owned and ridden by Hilari Fleming (Nv) ...................................... 63.605% 7. Gentleman, owned and ridden by angela Garfinkel (Ca) .................................... 63.023% 8. la Paz, owned and ridden by elinor armstrong Kennedy (Ca) ............................ 62.093%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: OleTTy’S DUTCH TreaT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jazz; bred by alex Kloek (NeD); owned and ridden by Courtney Baine (Ca).............................. 66.047% rS: NaSH, Dutch Warmblood gelding by vincent; bred by G. e. J. Snell (NeD); owned and ridden by Meg adams (Ca) .................................................................62.791% 3. Gainsborough, owned by rebecca Cushman (Ca); ridden by Michaela Nelson (Ca) ......................................................................... 62.558% 4. Saphiro, owned by Whitney Harrington (Ca); ridden by Tali Sandel (Ca) ............60.349%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Open Championship
CH: HarMONy’S FavOriT, Westfalen gelding by Furst Piccolo; bred by Friedhelm Spiegel (Ger); owned by Harmony amateur Sports Foundation (CO); ridden by leslie Webb (Ca)............................................71.744% rS: DalWHiNNie’S SaNDMaN, Oldenburg gelding; owned by Carol Patzau (Ca); ridden by Caitlin Casey (Ca).................................................................................70.116% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Osiris, owned by Kathy Pavlich (Ca); ridden by Meg Hammond (Ca) .................. 68.256% 4. Urbanus, owned and ridden by Olivia laGoy-Weltz (Ca) .................................... 68.140% Second Level Adult Amateur Championship 5. Dance with Me, owned by Marta Kauffman (Ca); ridden by Jaye Cherry (Ca) ...... 68.023% CH: rOyal WiNDSTON, Trakehner gelding by Windfall; owned by Diane Perry (Ca); ridden by Kasey Perry (Ca) ..................................................................................67.381% 6. Jil Sander, owned and ridden by alyssa Pitts (Ca) ............................................... 67.093% rS: WOeraNNiKa, Hanoverian mare; owned and ridden by Melissa Barzo (Ca) ........ 66.786% 7(T). Frederic 109, owned by Susan allen (Ca); ridden by allida allen (Ca) ................. 65.233% 3. Winzherheart, owned and ridden by lisa Brandman (Ca) .................................. 66.667% 7(T). rasta, owned by Pamela Bailey (Ca); ridden by Christine rivlin (Ca) ................. 65.233% 4. ryan, owned and ridden by laura Blanton (Ca) ................................................. 65.476% 5. Cachet, owned and ridden by Terry Clark (Ca) .................................................... 65.238% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Weston, owned and ridden by Debbie Peecook (Ca) ............................................ 64.524% Third Level Freestyle Championship 7. Santé, owned and ridden by Christy Cadwallader (Ca) .......................................64.286% CH: CiPriaNi, Westfalen gelding by Casparino; bred by Gerland Hermann (Ger); owned and ridden by a. Whit Watkins (TX) ........................................................ 70.729% 8. Serenade, owned and ridden by Georganne Benesch (Ca) ....................................64.167% rS: OleTTy’S DUTCH TreaT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jazz; bred by alex Kloek (NeD); owned and ridden by Courtney Baine (Ca) ................. 68.542% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Sambuca, owned and ridden by Shareen Purcell (Ca) .........................................59.688%
Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
CH: WiNZalOT, Hanoverian gelding by Wolkenstein ii; bred by Hans-Heinr. Doescher (Ger); owned and ridden by Jamie Pestana (Ca).................................. 68.333% rS: viNCeNZO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Gribaldi; bred by a. Boogaard (NeD); owned by Darcy Buell (Ca); ridden by Caleigh Hernandez (Ca) ........................... 63.690% 3. Stella de Mayo, owned and ridden by Kelly loria (Ca) .........................................61.667% 4. Starr vaughn limited edition, owned and ridden by Teresa adams (Ca) ............. 58.929%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: TriSTaN, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Burggraaf; bred by G. Snoeks; owned and ridden by anne Seemann (Ca) ............................................................68.171% rS: TriXie, Hanoverian mare; owned and ridden by Megan McQueeney (Ca) ............. 61.463% 3. Waterford, owned and ridden by lynn Mcenespy (Ca) ........................................ 59.146% 4. ruschkoi, owned and ridden by Nancy Szakacs (Ca) .......................................... 58.537% 5. Final, owned by eva King (Ca); ridden by Susan Treabess (Ca) ........................... 57.927% 6. reaumur, owned and ridden by Kristine Hegglin (Ca) .........................................55.488% 7. Navigator, owned and ridden by Kari Browne (Ca) ............................................. 54.756%
CH: GaNaDOr, american Warmblood gelding by Glacier Bay; bred by amanda Harrington (Ca); owned and ridden by erin Meredith (Ca) ........70.714% Great American Insurance Group/USDF rS: FaUSTO, Hanoverian gelding by Fabriano; bred by Petra Buchard; owned by Sara Schachter (Ca); ridden by Mathew Brown (Ca) ............................ 70.238% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 3. Gryphon Z, owned and ridden by Stephanie Brown-Beamer (UT) ....................... 66.190% CH: TiC TaC, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Flemmingh; bred by P. Henstra (NeD); owned by Pamela andrews (Ca) and 4. O’Neil, owned by Sharon O’Malley (Ca); ridden by Petra Bullock (Ca) ................ 66.190% Maggie andrews (Ca); ridden by Maggie andrews (Ca).........................................61.707% 5. rio roxie, owned by Paula Meckley (Nv); ridden by Stacee Collier (Nv) ..............64.643%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Open Championship
M. van Sonsbeek (NeD); owned and ridden by Gundi younger (Ca) ..................... 66.184% rS: rOCKeTTe, Dutch Warmblood mare by Ferro; bred by DG Bar ranch inc. (Ca); Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned and ridden by Sandy Harper (Ca).............................................................65.000% Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship 3. PeC Womanizer, owned and ridden by ruth Shirkey (Ca) ................................... 63.026% CH: MaTHeUS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Houston; owned and ridden 4. rapallo, owned and ridden by Michele Deluna (Ca) ........................................... 59.474% by Jennifer Shearer (Ca) ..................................................................................... 66.184% 5. The Black Tornado, owned and ridden by Melissa rogers (Ca) ............................ 56.974% rS: TriSTaN, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Burggraaf; bred by G. Snoeks; 6. Carrera, owned and ridden by roberta raymond (Ca) ........................................ 55.789% owned by anne Seemann (Ca) ............................................................................. 66.053% 7. Oxford, owned and ridden by Paula Henze (Ca) ................................................. 55.395% 3. lancaster, owned and ridden by Sheryl ross (Ca) ............................................... 63.289% 4. Joewell, owned by elliot Barrows (Ca); ridden by Jennifer Barrows (Ca) ............ 63.026% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. lopaca, owned and ridden by emily Tears (Ca) .................................................. 62.763% 6. Hey Jo, owned and ridden by andrea vollersen (Ca) ........................................... 62.500% Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship 7(T). Bolsjoj, owned and ridden by leslie Urich (Or) .................................................. 60.921% CH: TiBeT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by idocus; bred by Natalie Bryant (MT); owned and ridden by Brianna Dutton (Ca)...........................................................66.711% 7(T). reaumur, owned and ridden by Kristine Hegglin (Ca) ......................................... 60.921%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship
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CH: COrlaNDer ii, rhinelander gelding by Cordino; bred by alfons van Zele (Ger); owned and ridden by ari lopez (Ca) ................................................................... 65.658% rS: ray aCe, Danish Warmblood gelding by racing ace; bred by C. a. Ziebel; owned and ridden by Kelly Phillips (Ca)...............................................................65.132% 3. Genesis Danse avec Moi, owned and ridden by Catherine Marshall (Ca) ..............64.868% 4. Pinarello, owned by Melissa Mulchahey (Ca); ridden by Samantha Billings (Ca) .64.605% 5. Markant, owned and ridden by Christine Stephenson (Ca) ...................................61.974%
anne Seemann and Tristan, Fourth level adult amateur champion; Great american insurance Group representatives Joe Parker and Donna Chopp; and USDF executive Director Stephan Hienzsch
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship CH: DON Devere, Oldenburg gelding by Don Schufro; bred by Fritz linse; owned and ridden by Carolyn adams (Ca)........................................................... 67.237% rS: WarOUJO, Wurttemberg gelding; owned and ridden by Nellie Martin-Giles (Ca) .....64.342% 3. Kristal, owned and ridden by rachel Williamson (Ca) ........................................ 64.342% 4. Gulliver, owned by Barbara Parkening (Ca); ridden by lehua Custer (Ca) .......... 63.816% 5. Dante, owned by Melissa Hogan (Ca); ridden by Kamila DuPont (Ca) ................. 61.447% 6. l.Umonia, owned and ridden by Susan Pommer (Ca) ......................................... 58.289% 7. ari, owned and ridden by Barbara Filkins (Ca) .................................................. 57.895%
Sabine Schut-Kery and Cacique, Prix St. Georges Open champion; Great american insurance Group representatives Donna Chopp and Joe Parker
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CH: CONTeSTer ii, Holsteiner stallion by Contender; bred by Gestuet Charlottenhoff; CH: CaCiQUe, Holsteiner stallion by Cambridge; bred by Wah’Kon-Tah Sporthorse (TX); owned by Josephine Walsh (Ca); ridden by Chelsey Sibley (Ca) ........................... 66.707% owned by alice Womble (Ca); ridden by Sabine Schut-Kery (Ca) ......................... 70.658% rS: UDO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Kennedy; bred by J. H. Dobelsteen (NeD); rS: vaSCO vaN HeT GeSTelHOF, Belgian Warmblood stallion by Weltmeyer; owned and ridden by Tracey lert (Ca)..................................................................64.512% bred by louis van Gestel (Bel); owned by Kathleen Kearney (Ca); 3. Cipriani, owned and ridden by a. Whit Watkins (TX) ......................................... 62.927% ridden by Sabine Schut-Kery (Ca) ........................................................................67.105% 4. euro Pro Pacho, owned and ridden by anne Howard (Ca) ....................................61.951% 3. rifallino, owned and ridden by Olivia laGoy-Weltz (Ca) .................................... 65.395% 4(T). Dante, owned by Melissa Hogan (Ca); ridden by Kamila DuPont (Ca) ..................65.132% 4(T). ritello, owned by Maureen lamb (Ca); ridden by Christian Hartung (Ca) ............65.132% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Nobility, owned and ridden by Kristen aggers (Ca) ............................................. 64.342% 7. Botijo M, owned by Suzanne Punch-randall (Ca); ridden by Sabrina Wood (Ca) 63.816% Fourth Level Freestyle Championship 8. Harmony’s rock, owned by Harmony Sporthorses (CO); CH: MarKaNT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Michelangelo; bred by H. a. vorderman; ridden by Kathi Haworth (Nv) ........................................................................... 63.553% owned and ridden by Christine Stephenson (Ca)...................................................71.458% rS: COrlaNDer ii, rhinelander gelding by Cordino; bred by alfons van Zele (Ger); owned and ridden by ari lopez (Ca) ................................................................... 67.500% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. euro Pro Pacho, owned and ridden by anne Howard (Ca) ...................................66.042% Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship 4. Udo, owned and ridden by Tracey lert (Ca) ........................................................65.000% CH: reNaTiNO, Dutch Warmblood mare by Sambertino; bred by
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Freestyle Championship
great american/usdf regional dressage championships
CH: aSTeriOS, Danish Warmblood gelding by akinos; bred by Niels Nielsen (DeN); owned and ridden by Charlotte Jorst (Nv)............................................................71.625% rS: GUlliver, Shire-cross gelding; owned by Barbara Parkening (Ca); ridden by lehua Custer (Ca) ............................................................................... 68.625% 3. rockette, owned and ridden by Sandra Harper (Ca) ........................................... 66.375%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship
Region 8 Results The 2009 Great american insurance Group/USDF region 8 Dressage Championships were held September 9-12 in Saugerties, Ny.
Judges: Carter Bass (r); Stephen Clarke (O); Janet Curtis (S); Wim ernes (O); anne Gribbons (O); Janet Hannon (S); elizabeth McMullen (O); Brenda Minor (S); Marlene Schneider (S); William Solyntjes (S); Hanne valentin (O); Kristi Wysocki (r); lois yukins (i).
Great American Insurance Group/USDF
CH: aSTeriOS, Danish Warmblood gelding by akinos; bred by Niels Nielsen (DeN); Training Level Adult Amateur Championship owned and ridden by Charlotte Jorst (Nv)........................................................... 62.895% CH: lOrelei, Westfalen mare; owned and ridden by Georjean Hertzwig (Ny) ............67.400% rS: DalGarDeNS lOCKi, Danish Warmblood gelding by lobster; rS: DON TOrOO, Hanoverian gelding by Don Frederico; bred by astrid Smolinski (Ger); bred by John Byrialsen (Ga); owned and ridden by Michele vaughn (Ca) .............57.237% owned and ridden by Shannon Hendrix (NH) ......................................................66.800% 3. varekai, owned and ridden by lisa lapin (Ny) ...................................................66.800% 4. Oberon, owned and ridden by Joy Black (Ny) .....................................................66.400% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. explosive Coyote, owned and ridden by Barri Belnap (Ma) .................................65.400% Intermediate II Open Championship CH: alDeNTe, Hanoverian mare; owned and ridden by Tracey Hill (Ca) ..................... 66.053% 6. Copacabana 29, owned and ridden by Diane Glossman (Pa) ...............................65.400% 7. Cataldi, owned and ridden by victoria valenti (Ma) ............................................64.200% rS: WOCCelli, Hanoverian mare by Warkart; bred by ernst Kremer (Ger); owned and ridden by Sandy Savage (Ca)............................................................. 65.658% 8. Mustang Sally, owned and ridden by Carol Cohen (Ny) .......................................64.000% 3.
Monterey, owned and ridden by Barbro ask-Upmark (Ca) .................................. 63.947%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Adult Amateur Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
CH: PriNCe BONHOeFFer, Friesian-cross gelding; owned by allison Bzdafka (NH); ridden by Hannah McCabe (NH) .......................................................................... 70.200% CH: FOCUS, Swedish Warmblood gelding by Swift; bred by ewa rS: My BleW aNGel, arabian-cross mare; owned by Kirsten Gray (CT); Stranne ravelsang (SWe); owned and ridden by Johnny Harrison (Ca) ................63.191% ridden by Jannike Gray (CT) ...............................................................................66.800% rS: NOrMaNN, Dutch Warmblood gelding by inspekteur; bred by 3. aastrakhan, owned by lendon Gray (Ny); ridden by Grace Jennings (Ny) ..........66.600% H. G. Broekhuizen; owned and ridden by Nancy Szakacs (Ca) ............................. 56.383% 4. Opus, owned by Stacey Ux (NH); ridden by allison Mcandrews (Ma) .................. 65.200% 5. Timpani, owned and ridden by Danielle Soucie (CT) ...........................................63.400% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. andromeda, owned and ridden by emma Bartnick (Ny) .....................................62.800% 7. rose, owned and ridden by veronica liffland (Ny) ............................................. 61.000% Grand Prix Open Championship 8. regal Sky lark, owned and ridden by renee ehrlich (Ny) ...................................59.000% CH: KOMO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by G ramiro Z; bred by M. Moors (NeD); owned and ridden by Kathy Pavlich (Ca) ............................................................. 66.915% rS: alDeNTe, Hanoverian mare; owned and ridden by Tracey Hill (Ca) ......................63.191% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Divinity 3, owned and ridden by Tanya vik (Ca) ................................................. 62.553% Training Level Open Championship 4. Harmony’s Sandro, owned by Harmony Sporthorses (CO); CH: HiGHliFe K, Hanoverian gelding by Hohenstein; bred by Ulrich Kriebel (Ger); ridden by leslie Webb (Ca) ................................................................................ 62.234% owned and ridden by Danielle Gavriluk (Ma) ...................................................... 72.400% 5. Octango, owned and ridden by Barbara Breen-Gurley (Ca) .................................62.128% rS: rOarK, Friesian stallion by Fabe 348; bred and owned by Kimberly Perkins (NJ); 6. rondo, owned and ridden by alexsandra Howard (Ca) ....................................... 57.979% ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ............................................................................70.800% 7. laneur, owned and ridden by rebecca Cushman (Ca) ......................................... 57.447% 3. Donner Glorie, owned and ridden by Fie andersen (Ma) .....................................68.400% 8. lauwersmeer, owned by Deborah Harrison (Ca); ridden by Chelsey Sibley (Ca) .. 52.340% 4. Dunant, owned by leigh Dunworth (Ma); ridden by Marie Barrett (Ma) .............68.200% 5. Prime Time MC, owned and ridden by Melanie Cerny (Ma) ..................................67.400% 6. Macpherson, owned by regina Grosso (Ny); ridden by Doreen Byrne (Ny) .........66.800% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. lord locksley, owned by Margaret Stevens (Me); Grand Prix Freestyle Championship ridden by Susanne Hamilton (Me) ......................................................................66.200% CH: OCTaNGO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Contango; bred by rebecca Desmarais (Ca); owned and ridden by Barbara Breen-Gurley (Ca) ........ 68.375% 8. Western rose, owned and ridden by Wesley Dunham (Ny) .................................66.200% rS: leXUS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Wanroij; bred by Tony De Groot (Ca); Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned and ridden by Tracey lert (Ca)..................................................................64.312%
First Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: WelTaNSCHaUUNG, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by Helmut Baessman (Ger); owned and ridden by Kathleen Tow (Ny) ..................... 70.526% rS: veraKi, Oldenburg mare by riverman; bred by Jeffrey and linda Fay (Me); CH: NaSH, Dutch Warmblood gelding by vincent; bred by G. e. J. Snell (NeD); owned and ridden by Jessica Fay (Me) ................................................................ 68.421% owned and ridden by Meg adams (Ca) ................................................................65.405% 3. Daylight MC, owned by Melanie Cerny (Ma); ridden by ashley vorrias (Ma) ........ 68.158% rS: rOMaX, Danish Warmblood gelding by Blu Hors romancier; 4. Serafin of Bel air, owned and ridden by Clair Glover (Ny) .................................. 67.763% owned and ridden by riana Porter (Ca) .............................................................. 64.730% 5. Malipacao, owned and ridden by Kelly Hendrick (ri) ......................................... 66.579% 3. Oletty’s Dutch Treat, owned and ridden by Courtney Baine (Ca) ......................... 63.649% 6. Sweet William, owned and ridden by Suzanne Holt Druger (Ny) ......................... 66.579% 7. relevant’s Couture, owned and ridden by Carol Satriano (CT) .............................66.316% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 8. Sure Thing, owned by Heidi Frank (Ma) ridden by Gail Wagner (Ma) ................. 65.658%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Junior Team Championship
Young Rider Team Championship
CH: TiBeT, Dutch Warmblood gelding by idocus; bred by Natalie Bryant (MT); owned and ridden by Brianna Dutton (Ca)..........................................................64.474% rS: GeNeSiS DaNSe aveC MOi, Hanoverian gelding by Gibraleon; bred by else Groeneveld (Bel); owned and ridden by Catherine Marshall (Ca) ....63.684% 3. Pinarello, owned by Melissa Mulchahey (Ca); ridden by Samantha Billings (Ca) ......59.342% 4. Markant, owned and ridden by Christine Stephenson (Ca) .................................. 58.289% 5. Souvenir, owned and ridden by Jill Thornton (Ca) .............................................. 57.368%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: rS: 3. 4. 5.
Fly BOy, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Molly Maloney (Ny) ............... 72.632% DUKa, Hanoverian mare; owned and ridden by anna lutz (NJ) ........................... 68.947% Senator Burns, owned and ridden by Morgan Matuszko (Ma) ............................. 68.816% Praestegardens Kassius, owned and ridden by Genneva Blanchard (vT) ............. 68.421% Contessa of Warwick, owned and ridden by Marissa Sarbak (Ny) ........................64.211%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Adult Amateur Championship
Second Level Freestyle Championship
CH: NOaH FaNCy PaNTS, Friesian gelding by Tsjerk 328; bred by F. algra Westersanning (NeD); owned and ridden by lori Zoellner (Ny) .............. 63.646% rS: alleGiaNCe, Hanoverian gelding by akatschi; bred and CH: DaUPHiNe OF Belair, american Warmblood mare; owned by June Brody (NJ); ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ...................................62.187% owned and ridden by Clair Glover (Ny) ............................................................... 65.397% rS: MaliPaCaO, Hungarian mare by Harmat; bred by Tanyacsarda lajosmize (HUN); owned and ridden by Kelly Hendrick (ri) ............................................................ 64.365% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Tradition on line, owned and ridden by Mette larsen (Ny) ................................. 63.095% Third Level Adult Amateur Championship 4. United We Stand, owned and ridden by Mette larsen (Ny) ................................. 62.778% CH: WiNSlOW, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Steven Godwin (Ny) ......... 67.209% 5. Tjeverro, owned and ridden by Mette larsen (Ny) .............................................. 62.540% rS: WaliNa, Hanoverian mare; bred by Beate Shulz (Ger); owned and 6. Dimension, owned by elizabeth Caron (CT); ridden by Mary Bain (CT) ............... 62.540% ridden by Jane Gurzenda (ri) .............................................................................64.884% 7. Scirocco, owned and ridden by Martin Sosnoff (Ny) ........................................... 62.063% 3. What Happen, owned by High Point Solutions (NJ); 8. epic Twist, owned and ridden by Christopher Clyde (Pa) .....................................61.825% ridden by Heather Mendiburu (NJ) ..................................................................... 63.837% 4. 5. 6. 7. CH: SeNaTOr BUrNS, Morgan gelding by iron Forge royalty; bred by lise Harrison (MT); owned and ridden by Morgan Matuszko (Ma) .......... 66.825% 8.
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Kim richmond and Katahvi, Fourth level adult amateur champion; (left to right) Great american insurance Group representative Megan Jagisch; NeDa representative Sue Storbeck; Great american insurance Group representative Kathy Stringer, judge Dolly Hannon; and Great american insurance Group representative Christine Phillips
valparaiso, owned and ridden by laurie White (NH) .......................................... 63.837% Ulivi, owned and ridden by Mette larsen (Ny) .................................................... 63.372% Gesstenia, owned and ridden by elizabeth Call (vT) ........................................... 63.372% Zabaione, owned and ridden by Bonnie Padwa (Ma) ...........................................61.512% BM inspired Son, owned and ridden by Korina veenstra (Ma) .............................60.930%
Marlee O’Neil and leonardo, Prix St. Georges Jr/yr champion; Great american insurance Group representatives Christina Phillips and Mary Moeller; and NeDa President Paul Cormier
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Blon de’, owned by Susan Bassin (Ny); ridden by eleni econopouly (Ny) ........... 63.553% rS: eMBrUJaDO Xi, Pura raza espanola gelding by Juicioso Xi; viva varenna, owned and ridden by Micah andrews (vT) .................................... 63.289% owned by lendon Gray (CT); ridden by rachel Chowanec (CT) ............................ 66.032% My excelerator, owned by Karen Worcester (Me); 3. reach for the Stars, owned and ridden by Mae Janiga (CT) ................................. 62.937% ridden by lydie Worcester (Me) ......................................................................... 63.289% 4. Cannon’s Majestic Dream Maker, owned by Pamela Maloof (ri); ridden by rachel Chowanec (CT) .........................................................................62.381% 5. Daliance, owned and ridden by laura young (Me) ...............................................61.587% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Hooksiel, owned and ridden by Bobbie Kerr (Ny) ............................................... 60.238% First Level Open Championship 7. Tjeerd’s Final adventure, owned by Nana Kramer (Ny); CH: ZONNerHall, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Gribaldi; bred by Old Corner Stables ridden by Corie Bannon (Ny) .............................................................................59.048% (NeD); owned by Cecelia Stewart (MD); ridden by Christopher Hickey (MD) ....... 72.368% rS: lUCKy lOUie Z, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Katja Bluhm (Ny) ......71.316% 3. roark, owned by Kimberly Perkins (NJ); ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ............. 70.395% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 4. valencia, owned and ridden by Olav Drehn (Ny) ................................................ 70.395% Second Level Open Championship 5. versace H, owned by Katherine Gallagher (Ma); ridden by Melissa Bilodeau (Ma) 69.211% CH: CaNTariS, Hanoverian gelding by Compliment; bred by Friederike Pelzer (Ger); 6. lord locksley, owned by Margaret Stevens (Me); owned by elizabeth Ferber (Ma); ridden by Marie Barrett (Ma) .......................... 69.643% ridden by Susanne Hamilton (Me) .......................................................................66.316% rS: Dolce vita lHF, Hanoverian gelding by De Niro; bred by Bernhard Sieverding (Ger); 7. rhythm N Blues, owned and ridden by Wendy rigby (Ma) ................................. 65.658% owned by Terri Feldman (Ma); ridden by rita Brown (Ma) .................................. 68.333% 8. Cosmopolitan, owned and ridden by Faye Dunn (Ma) ......................................... 65.526% 3. Don Nero, owned and ridden by Jennifer Bacon (CT) ..........................................66.905% 4. Bauke, owned and ridden by Jodi Pearson-Keating (Ma) .....................................66.071% 5. apropos lerup, owned by anne Gallant (CT); ridden by alison Johnson (CT) ....... 65.238% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 6. Harkon, owned by Steven Tarshis (NJ); ridden by lauren Chumley (NJ) ..............65.000% First Level Freestyle Championship 7. lucky louie Z, owned and ridden by Katja Bluhm (Ny) ...................................... 63.333% CH: rOarK, Friesian stallion by Fabe 348; bred and owned by Kimberly Perkins (NJ); ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) .............................................................................72.812% 8. Chapman, owned and ridden by Wendi Schnittjer (Ny) .......................................63.214% rS: My eXCeleraTOr, appaloosa gelding by Under Suspicion; bred by elizabeth lorch (OH); owned by Karen Worcester (Me); ridden by lydie Worcester (Me) ............. 64.583% Great American Insurance Group/USDF
great american/usdf regional dressage championships
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship
CH: BallyWHiM arDaN MOr, Connemara stallion by Ta Dobb McDuff; bred by Ballywhim Farm inc. (CT); owned by lendon Gray (Ny); ridden by Simon Solaro (Ny) ........ 67.558% rS: PiSSarrO, Westfalen gelding by Pavarotti v. D. Helle; bred by Gebr. Haschoff-Glanemann (Ger); owned and ridden by Hope Kassen (Me) .................63.488% 3. Hakunamatata, owned and ridden by rachel Chowanec (CT) .............................. 62.907% 4. look at Me 5 aKa “Sam,” owned by and ridden by Kate Mancosh (ri) ................ 62.558% 5. The legacy of Scotmadison, owned and ridden by Tess Strumwasser (Ma) .......... 61.628% 6. Winston, owned by Kathryn Theallet (Ny); ridden by Francesca Dolnier (CT) ..... 60.814% 7. irish Phantom, owned and ridden by alexandra Szabo (vT) ................................59.651% 8. Hooksiel, owned and ridden by Bobbie Kerr (Ny) ............................................... 59.535%
CH: CHeer 4, Bavarian-cross mare; owned and ridden by Diane Glossman (Pa) .........63.158% rS: viTO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jazz; bred by W. J. Schutte (NeD); owned and ridden by Jennifer Huber (Me) .......................................................... 62.500% 3. Oscar, owned by enterprise Farm llC (Ny); ridden by robert Soros (Ny) ............61.579% 4. Mojo, owned and ridden by Susan Belanger (Ma) ............................................... 60.526% 5. Petronius, owned and ridden by Barbara Wilson (CT) ........................................ 60.263% 6. Der Tanzer, owned and ridden by erin ramsay (vT) ........................................... 59.342% 7. Debussy, owned and ridden by Judith Sloan (Ny) ............................................... 59.079% 8. Caddymaster, owned and ridden by elizabeth Call (vT) ...................................... 58.816%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Open Championship CH: WarSTeiNer, Dutch Warmblood gelding by riverman iSF; bred by H. Davelaar (NeD); owned and ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ............... 69.070% rS: JeDDieN, Dutch Warmblood mare by Bustron; bred by J. van Uden (NeD); owned and ridden by Kimberley Brown edelmann (NH) ...................................... 67.209% 3. Don Kongo, owned and ridden by angie Morin (Me) ...........................................65.698% 4. Telurico, owned by Pierre Pirard (CT); ridden by annie Morris (Ny) ....................65.698% 5. Well Done ii, owned by Donna Cameron (Ma); ridden by William Warren (Ma) .64.884% 6. De Miro, owned and ridden by virginia leary (CT) ............................................. 64.535% 7. Simon, owned by Juliet Chaves (Ma); ridden by Faye Dunn (Ma) ........................ 63.605% 8. ravello, owned by lori racioppo (NJ); ridden by Sasha Holtzberg (NJ) .............. 62.907%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: leONarDO, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Marlee O’Neil (vT) .......... 62.237% rS: laNCiaNO, Bavarian gelding; owned by Cynthia Coulson (Ny); ridden by amanda Carlson-Drasner (Ny) .............................................................61.974% 3. legal Majority, owned by audrey Hicks (Ny); ridden by rebecca Hicks (Ny) ........61.316% 4. Foenix, owned by regina Sacha-Ujczo (OH); ridden by Bobbie Kerr (Ny) .............61.053%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Open Championship
CH: DONarWeiSS GGF, Hanoverian stallion by De Niro; bred and owned by rachel ehrlich (MD); ridden by Christopher Hickey (MD) .................... 67.544% rS: reNOir, Danish Warmblood gelding by robin; bred by erik Brundam Nielsen; owned and ridden by Doreen Byrne (Ny) ............................................................ 66.667% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Glen emeril, owned by Kevin Whitney (NJ); ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ........ 66.579% Third Level Freestyle Championship 4. Dolomit, owned and ridden by Cindy Snowden (Fl) ............................................66.404% CH: a KNiGHT TO reMeMBer raH, Haflinger gelding by a royal Blend NTF; 5. Marshal, owned by Susan McKeown (Ma); ridden by erin Shea (Ma) ...................65.175% bred by David Wilson (Ne); owned by Margarete Krug (NJ); 6. Sting, owned and ridden by elizabeth Niemi (Ny) .............................................. 64.035% ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ............................................................................64.896% 7. leiden, owned by Donna Cameron (Ma); ridden by William Warren (Ma) ..........63.684% rS: JeDDieN, Dutch Warmblood mare by Bustron; bred by J. van Uden (NeD); 8. Wolkenspieler, owned and ridden by Danielle Gavriluk (Ma) .............................. 63.509% owned and ridden by Kimberley Brown edelmann (NH) ......................................64.688%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship CH: KaTaHvi, Trakehner gelding by Hyllos; bred by Hagen Willems (Ger); owned and ridden by Kim richmond (NH) .......................................................... 66.220% rS: viTO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jazz; bred by W. J. Schutte (NeD); owned and ridden by Jennifer Huber (Me) .......................................................... 65.244% 3. What Happen, owned by High Point Solutions (NJ); ridden by Heather Mendiburu (NJ) ..................................................................... 63.293% 4. Cordoba, owned and ridden by Diane Glossman (Pa) ..........................................62.561% 5. roseview’s Otinjo, owned and ridden by Judith Sloan (Ny) ................................. 59.146%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship CH: GlaDiaTOr, gelding by GS rimundo; bred by Juan Carlos Chudnovsky (arG); owned and ridden by Mindy elgart (NJ) ..............66.711% rS: FeriS DeGeN, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Tyrelle Keslin (Fl)........ 65.263% 3. Talent, owned and ridden by Jane Springer (Ny) .................................................65.000% 4. Cassique, owned and ridden by Terry Santmann (Ny) .......................................... 63.289% 5. Cheer 4, owned and ridden by Diane Glossman (Pa) ........................................... 62.237% 6. Sirtaki, owned and ridden by Jeanne van Nuys Hitt (Pa) ......................................61.197% 7. Maaike, owned and ridden by lisa Gale Peery (vT).............................................. 61.447% 8. Oscar, owned by enterprise Farm llC (Ny); ridden by robert Soros (Ny) .............60.132%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF CH: viTaliNi, russian Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by laura Satterfield (Ny) ..64.268% Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship
rS: leONarDO, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Marlee O’Neil (vT) .......... 62.683% CH: legal Majority, Hanoverian gelding by lavauzelle; bred by Gerhardt Herlyn (Ger); owned by audrey Hicks (Ny); ridden by rebecca Hicks (Ny).................................62.193% 3. Foenix, owned by regina Sacha-Ujczo (OH); ridden by Bobbie Kerr (Ny) ............ 61.829% rS: Bari, Hanoverian gelding by Baryshnikov; bred by Gebr. van der Meer; 4. epona’s Memorial Grace, owned by Beth Brainerd (Me); owned and ridden by Margot Benedict (vT)......................................................... 58.158% ridden by amanda Brainerd (Me) ...................................................................... 57.805%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship
CH: DONNerZaUBer, Zweibrucker gelding by Donatelli ii; bred by Otto Baumann; owned and ridden by Heidi Conlon (Ma) ............................................................. 66.707% rS: DelilaH CH, Half-arabian mare by Dresdenn; bred and owned by Susan Bassin (Ny); ridden by Olav Drehn (Ny) .................................... 65.732% 3. Overture, owned by ingrid Taff (Ny); ridden by Micaela Mabragana (Ny) ...........64.390% 4. Superstarr, owned and ridden by Jamie Fell (vT) ................................................ 63.293% 5. Dante MC, owned and ridden by Melanie Cerny (Ma) ..........................................63.049% 6. rubens de Mesille, owned by Heidi Torpey-Condon (Ny); ridden by lisa Pierson (Ny) ................................................................................62.195% 7. Montgomery, owned and ridden by laurie Sigfridson (CT) .................................. 54.268%
CH: DOlOMiT, Oldenburg gelding by De Niro; owned and ridden by Cindy Snowden (Fl) ............................................................................ 70.395% rS: TaCOMa M, Dutch Warmblood mare; owned and ridden by aurelia Tansey (NH) ...... 68.158% 3. lentisco, owned by John Caron (CT); ridden by elizabeth Caron (CT) ................. 67.237% 4. Donarweiss GGF, owned by rachel ehrlich (Ma); ridden by Christopher Hickey (MD) .................................................................... 66.974% 5. renoir, owned and ridden by Doreen Byrne (Ny) ................................................ 66.579% 6. amanta, owned and ridden by Nora Batchelder (NH) ......................................... 63.816% 7. leonardo, owned by roxanne Bok (CT); ridden by roberta Carleton (CT) ........... 62.368% 8. Kells, owned and ridden by virginia leary (CT) ...................................................61.974%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Freestyle Championship
CH: DreaM Weaver, Sport Horse mare by idocus; bred, owned, CH: aMaNTa, Oldenburg mare by alabaster; bred by Heike Czerwinske (Ger); and ridden by roberta Carleton (CT)...................................................................60.938% owned and ridden by Nora Batchelder (NH)........................................................ 65.375%
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4. 5. 6. CH: CaSSiQUe, Bavarian gelding by Don Primero; bred by eva Weckerle (Ger); owned and ridden by Terry Santmann (Ny) ......................................................... 55.632% 7. 8.
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Adult Amateur Championship
7. CH: al PaCiNO, Hanoverian gelding by achenbach; bred by Hilke voigts (Ger); 8. owned and ridden by Jennifer Huber (Me) .......................................................... 61.064%
UNieK, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Caroline adams (la).... 74.200% GlOriaNNa, Oldenburg mare; owned and ridden by Morgen Fowler (TX)............69.800% riviera, owned by leslie Schmidt (TX); ridden by Cassie Schmidt (la) ................69.400% Porsche ‘S’, owned by Nikki Taylor-Smith (OK); ridden by Carly Taylor-Smith (OK) ...................................................................... 67.200% Zydeco ZSH, owned by Terri Chabaud (TX); ridden by Kathryn Chabaud (TX) ......66.800% Beanie Baby, owned by Debbie Conover Shamban (TX); ridden by Katie Conover (TX) ..............................................................................66.800% Drosselmeyer, owned by Susan Peacock (TX); ridden by Julia Peacock (TX) .........66.400% larsson, owned and ridden by Katharine Halle (TX) ............................................65.400%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Training Level Open Championship
CH: WaDaMUr, Hanoverian by Weltmeyer; bred by Peter richter (Ger); owned and ridden by Susan Jaccoma (Me) .......................................................... 66.383% rS: valiNTiNO, Hanoverian stallion by Brentano ii; bred by Josef egelke (Ger); owned and ridden by Hans-Henning Dressler (NJ)............................................... 63.830% 3. respekt, owned and ridden by Heather Mason (NJ) ............................................ 61.064% 4. Bretone, owned by verne Batchelder (NH); ridden by Nora Batchelder (NH) ...... 61.064% 5. Neumunster, owned and ridden by Tine Zinglersen (Ny) ..................................... 59.787% 6. audacity, owned by Martha rose (Ma); ridden by Cynthia Wylie (Ma) ................ 56.667% 7. remco, owned by Jane Mulvey-raulerson (NH); ridden by adam Cropper (NH) .. 56.525% 8. Fig Newton, owned and ridden by Helen Cast (Ma) ............................................. 56.525%
CH: Kiera, Trakehner mare by Tanzeln; bred by John and Kari Cassel (ar); owned by John Cassel (ar); ridden by Kendra Menzies (TX).................................69.200% rS: BarKley, Trakehner mare; owned and ridden by Kathryn Stoy (MS) ....................68.800% 3. G-Force, owned by elaine rosen (TX); ridden by Joanna Schroeder (TX)..............67.000% 4. rasputin, owned by ronda ritchie (la); ridden by vicky Busch (la)...................66.200% 5. la vienna, owned by Sharon Garner (TX) and Patrick Tompkins (TX) ..................66.000% 6. Prince von Jorrit, owned by Jeanene Will (TX); ridden by Berndt von Hassler (TX) .....................................................................65.600% 7. Chesapeake Bay, owned and ridden by louise Fox (TX)........................................65.400% 8(T). Grapette GCF, owned Sharon Garner (TX); ridden by Patrick Tompkins (TX) ........64.600% 8(T). Cooper, owned by Zada Steidl (CO); ridden by Claire Darnell (TX) .......................64.600%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: WaDaMUr, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by Peter richter (Ger); owned and ridden by Susan Jaccoma (Me) .......................................................... 70.700% rS: BreTONe, Hanoverian by Brentano ii; bred by Josef egelke (Ger); owned by verne Batchelder (NH); ridden by Nora Batchelder (NH) ..................... 65.200% 3. al Pacino, owned and ridden by Jennifer Huber (Me) .........................................64.700% 4. Fig Newton, owned and ridden by Helen Cast (Ma) .............................................58.600%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Junior Team Championship
CH: rS: 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Harley, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by amy rippy-Kulwicki (TX) ....... 70.658% valeNTiNO, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Terri Tupman (TX) .... 67.105% Wersache, owned and ridden by Shelly Williams (OK) ......................................... 64.342% lalique von Foster, owned and ridden by Jeanette Snow (TX)...............................63.684% Watze fan it Jaachpaad, owned and ridden by Karen Boyd (la) .......................... 63.289% Genius George, owned and ridden by lauren Drummond (MS) ............................ 62.632% Hermes, owned and ridden by Mary Goldberg (TX) ............................................ 62.368% yonder Goes My Cash, owned and ridden by Merry vickrey (TX) ...........................61.316%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF CH: elaN FlOreSTaN, Holsteiner gelding; owned and ridden by alexandra Spencer (CT) ....................................................................... 59.820% First Level Junior/Young Rider Championship rS: WiNSTON, owned by Kathryn Theallet (CT); ridden by Francesca Dolnier (CT) ....59.099% CH: laNDON, German Warmblood gelding by landrebell; bred by Dietrich Franke (Ger); 3. Pissarro, owned and ridden by Hope Kassen (Me) .............................................. 58.919% owned and ridden by rachel Campbell (TX) ........................................................ 66.184% rS: GlOriaNNa, Oldenburg mare; owned and ridden by Morgen Fowler (TX)............ 65.789% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. Desaronno, owned by Molly anne Huie-Mayers (TX); Young Rider Team Championship ridden by Jessica Turner (TX) .............................................................................. 65.395% CH: DiWaNDre, Hanoverian mare by Diwan; bred by November Hill Farm (va); 4. riviera, owned by leslie Schmidt (TX); ridden by Cassie Schmidt (TX) ...............65.000% owned and ridden by Kristen Schwaegerle (NH) ...................................................64.123% 5. another Bay Warmblood, owned and ridden by Danielle Meyers (TX) ..................64.868% 6. Beanie Baby, owned by Debbie Conover-Shamban (TX); Region 9 Results ridden by Katie Conover (TX) ..............................................................................64.474% 7(T). Drosselmeyer, owned by Susan Peacock (TX); ridden by Julia Peacock (TX) ..........64.211% The Great american insurance Group/USDF region 9 Dressage Championships were held October 7(T). Bonafide, owned and ridden by Hannah Kinkead (TX) ..........................................64.211% 29- November 1 in Katy, TX. Great American Insurance Group/USDF
Judges: Gabriel armando (i); Marian Cunningham (i); Hilda Gurney (i); alexsandra Howard First Level Open Championship (S); Tracey lert (S); lorraine Macdonald (i); elizabeth McMullen (O); Brenda Minor (S); linda CH: CaNO CriSTaleS, Hanoverian gelding; owned by Molly Huie-Mayes (TX); Zang (O). ridden by yvonne Kusserow (TX) ......................................................................... 69.825% rS: JaMeS PM, Friesian stallion; owned by larry riggs (TX); Great American Insurance Group/USDF ridden by Berndt von Hassler (TX) ...................................................................... 65.877% Training Level Adult Amateur Championship 3. rasputin, owned by ronda ritchie (la); ridden by vicky Busch (la)................... 65.702% CH: FaNCy THiS GCF, Connemara cross mare; owned and 4. Casina royale, owned and ridden by roxanne rabun (TX) ................................... 64.737% ridden by Bonnie Canter (TX) ............................................................................. 74.200% 5. Barkley, owned and ridden by Kathryn Stoy (TX) ................................................64.211% rS: reNDiTiON, Oldenburg gelding by rosenthal; bred by elizabeth Dorsett (CO); 6. P’tula Xeguoia, owned by Stargate Sport Horses (TX); ridden by Gail abele (TX).......64.123% owned and ridden by Tracy Zaidenweber (TX) .....................................................69.200% 7. Bitter Sweet Beaujolais, owned and ridden by Melissa lockhart (TX)...................60.000% 3. Napitovs Fame, owned by rebecca Snell (TX); ridden by renee Delisse (TX) ........68.800% 8. NTeC Fia-lou, owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX) ............................................ 57.807%
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CH: laMBOrGHiNi, Danish Warmblood gelding by Michellino; bred by Svend Jensen (DeN); owned and ridden by Jocelyn Wiese (MD) ...............62.158% CH: rS: Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. 4. Intermediate II Open Championship CH: WaDaMUr, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by richard Fortkamp (Ger); owned and ridden by Susan Jaccoma (Me) .......................................................... 68.105% 5. 6.
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Open Championship
Bacall von Jorrit PM, owned and ridden by Susan allison (OK) ............................68.000% Blue in the Face, owned and ridden by Terri Sue Wensinger (la) .........................68.000% Seville, owned and ridden by renee Delisse (la) .................................................66.600% Cylent Premier, owned and ridden by vicki Krebsbach (TX) .................................65.800% leo leo, owned by Gloria Beduhn (TX); ridden by Shannon Napier (TX) .............. 65.200%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF First Level Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Junior/Young Rider Championship
great american/usdf regional dressage championships
CH: eSPeJO Mi aMiSTaD, Half arabian gelding by Celo; bred by Dennis Counts (TX); owned and ridden by valerie Jefferis (TX)............................................................ 66.354% rS: NiKe, Paint gelding by SW Stormtrooper; bred by Nancy Jean Hawley (TX); owned by Kevin Ganci (TX); ridden by amy Ganci (TX) ....................................... 63.958% 3. a Pint of Paint, owned and ridden by Manda Martinek (TX)................................. 63.958% 4. lucy, owned and ridden by Hillary Powers (TX) ................................................... 60.417%
CH: DOM PeriGNON, Hanoverian gelding by Donnerhall; bred by Petra Ghaschghaee (Ger); owned and ridden by Mary Nommensen (TX)............. 64.651% rS: WHiSPeriNG WiND, Hanoverian mare by Weltrum; bred by Friebert Manfrahs (Ger); owned and ridden by elizabeth allen (TX) ....................63.721% 3. rondo del rey, owned by Kathleen Jones (TX); ridden by audrey Jones (TX) ........ 62.558% 4. Persona Grata, owned by raymond Hohenberger (TX); ridden by Kassidy Peacock (TX) .......................................................................... 60.581% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 5. Griffin, owned and ridden by Catherine Orton (TX) .............................................59.884% 6. Madoc Talisman, owned and ridden by Kailey Peters (TX) .................................... 59.535% Second Level Adult Amateur Championship 7. Waikiki Beach, owned by Kai Handt (TX); ridden by Julia Handt (TX) ................. 59.186% CH: BriNDaBaH’S rUBeN HeiZeN, austrian Warmblood gelding; owned and ridden by Bonnie Canter (TX) ............................................................ 67.500% 8. Don Shico, owned by Judith Stastny (TX); ridden by Danielle Weldon (TX) .......... 57.558% rS: CayeNNe, Danish Warmblood mare by rambo; bred by louise White (la); Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned and ridden by louise White (la).............................................................. 65.833% 3. Galileo, owned by Margaret Kripke (TX); ridden by Kristin Stringer (TX) ..............64.167% Third Level Open Championship 4. vancouver, owned and ridden by Nancy Flanders (TX) ..........................................64.167% CH: riGel’S OriON, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Gail abele (TX) ......... 69.767% 5. Wunderland, owned and ridden by erika James (TX)........................................... 63.690% rS: FaUlKNer, Hanoverian gelding by Friendship; bred by ina Spreckels (Ger); owned and ridden by amanda Bailey (ar) .......................................................... 66.628% 6. Wolly, owned and ridden by Janice Mauren (TX) ..................................................61.190% 7. valentino, owned and ridden by Terri Tupman (TX) ............................................. 60.238% 3. Don’t Worry, owned by Charles Saltzer (TX); ridden by Matthew Cunningham (TX).... 66.047% 8. arabesque, owned by valerie Jefferis (TX); ridden by Mandi Krasney (TX)............ 57.857% 4. inchantress, owned and ridden by lynne Jones (TX) ............................................ 65.930% 5. Calimar, owned by Joan Darnell (TX); ridden by Claire Darnell (TX) .................... 63.372% 6. Fer-de-lance, owned by Judy albrecht (TX); ridden by Susan Shiba (TX) ............. 63.372% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 7. atre you, owned by Stephanie Wyly (TX); ridden by Carsten Meyer (la) .............. 63.023% Second Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 8(T). Maximus, owned by anthony Tasso(TX); ridden by vicky Busch (TX) ................... 61.628% CH: WelT WiTZ, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by Fenna Schulte-landwehr (Ger); owned and ridden by Callan Cooper (TX) ...................65.000% 8(T). G-Sharp, owned and ridden by rebekah Wesatzke (TX) ...................................... 61.628% rS: PerSONa GraTa, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Cocktail; bred by H. vissep (NeD); owned by raymond Hohenberger (TX) ridden by Kassidy Peacock (TX) ................62.381% 3. Madoc Talisman, owned and ridden by Kailey Peters (TX) .....................................61.786% 4. landon, owned and ridden by rachel Campbell (TX) ............................................61.310% 5. Bouwe’s Shadow, owned and ridden by lauren Garretson (TX)............................ 60.357% 6. Prince albert, owned and ridden by Michaella ruffino (TX) ................................. 57.500%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Second Level Musical Freestyle Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Freestyle Championship CH: FaUlKNer, Hanoverian gelding by Friendship; bred by ina Spreckels (Ger); owned and ridden by amanda Bailey (ar) .......................................................... 67.500% rS: WHiSPeriNG WiND, Hanoverian mare by Weltrum; bred by Friebert Manfrahs (Ger); owned and ridden by elizabeth allen (TX) ................... 65.729% 3. reatando el viento, owned and ridden by anna Burtell (TX) ................................65.312% 4. Calimar, owned by Joan Darnell (TX); ridden by Claire Darnell (TX) .....................64.167% 5. atre you, owned by Stephanie Wyly (TX); ridden by Carsten Meyer (TX) ...............61.250% 6. Tsunami, owned and ridden by louise Fox (TX) ...................................................60.000%
CH: valeNTiNO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Kennedy; owned by Stephen Burtell (TX); ridden by anna Burtell (TX) .................................................................................71.667% rS: WOlly, Mecklenburg gelding by Weltfriede; bred by volker Schaefer (Ger); Great American Insurance Group/USDF owned and ridden by Janice Mauren (TX) ............................................................64.062% Fourth Level Adult Amateur Championship 3. elisa’s Star, owned and ridden by Donna Meyer (TX) ........................................... 63.333% CH: SPrOCKeTS, Dutch Warmblood stallion by Ulft; bred by Dinah McNutt (TX); owned and ridden by Barbara Burkhardt (TX) .....................................................56.341% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 2. rochowansky, Dutch Warmblood gelding by idocus; bred by richard Second Level Open Championship and Carol Schmickrath (TX); owned and ridden by Sandra locke (TX) ................ 54.878% CH: PaSaDeNa, Bavarian mare; owned by Berndt von Hassler (TX); 3. Zhivago, owned and ridden by Tiffany Davis (TX)................................................54.024% ridden by Dorit von Hassler (TX)......................................................................... 68.333% Great American Insurance Group/USDF rS: CaSiNa rOyale, Oldenburg mare by rubin royal; bred by Holger Steinmann (Ger); owned and ridden by roxanne rabun (TX) ..........................................................66.905% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider Championship 3. Fer-de-lance, owned by Judy albrecht (TX); ridden by Susan Shiba (TX) ............. 66.429% CH: ONiNO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Jackson; bred by P.l.M. Piket (NeD); 4. Don’t Worry, owned by Charles Saltzer (TX); owned and ridden by Carly Taylor-Smith (TX) ......................................................62.195% ridden by Matthew Cunningham (TX) ................................................................. 66.310% rS: FraMBeaU, Hanoverian gelding by Werther; bred by Manfred Schaefer (Ger); 5. riesling, owned by anne Stevenson (TX); ridden by allen Swafford (TX) ...............64.167% owned by Kai Handt (TX) ridden by Julia Handt (TX) .......................................... 61.098% 6. elisa’s Star, owned and ridden by Donna Meyer (TX) ........................................... 63.929% 3. Solitaire, owned and ridden by Melanie appel (TX).............................................. 55.244% 7. valentino, owned by Stephen Burtell (TX); ridden by anna Burtell (TX)............... 63.452% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 8. Cano Cristales, owned by Molly anne Huie-Mayes (TX); ridden by yvonne Kusserow (TX) ........................................................................ 63.452% Fourth Level Open Championship CH: riGel’S OriON, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Gail abele (TX) ......... 62.927%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Third Level Adult Amateur Championship
CH: lUKe SKyWalKer, Hanoverian gelding by laurie’s Crusader; owned and ridden by Mary Hawkins (TX) ............................................................ 67.674% rS: TriUMPH PriBa, Dutch Warmblood gelding by lancelot; owned and ridden by ivy Bartasis (TX) ...............................................................66.860% 3. Grenadier, owned and ridden by Christy Sanantonio (TX) ....................................64.070% 4. Prestige, owned and ridden by Kathy Campbell (TX) ............................................63.721% 5. Walk On 2, owned and ridden by lisa Parker (TX) ..............................................63.488% 6. Bon Wilbo, owned and ridden by amy Ganci (TX) ............................................... 62.442% 7. Galileo, owned by Margaret Kripke (TX); ridden by Kristin Stringer (TX) ..............61.512% 8. SoHo, owned and ridden by Daemie laves (MS)...................................................60.465%
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Great American Insurance Group/USDF Fourth Level Freestyle Championship CH: rOCHOWaNSKy, Dutch Warmblood gelding by idocus; bred by richard and Carol Schmickrath (TX); owned and ridden by Sandra locke (TX) ................ 59.792%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Championship CH: DeiMOS, Oldenburg gelding; owned and ridden by Carrie Wood (TX) ...................59.211% rS: DaNCON, Trakehner gelding by Camelot; bred by Christian Gabrielsen (DeN); owned and ridden by Bonnie Ferrell (la) ............................................................ 58.026% 3: arginero, owned and ridden by anne McChesney (OK) ......................................... 57.763%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Freestyle Championship
CH: FraMBeaU, Hanoverian gelding by Werther; bred by Manfred Schaefer (Ger); CH: CarNeGie, Oldenberg gelding by Contucci; bred by Zada Steidl (CO); owned by Kai Handt (TX); ridden by Julia Handt (TX) ..........................................61.053% owned by Joan and Claire Darnell (TX); ridden by Claire Darnell (TX) .................65.000% rS: NTeC DaCOriNO, Westfalen gelding by D’accord; bred by Heinz Moller (Ger); owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX) .................................................................. 64.417% Great American Insurance Group/USDF 3. NTeC Donar, owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX) ...............................................58.917%
Prix St. Georges Open Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Adult Amateur Championship
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Adult Amateur Championship CH: aMalON, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by roxanne Jewell (TX)............ 57.982%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate II Open Championship CH: irNaS, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Wolfgang; bred by H M. van de vorst (USa); owned by lisa Blackmon (TX) ridden by Jessica Blackmon (TX) ..........................60.088%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Adult Amateur Championship
1. CH: BOlZaNO, Swedish Warmblood gelding by Gauguin De lully; bred by Kerstin lundkvist (SWe); owned and ridden by Wende Neitzel (TX) ....... 66.447% 2. rS: aleXaNDer, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by Debra akers (TX)............61.184%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Championship CH: WaNDaNGO, Hanoverian gelding by Weltmeyer; bred by Heinz-G. Prietzel (Ger); owned and ridden by rachel Campbell (TX) ........................................................ 57.632%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Intermediate I Open Championship
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CH: CarNeGie, Oldenberg gelding by Contucci; bred by Zada Steidl (CO); owned by Joan and Claire Darnell (TX); ridden by Claire Darnell (TX) .................64.605% rS: NTeC DaCOriNO, Westfalen gelding by D’accord; bred by Heinz Moller (Ger); owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX) ...................................................................64.211% 3. Uberlinus, owned and ridden by eva Oldenbroek-Tabor (TX) ............................... 63.553% 4(T). NTeC Donar, owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX) .............................................. 63.289% 4(T). illustrious, owned and ridden by lynne Jones (TX) .............................................. 63.289% 6. Omen, owned and ridden by Mimi Burch (TX) ......................................................61.579% 7. Jashmir, owned and ridden by amanda Garrett (TX) ........................................... 61.447% 8. Collector’s item, owned and ridden by Nancy Hinz (TX) ...................................... 61.447%
Jessica Blackmon and irnas, intermediate ii Open champion; region 9 director Bess reineman, and Great american insurance representative Donna Meyer
Oliver Twist, Trakehner gelding by Hailo; bred by roberta Heaphy (Ky); owned by Sabrina Gaber (la); ridden by Gerlinde Beckers (la) .......................... 53.830% amalon, Hanoverian gelding; owned and ridden by roxanne Jewell (TX) ............. 53.723%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Open Championship CH: rOyal TaNGO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Contango; bred by HHH ranch inc. (Or); owned and ridden by Barbie Piccinni (TX)........................ 62.553%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Grand Prix Freestyle Championship CH: rOyal TaNGO, Dutch Warmblood gelding by Contango; bred by HHH ranch inc. (Or); owned and ridden by Barbie Piccinni (TX)........................ 67.667%
Great American Insurance Group/USDF Junior Team Championship CH: rONDO Del rey, Hanoverian gelding by regazzoni; bred by rudolf Bedenstedt (Ger); owned by Kathleen Jones (TX); ridden by audrey Jones (TX) .......64.955% rS: DOM PeriGNON, Hanoverian gelding by Donnerhall; bred by Petra Ghaschghaee (Ger); owned and ridden by Mary Nommensen (TX)..............63.153% 3. Whispering Wind, owned and ridden by elizabeth allen (TX) ...............................62.162% 4. vindaris 2, owned and ridden by amanda Kravitz (TX)........................................ 57.568%
audrey Jones and rondo Del rey, Junior Team champion; region 9 director Bess reineman, and USDF representative Donna rocchetti
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CH: illUSTriOUS, Trakehner stallion by Hailo; bred by Jean Brinkman (Fl); owned and ridden by lynne Jones (TX)................................................................ 66.974% rS: Olevier, Dutch Warmblood gelding; owned by Melany lipar (TX); ridden by anna Burtell (TX) ................................................................................64.474% 3. NTeC Donar, owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX) ...............................................64.211% 4. Saint Simmon, owned and ridden by lisa Blackmon (TX) .....................................64.211% 5. Uberlinus, owned and ridden by eva Oldenbroek-Tabor (TX) ................................63.421% 6. NTeC Dacorino, owned and ridden by Kai Handt (TX)...........................................62.105% 7. ambition 7, owned and ridden by robin Hessel (TX) ............................................61.184% 8. Collector’s item, owned and ridden by Nancy Hinz (TX) .......................................61.053%
2009 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders’ Championship Series Final Results Silverwood Dressage September Colt/Gelding Championship CH: Kalander Boy (Kevekko–Shirly, by Flemmingh), oldenburg; Kenneth Borden, owner/breeder .......................................................................... 78.550% rS: Freedom, oldenburg; anne ramsay, owner......................................................... 75.500% 3. rockefeller VdH, oldenburg; Teri duewer, owner/breeder.....................................74.900% 4. raytango (raymeister–Utanga), oldenburg; lisa marie Vorkapic, owner; little Bit Farm Inc. and Kenneth Borden, breeder ................................................ 73.800% 5. Crownprinz (Winterprinz–rise and Shine, by Patrick), dutch Warmblood; Cathy Balance, owner/breeder ............................................................................. 72.650% 6. Bentley VdH, oldenburg; Teri duewer, owner/breeder .......................................... 72.400%
Filly Championship CH: nadIaCHa (diamond Hit–nacora, by Corradino), oldenburg; Jodi david, owner/breeder ................................................................................... 78.200% rS: Contara (Contendro–ranara, by linaro), Holsteiner; Steve Borowiak, owner; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..................................................................................... 76.750% 3. ramboullet (Blue Hors Cavan–rambala, by rambo), danish Warmblood; lisa eckenstein, owner; richard Freeman, breeder ............................................... 76.050% 4. Belsjarona (Harmonie–Sjaronika, by majesteit), dutch Warmblood; lisa Sanfelippo, owner; Clarke and Karen Vesty, breeder ...................................... 75.450% 5. Bellarina (Bergamon–High Society, by Hohenstein), Hanoverian; regina nelson, owner; Fick Berthold, breeder ...................................................... 74.300% 6. rhyme and reason (rosenthal–Gaetessa, by Gaudemus), oldenburg; Sally Wiley, owner/breeder .................................................................................. 73.550%
rS: alchemy (Bearend 347–Jinke S, by oege), Friesian; Jo Shouse, owner and breeder; Black dragon Farms, breeder ...............................................................................71.950% 3. Windlass (Warsteiner 946–Whirligig, by Wendepunkt), oldenburg; marissa Burton, owner; anne ramsay, breeder......................................................71.625%
Stallion Championship CH: GP raymeISTer (rantares–miss nickel annie, by Call me Penny), Holsteiner; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kenneth Borden, breeder .................................................... 78.250% rS: raSHKa (GP raymeister–Tashka, by opus), oldenburg; Kenneth Borden, owner/breeder .......................................................................... 76.050% 3. Heroe maC (Jubiloso VIII–albricia, by leviton), Pura raza española; Karen rock, owner; miguel angel de Cardenas osuna, breeder ..............................72.375% 4. royal Crusade (routinier–Conessa, by Condino), oldenburg; lisa Sanfelippo, owner; Canaan ranch, breeder ................................................... 70.350% 5. Urano Vo (Icaro–navalha, by Visqueiro), lusitano; nancy Holman, owner; epam Coml eventos e Publ lTda, breeder ............................................................68.550% 6. Jameson (Wicher 334–Tessa Femke, by yK 339), Friesian; Constance esposito, owner; Brenda Carmody, breeder ..........................................66.500%
East Coast Series Dressage at Devon Colt/Gelding Championship
CH: BoCCaCCIo IoF (Bugatti Hilltop–roxette, by rubinstein I), Hanoverian; marchella richardson, owner; Hilltop Farm Inc., breeder .....................................80.500% rS: emoTICon, dutch Warmblood; Julie agar, owner/breeder.................................... 79.650% 3. delmar–ISF, dutch Warmblood; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner ............................. 79.300% 4. Corona–ISF (Sir Sinclair–Selona ISF, by Ferro), dutch Warmblood; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner/breeder ..................................................................78.800% Mare Championship 5. Bow Tie, Hanoverian; anne mcKay, owner ............................................................ 78.450% CH: naCora (Corradino–natascha, by rubinstein I), oldenburg; Jodi david, owner; else Hempelmann, breeder ...................................................................................76.150% 6. Calypso–ISF, dutch Warmblood; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner/breeder ...............78.000%
GP raymeister, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF east Central Series stallion champion
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marmara, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF east Coast Series filly champion
Filly Championship
6. ariel (master–Colette, by naturel), Swedish Warmblood; denise Williams, owner; margaret Boyce, breeder ................................................ 72.250% CH: marmara, oldenburg; nancy Holowesko, owner; erich Saathoff, breeder ............ 82.950% rS: lImelIGHT aF (londontime–Wave dance, by Weltmeyer), Hanoverian; Christopher Grosso, owner; Fiddelke dietrich, breeder ......................................... 81.900% Stallion Championship 3. dazzle, dutch Warmblood; Victoria lamas Wanner, owner...................................80.450% CH: norTH ForKS CardI (Canterbrook llwynog du–Hastening mirage, by Bayford 4. Balissa HTF (Bugatti Hilltop–Contesse, by Contucci), Hanoverian; True Patriot), Welsh Cob; Jessica Wisdom, owner, Carol Holcombe, breeder.......... 74.675% Hilltop Farm Inc., owner/ breeder ........................................................................80.450% rS: TUrley (Cushti Bok–Crown darby, by The Gypsy King), Gypsy Vanner; 5. rascalla Cr (rascalino–la rose, by londonderry), Zweibrucker; Suzanne rathbone, owner/breeder....................................................................... 61.600% melanie Pai, owner; melanie Pai and Canaan ranch, breeders .............................. 79.700% 6. rascaletta Cr (rascalino–la rose, by londonderry), Zweibrucker; Mid-States Series melanie Pai, owner; melanie Pai and Canaan ranch, breeders .............................79.000%
Mare Championship
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CH: raBIola (metall–Fabiola, by Zadok), dutch Warmblood; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner/breeder ..................................................................86.900% rS: CHIna doll (Cabaret–elena, by rohdiamant), oldenburg; roberta Falk and marilyn Fawley, owners; Heinz Wulf, breeder ....................................................... 81.300% 3. Toraya (Goodtimes–lora, by Gershwin), dutch Warmblood; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner ............................................................................... 79.625% 4. Summer Solstice, Hanoverian; Terri Impson, owner .............................................. 76.550% 5. Zoelite (I’m da Vinci–Konstance, by michelangelo), dutch Warmblood; ellen Klosson, owner; Carol Collyer and Cornell University, breeders..................... 74.075%
rhumba, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF mid-States Series filly champion
Summer Fest Breed Show Colt/Gelding Championship CH: CHarISma lH (Sir Sinclair–raquel, by Ferro), dutch Warmblood; Gloria Bahn and Bahn Quarterhorses llC, owners; Barbara Baronas and lazy Hound Farm, breeders 76.900% rC: SanTIno (Sandreo–Gilla, by maior domus), German riding Pony; autumn Fox, owner; Klaus Biesenthal, breeder..................................................... 75.050% 3. Fitzpatrick (Fabuleux–Chloe, by Contucci), Hanoverian; dennis Goodwin, owner/breeder ...........................................................................71.750%
WakeUP, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF mid-States Series stallion champion
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Boccaccio IoF, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF east Coast Series colt/gelding champion
6. dolce Vita GGF (donarweiss GGF–Winnie Winzig, by Weltruhm), Zweibrucker; django (Jazz–nirvana, by Fleming), dutch Warmblood; Kathy Childs, owner; alaina oleson, owner; rachel ehrlich and Greengate Sporthorses, breeders.......... 69.700% larry and Kathy Childs, breeders ..........................................................................71.050% 5. Cowboy meC (Cabaret–luck of the Irish, by Calme), Holsteiner; Wendy mcGraw, owner; Stacie Coder and milestone equine Center, breeders.........69.650% Mare Championship CH: UToPIa (Idocus–Jolie, by Wanroij), dutch Warmblood; Pineland Farms Inc., owner; 6. debonair (Farrington–rhapsody, by rubinstein), dutch Warmblood; Carlos and Karin Jimenez and Sporting Chance Farm, breeders ............................ 78.575% merry Bowman, owner; merry Bowman and Santa Fe equestrian, breeders .......... 68.250% rS: SPS FenJa, Hanoverian; Christine Kropf, owner.....................................................71.575% 3. arabella (landwerder–angelina, by Goldfuerst), oldenburg; Filly Championship Judith lawless, owner; ann Kitchel and Huntington Farm, breeders ..................... 70.675% CH: rHUmBa FrF, Hanoverian; deborah davenport, owner ......................................... 78.300% rC: eye Candy (UB 40–Wednesday, by Weltmeyer), dutch Warmblood; Stallion Championship Judy Barrett, owner/ breeder .............................................................................. 77.450% CH: CadBUry GGF (Contendro–Gwenivere GGF, by Giovanni), Zweibrucker; 3. C’insational (Sir Sinclair–Kontiki, by Concorde), dutch Warmblood; rachel ehrlich, owner/breeder ............................................................................. 74.775% Bahn Quarterhorses llC, owner; deborah Gregoire, breeder ................................ 75.050% rS: STaTeSman’S SIGnaTUre (Chief of State–Coal Creek Spicyglow, by Wyoming Flyhawk), 4.
CH: WaKeUP (Wagnis–maiden montreal, by macho), emily Wagner, owner; Beverly mclean–Tetrick and red mare Farm, breeders ............................................................... 77.80%
New England Series NEDA Fall Festival 2009 Colt/Gelding Championship CH: dalTon HHF, Hanoverian; Christine Kropf, owner ................................................80.350% rS: red meranTI, Warmblood; ellen Kvinta–Palmisano, owner ................................ 76.950% 3. delgado (rousseau–Vera, by don Primaire), dutch Warmblood; Pineland Farms Inc., owner/breeder .................................................................... 75.850% 4. Wakefield, Hanoverian; maryanne morris, owner ................................................. 75.300% 5. Hohentanz GGF (Hohenstein–Wesermelodie, by Wesley), Hanoverian; rachel ehrlich, owner/breeder ..............................................................................75.150% 6. rubinair (regazzoni–Flair, by Florestan I), Westfalen; Pineland Farms Inc., owner/breeder .................................................................... 75.050%
Filly Championship CH: raleSKa (rascalino–SPS Waleska, by Warkant), Hanoverian; Kendra Hansis, owner; linda Woltz, breeder ........................................................80.350% rS: FUSIon (Fidertanz–aida, by de niro), Hanoverian; Silene White, owner; Georg Brueggemann, breeder .............................................................................. 76.500% 3. Wregina GGF (Werbellin–Harmonie, by Hitchcock), Hanoverian; rachel ehrlich, owner/breeder .............................................................................75.800% 4. delucia CrF (de luxe–Galena, by Galapard), oldenburg; anne early, owner/breeder................................................................................... 74.350% 5. liberty rose (liberty Gold–devine, by diwan), Hanoverian; Kristi Hoff, owner/breeder ................................................................................... 72.000%
Utopia, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF new england Series mare champion
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morgan; marthe reynolds, owner; lynne Shpak, breeder .......................................71.550%
Northwest Series Northwest Sport Horse Breeders Classic II Colt/Gelding Championship CH: danSIG amICo (rousseau–Perlinda, by don Primaire), dutch Warmblood; Kimberly duffy, owner; Carrie o’Brien and Willow Spring Farm, breeders ............ 77.350% rS: WelTIdo (Wonderful–Barcelona SP, by Batido), Hanoverian; elaine Barnes, owner; linda Hackney and San diego Sporthorses, breeder ........... 77.050% 3. diamond Head (diamond Hit–Heidefee, by Hohenstein), Hanoverian; marion dresel-o’Connor, owner; Hans-Guenter Berner, breeder ........................... 76.350% 4. rabenschwarz (radikal–Hochkarat, by Hohenstein), Zweibrucker; Patrick Billes, owner; marion dresel-o’Connor, breeder ....................................... 76.200% 5. HPB Wradish (Hungarian Sportlo Wistar–Valerie, by Vulcaan), Hungarian; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, owner/breeder ...................................................... 75.450% 6. Wolkenfabio (new Wolkenzauber–Fabiola B, by Florestan I), Zweibrucker; Shelley Shaw, owner; marion dresel-o’Connor, breeder ........................................ 74.350%
Filly Championship CH: raJanI (radikal–Fabiola, by Florestan I), Zweibrucker; marion dresel-o’Connor, owner/breeder .............................................................. 78.950% rS: Calla (Santano–Ixia, by Belisar), dutch Warmblood; dove Creek Farm, owner/breeder ......................................................................... 78.200% 3. rhuby, Hanoverian; Janet Grunbok, owner........................................................... 77.550% 4. eden (UB 40–angelica, by rousseau), dutch Warmblood; dove Creek Farm, owner/breeder ......................................................................... 77.050% 5. dauphine de Jazz CC (Jazz–Godiva, by Volckmar), dutch Warmblood; Cedar Chase Farm, owner; Cathleen Vanzwol, breeder .......................................... 75.200%
Cadbury GGF, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF new england Series stallion champion
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Wolkenzauber, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF northwest Series stallion champion
Belladonna (rousseau–Ixia, by Belisar), dutch Warmblood; Stallion Championship dove Creek Farm, owner/breeder .........................................................................74.900% CH: WolKenZaUBer (Winnetou–Truely Scenic), american Warmblood; marion dresel-o’Connor, owner/breeder ...............................................................73.150%
Mare Championship
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CH: HoCHKaraT (Hohenstein–destemona, by de niro), Hanoverian; Rocky Mountain Series marion dresel-o’Connor, owner; Hans-Guenter Berner, breeder ...........................80.300% rS: SUnSHIne (Souvenir–World dame, by World Cup), Hanoverian; Rocky Mountain Series – Sport Horse Breeding marion dresel-o’Connor, owner; Klaus-Heinrich augustin, breeder .......................76.150% 3. Kindle (Kostolany–Sumptuous, by domingo), oldenburg; Henrietta morey, owner; Phillip antush, breeder ........................................................................................ 75.350% Colt/Gelding Championship 4. Hungarian Jade (Starwalker–H. Valahara, by Hungarian epic), Hungarian; CH: CaSallIo amore (Casall–Thalia V, by ladas), Zweibrucker; Kaia ditson, owner; Christopher Bredeson, owner; mark Sivertson and Valerie Swertson, breeders ...... 73.200% Silver Creek Farms, breeder ................................................................................. 75.900%
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Hochkarat, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF northwest Series mare champion
White Sun, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF rocky mountain Series mare champion
rS: rememBranCe (royal Prince–Vodka Gimlet, by martini), Stallion Championship oldenburg; Zada Steidl, owner/breeder................................................................75.800% CH: Palermo, oldenburg; Katharine albrecht and Sandwillow Farm, owners .............78.400% 3. The King of rock n’ roll, dutch Warmblood; Shannon dahmer, owner ................. 73.500%
Filly Championship
Southeast Series
CH: demmlInGH; Jamie Welling, owner ..................................................................... 75.400% rS: rond de JamBe; Christina rudman, owner .........................................................74.800% SUNSHINE CLASSIC II 3(T). Winter eleganz (Winterprinz–d’ecole, by diamont), Hanoverian; Cheri George, owner/breeder ..................................................................................... 74.750% 3(T). rivera (rosenkonig–Windoona, by Worldman), rhinelander; Wanda Hage, owner ..74.750% Colt/Gelding Championship CH: San CITy (San remo–Bounty, by Bolero), Hanoverian; linda Crabtree, owner; 5. Pamona (Presidio–Cartier, by Cordalme), oldenburg; mary Chamberland, owner; marefield meadows Inc., breeder .......................................................................... 78.250% Cynthia Bergmann, breeder ................................................................................. 72.850% rS: BaSIl mG (lancet–miloma, by Goodtimes), dutch Warmblood; Mare Championship donna nita, owner; Kathy Hickerson, breeder ...................................................... 77.400% CH: WHITe SUn; Kim lampert, owner ........................................................................ 80.675% 3. Highlife’s Bon Jovi (Highlife’s Body Guard–Conda, by Chamberlain), oldenburg; rS: PeTeTa (Pommery–Hauptstutbuch Imaris, by Imperator), Hanoverian; Heather luing, owner; Joan Sims and Highlife Farms, breeders ............................76.400% Stephanie Busley, owner; Heinz Kroeger, breeder.................................................. 78.625% 4. rosser mWF (royal Prince–reminisce, by renaissance), oldenburg; 3. V. Kimma lark (riverman–lucetta, by le Santo), Holsteiner; meredith michelfelder, owner; C. michelfelder, breeder ..........................................75.100% daniel rickert, owner; money Pit Farm, breeder................................................... 76.225% 5. days Go By (danone I–Zejaluna, by Palmenhain), oldenburg; Jessica and 4. Uptown lady, dutch Warmblood cross; Jennifer Hershner, owner ..........................73.725% lisa dworkin, owners/breeders ............................................................................ 74.300% 5. Veneeta (ahom’s Calypso–markayla, by Columbus), Holsteiner; 6. Sequel HF (Sinatra Song–em regal donna), Hanoverian; daniel rickert, owner; money Pit Farm, breeder................................................... 72.700% Julie Haralson, owner/breeder ............................................................................. 72.850%
San City, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF Southeast Series colt/gelding champion Finale, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF Southeast Series filly champion
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demmlingh, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF rocky mountain Series filly champion
Filly Championship CH: FInale (Furst Heinrich–reina H, by rubinstein I), oldenburg; Judy yancey, owner/breeder ................................................................................. 81.300% rS: SolIloQUy mlW (Stedinger–Wintermaske, by Weltbekannt), Hanoverian; andrea Hayden, owner; mary lou Winn and Home again Farm, breeders ............. 79.350% 3. radiance (rotspon–Whitney BH, by Welser), Hanoverian; High Valley Hanoverians, owner/breeder .............................................................. 78.200% 4. Chic (Florencio–Vanessa mae, by Ferro), dutch Warmblood; Sandi lieb, owner/breeder ................................................................................... 77.200% 5. evelina HF (rousseau–resina, by Flemmingh), dutch Warmblood; Julie Haralson, owner/breeder ............................................................................. 76.950% 6. rebellienne HVH, Hanoverian; High Valley Hanoverians, owner/breeder ............... 76.750%
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CH: dean marTIn Cr (don Frederico–Wilhelmine, by Weltmeyer), Hanoverian; Christine Bergeron, owner; albert roskamm, breeder ..........................................80.650% rS: Gran CaSSo (Fal Turro–Upper register, by Galant), Belgian Warmblood; Jenna Stern, owner; Clyde Smith, breeder ............................................................ 79.600% 3. lascaux (Willemoes–la-mour, by lavallo), danish Warmblood; deborah epperson, owner/breeder .......................................................................78.900% 4(T). Frank Sinatra Cr (Fidertanz–diana, by de niro), Hanoverian; Christine Bergeron, owner; Siebelt and Ingo Janssen, breeders ............................. 77.550% Mare Championship 4(T). Freedance (Freestyle–dalliance, by davignport), oldenburg; CH: WolKenSTanZa mlW (Wolkentanz–rohanna, by rohdiamant), Hanoverian; Jenna Stern, owner/breeder ................................................................................. 77.550% mary lou Winn, owner/breeder ...........................................................................82.600% 6. Corelli (Feingeist–Carmacheon, by memphis), Trakehner; rS: ZodICa (rousseau–Jambalaya, by argus), dutch Warmblood; Judy ritchie, owner/breeder ................................................................................ 77.000% Sandi lieb, owner/breeder ................................................................................... 78.350% 3. Hippy Fan Great ryecroft, Friesian; Joel Carter, owner...........................................71.715% Filly Championship 4. roxanne (riverman–debutante, by diamont), oldenburg; CH: rIVIana (Willemoes–riviera, by Blue Hors Cavan), danish Warmblood; meredith michelfelder, owner/breeder ...................................................................65.125% richard Freeman, owner; richard Freeman and oak Hill ranch, breeders..............81.100%
Sonntagskind, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF Southern Series stallion champion
rS: rIGa (Blue Hors don Schufro–riviera, by Blue Hors Cavan), danish Warmblood; West Central Series richard Freeman, owner; richard Freeman and oak Hill ranch, breeders ............ 81.000% 3. Jypsy rose, Belgian Warmblood; Jenna Stern, owner ............................................ 77.400% Pheasant Open II 4. ariana (Blue Hors romanov–adrianna, by Blue Hors Cavan), danish Warmblood; richard Freeman, owner; richard Freeman and oak Hill ranch, breeders ............ 76.100% Colt/Gelding Championship 5. Santolina (Sempatico m–Bold navette, by Bold navy), oldenburg; Jessica Wright, owner; Christine Bergeron, breeder .............................................. 74.700% CH: rF meISTerFreIHeIT (meisterwind–liberty Belle, by Wiebe), Zweibrucker; Craig Heckert, owner; Craig Heckert, Grace larson, and rivervale Farm, breeders ...70.400% 6. elena Zeta Jones, dutch Warmblood; Susan and richard Howard, owners ............ 74.100%
Mare Championship
Filly Championship
CH: rF marIGold (meisterwind–Chipper Best, by Bezalla), Zweibrucker; Craig Heckert, owner; Craig Heckert, Grace larson, and rivervale Farm, breeders ... 73.550% CH: aBIGal (aslan–rock Bold, by Stonehead), oldenburg; Jan Colley, owner/breeder .... 82.100% rS: Bre-lyaHr (TF Peron’s Brilliance–Perplexion, by Pennant), Zweibrucker; rS: IKUrrIna aS lady (argentinus II–rosquilla, by rubens), Warmblood; Judith Peacock, owner/breeder ............................................................................70.850% Sandra lindenberg, owner ................................................................................... 80.975% 3. desana, Bavarian; Sandra lindenberg, owner ...................................................... 79.600% 3. Keyanna (Prelude by mozart–Keyflow, by Playfellow), Zweibrucker; Joann messersmith, owner/breeder ...................................................................... 69.700% 4. Flannary (Cimarron–Caper Caille), american Warmblood; Stallion Championship Barbara anderson Whiteis, owner/breeder ..........................................................68.900% CH: SonnTaGSKInd (Sandro Hit–dorucza, by donnerhall), Hanoverian; lucy meyer, owner/breeder ...................................................................................81.625% Mare Championship CH: rF moSaIC (meisterwind–Pantone, by Pfeifen), Zweibrucker; Craig Heckert, owner; rS: PrInCe Von JorrIT (Jorrit Pm–ynske v.V., by aswyn Van de Pluum), Friesian; Craig Heckert, Grace larson, and rivervale Farm, breeders ..................................71.450% Jeanene Will, owner; doug Kneis and magnolia ranch, breeders ...........................77.100%
rF meisterfreiheit, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF West Central Series colt/ gelding champion
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le Imbrie+, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF West Central Series stallion champion
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abigal, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF Southern Series mare champion
dazzling Winter, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF West Coast Series filly champion
rS: loUISa (londonderry–Wednesday, by Weltmeyer), Hanoverian; Filly Championship Judy Barrett, owner/breeder .................................................................................71.350% CH: daZZlInG WInTer, Hanoverian; marsha alstat, owner/breeder and 3. reannastasia, Friesian; Theresa Wick, owner ....................................................... 68.250% ardean Bennett, owner/breeder ........................................................................... 83.700% rS: CarISSIma (Contester–abracadabra, by abanos), oldenburg; ada Koransky, owner; dara rip and Golden oak Farm llC, breeders ......................................................80.050% Stallion Championship 3. rubi Bella (rubino Bellissimo–laura Bella, by lauries Crusader), Hanoverian; CH: le ImBrIe+ (lasodo+–Imbrie), Half-arabian; Joann messersmith, owner; dara rip, owner; dara rip and Golden oak Farm llC, breeders ...........................78.850% darlene dixon-Bottorff, breeder ..........................................................................69.850% 4. Queens lane Farm darcy, oldenburg; marsha Busekist, owner ............................. 77.350% 5. Bellissima BrB (Contester–Jivanta, by Vosmaer), Holsteiner; Sally eberle, owner; West Coast Series Brian Bodarke, breeder ....................................................................................... 75.650% 6. Winnifer (Wolkentanz–aluette, by argentan I), Hanoverian; Great American/USDF Region 7 Jo ann Thomas, owner; Jo ann Thomas and Vista ridge Farm, breeders ............... 74.200%
Championships/CDS Championships
Colt/Gelding Championship CH: dream CaTCHer (Contester–Gigi, by merano), dutch Warmblood; dara rip, owner; mary Hamacher and Hamacher Farm, breeders......................... 77.750% rS: don FranCISCo (daddy Cool–leandra, by lafitte), oldenburg; Carol di maggio, owner; Jens richter, owner/breeder ........................................... 77.200% 3. don rubin, oldenburg; Sue Shaffer, owner ........................................................... 72.800% 4. Winchezter (Wildcard–Brieanna, by Bruderherz), Hanoverian; Starr Vaughn equestrian Inc., owner/breeder....................................................... 71.900% 5. donaly BrB (dolany–oeuvre, by Cicero), Holsteiner; Brian Bodarke, owner/breeder.............................................................................70.900% 6. remington Steel (riverman–Shady’s Gold, by Shady Fellow), oldenburg; Kim Biggs, owner/breeder....................................................................................69.800%
Mare Championship CH: roSalIna (rosario–luisa, by larinero), oldenburg; ericka reinig, owner; Fritz linse, breeder .............................................................................................. 74.775% rS: rHoSWen (riverman–minnie Flight, by oxford Flight), oldenburg; Corinne young, owner/breeder ............................................................................. 72.800% 3. ashanti (abanos–luna, by lanciano), oldenburg; alexandra orr, owner; Klaus Schumacher, breeder ...................................................................................71.850% 4. Showtyme (Camiros–Wyndana, by Wynforan), Holsteiner; Brian Bodarke, owner/breeder............................................................................. 71.000% 5. City Girl (Sempatico m–Sage), International Sporthorse; dove Butler, owner/breeder .................................................................................65.850%
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dream Catcher, the 2009 Great american Insurance Group/USdF West Coast Series colt/gelding champion
2009 Adequan/USDF All-Breeds Awards American Connemara Pony Society 1. APOLLO; Jordyn Horwitz, owner; Jordyn Horwitz, rider; Farmore Flamboyant, sire; Bantry’s Princess Belleek, dam; Marshelle Keville, breeder ........................................68.000% 2. STONYBROOK BELMONT; Lee Webster, owner; Lee Webster, rider; *Hearnesbrook Dunoon, sire; Stonybrook Irish Creme, dam; Joan Webster, breeder ..........................67.400% 3. HK EAGLE; Cristina Mormorunni, owner; Cristina Mormorunni, rider; Fairyhill Hawk, sire; Blossom, dam; Karen Vicencio, breeder .....................................64.800% 4. GREY HAVEN KELSEY KILCULLEN; MaryEllen Cambor, owner; MaryEllen Cambor, rider; Ros Na Ri Kilcullen, sire; Heaven’s Ridge Abby Dos, dam; Brenda Kiniyalocts, breeder . 61.487% 5. TUCKASEEGEE’S DUNDEE; Kathleen Nebel, owner; Kathleen Nebel, rider; Foothills Waterman, sire; Kid Sister, dam; Tracey Wilcox, breeder .............................60.800%
1. SKYVIEW CYGNUS; Marsha Williams, owner; Marsha Williams, rider; Custusha’s Cashel Rock, sire; Tanie T., dam; Skyview Farm, breeder .......................... 64.167%
American Hackney Horse Society Training Level Open 1. CHAMBORD’S MISS FRIDAY; Linda Hollingsworth-Jones, owner; Linda Hollingsworth-Jones, rider; Culliton Laddie, sire; Chambord Swiss Lace, dam; Larry Sluiter, breeder ..........60.800%
Fourth Level Open 1. BARYSHNIKOV; Kelley O’Shea Duncan, owner; Kelley O’Shea Duncan, rider; Forewood Commander, sire; Woodhurst Ballerina, dam; Elisabeth Goth, breeder ...... 64.651%
American Haflinger Registry
Third Level Open
Training Level Open 1. BALLYWHIM ARDAN MOR; Lendon Gray, owner; Simon Solaro, rider; T.A. Dobb Mc Duff, sire; Ballywhim Ethelyn, dam; Ballywhim Farm Inc., breeder ...... 65.233% 1. ADRENALINE RUSH; Fae Leffler, owner; Fae Leffler, rider; Artiest Van De Wortel, sire; Okarina GFI, dam; Jodi & Brian Winkler, breeders .................................................... 70.714% 2. HEIDE; Leslie Carpenter, owner; Leslie Carpenter, rider; Nuemeister TOF, sire; Training Level Adult Amateur Hannah, dam; Roman & Lydia Eicher, breeders .........................................................67.800% 1. CRISTINA MORMORUNNI (NM), riding HK Eagle; Cristina Mormorunni, owner; Fairyhill Hawk, sire; Blossom, dam; Karen Vicencio, breeder .....................................64.800% 3. WE BE BLAZEN; Peggy Keller, owner; Radie Keller, rider; Wiser JPH, sire; Missy Rock LMP, dam; Peggy & Matt Keller, breeders ..................................................67.600% 2. MARYELLEN CAMBOR (CO), riding Grey Haven Kelsey Kilcullen; 4. ARNO’S MAGIC; Catherine Kamenish, owner; Catherine Kamenish & Korin Rinaldo, riders; MaryEllen Cambor, owner; Ros Na Ri Kilcullen, sire; Heaven’s Ridge Abby Dos, dam; Arno Van Het Nieshof, sire; Lollie HBM, dam; Owen Schlabach, breeder .................... 67.322% Brenda Kiniyalocts, breeder ...................................................................................... 61.487% 5. NAGASAKI LHF; Tami Davis, owner; Tami Davis, rider; Nagano NTF, sire; 3. KATHLEEN NEBEL (NC), riding Tuckaseegee’s Dundee; Kathleen Nebel, owner; Iola HFB, dam; Cletus Lambright, breeder .................................................................64.000% Foothills Waterman, sire; Kid Sister, dam; Tracey Wilcox, breeder .............................60.800% First Level Open
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. MI-LITTLE AMIGO; Marsha Carey, owner; Jena Bengtson, rider; Micah GLI, sire; 1. JORDYN HORWITZ (CA), riding Apollo; Jordyn Horwitz, owner; Farmore Flamboyant, sire; Sara Amigo Easy, dam; Imogene & Myrlen Daniels, breeders .....................................64.702% Bantry’s Princess Belleek, dam; Marshelle Keville, breeder ........................................68.000% 2. WILLO-THE-WISP BBR; Jon Behrens, owner; Leonard Behrens, rider; Willo Van Het Spick, sire; Luxury Edition SBF, dam; Jodi & Brian Winkler, breeders ......63.128% Third Level Junior/Young Rider 3. SIERRA GOLD OF CEDAR LANE; Katie Kamenish, owner; Catherine Kamenish, rider; 1. SIMON SOLARO (NY), riding Ballywhim Ardan Mor; Lendon Gray, owner; A Lot of Gold, sire; Shea, dam; Donna Kuck, breeder .................................................62.368% T.A. Dobb Mc Duff, sire; Ballywhim Ethelyn, dam; Ballywhim Farm Inc., breeder ...... 65.233% 4. MELODY’S MOMENT; Doris Leacy, owner; Doris Leacy, rider; A Real Deal WBF, sire; Mavis DJH, dam; Bob & Bobbie Bishop, breeders ...................................................... 62.027% Training Level Vintage Cup 5. WINTER SOLSTICE; Heather Baine, owner; Heather Baine, rider; Walzertakt, sire; 1. KATHLEEN NEBEL (NC), riding Tuckaseegee’s Dundee; Kathleen Nebel, owner; Linka, dam; Ingrid Krause, breeder ........................................................................... 61.448% Foothills Waterman, sire; Kid Sister, dam; Tracey Wilcox, breeder .............................60.800%
TUCKASEEGEE’S DUNDEE, owner/rider Kathleen A. Nebel (NC)—Training Level Vintage Cup (Am. Connemara Pony Soc.)
CHAMBORD’S MISS FRIDAY, owner/rider Linda Kaye Hollingsworth-Jones (ID)—Training Level Open(Am. Hackney Horse Soc.)
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MI-LITTLE AMIGO, owner Marcia Carey (CA), rider Jena Bengtson (CA)—First Level Open (Am. Haflinger Reg.)
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Training Level Open
First Level Musical Freestyle
TIGGER, owner/rider Shelby Rocereto (CA)—Second Level Open & Jr/YR (Am. Haflinger Reg.)
MEIKO CCF, owner/rider Nancy Brandenburg (OR)—PSG Open & AA (Am. Haflinger Reg.); USDF Silver Medal
A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER, owner Margarete Krug (NJ), rider Heather Mason (NJ)—Third Level Open (Am. Haflinger Reg.)
Second Level Open
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
1. TIGGER; Shelby Rocereto, owner; Shelby Rocereto, rider; Marveli of Hylite, sire; 1. NANCY BRANDENBURG (OR), riding Meiko CCF; Nancy Brandenburg, owner; P-Jennifer NTF, dam; Randolph Bergman, breeder .....................................................62.889% Magenta Wulf, sire; Mexi, dam; Donna & John White, breeders ..................................61.316%
Intermediate I Adult Amateur
Prix St. Georges Open
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. JILLIAN SANTI (WA), riding Starwars TOF; Jillian Santi, owner; 1. A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER RAH; Margarete Krug, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Stars ‘N Stripes TOF, sire; Abella TOF, dam; Tudor Oaks Farm Inc., breeder ................ 61.250% A Royal Blend NTF, sire; Amaris, dam; David Wilson, breeder .................................... 69.419% 1. RADIE KELLER (KS), riding We be Blazen; Peggy Keller, owner; Wiser JPH, sire; Missy Rock LMP, dam; Peggy & Matt Keller, breeders ..................................................67.600% 2. KORIN RINALDO (IN), riding Arno’s Magic; Catherine Kamenish, owner; Arno Van Het Nieshof, sire; Lollie HBM, dam; Owen Schlabach, breeder .................... 66.972% Intermediate I Open 3. ALLISON REED (KY), riding Ace’s Wild FTF; Allison Reed, owner; Akirema FTF, sire; 1. STARWARS TOF; Jillian Santi, owner; Jillian Santi, rider; Stars ‘N Stripes TOF, sire; Shy Sherry KH, dam; Jan Gurga, breeder ...................................................................62.939% Abella TOF, dam; Tudor Oaks Farm Inc., breeder ....................................................... 61.250% 4. ALISON PANDOFF (NC), riding Ideal; Alison Pandoff, owner; Nobleman of Tudor Oaks, sire; Cynthia NTF, dam; Robert Wallace, breeder ...............62.800% Training Level Adult Amateur 1. FAE LEFFLER (OH), riding Adrenaline Rush; Fae Leffler, owner; First Level Junior/Young Rider Artiest Van De Wortel, sire; Okarina GFI, dam; Jodi & Brian Winkler, breeders ......... 70.714% 1. LEONARD BEHRENS (OH), riding Willo-The-Wisp BBR; Jon Behrens, owner; 2. TAMI DAVIS (NE), riding Nagasaki LHF; Tami Davis, owner; Nagano NTF, sire; Willo Van Het Spick, sire; Luxury Edition SBF, dam; Jodi & Brian Winklers, breeder .. 63.128% Iola HFB, dam; Cletus Lambright, breeder .................................................................64.000% 2. HEATHER BAINE (CA), riding Winter Solstice; Heather Baine, owner; Walzertakt, sire; 3. ARLENE RHODES (CO), riding Mighty Mica; Arlene Rhodes, owner; Linka, dam; Ingrid Krause, breeder ........................................................................... 61.448% Michel’s Ally MW, sire; A Copper Penny WTH, dam; Jack & Jennifer Clark, breeders ......63.913% Second Level Junior/Young Rider 4. KIMBERLY PHILLIPS (KY), riding Bailey TOF; Rachel King, owner; Nobleman Of Tudor Oaks, sire; Biery TOF, dam; Tudor Oaks Farm Inc., breeder ........ 62.143% 1. SHELBY ROCERETO (CA), riding Tigger; Shelby Rocereto, owner; Marveli of Hylite, sire; P-Jennifer NTF, dam; Randolph Bergman, breeder ..................62.889% 5. JORY AQUINO (CA), riding Nina; Jory Aquino, owner; Nordenwind, sire; Vivien, dam; Wolfgang Kreikenbohm, breeder ............................................................................... 61.600%
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1. MEIKO CCF; Nancy Brandenburg, owner; Nancy Brandenburg, rider; Magenta Wulf, sire; Mexi, dam; Donna & John White, breeders ..................................61.316%
First Level Adult Amateur
American Hanoverian Society
1. CATHERINE KAMENISH (KY), riding Sierra Gold of Cedar Lane; Katie Kamenish, owner; A Lot of Gold, sire; Shea, dam; Donna Kuck, breeder .................................................62.368% Training Level Open 2. DORIS LEACY (AZ), riding Melody’s Moment; Doris Leacy, owner; 1. CASINO; Laurie Everson, owner; Karen Ball, rider; Come On, sire; Paola, dam; A Real Deal WBF, sire; Mavis DJH, dam; Bob & Bobbie Bishop, breeders .................... 62.027% Johannes Brinkmann, breeder ...................................................................................73.600%
STARWARS TOF, owner/rider Jillian Santi (WA)—I-I Open & AA (Am. Haflinger Reg.)
WILLO-THE-WISP BBR, owner John Behrens (OH), rider Leonard Behrens (OH)—First Level Jr/YR; Res. First Level Open (Am. Haflinger Reg.)
CASINO, owner Laurie Everson (NJ), rider Karen Ball (CA)— Training Level Open (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
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Third Level Open
2. WON TINKERBELLE; Michelle Morehead, owner; Kayla Johnson, rider; Widmark, sire; Flying Star, dam; Meg & Ronald Williams, breeders .......................... 72.857% 3. CASH ADVANCE; Carolyn Maki, owner; Robin Silke, rider; Contucci, sire; Bernina, dam; Kimberly Schmidt, breeder .................................................................72.800% 4. DONNER GLORIE; Fie Andersen, owner; Fie Andersen, rider; Dream of Glory, sire; Adeleine, dam; Kerstin Beier & Brauner Hirsch, breeders ..........................................72.000% 4. ENVOGUE; Ruth Bley, owner; Ruth Bley, Kristin Ratajczyk, rider; Earl, sire; Laurena, dam; Katt Heinz, breeder ............................................................................72.000%
4. REEL ADVENTURE; Blue Marlin Farms Inc., owner; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, rider; Rotspon, sire; Lanthess, dam; Gerda Scheper, breeder ............................................... 66.977% 5. ROYAL PRINCE; Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Michael Bragdell, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; Piri Piri, dam; Fredi Schaefer, breeder .......................................................................66.475%
Second Level Open
2. DONARLICHT GGF; Suzanne Markham, owner; Suzanne Markham, rider; De Niro, sire; Highlight, dam; Rachel Ehrlich, breeder ..............................................68.307% 3. DONARWEISS GGF; Rachel Ehrlich, owner; Christopher Hickey, rider; De Niro, sire; Highlight, dam; Rachel Ehrlich, breeder ..............................................67.895% 4. WARELLO; Colleen Haveman, owner; Colleen Haveman, rider; Werther, sire; Carolin, dam; Martina Meynberg, breeder .................................................................67.368% 5. DAINA; Melissa Allen, owner; Melissa Allen, rider; De Niro, sire; Madonna, dam; Holger Kubelke, breeder ............................................................................................66.579%
Prix St. Georges Open
1. WESTPOINT; Charlotte Bredahl Baker, owner; Charlotte Bredahl Baker, rider; Windfall CB, sire; Kismet, dam; Elizabeth Gilman, breeder ........................................71.033% 2. HENNESSEY B; Kristin Cooper, owner; Endel Ots, rider; His Highness, sire; Mon Amour, dam; Barbara Schmidt & Frederick Abblett, breeders ............................70.789% 3. CONTENDION; Judy Pappin, owner; Regina Agren, rider; Contendro, sire; Wandy, dam; Judy Pappin, breeder ...........................................................................70.655% 4. RAPTURE R; Saint Louis Equestrian Center, owner; Anna Eklund, rider; Rotspon, sire; Damaris, dam; Joachim Tobaben, breeder ........................................... 70.287% 5. WELTINA; Molly Schiltgen, owner; Molly Schiltgen, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Genka, dam; Franz Dueing, breeder .......................................................................... 70.106%
Intermediate II Open
1. PIP; Barrie Anderson, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Pik Solo, sire; Deja Vu, dam; Barrie Anderson, breeder .......................................................................................... 66.316% Third Level Open 1. WOCCELLI; Sandy Savage, owner; Sandy Savage, rider; Warkart, sire; Troika, dam; 1. WALLANTINO; Anne McCutcheon, owner; Anne McCutcheon, rider; Winterprinz, sire; Ernst Kremer, breeder ............................................................................................... 66.316% Duette, dam; Anne McCutcheon, breeder ...................................................................68.974% 3. DON PRINCIPE; Maryanna Haymon, owner; James Koford, rider; Donnerhall, sire; 2. REDFORD; Dana Fiore, owner; Dana Fiore, rider; Riccione, sire; Wanina, dam; Papagena, dam; Adelheid Bruening, breeder ............................................................. 63.816% Heiner Hormann, breeder ..........................................................................................67.949% 4. RHAVEL; Nancy Lewis-Stanton, owner; Nancy Lewis-Stanton, rider; Regazzoni, sire; 3. DON MARCO; Katie Hoefs-Martin, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; Domiro, sire; Dementia, dam; Horst Schirrmacher, breeder ............................................................ 61.579% Filoli, dam; Ericka & Kevin Reinig, breeders .............................................................. 67.821% 5. FEINEST; Alice Tarjan, owner; Alice Tarjan, rider; Feinbrand, sire; Warfields, dam; 4. DONNER STARR; Starr Vaughn Equestrian Inc., owner; Sandy Savage, rider; Margaret Gordon, breeder ..........................................................................................61.316% Domiro, sire; Waranja, dam; Starr Vaughn Equestrian Inc., breeder .........................67.442% 5. GRAFENWOHL; DruAnne Brunson, owner; DruAnne Brunson, rider; Grafenburg, sire; Wohlgefallen, dam; Hans Lengers, breeder ................................................................ 67.326% Grand Prix Open 1. FELIX; Peggy Thomas, owner; Adrienne Lyle, rider; Fabriano, sire; Alexa, dam; Klaus Schaper, breeder .............................................................................................. 68.128% Fourth Level Open 2. PIP; Barrie Anderson, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Pik Solo, sire; Deja Vu, dam; 1. RIGO; Tonya Rowe, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Rotspon, sire; Winnepeg, dam; Barrie Anderson, breeder .......................................................................................... 65.319% Henrich Martfeld, breeder ......................................................................................... 71.463% 3. AL PACINO; Jennifer Huber, owner; Jennifer Huber, rider; Achenbach, sire; 2. FORTUNATA; Sundi Prechtl, owner; Sundi Prechtl, rider; Freestyle, sire; Hilke Voigts, breeder .................................................................................................64.334% Pikaboo, dam; Cynthia McCrystal, breeder ................................................................ 67.522% 4. WONDERFUL WALDEN; Shade Tree Farm Inc., owner; Betsy Rebar Sell, rider; 3. AYRUS; Kathy Hogue, owner; Lauren Marshall, rider; Armin, sire; Maritimes, dam; Wittelsbach, sire; Seerose, dam; Jonny Siebens, breeder ............................................63.750% Rhonda Hermanek, breeder .......................................................................................67.209%
WALLANTINO, owner/rider Anne McCutcheon (CA)—Third Level Open & Adult Amateur (Am. Hanoverian Soc.); USDF Bronze Medal
CABANA BOY, owner Hilltop Farm Inc. (MD), rider Christopher Hickey (MD)—PSG & I-I Open (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
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RIVER SIDE LADY, owner/rider Robbie Rice (TN)—First Level Adult Amateur (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
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1. CABANA BOY; Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Christopher Hickey, rider; Contucci, sire; Britania, dam; Douglas & Shannon Langer, breeders .................................................69.526% 2. DONARLICHT GGF; Suzanne Markham, owner; Suzanne Markham, rider; First Level Open De Niro, sire; Highlight, dam; Rachel Ehrlich, breeder .............................................. 68.125% 1. DULCINEA BF; John Gillien, owner; Maya Sniadecky, rider; Don Primero, sire; 3. RITELLO; Maureen Lamb, owner; Christian Hartung, rider; Rotspon, sire; Shandra, dam; John Gillien, breeder ..........................................................................73.421% Platine, dam; Herbert Schuett, breeder .....................................................................67.895% 2. WESTPOINT; Charlotte Bredahl Baker, owner; Charlotte Bredahl Baker, rider; 4. FANALE; Susan Springsteen, owner; Susan Springsteen, rider; Wuemmestern, sire; Windfall CB, sire; Kismet, dam; Elizabeth Gilman, breeder .......................................73.000% Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................................................66.535% 3. HIGHLIFE K; Danielle Gavriluk, owner; Danielle Gavriluk, rider; Hohenstein, sire; 5. GHLENLIVET; Nancy Lewis-Stanton, owner; Nancy Lewis-Stanton, rider; Dorata K, dam; Ulrich Kriebel, breeder ......................................................................72.895% Gold Luck, sire; MS Piper, dam; Maurine Swanson, breeder ....................................... 66.316% 4. GP SUPER CRUSADOR; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Stedinger, sire; Weltgraefin, dam; Hermann Meyer, breeder .............................................................. 72.764% Intermediate I Open 5. RIVER SIDE LADY; Robbie Rice, owner; Robbie Rice & Debbie Hill, riders; 1. CABANA BOY; Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Christopher Hickey, rider; Contucci, sire; Royal Diamond, sire; Deja Vu, dam; B.G. & Hanken Schroeder, breeders ................... 72.189% Britania, dam; Douglas & Shannon Langer, breeders .................................................68.579%
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4. MELISSA ROGERS (CA), riding The Black Tornado; Melissa Rogers, owner; 5. DON PRINCIPE; Maryanna Haymon, owner; James Koford, rider; Donnerhall, sire; Weserstar S, sire; Wendi, dam ................................................................................... 62.632% Papagena, dam; Adelheid Bruening, breeder .............................................................63.369% 5. CAROLYN KOTILA (MI), riding Leonardo; Carolyn Kotila, owner; A Jungle Prince, sire; Training Level Adult Amateur Golden Girl, dam; Carsten Haack, breeder ................................................................. 62.237% 1. RUTH BLEY (CA), riding Envogue; Ruth Bley, owner; Earl, sire; Laurena, dam; Katt Heinz, breeder ...................................................................................................72.000% Intermediate I Adult Amateur 2. SHELLY WILLIAMS (OK), riding Wersache; Shelly Williams, owner; 1. SUSAN SPRINGSTEEN (PA), riding Fanale; Susan Springsteen, owner; Wolkenstein II, sire; Grandma Colleen, dam; Shelly Williams, breeder ......................69.565% Wuemmestern, sire; Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................65.989% 3. MAUREEN LAMB (CA), riding Rubin Black; Maureen Lamb, owner; 2. BARBARA BUTMAN (MI), riding Falkland Dragonfly; Barbara Butman, owner; Rubin Royal, sire; Wolke, dam; Dieter Roebken, breeder ...........................................69.200% Falkland, sire; Grandessa, dam; August Grimm, breeder ...........................................65.000% 4. SUSAN MOORE (IN), riding Brentanus; Susan Moore, owner; Bretano II, sire; 3. MICHELE DELUNA (CA), riding Rapallo; Michele DeLuna, owner; Rotspon, sire; Why Not, dam; Klaus Bosse, Luise Bosse, breeder ......................................................69.131% Princess, dam; Helmut Sieverding, breeder ................................................................64.211% 5. MARGARET NICOLINO (WA), riding Lucky Starr; Margaret Nicolino, owner; 4. CAROLYN KOTILA (MI), riding Leonardo; Carolyn Kotila, owner; A Jungle Prince, sire; Lancier, sire; Eileen, dam; Karl-Hermann Feldmann, breeder ....................................67.600% Golden Girl, dam; Carsten Haack, breeder .................................................................63.947% 5. RICHARD COHN (GA), riding Day Light; Richard Cohn, owner; Don Primero, sire; First Level Adult Amateur Pretty Woman, dam; Ursula Kleemeyer, breeder ........................................................62.368% 1. ROBBIE RICE (TN), riding River Side Lady; Robbie Rice, owner; Royal Diamond, sire; Deja Vu, dam; B.G. & Hanken Schroeder, breeders ..................................................... 72.667% Intermediate II Adult Amateur 2. KATRINA CHRISTY (CA), riding Winterstarr; Katrina Christy, owner; 1. ALICE TARJAN (NJ), riding Feinest; Alice Tarjan, owner; Feinbrand, sire; Winterprinz, sire; B R Precious Gem, dam; Sarita Simmons, breeder ......................... 71.842% Warfields, dam; Margaret Gordon, breeder ................................................................61.316% 3. ANNE HAECKER (MN), riding Royal Blue; Anne Haecker, owner; Rhodes Scholar, sire; Dabadu Blue, dam; Greenwood Sporthorses & Equine Equipment, breeder ...............70.206% Grand Prix Adult Amateur 1. JENNIFER HUBER (ME), riding Al Pacino; Jennifer Huber, owner; 4. MARTHA DETERING (PA), riding What Next; Martha Detering, owner; Achenbach, sire; Hilke Voigts, breeder .......................................................................64.334% Widmark, sire; Cassie, dam; Meg & Ronald Williams, breeders ................................. 68.122% 5. JANE RUSSELL (NV), riding Lord Byron; Jane Russell, owner; Londonderry, sire; Bonita, dam; John Hansen, breeder ........................................................................... 67.662% Training Level Junior/Young Rider 1. KAYLA JOHNSON (IN), riding Won Tinkerbelle; Michelle Morehead, owner; Widmark, sire; Flying Star, dam; Meg & Ronald Williams, breeders .......................... 72.857% Second Level Adult Amateur 2. JULIA PEACOCK (OK), riding Drosselmeyer; Anna, Susan & Julia Peacock, owners; 1. MOLLY SCHILTGEN (MN), riding Weltina; Molly Schiltgen, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Davignport, sire; Faible, dam; Barbara Thomas, breeder ..........................................70.400% Genka, dam; Franz Dueing, breeder .......................................................................... 70.106% 3. LAUREN STALEY (MI), riding Firefly; Lauren Staley, owner; Feiner Stern, sire; 2. IRIS BIELY (NJ), riding Randolf Scott MF; Iris Biely, owner; Relevant, sire; Darn Lucky, dam; Deborah Reda, breeder .................................................................64.783% SPS Doreen, dam; Maryanna Haymon, breeder .......................................................... 67.031% 4. MEGHAN SLAUGHTER (ID), riding Marlowe; Ronald & May Slaughter, owners; 3. LISA RUSH (SD), riding General BC; Lisa Rush, owner; Goodman, sire; Maronjo, sire; Race to the Sky, dam; Tracy Adams, breeder .......................................64.348% Weserliebe, dam; Coop Badenhoop-Clausen, breeder ................................................65.965% 5. KATIE PAVELKA (ID), riding Full Monty; Katie Pavelka & Jeannine Davies, owners; 4. SUSAN HARRINGTON (VA), riding Willow BAE; Susan Harrington, owner; Foxhunter, sire; Stuttgart, dam; Sharon Reynolds, breeder ........................................60.870% Wallstreet Kid, sire; Davignette, dam; Pat Limage, breeder ....................................... 64.718% 5. LYNN LA CAZE (CA), riding West Point; Lynn La Caze, owner; Weltruhm, sire; Goldika, dam; Gustav Sindram, breeder .................................................................... 64.138% First Level Junior/Young Rider 1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Super Crusador; Ginna Frantz, owner; Stedinger, sire; Weltgraefin, dam; Hermann Meyer, breeder ...................................... 72.764% Third Level Adult Amateur 2. MARINA RIKER (HI), riding Feiner Faire; Marina Riker, owner; Feiner Stern, sire; 1. ANNE MCCUTCHEON (CA), riding Wallantino; Anne McCutcheon, owner; Grenadine, dam; Charlene Casserly, breeder .............................................................. 67.632% Winterprinz, sire; Duette, dam; Anne McCutcheon, breeder .......................................68.974% 2. MOLLY PARIS (NC), riding My Maxwell; Lisa Gorsuch, owner; Mytens, sire; 2. DRUANNE BRUNSON (SC), riding Grafenwohl; DruAnne Brunson, owner; Avanti, dam; Martina Schloh, breeder ....................................................................... 67.632% Grafenburg, sire; Wohlgefallen, dam; Hans Lengers, breeder .................................... 67.326% 4. EMILY GEPPERT (AK), riding Mahadi; Emily Geppert, owner; Masai, sire; 3. ALEXANDRA DU CELLIEE MULLER (CA), riding Rodin; Alexandra du Celliee Muller, Salonika, dam; Ayelt Ulferts, breeder ........................................................................66.790% owner; Royal Diamond, sire; Wittenburg, dam; Werner Roloff, breeder .....................66.026% 5. CASSANDRA THOMPSON (CA), riding Dondaly; Cassandra Thompson, owner; 4. ANTONELLA BATH (OH), riding Pica; Antonella Bath, owner; Picaro, sire; Donnerschall, sire; Luna Lucia, dam; Maike Remmers, breeder .................................65.350% Lost-A-Sock, dam; November Hill Farm, breeder .......................................................65.466% 5. KAREN WILLIAMS (FL), riding Pikturesk; Karen Williams, owner; Pik L, sire; Donatela, dam; Horses Unlimited Inc., breeder ......................................................... 64.419% Second Level Junior/Young Rider 1. JAMIE PESTANA (CA), riding Winzalot; Jamie Pestana, owner; Wolkenstein II, sire; Franzisca, dam; Hans-Heinr. Doescher, breeder .........................................................69.535% Fourth Level Adult Amateur 2. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Super Crusador; Ginna Frantz, owner; 1. KRISTY TRUEBENBACH LUND (FL), riding Reel Adventure; Blue Marlin Farms Inc., Stedinger, sire; Weltgraefin, dam; Hermann Meyer, breeder ...................................... 67.619% owner; Rotspon, sire; Lanthess, dam; Gerda Scheper, breeder ................................... 66.977% 3. TARA MASON (MI), riding Fantassia; Terri Boyagian, owner; Feiner Stern, sire; 2. DRUANNE BRUNSON (SC), riding Grafenwohl; DruAnne Brunson, owner; Expose’, dam; Terri Boyagian, breeder ......................................................................65.238% Grafenburg, sire; Wohlgefallen, dam; Hans Lengers, breeder .................................... 63.537% 4. AMANDA PARIS (NC), riding Royal Destinie; Amanda Paris, owner; Rotspon, sire; 3. MAUREEN LAMB (CA), riding Ritello; Maureen Lamb, owner; Rotspon, sire; MS Destinie, dam; Mary Lou Winn, breeder ............................................................... 61.892% Platine, dam; Herbert Schuett, breeder ..................................................................... 63.216% 4. JOAN IANNACONE (ID), riding Welthana; Joan Iannacone, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Lanthana, dam; Hermann Kleemeyer, breeder ........................................................... 62.134% Third Level Junior/Young Rider 1. KRISTINE PETRELLA (MI), riding Rubiosos-Sohn; Kristine Petrella, owner; 5. BARBARA WOLFE (NJ), riding Windsor; Barbara Wolfe, owner; Weltmeyer, sire; Rubioso N, sire; Wienerin, dam; Heinz Hohl, breeder ................................................64.633% Serenade, dam; Klaus Lahmann, breeder ...................................................................62.045% 2. AYLIN CORAPCIOGLU (CO), riding Ruhmann; Aylin Corapcioglu, owner; Royal Diamond, sire; Nikita, dam; Tanja Bublitz, breeder .........................................63.256% Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur 3. ELSIE NORD (MN), riding Raissa M; Randall & Elsie Nord, owners; Ravallo, sire; 1. SUSAN SPRINGSTEEN (PA), riding Fanale; Susan Springsteen, owner; Gold Regen, dam; Hans-Jurgen Meyer, breeder .......................................................... 61.628% Wuemmestern, sire; Willow, dam; Janine Malone, breeder ........................................66.535% 4. KATHERINE FIGUEROA (MA), riding Goldbach; Katherine & Elizabeth Figueroa, owners; 2. CARLA PASTEUR (FL), riding Amica; Carla Pasteur, owner; Akatschi, sire; Goldfever, sire; Lalina, dam; Holger Hochmuth, breeder .............................................61.163% Wanessa, dam; Johann-Klaus Brunkhorst, breeder ....................................................64.994% 4. MICHELLE BURCH (VA), riding Festina; Michelle Burch, owner; Fabriano, sire; 3. AMY SWERDLIN (FL), riding Epikur; Amy Swerdlin, owner; Espri, sire; Gina, dam; George-Wilh Meyer, breeder .....................................................................61.163% Wariness, dam; Gerhard Finck, breeder .....................................................................64.211%
GENESIS DANSÉ AVEC MOI, owner/rider Catherine Marshall (CA)— PSG Jr/YR (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
LEGAL MAJORITY, owner Audrey M. G. Hicks (NY), rider Rebecca B. Hicks (NY)—I-I Jr/Yr (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
DAVIGNAIR, owner/rider Sandy Johnson (VA) — First Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
2. FARAMON; Paula Briney, owner; Paula Briney, rider; Fabriano, sire; Gladis, dam; Gerhard Haag, breeder ..............................................................................................70.625% 1. KRISTEN SCHWAEGERLE (NH), riding Diwandre; Kristen Schwaegerle, owner; Diwan, sire; Wisper, dam; November Hill Farm, breeder ...........................................63.948% 3. GALATEA; Paul Belasik, owner; Andrea Velas, rider; Guarantor, sire; Tarina Royale, dam; Linda Cupp, breeder ..................................................................66.407% 2. JULIA HANDT (TX), riding Frambeau; Kai Handt, owner; Werther, sire; Garde, dam; Manfred Schaefer, breeder ..........................................................................................61.014% 4. DIPLOMAT M; Karen Holweck-Mulreany, owner; Karen Holweck-Mulreany, rider; Dumont, sire; Blue Dinamode, dam; Karen Holweck-Mulreany, breeder ....................65.000% Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider 5. ESKARDO; Karen Holweck-Mulreany, owner; Karen Holweck-Mulreany, rider; 1. CATHERINE MARSHALL (CA), riding Genesis Danse Avec Moi; Catherine Marshall, owner; Escudo, sire; Laura, dam; Norbert Sievers, breeder ................................................... 64.167% Gibraleon, sire; Dina, dam; Else Groeneveld, breeder .................................................65.132% 2. MADELINE MCKALLIP (OR), riding Donna Carina; Madeline & Kerry McKallip, owners; Third Level Musical Freestyle Donnerhall, sire; Dukate, dam; Patricia Close, breeder .............................................. 62.961% 1. FESTINA; Michelle Burch, owner; Michelle Burch, rider; Fabriano, sire; Gina, dam; 3. ROBYN WESTON (MI), riding Willow; Robyn Weston, owner; Wolkenglanz, sire; George-Wilh Meyer, breeder ......................................................................................70.208% Toskana, dam; Tanja Finck, breeder ...........................................................................62.368% 2. EYE CANDY; Robin Mattson, owner; Amy Grahn & Robin Mattson, riders; 4. REBECCA HICKS (NY), riding Legal Majority; Audrey Hicks, owner; Lavauzelle, sire; Escudo II, sire; Goldstern, dam; Hans Hosp, breeder .................................................69.688% Worcretia, dam; Gerhardt Herlyn, breeder ................................................................ 61.579% 3. FALADA; Rani McCulloch, owner; Michael Osinski, rider; First Gotthard, sire; 5. DANIELLE PRICE (TX), riding Mason; Danielle Price, owner; Matcho, sire; Aster, dam; James Schneller, breeder .........................................................................68.958% Grandessa, dam; Bianca Holsten, breeder ................................................................. 61.053% 4. GALATEA; Paul Belasik, owner; Andrea Velas, rider; Guarantor, sire; Tarina Royale, dam; Linda Cupp, breeder .................................................................. 68.178% Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider 5. SARASANNA GP; Ginna Frantz, owner; Yvonne & Kassandra Barteau, riders; 1. REBECCA HICKS (NY), riding Legal Majority; Audrey Hicks, owner; Lavauzelle, sire; Sandro Hit, sire; Rionda, dam; Richard Sintke, breeder ............................................. 67.396% Worcretia, dam; Gerhardt Herlyn, breeder ................................................................60.263%
First Level Musical Freestyle
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
1. WANDANGO; Rachel Campbell, owner; Rachel Campbell, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; 1. DAVIGNAIR; Sandy Johnson, owner; Sandy Johnson, rider; Davignport, sire; Bogenfee, dam; Heinz-G. Prietzel, breeder ................................................................68.750% Dancing on Air, dam; Janet Stipp, breeder .................................................................69.063% 2. WILLOW; Robyn Weston, owner; Robyn Weston, rider; Wolkenglanz, sire; 2. LAUREN; Kristine Kuchinski-Broome, owner; Kristine Kuchinski-Broome, rider; Toskana, dam; Tanja Finck, breeder ...........................................................................65.500% Letkiss, sire; Diamond, dam; Otto Fuchs, breeder ......................................................68.333% 3. GENTLEMAN; Kristin Herzing, owner; Kristin Herzing, rider; Grusus, sire; 3. SANDRO; Jenifer Gaffney, owner; Jenifer Gaffney, rider; San Brasil, sire; Rumpelstilzchen, dam; Kathryn & Jeffrey Nesbit, breeders ........................................64.375% Grandezza, dam; Karl-August Matzdorf, breeder ....................................................... 65.417% 4. MASON; Danielle Price, owner; Danielle Price, rider; Matcho, sire; Grandessa, dam; Bianca Holsten, breeder ............................................................................................63.084% Second Level Musical Freestyle 5. WILLCOX; Lisa Brice, owner; Lisa Brice, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; Highlight, dam; 1. ALLEGIANCE; June Brody, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Akatschi, sire; Nicola Franceschini, breeder ......................................................................................62.500% EM Dalliance, dam; June Brody, breeder ....................................................................70.833%
ALLEGIANCE, owner June Brody (NJ), rider Heather Mason (NJ )—Second Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
FESTINA, owner/rider Michelle Burch (VA)— Third Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
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WANDANGO, owner/rider Rachel Campbell (TX)—Fourth Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
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AdequAn/usdf All-breeds
Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle 1. GRAF ALPHA; Irene Cromer & Faith Hudgins, owners; Stephanie Alvord, rider; Graf Genius, sire; Lady Stardust, dam; Faith Hudgins, breeder ..................................68.500% 2. BUGATTI HILLTOP; Hilltop Farm Inc., owner; Christopher Hickey, rider; Bergamon, sire; Raffinesse, dam; Ingo Pape, breeder ................................................ 68.125% 3. DEGAS; Marianne Campano, owner; Barbara Strawson, rider; Dederick, sire; Phoenix, dam; Janice Maddox, breeder ......................................................................66.750% 4. BARI; Margot Benedict, owner; Margot Benedict, rider; Baryshnikov, sire; Arietta, dam; Gebr. van der Meer, breeder .................................................................65.250% 5. NESTOR; Ellie Hardesty, owner; Ellie Hardesty, rider; Nebelhorn, sire; Dominice, dam; Gisela Pferdekamper, breeder ..........................................................64.875%
Grand Prix Musical Freestyle 1. BRETONE; Verne Batchelder, owner; Nora Batchelder, rider; Brentano II, sire; Santiana, dam; Josef Egelke, breeder ........................................................................72.500% 2. FELIX; Peggy Thomas, owner; Adrienne Lyle, rider; Fabriano, sire; Alexa, dam; Klaus Schaper, breeder ..............................................................................................70.400% 3. FRAMBEAU; Kai Handt, owner; Kai Handt, rider; Werther, sire; Garde, dam; Manfred Schaefer, breeder ......................................................................................... 67.750% 4. FONTAINEBLEU; Teri Patton-Hallman, owner; Teri Patton-Hallman, rider; Wanderer, sire; Wischnu, dam; Heinrich Heemke, breeder ........................................67.450% 5. DON PRINCIPE; Maryanna Haymon, owner; James Koford, rider; Donnerhall, sire; Papagena, dam; Adelheid Bruening, breeder .............................................................65.250%
2. HARKON; Steven Tarshis, owner; Lauren Chumley, rider; Heraldik, sire; Tbris, dam; Lill Otto, breeder ....................................................................................66.479% 3. ROBERTO; Cheryl Kellerman, owner; Cheryl Kellerman, rider; Rantares, sire; Zinfandel, dam; Cheryl Kellerman, breeder ................................................................65.238% 4. FARTHING; Charlotte Yarkoni, owner; Linda Grandia & Laura Rising, riders; Fabio I, sire; London Choice, dam; Cheryll Frank, breeder ......................................... 62.237%
Third Level Open 1. FER-DE-LANCE; Judy Albrecht, owner; Susan Shiba, rider; Cascavelle, sire; Fabel, dam; Voelz Lothar, breeder ..............................................................................67.791% 2. FREDERIC 109; Susan Allen, owner; Allida Allen, rider; Fleming, sire; Dunja XIII, dam; Elfriede Bornhldt, breeder .............................................................. 65.257% 3. PANTERRA; Tracy Schlabach, owner; Tracy Schlabach, rider; Fabiol, sire; Showgirl, dam; Elaine Elmer, breeder ........................................................................ 60.641%
Fourth Level Open 1. GP RAYMEISTER; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ......................................................67.719% 2. FOENIX; Regina Sacha-Ujczo, owner; Bobbie Kerr & Regina Sacha-Ujczo, riders; Feldherr, sire; Mira, dam; Olaf Toedt, breeder ............................................................ 60.732%
Prix St. Georges Open
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Second Level Open
Training Level Adult Amateur
1. JUDITH KNOPP (VA), riding Abendlied; Judith Knopp, owner; Ariadus, sire; 1. CHEYENNE; Deborah Martin, owner; Karen Ball, rider; Contender, sire; Aimee Jordan, dam; Diana Kilmer, breeder ................................................................67.200% Berolina I, dam; Storm Heinrich, breeder ..................................................................68.649%
GRAF ALPHA, owners Irene Cromer (VA) & Faith Hudgins (NC), rider Stephanie Alvord (VA)—I-I Mus. Freestyle (Am. Hanoverian Soc.)
ULTRA SONIC, owner Mary Lou Starck (IL), rider Jessica C. Starck (IL)— Training Level Open (Am. Holsteiner Horse Assn., Inc.)
CHEYENNE, owner Deborah K. Martin (CA), rider Karen Ball (CA) — Second Level Open (Am. Holsteiner Horse Assn., Inc.)
USDF ConneCtion
LUCIANO, owner Jill Cordsen (CO), rider Karen Ball (CA)— Grand Prix Open & Mus. Freestyle (Am. Holsteiner Horse Assn., Inc.)
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1. GP RAYMEISTER; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..................................................... 73.027% 2. LOPACA; Emily Tears, owner; Emily Tears, rider; Lorentin I, sire; Wurania, dam; Maria Petzold, breeder ..............................................................................................67.895% American Holsteiner Horse Association, Inc. 3. CACIQUE; Alice Womble, owner; Sabine Schut-Kery, rider; Cambridge, sire; Kalanda II, dam; Wah’ Kon-Tah Sporthorse, breeder .................................................66.625% Training Level Open 4. MONTE-R; Anneliese Vogt Harber, owner; Anneliese Vogt Harber, rider; 1. ULTRA SONIC; Mary Starck, owner; Jessica Starck, rider; Amour, sire; Monsum, sire; Irma-R, dam; Horst Riebeling, breeder ...............................................66.579% High Voltage, dam; Cheryl Kellerman, breeder ..........................................................70.400% 2. CHANTICO; Karen Ball, owner; Karen Ball, rider; Contender, sire; Wiena, dam; Joachim Schiedel, breeder .........................................................................................70.000% Intermediate I Open 3. ABENDLIED; Judith Knopp, owner; Judith Knopp, rider; Ariadus, sire; 1. GP RAYMEISTER; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Aimee Jordan, dam; Diana Kilmer, breeder ................................................................67.200% Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..................................................... 71.447% 4. SIAM; Patti Farless, owner; James Koford, Patti Farless, rider; Love Affair, sire; 2. MONTE-R; Anneliese Vogt Harber, owner; Anneliese Vogt Harber, rider; Monsum, sire; Delphine, dam; Lieselott Wiendieck, breeder ............................................................. 63.743% Irma-R, dam; Horst Riebeling, breeder .....................................................................63.684% 3. CORCOVADO; Meredith Wilson, owner; James Koford & Anke Boersma, riders; Coriander, sire; Caletta VII, dam; Anne Plueschau, breeder ........................................62.807% First Level Open 1. CATAMOUNT; Michele Meyer, owner; Melissa Cool, rider; Calido I, sire; Nanabella, dam; Michele Meyer, breeder ................................................................... 70.527% Intermediate II Open 1. RIVER RUN ROSCOE; Beverly Dudley, owner; Jackie Smith, rider; Riverman, sire; 2. CHARISMATIQUE; ZoeAnne Arrington, owner; Heather Oleson, rider; Camiros, sire; Daddy’s Image, dam; Beverly Dudley, breeder .......................................................... 61.908% Micah, dam; ZoeAnne Arrington, breeder .................................................................. 69.781% 3. CHIVALRY; Elaine VanDeventer, owner; Jami Kment, rider; Ceasar, sire; Melisande, dam; Jami Kment, breeder .......................................................................68.028% Grand Prix Open 4. LOUVRE; Tobi Coate, owner; Tobi Coate, rider; Lorentin I, sire; Konstanze III, dam; 1. LUCIANO; Jill Cordsen, owner; Karen Ball, rider; Lasandos, sire; Petunie, dam; Marlis Juergens, breeder ............................................................................................64.857% Helmut Bies, breeder ................................................................................................. 61.702%
First Level Adult Amateur
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. TOBI COATE (CA), riding Louvre; Tobi Coate, owner; Lorentin I, sire; 1. COWBOY MEC; Wendy McGraw, owner; Cabaret, sire; Luck of the Irish, dam; Konstanze III, dam; Marlis Juergens, breeder ............................................................64.857% Stacie Coder, breeder .................................................................................................73.050%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
Three-Year-Old Fillies
1. EMILY TEARS (CA), riding Lopaca; Emily Tears, owner; Lorentin I, sire; 1. CONTARA; Steve Borowiak, owner; Contendro, sire; Ranara, dam; Wurania, dam; Maria Petzold, breeder ......................................................................67.895% Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................80.850% 2. WINDEMERE; Elodie Madewell, owner; Robinhood, sire; Gigi, dam; Mary Hamacher, breeder ...........................................................................................79.850% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider 3. WINDSONG FV; Phoebe Devoe-Moore, owner; Le Santo, sire; Evensong, dam; 1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Raymeister; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kenneth Ortberg, breeder .......................................................................................... 71.450% Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...............................67.719%
Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Raymeister; Ginna Frantz, owner; 1. ADESCO C; Elena Sokolovskaia, owner; Ariadus, sire; Zenit, dam; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................. 73.027% Ron & Susan Svarich, breeders ..................................................................................77.000% 2. BOBBIE KERR (NY), riding Foenix; Regina Sacha-Ujczo, owner; Feldherr, sire; Mira, dam; Olaf Toedt, breeder .................................................................................. 60.132% Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares 1. SHOWTYME; Brian Bodarke, owner; Camiros, sire; Wyndana, dam; Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider Brian Bodarke, breeder .............................................................................................74.700% 1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding GP Raymeister; Ginna Frantz, owner; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................. 71.447% Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale 1. JUDITH KNOPP (VA), riding Abendlied; Judith Knopp, owner; Ariadus, sire; Aimee Jordan, dam; Diana Kilmer, breeder ................................................................67.200%
Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup
1. WINDEMERE; Elodie Madewell, owner; Katie Wooten, rider; Robinhood, sire; Gigi, dam; Mary Hamacher, breeder ..........................................................................78.600%
American Knabstrupper Association
1. ANNELIESE VOGT HARBER (GA), riding Monte-R; Anneliese Vogt Harber, owner; Monsum, sire; Training Level Open Irma-R, dam; Horst Riebeling, breeder ...........................................................................66.579% 1. PAYANA VON ROSENOF; Melyni Worth, owner; April Reedy, rider; Peanuts af Coco, sire; Penthesilea von Paqueera, dam; Sabine Schroder, breeder .......65.600% 2. VPRH PEGASUS VOM NIEHAUS-HOF; Patrick Truxillo, owner; Iana Gonzalez, rider; Intermediate I Vintage Cup Pergamon aus der schuetzenden Hand, sire; Cindy Lynghoj, dam; 1. ANNELIESE VOGT HARBER (GA), riding Monte-R; Anneliese Vogt Harber, owner; Ute Braun-Munzinger, breeder ..................................................................................63.705% Monsum, sire; Irma-R, dam; Horst Riebeling, breeder ...............................................63.684%
Third Level Musical Freestyle
First Level Open
1. PAYANA VON ROSENOF; Melyni Worth, owner; April Reedy, rider; 1. PANTERRA; Tracy Schlabach, owner; Tracy Schlabach, rider; Fabiol, sire; Peanuts af Coco, sire; Penthesilea von Paqueera, dam; Sabine Schroder, breeder ....... 64.174% Showgirl, dam; Elaine Elmer, breeder ........................................................................64.375%
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
American Morgan Horse Association
1. GP RAYMEISTER; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................. 73.750% Training Level Open 1. WINTERGREEN BEAUFORT; Ann Taylor, owner; Susan Garmier, rider; Intermediate I Musical Freestyle HVK Santana, sire; Kerry B Spangled, dam; Ann Taylor, breeder ................................69.600% 1. GP RAYMEISTER; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; 2. DJJJ STAR’S ACE; Celeste Brown, owner; Celeste Brown, rider; Coffee’s Midknight Star, sire; Rantares, sire; Miss Nickel Annie, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ..............................76.500% DJJJ Amarak’s Beauty Mark, dam; Daniel & Jacqueline Wistrom, breeders .................67.172% 3. PVF POWER FACTOR; Dee Loveless, owner; Dee Loveless, rider; Equinox Challenge, sire; JPR Have Mercy, dam; Debora Kieffer, breeder ...........................................................66.444% Grand Prix Musical Freestyle 4. WK’S NORTHERN BRIGADIER; Leigh Holman, owner; Leigh Holman, rider; 1. LUCIANO; Jill Cordsen, owner; Karen Ball, rider; Lasandos, sire; Petunie, dam; Greentree Brigadier, sire; WK’s Twilight Rhapsody, dam; Cheryl Kloer, breeder .........65.800% Helmut Bies, breeder .................................................................................................65.000%
ABENDLIED, owner/rider Judith Knopp LOUVRE, owner/rider Tobi Coate (CA)— First (VA)— Training Level Adult Amateur & Vin- Level Adult Amateur (Am. Holsteiner Horse tage Cup (Am. Holsteiner Horse Assn., Inc.) Assn., Inc.)
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PANTERRA, owner/rider Tracy Anne Schlabach (FL) — Third Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Holsteiner Horse Assn., Inc.); USDF Bronze Medal
WILOSA RK NOBLE PRANCER, owner/rider Aimee Ritter (AK) — First Level Open & Jr/YR (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
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AdequAn/usdf All-breeds
Training Level Vintage Cup
2. NICOLE NICHOLSON (IL), riding Outta Cash; Karen Zielinski, owner; 5. GBR MIDNIGHT SERENADE; Wendy Bizzaro, owner; Tracy Young, rider; Cassanova’s Cashon, sire; Thunder Diana, dam; Julie Bannister, breeder ...................62.857% Statesmans Silhouette, sire; Greentree Ever Reddi, dam; Wendy Bizzaro, breeder .....65.600% 3. ANNE SCHMID (CO), riding Grayfriar’s Epic Nchanter; Anne Schmid, owner; 5. H-VEE TRULY GRAND; Elizabeth Figueroa, owner; Alexa Nielsen, rider; CMF Lady’s Tramp, sire; Sigma Gamma, dam; Kristen Frogge, breeder ......................60.400% Goal Creek Fly Hawk, sire; Holly’s Tarra, dam; Carla Eichman, breeder .....................65.600%
First Level Open 1. WILOSA RK NOBLE PRANCER; Aimee Ritter, owner; Aimee Ritter, rider; Rolig Kakac, sire; Rapidan Bonnie Marea, dam; Connie Coultrap, breeder .................66.608% 2. GLADHEART LINHAWK; Bernadette Stang, owner; Kimberlee Barker, rider; Funquest Diviner, sire; Rogue’s Midnight Melody, dam; Bernadette & Jack Stang, breeders ...... 66.316% 3. PVF POWER FACTOR; Dee Loveless, owner; Dee Loveless, rider; Equinox Challenge, sire; JPR Have Mercy, dam; Debora Kieffer, breeder .....................66.228% 4. LSR MAKERS MARK; Lisa Adkins, owner; Lisa Adkins, rider; LSR Canadian Whiskey, sire; Stardom Contessa, dam; Lazy’s Ranch, breeder ..................................64.429% 5. WK’S NORTHERN BRIGADIER; Leigh Holman, owner; Leigh Holman, rider; Greentree Brigadier, sire; WK’s Twilight Rhapsody, dam; Cheryl Kloer, breeder ......... 62.105% 5. STATESMAN’S SIGNATURE; Marthe Reynolds, owner; Marthe Reynolds, rider; Chief of State, sire; Coal Creek Spicyglow, dam; Lynne Shpak, breeder ....................... 62.105%
Second Level Open
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Third Level Open 1. WINTERGREEN DON DIEGO; Ann Taylor, owner; Susan Garmier, rider; HVK Santana, sire; Ladonna, dam; Ann Taylor, breeder .............................................64.826% 2. THE LEGACY OF SCOTMADISON; Tess Strumwasser, owner; Tess Strumwasser, rider; Charlestown Scotland, sire; Equinox Madamoiselle, dam; Alison & Arthur Chickering, breeders ......................................................................................63.462% 3. BCM UNFORGETTABLEE; Kylee Lourie, owner; Andrea Doelling, rider; BCM Impressive Lee, sire; Carey Mystic Melody, dam; Burnt Creek Morgans, breeder ...60.874%
1. LISA ADKINS (CA), riding LSR Makers Mark; Lisa Adkins, owner; LSR Canadian Whiskey, sire; Stardom Contessa, dam; Lazy’s Ranch, breeder ..................................64.429% 2. MARTHE REYNOLDS (NY), riding Statesman’s Signature; Marthe Reynolds, owner; Chief of State, sire; Coal Creek Spicyglow, dam; Lynne Shpak, breeder ....................... 62.105% 3. BARBARA FLEMING (CA), riding Alias; Barbara Fleming, owner; Ultras Special Agent, sire; Springmill Cherry Bomb, dam; Champions Way, breeder .... 61.974% 4. RACHEL RUSSELL (FL), riding Too Cool; Rachel Russell, owner; Funquest Erick, sire; Timberloft Mary Mead, dam; Joyce & Robert Quigley, breeders ..................................60.526%
Second Level Adult Amateur 1. SHARON SMITH (MA), riding UVM_Good_Will; Sharon Smith, owner; U.V.M. Tennyson, sire; U.V.M. Bliss, dam; University of Vermont, breeder .................... 61.711%
Training Level Junior/Young Rider 1. ALEXA NIELSEN (MA), riding H-Vee Truly Grand; Elizabeth Figueroa, owner; Goal Creek Fly Hawk, sire; Holly’s Tarra, dam; Carla Eichman, breeder .................................................65.600%
First Level Junior/Young Rider 1. AIMEE RITTER (AK), riding Wilosa RK Noble Prancer; Aimee Ritter, owner; Rolig Kakac, sire; Rapidan Bonnie Marea, dam; Connie Coultrap, breeder .................66.608% 2. HEIDI KIRCHNER (CO), riding Mykatas Questionnaire; Victoria Fernalld, owner; Kennan’s Supreme Air, sire; SHF Fire’s Melody, dam; Paul Siemens, breeder ..............62.000% 3. JESSICA SHEPPARD (CO), riding Castlewood Brigadier; Carlo Sheppard, owner; Greentree Brigadier, sire; Bonnies May Pride, dam; William & Carlo Sheppard, breeders ..........60.263%
Second Level Junior/Young Rider 1. MORGAN MATUSZKO (MA), riding Senator Burns; Morgan Matuszko, owner; Iron Forge Royalty, sire; Benne’s Christina, dam; Lise Harrison, breeder ................... 65.651% 2. JESSICA LUND (MN), riding Claredy Locomotion; Jessica Lund, owner; Cublake Tea Time, sire; OMF Shamrock, dam; Clarence Flemming, breeder ................60.233%
Third Level Junior/Young Rider
1. TESS STRUMWASSER (MA), riding The Legacy of Scotmadison; Tess Strumwasser, owner; Charlestown Scotland, sire; Equinox Madamoiselle, dam; 1. WTR CHOCOLATE BAR; Wendy Bizzaro, owner; Tracy Young, rider; Alison & Arthur Chickering, breeders .........................................................................63.462% VAS Trigger ML, sire; Capricorn Maidmarion, dam; Peggy Anthony, breeder ............... 62.255% 2. GREENTREE COURTNEY; Wendy Bizzaro, owner; Tracy Young, rider; Greentree Brigadier, sire; Niobrara Mayfair, dam; Greentree Ranch, breeder ..............61.313% Training Level Vintage Cup 1. DEE LOVELESS (MA), riding PVF Power Factor; Dee Loveless, owner; 3. WEST MT CASEY; Karin Weight, owner; David MacMillan, rider; Equinox Challenge, sire; JPR Have Mercy, dam; Debora Kieffer, breeder .....................66.444% DMD Equinox Abaddon, sire; West Mt Rachel, dam; Karin & Larry Weight, breeders ....... 61.220%
Fourth Level Open
Training Level Adult Amateur
First Level Vintage Cup
1. CAROL HIBBARD (OH), riding Intaglio Arizona Storm; Carol Hibbard, owner; 1. DEE LOVELESS (MA), riding PVF Power Factor; Dee Loveless, owner; Funquest Erick, sire; Stormy Dawn, dam; Elizabeth Davis, breeder ...........................64.000% Equinox Challenge, sire; JPR Have Mercy, dam; Debora Kieffer, breeder .....................66.228%
WTR CHOCOLATE BAR, owner Wendy Bizzaro (CA), rider Tracy Young (CA) — Fourth Level Open & Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
INTAGLIO ARIZONA STORM, owner/rider Carol Hibbard (OH) — Training Level Adult Amateur (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
LSR MAKER’S MARK, owner/rider Lisa Adkins (CA) — First Level Adult Amateur (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
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1. SENATOR BURNS; Morgan Matuszko, owner; Morgan Matuszko, rider; Iron Forge Royalty, sire; Benne’s Christina, dam; Lise Harrison, breeder ................... 65.651% 2. MISTY GREEN CIMMARON; Cecile Zielinski, owner; Gia Grayson, rider; Misty Green Rascal, sire; Triple S My Oh My, dam; Misty Green Farm Inc., breeder ....63.258% 3. FORSITE ZEPHYR; Debra & Douglas M’Gonigle, owners; Debra M’Gonigle, rider; Rapidan Imperial, sire; Clonmel Goldn Trophy, dam; Debra & Douglas M’Gonigle, breeders ...... 62.977% 4. STARS CORISHAM; Lana Jackson, owner; Ernst Herrmann, rider; Baykill Regent, sire; Corluah, dam; Lana Jackson, breeder ........................................................................62.857% 4. GLADHEART LINHAWK; Bernadette Stang, owner; Kimberlee Barker, rider; Funquest Diviner, sire; Rogue’s Midnight Melody, dam; Bernadette & Jack Stang, breeders ......... 62.857%
First Level Adult Amateur
UVM _GOOD_WILL, owner/rider Sharon L. Smith (MA) —Second Level Adult Amateur (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
CANEQUIN’S LOCAL HERO, owner/rider Nancy Mangum (VT) — Third Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2. BARBARA FLEMING (CA), riding Alias; Barbara Fleming, owner; Ultras Special Agent, sire; Springmill Cherry Bomb, dam; Champions Way, breeder .... 61.974%
American Paint Horse Association Training Level Open
Second Level Vintage Cup
1. JOELEDO; Danielle Young, owner; Danielle Young, rider; Joeledo Jack, sire; 1. ERNST HERRMANN (ID), riding Stars Corisham; Lana Jackson, owner; Joana Get Lucky, dam; Mark Grebner, breeder ...........................................................66.800% Baykill Regent, sire; Corluah, dam; Lana Jackson, breeder ........................................62.857% 2. PROBABLY NOT; Lori DiSanti, owner; Lori DiSanti, rider; Sweet Cody Cue, sire; Yankee Lou’s Luv, dam; Carol Cupchak, breeder ........................................................65.000% Third Level Musical Freestyle 3. MAJOR STORM; Michele Ting, owner; Michele Ting, rider; Majoritys Obsession, sire; 1. CANEQUIN’S LOCAL HERO; Nancy Mangum, owner; Nancy Mangum, rider; Ghost Shivers, dam; Lisa & Clark Schweigert, breeders ..............................................64.400% Equinox Locomotion, sire; Roman Elite, dam; Beth Benard, breeder .........................60.000% 4. FRITZ ETERNAL MELODY; Joni Patten, owner; Joni Patten, rider; Pressed For Time, sire; Bills Miss Fritz, dam; Len & Janice Williams, breeders ...............................................63.600% Fourth Level Musical Freestyle 5. DRUM IT UP TWICE; Kerri Gehrmann-Johnson, owner; Kerri Gehrmann-Johnson, 1. WTR CHOCOLATE BAR; Wendy Bizzaro, owner; Tracy Young, rider; Agata Rekucka & Kassandra Barteau, riders; Leo Twice, sire; VAS Trigger ML, sire; Capricorn Maidmarion, dam; Peggy Anthony, breeder ...............65.625% Bos Notso Precious, dam; Tawney White, breeder ......................................................63.000% 1. GREENTREE COURTNEY; Wendy Bizzaro, owner; Tracy Young, rider; Greentree Brigadier, sire; Niobrara Mayfair, dam; Greentree Ranch, breeder .............65.625%
First Level Open
1. RED HOT INVESTMENT; Kalie Beckers, owner; Kalie Beckers, rider; Red Hot Impulse, sire; Georgia Dust, dam; Darlene & Ken Nugent, breeders ..............66.053% 1. STATESMAN’S SIGNATURE; Marthe Reynolds, owner; Chief of State, sire; 2. TWOFEATHERSTHISSIDEUP; Linda Lindus, owner; Regina Agren, rider; Coal Creek Spicyglow, dam; Lynne Shpak, breeder ..................................................... 71.550% Dignified Mister, sire; Just a Honey Rose, dam; Bonnie Graham, breeder ...................65.263%
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
American Mule Association
Second Level Open
1. POCOS DAKOTA KING; Amy Sand, owner; Amy Sand, rider; Impressive Lynx, sire; Castars Delight, dam; Victoria Maleska, breeder ....................................................... 65.714% 2. MISS HANDY; Wendy Bizzaro, owner; Tracy Young, rider; Mihi, sire; Just Handy, dam; 1. HEART B PORTER CREEK; Audrey Goldsmith, owner; Audrey Goldsmith, rider; Robyn Pearson, breeder ............................................................................................. 61.266% Tom & Bonnie Lee, breeders ......................................................................................66.000%
Training Level Open
Third Level Open
First Level Open
1. PRINCE YIYI QT; Heather Petersen, owner; Jennifer Gage & Heather Petersen, riders; 1. HEART B PORTER CREEK; Audrey Goldsmith, owner; Audrey Goldsmith, rider; QT Enterprise, sire; Princess Moon Magic, dam; Kristene Peterson, breeder ................60.117% Tom & Bonnie Lee, breeders ......................................................................................65.278%
JOELEDO, owner/rider Danielle Young (IL) — Training Level Open (Am. Paint Horse Assn.)
POCOS DAKOTA KING, owner/rider Amy Sand (MN) — Second Level Open (Am. Paint Horse Assn.)
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PRINCE YIYI QT, owner Heather Petersen (CO), riders Heather Peterson (CO) & Jennifer Gage (CO) — Third Level Open (Am. Paint Horse Assn.)
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HEART B PORTER CREEK, owner/rider Audrey Goldsmith (CA) — Training & First Level Open (Am. Mule Assn.)
American Quarter Horse Association
First Level Adult Amateur
3. LORI DARKS (MD), riding Quatro Clabber; Lori Darks, owner; Doc Clabber, sire; Top NVN, dam; Utopia Ranches, breeder ...................................................................60.200%
Training Level Adult Amateur
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1. ANDREA CAUDILL (TX), riding Haidaseeker Playboy; Andrea Caudill, owner; Docs Haidas Playboy, sire; Haidas Seeker, dam; Norman Bruce, breeder ...................66.000% 2. LAUREN ANNETT (PA), riding Quatro Clabber; Lori Darks, owner; Doc Clabber, sire; Top NVN, dam; Utopia Ranches, breeder ...................................................................65.600% 3. ROBERT ELDERKIN (CO), riding Smokin Up The Freeway; Robert & Joann Elderkin, owners; Freeway Foxy, sire; Smoka Cola, dam; C.H. & Virginia Ketcham, breeders .....64.565% 4. ALISON MACDONALD (MO), riding Rohos Classic; Alison MacDonald, owner; Ritas Classic, sire; Rohos Precious Honor, dam; Alison MacDonald, breeder ............... 61.200% 5. LORI DARKS (MD), riding Quatro Clabber; Lori Darks, owner; Doc Clabber, sire; Top NVN, dam; Utopia Ranches, breeder ...................................................................60.200%
SONITAS LAST PEPPY, owners Patty & Dick Combs (IL), rider Patty Combs (IL) — First Level Open; First Level & Res. Second Level Adult Amateur (Am. Quarter Horse Assn.)
Second Level Vintage Cup 1. DIANE PROFFITT (FL), riding Caught in Traffic; Diane & Rachel Proffitt, owners; Traffic Breaker, sire; Super Lookin Lady, dam; Jordan Wayne, breeder .......................61.190%
First Level Musical Freestyle 1. COINS FORTUNE; Keli Covin, owner; Keli Covin, rider; Coins for Cash, sire; Promise to think Rich, dam; Paris Hughes, breeder ...................................................66.250% 2. FRECKLES CD; Kathleen Patil, owner; Kristin Posner, rider; CD Genuine Doc, sire; Freckles Britches, dam; Lee Durham, breeder ............................................................ 62.292%
HAIDASEEKER PLAYBOY, owner/rider Andrea Caudill (TX) — Training Level Adult Amateur (Am. Quarter Horse Assn.)
QUINCY’S PARTY TIME, owner/rider Meagen Pass (GA) — Training Level Jr/YR; Res. Training Level Open (Am. Quarter Horse Assn.)
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1. PATTY COMBS (IL), riding Sonitas Last Peppy; Dick & Patty Combs, owners; Uno Sonita, sire; Miss Doc Bar Peppy, dam; Jay Anderberg, breeder ..........................68.000% Training Level Open 2. GRAYSON HASCALL (MI), riding Skipa Heavenly Star; Grayson Hascall, owner; 1. BORN COUNTRY; Gayle Singer, owner; Gayle Singer & Julie Berry, riders; Skip O Design, sire; Skiplong Kiddy, dam; Rodney & Carrie Siegle, breeders ..............62.829% Mos Mocha Jag, sire; Solo Attraction, dam; K-West Ranch, breeder ...........................69.286% 3. MARY BURROWS (TN), riding WW Black Magic; Mary Burrows, owner; 2. QUINCY’S PARTY TIME; Meagen Pass, owner; Meagen Pass, rider; Ryming Simon, sire; Katys Deep Note, dam; Bryan Maclemoore, breeder ..................62.500% Quincy’s Zipper, sire; Boston’s Party Time, dam; Nancy Sheriff, breeder .................... 66.461% 4. ALISON MACDONALD (MO), riding Rohos Classic; Alison MacDonald, owner; 3. HAIDASEEKER PLAYBOY; Andrea Caudill, owner; Andrea Caudill, rider; Ritas Classic, sire; Rohos Precious Honor, dam; Alison MacDonald, breeder ............... 62.333% Docs Haidas Playboy, sire; Haidas Seeker, dam; Norman Bruce, breeder ...................66.000% 4. CLOUD NINE; Nancy Searles, owner; Nancy Searles, rider; Lindas Nacho, sire; Husker Tia, dam; Donna Alford, breeder ................................................................... 65.279% Second Level Adult Amateur 1. KELI COVIN (WA), riding Coins Fortune; Keli Covin, owner; Coins for Cash, sire; 5. PAA NICK AT NIGHT; Adrian Griner, owner; Adrian Griner, rider; Promise to Think Rich, dam; Paris Hughes, breeder ................................................... 62.381% Invest in the Future, sire; Little More Redneck, dam; Ed & Carol Griner, breeders ......65.000% 2. PATTY COMBS (IL), riding Sonitas Last Peppy; Dick & Patty Combs, owners; Uno Sonita, sire; Miss Doc Bar Peppy, dam; Jay Anderberg, breeder .......................... 61.769% 3. DIANE PROFFITT (FL), riding Caught in Traffic; Diane & Rachel Proffitt, owners; First Level Open Traffic Breaker, sire; Super Lookin Lady, dam; Jordan Wayne, breeder .......................61.190% 1. SONITAS LAST PEPPY; Dick & Patty Combs, owners; Patty Combs, rider; Uno Sonita, sire; Miss Doc Bar Peppy, dam; Jay Anderberg, breeder ..........................68.000% 2. DECES TEDDY LYNX; Caitlin Puller, owner; Caitlin Puller, rider; Sir Teddy Zippo, sire; Training Level Junior/Young Rider Lynxs Jackie, dam; Dennis Crain, breeder .................................................................. 65.752% 1. MEAGEN PASS (GA), riding Quincy’s Party Time; Meagen Pass, owner; 3. BLUE IN THE FACE; Terri Sue Wensinger, owner; Terri Sue Wensinger & Yvonne Kusserow, Quincy’s Zipper, sire; Boston’s Party Time, dam; Nancy Sheriff, breeder .................... 66.461% riders; Skys Blue Boy, sire; Tuff Bee Brandee, dam; Kimberly Peterson, breeder ........65.497% 2. JORDAN SCHULZ (FL), riding Lakota’s Legacy; Jordan Schulz, owner; 4. FRECKLES CD; Kathleen Patil, owner; Kristin Posner, rider; CD Genuine Doc, sire; Tardy Hill Cowboy, sire; Eds Skipper King, dam; Larry Moore, breeder .......................63.043% Freckles Britches, dam; Lee Durham, breeder ............................................................ 63.158% 5. SKIPA HEAVENLY STAR; Grayson Hascall, owner; Grayson Hascall, rider; First Level Junior/Young Rider Skip O Design, sire; Skiplong Kiddy, dam; Rodney & Carrie Siegle, breeders ..............62.829% 1. CAITLIN PULLER (VA), riding Deces Teddy Lynx; Caitlin Puller, owner; Sir Teddy Zippo, sire; Lynxs Jackie, dam; Dennis Crain, breeder ................................. 65.752% 2. KRISTIN POSNER (KY), riding Freckles CD; Kathleen Patil, owner; Second Level Open CD Genuine Doc, sire; Freckles Britches, dam; Lee Durham, breeder .......................... 63.158% 1. RUGGED ELEGANCE; Linda Henderson, owner; Joanne White, rider; Bud Lark, sire; 3. KATIE MACFARLANE (TN), riding Unanimous Blue; Katie & Libby MacFarlane, owners; Saucy Opposition, dam; Sandy Simon, breeder ..........................................................66.593% Blue Pheonix, sire; Whirling Jennie, dam; Brandie Taylor, breeder ............................60.556% 2. COINS FORTUNE; Keli Covin, owner; Keli Covin & Molly Martin, riders; Coins for Cash, sire; Promise to Think Rich, dam; Paris Hughes, breeder ....................63.571% Training Level Vintage Cup 3. SONITAS LAST PEPPY; Dick & Patty Combs, owners; Patty Combs, rider; 1. ROBERT ELDERKIN (CO), riding Smokin up the Freeway; Robert & Joann Elderkin, Uno Sonita, sire; Miss Doc Bar Peppy, dam; Jay Anderberg, breeder .......................... 61.769% owners; Freeway Foxy, sire; Smoka Cola, dam; C.H. & Virginia Ketcham, breeders .....64.565% 4. CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC; Diane & Rachel Proffitt, owners; Diane Proffitt, rider; 2. BARBARA EBNER (NJ), riding SGRF Cloudy Feature; Barbara Ebner, owner; Traffic Breaker, sire; Super Lookin Lady, dam; Jordan Wayne, breeder .......................61.190% New Feature, sire; Jets Dandy Anne, dam; Tim & Frances Jones, breeders ..................64.522%
2. ROYAL WINDSTON; Diane Perry, owner; Gina Duran & Kasey Perry, riders; Windfall, sire; Polarbrise, dam; Pa-T-Che Stables, breeder ........................................ 65.413% 3. PRODIGY; Steve & Corine Hill, owners; Corine Hill, rider; Leonidas, sire; Training Level Open Parousia vom Castell, dam; Mary Contakos & Hilda Gurney, breeders .......................64.942% 1. REJOICE; Paula Briney, owner; Teri King, rider; Rejent, sire; 4. AARON; Wanda Hage, owner; Sean Cunningham, rider; Always, sire; Chenoa, dam; Champagne’s Angelic, dam; Pratense Farm, breeder .................................................62.400% Wanda Hage, breeder ................................................................................................64.286% 2. MANHATTAN’S REVIEW; Rebecca Babcock, owner; Rebecca Babcock, rider; 5. DONAUSTERN; Stacey Bachar, owner; Stacey Bachar, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Manhattan Supreme, sire; Seymour’s Forever Yours, dam; Carol Almond, breeder .....60.800% Donauschwan, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ............................60.119%
American Saddlebred Horse Association
Training Level Adult Amateur
Third Level Open
1. REBECCA BABCOCK (GA), riding Manhattan’s Review; Rebecca Babcock, owner; 1. LANCIEUX; Jean Cook, owner; Jean Cook, rider; Consul, sire; Lys Mara, dam; Manhattan Supreme, sire; Seymour’s Forever Yours, dam; Carol Almond, breeder .....60.800% Helmut Spies, breeder ...............................................................................................64.902% 2. ELIJAH; Sherry Koella, owner; Joni Abney, rider; Nico, sire; Thekla, dam; Training Level Junior/Young Rider Sherry Koella, breeder ...............................................................................................64.359% 1. TERI KING (IL), riding Rejoice; Paula Briney, owner; Rejent, sire; Champagne’s Angelic, dam; Pratense Farm, breeder .................................................62.400% 3. MYRRHA; Rebecca Armstrong, owner; Rebecca Armstrong, rider; Pennant, sire; Maarsella, dam; Rebecca Armstrong, breeder ............................................................62.442% Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale 4. LYRICOL; Barbara Filkins, owner; Lehua Custer & Barbara Filkins, riders; Leonidas, sire; Falina, dam; Hilda Gurney & Mary Contakos, breeders ....................... 62.108% 1. NEW YORK CITY SLICKER; Jody Swimmer, owner; Jody Swimmer, rider; I’m a New Yorker, sire; Callaway’s Dash of Class, dam; Kelley & Greg Reason, breeders .............. 67.100%
Fourth Level Open
1. DONAUFEUER; Jane Bohren, owner; Jane Bohren, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Donauperle, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ..............................68.974% 2. RUSCHKOI; Nancy Szakacs, owner; Nancy Szakacs, rider; Riccione, sire; Hiva, dam; Training Level Open Windberg Gestut, breeder .........................................................................................64.765% 1. IMMINENCE; Jean Brinkman, owner; Erin Brinkman, rider; Beaujolais, sire; 3. STRAVINSKY; Julie McKean, owner; Julie McKean, rider; Heslegard’s Camerlengo, sire; Insouciant, dam; Jean Brinkman, breeder .................................................................75.400% Sunday Night, dam .................................................................................................... 63.334% 2. MORENA MIA; A. Whit Watkins, owner; A. Whit Watkins, rider; Leonidas, sire; Meriah, dam; A. Whit Watkins, breeder .................................................................... 70.357% Prix St. Georges Open 3. GOLDEN HOUR; Deborah Ellis, owner; Amanda Chambers, rider; Happy Hour, sire; 1. SIR RICCO; Molly Fine, owner; Jochen Hippenstiel, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Goldie’s Lock, dam; Deborah Ellis, breeder ...............................................................69.383% Sonset, dam; Perlebach Trakehners, breeder ..............................................................69.474% 4. KIERA; John Cassel, owner; Kendra Menzies, rider; Tanzeln, sire; Korinna, dam; 2. MICIAH; Linda Wudl, owner; A. Whit Watkins & Hilda Gurney, riders; Leonidas, sire; Kari & John Cassel, breeders ......................................................................................68.507% Meriah, dam; A. Whit Watkins, breeder ....................................................................65.063% 5. LORD LOCKSLEY; Margaret Stevens, owner; Susanne Hamilton, rider; Unkenruf, sire; 3. JOEWELL; Elliot Barrows, owner; Jennifer Barrows, rider; Empire, sire; Lida, dam; Tylord Farm, breeder ...............................................................................68.400% Johanna, dam; Erika Pistorius, breeder .....................................................................65.000% 4. AURRA; Jean Brinkman, owner; Iris Eppinger, rider; Martini, sire; Arabica, dam; First Level Open Jean Brinkman, breeder ............................................................................................ 63.421% 1. IMMINENCE; Jean Brinkman, owner; Erin Brinkman, rider; Beaujolais, sire; 5. DANCON; Bonnie Ferrell, owner; Bonnie Ferrell, rider; Camelot, sire; Disa, dam; Insouciant, dam; Jean Brinkman, breeder ................................................................. 72.762% Christian Gabrielsen, breeder ....................................................................................60.526% 2. LORD LOCKSLEY; Margaret Stevens, owner; Susanne Hamilton, rider; Unkenruf, sire; Lida, dam; Tylord Farm, breeder .......................................................69.606% Intermediate I Open 3. KILKENNY; Janet Rubino, owner; Rebecca Cord, rider; Alter Fritz, sire; 1. SYNCRO; Laura Noyes, owner; Laura Noyes, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Sonset, dam; Kleo’s Beste, dam; Otto Langels, breeder ................................................................... 67.143% Perlebach Trakehners, breeder ...................................................................................71.316% 4. TRAUMEE; Amy McKeighan, owner; Amy McKeighan, rider; Traumdeuter, sire; 2. SIR RICCO; Molly Fine, owner; Jochen Hippenstiel, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Shannon’s Gold, dam; Mary Vavra, breeder ...............................................................65.789% Sonset, dam; Perlebach Trakehners, breeder ..............................................................68.290% 5. SOLOTANZER; Betty Cook, owner; Betty Cook, rider; Traumdeuter, sire; 3. HIGH AND MIGHTY; Aileen Daly, owner; Stacy Parvey-Larsson, rider; Kennedy, sire; Shannon’s Gold, dam; Mary Vavra, breeder ...............................................................65.429% Herba, dam; Irmgard Zeiler, breeder .........................................................................65.790% 4. MITRAS; Gail Redinger, owner; Gail Redinger, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Moet, dam; Second Level Open Vernon Parker, breeder ..............................................................................................65.592% 1. ELIJAH; Sherry Koella, owner; Joni Abney, rider; Nico, sire; Thekla, dam; 5. DONAU PRINCE; Shelley Day, owner; Shelley Day, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Sherry Koella, breeder ...............................................................................................66.504% Donauperle, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ..............................64.474%
DECES TEDDY LYNX, owner/rider Caitlin Puller (VA) — First Level Jr/YR; Res. First Level Open (Am. Quarter Horse Assn.)
MANHATTAN’S REVIEW, owner/rider Rebecca Babcock (GA) — Training Level Adult Amateur; Res. Training Level Open (Am. Saddlebred Horse Assn.)
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ELIJAH, owner Sherry Koella (TN), rider Joni Abney (TN) — Second Level Open; Res. Third Level Open; Second & Third Level Vintage Cup (Am. Trakehner Assn.)
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Intermediate II Open
First Level Junior/Young Rider
1. LUMINENCE; Mary Contakos & Hilda Gurney, owners; A. Whit Watkins & Hilda 1. KATIE EHLERS (NY), riding Kodaly; Katie Ehlers, owner; Muenchhausen, sire; Gurney, riders; Leonidas, sire; Willa, dam; Mary Contakos & Hilda Gurney, breeders ...63.659% Kompliment, dam; Jutta Boettcher, breeder ..............................................................64.343% 2. ASHLEY VOGEL (IL), riding Donora; Kelly Vogel, owner; Pajou, sire; Damona, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ...........................................................60.789% Grand Prix Open 1. EMPEROR; Tracy Durham, owner; Tracy Durham, rider; Unkenruf, sire; Estelle, dam; Tylord Farm, breeder ............................................................................ 62.128% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider 1. JULIE MCKEAN (ME), riding Stravinsky; Julie McKean, owner; Heslegard’s Camerlengo, sire; Sunday Night, dam ..................................................... 63.334% Training Level Adult Amateur 1. LESLIE TIMMERMAN (FL), riding Rave Impression; Leslie Timmerman, owner; Training Level Vintage Cup Impressionist, sire; Roed Liberty Star, dam; Joe Pimentel, breeder .................................. 61.635% 1. A. WHIT WATKINS (TX), riding Morena Mia; A. Whit Watkins, owner; Leonidas, sire; Meriah, dam; A. Whit Watkins, breeder ............................................. 70.357% First Level Adult Amateur 2. DEBRA REDMOND (FL), riding Technicolor; Debra Redmond, owner; Nico, sire; 1. AMY MCKEIGHAN (MI), riding Traumee; Amy McKeighan, owner; Thekla, dam; Sherry Koella, breeder .......................................................................... 68.107% Traumdeuter, sire; Shannon’s Gold, dam; Mary Vavra, breeder ..................................65.789% 2. BETTY COOK (MI), riding Solotanzer; Betty Cook, owner; Traumdeuter, sire; First Level Vintage Cup Shannon’s Gold, dam; Mary Vavra, breeder ...............................................................65.429% 1. BEVERLY JENSEN (MN), riding Indeed; Beverly Jensen, owner; Dichter, sire; 3. KELLEY DELAPERRIERE (GA), riding Donauwaltzer; Kelley DeLaPerriere, owner; On an Impuls, dam; Marcia Long, breeder ................................................................ 61.053% Stiletto, sire; Donaulied, dam; Laura Hassel, breeder ................................................64.439% 4. BEVERLY JENSEN (MN), riding Indeed; Beverly Jensen, owner; Dichter, sire; Second Level Vintage Cup On an Impuls, dam; Marcia Long, breeder ................................................................ 61.053% 1. JONI ABNEY (TN), riding Elijah; Sherry Koella, owner; Nico, sire; Thekla, dam; Sherry Koella, breeder ...............................................................................................66.504%
Second Level Adult Amateur
Third Level Adult Amateur
Fourth Level Vintage Cup 1. JEAN COOK (IL), riding Lancieux; Jean Cook, owner; Consul, sire; Lys Mara, dam; Helmut Spies, breeder ...............................................................................................64.902% 1. NANCY SZAKACS (CA), riding Ruschkoi; Nancy Szakacs, owner; Riccione, sire; Hiva, dam; Windberg Gestut, breeder .......................................................................64.765% 2. REBECCA ARMSTRONG (CA), riding Myrrha; Rebecca Armstrong, owner; Pennant, sire; Maarsella, dam; Rebecca Armstrong, breeder ......................................62.442% Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup
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Fourth Level Adult Amateur
1. BONNIE FERRELL (LA), riding Dancon; Bonnie Ferrell, owner; Camelot, sire; Disa, dam; Christian Gabrielsen, breeder ..................................................................60.526%
1. JANE BOHREN (IN), riding Donaufeuer; Jane Bohren, owner; Butow *E*, sire; Donauperle, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ..............................68.974% Intermediate I Vintage Cup 2. NANCY SZAKACS (CA), riding Ruschkoi; Nancy Szakacs, owner; Riccione, sire; 1. GAIL REDINGER (ID), riding Mitras; Gail Redinger, owner; Butow *E*, sire; Hiva, dam; Windberg Gestut, breeder .......................................................................64.765% Moet, dam; Vernon Parker, breeder ...........................................................................65.592% 2. SUSAN POSNER (KY), riding Touchee; Susan Posner, owner; Leonidas, sire; Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Tudaya, dam; Susan Posner, breeder ..........................................................................63.947% 1. JENNIFER BARROWS (CA), riding Joewell; Elliot Barrows, owner; Empire, sire; 3. GAIL REDINGER (ID), riding Mojavee; Gail Redinger, owner; Hailo, sire; Johanna, dam; Erika Pistorius, breeder .....................................................................65.000% Moet, dam; Jean Brinkman, breeder .......................................................................... 61.842% 2. BONNIE FERRELL (LA), riding Dancon; Bonnie Ferrell, owner; Camelot, sire; Disa, dam; Christian Gabrielsen, breeder ..................................................................60.526% Second Level Musical Freestyle 1. KOSMISCH; John Cassel, owner; Kendra Menzies, rider; Happy Hour, sire; Korinna, dam; John Cassel, breeder ...........................................................................68.542% Training Level Junior/Young Rider 2. ENCHANTED PALADIN; Lee & Donna Dunbar, owners; Donna Dunbar, rider; 1. ASHLEY WALKER (AR), riding Cabarei; John Cassel, owner; Emeer, sire; Eikon, sire; Miniapple, dam; Heidi Duke, breeder ......................................................62.708% Center Swing, dam; John Cassel, breeder ....................................................................61.071%
LUMINENCE, owners Mary Contakos (CA) & Hilda Gurney (CA); riders A. Whit Watkins (TX) & Hilda Gurney (CA)— I-II Open (Am. Trakehner Assn.)
JOEWELL, owner Elliott Barrows (CA), rider Jennifer Barrows (CA) — PSG Adult Amateur (Am. Trakehner Assn.)
MORENA MIA, owner/rider A. Whit Watkins (TX) — Training Level Vintage Cup; Res. Training Level Open (Am. Trakehner Assn.)
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Third Level Vintage Cup 1. KASEY PERRY (CA), riding Royal Windston; Diane Perry, owner; Windfall, sire; Polarbrise, dam; Pa-T-Che Stables, breeder ...............................................................65.476% 1. JONI ABNEY (TN), riding Elijah; Sherry Koella, owner; Nico, sire; Thekla, dam; Sherry Koella, breeder ...............................................................................................64.359% 2. STACEY BACHAR (WI), riding Donaustern; Stacey Bachar, owner; Butow *E*, sire; Donauschwan, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ....................60.119% 2. REBECCA ARMSTRONG (CA), riding Myrrha; Rebecca Armstrong, owner; Pennant, sire; Maarsella, dam; Rebecca Armstrong, breeder ......................................62.442%
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
3. AMALIA; Patricia Leech, owner; Donaufurst, sire; Audacity, dam; Patricia Leech, breeder .............................................................................................. 69.100% 1. SIR RICCO; Molly Fine, owner; Jochen Hippenstiel, rider; Enrico Caruso, sire; Sonset, dam; Perlebach Trakehners, breeder ..............................................................76.500% 4. ELFENPERLMUTTER; Alice Drayer, owner; Peron, sire; Elfentraum, dam; Alice & Peter Drayer, breeders ................................................................................... 67.100% 2. TOUCHEE; Susan Posner, owner; Susan Posner, rider; Leonidas, sire; Tudaya, dam; Susan Posner, breeder ..........................................................................68.500% 3. DONAU PRINCE; Shelley Day, owner; Shelley Day, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions Donauperle, dam; Nancy Cornelison & Marcia Johnson, breeders ..............................67.000% 1. APOLLO SUN; Elizabeth Williams, owner; Tribute, sire; Anhanglich, dam; 4. MITRAS; Gail Redinger, owner; Gail Redinger, rider; Butow *E*, sire; Moet, dam; Tribute Associates, breeder ........................................................................................ 74.125% Vernon Parker, breeder ..............................................................................................66.875%
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
Grand Prix Musical Freestyle
1. ANDORRA LA VELLA; Jessica Jenkins, owner; Amethyst, sire; 1. EMPEROR; Tracy Durham, owner; Tracy Durham, rider; Unkenruf, sire; Estelle, dam; Impressive Cowgirl, dam; Eden Scott, breeder ...........................................................75.300% Tylord Farm, breeder .................................................................................................65.750% 2. ZAUBERMAUS; Carol Poulin-Taylor, owner; E.H. Tambour, sire; Zaubemacht II, dam; Elke Soechtig, breeder .............................................................69.450% 1. PROTÉGÉ; Lori Whitley, owner; Freudenfest, sire; Persnickety, dam; Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale Lori Whitley, breeder ................................................................................................75.600% 1. RAVE IMPRESSION; Leslie Timmerman, owner; Leslie Timmerman, rider; Impressionist, sire; Roed Liberty Star, dam; Joe Pimentel, breeder ............................68.600% Fillies of Current Calendar Year 1. AVIANNA; Donna Baker, owner; Tribute, sire; American Beauty, dam; Donna Baker, breeder ............................................................................................... 71.300% Four-and Five-Year-Old Mares Materiale 1. KIERA; John Cassel, owner; Kendra Menzies, rider; Tanzeln, sire; Korinna, dam; Kari & John Cassel, breeders ......................................................................................79.900% Yearling Fillies 2. SAINT NICOLE; Kathie Vigouroux, owner; Catherine Reid, rider; Sieg, sire; 1. INGRID BERGMAN; Alison Freeburg-Mroz, owner; Marcato II, sire; Sarina, dam; Kathie Vigouroux, breeder ....................................................................72.500% Inster Mary vom Eichenhof, dam; Eberhard Biesenthal, breeder ...............................75.400% 2. MADDALENA; Connie West, owner; Tanzeln, sire; Mixta, dam; Connie West, breeder .....73.150% 3. ANASTASIA; Richard Lawwell, owner; Tribute, sire; Anhanglich, dam; American Warmblood Registry Tribute Associates, breeder ........................................................................................70.700%
Training Level Open
Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. WAKEUP; Emily Wagner, owner; Emily Wagner, rider; Wagnis, sire; 1. PSALMODY; Carol Poulin-Taylor, owner; Tradition, sire; Pscilla, dam; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ...........................................74.800% Carol Poulin-Taylor, breeder ......................................................................................72.500% 2. BLAISE; Juliet Le Dorze, owner; Juliet Le Dorze, rider; Big Boy, sire; Two-Year-Old Fillies Emeraude, dam; Juliet Le Dorze, breeder ..................................................................65.600% 1. EMERALD FIRE; Anissa Cottongim, owner; Oskar II, sire; Encore, dam; 3. WOODSTOCK; Kimberly Tebrugge, owner; Kimberly Tebrugge, rider; Anissa Cottongim, breeder ........................................................................................76.650% Wishes & Dreams, sire; Jeffery Tar, dam; Carolyn Smalling, breeder ..........................64.800% 2. SAPHIRA; Lori Whitley, owner; Horalas, sire; Symplicity, dam; Lori Whitley, breeder ...74.300% First Level Open 3. DONAUDIVA; Carol Poulin-Taylor, owner; Timotheus, sire; Donaumadchen, dam; Carol Poulin-Taylor, breeder ......................................................................................68.900% 1. WAKEUP; Emily Wagner, owner; Emily Wagner, rider; Wagnis, sire; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ........................................... 72.368% Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings 2. CHAMBORD; Denis Kerasotes, owner; Paula Briney, rider; Rejent, sire; Erzuli, dam; 1. MEMELTANZ; Connie West, owner; Tzigane, sire; Mixta, dam; Connie West, breeder .....75.650% Denis Kerasotes, breeder ...........................................................................................68.655% 2. TATENDRANG; Anissa Cottongim, owner; Onassis, sire; Tanzania, dam; 3. GANADOR; Erin Meredith, owner; Erin Meredith, rider; Glacier Bay, sire; Pamela Norton, breeder ............................................................................................73.900% Chiquita Bux, dam; Amanda Harrington, breeder ..................................................... 68.158% 3. ELFENPERFEKT; Alice Drayer, owner; Peron, sire; Elfentraum, dam; Alice & Peter Drayer, breeders ...................................................................................68.800% Second Level Open 1. GANADOR; Erin Meredith, owner; Erin Meredith, rider; Glacier Bay, sire; Three-Year-Old Fillies Chiquita Bux, dam; Amanda Harrington, breeder ..................................................... 69.767% 1. HUNTER’S HALO; Paula Schapiro-Towey, owner; Fandango, sire; Hunter’s Legacy, dam; Sherry Tourino, breeder .........................................................74.600% Third Level Open 1. FRANAT’S FANTOM; Kelsey Lawrence, owner; Kelsey Lawrence, rider; Franat, sire; 2. DONAUSERAPH; Carol Poulin-Taylor, owner; Tradition, sire; My Turn yo Laff, dam; Asia Zierle-Ghosh & Barbara Zierle, breeders ......................... 61.363% Donautanzerin, dam; Carol Poulin-Taylor, breeder ....................................................69.200%
MEMELTANZ, owner Connie West (OH), handler Bruce Griffin (OH) — Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings (Am. Trakehner Assn.)
PSALMODY, owner/handler Carol Poulin-Taylor (ME) — Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings (Am. Trakehner Assn.)
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GANADOR, owner/rider Erin Meredith (CA) – Second Level Open (Am. Warmblood Reg.)
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AdequAn/usdf All-breeds
Colts/Geldings of Current Calendar Year
Intermediate I Open
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Materiale
1. W. KING’S RANSOM; Mary Houghton, owner; Mary Houghton, rider; 1. COASTAL TIDE; Tina Rineer, owner; Tina Rineer & Laura Vandervliet, riders; Wishes & Dreams, sire; Drummer Nell, dam; Joseph Squires, breeder ....................... 62.632% Costner, sire; Lees First Dance, dam; Bernadette LaMonte, breeder ............................67.200%
Training Level Adult Amateur
USEF Four-Year-Old
1. JULIET LE DORZE (WA), riding Blaise; Juliet Le Dorze, owner; Big Boy, sire; 1. WAKEUP; Emily Wagner, owner; Emily Wagner, rider; Wagnis, sire; Emeraude, dam; Juliet Le Dorze, breeder ..................................................................65.600% Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder .................................................... 7.7 2. KIMBERLY TEBRUGGE (WA), riding Woodstock; Kimberly Tebrugge, owner; Wishes & Dreams, sire; Jeffery Tar, dam; Carolyn Smalling, breeder ..........................64.800% American Warmblood Society 3. CINDY VIMONT (KY), riding Reine Celeste; Cindy Vimont, owner; Regulus, sire; Little Wow, dam; Cindy Vimont, breeder ...................................................................63.600%
First Level Adult Amateur
Training Level Open
1. SRC PARROT BAY; Sarah Martin, owner; Susan Posner & Sarah Martin, riders; Loki, sire; Azotica, dam; Adrienne Hancock-Leong, breeder .......................................69.286% 1. RUTH SUNDET (SD), riding Macuna; Ruth Sundet, owner; Macht, sire; Mtee Pockets, dam ....................................................................................................62.895% 2. SIR ISAAC; Betsy Loftin, owner; Simone Ahern-Harless, rider; Archer’s Atlas, sire; City Girl, dam; Kathy Bryant-Ethier, breeder .............................................................68.929% 2. MICHELE BRASE (TN), riding Tahoe; Michele Brase, owner; Chief Ray Degas Fury, sire; Deb’s Tina Fury Degas, dam; Carl Hites, breeder ....................................................... 62.184% 3. DESIDERIUS; Nikita Konshak, owner; Nicole Perret, rider; Donnermeyer, sire; Maggie, dam; Dale Konshak, breeder ........................................................................68.086% 3. KIMBERLY TEBRUGGE (WA), riding Woodstock; Kimberly Tebrugge, owner; Wishes & Dreams, sire; Jeffery Tar, dam; Carolyn Smalling, breeder ..........................60.806% 4. BOOMERANG QRF; Holly Johns, owner; Eric Nolan & Holly Johns, riders; Walkabout, sire; Serrano Slew, dam; Holly Johns, breeder .........................................67.050% 5. VERTIGO; Adrienne Hale, owner; Adrienne Hale, rider; If I Had a Hammer, sire; Training Level Junior/Young Rider Dieterjke, dam; Tina Goehrs, breeder ........................................................................ 66.815% 1. EMILY WAGNER (KS), riding WakeUp; Emily Wagner, owner; Wagnis, sire; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ...........................................74.800% 1. CAMBRIA OVS; Ann Nicholson, owner; Ann Nicholson, rider; Whitesville, sire; Fox Valley Petuna, dam; Diana Ashley, breeder ..........................................................69.072% 1. EMILY WAGNER (KS), riding WakeUp; Emily Wagner, owner; Wagnis, sire; 2. ORSON; Ashley Preston, owner; Robert Chapeski, rider; Dol Savirt, sire; DD13, dam; Maiden Montreal, dam; Beverly McLean-Tetrick, breeder ........................................... 72.368% Deb King, breeder .....................................................................................................67.368% 2. CHELSEA OLIVER (MD), riding Carmen; Chelsea Oliver, owner; Crescendo V, sire; 3. AUGUSTINE; Bobbi Berry, owner; Bobbi Berry, rider; Aristocrat, sire; Precious, dam; Vito Del Vento, breeder ......................................................................60.857% Cocktail Decision, dam; Jeanna Hernandez, breeder ..................................................67.088% 4. LANDON; Rachel Campbell, owner; Rachel Campbell, rider; Landrebell, sire; Third Level Junior/Young Rider Daola, dam; Dietrich Franke, breeder ........................................................................66.579% 1. KELSEY LAWRENCE (MI), riding Franat’s Fantom; Kelsey Lawrence, owner; 5. ABSALOM; Krister Swartz, owner; Krister Swartz, rider; Lil’Ab, sire; Sun Clipper, dam; Franat, sire; My Turn to Laff, dam; Asia Zierle-Ghosh & Barbara Zierle, breeders ...... 61.363% John & Cece Daly, breeders ........................................................................................ 65.718%
Training Level Vintage Cup
Second Level Open
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1. CINDY VIMONT (KY), riding Reine Celeste; Cindy Vimont, owner; Regulus, sire; 1. SPECIAL’S CHROMATIC LEGACY; Joy Roelofsz, owner; Audrey Goldsmith, rider; Little Wow, dam; Cindy Vimont, breeder ...................................................................63.600% Shezam’s Smoke’s Legacy, sire; Designers Special, dam; Melissa Kessler, breeder .......67.500% 2. RAVE REVIEW; Michele Brase, owner; Melissa Cool, rider; R’mani, sire; First Level Vintage Cup Shear Mayheim, dam; Michele Brase, breeder ............................................................ 66.512% 1. MICHELE BRASE (TN), riding Tahoe; Michele Brase, owner; Chief Ray Degas Fury, sire; 3. SIMON SAYS; Katelyn Berube, owner; Katelyn Berube, rider ......................................62.838% Deb’s Tina Fury Degas, dam; Carl Hites, breeder ....................................................... 62.184% 4. STONEWALL GOOD DEAL LADY; Eileen D’Amour, owner; Eileen D’Amour, rider; Stonewall Rascall, sire; Lady of Saros, dam; Michael Miur, breeder ............................62.320% 5. ORSON; Ashley Preston, owner; Robert Chapeski, rider; Dol Savirt, sire; DD13, dam; Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Deb King, breeder ..................................................................................................... 62.262% 1. BOUND FOR GOLD; Kathryn Nappi, owner; Beste Gold, sire; Panda, dam; Kathryn Nappi, breeder ............................................................................................. 71.050%
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
Third Level Open
1. SWEET ELEGANCE; Charlotte Kraszewski, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider; Limmerick, sire; Abby, dam; Terry Brown, breeder ...................................................65.385% 1. COASTAL TIDE; Tina Rineer, owner; Costner, sire; Lees First Dance, dam; Bernadette LaMonte, breeder ....................................................................................69.500% 2. ALLEGRO; Ruth Hill-Schorsch, owner; Ruth Hill-Schorsch, rider ................................ 64.186%
TAHOE, owner/rider Michele Brase (TN) –First Level Vintage Cup & Res. Adult Amateur (Am. Warmblood Reg.)
SPECIAL’S CHROMATIC LEGACY, owner Joy C. Roelofsz (OR), rider Audrey Goldsmith (OR) – Second Level Open (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
SWEET ELEGANCE, owner Charlotte Kraszewski (IL), rider Heather McCarthy (IL) – Third Level Open & Res. Mus. Freestyle (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
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First Level Junior/Young Rider
First Level Open
WINSTON, owner Keira Pride (CA), rider Katie Hoefs-Martin (CA) – PSG Open (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
COLLINGWOOD, owner/rider Michelle Salmon (IN) – Third Level Adult Amateur (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
LANDON, owner/rider Rachel Campbell (TX) – First Level Jr/YR (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
Third Level Adult Amateur
Prix St. Georges Open
1. MICHELLE SALMON (IN), riding Collingwood; Michelle Salmon, owner; 1. WINSTON; Keira Pride, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; O’Rourke, sire; Cottonwood Flame, sire; Caribbean Countash, dam; Margaret Kaiser, breeder ...........60.385% Firecracker, dam; Mike Satterstrom, breeder .............................................................65.264% 2. SHERRY LITTLEJOHN (WA), riding Zinfandel; Sherry Littlejohn, owner; Zeus, sire; 2. LSH CADENCE IN COLOR; Michele Dodge, owner; Heidi Chote, rider; Doktor, sire; Freisia, dam; Jan Knight, breeder ..............................................................................60.233% Decopauge, dam; Nikki Lugli, breeder .......................................................................64.474%
First Level Junior/Young Rider
Grand Prix Open
1. RACHEL CAMPBELL (TX), riding Landon; Rachel Campbell, owner; Landrebell, sire; 1. VICTOR; Ellen Denis, owner; Ellen Denis, rider; Vance, sire; Carr Amy, dam; Daola, dam; Dietrich Franke, breeder ........................................................................66.579% Margaret Kaiser, breeder ...........................................................................................60.426% 2. KATELYN BERUBE (NH), riding Simon Says; Katelyn Berube, owner ...........................65.271%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. SARAH MARTIN (KY), riding SRC Parrot Bay; Sarah Martin, owner; Loki, sire; Azotica, dam; Adrienne Hancock-Leong, breeder .......................................................68.000% 2. ADRIENNE HALE (WA), riding Vertigo; Adrienne Hale, owner; If I Had a Hammer, sire; Dieterjke, dam; Tina Goehrs, breeder .................................. 66.815% 3. KATHRYN ZAVITZ (NM), riding Storm Warning; Tracy Kemp, owner; Romans Key, sire; Willow 4th, dam; J. Alison Wood, breeder .....................................66.000% 4. BARBARA KEITH (OH), riding Stars and Stripes; Barbara Keith, owner; Harmonie, sire; LJL Quentara, dam; Barbara Keith, breeder ......................................65.000% 5. EMILY HADDEN-MORRIS (PA), riding Salem; Janet Hadden & Emily Hadden-Morris, owners ...................................................................................64.600%
Second Level Junior/Young Rider
First Level Adult Amateur
Grand Prix Junior/Young Rider
1. KATELYN BERUBE (NH), riding Simon Says; Katelyn Berube, owner ..........................62.838% 2. EILEEN D’AMOUR (CO), riding Stonewall Good Deal Lady; Eileen D’Amour, owner; Stonewall Rascall, sire; Lady of Saros, dam; Michael Miur, breeder ............................62.320%
Third Level Junior/Young Rider 1. MEREDITH DENNEY (MN), riding Callum; Barbara Anderson Whiteis & Meredith Denney, owners; Columbus, sire; Shanghai Suprise, dam; Barbara Anderson Whiteis, breeder .......................................................................... 60.315%
1. ANN NICHOLSON (CA), riding Cambria OVS; Ann Nicholson, owner; 1. ELLEN DENIS (IN), riding Victor; Ellen Denis, owner; Vance, sire; Carr Amy, dam; Whitesville, sire; Fox Valley Petuna, dam; Diana Ashley, breeder ...............................69.072% Margaret Kaiser, breeder ...........................................................................................60.426%
SIMON SAYS, owner/rider Katelyn Berube (NH) – Second Level & Res. First Level Jr/YR (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
ZINFANDEL, owner/riderSherry Littlejohn (WA) – Third Level Vintage Cup; Res. Third Level Adult Amateur (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
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QUINCY, owner/rider Victoria Ann Powers (CA) – First Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
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3. DEYNIKA; Ellen Corob, owner; Ellen Corob, rider; Deych, sire; Majyk Motion, dam; 2. BOBBI BERRY (AZ), riding Augustine; Bobbi Berry, owner; Aristocrat, sire; Ellen Corob, breeder ..................................................................................................63.462% Cocktail Decision, dam; Jeanna Hernandez, breeder ..................................................67.088% 4. COLLINGWOOD; Michelle Salmon, owner; Michelle Salmon, rider; 3. MARY BRAMLEY (MA), riding Mathilda; Mary Bramley, owner ................................... 63.158% Cottonwood Flame, sire; Caribbean Countash, dam; Margaret Kaiser, breeder ...........60.385% 4. JENNIFER BRANDL (MN), riding Privateer; Jennifer Brandl, owner; Kijken, sire; 5. CALLUM; Barbara Anderson Whiteis & Meredith Denney, owners; Meredith Denney, H.G. Patches, dam; Paula Pratt, breeder ................................................................... 61.000% rider; Columbus, sire; Shanghai Suprise, dam; Barbara Anderson Whiteis, breeder ..... 60.315%
RAVE REVIEW, owner Michele Brase (TN), rider Melissa Cool (TN) – Second Level Mus. Freestyle; Res. Second Level Open (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
ALLEGRO, owner/rider Ruth Hill-Schorsch (MI) – Third Level Mus. Freestyle; Res. Third Level Open (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
First Level Vintage Cup
KOSHARI FLASH, owner/rider Heather Lingle (IL) – First & Second Level Open & Adult Amateur (Appaloosa Horse Club)
First Level Open
Third Level Vintage Cup
1. SHERRY LITTLEJOHN (WA), riding Zinfandel; Sherry Littlejohn, owner; Zeus, sire; Freisia, dam; Jan Knight, breeder ..............................................................60.233%
First Level Musical Freestyle
1. KOSHARI FLASH; Heather Lingle, owner; Heather Lingle, rider; Koshari Dancer, sire; Rani’s Sunny Day, dam; Norma Chappell, breeder .....................................................64.460%
Training Level Adult Amateur
1. SHANNON NAPIER (TX), riding Leo Leo; Gloria Beduhn, owner; Leningrad, sire ........67.800% 1. QUINCY; Victoria Powers, owner; Victoria Powers, rider; Smash the Gate, sire; Gypsy, dam ............................................................................................................... 67.188% First Level Adult Amateur 2. AURA; Samantha Smith, owner; Samantha Smith, rider; Aslan, sire; Nom 1. HEATHER LINGLE (IL), riding Koshari Flash; Heather Lingle, owner; De Plum, dam; Beverly Purswell, breeder ..................................................................65.938% Koshari Dancer, sire; Rani’s Sunny Day, dam; Norma Chappell, breeder ....................66.579%
Second Level Musical Freestyle
Second Level Adult Amateur
1. RAVE REVIEW; Michele Brase, owner; Melissa Cool, rider; R’mani, sire; 1. HEATHER LINGLE (IL), riding Koshari Flash; Heather Lingle, owner; Shear Mayheim, dam; Michele Brase, breeder ............................................................66.875% Koshari Dancer, sire; Rani’s Sunny Day, dam; Norma Chappell, breeder ....................64.460%
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Third Level Musical Freestyle
1. ALLEGRO; Ruth Hill-Schorsch, owner; Ruth Hill-Schorsch, rider ................................ 69.167% Training Level Junior/Young Rider 1. ALLISON ASHCROFT (MN), riding Budwears no Chrome; Allison Ashcroft, owner; 2. SWEET ELEGANCE; Charlotte Kraszewski, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider; The Marshall, sire; Mist the Chrome, dam; Ann Oswald, breeder ................................60.870% Limmerick, sire; Abby, dam; Terry Brown, breeder ....................................................68.334% 3. SOLITAIRE; Melanie Appel, owner; Melanie Appel, rider .............................................62.604%
Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc. Training Level Open
First Level Junior/Young Rider
1. SARAH HOESLEY (MN), riding Catcha Smooth Jet; Sarah Butcher, owner; Chief Big Hawk, sire; Lucky Carlita, dam; Paul Cross, breeder ...................................63.056%
1. LEO LEO; Gloria Beduhn, owner; Shannon Napier, rider; Leningrad, sire ...................67.800% Training Level Vintage Cup 2. TENNESSEE; Pamela Reed, owner; Pamela Reed, rider; Vandy Man, sire; 1. K. LEONARD (TX), riding Double Dip of Zip; K. Leonard, owner; Chargetta-Trim, dam; Kurt Vonn Stone, breeder ........................................................64.400% Impulsive Zipper, sire; Zippo Magic, dam; K. Leonard, breeder .................................. 60.715%
BUDWEARS NO CHROME, owner/rider Allison Ashcroft (MN) – Training Level Jr/YR (Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc.)
DOUBLE DIP OF ZIP, owner/rider K. Leonard (TX) – Training Level Vintage Cup (Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc.)
BODEGAH’S PEGASTAR, owner/rider Diane Willard (OR) – Second Level Mus. Freestyle (Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc.)
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1. ROBERT CHAPESKI (MT), riding Orson; Ashley Preston, owner; Dol Savirt, sire; 1. KOSHARI FLASH; Heather Lingle, owner; Heather Lingle, rider; Koshari Dancer, sire; DD13, dam; Deb King, breeder ..................................................................................67.368% Rani’s Sunny Day, dam; Norma Chappell, breeder .....................................................66.579% 2. CATCHA SMOOTH JET; Sarah Butcher, owner; Sarah Hoesley, rider; Second Level Vintage Cup Chief Big Hawk, sire; Lucky Carlita, dam; Paul Cross, breeder ...................................63.056% 1. ROBERT CHAPESKI (MT), riding Orson; Ashley Preston, owner; Dol Savirt, sire; DD13, dam; Deb King, breeder .................................................................................. 62.262% Second Level Open
First Level Musical Freestyle
3. HAJ KAZARI; Rhonda Roos, owner; Rhonda Roos & Victoria Hollis, riders; Cytoske, sire; JP Kallista B, dam; Harold Jensen, breeder ...........................................64.211% 1. THE DETOUR; Mary Frances Denton, owner; Mary Frances Denton, rider; qStar of the Road, sire; Say Hi Sky, dam; Jerry Wiggins, breeder ...............................63.230% 4. SMOKE AND MIRRORZ; Crystal Alatalo, owner; Crystal Alatalo, rider; Bey Oro, sire; An Mablanca, dam; Tania Dunlap, breeder ................................................................63.424% Second Level Musical Freestyle 5. MIDNIGHT SUN OA; Cynthia DeRousie, owner; Cynthia DeRousie, rider; 1. BODEGAH’S PEGASTAR; Diane Willard, owner; Diane Willard, rider; Sunstone Bey, sire; Saliraz, dam; Jennifer Overend, breeder ...................................... 62.532% SS Bodegah Bay, sire; Morning Star LSK, dam; Diane Willard, breeder ......................64.375%
Third Level Open
1. AURORA MR; James Ernst, owner; Samantha Bailey, rider; JS Padronov, sire; EL Disar Eve, dam; James Ernst, breeder ....................................................................63.721% 2. AMIR MOFTAKHER; Amalie Hoerdum, owner; Amalie & Caroline Mathilde Hoerdum, Third Level Open riders; Kajor, sire; Farah Fadia, dam; Heidi Pedersen, breeder ................................... 62.782% 1. DYNAST-STARR; Shelly Johnson, owner; Shelly Johnson, rider; Derringer, sire; 3. GOLD DIGGER; John & Chrissie Simpson, owners; Chrissie Simpson, rider; Ginger’s Movin’ Star, dam; Shelly Johnson, breeder ................................................... 62.675% Monarch AH, sire; Gamosa, dam; Magness Arabians, breeder .................................... 62.616% 4. HAJ KAZARI; Rhonda Roos, owner; Rhonda Roos & Victoria Hollis, riders; Third Level Adult Amateur Cytoske, sire; JP Kallista B, dam; Harold Jensen, breeder ..........................................62.564% 1. SHELLY JOHNSON (WA), riding Dynast-Starr; Shelly Johnson, owner; Derringer, sire; 5. K.S. FADLS PHOENIX; Melissa Lund, owner; Melissa Lund, rider; Ginger’s Movin’ Star, dam; Shelly Johnson, breeder ................................................... 62.675% Fadl Attrak-shun, sire; LLA Latisha, dam; Tammy Mielke, breeder ............................62.558%
Appaloosa Sport Horse Association
Fourth Level Open
1. AURORA MR; James Ernst, owner; Samantha Bailey & Jennette Scanlon, riders; JS Padronov, sire; EL Disar Eve, dam; James Ernst, breeder ....................................... 62.927% PUREBRED 2. HSA HALEYS COMET; Beth Noteman, owner; Yvonne Barteau & Beth Noteman, Training Level Open riders; Skamper, sire; Ok Ellazella G, dam; Gerald Johnson, breeder ......................... 61.098% 1. ASHAI PRINCESS V; Mary Page, owner; Patience Prine-Carr, rider; Psymadre, sire; 3. AMIR MOFTAKHER; Amalie Hoerdum, owner; Amalie Hoerdum, rider; Kajor, sire; Ashai Grace, dam; Varian Arabians, breeder ..............................................................69.600% Farah Fadia, dam; Heidi Pedersen, breeder ............................................................... 60.671% 2. AUTUMN RHAPSODY; Caitlin Zech, owner; Caitlin Zech, rider; Autumn Seance, sire; 4. GOLD DIGGER; John & Chrissie Simpson, owners; Chrissie Simpson, rider; Per Rhapsody, dam; Wikel Arabians, breeder ............................................................67.600% Monarch AH, sire; Gamosa, dam; Magness Arabians, breeder ....................................60.488% 3. ADAHS ALEXANDER; Julie Inghram, owner; Julie Inghram, rider; Bara El Shabat, sire; Jameel Adah, dam; Julie Inghram, breeder ................................................................67.079% Prix St. Georges Open 1. ALEROS; Barbara Parkening, owner; Lehua Custer, rider; Cal Dorado, sire; 4. JIGALO PGCA; Abby Weisenberger, owner; Abby Weisenberger, rider; Al Jahimm, sire; Lahrushe, dam; Barbara Parkening, breeder ............................................................. 62.763% Egira, dam; William & Eleanor Bachenberg, breeders ...............................................66.600% 2. COMANDR-N-CHIEF; Stacey Burdick-Taul, owner; Brian MacMahon & Stacey Burdick-Taul, 4. TJP ANATAZI X+/; Katherine Vara, owner; Katherine Vara & LJ Banks, riders; riders; Rio De Janeiro, sire; Shilo Liberation, dam; Jo Ann Shultz, breeder .................60.526% Millennium LOA, sire; Alicia Afire, dam; De Longpre Arabians, breeder .....................66.600%
First Level Open 1. PONOMA+; Jaima Yates, owner; Jaima Yates & LJ Banks, riders; Ponomarev, sire; Polana, dam .............................................................................................................. 67.105% 2. ADAHS ALEXANDER; Julie Inghram, owner; Julie Inghram, rider; Bara El Shabat, sire; Jameel Adah, dam; Julie Inghram, breeder ................................................................66.879% 3. ROL GOLD MEDAL+//; Carrie Olson, owner; Carrie Olson & Lindsey Anderson, riders; Gold Krugerand, sire; Arabay Raffonna, dam; RO Lervick Arabians, breeder .............66.389% 4. KT TOMMY GUNS; Linda Ziegler, owner; Linda Ziegler, rider; HT Bandyt, sire; Kueen B, dam; Theresa & Kenneth Karsten, breeders .................................................65.833% 5. EXCEPTIONL RESULT; Jan Wiggert, owner; Jan Wiggert & Stephanie Eckelkamp, riders; Express Male, sire; SC Fanci Rasult, dam; Jan Wiggert, breeder .................................65.526%
Second Level Open
Intermediate I Open 1. KB OMEGA FAHIM+++//; Elaine Kerrigan, owner; Chelsey Sibley, rider; Amir Fahim+, sire; Amyrah Adhemah, dam; Elaine Kerrigan, breeder .....................65.526%
Intermediate II Open 1. MSU MAGIC J; Hilary Clayton, owner; Hilary Clayton, rider; GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ................................................62.369%
Grand Prix Open 1. MSU MAGIC J; Hilary Clayton, owner; Hilary Clayton, rider; GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ................................................62.554%
Training Level Adult Amateur
1. CAITLIN ZECH (OH), riding Autumn Rhapsody; Caitlin Zech, owner; 1. MSU FANFARE; Hilary Clayton, owner; Hilary Clayton, rider; Concensus, sire; Autumn Seance, sire; Per Rhapsody, dam; Wikel Arabians, breeder ...........................67.600% Pasketta, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ....................................................64.524% 2. ABBY WEISENBERGER (WI), riding Jigalo PGCA; Abby Weisenberger, owner; 2. RANDOM ENCOUNTER; Jena Bengtson, owner; Jena Bengtson, rider; Legacy ER, sire; Al Jahimm, sire; Egira, dam; William & Eleanor Bachenberg, breeders .....................66.600% Remember Me RW, dam; Rosewood Arabians, breeder ...............................................64.236%
PONOMA+, owner/rider Jaima Yates (CA) – First Level Open & Adult Amateur (Arabian Horse Assn.)
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AURORA MR, owner James Ernst (CA), rider Samantha Bailey (CA) – Third & Fourth Level Open; Third Level Jr/YR (Arabian Horse Assn.)
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2. ALAINA MEESE (MN), riding Avatar MVP; Maureen Murphy & Alaina Meese, owners; 3. KATHERINE VARA (CA), riding TJP Anatazi X+/; Katherine Vara, owner; Avatar Obsidian, sire; Widgenaberri V, dam; James Senneker, breeder ......................63.800% Millennium LOA, sire; Alicia Afire, dam; De Longpre Arabians, breeder .....................66.000% 3. AMANDA HOWELL (OR), riding HH Antonia; Jonathan Howell, owner; 4. JESSICA DEAN (MO), riding HB Final Design++//; Jessica Dean, owner; HH Allegro, sire; Balquena V, dam; Kathleen & Nicholas Goyak, breeders ..................63.478% Houston, sire; High Design, dam; David & Marcie Cockrell, breeders .........................64.400% 4. KATIE LANG (VA), riding Despekka; Katie Lang, owner; Despekt, sire; 5. SUSAN HILL (NV), riding RH Jericho; Susan Hill, owner; Piedmont, sire; The Mystic, dam; Lasma Arabians, breeder ................................................................62.857% SH London Tea, dam; Jennifer Kamentz, breeder .......................................................64.000% 5. LAURA KILLIAN (PA), riding Kirashana; Laura Killian, owner; AA Manhattan, sire; Impresiveorashana, dam; Lynda Matta, breeder ........................................................ 61.200% First Level Adult Amateur 1. JAIMA YATES (CA), riding Ponoma+; Jaima Yates, owner; Ponomarev, sire; Polana, dam ..............................................................................................................66.842% First Level Junior/Young Rider 2. CARRIE OLSON (WA), riding ROL Gold Medal+//; Carrie Olson, owner; 1. ELIZABETH TRODLIER (TX), riding MKS Fin Akiva; Elizabeth Trodlier, owner; Gold Krugerand, sire; Arabay Raffonna, dam; RO Lervick Arabians, breeder .............66.353% Finzak, sire; EJM Blue Velvet, dam; Melanie Johnson, breeder .....................................65.132% 3. LINDA ZIEGLER (FL), riding KT Tommy Guns; Linda Ziegler, owner; HT Bandyt, sire; 2. MIKAELA DURFEY (AZ), riding DM Khember Star; Mikaela Durfey, owner; `Kueen B, dam; Theresa & Kenneth Karsten, breeders ....................................................65.833% Khemberry Bey V+//, sire; BSA Star Danzer, dam; United Farms, breeder ............... 64.737% 4. STEPHANIE ECKELKAMP (MN), riding Exceptionl Result; Jan Wiggert, owner; 3. EMILY GOLDMAN (AZ), riding DF Desert Thunder; Mary Carpenter, owner; Express Male, sire; SC Fanci Rasult, dam; Jan Wiggert, breeder ................................. 65.541% AM Gypsy Vision, sire; TFA Desert Fyre, dam ...............................................................64.211% 5. SHARON GALLAGHER (CT), riding Napoleon+; Sharon Gallagher, owner; 4. COURTNEY WEST (PA), riding ASA Ebony Jack; Courtney West, owner; Shilo Silky, sire; Alatyra, dam; Marilu Bailey, breeder .................................................63.231% Saud El Soaran, sire; ASA Onyx Lace, dam; Joann Jensen, breeder .............................60.000%
Third Level Junior/Young Rider
1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Fanfare; Hilary Clayton, owner; Concensus, sire; Pasketta, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ....................................................64.524% 2. RHONDA ROOS (IL), riding Haj Kazari; Rhonda Roos, owner; Cytoske, sire; JP Kallista B, dam; Harold Jensen, breeder ................................................................ 64.315% 3. CRYSTAL ALATALO (CA), riding Smoke and Mirrorz; Crystal Alatalo, owner; Bey Oro, sire; An Mablanca, dam; Tania Dunlap, breeder ..........................................63.424% 4. CYNTHIA DEROUSIE (MI), riding Midnight Sun OA; Cynthia DeRousie, owner; Sunstone Bey, sire; Saliraz, dam; Jennifer Overend, breeder ...................................... 62.532% 5. STEPHANIE ECKELKAMP (MN), riding Priority Male; Jan Wiggert, owner; Express Male, sire; SC Fanci Rasult, dam; Steven Solverson, breeder .......................... 61.860%
1. SAMANTHA BAILEY (CA), riding Aurora MR; James Ernst, owner; JS Padronov, sire; EL Disar Eve, dam; James Ernst, breeder ........................................63.721% 2. AMALIE HOERDUM (GA), riding Amir Moftakher; Amalie Hoerdum, owner; Kajor, sire; Farah Fadia, dam; Heidi Pedersen, breeder ..............................................63.256% 3. CHRISSIE SIMPSON (IL), riding Gold Digger; John & Chrissie Simpson, owners; Monarch AH, sire; Gamosa, dam; Magness Arabians, breeder .................................... 62.616% 4. MELISSA LUND (MN), riding K.S. Fadls Phoenix; Melissa Lund, owner; Fadl Attrak-shun, sire; LLA Latisha, dam; Tammy Mielke, breeder ............................62.558%
Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider
1. AMALIE HOERDUM (GA), riding Amir Moftakher; Amalie Hoerdum, owner; Kajor, sire; Farah Fadia, dam; Heidi Pedersen, breeder .............................................. 60.671% 2. CHRISSIE SIMPSON (IL), riding Gold Digger; John & Chrissie Simpson, owners; 1. RHONDA ROOS (IL), riding Haj Kazari; Rhonda Roos, owner; Cytoske, sire; Monarch AH, sire; Gamosa, dam; Magness Arabians, breeder ....................................60.488% JP Kallista B, dam; Harold Jensen, breeder ................................................................ 61.923%
Third Level Adult Amateur
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
Training Level Vintage Cup
Intermediate II Adult Amateur
Second Level Vintage Cup
Grand Prix Adult Amateur
Intermediate II Vintage Cup
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
Grand Prix Vintage Cup
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1. LEE BERGSTROM (IN), riding HR Wajur; Lee Bergstrom, owner; ASF Wadi, sire; 1. STACEY BURDICK-TAUL (KY), riding Comandr-N-Chief; Stacey Burdick-Taul, owner; Jusera, dam; Cheryl O’Donnell, breeder ......................................................................61.515% Rio De Janeiro, sire; Shilo Liberation, dam; Jo Ann Shultz, breeder ............................60.263% 1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Fanfare; Hilary Clayton, owner; Concensus, sire; 1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J; Hilary Clayton, owner; Pasketta, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ....................................................64.524% GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.369% 1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J; Hilary Clayton, owner; 1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J; Hilary Clayton, owner; GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.369% GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.554% 1. TAYLOR BIBBIANI (CT), riding JCB Baton Rouge; Taylor Bibbiani, owner; 1. HILARY CLAYTON (MI), riding MSU Magic J; Hilary Clayton, owner; BW Pareil, sire; Melodonica, dam; Susan Ferguson, breeder ......................................66.436% GF Stowaway, sire; MS Fantaja, dam; Michigan State University, breeder ..................62.554%
KB OMEGA FAHIM +++//, owner Elaine Kerrigan (CA), rider Chelsey Sibley (CA) – I-I Open (Arabian Horse Assn.)
MSU MAGIC J, owner/rider Hilary Clayton AUTUMN RHAPSODY , owner/rider Caitlin I. JCB BATON ROUGE, owner/rider Taylor Bibbiani (MI) – I-II & Grand Prix Open, Adult Ama- Zech (OH) – Training Level Adult Amateur; (CT) – Training Level Jr/YR (Arabian Horse teur, & Vintage Cup (Arabian Horse Assn.) Res. Training Level Open (Arabian Horse Assn.) Assn.)
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Second Level Adult Amateur
HALF- and ANGLO-ARABIAN Training Level Open 1. MAIA MAJESTAS; Maria Hunter, owner; Jeanne Gaudreau, rider; Black Ice, sire; Guadelupe, dam; Maria Hunter, breeder .................................................................... 70.672% 2. ADF SCARLET OHARA; Annette Wells, owner; Susan McArthur & Patience Prine-Carr, riders; Wizard MLF, sire; RF Malak, dam ....................................70.000% 3. BBLESSED UNION; Elizabeth Grossman, owner; Melinda Price, rider; Balajkar Bay V, sire; Cherokee Spirit, dam; Elizabeth Pasch, breeder .........................68.900% 4. LUCINDA LOUISE; Marilynn Laswell-Sabovich, owner; Marilynn Laswell-Sabovich, rider; Legit, sire; Justa Desert Star, dam .........................68.800% 5. BR DANNYS SECRET; Linda Butz, owner; Angelia Bean, rider; Danny, sire; Julliet, dam; Sherry & Randy Lucas, breeders ............................................................68.000%
2. COUNT DOWN; Sarah Duclos, owner; Sarah Duclos, rider; SF Count Lahsaan, sire; Will Confirm, dam; Linda Goodwin, breeder ............................................................. 61.628% 3. CRIMSON N COLOR; Cynthia Hayes, owner; Shannon Betts, rider; The Color of Fame, sire; Bella Valentine, dam; Douglas Corp, breeder .........................61.186%
Prix St. Georges Open 1. TELLURIAN; Tracy Pierce, owner; Tracy Pierce, rider; Troy, sire; El Shaska, dam; Sue Bebrich, breeder .................................................................................................63.000% 2. FIRGROVE PALADIN+//; Sheila McElwee, owner; Sheila McElwee, rider; Oxenholm Pastis, sire; Mi-Gai Pacifica, dam; Kaye Phaneuf, breeder .........................60.000%
Intermediate I Open
1. FA PATRIOT; Jessica & Cynthia Zoskey, owners; Jessica Zoskey, rider; Flurry of Ca-Lyn, sire; La Sada Mega, dam; Jerry Thornton, breeder ..........................62.809% 1. AUL GOLD; Debbie Ross, owner; Debbie Ross, rider; Aul Magic, sire; Gracie, dam; 2. MADE IN THE SHADE; Mary Hoepner, owner; Mary Hoepner, rider; Debbie Ross, breeder .................................................................................................68.333% Ravenwood Flag, sire; WR Nicki, dam; Linda Schoonhoven, breeder .......................... 60.921% 2. MANDY’S MANHATTIN; Tedi Paasch, owner; Tedi Paasch, rider; Martini, sire; Amanda Bey, dam; Guy Vanstraelen, breeder ............................................................67.948% Training Level Adult Amateur 3. ADF SCARLET OHARA; Annette Wells, owner; Patience Prine-Carr, rider; 1. MARILYNN LASWELL-SABOVICH (CA), riding Lucinda Louise; Wizard MLF, sire; RF Malak, dam ............................................................................... 67.102% Marilynn Laswell-Sabovich, owner; Legit, sire; Justa Desert Star, dam .......................68.800% 4. RUBY DEL SOL; Sophie Clifton, owner; Sophie Clifton, rider; Galanteo, sire; 2. MICHELE BURRIS (DE), riding Just an Impluse; Michele Lee Burris, owner; PE Ruby Tuesday, dam; David & Erin McCrary, breeders ............................................66.579% Summers Chief, sire; DA Nightmare, dam ..................................................................67.600% 5. ROMANOV; Julie Hart, owner; Julie Hart & Donna Kelly, riders; Riverman, sire; 3. RENE VARA (CA), riding Hucks Toi; Rene Vara, owner; What the Huck, sire; Wuarantee, dam; Sherry Smith, breeder ................................................................... 66.316% La Toi, dam ...............................................................................................................65.900% 4. VICKI KREBSBACH (TX), riding Cylent Premier; Vicki Krebsbach, owner; Second Level Open MM Cylent Flyer, sire; Witch’s Luck, dam; Joseph Petronella, breeder ........................65.209% 1. RUBY DEL SOL; Sophie Clifton, owner; Sophie Clifton, rider; Galanteo, sire; 5. CYNDI CRAIG (TX), riding Faxxsimile; Cyndi Craig, owner; Frohwind, sire; PE Ruby Tuesday, dam; David & Erin McCrary, breeders ............................................64.286% Flash ofan Image, dam; Candise McKay, breeder .......................................................65.200% 2. XZIBIT; Patricia Harper, owner; Cassandra & Patricia Harper, riders; Havlin+/, sire; Azuli, dam; Patricia Harper, breeder ................................................ 62.143% First Level Adult Amateur 3. LASODOS LEOPOLD; Elizabeth & Katie MacFarlane, owners; Katie MacFarlane, rider; Lasodo+, sire; Nature’s Splash, dam; E. Moore, breeder .... 61.905% 1. DEBBIE ROSS (CA), riding Aul Gold; Debbie Ross, owner; Aul Magic, sire; Gracie, dam; Debbie Ross, breeder ............................................................................68.333% 4. WA FEDERALEA++/; Ayden Uhlir, owner; Ayden Uhlir & Mary Mahler, riders; Tackitts Mr Magic, sire; Crykteza, dam; Betty & Alvin Wheeler, breeders ................... 61.202% 2. JULIE HART (NC), riding Romanov; Julie Hart, owner; Riverman, sire; Wuarantee, dam; Sherry Smith, breeder ................................................................... 65.417% 5. MANDY’S MANHATTIN; Tedi Paasch, owner; Tedi Paasch, rider; Martini, sire; Amanda Bey, dam; Guy Vanstraelen, breeder ............................................................60.695% 3. MARTI MILLER (AK), riding Z Syzygy; Marti Miller, owner; Faber, sire; Noon Fire Essence, dam; Kathryn & Daniel Ellis, breeders ......................................... 63.107% 4. RENE VARA (CA), riding Hucks Toi; Rene Vara, owner; What the Huck, sire; Third Level Open La Toi, dam ...............................................................................................................62.985% 1. PS SHADOW DANCER; Virginia Ackerman, owner; Jane Renner, rider; Serenity Ibcar, sire; Inca, dam; Nancy Chesney, breeder ............................................ 64.186% 5. KENDALL BROOKHART (AZ), riding Re Run; Kendall Brookhart, owner; Vans Silver Bullet, sire; Jali Joet, dam; Kendall & Sharee Brookhart, breeders ...........62.895% 2. CRIMSON N COLOR; Cynthia Hayes, owner; Shannon Betts, rider; The Color of Fame, sire; Bella Valentine, dam; Douglas Corp, breeder ........................64.027% 3. ADAHS ADONIS; Julie Inghram, owner; Julie Inghram, rider; Budapest, sire; Third Level Adult Amateur Jameel Adah, dam .....................................................................................................62.308% 1. CHERYL PELLY (CA), riding Khonan; Cheryl Pelly, owner; RK Khareem, sire; 4. KHONAN; Cheryl Pelly, owner; Cheryl Pelly, rider; RK Khareem, sire; Wienerwaltz, dam; Dorann La Perch, breeder ........................................................... 61.860% Wienerwaltz, dam; Dorann La Perch, breeder ........................................................... 61.860%
Intermediate I Adult Amateur
Fourth Level Open
1. MARY HOEPNER (CO), riding Made in the Shade; Mary Hoepner, owner; 1. FIRGROVE PALADIN+//; Sheila McElwee, owner; Sheila McElwee, rider; Ravenwood Flag, sire; WR Nicki, dam; Linda Schoonhoven, breeder .......................... 60.921% Oxenholm Pastis, sire; Mi-Gai Pacifica, dam; Kaye Phaneuf, breeder ......................... 62.073%
MAIA MAJESTAS, owner Maria Hunter (MT), rider Jeanne M. Gaudreau (MT) – Training Level Open (Arabian Horse Assn.)
FIRGROVE PALADIN +//, owner/rider Sheila McElwee (IL) – Fourth Level & Reserve PSG Open (Arabian Horse Assn.)
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Training Level Junior/Young Rider 1. MCKENZIE LANE (WA), riding First Arielle; McKenzie Lane, owner; First Class, sire; CW Chelsea Bey, dam; Debra Hocking, breeder .........................................................67.200% 2. STEVIE GAUDREAU (MT), riding Asignation; Jeanne Gaudreau, owner; V Phonisian, sire; Mountain Ash, dam; Jeanne Gaudreau, breeder .............................65.600% 3. MIMI STANLEY (ND), riding De Ja Vu; Sally Henry, owner; Bay Rhamin, sire; PR Prudence, dam; Karla Stanley, breeder .................................................................65.236% 4. CAITLIN GODDARD (KS), riding TJ Galaxy Drifter; Diane Goddard, owner; Galahs Drifter++, sire; Cherokee Star, dam; Joy Underberg, breeder .....................63.800%
First Level Junior/Young Rider
2. CYNDI CRAIG (TX), riding Faxxsimile; Cyndi Craig, owner; Frohwind, sire; Flash ofan Image, dam; Candise McKay, breeder .......................................................65.200%
First Level Vintage Cup 1. MARTI MILLER (AK), riding Z Syzygy; Marti Miller, owner; Faber, sire; Noon Fire Essence, dam; Kathryn & Daniel Ellis, breeders ......................................... 63.107%
Intermediate I Vintage Cup 1. MARY HOEPNER (CO), riding Made in the Shade; Mary Hoepner, owner; Ravenwood Flag, sire; WR Nicki, dam; Linda Schoonhoven, breeder .......................... 60.921%
1. STEVIE GAUDREAU (MT), riding Asignation; Jeanne Gaudreau, owner; Belgian Warmblood Breeding Association V. Phonisian, sire; Mountain Ash, dam; Jeanne Gaudreau, breeder ............................64.834% 2. CAITLIN WORRELL (VA), riding Shadows Amber Rose+/; Angela Reid, owner; Babiarz MLA, sire; Sweetheart Rose, dam ..................................................................64.298% Training Level Open 1. WALTER; Suzanne Beaudoin, owner; Suzanne Beaudoin, rider; Ferro, sire; 3. AYDEN UHLIR (TX), riding WA Federalea++/; Ayden Uhlir, owner; Quinilde, dam; Jan Borgmans, breeder ..................................................................... 71.304% Tackitts Mr Magic, sire; Crykteza, dam; Betty & Alvin Wheeler, breeders ...................63.092%
Second Level Junior/Young Rider
Third Level Open
Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider
Third Level Junior/Young Rider
1. ALI BABA B; Audrey Narducci, owner; Susan Posner, rider; Simsalabim, sire; 1. CASSANDRA HARPER (OH), riding Xzibit; Patricia Harper, owner; Havlin+/, sire; I’m Flo, dam; Allyn McCracken, breeder ....................................................................66.744% Azuli, dam; Patricia Harper, breeder .........................................................................62.857% 2. WITCHAZEL; Kya Endreson, owner; Kya Endreson, rider; Watchman, sire; 2. KATIE MACFARLANE (TN), riding Lasodos Leopold; Elizabeth & Saffron, dam; Barbara Heslop, breeder ..................................................................... 61.399% Katie MacFarlane, owners; Lasodo+, sire; Nature’s Splash, dam; E. Moore, breeder ... 61.905%
1. KYA ENDRESON (NC), riding Witchazel; Kya Endreson, owner; Watchman, sire; 1. JESSICA ZOSKEY (VA), riding FA Patriot; Jessica & Cynthia Zoskey, owners; Saffron, dam; Barbara Heslop, breeder ..................................................................... 61.399% Flurry of Ca-Lyn, sire; La Sada Mega, dam; Jerry Thornton, breeder ..........................62.809%
Training Level Vintage Cup
Training Level Vintage Cup
1. SUZANNE BEAUDOIN (WA), riding Walter; Suzanne Beaudoin, owner; Ferro, sire; 1. VICKI KREBSBACH (TX), riding Cylent Premier; Vicki Krebsbach, owner; Quinilde, dam; Jan Borgmans, breeder ..................................................................... 71.304% MM Cylent Flyer, sire; Witch’s Luck, dam; Joseph Petronella, breeder ........................65.209%
Z SYZYGY, owner/rider Marti Miller (AK) – First Level Vintage Cup (Arabian Horse Assn.)
WALTER, owner/rider Suzanne M. Beaudoin (WA) – Training Level Open (Belgian Warmblood Breeding Assn.)
ALI BABA B, owner Audrey Narducci (KY), rider Susan Posner (KY) – Third Level Open & Vintage Cup (Belgian Warmblood Breeding Assn.)
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XZIBIT, owner Patricia Harper (OH), riders Cassandra Harper (OH) & Patricia Harper (OH) – Second Level Jr/YR; Res. Second Level Open (Arabian Horse Assn.)
ASIGNATION, owner Jeanne M. Gaudreau (MT), rider Stevie A. Gaudreau (MT) – First Level & Res. Training Level Jr/YR (Arabian Horse Assn.)
MADE IN THE SHADE, owner/rider MaryJo Hoepner (CO) – I-I Adult Amateur & Vintage Cup; Res. I-I Open (Arabian Horse Assn.)
Third Level Vintage Cup
First Level Adult Amateur
1. SUSAN POSNER (KY), riding Ali Baba B; Audrey Narducci, owner; Simsalabim, sire; 1. LYNN MCGREW (WA), riding Evergreen’s Aurora; Lynn McGrew, owner; I’m Flo, dam; Allyn McCracken, breeder ....................................................................66.744% Tah Wack Wi II, sire; Micomet, dam; Don Waterston, breeder ...................................64.706%
Training Level Vintage Cup
Third Level Musical Freestyle
1. JUDITH KNOPP (VA), riding Papageno; Judith Knopp, owner; Pour Gagne, sire; 1. WITCHAZEL; Kya Endreson, owner; Kya Endreson, rider; Watchman, sire; Rio’s Rustica, dam; Augustin Walch, breeder ............................................................70.200% Saffron, dam; Barbara Heslop, breeder .....................................................................70.833%
First Level Musical Freestyle
Yearling Colts/Geldings 1. I’M UNFORGETTABLE MSH; Caroline Carnes, owner; Omnipotent, sire; Roseland, dam; Caroline Carnes, breeder ..................................................................68.850%
Yearling Fillies
1. EVERGREEN’S AURORA; Lynn McGrew, owner; Lynn McGrew, rider; Tah Wack Wi II, sire; Micomet, dam; Don Waterston, breeder ...................................66.042%
Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association
1. IZADORA; Jessica Rosch, owner; Versace B, sire; Pik’s Pandora, dam; Training Level Open Donna Harrington, breeder .......................................................................................75.600% 1. HERMES; Catherine Chandler, owner; Catherine Chandler, rider; Gomez W, sire; Norwestern, dam; Johannes Bruins-Slot, breeder ...................................................... 70.379% Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings 2. ALERIK; Cynthia Hansen, owner; Sonia Hansen, rider; U. Avenir BC, sire; 1. GRAN CASSO; Jenna Stern, owner; Fal Turro, sire; Upper Register, dam; Rockwell’s Rikki, dam; Paula Einstein & David Black, breeders .................................67.200% Clyde Smith, breeder ................................................................................................. 78.100% 2. ESPRESSO; Colleen Church, owner; Colleen Church, rider; Earl, sire; Latte III, dam; Heather Smith-Oberten, breeder ...............................................................................67.200%
First Level Open 1. GRAN CASSO; Jenna Stern, owner; Jenna Stern, rider; Fal Turro, sire; Upper Register, dam; Clyde Smith, breeder ................................................................ 75.150% 1. OLE~; Melissa Wick, owner; Lauren Lottermann, rider; Odilon, sire; Porsche, dam; Ann Lutken, breeder ........................................................................... 68.421% 2. ALERIK; Cynthia Hansen, owner; Sonia Hansen, rider; U. Avenir BC, sire; Canadian Horse Breeders Association – Rockwell’s Rikki, dam; Paula Einstein & David Black, breeders .................................65.658% Societe des Eleveurs de Chevaux Canadiens 3. CAPITA; Laureen Van Norman, owner; Laureen Van Norman, rider; Cappuccino, sire; Ladybird, dam; J.E.S. Breeding Farm, breeder ............................................................64.111% First Level Open
1. ARTAGON; Laurel, Donald & Angela Minnick, owners; Laurel Minnick, rider; Melville Elegant Velour, sire; Coyote Creek Rocky Gamine, dam; Virginia Dailley-Sealy, breeder ..................................................................................63.699% 2. DU COTEAU LALOU ECHO; Susan Correia, owner; Jessica Tokson, rider; La Gorgendiere Fox Lalou, sire; MD Major Nicole, dam; Lori Flint & Ferme Des Berges, breeders ....................................................................................... 61.952%
Canadian Sport Horse Association Training Level Open
Third Level Open 1. BEAUMONT; Christine Small, owner; Katy Lindberg & Susan Adams, riders; Bajazzo, sire; Early Delight, dam; HorseMasters Farm, breeder ..................................62.791%
Prix St. Georges Open 1. TRAVOLTA; Joni Peters, owner; Joni Peters, rider; Ferro, sire; Lurosa, dam; John Van Den Bosch, breeder .....................................................................................64.000%
Intermediate I Open 1. TRAVOLTA; Joni Peters, owner; Joni Peters, rider; Ferro, sire; Lurosa, dam; John Van Den Bosch, breeder ......................................................................................60.711%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. PAPAGENO; Judith Knopp, owner; Judith Knopp, rider; Pour Gagne, sire; Rio’s Rustica, dam; Augustin Walch, breeder ............................................................70.200% 1. COLLEEN CHURCH (MO), riding ESPRESSO; Colleen Church, owner; Earl, sire; Latte III, dam; Heather Smith-Oberten, breeder ........................................67.200% First Level Open
First Level Adult Amateur
1. EVERGREEN’S AURORA; Lynn McGrew, owner; Lynn McGrew, rider; 1. LAUREEN VAN NORMAN (NE), riding CAPITA; Laureen Van Norman, owner; Tah Wack Wi II, sire; Micomet, dam; Don Waterston, breeder ...................................64.706% Cappuccino, sire; Ladybird, dam; J.E.S. Breeding Farm, breeder .................................64.111%
Training Level Adult Amateur
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. JUDITH KNOPP (VA), riding Papageno; Judith Knopp, owner; Pour Gagne, sire; 1. SONIA HANSEN (MT), riding Alerik; Cynthia Hansen, owner; U. Avenir BC, sire; Rio’s Rustica, dam; Augustin Walch, breeder ............................................................70.200% Rockwell’s Rikki, dam; Paula Einstein & David Black, breeders .................................67.200%
GRAN CASSO, owner/rider Jenna Stern (TX) – Three-Year-Old Colts/ Geldings; Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Materiale (Belgian Warmblood Breeding Assn.)
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ARTAGON, owners Laurel, Donald, & Angela Minnick; rider Laurel Christiana Minnick (VA) – First Level Open (Canadian Horse Breeders Assn.)
PAPAGENO, owner/rider Judith Knopp (VA) –Training Level Open, Adult Amateur, & Vintage Cup (Canadian Sport Horse Assn.)
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EVERGREEN’S AURORA, owner/rider Lynn McGrew (WA) – First Level Open, Adult Amateur, & Mus. Freestyle (Canadian Sport Horse Assn.)
ALERIK, owner Cynthia Hansen (MT), rider Sonia Hansen (MT) – Training & First Level Jr/YR; Res. Training & First Level Open (Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Assn.)
First Level Junior/Young Rider 1. SONIA HANSEN (MT), riding Alerik; Cynthia Hansen, owner; U. Avenir BC, sire; Rockwell’s Rikki, dam; Paula Einstein & David Black, breeders .................................65.658%
First Level Vintage Cup
Third Level Musical Freestyle
Curly Sporthorse International Training Level Open 1. RR PRIVATE DANCER; Laurie Ryan, owner; Carolyn Schultz, rider; RR El Paso, sire; RR Rescue Me, dam ...................................................................................................68.200%
First Level Open
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1. SPAR TREK; Lynda McNeely, owner; Lynda McNeely, rider; Spartacus, sire; 1. BEAUMONT; Christine Small, owner; Katy Lindberg & Susan Adams, riders; Vintry, dam; Sandra Hendrickson, breeder ................................................................ 61.448% Bajazzo, sire; Early Delight, dam; HorseMasters Farm, breeder .................................66.042% 2. BARITON; Alison Coyle, owner; Alison Coyle, rider; Bajazzo, sire; Dana, dam; Training Level Adult Amateur Nan Morrison, breeder ..............................................................................................63.250% 1. CAROLYN SCHULTZ (AK), riding RR Private Dancer; Laurie Ryan, owner; 3. DUFFY; Linda Schutte, owner; Linda Schutte, rider; Rapide, sire; RR El Paso, sire; RR Rescue Me, dam ..........................................................................68.200% Kappa Quidity, dam; Sally Holele, breeder ..................................................................62.917%
First Level Adult Amateur
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
1. LYNDA MCNEELY (KY), riding Spar Trek; Lynda McNeely, owner; Spartacus, sire; 1. TRAVOLTA; Joni Peters, owner; Joni Peters, rider; Ferro, sire; Lurosa, dam; Vintry, dam; Sandra Hendrickson, breeder ................................................................ 61.448% John Van Den Bosch, breeder .....................................................................................64.650%
Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America Training Level Open
Training Level Vintage Cup 1. CAROLYN SCHULTZ (AK), riding RR Private Dancer; Laurie Ryan, owner; RR El Paso, sire; RR Rescue Me, dam ..........................................................................68.200%
1. IDLEHOUR FORIO; Elizabeth Jenkinson, owner; Nancy Lewis-Stanton, rider; Fell Pony Society of North America, Inc. Ramblers Renown, sire; Kinsey, dam; Marilyn Webster, breeder ................................. 68.531% 2. LEGACY CLIVE; Jacqueline Braley, owner; Jacqueline Braley, rider; Forest Fellow, sire; Dynamic Bold, dam; Linda Yaciw, breeder ................................................................. 67.296% Training Level Open 1. HINTER; Kevin Tarsagian, owner; Jessica Viveiros, rider; Heltondale Bobby, sire; Drybarrows Linda, dam; de Heer H. Van Dam, breeder ..............................................65.657% First Level Open 2. LAURELHIGHLAND VICTOR; Lisa Lindholm, owner; Keri Erickson, rider; 1. IDLEHOUR NAKURU; Brenda Kowal, owner; Brenda Kowal, rider; Towerview Spirit of Joy, sire; Sleddale Liv V, dam; Mary Earley, breeder .....................64.974% Ramblers Richard Lionheart, sire; Idlehour Kiwi, dam ...............................................65.429%
IDLEHOUR NAKURU, owner/rider Brenda Kowal (SC) – First Level Open (Cleveland Bay Horse Soc. NA)
SPAR TREK, owner/rider Lynda McNeely (KY) – First Level Open & Adult Amateur (Curly Sporthorse Intl.)
HINTER, owner Kevin Tarsagian (RI), rider Jessica Viveiros (RI) – First Level Open & Adult Amateur (Fell Pony Soc. NA, Inc.)
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1. LAUREEN VAN NORMAN (NE), riding Capita; Laureen Van Norman, owner; Cappuccino, sire; Ladybird, dam; J.E.S. Breeding Farm, breeder .................................64.111%
IDLEHOUR FORIO, owner Elizabeth Sayre Jenkinson (OH), rider Nancy Lewis-Stanton (OH) – Training Level Open (Cleveland Bay Horse Soc. NA)
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
Training Level Vintage Cup
1. JESSICA VIVEIROS (RI), riding Hinter; Kevin Tarsagian, owner; Heltondale Bobby, sire; 1. WINONA HARTVIKSON (Canada), riding Valioso; Winona Hartvikson, owner; Drybarrows Linda, dam; de Heer H. Van Dam, breeder ..............................................65.657% Quimerico KF, sire; OA Sienna, dam ........................................................................... 61.800%
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
Intermediate I Vintage Cup
1. LITTLETREE BODINI; Melissa Kreuzer, owner; Littletree Bodini, sire; 1. FRANCES CARBONNEL (CO), riding Fino; Frances Carbonnel, owner; Resuelto-J, sire; Lunesdale Gypsy Rose, dam; N.R. Woolley, breeder ................................................... 66.375% Latina IV, dam; Jesus Ballesteros Moroillo, breeder ....................................................61.184%
Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse Association Training Level Open
FPZV USA Training Level Open
1. VALIOSO; Winona Hartvikson, owner; Winona Hartvikson, rider; Quimerico 1. SIJMEN FON LACLAR; Barbara Hanus, owner; Heather McCarthy, rider; KF, sire; OA Sienna, dam ............................................................................................ 61.800% Jorrit 363, sire; Saleta K., dam; LaVerne Kauffman, breeder .......................................73.214% 2. BACALL VON JORRIT PM; Susan Allison, owner; Berndt Von Hassler & First Level Open Susan Allison, riders; Jorrit, sire; Xanadu PM, dam; Proud Meadows, breeder ...........67.800% 1. GUMER; Suzanne Punch-Randall, owner; Sabrina Wood, rider; Etereo, sire; 3. KYRA VON FOSTER; Lynda Langston, owner; Lynda Langston & Erika-West Danque, Caperucita, dam; Jose Ignacio Erburu, breeder .........................................................65.526% riders; Foster VV, sire; Roelfke v. Gowo Zate, dam; Melinda Paret, breeder .................64.000%
Second Level Open
First Level Open
Prix St. Georges Open
Second Level Open
1. BOTIJO M; Suzanne Punch-Randall, owner; Sabrina Wood, rider; Sonador XIII, sire; 1. FRITS J; Hilary Peurano, owner; Hilary Peurano, rider; Nanno 372, sire; Oldaa, dam; Hungara XL, dam; Ellen Amos, breeder .....................................................................65.593% F. Jacobs, breeder ......................................................................................................64.704% 2. KABILENO XV; LostArt LLC, owner; Cherri Reiber, rider; Adelante, sire; Kabilax, dam; Jose Luis Marin Garcia, breeder .................................................................................62.053% Third Level Open 3. JERTES; Suzanne Punch-Randall, owner; Suzanne Punch-Randall, rider; 1. REMBRANDT; Don Eckhardt, owner; Brooke Voldbaek, rider; Laes, sire; Diablo II, sire; Gala IV, dam; Juan Angel Diaz Polo, breeder ......................................60.658% Baukje, dam; Debra Itzen, breeder ............................................................................66.744% 2. TJESSE 400; Regine Brockway, owner; Gwen Blake, rider; Sjaard 320, sire; Intermediate I Open Jantsje IJ., dam; Mevr v.d. Ark, breeder ..................................................................... 65.814% 1. KABILENO XV; LostArt LLC, owner; Cherri Reiber, rider; Adelante, sire; Kabilax, dam; 3. SIMON; Juliet & Erik Chaves, owners; Jocelyn Wiese & Faye Dunn, riders; Lute, sire; Jose Luis Marin Garcia, breeder ..................................................................................61.777% Oukjes Pytsje, dam; H. & W.S. Bos, breeders .............................................................63.663% 2. FINO; Frances Carbonnel, owner; Frances Carbonnel, rider; Resuelto-J, sire; Latina IV, dam; Jesus Ballesteros Moroillo, breeder ....................................................61.184% First Level Adult Amateur 1. TRAM WILLIAMS (WA), riding ANJOU; Tram Williams, owner; Tinus, sire; Training Level Adult Amateur Alida SS, dam; Linda Kindle, breeder ......................................................................... 63.355% 1. WINONA HARTVIKSON (Canada), riding Valioso; Winona Hartvikson, owner; Quimerico KF, sire; OA Sienna, dam ........................................................................... 61.800% Second Level Adult Amateur 1. HILARY PEURANO (TX), riding FRITS J; Hilary Peurano, owner; Nanno 372, sire; Second Level Adult Amateur Oldaa, dam; F. Jacobs, breeder ..................................................................................64.704% 1. CHERYL ENGLISH (CA), riding Bolero CLII; Cheryl English, owner; Bienvenido IV, sire; Rumbosa XVIII, dam ................................................................... 64.441% Second Level Musical Freestyle 2. TONI MUELLER (WA), riding Bandolero CLXXVI; Toni Mueller, owner; 1. TJESSE 400; Regine Brockway, owner; Gwen Blake, rider; Sjaard 320, sire; Camarero XII, sire; Bandolera XLI, dam .....................................................................61.190% Jantsje IJ., dam; Mevr v.d. Ark, breeder ..................................................................... 69.792%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
Third Level Musical Freestyle
1. SUZANNE PUNCH-RANDALL (CA), riding Jertes; Suzanne Punch-Randall, owner; 1. BOGART VON JORRIT PM; Saddlebrook Equestrian Center, owner; Paige Diablo II, sire; Gala IV, dam; Juan Angel Diaz Polo, breeder ......................................60.658% Peters-Windham, rider; Jorrit, sire; Xanadu PM, dam; Proud Meadows, breeder .......65.990%
VALIOSO, owner/rider Winona Harvikson (BC) – Training Level Open, Adult Amateur, & Vintage Cup (Fdn. for the Pure Spanish Horse Assn.)
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FRITS J, owner/rider Hilary Peurano (TX) – Second Level Open & Adult Amateur (FPZV USA)
TEAKE FAN ‘E OLDEHOEK, owner Wendi Stroemer (FL), rider Hanna Stroemer (FL) – Second Level Open & Jr/YR (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
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1. BOLERO CLII; Cheryl English, owner; Cheryl English & Gayle Smith, riders; 1. ANJOU; Tram Williams, owner; Tram Williams, rider; Tinus, sire; Alida SS, dam; Bienvenido IV, sire; Rumbosa XVIII, dam ...................................................................65.930% Linda Kindle, breeder ................................................................................................ 63.355% 2. BANDOLERO CLXXVI; Toni Mueller, owner; Toni Mueller, rider; Camarero XII, sire; 2. FARINA V.V.; Kristine Daniel, owner; Kristine Daniel, rider; Aswyn Van De Pluum, sire; Bandolera XLI, dam ...................................................................................................61.190% Rixt H, dam; Evelyn Vollmer Prohaska, breeder .........................................................62.295%
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
2. FITZGERALD; Ann Davis, owner; Erin Jorgensen, rider; Bonne 341, sire; Julietta, dam; Ann Davis, breeder ..............................................................................65.349% 1. PRINCE VON JORRIT; Jeanene Will, owner; Jorrit PM, sire; Ynske v.V., dam; Doug Kneis, breeder .................................................................................................. 77.650% 3. DAUTSEN B.S.; Kimberly Perkins, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Otte 375, sire; Meinsje, dam; R. Bijlsma-Sibma, breeder ..................................................................64.994% Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale 4. REMINGTON; Julie Roche, owner; Julie Roche, rider; Jurjen, sire; Wietskje B, dam; 1. PRINCE VON JORRIT; Jeanene Will, owner; Berndt Von Hassler, rider; Jorrit PM, sire; Jim Knapp, breeder ...................................................................................................62.907% Ynske v.V., dam; Doug Kneis, breeder ........................................................................78.300% 5. URSL ‘FAN AUT’; Kimberly Perkins, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Teunis 332, sire; Renneke, dam; C.L. Jonkman, breeder ........................................................................61.977%
Friesian Horse Association of North America Training Level Open 1. ROARK; Kimberly Perkins & Ambassador Friesians, owners; Heather Mason, rider; Fabe 348, sire; Ursl ‘FAN AUT’, dam; Kimberly Perkins, breeder ................................72.400% 2. JONAS ISF; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner; Christine Titter & Ashley Wolfe, riders; Ulbert 390, sire; Toltsje Fan’T Boekehof, dam; Iron Spring Farm Inc., breeder ...........72.000% 3. JONAH VAN SIETSKE; Virginia Pace, owner; Kim Gentry, rider; Feike “O”, sire; Sietske Van Jaenske, dam; Perry & Carol Duggar, breeders ........................................70.400% 4. ODIN; Cheryl Welsh, owner; Danielle Thomason, rider; Lukas 324, sire; Odielia, dam; Toni Raczynski, breeder .......................................................................69.822% 5. MINOIS; Jackie Basagoitia, owner; Jocelyn Hamann, rider; Sibald 380, sire; Unne, dam ................................................................................................................69.000%
First Level Open
1. MOUD; Karen Waldron, owner; Lynn Jendrowski, rider; Leffert, sire; Tatjana P., dam; M. T.J. Postma, breeder ....................................................................60.582%
Prix St. Georges Open 1. WALING D; Jill Beltran, owner; Jill Beltran, rider; Leffert, sire; Ilse, dam; H.S. Douma, breeder .................................................................................................64.079% 2. MEINTE M.; Seelchen Feibush, owner; Seelchen Feibush, rider; Tjitte 333, sire; Queenie, dam; J.W. Meijer, breeder ............................................................................60.526%
Intermediate I Open 1. REMINGTON; Julie Roche, owner; Linda Strine, rider; Jurjen, sire; Wietskje B, dam; Jim Knapp, breeder ...................................................................................................68.553% 2. EELTSJE F.; Paula Marsh & Wyning Edge Friesians LLC, owners; Nicole Gluesenkamp, rider; Fabe, sire; Iduna, dam; Stal Widjewormer, breeder ........66.579%
Intermediate II Open 1. HORTENSIUS D.W.; Terri Wayne, owner; Eleanor Stine-Masek, rider; Reitse, sire; Phoenix, dam; M. de Wit, breeder ..........................................................60.000%
Training Level Adult Amateur
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1. JENNIFER AVERY (MO), riding Aeijolt Fan Walta; Jennifer Avery, owner; Sjaard 320, sire; Ilse F, dam; J.K. Dijkstra, breeder ....................................................66.250% 2. NICHOLE CROWLEY (MI), riding Hayden; Nichole Crowley, owner; Warn, sire; Adalgard, dam; John & Marilyn Spofford, breeders ....................................................65.200% 3. SUSAN ZOLTNER (OR), riding Hindrik Lauwers; Susan Zoltner, owner; Second Level Open Fetse 349, sire; Jomanda Fan ‘E Pomp, dam; J.H. Boersma, breeder ..........................64.400% 1. TEAKE FAN ‘E OLDEHOEK; Wendi Stroemer, owner; Hanna Stroemer, rider; Leffert, sire; Ursel Fan ‘E Boskranne, dam; J.C. van der Veen, breeder .......................65.526% 4. GAIL STOKOE (NY), riding Vreerk; Gail Stokoe, owner; Rypke, sire; Bonne-Amie, dam; F. Wijbenga, breeder ....................................................................64.000% 2. DJIBBE VAN ‘DEN HOEKSE HOEVE’; Kendall Schneringer & 5. HENRIETTE WALKER (CA), riding Wander it Opende-West; Henriette Camelot Friesians LLC, owners; Jose Luis Perez Soto, rider; Ids 300, sire; Walker, owner; Lute, sire; Rianne D, dam ..................................................................62.800% Trientsje van Klooster Sion, dam; C. Vogels-Vos, breeder ............................................ 65.135% 3. TRUUS FAN -E WELLE; Shanna Brack, owner; Shanna Brack, rider; Rypke, sire; Thyra Af Karmark, dam; R. Hooisma, breeder ...........................................................64.495% First Level Adult Amateur 1. ADELE HEARN (NJ), riding Independence Von Star Cross; Adele Hearn, owner; 4. GERRIT FAN BOMMELSTEYN; Tricia McCormick, owner; Mija Paris, rider; Wander, sire; Nikita von Star Cross, dam; Karen Wilkin & James Urbano, breeders ..... 63.333% Tsjerk 328, sire; Goededame, dam; Susan Slaviero, breeder .......................................64.286% 4. HINDRIK B.; Linda Lukas, owner; Pamela Wangenheim, rider; Nanno 372, sire; Wikje V.D. Pein, dam; G. v.d. Bij-Vriezema, breeder ...................................................64.286% Second Level Adult Amateur 1. JANETTE OAKES (CA), riding Nanne; Janette Oakes, owner; Brandus 345, sire; Allyn, dam; C. Zorgdrager, breeder ............................................................................63.256% Third Level Open 2. JULIE ROCHE (KY), riding Alta Von Reh; Julie Roche, owner; Ouke, sire; 1. ALTA VON REH; Julie Roche, owner; Linda Strine, rider; Ouke, sire; Rachelle, dam; Lloyd & Joanne Booth, breeders ......................................................... 62.362% Rachelle, dam; Lloyd & Joanne Booth, breeders .........................................................69.302%
ALTA VON REH, owner Julie Roche (KY), rider Linda Strine (KY) & Julie Roche (KY) – Third Level Open & Adult Amateur; Res. Second Level Adult Amateur (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
MOUD, owner Karen Waldron (VA), rider Lynn M. Jendrowski (VA) – Fourth Level Open & Vintage Cup (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
WALING D, owner/rider Jill Beltran (CA) – PSG Open (Friesian Horse Assn. NA); USDF Silver Medal
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1. ROARK; Kimberly Perkins & Ambassador Friesians, owners; Heather Mason, rider; Fabe 348, sire; Ursl ‘FAN AUT’, dam; Kimberly Perkins, breeder ................................ 71.055% 2. GERM FAN’E POLLE; Michelle Nelson-Pawlowski, owner; Katherine Lyons, rider; Reyert 337, sire; Sarina L., dam; G. Tulnstra, breeder ................................................68.000% 3. GABRIEL VAN SYTSKE; Virginia Pace, owner; Kim Gentry, rider; Wander 352, sire; Sytske van Niekerk, dam; Perry & Carol Duggar, breeders .........................................66.630% 4. HILDE FAN’T ALDDJIP; Cynthia Rowland, owner; Tigger Wright, rider; Goffert 369, sire; Richt fan’t Alddjip, dam; Aerts Janssen, breeder ............................ 65.752% 5. LUCAS VAN DE ZUIDERWAARD; Katie Davis, owner; Katie Davis, rider; Tsjerk 328, sire; Itske-Tina van de Zuiderwaard, dam; J. Fien, breeder ...................... 64.722%
Fourth Level Open
REMINGTON, owner Julie Roche (KY), rider Linda Strine (KY) – I-I Open & Mus. Freestyle; Res. Second Level Adult Amateur (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
AEIJOLT FAN WALTA, owner/rider Jennifer Avery (MO) – Training Level Adult Amateur (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
Third Level Adult Amateur
NANNE, owner/rider Janette Oakes (CA) – Second Level Adult Amateur; Res. Second Level Vintage Cup (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
Third Level Vintage Cup
1. JULIE ROCHE (KY), riding Remington; Julie Roche, owner; Jurjen, sire; 1. JULIE ROCHE (KY), riding Remington; Julie Roche, owner; Jurjen, sire; Wietskje B, dam; Jim Knapp, breeder ........................................................................62.907% Wietskje B, dam; Jim Knapp, breeder ........................................................................62.907%
Fourth Level Vintage Cup
1. SEELCHEN FEIBUSH (CA), riding Meinte M.; Seelchen Feibush, owner; 1. LYNN JENDROWSKI (VA), riding Moud; Karen Waldron, owner; Leffert, sire; Tjitte 333, sire; Queenie, dam; J.W. Meijer, breeder ...................................................60.526% Tatjana P., dam; M. T.J. Postma, breeder ....................................................................60.582%
First Level Junior/Young Rider
Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup
1. KATIE DAVIS (MN), riding Lucas van de Zuiderwaard; Katie Davis, owner; 1. SEELCHEN FEIBUSH (CA), riding Meinte M.; Seelchen Feibush, owner; Tsjerk 328, sire; Itske-Tina van de Zuiderwaard, dam; J. Fien, breeder ...................... 64.722% Tjitte 333, sire; Queenie, dam; J.W. Meijer, breeder ...................................................60.526% 2. BRITTANY SUSIENKA (WI), riding Fonger Fan Synaeda; Brittany Susienka, owner; Nykle, sire; Nanna fan Synaeda, dam; A. Oosterbaan, breeder ..................................60.790%
First Level Musical Freestyle
1. ROARK; Kimberly Perkins & Ambassador Friesians, owners; Heather Mason, rider; Fabe 348, sire; Ursl ‘FAN AUT’, dam; Kimberly Perkins, breeder ................................ 77.083% 1. HANNA STROEMER (FL), riding Teake Fan ‘E Oldehoek; Wendi Stroemer, owner; 2. JIP VAN STAL GEURTS; Susan Traylor, owner; Susan Traylor, rider; Jasper 366, sire; Leffert, sire; Ursel Fan ‘E Boskranne, dam; J.C. van der Veen, breeder .......................65.526% Erna M., dam; H.G.A.M., breeder ...............................................................................67.500% 3. BOUKE; Mary Chamberland, owner; Mary Chamberland, rider; Barteld, sire; First Level Vintage Cup Jinke S, dam ..............................................................................................................60.833% 1. ADELE HEARN (NJ), riding Independence Von Star Cross; Adele Hearn, owner;
Second Level Junior/Young Rider
Wander, sire; Nikita von Star Cross, dam; Karen Wilkin & James Urbano, breeders ..... 63.333%
Second Level Vintage Cup 1. JOSE LUIS PEREZ SOTO (NM), riding Djibbe van ‘Den Hoekse Hoeve’; Kendall Schneringer & Camelot Friesians LLC, owners; Ids 300, sire; Trientsje van Klooster Sion, dam; C. Vogels-Vos, breeder ............................................ 65.135% 2. JANETTE OAKES (CA), riding Nanne; Janette Oakes, owner; Brandus 345, sire; Allyn, dam; C. Zorgdrager, breeder ............................................................................63.256% 3. JOSE LUIS PEREZ SOTO (NM), riding Hessel fan’t Haskerfjild; Karen Brown, owner; Fetse 349, sire; Sietske JH, dam; J. Bakker, breeder ................................................... 62.703% 4. JULIE ROCHE (KY), riding Alta Von Reh; Julie Roche, owner; Ouke, sire; Rachelle, dam; Lloyd Booth & Joanne Booth, breeders .............................................. 62.362%
MEINTE M, owner/rider Seelchen Feibush (CA) – PSG Adult Amateur & Vintage Cup; Res. PSG Open (Friesian Horse Assn. NA); USDF Bronze & Sliver Medals
Second Level Musical Freestyle 1. DAUTSEN B.S.; Kimberly Perkins, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Otte 375, sire; Meinsje, dam; R. Bijlsma-Sibma, breeder .................................................................. 71.458% 2. ABE FAN YPEY; Chenoa Haluptzok, owner; Chenoa Haluptzok & Paige Ruhl, riders; Ulke 338, sire; Itske fan Ypey, dam; H. Meulen, breeder ............................................67.709%
Third Level Musical Freestyle 1. WIETZE; Lynnette Wadsworth, owner; Lynnette Wadsworth, rider; Rypke, sire; Wijke, dam ............................................................................................................... 63.229% 2. DWIGHT; Kristi Ullman, owner; Kristi Ullman, rider; Ids 300, sire; Metske, dam; Frank Leyendecker, breeder ........................................................................................61.146%
DAUTSEN B. S., owner Kimberly Perkins (NJ), rider Heather Mason (NJ) – Second Level Mus. Freestyle (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
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WIETZE, owner/rider Lynnette Wadsworth (FL) – Third Level Mus. Freestyle (Friesian Horse Assn. NA)
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Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
First Level Adult Amateur
1. REMINGTON; Julie Roche, owner; Linda Strine, rider; Jurjen, sire; Wietskje B, dam; 1. JANET TUCKER (SC), riding Dreamaster; Janet Tucker, owner; Daen, sire; Jim Knapp, breeder ....................................................................................................71.875% Tucks Bold Dream, dam; Janet Tucker, breeder ..........................................................65.263%
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. UTHER; Jo Shouse, owner; Feike “O”, sire; Koosje B., dam; Jo Shouse, breeder ..........69.550% 1. RACHEL OWENS (SC), riding Paladine of Elysium; Rachel Owens, owner; Abe Von Reh, sire; Lacey of Elysium, dam; Caroline Jones, breeder ............................68.000%
Three-Year-Old Fillies
1. VALE; Jo Shouse, owner; Anne 340, sire; Aeon, dam; Black Dragon Farms, breeder ......72.000%
First Level Vintage Cup
1. JULIE PENSHORN (MN), riding Reina Del Sol; Kelly Montgomery, owner; Roi Des Blues, sire; Miss Mason, dam; Julie Penshorn, breeder ..................................65.556% 1. JAMESON; Constance Esposito, owner; Wicher 334, sire; Tessa Femke, dam; 2. JANET TUCKER (SC), riding Dreamaster; Janet Tucker, owner; Daen, sire; Brenda Carmody, breeder ..........................................................................................74.550% Tucks Bold Dream, dam; Janet Tucker, breeder ..........................................................65.263% 2. LIONHEART; Jo Shouse, owner; Pyt, sire; Jawke, dam; Jo Shouse, breeder .................. 73.250%
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
1. ALCHEMY; Jo Shouse, owner; Bearend 347, sire; Jinke S, dam; Jo Shouse, breeder .....75.600% 1. LIBERTY’S BOLD CHARM; Judith Peacock, owner; Cadence of Honor Bright, sire; Liberty Star, dam; Joan Dixon, breeder ...................................................................... 71.500%
Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale 1. ROARK; Kimberly Perkins & Ambassador Friesians, owners; Heather Mason, rider; Fabe 348, sire; Ursl ‘FAN AUT’, dam; Kimberly Perkins, breeder ................................73.800%
USEF Four-Year-Old
Friesian Sporthorse Association Training Level Open
Training Level Open 1. PALADINE OF ELYSIUM; Rachel Owens, owner; Rachel Owens, rider; Abe Von Reh, sire; Lacey of Elysium, dam; Caroline Jones, breeder ............................68.000% 2. RENOIR; Sonia Palmisano, owner; Sonia Palmisano, rider; Dante’s Thunder, sire; Rowan, dam; Lisa Schindler, breeder .........................................................................65.200% 3. FLYING W FARMS PRINCESS CHANTE DU JOIE; Debra Cervenka, owner; Debra Cervenka, rider; Flying W Farms Koning, sire; Flying W Farms Excalibur’s Chandralee, dam; Flying W Farms Inc., breeder ......................................60.800% FAr leFt: elIZABetH BAXter; MIDDle leFt: WWW.eQUIneArtIStrYBYBArBArA.coM; center rIgHt: JeFF MArrS
First Level Open
First Level Open 1. LEXINGTON; Gigha Steinman, owner; Gigha Steinman, rider; Flying W Farms Baron von Kolderveen, sire; Denver Miss, dam; Flying W Farms Inc., breeder ...........70.526%
Third Level Open 1. CELTICS WHISPER; Teresa Foster, owner; Teresa Foster, rider; Celtic, sire; Commander Star Mist, dam; Kay Walfoort, breeder ................................................... 61.628%
Training Level Adult Amateur
1. REINA DEL SOL; Kelly Montgomery, owner; Julie Penshorn, rider; 1. DEBRA SMITH (OH), riding Aragorn; Debra Smith, owner; Nanne, sire; Roi Des Blues, sire; Miss Mason, dam; Julie Penshorn, breeder ..................................65.556% Silver Serenada, dam; Jan Miller, breeder ..................................................................67.600% 2. DREAMASTER; Janet Tucker, owner; Janet Tucker, rider; Daen, sire; 2. GLENN REED (KY), riding Strider Can Fly; Chris & Jodi Koford, owners; Tucks Bold Dream, dam; Janet Tucker, breeder ..........................................................65.263% Loki, sire; Thiselephantcanfly, dam; Jodi Koford, breeder ..........................................65.652%
Training Level Adult Amateur
Gypsy Cob and Drum Horse Association 1. SONIA PALMISANO (MS), riding Renoir; Sonia Palmisano, owner; Dante’s Thunder, sire; Rowan, dam; Lisa Schindler, breeder ......................................65.200% 2. DEBRA CERVENKA (CA), riding Flying W Farms Princess Chante Du Joie; Training Level Open Debra Cervenka, owner; Flying W Farms Koning, sire; Flying W Farms 1. ECLIPSE; Lee Ann Kagy, owner; Laura Wectawski, rider; Romany King, sire; Excalibur’s Chandralee, dam; Flying W Farms Inc., breeder ......................................60.800% Graciela, dam; Jim Snyder, breeder ...........................................................................69.783%
DREAMASTER, owner/rider Janet Tucker (SC) – ARAGORN, owner/rider Debra Smith (OH) – First Level Adult Amateur; Res. First Level Open Training Level Open & Adult Amateur (Friesian & Vintage Cup (Friesian Sport Horse Registry) Sporthorse Association)
LEXINGTON, owner/rider Gigha Steinman (OH) – First Level Open (Friesian Sporthorse Association)
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CELTICS WHISPER, owner/rider Teresa Foster (WI) – Third Level Open (Friesian Sporthorse Association)
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1. ARAGORN; Debra Smith, owner; Debra Smith, rider; Nanne, sire; 1. ROARK; Kimberly Perkins & Ambassador Friesians, owners; Heather Mason, rider; Silver Serenada, dam; Jan Miller, breeder ..................................................................67.600% Fabe 348, sire; Ursl ‘FAN AUT’, dam; Kimberly Perkins, breeder ......................................... 7.3 2. STRIDER CAN FLY; Chris & Jodi Koford, owners; Glenn Reed, rider; Loki, sire; Thiselephantcanfly, dam; Jodi Koford, breeder ..........................................................65.652% 3. ONASSIS; Dana Bishop, owner; Dana Bishop, rider; Lukas, sire; Anne Esley, dam; Friesian Sport Horse Registry Dana Bishop, breeder ................................................................................................60.000%
Gypsy Horse Association, Inc. Training Level Open
Grand Prix Open 1. HS WISTAR; Charlene Summers, owner; Jennifer Schrader-Williams, rider; Wishes & Dreams, sire; Hungarian Marado, dam; Charlene Summers, breeder ..........63.085%
1. BLARNEY STONE’S DIANA; Lise McNamara, owner; Mary Wicker, rider; Training Level Adult Amateur The Boss of Durham, sire; The Dutchess of Durham, dam .......................................... 68.571% 1. ELAINE THOUSAND (WI), riding Hungarian Eros; Elaine Thousand, owner; H Bartok, sire; Deseret Halley, dam; Karen Andraska, breeder ..................................68.020% First Level Open 2. BEVERLY HUDDLESTON (WA), riding HPB Ellusive Star; Beverly Huddleston, owner; 1. BLARNEY STONE’S SAILOR; Lise McNamara, owner; Mary Wicker & Laura Ovaitt, HS Wistar, sire; Natures Champagne, dam; Beverly Huddleston, breeder ..................66.400% riders; Watson’s Old Horse, sire; Meadowlark, dam; Jan Anderson, breeder ...............61.714% 3. VERONIKA MORRIS (NV), riding HS Winter; Veronika Morris, owner; HS Wistar, sire; Valerie, dam; Krista Melby, breeder ...........................................................................66.200%
Gypsy Vanner Horse Society
1. BEVERLY HUDDLESTON (WA), riding HPB Ellusive Star; Beverly Huddleston, owner; HS Wistar, sire; Natures Champagne, dam; Beverly Huddleston, breeder ..................64.868%
1. I’M THE LION’S SHARE; Jannette Slaughter, owner; Annie Sweet, rider; The Lion King*, sire; Biddy*, dam; Jannette Slaughter, breeder ............................... 66.815% Second Level Adult Amateur 1. DEBBIE PEECOOK (CA), riding Weston; Debbie Peecook, owner; HS Watch Me, sire; First Level Open Paris, dam; Nancy Hall, breeder ................................................................................ 60.714% 1. KUCHI; Wendy Ricci & WR Ranch owners; Heather Caudill, rider; The Gypsy King, sire; Bat, dam .................................................................................. 61.072% Training Level Vintage Cup 1. BEVERLY HUDDLESTON (WA), riding HPB Ellusive Star; Beverly Huddleston, owner; HS Wistar, sire; Natures Champagne, dam; Beverly Huddleston, breeder ..................66.400% First Level Musical Freestyle 1. KUCHI; Wendy Ricci & WR Ranch owners; Heather Caudill, rider; The Gypsy King, sire; Bat, dam .................................................................................. 61.875% First Level Vintage Cup 1. BEVERLY HUDDLESTON (WA), riding HPB Ellusive Star; Beverly Huddleston, owner; HS Wistar, sire; Natures Champagne, dam; Beverly Huddleston, breeder ..................64.868%
Hungarian Horse Association of America
Training Level Open 1. HUNGARIAN EROS; Elaine Thousand, owner; Elaine Thousand, rider; H Bartok, sire; Deseret Halley, dam; Karen Andraska, breeder ..........................................................68.020% 2. H WRENDITION; Molly Martin, owner; Molly Martin, rider; HS Wistar, sire; Missywilldo, dam; Charlene Summers, breeder ..........................................................67.800% 3. HPB ELLUSIVE STAR; Beverly Huddleston, owner; Beverly Huddleston, rider; HS Wistar, sire; Natures Champagne, dam; Beverly Huddleston, breeder ..................66.400% 4. HS WINTER; Veronika Morris, owner; Veronika Morris, rider; HS Wistar, sire; Valerie, dam; Krista Melby, breeder ...........................................................................66.200%
First Level Open
Grand Prix Musical Freestyle 1. HS WISTAR; Charlene Summers, owner; Jennifer Schrader-Williams, rider; Wishes & Dreams, sire; Hungarian Marado, dam; Charlene Summers, breeder ..........68.750%
Colts/Geldings of Current Calendar Year 1. H. RARE VALOR; Christopher Bredeson, owner; Liberty Farms Sport Horse Company, breeder ...........................................................................................72.600%
Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings 1. H. BENTLEY; Christopher Bredeson, owner; H Sir Bungee, sire; H Tiska 3, dam; Liberty Farms Sport Horse Company, breeder ............................................................69.700%
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. HPB ELLUSIVE STAR; Beverly Huddleston, owner; Beverly Huddleston, rider; 1. HPB WRADISH; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, owner; Hungarian HS Wistar, sire; Natures Champagne, dam; Beverly Huddleston, breeder ..................64.868% Sportlo Wistar, sire; Valerie, dam; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, breeder .................78.000%
Second Level Open
Four-Year-Old and Older Broodmares
1. WESTON; Debbie Peecook, owner; Debbie Peecook, rider; HS Watch Me, sire; 1. HUNGARIAN JADE; Christopher Bredeson, owner; Starwalker, sire; H. Valahara, dam; Paris, dam; Nancy Hall, breeder ................................................................................ 60.714% Valerie Swertson & Mark Sivertson, breeders .............................................................74.425%
Third Level Open
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Materiale
1. HPB WRADISH; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, owner; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, rider; 1. H.S. WARADO; Charlene Summers, owner; Jennifer Schrader-Williams, rider; Hungarian Sportlo Wistar, sire; Valerie, dam; Kimberlee Williamson-Jensen, breeder .. 73.300% HS Wistar, sire; H. Marado II, dam; Charlene Summers, breeder ...............................67.436%
KUCHI, owners Wendy Ricci (FL) & WR Ranch (FL); rider Heather Caudill (FL) – First Level Open & Mus. Freestyle(Gypsy Vanner Horse Society)
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HUNGARIAN EROS, owner/rider Elaine Thousand (WI) – Training Level Open & Adult Amateur (Hungarian Horse Assn. of America)
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adequan/usdf all-breeds
Training Level Open
First Level Adult Amateur
Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale 3. VADICO INTERAGRO; Jennifer Schuck, owner; Jennifer Schuck, rider; 1. H WRENDITION; Molly Martin, owner; Molly Martin, rider; HS Wistar, sire; Missywilldo, dam; Charlene Summers, breeder ..........................................................72.850%
Quixoter Interagro, sire; Queen Interagro, dam; Fazendas Interagro Ltd, breeder .....60.989%
Fourth Level Open
1. SARGON INTERAGRO; Manuel Pinto & Louise Turkula, owners; Jennifer Schuck, rider; Noblissimo Interagro, sire; Mucuna Interagro, dam; Interagro Lusitano Farm, breeder .....65.549% 2. URUGUAIO AGROSAM; Jan Hutchings-Beale, owner; Jan Hutchings-Beale, rider; Fortunato do Xapuri, sire; Nalia OK, dam ..................................................................64.255% 3. PILOTO DO TOP; Linda & Milton Stenstadvold, owners; Koby Robson, rider; PUREBRED Eleito, sire; Queda do Top, dam; Antonio Toledo Mendes Pereira, breeder .................. 64.186% Training Level Open 4. URTIGAO; Jeanette Alff, owner; Garra Walline, rider; Urque, sire; 1. ZAMBO FRC; Anne Peters, owner; Mallory Schneider, rider; Travesso FC, sire; Old Juba Smar, dam ..................................................................................................63.636% Rumba FC, dam; Francisco Antonio Rios Corral, breeder ............................................67.306% 5. JABUTICABA; Kathryn Gruenefeldt, owner; Kathryn Gruenefeldt & 2. ZIDANE DA UNIAO; Donna Richardson, owner; Donna Richardson, rider; Brooke Voldbaek, riders; Borladero, sire; Euzeda, dam; Rosalie Lewis, breeder .........63.290% Quartzo, sire; Madona Do Top, dam; Jose Spina, breeder ...........................................66.000% 3. BOCELLI; Hilary Mendeguia & Tintagel Andalusians, owners; Jocelyn Hamann, rider; Prix St. Georges Open Camaron IX, sire; Anarosa De Teodoro, dam; Jill Marie Lane, breeder ........................65.800% 1. SARGON INTERAGRO; Manuel Pinto & Louise Turkula, owners; Jennifer Schuck, rider; 4. DILUVIO MOR I; Connie Sowa, owner; Connie Sowa, rider; Raja, sire; Brejadora, dam; Noblissimo Interagro, sire; Mucuna Interagro, dam; Interagro Lusitano Farm, breeder .....64.737% Abelardo Morales Puron, breeder ..............................................................................62.000% 2. ULTRIZ INTERAGRO; Barney Enterprises LLC, owner; Vladimir Valter, rider ................ 61.711% 5. REGALO; Linda Klingerman, owner; Linda Klingerman, rider; Brando MHF, sire; 3. PILOTO DO TOP; Linda & Milton Stenstadvold, owners; Koby Robson, rider; Victoria MHF, dam; Robert Davis, breeder .................................................................60.400% Eleito, sire; Queda do Top, dam; Antonio Toledo Mendes Pereira, breeder ...................61.316% 4. ALVARO TCV; Patricia Roark, owner; Patricia Roark, rider; Maestro, sire; First Level Open Noche Paloma, dam; Tina Veder, breeder ................................................................... 61.053% 1. PESCADOR ESF; Pamela & John Pirkle, owners; Gayle Smith, rider; Silver Solamente, sire; Jimena De La Parra, dam; Mannela Reynolds, breeder ........... 68.421% Intermediate I Open 2. ZAMBO FRC; Anne Peters, owner; Mallory Schneider, rider; Travesso FC, sire; 1. TONICO DO TOP; Linda Denniston, owner; Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel, rider; Rumba FC, dam; Francisco Antonio Rios Corral, breeder ............................................64.369% Emetico, sire; Jandaya do Top, dam; T.M. Antonio, breeder ........................................ 64.912% 3. LEGACY’S CONQUISTADOR DEL SOL; Ken & Deborah Berger, owners; Jeffrey Lord, 2. QUEBRANTO; Erin Chesledon, owner; Lisa Boyer, rider; Cabaco, sire; rider; Don Juan, sire; Lolita, dam; Leonardo & Maria Mandina, breeders ..................62.857% Generosa XXI, dam; Jose Enrique Munoz de Albelda, breeder ....................................64.079% 4. RHIANNA BR; Julie Stammler, owner; Jennifer Bender, rider; Lusiadas, sire; 3. OYENTE’; Harry Butler, owner; Elly Schobel, rider; Imperiso D, sire; Mia, dam; Julie Stammler, breeder ............................................................................ 61.842% Alhambra VIII, dam; Richard Denham, breeder ......................................................... 61.053% 5. DILUVIO MOR I; Connie Sowa, owner; Connie Sowa, rider; Raja, sire; Brejadora, dam; Abelardo Morales Puron, breeder .............................................................................. 61.360% Intermediate II Open 1. QUE BA HM; Ingred Lin, owner; Lisa Wilcox, rider; Almansor, sire; Xira, dam; Second Level Open Jose Garcia, breeder .................................................................................................. 65.461% 1. TEODORO’S HECHIZO; Linda Blake, owner; Julie Madriguera, rider; Teodoro, sire; Dama Grande II, dam; James Goff, breeder ...............................................................67.468% Grand Prix Open 1. QUE BA HM; Ingred Lin, owner; Lisa Wilcox, rider; Almansor, sire; Xira, dam; 2. XANUR HM; Marsha Fahey, owner; William Warren, rider; Urque, sire; Jose Garcia, breeder ..................................................................................................69.043% Cigano IV, dam; Jose Garcia, breeder .........................................................................67.063% 2. PENSAMENTO; Alanna Sellers, owner; Stefan Wolff, rider; Dragao II, sire; 3. SEVILLANA; Peggy Harder, owner; Peggy Harder, rider; Playboy, sire; GA GA, dam; Jayne Matarazzo, breeder .....................................................................63.383% La Nina III, dam ........................................................................................................ 62.381% 4. GALEON II HA; Esther Berkan, owner; Sandra Tull, rider; Galeon II, sire; Electra De La Parra, dam; Hector Alcalde, breeder .................................................... 61.899% Training Level Adult Amateur 1. CONNIE SOWA (TX), riding Diluvio Mor I; Connie Sowa, owner; Raja, sire; 5. ALEJANDRO; Ronnie & Carol Marroquin, owners; Deirdre Malburg, rider; Brejadora, dam; Abelardo Morales Puron, breeder ....................................................62.000% Imperioso D, sire; Latria D, dam; Patsy Van Etten, breeder ....................................... 61.548% 2. LINDA KLINGERMAN (TN), riding Regalo; Linda Klingerman, owner; Brando MHF, sire; Victoria MHF, dam; Robert Davis, breeder .....................................60.400% Third Level Open 1. VERDUGO INTERAGRO; Melissa Berrenge & DeWittes End Farm, owners; Allida Allen, rider; Farao, sire; Lagrima do Mirante, dam; Fazendas Interagro Ltd, breeder ..........62.806% First Level Adult Amateur 1. CONNIE SOWA (TX), riding Diluvio Mor I; Connie Sowa, owner; Raja, sire; 2. ROEBEL COMANDO SN; Laura Headley, owner; Laura Headley, rider; Flipper, sire; Brejadora, dam; Abelardo Morales Puron, breeder .................................................... 61.360% Habilidade, dam; Simone Nowak, breeder .................................................................62.558%
PESCADOR ESF, owners Pamela & John Pirkle (CA), rider Gayle Smith (CA) – First Level Open (Intl. Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Assn.—Purebred)
DILUVIO MOR I, owner/rider Connie Sowa (TX) – Training & First Level Adult Amateur (Intl. Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Assn.—Purebred)
JABUTICABA, owner/rider Kathryn Gruenefeldt (OR) – Fourth Level Adult Amateur (Intl. Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Assn.—Purebred); USDF Bronze Medal
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International Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Association
Second Level Adult Amateur
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. PEGGY HARDER (CA), riding Sevillana; Peggy Harder, owner; Playboy, sire; 1. SELWOOD PARK RAVEL; Lisa Sanfelippo, owner; Ciclon H, sire; Diana, dam; La Nina III, dam ........................................................................................................ 62.381% Marge Steingraber, breeder .......................................................................................65.800% 2. ADA KORANSKY (CA), riding Virtuoso Do Vouga; Ada Koransky, owner; Marfim do Top, sire; Ramada do Top, dam; Manuel Tavares de Almeida & Almeida Filho, breeders ..... 60.714% HALF-ANDALUSIAN
Training Level Open
1. TARANTELLA LGF; Verna Saxer-Gibson, owner; Verna Saxer-Gibson, rider; 1. LAURA HEADLEY (OH), riding Roebel Comando SN; Laura Headley, owner; Calhambeque, sire; Jane’s Emblem Janet, dam; Alison Head, breeder ........................63.939% Flipper, sire; Habilidade, dam; Simone Nowak, breeder .............................................62.558% 2. ARMANI CF; Patricia Grosel, owner; Patricia Grosel, rider; Lepanto I, sire; Fourth Level Adult Amateur Mustang Sally KF, dam; C.F. Andalusians, breeder ......................................................63.600% 1. KATHRYN GRUENEFELDT (OR), riding Jabuticaba; Kathryn Gruenefeldt, owner; 3. S E GALLIANO; Sandra Frick, owner; Sandra Frick, rider; Berraco, sire; Borladero, sire; Euzeda, dam; Rosalie Lewis, breeder ................................................ 61.464% Exelsjors Natasha, dam; Carrol Scholz, breeder .........................................................63.200% 4. VIXEN MC; Alessandra Schwartz, owner; Alessandra Schwartz, rider; Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur Oriano MC, sire; Blondie MC, dam; Karen Jenkins, breeder ........................................ 61.400% 1. PATRICIA ROARK (CO), riding Alvaro TCV; Patricia Roark, owner; Maestro, sire; Noche Paloma, dam; Tina Veder, breeder ................................................................... 61.053% First Level Open 1. TUSCANY; Jennifer Bravick, owner; Jennifer Bravick, rider; Gaucho III, sire; Training Level Vintage Cup Bulgari, dam; Michael Cabell, breeder .......................................................................65.526% 1. DONNA RICHARDSON (CA), riding Zidane Da Uniao; Donna Richardson, owner; 2. HC SANGRIA; Barbara Hedgepeth, owner; Barbara Hedgepeth, rider; Quartzo, sire; Madona do Top, dam; Jose Spina, breeder ...........................................66.000% Teonado, sire; Dude’s Golden Beauty, dam; Mikel Copeland, breeder .........................63.000% 3. CLEOPATRA JONES; Susanne Frahm, owner; Susanne Frahm, rider; Caruso J, sire; Second Level Vintage Cup Telasecret, dam; Shellie Garms, breeder .....................................................................61.714% 1. PEGGY HARDER (CA), riding Sevillana; Peggy Harder, owner; Playboy, sire; La Nina III, dam ........................................................................................................ 62.381% 4. ESPEJO MI AMISTAD; Valerie Jefferis, owner; Valerie Jefferis, rider; Celo, sire; Oakknoll Halianna, dam; Dennis Counts, breeder .....................................................60.526% 2. SANDRA TULL (MI), riding Galeon II HA; Esther Berkan, owner; Galeon II, sire; Electra De La Parra, dam; Hector Alcalde, breeder .................................................... 61.899%
Second Level Open
Fourth Level Vintage Cup 1. JAN HUTCHINGS-BEALE (PA), riding Uruguaio Agrosam; Jan Hutchings-Beale, owner; Fortunato do Xapuri, sire; Nalia OK, dam ..................................................................64.255%
Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup
1. MAXIMUS SA; Elinor Weith, owner; Elinor Weith & Elizabeth Gagliardi, riders; Elixir TG, sire; Mi Vida Isabeau, dam; Ann Puthoff, breeder ....................................... 63.214%
Third Level Open
1. GIBRALTAR; Ellinwood Miegel, owner; Caroline Humphries, Holly Skelly & Virginia Moon, riders; Luceno VI, sire; Granadina, dam; Manuel Insua, breeder .........63.411% 1. VLADIMIR VALTER (CA), riding Ultriz Interagro; Barney Enterprises LLC, owner ........ 61.711% 2. JUBILEE BANJO; Frances Carbonnel, owner; Jessica Swenson, rider; 2. PATRICIA ROARK (CO), riding Alvaro TCV; Patricia Roark, owner; Maestro, sire; My Valentino, sire; Paddy, dam; Gari Epp, breeder ....................................................60.930% Noche Paloma, dam; Tina Veder, breeder ................................................................... 61.053%
Second Level Musical Freestyle
Training Level Adult Amateur
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
First Level Adult Amateur
1. PATRICIA GROSEL (OH), riding Armani CF; Patricia Grosel, owner; Lepanto I, sire; 1. TEODORO’S HECHIZO; Linda Blake, owner; Julie Madriguera, rider; Teodoro, sire; Mustang Sally KF, dam; C.F. Andalusians, breeder ......................................................63.600% Dama Grande II, dam; James Goff, breeder ...............................................................68.542% 2. SANDRA FRICK (MT), riding S E Galliano; Sandra Frick, owner; Berraco, sire; Exelsjors Natasha, dam; Carrol Scholz, breeder .........................................................63.200% Third Level Musical Freestyle 3. ALESSANDRA SCHWARTZ (WI), riding Vixen MC; Alessandra Schwartz, owner; 1. GABRIELL 2; Richard & Christine Mill, owners; Gwen Blake, rider; Berraco, sire; Oriano MC, sire; Blondie MC, dam; Karen Jenkins, breeder ........................................ 61.400% Honda D, dam............................................................................................................68.750% 1. PILOTO DO TOP; Linda & Milton Stenstadvold, owners; Koby Robson, rider; 1. JENNIFER BRAVICK (FL), riding Tuscany; Jennifer Bravick, owner; Gaucho III, sire; Eleito, sire; Queda do Top, dam; Antonio Toledo Mendes Pereira, breeder .................. 67.292% Bulgari, dam; Michael Cabell, breeder .......................................................................65.526% 2. BARBARA HEDGEPETH (NC), riding HC Sangria; Barbara Hedgepeth, owner; Teonado, sire; Dude’s Golden Beauty, dam; Mikel Copeland, breeder .........................63.000% Intermediate I Musical Freestyle 3. SUSANNE FRAHM (WA), riding Cleopatra Jones; Susanne Frahm, owner; 1. QUEBRANTO; Erin Chesledon, owner; Lisa Boyer, rider; Cabaco, sire; Caruso J, sire; Telasecret, dam; Shellie Garms, breeder ...............................................61.714% Generosa XXI, dam; Jose Enrique Munoz de Albelda, breeder .....................................65.313%
QUEBRANTO, owner Erin Chesledon (WA), rider Lisa Boyer (WA) – I-I Mus. Freestyle; Res. I-I Open (Intl. Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Assn.—Purebred)
TARANTELLA LGF, owner/rider Verna Saxer-Gibson (FL) – Training Level Open & Vintage Cup (Intl. Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Assn.—Half-Andalusian)
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4. VALERIE JEFFERIS (TX), riding Espejo Mi Amistad; Valerie Jefferis, owner; First Level Open Celo, sire; Oakknoll Halianna, dam; Dennis Counts, breeder .....................................60.526% 1. FLYING W FARMS FIRE RUBY; Pamela Morrill, owner; Pamela Morrill, rider; Flying W Farms Firedance, sire; Flying W Farms Ruby Eclipse, dam; Third Level Junior/Young Rider Flying W Farms Inc., breeder ........................................................................................ 62.105% 1. JESSICA SWENSON (CO), riding Jubilee Banjo; Frances Carbonnel, owner; My Valentino, sire; Paddy, dam; Gari Epp, breeder ....................................................60.930% Second Level Open 1. FLYING W FARMS PRINCE SULTANI; Barbara Pendleton, owner; Barbara Pendleton, rider; Training Level Vintage Cup Koning, sire; Sultana Blue, dam; George Wagner, breeder .............................................62.153% 1. VERNA SAXER-GIBSON (FL), riding Tarantella LGF; Verna Saxer-Gibson, owner; Calhambeque, sire; Jane’s Emblem Janet, dam; Alison Head, breeder ........................63.939% First Level Adult Amateur 2. SANDRA FRICK (MT), riding S E Galliano; Sandra Frick, owner; Berraco, sire; 1. PAMELA MORRILL (WA), riding Flying W Farms Fire Ruby; Pamela Morrill, owner; Exelsjors Natasha, dam; Carrol Scholz, breeder .........................................................63.200% Flying W Farms Firedance, sire; Flying W Farms Ruby Eclipse, dam; Flying W Farms Inc., breeder ........................................................................................ 62.105% First Level Vintage Cup 1. BARBARA HEDGEPETH (NC), riding HC Sangria; Barbara Hedgepeth, owner; International Morab Breeders Association Teonado, sire; Dude’s Golden Beauty, dam; Mikel Copeland, breeder .........................63.000%
First Level Musical Freestyle
Training Level Open 1. ESPEJO MI AMISTAD; Valerie Jefferis, owner; Valerie Jefferis, rider; Celo, sire; Oakknoll Halianna, dam; Dennis Counts, breeder .....................................................66.458% 1. SW MMESHACH; Debbie Anthony, owner; Sophia Anthony, rider; Mpulse, sire; Hi Rise Quintana, dam; Mary Aski, breeder ..................................................................63.600% 2. CLEOPATRA JONES; Susanne Frahm, owner; Susanne Frahm, rider; Caruso J, sire; Telasecret, dam; Shellie Garms, breeder .................................................................... 65.417% Training Level Junior/Young Rider
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle 1. ELEGANCIA; Diana O’Diear, owner; Diana O’Diear, rider; Acero NW, sire; Kit, dam; Cathy Ahmann, breeder ............................................................................................. 60.105%
1. SOPHIA ANTHONY (MN), riding SW Mmeshach; Debbie Anthony, owner; Mpulse, sire; Hi Rise Quintana, dam; Mary Aski, breeder ..............................................63.600%
Second Level Open
Training Level Open
1. BAUKE; Suzanne Walker, owner; Jodi Pearson-Keating, rider; Jillis, sire; Imke, dam ....66.458% 1. RICKOSHEA; Heather Jans, owner; Heather Jans, rider; King of Hearts, sire; Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................................................. 71.304% International Georgian Grande Horse Registry 2. M.F.F. CARIBBEAN BLUE; Leslie Davis, owner; April Trimmer, rider; Touch of the Blues, sire; Miss Marauder, dam ............................................................65.479%
Training Level Open
1. FLYING W FARMS BARONESS VON BELLA; Molly Takacs, owner; First Level Open Jonni Adams-Allen, rider; Flying W Farms Baron von Kolderveen, sire; 1. RICKOSHEA; Heather Jans, owner; Heather Jans, rider; King of Hearts, sire; Flying W Farms Fontenet-aux-Rose, dam; George Wagner, breeder ..............................68.707% Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................................................. 67.632%
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2. LIONWOOD KINSALE’S LAD; Kenneth Haley, owner; Lynn Jendrowski & Jodi Patterson, riders; O’Leary’s Irish Diamond, sire; Bonnie Belle Supreme, dam; Elizabeth Freeman, breeder ....................................................................................... 63.691%
Prix St. Georges Open
ISR Oldenburg Registry NA Training Level Open
1. RASHKA; Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ......................................................................79.131% 1. GALANTA; Oryla Ramey, owner; Oryla Ramey, rider; Lissacreasig Star, sire; Ballinvella, dam; Dan Buckley, breeder ..................................................................... 62.325% 2. BELLA LUNA GP; Ginna Frantz, owner; Kassandra Barteau, rider; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ...............................................................73.600% 3. COUNTACH; Susan Griffin, owner; Susan Griffin, rider; Contucci, sire; Cor Dia, dam; Intermediate I Open Dianna Orona, breeder ..............................................................................................70.000% 1. GALANTA; Oryla Ramey, owner; Oryla Ramey, rider; Lissacreasig Star, sire; Ballinvella, dam; Dan Buckley, breeder ..................................................................... 62.105% 3. DONZELLA; Kelly Douglas, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; Domiro, sire; Properly Impressed, dam; Lucchetti Ranch, breeder ..................................................70.000% 5. G.Q. ROMEO; Lynn Jendrowski & Edith Chamberlin, owners; Lynn Jendrowski, rider; Training Level Adult Amateur J Quest, sire; Florenza of RebelsRest, dam; Lynn Jendrowski & 1. HEATHER JANS (IL), riding Rickoshea; Heather Jans, owner; King of Hearts, sire; Edith Chamberlin, breeders .......................................................................................69.800% Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................................................. 71.304%
First Level Open
1. RASHKA; Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; 1. HEATHER JANS (IL), riding Rickoshea; Heather Jans, owner; King of Hearts, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................................................74.000% Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................................................. 67.632% 2. BELLA LUNA GP; Ginna Frantz, owner; Agata Rekucka & Kassandra Barteau, riders; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder .................................... 72.105% Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur 3. LIETO; Rachel & Morgan Hartman, owners; Morgan Hartman, rider; 1. ORYLA RAMEY (CA), riding Galanta; Oryla Ramey, owner; Lissacreasig Star, sire; Weltbekannt, sire; Light Music, dam; Suellen Myers, breeder ....................................70.000% Ballinvella, dam; Dan Buckley, breeder ..................................................................... 62.325% 4. NOVIA MIA HU; Christine DeHerrera, owner; Maureen Sterling, rider; Noble Champion, sire; Gera, dam; Anne Sparks, breeder ........................................... 69.333% Intermediate I Adult Amateur 5. OWEN; Dorothy Skye, owner; Kathleen Kopp, rider; Opus, sire; Roma I, dam; 1. ORYLA RAMEY (CA), riding Galanta; Oryla Ramey, owner; Lissacreasig Star, sire; Kenneth Borden, breeder ............................................................................................69.211% Ballinvella, dam; Dan Buckley, breeder ..................................................................... 62.105%
Second Level Open
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. RAVE REVIEW; DeeDee Estes, owner; DeeDee Estes, rider; Rubinesque, sire; Mikimoto, dam; Rebecca Riedling, breeder ................................................................ 64.419% 2. GRANDE TIARA; Betsy Kang, owner; Betsy Kang, rider; Grande Saber, sire; Kinterra, dam; Joan Watt, breeder ............................................................................64.048% Training Level Vintage Cup 3. FROELICH; Dorie Forte, owner; Dorie Forte, rider; Festrausch, sire; Light Music, dam; 1. HEATHER JANS (IL), riding Rickoshea; Heather Jans, owner; King of Hearts, sire; Suellen Myers, breeder .............................................................................................. 63.372% Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................................................. 71.304% 4. RYAN; Laura Blanton, owner; Laura Blanton & Sandy Savage, riders; Raphael Son II, sire; Hesper, dam; Con Brio Farms LLC, breeder ................................ 63.333% First Level Vintage Cup 5. STELLA DE MAYO; Susan Loria & Kelly Loria, owners; Kelly Loria, rider; 1. HEATHER JANS (IL), riding Rickoshea; Heather Jans, owner; King of Hearts, sire; Sandro’s Song, sire; Bonay, dam; Patricia Klaus, breeder ..........................................62.245% Josa Canella, dam; Heather Jans, breeder .................................................................. 67.632% 1. APRIL TRIMMER (VA), riding M.F.F. Caribbean Blue; Leslie Davis, owner; Touch of the Blues, sire; Miss Marauder, dam ............................................................65.479%
Third Level Open
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
1. YORKE; Albert Mammel, owner; Barbara Ayers, rider; Cochise, sire; 1. GALANTA; Oryla Ramey, owner; Oryla Ramey, rider; Lissacreasig Star, sire; Sandy Ridge, dam; Albert Mammel, breeder .............................................................. 64.651% Ballinvella, dam; Dan Buckley, breeder .....................................................................60.667% 2. WRANGER; Erin Boltik, owner; Gerhard Ablinger, rider; Wradar, sire; Pilar, dam; Deborah Davenport, breeder ..................................................................................... 63.077% Yearling Fillies 3. RAVE REVIEW; DeeDee Estes, owner; DeeDee Estes, rider; Rubinesque, sire; 1. SNOWY O’MOMENT; Laura Gravatt, owner; Laura Gravatt, breeder ..........................68.350% Mikimoto, dam; Rebecca Riedling, breeder .................................................................61.919% 4. UBILEE II; Lisa Smit, owner; Lisa Smit, rider; Opus, sire; Dionysus, dam; FEI Five-Year-Old Kenneth Borden, breeder ............................................................................................61.723% 1. LIONWOOD KINSALE’S LAD; Kenneth Haley, owner; Jodi Patterson, rider; 5. GRANDE TIARA; Betsy Kang, owner; Betsy Kang, rider; Grande Saber, sire; O’Leary’s Irish Diamond, sire; Bonnie Belle Supreme, dam; Elizabeth Freeman, breeder .......6.7 Kinterra, dam; Joan Watt, breeder ............................................................................60.465%
M. F. F. CARIBBEAN BLUE, owner Leslie Davis (VA), rider April Trimmer (VA) – Training Level Jr/YR; Res. Training Level Open (Irish Draught Horse Soc. NA)
RAVE REVIEW, owner/rider DeeDee Estes (OR) – Second Level Open; Second & Third Level Adult Amateur & Vintage Cup (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
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BEAUMONT, owner/rider Andrea Lewis (UT) – Training Level Adult Amateur (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
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Prix St. Georges Open
Third Level Adult Amateur
1. THE TOY SOLDIER; Katrina Hiller, owner; Katrina Hiller, rider; Opus, sire; Spatlaisse, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .................................................................64.211% 2. LAUREL; Corine Hill, owner; Corine Hill, rider; Leonidas, sire; Helen’s Secret, dam; Keenridge Farm, breeder ...........................................................................................64.000% 3. FABIO; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, owner; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, rider; West Coast, sire; Doramber, dam; Judy Arnold, breeder ............................................63.693% 4. KONTESSA; Christy Scotch, owner; Christy Scotch, rider; Kevekko, sire; Krystal Windrush, dam; Leslie Smollen, breeder ........................................................ 63.421% 5. LE SOVEREIGN; Pamela Porter Englund, owner; Pamela Porter Englund, rider; Le Champion, sire; Jade Dancer, dam; Nancy Rush, breeder ......................................62.500%
1. DEEDEE ESTES (OR), riding Rave Review; DeeDee Estes, owner; Rubinesque, sire; Mikimoto, dam; Rebecca Riedling, breeder .................................................................61.919% 2. BETSY KANG (OH), riding Grande Tiara; Betsy Kang, owner; Grande Saber, sire; Kinterra, dam; Joan Watt, breeder ............................................................................60.465%
Intermediate I Open
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur 1. KRISTY TRUEBENBACH LUND (FL), riding Fabio; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, owner; West Coast, sire; Doramber, dam; Judy Arnold, breeder ............................................63.693% 2. CHRISTY SCOTCH (AL), riding Kontessa; Christy Scotch, owner; Kevekko, sire; Krystal Windrush, dam; Leslie Smollen, breeder ........................................................ 63.421% 3. PAMELA PORTER ENGLUND (CA), riding Le Sovereign; Pamela Porter Englund, owner; Le Champion, sire; Jade Dancer, dam; Nancy Rush, breeder ......................................62.500%
1. CARNEGIE; Joan & Claire Darnell, owners; Claire Darnell, rider; Contucci, sire; Vodka Gimlet, dam; Zada Steidl, breeder ...................................................................64.255% Intermediate I Adult Amateur 2. LAUREL; Corine Hill, owner; Corine Hill, rider; Leonidas, sire; Helen’s Secret, dam; 1. KRISTY TRUEBENBACH LUND (FL), riding Fabio; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, owner; Keenridge Farm, breeder ...........................................................................................63.684% West Coast, sire; Doramber, dam; Judy Arnold, breeder ............................................ 62.105% 3. FABIO; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, owner; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, rider; West Coast, sire; Doramber, dam; Judy Arnold, breeder ............................................ 62.105%
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding Bella Luna GP; Ginna Frantz, owner; Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................73.600% ANDREA LEWIS (UT), riding Beaumont; Andrea Lewis, owner; Bolivar, sire; 2. MORGAN HARTMAN (OH), riding Lieto; Rachel & Morgan Hartman, owners; Phoebe, dam; Jan & Gary Lawrence, breeders ...........................................................68.800% Weltbekannt, sire; Light Music, dam; Suellen Myers, breeder ....................................65.700% BARBARA TUSKAS (OH), riding Brimstone; Barbara Tuskas, owner; Batido, sire; 3. AMANDA HESTER (TX), riding Herbie Hancock; Amanda Hester, owner; Roost Ruler, dam; Nanci Shanley, breeder ..................................................................65.200% Harper, sire; Finessa, dam; Judy Yancey, breeder ....................................................... 63.392% SHANNON DEMPICH (MI), riding Paprika; Shannon Dempich, owner; Parabol, sire; 4. ANECIA HOFFIELD (PA), riding Mazur; Anecia Hoffield, owner; Makuba, sire; Fantasia, dam; Lara & Greg Schoettmer, breeders .....................................................64.600% Geranie, dam; Klaus & Carole Blesenthal, breeders ...................................................60.000% SHANNON LEVINES (VA), riding Weltschon; Shannon LeVines, owner; Weltstern, sire; Special Edition, dam; Kathryn Blain, breeder ...................................63.200% First Level Junior/Young Rider CATHERINE JACOB (OH), riding Godiva; N. Wayne Quarles, owner; Gonzo I, sire; 1. KASSANDRA BARTEAU (IL), riding Bella Luna GP; Ginna Frantz, owner; Dilligirl, dam; N. Wayne Quarles, breeder .................................................................63.200% Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................73.056%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. 2.
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2. MORGAN HARTMAN (OH), riding Lieto; Rachel & Morgan Hartman, owners; Weltbekannt, sire; Light Music, dam; Suellen Myers, breeder ....................................70.000% 3. TAYLOR CUNNINGHAM (ID), riding Irrwisch; Taylor Cunningham, owner; 1. PAIGE PRICE (FL), riding Rachel; Gayle Witty, owner; Florian, sire; Impresario, sire; Syn’s Fling, dam; Joan Corsberg, breeder ........................................66.389% Mahonique, dam ........................................................................................................65.556% 4. ASHLEY HOLMES (ID), riding Incantaro; Ashley Holmes, owner; Impresario, sire; 2. LAURA PALMER (NV), riding Diva; Laura Palmer, owner; Domiro, sire; Pizzaz, dam; Joan Corsberg, breeder .........................................................................64.474% Kins Port, dam; Laura Palmer, breeder ......................................................................64.094% 4. EMILY LAYESKI (IL), riding Friedensfest; Teresa Simpson, owner; Festrausch, sire; Czar’s Precious Lacey, dam; Denise Bryant, breeder ..................................................64.474% Second Level Adult Amateur
First Level Adult Amateur
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1. DEEDEE ESTES (OR), riding Rave Review; DeeDee Estes, owner; Rubinesque, sire; Mikimoto, dam; Rebecca Riedling, breeder ................................................................ 64.419% 2. BETSY KANG (OH), riding Grande Tiara; Betsy Kang, owner; Grande Saber, sire; Kinterra, dam; Joan Watt, breeder ............................................................................64.048% 3. DORIE FORTE (MD), riding Froelich; Dorie Forte, owner; Festrausch, sire; Light Music, dam; Suellen Myers, breeder .................................................................. 63.372% 4. LAURA BLANTON (CA), riding Ryan; Laura Blanton, owner; Raphael Son II, sire; Hesper, dam; Con Brio Farms LLC, breeder ................................................................63.256% 5. TASHA COLEMAN (UT), riding Bellini; Tasha Coleman, owner; Bolivar, sire; Danseuse, dam; Jan & Gary Lawrence, breeders ........................................................ 62.105%
RACHEL, owner Gayle Witty (FL), rider Paige Price (FL) – First Level Adult Amateur (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
Second Level Junior/Young Rider 1. KELLY LORIA (CA), riding Stella de Mayo; Susan & Kelly Loria, owners; Sandro’s Song, sire; Bonay, dam; Patricia Klaus, breeder ..........................................62.245% 2. EVAN HILLS (UT), riding Megabucks; Gary Lawrence, owner; Mannhattan, sire; Frilly, dam; Kristin McClellan, breeder .......................................................................60.000%
Third Level Junior/Young Rider 1. BARBARA AYERS (OR), riding Yorke; Albert Mammel, owner; Cochise, sire; Sandy Ridge, dam; Albert Mammel, breeder .............................................................. 64.651%
G. Q. ROMEO, owners Lynn M. Jendrowski (VA) & Edith Chamberlin (VA), rider Lynn M. Jendrowski (VA) – Training Level Vintage Cup (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
VADER, owner Laurie McLaughlin (WA) – Colts/Geldings of Current Year (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
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VIENNA CUVÉE, owner Robin Strange (WA) – Fillies of Current Calendar Year (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider
FREEDANCE, owner Jenna Stern (TX) – Yearling Colts/Geldings (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
Third Level Musical Freestyle
1. KATRINA HILLER (WI), riding The Toy Soldier; Katrina Hiller, owner; Opus, sire; 1. MASERATI; Betty Findley, owner; Betty Findley, rider; Graf Goetz, sire; Spatlaisse, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .................................................................64.211% Bettarun, dam; Patricia Russell, breeder ................................................................... 62.813%
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
1. LYNN JENDROWSKI (VA), riding G.Q. Romeo; Lynn Jendrowski & 1. DREAM WEAVER; Roberta Carleton, owner; Roberta Carleton, rider; Idocus, sire; Edith Chamberlin, owners; J Quest, sire; Florenza of RebelsRest, dam; Kira, dam; Roberta Carleton, breeder ........................................................................64.792% Lynn Jendrowski & Edith Chamberlin, breeders .........................................................69.800% 2. CATHERINE JACOB (OH), riding Godiva; N. Wayne Quarles, owner; Gonzo I, sire; Intermediate I Musical Freestyle Dilligirl, dam; N. Wayne Quarles, breeder .................................................................63.200% 1. FABIO; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, owner; Kristy Truebenbach Lund, rider; West Coast, sire; Doramber, dam; Judy Arnold, breeder ............................................66.638% First Level Vintage Cup 2. CARNEGIE; Joan & Claire Darnell, owners; Claire Darnell, rider; Contucci, sire; 1. KATHLEEN KOPP (WI), riding Owen; Dorothy Skye, owner; Opus, sire; Vodka Gimlet, dam; Zada Steidl, breeder ...................................................................63.208% Roma I, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ......................................................................69.211%
Colts/Geldings of Current Calendar Year
Second Level Vintage Cup
1. VADER; Laurie McLaughlin, owner; Versache, sire; O’ Pretty Lady, dam; 1. DEEDEE ESTES (OR), riding Rave Review; DeeDee Estes, owner; Rubinesque, sire; Laurie McLaughlin, breeder ........................................................................................76.175% Mikimoto, dam; Rebecca Riedling, breeder ................................................................ 64.419% 2. RHETT BUTLER; Regina Nelson, owner; Royal Prince, sire; Work of Art, dam; 2. DORIE FORTE (MD), riding Froelich; Dorie Forte, owner; Festrausch, sire; Regina Nelson, breeder .............................................................................................74.200% Light Music, dam; Suellen Myers, breeder .................................................................. 63.372% 3. ARGENTUM BSH; Dove Butler, owner; Art Deco, sire; Sasia, dam; Third Level Vintage Cup Dove Butler, breeder .................................................................................................73.900% 1. DEEDEE ESTES (OR), riding Rave Review; DeeDee Estes, owner; Rubinesque, sire; Mikimoto, dam; Rebecca Riedling, breeder .................................................................61.919% Fillies of Current Calendar Year 1. VIENNA CUVÈE; Robin Strange, owner; Versache, sire; Queen of de Nile, dam ............69.800% First Level Musical Freestyle 1. RASHKA; Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................................................76.250% Yearling Colts/Geldings 1. FREEDANCE; Jenna Stern, owner; Freestyle, sire; Dalliance, dam; 2. BELLA LUNA GP; Ginna Frantz, owner; Agata Rekucka & Kassandra Barteau, riders; Jenna Stern, breeder .................................................................................................76.500% Lehnsritter, sire; Tini’s Avenger, dam; Melissa Murff, breeder ....................................74.583% 2. MY FLING; Lee Thome, owner; Masterpiece, sire; Shirley, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ........................................................................................... 75.250% Second Level Musical Freestyle 3. ROSSER MWF; Meredith Michelfelder, owner; Royal Prince, sire; Reminisce, dam; 1. FROELICH; Dorie Forte, owner; Dorie Forte, rider; Festrausch, sire; Meredith & C. Michelfelder, breeders .........................................................................75.200% Light Music, dam; Suellen Myers, breeder ..................................................................65.000%
REMEMBRANCE, owner Zada A. Steidl (CO) – Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
ZAHNYA, owners Lisa & Jessica Dworkin (FL) – Two-Year-Old Fillies (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
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REMINGTON STEELE, owner Kim Biggs (CA) – Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
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Yearling Fillies
USEF Four-Year-Old
1. KATARINA BSH; Dove Butler, owner; Hall of Fame, sire; Sasia, dam; 1. COOPER; Zada Steidl, owner; Claire Darnell, rider; Contucci, sire; Dove Butler, breeder .................................................................................................68.800% Vodka Gimlet, dam; Zada Steidl, breeder ............................................................................ 7.3 2. RED RED WINE; Tracey Schork, owner; Reesling, sire; Liberty’s Party Girl, dam; Tracey Schork, breeder ..............................................................................................68.250% FEI Five-Year-Old 1. RASHKA; Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .............................................................................. 7.7 1. REMEMBRANCE; Zada Steidl, owner; Royal Prince, sire; Vodka Gimlet, dam; Zada Steidl, breeder ..................................................................................................75.800% KWPN of North America 2. RAYTANGO; Lisa Vorkapic & Carol Petty, owners; Raymeister, sire; Utanga, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................75.500%
Two-Year-Old Fillies
Training Level Open
1. ZEUS-ISF; Phyllis DeCarvalho, owner; Yvonne Barteau & Ashley Wolfe, riders; 1. ZAHNYA; Lisa & Jessica Dworkin, owners; Glorioso Noir, sire; Zejaluna, dam; Roemer, sire; Selona ISF, dam; Iron Spring Farm Inc., breeder ................................... 74.107% Lisa & Jessica Dworkin, breeders ...............................................................................74.400% 2. VEMILION B; Linda Farness, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Emilion, sire; 2. RALAHARI; Parvin Work, owner; Regazzoni, sire; Rafiki, dam; Falve, dam; C. Bruers, breeder ..................................................................................74.000% Oldenburg Farm LLC, breeder .................................................................................... 71.400% 3. UNA VOCE; Valerie Swygert, owner; Valerie Swygert, rider; Gribaldi, sire; 3. CORDIALLE; Martina Thiel-Poblotzki, owner; Contucci, sire; Cordilia, dam; Ilinde, dam; B.L.E. Derksen, breeder .........................................................................72.400% Martina Thiel-Poblotzki, breeder ............................................................................... 71.200% 3. AVERY; Alyssa Pitts, owner; Alyssa Pitts, rider; Jazz, sire; Special Writer, dam; Alyssa Pitts, breeder ..................................................................................................72.400% Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings 5. VOYAGER; Barbara O’Connor, owner; Chauna Gaona, rider; Olivi, sire; 1. REMINGTON STEEL; Kim Biggs, owner; Riverman, sire; Shady’s Gold, dam; Pricilla D, dam; I. Douma, breeder ............................................................................ 71.400% Kim Biggs, breeder ....................................................................................................76.350%
Three-Year-Old Fillies
First Level Open
Four-Year-Old and Older Broodmares
1. O’SHE’S GAUGUIN; Kenneth Borden, owner; Opus, sire; Gauliana de Gauguin, dam; Second Level Open Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................82.000% 1. WESTER; Dixie Montgomery, owner; Dixie Montgomery, rider; Rhodium, sire; Sindy, dam; B. de Leeuw, breeder ..............................................................................70.952% Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares 2. SANTE’; Christy Cadwallader, owner; Christy Cadwallader, rider; Farmer, sire; 1. WINDLASS; Marissa Burton, owner; Warsteiner 946, sire; Whirligig, dam; Colimbria, dam; Deborah Springborn, breeder ..........................................................69.524% Anne Ramsay, breeder ...............................................................................................74.450% 3. VIRTUOSO; Valerie Colsant, owner; Valerie Colsant, rider; Ferro, sire; Davinesse, dam; 2. WHEN WORLDS UNITE; Kimberley Ennett & Markim Farms LLC, owners; Kimberly & Mark Carter, breeders .............................................................................68.382% Weltmeyer, sire; Elegant Miss, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ......................70.800% 3. CITY GIRL; Dove Butler, owner; Sempatico M, sire; Sage, dam; Dove Butler, breeder ....70.000% 4. ROMINCKA; Clare & Carol Krska, owners; Clare Krska, rider; Welt Hit II, sire; La-Libelle, dam; L. Martens, breeder ......................................................................... 68.140% Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale 5. WINCHESTER; Elizabeth Sawinski, owner; Kyla Awes, rider; Juventus, sire; 1. RASHKA; Kenneth Borden, owner; Kenneth Borden, rider; GP Raymeister, sire; Edorette, dam; Lana Sneddon, breeder ......................................................................67.998% Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder .....................................................................85.500%
Four-and Five-Year-Old Mares Materiale
Third Level Open
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1. WARSTEINER; Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Riverman - ISF, sire; 1. CITY GIRL; Dove Butler, owner; Jec Ballou, rider; Sempatico M, sire; Sage, dam; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder ...........................................................................72.886% Dove Butler, breeder .................................................................................................68.300%
WINDLASS, owner Marissa Burton (IL) – Four-Year-Old & Older Maiden/Yeld Mares (ISR Oldenburg Reg. NA)
ZANIA, owner /rider Jamie Kment (NE) – First Level Open (KWPN of NA)
RICHMAN, owner Kathleen Broughan (SC), rider Shawna Harding (SC) – Fourth Level Open (KWPN of NA)
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1. ROHSALINA; Trisha DeRosa, owner; Royal Prince, sire; Carousel, dam; 1. ZANIA; Jami Kment, owner; Jami Kment, rider; Sir Sinclair, sire; Melody, dam; Janice Barnes, breeder ..............................................................................................73.800% B.J. Odink, breeder ................................................................................................... 73.579% 2. BRIGANTIA CSF; Kathryn Judge, owner; Bugatti Hilltop, sire; Mink Oil, dam; 2. VALENCIA; Olav Drehn, owner; Olav Drehn, rider; Florett As, sire; Manou, dam; Kathryn Judge, breeder .............................................................................................73.200% JTM Raaijmakers, breeder ..........................................................................................71.579% 3. FINOLA; Cindy Lindsay, owner; Fabuleux, sire; Phaedra, dam; 3. WISTERIA ISF; Iron Spring Farm Inc., owner; Ashley Wolfe, rider; Juventus, sire; Oldenburg Farm LLC, breeder .................................................................................... 71.650% Jypsy, dam; Iron Spring Farm Inc., breeder ................................................................71.143% 4. UNITED WE STAND; Mette Larsen, owner; Mette Larsen, rider; Gribaldi, sire; Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions Kadette, dam; Toine Hoefs, breeder ...........................................................................68.889% 1. RASHKA; Kenneth Borden, owner; GP Raymeister, sire; Tashka, dam; Kenneth Borden, breeder ...........................................................................................82.800% 5. WROXY; Andrea Marek, owner; Andrea Marek, rider; Nassau, sire; Lunas Luck, dam; Brooke Voldbaek, breeder ......................................................................................... 68.158%
2. VALKYRIEZ; Deborah Wilhelm, owner; Lynda Alicki, rider; Zeoliet, sire; Primamor, dam; Tim Cudd, breeder .......................................................................... 68.718% 3. UTAH; Kim Jackson, owner; Justin Hardin & Kim Jackson, riders; Indoctro, sire; Lady, dam; P. Kamphof, breeder ................................................................................68.205% 4. PADDINGTON; Leslie Burket, owner; Martin Kuhn, rider; Idocus, sire; Esprit De Corps, dam; Bob Diehl, breeder ..................................................................67.093% 4. TITLEIST; Cean Embrey, owner; Cean Embrey, rider; Idocus, sire; Engendre, dam; Cean Embrey, breeder ...............................................................................................67.093%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. KIMBERLY WATTS (CA), riding Zinca; Kimberly Hudson Watts, owner; Kennedy, sire; Trencis, dam; Marc Sleenhof, breeder ..................................................69.200% 2. KERRY BRUCE (TX), riding Wicklow; Kerry Bruce, owner; Akatchi, sire; Narnia, dam; Char-An Ireland, breeder .....................................................................68.400% 3. JORDAN MEADOWS (IL), riding Avenger JP; Jordan Meadows, owner; Sir Sinclair, sire; Razz Ma Tazz, dam; Peggy & Jim Mills, breeders ..............................67.800% 4. RENEE PARRISH (WA), riding Zenseo; Richard Chong, owner; Sheraton, sire; Coriene, dam; WGAM Hazewindus, breeder ............................................................... 66.261% 5. LAURIE FARMER (CA), riding Ostrono; Laurie Farmer, owner; Lawrence, sire; Gaustrona, dam; PJM Van Den Bogaard, breeder .......................................................65.000%
Fourth Level Open
1. RICHMAN; Kathleen Broughan, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Mantovani, sire; Esmilde, dam; J.G. Pikkemaat, breeder ......................................................................71.395% 2. TRISTAN; Anne Seemann, owner; Anne Seemann, rider; Burggraaf, sire; Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder ...........................................................................70.244% 3. UDO; Tracey Lert, owner; Tracey Lert, rider; Kennedy, sire; Esther, dam; J.H. Dobelsteen, breeder ............................................................................................ 67.273% 4. PICASSO’S BLEU; Douglas Greene & Lisa Lewis-Greene, owners; Lisa Lewis-Greene, rider; D-Day, sire; Garina, dam ................................................... 66.591% 5. VITO; Jennifer Huber, owner; Jennifer Huber, rider; Jazz, sire; Matouf, dam; W.J. Schutte, breeder .................................................................................................66.475% First Level Adult Amateur 1. METTE LARSEN (NY), riding United We Stand; Mette Larsen, owner; Gribaldi, sire; Kadette, dam; Toine Hoefs, breeder ...........................................................................68.889% Prix St. Georges Open 2. ANDREA MAREK (OR), riding Wroxy; Andrea Marek, owner; Nassau, sire; 1. RELENTLESS JP; Peggy Mills, owner; Holger Bechtloff, rider; Jazz, sire; Lunas Luck, dam; Brooke Voldbaek, breeder ............................................................. 68.158% Rebound, dam; Peggy Mills, breeder ..........................................................................68.684% 3. HILLARY ALLEN KISSICK (WA), riding Ucaro; Hillary Allen Kissick, owner; 2. TRISTAN; Anne Seemann, owner; Anne Seemann, rider; Burggraaf, sire; El Caro, sire; Konica, dam; H. Nieborg, breeder .........................................................68.026% Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder ........................................................................... 67.632% 4. TIJA SCHMIESING (WA), riding Olivia; Tija Schmiesing, owner; Odilon, sire; 3. RIFRADIN; Leatherdale Farms, owner; Helena Espinosa, rider; Gribaldi, sire; Whoopi, dam; Kirschman Farms, breeder ..................................................................68.000% Atradin, dam; R. Franssen, breeder ...........................................................................67.404% 5. MELISSA TORREANO (FL), riding Ulano; Melissa Torreano, owner; Metall, sire; 4. TABOO; Sharon Criswell, owner; Nicholia Zamora, rider; Flemmingh, sire; Gemona, dam; W. Huberts, breeder ...........................................................................66.492% Halekulani, dam; Deborah Harrison, breeder ............................................................ 65.921% 5. VICTOR; Heather Oleson, owner; Heather Oleson, rider; Welt Hit II, sire; Orpari, dam; P. Pool, breeder ....................................................................................65.789% Second Level Adult Amateur 1. DIXIE MONTGOMERY (WA), riding Wester; Dixie Montgomery, owner; Rhodium, sire; Sindy, dam; B. de Leeuw, breeder .......................................................70.952% Intermediate I Open 2. CHRISTY CADWALLADER (CA), riding Sante’; Christy Cadwallader, owner; 1. RIFRADIN; Leatherdale Farms, owner; Helena Espinosa, rider; Gribaldi, sire; Farmer, sire; Colimbria, dam; Deborah Springborn, breeder .....................................69.524% Atradin, dam; R. Franssen, breeder ............................................................................67.193% 3. VERONIKA MORRIS (NV), riding Rock; Veronika Morris, owner; Krack C, sire; 2. RELENTLESS JP; Peggy Mills, owner; Holger Bechtloff, rider; Jazz, sire; Edine, dam; W. Van Dijk, breeder .............................................................................. 65.581% Rebound, dam; Peggy Mills, breeder ..........................................................................65.789% 4. LAURIE BAUCHMAN (NC), riding William E; Laurie Bauchman, owner; Gribaldi, sire; 3. PRESTIGE; Kari McClain, owner; Kari McClain, rider; Anriejetto, sire; Jakarta, dam; Lelian, dam; H. Elling, breeder ..................................................................................65.052% Kari McClain, breeder ................................................................................................65.658% 5. LISA BRANDMAN (CA), riding Winzherheart; Lisa Brandman, owner; Taxateur, sire; 4. STRAUSS; Nikki Soich-Flach, owner; Cyndi Jackson, rider; Idocus, sire; Nelissa, dam; Odessa, dam; Wendlee Farm, breeder .......................................................................64.884% Suzanne Thrasher, breeder ........................................................................................65.526% 5. PRESTICHE; Yvette Pickrell, owner; Yvette Pickrell, rider; Balmoral, sire; Amethist-Utopia, dam; Erven van de Burg, breeder .................................................. 65.421% Third Level Adult Amateur 1. KIM JACKSON (FL), riding Utah; Kim Jackson, owner; Indoctro, sire; Lady, dam; P. Kamphof, breeder ..................................................................................................67.436% Grand Prix Open 2. CEAN EMBREY (TX), riding Titleist; Cean Embrey, owner; Idocus, sire; 1. RAVEL; Akiko Yamazaki, owner; Steffen Peters, rider; Contango, sire; Hautain, dam; Engendre, dam; Cean Embrey, breeder ......................................................................67.093% H. De Man, breeder ................................................................................................... 75.574% 3. ALLISON BILZERIAN (FL), riding Rolando; Allison Bilzerian, owner; 2. SAGACIOUS HF; Hyperion Farm Inc., owner; Lauren Sammis, rider; Welt Hit II, sire; Goodwill, sire; Kelineke, dam; J.W. & A.P. Jurrius, breeders ....................................... 66.154% Judith, dam; G. van de Boogaard, breeder ................................................................ 67.297%
ZINCA, owner/rider Kimberly Hudson Watts (CA) – Training Level Adult Amateur (KWPN of NA)
PRESTICHE, owner/rider Yvette Pickrell (CA) – I-I & Res. PSG Adult Amateur (KWPN of NA)
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3. OLIVIER; Madeleine Austin, owner; Elisabeth Austin, rider; Idocus, sire; Rowillie, dam; Madeleine Austin, breeder ..................................................................66.863% 4. ROYAL TANGO; Barbie Piccinni, owner; Barbie Piccinni, rider; Contango, sire; Isis, dam; HHH Ranch Inc., breeder ...........................................................................66.064% 5. GOUBERGH’S KASPER; Maplecrest Farm of Lexington LLC, owner; Reese Koffler-Stanfield, rider; Facet, sire; Annet, dam; J.H. Heutinck, breeder ........... 65.532%
4. CHRIS FEDERER (OH), riding Sam Gerida; Chris Federer, owner; Metall, sire; Second Level Junior/Young Rider N. Rosa-Gerida, dam; J. Hermanussen, breeder ..........................................................65.116% 1. CLARE KRSKA (KS), riding Romincka; Clare & Carol Krska, owners; Welt Hit II, sire; 5. METTE LARSEN (NY), riding Ulivi; Mette Larsen, owner; Olivi, sire; La-Libelle, dam; L. Martens, breeder ......................................................................... 68.140% Gracious Lady, dam; T. Aarnink, breeder ...................................................................63.430% 2. ANNE YANNEY (SC), riding Butterfinger Bonanza; Anne & Sherry Yanney, owners; Ulft, sire; Maid Ann, dam; Douglas & Charlotte Schoenfeld, breeders ........................ 61.293%
Fourth Level Adult Amateur
1. ANNE SEEMANN (CA), riding Tristan; Anne Seemann, owner; Burggraaf, sire; Third Level Junior/Young Rider Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder ...........................................................................70.244% 1. MCCALL SHAUB (WA), riding Morocco; Barbara Shaub & Shaub-Ellison Co., owners; 2. JENNIFER HUBER (ME), riding Vito; Jennifer Huber, owner; Jazz, sire; Matouf, dam; Zeoliet, sire; Halekulani, dam; Deborah Harrison, breeder ........................................ 66.163% W.J. Schutte, breeder .................................................................................................66.475% 2. KATIE CUMBERFORD (MO), riding Samos Ronia; Katie Cumberford, owner; 3. MICHELLE FREELS (CA), riding Undercover; Michelle Freels, owner; Ferro, sire; Darlington, sire; Ladonja Ronia, dam ........................................................................ 62.326% Nirvana, dam; Kathy & Larry Childs, breeders ..........................................................62.093%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur 1. ANNE SEEMANN (CA), riding Tristan; Anne Seemann, owner; Burggraaf, sire; Gastrona, dam; G. Snoeks, breeder ........................................................................... 67.632% 2. YVETTE PICKRELL (CA), riding Prestiche; Yvette Pickrell, owner; Balmoral, sire; Amethist-Utopia, dam; Erven van de Burg, breeder ..................................................64.790% 3. JANE SPRINGER (NY), riding Talent; Jane Springer, owner; Houston, sire; Melona, dam; E. Minkman, breeder ........................................................................... 63.333% 4. JENNIFER HUBER (ME), riding Vito; Jennifer Huber, owner; Jazz, sire; Matouf, dam; W.J. Schutte, breeder ...........................................................................63.290% 5. KATHLEEN STANTON-NICHOLS (IN), riding Savanna; Kathleen Stanton-Nichols, owner; Jazz, sire; Wanna, dam; Proefbr. Paardenhoudery, breeder .......................................62.368%
Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider 1. VICTORIA FERNALLD (CO), riding O’neal; Kylee Lourie, owner; Kennedy, sire; Astrid, dam; A. Verdellen, breeder ............................................................................. 62.073% 2. MAGGIE ANDREWS (CA), riding Tic Tac; Maggie & Pamela Andrews, owners; Flemmingh, sire; Nidin, dam; P. Henstra, breeder ...................................................... 61.622%
Prix St. Georges Junior/Young Rider 1. ELAINE MCEWEN (KS), riding Jelmer; Erin & Elaine McEwen, owners; Furore, sire; Zelma, dam; T. Hagewoud, breeder ........................................................................... 61.053% 2. VICTORIA FERNALLD (CO), riding O’neal; Kylee Lourie, owner; Kennedy, sire; Astrid, dam; A. Verdellen, breeder .............................................................................60.000%
Training Level Vintage Cup
1. YVETTE PICKRELL (CA), riding Prestiche; Yvette Pickrell, owner; Balmoral, sire; Amethist-Utopia, dam; Erven van de Burg, breeder .................................................. 65.421% 2. SANDY HARPER (CA), riding Rockette; Sandy Harper, owner; Ferro, sire; Alona, dam; DG Bar Ranch Inc., breeder ...................................................................65.263% 3. GUNDI YOUNGER (CA), riding Renatino; Gundi Younger, owner; Sambertino, sire; Ingrid, dam; M. van Sonsbeek, breeder .....................................................................64.675% 4. JANE SPRINGER (NY), riding Talent; Jane Springer, owner; Houston, sire; Melona, dam; E. Minkman, breeder ...........................................................................63.645% 5. ASHLEY SCHEMPP (CA), riding Mowgli; Ashley Schempp, owner; Investment, sire; Zolite, dam; A.W.J. Jansen, breeder ...........................................................................62.242%
First Level Vintage Cup
1. SANDRA ADAIR (TX), riding Zandra ISF; Sandra Adair, owner; Contango, sire; Ella-Maria, dam; Iron Spring Farm Inc., breeder .......................................................70.936% 2. KERRY BRUCE (TX), riding Wicklow; Kerry Bruce, owner; Akatchi, sire; Narnia, dam; Char-An Ireland, breeder ...........................................................................................68.400% 3. BEVERLY JENSEN (MN), riding Marius; Beverly Jensen, owner; Harrlen, sire; Herxsandra, dam; Ingrid Tiedeman, breeder ............................................................. 63.913% 4. CEAN EMBREY (TX), riding Wellspring; Cean Embrey, owner; Wellington, sire; Ol Lady Express, dam; Cean Embrey, breeder ............................................................ 62.275%
1. BARBARA BREEN-GURLEY (CA), riding Whisper; Barbara Breen-Gurley, owner; Idocus, sire; Rendezvous, dam; Natalie Bryant, breeder .............................................66.711% 2. BEVERLY JENSEN (MN), riding Marius; Beverly Jensen, owner; Harrlen, sire; 1. REBEKAH MINGARI (KY), riding Unico; Rebekah & Jennifer Mingari, owners; Herxsandra, dam; Ingrid Tiedeman, breeder .............................................................64.474% Kennedy, sire; Hadorijke, dam; C.G.M. Lange, breeder ...............................................68.000% 3. CAROL LIPPA (PA), riding J’Y Suis; Frances Keller, owner; Rampal, sire; 2. KATHRYN CHABAUD (LA), riding Zydeco ZSH; Terri Chabaud, owner; Iroko, sire; Inka XVIII, dam; Amanda Cabot & Peter Kjellerup, breeders ......................................60.564% Eternity, dam; Terri Chabaud, breeder .......................................................................66.957% 4. MARY FRANKEL (GA), riding Vienna; Mary Frankel, owner; Freestyle, sire; 3. LAUREN GRIFFIN (IN), riding Zebastian; Lauren Griffin, owner; Krack C, sire; Onila, dam; John Sanzo, breeder ...............................................................................60.263% Lobelia, dam; M.J. Rietberg, breeder .........................................................................65.544% 4. KATELYN AAMATTI (OR), riding Signet; Katelyn Aamatti, owner; Imperium, sire; Ja-Da, dam; Claire Jacobson, breeder .........................................................................61.272% Second Level Vintage Cup 1. ANN-LOUISE COOK (FL), riding Nuits St. Georges; Ann-Louise Cook, owner; First Level Junior/Young Rider Balzflug, sire; Eralza, dam; R.M. Van Der Meer, breeder ............................................... 63.334% 1. REBEKAH MINGARI (KY), riding Unico; Rebekah & Jennifer Mingari, owners; 2. BEVERLY REID (CT), riding Nadine; Beverly Reid, owner; Amsterdam, sire; Kennedy, sire; Hadorijke, dam; C.G.M. Lange, breeder ................................................63.611% Geraldine, dam; W. Verkooyen, breeder ........................................................................ 62.109%
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
JELMER, owner/rider Elaine McEwen (KS) – PSG Jr/YR (KWPN of NA); USDF Silver Medal
ZANDRA ISF, owner/rider Sandra Adair (TX) – Training Level Vintage Cup (KWPN of NA)
PACIFEC M, owner/rider Kate Shoemaker (ID) – First Level Mus. Freestyle (KWPN of NA)
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3. KIMBERLY GILMORE (FL), riding All in Favor; Kimberly Gilmore, owner; Third Level Musical Freestyle Patrick, sire; Festive Moon, dam; Peggy Pfeiffer, breeder ..............................................60.000% 1. WARSTEINER; Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Riverman - ISF, sire; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder ...........................................................................75.000% 2. REMUS; Julie Cook, owner; Julie Cook, rider; Argus, sire; Jade STV, dam; Third Level Vintage Cup W. Hermus, breeder .................................................................................................. 73.750% 1. CEAN EMBREY (TX), riding Titleist; Cean Embrey, owner; Idocus, sire; Engendre, dam; Cean Embrey, breeder .........................................................................67.093% 3. RESOLUTION; Kari McClain, owner; Kari McClain, rider; Contango, sire; Nice Touch, dam; Kari McClain, breeder ..................................................................... 68.021% 2. BARBARA BREEN-GURLEY (CA), riding Vindicator; Barbara Breen-Gurley, owner; OO Seven, sire; Rendezvous, dam; Natalie Bryant, breeder ..........................................65.349% 4. N.A.S.H.; Meg Adams, owner; Meg Adams, rider; Vincent, sire; Cumara, dam; G.E.J. Snell, breeder ..................................................................................................66.688% 3. JACKIE AHL-ECKHAUS (CA), riding Wisdom MVS; Jackie Ahl-Eckhaus, owner; Farrington, sire; Lumara, dam; Jackie & Mark Eckhaus, breeders ................................ 63.333% 5. JEDDIEN; Kimberley Brown Edelmann, owner; Kimberley Brown Edelmann, rider; Bustron, sire; Enia, dam; J. van Uden, breeder ..........................................................65.678% 4. KATHLEEN MARQUARDT (MI), riding Saint Tropez; Kathleen Marquardt, owner; Flemmingh, sire; Ariante, dam; G. Hiemstra-Dijkstra, breeder .....................................60.930%
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
1. UDO; Tracey Lert, owner; Tracey Lert, rider; Kennedy, sire; Esther, dam; J.H. Dobelsteen, breeder .............................................................................................71.667% 1. TRACEY LERT (CA), riding Udo; Tracey Lert, owner; Kennedy, sire; Esther, dam; 2. LIBERTE; Amanda & Deborah Harlan, owners; Amanda Harlan, rider; J.H. Dobelsteen, breeder ............................................................................................... 67.273% Flemmingh, sire; Evelina, dam; T. van Diepen, breeder .............................................. 71.500% 3. TIBET; Brianna Dutton, owner; Brianna Dutton, rider; Idocus, sire; Muziek, dam; Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup Natalie Bryant, breeder ............................................................................................69.350% 1. MIMI DANKO BURCH (TX), riding Omen; Mimi Danko Burch, owner; Idocus, sire; 4. ROCHOWANSKY; Sandra Locke, owner; Sandra Locke, rider; Idocus, sire; Umanie, dam; Mimi Danko Burch, breeder ...................................................................63.290% Ulette, dam; Richard & Carol Schmickrath, breeders .................................................67.708% 2. JOANN SMITH (OH), riding Moncasin; Joann Smith, owner; Havidoff, sire; 5. O’NEAL; Kylee Lourie, owner; Victoria Fernalld, rider; Kennedy, sire; Astrid, dam; Sonda, dam; A.A. Van Der Koppel, breeder ................................................................... 60.921% A. Verdellen, breeder .................................................................................................64.896%
Fourth Level Vintage Cup
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
1. SANDY HARPER (CA), riding Rockette; Sandy Harper, owner; Ferro, sire; 1. SOUTHERNWOOD KOMNIETUS; Mary Nuttall, owner; Mary Nuttall, rider; Alona, dam; DG Bar Ranch Inc., breeder ...................................................................... 65.263% Zuidhorn, sire; Unieta, dam ......................................................................................67.250% 2. MIMI DANKO BURCH (TX), riding Omen; Mimi Danko Burch, owner; Idocus, sire; 2. PRESTIGE; Kari McClain, owner; Kari McClain, rider; Anriejetto, sire; Jakarta, dam; Umanie, dam; Mimi Danko Burch, breeder ....................................................................64.211% Kari McClain, breeder ................................................................................................64.500% 3. LIBERTY; June Brody, owner; June Brody, rider; Topas, sire; Ureen, dam; A. Boonstra-Schilstra, breeder ..................................................................................64.000% Grand Prix Vintage Cup 4. ROCKETTE; Sandy Harper, owner; Sandy Harper, rider; Ferro, sire; Alona, dam; 1. TRACEY LERT (CA), riding Lexus; Tracey Lert, owner; Wanroij, sire; Famous, dam; DG Bar Ranch Inc., breeder .......................................................................................62.500% Tony De Groot, breeder ................................................................................................. 62.553% 5. JASHMIR; Amanda Garrett, owner; Amanda Garrett, rider; Zeoliet, sire; 2. BARBARA BREEN-GURLEY (CA), riding Octango; Barbara Breen-Gurley, owner; Petrouschka, dam; E.K. Bolhuis, breeder ...................................................................62.250% Contango, sire; Parodie, dam; Rebecca Desmarais, breeder ..........................................62.020% 3. LISA SCHMIDT (NJ), riding Ihorn; Lisa Schmidt, owner; Ahorn, sire; Efony, dam .......... 60.851%
Grand Prix Musical Freestyle
1. RAVEL; Akiko Yamazaki, owner; Steffen Peters, rider; Contango, sire; Hautain, dam; H. De Man, breeder ............................................................................78.500% 1. PACIFEC M; Kate Shoemaker, owner; Kate Shoemaker, rider; Holland, sire; 2. SAGACIOUS HF; Hyperion Farm Inc., owner; Lauren Sammis, rider; Jumping Jack, dam; VOF De Molenheide, breeder ......................................................... 73.333% Welt Hit II, sire; Judith, dam; G. van de Boogaard, breeder ......................................72.450% 2. ROJA; Elizabeth Fletcher, owner; Elizabeth Fletcher, rider; Ijsselmeer, sire; 3. ROYAL TANGO; Barbie Piccinni, owner; Barbie Piccinni, rider; Contango, sire; In Days So Fold, dam; Kathryn Kyle, breeder ................................................................68.229% Isis, dam; HHH Ranch Inc., breeder ...........................................................................70.625% 4. GOUBERGH’S KASPER; Maplecrest Farm of Lexington LLC, owner; Second Level Musical Freestyle Reese Koffler-Stanfield, rider; Facet, sire; Annet, dam; J.H. Heutinck, breeder ...........70.450% 1. WINCHESTER; Elizabeth Sawinski, owner; Kyla Awes, rider; Juventus, sire; 5. STAR IN STRIPES; Seek His Grace, owner; Pam Fowler Grace, rider; Rossini, sire; Edorette, dam; Lana Sneddon, breeder ..........................................................................69.167% Ulissa, dam; P.H.W. Westers, breeder .........................................................................70.000% 2. SAINT TROPEZ; Kathleen Marquardt, owner; Kathleen Marquardt, rider; Flemmingh, sire; Ariante, dam; G. Hiemstra-Dijkstra, breeder .....................................65.834% Fillies of Current Calendar Year 3. NADINE; Beverly Reid, owner; Beverly Reid, rider; Amsterdam, sire; 1. EDEN; Dove Creek Farm, owner; UB 40, sire; Angelica, dam; Geraldine, dam; W. Verkooyen, breeder ........................................................................65.469% Dove Creek Farm, breeder .........................................................................................78.750%
First Level Musical Freestyle
SOUTHERNWOOD KOMNIETUS, owner/ rider Mary Nutall (TX) – I-I Mus. Freestyle (KWPN of NA)
EDEN, owner Dove Creek Farm (WA), handler Jessica Wisdom ((WA) – Fillies of Current Calendar Year (KWPN of NA)
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COSMOPOLITAN ERS, owners Daryl Glazer (PA) & Chris Yochim (PA), handler Daryl Glazer (PA) – Two-Year-Old Colts//Geldings (KWPN of NA)
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Intermediate I Vintage Cup
2. EZABELLA HF; Julie Ballard Haralson, owner; Rousseau, sire; Tola, dam; 2. CHIC; Sandi Lieb, owner; Florencio, sire; Vanessa Mae, dam; Julie Haralson, breeder ............................................................................................. 75.725% Sandi Lieb, breeder ...................................................................................................77.850% 3. EYE CANDY; Judy Barrett, owner; UB 40, sire; Wednesday, dam; 3. COLOUR ROUGE; Kim Nelson, owner; Broere Jazz, sire; Talley, dam; Judy Barrett, breeder ................................................................................................ 75.075% Kim Nelson, breeder ..................................................................................................75.800% 4. CONCORDIA GB; Paulette Alexandria, owner; Routinier, sire; Machtelt, dam; Emily Giammona, breeder ......................................................................................... 75.250% Yearling Colts/Geldings 5. CHIANNA; Julie Walker, owner; Sir Sinclair, sire; Aspen Moon, dam; 1. DOLCE S; Sonnenberg Farm LLC, owner; Quaterback, sire; Olivia, dam; Julie Walker, breeder .................................................................................................72.000% Lana Sneddon, breeder ..............................................................................................78.000% 2. DANSIG AMICO; Kimberly Duffy, owner; Rousseau, sire; Perlinda, dam; Carrie O’Brien, breeder ............................................................................................. 77.100% 3. DREAM CATCHER; Dara Rip, owner; Contester, sire; Gigi, dam; Mary Hamacher, breeder ...........................................................................................76.700% 4. DELGADO; Pineland Farms Inc., owner; Rousseau, sire; Vera, dam; Pineland Farms Inc., breeder ..................................................................................... 75.575% 5. DEBONAIR; Merry Bowman, owner; Farrington, sire; Rhapsody, dam; Merry Bowman, breeder ............................................................................................74.050%
Yearling Fillies
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings 1. BAD BOY; Dantia Benson, owner; Olivi, sire; Lotte, dam; M. Tijssen, breeder ............. 81.500% 2. BASIL MG; Donna Nita, owner; Lancet, sire; Miloma, dam; Kathy Hickerson, breeder ..........................................................................................77.400%
Three-Year-Old Fillies 1. BELLADONNA; Dove Creek Farm, owner; Rousseau, sire; Ixia, dam; Dove Creek Farm, breeder .........................................................................................76.400% 2. BELSJARONA; Lisa Sanfelippo, owner; Harmonie, sire; Sjaronika, dam; Clarke & Karen Vesty, breeders .................................................................................. 73.925%
1. DIMORA S; Sonnenberg Farm LLC, owner; Sir Donnerhall, sire; Tamora, dam; Lana Sneddon, breeder ..............................................................................................78.000% 2. DEMIMORA MG; Felisberto & Orintha Silva, owners; Schroeder, sire; Tamora, dam; Four-Year-Old and Older Broodmares Kathy Hickerson, breeder ..........................................................................................77.500% 1. VEROCCHIA; Julie Agar, owner; Routinier, sire; Otrea, dam; Julie Agar, breeder .........78.750%
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
1. COSMOPOLITAN ERS; Daryl Glazer, owner; Idocus, sire; Nathalia, dam; 1. ZODICA; Sandi Lieb, owner; Rousseau, sire; Jambalaya, dam; Daryl Glazer, breeder ................................................................................................75.600% Sandi Lieb, breeder ....................................................................................................79.125% 2. CATAPULT; Pineland Farms Inc., owner; Neostan, sire; Sam Sam, dam; 2. ZEN ROSA; Sonnenberg Farm LLC, owner; Farrington, sire; Oriental Rosa, dam; Pineland Farms Inc., breeder .....................................................................................75.000% Ane Schmidt, breeder ................................................................................................78.950% 3. CONSTANTIJN; Anne Holdorf, owner; Everij A, sire; Whisperlina, dam; 3. UTOPIA; Pineland Farms Inc., owner; Idocus, sire; Jolie, dam; Anne & Ronald Holdorf, breeders ..............................................................................74.600% Carlos Jimenez, breeder ............................................................................................. 78.575%
Two-Year-Old Fillies
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Materiale
1. CALLA; Dove Creek Farm, owner; Santano, sire; Ixia, dam; 1. BAD BOY; Dantia Benson, owner; Dantia Benson, rider; Olivi, sire; Lotte, dam; Dove Creek Farm, breeder .........................................................................................80.300% M. Tijssen, breeder ....................................................................................................82.700%
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BIARETTE VDL, owner Nancy A. Leon (TX) , rider Christine Bergeron (TX) – Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale (KWPN of NA)
SIGLAVY SONORA, owner Phyllis Setter (OH), rider Michael Peters (OH) – Training Level Open (Lipizzan Fed. of America)
Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale 1. BIARETTE VDL; Nancy Leon, owner; Christine Bergeron, rider; Flemingh, sire; Tirette VDL, dam; VDL Stud Export Jr BV, breeder ......................................................73.950%
Lipizzan Federation of America Training Level Open 1. SIGLAVY SONORA; Phyllis Setter, owner; Michael Peters, rider; Siglavy Malina, sire; 661 Sonora, dam; Linda Schaeffer, breeder ................................................................64.739%
1. ZEN ROSA; Sonnenberg Farm LLC, owner; Dan Ruediger, rider; Farrington, sire; Oriental Rosa, dam; Ane Schmidt, breeder ................................................................ 79.100% First Level Open 2. ZAMORA; Lisa Sanfelippo, owner; Lisa Sanfelippo, rider; Flemmingh, sire; Tamora, dam; Lana Sneddon, breeder .......................................................................70.300% 1. DELTA’S DELIGHT; Holly Johns, owner; Ryann Nolan & Holly Johns, riders; Favory IV Delta, sire; Elfin Delight, dam; Quailhurst Estates, breeder .......................65.000% 3. ZODICA; Sandi Lieb, owner; Andrea Hayden & Maya Sniadecky, riders; Rousseau, sire; Jambalaya, dam; Sandi Lieb, breeder ................................................68.900% 2. PRIMAVERA II; Debbie McKnight, owner; Debbie McKnight & Annette Saunders, riders; Favory Bora, sire; Canissa-61, dam; Gary Lashinsky, breeder .........................64.000%
USEF Four-Year-Old
Second Level Open
1. ARMANI; DG Bar Ranch Inc., owner; Caitlin Masiel & Willy Arts, riders; Sydney, sire; 1. SATORI; Stephany Fish, owner; Stephany Fish, rider; Pluto II Dixana II, sire; Ramona, dam; N.W.J. Krol, breeder .................................................................................... 7.6 Jasmine, dam; Page Hinds-Athan, breeder ................................................................ 61.905%
FEI Five-Year-Old
Third Level Open
1. ZALONA DG; Sandy Harper, owner; Willy Arts, rider; Ferro, sire; Jagermeester, dam; 1. FAVORY RUBINA; Gary Lashinsky, owner; Michael Poulin, rider; DG Bar Ranch Inc., breeder ................................................................................................ 7.9 449 Savory Sava, sire; 91 Rubina, dam; Piber Stud Farm, breeder ............................ 66.861% 2. ZORBA S.E.; Lori Larson, owner; Willy Arts, rider; OO Seven, sire; Natuur, dam; 2. CONVERSANO II PIROUETTA; Brooke Voldbaek, owner; Kelin Carraher, rider; Siegi Belz-Fry, breeder ........................................................................................................ 7.7 Conversano II Erica, sire; Pirouetta, dam; Circle 7 Lipizzans, breeder ........................63.488%
FEI Six-Year-Old
Intermediate I Open
1. WARSTEINER; Heather Mason, owner; Heather Mason, rider; Riverman - ISF, sire; 1. FAVORY VII ANDORELLA; Tempel Lipizzan Corporation, owner; Sarah Hippenstiel, rider; Welona, dam; H. Davelaar, breeder .................................................................................... 7.8 Favory V Jacinda, sire; Andorella, dam; Tempel Lipizzan Corporation, breeder ..........65.789% 2. WINSOR; Nicole Bellah, owner; Nicole Bellah, rider; San Remo, sire; 2. MAESTOSO GLENA; Candace Platz, owner; Candace Platz, rider; Para Lady, dam; W. Janssen, breeder .................................................................................. 7.7 Maestoso Amata II, sire; Glena, dam; Steve & Susan Richards, breeders ....................62.895% 3. WISDOM MVS; Jackie Ahl-Eckhaus, owner; Jackie Ahl-Eckhaus, rider; 3. PHOENIX GWYNGALET; Samuel Bartlett, owner; Barton Patrick, rider; Farrington, sire; Lumara, dam; Jackie Eckhaus & Mark Eckhaus, breeders ......................... 6.9 Conversano Juliana III, sire; Winloc’s Mamie, dam; Samuel Bartlett, breeder ............ 61.579%
FAVORY RUBINA, owner Gary Lashinsky (FL), rider Michael Poulin (FL) – Third Level Open (Lipizzan Fed. of America)
BELLADIVA, owner Tracie T. Wang (NE), rider Kristina Wang (NE) – Fourth Level Mus. Freestyle (Lipizzan Fed. of America)
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PROTEUS, owner Julie A. Julian (IL), rider Rosemary Julian-Simoes (IL) – Training Level Open & Jr/YR (NA Danish Warmblood Assn.)
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Four-and Five-Year-Old Mares Materiale
DELTA’S DELIGHT, owner Holly Johns (OR), rider Ryann Nolan (OR) –First Level Open & Jr/YR (Lipizzan Fed. of America)
First Level Junior/Young Rider
3. LINCOLN; Elaine Harmon, owner; Elaine Harmon, rider; Rambo, sire; Liona Mando, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .......................................................... 63.816% 1. RYANN NOLAN (OR), riding Delta’s Delight; Holly Johns, owner; Favory IV Delta, sire; Elfin Delight, dam; Quailhurst Estates, breeder .......................63.684% 4. LOGAN BAEKKELUND; Mary Jean Horney, owner; Mary Jean Horney, rider; Lebensman, sire; Luretta, dam ..................................................................................63.488% 5. CAYENNE; Louise White, owner; Louise White, rider; Rambo, sire; Third Level Junior/Young Rider Chance Encounter, dam; Louise White, breeder ......................................................... 62.473% 1. KELIN CARRAHER (OR), riding Conversano II Pirouetta; Brooke Voldbaek, owner; Conversano II Erica, sire; Pirouetta, dam; Circle 7 Lipizzans, breeder ........................63.488%
Third Level Open
Intermediate I Vintage Cup
1. RELIC; Katy Barglow, owner; Katy Barglow, rider; Rambo, sire; Hi Speed Pursuit, dam; Karri Krambs, breeder .......................................................... 65.135% 1. CANDACE PLATZ (ME), riding Maestoso Glena; Candace Platz, owner; Maestoso Amata II, sire; Glena, dam; Steve & Susan Richards, breeders ....................62.895% 2. DAYLIGHT; Paula Meyer, owner; Paula Meyer, rider; Diamant, sire; Ladylavall, dam; Morens Rasmussen, breeder ........................................................... 63.779% 3. BOUCHERON; Ann Edelman, owner; Ann Edelman, rider; Bernstein Las Marismas, sire; Third Level Musical Freestyle Clarinet Bredahl-Lund, dam; Kristian Olesen & Mogelholt Stutteri, breeders .............62.093% 1. CONVERSANO II PIROUETTA; Brooke Voldbaek, owner; Kelin Carraher, rider; Conversano II Erica, sire; Pirouetta, dam; Circle 7 Lipizzans, breeder .........................64.115% 4. CHECKERS; Nancy Burba, owner; Nancy Burba, rider; Rambo, sire; Canasta, dam; Oak Hill Ranch, breeder ............................................................................................ 61.628% 5. REGGAE; Jennifer Jones & Nancy Elmore, owners; Jennifer Jones, rider; Rambo, sire; Fourth Level Musical Freestyle Roma, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ..................................................................... 61.363% 1. BELLADIVA; Tracie Wang, owner; Kristina Wang, rider; Conversano III Prima Donna, sire; Brenna, dam; Tempel Lipizzan Corporation, breeder ...................64.792%
North American Danish Warmblood Association Training Level Open
1. RAMPART; Kelly Krambs, owner; Kelly Krambs, rider; Blue Hors Cavan, sire; Ramona, dam; Kelly Krambs, breeder ........................................................................66.744% 2. TIVOLI GARDEN; Mercedes Eckroth, owner; Mercedes Eckroth, rider; Diamant, sire; Annabel, dam; Per Nielsen, breeder ............................................................................61.818%
Prix St. Georges Open
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1. DIAMETER; Melissa Hogan, owner; Melissa Hogan, rider; Diamant, sire; Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder .............................................................................. 64.912% 2. SOLVANGS RIVALDO; Jane Hayes, owner; Jane Hayes & Kathleen Raine, riders; Regazzoni, sire; Hellene Solvang, dam; Karin & Bendt Kjergaard, breeders ...............64.625% 3. ARISTOTLE; Julie Julian, owner; Julie Julian, rider; Don Schufro, sire; April, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .........................................................................................63.422% 4. CHICCO ROSLEV; Lars Petersen, owner; Melissa Taylor & Lars Petersen, riders; Come Back II, sire; Gardans Manon, dam; Susanne & Petre Johansen, breeders ......... 63.333% 5. SCHAGALL SOLYST; Kaye Triplett & Heartfelt Farms LLC, owners; Jackie Sharp, rider; Schwadroneur, sire; Maritza-Solyst, dam; Poul Erik Pedersen, breeder ...................... 63.158% First Level Open 5. SWING KING; Michael Harrington & Amy McElroy, owners; Amy McElroy, rider; 1. RASPUTIN; Ronda Ritchie, owner; Vicky Busch, rider; Blue Hors Hertug, sire; Schwadroneur, sire; Rafinell, dam; Jens-Martin due Larson, breeder ......................... 63.158% Rambala, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .................................................................70.860% 2. ESTRELLA; Jolene Novak, owner; Jolene Novak, rider; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; Eternity, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ..................................................................65.632% Intermediate I Open 3. MOSEGARDENS CALIBRA; Robin Ryan, owner; Robin Ryan, rider; Casino, sire; 1. DIAMETER; Melissa Hogan, owner; Melissa Hogan, rider; Diamant, sire; Brandibah, dam; Else Ingolf Kristensen, breeder ........................................................65.132% Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder ..............................................................................65.625% 4. FORTUNE; Courtney Dale, owner; Courtney Dale, rider; Fruhling, sire; Wikci, dam; 2. ASHIROH; Erin Johnson, owner; Erin Johnson, rider; Aspirant, sire; Egon Nielsen, breeder ................................................................................................64.211% Shinet-Kick, dam; Svend Age Christensen, breeder ....................................................64.342% 3. ARISTOTLE; Julie Julian, owner; Julie Julian, rider; Don Schufro, sire; April, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .........................................................................................64.079% Second Level Open 4. CHICCO ROSLEV; Lars Petersen, owner; Melissa Taylor & Lars Petersen, riders; 1. CENIA; Amy Borner, owner; William McMullin, rider; Come Back II, sire; Come Back II, sire; Gardans Manon, dam; Susanne & Petre Johansen, breeders ......... 63.579% Misseri, dam; Ove Kongsgaard, breeder .....................................................................65.000% 5. COMCORD; Katherine Gallagher, owner; Melissa Bilodeau, rider; Come Back II, sire; 2. FESTINA; Holly Spencer, owner; Holly Spencer, rider; Blue Hors Hertug, sire; La-Corda, dam ........................................................................................................ 63.158% Fie, dam; Andreas Seemann, breeder .........................................................................63.947%
RELIC, owner/rider Katy Barglow (CA) – Third Level Open; Res. Third Level Mus. Freestyle (NA Danish Warmblood Assn.); USDF Freestyle Bronze Bar
ESTRELLA, owner/rider Jolene Novak (IL) – First Level Adult Amateur (NA Danish Warmblood Assn.)
DAYLIGHT, owner/rider Paula Meyer (IA) – Third Level Adult Amateur (NA Danish Warmblood Assn.)
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1. PROTEUS; Julie Julian, owner; Rosemary Julian-Simoes, rider; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; Pari Lord, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .................... 72.857% 2. KOKHOLMS FAIRCHILD; Robin Shehan, owner; Robin Shehan, rider; Olympic Ferro, sire; Karenagaardens Louisiana, dam; Jytte Kolster, breeder ..............66.522% 3. TEMPE; Margaret Olsen, owner; Margaret Olsen, rider; **Solos Landtinus, sire; *Touche, dam; Hill Cat Farm, breeder .......................................................................65.879% 4. RAPUNZEL; Angela Mirarchi, owner; Angela Mirarchi, rider; Rambo, sire; Toblers Patricia, dam; Scott Saucier, breeder .............................................................65.657% 5. SAMMY SOMEBODY; Ann Friedlander, owner; Ann Friedlander, rider; Schwadroneur, sire; Body Language, dam; Jorgen Mathiesen, breeder .......................65.606%
Fourth Level Open
Intermediate II Open
Intermediate I Adult Amateur
1. COME ON III; Shawna Harding, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Come Back II, sire; 1. MELISSA HOGAN (CA), riding Diameter; Melissa Hogan, owner; Diamant, sire; Canna, dam; M. & B. Klove-Mogensen, breeders ........................................................ 67.597% Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder ..............................................................................65.625% 2. IKAROS; Melanie Pai, owner; Nadine Schlonsok, rider; Akinos, sire; Fernande, dam; Anne Nielsen, breeder ................................................................................................ 64.737% Intermediate II Adult Amateur 3. ASTERIOS; Charlotte Jorst, owner; Charlotte Jorst, rider; Akinos, sire; Urwetta, dam; 1. CHARLOTTE JORST (NV), riding Asterios; Charlotte Jorst, owner; Akinos, sire; Niels Nielsen, breeder ................................................................................................ 62.632% Urwetta, dam; Niels Nielsen, breeder ........................................................................ 62.632%
adequan/usdf all-breeds
Grand Prix Open
Training Level Junior/Young Rider
1. SUCCES; Lars Petersen, owner; Lars Petersen, rider; Blue Hors Silver Moon, sire; Wapiti, dam; Per Berg, breeder ................................................................................. 67.979% 2. COME ON III; Shawna Harding, owner; Shawna Harding, rider; Come Back II, sire; Canna, dam; M. & B. Klove-Mogensen, breeders ........................................................67.589% 3. LATINO; Dian & Michael Deimler, owners; Karen Lipp, rider; Leandro, sire; Madonna, dam; Jorgen Ravn, breeder .......................................................................64.375% 4. SCHUMACKER SOLYST; Melissa Taylor, owner; Melissa Taylor, rider; Schwadroneur, sire; Patricia Solyst, dam; Poul Erik Pedersen, breeder ...................................................... 62.837% 5. DIAMORE; Richard & Meryl Cannon, owners; Marco Bernal, rider; Diamond, sire; Kalinka, dam; Dorthe Freund, breeder ....................................................................... 62.681%
1. ROSEMARY JULIAN-SIMOES (IL), riding Proteus; Julie Julian, owner; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; Pari Lord, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .................... 72.857%
Training Level Adult Amateur
Training Level Vintage Cup
1. ROBIN SHEHAN (FL), riding Kokholms Fairchild; Robin Shehan, owner; Olympic Ferro, sire; Karenagaardens Louisiana, dam; Jytte Kolster, breeder ..............66.522% 2. MARGARET OLSEN (IL), riding Tempe; Margaret Olsen, owner; **Solos Landtinus, sire; *Touche, dam; Hill Cat Farm, breeder ................................65.879% 3. ANGELA MIRARCHI (NC), riding Rapunzel; Angela Mirarchi, owner; Rambo, sire; Toblers Patricia, dam; Scott Saucier, breeder .............................................................65.657% 4. ANN FRIEDLANDER (FL), riding Sammy Somebody; Ann Friedlander, owner; Schwadroneur, sire; Body Language, dam; Jorgen Mathiesen, breeder .......................65.606%
First Level Adult Amateur
First Level Junior/Young Rider 1. COURTNEY DALE (ID), riding Fortune; Courtney Dale, owner; Fruhling, sire; Wikci, dam; Egon Nielsen, breeder .............................................................................64.211%
Intermediate II Junior/Young Rider 1. NADINE SCHLONSOK (VA), riding Ikaros; Melanie Pai, owner; Akinos, sire; Fernande, dam; Anne Nielsen, breeder ...................................................................... 64.737%
1. ANN FRIEDLANDER (FL), riding Sammy Somebody; Ann Friedlander, owner; Schwadroneur, sire; Body Language, dam; Jorgen Mathiesen, breeder .......................65.606%
Second Level Vintage Cup 1. HOLLY SPENCER (SC), riding Festina; Holly Spencer, owner; Blue Hors Hertug, sire; Fie, dam; Andreas Seemann, breeder .........................................................................63.947% 2. MARY JEAN HORNEY (SC), riding Logan Baekkelund; Mary Jean Horney, owner; Lebensman, sire; Luretta, dam ..................................................................................63.488% 3. LOUISE WHITE (LA), riding Cayenne; Louise White, owner; Rambo, sire; Chance Encounter, dam; Louise White, breeder ......................................................... 62.473%
1. JOLENE NOVAK (IL), riding Estrella; Jolene Novak, owner; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; Eternity, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ..................................................................65.632% Third Level Vintage Cup 2. ROBIN RYAN (MN), riding Mosegardens Calibra; Robin Ryan, owner; Casino, sire; 1. ANN EDELMAN (CO), riding Boucheron; Ann Edelman, owner; Bernstein Las Marismas, Brandibah, dam; Else Ingolf Kristensen, breeder ........................................................65.132% sire; Clarinet Bredahl-Lund, dam; Kristian Olesen & Mogelholt Stutteri, breeders .....62.093%
Second Level Adult Amateur 1. HOLLY SPENCER (SC), riding Festina; Holly Spencer, owner; Blue Hors Hertug, sire; Fie, dam; Andreas Seemann, breeder .........................................................................63.947% 2. ELAINE HARMON (LA), riding Lincoln; Elaine Harmon, owner; Rambo, sire; Liona Mando, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .......................................................... 63.816% 3. MARY JEAN HORNEY (SC), riding Logan Baekkelund; Mary Jean Horney, owner; Lebensman, sire; Luretta, dam ..................................................................................63.488% 4. LOUISE WHITE (LA), riding Cayenne; Louise White, owner; Rambo, sire; Chance Encounter, dam; Louise White, breeder ......................................................... 62.473%
Third Level Adult Amateur
Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup 1. MELISSA HOGAN (CA), riding Diameter; Melissa Hogan, owner; Diamant, sire; Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder .............................................................................. 64.912% 2. JULIE JULIAN (IL), riding Aristotle; Julie Julian, owner; Don Schufro, sire; April, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ....................................................................... 63.422%
Intermediate I Vintage Cup 1. MELISSA HOGAN (CA), riding Diameter; Melissa Hogan, owner; Diamant, sire; Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder ..............................................................................65.625% 2. JULIE JULIAN (IL), riding Aristotle; Julie Julian, owner; Don Schufro, sire; April, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder .......................................................................64.079%
1. PAULA MEYER (IA), riding Daylight; Paula Meyer, owner; Diamant, sire; Ladylavall, dam; Morens Rasmussen, breeder ........................................................... 63.779% Third Level Musical Freestyle 2. ANN EDELMAN (CO), riding Boucheron; Ann Edelman, owner; Bernstein Las Marismas, 1. CHECKERS; Nancy Burba, owner; Nancy Burba, rider; Rambo, sire; Canasta, dam; sire; Clarinet Bredahl-Lund, dam; Kristian Olesen & Mogelholt Stutteri, breeders ........62.093% Oak Hill Ranch, breeder ............................................................................................ 67.292% 3. DEBI BRUM (CA), riding Milano; Debi Brum, owner; Michellino, sire; 2. RELIC; Katy Barglow, owner; Katy Barglow, rider; Rambo, sire; World Art, dam; Finn Holving, breeder ...................................................................... 61.282% Hi Speed Pursuit, dam; Karri Krambs, breeder ..........................................................65.625%
Fourth Level Adult Amateur
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
1. KELLY KRAMBS (CA), riding Rampart; Kelly Krambs, owner; Blue Hors Cavan, sire; 1. CASSINI; Gail Tasch, owner; Gail Tasch, rider; Churchill, sire; Ramona, dam; Kelly Krambs, breeder ........................................................................66.744% Elmegardens Larissa, dam .........................................................................................63.125% 2. MERCEDES ECKROTH (WA), riding Tivoli Garden; Mercedes Eckroth, owner; 2. DIAMANT; Sheila Buchanan, owner; Blair Niemcziek & Sheila Buchanan, riders; Diamant, sire; Annabel, dam; Per Nielsen, breeder .....................................................61.818% Diamond, sire; Rose, dam .........................................................................................62.750%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
1. MELISSA HOGAN (CA), riding Diameter; Melissa Hogan, owner; Diamant, sire; 1. SCHAGALL SOLYST; Kaye Triplett & Heartfelt Farms LLC, owners; Jackie Sharp, rider; Tasja, dam; Anne Larsen, breeder .............................................................................. 64.912% Schwadroneur, sire; Maritza-Solyst, dam; Poul Erik Pedersen, breeder ......................70.825% 2. JANE HAYES (CA), riding Solvangs Rivaldo; Jane Hayes, owner; Regazzoni, sire; 2. ASTERIOS; Charlotte Jorst, owner; Charlotte Jorst, rider; Akinos, sire; Hellene Solvang, dam; Karin & Bendt Kjergaard, breeders .........................................64.750% Urwetta, dam; Niels Nielsen, breeder ........................................................................69.875% 3. TRUDI HOWLEY (FL), riding Losar; Trudi Howley, owner; Airline, sire; 3. CHICCO ROSLEV; Lars Petersen, owner; Melissa Taylor, rider; Come Back II, sire; Le Alyette, dam; Svend Jensen, breeder ..................................................................... 61.053% Gardans Manon, dam; Susanne & Petre Johansen, breeders .......................................66.709%
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BOUCHERON, owner/rider Ann E. Edelman (CO) – Third Level Vintage Cup; Res. Third Level Adult Amateur (NA Danish Warmblood Assn.)
AMARA’S EVENING STAR, owner Linda Busch (CA), rider Lee Webster (CA) – Third Level Open (NA Shagya-Arabian Soc.)
4. RONDO FAELLEDEN; Jennifer Moskal, owner; Jennifer Moskal, rider; Raimondo, sire; Sonet, dam; Bjerne Grimm, breeder .................................................66.250%
North American Shagya-Arabian Society
Grand Prix Musical Freestyle
Yearling Colts/Geldings 1. LASCAUX; Deborah Epperson, owner; Willemoes, sire; La-Mour, dam; Deborah Epperson, breeder .......................................................................................80.550%
Yearling Fillies
Training Level Open 1. WS EMILAGRA; Kathleen Richkind, owner; Kathleen Richkind, rider; Shandor, sire; Echo Daal, dam; Kathleen Richkind, breeder .............................................................62.400%
Third Level Open 1. AMARA’S EVENING STAR; Linda Busch, owner; Lee Webster, rider; *Oman, sire; Arwen Evenstar, dam; Carolyn Tucker, breeder ..........................................................60.769%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. KATHLEEN RICHKIND (NM), riding WS Emilagra; Kathleen Richkind, owner; Shandor, sire; Echo Daal, dam; Kathleen Richkind, breeder .......................................62.400%
North American Spotted Draft Horse Association First Level Open
1. RUSTY TREASURE; George Rickabaugh, owner; George Rickabaugh, rider; 1. ARIANA; Richard Freeman, owner; Blue Hors Romanov, sire; Adrianna, dam; George Rickabaugh, breeder .....................................................................................65.667% Richard Freeman, breeder .........................................................................................76.300%
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
North American Thoroughbred Society
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1. LEONARDO 819; Legacy USA LLC, owner; Rambo, sire; La-Mour, dam; Deborah Epperson, breeder .......................................................................................74.200% Training Level Open 1. NORTH SEA BRENT; Jana Tuckerman, owner; Ron Kohlhoff, rider; Reputed Testamony, sire; Madame Brielle, dam; Jana Tuckerman, breeder ................68.400% Three-Year-Old Fillies 1. CLEVER TRYST; Diana Weede, owner; Diana Weede, rider; Clever Allemont, sire; 1. RIGA; Richard Freeman & Oak Hill Ranch, owners; Blue Hors Don Schufro, sire; T.C. Tryst, dam; Star Track Ranch, breeder ................................................................68.400% Riviera, dam; Richard Freeman, breeder ................................................................... 81.550% 3. DENIM TRUCE; Denise Kash, owner; Denise Kash, rider; Truce Maker, sire; 2. RAMBOULLET; Lisa Eckenstein, owner; Blue Hors Cavan, sire; Rambala, dam; Denim Jewel, dam; Van Mar Farms, breeder ..............................................................60.400% Richard Freeman, breeder ......................................................................................... 74.725%
WS EMILAGRA, owner/rider Kathleen Richkind (NM) – Training Level Open & Adult Amateur (NA Shagya-Arabian Soc.)
RUSTY TREASURE, owner/rider George Rickabaugh (NJ) – First Level Open (NA Spotted Draft Horse Assn.)
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1. SUCCES; Lars Petersen, owner; Lars Petersen, rider; Blue Hors Silver Moon, sire; Wapiti, dam; Per Berg, breeder ................................................................................. 74.150% 2. GAMBLER; Anne Hornbeak, owner; Anne Hornbeak, rider; Rambo, sire; Gazette, dam; Oak Hill Ranch, breeder ......................................................................66.750% 2. DIAMORE; Richard & Meryl Cannon, owners; Marco Bernal, rider; Diamond, sire; Kalinka, dam; Dorthe Freund, breeder .......................................................................66.750% 4. SCHUMACKER SOLYST; Melissa Taylor, owner; Melissa Taylor, rider; Schwadroneur, sire; Patricia Solyst, dam; Poul Erik Pedersen, breeder ......................66.250% 5. MARSAELIS; Robin Shehan, owner; Robin Shehan, rider; Mago, sire; Aleta, dam .........63.125%
First Level Open
First Level Adult Amateur
1. LA CIELO; Kathy O’Dea, owner; Kyla Awes, rider; La Pete, sire; Lil Ms Cielo, dam; Jeanette Fauchald, breeder ........................................................................................69.342% 2. NORTH SEA BRENT; Jana Tuckerman, owner; Ron Kohlhoff, rider; Reputed Testamony, sire; Madame Brielle, dam; Jana Tuckerman, breeder ................ 67.105% 3. POLYNESIAN DANCER; Laura Rising, owner; Morgan Barrows & Laura Rising, riders; Polynesian Flyer, sire; Pretty Salley, dam; Peter Axmaker, breeder ............................. 66.316% 4. CLEVER TRYST; Diana Weede, owner; Diana Weede & Timi Ferry, riders; Clever Allemont, sire; T.C. Tryst, dam; Star Track Ranch, breeder ...............................64.333% 5. CHARLIE; Johanne Marcoux, owner; Johanne Marcoux, rider .....................................60.728%
1. WENDY LUSCOMBE (NY), riding Koriakin of Narnia; Wendy Luscombe, owner; Ronaldo, sire; Rifona, dam; Anton Voorhoeve, breeder ..............................................65.000%
Training Level Vintage Cup 1. WENDY LUSCOMBE (NY), riding Kingston; Wendy Luscombe, owner; Kvest Halsnaes, sire; Hafdis, dam; Inge Burr, breeder ................................................65.600%
First Level Vintage Cup 1. WENDY LUSCOMBE (NY), riding Koriakin of Narnia; Wendy Luscombe, owner; Ronaldo, sire; Rifona, dam; Anton Voorhoeve, breeder ..............................................65.000%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. DIANA WEEDE (WA), riding Clever Tryst; Diana Weede, owner; Clever Allemont, sire; T.C. Tryst, dam; Star Track Ranch, breeder ................................................................68.400% 2. DENISE KASH (CA), riding Denim Truce; Denise Kash, owner; Truce Maker, sire; Denim Jewel, dam; Van Mar Farms, breeder ..............................................................60.400%
adequan/usdf all-breeds
First Level Adult Amateur
Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society NA Division of GOV Training Level Open
1. ROSENTANZ; Jackie Nixon-Fulton, owner; Jessica Jo Tate, rider; Rosenthal, sire; Wiesentanz, dam; Jackie Nixon-Fulton, breeder ........................................................79.800% 1. DIANA WEEDE (WA), riding Clever Tryst; Diana Weede, owner; Clever Allemont, sire; T.C. Tryst, dam; Star Track Ranch, breeder ................................................................65.987% 2. DUNANT; Leigh Dunworth, owner; Marie Barrett, rider; Depardieu, sire; Anita, dam; Bernhard Schroeder, breeder ..................................................................74.000% 2. JOHANNE MARCOUX (FL), riding Charlie; Johanne Marcoux, owner ...........................60.728% 3. SAPHIRA; John McGuire, owner; Heather McCarthy & John McGuire, riders; 3. REBECCA STURDY (IL), riding Raphael; Rebecca Sturdy, owner; Montreal Red, sire; Florencio I, sire; Roxina, dam; Wolfgang Sames, breeder ............................................73.571% Joyful Pat, dam; William & Annabel Murphy, breeders ............................................. 60.167% 4. DELLA; Sue Shaffer, owner; Caitlin Casey, rider; Donnerschlag, sire; Laura Bella, dam; Sue Shaffer, breeder ......................................................................72.400% NorthAmerican Sportpony Registry 5. WASABI; Karen Cohen, owner; Karen Cohen, rider; Wolkentanz, sire; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ........................................................72.200%
First Level Open
1. PRIMETIME CALYPSO; Patricia Campbell, owner; Carrie Coe & Chauna Gaona, riders; First Level Open Peaz Bangupbaby, sire; Nocturn’s Holiday Sensation, dam; Kim Leidy, breeder .........64.286% 1. REVELLE; Susan White, owner; Susan White, rider; Rosenthal, sire; 2. MAKUBA’S AUSTEN; Alexandria Porter, owner; Alexandria Porter, rider; Liberty Belle, dam; Alicia Baranowski, breeder ......................................................... 74.632% Makuba, sire; Applegate Daddy’s Girl, dam; Klaus Biesenthal, breeder ......................60.000% 2. FEINER FOCUS; Alexandria & Sheila Horning, owners; Alexandria Horning, rider; Feiner Stern, sire; Berthold Schmidt, breeder .............................................................70.811% Second Level Open 3. DANYA; Jane Gannon, owner; Anne-Marie Arets-Heilbron & Jane Gannon, riders; 1. MARISKA; Julie Julian, owner; Rosemary Julian-Simoes, rider; Makuba, sire; Don Gregory, sire; Lady Rubin, dam; Kerstin de Neui, breeder ................................... 67.750% Georgina, dam; Carole Wallace, breeder ................................................................... 64.727% 4. ROHTANZEN’S BOLERO; Ann Sauer, owner; Ann Sauer, rider; Royal Dance, sire; Baroness, dam; Bernd Luebbers, breeder .................................................................. 67.667% First Level Junior/Young Rider 5. WASABI; Karen Cohen, owner; Karen Cohen & Amie Beauregard, riders; 1. ALEXANDRIA PORTER (IA), riding Makuba’s Austen; Alexandria Porter, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ............................66.974% Makuba, sire; Applegate Daddy’s Girl, dam; Klaus Biesenthal, breeder ......................60.000%
Second Level Junior/Young Rider
Second Level Open
1. RELIANCE; Kathy Priest, owner; Kathy Priest, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; 1. ROSEMARY JULIAN-SIMOES (IL), riding Mariska; Julie Julian, owner; Makuba, sire; Gesstine, dam; Oliver Kotschofsky, breeder ............................................................... 67.674% Georgina, dam; Carole Wallace, breeder ................................................................... 64.727% 2. ROYAL KONIG; Lauren Thornlow, owner; Lauren Thornlow & Sarah Lockman, riders; Yearling Colts/Geldings Rubin-Royal, sire; Pica Ramira, dam; Gerlinde Reinhardt, breeder ............................66.664% 1. MAJESTIC PLAYBOY; Karen Haverty, owner; Majestic Dakota, sire; 3. DONNER LUTTJE; Victoria Kahn-Sinclair, owner; Victoria Kahn-Sinclair, rider; Bubble Butt Barbie, dam; Karen Haverty, breeder .....................................................70.900% Don Gregory, sire; Meernanda, dam; Heinrich Sprock-Witte, breeder ........................62.494% 4. RIBANA H; Tori Retamoza, owner; Tori Retamoza, rider; River H, sire; Gina, dam; Heinz Hecker, breeder ............................................................................................... 61.429%
Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry
Training Level Open
Third Level Open
1. DANCE WITH ME; Marta Kauffman, owner; Jaye Cherry, rider; Dream of Love, sire; 1. KINGSTON; Wendy Luscombe, owner; Wendy Luscombe, rider; Kvest Halsnaes, sire; Jonita, dam; Johann Brandes, breeder .......................................................................69.487% Hafdis, dam; Inge Burr, breeder ................................................................................65.600% 2. RASTA; Pamela Bailey, owner; Christine Rivlin, rider; Rotspon, sire; Rikorella, dam; 2. NW SJO; Elizabeth Schaffner, owner; Dina Marabini & Dawn Duerwald, riders; Judy Yancey, breeder .................................................................................................67.949% Rams Lindemann, sire; Rikjen, dam; Elizabeth Schaffner, breeder .............................63.044% 3. SANDOMERE; Holly Reimers, owner; Merrie Velden, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Romina, dam; Marion Menck, breeder .......................................................................67.436% First Level Open 4. RUBIN RAPHAEL; Judy Ethell, owner; Judy Ethell, rider; Rubin-Royal, sire; 1. KORIAKIN OF NARNIA; Wendy Luscombe, owner; Wendy Luscombe, rider; Little Lady As, dam; M. Zuschlag, breeder .................................................................66.628% Ronaldo, sire; Rifona, dam; Anton Voorhoeve, breeder ..............................................65.000% 5. PRESCRIPTION; Jane Epperson, owner; Liz Lawson-Weber, rider; Presidio, sire; 2. NEL; Anne Appleby, owner; Anne Appleby, rider; Gromar, sire; Hazel, dam; Babuschka, dam; Cynthia Bergmann, breeder ........................................................... 66.333% Anne Bronson Notnes, breeder ...................................................................................64.211%
Second Level Open
Fourth Level Open
1. ROYAL DIAMANT; Elizabeth Campbell, owner; Elizabeth Campbell, rider; 1. NEL; Anne Appleby, owner; Anne Appleby, rider; Gromar, sire; Hazel, dam; Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ............................................68.238% Anne Bronson Notnes, breeder .................................................................................. 60.541% 2. WINTERSNOW; Mary Contakos & Hilda Gurney, owners; Lehua Custer & Hilda Gurney, riders; Winterprinz, sire; Lavinia, dam; Mary Contakos & Hilda Gurney, breeders ....... 65.973% Training Level Adult Amateur 3. ROSE NOIR; Mary Rollins, owner; Mary Rollins, rider; Royal Angelo I, sire; 1. WENDY LUSCOMBE (NY), riding Kingston; Wendy Luscombe, owner; Ironesse, dam; Edith Koechling, breeder .................................................................... 65.515% Kvest Halsnaes, sire; Hafdis, dam; Inge Burr, breeder ................................................65.600%
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4. KAREN COHEN (CA), riding Wasabi; Karen Cohen, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; 4. LADINOR; Birgitt Dagge, owner; Katrin Dagge, rider; Landor S, sire; Nina, dam; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ........................................................66.448% Else Hempelmann, breeder ........................................................................................ 64.614% 5. LARA CEPPI (NY), riding WEC Freedom; Lara Ceppi, owner; Friedenfuerst, sire; 5. ROYAL PRINZ; Eskild & Lillian Reinhold, owners; Kimberly Kulesa, rider; Grille, dam; Heinrich Schuette, breeder .....................................................................65.203% Royal Diamond, sire; Mystica, dam; Georg Breher, breeder .......................................63.659%
Second Level Adult Amateur
Prix St. Georges Open 1. DON DEVERE; Carolyn Adams, owner; Carolyn Adams, rider; Don Schufro, sire; Luisa, dam; Fritz Linse, breeder ..................................................................................69.211% 2. RINGO STARR; Jean Vinios, owner; Shannon Dueck, rider; Relevant, sire; Liara, dam; Holly Simensen, breeder ............................................................................................69.035% 3. SOUBIROUS; Cadence LLC, owner; Elizabeth Ball, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Tarakaiba, dam; Barbara Bettin-Schulze-Schleppingh, breeder .................................68.553% 4. DONATES; Melanie Pai, owner; Lynda Alicki, rider; Diamond Hit, sire; Grazienna, dam; Gerd Berges, breeder ......................................................................67.996% 5. ROYAL DIAMANT; Elizabeth Campbell, owner; Elizabeth Campbell, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ............................................ 67.105%
Intermediate I Open
Intermediate II Open
Third Level Adult Amateur 1. JUDY ETHELL (MO), riding Rubin Raphael; Judy Ethell, owner; Rubin-Royal, sire; Little Lady As, dam; M. Zuschlag, breeder .................................................................66.628% 2. LIZ LAWSON-WEBER (OR), riding Prescription; Jane Epperson, owner; Presidio, sire; Babuschka, dam; Cynthia Bergmann, breeder ..................................... 66.333% 3. ELIZABETH CALL (VT), riding Gesstenia; Elizabeth Call, owner; De Niro, sire; Gesstine, dam; Oliver Kotschotsky, breeder ............................................................... 62.051% 4. MARILYNN LASWELL-SABOVICH (CA), riding Quno; Marilynn Laswell-Sabovich, owner; Quattro B, sire; Audrey, dam; Claus Hueppe, breeder .................................................61.861%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur 1. PATRICIA FANNIN (TN), riding Fanfare; Patricia Fannin, owner; Fascination, sire; Rhapsody, dam; Richard Sonn, breeder ..................................................................... 61.645% 2. SONIA ASSEMI (CA), riding Dream for Me; Sonia Assemi, owner; Day Dream, sire; Version, dam; Heinrich Asche, breeder ....................................................................... 61.053% 3. IRIS BIELY (NJ), riding Tolstoi; Iris Biely, owner; Tantris, sire; Karen’s Dancer, dam; Tom Yetter, breeder ...................................................................................................60.263%
Intermediate I Adult Amateur 1. IRIS BIELY (NJ), riding Tolstoi; Iris Biely, owner; Tantris, sire; Karen’s Dancer, dam; Tom Yetter, breeder ................................................................................................... 61.842%
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1. ROMANTIC; Team Romantic LLC, owner; William Warren, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; Arabella, dam; Gerd Berges, breeder .........................................................................63.947% Training Level Junior/Young Rider 1. NADINE SCHLONSOK (VA), riding Devotion; Melanie Pai, owner; Donates, sire; Donation, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder .........................................................................70.000% Grand Prix Open 1. SARAH KERN (VA), riding Rubio; Sarah Eleanor Kern, owner; Rubioso N, sire; 1. HARMONY’S SANDRO; Harmony Sporthorses, owner; Leslie Webb, rider; Highnoon, dam; Andrea Graefin von Merveldt, breeder .............................................70.000% Sandro Hit, sire; Balina, dam; Duske Erhard, breeder ...............................................64.949% 2. SPS LADY LIBERTY; Deborah Dean-Smith, owner; Deborah Dean-Smith, rider; Lord Liberty G, sire; Petra, dam; Lenchen Becker, breeder ..........................................62.167% First Level Junior/Young Rider 1. ALEXANDRIA HORNING (IL), riding Feiner Focus; Alexandria & Sheila Horning, owners; Feiner Stern, sire; Berthold Schmidt, breeder .......................70.811% Training Level Adult Amateur 1. KAREN COHEN (CA), riding WASABI; Karen Cohen, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ........................................................72.200% Second Level Junior/Young Rider 1. TORI RETAMOZA (KY), riding Ribana H; Tori Retamoza, owner; River H, sire; Gina, dam; Heinz Hecker, breeder ............................................................................. 61.429% First Level Adult Amateur 1. ANN SAUER (WI), riding Rohtanzen’s Bolero; Ann Sauer, owner; Royal Dance, sire; Baroness, dam; Bernd Luebbers, breeder ...................................... 67.667% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider 2. MEGAN ZURECK (NY), riding Seydlitz H; Megan Zureck, owner; Sandro Hit, sire; 1. MARY ROLLINS (FL), riding Rose Noir; Mary Rollins, owner; Royal Angelo I, sire; Fire Lady, dam; Gestuet Horstfelde GmbH, breeder ...................................................66.842% Ironesse, dam; Edith Koechling, breeder .................................................................... 65.515% 3. HILARI FLEMING (NV), riding Rubicon SF; Hilari Fleming, owner; Ruffian, sire; 2. KATRIN DAGGE (FL), riding Ladinor; Birgitt Dagge, owner; Landor S, sire; Mayflower, dam; Laura Whitford, breeder .................................................................66.838% Nina, dam; Else Hempelmann, breeder ...................................................................... 64.614%
KINGSTON, owner/rider Wendy Luscombe (NY); Training Level Open, Adult Amateur, and Vintage Cup (Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry)
KORIAKIN OF NARNIA, owner/rider Wendy Luscombe (NY); First Level Open, Adult Amateur, and Vintage Cup (Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry)
REVELLE, owner/rider Susan Graham White (MD) – First Level Open (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
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1. DON DEVERE; Carolyn Adams, owner; Carolyn Adams, rider; Don Schufro, sire; Luisa, dam; Fritz Linse, breeder ................................................................................. 70.263% 2. QUARTZ 5; Deanna Landwehr, owner; Deanna Landwehr, rider; Quattro B, sire; Rapunzel, dam; Hubert Hermeling, breeder .............................................................. 68.421% 3. RINGO STARR; Jean Vinios, owner; Shannon Dueck, rider; Relevant, sire; Liara, dam; Holly Simensen, breeder ......................................................................... 67.105% 4. DOLOMIT; Cindy Snowden, owner; Cindy Snowden, rider; De Niro, sire; Adiama, dam ............................................................................................................66.579% 5. JONKARA; Mackinzie Pooley, owner; Mackinzie Pooley, rider; Rubinstein I, sire; Jonkalla, dam; Johann Brandes, breeder ...................................................................63.684%
1. VICTORIA KAHN-SINCLAIR (NH), riding Donner Luttje; Victoria Kahn-Sinclair, owner; Don Gregory, sire; Meernanda, dam; Heinrich Sprock-Witte, breeder ........................62.494%
Intermediate I Junior/Young Rider
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
1. MACKINZIE POOLEY (CA), riding Jonkara; Mackinzie Pooley, owner; 1. ROYAL DIAMANT; Elizabeth Campbell, owner; Elizabeth Campbell, rider; Rubinstein I, sire; Jonkalla, dam; Johann Brandes, breeder .......................................63.684% Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ............................................ 70.417% 2. LADINOR; Birgitt Dagge, owner; Katrin Dagge, rider; Landor S, sire; Nina, dam; Else Hempelmann, breeder ........................................................................................ 64.146%
Training Level Vintage Cup
1. MARIE BARRETT (MA), riding Dunant; Leigh Dunworth, owner; Depardieu, sire; Anita, dam; Bernhard Schroeder, breeder ..................................................................74.000% Intermediate I Musical Freestyle 1. DOLOMIT; Cindy Snowden, owner; Cindy Snowden, rider; De Niro, sire; 2. KAREN COHEN (CA), riding Wasabi; Karen Cohen, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Adiama, dam ............................................................................................................. 70.125% Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ........................................................72.200% 2. WELTMEISTER; Elizabeth Mueller, owner; Elizabeth Mueller, rider; Welt Hit II, sire; 3. LYNN JENDROWSKI (VA), riding Wrococo; Stephanie Hegstrom, owner; Uta III, dam; Richard Grote, breeder .........................................................................63.250% Rosenthal, sire; Wendemere, dam; C. Carter Bass, breeder ........................................ 68.165%
First Level Vintage Cup
Colts/Geldings of Current Calendar Year
1. RICO SUAVE; Regina Esterman, owner; Rosenthal, sire; Boston Dancer, dam; 1. HILARI FLEMING (NV), riding Rubicon SF; Hilari Fleming, owner; Ruffian, sire; Regina Esterman, breeder ......................................................................................... 70.275% Mayflower, dam; Laura Whitford, breeder .................................................................66.838% 2. KAREN COHEN (CA), riding Wasabi; Karen Cohen, owner; Wolkentanz, sire; Donna, dam; Heinrich Schreinemacher, breeder ........................................................66.448% Fillies of Current Calendar Year 1. BELLA ROUGE MCF; Katie Juncal, owner; BENETTON DREAM, sire; Rinpoche’, dam; Robin Juncal, breeder ................................................................................................77.900% 1. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL (FL), riding Royal Diamant; Elizabeth Campbell, owner; Yearling Colts/Geldings Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ............................................68.238% 1. PERFECT QREDIT; Michelle Coursin, owner; Quaterback, sire; Dream Rubina, dam; Judy Yancey, breeder ................................................................................................. 81.900% Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup 2. DAYS GO BY; Lisa & Jessica Dworkin, owners; Danone I, sire; Zejaluna, dam; 1. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL (FL), riding Royal Diamant; Elizabeth Campbell, owner; Lisa & Jessica Dworkin, breeders ...............................................................................78.000% Rohdiamant, sire; Donna, dam; Ludger Wehry, breeder ............................................ 67.105% 3. ROCKET MAN; James Curtin, owner; Rosenthal, sire; Native’s Promise, dam; 2. CINDY SNOWDEN (MA), riding Dolomit; Cindy Snowden, owner; De Niro, sire; James Curtin, breeder ............................................................................................... 71.700% Adiama, dam .............................................................................................................64.320% 4. ROULETTE; Cynthia McNemar, owner; Rosenthal, sire; Lady Logan, dam; 3. ARDEN MEYER (NJ), riding Donna Nikolina; Arden Meyer, owner; Donnerhall, sire; Cynthia McNemar, breeder ........................................................................................ 71.400% Pia, dam; George Hoerr, breeder ................................................................................61.316% 4. SONIA ASSEMI (CA), riding Dream for Me; Sonia Assemi, owner; Day Dream, sire; Yearling Fillies Version, dam; Heinrich Asche, breeder ....................................................................... 61.053% 1. SANTOLINA; Jessica Wright, owner; Sempatico M, sire; Bold Navette, dam; Christine Bergeron, breeder ......................................................................................75.800% 2. SANTINA; Anita Nardine, owner; Sir Donnerhall, sire; Risiko, dam; Intermediate I Vintage Cup Anita Nardine, breeder ..............................................................................................74.700% 1. CINDY SNOWDEN (MA), riding Dolomit; Cindy Snowden, owner; De Niro, sire; Adiama, dam ............................................................................................................66.579% 3. SHUTTERFLY’S BUZZ; Silene White, owner; Sire Shutterfly, sire; Galina, dam; Ulrike Geuenich, breeder ........................................................................................... 74.100% 4. RUEDA; Regina Esterman, owner; Rosenthal, sire; Boston Dancer, dam; Second Level Musical Freestyle Regina Esterman, breeder ..........................................................................................71.475% 1. DREAM OF LOVE; Birgitt Dagge, owner; Birgitt & Katrin Dagge, riders; 5. ISABELLA; Gary Ellebracht & Juliana Whittenburg, owners; Le Santo, sire; Dream of Glory, sire; Dolomita, dam; Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen, breeder ...................... 67.552% Ivy League, dam; Ignacio Ferras & Juliana Whittenburg, breeders ............................66.700%
Third Level Musical Freestyle
Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. DREAM OF LOVE; Birgitt Dagge, owner; Birgitt & Katrin Dagge, riders; 1. DON FRANCISCO; Jens Richter & Carol Di Maggio, owners; Daddy Cool, sire; Dream of Glory, sire; Dolomita, dam; Ulrike Schwarz-Nissen, breeder ...................... 71.458% Leandra, dam; Carol Di Maggio & Jens Richter, breeders ...........................................82.000% 2. PRESCRIPTION; Jane Epperson, owner; Liz Lawson-Weber, rider; Presidio, sire; 2. FUERTE VENTURA; Anita Nardine, owner; Ferro, sire; Risiko, dam; Babuschka, dam; Cynthia Bergmann, breeder ...........................................................66.563% Anita Nardine, breeder .............................................................................................. 75.825% 3. ABSOLUT LEE; Martha Guyton, owner; Martha Guyton, rider; Aircraft, sire; 3. RAIN DANCER; Cynthia McNemar, owner; Ruffian, sire; Lady Logan, dam; Mahlstedt Werner, breeder ........................................................................................ 61.250% Cynthia McNemar, breeder ........................................................................................70.700%
TOLSTOI, owner/rider Iris Biely (NJ) – I-I Adult Amateur (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
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ROSE NOIR, owner/rider Mary CameronRollins (FL) – Fourth Level Jr/YR (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
JONKARA, owner/rider Mackinzie Pooley (CA) – I-I Jr/YR (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
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Fourth Level Vintage Cup
4. STEINBECK; Bethany Tarbell, owner; Samarant, sire; Reina, dam; Bethany Tarbell, breeder ...........................................................................................65.000%
Performance Horse Registry Training Level Open
Two-Year-Old Fillies
1. WINNIE TOO; Janne Rumbough, owner; Janne Rumbough, rider; Gaocho III, sire; 1. RHYME AND REASON; Sally Wiley, owner; Rosenthal, sire; Gaetessa, dam; Kristiana, dam; Janne Rumbough, breeder ................................................................70.600% Sally Wiley, breeder .................................................................................................. 76.625% 2. DELUCIA CRF; Anne Early, owner; De Luxe, sire; Galena, dam; Anne Early, breeder ......73.600% First Level Open 3. RIVIERA; Jennifer Vanover, owner; Sir Donnerhall, sire; Riva, dam; Jennifer Vanover, breeder ..........................................................................................66.500% 1. ON HOLY WINGS; Melissa Deneys, owner; Melissa Deneys, rider; Akureyri Kid, sire; Bella Forlana, dam; Holy Haven Farm, breeder ......................................................... 66.185% Three-Year-Old Fillies 2. WINNIE TOO; Janne Rumbough, owner; Janne Rumbough, rider; Gaocho III, sire; 1. DESIGNING GRACE; Melanie Pai, owner; Donates, sire; Samantha, dam; Kristiana, dam; Janne Rumbough, breeder ................................................................66.053% Melanie Pai, breeder ..................................................................................................79.200% 2. MW DONNAHALL; Jennifer Vanover, owner; Florencio, sire; Dein Liebling, dam; Second Level Open Maria Ferneding-Gruendung, breeder ....................................................................... 75.275% 1. JAMAAL; Ramza Pogachar, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; 3. PAMONA; Mary Chamberland, owner; Presidio, sire; Cartier, dam; Blackhom Cricket Lunn, sire; VH Striker’s Savannah, dam ........................................ 66.310% Cynthia Bergmann, breeder .......................................................................................72.125% 2. ABSOLUT TEYN; Nancy Ray, owner; Laura Hagen, rider; Absolut, sire; 4. ROSE ROYCE; James Curtin, owner; Rosenthal, sire; Native’s Promise, dam; Edith Ann, dam; Nancy Ray, breeder ..........................................................................63.721% James Curtin, breeder ...............................................................................................69.200%
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
Fourth Level Open
1. JUST LIVINGSTON; Caroline Stearns, owner; Caroline Stearns, rider; Loerke, sire; 1. ARABELLA; Judith Lawless, owner; Landwerder, sire; Angelina, dam; Just Wonda, dam; Caroline Stearns, breeder .............................................................64.390% Ann Kitchel, breeder ...................................................................................................71.738% 2. PERSONALITY; Valerie Swygert, owner; Valerie Swygert, rider; Amsterdam, sire; Kyra, dam; J.H.A. Houben & G. Stikkers, breeders ..................................................... 61.784%
Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale
1. CHINA DOLL; Roberta Falk & Marilyn Fawley, owners; Inga Janke, rider; Cabaret, sire; Elena, dam; Heinz Wulf, breeder .........................................................74.600% Intermediate I Open 1. REVE D’AMOUR; Tom Fishel, owner; Kimberly Noon, rider; Gringo, sire; Szeplak VII-Almodo, dam ...........................................................................................64.211% USEF Four-Year-Old 2. NTEC DONAR; Kai Handt, owner; Kai Handt, rider; Duralin II, sire; Dukoscha, dam; 1. SABATI; Nancy Holowesko, owner; Ulla Petersen, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Ulrich Prehl, breeder .................................................................................................63.685% Rosalea, dam; Nancy Holowesko, breeder ...........................................................................8.0 2. DEVOTION; Melanie Pai, owner; Nadine Schlonsok, rider; Donates, sire; Donation, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder .................................................................................. 7.6 Intermediate II Open 1. WELFENPRINZ; Lisa Froehlig, owner; Lisa Froehlig, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; 3. STEDINGERS LADY; Allison Kavey, owner; Allison Kavey, rider; Stedinger, sire; Piroschka, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder ...................................................................66.053% Grilanda, dam; Wilfried Fleming, breeder .......................................................................... 7.0
Grand Prix Open
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1. WELFENPRINZ; Lisa Froehlig, owner; Lisa Froehlig, rider; Weltmeyer, sire; 1. STEINWAY; Nancy Holowesko, owner; Ulla Petersen, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Piroschka, dam; Gestuet Lewitz, breeder ...................................................................64.468% Roselea, dam; Nancy Holowesko, breeder ........................................................................... 7.9 2. PYRMONT; Gwen Poulin, owner; Gwen Poulin, rider; Brilliant, sire; Lady Rambo, dam ..................................................................................................... 61.250% FEI Six-Year-Old 1. SANDOMERE; Holly Reimers, owner; Merrie Velden, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Romina, dam; Marion Menck, breeder ................................................................................ 7.4 Training Level Adult Amateur 1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding Winnie Too; Janne Rumbough, owner; 1. RELIANCE; Kathy Priest, owner; Kathy Priest, rider; Rohdiamant, sire; Gaocho III, sire; Kristiana, dam; Janne Rumbough, breeder ......................................70.600% Gesstine, dam; Oliver Kotschofsky, breeder ........................................................................ 7.4
SANTOLINA, owner/handler Jessica Wright (TX) – Yearling Fillies (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
DELAINE, owner Lisa Dworkin (FL), rider Megan Graham (FL) – Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
ARABELLA, owner Judith Lawless (MA) – Four-Year-Old & Older Maiden/Yeld Mares (Oldenburg Horse Breeders Soc.)
ON HOLY WINGS, owner/rider Melissa Deneys (WI) – First Level Open (Performance Horse Reg.)
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1. DELAINE; Lisa Dworkin, owner; Lisa Dworkin, rider; Donnerschlag, sire; Prix St. Georges Open A Rose for Delaine, dam; Katherine Kuss, breeder ......................................................68.000% 1. NTEC DONAR; Kai Handt, owner; Kai Handt, rider; Duralin II, sire; Dukoscha, dam; 2. ROSE ROYCE; James Curtin, owner; Colleen Curtin, rider; Rosenthal, sire; Ulrich Prehl, breeder .................................................................................................63.947% Native’s Promise, dam; James Curtin, breeder ...........................................................65.000% 2. DERBY 170; Jessie Ginsburg, owner; Jessie Ginsburg, rider; Derbyfavorit, sire; Piroschka, dam ..........................................................................................................60.119% Four-and Five-Year-Old Mares Materiale
First Level Adult Amateur
Fourth Level Musical Freestyle
1. MELISSA DENEYS (WI), riding On Holy Wings; Melissa Deneys, owner; 1. DERBY 170; Jessie Ginsburg, owner; Jessie Ginsburg, rider; Derbyfavorit, sire; Akureyri Kid, sire; Bella Forlana, dam; Holy Haven Farm, breeder ............................. 66.185% Piroschka, dam ......................................................................................................... 60.521% 2. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding Winnie Too; Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaocho III, sire; Kristiana, dam; Janne Rumbough, breeder ......................................66.053% Grand Prix Musical Freestyle 1. PYRMONT; Gwen Poulin, owner; Gwen Poulin, rider; Brilliant, sire; Second Level Adult Amateur Lady Rambo, dam ...................................................................................................... 68.125% 1. LAURA HAGEN (MI), riding Absolut Teyn; Nancy Ray, owner; Absolut, sire; Edith Ann, dam; Nancy Ray, breeder ..........................................................................63.721% Pinto Horse Association of America 2. GWYNETH FRIEDL (WI), riding Finnigan Finnigan; Gwyneth Friedl, owner; Grand Echo, sire; Gibbous Moon, dam; Virginia Sanborn, breeder ............................. 63.514%
Fourth Level Adult Amateur
Training Level Open
1. DAKOTA PACHEZ; Taryn Dussin, owner; Taryn Dussin, rider; Dakota Windstorm, sire; 1. CAROLINE STEARNS (PA), riding Just Livingston; Caroline Stearns, owner; RAP Miss Kitty, dam; Patricia Muser, breeder .............................................................68.000% Loerke, sire; Just Wonda, dam; Caroline Stearns, breeder ..........................................64.390% 2. FIRST DANCE; Carol Mavros, owner; Carol Mavros, rider; The Color of Fame, sire; NR Minuete, dam; Charles R. Hughes Loving Trust, breeder .......................................64.400%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
First Level Junior/Young Rider
Training Level Adult Amateur
First Level Vintage Cup
First Level Junior/Young Rider
1. CAROL MAVROS (MT), riding First Dance; Carol Mavros, owner; The Color of Fame, sire; 1. JESSICA FOSCHI (MN), riding JFs Golden Midas; Jessica Foschi, owner; NR Minuete, dam; Charles R. Hughes Loving Trust, breeder .......................................64.400% Swandale Joe, sire; Struja, dam .................................................................................65.298% 2. ERIN MCHENRY (AZ), riding Spencer; Erin Mchenry, owner; Gun Runner, sire; Doyle Seely, breeder ..................................................................................................65.278% First Level Adult Amateur 1. PETER ROTHSCHILD (WA), riding Enigma; Peter Rothschild, owner; Esvjerg, sire; Toys Lady Grey, dam; Tanja Diamond, breeder .......................................................... 63.370% Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider 1. CASSANDRA HUMMERT-JOHNSON (OH), riding Rampal; Laura Headley, owner; Zorn, sire; Ruined Robin, dam; Daniel Sheehan, breeder ........................................... 60.732% Training Level Junior/Young Rider 1. TARYN DUSSIN (OR), riding Dakota Pachez; Taryn Dussin, owner; Dakota Windstorm, sire; RAP Miss Kitty, dam; Patricia Muser, breeder ......................68.000% Training Level Vintage Cup 2. ERIN BREWER (TX), riding Midnight Payday; Erin Brewer, owner; 1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding Winnie Too; Janne Rumbough, owner; Larrys Go Lucky, sire; Martins Dixie Star, dam; Faye Cardle, breeder ......................... 61.635% Gaocho III, sire; Kristiana, dam; Janne Rumbough, breeder ......................................70.600% 1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding Winnie Too; Janne Rumbough, owner; 1. TARYN DUSSIN (OR), riding Dakota Pachez; Taryn Dussin, owner; Gaocho III, sire; Kristiana, dam; Janne Rumbough, breeder ......................................66.053% Dakota Windstorm, sire; RAP Miss Kitty, dam; Patricia Muser, breeder ...................... 63.334% 2. LURA HILL (TN), riding Liberty Please; Lura Hill, owner; Dream In Gold, sire; Road Time, dam; Lura Hill, breeder ........................................................................... 64.737%
Purebred Hanoverian Association
Fourth Level Vintage Cup
1. CAROLINE STEARNS (PA), riding Just Livingston; Caroline Stearns, owner; Training Level Open Loerke, sire; Just Wonda, dam; Caroline Stearns, breeder ..........................................64.390% 1. COPACABANA 29; Diane Glossman, owner; Diane Glossman, rider; Contendro, sire; Anuschka, dam; Hans-Hermann Schroeder, breeder ..................................................65.600%
Second Level Musical Freestyle
1. WOLLY; Janice Mauren, owner; Janice Mauren, rider; Weltfriede, sire; First Level Open Mirijam, dam; Volker Schaefer, breeder .....................................................................67.708% 1. FIORA; Linda Wanstreet, owner; Linda Wanstreet, rider; Flugzauber, sire; 2. FARO; Tonya Capaccio, owner; Heather Caudill, rider; Frisbee, sire; Reality, dam ....... 67.292% Goldilocks, dam; Hans-Henning & Barbara Dressler, breeders ...................................60.597%
ABSOLUT TEYN, owner Nancy Ray (MI), rider Laura Hagen (MI) – Second Level Adult Amateur; Res. Second Level Open (Performance Horse Reg.)
DERBY 170, owner/rider Jessie A. Ginsburg (VA PYRMONT, owner/rider Gwen Poulin (FL) – Grand ) – PSG Adult Amateur; Res. PSG Open; Fourth Prix Mus. Freestyle; Res. Grand Prix Open (PerforLevel Mus. Freestyle (Performance Horse Reg.) mance Horse Reg.)
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FIRST DANCE, owner/rider Carol Mavros (MT) – Training Level Adult Amateur; Res. Training Level Open (Pinto Horse Assn. of America)
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1. JESSIE GINSBURG (VA), riding Derby 170; Jessie Ginsburg, owner; First Level Open Derbyfavorit, sire; Piroschka, dam ..............................................................................60.119% 1. DAKOTA PACHEZ; Taryn Dussin, owner; Taryn Dussin, rider; Dakota Windstorm, sire; RAP Miss Kitty, dam; Patricia Muser, breeder ............................................................. 63.334% Intermediate I Adult Amateur 2. ENIGMA; Peter Rothschild, owner; Alexander Holland & Peter Rothschild, riders; 1. KIMBERLY NOON (CA), riding Reve D’Amour; Tom Fishel, owner; Gringo, sire; Esvjerg, sire; Toys Lady Grey, dam; Tanja Diamond, breeder ......................................63.056% Szeplak VII-Almodo, dam ...........................................................................................64.211%
Fourth Level Open
Training Level Adult Amateur
1. CORDOBA; Diane Glossman, owner; Diane Glossman, rider; Carismo, sire; 1. MICHELLE ANDERSON (CO), riding GBR Ginger Snap; Michelle Anderson, owner; Sirona, dam; Alfred Kratzke, breeder ........................................................................ 61.463% Fi’s Tuxedo, sire; Orianna, dam; Monika Currier, breeder ..........................................65.000% 2. LAURA MILLER (IN), riding Fiona H; Laura Miller, owner; Fantasmic, sire; Roberta H, dam; Heinz Hecker, breeder ..................................................................... 64.165% Training Level Adult Amateur 1. DIANE GLOSSMAN (PA), riding Copacabana 29; Diane Glossman, owner; Contendro, sire; Anuschka, dam; Hans-Hermann Schroeder, breeder .........................65.600% First Level Adult Amateur 1. MARGARET MCKIBBIN-FAVREAU (NJ), riding Bridge; Margaret McKibbin-Favreau, owner; Icon, sire; Winetta, dam; Herman Schneider, breeder ...... 65.527% First Level Adult Amateur 1. LINDA WANSTREET (MI), riding Fiora; Linda Wanstreet, owner; Flugzauber, sire; First Level Junior/Young Rider Goldilocks, dam; Hans-Henning & Barbara Dressler, breeders ...................................60.597% 1. SOLVEIG SAGER (CA), riding Redhawk’s Absolut; Patricia Boiko, owner; Abanos, sire; Grosse Welt, dam; Horst Baumann, breeder .........................................70.667%
Fourth Level Adult Amateur
1. DIANE GLOSSMAN (PA), riding Cordoba; Diane Glossman, owner; First Level Vintage Cup Carismo, sire; Sirona, dam; Alfred Kratzke, breeder .................................................. 61.463% 1. MARGARET MCKIBBIN-FAVREAU (NJ), riding Bridge; Margaret McKibbin-Favreau, owner; Icon, sire; Winetta, dam; Herman Schneider, breeder ...... 65.527%
Training Level Vintage Cup
First Level Musical Freestyle 1. DIANE GLOSSMAN (PA), riding Copacabana 29; Diane Glossman, owner; Contendro, sire; Anuschka, dam; Hans-Hermann Schroeder, breeder .........................65.600% 1. BRIDGE; Margaret McKibbin-Favreau, owner; Margaret McKibbin-Favreau, rider; Icon, sire; Winetta, dam; Herman Schneider, breeder ................................................67.500% First Level Vintage Cup
Training Level Open
Two-Year-Old Fillies
1. WOLKENKARAT; Sophie Pirie Clifton, owner; Sophie Pirie Clifton, rider; 1. RASCALETTA CR; Melanie Pai, owner; Rascalino, sire; La Rose, dam; Wolkenzauber, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder .................... 75.653% Melanie Pai, breeder .................................................................................................. 79.100% 2. GBR GINGER SNAP; Michelle Anderson, owner; Michelle Anderson, rider; 2. RAJANI; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Radikal, sire; Fabiola, dam; Fi’s Tuxedo, sire; Orianna, dam; Monika Currier, breeder ..........................................65.000% Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder .............................................................................. 78.575%
First Level Open
Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings
1. TAILORED FORTUNE; Kathleen Peterson, owner; Marjory Berkache, rider; Titan, sire; 1. RABENSCHWARZ; Patrick Billes, owner; Radikal, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Nokomis Delta, dam; Kathleen Peterson, breeder ......................................................70.000% Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ..............................................................................79.400% 2. REDHAWK’S ABSOLUT; Patricia Boiko, owner; Solveig Sager, Carrie O’neill & 2. ROCK ON; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Radikal, sire; Wondra, dam; Karen Ball, riders; Abanos, sire; Grosse Welt, dam; Horst Baumann, breeder ............69.404% Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ..............................................................................74.600%
Prix St. Georges Open
Three-Year-Old Fillies
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1. DONNERZAUBER; Heidi Conlon, owner; Heidi Conlon, rider; Donatelli II, sire; 1. RASCALLA CR; Melanie Pai, owner; Rascalino, sire; La Rose, dam; Galilea, dam; Otto Baumann, breeder .......................................................................62.368% Melanie Pai, breeder ..................................................................................................79.700% 2. RIO RIO; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Radikal, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ..............................................................................75.700% Intermediate I Open 3. BRE-LYAHR; Judith Peacock, owner; TF Peron’s Brilliance, sire; Perplexion, dam; 1. LESTER PATRON; Shirin Amier, owner; Shirin Amier, rider; Lambada, sire; Judith Peacock, breeder .............................................................................................70.875% Monacco, dam; Stefanie Danninger, breeder .............................................................. 61.875%
DONNERZAUBER, owner/rider Heidi Conlon (MA) – PSG Open (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Intl.); USDF Silver Medal
GBR GINGER SNAP, owner/rider Michelle E. Anderson (CO) – Training Level Adult Amateur (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Intl.)
BRIDGE, owner/rider Margaret McKibbin-Favreau (NJ) – First Level Adult Amateur, Vintage Cup, & Mus. Freestyle (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Intl.)
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Yearling Colts/Geldings 1. LINDA WANSTREET (MI), riding Fiora; Linda Wanstreet, owner; Flugzauber, sire; Goldilocks, dam; Hans-Henning & Barbara Dressler, breeders ...................................60.597% 1. WOLKENFABIO; Shelley Shaw, owner; New Wolkenzauber, sire; Fabiola B, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ..............................................................................75.000% 2. CONTACT; Deborah Hirons, owner; Contester II, sire; Recherche, dam; Fourth Level Vintage Cup Deleena Rankin, breeder ...........................................................................................74.700% 1. DIANE GLOSSMAN (PA), riding Cordoba; Diane Glossman, owner; Carismo, sire; Sirona, dam; Alfred Kratzke, breeder ........................................................................ 61.463% Yearling Fillies 1. WHITE ROMANCE; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; New Wolkenzauber, sire; Donna Romantica, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ........................................76.000% Rheinland Pfalz-Saar International 2. KEYANNA; Joann Messersmith, owner; Prelude By Mozart, sire; Keyflow, dam ........... 69.100%
RED HAWK’S ABSOLUT, owner Patricia Boiko (CA), rider Solveig Sager (CA) – First Level Jr/YR; Res. First Level Open (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Intl.)
WHITE ROMANCE, owner Marian Dresel O’Connor (ID) – Yearling Fillies (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Intl.)
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions 1. CADBURY GGF; Rachel Ehrlich, owner; Contendro, sire; GGF Gwenivere, dam; Rachel Ehrlich, breeder .............................................................................................75.300%
RIO RIO, owner Marian Dresel-O’Connor (ID), rider Jessica Wisdom (ID) – Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale; Res. ThreeYear-Old Fillies (Rheinland Pfalz-Saar Intl.)
Swedish Warmblood Association of North America Training Level Open
1. ARAGON; Jessica Valenti, owner; Jessica Valenti, rider; Marcel, sire; Freesia, dam; Indian Hills Sport Horses, breeder .............................................................................69.583% 1. WOLKENKARAT; Sophie Pirie Clifton, owner; Wolkenzauber, sire; Hochkarat, dam; 2. COMING ATTRACTION; Jo Mccracken, owner; Jo Mccracken, rider; Come Back II, sire; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ..............................................................................79.200% Astrid, dam; Jo Mccracken, breeder ...........................................................................66.600% 3. PIA; Wanda Hage, owner; Sean Cunningham, rider; Mazarin, sire; Alexa, dam; Wanda Hage, breeder ................................................................................................66.400% Three-Year-Old Colts/Geldings Materiale 4. RUBILATION; Christina Tann, owner; Christina Tann, rider; Rubignon, sire; 1. RABENSCHWARZ; Patrick Billes, owner; Laurel Roth, rider; Radikal, sire; Peaches, dam; Christina Tann, breeder .......................................................................63.571% Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ...................................................77.000% 5. EASTER PHANTOM; Paula Carter, owner; Paula Carter, rider; Artist, sire; 2. ROCK ON; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Marion Dresel-O’Connor & Jessica Phansy, dam .............................................................................................................62.000% Wisdom, riders; Radikal, sire; Wondra, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ........72.200%
First Level Open
Three-Year-Old Fillies Materiale
1. SAVANNA; Karin Worm, owner; Karin Worm, rider; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; 1. RIO RIO; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, owner; Marion Dresel-O’Connor & Jessica Pommerans, dam; Don Cammiso, breeder .................................................................66.857% Wisdom, riders; Radikal, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ....77.000% 2. VIOLET; Mark Satterlee, owner; Erin Jorgensen, rider; Vivaldi, sire; Fancy Valentine, dam; Julie Duguay, breeder .............................................................65.987% Four-and Five-Year-Old Stallions/Geldings Materiale 3. BALTIC ROSE; Cara Tozour, owner; Alexis Tozour, rider; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Miss Bea Trac, dam; Rebecca Hendrix, breeder ..........................................................65.526% 1. FERNANDO; Melanie Pai, owner; Nadine Schlonsok, rider; Florestan I, sire; Love Tale, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder .........................................................................74.850% 4. COMING ATTRACTION; Jo Mccracken, owner; Jo Mccracken, rider; Come Back II, sire; Astrid, dam; Jo Mccracken, breeder ............................................................................65.117% 5. GARRISSON; Elizabeth Zima, owner; Elizabeth Zima, rider; Garrant, sire; Four-and Five-Year-Old Mares Materiale Annika, dam; Zavra Rodriquez, breeder .....................................................................64.211% 1. WOLKENKARAT; Sophie Pirie Clifton, owner; Sophie Pirie Clifton, rider; Wolkenzauber, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ....................79.600% Second Level Open 1. GUSTAV; Lucy Wilson, owner; Hallie Ahrnsbrak, rider; Amorex, sire; Final Destiny, dam; Lucy Wilson, breeder .................................................................. 66.512% 2. SOPHIA; Dantia Benson, owner; Dantia Benson, rider; Fighting Fit, sire; 1. WOLKENKARAT; Sophie Pirie Clifton, owner; Sophie Pirie Clifton, rider; Sequoia, dam; Dantia Benson, breeder ......................................................................65.476% Wolkenzauber, sire; Hochkarat, dam; Marion Dresel-O’Connor, breeder ............................. 8.2
USEF Four-Year-Old
SAVANNA, owner/rider Karin Worm (NJ) – First Level Open & Adult Amateur (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA)
GUSTAV, owner Lucy Wilson (MD), rider Hallie Ahrnsbrak (MD) – Second Level Open (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA)
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ARI, owner/rider Lori Lauver (CA) – Third Level Open & Adult Amateur; Second Level Mus. Freestyle (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA); USDF Bronze Medal
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adequan/usdf all-breeds
Four-Year-Old and Older Maiden/Yeld Mares
2. MONTEREY; Barbro Ask-Upmark, owner; Barbro Ask-Upmark, rider; 3. VIOLET; Mark Satterlee, owner; Erin Jorgensen, rider; Vivaldi, sire; Rubignon, sire; Mona-Loo, dam; Elisabeth Gustavsson, breeder ................................62.895% Fancy Valentine, dam; Julie Duguay, breeder .............................................................64.286% 4. PASSHAWN; Connor McPeak, owner; Connor McPeak, rider; Pehrsson, sire; Grand Prix Open West Bond, dam; Jeff Hebert, breeder ....................................................................... 62.143% 1. FOCUS; Johnny Harrison, owner; Johnny Harrison, rider; Swift, sire; Maiden, dam; 5. LA BALTIC MORNINGSTAR; Katarina Antens-Miller, owner; Katarina Antens-Miller, Ewa Stranne Ravelsang, breeder ............................................................................... 62.979% rider; L.A. Baltic Sunrise, sire; Steel Rail, dam; Gail Hoff-Carmona, breeder ............. 61.860% 2. ROYAL SCANDAL MANGALAM; Kay Meredith, owner; Rebecca Nelles, rider; Maraton, sire; Brisana, dam; Karl-Anders Olsson, breeder .........................................62.713% Third Level Open 3. ASCENSION; Mary Kehoe, owner; Mary Kehoe, rider; Eloge, sire; Melina, dam; 1. ARI; Lori Lauver, owner; Lori Lauver, rider; Amorex, sire; Kyistol, dam; Erik Hesslund, breeder ..............................................................................................60.000% Johanna Kern, breeder .............................................................................................. 64.103% 2. TRENDSETTER; Nichole Charbonneau, owner; Nichole Charbonneau, rider; Training Level Adult Amateur Chapman, sire; Morning Glow, dam; Kari McClain, breeder ........................................63.590% 1. JO MCCRACKEN (FL), riding Coming Attraction; Jo Mccracken, owner; 3. B.M. INSPIRED SON; Korina Veenstra, owner; Korina Veenstra, rider; Come Back II, sire; Astrid, dam; Jo Mccracken, breeder .............................................66.600% L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Conquinet, dam; Wilfrid Cassette, breeder ..................... 63.077% 2. CHRISTINA TANN (WA), riding Rubilation; Christina Tann, owner; Rubignon, sire; 4. VALPARAISO; Laurie White, owner; Laurie White, rider; Gauguin De Lully, sire; Peaches, dam; Christina Tann, breeder .......................................................................63.571% Walborg, dam ...........................................................................................................62.093% 3. PAULA CARTER (CO), riding Easter Phantom; Paula Carter, owner; Artist, sire; 5. ZABAIONE; Bonnie Padwa, owner; Bonnie Padwa, rider; Bellini, sire; Certina, dam; Phansy, dam .............................................................................................................62.000% Familjen Per Gronkvist, breeder ................................................................................ 61.570% 4. MARGARET SELESKE (TX), riding Victory; Margaret Seleske, owner; Vermouth, sire; Jazz Melody, dam; Kendra Menzies, breeder ...............................................................60.357%
Fourth Level Open
Prix St. Georges Open 1. RYTMIK; Diane Tauber, owner; Rebecca Nelles, rider; Ravell 959, sire; Pondora, dam; Susanna Hansson, breeder .................................................................65.740% 2. BASIE; Kathy Rowse, owner; Danielle Rowland & Kathy Rowse, riders; Babar, sire; Agrippa, dam; Carol Reid, breeder ............................................................................64.474% 3. BOSS; Debra Klamen, owner; Debra Klamen, rider; Bayron, sire; Evita, dam; Anita Roslund, breeder .............................................................................................. 63.355% 4. MARSHAL; Susan McKeown, owner; Erin Shea, rider; Election, sire; Anais, dam; Celia Vornholt, breeder ..............................................................................................62.895% 5. AGATHON; Theresa Horne, owner; Theresa Horne, rider; Amiral, sire; Gun Henningsson, breeder ........................................................................................62.368%
Intermediate I Open 1. RYTMIK; Diane Tauber, owner; Rebecca Nelles, rider; Ravell 959, sire; Pondora, dam; Susanna Hansson, breeder .................................................................65.250% 2. CACHET; Lawson Duncan, owner; Lawson Duncan, rider; Amiral, sire; Easter, dam; Lawson Duncan, breeder ........................................................................................... 62.632% 3. AGATHON; Theresa Horne, owner; Theresa Horne, rider; Amiral, sire; Gun Henningsson, breeder ........................................................................................ 61.842% 4. CORSICA; Karen Drown, owner; Hilda Gurney & Karen Drown, riders; Maraton 600, sire; Rioja, dam; Therese & Ulf Sterner, breeders .................................60.000%
First Level Adult Amateur 1. KARIN WORM (NJ), riding Savanna; Karin Worm, owner; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Pommerans, dam; Don Cammiso, breeder .................................................................66.857% 2. JO MCCRACKEN (FL), riding Coming Attraction; Jo Mccracken, owner; Come Back II, sire; Astrid, dam; Jo Mccracken, breeder ..............................................65.117% 3. ELIZABETH ZIMA (CA), riding Garrisson; Elizabeth Zima, owner; Garrant, sire; Annika, dam; Zavra Rodriquez, breeder .....................................................................64.211%
Second Level Adult Amateur 1. DANTIA BENSON (CA), riding Sophia; Dantia Benson, owner; Fighting Fit, sire; Sequoia, dam; Dantia Benson, breeder ......................................................................65.476%
Third Level Adult Amateur 1. LORI LAUVER (CA), riding Ari; Lori Lauver, owner; Amorex, sire; Kyistol, dam; Johanna Kern, breeder .............................................................................................. 64.103% 2. KORINA VEENSTRA (MA), riding B.M. Inspired Son; Korina Veenstra, owner; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Conquinet, dam; Wilfrid Cassette, breeder ..................... 63.077% 3. LAURIE WHITE (NH), riding Valparaiso; Laurie White, owner; Gauguin De Lully, sire; Walborg, dam .......................................................................62.093% 4. BONNIE PADWA (MA), riding Zabaione; Bonnie Padwa, owner; Bellini, sire; Certina, dam; Familjen Per Gronkvist, breeder .......................................................... 61.570%
Fourth Level Adult Amateur 1. MIMI LUFKIN (PA), riding Bop ‘N Jazz; Mimi Lufkin, owner; Amiral, sire; Zest, dam; Mimi Lufkin, breeder .................................................................................................62.500% 2. CINDY LATHAM (AL), riding Baltic Jubilation; Cindy Latham, owner; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Spartacus Innersta, dam; Cindy Latham, breeder ..........60.568%
Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur
1. DEBRA KLAMEN (IL), riding Boss; Debra Klamen, owner; Bayron, sire; Evita, dam; Anita Roslund, breeder .............................................................................................. 63.355% 2. THERESA HORNE (NC), riding Agathon; Theresa Horne, owner; Amiral, sire; 1. ALAZAN; Anne Gribbons, owner; Anne Gribbons, rider; Midt-West Ibi-Light, sire; Gun Henningsson, breeder ........................................................................................62.368% Gardenia II, dam; Jorgen Karlsson, breeder ...............................................................68.290% LeFt: CArOLYNN BUNCh PhOtOgrAPhY; CeNter: SUSANJStiCKLe.COM
Intermediate II Open
NICKLAUS, owner/rider Patricia Russell (WA) – Fourth Level Open & Vintage Cup (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA)
BALTIC ROSE, owner/rider Cara Tozour (NJ) – First Level Jr/ YR (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA)
SAMBUCA, owner/rider Shareen Purcell (CA) – Third Level & Second Level Res. Mus. Freestyle (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA); USDF Freestyle Bronze Bar
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1. NICKALUS; Patricia Russell, owner; Patricia Russell, rider; Chapman, sire; Crystal Wand, dam; Patricia Russell, breeder ............................................................ 63.537% 2. BOP ‘N JAZZ; Mimi Lufkin, owner; Mimi Lufkin, rider; Amiral, sire; Zest, dam; Mimi Lufkin, breeder .................................................................................................62.500% 3. BALTIC JUBILATION; Cindy Latham, owner; Cindy Latham, rider; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Spartacus Innersta, dam; Cindy Latham, breeder ..........60.568%
Intermediate I Adult Amateur
Intermediate I Musical Freestyle
1. LAWSON DUNCAN (KS), riding Cachet; Lawson Duncan, owner; Amiral, sire; 1. PATRON; Jane McGough, owner; Jane McGough, rider; Pontus, sire; Perlemo, dam; Easter, dam; Lawson Duncan, breeder ....................................................................... 62.632% Erik Johansson, breeder ............................................................................................60.750% 2. THERESA HORNE (NC), riding Agathon; Theresa Horne, owner; Amiral, sire; Gun Henningsson, breeder ........................................................................................ 61.842%
United States P.R.E. Association
Grand Prix Adult Amateur
Training Level Open 1. JOHNNY HARRISON (CA), riding Focus; Johnny Harrison, owner; Swift, sire; Maiden, dam; Ewa Stranne Ravelsang, breeder ......................................................... 62.979% 1. ADELANTE; Hampton Green Farm, owner; Maria Lithander, rider; Grandiosa, dam .....70.435% 2. BOLERO CXLVIII; Hampton Green Farm, owner; Maria Lithander & Ana Gilmour, riders; Utrerano VII, sire; Felina XVIII, dam; Nicolas Perez, breeder .....68.672% Training Level Junior/Young Rider 3. KAZAN SMDR; Skelton Mountain Dream Ranch LLC, owner; Christa Wood, rider; 1. JESSICA VALENTI (IL), riding Aragon; Jessica Valenti, owner; Marcel, sire; Enamorado VII, sire; Diana SMDR, dam; Joe Skelton, breeder ...................................66.800% Freesia, dam; Indian Hills Sport Horses, breeder .......................................................69.583% 4. GARBEAU; Julie Stammler, owner; Jennifer Bender, rider; Tortolillo, sire; First Level Junior/Young Rider Isabeau, dam ............................................................................................................ 63.522% 1. ALEXIS TOZOUR (NJ), riding Baltic Rose; Cara Tozour, owner; 5. DIAZ HGF; Kelly Farmer, owner; Kelly Farmer, rider; Camaron, sire; L.A. Baltic Inspiration, sire; Miss Bea Trac, dam; Rebecca Hendrix, breeder ..............65.526% Escapada III, dam; Kimberly Van Kampen Boyer, breeder ..........................................62.000% Second Level Junior/Young Rider
First Level Open
1. CONNOR MCPEAK (WY), riding Passhawn; Connor McPeak, owner; Pehrsson, sire; 1. HERMOSO XXVII; Rigoberto Sanchez, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; West Bond, dam; Jeff Hebert, breeder ....................................................................... 62.143% Sevillano XXVIII, sire; Furia XII, dam; Denham Ranch, breeder .................................. 69.722%
adequan/usdf all-breeds
Training Level Vintage Cup
Second Level Open
1. CHRISTINA TANN (WA), riding Rubilation; Christina Tann, owner; Rubignon, sire; 1. HERMOSO XXVII; Rigoberto Sanchez, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; Peaches, dam; Christina Tann, breeder .......................................................................63.571% Sevillano XXVIII, sire; Furia XII, dam; Denham Ranch, breeder .................................. 69.512% 2. MARGARET SELESKE (TX), riding Victory; Margaret Seleske, owner; Vermouth, sire; 2. JR; Janne Rumbough, owner; Janne Rumbough, rider; Gaucho III, sire; Jazz Melody, dam; Kendra Menzies, breeder ...............................................................60.357% La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ............................................................66.667% 3. GENTIL MOR 1; Julie Stammler, owner; Jennifer Bender, rider; Zodiaco II, sire; First Level Vintage Cup Callejera I, dam; Abelardo Morales Puron, breeder .................................................... 61.548% 1. ELIZABETH ZIMA (CA), riding Garrisson; Elizabeth Zima, owner; Garrant, sire; Annika, dam; Zavra Rodriquez, breeder .....................................................................64.211% Third Level Open 1. CAMARON; Hampton Green Farm, owner; Ana Gilmour, rider; Islero VIII, sire; Second Level Vintage Cup Andarina V, dam ....................................................................................................... 66.410% 1. DANTIA BENSON (CA), riding Sophia; Dantia Benson, owner; Fighting Fit, sire; 2. JR; Janne Rumbough, owner; Janne Rumbough, rider; Gaucho III, sire; Sequoia, dam; Dantia Benson, breeder ......................................................................65.476% La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ............................................................ 65.128%
Fourth Level Vintage Cup
Prix St. Georges Open
1. PATRICIA RUSSELL (WA), riding Nickalus; Patricia Russell, owner; Chapman, sire; 1. GRANDIOSO; Hampton Green Farm, owner; Courtney King-Dye, rider; Crystal Wand, dam; Patricia Russell, breeder ............................................................ 63.537% Adelante, sire; Grandiosa, dam; Jose Luis Garcia, breeder .........................................68.684% 2. MIMI LUFKIN (PA), riding Bop ‘N Jazz; Mimi Lufkin, owner; Amiral, sire; Zest, dam; 2. IDILIO; Hampton Green Farm, owner; Maria Lithander, rider; Orgulloso XXIII, sire; Mimi Lufkin, breeder .................................................................................................62.500% Encina IV, dam; Jose Rodriguez, breeder .................................................................... 68.421% 3. CARTUJO VIII; Judith Streisand, owner; Judith Streisand, rider; Tejano III, sire; Cartuja II, dam; Isabel Parra Monterrey, breeder ......................................................62.368% Second Level Musical Freestyle 1. ARI; Lori Lauver, owner; Lori Lauver, rider; Amorex, sire; Kyistol, dam; Johanna Kern, breeder ..............................................................................................66.667% Intermediate I Open 2. SAMBUCA; Shareen Purcell, owner; Shareen Purcell, rider; Sack 107, sire; 1. GRANDIOSO; Hampton Green Farm, owner; Courtney King-Dye, rider; Adelante, sire; Indora, dam; Birgitta Hansson, breeder ....................................................................66.042% Grandiosa, dam; Jose Luis Garcia, breeder ................................................................68.947%
Third Level Musical Freestyle
Training Level Adult Amateur
1. SAMBUCA; Shareen Purcell, owner; Shareen Purcell, rider; Sack 107, sire; 1. KELLY FARMER (VA), riding Diaz HGF; Kelly Farmer, owner; Camaron, sire; Indora, dam; Birgitta Hansson, breeder ....................................................................63.230% Escapada III, dam; Kimberly Van Kampen Boyer, breeder ..........................................62.000%
HERMOSO XXVII, owner Rigoberto Sanchez (CA), rider Katie Hoefs-Martin (CA) – First & Second Level Open; First Level Mus. Freestyle (US P. R. E. Assn.)
CARTUJO VIII, owner/rider Judith Streisand (FL) – PSG Adult Amateur & Vintage Cup (US P. R. E. Assn.)
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SEA THE GRAY, owners Jean Bombardo (FL) & Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of Florida, rider Heather Caudill (FL) – First Level Open & Mus. Freestyle (US Trotting Assn.)
Second Level Adult Amateur
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR; Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaucho III, sire; 1. NISTAR BLAZING KANSAS; Cynthia Bellis-Jones, owner; Menai Silver Buck, sire; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ............................................................66.667% GTF Blazing Ethel, dam; Wayne Stark & Nina Sue Gaunt Stark, breeders ..................70.750%
Third Level Adult Amateur
SECTION B
1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR; Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaucho III, sire; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ............................................................ 65.128% Training Level Open 1. SUMMIT VIEW AFFAIR TO REMEMBER; Lesya Ukrainchuk, owner; Lesya Ukrainchuk, rider; Cardiff Private Affair, sire; Cardiff Creole, dam; Mary Massey, breeder .......................66.740% Prix St. Georges Adult Amateur 1. JUDITH STREISAND (NJ), riding Cartujo VIII; Judith Streisand, owner; Tejano III, sire; Cartuja II, dam; Isabel Parra Monterrey, breeder ......................................................62.368% First Level Open 1. SMOKE TREE GOLD FEVER; Carolyn Guinotte, owner; Patricia Russell, rider; Gayfields the Thief, sire; Smoke Tree Lure of the Gold, dam; Kathy Reese, breeder .....65.066% Second Level Vintage Cup 1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR; Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaucho III, sire; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ............................................................66.667% Second Level Open 1. SMOKE TREE GOLD FEVER; Carolyn Guinotte, owner; Patricia Russell, rider; Third Level Vintage Cup Gayfields the Thief, sire; Smoke Tree Lure of the Gold, dam; Kathy Reese, breeder .....64.405% 1. JANNE RUMBOUGH (FL), riding JR; Janne Rumbough, owner; Gaucho III, sire; 2. DRAGON’S LAIR LE GACIE; Molly Paris, owner; Annette Saunders, rider; La Nina 1985, dam; Gremlan Farms, breeder ............................................................ 65.128% Bristol Valiant, sire; Timber Creek Rainy Day, dam; Celia Evans, breeder .................. 61.999%
Prix St. Georges Vintage Cup
SECTION D
United States Trotting Association
Training Level Open
1. TOANDOS MOUNTAIN MAN; Sheryl Rudolph, owner; Bernadine Diers, rider; Nesscliffe Sunrise, sire; Sydenham Morydden, dam; Marianna & 1. SEA THE GRAY; Jean Bombardo & Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org., owners; Donald Avery, breeders .............................................................................................70.600% Heather Caudill, rider; Lagg, sire; Arbiter, dam; Eugene Landy, breeder .................... 63.333% 2. MAPLE LANE KERO; Kristin Cyprus, owner; Allison Cyprus, rider; Mill Gate Hercules, sire; Canterbrook Marmalade, dam; Anne Corden, breeder ..........67.600%
First Level Open
First Level Musical Freestyle
1. SEA THE GRAY; Jean Bombardo & Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org., owners; First Level Open Heather Caudill, rider; Lagg, sire; Arbiter, dam; Eugene Landy, breeder ....................64.583% 1. WATERFORD ORION; Lynn Coburn, owner; Tina Nichols, rider; Cascob Draig DDU, sire; 2. WHIZ BANG; Jean Bombardo, owner; Heather Caudill, rider; Say Kash, sire; Willwerden, dam; India Haynes, breeder ...................................................................65.658% Caprene Kash, dam; Jean Bombardo, breeder ............................................................63.438%
LeFt: JULie MOSeS PhOtO; CeNter: CriStie WALSh; right: CArOLYNN BUNCh PhOtOgrAPhY
Welsh Pony and Cob Society of America, Inc. SECTION A
Second Level Open 1. HEATHER HILL ADELAIDE; Deborah Hirons, owner; Deborah Hirons, rider; Mary’s Prince of Wales, sire; Fronarth Desert Rose, dam; Patricia Holmes, breeder ......65.892% 2. CRESCENT MOON’S LANCELOT; Laura Gloor, owner; Auburn Skubic, rider; Brynarian Briton, sire; Wyvere First Lady, dam; Patricia Cunningham, breeder ........60.930%
Training Level Open
1. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN; Cyra & Christel Carlson, owners; Cyra Carlson, rider; Intermediate I Open Sparkle’s Brass Buttons, sire; Geodi Free Spirit, dam; Marilyn & 1. NORTH FORKS CARDI; Jessica Wisdom & Cynthia Miller, owners; Jessica Wisdom, rider; Rhonda Freiborn, breeders ........................................................................................62.600% Canterbrook Llwynog Du, sire; Hastening Mirage, dam; Carol Holcombe, breeder ......65.132%
NISTAR BLAZING KANSAS, owner/handler Cynthia Bellis-Jones (KY) – Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section A)
SUMMIT VIEW AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, owner/rider Lesya Ukrainchuk (CO) – Training Level Open (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section B)
SMOKE TREE GOLD FEVER, owner Carolyn Guinotte, rider Patricia Russell – First Level Open, Second Level Open (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section B)
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SECTION C 1. JUDITH STREISAND (NJ), riding Cartujo VIII; Judith Streisand, owner; Tejano III, sire; Cartuja II, dam; Isabel Parra Monterrey, breeder ..............................62.368% Training Level Open 1. C.F. LADYSMITH; Joann Williams, owner; Joann Williams, rider; Nebo Joules, sire; First Level Musical Freestyle My-Mar’s Mistic Foxfire, dam; Adrienne Stepney, breeder ..........................................64.200% 1. HERMOSO XXVII; Rigoberto Sanchez, owner; Katie Hoefs-Martin, rider; Sevillano XXVIII, sire; Furia XII, dam; Denham Ranch, breeder ..................................66.875%
C. F. LADYSMITH, owner/rider Joann R. Williams (WI) – Training Level Open (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section C)
TOANDOS MOUNTAIN MAN, owner Sheryl Rudolph (OR), rider Bernadine Diers (OR) – Training Level Open (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section D)
Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions
WATERFORD ORION, owner Lynn Coburn (ME), rider Tina Nichols (ME) – First Level Open (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section D)
Prix St. Georges Open
1. NORTH FORKS CARDI; Jessica Wisdom & Cynthia Miller, owners; 1. PRETTY LADY; Brandi Roenick, owner; Brandi Roenick, rider; Iglesias, sire; Canterbrook Llwynog Du, sire; Hastening Mirage, dam; Carol Holcombe, breeder .....75.400% Ivonne, dam; Mw. E. Huygen, breeder .......................................................................65.263%
adequan/usdf all-breeds
1. PRETTY LADY; Brandi Roenick, owner; Brandi Roenick, rider; Iglesias, sire; Ivonne, dam; Mw. E. Huygen, breeder .......................................................................66.447% 2. CHARDONNAY; Marta Kauffman, owner; Jaye Cherry, rider; Constantin, sire; Wienerin, dam; Hans Buescherhoff, breeder .............................................................. 60.921%
First Level Open
1. SSP SHAZAM; A. Whit Watkins, owner; Leslie Spicer & A. Whit Watkins, riders; Pecan Creek Timpanist, sire; Joulee, dam; Elaine Smola, breeder ...............................66.667% 2. PESCADERO; Elizabeth Lowrie, owner; Elizabeth Lowrie, rider; Yearling Colts/Geldings Talybont Quicksilver, sire; That’s Fancy, dam; Robert O’Neal, breeder ....................... 61.429% 1. LE ANDROS; Gary Ellebracht & Juliana Whittenburg, owners; Le Santo, sire; Skippin Jackie, dam; Juliana Whittenburg & Gary Ellebracht, breeders .....................65.250%
Second Level Open
Two-Year-Old Colts/Geldings 1. QUILLANE MOON BEAM; Lisa Leland-Courchesne, owner; Lisa Leland-Courchesne, rider; Coblunau Carmarthon, sire; Alley’s Miss, dam ...........................................................62.857% 1. SANTINO; Autumn Fox, owner; Sandreo, sire; Gilla, dam; Klaus Biesenthal, breeder ............................................................................................... 74.150% Fourth Level Open 1. NYEWYN; Jill Sackman, owner; Lauren Chumley, rider; Menai Crwys, sire; Wyndamere Desiree, dam; Carol Becker, breeder ......................................................63.568%
Westfalen Horse Association Training Level Open
Prix St. Georges Open
1. ADORA’S RADIANT HEART; Alice Womble, owner; Sabine Schut-Kery, rider; Furst Piccolo, sire; Majoli, dam; Eckhard Niedermowwe, breeder .................................77.000% 1. NYEWYN; Jill Sackman, owner; Lauren Chumley, rider; Menai Crwys, sire; Wyndamere Desiree, dam; Carol Becker, breeder ......................................................62.500% 2. SAN SHIVAGO; Louise Koch & Dressage A Deux, owners; Louise Koch, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Donna, dam; Walter Huning, breeder ................................................74.800% 3. DAMON LEE; Petra Jorgensen, owner; Petra Jorgensen, rider; Damon Hill, sire; Weser-Em Ponies and Small Horses Revolution, dam; Ludger Bruland, breeder ...................................................................70.800% 4. FIZZIE BORDEN; Barbara Shannahan, owner; Barbara Shannahan & Julia Dearborn, riders; Walldorf, sire; Spy Me, dam; Wilson & Bonnie Pike, breeders ...........66.400% First Level Open 5. HUGO 22; Ann Harris, owner; Ann Harris, rider; Ritual, sire; Maskotte, dam; 1. NINTENDO; Misty Hamilton, owner; Misty Hamilton, rider; Neckar, sire; Dixi, dam; Heinz Wolting-Diekmann, breeder ...............................................................................64.400% Irmtraud Sudhop, breeder .........................................................................................65.263%
NORTH FORKS CARDI, owners Jessica Wisdom (WA) & Cindy Miller (WA), rider Jessica Wisdom (WA) – I-I Open; Four-Year-Old and Older Stallions (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Section D)
SSP SHAZAM, owner A. Whit Watkins (TX), riders A. Whit Watkins (TX) & Leslie Spicer (TX) – First Level Open (Welsh Pony and Cob Soc. of America, Inc. — Half-Welsh)
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LE ANDROS, owners Juliana Whittenburg (FL) and Gary Ellebracht (FL), handler Gary Ellebracht (FL) – Yearling Colts/ Geldings (Weser-Em Ponies and Small Horses)
tOP LeFt: KAPeLLeN PhOtOgrAPhY ; tOP CeNter; CArOLYNN BUNCh PhOtOgrAPhY; tOP right: CArieN SChiPPerS; BOttOMeLeFtt: CArOLYNN BUNCh PhOtOgrAPhY; BOttOM CeNter: WiLLiAM r. BeAVerS; BOttOM right: reg COrKUM
Intermediate I Open
HALF-WELSH
First Level Open 1. GLISSANDO; Darlene Roback, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Gaillard, sire; Politesse, dam; Jayne Ayers, breeder ..............................................................................71.316% 2. SIR BENSON; Emily Bennett, owner; Emily Bennett, rider; Romiro, sire; Valiant, dam; Jan Easterday, breeder ..................................................................................................65.858% 3. LOYAL; Susan Williams, owner; Susan Williams, rider; Laomedon, sire; Philomena, dam; Gertrud Engelkamp, breeder ............................................................. 64.333% 4. SIMSALABIM; Robert Kelley, owner; Carmi Weininger, rider; Puritano, sire; Sarona, dam; Helen Dilworth, breeder ..........................................................................64.000% 5. GRAFIN SCHON; Maureen Remillard, owner; Suzanne Smith, rider; Galaxy, sire; Irmaria, dam; Jayne Ayers, breeder .............................................................................. 63.778%
Second Level Open 1. RONALDO; Jody Kitchen, owner; Alexandra Kitchen, rider; Rockwell, sire; Rireen, dam; Thomas Holling, breeder ............................................................................................... 67.632% 2. MALIPIERO 3; Julie Bennett, owner; Julie Bennett, rider; Monsieur, sire; Pastorella, dam; Hans-Josef Dahl, breeder ....................................................................67.143% 3. GLISSANDO; Darlene Roback, owner; Amanda Johnson, rider; Gaillard, sire; Politesse, dam; Jayne Ayers, breeder ..............................................................................66.191% 4. WELL DONE II; Donna Cameron, owner; Donna Cameron, rider; World Magic, sire; Floristan I, dam; Wilhelm Schulze-Ardey, breeder ........................................................60.406%
Third Level Open
Fourth Level Open 1. CIPRIANI; A. Whit Watkins, owner; A. Whit Watkins, rider; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder .................................................................... 67.674% 2. ELLEGRIA; Lauren Sprieser, owner; Lauren Sprieser, rider; Ehrentanz I, sire; Patrizia, dam; August Deitermann, breeder .................................................................. 67.273% 3. LATERAN; Polly Limond, owner; Polly Limond, rider; Lukas, sire; Nenci, dam; Vanessa Tonjes, breeder ................................................................................................65.053% 4. FALCOR; Laura Ritacco, owner; Laura Ritacco, rider; Florestan I, sire; Raila, dam; Ingo Berens, breeder ....................................................................................................63.290%
Prix St. Georges Open
Intermediate I Open 1. ELIKO MAXIMUM; Altersgait LLC, owner; Dorie Addy-Crow, rider; World Magic, sire; Franziska, dam; Walloch Ulrike, breeder ......................................................................66.623% 2. ESCORIAL; Heather Oleson, owner; Heather Oleson, rider; Ehrentusch, sire; Funerailles, dam; Josef Ulmker, breeder ........................................................................65.789% 3. NTEC DACORINO; Kai Handt, owner; Kai Handt, rider; D’Accord, sire; Penny, dam; Heinz Moller, breeder ....................................................................................................64.649%
Training Level Adult Amateur 1. PETRA JORGENSEN (CA), riding Damon Lee; Petra Jorgensen, owner; Damon Hill, sire; Revolution, dam; Ludger Bruland, breeder .......................................70.800% 2. ANN HARRIS (OH), riding Hugo 22; Ann Harris, owner; Ritual, sire; Maskotte, dam; Heinz Wolting-Diekmann, breeder ...............................................................................64.400% 3. MOLLY BRONAUGH (TN), riding Marlo 48; Molly Bronaugh, owner; Mambrino, sire; Fruhlingsfee, dam; Adolf Schluuter, breeder .................................................................. 61.600%
First Level Adult Amateur 1. SUSAN WILLIAMS (CA), riding Loyal; Susan Williams, owner; Laomedon, sire; Philomena, dam; Gertrud Engelkamp, breeder ............................................................. 64.333% 2. CARMI WEININGER (CA), riding Simsalabim; Robert Kelley, owner; Puritano, sire; Sarona, dam; Helen Dilworth, breeder ..........................................................................64.000% 3. ANN HARRIS (OH), riding Hugo 22; Ann Harris, owner; Ritual, sire; Maskotte, dam; Heinz Wolting-Diekmann, breeder ...............................................................................60.658%
Second Level Adult Amateur 1. JULIE BENNETT (WA), riding Malipiero 3; Julie Bennett, owner; Monsieur, sire; Pastorella, dam; Hans-Josef Dahl, breeder ....................................................................67.143% 2. DONNA CAMERON (MA), riding Well Done II; Donna Cameron, owner; World Magic, sire; Floristan I, dam; Wilhelm Schulze-Ardey, breeder ...........................60.406%
Third Level Adult Amateur 1. JULIE BENNETT (WA), riding Malipiero 3; Julie Bennett, owner; Monsieur, sire; Pastorella, dam; Hans-Josef Dahl, breeder ...................................................................62.965% 2. BETTY IRWIN (CA), riding Dante; Betty Irwin, owner; Diamant, sire; Alli, dam; Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz, breeder ....................................................................60.349%
First Level Junior/Young Rider 1. EMILY BENNETT (CA), riding Sir Benson; Emily Bennett, owner; Romiro, sire; Valiant, dam; Jan Easterday, breeder ............................................................................65.858%
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1. LORELEI; Melanie Pai, owner; Lynda Alicki, rider; Lanciano, sire; Radona, dam; Herbert De Baey, breeder ..............................................................................................66.842% Second Level Junior/Young Rider 1. ALEXANDRA KITCHEN (GA), riding Ronaldo; Jody Kitchen, owner; Rockwell, sire; 2. ESCORIAL; Heather Oleson, owner; Heather Oleson, rider; Ehrentusch, sire; Rireen, dam; Thomas Holling, breeder .......................................................................... 67.632% Funerailles, dam; Josef Ulmker, breeder ........................................................................66.448%
CIPRIANI, owner/rider A. Whit Watkins (TX) – Third & Fourth Level Open & Vintage Cup; Third Level Mus. Freestyle (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
DAMON LEE, owner/rider Petra Jorgenson (CA) – Training Level Adult Amateur (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
LOYAL, owner/rider Susan K. Williams (CA) – First Level Adult Amateur (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
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1. HARMONY’S FAVORIT; Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation, owner; Leslie Webb, rider; Furst Piccolo, sire; Ratina, dam; Friedhelm Spiegel, breeder ............71.026% 2. CIPRIANI; A. Whit Watkins, owner; A. Whit Watkins, rider; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder ....................................................................69.744% 3. LORELEI; Melanie Pai, owner; Lynda Alicki, rider; Lanciano, sire; Radona, dam; Herbert De Baey, breeder .............................................................................................. 67.692% 4. WELL DONE II; Donna Cameron, owner; William Warren, rider; World Magic, sire; Floristan I, dam; Wilhelm Schulze-Ardey, breeder ........................................................66.628% 5. DIJOU 6; Kaye Triplett, owner; Jackie Sharp, rider; Davignon, sire; Denise, dam; Franz-Joseph Ottmann, breeder .................................................................................... 64.419%
3. ELIKO MAXIMUM; Altersgait LLC, owner; Dorie Addy-Crow, rider; World Magic, sire; Franziska, dam; Walloch Ulrike, breeder ......................................................................65.000% 4. NTEC DACORINO; Kai Handt, owner; Kai Handt, rider; D’Accord, sire; Penny, dam; Heinz Moller, breeder .....................................................................................................64.211% 5. FALCOR; Laura Ritacco, owner; Laura Ritacco, rider; Florestan I, sire; Raila, dam; Ingo Berens, breeder .................................................................................................... 61.842%
FRAPICCINO, owner/rider Kim Brodie-Lacy (WA) – Second Level Mus. Freestyle (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
MALIPIERO 3, owner/rider Julie Bennett (WA) – Second & Third Level Adult Amateur; Res. Second Level Open (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
Fourth Level Junior/Young Rider
NTEC DACORINO, owner/rider Kai Handt (TX) – I-I Mus. Freestyle (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
Fourth Level Vintage Cup
1. LAURA RITACCO (OR), riding Falcor; Laura Ritacco, owner; Florestan I, sire; 1. A. WHIT WATKINS (TX), riding Cipriani; A. Whit Watkins, owner; Casparino, sire; Raila, dam; Ingo Berens, breeder .................................................................................63.290% Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder .................................................................... 67.674%
1. LAURA RITACCO (OR), riding Falcor; Laura Ritacco, owner; Florestan I, sire; Raila, dam; Ingo Berens, breeder ................................................................................. 61.842%
Second Level Musical Freestyle 1. FRAPICCINO; Kim Brodie-Lacy, owner; Kim Brodie-Lacy, rider; Furst Piccolo, sire; Rubina, dam; Britta Levermann, breeder .....................................................................65.625%
Third Level Musical Freestyle 1. CIPRIANI; A. Whit Watkins, owner; A. Whit Watkins, rider; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder .....................................................................71.563%
Training Level Vintage Cup
1. ANN HARRIS (OH), riding Hugo 22; Ann Harris, owner; Ritual, sire; Maskotte, dam; Heinz Wolting-Diekmann, breeder ...............................................................................64.400% Intermediate I Musical Freestyle 2. MOLLY BRONAUGH (TN), riding Marlo 48; Molly Bronaugh, owner; Mambrino, sire; 1. NTEC DACORINO; Kai Handt, owner; Kai Handt, rider; D’Accord, sire; Penny, dam; Fruhlingsfee, dam; Adolf Schluuter, breeder .................................................................. 61.600% Heinz Moller, breeder .....................................................................................................67.417%
Fillies of Current Calendar Year
First Level Vintage Cup 1. ANN HARRIS (OH), riding Hugo 22; Ann Harris, owner; Ritual, sire; Maskotte, dam; Heinz Wolting-Diekmann, breeder ......................................................60.658%
1. VERONICA’S SECRET; Lisa Dworkin, owner; Le Santo, sire; Veronica II, dam; Lisa & Jessica Dworkin, breeders .................................................................................. 73.300%
FEI Five-Year-Old
Second Level Vintage Cup
1. SAN SHIVAGO; Louise Koch & Dressage A Deux, owners; Louise Koch, rider; Sandro Hit, sire; Donna, dam; Walter Huning, breeder ..........................................................8.1 1. DONNA CAMERON (MA), riding Well Done II; Donna Cameron, owner; World Magic, sire; Floristan I, dam; Wilhelm Schulze-Ardey, breeder ...........................60.406% 2. ADORA’S RADIANT HEART; Alice Womble, owner; Sabine Schut-Kery, rider; Furst Piccolo, sire; Majoli, dam; Eckhard Niedermowwe, breeder ...........................................7.9 3. FINDAMARK; Melanie Pai, owner; Nadine Schlonsok, rider; Fidermark, sire; Love Tale, dam; Melanie Pai, breeder ......................................................................................7.6 Third Level Vintage Cup 1. A. WHIT WATKINS (TX), riding Cipriani; A. Whit Watkins, owner; Casparino, sire; Roxana, dam; Gerland Hermann, breeder ....................................................................69.744% FEI Six-Year-Old 2. BETTY IRWIN (CA), riding Dante; Betty Irwin, owner; Diamant, sire; Alli, dam; 1. PICOLLINO 2; Jill Frumin, owner; Teresa Butta, rider; FS Pour l’Amour, sire; Dorie Vlatten-Schmitz, breeder .....................................................................................60.349% Chanel, dam; Horst Hollefeld, breeder ....................................................................................7.5
editor’s note: Photographs in the Yearbook award section not credited are courtesy of the award winners.
VERONICA’S SECRET, owners Lisa & Jessica Dworkin (FL), handler Lisa Dworkin (FL) – Fillies of Current Calendar Year (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
PICOLLINO 2, owner Jill Frumin (MD), rider Teresa Butta (MD) – FEI Six-Year-Old (Westfalen Horse Assn.)
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USDF GOLD MEDALISTS Kenneth F. Borden, IL Jennifer Brinkman-Ayers, AZ Rita A. Brown, MA Kimberly Carter, CA Teree Castanias, CA Ellen Denis, IN Luis Denizard, FL Andrea J. Doelling, CO
C. CARTER BASS (VA), riding Gossamer – Gold Medal
GERLINDE G. BECKERS (LA), riding Oliver Twist – Gold Medal
gold medalists
ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG-POWERS (MA), riding Parsifal – Gold Medal
Kimberly Ann Herslow, NJ Tracey Anne Hill, CA Roxanne E. Jewell, TX Mary Kehoe, CA Jane Kelly, MI Jodie Stevens Kelly, FL Judith B. Kelly, MI Alicia Lee, MI
Paul A. Drake, CA Alyssa Eidbo, GA Michael R. Etherly, CA Werner Geven, GA Deborah B. Gordon, TX Bruno Greber, VA Shawna L. Harding, SC Jennifer A. Hentges-Conour, IN
HEIDI BERRY (VA), riding Fillipe – Gold Medal
ELLIN DENIS (IN), riding Victor – Gold Medal
KENNETH F. BORDEN (IL), riding Reuters Tiamo Trocadero – Gold Medal
DEBORAH B. GORDON (TX), with Ricotta – Gold Medal, Bronze Medal
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KIMBERLY CARTER (CA), riding Haydn – Gold Medal
SHAWNA HARDING (SC), riding Rigo – Gold Medal
ROXANNE E. JEWELL (TX), riding Amaion – Gold Medal
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Simone Ahern-Harless, CO Jennifer A. Allen-Carr, NJ Elizabeth Armstrong-Powers, MA Leonie V. Baker, CA C. Carter Bass, VA Gerlinde G. Beckers, LA Heidi Berry, VA Susan Boardman, VT
Suzanne M. Ross-Armando, NJ Lauren C. Sammis, NJ Peggy Sanchez, CA Chris Sanders, Canada Debby Savage, NJ Kim Schisler, GA Lisa K. Schmidt, NJ Susan Louise Sobeck, GA Rebecca Elizabeth Vick, NC Amy Elizabeth Walker, CA Jody Wilson, TX Akiko Yamazaki, CA Kristine Zagoria, GA
KATHERINE LESLIE MASHBIR (CA), riding Rockstar – Gold Medal
JANE KELLY (MI), riding Peace Point’s Pirate – Gold Medal
CHRISTI H. MEYERS (GA), riding Wonderboy – Gold Medal
DAVID MACMILLAN (VT), riding West Mt. Winston – Gold Medal
ANDREA E. PARKER (WA), riding Guinness – Gold Medal
gold medalists
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Michael Lieberg, CA Nelson Long, TN Brian S. MacMahon, FL David MacMillan, UT Katherine Leslie Mashbir, CA Christi H. Meyers, GA Kristy Moore, OH Andrea E. Parker, WA Camille Penhoet, CA Carol Phillips, GA Charles H. Pinneo, CA Katie Pace Poag, SC Susan L. Roberto, FL
CAMILLE PENHOET (CA), riding Leone – Gold Medal
LISA K. SCHMIDT (NJ), riding Ihorn – Gold Medal
CAROL PHILLIPS (GA), riding Hera – Gold Medal
KATIE PACE POAG (SC), riding Rembrandt – Gold Medal
AKIKO YAMAZAKI (CA), riding Kranak—Gold Medal
KRISTINE ZAGORIA (GA), riding Pasop – Gold Medal, Bronze Medal
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USDF SILVER MEDALISTS Jill Beltran, CA Iris Biely, NJ Nicole Ann Bisping, WA Karen Boates, AL Patricia G. Borders, GA Laura Brainerd, ME Nancy Brandenburg, OR Rachel Jane Brohawn, NV Jessica Brumfield, PA Sheila Paige Buchanan, WA
SUZANNE M. BEAUDOIN (WA), riding Giuseppi – Silver Medal
JILL BELTRAN (CA), riding Waling D – Silver Medal
silver medalists
JENNIFER BARROWS (CA), riding Joewell – Silver Medal
Margaret L. Christ, NJ Madison Taylor Cloninger, NC Alida B. Coburn, FL Stacee A. Collier, NV Heidi Elisabeth Conlon, MA Ursula Conway, AZ Melanie Cornwell, CA Jessica K. Crawford, OR Deborah K. Crooks, CO Sean T. Cunningham, NM
Carol L. Bulmer, FL Christina Burr, SC Rachel W. Butler, NY Anna Marie Calek, AZ Elizabeth M. Call, VT Janelle Marie Carman, WA Deborah D. Carson, AZ Jodi Ann Chamberlain, CA Lila G. Chase, NY Alison Child, UT
IRIS BIELY (NJ), riding Tolstoi – Silver Medal
CAROL L. BULMER (FL), riding Strutt – Silver Medal
NICOLE ANN BISPING (WA), riding Con Brio – Silver Medal
CHRISTINA BURR (SC), with Pablito – Silver Medal
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RACHEL JANE BROHAWN (NV), riding Leopold – Silver Medal, Bronze Medal
JANELLE MARIE CARMAN (WA), riding Arthur – Silver Medal
DEBORAH D. CARSON (AZ), riding Merlin – Silver Medal
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Gretchen W. Andersen, NJ Elysha Marie Bacca, OH Sarah Baggette, TN David B. Banister, LA Kimberlee A. Barker, OR Ashlyn Barnes, FL Linda Barone, CA Jennifer Barrows, CA Suzanne M. Beaudoin, WA Bonnie Beauregard, CA
Kimberly A. Frederick, CA Jackson K. Freismuth, CO Kristina Frye, OR Donna E. Gafford, GA Chauna Gaona, CA Angela R. Garfinkel, CA Molly Ann Gengenbach, TX Catherine A. Gerardi, IL Michelle M. Gerlach, FL Lisa Gorsuch, NC Lauren E. Gorton, MO Nancy L. Gorton, MO Jennifer Grant, OH Chris Graye, MI Lauren Griffin, IN Brian Doyle Hafner, CA
JODI ANN CHAMBERLAIN (CA), riding Polo– Silver Medal
MADELYNN GAIL DAVIS (KY), riding Jolo – Silver Medal, Bronze Medal
SEELCHEN FEIBUSH (CA), riding Meinte M– Silver Medal, Bronze Medal
Susan Mary Hancock, TX Julia Handt, TX Kristen Nicole Hansen, CA Julie K. Haugen, CO Angela Renee Hay, FL Ann Hayes, NM Jane Hayes, CA Valerie J. Heckrodt, NC Kristine Jean Hegglin, CA Adrienne Henninger, FL Kimberly Ann Herslow, NJ Kristin Herzing, PA Robin A. Hessel, OK Jim Hicks, UT Lindsey G. Holmes, UT Susan L. Hopkins, NC
ALISON CHILD (UT), riding Shaka Zulu – Silver Medal
FAYE DUNN (MA), riding Werbellin – Silver Medal
PAULA FOOTE (ME), riding Hicarlos – Silver Medal, Bronze Medal
Rachael Horton, OH Trudi Butler Howley, FL Marty J. Hunt, KS Anne Hurwitz, MD Nancy J. Hutson, CT Jacqueline Hyde, PA Joan E. Iannacone, ID Beatriz Infante, CA Michael Ippolito, GA Elizabeth G. Jacobs, GA Mari T. Jebens, MO Dawn M. Jensen, SC Erin Scelba Johnson, NJ Teresa Johnson, MN Jeanne Renee Karver, NC Jillian Kemenosh, NJ
HEIDI ELISABETH CONLON (MA), riding Donnerzauber– Silver Medal
MINDY ELGART (NJ), riding Gladiator – Silver Medal
JACKSON K. FRIESMUTH (CO), riding Dalwhinnies Martijn – Silver Medal
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Chris A. Curiger, FL Madelynn Gail Davis, KY Meagan Davis, NY Merryn Blake DeBenedetti, WA Allison Leslie Dechant-Nimmo, CO Rhonda L. Dretel, CT Faye Dunn, MA Louisa-Marcelle Eadie, NY Matthew J. Eagan, WA Marie Earl, CA Mindy Elgart, NJ Seelchen Feibush, CA Victoria Fernalld, CO Leeda J. Fletcher, NY Paula Foote, ME Laurie Anne Ford, NC
Courtney Nicole MacDonald, TX Melissa J. Maclaren, VT Brian S. MacMahon, FL Pamela Maloof, RI Catherine Marshall, CA Spencer Marston, MO John Mason, TX Lisa L. Mattson, TX Anne McChesney, TX Elaine M. McEwen, KS Karri McFadden, OH John P. McGinty, PA Lisa McLean, CA Heather Mehal, OH Natalie I. Merritt, FL Meghan Jane Michaels, MD
Ann B. Parks, NY Kim Patterson, OH Kassidy Rae Peacock, TX Jaclyn Pepper, CA Jamie Pestana, CA Christiana Peterson, WA Regina Piazza, CA Charles H. Pinneo, CA Mackinzie Pooley, CA Casey Priske, CA Abigail E. Pritchard, GA Cheryl Quinn, FL Karen L. Raber, MS Linda Racicot, WA Rebecca Raede, CA Roberta Raymond, CA
Amy K. Mikutowski, FL Melody Lynn Miller, WA Virginia Pugh Moon, AL Angie Morin, ME Annie Morris, NY Mystere Moyes, TX Leah A. Munnell, PA Tom Murray, CA Laura M. Myers, GA Shelby Gwendolyn Neese, TX Susan E. Nicholas, VA Courtney Niemuth, IL Diana G. O’Diear, WA Leslie Ann O’Sullivan-Zieger, FL Stephen M. Page, OR KC Parkins-Kyle, CO
MOLLY ANN GENGENBACH (TX), riding Optic – Silver Medal; I-I Adult Amateur (Swedish Warmblood Assn. NA)
MICHELLE M. GERLACH (FL), riding Udjang – Silver Medal
SUSAN MARY HANCOCK (TX), riding Prinz Lombard – Silver Medal
CATHERINE A. GERARDI (IL), riding Forsite Rhythm N Blues – Silver Medal
silver medalists
KRISTINA FRYE (OR), riding Monaco – Silver Medal
JANE HAYES (CA), riding Solvangs Rivaldo – Silver Medal
ANGELA RENEE HAY (FL), with Movingu – Silver Medal
VALERIE J. HECKRODT (NC), riding Aireyano – Silver Medal
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ANN HAYES (NM), riding Macho – Silver Medal
SUSAN L. HOPKINS (NC), riding Fair Worth – Silver Medal
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Meredith Kenyon, NE Bobbie Kerr, NY Trisha Kerwin, UT Caitlyn C. Keyes, MD Debra Lee Klamen, IL Susan M. Krauskopf, AZ Dan Kreitl, IN Megan Michelle Levine, MI Judy M. Lewis, WA Lauren H. Lewis-Gladish, IN Polly Jeanne Limond, CA Kim Litwinczak, MA Nelson Long, TN Ari Lopez, CA Stephanie Loui, HI Robin J. Lubert, PA
Erin Shea, MA Jaana L. Sheehan, MA Nicole Shinton, Canada Nicholas James Sigler, CO Tiffany Lynn Silverman, CA Stephanie Louise Sims, KY Rena Rachel Singer, FL Judith Place Sloan, NY Stacey Lynn Slovis, KY Robert Soros, NY Deborah Stout, NV Evin Stovall, VA Sally Struss, FL Alexis Oliver Taves, VA Jan C. Templeton, VA Martha J. Thomas, PA
TRUDY BUTLER HOWLEY (FL), riding Losar – Silver Medal
BEATRIZ INFANTE (CA), riding Whispering Thunder Hawk – Silver Medal
MEREDITH KENYON (NE), riding Rambunctious – Silver Medal
Sue Thome, MI Jill Thornton, CA Elizabeth Thorsey, VA Kathryn Elizabeth Tout, FL Cindy A. Tuck, NH Kendall Valenstein, CA Camilla Van Liew, SC Cindy Verbarendse-Ford, WA Tyra K. Vernon, WI Rebecca Elizabeth Vick, NC Merry C. Vickrey, TX Thomas Walker, CA Bryn Walsh, ME Vicki Warren, KY Paige Wehner, CA Brandi M. Widmer, WI
JACQUELINE HYDE (PA), riding Irma La Douce – Silver Medal
ELIZABETH JACOBS (GA), riding Roscoe – Silver Medal
DEBRA LEE KLAMEN (IL), riding Boss – Silver Medal
Barbara Wiefelstede, VA Barbara Ann Wilson, CT Lily Paige Wilson, WA Megan Winkler, OH Christa Elaine Wood, CO Helena Woodward-Ryan, MI Susan Wren, CA Jordan Elizabeth Wright, AL Megan Elizabeth Zappe, AL
JOAN E. IANNACONE (ID), riding Welthana – Silver Medal
silver medalists
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Kim Richmond, NH Laura Ritacco, OR Koby Lynn Robson, OR Alexa Rodriguez, CA Brandi Roenick, AZ Caroline Victoria Roffman, FL Leigh B. Romano, CO Paige P. Romney, WA Heather Romriell, MO Nancy L. Rosen, NY Suzanne M. Ross-Armando, NJ Christina Russell, OH Nadine Schlonsok, VA Wendi J. Schnittjer, NY Kristen Anne Schwaegerle, NH Christy Scotch, AL
JILLIAN KEMENOSH (NJ), riding Nelzon – Silver Medal
DAN KREITL (IN), riding Frulich– Silver Medal
MEGAN MICHELLE LEVINE (MI), riding FF Boogies Grey Rose – Silver Medal
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LAUREN H. LEWIS-GLADISH (IN), riding Klaus Of Westview – Silver Medal
silver medalists
CATHERINE MARSHALL (CA), riding Genesis Dansé Avec Moi – Silver Medal
ELAINE M. McEWEN (KS), with Jelmer – Silver Medal
SPENCER MARSTON (MO), with Zigmeister – Silver Medal
KARRI McFADDEN (OH), riding Drakkar – Silver Medal, Bronze Medal
MELODY LYNN MILLER (WA), riding Passage – Silver Medal
VIRGINIA PUGH MOON (AL), riding Broadstone Star – Silver Medal
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ROBIN J. LUBERT (PA), riding Nice Catch – Silver Medal
LISA L. MATTSON (TX), riding Moritz – Silver Medal
HEATHER MEHAL (OH), riding Shall We Dance – Silver Medal
COURTNEY NIEMUTH (IL), riding Juan Le Mexico – Silver Medal
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JUDY M. LEWIS (WA), riding Osiris – Silver Medal
ALEXA RODRIGUEZ (CA), riding Fidelius – Silver Medal
JAN C. TEMPLETON (VA), riding Waverly – Silver Medal
CINDY VERBARENDSE-FORD (WA), riding Tino – Silver Medal
LESLIE ANN O’SULLIVAN-ZIEGLER (FL), with Huge Groove – Silver Medal
ROBERTA RAYMOND (CA), riding Carrera – Silver Medal
PAIGE P. ROMNEY (WA), riding Dan O’Brien – Silver Medal
SUE THOME (MI), riding Rossini – Silver Medal
LAURA RITACCO (OR), riding Falcor – Silver Medal
JUDITH PLACE SLOAN (NY), riding DeBussy – Silver Medal
silver medalists
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DIANA O’DIEAR-MELINGER (WA), riding Elegancia – Silver Medal
KATHRYN ELIZABETH TOUT (FL), riding Da Capo – Silver Medal
VICKI WARREN (KY), riding Grande Milano – Silver Medal
BARBARA ANN WILSON (CT), riding Petronius – Silver Medal
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USDF BRONZE MEDALISTS Carol T. Alonso, CA Mercedes Andazola, OR Kate Elizabeth Anderson, CA Genevieve Elaine Anderson-Pie, MD Maggie Andrews, CA Pamela Andrews, CA Jana Kay Armstrong, MI Rebecca D. Armstrong, CA Naomi Ayrton, FL
bronze medalists
INGRID ALBRECHT (PA), riding Sebastian’s Magique – Bronze Medal
MAGGIE ANDREWS (CA), riding Tic Tac – Bronze Medal
SARAH ALDER-SCHALLER (TX), riding Bayou Cash – Bronze Medal
MARGARET SMALL BAILEY (ME), riding Kennebec Ladyhawke – Bronze Medal
JENNIFER BENDER (WI), riding Gentil MOR 1 – Bronze Medal
Margaret Small Bailey, ME Courtney Joyce Baine, CA David B. Banister, LA Eliza Banks, NJ Lori A. Barnard, NY Ivy Walker Bartasis, TX J. Bryan Bartlett, FL Tammy Barton, MA Deborah H. Basta, VA
MERCEDES ANDAZOLA (OR), with Fritz – Bronze Medal
TAMMY BARTON (MA), riding Ritsche – Bronze Medal
JULIE BENNETT (WA), riding Malipiero 3 – Bronze Medal
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Andrea Ilene Bayer, FL Antonette Bealessio, CA Angelia D. Bean, PA Ashley Elizabeth Bearden, TX Wendy Bebie, VA Calla Margaret Bell, VA Carolyn Jean Bellamah, MT Jennifer Bender, WI Lori Benjamin, WA
DEBORAH H. BASTA (VA), riding Groms’ Galena – Bronze Medal
ROBIN E. BIRK (PA), riding Willie B. Irish – Bronze Medal
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Karen Abbattista, FL Yasmine Abdallat, CA Gerhard Ablinger, MN Maribeth Absi, NY Michelle Adams, TN Ingrid Albrecht, PA Sarah Alder-Schaller, TX Debra L. Alimonti, NJ Rachel Nicole Allen, TX
MARTINA BONE (CA), riding Winona – Bronze Medal
Jane Braddock, WI Lisa Bradley, CA Barbara C. Brady, NY Amanda Brainerd, ME Victoria S. Breece, NC Anne Brickert, TX Jennifer Brinkman-Ayers, AZ Dawn Brittain Merrell, TX Roberta Britting, CA Rachel Jane Brohawn, NV Jessica Brumfield, PA Sally J. Buchheister, MD Hayley Buckingham, CA Petra Karolina Bullock, CA Staci Burpee, TX
ANNE BRICKERT (TX), with Kassidy – Bronze Medal
PETRA BULLOCK (CA), riding O’Neil – Bronze Medal
MICHELE DODGE (CA), with LSH Cadence In Color – Bronze Medal
Kathryn Lee Butt, SC Lisa Shaw Cantrell, GA Kelin Carraher, OR Shelia Faye Carroll, GA Renee Carter, VA Renee Michelle Carter, OH Jaclyn Cartesio, NY Heather Caudill, FL Catherine Chamberlain, KY Catherine Chandler, AZ Diane Child, UT Annette Cholon Siegel, CA Rachel M. Chowanec, CT Kate Cieslowski, MN Rebecca Reed Clark, ME
Barbara Clarke, TX Stacee A. Collier, NV Danielle Compton, UT Mary Compton, MA Ann-Louise Cook, FL Ellen Cook, AZ Jean Cook, IL Emily Copeland, GA Chloe Cosgrove, TX Meredith Crawford, WA Robin Nydell Cremer, AZ Sarah Crosier, GA Katie A. Cumberford, MO Sean T. Cunningham, NM Deborah Dalseg, Canada
ROBERTA BRITTING (CA), riding Buddy’s Rae Maker – Bronze Medal
LISA SHAW CANTRELL (GA), riding Consonare – Bronze Medal
JESSICA MARY DONOVAN (NH), riding Let’s Dance – Bronze Medal
SALLY BUCHHEISTER (MD), riding Laurel – Bronze Medal
RENEE MICHELLE CARTER (OH), with Sinjn – Bronze Medal
MARTINE C. DUFF (SC), riding Artistic – Bronze Medal
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bronze medalists
top row CeNter left: KellY MCCheSNeY; top row CeNter right: Sheri SCott; SeCoND row left: www.fotKAStUDo.CoM; BottoM row CeNter: MYStiCAl photogrAphY
Julie Ziegler Bennett, WA Mary Jane Benson, FL Allison Bilzerian, FL Cynthia Binder, CA Melissa Bingham, CA Robin E. Birk, PA Jennifer Blahnik, WI Jennifer Blank, TX Erin J. Bleakney, NY Kaitlin Blythe, NC Jenn Ann Boblitt, FL Martina Bone, CA Marc Borschneck, TX Misty Lucille Bosarge, NC Mallory K. Bradbury, KS
Sarah G. Doyle, VA Catherine Anne Duchac, FL Martine Duff, SC Donna L. Dunbar, CT Rita G. Dunn, TN Marie Earl, CA Martyna Echilczuk, NH Eline Eckroth, FL Kim Rawl Elliott, CA Jessie Ely, OH Amy Epperson, FL Caroline S. Farrell, IL Patricia Fayad, MI Seelchen Feibush, CA
bronze medalists
KRISTINE MARY FINNEY (MD), riding May Miro – Bronze Medal
AMY B. GANCI (TX), riding Bon Wilbo – Bronze Medal
KARIN GLASSMAN (KY), riding Regalia – Bronze Medal
Victoria Fernalld, CO Katherine E. Figueroa, MA Kristine Mary Finney, MD Toni Flowers, AL Paula Foote, ME R. Leah Forrest, CA Dorie Forte, MD Terry Foster, CA Mary Frankel, GA Laura L. Freeman, LA Amy B. Ganci, TX Wendy Garfinkel, NJ Linden Hughes Gaspar, GA Suzanne Gaudette, NH
R. LEAH FORREST (CA), with Winnica M – Bronze Medal
LINDEN HUGHES GASPAR (GA), riding Konga – Bronze Medal
BEVERLY GNAU (CA), riding Real Tyme – Bronze Medal
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JACQUELINE RENEE GREENER (PA), riding Mudzima – Bronze Medal
Kathryn Gibson, AZ Lauren Gibson, NC Sarah Gillim, IN Dominique Giordano, NJ Karin Glassman, KY Beverly K. Gnau, CA Michael Gorby, CA Deborah B. Gordon, TX Robin N. Gray, TX Jacqueline Renee Greener, PA Debby M. Griggs, WA Barbara Grove, OH Lesley Grove, NV Kathryn M. Gruenefeldt, OR
LAURA L. FREEMAN, DVM (LA), riding Laoma – Bronze Medal
WENDY GARFINKEL (NJ), riding Mrs. Tex – Bronze Medal
LESLEY GROVE (NV), riding True Texas Colors – Bronze Medal
top row left: ViCKie KirKpAtriCK; top row right: MArie CoBB/reephotogrAphiCS.CoM; SeCoND row left: reitSport photogrAphY; SeCoND row CeNter: ANN goBle BottoM row fAr left: JUlie MoSeS photo; BottoM row fAr right: DB photogrAphY
Hannah James Darnell, VA Dawn Delores Dascomb, NH Cathy Davis, CA Madelynn Gail Davis, KY Sheri Lynn Davis-Pruett, GA Lisa Hornsby Daws, OR Jacek J. De Haan, FL Allison Leslie Dechant-Nimmo, CO Meredith Grace Denney, MN Kelly L. Dickens, TN Michele Dodge, CA Lauren Donahoo, MO Jessica Mary Donovan, NH Katie Dougherty, CA
Dolores E. Harris, OR Susan Lewis Harris, KY Elizabeth Connelly Hart, NC Tiffany A. Hattler, VA Michelle Hawkes, TX Jeanette B. Heath, VA Randi Heathman, MI Valerie J. Heckrodt, NC Morgan Heinrichs, CO Kelly Hendrick, RI Katie Hennemann, FL Kaitlyn Louise Hennessy, CA Kimberly Ann Herslow, NJ Diane Hodges, OH
KATHRYN M. GRUENEFELDT (OR), riding Jabuticaba – Bronze Medal
ROBIN M. GUTER (PA), riding Sunterra – Bronze Medal
Amalie Ladewig Hoerdum, GA Tracee Horn, MI Katherine Wells Howard, TX Deborah Howe, FL Erin Elizabeth Hudson, SC Cassandra Hummert-Johnson, OH Lucinda Hutter Cavell, VA Dorothy M. Iorio, MA Betty Irwin, CA Kellee James, CO Sarah Jancik, CO Mae Janiga, CT Karen Linnea Jeannotte, MA Victoria Jessop, VA
Emilie Johnston, CA Jeri Jones, MD Kelly Jorgensen, FL Jane M. Judson, WA Rosemary Julian-Simoes, IL Betsy Kang, OH Janine Karas, NV Jeanne Renee Karver, NC Cheryl Keefe, WA Elisabeth Kehrer-Melad, MA Erin Kellerhouse, CA Kathleen Michelle Kelly, VA Keni Hickman Kerin, NC Bobbie Kerr, NY
JANE GURZENDA (RI), riding Walina – Bronze Medal
KATHLEEN N. GUBAR (NC), riding Murano – Bronze Medal
SUSAN SHEMANSKI HARRINGTON (VA), riding Willow Bae – Bronze Medal
MICHELLE HAWKES (TX), riding C JEANETTE HEATH (VA), riding Thriumpf – Bronze Sir – Bronze Medal Medal
TIFFANY A. HATTLER (VA), riding Decoupage – Bronze Medal
RANDI HEATHMAN (MI), riding Ricochet – Bronze Medal
AMALIE LADEWIG HOERDUM (GA) – Bronze Medal; Fourth Level Jr/YR (Arabian Horse Assn.)
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195
bronze medalists
top row left: MArY CorNeliUS; top row right: CArieN SChipperS; SeCoND row left to right: MArK SUStiN; piCS of YoU; Arielle perrY; BottoM row CeNter left: piCS of YoU; BottoM row CeNter right: BoBtArr.CoM
Kathleen N. Gubar, NC Al Guden, FL Jane Gurzenda, RI Robin M. Guter, PA Jocelyn N. Hamann, NV Christina Hamilton, VT Heather Lynn Hamilton, NC Meg Hammond, CA Julia Handt, TX Kristen Nicole Hansen, CA Cassandra Harper, OH Laura Harper, TX Susan Shemanski Harrington, VA Whitney Harrington, CA
Bekah L. Kutt, VT Teri L. Lacey, CA Crista Lambert, WA Johan G. Lammers, NM McKenzie Lane, WA Laura Langford, CA Mette P. Larsen, NY Michael R. Larsen, MO Emily Rose Lasher, CO Marilynn Laswell-Sabovich, CA Lori L. Lauver, CA Daemie Laves, TX Kelsey Louise Lawrence, MI Molly Harrison Layfield, VA
bronze medalists
TRACEE HORN (MI), riding Isabella – Bronze Medal
Rebecca Lea Leatherdale, MN Jessica W. Leiden, GA Ashley Leith, PA Christopher Lewman, WA Erin Liedle, TN Stephanie B. Liem, HI Alexandra Linton, NY Cinny Little, MA Sherry Littlejohn, WA Sarah Nicole Lockman, CA Lucy Lotto, WA Nan Lynch, MI Brian S. MacMahon, FL Kaitlin A. MacMillan, OR
ERIN ELIZABETH HUDSON (SC), riding Cinnamon Spice – Bronze Medal
MAE JANIGA (CT), riding Reach For The Stars – Bronze Medal
BETSY KANG (OH), riding Grande Tiara – Bronze Medal
ANDREA WAXLER KAPLAN (NH), riding Tribunal HB – Bronze Medal
MEGHAN KINDER (ID), riding Kosby – Bronze Medal
NANCY W. KRIAL (PA), riding Phlyer – Bronze Medal
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Ariana Marie Mahek, VA Lydia Major, MN Marie E. Maloney, KS Julie Kay Manor, WI Alexis Nicole Martin-Vegue, CA Marie A. Mattson, WI Janice Mauren, TX Katie McClain, FL Karen Furlong McCulley, FL Karri McFadden, OH Nicki McGinnis, CA Emily Claire McIntosh, TN Bobbie Lynn McKee, AZ Allison McPhee, UT
JERI JONES (MD), riding Corbonnet– Bronze Medal
KATHLEEN MICHELLE KELLY (VA), riding Mariner – Bronze Medal
YVONNE KUSSEROW (TX), with Cano Cristales – Bronze Medal
top row center left: eMIlY e. HUDSon; tow row center rIgHt: cArIen ScHIpperS; SeconD row center: cArole MAcDonAlD; center row rIgHt: pIcS of YoU bottoM row left: toDD rIffle; bottoM row center: SteVe crowerS/DIgItAl eXpreSSIonS pHotogrApHY
Trisha Kerwin, UT Caitlyn C. Keyes, MD Meghan Kinder, ID Elizabeth King, NY Cara Klothe, PA Jeanette W. Knight, ME Kathleen Ann Kopp, WI Carolyn Korus, NJ Mandi Beth Krasney, TX Susan M. Krauskopf, AZ Rachelle Krejci, OH Nancy W. Krial, PA Dawna Kuhlmey, NV Yvonne Kusserow, TX
LORI L. LAUVER (CA), riding Ari – Bronze Medal
Hilary Moore, MD Susan L. Moore, IN Jennifer Lee Moran, VA Nacho Moran, CA Dawn M. Morgan, WA Maria Morgounova, PA Lauren Erica Morris, FL Mystere Moyes, TX Jillianne Munro-Lane, IL Tom Murray, CA Lauren Nelson, IL Amy Rose Nemeth, NJ Jean Nemzek, MI Amelia Newcomb, CO
CINNY LITTLE (MA), riding Braveheart – Bronze Medal
ARIANA MARIE MAHEK (VA), with Cassidy – Bronze Medal
Jenniver V. Niedermair, WA Pamela Nixon, MI Mary Kathryn Nommensen, TX Peg O’Meara, MO Joelle O’Neil, CA Rowan O’Riley, MA Catherine Orton, TX Laura Ovaitt, KY Pamela Christine Owens, MD Bonnie L. Padwa, MA Jennifer Palovchik, OH Amie Paramore, OH Mija Rae Paris, OR Kristine Partin, CA
SHERRY LITTLEJOHN (WA), with Zinfandel – Bronze Medal; Third Level Vintage Cup (Am. Warmblood Soc.)
LYDIA MAJOR (MN), riding Mi Tough – Bronze Medal
ALEXIS NICOLE MARTIN-VEGUE (CA), riding Crescendo – Bronze Medal
Stacy Jean Pattison, VA Monika Payne, OR Kassidy Rae Peacock, TX Susan Pendleton, ME Suzanne A. Peters, IN Erika Petersen Treis, MI Brett Pillow, TX Mackinzie Pooley, CA Albert S. Pugh IV, TX Shelley Lange Rahiya, OH Christina Klekner Reckamp, IL Colleen Reid, CA Ruby Reithel, MS Carol Riazzi, TX
KAITLIN A. MACMILLAN (OR), riding Hocus Pocus – Bronze Medal
MARIE E. MALONEY (KS), riding Lazulite – Bronze Medal
KATIE McCLAIN (FL), riding Urquin – Bronze Medal
JULIE KAY MANOR (WI), riding Remington Xpress – Bronze Medal
JESSICA E. MILTIMORE (OH), riding Galadarial’s Mirror – Bronze Medal
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bronze medalists
top row fAr left: teD lAUVer; top row center left: www.HoofpIX.coM; top row center rIgHt: cArolYnn bUncH pHotogrApHY; SeconD row center left: tAUnYA tAe wAXHAM bottoM row rIgHt: fAIrfIelD pHotogrApHY, llc
Barbara A. Mele, NY Heather Mendiburu, NJ Charity Lynn Messer, FL Elizabeth D. Meyer, MA Meghan Jane Michaels, MD Margaret R. Miles, GA Paige Olivia Miller, IL Jessica E. Miltimore, OH Jennifer Miner, GA Martina Minor, OH Deborah Moerman, CA Tiffany Ann Mohr, MD Melanie Montagano, NJ Lara Moody, IA
bronze medalists
MARTINA MINOR (OH), riding D’Artagnan – Bronze Medal
Kathleen Seery, HI Cindy Sender, OH Maryse Shank, AZ Jaclyn Sicoli, NJ Nicholas James Sigler, CO Tiffany Lynn Silverman, CA Karla Simpson, NC Kitch Simpson, TX Carly Sinderbrand, NC Auburn Skubic, MN Beth Smith, WI Rhonda J. Smith, CA Suzanne Smith, CA Linda J. Smull, CA Katya Julia Spafford, GA
Michelle O. Spencer, TX Sue Springer, FL Koryn Staehling, VA Matthew T. Steenhuizen, VA Kristin Faith Stein, OH Timothy T. Stenzel, TX Jenna Stern, TX Anne M. Stevens, OR Gon Stevens, TX Samantha Stillwell, NJ Sara Storch, MA Tess Anya Strumwasser, MA Mark A. Susol, PA Allen Jay Swafford, TX Katie Hegarty Swanson, VT
SUSAN L. MOORE (IN), riding Balzan – Bronze Medal
AMIE PARAMORE (OH), riding Luxury Edition – Bronze Medal
CHRISTY BRIDGES SANANTONIO (LA), riding Grenadier – Bronze Medal
LAUREN ERICA MORRIS (FL), riding Polastern – Bronze Medal
MONIKA PAYNE (OR), with Fantasy In Flight – Bronze Medal
BONNIE L. PADWA (MA), riding Zabalone – Bronze Medal
ALBERT S. PUGH IV (TX), riding Aire Bonnie– Bronze Medal
TRACY SCHLABACH (FL), riding Panterra – Bronze Medal
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Jody G. Swimmer, KY Cheryl Swing, MD Alexandra Szabo, VT Amy Clarice Talley, TX Malva Tarasewicz, CO Serina Tart, NC Jan C. Templeton, VA Cheryl Zdrodowski Thomas, FL Sammi Nicole Thompson, WA Tracey L. Thompson, FL Lea Thornhill, GA Jill Thornton, CA Laura A. Tillman, AZ Patrick Ian Tompkins, TX Samantha Jamie Train, CA
GEORGE RICKABAUGH (NJ), riding Inspiration – Bronze Medal
LYNEA SCHULTZ-ELA (CO), with Estoque EX – Bronze Medal
top row fAr left: bobtArr.coM; top row center left: JennIfer KAISer pHoto; top row center rIgHt: wncpHoto.coM; SeconD row center left: StepHen pAYne; S econD row fAr rIgHt: DeborAH leMIre, reD HorSe pHotogrApHY; bottoM row rIgHt: MArIe cobb/reepHotogrApHIcS.coM
George Rickabaugh, NJ Koby Lynn Robson, OR Leigh B. Romano, CO Rhonda Roos, IL Jennifer Root, WA Janet M. Round, CA Ellen Roy, WA Allison King Russo, NY Andrea H. Ruting, NC Christy Bridges Sanantonio, LA Carol Satriano, CT Ann Louise Sauer, WI Ryann Marie Scelba, NJ Tracy Anne Schlabach, FL Lynea Schultz-Ela, CO
DiAnne Ward, ME Bonnie Watrous, NH Andrea Waxler Kaplan, NH Laura J. C. Wectawski, KY Lisa Weekley-Rottinger, IL Danielle Nicole Weldon, TX Maribeth Leann Wells, PA Carol B. Wertz, NC Judy Westlake, FL Judy Wheatley, CA Laurie White, NH Glenn Whiteley, MN Taryn Whittenhall, FL Vivienne Wiederhold, FL Helen S. Wiest, NC
Tracey Wiley, CA Jacquelyn Tribulato Williams, CA Karen Belinda Williams, FL Morgan Leigh Williams, MO Lily Paige Wilson, WA Meghan Wilson, CA Megan Winkler, OH Megan Wisniewski, IL Eve Wittenberg, MA Pamela Jean Wood, FL Melyni J. Worth, VA Susan Wren, CA Brittani L. Wright, TN Tigger Wright, CA Stephanie Wyly, TX
Melody Yeager, WI Nancy Elizabeth Yeagley-Geurkink, WI Laura Ellen Young, ME Tracy A. Young, CA Cheryl LeVeille Youngman, FL Cathy Zager, FL Kristine Zagoria, GA Anne M. Zaharias, MI Cathy J. Zappala, NY
MARYSE SHANK (AZ), riding Taffarel – Bronze Medal
CARLY SINDERBRAND (NC), riding Dona Violetta – Bronze Medal
JENNA STERN (TX), riding Warendorf – Bronze Medal
ANNE M. STEVENS (OR), with Full Tilt Boogie – Bronze Medal
CHERYL SWING (MD), riding Mariner – Bronze Medal
CHERYL Z. THOMAS (FL), riding Deco’s Passing Fancy – Bronze Medal
SUZANNE SMITH (CA), riding Kasanova – Bronze Medal
JODY G. SWIMMER (KY), riding Forty Something – Bronze Medal
LAURA TILLMAN (AZ), riding Goalkeeper – Bronze Medal
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bronze medalists
top row left to rIgHt: HArVeY SHAnK; wnc pHotogrApHY; MISSY boneY; SeconD row rIgHt: bobtArr.coM; bottoM row left: pIcS of YoU; bottoM row rIgHt: Dt pHotogrApHY
John Trimm, AL Victoria Trout, KY Regina E. Trup, CA Heather Tuschel, WI Megan Ellen Vail, NH Mari Angela Valceschini, OR Erin Vallarino, CA Rebecca Elizabeth Vick, NC Kelly R. Vineyard, FL Marlo Vivenzio, UT Vanessa Voltman, MI Thomas Robert Vossler, NC Lynnette Wadsworth, FL Amy Walker-Basak, IL Heather Walters, FL
CAROL B. WERTZ (NC), with My Dan My Dandy – Bronze Medal
bronze medalists
KELLY R. VINEYARD (FL), riding The Roman Knows – Bronze Medal
REGINA E. TRUP (CA), riding Wie Westerland – Bronze Medal
MELODY K. YEAGER (WI), riding Dartanya – Bronze Medal
TARYN WHITTENHALL (FL), riding Gitano – Bronze Medal
MEGAN WISNIEWSKI (IL), riding Weltspitze – Bronze Medal
NANCY E. YEAGLEY-GUERKINK (WI), riding Winter Solstice – Bronze Medal
TIGGER WRIGHT (CA), riding Mystry – Bronze Medal
TRACY A. YOUNG (CA), riding Miss Handy – Bronze Medal
editor’s note: Photographs in the Yearbook award section not credited are courtesy of the award winners.
CATHY ZAGER (FL), riding Rocky – Bronze Medal
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any corrections to the award listings must be received in writing by march 31, 2010. e-mail to: connection@usdf.org
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LEA THORNHILL (GA), with Fala – Bronze Medal
Freestyle Gold Bar Nora Batchelder, NH Kai Handt, TX Reese Koffler-Stanfield, KY Lauren C. Sammis, NJ Andrea Velas, PA Joann R. Williams, WI
REESE KOFFLER-STANFIELD (KY), riding Goubergh’s Kasper – Freestyle Gold Bar
JOANN R. WILLIAMS (WI), riding Kosmic – Freestyle Gold Bar
Candyce Allen, VA Mary Ann Callahan, FL Elizabeth A. Campbell, FL Andrea J. Doelling, CO Lorna Donahue, IL Kai Handt, TX Katie Anne Hoefs-Martin, CA Faith Birdsong Morris, TX KC Parkins-Kyle, CO Carol Robertson, CA Jillian Santi, WA Ruth Shirkey, CA Barbara Strawson, MD Bryn Walsh, ME Kristina N. Wang, NE Christa Elaine Wood, CO Tracy A. Young, CA
JILLIAN SANTI (WA), with Starwars TOF – Freestyle Silver Bar
RUTH SHIRKEY (CA), riding PEC Womanizer – Freestyle Silver Bar
TRACY A. YOUNG (CA), riding Greentree Courtney – Freestyle Silver Bar
KATY BARGLOW (CA), riding Relic – Freestyle Bronze Bar
Freestyle Bronze Bar Katy Barglow, CA Kim Brodie-Lacy, WA Katrin Dagge, FL Kathleen R. Marquardt, MI Shareen M. Purcell, CA Jacquelyn Ann Stapel, NJ Malva Tarasewicz, CO Andrea Velas, PA Lynnette Wadsworth, FL Christa Elaine Wood, CO
MALVA TARASEWICZ (CO), with Orion – Freestyle Bronze Bar
LYNETTE WADSWORTH (FL), riding Wietze – Freestyle Bronze Bar
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musical freestYle rider awards
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Freestyle Silver Bar
Master’s Challenge Awards Training Level Judith Knopp, VA Joyce Pundt, IA Margaret B. Seleske, TX
First Level Barbara B. Doherty, OR Nancy W. Williams, MI
Second Level
JUDITH KNOPP (VA), with Abendlied – Training Level Master’s Challenge
Nancy L. Berrington, WA Judy P. Burdge, SC Toni Flowers, AL Martha D. McDaniel, HI
JOYCE PUNDT (IA), riding Phoenix – Training Level Master’s Challenge
Carol T. Alonso, CA Rita G. Dunn, TN Toni Flowers, AL Linden Hughes Gaspar, GA Al Guden, FL David F. Keiser, OR Dori LeCroy, SC Kathleen R. Marquardt, MI Edwin A. Miller, OR Judy Wheatley, CA
MARGARET B. SELESKE (TX), with Victory –Training Level Master’s Challenge
JUDY P. BURDGE (SC), with Duchess of Daence & Prince Brego – Second Level Master’s Challenge
Fourth Level Rita G. Dunn, TN David F. Keiser, OR Katherine S. McHugh, MA Ann Rosenberg, TX Patricia C. Welborn, IN
master’s challenge awards
FEI Levels Margaret L. Christ, NJ Vivian Mevorah, CA Susan E. Nicholas, VA Linda Racicot, WA Donna M. Raquet, NJ
CAROL T. ALONSO (CA), riding Isotoop – Third Level Master’s Challenge
MARTHA D. McDANIEL (HI), riding My Negaar – Second Level Master’s Challenge
RITA G. DUNN (TN), riding D Grand Finale – Third Level Master’s Challenge
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TONI FLOWERS (AL), with Dynamic – Second Level & Third Level Master’s Challenge
KATHLEEN R. MARQUARDT (MI), riding Saint Tropez – Third Level Master’s Challenge
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Third Level
PATRICIA C. WELBORN (IN), riding Tolkien – Fourth Level Master’s Challenge
MARGARET CHRIST (NJ), riding Tristan – FEI Levels Master’s Challenge
VIVIAN MEVORAH (CA), riding Reveler – FEI Levels Master’s Challenge
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2009 USDF RIDER PERFORMANCE AWARDS
rider Performance awards
Training Level Melanie Adams, MD Michelle Anderson, CO Petra Anderson, TN Micah Andrews, VT Jory Aquino, CA Mary Baldauff, FL Jenna Bale, SC Karrie Balwochus, TX Eliza Banks, NJ Gail Baum, CA Rhiannon Beauregard, NY Kalie Beckers, LA Hacene Benchikha, TX Terry Benedetti, CA Marilyn Black, IL Wendy Blanch, CA Cheryl Blazejak, IL Erin Bleakney, NY Margaret Bradford, MA Eleanor Brimmer, MN Molly Bronaugh, TN Celeste Brown, NY Kerry Bruce, TX E. Buffington, PA Mahala Burns, CA Paige Buzard, NY Christianna Capra, NY Zoe Carswell, VT Christine Cashel, OK Andrea Caudill, TX Heather Caudill, FL Cassandra Cherry, CA Amy Cohen, AL Stacee Collier, NV Katie Conover, TX Tina Cook, NC Alexandra Corazzini, MA Jennifer Cottle, PA Susan Craft, NC Patricia Curran, NC Sarah Dabolt, NC
Allison Dechant-Nimmo, CO Shannon Dempich, MI Richard Devin, NV Lori DiSanti, NJ Danielle Drosnock, PA Lee Dunbar, CT Eline Eckroth, FL Emee Ermel, TX Joy Evans, PA Patti Farless, NC Caroline Farrell, IL Alexa Favorito, NY Patricia Fayad, MI Christine Felker, GA Krystina Firth, KY Ariel Fletcher, KS Barbara Fogarty, CA Robin Ford, FL Jennifer Foulon, MD Lauren Friedland, FL Desiree Funaro, NY Linda Funderburk, FL Suzanne Galdun, IL Cassidy Gallman, CA Sarah Gammie, OR Toni Gee, TX Emily Geppert, AK Linda Gillen, IN Eliza Ginn, GA Allison Goldsborough, NJ Paula Gregory, LA Sara Griffith, MN Kristi Haines, MA Chenoa Haluptzok, WA Kari Hancock, AK Lindsey Hankins-Durbin, OK Patricia Herrick, OH Amanda Hester, TX Caroline Hoerdum, GA Nicole Hopper, CA Tanya Horning, NC Jodie Howard, CA
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Amanda Howell, OR Catherine Humphrey, PA Stacey Hunt, MD Elizabeth Hussey, MT Kathryn Hutchins, VA Susan Irwin, NJ Billy Jackson, GA Justine Jacoby, IL Juliette Jeanty, CA Angela Jett, GA Jennifer Johnson, MN Jillian Johnson, MI Paige Johnson, PA Shea Johnson, NM Teresa Johnson, MN Taylor Jonak, MN Sally Jones, DE Rosemary Julian-Simoes, IL Cheryl Keefe, WA Karen Kieffer, GA Danielle Koeppen, WI Leslie Laine, OH McKenzie Lane, WA Fae Leffler, OH Erica Leipus, IN Kirsten Lewis, CA David Linn, MD Gwen Lorio, CA Emily Macauley, MI Johanne Marcoux, FL Janne Matzner-Gore, NJ Katie Mauldin, TX Susan McCoskey, GA Lynn McGrew, WA Wendy McKelvy, SC Maureen McLaughlin, MA Kathryn McNaughton, WA Kaily Meeks, NC Adrienne Meisner, NJ Lisa Meringolo, OH Jennifer Milliner, OH Susan Milovich, OH
Rebekah Mingari, KY Trudy Miranda, NY Sheri Misic, IL Karan Mitchell, CA Patricia Muller, NM Shannon Napier, TX Kathleen Nebel, NC Nicole Nicholson, IL Mary Norman, NH Laurietta Oakleaf, OH Amanda Oppold, MN Dana Orfinger, FL Kayln Owens, FL Alison Pandoff, NC Jennifer Paquette, CO Taska Parker, VA Meagen Pass, GA Katie Pavelka, ID Lisa Pembleton, CA Kendyl Peters, CA Lloydean Pettengill, MI Rebecca Pfeifer, MN Regan Powers, MA Janie Pride, GA Caitlin Puller, VA Joyce Pundt, IA Lisa Rasmuson, NJ Leslie Raulin, MD Tori Retamoza, KY Christy Rettger, IL Diane Riccolo, IA Amy Riker, CA Helga Roberts, WA Mikelle Roeder, AR Janet Round, CA Tamy Ryan, OR Julia Sabatino, NJ Lisa Sanfelippo, WI Lisa Scaglione, OR Nadine Schlonsok, VA Raena Schraer, AK Jordan Schulz, FL
Alessandra Schwartz, WI Nancy Searles, GA Margaret Seleske, TX Bob Shappell, WI Morgan Shaw, FL Renee Shiska, PA Lori Smart, AZ Lana Sneddon, IN Clark Southworth, PA Lynn Southworth, PA Michele Spears, TX Chance Stauffer, ID Caroline Stephens, VA Tiffany Stiller, CA Alice Stuebling-Salm, FL Jennifer Swansiger, OH Alexandra Szabo, VT Brandie Taylor, TN Christy Taylor, ID Jaynelle Tenor, NJ Kathy Thomas, TX Ruth Thomson, OH Elaine Thousand, WI Cecelia Trabert, KS Valarie Trapp, SC Megan Tritch, TX Jessica Turner, TX Barbara Tuskas, OH Lyn Tyler, AZ Valerie Vaden, TX Daniela Valentgas, MA Victoria Valenti, MA Erin Vallarino, CA Jaclyn Vazquez, CA Erica Vietor, CA Jessica Viveiros, RI Merri Voigt, IL Martha Vout, MI Christine Walbrun, WI Ashley Walker, AR Hannah Walters, VA Breana Weise, CA
Terri Wensinger, TX Stacy Williams, UT Kathy Yamaguchi, MO Danielle Young, IL First Level
Wendy McLaughlin, AZ Kaily Meeks, NC Heather Mendiburu, NJ Erin Meredith, CA Jennifer Meyering, MI Hilary Millett, MA Rebekah Mingari, KY Laurel Minnick, VA Marsha Murray, LA Laurietta Oakleaf, OH Amanda Oppold, MN Toni Over, MD Leslie Painter, VA Katie Pell, FL Kerry Pickron, FL Paige Price, FL Janie Pride, GA Pamela Prince, FL Alice Quinn, DC Carolyn Reed, CT Tori Retamoza, KY Dennis Riddlemoser, TX Jennifer Riggs, TX Monica Rivara, VA Mikelle Roeder, AR Janet Round, CA Dawn Sabo, TX Ann Sanders, NY Carlos Santos, CA Lisa Scaglione, OR Karen Schaale, PA Nadine Schlonsok, VA Raena Schraer, AK Lori Simmons, TX Kelly Smaltz, PA Suzanne Smith, CA Lana Sneddon, IN Clark Southworth, PA Michele Spears, TX Tiffany Stageman, MO Sydney Staggs, CA Linda Stalcup, CA Chance Stauffer, ID Caroline Stephens, VA Barbara Strawson, MD Melissa Torreano, FL Megan Tritch, TX
Janet Tucker, SC Jessica Turner, TX Ayden Uhlir, TX Victoria Valenti, MA Erin Vallarino, CA Dallas van Stratten, NE Amy Walker-Basak, IL Victoria Walling, IA Breana Weise, CA Nancy Williams, MI Mary Zimmerman, AZ Megan Zureck, NY
Clara Etzel, OH Caroline Farrell, IL Terry Foster, CA Kathleen Fuschetto, OH Kimberly Gilmore, FL Cassandra Harper, OH Jamie Hughes, OR Vickie Hunt, FL Haeley Hutchison, CO Angela Jett, GA Rosemary Julian-Simoes, IL Cheryl Keefe, WA Danielle Koeppen, WI Peri Lambros, GA David Linn, MD Sarah Lockman, CA Julie Manor, WI Katie Marcoux, FL Elisabeth Maurer, MI Connor McPeak, WY Heather Mendiburu, NJ Erin Meredith, CA Jennifer Milliner, OH Heather Neubauer, SC Donna Rosenstein, NJ Alice Quinn, DC Celia Rafalko, VA Helga Roberts, WA Lisa Rush, SD Alix Skelton, CT Kelly Smaltz, PA Sharon Smith, MA Suzanne Smith, CA Heather Soones-Booher, PA Clark Southworth, PA Matthew Steenhuizen, VA Barbara Strawson, MD Birgit Villeminey, MI Allison Walewski, CA Sabine Walker, OH Amy Walker-Basak, IL Joan Watson, WI Nancy Yeagley-Geurkink, WI Alicia Zecherle, CA
Second Level Yasmine Abdallat, CA Erin Ackley, MO Laurie Adair, OR Ingrid Albrecht, PA Naomi Ayrton, FL Eliza Banks, NJ Tammy Barton, MA Elizabeth Baxter, SC Stephanie Bedford, GA Julie Bennett, WA Katelyn Berube, NH Robin Birk, PA Erin Bleakney, NY Lisa Brandman, CA Catelin Brown, VA Donna Brown, GA Kristen Brown, VA Mahala Burns, CA Melissa Campana, CA Sarah Cohen, AK Stacee Collier, NV Tina Cook, NC Susan Craft, NC Cyndi Craig, TX Laura Croxton, VA Jennifer Cudo, OR Dawn Dascomb, NH Allison Dechant-Nimmo, CO Meredith Denney, MN Lauren Donahoo, MO Martine Duff, SC Eline Eckroth, FL Emee Ermel, TX
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Yasmine Abdallat, CA Laurie Adair, OR Ingrid Albrecht, PA Debra Alimonti, NJ David Anderson, WI Gay Anderson, IL Michelle Anderson, CO Kelly Arnold, AL Nina Baker, FL Eliza Banks, NJ Kalie Beckers, LA Emily Bennett, CA Wendy Blanch, CA Erin Bleakney, NY E. Bohrer, MD Robin Borg, OR Lance Bowman, KY Rona Boyd, TX Celeste Brown, NY Kristen Brown, VA E. Buffington, PA Mahala Burns, CA Jane Calamusa, AL Melissa Campana, CA Echo Casale, CA Eileen Claffy, CO Stacee Collier, NV Tina Cook, NC Susan Craft, NC Linda Currie, MA Sarah Dabolt, NC Penny Davis, TX Jill Dearing, WI Allison Dechant-Nimmo, CO Meredith Denney, MN Susan Dezavelle, NM Lauren Donahoo, MO Sarah Doyle, VA Denise Driscoll, IN Martine Duff, SC Emee Ermel, TX
Joy Evans, PA Maria Filsinger, MN Lori Fisher, WI Lauren Friedland, FL Kathleen Fuschetto, OH Suzanne Galdun, IL Katie Geddes, GA Lynsey Genauer, NJ Lydia Gray, IL Sara Griffith, MN Claudia Griffiths, VA Laura Haas, PA Paige Haas, ID Kristi Haines, MA Kasey Holtzman, MO Erin Honeycutt, SC Margaret Hosking, CA Cassandra Hummert-Johnson, OH Billy Jackson, GA Valerie Jefferis, TX Angela Jett, GA Jillian Johnson, MI Paige Johnson, PA Shea Johnson, NM Taylor Jonak, MN Rosemary Julian-Simoes, IL Cheryl Keefe, WA Amanda King, NC Lauren Knopp, FL Danielle Koeppen, WI Shannon Kozakiewicz, PA Jackie Kremer, CA Kathryn Kruemmling, PA Leslie Laine, OH Peri Lambros, GA Cynthia Leigh, AZ Cora Linn, OR David Linn, MD Carol Lippa, PA Sarah Lockman, CA Megan Lord, IL Jamie Lorello, VA Johanne Marcoux, FL Janne Matzner-Gore, NJ Katie Mauldin, TX Susan McCoskey, GA Lynn McGrew, WA
2009 USDF HORSE PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES
horse Performance certificates
Training Level Amadeus, Jean Attermeier, IL American Dream, Lynn & Clark Southworth, PA Aragorn, Debra Smith, OH Aviani, Leslie Raulin, MD Bel Sole, Toni Over, MD Bend it Like Beckham, Shelley Guilfoos, OH Binky Van Ravensbos, Dawn Sabo, TX Blue Eyed Dream, Jean Thornton, FL Bocelli SG, Mikelle Roeder, AR BR Dannys Secret, Linda Butz, PA BW Distinction, Margaret Flint, MA Cameo Von Star Cross, Karen Wilkin, NJ Carmen, Mary Zimmerman, AZ Cataldi, Victoria Valenti, MA Che Bella Rosa, Madora Daniel, NV Cloud Nine, Nancy Searles, GA Copacabana 29, Diane Glossman, PA Cordero, Jenna Bale, SC Devon’s Heir, Zoe Carswell, VT DJJJ Star’s Ace, Celeste Brown, NY Doncia, Steven Elowitt, CA Drum it up Twice, Kerri Gehrmann-Johnson, IL Dun by Reward, Barbara Archer, MA Ebriz Rakkas, Sharon Sexton, MD El Kazah Amir, Joy Evans, PA Fantastic Dream, Jodie Howard, CA First Arielle, McKenzie Lane, WA Forzando, Mary Crowe, MA Full Monty, Katie Pavelka & Jeannine Davies, ID GBR Midnight Serenade, Wendy Bizzaro, CA General BC, Lisa Rush, SD Haidaseeker Playboy, Andrea Caudill, TX HH Antonia, Jonathan Howell, OR HQ Semper Fi, Karen Zielinski, IL Incantaro, Ashley Holmes, ID Irresistable Isaac, Sharyl Hilliard, OH Jeno, Kasey Holtzman, MO Just Do It, Elizabeth Hussey, MT Just Once, Sandra Lucas, FL Konan, Christine Cashel, OK Lakota’s Legacy, Jordan Schulz, FL Le Ibn Asahra, Marti Miller, AK Macuna, Ruth Sundet, SD Madeira, Lee Kuiphof Thome, MI Mercury, Brandie Taylor, TN Nicole, Lani Reilly, NH Noah’s Art, Jillian Johnson, MI Paprika, Shannon Dempich, MI Probably Not, Lori DiSanti, NJ Proud Assiniboine, Susan Thiel, WA Pulsar, Melissa Wanstreet, MI Quatro Clabber, Lori Darks, MD Quincy’s Party Time, Meagen Pass, GA Ranger, Susan Taylor, TN
Rashad Alcibiades, Tamara Boose, CO Razzmatazz, Tina Cook, NC Realist S, Samantha Williams, MA Relevant’s Couture, Carol Satriano, CT Remora, Donna Borgnis, PA Rocky, Jennifer Milliner, OH Rocky Road, Catherine Humphrey, PA Ruduc Von Fox Paw, Dianne Pulles, MI Save the Date, Kari Hancock, AK Sea The Gray, Jean Bombardo & Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org., FL Serendipity, Kimberly Robbins, MI Skipas Intimidator, Krystal Stronks, CA Sugar ‘n Spice, Susan Milovich, OH Tempe, Margaret Olsen, IL Tigerlily, Gretchen Creesy, NJ TTJ Sundance Kid, Dianne Johnston, FL Tuscany, Jennifer Bravick, FL Vaantje Pompen, Tamy Ryan, OR Victory Times, Amy Cohen, AL Vixen Mc, Alessandra Schwartz, WI Wagner, Alma Ericson, IL Whiz Bang, Jean Bombardo, FL Wicklow, Kerry Bruce, TX Wrococo, Stephanie Hegstrom, VA Wynshire’s Valiant, Elisabeth Maurer, MI
First Level A Stylish Olena, Kathleen Lambros, MD Artagon, Laurel, Donald & Angela Minnick, VA Bajanus, Diane Glossman, PA Bianca GGF, Susan Mercer, MA Blue Eyed Dream, Jean Thornton, FL Callum, Barbara Anderson Whiteis & Meredith Denney, MN Cameo Von Star Cross, Karen Wilkin, NJ Da Vinci, Nena Denman, IA Dame Un Besito, Barbara Nicks, SC Dreamaster, Janet Tucker, SC Faith Hill, Barbara Archer, MA Flagmounts Toy Image, Jessica Turner, TX Franz, Linda Stalcup, CA Gemini, Linda Currie, MA General BC, Lisa Rush, SD Grande G, Lynn Southworth, PA HB Final Design++//, Jessica Dean, MO Idlehour Nakuru, Brenda Kowal, SC Incantaro, Ashley Holmes, ID J’Y Suis, Frances Keller, PA Jazzy Prospect, Trena Heikes, AK Jitske Fan Bonnie View, Holly Skubic, FL & Auburn Skubic, MN Largo di Molto, Diane Glossman, PA Legato, Vanessa Voltman, MI Lionwood Kinsale’s Lad, Kenneth Haley, VA Magnum, Shannon Kozakiewicz, PA Mercury, Brandie Taylor, TN
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Newman, Lydia Gray, IL Onyx, Marsha Murray, LA Passed Eighty Proof, Ashley Holmes, ID Paxton, Susan Craft, NC Ramon, Erin Honeycutt, SC Rashad Alcibiades, Tamara Boose, CO Razzmatazz, Tina Cook, NC Relevant’s Couture, Carol Satriano, CT Rheining Scholar, Gayle Atkins, OR Rhianna BR, Julie Stammler, WI Rhythm N Blues, Wendy Rigby, MA Ruth Anne, Chris Derr, SC Sacramento, Diamond NMH LLC, ME Samson, Helen Johnson, CA Sea The Gray, Jean Bombardo & Standardbred Pleasure Horse Org., FL Seydlitz H, Megan Zureck, NY Shouvin, Brooke Sarna, CA Stark’s Tegwch, Leslie Weiss Gordon, CT Thor, David Anderson, WI Thor, Amy Anderson, WI To Catch A Thief, Alice Quinn, DC Tuscany, Jennifer Bravick, FL Twofeathersthissideup, Linda Lindus, WA Wagner, Alma Ericson, IL Whiz Bang, Jean Bombardo, FL Whymsical, Lisa Hewson, NY Willo-The-Wisp BBR, Jon Behrens, OH Wrosebud, Karen Askew, TX Wynshire’s Valiant, Elisabeth Maurer, MI Xafir Xm, Melinda Hamilton, CT Ziezo, Albert Gesierich, MI
Second Level Branchs Precision Cut, Carrie Gregory, WA Buffy, Andrea Bruce, MI Cameo Von Star Cross, Karen Wilkin, NJ Cenia, Amy Borner, MA Deynika, Ellen Corob, CA General BC, Lisa Rush, SD Gentil Mor 1, Julie Stammler, WI Harbor Mist, Jamie Hughes, OR Innuendo, Alysa Levine, CO Juweel, Lucy Lotto, WA Malipiero 3, Julie Bennett, WA Miss Handy, Wendy Bizzaro, CA Nashville, Sandra Lindenberg, TX Piloto Do Top, Milton & Linda Stenstadvold, OR Raleigh, Jennifer Milliner, OH Razzmatazz, Tina Cook, NC Reflection Bey, Nancy & James Lapier, MI Wagner, Alma Ericson, IL Willie B Irish, Robin Birk, PA Winzherheart, Lisa Brandman, CA Wranger, Erin Boltik, MN
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Aragorn Strikes+/, Stefanie Martinelli, FL Balzan, Susan Moore, IN Jazz Legend, Erin Marshall, CA Jeddien, Kimberley Brown Edelmann, NH Juan Le Mexico, Sherrill Tripp, IL Larkzpur, Suzie Kent, VT Moud, Karen Waldron, VA Nashville, Sandra Lindenberg, TX Redford, Dana Fiore, FL Reisha, Shirley Colby, NH Rolando, Allison Bilzerian, FL Solitaire, Melanie Appel, TX Veillantif, Vladimir Sadov, NY
Cordoba, Diane Glossman, PA Falcor, Laura Ritacco, OR Greentree Courtney, Wendy Bizzaro, CA Macho, Ann Hayes, NM Picasso’s Bleu, Douglas Greene & Lisa Lewis-Greene, NJ Royal Diamant, Elizabeth Campbell, FL Windsor, Barbara Wolfe, NJ WTR Chocolate Bar, Wendy Bizzaro, CA
Harrisson, Nancy Burchett, UT Legal Majority, Audrey Hicks, NY Leopold, Victoria Myer, NV Ramazotti, Judy Zierick, CA Royal Diamant, Elizabeth Campbell, FL
Intermediate I Cassique, Terry Santmann, NY Cheer 4, Diane Glossman, PA
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Agathon, Theresa Horne, NC Cheer 4, Diane Glossman, PA Donna Nikolina, Arden Meyer, NJ Dream for Me, Sonia Assemi, CA
Alanti, Charis Pond, CA
Grand Prix Lucien, Barbara Wolfe, NJ
The 2010 USDF Arts Contest Art Divisions: Art, Photography and Writing USDF Member Age Categories: 15 and under, 16 to 21 and Adult
Deadline for submitting entries is July 2. To support the USDF Going Green Campaign only digital entries will be accepted! • The grand prize winner will appear as the 2011 USDF Directory cover. • The grand prize and 1st place winners in each age category and entry • The grand prize, 1st place and 2nd place winners in each age category and entry division will appear in the USDF Yearbook and the USDF Web Site.
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USDF Diamond Diploma Joan Kulifay, orange, CA Marilyn Kulifay, Houston, tX
USDF Platinum Diploma Janet Hannon, Golden, Co Kristi Wysocki, elbert, Co
USDF Gold Diploma AnnaLucy Keller, Pocatello, iD eleanor Kellon, ephrata, PA Charlotte trentelman, Anthony, FL evelyn tumlin, oxford, MS
USDF Bronze Diploma Kathryn Bauman, Auburntown, tn Sally Chionsini, Willis, tX Heidi Chote, Wilton, CA Yvonn Coleman, Deerfield, nH Gretchen DeMone, Rehoboth, MA Adam Gershberg, Hudson, nY emily Gershberg, Hudson, nY Carolyn Hall, Belleview, FL Susan Holmes, Quincy, CA Lisa Kent, Loxahatchee, FL Gina Krueger, Dahlonega, GA Susan Lang, Wichita, KS nancy Lowey, orange, VA Sarah Martin, Blanca, Co elizabeth olszyk, Marshall, VA Margaret Scarff, White Hall, MD Stephanie Severn, McFarland, Wi Robin Tomson, newtown, Ct Cindy Dix Weathersbee, Kerrville, tX
USDF Diploma USDF Silver Diploma G. Rae Ann Cook, Fort Collins, Co Denice Kludt, Duluth, GA Karen McGoldrick, Alpharetta, GA Jocelyn Pearson, Leesburg, VA Katherine Simard, Littleton, Co
Jennifer Baumert, Columbus, nC Paula Briney, Chatham, iL Julie Cochran, Gainesville, GA Sally Davenport, Scituate, MA Adrienne Dickerson, Marietta, GA Anneliese Vogt Harber, tucker, GA
PROUD GRADUATES: USDF Adult Council chair Fran Crocco (right) presents USDF University Diamond Diploma plaques to Joan Kulifay and Marilyn Kulifay
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USDF Certificate Susan Armstrong, north Pomfret, Vt Sandra Arthur, okeana, oH Janet Aungier, Portland, oR Marie Banks, Sound Beach, nY Samuel Barish, Rockville, MD Angelia Bean, Phoenixville, PA Suzanne Beaudoin, Vashon island, WA Heidi Berry, Philomont, VA Lisa Boyle-Kulski, Charlotte, Vt Lynda Cameron, Lake Worth, FL Catherine Christenson, Williston, Vt Cindy Collins, Bellingham, MA Janice Conlon, Grasonville, MD Jill Delaney, Brownsville, Vt Michele Dodge, Plymouth, CA olav Drehn, Stanfordville, nY Dawn Duerwald, Southold, nY Kristin evanson, Medina, Mn Russell Fawcett, Sierra Vista, AZ Dawn Fisher, Boulder, Co Loma Fowler, Parker, Co Mary Fowler, Sharpsburg, GA Cindy Franchek, Dallas, tX Barbara Fredenburg, Richland, WA Deborah Garris, Grayslake, iL Annette Gavin, Warfordsburg, PA Jaralyn Gibson-Finn, Bethesda, MD Sharon Gillette, Ft Collins, Co Ana Gilmour, Fruitport, Mi ilyse Gold, Hesperus, Co Leslie Weiss Gordon, Waterbury, Ct Linda Gorman, Rolling Hills estates, CA Christie Hanson, Colbert, GA Laurie Harrison, northridge, CA Patricia Heffernan, Cazenovia, nY Martha Hense, Woodstock, GA Carolyn Jackson, Berryville, VA Jane Judson, Carnation, WA
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Holly Hilliard, Ponce de Leon, FL Anne Howard, Ben Lomond, CA nancy Kleiner, Bloomington, in Rebeca Lamas, Miami, FL Jennifer Moyne, Canton, Mi Missy Hicks Myrick, Lakebay, WA Karen Pikovsky, irwin, PA Carole Purdy, Lexington, oK Lisa Schmidt, Hampton, nJ elizabeth Shepard, Blanford, MA Marla Spellenberg, Chelmsford, MA Karla Stanley, Bismarck, nD
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Laura Juniewicz, West Chester, PA Christine Ksionek, Montverde, FL Rebecca Langwost-Barlow, Preston, MD Patricia Leech, Peyton, Co elodie Madewell, Panama City, FL Clayton Martin, Blanca, Co Deborah Mcnamee, La Habra Heights, CA Linda Mendenhall, Groton, MA Karin Miles, toney, AL Darcy Miller-Brown, Cochranville, PA Hilary Millett, West Groton, MA Debbie Moloznik, tujunga, CA Melissa Morehouse, Wind Gap, PA Annie Morris, Bedford,r nY Anne Moss, Coatesville,a PA Deborah Moynihan, Bolton, a Ct Deborah Murphy, Glastonbury, Ct h Deanna Myers, ormond Beach, FL i Janette oakes, Davis, CA a Jean Pecor, Shelburne, Vt Sheri Pederson, Bloomington, Mn o GA Amanda Persons, Alpharetta, e Alice Petersen, Calverton, nY Barbie Piccinni, Manor, tX Carol Poulin-taylor, Durham, Me Sigrun Robertson, Anchorage, AK Dona Ruth, Westminster, MD Linda Schultz, Georgetown, KY Charles Smith, Richwood, oH Jacquelyn Stapel, Lafayette, nJ Brandie taylor, Petersburg, tn Caryn Vesperman, Brooklyn, Wi Amy von Scholz, Catskill, nY Maria Wasson, Longmont, Co Rachel Markels Webber, Littleton, MA Marilyn Weber, Chesterfield, iL Joan Williams, Felton, CA Martha Yates, Wentzville, Mo.
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Region 8 Mystic Valley Hunt Club , inc. Dressage, April 18, 2009, Gales Ferry, Ct Dressage at Saratoga, May 23, 2009, Saratoga Springs, nY Mystic Valley Hunt Club Dressage, June 5, 2009, Gales Ferry, Ct english Range Dressage, July 23, 2009, Derry, nH
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2009 Shining Star Award Winners Te recipients of the 2009 USDF Shining Star Sportsmanship Award from the USDF Regional Youth team Championships are: Samantha Ahl, Greeneld, Mn Colleen Akin, Southington, Ct Abbigail Christensen, Wayzata, Mn Katherine Greene, Chittenango, nY Julia Hengel, Woodland, Mn Alexandra Jackson, Berryville, VA Celia Jansen, Glendale, oH Madison Murray, Minneapolis, Mn erika olijslager, Basking Ridge, nJ Ayla Spry, Milaca, Mn Sarah Wheeler, Loveland, oH
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2009 Senior Athletic Achievement Award Megan Howe (Ct), Post University, is the recipient of the 2009 USDF intercollegiate/interscholastic Membership organization (iMo) Senior Athletic Achievement Award. Megan graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.89 and won this award based on her ability to balance academics with participation in extracurricular equestrian activities.
2009 USDF Affiliate National Nominee for the USEF Youth Sportsman’s Award Te following youth were nominated as regional nominees for consideration as the USDF Affiliate national nominee for the USeF Youth Sportsman Award sponsored by Breyer Animal Creations®: Region 1: Jessica Kuc Region 2: Rachel Fischer Region 3: Jordon Schulz Region 5: McKinley Harvey Region 6: Paige Haas Region 7: Marina Riker Region 8: taylor noonan Regional nominee awards were presented by Schleese Saddlery.
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2009 Youth Convention Scholarships Four recipients: erika Sentz, Shewsbury, PA Lisa Riseman, Chatham, iL Megan Heeder, east Lansing, Mi Lauren Donahoo, north Richland Hills, tX
Kassandra Barteau and Ginna Frantz’s Holsteiner stallion, GP Raymeister, were awarded this year’s Fiona Baan “Pursuit of excellence” Memorial trophy. Kassandra is originally from orlando, FL, but now lives in Maple Park, iL. Tis award, which is on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/ USDF Hall of Fame, has been presented since 1994 to the young rider
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competing in the USDF and Platinum Performance north American Young Rider Dressage Championships that receives the highest combined average score for all three of their dressage tests; Fei Young Rider team, individual, and Freestyle. When asked how she felt about being awarded this prestigious trophy, Kassie exclaimed, “Winning the Fiona Baan trophy was a huge surprise. i never expected to win it, but it is a wonderful feeling. i loved the wonderful atmosphere at the Kentucky Horse Park and having the opportunity to ride in the new stadium. it has been such a wonderful experience. i wished my mom could have been there, but i am so grateful for my amazing sponsor, Ginna Frantz, and for ‘Ray.’ As a young stallion he can get nervous in bigger arenas with large crowds, but in the freestyle he was really with me and i am so proud of him. i’d like to give a big thank you to Ginna Frantz, my mom, Cathy Morelli, and Kim Barteau.” Te “Pursuit of excellence” is the legacy Fiona Baan left to all the Fei Young Riders, and indeed to everyone who ever knew or worked with her. For nearly 30 years, Ms. Baan worked tirelessly with great dedication to the United States equestrian team (USet). She was US Dressage team leader for the 1976 olympics, in which the US won the Bronze Medal, the 1987 Pan Am Games, and for the Bronze Medal dressage team at the 1992 olympics in Barcelona. U.S. riders took home 30 medals in the USDF and Platinum Performance Junior and Young Rider Dressage Championships at the 2009 Cn Fei north American Junior and Young Rider Championships (nAJYRC) presented by Gotham north at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Region 7 won the Young Rider team Gold with team members Brian Hafner and Lombardo LHG, Brianna Dutton and tibet, Amanda Harlan and Liberte and Christine Stephenson and Markant. Region 2 took home the team Silver with Kristen Becker
and Ramses, Kassandra Barteau and GP Raymeister, Ashlee todosjevic and Sjoerd, and Britanny McCarthy and Gabelle. team Bronze was won by Mary-Cameron Rollins and Rose noir, Amanda Stearns and Revanche, McKenzie Jenkins and tsarina Bint Rill, and Caroline Roffman and Accent Aigu FRH. Mary-Cameron Rollins and Rose noir won the Young Rider individual Gold Medal and the Freestyle Gold was awarded to Kassandra Barteau and GP Raymeister. Kristen Becker and Ramses won the individual Silver and the Freestyle Bronze and Brian Hafner and Lombardo LHF won the individual Bronze and the Freestyle Silver medals. Te Junior team Gold was won by Canada’s ontario team consisting of Megan Lane and Caravella, Alexandra Dvorak and Fling, Maura o’Sullivan and Pik Czar, and Zachary Ball and Karajan. Te Silver team went to Region 3’s team consisting of Jessica Deimler and Ragtime V, Lauren Knopp and Rho Dance, ellen Wall and tvauri, and Katrin Dagge and Dream of Love. Te Junior team Bronze went to Region 1 team consisting of Melanie Montagano and Ga Deva, Alison Coyle and Bariton, nicole DelGiorno and Lamborghini Dane, and Kaitlin Blythe and Daverden. nicole DelGiorno and Lamborghini Dane took home the Junior individual and Freestyle Gold medals. Lauren Knopp and Rho Dance took the individual Silver, and Megan Lane and Caravella of Canada took the individual Bronze and the Freestyle Silver. Heather ots and Varekai took the Freestyle Bronze. Additionally Caroline Roffman, of Region 3, won the “Style Award” which the dressage judges award to the rider who combines the best seat and overall dressage impression in demeanor during the entire event. USDF and Platinum Performance wish to congratulate all of the 2009 nAJYR Champions! Complete results can be found at www.usdf.org or www.youngriders.org. s
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Dressage in the information Age Even in the age of high-tech, the basics prevail By Andrea M. Jones
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s a kid, i read and daydreamed about horses. My school notebooks were covered with horse doodles and drawings. When i was thirteen, my parents bought me a horse, and riding and showing soon occupied my free time. A few years later, a new trainer introduced me to dressage, giving my passion a new focus. i loved the grace and beauty of the discipline. My ambition tended to outstrip our abilities, but i embraced
written information into cues aboard my horse. i learned what travers and renvers are, but when it came to riding the movements, i called my former trainer long distance and quizzed her over the phone. Te results were, predictably, poor. otherwise, i focused on basics: forward movement, smooth transitions, striving for precision. i rode without stirrups to deepen my seat and worked on executing accurate figures. When i left home, i tried boarding my horse, but the expense overwhelmed me and i sent him back to my dad’s place. i took some lessons, but spending an isolated hour now and then riding a strange horse was a world away from my ideal. With neither the facilities nor the finances to keep a horse, i began to shift all things equine to RURAL ROUTE: Te writer and her horse, Moondo the periphery of my life. i was still the ideals of connection and commuhorse-crazy and still wished to learn nication, of harmony and balance. dressage, but without a horse to ride, Tis was the early 1980s, and there i opted for avoidance. i didn’t read wasn’t much dressage going on in my books on riding or look at horse magacorner of southwestern Colorado. zines. Te thought of going to a horse When my trainer moved away, i was show—of being a spectator while other on my own at the age of seventeen. people rode—was unsatisfying and i’d managed to find a book on drespainful. When i talked to friends who sage, but it was wordy and scantly rode, i steered the conversation away illustrated. i struggled to translate the from horse-related topics.
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twenty-five years later, horses and dressage have finally entered my life again. new physical challenges—such as muscles that ache as they never did when i was a teen—are unpleasant but not surprising. Downright astonishing, however, is the wealth of dressage resources now at my disposal. Dressage trainers and instructors are everywhere, as are dressage shows and clinics. Bookshelves groan with lavishly illustrated volumes on every aspect of dressage equitation, conditioning, and training. Dressage videos and DVDs abound. Tere are specialized exercise programs for dressage riders and tack stores well-stocked with dressage tack and apparel. Te internet offers quick access to products, information, and chat opportunities. All this has, of course, been developing for years, but i feel as if i’ve stepped abruptly into a parallel universe. today, an overabundance of dressage information is its own challenge. i am tasked with sifting through all the opinions and perspectives offered to me as an aspiring dressage rider. Somewhat ironically, my past is my lodestar in navigating my way through this universe of dressage abundance. My good fortune is that i was introduced to the discipline by someone who valued fundamentals and classic principles. i now have a much richer understanding of biomechanics and dressage theory, but i find myself using the same strategies i relied on all those years ago: seeking forwardness, precision, and a proper seat. Having established connection and communication with my new horse, i’m now in pursuit of harmony and balance. i’m pleased to report that the combination of old basics and new insights has led us to a pretty fair travers and renvers. Te movements are all the more thrilling for having waited 25 years to execute them. s Book indexer and freelance writer Andrea Jones lives in the mountains of central Colorado with her husband, Doug Busch, and their horses, Moondo and Max.
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Planning Committee will include expertise from the USeA and USHJA with Karen o’Connor and Chrystine tauber, respectively, as well from members of the dressage community. i’m very excited about the second new USDF working group. two of the big challenges facing our sport today are how to create a friendly environment where the typical rider wants to compete; and if a rider chooses to compete, how to ensure that he or she has a rewarding experience. Because of the importance of these issues to the growth of our sport, i have given this working group the lofty title of Commission. Commission members will be directed to study how we might realistically redirect a portion of our show orientation back toward true “peer to peer” competitions. i don’t believe that this is purely a question of amateur-versusprofessional or of “traditional” versus nontraditional breeds in dressage. Te Commission should investigate how other disciplines—and nations— handle the differences between accomplished and novice riders as well as those between internationalquality horses and grass-roots-level companions. We are not looking to reinvent the entire wheel; we’re only looking to reinvent it for dressage. Te two new working groups are undertaking major tasks. Tey will need the help of advisers with various areas of expertise. Most important, they will need help in the form of feedback from our members. s
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t is an honor to take over the reins of the USDF after Dr. Sam Barish’s tenure as president. Under his leadership, the USDF took the steps necessary to build a good foundation for the organization. Between the move into our offices at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, an excellent staff, and Barb Funk’s expertise as treasurer over the past decade, i’m excited about the next few years. Te USDF is in a good position to move forward, with a renewed focus on programs. By the time you read this, the USDF executive Board will have created two new working groups, both of which have the potential to have a major effect on dressage in the US. Te first is an Ad Hoc Certified instructor Strategic Planning Committee. in its early years, the USDF was an innovator in equestrian sports in this country. We were one of the first to develop a program for educating and certifying instructors. Since then, the US eventing Association and the US Hunter Jumper Association have developed instructor-certification programs. We ideally owe it to our horses and riders, regardless of where they live, to provide them access to qualified training and instruction. Te time has come for us to determine what we want the program to look like three, five, and ten years from now. Although the working group will have to look at what works and what doesn’t, the intent is not a review of the current system but to create a vision for the future. one of the more immediate goals must be to make USDF instructor certification a “must participate” for budding dressage professionals. once the goals are set, then we need to develop a comprehensive plan to reach them. Te Certified instructor Strategic
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numerous others, i’ve discovered weaknesses, insecurities, and training gaps that need addressing, which i’m trying to do with patience and a healthy dollop of “tincture of time.” i’ve done ground work, mounted work, lunge-line work, ring work, trail work, and pretty much every other kind of horsework. Perhaps most important, i’m finding ways to show Faira confidence-building, relaxing alternatives to her long-standing habits and reactions. our work is far from over; after all, what training is ever “finished”? But it is so gratifying to see my mare stand quietly, neck lowered and jaw relaxed, as i groom her. even better, it’s a thrill when i can obtain the “relaxation response” when she begins to react to some stimulus. it’s amazing to hack her in the fields and feel her relax and stretch of her own accord. And in the dressage training, i can sense the leap of faith when i ask her to “close up” her hind legs and lift her back and, instead of tensing and feeling blocked, she comes through and takes the contact. Tat’s a huge deal for a self-protective horse—to yield her body and mind to her rider. true submission is difficult for a guarded or fearful mount, and that’s a concept i never understood before Faira taught it to me. My funny, quirky, opinionated mare is my starfish, plucked from the sand. i think i’m making a difference in her life. i know she has in mine.
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ou may have heard the story about the little boy at the seashore with his father. Strolling at the water’s edge, they saw hundreds of helpless starfish that had washed up on shore. Te boy began picking up starfish and tossing them back into the ocean, but there were so many beached sea creatures that a mass rescue effort clearly was impossible. “Why bother?” the father asked his son. “i admire you for wanting to try, but you won’t make much of a difference.” Te boy paused and gazed thoughtfully at the starfish in his hand. “it will make a difference to this one,” he replied. Lately my mare, Faira, has put me in mind of that story. She’s just one plain bay mare out of thousands of plain bays. But she’s my plain bay mare, and she’s giving me lessons in advanced horsemanship. When i met Faira a little more than a year ago, she reacted to most everything with suspicion, tension, or i’m-outta-here. But i liked her because, in addition to her three nice gaits, i saw an extraordinary work ethic—and, well, i just liked her. She seemed like a promising partner if someone would take the time to develop her body and mind. take time it has—more than i’d imagined, frankly. As i’ve “peeled the layers of the onion” with help from trainers, equine body workers, and
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his year’s 2010 Rolex Kentucky Tree-Day event CCi**** will be extra-special: Before and after the April 22-25 competition, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington will host the official dressage and jumping test events for the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games (WeG). Te Kentucky CCi**** itself will serve as the WeG eventing test event. Te dressage test event will be held
April 20 (Grand Prix), April 21 (GP Special), and April 22 (GP Freestyle). Te jumping test event will be held April 23 (warm-up), April 24 (Grand Prix), and April 25 (speed class). Te well-known mother-daughter dressage team of Betsy and Jessie Steiner will be handling commentary duties for the dressage and show-jumping phases of the Rolex Kentucky event. eventing enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the attempt by Britain’s oliver townend to become the second rider in history (after Britain’s Pippa Funnell in 2003) to win the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam of eventing, awarded to any rider who wins the Rolex Kentucky, Mitsubishi Motors Badminton, and Land Rover Burghley events in succession. townend has won the first two legs. For more information, visit the Rolex Kentucky Tree-Day event Web site at rk3de.org. Ready foR PRime Time: Te Kentucky Horse Park stadium
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o help those in equestrian sport keep track of the Fei’s efforts to combat doping and medication violations, the Fei in January launched a dedicated Web site, feicleansport.org. Te site is the online home of the Fei’s Clean Sport Campaign. it also contains information about the new Fei equestrian Community integrity Unit, a key recommendation of the Fei Joint Commissions, which was formed to help monitor corruption, identify offenders and conflicts of interest in equestrian sports, and safeguard horse welfare. Members of the integrity Unit will be present at major Fei events beginning in April. “We firmly believe this site will raise awareness of our antidoping efforts and increase overall compliance with the new rules when they come into force on 5 April this year,” said Fei Secretary General Alex McLin.
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ormer Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) director of dressage eva Salomon took the reins last month as dressage managing director and chef d’équipe for the United States equestrian Federation (USeF), Lexington, KY. Salomon, a native of Sweden, replaces former USeF dressage managing director Gil Merrick, who stepped down in 2009. Her job description expanded to include the chef title so as to spare new USeF dressage technical advisor Anne
Gribbons a professional conflict of interest. Gribbons was recently also named to the Fei Dressage Committee, and chefs cannot serve. A fellow Swedish native, Gribbons recommended Salomon for the USeF position. Salomon worked for the Fei from 2003 until 2009. Previously, she held positions with the Swedish equestrian Federation and the Swedish Dressage Committee, including stints as chef and as committee chair. She has also been a breeder, a dressage trainingwww.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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center owner, and the owner of a horse that represented Sweden at two olympic Games. “i am delighted to join the USeF and am very much looking forward to the opportunity to join a very successful national federation,” said Salomon. “i am confident that, with my international equestrian background as well as my dedication and passion for the sport, i will be able to assist US dressage in improving an already successful national and international program.”
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he US equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Awards dinner, held during the USeF annual convention, presents our national federation’s highest annual honors. At the 2010 gala, held in Louisville, KY, in January, two of the three top honorees represented dressage, with a third representing eventing. San Diego’s hometown hero, Steffen Peters, claimed the USeF equestrian of the Year title for the second year in a row. He is only the third equestrian in USeF history to become a two-time winner, joining jumper rider Beezie Madden and eventer David o’Connor. Fittingly, the previous evening, the horse that propelled Peters to the top of the international dressage scene was honored as the 2009 Farnam/ Platform USeF Horse of the Year. Tat horse, of course, is Ravel, an elevenyear-old Dutch gelding by Contango and owned by Akiko Yamazaki (CA). Peters and Ravel won the 2009 Fei World Cup Dressage Final, swept the Grand Prix competition at the 2009 CDio Aachen, and are poised to carry the hopes of the German-born Peters’
adopted country to the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games. Tree-time olympian and longtime US dressage chef d’équipe Jessica Ransehousen, of Unionville, PA, joined such legends as George Morris, Lowell Boomer, and Jack Le Goff in donning the sterling-silver Jimmy A. Williams cowboy-hat trophy as the 2009 USeF Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Ransehousen was chef at three olympic Games, two World Championships, and four Pan American Games. An Fei “i” and USeF “S” dressage judge, she is also a former member of the USeF High Performance Dressage Committee, a past US equestrian team vice president for dressage, and a former American Horse Shows Association (now USeF) assistant secretary. in 2001, she was inducted into the USDF Hall of Fame. A young event rider earned the 2009 USeF Junior equestrian of the Year title. Maxance McManamy, templeton, CA, won team and individual gold medals at the 2009 Adequan Fei north American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships
oUTSTaNdiNG eQUeSTRiaNS: Peters, Ransehousen, and McManamy
with her horse, Beacon Hill. Tis dedicated young equestrian developed the Marcel Fortney iron Horse award for the highest-placing young rider on an off-the-track Toroughbred in the US eventing Association’s Area Vi. She volunteers at local charity events, started a nonprofit organization for developing ex-racehorses into sport horses, and maintains a 4.0 GPA in her studies.
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efore a packed house at the Fei World Cup Dressage Final for Young Riders in Frankfurt, Germany, Kassandra Barteau saved her best performance for last with GP Raymeister and finished second in the “B” group Young Rider Freestyle. in her last year of Young Rider competition, the 21-year-old from Maple Park, iL, and the ten-yearold Holsteiner stallion owned by Grand Prix equestrian and Ginna Frantz scored 68.65 percent
fLyiNG: Barteau and GP Raymeister in Frankfurt during the December 2009 competition
to finish second behind Charles Hutton of Great Britain on a score of 71.8 percent. Barteau, the reigning Collecting Gaits Farm/USeF national Young Rider dressage champion, won the YR Freestyle at the 2009 Adequan Fei north American Junior and Young Riders Championships, both with GP Raymeister. Te pair was tenth in the YR team test and ninth in the YR individual test.
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SDF offers two sources. Te first is the annual USDF Directory, which details arena construction and setup. Te second is the publication Under Foot, which is a comprehensive guide to arena construction, maintenance, and repair,. how can i access the USDF Directory? Te 2010 Directory is available online to any member who is logged in to the USDF Web site. Te Directory contains specific information on dressage-arena setup, suggested methods for laying out arenas, materials needed, stepby-step directions, and illustrations that detail measurements and letter placement.
Printed copies of the USDF Directory may be purchased through the USDF online store for $10. how can i obtain Under Foot? Sponsored by Attwood equestrian Surfaces, Under Foot discusses all aspects of arena construction, maintenance, and repair. in addition to defining various footing and arena options, the booklet provides information on all aspects of constructing an arena, from building a solid foundation to proper maintenance of an existing riding surface. Under Foot is available through the USDF online store for $10. Want more information? Visit usdf.org or contact the USDF office at usdressage@usdf.org.
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here will be no CDi*** Raleigh (nC) W/J/Y this year, the show’s host GMo, the north Carolina Dressage and Combined training Association, announced January 25. Te nCDCtA made the decision after longtime Raleigh CDi show manager Janine Malone tendered her resignation earlier that month. Te national-level Raleigh competition, known as the Capital Dressage Classic, will be held June 4-6 as scheduled, but without Fei recognition. According to nCDCtA president Suzanne Mullen, the GMo is negotiating for a new CDi manager and hopes to offer the CDi again in 2011.
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More than 70 dressage judges and “L” graduates attended a USDF “L” Brush-up and USDF University Seminar on Collective Marks at USet Foundation headquarters in Gladstone, nJ, in november. “L” graduate Lisa tannehill prepared a training video for the event. Pictured are the seminar panelists: Barbara ebner (“S”), Lisa Schmidt (“R”), Kem Barbosa (“S”), and Marilyn Payne (“S”). www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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he Sally Swift Memorial Fund, named in memory of the late Centered Riding founder and Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame member, has been established at Te Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne. Te fund will provide grants of up to $1,000 to USDF GMos hosting Centered Riding clinics. PioNeeR: Swift For more information and to apply, visit dressagefoundation.org.
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SeRViCe WiTH a SmiLe: A light moment during the 2009 USDF convention
title: Senior marketing coordinator With USDF for: Seven years What i do: Media, sponsor, and vendor relations; managing the USDF bookstore and trade fairs; support for the director of marketing. Previous liaison to the GMo Council and the iMo Committee. equestrian background: i began taking saddle-seat lessons at the age of five and rode Saddlebreds until age fifteen. Ten i switched to Quarter Horses and barrel racing, ultimately becoming a national Barrel Horse Association Youth 3-D reserve world champion. Favorite non-horse activity: Bowling grew up in: Charleston, WV Favorite food: indian Famous person i’d most like to meet: Barack obama most memorable vacation: A cruise to the western Caribbean Favorite movie: Requiem for a Dream Favorite book: A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer USDF members might be surprised to learn that: i am a rabid University of Kentucky basketball fan.
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ongratulations to the following youth, who received USDF high-school dressageclub pins in recognition of their achievements: holly Cisneros, La Salle College Prep (oR) Amanda howell, Lake oswego High School (oR). Katherine mayhew, South eugene (oR) Aly Pembertson, estacada High School (oR). Congratulations to erivs marino, who received a Shining Star at the 2009 USDF/Region 3 Youth team Competition in Murfreesboro, tn. USDF congratulates the
following youth members, who achieved their US Pony Clubs dressage specialty ratings in 2009: dRessAge b Kate Anderson, Livermore, CA nicole Delgiorno, Hammonton, nJ dRessAge c-3 Whitney Abraham, Blacksburg, VA Kate Anderson, Livermore, CA Katelyn Berube, northwood, nH hannah Carlson, San Leandro, CA nicole Delgiorno, Hammonton, nJ Lindsey Dreese, Wasilla, AK maura gay, Kennett Square, PA Clare Krska, olathe, KS Alexandra moody, Lewisberry, PA Aimee Ritter, Anchorage, AK Jaclyn Sink, Highland, MD Paige Stifter, Parkville, Mo.
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ennifer S. Williams, of Yelm, WA, has received the 2010 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Annual $25,000 Grant from Te Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne. Te purpose of the grant is to give deserving US citizens the opportunity to train and compete their talented Americanbred horses in europe. Williams and her 1996 Hungarian Warmblood stallion, H.S. Wistar (Wishes and Dreams – H. Marado), will train in ameRiCaN PRide: Williams Germany with and the US-bred H.S. Wistar Catherine Haddad this fall. Tey plan to compete in the CDis oldenburg, Germany; and odense, Denmark. www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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he inaugural 2009 dressage-themed cruise was such a success that the organizers are repeating the event this year. Set sail from San Diego for the october 16-23 roundtrip voyage to the Mexican Riviera aboard Holland America Line’s m/s oosterdam. Te dressage celebrity guest speakers will be international competitor Dr. Cesar Parra, Fei “o” judge Axel Steiner, and the awardwinning equestrian photographer and artist terri Miller. Dressage cruisers will enjoy a private welcome-aboard party, free educational seminars, and a farewell party. USDF GMos are eligible for special group discounts. Visit dressagecruise.com for details.
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Kick on! What eventers Can teach Dressage Riders For this new series, we look outside our discipline for fresh training insights By Amber Heintzberger Photographs by Amber Heintzberger
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e dressage enthusiasts are fond of saying that our discipline, the foundation of all equestrian training, can better any horse. We love to show how
half-halts and transitions can improve everything from a hunter round to a reining pattern. We’re less accustomed, however, to looking outside the dressage arena for training advice. is it possible that we could learn something from a hunter rider or a reiner? What about an endurance competitor or even a saddle-seat trainer? For this new training series, USDF Connection decided to find out. For the next several issues, we’ll visit a top trainer in a different discipline—one who’s familiar with dressage principles—to ask the question: What can we learn from you? After all, as we know from our own training, sometimes a fresh perspective can jump-start one’s progress. We begin our series this month with the discipline that’s both closest to our own and yet fundamentally so different: eventing.
Our Eventing Expert: Boyd Martin HAPPY AND CONFIDENT: Riding outdoors and other basics of eventing help develop the horse’s body and mind, says top eventer Boyd Martin (schooling Ying Yang Yo at the Fork in North Carolina)
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What better event rider than Boyd Martin to offer some useful tips to dressage riders? Married to German Grand Prix-level dressage
trainer Silva Martin, Boyd knows firsthand what it takes to teach a dressage horse the ropes. Having competed to the four-star level in eventing, Boyd is a firm believer that there’s nothing like a little exposure to new and challenging things to bring out the best in any horse. A native Australian now competing for the United States, Boyd is located at olympic gold medalist Phillip Dutton’s true Prospect Farm in West Grove, PA; and winters in Aiken, SC. Both he and Silva have a long string of successful horses and students at all levels of eventing and dressage, respectively.
The Eventing-Dressage Relationship eventers, the triathletes of the horse world, must be competent in three phases: dressage, cross-country jumping, and show jumping. in addition to being supple, responsive, and accurate, they must be agile, brave, and physically fit to tackle a variety of challenges. Solid dressage basics, stamina, aerobic fitness, and allaround athleticism are keys to eventing success. At true Prospect Farm, Boyd often starts Silva’s dressage horses. He gives them strong basics and helps them to become brave in and out of the arena before she takes over, refining their training for dressage competition and schooling them up through the levels. And his wife loves the tag-team approach. “Growing up in Germany, it is so different with the young horses; it’s very organized and controlled,” Silva says. “Having been with Boyd for a few years is also very different: He breaks them in for me, and they are very confident.” She explains: “He lunges them a little, then rides them in the arena for a few days in a row. Ten he trailrides them every day. He goes where the event horses gallop—through the creek, over ditches. When i take my young horses to competitions and
SOLID FOUNDATION: FEI-level dressage competitor Silva Martin (pictured aboard the Toroughbred gelding Sea Lord at the 2009 Palm Beach Dressage Derby) appreciates the “breaking-in” that husband Boyd gives her mounts
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they have only been in the arena, they’re worried about the other horses, puddles, the flower boxes, and everything going on at the show. obviously i still have horses that get worried, but now a simple, spooky thing like a flower box doesn’t bother them.” Te atmosphere at true Prospect Farm also helps to desensitize the dressage horses, Silva says. “Tere are so many people riding every day and so much going on that the horses really get used to a lot of activity. Boyd also jumps most of my horses a little bit. Pretty much every horse can jump, except my Grand Prix horse Jeff the Chef, who really can’t jump! it’s good for them to just do something different than going around in circles. Te horses really enjoy it. “it’s one of the perks of having married Boyd that i’m really lucky not to have to deal with naughty horses any more! As soon as a horse is naughty, i give it to him for a while. He’s so confident that the horses just don’t get worried with him. i can sit a buck, but i get more worried than he does. nothing bothers him.” Boyd and Silva often take their horses to nearby steeplechase trainer USDF ConneCtion • March 2010
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AIRBORNE: You don’t need to assail a two-star obstacle (as Boyd Martin is doing here, on his way to winning the 2008 Bromont CCI** aboard Galileo) to give your horse a taste of jumping
Try This at Home: Hill Work “one thing that i have learned since we moved to Pennsylvania is the amount of improvement that can be made in an event horse’s condition by going up and down hills,” Boyd says. “Dressage riders often tend to be careful with their horses, but what you have got to keep in mind is that warmbloods originally were designed to pull a plow or a wagon all day!” For dressage, hill work strengthens the hindquarters and the muscles needed for good extensions, Boyd says. Hill work has benefits beyond the
physical as well, Boyd says: “Te biggest benefit for dressage horses in hill work is getting a mental break from going around in circles in an arena. i think a lot of them get a bit sour going ’round and ’round. Giving them a different activity gives them a mental break from the daily routine. trot up “mildly steep hills” with good footing, Boyd suggests. “My advice is to walk or go in a collected trot down hills. trotting too fast and forward downhill can knock their soundness around a little.” As with all training, introduce hill work slowly to avoid overstressing your horse’s muscles.
BASIC: Simple crossrail with ground poles helps to build athleticism and confidence
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George Strawbridge Jr.’s farm, an expansive property with lots of hills and things for the horses to do. “i worry about their legs, which is a bit silly, but Boyd rides them on the really steep hills,” says Silva. “Tey might look at it and get a little backed off the first time, but then they can go up and down them, which is great for their fitness and bravery. Tey’re not dressage princesses that need perfect footing every time; they learn to move their feet and take care of themselves.” “i break a lot of Silva’s dressage horses in, especially the ones we breed, and we get a lot of young horses in for training,” says Boyd. “to me, the most important part of the job is getting them started well. if someone is going to challenge them in the first five or six weeks, you’re really a step ahead. “Te biggest things are to get them quiet, ridable, obedient, and confident. A big thing from my point of view is to break a dressage horse in like any other horse, be it an eventer, a show jumper or a field hunter,” Boyd continues. “You have got to be able to trot down the road with cars going by, lose your stirrup and have it banging around while you’re cantering along and not get a fright, or cross a stream when you are riding through the woods. Tese are the basics. “Sometimes dressage riders are too concerned with getting the horse on the bit from day one, before the horse is really forward and moving off the leg. it’s important that the horse goes forward and straight when you put your leg on, and that they are willing to do this without resistance. After that, they have got to be willing to do this up and down hills, across streams, on uneven ground, and down the road. if you can achieve this when a horse is two or three years old, then when the horse is a four-year-old they can go in the ring and a potted plant by the judge’s stand is not so exciting. “Te early training on a horse should not be physically strenuous. You’re not riding for hours, but giving them activities and challenges that result in confidence.”
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Try This at Home: Jumping “Jumping,” says Boyd, “is a good tool to entertain horses’ minds. even though they might not end up a jumping horse, practicing jumping makes them more worldly: it’s another gear they’re exposed to and can take a bit of the spook out of the horse by taking him out of his comfort zone. it’s also a bit of a gymnastic workout that will get him moving different parts of his body.” For the purposes of developing the dressage horse and rider, jumping is intended as a modest gymnastic exercise, not a “fear factor” challenge over crazy-big obstacles. As Boyd explains, “i jump Silva’s horses both in the ring and over natural obstacles like logs and ditches out in the open. We’re talking tiny obstacles that you can kick the horse over if he stops— just knee-high obstacles and little gymnastic exercises. You’re not trying to teach him to jump per se, just to understand a different task; and you don’t want to give him a fright. it doesn’t take long for the horse to learn to enjoy this.” Here is Boyd’s Guide to Jumping 101. (As with all things equestrian, if you’re unfamiliar with jumping, seek the guidance of an experienced and reputable professional before you begin.) “Start with one pole on the ground and walk over it; then trot. Develop that into a series of trot poles at 4´3˝ to 4´6˝ apart, and set about four or five rails in succession. to get them jumping, start with a crossrail with a placing pole nine feet in front of it so the horse learns to pat the ground in front of the “x,” jump, and then land cantering. You can also put a placing pole on the landing side so the horse has to think about something on the landing side, too. You can build maybe a vertical about six yards, or eighteen feet, after that and gently progress the grid up, but don’t jump a horse straight through; build up to it. eventually you can make the little vertical into
an oxer, but go brick by brick; don’t do too much too soon. Jumping, like hill work, can translate into more strength and better gaits for dressage, Boyd says: “i think jumping encourages a better canter. Teir jump sometimes is a reflection of the quality of the canter. if a horse jumps poorly, you can often get a better jump by collecting and organizing the canter. Tey go hand in hand.”
Break on Through to the Other Side As Boyd explains, the act of learning to negotiate an obstacle can actually help a horse to learn to face his fears. “When you jump your dressage horse, he’s learning to get to the other side of the jump, or the other side of the challenge, in other words. Jumping is one of those things no young horse understands right off. Te first time
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clinic may be a disaster, but [eventually he learns that] a job in life is to get from one side to another. it’s the same as crossing a stream, climbing a hill, or going over a mountain. You have got to be a bit game as a rider to train a horse and get more out of them than a fifteen-meter circle at the end of an indoor arena. “Whenever someone sends me a problem horse or a resistant horse, some of the best ways to correct them are outside the ring. Tere are so many ways to get through to them. eventually you have to go back to the ring, but there is a lot of improving to do in the big wide world. “You’re trying to make him bombproof. if your horse is nervous, tense, or spooky, you can’t just keep avoiding things and think it’ll get better. You can’t hold a horse down; it breaks my heart when i see young horses in draw reins. You’re not going to have them on the horse for life, so you’ve got to get out there and face the things he’s afraid of. it’s okay to let him be a little
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spooky and ride him through it rather than containing him all the time, or someday the horse is going to explode. You’ve got to allow them to express themselves as young horses and learn through the challenges they face.”
Use the Resources at Hand oK, you may be thinking, what if i don’t have access to hills, streams, and jumps? “Don’t be put off if you don’t have access to thousands of acres of open space to ride in,” Boyd advises. “Tere are lots of ways to creatively expose your horse to new and challenging things. if you have access to a water jump, for instance, start with walking through the water with a lead horse— a more experienced horse that has done it before. Tat should keep it uneventful, and you won’t have to work too hard. Ten go from walk to trot in the water. Te progression is to get your horse moving forward through the water. Again, be creative:
if you don’t have access to a water jump, you can use puddles when it rains. “if you are limited to riding in an arena, get creative with what you have to work with. For instance, roll a tarpaulin up like a little sausage and place it between two poles on the ground. Start by walking around it and end up by trotting over it. Another exercise is to place your trot rails on the ground, three along the center line, and perform a three-loop serpentine by trotting around the rails. try to change up the surroundings a bit: Move chairs and markers; put jumps and things in the ring to give them something new to look at from day to day.” Trough the process, you as the rider must be patient and confident (another reason to enlist a pro’s help if this type of work intimidates you). “We are not trying to use anger or frustration, but confidence and understanding from the rider,” Boyd says. “Te horse should also understand that his rider is determined, and that we’re not going back to the barn for a carrot until the horse does what the rider asks! it may be tough at the start, but it gets easier. When the horse is unsure at the start but he figures the exercise out, he finds out that it’s not so bad—you’re not asking him to jump off a cliff but trot over a pole. Go over it again and again, and the horse will do anything for you. Tis all relates to starting new movements and facing new challenges in the dressage world.” Next month: What can dressage riders learn from the sport of reining? s
Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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Meet the GMO that helped host the 2009 Adequan/USDF National Convention and Symposium By Colleen Scott
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o Hawaiian.” “Yee-HAW, Ride ’em Cowboys and Cowgirls.” “Under the Sea – everything nautical or Fishy.” “trick or treat.” no, they’re not advertising slogans: Tey’re past themes of the
Austin-based Central texas Dressage Society’s (CtDS) annual “Mini-Show” series, each with a corresponding awards program. “Te themes really got people excited about participating in the shows and gave them a chance to be creative with costumes and decorations,” says Connie Brownson, who recently stepped down after a three-year stint as manager of this unique series. Creativity has been a hallmark of this vibrant group-member organization (GMo). Let’s meet the people and proud history of the CtDS.
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CHEESEHEADS IN PARADISE: Green Bay fan Rebecca Lehndorf rides Dancing with Destiny at a themed CTDS Mini-Show
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Brownson, who introduced the theme concept to the CtDS’s MiniShows, also adopted classes from other breeds and disciplines to include as fun classes. one show featured a traditional english-pleasure class, which enabled horses and riders to perform in a group setting. Another show’s highlight was the trail class, with twelve participants navigating a myriad of obstacles, the prize being a big silver belt buckle. As Brownson wrote in an issue of Contact, the club’s newsletter, the trail class gave GMo members new respect for a different equestrian discipline
Weird and Wonderful Te growth and changing face of CtDS are not unlike those of Austin itself. Te GMo was founded in the 1980s, just prior to the explosive growth of the greater Austin metropolitan area. Situated on a bend in the Colorado River, the capital city of texas experienced a whopping 48-percent growth in the 1990s and has continued to expand annually. Te CtDS, with around 125 members, is a modest yet vibrant player in the Lone Star state’s dressage scene. Te CtDS’s sense of fun reflects its surroundings: After all, it’s based in a city that bills itself the “Live Music Capital of the World” and whose slogan is “Keep Austin Weird.” Austin is known for attracting young talent and cutting-edge small businesses—drawn there in part, of course, by a diverse selection of live music in the city’s many clubs and venues. Te Mini-Shows, with their nontraditional themes and classes, have attracted new members to the GMo, says eleven-year CtDS member Jan Colley. “When i first joined the club, i think it was very serious-minded; a lot of clubs were then,” she says. “events like the Mini-Show series have helped draw in people from other breeds.” CtDS president Jen Jarvis sees another benefit to the Mini-Show series: “Fifty-eight percent of the membership either has a horse in one of the six shows or is involved in some other way.” Clearly, this club has hit on an activity that is appealing to a large percentage of its members—and involved members are more likely to renew, and perhaps even to recruit others.
Traditional Perks Te club’s bimonthly newsletter, Contact (often at 20-plus pages, it is more like a magazine), a popular
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VOLUNTEER SPIRIT: USDF Region 9 director Bess Reineman (third from left) and CTDS members Jan Colley, Jennifer Jarvis, and Kathy Jones at the 2009 USDF convention Lone Star welcome party in Austin
CtDS member benefit, is packed with training tips from guest columnists, important USDF announcements, Mini-Show results, member profiles, equine-health information, and member recognition. Te club’s Web site, centexdressage.org, relaunched a year ago, is another great source of information. Te GMo has hosted a number of educational events featuring such dressage powerhouses as popular author and speaker Jane Savoie and olympian Debbie McDonald. For several years, the CtDS did not put on a USeF-licensed/USDFrecognized dressage competition. Te lack of a large, appropriate venue in the community drove expenses up and forced the group to host its own event outside Austin. But thanks to careful planning and budgeting, the CtDS board was able to bring a recognized show back to Austin in 2008 to great success. “our goal was to host a really good show and not overextend ourselves, so we had to limit the number of rides,”
Jarvis says. Te strategy worked, and the Bluebonnet Classic now does what the GMo set out to accomplish: provide small-show appeal with the opportunity to compete at a recognized show right in members’ own back yard.
Committed to Community and Club Growth Part of what makes CtDS special is its members’ commitment to the Austin community. Although finances can be a struggle, as they are for many clubs, the CtDS mission includes giving back. Some proceeds from the GMo’s shows have been donated to a local horse-rescue operation, a food bank, breast-cancer research, and a children’s shelter. Jarvis admires her fellow GMo members not only for their dedication to community, but also for their commitment to the club itself. “i was really pleased at how we were able to pull together and harness our local talent to provide volunteers USDF ConneCtion • March 2010
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and a local flavor to the recent [USDF] convention,” she says. “While, like most other clubs, we are constantly in need of new and more people to help out, we do have a wonderful group of dedicated and talented volunteers without whom the organization wouldn’t exist. i do get concerned because you see a lot of the same people year in and year out, so we have to bring in new blood,” she says. Jarvis herself is one of those longtime volunteers, now approaching her fourth and final year as president and having also served as secretary. Going forward, the CtDS will continue to battle many of the same issues that most GMos face: member retention, volunteer retention and recruitment, geographic challenges (to get to board meetings, most members travel at least an hour), and competition (another GMo has been formed in Austin; and San Antonio, just 90 minutes away, also has a GMo). to help keep her club competitive and attractive to members, Jarvis is
looking forward to the continuation of the popular Mini-Show series and Bluebonnet Classic as well as a renewed promise to provide educational opportunities for members. “We realize that with the economy and other factors, cost is often an issue for members when it comes to attending a clinic or symposium,” she says. “For the coming year, the board has dedicated funds to help underwrite two separate educational activities in order to make them more affordable for members.” it’s no wonder that a good measure of dressage enthusiasts have been drawn to Austin, continually lauded as one of the best places to live (it came in second place in Money magazine’s 2006 rankings). Tanks to the CtDS, there’s one more reason to love life deep in the heart of texas. s
Colleen Scott lives and writes in Kansas City, MO.
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A Primer on Freestyle Creation Expert panel explains the basics By Jennifer o. Bryant
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ou don’t have to be a maestro to know a good marriage of dressage and music when you hear and see it. Te music draws you in and stirs your emotions, and you feel as if you’re watching a dance, not a technical routine with background music. Underpinning that seamless performance is, as you’d expect, a lot of attention to detail—and yes, a lot of technical savvy. in their “Fabulous Freestyles” presentation at the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Convention in Austin, tX, three noted freestyle experts gave an overview of the three main considerations in creating a freestyle. Here are some of the key points.
Music Selection
completely different presence than a dainty pony mare. Music that suits one might seem ridiculous with the other. Ten there is the elusive enhancement factor: As Guptill described, the right music makes the horse’s way of going look better than without music playing, for some intangible reason. You’ll probably know it when you see it. Te rider needs to like the music, too, Guptill pointed out. it doesn’t always work out that a song you love works for your horse; but if you hate country music, don’t use it for your freestyle even if it would be oK for your horse. Tere is bound to be at least one musical genre that you like and that suits your mount. edits may be necessary to create your freestyle score, but the result shouldn’t be choppy, Guptill said. Te finished freestyle track should sound cohesive and pleasant on its own. And appropriate freestyle music contains variations that lend themselves to transitions, movements, gait changes, or other choreographic elements. today, finding music is easier than ever before, thanks to the internet. Downloading sites, such as Amazon. com and itunes, allow previews and instant purchasing. Many libraries have extensive music collections. Bor-
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Riders and freestyle designers frequently begin by choosing music. Te process starts with an understanding of how music and horses’ gaits work together, said Ann Guptill, a dres-
sage instructor/trainer and owner of equestrian Arts Productions LLC. Key concepts are: Rhythm: in a gait, the footfall sequence; in music, the sequence of beats. Tempo: rate of repetition of the beats (speed) of the gait or piece of music. in equine terms, lengthenings and extensions tend to quicken, while lateral movements frequently have a slightly slower tempo, Guptill said. Music tempo is usually measured in terms of beats per minute (BPM). Te trick in freestyle is to, as closely as possible, match the tempo of the music to the tempo of the horse. A metronome and video analysis help the freestyle designer to assess the horse’s gaits and to find suitable music. Besides tempo compatibility, good freestyle music complements the horse’s size, type, and way of going. A big warmblood stallion has a
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ders and other retailers that sell CDs frequently allow shoppers to preview selections. Listen to the radio, and pay attention to the musical scores of movies and tV shows, Guptill suggested.
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BALANCED CHOREOGRAPHY: Graphic depicts example of good use of the arena in a freestyle
sage, and so on), transitions (between gaits, paces, or movements), and patterns (combinations of the above). Movements from lower levels may be included, but those from higher levels are forbidden—so no flying changes at Second Level, for instance.
Te concept of difficulty is one that some freestyle competitors misinterpret, Gallo said. in freestyle, difficulty refers to performing an element in such a way that it’s more challenging than the way it’s done in the standard dressage test. An extra-steep
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terry Ciotti Gallo of Klassic Kur tackled the subject of designing the freestyle routine. Just as getting a great score on a dressage test entails knowing the rules and what the judge is looking for, creating winning freestyle choreography requires understanding the elements and the criteria, Gallo explained. Start by visiting usdf.org and examining the freestyle score sheets, Gallo advised. Learn what elements must be included at the level you plan to show, and whether those elements must be performed on both reins. Understand the difference among figures (circles, serpentines, and the like), movements (leg-yield, shoulderin, pirouettes, half-pass, piaffe/pas-
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half-pass is more difficult, for example; so are flying changes ridden on a curved instead of a straight line. Do not confuse difficulty with performing elements above the level, which, as we’ve mentioned, is forbidden. An increased degree of difficulty earns a higher score—if the element is done well, that is. Done poorly, it’ll cost you. Ramp up the difficulty only for those elements your horse shines at, so you show off his strong suits. For elements he finds more challenging—and no horse is stellar at everything—keep the difficulty level low. Refer to your freestyle score sheet for the criteria the judge will use to assess your choreography: use of arena, inventiveness, design cohesiveness, balance, ingenuity, and creativity. Use of arena means that you make use of the entire space in a balanced fashion. inventiveness, ingenuity, and creativity refer to choreography that’s “not test-like,” as the saying goes—that’s interesting to watch. Directly combin-
ing the various elements is one way to achieve this, as is using uncommon lines, like short diagonals. Cohesiveness means that the pattern unfolds in a logical manner; the judge and spectators aren’t left to wonder where you’re going or what you’re trying to accomplish. Balance is spending roughly equal amounts of time on each rein—although, as Gallo pointed out, mirror-like symmetry isn’t necessary to achieve balance.
Musical Interpretation Guptill discussed the importance of selecting music that contains inherent variations that lend themselves to choreographic interpretation. in her part of the presentation, Alexsandra Howard explained some of the finer points of interpretation and music editing. Changes in loudness may suggest bolder moves (such as extensions) or softer ones (such as a canter-walk
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nn Guptill is a USDFcertified instructor/ trainer through Fourth Level and a certification MUSICAL TRIO: Guptill, Howard, and Gallo faculty member. She is a Pan American Games team silver medalist and the owner of the freestyle-design firm Equestrian Arts Productions LLC in East Haddam, CT. Her freestyle clients have included Pan Am Games gold medalist Christopher Hickey. Freestyles designed by Floridian Terry Ciotti Gallo’s Klassic Kur have appeared in Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games, and FEI World Cup Dressage Finals, to name a few. Gallo has 30 years of experience in sports, dance, and music. She is the USDF Freestyle Committee chair and a volunteer for the freestyle-based Challenge of the Americas, a fundraiser for breast-cancer research. Veteran competitor and freestyle creator and performer Alexsandra Howard has represented the US numerous times in international dressage competition. She is a USEF “S” dressage judge and a member of the USDF “L” Education Program faculty. Among her areas of specialty are rider biomechanics and the dressage seat. She lives in California.
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transition). A phrase with a gliding feel may lend itself to half-pass or another lateral movement. You may have chosen two or more pieces of music (for cohesiveness, related in some way by genre, style, performer, or the like) to suit your horse’s tempos, so you may find yourself using the edits between pieces to make transitions between gaits or movements. Te music-editing process itself requires a lot of counting, Howard said. For instance, you’d need to figure out how many strides your horse takes to canter through a corner or to trot a ten-meter circle; then you’d need to count the beats of music for those sections to determine how long the music must play for those elements. An edited freestyle piece sounds cohesive and pleasing when “splicing” of different pieces of music flows naturally and seamlessly, without sudden changes that grate on the ear. edit to music’s inherent phrasing: For the common four-beat rhythm, for example, don’t interrupt the phrase before the fourth beat or it’ll sound as if you hit the off switch too soon. Te finished choreography should be as long as necessary to include the elements you wish to show, but excess padding isn’t necessary: At the USDF levels (Fourth Level and below), there is no minimum time requirement. even at the Fei levels, the minimum time is just four and a half minutes until you reach Grand Prix, when the minimum jumps to five and a half minutes. And the maximum time allowed for all levels is five minutes except for Grand Prix (six minutes). With music selected and choreography planned, it’s time for the musicediting process. Using as a reference equiChord’s book Rhythm Riding: A Guide to Riding with Music (trafalgar Square), Howard outlined some of the major music-editing software programs, or “digital audio workstations.” A top pick for PC users is Sound Forge Audio Studio (sonycreativesoftware.com/audiostudio), which earned praise for relative ease of use, variety of features, and low price. it’s also
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the only program reviewed that can remove vocals. For Mac users, the top-rated program was Apple’s own GarageBand, part of the iLife suite of programs that comes bundled on new Macs and also can be purchased separately (apple.com/ilife). Rhythm Riding says
that GarageBand has a slightly higher learning curve but is still fairly easy to master and feature-rich. For the USDF freestyle score sheets and many other freestyle resources, visit usdf.org; select education/other Programs/Musical Freestyle. Have fun! s
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et the Show Begin” is a freestyle get-started guide from the USDF Freestyle Committee. Download the PDF at usdf.org; select Education/Other Programs/Musical Freestyle. Pas de deux and quadrille are thriving segments of the freestyle world. Learn more at usdf.org. While you’re at it, check out the new USDF quadrille handbook, Why Do Quadrille? If you love freestyle and quadrille, you won’t want to miss the annual Challenge of the Americas, a competition and gala event that raises funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This year’s event is March 13 at the International Polo Club Palm Beach (FL). Info and tickets at challengeoftheamericas.com. The Dressage Foundation’s Dancing Horse Fund awards grants to equestrian groups (including USDF GMOs) to support freestyle education and participation. Info and application at dressagefoundation.org.
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SOLID FOUNDATION: A good riding surface is literally the base of great dressage performance (here, by Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ashley Holzer and Pop Art in Florida)
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our dressage arena sets the stage not only for your horse’s performance, but also for his health and longevity. never thought of an arena as part of your horse’s management regimen? consider: every step he takes stresses the ligaments, tendons, and joints of his legs. collected and extended work compounds the physical challenges. And any dust he kicks up stresses his respiratory system. you do all you can to protect your equine athlete with good shoeing, quality veterinary care, and proper stable management. But arguably the best way to reduce wear and tear on his body is to provide him with a safe, disciplineappropriate surface on which to work. As with most aspects of dressage, the sky’s the limit in terms of what you can spend on arena construction and footing installation. in this article, we’ll give you an overview of the spectrum of options, from the basics of creating an economical place to ride to what you can build if money’s no object.
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The Earth Is Flat (We Hope) Building a dressage arena from scratch has its advantages and drawbacks. if you’re shopping for horse property, you can hand-pick a site and install exactly what you want, budget permitting. Te downside, of course, is the expense involved. redoing an existing arena may be more economical, particularly if the drainage and the base are oK. Fixing a ring that drains poorly or whose base is unlevel (we’ll talk more about the base in a moment) might require a complete tear-out. in reality, many dressage riders don’t have the luxury of a regulation (20 meters x 60 meters) dressage arena unless we put our horses in a trailer and go somewhere. Plenty of UsdF members make do with a flat patch of ground—and as long as the area can accommodate a 20-meter circle, you can get the work done, at least for the lowest levels. Tere are, however, a few things you can do to make the rustic approach kinder to your horse’s body. start with a dry, level surface. hire a contractor with an earth mover to level the grade if needed. clear out any rocks or stones that could hurt your horse’s feet, and remove any obstacles that create safety hazards. if possible, adding an inexpensive footing—such as sand, wood chips, or a blend of both—will help reduce concussion on your horse’s legs (more on footing options later). [ UsdF connection
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What Lies Beneath: Anatomy of a Dressage Arena Te common denominator in dressage arenas is size. Te 20-by-60-meter dimension is standard worldwide. A small arena, which sometimes is used at the lowest levels of dressage, measures 20 meters by 40 meters. if you plan to hold shows in your arena, you’ll want a riding surface roomy enough to accommodate a standard arena, an outside track, and judges’ booths. For Virginia “Ginny” rattner, whose family built, owns, and operates devonWood equestrian centre, a premier dressage training and competition facility in sherwood, or, the ideal dressage arena is as free of dust as possible, easy to maintain, resilient, appropriate for the climate, and drains well. devonWood is home to four competition arenas plus several warm-ups. over the years, the rattners have toured some of the top facilities in europe and the United states, scouting the best footing systems for their needs. devonWood’s arenas include engineered footing systems and a hydroactive sand arena with moisture sensors (which they first saw in Aachen, Germany), as well as traditional sandand-wood-chip mixtures. According to the UsdF’s Under Foot: A Guide to Arena Construction, Maintenance and Repair booklet (see “Additional resource” on page 36 for more), the ideal arena consists of three layers: a sub-base, a base, and a riding surface. Te sub-base is what’s left of the existing ground after you’ve scraped off the topsoil. leveled (ideally with laserlevel accuracy) and compacted, it becomes the foundation of the arena. similar to the way that a paved road is constructed with a slight “crown” so that water runs off, the arena sub-base should also crown slightly to promote water shed. otherwise, you could end up with a soggy corner or pool of water during wet months or after heavy watering.
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ARENA MAKEOVER: DevonWood arena during installation of EquiBase mats atop the base. Mats are then covered by surface footing.
some arena builders then lay landscape or geotextile fabric over the sub-base to separate it from the arena’s upper layers. Te extra measure helps to prolong the longevity of the riding surface. next comes the base: usually a compacted layer of crushed stone or gravel four to six inches deep. Te base stabilizes the arena surface and, because it’s porous, aids in drainage. Te surface layer is the footing material itself, which is added to a depth of two to four inches.
High-Tech Systems As technology advances, so do footing options and arenaconstruction systems. Tese systems combine innovations to create riding arenas that are safe, easy to maintain, and low in dust. one such system that’s in use at devonWood is equiBase, which was used in constructing the 2008 olympic equestrian arenas in hong Kong. equiBase incorporates a series of porous mats between the base and the surface footing. Te mats aid in drainage, preserve moisture, and help to protect the base. According to Ginny rattner, the system worked well in existing arenas that needed a footing makeover. After the old footing was removed, the rattners hired their local high-school football team to unroll the mats. Te footing itself, a mixture of sand and fabric, finished the refurbished arena. “our show competitors love this arena,” rattner says. so does daughter Jessica rattner, who is devonWood’s head trainer and barn manager. “it’s like riding on mattresses and is so easy on the horses’ legs,” Jessica rattner says. Te devonWood owners and clients liked the system well enough that the rattners invested in a second equiBase arena when the main indoor arena came due for upgrades. Unfortunately, all this great engineering doesn’t come cheap. Although sweat equity can lower the costs of install-
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MOISTURE MANAGEMENT: Underlying the main sand arena at DevonWood Equestrian Centre (OR) is a hydroactive system that adds water when footing dries out and pumps excess into a nearby pond when it rains
ing a dressage arena, a high-tech surface suitable for upperlevel competition can run well past $100,000.
On the Surface: Footing Options
THE RIGHT STUFF: Ideal footing offers the best blend of shock absorption and traction for the discipline
clayton explains why footing depth is so critical to equine soundness. too-deep footing can strain horses’ muscles, ligaments, and tendons. “it’s like running in dry sand on the beach,” she says. “it’s very tiring for the horse.” too-shallow footing results in a hard working surface that concusses your horse’s feet and legs at each step because there’s insufficient material to absorb shock. overly hard footing can stress the joints of a horse with arthritis, and “that’s when we see a loss of elasticity in older horses,” clayton says. [
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Te relationship between footing and equine soundness— especially that of the feet and legs—is well established. Te leader in researching footing’s effects on the dressage horse is hilary clayton, BVMs, Phd, MrcVs, chair of the Mary Anne McPhail equine Performance center at Michigan state University and a world-renowned expert in equine lameness and biomechanics. A dressage rider herself, she’s also a UsdF gold medalist, a member of the UsdF Planning committee, and a frequent speaker at Adequan/UsdF national conventions. clayton explains: “in dressage, we’re looking for something that allows the hoof to slide into the footing slightly as it makes contact with the ground, and then gives the horse the security to push off when the toe digs in a little bit.” When installing a sand-based footing mixture, clayton recommends a depth of two to four inches (closer to two if it’s for dressage only; closer to four if the arena is multipurpose and also used for jumping, the demands of which require more shock-absorbing properties).
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Although clayton calls the advances in footing surfaces and systems “wonderful,” she reminds UsdF members that, even with the latest and greatest, more isn’t always better. Follow the manufacturer’s installation instructions regarding footing depth, she advises. no single footing solution is perfect for every dressage arena, clayton says. your best bet will depend on your climate as well as your budget. let’s take a look at the advantages and limitations of some of the most commonly used footing materials.
Topsoil Pros: natural topsoil is inexpensive and doesn’t require the costs and labor involved with installing footing. Cons: topsoil varies by region and often contains organic materials, which produce dust. it tends to compact quickly, creating a hard riding surface. Because it is, after all, soil, don’t be surprised to find weeds or grass taking up residence in your plant-hospitable riding surface. Rubber Pros: Te bounce of rubber adds a nice spring under foot when it’s mixed with sand. rubber also helps to stabilize sand, giving a firmer foothold for your horse’s hooves, says clayton. Cons: Quality varies. recycled-rubber products made from old tires or athletic-shoe soles can contain synthetic dust and pieces of scrap metal. When used in outdoor arenas, dark-colored rubber absorbs sunlight, creating heat and causing moisture in the footing to evaporate more rapidly. certain types of rubber particles may float away in heavy rains.
INDOORS OR OUT? Amount of exposure to the elements will help guide construction, footing choices
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WOOD-CHIP SURFACE: Properly cared for and replaced when necessary, wood chips (here, at DevonWood) can make a good riding surface for dressage
Wood chips Pros: Wood chips (called hogsfuel in some regions) are inexpensive and abundant near timber-industry strongholds. Wood fibers’ absorbent properties make wood chips an economical footing option if water is your main source of dust control. Te chips act like little sponges, mopping up moisture. Cons: Wood chips break down quickly (read: dust), especially under heavy use. devonWood refurbishes its wood-chip-surfaced arenas at least every four years, Ginny rattner says.
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Sand Pros: A traditional footing material, sand is an important component of many riding surfaces—in fact, Fei rules require that its recognized dressage competitions be held in arenas consisting “predominantly of sand.” sand is a natural product that is widely available and therefore relatively economical. Because it’s usually drawn from local sources, shipping fees can be much lower than for other, manufactured products. sand also makes an excellent mix-in for other footing surfacing materials, such as rubber, textiles, or wood chips. Cons: Quality, type, and grain size vary by region. lowquality, unwashed sand that includes clay and organic particulates is dusty. concussion breaks down sand granules over time, eventually producing dust. Te shape of the grains matters, too: Angular sand can become dusty with use and compacts easily, requiring regular maintenance; while rounded sand can be slick, especially when wet. if both types are available in your area, weigh the factors and consider your application (indoor arena or outdoor?) and maintenance schedule when choosing a sand grain.
HIGH FIBER: Footing at the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong was a mixture of sand and geotextile fiber
Dust Control Te stuff we all love to hate in our riding arenas is actually superfine, lightweight particles of clay, silt, or broken-down organic materials (like dried-out horse manure) suspended in midair. dust is created when the footing material is filled with particulates, or when the footing matter itself pulverizes or breaks down over time. in an aging or poorly constructed or maintained arena, the base can work up through the footing, causing dust. Tose tiny particles catch flight if not controlled and cause the dust cloud that you and your horse inhale. [
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Textile fibers Pros: Fabric-fiber or textile additives are often made of pre- or post-consumer recycled fibers. Te textiles add stability to sand, hold moisture to reduce dust and increase shock absorption, and resist compaction. “We rarely have to water the arena, even during our big show in July,” Jessica rattner says of devonWood’s fiber-based surface. Cons: some products may contain potentially environmentally unfriendly chemicals, especially if they are made from post-consumer fibers.
Polymer- and wax-coated footing Pros: Tese products have gained traction because of their popularity in the racing industry. Polymer-coating laminates each piece of sand, making the grains heavy. Waxcoating does the same, but with wax instead of plastic. Both types of coated footings are low-maintenance and require little or no watering to reduce dust. Cons: Both polymer- and wax-coated footings are custom installations, making these products more expensive than other footing options. Wax-coated sand can melt or become sticky in the heat, making this choice best for regions with cooler temperatures.
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horses and humans both dislike working in dusty conditions—and for good reason: dust is nasty. it’s bad for the eyes, nose, and respiratory tract. dusty footing also creates a mess, especially in indoor arenas, that requires tedious extra clean-up, says Ginny rattner. And if you have a dusty outdoor arena and nearby neighbors, chances are they’re less than thrilled. your best bet in the fight against dust is to invest in a high-quality, washed footing material that is clean and won’t break down quickly, says Ginny rattner. Prolong the life of your footing with regular maintenance (in addition to dragging, removing manure promptly will help a lot), and plan for the inevitable need for replacement.
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nder Foot: The United States Dressage Federation Guide to Arena Construction, Maintenance & Repair, sponsored by Attwood Equestrian Surfaces, is a comprehensive booklet regarding the technical aspects of building a dressage arena. It is available for $10 at usdf.org or by calling (859) 971-2277.
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Best Footing Forward Arena treatments, additives, and systems continue to hit the market as manufacturers, horse owners, and distributors try to find the recipe for perfect footing. Before you install an arena or redo an existing riding surface, check out the options by touring as many facilities as possible, Ginny rattner recommends. distributors can answer technical questions about specific products, but also be sure to interview the people who ride in and maintain the arenas every day, especially those located in your area or in climates similar to yours. “Tere’s definitely been a learning curve,” says Ginny rattner, whose family has endured its own over the course of a decade’s worth of installing multiple arenas. “We sweat the details, and for us, footing has to be fabulous all the time.” s Michelle Anderson is a freelance writer and USDF member competing at Tird Level on her Westfalen mare, Rubina. She lives in Bend, OR.
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DUSTBUSTER: Removing manure promptly goes a long way toward reducing arena dust
Most riding arenas require some watering to keep dust down. Added properly to footing, water also helps to maintain consistency and “bounce.” in many areas, water is abundant, convenient, and inexpensive. A sprinkler system or watering truck can help saturate arena footing and keep particulates grounded. As a rider, Jessica rattner’s favorite ring at devonWood is the hydroactive arena with moisture sensors. Te system has a pump that adds water to the arena when it’s too dry and pulls water out when the footing gets too wet. once a week, the system flushes the arena, removing any organic particulates, such as manure, leaves, and pine needles. Ginny rattner says that the hydroactive system keeps the footing just right to work on, likening the feel under foot to the water line at the beach. “it’s like that spot the waves leave behind,” she says. “not too wet close to the water, but firm, and not too deep like dry sand.” in colder climates, water does tend to freeze, leaving a dressage arena out of order until temperatures thaw. one cold-weather workaround is to add magnesium chloride to the footing at about two to four ounces per square foot. Tis salt attracts water, thereby aiding in dust control. like road salt, it also lowers the freezing temperature of the water, thus keeping the footing thawed and ridable even when the mercury dips below 32. Another dust-busting option is arena additives—some water-based and some oils—that either create an aggregate by binding footing particles together or coat individual grains of sand, making the footing heavier and less likely to float.
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Spotlight: Te Baroque Horse Society and Registry Preserving the classical ideal
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aintings of Baroque horses hang on the walls of art galleries and museums in all the major cities of the world. Te only horses today that resemble these incredible steeds
PROUD TRADITION: Santo, a registered Baroque gelding owned and ridden by Dr. Marguerite Compton, Williams Bay, WI
larger in size, and their movement is evolving to meet criteria similar to those in most warmblood registries. if we are to preserve classical equitation and the Baroque style of horse, it is imperative that we educate the public and give riders an alternative to the modern sport horse. our goal is to preserve the type of horse developed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries for classical riding and driving. to achieve the registry’s goal, both old bloodlines and modern ones of the abovementioned breeds that have maintained a Baroque type will be used. in addition, some modern breeds, such as the Morgan, the American Saddlebred, and the national Show Horse exhibit many Baroque characteristics and will be used in developing the new Baroque horse. Palomino, buckskin, and pinto coat colors—which have almost completely been bred out of horses of Spanish descent—will be reintroduced. Spotted coloring, once
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prevalent in iberian horses, will be reproduced using Knabstruppers from Denmark, tiger horses, and Appaloosas. Te Baroque Horse Society and Registry will also maintain and promote a gaited division. At one time, the Spanish horse was gaited and is the forefather of most gaited modern breeds. Peruvian Pasos, Paso Finos, tiger horses, Missouri Fox trotters, Spotted Saddle Horses, and tennessee Walkers of Baroque type will be used as breeding stock. Baroque horses you might know: Santo, a pure Spanish Andalusian gelding owned and ridden by Dr. Marguerite Compton (pictured), has done very well at open and breed-restricted dressage shows. Orlando SG, a three-quarters Andalusian pinto stallion, has won many dressage sport-horse breeding (DSHB) awards. All-Breeds awards offered: DSHB and all performance levels. How to participate: Te horse must be registered with the BHSR, and the owner and rider must be BHSR members in good standing. Organization contact info: Te Baroque Horse Society and Registry: baroquehorse.com (site to launch March 15) or (262) 325-0283. s
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ach month, “All-Breeds Connection” spotlights a USDF All-Breeds awards program participating organization and the breed it represents. Information and photos that appear in this column are furnished by the breed registries. USDF does not endorse or promote any breed or registry over another. The All-Breeds program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage. All participating organizations offer “open” year-end awards from Training Level through Grand Prix, and some offer awards in additional categories, such as adult amateur, junior/young rider, and dressage sport-horse breeding. Registry representatives are usually on hand to help bestow awards at the banquet held during each year’s USDF convention. All-Breeds award eligibility requirements include memberships and horse registrations with both USDF and the participating organization. For details and a list of current participating organizations, visit usdf.org. For more information about All-Breeds awards program participation, send e-mail to allbreeds@usdf.org.
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of yesteryear are the Andalusian; the Lusitano; the Lipizzaner; the Kladruber; the Knabstrupper; the Friesian; and, more recently, some of the Gypsy and Drum horses. The organization: in 1999, the Baroque Horse Society and Registry was formed to fill a void in the equine world. A registry was needed to record, promote, and recreate the type of horse used and produced during the Baroque era. Such registries as the Friesian, the Lusitano and Andalusian, and the Lipizzan have begun to make changes to their breeding programs to accommodate modern sport-horse trends. Tese breeds are becoming much
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editor’s Choice A few of my favorite things By Jennifer o. Bryant
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e usually use this space to bring you notices of new products, albeit untested and unreviewed. every once in a while, we like to change things up and spotlight some of the dressage gear that we ourselves use and love. Here are a few items that i’m happy to have in my tack room. Perhaps you’ll find them helpful additions to yours as well.
clincher models for a touch of visual interest. More info: nunnfiner.com or (800) 342-1723.
Preserve That Leather now that i have that new bridle, i intend to keep it looking and feeling great. Leather is skin, and as such it needs occasional conditioning. i
A Nice Bridle for the Price When my mare, Faira, needed a new bridle last fall, my criteria included good-quality leather, contoured crownpiece with padding, padded cavesson, buckle ends (because i hate wrestling with hook-studs), and a price that wouldn’t break the bank. i found what i was looking for in nunn Finer’s Bonfire bridle. Amish-made of American leather, it looks and feels as nice as some bridles costing far more. it’s not a Class A top-of-the-line bridle, but it’s well made, fits Faira nicely, and would look perfectly respectable going down center line most anywhere. i chose the Bonfire because i didn’t want a flash; the Brentina model is similar but with a flash attachment. Both come in black only, but i swapped out the plain browband for one of nunn Finer’s
wouldn’t use anything besides effax Lederbalsam to keep my bridle and saddle supple. neatsfoot oil and the like can break down leather and rot stitching. Lederbalsam is beeswax-based and enriched with lanolin and avocado oil. Apply sparingly to clean leather (not suede) for tack that feels great and glows with a rich sheen. Te beeswax even helps to repel moisture—nice if you get caught in a shower or have to show in the rain. i use the weather conditions as a gauge of how frequently to condition my tack. When i’m slathering on the body lotion to stave off winter dryness, i apply Lederbalsam more frequently. in the dog days of summer, when mildew seems to grow on the tack overnight, i rarely condition. More info: effax.de.
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Under riding boots, crew- or kneehigh socks stay put and feel great, thanks to nylon/elastic compression inserts. For running, walking the dogs, or general wear, i don an anklet or mini-crew model. i choose from lightweight, midweight, and heavyweight socks depending on the weather and my intended activity. My airline-pilot husband loves SmartWool’s businessattire-appropriate socks, which keep his feet drier than conventional socks on long-haul flights. And we both appreciate wool’s odor-fighting properties. More info: smartwool.com.
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i never used to be one of those compulsive treat-feeders, but then Faira developed some confidence issues, and now we’re all about the goodies (and solid ground work). Stuffing my jacket pockets with sugar cubes is oK in the cooler weather, but i won’t be able to do that come summer, and some of my breeches lack pockets. Tat’s when i’ll pull out my trēts reward pouch. Tis handy pouch attaches securely with a sturdy belt clip. Te magnetic closure keeps the treats stowed and is easy to open and close, even while wearing gloves. Te pouch has ample capacity yet doesn’t get in my way in the saddle. More info: woofhoof.com or (860) 997-2259. s
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Te $2 Grand Prix Horse Raffle prize was more than this dressage trainer had bargained for By Susanne Benne
WISE INVESTMENT: Susanne Benne and Roger Rabbit
two weeks later, we entered the packed auction arena. As we looked for seats, we passed people selling raffle tickets, shouting “First prize is a Hanoverian yearling.” A ticket was only $2, and the prizes—riding boots, saddle and bridle, and the yearling— were quite nice. i bought a ticket and stuffed it in my purse. At last Little Big Man was led out. After an intense bidding war, we prevailed. As the auction drew to a close, my client went to take care of the formalities and i stayed for the raffle drawing. i cannot describe what i felt when i heard my ticket number being called. i recall jumping up and waving my
arms, but the next thing i remember is standing in the arena holding my new colt, named Roger Rabbit. numb with joy, we loaded the two horses into our trailer and took our “prizes” home. i turned Roger out with youngsters his age at a small farm not too far away. i would visit occasionally, watching him develop while trying to keep an open mind. Having grown up on a family breeding farm, i knew how to evaluate young horses. Roger Rabbit was true to his name in having a rather large set of ears, but as he neared his second birthday, i began to have doubts. He was still quite ugly and uncoordinated. However, his lineage was impeccable, and he came from a facility known for breeding and educating top performance horses. A year later, i decided to move back home to help run the family business. Roger Rabbit, now three, made the move with me, and it was time to start his career. Actually quite handsome now, he had finally grown into his ears. Dark chocolate in color with three socks and a tiny snip, he was huge—almost eighteen hands and still growing. Roger was sensitive and insecure, making the initial training a challenge. My first goal was to ride him straight and forward, getting him accustomed to the weight of the rider and establishing balance in all three gaits. Again, true to his name, he was more like a rabbit; but eventually Roger began to trust me, and our relationship over the next few years grew into a true partnership. My husband, Richard, a native of Florida who had spent most of his adult life in europe, felt it was time to move to the United States to be close to his parents. in 2000 we packed up our two children and two horses and flew across the Atlantic.
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i thought the english language would be my biggest hurdle until i stepped off the plane and tried to breathe the hot, salty, humid air. Te bugs and the unrelenting Florida sun proved quite an adjustment as well. over the years i have acclimated completely, but Roger, with his massive stature, still has issues with the environment. He matured at 18.1 hands, and as a six-year-old we hit a major training plateau, schooling Tird Level movements and struggling for more collection. More than once, i thought of selling him. But then i began a more stringent training regimen, a diet plan to make him sweat more, and a conditioning program to give him better endurance. Te efforts paid off: Roger’s stamina improved, and he earned many championship titles as he progressed through the levels. Tis winter, aged thirteen, Roger made his Grand Prix debut. He is a reliable, honest partner who is a joy to ride every day. Roger taught me about horses’ resilience, devotion, and trust in their human partners. He also taught me to be patient and understanding—and, most important, not to give up too soon. s Susanne Benne is a Grand Prixlevel dressage instructor, a licensed international trainer, and a German Pferdewirtschaftsmeisterin. In 2004 she and her husband, Richard, established Half Halt Stables, a dressage and jumping training facility in Cocoa, FL.
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4 InsIde UsdF From Pros to Peers By Melissa Creswick
6 RIngsIde Overcoming Adversity By Jennifer O. Bryant
16 clInIc What Reiners can Teach dressage Riders By Amber Heintzberger
22 clUb cOnnecTIOn confiict Resolution for gMOs By Jennifer O. Bryant
44 AllflbReeds cOnnecTIOn breed of the Month: Irish draught 52 The TAIl end Operation dressage By Molly Judge
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From Pros to Peers New initiatives stand to benefit USDF members at all levels By Melissa Creswick, USDF Vice President
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MELISSA CRESWICK 11567 east Bullard Avenue, Clovis, CA 93619 Phone (559) 298-1401 e-mail: vicepresident@usdf.org SECRETARY
Level Regional Championship classes. each Regional Championships would offer Professional Challenge classes, and the winners would earn the title of regional professional champion. Additional ideas to help professionals include invitations to training sessions or other educational opportunities for the winners of regional Professional Challenge finals. USDF is always looking for ideas to assist our members. Tis is a work in progress, but it is my hope that we can have these classes for the 2011 competition year. As you read last month in George Williams’ first “inside USDF” column as USDF president, the USDF has formed a commission to study opportunities for peer-to-peer dressage competition, the objective being to make showing a fun and nonthreatening experience for those new to showing. Some ideas on the table are to offer classes geared toward rider or horse experience, age-restricted classes (such as those in the hunter/ jumper world), and other peer-to-peer classes. All demographics and avenues will be studied. it’s been said many times that dressage is a journey. Wherever you are in that journey, USDF wants you to benefit from your membership and to have an educational and fun experience in the world of dressage. if you have ideas, let us know. We would love to hear from you! Have a great dressage year, and i hope to see you at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Kentucky this fall. s
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n February, i attended the 2010 Succeed/USDF Fei-Level trainers’ Conference (see page 34 for a full report). it was exciting to see so many teachers and trainers gather with a common goal: to increase their dressage knowledge. Presenter Henk van Bergen feels strongly that this country has a bright future in dressage. He suggested that dressage professionals in the US work together to learn from and help one another, as they did at the conference: By the end of the event, many participants had formed informal groups, all talking and sharing ideas. Back home in California, the experience inspired me to contact other local pros for a productive jam session over coffee. i am sure that many people have ideas for advancing education in our sport. our country is big, so teachers and trainers need to network within their own communities to raise the standard in dressage. in particular, many see a need to find ways to assist those getting started in a dressage career or in remote areas. i believe that it is time to add Great American insurance Group/USDF Regional Championships classes at Tird and Fourth Levels for the professional rider. Te proposed Professional Challenge classes would showcase young professionals or pros with young horses headed to the high-performance platform, and would serve as a bridge from national-level dressage to the high-performance ranks. All USDF regions would host Professional Challenge qualifying classes at their shows. to qualify, riders would need to earn two qualifying scores at the highest test of each level at two different shows, from two different judges. Te minimum qualifying score would be higher than that required for other Tird and Fourth
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What’s more, riding dressage may bring out the masochist in all of us: We expect it to be challenging, and we may find a certain secret satisfaction in believing that our discipline is harder than their disciplines—as if we’re superior for pledging our bodies, minds, and hearts to the sport that’s the most unforgiving taskmaster and whose rewards, although great, can be tantalizingly fleeting. Don’t believe me? Just the other day, a dressage-riding colleague, searching for a new saddle, bemoaned one she’d found as being—wait for it—too good. Te saddle fit her and her horse like the proverbial glove and made riding so much easier than in others she’d tried. “i feel as if i’m cheating,” she confessed. i, ever the supportive and understanding friend, told her she’d be an idiot not to buy the saddle. Honey, i said, this sport is hard enough. if it’s humane, legal, and makes your horse happy, we need all the help we can get. By the way, Mother nature, we could use a little help from you this spring. We’d like to see the grass again (having forgotten what it looks like after all those weeks buried under the snow), we’d like not to keep having our footwear (both human and equine) sucked off into the mud, and we’d like to see the sun from time to time. Here’s hoping that she smiles on us all. i think we’ve earned it!
Jennifer o. Bryant, editor
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wo articles in this month’s issue have to do with surmounting obstacles of sorts. Te first, our cover story, concerns disaster planning for show organizers and competitors. Mother nature has been dishing out more than her fair share in recent years (at least it feels like it), and no part of the country is immune to weather extremes, at any time of year. For “it’s a Disaster!” (page 28), we talked with show organizers in various locales. Tese seasoned pros share insights and advice that you should find useful in everything from choosing a show location to packing the truck and trailer. Bad-weather war stories and tales of other types of extreme challenges abound in horse showing. What’s yours? Could someone else learn from what happened to you or to the competition you were running? Send your story to me at jbryant@usdf. org. i’ll share the best ones in a future issue. Ten we move on to another kind of storm—the dust-up that can happen as a result of a disagreement among members of a USDF groupmember organization (GMo). Judging by the turnout for a session on conflict resolution at last year’s Adequan/ USDF national Convention, disputes are not uncommon in dressage clubs, and GMo boards don’t always have the tools they need to resolve them successfully. For conflict-resolution strategies, read my “Club Connection” report on page 22. Because dressage is so darned difficult, one could argue that those of us in the sport are accustomed to dealing with adversity. Horses in general are tricky to keep sound and healthy, of course, whatever the discipline. But the sport of dressage seems to amplify every hiccup and bobble because the standards are so exacting.
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lympian and USDF-certified instructor Courtney King Dye, new Milford, Ct, was airlifted to a Florida hospital with a skull fracture and brain bleeds March 3 after a horse she was riding at her farm in Loxahatchee slipped and fell. At press time, Dye, 32, was comatose in intensive care at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Dye’s longtime instructor, fellow olympian Lendon Gray, who was at the hospital along with Dye’s husband, Jason, was posting regular updates on Dye’s condition to her Facebook page. Te accident galvanized the US dressage community, which reacted with outpourings of compassion for Dye and her family. Many riders at the March 4-7 Palm Beach Dressage Derby (in which Dye had been scheduled to compete) sported green ribbons signifying support for those with brain injuries. Dye was not wearing a helmet at the time of her fall. Helmet use—or the lack thereof—quickly became a hot topic among dressage enthusiasts. Many dressage riders, bETTEr dAyS: Dye aboard including numerous other top Grandioso trainers and competitors, do not wear protective headgear while schooling, and helmet use is not required at shows. Although some trainers said they began donning helmets following the news of Dye’s accident, others perceive the wearing of helmets to be a matter of personal choice. Debate on this issue is sure to continue. Shortly before the time of Dye’s accident, Te Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne, had announced that the 2008 olympian had won the 2010 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize in the amount of $25,000. Dye had planned to use the funds to take two horses, Hampton Green Farm’s Grandioso and Maryanna Haymon’s Don Principe, to europe for training. A fund has been established for those who wish to aid the Dyes with Courtney’s medical expenses. to contribute, make checks payable to the Courtney King-Dye Medical Assistance Fund and send to evelyn o’Sullivan, 100 SW 7th terr., Boca Raton, FL 33486.
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eigning Fei World Cup Dressage Final and Aachen champions Steffen Peters and Akiko Yamazaki’s Ravel won the Grand Prix at the 2010 exquis World Dressage Masters in Wellington, FL; but they had to cede victory in the GP Freestyle to Dutch star Anky van Grunsven on her 2008 olympic partner, Salinero. Salinero’s freestyle earned a score of 84.45 percent at the February 4-6 competition, a five-star Fei dressage competition with $150,000 in prize money. Ravel was second with 81.70 percent. in the Grand Prix, Ravel, a twelve-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, bested the field of sixteen with a score of STILL THE CHAMP: 2008 Olympic indi76.85 percent. Te vidual gold medalists Salinero and Anky sixteen-year-old van Grunsven continued their dominance Salinero had to at the Exquis World Dressage Masters settle for runner-up with 74.64 percent. “i’m very proud,” said van Grunsven. “He’s already at the highest level for six years, and he’s still a happy horse. He likes to compete and likes the training.” Peters’ freestyle included one-handed tempi changes. “He’s been feeling pretty solid in the changes,” the rider said, “so i thought i would try one hand. i didn’t quite have the guts to do it in the one-tempis, but in hindsight maybe i should have. i will try it next time.” Finishing third in both tests was Germany’s isabell Werth on her 2008 olympic team gold-medal-winning mount, Satchmo. eight riders contested the Grand Prix Special, with Ulla Salzgeber and Wakana of Germany withdrawing. Leslie Morse and tip top 962, the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USeF national Grand Prix dressage champions, earned a score of 65.71 percent to win over Canada’s Belinda trussell on Anton (65.17 percent).
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Bredahl-Baker’s successful approach to the adult clinics entails encouraging riders to stretch out of their comfort zones until they hit an obstacle, at which point she helps to deconstruct the problem. “She challenged you, and when you got in trouble, she would backtrack the lesson by steps so that you could then build back up to what was difficult and then succeed,” Feldman said. “She was so good at doing this that the challenge became part of the lesson, and it was all done with such fun. even auditors got a chance to appreciate the lesson because they were also able to see the problem and see the progression toward addressing it.” Te adult-clinic format combines private lessons for eight riders with open sessions for auditors. Bredahl-Baker particularly encourages adult amateurs to attend: ad/ams, she said, are “the backbone of our sport. Without them, we wouldn’t have a sport.” MuLTIfACETEd: Bredahl-Baker with her 1992 Olympic partner, Monsieur next up on the clinic schedule: Region 4, April 10-11, St. Paul, “She is so good with people and Mn; Region 1, May 8-9, Chesapeake has such a lovely manner about her,” City, MD; Region 2, october 30-31, USDF Region 8 director Fern Feldman Brookston, in; Region 6, March said of the 1992 US olympic team 19-20, 2011, Roy, WA. bronze medalist, who is also a breeder, Auditors of all ages are welcome. a trainer, and a judge. “She is such a For more information about the great person to work with and just Platinum Performance/USDF Adult couldn’t be nicer to the riders and Clinic Series, visit usdf.org. auditors.” — Lynndee Kemmet
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ment on December 31, 2009. John Boomer served as tDF’s president and Ceo, while Lynn Boomer held the position of administrative director. “We applaud our distinguished board of directors and cadre of volunteers who have played a major role in the Foundation’s success,” the Boomers said in a statement. “We have loved our years at the Foundation’s helm, and our hearts will continue to be with you as we enter our retirement years.” John Boomer will continue to serve as secretary of tDF’s board, and for six months he is also serving as a transition consultant, working with the new staffers, development director Melissa Filipi and administrative manager Jenny Johnson.
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SDF offers three categories of volunteer awards, all presented by Te Paddock Saddlery: USDF Volunteer of the Year, USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year, and up to nine Regional GMo Volunteer of the Year awards. nominations are due in the USDF office no later than August 31. USDF Volunteer of the Year: Must be a current USDF participating (PM) or group member (GM), and must have been so for a minimum of five years. to be eligible, the nominee must have volunteered a minimum of 25 hours during the current year on any USDF-related project at the local, regional, or national level and should demonstrate consistent and cumulative volunteer activities over the past five years at USDF-recognized events. Te USDF Volunteer of the Year is presented with a perpetual trophy at the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention that is permanently housed in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame, a “keeper” trophy, and a $500 gift certificate from Te Paddock Saddlery. He or she is featured in a press release and in the yearbook issue of USDF Connection. USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year: Must be 21 or
under, a current USDF PM or GM, and have volunteered a minimum of 25 cumulative hours between September 1 of the previous calendar year and August 31 of the current calendar year at any dressage-related event at the local, regional, or national level. Te USDF Youth Volunteer of the Year is presented with a perpetual trophy at the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention, a “keeper” trophy, a $500 youth convention scholarship provided by the Youth executive Board, and a $250 gift certificate from Te Paddock Saddlery. He or she is featured in a press release and in the yearbook issue of USDF Connection. Regional GMO Volunteers of the Year: Must be nominated by a group-member organization (GMo) president or a designee of the GMo president. Te nominee must have demonstrated outstanding volunteer efforts on the local level. each recipient receives a plaque at the Board of Governors general assembly at the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention and a $100 gift certificate from Te Paddock Saddlery, and each is featured in the yearbook issue of USDF Connection. Want more? For more information or a nomination form, visit usdf.org or send e-mail to usdressage@usdf.org.
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lympic team bronze medalist Debbie McDonald, of Hailey, iD, is the US equestrian Federation’s (USeF) new developing dressage coach. in the restructured USeF Developing Dressage Program, future US international high-performance riders and horses will benefit from McDonald’s experience and expertise through a series of clinics. “Te Developing Program is of vital importance to the future of our sport,” said USeF dressage technical advisor Anne Gribbons. “Under the
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capable direction of Debbie McDonald, we will create a nationwide program devoted to guiding our riders and their mounts from Young Horse classes and the small tour to Grand Prix.” McDonald was named the 2008 USeF Developmental Coach of the Year. Te remaining clinics for 2010 are as follows; dates and locations are subject to change: June 5-6 (California), June 12-13 (new Jersey), and July 10-11 (new Jersey). Participation is by invitation only from the USeF High Performance Dressage Committee.
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What Reiners Can teach Dressage Riders Second in a series on looking outside our discipline for new training insights By Amber Heintzberger
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n our introductory “outside the Arena” article last month, eventing star Boyd Martin showed how incorporating that sport’s principles— riding outside, doing hill work, and even tackling little jumps—can improve the mind, body, and confidence of the dressage horse. Tis month, let’s switch saddles entirely to see what we can learn from the world of “Western dressage”: reining.
Our Reining Expert: Al Dunning
Al Dunning has owned and operated his Quarter Horse training facility, Almosta Ranch, in Scottsdale, AZ, since 1970. Te 1996 American Quarter Horse Association Horseman of the Year, Dunning has won AQHA World Championships in reining, cutting, working cow horse, and Western riding. He trained and showed the great buckskin performance horse expensive Hobby, who was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2007. An active trainer, judge, competitor, and clinician, Dunning has served on a long list of boards and committees. He is the author of two books and numerous articles. He collaborated with another living legend from his industry, Lynn Palm, to create the DVD Western Dressage, released last year, on using dressage training to better the Western horse. USDF Connection asked Dunning to turn the tables for USDF members and tell us what we dressage riders can LIGHT AND ROUND: Reining champion Al Dunning (picglean from the reining tured) uses many dressage principles in training, including this and cutting disciplines. sliding stop
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Dressage and Reining Compared A reining pattern is not unlike a dressage test—a prescribed series of gaits and movements performed before a judge and designed to test the stock horse’s athleticism, obedience, and gymnastic development. in reining, unlike dressage, horses carry themselves on a loose rein and perform movements that harken back to the stock horse’s role in cutting and maneuvering cattle. “Dressage has been around a lot longer than reining,” says Dunning. “Cowboys are trying to work a cow by pulling on the reins and kicking, with no finesse. As reining continues to grow in popularity, people know about using their legs, better collection, and things like that—not because they study dressage but because they started using their heads and implementing techniques used by dressage riders. Ten the similarities became apparent. “i train cutting horses too, and [Finnish dressage olympian] Kyra Kyrklund came and rode a cutting horse with me a few years ago. She enjoyed the freedom of the horse and the dynamic of a horse working a cow. it’s interesting to me that at any level we can appreciate other disciplines. i’ve seen dressage horses that gave me the chills. it’s hard to be critical of high-level dressage. “Tere are a couple of obvious differences between reining and dressage,” Dunning says. “in reining, we ride on a looser rein so the horse has more freedom. Dressage riders tend to be around the horse with their legs, while in reining we use the legs less closely unless we want the horse to respond. if you are too tight with your legs, you get ear-pinning and tailswishing. We teach the horse to respond by getting ‘into’ and ‘out of ’ the horse rather than staying ‘in’ them all the time. A lot of our maneuvers are zero-to-sixty, so to speak: a fast run or turn, or you go into a circle where you change speed drastically.
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“Tere are both similarities and differences in dressage and reining,” Dunning continues. “You can take a really good reining horse out on a trail; i don’t know if you’d take a dressage horse up a mountain. You should look at reining horses as a horse with utilitarian value. Te refined movement of a dressage horse’s legs and the stillness of the topline are important in dressage, while dynamics are important in reining. But we also train our horses in half-pass and sidepass to make them more responsive.” Rider position is similar in reining and dressage, says Dunning. “Most of the riding i do i follow dressage, or a classic position, but we modify that somewhat: instead of sitting back, we crouch down. it’s like if your little brother tried to grab you from behind: you’d slouch down, shifting your weight downward towards your feet.”
Try This at Home: Neck-Reining for Outside-Shoulder Control As Dunning explains, “our horses’ mouths are so light that if you really hold on to the reins, they go backward! Most dressage is two-handed, while reining is one-handed, meaning our horses neck-rein. Tey’re light with the neck rein as well as in the mouth and chin. Most of the time, they have to be light in the mouth off the bars of the bit and contact with the curb strap under the chin. We get into the horse until they give, and then we let go as a reward when they respond. Tis is a good exercise for dressage riders, too. “in the beginning, we rock the bit in the mouth—i term it ‘warming up the bit in the horse’s mouth’—just sliding it side to side in the mouth and then releasing. Tey become used to that and eventually lighten up the moment you touch the bit.” As Dunning explains, the Western neck-rein is a version of the dressage rider’s guiding the horse’s shoulders with the outside rein, as in shoulder-in and half-pass. Play with the neck-rein-
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HIP FOLLOWS HEAD: Tis principle gives the rider control over the horse, says Dunning
the hip goes the other way. to really get control of your horse, you have to get the hip to follow the head. if you can get that every time—for instance, you turn the head right and the hip follows—then you have a pretty trained horse. if he’s lazy behind, he won’t have that same movement.” in reining, Dunning says, “Te horse should arc around the leg and give to the rein and really bend around the rider’s leg. Te rider then has extreme control of the horse’s hip. After doing this on both sides, you’re ready to control the front of the horse with your reins and the hind of the horse with your legs. now he’s light in the mouth and supple in the ribs. When he gives you a response, you take your leg or hand away and release; you don’t want to glom on to them in any way. Te top dressage riders don’t need help in my book, but lower-level riders often need to teach a horse to give to the bit and be more responsive to the leg.” Dunning equates the principles behind the reining spin to the dressage pirouette: “A reining spin is different than a canter pirouette, but i think a dressage horse could probably do it better by getting a little quicker behind. Rotating over his hocks is the quickest
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ing principle to ensure that you’re not falling into the trap of using too much inside hand to bend or turn your horse. “We use the direct and indirect (neck) rein,” he explains. “to neckrein, say we’re going right, we use the right rein first, to tip the head right and give the horse direction. Ten the left rein goes against the neck. if the horse needs motion, we then use our left leg and try not to overpower the reins. Repeat that process until the horse responds only to the left rein: We touch the rein to the neck and the horse turns right, following the nose. We don’t want them overbent.”
way to turn around, so the rider has got to keep the horse’s hip under him for a square, quick turnaround. if the front turns in, the hip gets away and you have a negative reaction instead of keeping the hip under the horse. Form is everything! if the horse loses its form, not only does it not look good, it’s harder to keep him sound and it’s not mechanically correct. “to ensure that the horse is paying attention for a lot of what we do, we practice rollbacks, in which you trot, stop square, and then back the horse on his tracks. Te horse makes a half-turn or 180-degree turn without hesitation as you’re backing, ending up right on the track again. For dressage you can do the same thing, using the neck-rein we talked about earlier. it gets the horse to pick up his front end and move his shoulders better. You move his nose first, then his neck, shoulders, ribs, and then his hip, without moving his hip away. After practicing this exercise, the horse will be way more responsive.” [
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clinic Try This at Home: Body Control for Balance Cutters and reiners—and dressage riders—must be exact in their position and use of weight aids, says Dunning. “A lot of riders, when performing a pirouette, look extremely to the inside. to me, it’s about feel. Look at the inside eye of the horse; you should just see the inside edge of the eye. Tat doesn’t twist my body so much that i lose my riding form. “We try to train people to think while they are riding. When they are loping or cantering on a large circle, the tendency is to get their weight on the inside of the circle: Because horses are bilateral, the rider tends to lean to the inside. to square things up, we put a little weight on the outside stirrup.”
Try This at Home: Light, Round Halts in cutting, “the turning radius of the cow is shorter than that of the horse, so the horse must stop straight and
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use his hind legs as the axis of the turn,” Dunning says. “When the horse does it with correct form, his legs well up under his belly, he can compensate for the difference in turning radius.” Dunning explains the importance of teaching the horse to halt “round”: “A teaching tool i use is to make students put their chin on their chest and then bend or round their backs. After that, i ask them to stick their head in the air and then try to bend their back—which is very difficult and uncomfortable. Tat’s why we flex the horse: He can’t work correctly when his head is in the air. When the horse stops properly, he rounds up and bends his loin. Te rider has to round his back also to stay with the horse, but it doesn’t have to be ugly or extreme.” in reining, “We try not to use a hard pull to stop our horses. in reining, you should teach a horse to respond to the rider sitting down and saying ‘Whoa.’ Te reprimand, if they don’t respond properly, is to pull the reins as necessary to instill the word ‘whoa.’”
Using the reins to halt is counterproductive, Dunning says: “When you pull the rein, the first thing that happens is the horse tenses through his spine. if you sit down and allow the horse to bend through his back and initiate the stop by himself, it works better for horse and rider.”
Give Your Horse a Chance “You should never scare the horse or be too quick to keep the proper response,” Dunning says. “i have horses that like their job because when they do it, i don’t smack them in the mouth with the bit. i give them a chance before i pick up the reins for any request.” s Next month: What can dressage riders learn from the sport of driving? Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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Conflict Resolution for GMos Help facilitate solutions to disputes with a professional mediator’s techniques By Jennifer o. Bryant
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t’s board-meeting night again for the east Bumbleshoot Dressage Association, and the president sighs with frustration as the neverending argument over whether to invite Anky van Grunsven to give a clinic rages on. Te USDF groupmember organization (GMo) has voted the motion down twice before, but somehow it’s dredged up each month and the squabbling begins anew. two board members have resigned in protest, citing a dislike of Anky’s methods. A third, a former student of Anky’s, argues vehemently in favor of
tom Blackwood spoke at the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Convention in Austin, tX. His USDF University lecture, presented by the USDF GMo Council, was entitled “i’m Right. You’re Wrong. Te Ground Rules of Dispute Resolution.” Here are key points from Blackwood’s presentation.
I’ll See You in Court!
Tat’s the kind of inflammatory statement that gets trotted out, so to speak, when disputes get entrenched and tempers flare. Te usual GMo spats may not escalate to this level, but Blackwood pointed out why it’s far better to learn to solve conflicts yourselves. First, and most important, if you don’t, you may cede control over your own destiny. if a AT THE ENDS OF THEIR ROPES: Old patterns of conflict need new solutions dispute goes the Dutch star. Meanwhile, the annual to court, the judge—not the affected Dressage in the Bumbleshoots show parties—decides who’s “right” (the is coming up soon, but Ankygate has winner) and who’s “wrong” (the loser). consumed so much time and energy Te same goes for arbitration, which that show planning and volunteer efis less expensive and messy than a forts are woefully behind schedule. court case but which still means that a Sound familiar? Tis GMo is ficti- third party decides the outcome. tious, of course; but the conflicts that Second, lawyers, courts, and many clubs endure are all too real. arbitration all use an adversarial (us to arm GMos with conflict-resversus them) model of conflict resoluolution strategies, mediation expert tion. one party prevails; the other
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loses. it’s focused on getting someone to atone for past transgressions. By its very nature, the system encourages fault-finding, hard feelings, and a winner-take-all approach, with little room for discussion or compromise.
A Better Way: Mediation Blackwood, who is a professional mediator, presented this approach to conflict resolution as a more attractive option for many situations, especially “if you will have to deal with the person again.” Mediation, Blackwood explained, is facilitated negotiation. Te mediator is a neutral third party whose role is to help the warring parties reach a mutually acceptable solution to their dispute. “Te parties decide the solution, not you,” Blackwood said, referring to the mediator. Mediation looks to the future instead of to the past, said Blackwood. in mediation, the approach is: “What’s done is done. What are we going to do next?” Another plus to mediation is that it’s less costly than court or arbitration, Blackwood said. A mediator might charge $400 for four hours, he said; whereas a court case can easily run into the thousands.
Mediation Take-Home Ideas oK, so maybe the east Bumbleshoot Dressage Association isn’t going to hire a professional mediator to help it decide whether to issue Anky an invitation. (or maybe it will.) in any event, learning about mediation and facilitation techniques can help GMos to manage conflict more effectively, especially those members who lead meetings or who are called on to settle disputes. Know why people fight. Te first step in diffusing a dispute is understanding the cause. According to Blackwood, five roots underlie most conflicts: Facts: Sue said the meeting was at 6:00. tom thought it was at 7:00. Who’s right?
Relationships: Tese arguments stem from poor communication or perceived negative behavior. Competing interests: in the east Bumbleshoot Anky-clinic scenario, the former student wants her GMo to spend the money to get Anky because she likes her and wants to ride with her. But if the club does that, it won’t have the money to fund the USDF “L” program that another board member wants because she’s interested in becoming a dressage judge. A dispute
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ispute-resolution expert Tom Blackwood recommends the book Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton (2nd ed., Penguin, 1991). The book covers basics of mediation and also addresses such thorny situations as “What If They Are More Powerful?”, “What If They Won’t Play?”, and “What If They Use Dirty Tricks?”
Adopt facilitative techniques. GMo presidents and others may find themselves in the role of mediator. Help to bring conflicts to a successful resolution by employing some of Blackwood’s best practices: Identify the real problem. Te stated issue may or may not be the heart of the matter, according to Blackwood. it may take patient, tactful discussion and questioning—with the abovementioned causes of conflict in mind—to unearth the actual cause of the dispute. Be like King Arthur. Seat warring factions around a round table or in an L-shaped configuration, Blackwood advised. Face-to-face across a table looks and feels adversarial. Write it down. note all stated issues on a flip chart for easy review and to give all concerns equal weight in black and white. Blackwood recommends using blue or black ink, not
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red, which signifies anger. And keep in mind that “the person who holds the pen runs the meeting.” Ask neutral, leading questions. to encourage civil discussion, employ the skilled interviewer’s technique of drawing out a subject. instead of asking “Why?”, which can be perceived as combative, say, “tell me more about that” or “Help me understand,” Blackwood said. Practice active listening. Rephrase the statement in a neutral manner, with any hostility removed. if a GMo member remarks that “this club is worthless,” you could reply, “You don’t feel as if you are receiving fair benefits for your membership dues.” Focus on the problem, not on the person. Keep drawing the discussion back to the issue. Jibes and asides may threaten to derail the discussion (not to mention ramping up hostility), so try to keep everyone’s attention on solving the problem.
Be Honest in Blackwood’s experience, many disputes arise from the notorious “failure to communicate,” especially when parties are not straightforward and assertive about their wishes and opinions. “A lot of conflict could be avoided if you’d just be honest and ask for what you need,” he said. s
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It’s a DIsaster! Hope for the best and plan for the worst in case Mother Nature has mood swings at your next show By Margaret FreeMan
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DANGER ZONE: For everyone’s safety, shows shut down during thunderstorms
If you don’t have a plan, the loudest voice is where people go. –Show manager Glenda McElroy
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t’s been raining nonstop for days, and the show grounds for the upcoming weekend’s competition are completely soaked. Will the show go on, safely, with mud-splattered boots and soggy clothes the main casualties? or will the event have to be cancelled because of flooded stabling and hazardous footing? it depends on the facilities and on the experience and forethought of show management. With Mother nature seemingly becoming more mercurial in recent years, we decided to take a look at what both show organizers and competitors can do to prepare for—or make the best of—an “act of god.”
line events runs shows in the northeast. “Tey’re demanding better facilities.” USDF group-member organizations (gMos) and other would-be show organizers must make decisions similar to those faced by competitors: Can they afford to rent a facility that makes weather less of an issue, and to hire an experienced manager who’s encountered almost every possible challenge and who knows how to deal with them? if your group lacks access to a
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When Bigger Is Better Major facilities with multiple rings, excellent drainage, all-weather footing, a large indoor arena, and permanent stabling on high ground can literally weather almost anything, from heavy rain to high winds. But a one- or two-ring affair with grass footing and tent stabling (or no stalls at all) is at the mercy of the elements. Te choice may seem obvious at first, but it’s not clear-cut. Competitors have to decide whether it’s worth it to drive the extra distance and to incur the higher fees and expenses, such as for hotel rooms and stabling, that generally go with exhibiting at a premium facility. Smaller, local-type shows may be closer to home and less expensive to attend, but a possible downside is that footing won’t be perfect unless the weather cooperates. Cost and distance aside, some show managers have noted a trend of riders bypassing smaller shows in favor of bigger venues with more-reliable footing and stabling. “riders have evolved,” said Debra reinhardt, of Southbury Ct, whose Center-
UNDER COVER: Many competitors (like FEI-level rider Cesar Parra, showing at the CDI Raleigh) enjoy major shows with indoor arenas that allow classes to be held even in bad weather
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nearby premium facility with open dates, then it’s a question of whether the volunteer crew can travel to a more distant site or whether everyone will be better served by keeping the show closer to home. in a way, this dilemma has been formalized with the new “Dressage Levels” rule for US equestrian Federation shows, which went into effect December 1, 2009. Shows now have to meet a graduated list of requirements to earn a higher-level designation. a Level 4 or 5 show, which could be a CDi (Fei-recognized dressage competition) or a great american/ USDF regional Championships, needs good all-weather footing and a history of being able to maintain that footing. Management must be experienced at staging large shows. a Level 1 show, intended as a low-key “introduction to licensed competition,” has no minimum requirements for footing or management experience.
(For more on the new USeF dressage levels, see “Dressage Shows get new Designations, Classes” on page 40.) reinhardt, for one, recognizes the importance of experience in handling the what-ifs. “When i started running shows in 1992, i didn’t know how to answer many of these questions,” she says. “now i’m more equipped to get people out safely. you have to be quick on your feet. you have to take every problem, every disaster, as a separate issue.” Dressage shows rarely give refunds for an “act of god” if inclement weather forces the cancellation of classes. (With “act of god” insurance being prohibitively expensive, that no-refund policy is most shows’ hedge against debt if they can’t recoup fixed expenses.) Here, again, the competitor must weigh budget against risk: a nearby Level 1 show costs less to attend, but there may be a greater possibility of losing the entry fee if the weather gets cranky. Shows held at small local facilities, with lower overhead, are more likely to be able to give at least partial refunds if classes are cancelled, although refunds may be on a caseby-case basis. Competitors may not realize that a one- or two-ring show is usually close to the break-even point even when conditions are perfect.
UNRIDABLE: Heavy rains may flood an outdoor arena with less-thanideal drainage
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although a tarp can’t be thrown over a dressage arena the way that a baseball infield is protected, rings can be “sealed” through rolling if substantial rain is forecast. Te rain will flow off the packed footing instead of soaking in. Te footing then can be fluffed back up before classes start. Many of the shows run by glenda Mcelroy’s Cornerstone events in glendale, Ca, are at the Los angeles equestrian Center in Burbank. Te facility is equipped with a 20ton blacktop roller that can be used for sealing rings. “Te tighter you can seal, the better the water will roll off,” says Mcelroy. “you [hope for] a hard, fast rain. a persistent, misting rain will soak in. you have to try your best to keep the drains open and the stables dry.” at major facilities, the grounds crew can tell when footing can be ready again for riding, even if it looks impossibly damp or deep. Tey know how quickly the footing will dry and whether it’s better to drag it or leave it alone. Show managers will ask the groundskeeper, the judges, the technical delegate, and even riders to walk the rings with them and evaluate the footing. “i rely on the judges telling me about footing,” says reinhardt. “i go to the groundskeepers. Tey know their own footing. Te organizer is not a footing specialist. each place has different footing.”
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What’s a show to Do?
“i ask the judges and riders, ‘Would you ride in it?’ but i make the decision myself,” says show organizer Dianne Boyd, owner of grey Horse enterprises in Leesburg, Va. “a lot of it is based on experience. i know the facility and where there are issues. all planning is based on weather. Tere’s a contingency layout for warm-up rings and lungeing. you have to be aware of your options, if you have any: Do you have other rings? Can you move stabling?” When classes have to be rescheduled, the show manager and the secretary then have to decide which classes will be cancelled, especially if specific classes must be moved indoors. “i try to serve the long-term goals of the rider if i have to make that choice,” says Lloyd Landkamer of DressageShowinfo.com, in Hamel, Mn, who runs shows throughout the Midwest. “i give priority to qualifying classes. Te less experience you have in making these decisions, the harder it is.”
Danger Zones for shows
can arise with little warning, meaning that most show managers keep a wary eye on the online weather reports and radar maps. “Te problem is that some horse-show sites don’t get a good internet connection,” says reinhardt. “Storms may not be seen until they’re right on top of you.” if a show must halt the proceedings temporarily, lightning in the area is the most likely culprit. Lightning can strike as far as ten miles from the storm itself and can easily endanger people and horses ahead of the arrival of the rain and wind. Te Midwest is notorious for thunderstorms accompanied by tornadoes and hail, although these types of severe storms occur on both coasts as well. all need to be tracked carefully. [
especially at certain times of the year, weather can be volatile. So-called pop-up thunderstorms and other conditions
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he General Rules section of the US Equestrian Federation Rule Book specifies that each USEFlicensed competition (that includes “recognized” dressage shows) must have an “accident preparedness plan” and a safety coordinator who oversees medical and veterinary services (GR1211.5 and .6). The safetycoordinator requirement is new, effective December 1, STURDY STABLING: Permanent stabling, such as these at the De2009. von (PA) show grounds, are best able to keep competitors safe in the For the most part, an accident-preparedness plan event of bad weather. Note the wide access lane kept clear to allow is aimed toward incidents with individual riders and passage of emergency vehicles. horses. Measures include having an ambulance on the grounds or on call and planning emergency-vehicle access to rings and stabling. Competitions are required to have operational phones and must post emergency phone numbers and directions to the show grounds. The new “levels” rule for USEF dressage shows specifies conditions that may affect the ability of management to respond during bad weather or other emergencies. Higher-level shows are required to have an announcing system in all areas, experienced show management, and Internet access to enable the tracking of storms. Levels 1 and 2 dressage shows must have phone access but don’t require sound systems, a night watch, or experienced management. To view a chart specifying the requirements for each level, visit the USEF Web site at usef.org. USEF rules also state that, if a dressage show is interrupted, classes may be rescheduled for the same day or for the following day. All recorded scores from before the interruption stand. If classes are restarted on the same day, competitors must be given at least 30 minutes’ notice of the start time. If rides are rescheduled for the following day, competitors must be notified individually at least two hours before the new ride time. If a show’s prize list doesn’t specify that fees will be refunded if a class is cancelled because of a storm, accident, or other emergency, then the show must return fees on written request.
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loudest voice is where people tend to go.” Show managers also need to know the provisions of their insurance policies in case disaster strikes. often, show insurance is arranged second- or third-hand, says Shawna Dietrich of Dietrich and Company equine insurance Services, Louisville, Ky. “Show managers should have their policy at their fingertips,” Dietrich says. “if the manager is hurt, someone else also needs to have access to the information.” according to Dietrich, USeF rules require that emergency numbers and directions to the show be posted near phones. She says, however, that show management can go the extra step and display this information outside the show office (laminated or otherwise weatherproofed) so that it can be found at night. include the phone number and address of the nearest trauma center and the nearest equine surgical facility, she advises.
What’s a rider to Do?
it’s easy for management and riders to carry on with a show when the weather is benign. experienced competitors understand that, when conditions head south, management is usually doing its best under the circumstances. Unfortunately, bad weather can mean that your open training Level class gets cancelled because qualifying or championship classes took priority and were the ones that got moved to the indoor arena. an unexpected storm can force a delay in the schedule, and savvy riders know to stay in close touch with the ring steward. Te show managers we interviewed have observed that riders from certain parts of the country seem hardier than others, and better prepared for anything that Mother nature can think up. “it’s all perspective,” says Landkamer. “it’s what you’re used to.” in Landkamer’s estimation, dressage competitors could take lessons from event riders in adapting to weather extremes: “eventers are prepared for everything. Tey always have the appropriate gear. Tey know how to pack for a show regardless of location and what nature can throw at them.” Tat said, there’s a difference between soldiering on during a momentary downpour and NO SHELTER FROM THE STORM: Tent stabling, while convenient and affordable, foolishly continuing to ride while thunder rummay not withstand high winds, as this photo attests
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“Tunderstorms blow in rapidly, especially at a show held near a body of water,” says Landkamer. “We monitor the weather, especially in winter, but you can get surprised,” Mcelroy says. “We don’t usually get a lot of rain in Los angeles, so when we do get a lot we have to be careful.” Southern Californians like Mcelroy and residents of other Western states are also familiar with another, very different type of weather hazard: the wildfire. Mcelroy tracks the wind direction if there are fires anywhere in the area because blowing ash and smoke can render a show grounds unsafe. Show managers need to have an action plan in place should the worst happen and the show grounds need to be evacuated, particularly if area roads are narrow. “it should at least go through your mind,” Mcelroy says. “if you don’t have a plan, the
bles. Show managers complain that competitors occasionally don’t accept the fact that safety measures exist for their own good, failing to take cover when severe storms are in the area. Tat’s why some resort to the cease-and-desist approach. “if you shut down the show, they don’t have much choice,” Boyd says. another safety violation that drives show managers crazy is competitors’ penchant for blocking fire lanes and driveways—which must be kept open, of course, in case emergency vehicles need to get to the barns or rings. “When you’re trying to make a plan for their safety, they may think you’re being mean,” says Landkamer. “Safety isn’t always convenient.” s
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DRENCHED BUT GAME: As long as footing is OK, showing in the rain (as YR Riana Porter is doing at the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions) is something competitors must learn to tolerate
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utch trainer and coach Henk van Bergen’s inaugural appearance at the Succeed/USDF FeiLevel trainers’ Conference last year was so well received that he was invited back for 2010. Te headliner was surprised and pleased to learn that attendees traveled from all over the US—with one auditor coming from Brazil—for the 2010 event, held January 18-18 at Mary anne and Walter McPhail’s beautiful High Meadow Farm in Loxahatchee, FL. Van Bergen’s conference was one of the most educational programs i have attended. Here are some of the highlights.
Teacher, Trainer, Coach according to van Bergen, good instructors enjoy teaching and have the ability to motivate students and to keep the subject matter suitably simple. a dressage trainer is competition-minded and results-focused; he or she looks for quality in the horses but is not necessarily a good teacher. a coach’s job is to find the best horse-rider combinations for national team or competitions. Coaches must have good working relationships with horses, riders, owners, and sponsors. Tey will have the power to influence the training of the horse-rider combination.
MAN IN MOTION: Presenter Henk van Bergen
Patience, Always a common refrain of van Bergen’s was the importance of understanding and respecting horses’ and riders’ strengths and weaknesses. He reminded the trainers’ Conference audience that, with the demise of the agrarian lifestyle, horsemanship and riding are no longer second nature to most. as for the horses, he said, “Have a goal but no deadline.”
Refining the Response Using the demonstration riders and horses to illustrate his points, van Bergen emphasized the importance of ensuring that the horse listens to the aids—that he doesn’t just go through the motions of the exercises or movements. test your horse’s responsiveness: Can you change the direction in leg-yield or another lateral movement at any time? Beware habitual corrections that produce no response. “if more pressure from a constrained leg worked,” van Bergen said, “we could just tighten the girth.” Before you correct a horse for failure to respond to your aids, you as the trainer must know why he did not react correctly, van Bergen said. He may not have understood what you wanted; he may be physically unable to do as you asked; or he might have been disobedient or naughty. [
TESTING THE RESPONSE: Mary Ann Grant makes sure that Weltregentrin is listening to her aids
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“take the training to the edge—where it becomes real work, but not where you fail.” “Compare the result of your work to where you started, not to the way it should be.”
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YIELDING DEMO: Van Bergen uses Melissa Allen’s horse, Daina, to show how to ask the horse to give to the rein
“Better is the enemy of good,” van Bergen cautioned, meaning: if you continue to repeat a movement or exercise until it’s perfect, you may ruin the horse’s willingness to try. a few other maxims: “Make it difficult but don’t make it impossible.” “Keep the door open.”
Van Bergen’s priorities in the training session are rhythm and forward-thinking horses. He advised instructors to watch students warm up—without offering advice—in order to determine the priority for the lesson and to obtain a clearer picture of horse and rider’s strengths and weaknesses. a good trainer must be flexible, van Bergen said. Some horses need canter work before they can show a relaxed trot. Stretching at the beginning of the warm-up benefits some horses, but tension or lack of attention makes postponing stretching to the end of the warm-up a better plan for others. Van Bergen wants instructors to create self-sufficient pupils who can ride even when the teacher is not around. “good teachers are looking for a solution; bad teachers look for an excuse,” he said. Dressage riders are commonly admonished about “riding backward” instead of from the leg to the hand, and some take the message to mean that any weight in the reins is a bad thing. Van Bergen set the trainers’ Conference attendees straight: “Pressure in the hand” alone does not indicate working backward; a more accurate indicator is the relationship between the activity from behind and the contact.
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ll of the demonstration horses and riders were wonderful to watch, and we appreciate the efforts they made for our education. Thanks to: Lynda Alicki and Donates, owned by Melanie Pai and Canaan Ranch Melissa Allen and her Daina Mary Ann Grant and Weltregentrin, owned by Grant Farms Inc. Shawna Harding and Rigo, owned by Tonya Rowe; and her own Come On III Sharon McCusker and her Wrigley Silke Rembacz and Gladiator, owned by Mindy Elgart.
THANK-YOU GIFTS: USDF’s Kathie Robertson (right) presents to High Meadow Farm co-owner Mary Anne McPhail, coordinator Lendon Gray, and presenter Henk van Bergen
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LUCKY WINNER: Trainers’ Conference attendee L. J. Banks (left) won a supply of sponsordonated Succeed, presented by USDF’s Kathie Robertson
Van Bergen cautioned against creating more activity in the hindquarters than you can control in the contact with relaxation. Lessening the pressure is the horse’s reward. Tat, plus frequent short breaks, will relax his muscles.
The Half-Halt Van Bergen presented an effective analogy of the proper use of the half-halt. in the beginning, he said, the half-halt rebalances the horse the way a beginning tightrope-walker uses his arms: with big, obvious movements when the balance becomes precarious. as the tightrope artist’s balance improves, his arms swing less. Likewise, as the young horse’s balance improves, the half-halts become subtler and more invisible.
Developing the Gaits Van Bergen presented numerous tips for improving the gaits and paces. among them: Te quality of the walk is equal to the length of the horse’s neck in the gait. Use the corners and the short side of the arena to get the horse engaged and straight before doing an extended trot. to
PIAFFE PRACTICE: Incorporating van Bergen’s forward-and-back transitions, Shawna Harding achieves a lovely piaffe aboard her Come On III
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Praise for Henk van Bergen
Prix horses. Van Bergen advised trainers always to “think forward” in the piaffe, using many transitions forward and back so that the horse is comfortable in the rhythm and the collection. Tis approach produced marked improvement in the demo horses’ piaffe.
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show a quality extended trot or canter, the horse must be collected with a carrying hind leg. “Horses are built with a pushing hind leg, and we are training him for a carrying hind leg.” on day two of the trainers’ Conference, we saw improvement in the horses: better self-carriage and more forward. Van Bergen encouraged the audience and the demonstration riders not to be afraid to make mistakes. as he put it, “really good and wrong are closer than you think. Mistakes are only bad when you don’t know you made them.” We had the pleasure of seeing some wonderful piaffe and passage in both young horses and confirmed grand
Van Bergen praised the trainers’ Conference concept, adding that american dressage teachers and trainers should commit to a yearly meeting to discuss their field with the goal of broadening the collective knowledge, à la the global Dressage Forum in the netherlands. “Stay always hungry for information,” he said. “Knowledge is power.” s
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Show Levels as of December 1, 2009, every US equestrian Federation (USeF) dressage show must be classified as one of five levels. Te level designations indicate specific facilities and standards. Tey range from Level 1 (a one-day show limited to 75 horses) to Level 5 (CDis, selection trials, and national championships). Level 1 is intended as an “introduction to Licensed
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Competitions.” grass and chain rings are permitted. Tere are few minimum requirements except those specified in current USeF rules. Level 2 can be one or more days. grass and chain rings are permitted. Level 3 must be two or more days. no grass rings are permitted. Warm-up footing must be similar to that in the main arena. Stabling is required on the grounds. Tere must be a sound system. a minimum of two USeF “S” judges is required. Level 4 must be three or more days. great american/ USDF regional Championships will be held at this level. Tere must be good all-weather footing. Level 5 must be held per Fei/national-championship rules.
Opportunity Classes along with show levels comes the introduction of opportunity classes: designated dressage tests through Second Level for which riders do not have to pay the USeF and USDF fees that are standard for USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage competition. riders who enter opportunity classes are exempt from USeF/USDF rider/horse registration, membership, and
drug/medication fees unless they also enter other dressage classes (if the show allows cross-entering). riders entering USDF introductory Level tests at USeF shows were already exempt from membership fees. With the opportunity classes being offered at USeF-licensed competitions, all other dressage rules apply, including USeF dress and saddlery plus applicable general and drugs/medication rules. Scores from opportunity classes will not count toward USeF or USDF awards or programs. Tey may be restricted to adult amateurs, but then the rider must either have amateur status on file with the USeF or pay the $30 nonmember amateur-card fee. any USeF- or Fei-licensed judge may officiate at opportunity classes. a show’s level determines which opportunity classes may be held. a Level 1 competition may offer two tests per level at training through Second Levels. a Level 2 competition may offer two tests per level per day at training and First Levels. a Level 3 competition may offer two tests per day at training Level. Levels 4 and 5 may not offer opportunity classes. View a chart outlining the show levels at the USeF Web site (usef.org). Te rules for opportunity classes are listed in the USeF rule Book (also available on usef.org) under gr821 (general rules) and Dr126 (Dressage rules). s
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t was 2009, and i had been deployed to Germany for one year with the US navy Reserve nurse Corps. it was an unaccompanied tour, meaning that i’d left my husband, two sons, four dogs, and two horses behind. in the operating room at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, my job was to care for American troops who had been injured in iraq and Afghanistan. Despite 20 years of
At the end of the session, i was told that i could join one of the children’s lessons. Tis was the German way of saying i wasn’t ready for prime time, and a sign of what was to come in my German dressage experience. When i arrived in Germany, i thought i knew how to ride. i’d started riding three years before, at the age of 47, and i’d learned to walk, trot, and canter and had even jumped small fences. But dressage lessons in Germany were serious business, and there was no false praise like that bestowed by my American instructor, who made me feel like a gifted rider. Tese were chest-out-heelsdown-chinup-shouldersback lessons, the instructor demanding that i use my seat, leg, and hands in the most A HORSE WITH A MESSAGE: Judge and her horse, Enduring Freedom subtle manner possible while military service, i had never seen the focusing on the pyramid of training. i face of war. Te injuries were unimag- was not sure what the training pyrainable and unforgettable, and my mid was or how i fit into the pyramid, nightly dreams were filled with images but i had a beautiful young gelding of the carnage. who was going to figure it out along to help me cope, i needed to with me. find an outlet—a happy place where My young gelding was green, but i could lose myself in something. i under the guidance of my instructor, found a stable where i could take lesBianca, and after a few unplanned sons and signed up for a riding assess- dismounts, i learned balance and the ment. on a lunge line, i had to show art of not interfering with the horse’s the walk, the posting and sitting trot, movement. For a former hunter girl, and the canter, all without reins. this was a hard lesson. i had to figure
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out where my seat bones were, then learn how to use them to communicate with my horse. it was a lot like the struggle to learn the German language. i made a lot of mistakes, but finally i learned to stay in the saddle, and our dressage lessons began in earnest. Tere were so many things to work on that it was difficult to know where to begin. i was given “training wheels” (Vienna reins) one day so that i could take my focus off the reins while i tried to get my feet and legs under control, not to mention my busy hands and a number of other body parts that seemed to have a life of their own. Dressage looked so easy. Te beautiful riders i had watched never seemed to be doing anything! We have not achieved effortless harmony yet, but together my horse and i are on the journey. i bought my young gelding before i left Germany, and we are happily working on the training pyramid together. My horse’s name is enduring Freedom, and we ride to remind others that freedom is not free; it is paid for by the sacrifices made by our brave young men and women of all branches of the service. it is my hope that, when we are at shows and his name is announced, people will ask about this German sport horse with the American name and i will be able to share my story. s Molly Judge, of Fredericksburg, VA, is a nurse and a commander in the US Navy Reserve Nurse Corps. She currently rides at Introductory Level dressage and is schooling Training Level.
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Cup, and Young Horse qualifiers. Level 2 includes most of the other shows that don’t host national qualifying or championship competitions. Level 1 competitions are a new concept. Teir more relaxed criteria are intended to encourage new competitions in areas that cannot currently afford to hold licensed competitions, or where there are a large number of nonmembers who might be encouraged to participate and join a local GMo. A big incentive for Levels 1, 2, and 3 competitions is the ability to offer dressage “opportunity” classes, which require no USeF/USDF horse iD numbers, rider/owner memberships, or USeF fees. Level 1 competitions may offer two opportunity tests per level at training, First, and Second Levels. We hope that these classes will jump-start competitions in underserved areas and help grow interest in dressage because riders can now get a taste of “recognized” competition without having to pay most of the usual fees. With 36 criteria specific to each competition level, show organizers will know exactly what is required at each level, and competitors will know what to expect when they go to a show. Smaller, low-budget shows will not have to meet the same standards as larger shows with more sponsorships and resources. Quality shows will be encouraged, and competitors will be offered a broad spectrum of choices in every location and USDF region. Tis is a brand-new concept for dressage, and it will need some tweaking as we go forward, but it is an exciting step for our sport. s
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f you’ve looked at a 2010 dressagecompetition prize list, you’ve probably noticed that shows are now listing competition “levels.” US equestrian Federation-licensed/ USDF-recognized competitions now are classified as one of five levels, from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). in 2006, the USeF Board of Directors passed a rule requiring “levels and ratings” for competitions in almost every breed and discipline. Te purpose of this change was to enable a better method of evaluating competitions, using appropriate and fair criteria, as part of the new licensing process for shows. USDF was directed to propose criteria for dressage. in 2008, a USDF committee decided against recommending “rated” dressage competitions because USeF ratings are based primarily on prize money, not on show quality. instead, USDF advised using levels based on comprehensive criteria, such as footing quality, experience of management, and amenities offered. Te final plan was approved by the USDF executive Board, the USeF Dressage Committee, and the USeF Board of Directors. Te dressage-levels chart (available at usef.org) is already becoming a road map for some other disciplines that are developing similar plans to change their rating systems to reflect show quality instead of just prize money. Although not previously identified as such, the new Levels 3 through 5 were already in existence in principle. Level 5 competitions include Fei-recognized competitions (CDis) and USeF national Championships. Level 4 includes Regional Championships. Level 3 includes USeF Developing Program events, such as the Fei north American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships, the Brentina
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are an easy way to prevent many terrible accidents; helmet use helps avoid astronomical medical bills and societal burdens; any responsible, sensible person who cares about his or her loved ones will surely wear one. Although i can be laissez-faire and find certain top riders’ recent public sporting of helmets to show support for Dye more than a bit hypocritical, i feel more conflicted on this issue lately. You see, just a couple of weeks after Dye’s fall, my mare engaged in an, er, athletic display and got me off with some velocity. Crack went the right side of my head on a gravel drive. i have some colorful bruises and sore muscles as souvenirs of the incident, but the reason i am writing this from my office and not a hospital bed (if at all) is that i was wearing a helmet. You’d better believe that i thought about Courtney Dye a lot that day, especially when i had my CAt scan and the eR physician pronounced me oK. i always wear a helmet while schooling, but in the past i’ve opted for “show headgear” when in competition. i think that’s going to change. Te day after my fall, my head still aching, i went to my local tack shop and bought two new helmets. one is an approved “schooler” for everyday wear. Te other is a velvet-covered model for shows and clinics. i loved my top hat and felt so proud to wear it when i last showed Fei, but recent events have dulled the sheen of that image.
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don’t feel i have much choice this month but to write about the elephant in the dressage arena: the helmet debate. As you surely know by now, 32year-old Courtney Dye, a veteran of the 2008 olympic Games and a USDFcertified instructor/trainer through Fourth Level, sustained a skull fracture March 3 when the horse she was riding slipped and fell. She was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Te outpourings of financial and emotional support for Dye and her husband, Jason, testify to the kind hearts in the US dressage community. At the same time, the incident has provoked intense debate about the wearing of helmets while riding dressage. Current US equestrian Federation dressage rules permit but do not mandate the wearing of safety headgear at all levels in competition, including Fei. Te only stipulations are that a helmet must be paired with a dark coat and that any hat cover must be dark in color. Some disciplines require that mounted competitors wear protective headgear at all times. in others, riders rarely sport anything other than “apparel only” haberdashery. At private farms, practices and policies vary widely. Some facilities, such as the stable where i board my horse, require that all riders wear helmets, perhaps on account of their insurance policies. But many top dressage stables have more baseball caps than helmets in their tack rooms. in the heated online helmet debates, two basic points of view emerge. Te first is a variation on “keep your laws off my body”: helmet use should be a matter of choice, and we already have too many people trying to impose their beliefs on us. (Sounds like the health-care fracas, but that’s a topic for another day.) Te second is that helmets, like seat belts,
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member connection The Helmet Debate As we keep Courtney Dye’s recovery in our thoughts and prayers (“Heads Up,” April), one cannot help but think, without being critical, that we would all be better protected by wearing helmets. So many people are using them now, even at the CDis, but i worry that this precaution and concern will dwindle once Courtney is back in the saddle and there are no accidents for a while. Some dressage trainers and barns have laughed at riders for using helmets. Many riders wonder whether judges have a subconscious belief that a helmet is an indicator of rider insecurity or a naughty horse, and that helmets are for amateurs and kids. i am not suggesting that the US equestrian Federation and the Fei change the rules to require protective headgear, but i would like to hear regular announcements at shows that strongly encourage riders and handlers to wear helmets. Another positive influence is the
encouragement of our top trainers who write articles in this and other publications. Without their support of helmet use, some riders will not use them. one idea for encouraging competitors to wear protective headgear would be to add a point or points to the test for use of a helmet with a chin strap. i don’t know the mechanics of test writing or how that could be implemented, but if there were points associated with helmet usage, there would be little need to mandate usage during tests. Most of us who ride regularly want to continue to do so into our golden years. i have worn a helmet for many years. i wore a top hat when i competed my daughter’s very quiet mare to get my USDF bronze medal, but i always wear the helmet when schooling. now that i have two fairly young horses, there is no question about the helmet in the show ring as well as when schooling at home or clinics. i hope our mentors and coaches will encourage us to wear helmets, whether at home or competing. Kay Lorenzen Phoenix, AZ
Freestyle-Music Search After reading “A Primer on Freestyle Creation” (“Freestyle Connection,” March), i believe the statement that “finding music is easier than ever before, thanks to the internet” needs some clarification. Yes, finding the music is easier, but finding music suitable for your horse is still not easy. Riders can spend a lot of time and money on internet download sites only to be disappointed when the music doesn’t work for their horses. it can be very frustrating. Tat’s why, more than ten years ago, i began a free online music database to assist those who want to find freestyle music. Te site, equimusic.com, now has more than 1,250 music selections organized by beats per minute (BPM). Te
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database makes it easy to find music for a horse’s BPM at each gait and then zero in on what suits the horse. each selection is linked to Amazon. com, where people can listen to a preview of the music. i hope this information helps your readers in finding the right music to “dance” with their horses! Michael Matson Columbia, MD
Things Take Time Tank you for your lovely “Ringside” letter in the latest issue of USDF Connection (March). Here’s to all those plain bays. Alice Uehling Pittsburgh, PA Tank you so much for writing this article. i needed to scale down the activity level of my older equine partner, so i bought an additional horse last spring. My older horse had always been really easy to ride and train. So when i ran into a few bumps in the road with my new horse, i got somewhat discouraged with both the horse and myself. in a culture in which instant gratification is taken for granted, having to take your time is usually seen as annoying or frustrating. i forgot that building a relationship with a horse isn’t always so easy and that having to take the time can be a positive experience, rather than a negative. Carol Gordon Norton, MA
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ur mention of the Nunn Finer dressage bridles (“Rider’s Market,” March) stated that they are Amish-made. They are, in fact, assembled overseas. In truth, they’re not going to be assembled at all any more, as they’re being discontinued, according to a Nunn Finer rep. Bummer.
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POPULAR CHOICE: Dressage finishes second only to pleasure riding in AHP survey findings
Animal Health and Pfizer Animal Health, was conducted online from october 2009 through January 2010. C. Jill Stowe, PhD, assistant professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, analyzed and compiled the findings. Te more than 11,000 responses came from all parts of the country and represented horse owners, lessees, barn managers, trainers, and others from all age groups, income brackets, and walks of the horse industry. More than 26 percent indicated that dressage is a discipline in which they participate. Dressage was trumped only by pleasure/trail riding, an activity enjoyed by nearly 74 percent of respondents. Another finding with positive implications for supporters of our sport: Te higher the reported income, the greater the participation in dressage. of those with annual incomes of less than $50,000, only 20 percent reported riding dressage; but in the highest bracket, $150,000 or greater, 35 percent do dressage.
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he sale of four new prints, as well as the original paintings, will benefit Te Race for education (RFe) and will also commemorate four disciplines at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Te paintings, depicting dressage (shown), reining, jumping, and driving, were created by the Polishborn, Lexington-based sporting artist Andre Pater. each of the 500 limited-edition, signed and numbered prints bears the 2010 WeG logo and is available as a gift with a minimum contribution of $250 to RFe. RFe offers college-tuition support and other higher-education assistance to children of horse-industry families and children who wish to pursue equine-related careers. Te original paintings will be sold at live auction at a gala reception for RFe September 30 during the WeG. For more information, visit raceforeducation.org/events-WeG or call (859) 252-8648.
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Championship, scores from the two days of Four-, Five-, and Six-Year-old classes will be combined. Te two horse/rider combinations with the highest total scores will be named Champion and Reserve Champion Young Performance Horse. Both championship programs are being instituted in celebration of Dressage at Devon’s thirtyfifth anniversary, according to the show’s president and Ceo, Lori Kaminski. Presumably they will also help attract attention to the September 28-october 3 competition, the dates of which, to many dressage enthusiasts’ dismay, conflict with the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Competitors at Dressage at Devon (as well as those at the Devon Horse Show this May and June) WHERE CHAMPIONs MEET: Top competitors (like Hilltop will have another Farm’s Michael Bragdell in 2009) have two new reasons to attend reason to cheer: Dressage at Deven new footing in the Dixon oval, which is Te intermediaire i/Grand Prix the main competition arena. Perhaps Freestyle Pro-Am Challenge Champispurred by the deluge that temporarily onship will be awarded to the team halted the 2009 Devon Horse Show, consisting of one amateur rider organizers are installing the same sandand one professional rider with the and-geotextiles surface that earned highest percentage scores from the high praise (and withstood a typhoon) intermediaire i Freestyle, the Grand at the 2008 olympics in Hong Kong, Prix Freestyle, or both. Te secondaccording to a DAD press release. Te highest-scoring team will be named same footing is also in place at the reserve champion. Palm Beach international equestrian For the Young Horse Center in Wellington, FL.
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equine art to lessons with olympians Guenter Seidel and Lendon Gray. Proceeds will be contributed to the Courtney King-Dye Medical Assistance Fund. Shop the store at stores.ebay. com/Courtney-King-Dye-MedicalFund. to donate an item, contact Lyndsey White at lwhite@freedomhealthllc. com or call (330) 562-0888. When this issue went to press, Dye, 32, had been transferred March 25 from a West Palm Beach, FL,
intensive-care unit to the Kessler institute for Rehabilitation in West orange, nJ. According to the hospital’s Web site, Kessler is the nation’s largest single rehabilitation facility. Gray, Dye’s longtime trainer and friend, reported on her Facebook page that Dye was “lightening”: responding to stimuli and showing signs of regaining consciousness. Gray called it “remarkable progress” but wrote that “there is still so much ahead.”
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the championships. Horse recording must be in the name(s) of the current owner(s) or lessee(s) of record. • Registry papers not required. Owner: • USDF participating or business member at the time the qualifying scores are earned and at the time of the championships. • USeF member (junior active, senior active, or life) at the time qualifying scores are earned and at the time of the championships. Qualifying scores Horse-rider combinations must earn a total of two qualifying scores, which must be the average of all judges officiating in a designated Great American/USDF qualifying class, at two different USeF-licensed/USDFrecognized dressage competitions, from two different judges or panels of judges. two panels of judges will be considered different judging entities if 50 percent or more of that panel is changed. in other words, a panel of two judges must have at least one new person; a panel of three judges must have at least two new people; and a panel of five judges must have at least three new people. Minimum qualifying scores vary with the level and division. other conditions and fees apply. For complete rules, visit the USDF Web site or consult the 2010 USDF Directory, now available online. Need more help? Contact the USDF office at (859) 971-2277 or via e-mail at regchamps@usdf.org.
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Judges Carol Lavell, Anne Gribbons, Axel Steiner, Lorraine McDonald, and Fran Dearing placed team international Te Seley Parker Group of Merrill Lynch first with a score of 95.3. Te winning freestyle was created by erin Swaney and Ruth Hogan Poulsen. team international consisted of Marco Bernal on Farewell, Shannon Dueck on Sentimiento i, Yvonne Losos de Muniz on Royal Affair, Lou Denizard on Karola i, Kelly Layne on Raja, and Heather Bender on Winwood. in second place with a score of 94 was Purina Mills’ team USA, whose freestyle was choreographed by terry Ciotti Gallo: Betsy Steiner on Solar HM, Pamela Goodrich on tacoma M, John Zopatti on Fabio, James Koford on Liberty, Bill Warren on Romantic, and Mary Ann Grant on tamaro. Placing third with 91.5 with a quadrille choreographed by tamara Williamson was SSG Gloves’ team Canada: Stephanie Jensen on Addiction, Leah Wilson on Amusant, Chris Von Gartzen on Luberon, Brittany Fraser on tolando, Cheryl Meisner on Lucky Strike, and Krystalann Shingler on Camaron iX. www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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Midwest trailblazers For a who’s who in US dressage education, look no further than the Midwest Dressage Association By Sharon Biggs Waller
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ho says that the coasts are the hotbeds of dressage? not those at the Midwest Dressage Association, an educationfocused GMo (USDF group-member organization) that counts among its past and present members many of our sport’s most illustrious names.
and 1948 olympic dressage team silver medalist; Dr. Hilary Clayton, world-renowned equine-biomechanics researcher and holder of the Dressage Chair at the Mary Anne McPhail equine Performance Center at Michigan State University; Mary Anne McPhail herself, dressage judge;
GrOUnDBreaKinG eFFOrts: Te MDA’s Violet Hopkins (second from right) at one of her namesake instructor seminars in the 1980s
active learners: MDA members at a 2009 Sylvia Loch symposium. Back row: Nancy Bryant, Cindy Eskuri, Laura Phillips, Valerie Dahl Dean. Fron row: Mykal Grondin-Roth, Anne Stahl, Loch, and Kristen Cole.
to name a few: the late Chuck Grant, Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee and a USDF founding member; the late Violet Hopkins, another Hall of Famer and a proponent of dressage education; the late Maj. Robert Borg, Hall of Famer
and Carole Grant, Fei-level rider and trainer and recipient of the Whitney Stone Memorial trophy. Last year, the MDA celebrated its fortieth birthday. Let’s take a look at this thriving GMo and its contributions to American dressage.
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in the late 1960s, the sport of dressage was still in its infancy in America, and Michigan residents Chuck Grant and Violet Hopkins wanted to bring dressage education to interested riders and instructors in the Midwest. Grant, who is considered one of the founding fathers of dressage in the US, insisted that dressage was for every horse, no matter the breed; and is the author of such books as American Dressage, American Dressage II, and Haute École. Hopkins initiated the USDF Violet Hopkins national Seminars for Dressage instructors, which later led to USDF regional workshops, the USDF national Dressage Symposium, and the USDF instructor/trainer Certification Program. today, the Dressage Foundation’s $50,000 Violet Hopkins Dressage Fund benefits USDF GMos by offering funds for clinics and seminars. “Violet thought it was important to teach riders as well as instructors,” says current MDA president Connie esposito, of Fenton, Mi. “She thought there was a real need for that in the area. Chuck was a great teacher and loved to work with people. MDA’s philosophy in the beginning, which carries on today, was to be an organization whose purpose was to promote and encourage a high standard of
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accomplishment in dressage in the general area of the Midwest, primarily through educational programs. Te early numbers of the MDA really worked to better themselves in the sport of dressage.” Te MDA was founded in February 1969. Lots of dressage enthusiasts today would kill to have been at the club’s first film night, in 1970: footage of Grand Prix-level dressage from the 1932 olympics, followed by a question-and-answer session with Chuck Grant. Also in 1970, despite what was surely chilly February weather, the MDA’s inaugural dressage show drew 85 competitors. Tat same year, for six weeks in a row, Hopkins and Grant conducted simultaneous clinics. other MDA clinicians included Col. Bengt Ljungquist, Sally Swift, Lt. Col. Hans Moeller, and Col. Aage Sommer.
Circle of the Aids: Education and Competition Te MDA is the USDF’s fifteenthlargest GMo. its approximately 350 members are a mix of amateurs, professionals, and juniors. Most hail from Michigan, with a sprinkling from ohio and indiana. And because it’s situated close to the international border, the MDA even has a few Canadian members. “our educational programs appeal to people,” says current MDA vice president Gail Anderson, of Brighton, Mi. “So we’ll have members from other GMos who might not have such events.” to the MDA, competition is also about education. Te GMo holds four schooling shows a year at Win-a-Gin Farm in oxford, Mi. “We hire [USDF] ‘L’ [graduates as] judges and try to have one licensed judge per weekend at our shows, oftentimes an ‘S’ judge,” says esposito. “our shows fill up within two weeks of opening, and we run about 430 tests in a weekend. We run them formally, so if someone wants to go to a recognized show later on, they will
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understand what it takes to do that successfully.” Classes offered are from introductory Level through Second Level, plus a “test of choice” class and freestyle and quadrille classes. (Winners at these and other shows are fêted at the MDA’s annual awards dinner.) Area businesses sponsor the shows, allowing the association the financial means to hire judges and buy prizes and quality ribbons. Show offerings include a professional photographer, a boot shiner, a saddle fitter, and vendors such as feed and tack stores. Ten, using as funding the monies raised at the schooling shows, the MDA educational Committee presents a juicy assortment of programs. For its fortieth-anniversary celebration in 2009, the MDA hosted an all-day educational event at the Mary Anne McPhail equine Performance Center at Michigan State University in east Lansing. Dr. Hilary Clayton discussed conditioning the dressage horse. Dr. narelle Stubbs, research
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Member-Driven “We live in a really great area with lots of trainers to draw from, and we’re proud of our volunteers,” says Anderson. “Tere were 780 hours of volunteer time logged last year, and that’s not including our board. Volunteers help with educational programs, we host booths at horse expos, and we put on the schooling shows. Tis year, we’re doing small events, taking a breather after last year. We have a member who is a veterinarian giving lectures, which are free to our members. We also have scribing clinics each year. And this year we’re holding a used-tack sale and a clinic on rider turnout, horse turnout, and braiding. We have an extensive video library for members to rent at a low rate. We publish a monthly newsletter with a lot of good articles written by our members.” With such a dedicated group of people, this Region 2 GMo carries on the legacy of its founders, continuing to further its members’ education and encouraging a passion for dressage. Visit the MDA on the Web at midwestdressage.org. s
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associate at the McPhail Center and former therapist for the Australian equestrian team, talked about physical therapy for horse and rider. other sessions included lectures on judging, saddle fitting, rider fitness, competition strategies, and scribing. Last october, author Sylvia Loch (Dressage in Lightness) presented a classicaldressage symposium. Te MDA also hosts an annual freestyle-design clinic with Vancouver-based Karen Robinson of Applause Dressage.
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A Peek at the Final exam An “L” program faculty member shares her insights By Janet Foy
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ou have completed Part 1 of the USDF “L” education Program. Your goal is either to become a US equestrian Federationlicensed dressage judge or to be listed by the USDF as one qualified to judge schooling shows, so you have continued on the road to becoming an “L” graduate by enrolling in Part 2 of the “L” program. Along the way, you have been reading the books on the recommended-reading list and doing your homework for each session. Since you
All of this preparation culminates with the “L” final exam. in this article, i’ll give you an overview of how the examiners evaluate the candidates.
Two Ways of Passing “L” candidates who successfully complete the program either “pass” or “pass with distinction.” Some candidates feel that not passing with distinction equals failure. others believe that only those candidates who retest earn the coveted “with distinction”
HeaD OF tHe class: Janet Foy (holding microphone) conducts session B of the “L” program for the Utah Dressage Society
started Part 2, you have done much more than the minimum requirement of sitting with judges and scribing. You have shadow-judged at shows, watched videos, and studied your “L” program binder, the USeF Rule Book, and the USDF Glossary.
designation. Both of these perceptions are incorrect, and here’s why. First, let’s discuss passing with distinction. Tis designation indicates that the examiners strongly believe that the candidate has the skills and knowledge to become a USeF judge.
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He or she is ready to enter the USeF ‘r’ program tomorrow in terms of basic knowledge. Te candidate has a clear grasp of biomechanics, the pyramid of training, and the progressive training of the horse. in the final exam, the candidate used fairly sophisticated vocabulary in the comments, which were helpful and useful. Te placings were in the right order, and the candidate used the 0-to-10 scale of marks skillfully. Te concluding comments accurately reflected the competitor’s performance, and the collective marks reflected his or her strengths or weaknesses. Te candidate demonstrated a desire to learn and has a positive approach to judging. Most candidates acquire these qualities through hours of practice. Judging many schooling shows or even practice-judging at regular competitions is important. A candidate who passes the “L” program with distinction also has trained many students and horses up the levels and understands the progression of training. in some cases, those who pass with distinction did not do so the first time through the “L” program. Undeterred, and showing the desire to learn and improve, they perhaps audited another “L” program, sat with more judges, did more scribing, and practiced their skills at horse shows. By contrast, a candidate who “passes” has a few holes in his or her judging. Te person is mostly going in the right way but may need more insight. Te examiners believe that this candidate has solid knowledge but perhaps does not verbalize quickly enough to get educated comments down on the test sheets. Scores need to match comments more consistently. Comments are too generic at times and don’t truly reflect what is happening in the performance. Te candidate needs to focus more on the basics and the pyramid of training. Te summaries need to be more specific to each horse’s particular issues. Te candidate often confuses impulsion with submission in the collective marks. Tere are lots of things to like
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about a “pass” candidate, but he or she is not quite up to the standard of a USeF ‘r’ judge. With practice-judging and extra scribing to help develop better comments, such a candidate could retest and perhaps pass with distinction.
Before the Exam Before you take the “L” program final exam, you should have a goal in mind. Are you attending the program for the information only? Are your own riding scores such that you can ex-
amine only at the “L” level, or can you move on to the USeF judge-training programs? if your goal is to pass with distinction and then to enroll in the USeF “r” program, you will need to set a schedule for yourself that gives you ample time to practice-judge and to use your newly acquired knowledge to develop a set of judging skills. Te “L” faculty members take their jobs very seriously. if they pass a candidate with distinction, they want to feel that this person can immediately move on to the USeF ‘r’ program and pass there as well. if you do not
For Riders, Future Judges, and Current Judges
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he USEF, which licenses dressage judges, recognized that the USDF “L” program was an excellent educational opportunity for future USEF judges. Prior to the institution of the “L” program, the USEF ran its own judge-training program, which entailed three educational weekends and an exam. The USEF’s program was pass/fail. When I went through this program in Colorado in 1978, only two of the ten candidates passed the first time around. As one who passed, I felt very intimidated that I was now a “judge” and still felt somewhat unprepared for the actual job of judging. As you may know, the USDF “L” program is now the prerequisite for entering the USEF’s program to earn a judge’s license. The “L” program, which has changed and grown over the years since its inception in 1989, is recognized worldwide for its excellence in initiating prospective dressage judges. The first three sessions (A, B, and C;
collectively known as Part 1) are noted for their excellent educational value for riders, trainers, and competitors as well as for future judges. The evaluative sessions, now called Part 2, consist of sessions Dl, D2, and the final exam. I wish the D1 and D2 sessions had existed when I did my initial training, as they really prepare a candidate for the job of judging. The numerous visual aids, handouts, and other materials used in today’s “L” program amount to a college course in judging. It makes the information from 30 years ago look like junior high. Many of our older judges had to learn all of this information on the job, through experience and years of practice. The newer judges have a great advantage in that they can “hit the road running.” If you are a USEF judge and did not attend an “L” program, I strongly suggest that you audit the A, B, and C sessions. You will be amazed at the amount of information that the new candidates are expected to learn!
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pass with distinction and really want to become a USeF-licensed dressage judge, then my best advice is to hone your skills. it would be disheartening for you to move to the USeF programs and fail there. Te standards are strict for these programs. Remember, a “pass” is not a fail. it tells you that you have a lot of good things going for you. But you must take more time honing your skills and improving certain aspects of your judging. Tis desire to learn and improve is a wonderful trait and will be necessary for you to succeed in a future USeF judging career. Good luck! s
USDF “L” program faculty member Janet Foy is an FEI “I” judge from Colorado Springs, CO. She has judged at every major championship in the US as well as at FEI World Cup League Finals and US Equestrian Team selection trials. She is a member of the USEF Dressage Committee.
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What Drivers Can teach Dressage Riders We look to the sport of combined driving for dressage insights By Amber Heintzberger
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e continue our “outside the Arena” series, in which experts from other disciplines offer their advice to dressage riders. For this month’s installment, we talked with Sara Schmitt, of Glen Gardner, nJ, a US equestrian Federation “S” dressage judge and an “r” driving judge, and a competitor in both dressage and driving. With her pony Batman, Schmitt won the 2007 national Combined Driving Champion Advanced Single Pony title. She was also a member of the 2003, 2005, and 2009 USeF World Pony Driving Championship teams. A
true multi-tasker, in 2009 she competed at the driving World Championship in Germany just a week after a Grand Prix dressage competition.
Eventing on Four Wheels Te Fei-recognized discipline of driving (aka combined driving) is essentially the sport of eventing with a vehicle. Tere is an equivalent phase to eventing’s dressage, cross-country, and stadium jumping: a dressage test in an oversized arena, a “marathon” over varied terrain featuring navigational challenges known as obstacles or “hazards,”
DarK KniGHt: Batman and Sara Schmitt navigate the cones course at the 2009 driving World Championships in Germany
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Driven Dressage Schmitt says that she has learned from both dressage and driving, and that she tends to drive like a dressage rider. “i taught myself how to drive, so i drive differently than everybody else,” she says. “A lot of drivers don’t ride; i think a lot of drivers are men whose wives ride!” When Schmitt dons her boots and breeches, she finds that she has learned a lot from driving, as well. “i’ve learned a lot about the outside rein, using it as my ‘inside leg,’” she explains. “When you drive you can use a whip, but not constantly. Te horse really relies on that outside rein for guidance, and when you’re driving you really see it.” Schmitt also sees things differently—literally—when she drives. “Sitting behind the horse, you get a completely different perspective of where the energy goes and the horse’s musculature,” she says. “Te outside rein controls the energy and shows the horse how to balance itself.” “i love both riding and driving,” Schmitt says. “i like to train ridden dressage better, but i like to compete in combined driving. i’m a little bit of an adrenaline junkie; i like to go fast! Tere’s a bit of strategy involved in driving, in learning the three phases, learning where my horse can go faster in the marathon, and it’s a bit more of a team thing. i think the sportsmanship and horsemanship parts of driving i like the most. it’s a different relationship.”
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and a cones phase in which drivers and horses must wend their way through an arena course of narrowly spaced cones topped with tennis balls. Combined drivers (“whips”) compete as singles (one horse), pairs (two horses), or teams (four horses). A groom may ride along, silently, in the dressage and cones phases; in the marathon phase, the groom takes an active role, serving as navigator and helping to keep the vehicle balanced and upright through the obstacles.
you take on the outside rein, the less the horse turns. Tat’s why you use counterflexion or leg-yield, counterflexion with right bend, to get them off the shoulder and through the connection. “Staying on the same topic,” Schmitt continues, “a lot of driving horses fall in on turns. in the marathon, you have to make all these turns going fast. i can bend my horse before the turn so it’s a little less erratic and a lot smoother, and i’m actually a fast
cOUnterFleXiOn FOr sUPPlinG: At home in New Jersey, Schmitt demonstrates flexing her driving horse to the outside to ensure he’s not leaning on his outside shoulder (the right shoulder in this photo)
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Try This at Home: Lateral Work Schmitt, who tends to school her driving horses under saddle as well as in harness, says, “i think the biggest exercise is probably the leg-yield, which i do under saddle and driving. it’s about keeping the shoulder in front of the haunches, not just going sideways; and the outside rein is important for controlling the shoulder and keeping it in front of the hind leg. “i also use a lot of counterflexion as a suppling tool. i teach a lot of First Level-or-so adult amateurs who think the feel of the horse leaning or pulling is good, but it’s not; they’re just carrying the horse around the ring. When you drive, you really see it because you have no control, you can’t even steer, when the horse leans on you. Also, when i am judging i see people overbending all the time. “When you drive, if you make a turn to the left, you actually turn by softening the outside rein: Te more
marathon driver because my horses see where they’re going when they come around the turn. “in driving the horse has to turn the carriage by pushing itself against the shaft, which is no different than learning to bend and carry themselves,” Schmitt explains. “Bending and galloping on the outside rein go against the natural feel. it’s not as easy to teach from the carriage as on the horse’s back, although most of my horses i ride before i drive.” [
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clinic Schmitt finds lateral work to be an effective tool both under saddle and in the driver’s seat. “i do a lot of shoulder-in and leg-yielding in the carriage,” she says. “it doesn’t seem like you can do it, but you can. i also do it riding. i also do a lot of lengthenings, and when i come back to a working gait i always do it in shoulder-in and let it become the transition, not just bringing the horse back. When you ask the horse to push from inside leg to outside rein you ask the horse to collect, not stop, and there’s a tendency to brace if you use too much rein. You use your outside rein and not your inside rein. it’s a good visual for riders because you don’t want to use your inside rein under saddle either.”
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Try This at Home: Half-Halts for Accuracy and Improved Communication
it is a common mistake for dressage riders to cut the corners in the arena, losing valuable points in every test and wasting opportunities to balance and organize their horses. When she drives, Schmitt uses the corners to make her pony wait and listen for her commands. Tis exercise can help dressage riders to think about using half-halts in the corners more effectively, thereby teaching their horses to wait and listen. Schmitt says: “Under saddle, i often make really deep corners and then stop. When you’re driving, you don’t always think about the fact that the horse is in the blinkers; if you drive into a wall, the horse thinks they’re going to turn. When they start to turn before i’m ready, i just halt. When they’re waiting for me, then we turn. it’s like a big half-halt. “When some people are riding, when their horse starts to turn, they just go with the flow. i don’t think they even realize it. You should tell the horse when to turn; it’s your decision, not their decision. i think sometimes people just ride the pattern and not the horse. especially when you are cantering a green horse, you want them to wait for you.” not surprisingly, on the marathon phase, the fewer obstacles a driver runs into or gets hung up on, the faster the time leG-YielD: In harness and under saddle, this exercise helps to on course. develop outside-rein connection
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“Tat’s a big one, being accurate,” Schmitt says. “Te horse can’t anticipate; they have to wait for you. if they’re happily waiting for you, they’re also really relaxed. Dressage is about energy but relaxation. if they’re always worried, they can’t be a good dressage horse. Tey have to be ready and willing but waiting for you to ask, not worrying like a hyper Jack Russell terrier, jumping up and down saying, ‘i can do it, i can do it!’” Accuracy becomes even more critical in the cones phase, in which every tennis ball knocked off a traffic cone costs the competitor points. A cones course consists of “gates” made of ball-topped traffic cones, and there are mere inches to spare. “We have only six inches of clearance on our axle,” Schmitt says. “i can’t even watch people do cones before me because it looks too narrow. if a horse isn’t bending properly, they’ll hit five balls. Te whole thing is to make the horse even in the hands so you can put the horse directly into both hands after a turn and go straight forward. All that making the horse wait really comes into play. i’ve always been pretty good at cones.”
Try This at Home: Build Your Horse’s Acceptance of New Situations Schmitt says that her experiences driving have helped changed her mindset about her dressage horses. As an example, the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, a big annual winter indoor fair, features carriage racing. Schmitt competes with her single pony. “to get into the arena, you go under the stadium, past the cows for the rodeo, and i thought, ‘i would never do this with my dressage horse!’” she says, “but i take my young pony and make him run around in there! My pony’s a Hackney-Saddlebred, so he’s not calm, but you know what, they handle it. it’s actually made me pushier with my dressage horses as far as what they have to handle. Tat
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scary new bucket over there is not going to eat you!” Schmitt says that she has never been much of a trail rider, mainly because she tends to ride so many horses a day that she has other people hack them out. But she finds ways to expose her mounts to new things nonetheless. “i used to keep them more in a glass house; now i just ride,” she says. “if they’ve got the tractor in the ring, i don’t care; i just ride. if they’re up on the ladder cleaning the mirrors, the horse can deal with it. We might not have the best ride ever, but we’ll ride with the human on the ladder. everybody at the barn thinks i’m crazy! Te horses are all used to the carriages by now, though. Tey might not always be happy about it, but they deal with it. Te horses are turned out while we drive around, and they get used to it. i think they’re better about it than the humans! Te carriage rattles and makes a lot of noise, but they get over it and learn that they’re not going to
die. it’s really not as bad as getting on the trailer and going down the road.”
Try This at Home: Hone Your Horse’s Fitness Like eventing, combined driving is a test of a horse’s physical fitness. “i’m fitness-crazy about the marathon because i believe that, if my horses get tired, then they’re going to get hurt,” Schmitt says. “i also know that, with the driving horses, i don’t have to kill them every day—one day a week of working hard and three days of dressage are enough to keep them fit and also fresh. Te dressage horses get ridden about five days a week; younger horses i get on as many days as i can, but maybe for only fifteen minutes, feeling that the repetition is more important than making their muscles and tendons tired. in 27 years, i’ve actually only had one student’s horse with a suspensory injury, and i think he did it in the pasture.” While her driving pony has to
be fit like a triathlete, conditioning the dressage horses is a different ball game, Schmitt says. “As far as the dressage horses, i don’t ride long,” she says. “i do 20 to 30 minutes, but i’m not a big walker. My riders often take a lot of walk breaks, but i think riding for 20 minutes without a lot of walking is good for their fitness. When i show, i have more of an emotionally tired than physically tired sensation from my horses, especially the young ones.” s Next month: What can dressage riders learn from the hunters and jumpers?
Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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Improving your fitness level can improve your riding—and your horse’s performance. A dressage rider and personal trainer tells you how.
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ou work hard to get your horse fit, supple, and balanced. Maybe you even cross-train with cavalletti work or long hacks in the country. But what about you? are you as fit as your mount? if not, you’re short-changing yourself, your horse—and your test scores. “We spend so much time and energy working on our horse’s fitness, muscle balance, and physical ability, but we don’t think we need to improve our own physical ability,” says Katie Mital, a certified personal trainer and dressage rider based in Bend, oR. “Riders are athletes, and riding can be enhanced with enhanced fitness.” here, Mital explains how conditioning can impact your ride and gives you a plan to kick-start your fitness today.
Ride Better, Ride Safe equestrians can accomplish two things with better conditioning: improved riding and decreased risk of injury, Mital says. “of course, you hope to avoid a fall, and strength can help with that. But realistically, riders fall, and fitness can help mitigate the effects of a fall,” she says. as for performance, so-called core strength and muscular balance are keys to both good equitation and your ability to stay centered on your horse, she explains.
The Core of an Independent Seat Core strength—a well-toned torso, particularly the abdominal and back muscles—is a dressage rider’s foundation, says Mital. “if your core is not there, you’ll be pulled all over the place and be unbalanced—and of course that will affect the way your horse moves.” one of Mital’s clients, dressage trainer and former young Rider competitor natalie Perry, agrees. “Without good core strength, it is impossible to be still on the horse while sitting in an upright dressage position, and to use your arms and legs independently of each other while staying still in your body,” explains Perry, who now teaches and trains at Tree Canyons equestrian Center and at Silver horse Ranch, both in Bend, oR. Riders who lack sufficient strength in the right muscles compensate by recruiting the wrong ones, Mital says. She describes a dressage rider who tends to use her shoulders instead of her core to balance her heavy horse. “She loses her posture and collapses a little forward at the waist. So she loses leverage and gets into a pulling match with her horse,” Mital says. “if you sit down and engage your core, then you have all the strength and can start to do a lot of lightening exercises and half-halts.”
a strong core can also help minimize or eliminate the lower-back problems that plague many dressage riders, Mital notes.
Balance for Relaxation and Symmetry Muscular balance means that your left and right sides, and the front and back of your body, are equally strong and flexible, says Mital. “imbalance exists when one side is tighter, and that’s caused by tension in one muscle and weakness in others. For instance, if you’re tight in the chest, those muscles are shorter, and the back muscles will be longer and weaker. So you stretch the chest and strengthen the back.” your muscular balance is inextricably linked to your horse’s. “you want your horse to remain balanced, but you can’t expect that to happen if you’re not balanced,” Mital says. “and you won’t be balanced if you’re not fit.” What’s more, says Perry, “any tension i do not mean to create in my body can negatively affect my horses’ movement or understanding of what i am asking. Tey can learn to work around it, but then they will not be 100-percent through and free of tension in their bodies, either.” after working with Mital to improve her balance and relaxation, Perry adds, “i am able to be more clear with my aids because i am now aware of and can isolate my muscles more so than before. i am able to be more still in the saddle due to strength rather than tension.”
Tight Hips Sink Ships imbalance and tension in the hip flexors—the group of muscles that pulls the knee upward—are common in dressage riders. “When your hip flexors are tight, it pulls your pelvis forward and creates that arched back,” says Mital. “Most riders see tightness in front and weakness in back and on the side. So you want to stretch the front and strengthen the back and sides—for instance, with side and rear leg lifts.” our horses aren’t symmetrical, and neither are we. Mital herself says that her right hip is tighter than her left. Te tension closes her right hip angle, thereby shortening that leg and turning out the toes of her right foot. and she knows that the slight misalignment muddles the messages she sends her horse when she rides. “it’s like i’m telling the horse all the time to lean one direction because i’m not centered,” she says. “and it means i’m not using my upper leg well or using my calf properly.” Perry, too, has had hip-related issues—hers related to a fall. “Te movement in my right hip has since drastically decreased, and i was experiencing pain regularly,” she says. “[Mital] helped me strengthen the muscles for both hips so USDF ConneCtion
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Frequency: Mital recommends completing the routine two to three times per week with at least a day of rest between. it’s okay to split the exercises up, doing some one day and some another day. Te requisite caution: Consult with your physician before beginning any exercise routine, reminds Mital.
TUBING FOR FITNESS: Versatile resistance tubing with handles or hand grips can be used in any number of exercises to develop both upper-body strength (like the biceps curl shown here) and lower-body strength. Both are assets for riding.
Exercises for Core Strength and Balance Bicycle. lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Keeping your back pressed firmly into the floor, lift one leg, stretch it out, and then return it to the starting position. Repeat with the other leg. Tat’s one repetition (“rep”). Work up to 12 to 15.
they can be supported correctly, and she has helped me to become more flexible. after a day of riding, my right hip used to feel very tight and was sometimes even painful. Since beginning to work out, my hip no longer causes me trouble after a long day.”
Tere are, of course, numerous exercises and athletic programs that can help you enhance your fitness level. Some people choose to work with personal trainers, who can help identify issues and weaknesses and who can design routines to suit each individual’s needs and goals (for tips on finding a trainer, see “Find a Fitness expert” on page 37). Tat said, Mital uses the following basic set of exercises as the foundation for nearly every program she creates for her clients. Equipment: Many of the strength-training moves in this workout are traditionally performed using dumbbells or resistance machines, but Mital prefers stretchy exercise bands, especially for riders. “Tey provide elastic resistance, which is what you want to feel when you’re riding,” she explains. “Tat helps you learn how to set your core and use your upper back and arms to feel that elasticity on a static surface. it makes it easier when you get on a horse because you’ll have some muscle memory.” Sporting-goods stores, many “big box” stores, and specialty fitness Web sites like BalancedBody.com sell exercise bands: Tera-Bands or other brands of wide elastic bands; and resistance tubing, often used with cushioned handles or hand grips. all can be closed in a door, looped around a sturdy object, or knotted and used for leg lifts or other strength-training work, and even for stretches. an exercise mat isn’t essential but is a nicety, especially for giving tailbones, backs, knees, and wrists a little extra comfort. a mat also helps keep sweat off floors and rugs and can be wiped down and sanitized.
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ADVANCED BICYCLE: Hands are tucked under the lower back for lumbar support
Watch out: Keep your back flat to engage your core. Make it harder: Start with your knees near your chest and alternate extending each leg (this is similar to the Pilates move known as the single-leg stretch). For a real challenge, extend both legs at once. Stop if this move bothers your lower back. Single-leg stands/ squats. tighten your core and lift one leg until your foot is two or three inches off the floor. Balance on one leg for a few seconds before putting your foot down. Repeat with the opposite leg. Tat’s one rep. Work up to 12 to 15. Watch out: Keep your core engaged, don’t twist, and make sure your hips stay square. to check your alignment, do the exercise standing in front of a mirror.
SINGLE-LEG STAND: A core and balance challenge
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Make it harder: increase the amount of time you stand on each leg. you can also try closing your hip angle to lean forward without bending at the waist. For an added challenge, do a mini-squat—just one or two inches down, and hold for a couple seconds—while balancing on one leg. Plank. Tis is a major core-strength challenge. Start lying face down with your elbows and forearms tucked in beside your chest. Push yourself up until you’re balancing on your elbows, forearms, and toes with your body in a straight line. (alternatively, begin in the classic straight-arm pushup starting position and lower your upper body down onto your elbows.) hold for ten seconds and release by lowering yourself down onto your knees.
THE PLANK: It looks simple but it’s a major core-strength challenge
Watch out: Keep your back flat and your shoulders over your elbows. Don’t let your hips or shoulders dip. engage your core strongly (“navel to spine”) to support your back. if the exercise starts to bother your lower back, stop. Make it harder: hold the plank pose longer, working up to a full minute. For a final challenge, finish the exercise by straightening your arms to transition to the “up” phase of a pushup. Rows. Wrap a resistance band or tubing with handles around a sturdy object; then sit or stand facing it with enough distance to create light tension in the band. hold a handle in each hand, palms facing each other, arms straight in front of you. engaging your core and
UPRIGHT ROWS: Great for shoulder and upper-back strength and stability
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keeping your shoulder blades pulling together, bend your elbows, pulling them back toward you until your upper arm is perpendicular to the floor and your forearm is parallel to it. Slowly release back to the starting position. Work up to 12 to 15 reps. Watch out: Keep your shoulders relaxed and down, and stabilize your torso and back by engaging your core. Make it harder: Use a stronger resistance band, increase the number of repetitions, or both. another variation (and a favorite of Perry’s) is single-arm rows: hold both handles in your right hand and position your left foot slightly forward, with your right foot under your hips and your body squarely facing front. Complete the set of rows with your right arm and then switch your foot position and repeat the exercise with your left arm. Stretches for Flexibility Hip flexor. Tis one is another Perry favorite. Kneel down with one knee on the ground, foot behind you, and the opposite knee bent with foot in front of you. Push your hips forward until you feel a stretch in the front of the hip and upper thigh of the leg you’re kneeling on. hold for 15 to 30 seconds. Switch legs and repeat. Watch out: Keep your torso fairly perpendicular without bending at the waist or hips.
HIP STRETCH: Can be performed either while lying down (shown) or while seated. Tis stretch feels great after a long stint at the computer, in a chair, or in a car or plane.
Outer hip (piriformis). Sit in a chair or on a bench with both feet flat on the floor, thighs parallel to the floor. Cross your left ankle over your right knee. Keeping your spine straight, lean forward, closing your hip angle and bringing
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your stomach down toward your legs as you feel the stretch through your left hip and buttock. hold for 10 to 30 seconds. Switch legs and repeat. Watch out: Don’t collapse at the waist. Variation: Do this stretch while lying on your back. Tread your arms through the supporting leg and gently pull your legs toward your chest, as shown in the photo. CHEST STRETCH: Proper form while using an exercise band
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ike picking a trainer for your horse, your own fitness professional should ideally have experience in your discipline, says Katie Mital, who’s both a personal trainer and an equestrian. The next best thing, she says, is someone who specializes in sports fitness. Mital also suggests looking for a certified trainer. Although there are roughly 300 certifying associations, her favorites include the American College of Sports Medicine (acsm.org), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (nasm.org), and the American Council on Exercise (acefitness.org). Most groups can help you find a trainer in your area. And don’t forget to ask other riders and trainers for referrals.
Watch out: Make sure not to arch your back. Keep your core engaged and your back straight. Variation: Grasp a length of exercise band and extend your arms overhead, arms wider than your shoulders, with light tension on the band. Gently take your arms back behind you until you feel a stretch through your upper chest and shoulders (pictured).[
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Chest. Stand facing an open doorway. Bend your arms, keeping your upper arms parallel to the floor at about chest height, and press your forearms against the outside of the door frame. Slowly lean forward until you feel a stretch through your upper chest and the fronts of your shoulders. hold for 15 to 30 seconds.
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Nutritional Quick Bite
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orse people are notorious for scrutinizing their equines’ every mouthful while relegating their own nutrition to whatever’s quick and easy, especially on show days or when they’re racing from work to the barn on a busy weeknight. To combat the time crunch, advises personal trainer Katie Mital, plan ahead and pack healthful, portable food, like almonds, that can keep you fueled up on the run. Beyond that, she says, “The guidelines for athletes are not that much different than those for non-athletes. Eat a variety of foods, limit saturated and trans fats, and eat plenty of fruits, veggies, and whole grains. And drink water.”
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fitness level increases. a good rule of thumb is to increase the length of a workout (or the intensity, or a weight) by no more than 10 percent a week.
Take Your Time Mital says that the above exercises are generally safe for riders of nearly any age. What’s more important are your current physical condition and any issues you may have. if you’re on the lower end of the fitness scale, take it easy and build up gradually. as in your dressage training, it’s not about how fast you can “move up through the levels.” But even if you’re going slowly, don’t be surprised if, before too long, you start noticing improvements in your riding, improvements in your horse’s performance—and, ultimately, improved test scores this season! s Te editor thanks Meghan Jackson, owner of Pilates Body Center in West Chester, PA; and fitness expert Katie Mital for demonstrating the exercises shown in this article. Sushil Dulai Wenholz is an award-winning equine journalist based in Lakewood, CO. She enjoys dressage, jumping, and low-level eventing—and knows firsthand the difference that fitness can make!
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ersonal trainer Katie Mital owns and operates Katie Mital Personal Fitness in Bend, OR. She has an MS in human movement, holds multiple certifications from ACE and NASM, and specializes in helping clients with medical issues, muscular imbalances, or both. A longtime equestrian, Mital enjoys dressage, jumping, and trail riding. She combines her personal-training expertise with her horse experience to help numerous local riders achieve their goals. Her Web site is kmpersonalfitness.com.
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Cardio Exercises to Improve Aerobic Capacity Te type of cardio exercise you choose isn’t important as long as it raises your heart rate to the desired level (more on that in a minute), says Mital. however, she adds, if you have lower-body joint problems, such as a bad knee or ankle, then lower-impact activities like walking, biking, and swimming might be easier on your body. Whatever you pick, Mital suggests following an intervaltraining pattern like this: • Warm up at a slower pace for five to ten minutes. • Go one minute at 65 to 75 percent of your maximum heart rate; over time, work up to 80 to 85 percent. (Wear a heart-rate monitor or learn how to calculate your target rate; thewalkingsite.com/ thr.html has good tips.) • Slow down for two minutes, coming back to about 50 percent of your maximum heart rate. • Continue alternating between faster and slower intervals. Te number of intervals will depend on the length of your overall workout (see below). • Cool down for five to ten minutes. • over time, extend the intervals by 30 seconds to a minute, working up to sustaining five minutes at the higher rate. Te american College of Sports Medicine (aCSM) recommends 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity exercise most days of the week, although you can break that total into smaller segments throughout the day. Mital suggests that exercise newbies start out with 20 minutes and gradually work up, adding a couple of minutes at a time as your
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A Look at the Dressage Horse’s Back New research helps uncover equine spinal structure and function By Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS
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he dressage horse’s neck and back play a crucial role in his locomotion and performance. injuries and diseases of the neck and back occur frequently but can be difficult to diagnose because they commonly manifest as a reduction in performance rather than as overt lameness.
behavior. Tese studies are supervised by physical therapist narelle Stubbs, who has already performed a detailed analysis of the thoracolumbar spine in Toroughbred racehorses as part of her doctoral research. She has now turned her attention to horses of other breeds and occupations, with special emphasis on dressage horses.
Figure 1. Te vertebrae of the horse. C1: first cervical vertebra. C7: seventh cervical vertebra. T1: first thoracic vertebra. T5: fifth thoracic vertebra. T10: tenth thoracic vertebra. T18: eighteenth thoracic vertebra. L1: first lumbar vertebra. L6: sixth lumbar vertebra.
equine limb injuries are relatively straightforward to diagnose and treat, but much less is known about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries to the horse’s neck and back. Terefore, in the McPhail Center last year we decided to study the structure, function, and diseases of the horse’s back. Tis year, we hope to continue and expand this research to include the horse’s neck. our goals are to provide a better understanding of neck and back injuries and their effects on range of motion of the intervertebral joints, dressage performance, and horse
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The Vertebral Formula Te horse’s back includes the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral regions of the vertebral column and the associated soft tissues. What we call the “backbone” is actually a series of bones or vertebrae (singular vertebra; plural vertebrae): usually eighteen in the thoracic (t) region, six in the lumbar (L) region, and five in the sacral (S) region (Figure 1). Te vertebral formula indicates the number of vertebrae in each region, with the typical formula for the horse being t18, L6, S5. However, these numbers may vary in individual horses. Te most common aberration is for the last lumbar vertebra to be fused to the front of the sacrum (sacralized), resulting in t18, L5, S6. it’s generally known that many Arabians have only five lumbar vertebrae, but narelle’s study has shown that, regardless of breed, about 30 percent of horses have only five lumbar vertebrae. Te exception is the Standardbred breed, in which sacralization of L6 has not yet been seen. Te five sacral vertebrae are fused together to form a single bone called the sacrum. Te bony fusion precludes any movement between adjacent sacral vertebrae and stabilizes the spine in the area where the hind limbs and pelvis are connected via the sacroiliac joint to the sacrum.
Anatomy of a Vertebra each vertebra shares the same general features (Figure 2), but there are
Figure 2. Te parts of a single vertebra as seen from the front (left), and the relationship between two articulated vertebrae as seen from the side (right).
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regional differences in vertebral shape and size that allow an anatomist to recognize which part of the spine a vertebra belongs to. Body of the vertebra. A vertebra is built on a block of solid bone called the body. Te thoracic vertebrae have short bodies; the bodies are much longer in the lumbar region. Conformational differences in the lengths of horses’ backs are a result of differences in either the number of vertebrae or the length of the bodies of the individual vertebrae. Longbacked horses usually have longer vertebral bodies than short-backed horses. Te length of the vertebral body affects the amount of deviation resulting from a change in angle at the joint(s). Figure 3 shows this diagrammatically. each rectangle represents a vertebral body, and there are 24 vertebrae (eighteen thoracic and six lumbar). Te angle at each intervertebral joint bends the spine by 1 degree. Clearly, the amount of displacement to the side is greater when the vertebrae are longer.
Figure 3. Effects of the length of the vertebral bodies on the horse’s ability to bend. Each gray rectangle represents the body of a thoracic or lumbar vertebra, as seen from above. Each successive intervertebral joint is angled by one degree. Te deviation (representing the amount of lateral bending) is larger when the vertebral bodies are longer.
Applying this principle to the riding of lateral movements in dressage, a long-backed horse requires less change in angle at the intervertebral joints than a short-backed horse to achieve the same amount of displacement of the shoulders
when performing a shoulder-in or of the haunches when performing travers or renvers. Put another way, a short-backed horse needs to show more suppleness to achieve the same amount of lateral displacement of the shoulders or haunches as his longerbacked competitor.
A short-backed horse needs more suppleness to achieve the same result in lateral work as his longer-backed competitor.
Te bodies of the adjacent vertebrae are joined by the intervertebral discs. Human discs consist of a central nucleus composed of a jelly-like material, surrounded by rings of fibers that attach into the bodies of the vertebrae. Te entire disc functions as a shock absorber to disseminate forces between adjacent vertebrae while allowing some movement in all directions. Te movements are caused and controlled by the core (trunk) muscles, especially the transverse abdominis and the deep spinal muscles. Tese muscles are activated in anticipation of movement to support and stabilize the spine. equestrians need to develop strength and control of their core muscles in order to ride effectively with an independent seat. Compared with the vast amount of human spinal research, very little attention has been paid to the horse’s intervertebral discs. Tere is doubt as to whether horses’ discs have a nucleus in the center or if they are fibrous throughout, and this is one of the issues that we are currently investigating. We do know that equine discs are relatively narrow, a finding consistent with there being only a small amount of motion at these
joints. Te exception is the lumbosacral joint, which has a wider disc and a larger range of motion. At the McPhail equine Performance Center, we tested the mechanical properties of horses’ lumbar discs in a machine that is usually used to study human intervertebral discs. it was immediately obvious that the equine disc is considerably stiffer and less compressible than the human disc. Tis is further confirmation of our clinical impression that there is little intervertebral motion in the lumbar area, and is consistent with the notion that stability of the horse’s back during locomotion is more important than mobility. Vertebral arch. Te arch extends upward from the vertebral body to enclose the vertebral canal. Te spinal cord runs through the vertebral canal,
Figure 4. Normal facet joint (large white arrow) and intervertebral foramen for passage of the spinal nerve (small white arrows). Compare the normal joint with the arthritic facet joint on the left (large black arrow), which shows extensive new bone formation uniting the vertebrae and occluding the intervertebral foramen (small black arrows).
protected by the body and arch. At each vertebral level, the spinal cord gives off a pair of spinal nerves, which leave the vertebral canal through the intervertebral foramen on each side. A foramen (plural foramina) is an opening; many foraminae transmit nerves. Te intervertebral foramen is located between the vertebrae, just above the
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horse-health connection disc (Figure 2). Sometimes the foramen is partially occluded by bony outgrowths that are part of an arthritic syndrome resulting in compression of the nerve as it passes through the foramen (Figure 4). Bony processes project outward from the arch and the body, providing a place for attachment of the numerous muscles, tendons, and ligaments that move and stabilize the spine. Spinous process. Te spinous process, which is sometimes referred to as simply the spine of the vertebra, projects upward from the middle of the arch. You can feel the tops of the spinal processes along the midline of your horse’s back. When the back muscles are poorly developed, the spinous processes are prominent; when the muscles are well developed
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or the horse is excessively fat, they lie in a groove. Te spinous processes increase in height from t1 to t5, which usually corresponds with the highest point of the withers. From t5 to t10, the spinous processes become shorter and form the contour of the back of the withers. if you look at Figure 1, you’ll appreciate that, as the spinous processes get shorter, the vertebral bodies get closer to the surface. Te tips of the spinous processes are covered only by a ligament and the skin, which makes them vulnerable to pressure and abrasion from an ill-fitting saddle or blanket. (For more on the relationship between blankets and back pain, see my “Horse-Health Connection” column in the May 2009 issue.) Te presence of white hairs on the withers
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is evidence of previous injury that was serious enough to damage the hair follicles. Adjacent spinous processes should be separated by a space occupied by the interspinous ligament. Sometimes this space is absent, especially in short-backed horses, allowing the processes to rub against each other— the so-called kissing spines (Figure 5). evidence of kissing spines can be seen on radiographs and ultrasound images. Te associated clinical signs are highly variable, ranging from asymptomatic to exquisitely painful. Usually the signs are most evident when the horse is ridden because the rider’s weight extends the horse’s back a little in the area under the saddle, thereby pressing the spinous processes closer together. Affected horses
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Figure 5. At left, the spinous processes are separated in this postmortem specimen (large white arrows), but there is evidence of bony changes (small white arrows) showing that the spines were impinging (“kissing spines”) when the horse was working, likely from the rider’s weight causing the back to hollow slightly. At right, the spinous processes are very close and are obviously impinging at the top (black arrows).
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Figure 6. Normal separation of transverse processes (white arrows) and areas of impingement of transverse processes, with new bone bridging across between the transverse processes (black arrows).
may resent being saddled, refuse to stand to be mounted, appear coldbacked, or show bad behavior (such as bucking or rearing) when ridden. Transverse process. Te transverse processes project outward on the left and right sides of the vertebra in the area where the arch joins the body. Tey are particularly large in the lumbar region, where they provide attachment for the back muscles on top and the sublumbar muscles underneath. (Tese muscle groups separated by the transverse process are the meat on a t-bone steak.) normally, there is a space between adjacent transverse processes that is filled by the inter-transverse ligament, but we have seen a variety of structural variations. Quite often there is impingement or overriding of the transverse processes, and a joint may form between the transverse processes. in other cases, new bone forms, which may eventually fuse and unite the two transverse processes (Figure 6). it is reasonable to assume
that these lesions are painful and may cause the horse to resist bending to one or both sides or to be reluctant to raise his back behind the saddle. Articular processes and facet joints. Te articular processes protrude above the transverse processes on each side, and the articular processes on adjacent vertebrae form synovial joints known as the facet joints. Te facet joints vary in their
orientation in different regions of the spine, and this affects the type of movement that can occur. in the lumbar region, the orientation of the facet joints virtually precludes lateral bending. Te facet joints are frequently a site of problems, especially arthritic changes with formation of new bone that causes pain, stiffness, or both during movement. Veterinarians usually diagnose facet arthritis ultrasonographically. treatment options include nSAiDs (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs) or local injections into or around the affected facet joints. s
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ilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, is a world-renowned expert on equine biomechanics and conditioning. She is the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research focuses on the performance, health, and welfare of sport horses. Dr. Clayton has earned her USDF gold, silver, and bronze medals, and she is a member of the US Equestrian Federation Dressage Committee.
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Breed of the Month: Appaloosa Spotted or not, this all-American breed is a versatile performer titles, among others. He may be best remembered for his appearance at a new York City memorial service for Sir Paul McCartney’s wife, Linda. Maverick (ApHC name Apachesheartmcleobar) (Apaches Mcleo Bar - outshinetheothers) is a 1993 bay gelding owned by Leah Katherine Myers (CA). Te pair won the Appaloosa Horse Club’s 2008 Adequan/USDF All-Breeds awards in both the junior/young-rider and open divisions at First Level. Tey also won the California Dressage Society Junior Championships. The organization: Te Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) was established in 1938, with a mission of preserving, promoting, and enhancing the Appaloosa breed. Te ApHC has since registered more than 670,000 Appaloosas. Te international breed registry is headquartered in Moscow, iD, the heart of the Palouse region. today the ApHC is one of the world’s leading equine breed registries.
SPOT THe WiNNer: Te 2002 Appaloosa gelding War Windys Camelot (War Tobys Nightwind – Dilly Mabel), bred by Caroline and Raymond Weese (WY); owned and ridden by Lesya Ukrainchuk (CO)
All-Breeds awards offered: one certificate in each level of each category for performance. How to participate: Te horse must be ApHC-registered, and the owner must be a current ApHC member. Appaloosas that carry dual registration must meet ApHC registration requirements in order to be eligible for USDF All-Breeds awards. Organization contact info: Appaloosa Horse Club: appaloosa.com or (208) 882-5578 x 273. s
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ach month, “All-Breeds Connection” spotlights a USDF All-Breeds awards program participating organization and the breed it represents. Information and photos that appear in this column are furnished by the breed registries. USDF does not endorse or promote any breed or registry over another. The All-Breeds program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage. All participating organizations offer “open” year-end awards from Training Level through Grand Prix, and some offer awards in additional categories, such as adult amateur, junior/ young rider, and dressage sport-horse breeding. Registry representatives are usually on hand to help bestow awards at the banquet held during each year’s USDF convention. All-Breeds award eligibility requirements include memberships and horse registrations with both USDF and the participating organization. For details and a list of current participating organizations, visit usdf.org. For more information about All-Breeds awards program participation, send e-mail to allbreeds@usdf.org.
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he history of the Appaloosa breed is as unique as its colorful coat patterns. introduced by the Spanish to Mexico in the 1500s, horses rapidly spread throughout north America, reaching the northwest around 1700. Te nez Perce native American tribe became excellent horsemen and breeders, creating large herds renowned for their strength, intelligence, and beauty. Settlers to the area began to refer to the nez Perce’s spotted mount as “a Palouse horse,” referring to the Palouse River. over time, the name evolved into Palousey, Appalousey, and finally Appaloosa. in the late 1800s and early 1900s, interest in the breed grew as Appaloosas and their flashy coat patterns began appearing in Western roundups and rodeos. today, the Appaloosa is one of the most beloved of American horse breeds and can be found throughout the world. Although Appaloosas are most commonly recognized by their various colorful coat patterns, they also have other distinctive characteristics, including mottled skin, white sclera, and striped hooves. Some Appaloosas are solid-colored, and these horses are blood-typed to verify their pedigrees. Appaloosas are prized for their easygoing dispositions and their reliability as family horses. Tough it is widely perceived as a Western breed, many english riders, including dressage enthusiasts, are discovering the Appaloosa’s versatility. Appaloosas you might know: Pay N Go (Prince Payday - Go Go Royal) is a 1984 gelding owned by Pam Fowler Grace (tX). Before his retirement, Pay n Go carried Grace to her USDF bronze, silver, and gold medals and to 21 USDF All-Breeds awards
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Tis new offering from Romfh is made of Micro-tactel and is treated with teflon fabric protector so that stains wipe right off. A soft mesh lining helps keep you cool in the heat of competition. Te manufacturer says that the coat can be machine-washed but recommends “refreshing” in the dryer with an at-home dry-cleaning system such as Dryel. Ladies’ sizes 8-18, in black only. More info: romfh.com.
Lifeforce Formula helps to create an ideal digestive environment, to maintain peak body and muscular condition, to improve hoof health and coat condition, and to promote healthy growth. it boosts overall health at times when the horse is vulnerable to a variety of ailments and injuries, and it is formulated to fortify horses preparing for or recovering from medical treatments. Breeding stock also benefit from Lifeforce Formula, and the antioxidant-rich formula is ideal for nursing foals. More info: alltechadvantage.com or (888) 636-3302.
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A puzzling health crisis leads to new appreciation of dressage By else Donnell
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was living my life. Riding, training, teaching, showing, attending clinics—doing what i loved to do. Ten in September 2004, i was involved in a car crash. i remember thinking, “i’m going to die.” Well, i didn’t die. As a matter of fact, i walked away from the accident seemingly relatively unharmed. My sole injury, a fractured sternum, wasn’t even discovered until two weeks later when i came back from a championship show and complained that my chest still
year, i began experiencing back pain with no known cause. i was going to a chiropractor, a massage therapist, and an acupuncturist just to function. Despite exploring any psychological, emotional, or spiritual aspect that possibly could relate to my condition, i was no closer to finding any answers. By the summer of 2005, i could work only half-time; and the following summer i stopped working altogether at my husband’s insistence. i was in constant pain, had no energy, and was
BACK iN THe SADDLe: Te writer on Daulton, owned by Becky Oram (NV), in her first show back after her illness
hurt and breathing was difficult. i’ve always been a fast healer, so i took a couple of weeks off riding and figured i’d soon be back in full swing. Unfortunately, the opposite proved to be true. over the next
unable to focus. My husband had to assist me out of bed in the morning. Still the cause of the pain remained undiagnosed. in the spring of 2007, i was losing coordination in my feet and
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Dressage trainer, clinician, and competitor Else Donnell, of Carson City, NV, is a USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist and an “L” program graduate with distinction. She is based at Sheridan Creek Equestrian Center, Gardnerville, NV. A Psych-K facilitator, she is currently studying craniosacral therapy and somatoemotional release.
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withdrawing within when i met a woman i think of as an angel in human form. Sue, a physical therapist, is also an integrated Manual Terapy (iMt) therapist, and it was this method that finally gave me a beacon of hope. Te morning after my initial treatment, my husband said that it was the first time since before my accident that he did not see suffering in my eyes. Sue’s diagnosis: My aorta was pinched in my lower back, and every system in my body was working to prevent the aorta from getting torn. i’ve been thinking a lot these past several years, and i’ve come to the conclusion that my journey mirrors that up the levels in dressage. to progress, you never give up. You never do it alone but need a network of support. You stick to the basics and move forward a little, one day at a time. You check your progress, find the holes, and go back and fix them until you improve; only then can you move to the next level. All the while, you periodically check on the inflation level of what i think of as your four “tires”: physical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological. today, i’m finally riding again and have been fortunate to get back in the show ring. i have a young horse, appropriately named Gabriel, the messenger. i’m sure he’s one of many angels sent to help me on my journey. Life has a way of moving us to unexpected uncharted territories. i know i’m a work in progress, but by taking each day in stride, remembering the principles of dressage, and retaining my humor, i’ve once again found that life is a gift. s
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16 AmAteUR hoUR no Rider Is an Island By Jennifer Walker
20 spoRt-hoRse connectIon A Lovely type By Jayne Ayers with D. J. Carey
22 cLInIc What Jumpers can teach dressage Riders By Amber Heintzberger
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other regionaldirector duties: • Answer e-mail messages from USDF members, GMos, and the national office • Review applications that pertain to the region • Review all requests for payments from and deposits to the regional bank account • Review the regional financials • Send regional e-newsletters • Supply information to USDF for the monthly regional e-blast • Review the regional omnibus before publication • Yearly, obtain recognized-show dates and moderate to prevent date conflicts • Find and appoint members to the regional board; work with the board on any items or issues • Formulate and post a regional time line with deadlines for the regional board, GMos, and members • Compile biannual regional reports for the USDF executive Board • Attend the Adequan/USDF Annual Convention. Regional directors also stay in touch with their regions’ show managers, breeders, instructors/ trainers, “L” graduates, judges, and technical delegates. As you can see, it takes quite a village of committed volunteers to keep a region’s USDF members informed and to keep the region’s dressage activities running smoothly. Te more our members take an interest and work to stay informed, the better the outlook for the sport and art that we all love. s
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ach of USDF’s nine regions elects a representative to the USDF executive Board. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the role of regional director, let me explain how these elected volunteers support your interests within the organization and strive to better the sport of dressage in the US for all enthusiasts. A regional director oversees the business of the region. At the national level, he or she helps to make decisions concerning USDF business, including changes to the USDF policies and procedures. As members of the USDF executive Board, regional directors attend spring and fall executive Board meetings and participate in conference calls throughout the year. on the regional level, regional directors plan and hold regional meetings. My region, Region 9, holds three meetings a year: one in the late summer and two during the USDF convention. Tis year, for the first time, we also held a regional business meeting in February. important items are discussed at regional meetings—which is why all USDF members are encouraged to attend their regional meetings. Agenda items may include: • Review the regional treasurer’s report and previous meeting minutes • Seek nominations for delegates to the USDF convention • Discuss any motions to be presented at the Board of Governors meeting • Review regional policies and procedures; review and update regional committees’ missions and goals • Hear reports from the regional board, regional GMos, and the Regional Championships chair.
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in this month’s “Club Connection,” i next found out what it takes to organize a USDF “L” education Program (lots of planning suggestions and helpful hints from veteran organizers). in “Bridge to the open Waters” (page 46), i learned how the USDF/ USeF Young Rider Graduate Program is helping to ensure our sport’s future by educating and mentoring the dressage professionals of tomorrow. And i even learned what to do (and what not to do) if ever i should spot an equine i think may be the victim of neglect (“Heads Up,” page 10). Dressage, as we know, is all about learning; and learning is about broadening one’s horizons. if something in these pages kicks it up a notch for you, i hope you’ll drop me a line (jbryant@ usdf.org) and let me know. Speaking of dropping lines, thanks to all of you who are taking the time to weigh in on the helmet issue, which i discussed in this space last month. Many of you will be pleased to know that the USDF has adopted a proactive position on helmet use: Te official statement is “USDF strongly recommends that all riders wear protective headgear when mounted.” Look for selected letters in next month’s issue; and meanwhile, we can all be thankful that olympian Courtney Dye continues to show progress after her head injury, and that there may well be a silver lining to the dark cloud of her riding accident.
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Maybe i should be glad that i attended that show. Later, at another show, again it was pouring. Horse trailers were getting stuck in the muck and needing a tractor to pull them out. (You might advise show committees to consider problems in parking.) i was up against competitors who were far better mounted and more skilled, but i ended up placing fourth in my training Level class. Why? Tere was a huge puddle at A. My horse was one of only four that would either wade through or jump over the puddle to enter the arena! Mary Wicksten Bryan, TX
Reining and Dressage i really enjoyed your “What Reiners Can teach Dressage Riders” article (“Clinic,” April). i own a nineteen-yearold mare who was started in reining as a two-year-old and then became a broodmare. i bought her at age nine. Tis mare has never forgotten her reining training. She has never liked
being on contact (yes, i have tried different bits, had her teeth checked, etc.), but she is so much fun to ride on a loose rein. early on, if i collapsed accidentally at the waist, she slammed to a halt. She works very well off lateral aids, but if i use an outside leg too quickly or without thinking, she does an immediate 90-degree turn. She reins back perfectly, preferably with me doing very little. in fact, if i try to “help,” i mess it up. Some people would be frustrated by this mare, but i find her an honest assessment of my rider mistakes. i sit up and am very careful with my leg placement. My trainer has helped me understand all the little things i do with my body that mean something to this mare, and sometimes we try to hash over what it was she might have been taught. i have made progress in dressage with her, but that early training really never goes away and pops up unexpectedly. it is really fun, though. Nancy Buffinton-Kelm Sisters, OR
Yearbook Corrections
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Nancy W. Krial (PA), riding Phlyer – Bronze Medal
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he following are corrections to the awards listings and photos published in the 2009 USDF yearbook issue of USDF Connection (February 2010): Page 149: The photo caption for Hinter is incorrect. Hinter was the Fell Pony Society of North America’s Training Level Open and Junior/Young Rider USDF All-Breeds champion. Page 196: That’s not USDF bronze medalist Nancy W. Krial in the photo. The correct photo appears here.
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his year marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the prestigious Dressage at Devon (DAD) show in Devon, PA. to celebrate, the DAD committee is planning several new and commemorative events for the 2010 competition, September 28-october 3.
DAD THEN: View of the Dixon Oval in 1975 during the inaugural Dressage at Devon show (note absence of grandstand)
DAD TODAY: Te iconic “champions” sign remains, but much else about the show has grown and changed over the years
Among them are a Pro-Am Challenge (see last month’s “Heads Up” for more), recognition of key players in DAD history, a 1970s-themed party, and an one-time-only waiving of the usual required minimum qualifying scores. Dressage at Devon was established in 1975 by the Delaware Valley Combined training Association, a USDF charter group-member organization, as an educational and communityoutreach event. Te late Pat Franco is credited with selecting the grounds of the Devon Horse Show, a Philadelphia Main Line equestrian and social fixture since 1896, as the permanent home of the DVCtA’s dressage competition, which had been held in two previous suburban locations since its founding in the early 1970s. today DAD is its own organization separate from DVCtA, but the show’s commitment to the community continues. For ten years, DAD proceeds benefited the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; since then, the show’s beneficiary has been Torncroft Terapeutic Horseback Riding inc., Malvern, PA. DAD has evolved from a local dressage show into a major international competition for both dressage riders and sport-horse breeders. Many of our sport’s north American superstars have passaged through the Dixon oval, including Keen, Gifted, Contango, Rocher, idocus, and Pop Art. today horses ship from as far as California and Canada to compete in hand and under saddle. Te breeding portion of the show showcases an increasingly diverse array of breeds—rather like the USDF All-Breeds program come to life. Dressage enthusiasts come every year to cheer on their favorites, to learn, and to enjoy some retail therapy at DAD’s famous Festival Area Shops. For more information, visit dressageatdevon.org. —Christine DeHerrera www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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fei Dressage tests? there’s an app for that!
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he Fédération equestre internationale (Fei) has launched its first-ever official mobile application.
Fei equitests, developed in cooperation with numen Communications inc., is an iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad app designed to help riders learn, reference, and practice Fei dressage tests. Available from the Apple itunes Store, the app allows users to read the test movements and criteria, view diagrams, record and play readings of the tests, and reference the official test sheets. Tere are three versions of the app. Fei equitests 1 is the sole free version, containing one sample test, the Young Rider individual test. Fei equitests 2 ($9.99) contains the 2009 Fei eventing dressage tests. Fei equitests 3 ($9.99) contains all of the current dressage tests. Fei equitests 4, for para-equestrians, will be released sometime this year, according to the developer. For more information, visit the itunes Store or equiapps.com.
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he United States eventing Association (USeA), home of all things eventing in the US, has launched a sister site, Discovereventing.com. intended as a complement to the flagship USeventing.com site, Discover eventing is designed to serve as an introduction to the sport,
with sections on “eventing 101,” “My First event,” “Get involved,” and “Join Te USeA.” Te site also contains a glossary, downloadable checklists, and eventing-related links. According to a USeA press release, more educational videos and images will be added in the future.
SIMPLE AND FRIENDLY: Home page of USEA’s new site
it’s totally totilas at worlD Cup Dressage final
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ith 2009 champions Steffen Peters and Ravel of the US choosing not to contest the title, the 2010 Fei World Cup Dressage Final became a three-way contest of home-country favorites. Te netherlands’ edward Gal on Moorlands totilas (pictured) won the title over his countrywomen Adelinde Cornelissen on Jerich Parzival and imke Schellekens-Bartels on Hunter Douglas Sunrise. Te 2010 World Cup Dressage Final was held March 25-27 in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the netherlands.
new symposium series to serve as ‘Dressage toolbox’
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ompetitor, sponsor, and sporthorse breeder Karin offield’s latest undertaking in the world of dressage is a USDF Universityaccredited educational series dubbed the Dressage tool Box Symposium.
TOOL TIME: Symposium creator Karin Offield
Te clinics, which will be offered to USDF group-member organizations (GMos) in all regions in 2011, are designed to advance instructors’ teaching skills, to enhance riders’ performance skills, and to broaden auditors’ knowledge. offield, a Grand Prix-level competitor who owns offield Farms in Harbor Springs, Mi, and is the owner of the Dutch stallion Lingh, will act as moderator and as a registered instructor. Te inaugural Dressage tool Box Symposium was to be held last month in Michigan. in a 2009 Dressage Today article, offield expressed a wish to identify facilities throughout the US that could be designated national training centers and then to launch a two-year educational pilot program. Te tool Box Symposium is her effort at creating such a pilot program. For more information about the program, visit offieldfarms.com.
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Ask UsdF how Can i aCCess anD upDate my membership info through the usDf web site?
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hrough the new USDF Web site (usdf.org), updating and maintaining your membership information is easier than ever. From the top-right corner of the home page, enter your user iD number and password and click “Log in.” if you have not already set up your login information, choose the option “establish a Login,” which will enable you to create a password. After I log in, how can I verify my membership status? When you log in, the home page reloads and displays your name, membership type, and membership expiration date in the upper right-hand corner. From here, you are free to navigate the site to all areas to which your membership category grants you access.
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inaugural trip harting grant awarDeD ressage instructor/trainer, USDF silver medalist, and “B”-rated Pony Clubber Betsy Labelle, of oviedo, FL, has won the 2010 trip Harting Grant in the amount of $500. She plans to use the funds to enroll in the USDF ‘L’ education Program. Te fund was established at Te Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne, in memory of trip Harting, a muchadmired dressage judge, coach, and clinician who died in 2008. Te purpose of the fund is to provide financial assistance for an “A” or “B” Pony Club rider to attend either the USDF “L” education Program or the USDF instructor CertifiRECIPIENT: Labelle cation Program.
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he Bay Area (CA) equestrian network produces a series of short, simple online educational videos called “Te Horse Lover’s 2 Minute How-to Video” (bayequest. info/2minvideo). Te BAen’s latest offering, on an unfortunately timely topic during tough economic times, is “How to Help a DOES HE NEED HELP? Jenifer neglected Horse.” Clarke, an animal-control manager With narration by an in California, explains basics of animal-control officer and the neglect criteria in a short video owner of an equine-rescue operation, the video explains how to evaluate—while avoiding trespassing or other legal issues—the condition of a horse you suspect may be neglected, and how to document and report alleged neglect to the appropriate authorities. Te video also explains how such cases are investigated and the stages of intervention. Some years ago, as the editor of an all-breed, all-discipline regional equine publication, i regularly received calls from concerned readers, wanting us to take action about suspected neglect cases. i wish i’d had “How to Help a neglected Horse” to refer them to.
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Can I update my contact information or renew my membership online? of course! Simply follow the link in the menu bar to “online Services and Reports” and select “Membership Services.” in this section, you will find links to join or renew membership, to register a horse, to print a membership card, to change your address, and many others. Te “online Services and Reports” section houses USDF’s online forms and documents as well as many online processing options, in expandable categorized menus. Need more help? if you are having problems logging in to the USDF Web site or using an online service for processing, please contact the USDF office at (859) 971-2277 or via e-mail at usdressage@usdf.org.
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this your horse doing How are you and line: eck your scores on show season? Ch the n Quick Links” on Select “Competitio orse ; then click on “H USDF home page Score Check.” r, let us know: If you spot an erro usdf.org or (859) scorecorrections@ t be e corrections mus 971-2277. All scor 00 5: at er 15, 2010 reported by Octob p.m. EDT.
IgIble Is your horse el df for adequaN/us ds? all-breeds awar 2010 Adequan/ To be eligible for ards, USDF must USDF All-Breeds aw e horse’s breed/ have a copy of th s rs and an All-Breed performance pape by n Form on file Awards Declaratio the paperwork to August 1. E-mail to @usdf.org or fax horsedeclarations (859) 971-7722.
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SDF welcomes nina DePetris to its stable of advertisingsales representatives. DePetris, who joined the organization in April, is responsible for the categories of tack and equipment. Previously, she was vice president at the large equine-industry manufacturer JPC equestrian. She has also held positions at Dover Saddlery and eisers. A native of upstate new York, DePetris has ridden and owned horses since childhood. She is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, Canton, nY, where she competed at the intercollegiate level on the school’s equestrian team. She currently resides on a seven-acre farmette in northeastern Pennsylvania with three dogs, two miniature donkeys, and assorted cats. Contact nina DePetris at ndepetris@usdf.org or at (570) INDuSTRY vETERAN: DePetris and friend 401-1818.
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ome June 25, opening ceremonies of the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games will be just three months away. Get your tickets at usdf.org.
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no Rider is an island Support system helped an adult amateur to earn the 2009 Dover Medal national championship By Jennifer Walker
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he USDF/Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur Medal, offered at participating US equestrian Federation-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage shows throughout the country, is awarded to eligible adult amateurs earning the highest score in designated Second Level test 3
From Western to Pony Club Growing up in Pennsylvania’s Amish country of Lancaster County, Robbins began riding at the age of eight. “We acquired a property to build an RV park and opened a riding stable,” says tom Ricks, Robbins’s father.
saddle, later switched to english, and wasn’t introduced to dressage until she joined the Sunny Hills Pony Club at the age of thirteen and began eventing. Preferring the excitement of the cross-country phase to the “boring” dressage arena, she was chagrined to find that poor dressage scores were keeping her out of the ribbons even when she went clean in cross-country and stadium. Robbins decided that she’d better take some dressage lessons. “She worked and saved to buy larger, more-challenging mounts,” Ricks recalls. “When she could drive, she began eventing and taking lessons from Jill Hassler [the late mother of well-known dressage trainer Scott Hassler—in fact, Robbins and Scott Hassler were in Pony Club together]. i accompanied her when i could.”
SOLID: Kelly Robbins and Lucca show their winning form
classes. At the competition year’s end, the competitor with the highest Dover Medal-class average earns the title of Dover Medal national champion (for more on the program, see “Te USDF/Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur Medal” on page 18). Let’s meet 2009 national champion Kelly Robbins, of Carmel, in.
“As a child i loved horses but never owned one, though i often rode and showed for others. From the beginning she was interested in riding, and we bought a well-broke Morgan pony, which she rode for several years.” Like many youngsters, Robbins did not start out riding dressage. She learned the rudiments in a Western
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Following two hip surgeries at ages twelve and thirteen to fix problems that resulted from overly rapid growth, Robbins spent three years getting around on crutches. Happily, though, she was still allowed to ride. “She followed a daily fitness regimen to strengthen her hip and leg muscles,” her father says. “She follows this regimen to this day. She continued to ride and develop her skills.” But the young woman’s physical issues plagued her into adulthood, and eventually they forced her into a decision. “At 29 i had my left hip replaced, and suddenly running fast at big solid fences wasn’t as appealing,” Robbins says. it was then that she turned to dressage for good. Married and three months pregnant with her first child, Robbins’ dressage career got off to a great start when she showed a leased Fourth Level horse at First Level. “Te experience was great, and i was hooked on dressage from that point and never looked back,” Robbins says. “now, i wish i had really given dressage a true effort earlier in life.” Te sport proved a source of comfort and companionship through
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my birthday in August, i got a 71.63 percent—the score that put me on top for the Dover Medal.” Kaiser says of her student: “i have really enjoyed teaching Kelly, as she has incredible dedication to improving her riding and making her lovely horse better and more athletic.”
Winning Partnership Robbins’ partner for her Dover Medal classes and championship was her
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EVOLVED: Robbins and Lucca
a series of moves made for husband Craig’s job. “With every move, i seem to meet my very best friends at the barn,” Robbins says. Te family lived in texas for a time and then landed in Florida, where Robbins met her next trainer, now a good friend, Shawn Filley-Fennessey. “i was sort of a working student and got to ride many horses under her tutelage,” Robbins says. Relocated once again, this time to indiana, it took Robbins three years to find the right dressage trainer. She took lessons with various local instructors before she found Jennifer Kaiser, an Fei-level competitor and USDF “L” graduate who’s based at her family’s Forrest Hill Farm in Lafayette, in. When Kaiser visited Robbins’s boarding barn to teach a lesson, Robbins signed up for one as well and knew right away that she had found a match. “Tat was last March. it’s hard to believe i hadn’t even worked with her for a whole year yet,” Robbins says of Kaiser. ”My collective marks went from sixes and sevens to sevens and eights. As a result, this show season was so much fun. i even broke the 70-percent mark for the first time. on
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“When she first came to me in the spring of 2009, she was working so hard to keep her horse moving,” Kaiser says of Robbins and Lucca. “Cantering was quite a chore! i taught her how to get him to respect her aids and move in better self-carriage so that it would be a more pleasant, successful partnership for both of them.” Kaiser has high hopes for the pair’s future. “After all their success in 2009 at Second and Tird Levels, now i know they will be successful in 2010 at Fourth Level—and soon will definitely have much success in the Fei ring!” she says. Robbins’s father agrees. “Kelly is very focused, and when she purchased Lucca she focused on training him and improving her skills,” Ricks says. “About three years ago, it became apparent that she could compete successfully, and she aimed for the Dover Medal. All the while, she was raising two very active sons and frequently entertaining friends and business associates.”
Family Support With the exception of her father, Robbins is an island in a family of nonhorsey people, although all support her passion: Ricks refers to Lucca as his
biggest grandchild and enjoys going to shows with his daughter to act as her “slave-slash-groom,” as he quips. “i am immensely proud of Kelly and her achievement,” he says. Craig Robbins wisely acknowledges that the horses were in his wife’s life before he came on the scene and doesn’t attempt to oust them. “i am a stay-at-home mother with a horse, a horse trailer, able to take lessons and go to the occasional show,” says Kelly Robbins. “So i would call my husband very supportive—he calls himself ‘accounts payable.’” Although neither twelve-year-old Parker nor seven-year-old Connor is interested in horses, Robbins’s eldest son sometimes helps his mom, videotaping her lessons—for a fee, of course. “i am very proud of all of Kelly’s success in 2009,” says Kaiser. “She deserved to be rewarded for her tremendous efforts. Tanks to Dover Saddlery for offering a great program for the adult amateurs; it’s a wonderful way to reward hard work.” s Jennifer Walker works for a dressage trainer by day and is a freelance writer and novelist by night. She resides in northern California with her family, dog, cat, and Arabian horse.
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he USDF/Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur Medal is awarded to the highest-scoring adult amateur who meets the eligibility requirements and has obtained a score of at least 60 percent in the designated class, which is the required Second Level Test 3 or applicable test-of-choice class. Riders who win three Dover Medals in the USDF competition year receive a USDF/Dover National Merit Award. National Merit Award winners qualify for consideration for the annual USDF/Dover Medal national championship title. The rider with the highest average from his or her top three Dover Medal scores wins the championship and a $1,000 Dover Saddlery gift certificate. The reserve national champion wins a $500 Dover Saddlery gift certificate. The national awards are presented during the awards banquet at the annual Adequan/USDF Annual Convention. For more information, visit usdf.org. Select “Awards” and then “Performance Awards.”
A Lovely type Tis thoroughly feminine-looking filly shows great promise By Jayne Ayers with D. J. Carey
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ne thing strikes me immediately about this filly: even as a two-year-old, she’s very feminine. You’d never mistake her for a colt. Tat quality will be especially desirable if her career includes breeding. She’s really a lovely type. She might have been stood up a little better, though. For one thing, we’re seeing her from a slight angle. in a conformation photo, we want the camera directly facing the horse’s midsection, where the saddle sits, not the shoulder or the neck. Also, that deep grass conceals her feet and pasterns. Additionally, we’d have a more helpful view of her legs if they were in an open position: two legs (ideally the two nearer the camera) under her body, cannon bones directly upright, and the other pair closer together, putting daylight between the legs from about the knee and the hock down.
Still, what we can see of her is very nicely put together. Her neck, with an arched topline and a concave shape to the under-neck, is slender through the throatlatch and sets into the shoulder neither too high nor too low. Te neck is still quite juvenile in that it’s a little small and a little thin—a bit behind the rest of her. But that’s not a concern. in many horses, and especially in warmbloods, the neck is one of the last things to develop. Her shoulder has a good angle and is well muscled for her age. Her beautiful withers flow smoothly into her back, creating a very nice saddle position; in that area, she’s close to ideal. And her body is nicely developed: Well-sprung ribs will do a good job of holding a saddle and filling out a rider’s leg. Her loin area is strongly muscled and ties nicely into a croup that’s also well muscled and beautiful-
IN THE RING: A two-year-old, 15.2-hand Oldenburg filly
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ly shaped, with excellent angles from pelvis to hip to stifle. Her midsection looks just a hair long, but here the camera angle could be fooling us— that plus our not being able to see down to her feet, which makes her legs look a little short. to the extent that we can see her legs, i like their shape. in front, though i can’t address her fetlock or cannon, she shows enough forearm muscling and her knee appears well shaped. Behind, she has a good long gaskin and a short cannon length. Te gaskin could use just a little more muscling, but it will probably develop as she grows. Her well-shaped hock ties in smoothly to her lower leg. Captured in the air here, the filly looks well balanced and seems to be reaching equally with front and hind legs. A little more reach would be ideal, but the photo may have been snapped just after her most forward moment. Her hooves are well shaped; her pasterns are long enough and nicely angled. Her neck could be a little longer and more arched, but, again, it may develop as she matures. As in the first photo, she looks possibly just a little long in the midsection. But given her strong topline muscling, i don’t think that poses a problem. We’re not seeing a lot of uphill balance, but that might be due to the moment of the stride or the fact that being a little higher behind is common in two-year-olds. And i love the relaxed way she’s carrying her tail away from her body, suggesting that she’s swinging nicely through her back. With her alert, interested expression, this filly really looks focused on working with her handler. Both photos show a beautiful head and a lovely eye. to the degree that “the eye is the window of the soul,” i think we see here a lovely temperament, intelligence, and a willingness to do her job. She’s definitely a strong ridinghorse type—but at this stage, and from a single in-motion photo, we can’t tell where her special talents will
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lie. She’s built in such a way that she could develop into a talented dressage horse or an athletic hunter/jumper. s USEF “R” sport-horse judge and FEI “I” dressage judge Jayne Ayers has been
breeding Westfalen horses for dressage and jumping at her Hearthstone Farm in Dousman, WI, for more than 20 years. She has also been a member of the USDF “L” judge-education faculty since the program’s beginning.
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What Jumpers Can teach Dressage Riders Fourth in a series on what dressage riders can learn from other disciplines By Amber Heintzberger
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ast month, international driving competitor and dressage judge Sara Schmitt explained what the sport of combined driving can teach dressage riders. Tis month, we turn to the exciting world of fanciful fences, tight turns, and adrenaline: jumping.
levels, competitors navigate courses of breathtakingly high, wide, and complex obstacles, usually elaborately decorated and painted and always ready to topple at the touch of a hoof. Knockdowns incur faults (penalties), and speed matters. Although some jumping horses CLASSICALLY TRAINED: Kursinski’s work with Jimmy Williams and Hilda Gurney is evident as she rides half-pass aboard Bent Jensen’s late stallion, Rockefeller, at the 2005 Dressage/Show Jumping Team Spectacular
many dressage principles in their training. now, let’s see what they can teach us in turn.
FLYING HIGH: Jumping builds trust between horse and rider, says Anne Kursinski (shown aboard the Holsteiner stallion Champ 163 at the 2008 World Equestrian Festival in Aachen)
Where Every Second Counts one of the three olympic equestrian disciplines, jumping (sometimes called show jumping) is a colorful sport that’s a perennial audience favorite because it’s both exciting and easy to follow. At the highest
look barely under control on course, the best ones tend to be eminently “ratable”: with adjustable speed and stride length, and moving with roundness and impulsion for maximum power and scope over the fences. not surprisingly, top jumper riders employ
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one of the world’s leading jumper riders, Anne Kursinski is also a particularly well-rounded horsewoman. She has a solid foundation in dressage training, which she demonstrates every year when she and Fei-level dressage rider Bent Jensen smoke the competition at the Dressage/Show Jumping team Spectacular in Wellington, FL. it is no accident that Kursinski can ride a real dressage test: As a budding professional in the late 1970s and early 1980s, she worked for legendary California horseman Jimmy Williams, who hired 1976 olympic dressage team bronze medalist and judge Hilda Gurney to work with her and with fellow jumper rider Susie Hutchison.
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now based at Market Street inc. in Frenchtown, nJ, and Wellington, FL, Kursinski has been a member of nearly 50 USet nations Cup teams, five olympic teams, and three World equestrian Games teams, and has competed in ten Fei World Cup Jumping Finals. She is on the United States equestrian Federation’s Board of Directors and a member of the Board of trustees of the United States equestrian team Foundation. Kursinski continued working with Gurney for a couple of years after her stint with Williams, recalling that “We went to some shows, and i actually won a Grand Prix class once around 1980. i also got to work in some clinics with [the late German masters] Reiner Klimke and Georg Teodorescu. it was a fun time in my career, also going to Aachen; i’m so thankful for those years. Tere was a guy who trained Lipizzans that i worked with, and i also won a five-gaited class at indio [CA]. As a rider, it’s fun to ride different horses and get inside differ-
ent horses. Jimmy Williams rode at the track and worked with Western horses, and he tried to expose all of us to that, too.”
Try This at Home: Cavaletti Both dressage and jumper riders often use cavaletti (one or more poles placed on the ground or elevated slightly) as a training tool. According to Kursinski, cavaletti use develops the horse’s body awareness and also teaches the rider to feel where her horse’s feet are. Te horse also has to bend his joints—especially his shoulders, stifles, and hocks—more to clear the obstacles, and the action develops strength and teaches him to spring off the ground, she says. Best of all, you don’t need to know how to jump to use this effective gymnastic tool. “i do a lot of work over cavaletti: Tey’re a few inches off the ground and don’t move,” Kursinski says. “i think it’s good for dressage horses to be able to do something a little different.” [
JUMPING 101: Kursinski demonstrates cantering over a ground pole. She’s riding in a half-seat (two-point position) to give her horse freedom of movement.
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She continues: “i taught a clinic at Reiner Klimke’s farm in Germany because of his daughter ingrid,” who competes internationally in both dressage and eventing. “it was fun to go there and see him ride and work with ingrid, and i know he loved to jump his dressage horses and always said how important it was, especially for the young horses.” (Father and daughter collaborated on the book Cavaletti, which continues to be the go-to resource on their use in training.)
Some horses’ first inclination is to jump a pole on the ground instead of trotting over it calmly, so Kursinski recommends starting by trotting a single pole in a steady rhythm. “if they’re a little excited and want to jump, i end up just walking over it,” she says. “i kind of let them find their way through the cavaletti like a good old trail horse.” When she progresses to riding a series of ground poles, Kursinski prefers rising over sitting trot because
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it spares the horse’s back and the rider is better able to stay with the motion. “i’ll space them 4'3" or 4'6" apart, as a rule four or five of them in a row, basically in a straight line. i got that from [the late USet jumping coach] Bert de nemethy, and it’s a good exercise for working on straightness and rhythm and for helping the horses to feel their bodies. i think a lot of good dressage horses come off the ground more than hunters in their gaits, and to really have to step correctly in a rhythm is a good exercise. Sometimes we trot through and halt on a straight line; sometimes we turn either direction afterward. it’s good to make the horses think and feel their bodies, and maintaining a rhythm is a big thing: keep the same rhythm, as a rule, at least through four poles. Keeping a light contact in front of and after the cavaletti is important for the rider to remember.” For cantering, Kursinski places the poles 40 feet apart: “if [each pole were] a fence, that would be four strides. i might even say to set the poles 66 feet apart, which would be five strides in kind of a working canter, if they’re cantering and not jumping. Seventy-eight feet would be about six strides.” Don’t want to canter? Kursinski says you can set the poles for a “canter distance” but simply trot over instead, halting on a straight line between each pole. Focus on keeping your horse straight and in a rhythm; you’ll improve his obedience and keep him thinking, similar to what he’ll have to do in a dressage test, she says.
Try This at Home: Adjust the Stride Here’s another use for ground poles: to teach your horse to lengthen and shorten his stride. “You should count the landing beat and then the strides,” Kursinski says. “Canter in and halt; then walk out. Ten canter it so you can comfortably fit in five strides. it’s about the rhythm: When we show hunters,
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Try This at Home: Lighten Up if your horse is young or tense through his back, you might find it beneficial to lighten your seat a bit. Kursinski likes the two-point position (the common galloping or betweenthe-fences position, with the seat out of the saddle entirely). She acknowledges that riding in two-point can be tricky in a dressage saddle, with its deeper seat and longer stirrups, but encourages riders to give the following exercise a try nonetheless. it’s simple: just drop your stirrup irons for a few strides, then retrieve
them (without stopping!). “i have my riders do this exercise in a full seat [sitting] and in a half-seat or two-point,” Kursinski says. “Drop the stirrups and just let them hang there, which can help the rider to sit deeper in the saddle. Don’t stop and take the stirrups off; just drop them for a few strides, then pick them up again. i learned that from a clinic with [German olympic jumping gold medalist] Hans Winkler in the eighties, and i do it a lot. Some horses don’t like it, but most riders sit better, which makes the horse happier because the rider’s seat and hips follow the horse’s back more correctly. often when the rider drops the stirrups, the change is amazing! Te rider tends to sit better and lighter.” Ten comes the moment of truth: “When you pick up the stirrups, can you keep everything the same? Can you maintain that elasticity and harmony when you regain your irons?” try the same exercise in your regular dressage sitting trot. Your horse should stay relaxed as you drop your irons for a few strides and then pick them up again.
Try This at Home: Bending Lines and Changes of Lead Kursinski likes to place ground poles at opposing points on a circle (say, at three o’clock and at nine o’clock), or, for a three-loop serpentine, at A, X, and C. “Tis is a good exercise for the rider to work on your eyes, bending, and rhythm,” she explains. “if you use striped rails, you can really make sure you’re going over the center stripe and keeping the horse accurate. on the circle, the horse has to turn and pay attention to where his feet are. Focus on where your eyes are and getting the shape right. Te horse has to pick his feet up and bend his hocks more over the poles.” Ground poles are a useful tool in teaching horses and riders flying changes of lead, as well. “Cavaletti help horses with sort of getting off the ground,” Kursinski says. “For this i’d use a single pole, making a figure
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BENDING TEST: Kursinski rides a bending line over a ground pole
eight right to left and left to right but shaped more like two ice-cream cones, not two circles. Very often, when you just look to the inside, both hands shift over a bit and the outside leg comes back, and the horse just gets the idea. By putting the rail on the ground, the horse comes off the ground a bit for the flying change, and the rider or the young horse gets the feeling for the flying change.”
Try This at Home: Basic Jumping Kursinski encourages riders to try new things in order to broaden their scope as horse people. “i think it is good to do different things, both for the horses and riders,” she says. “it’s good for any rider to learn to jump. i encourage my riders to do dressage and to go out foxhunting and not just get stuck in the arena. Horses were designed, in my opinion, to jump—some better than others! i think a lot of dressage horses would have fun with a little jumping. Betsy Steiner lives in my neck of the woods, and we work together sometimes; and
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you want a very rhythmical stride. Te horse might even want to buck and play and have fun with it, so it’s a test of whether you can make it very steady.” Using cavaletti can also reveal weaknesses in the horse’s training, says Kursinski. “Sometimes the poles make it very evident if they do four long [strides] and then a chip, or halfstride. Te poles make the rhythm and timing more apparent. if you can do 66 feet in five strides, see if you can shorten the canter and fit in six strides. Ten canter to the first cavaletti and halt before the second one. it’s about obedience, thinking ahead, and having a conversation with your horse. Ten, if you want to do a lengthening or extended canter, you could do it in four strides.” Te above is a favorite exercise of Kursinski’s because it improves the rider’s depth perception (or ability to see a distance, as it’s called in jumping) and because it’s good practice for maintaining an even rhythm. Focus on rhythm, tempo, and straightness as you canter down the line of cavaletti, she advises. if you find your horse weaving down the line, find a focal point to gaze at—a cone or other marker, or a tree or fence post situated directly in front of you. if you’re not sure whether you’re maintaining a straight line, go back and examine your horse’s hoofprints in the footing.
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DRESSAGE RIDERS CAN JUMP! Here’s FEI-level competitor Bent Jensen (FL) nicely over a vertical in the Dressage/Show Jumping Team Spectacular in Wellington, FL
i also worked with Anne Gribbons when she was on Long island. i enjoy watching good dressage and reining and all the things that horses can do.” Don your helmet if you plan to jump (you were wearing it already, right?), and be sure to have someone on the ground to lend a hand. For safety’s sake, Kursinski advises riders who wish to try more than very basic jumping to work with experienced hunter/jumper or eventing instructors to help guide them through the process and teach the correct basics. A few tips: “When you do the jumping, shorten your stirrups three or four holes to get up off the horse’s back; and if you jump any bigger than a couple of feet, borrow somebody’s jumping saddle,” says Kursinski. “You should be able to get off the horse’s back when they actually jump so you’re not hitting
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them on the back. You should have short stirrups, short reins, and a halfseat position. Start with a cavaletti, get up in a two-point, and make sure that you are balanced without the jump so that, when the horse jumps, you’re not hitting him on the back or in the mouth. You can even grab mane the first few times if you need to. Always wear a helmet, and have somebody on the ground for safety and education.”
Try This at Home: A Gymnastic Line So how do you go from a series of cavaletti or ground poles to basic jumping? Te easiest way is to set up a small gymnastic line. Kursinski suggests starting with a “placing pole” (a pole on the ground that helps set the horse up for the right stride), followed by a cross-rail eight feet away (“be-
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cause that’s a good setup situation”), then eighteen feet to a small vertical and maybe 21 feet to a little oxer. “Tat would be a basic gymnastic exercise that almost anyone could do,” she says. Kursinski recommends keeping the fences small, maybe eighteen inches or two feet high. “i wouldn’t head right down to all four jumps in a row,” she cautions. “First do the ground rail to the cross-rail, then add the vertical, and when you are confident add the 21 feet to the little oxer. Set up the jump standards at the correct distances in the beginning, and then add the poles. You can go in a half-seat and just let your horse do the jumping so that you’re not really interfering with him.” if that goes well, you might even like to try jumping a small course. Kursinski suggests, “Before you go and do a course, do the ground rail to the cross-rail and make sure you stay in the center of the horse. Tat’s a good safe way to start and get the feel of what the jump feels like.” According to Kursinski, most horses should be able to handle this modest jumping exercise—and maybe you’ll even discover a hidden talent. “Some of our good hunters and jumpers started as dressage horses, and some of them have gone on to be dressage horses,” she says. “Many horses can jump naturally, and to let them have a little fun and do something different is good—even how they move their bodies and feel their bodies is a nice change. it can also build confidence if the rider is a little nervous and then does a little jumping. After jumping, then extended gaits seem a lot less scary; it can be a piece of cake!”
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Stepping outside your comfort zone of that dressage arena can be good for strengthening the relationship between horse and rider. As Kursinski puts it, “i think that there is a feeling of really being able to trust your horses if you experience something different with them. Most horses do like to jump. A lot of the dressage horses have jumping blood in them— and to even do cavaletti on the ground or play with the number of strides between the poles, even to accomplish those little exercises about obedience, straightness and focus, and halting at a specific place—even doing these games and exercises, i think your focus will be better. i also think that doing these very specific exercises can give you confidence. “it’s the same thing when it’s time to jump: You can get in the two-point and trust your horse. Physically he’s capable of it, he’s a good athlete, he’s obedient and focused and disciplined. if he does it well, you can raise the jump to 2'6" and see that, yes, my horse can do this. “Tere’s a sense of accomplishment in trusting and believing your horse, and to me it should be fun. it’s not just the same old dressage test that you’re doing at the horse show; it’s something different. Tese exercises are like taking them out on the trail: it’s a mental break, but they have to be athletic and bend their knees and hocks and use other muscles. it’s like cross-training at the gym for their muscles and brains.” s
Next month: What can dressage riders learn from saddle-seat trainers?
Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.
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What you need to know to make your program a success By Kim Sodt
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our USDF region or groupmember organization (GMo) is thinking of hosting a USDF “L” education Program. Because you’re known as a dedicated volunteer who can get things done, all eyes have looked to you as the perfect choice to organize the program. First of all, thank you! Hosts and organizers are an integral part of the program’s success. now, a reality check: Many times, “L” program organizers step into the role without
aging most crises, so in this article, i’ll help prepare you for your role as an “L” organizer by providing the inside scoop on the program.
The ABCs (and D) of an “L” Program Start by reading the “L” Program organizer Guidelines, available online at usdf.org. A road map to the program, the guidelines outline the schedule, session details, and a sample budget.
ORGANIZED: Tanks to careful planning, attendees enjoy Session B of the Maine Dressage Society-hosted “L” program held at Pineland Farms. Presenting the session is “L” faculty member Trenna Atkins (facing camera).
really knowing what they are getting themselves into. A past “L” organizer once commented—only halfjokingly—that experience in crisis management should be a prerequisite. Torough preparation is key to man-
Here are some of the things you’ll learn. Te “L” Program is divided into two sections: Part 1: A Judge’s Perspective and Part 2: Candidate evaluation. Part 1: A Judge’s Perspective
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consists of three sessions (called A, B, and C). each one is held over a separate weekend, and together they cover a broad base of topics, from biomechanics to the collective marks. Tese sessions require indoor or all-weather arenas, demonstration horses and riders, lecture rooms, and audiovisual equipment. Participants must be current USDF group or participating members, and each program is limited to 30 participants. Silent auditors are welcome in Part 1 and provide the added benefit of bringing financial support to the program. Part 2: Candidate Evaluation consists of two “D” sessions (D1 and D2) and the “L” program final exam. each of the three sessions is held on a separate weekend, all at USeF-licensed/ USDF-recognized competitions. each show must have a minimum of two competition rings, two judges, and six rides (after scratches) per class in each level. to be eligible for Part 2, participants must meet higher prerequisites, such as score requirements. A program is limited to ten participants. Silent auditors are not allowed at Part 2, as this portion of the program is held at competitions and large numbers of people may disrupt the show. Tere is one more element to Part 2, but it is not arranged by the program organizer: Session e, the sitting and scribing requirement for “L” candidates. each candidate is responsible for completing the necessary hours and submitting the appropriate forms to USDF prior to attending the final exam.
The Fine Print A GMo or region may choose to host either a portion of the “L” program or the entire program (Parts 1 and 2). After you decide what you’re going to tackle, you, the organizer, will complete the “L” program hosting application. in the application, you’ll spell out the planned locations, dates, and “L” faculty members for each session. You will then submit the application
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to USDF for approval, complete with signatures and an application fee. Te hosting organization (GMo or region) is financially responsible for the profit or loss of the program. What this means is that the fees for participants and silent auditors are set by the organizer or the hosting group—not by USDF. Setting a budget up front will help to guide you in establishing a fee structure. it will also serve to provide financial guidelines as to the program’s costs and projected revenue. Te “L” organizer guidelines contain a sample budget that can be used as a guide; adjust it to suit your particular program’s needs. Review and track the budget regularly so that any necessary adjustments can be made sooner rather than too late. Another important tool is a marketing plan (include advertising costs in your budget). A well-thought-out plan for reaching potential participants, auditors, and demonstration riders can draw a wide audience and can also help your program’s bottom line.
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now that your hosting application has been approved, it’s time to execute all your well-prepared plans. Start by sending contracts (available from USDF) to the desired “L” faculty members so that you secure their services. next, put your marketing plan into action. As the first program session draws near, you’ll spend most of your time answering questions and finalizing logistical details. But if you did as much advance planning as possible, you’ll be less likely to fall victim to a last-minute calamity—although not all disasters, such as those wreaked by Mother nature, can be anticipated. A robust support system and supply of resources are available to all “L” program organizers. in addition to the organizer guidelines, there is an “L” program FAQ on the USDF Web site, with lots of great information. USeF
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ere are some helpful hints for making your “L” program a smooth and successful one. 1. If you are organizing Parts 1 and 2, start by scheduling the final exam and then work backward to Session A. The final exam is the most difficult session to schedule, with Sessions A, B, and C having more flexibility. 2. In scheduling Part 1, contact the facilities you wish to use to determine their available dates before contacting “L” faculty. That way, you’ll have a better idea of which dates will work for both the facility and the faculty members. 3. Teamwork makes for easier organization. Many veteran organizers strongly recommend setting up a committee to delegate the many tasks, from hospitality and demonstration riders to technical support. 4. Look for potential sponsors in your local equine or business community. Several organizers have successfully secured sponsor dollars from local veterinary clinics, tack shops, state horse councils, and catering companies in exchange for advertising. 5. Explore the various available educational grants and funding to help support your “L” program. The Dressage Foundation (dressagefoundation.org) is a great place to start your search. 6. Think “outside the box” when it comes to finding lecture facilities for Sessions A, B, and C. A past “L” program organizer found a great lecture room by approaching her local parks-and-recreation office. Another plus: Nonprofit organizations may be offered special facility-rental discounts. 7. Use the sample budget in the organizer guidelines as a guide only. Variables may include the costs of equipment, facility, and tent rental as well as for other items, such as thank-you gifts for demonstration riders. 8. Establish your program’s refund policy for participants and silent auditors, and communicate it clearly. See the USDF Policies and Procedures (on the USDF Web site) for examples. 9. Part 2 of the “L” program requires volunteers, including scorers, runners, and a scribe for the instructor. To find volunteers, start with the silent auditors and demo riders from Part 1. These people may appreciate the opportunity to glean more education by observing and working with the instructor or candidates. 10. Consider looking outside the local dressage group for demonstration riders. Pony Clubbers and eventers are familiar with dressage and may do a great job. Making contact with these groups may also result in additional silent auditors.
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“S” judge Marilyn Heath (FL), who chairs the “L” Program, is happy to assist organizers and to answer questions. Feel free to call on past organizers (the USDF office can supply names and contact information) for advice and support. Finally, as the USDF “L” program staff liaison, i am here to help each organizer navigate the road of
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producing an “L” program. Contact me (ksodt@usdf.org) and let’s get started in making your program a rewarding and successful experience. s
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eed the best diet and you’ll get the best out of your horse. Tis is what the ads tell us, and the line of logic drives us to search for the perfect performance-enhancing feeding program. Well, hold your horses. Te right diet can help your horse attain optimum health—a prerequisite for optimum performance—but feed alone won’t give you a training edge per se, according to raymond J. Geor, BvSc, mvSc, PhD, DaCvim, chair of the Department of large animal Clinical Sciences Department at michigan State University’s College of veterinary medicine in east lansing. “Tere is no magic bullet for enhancing performance,” says Geor, who has been studying equine health and nutrition for 25 years. “Fat doesn’t enhance performance—a trend that was maintained a decade ago—and more protein doesn’t mean additional energy.” oK, so those nuggets of nutritional conventional wisdom are down the tubes. What’s a horse owner to do? “Te feeding program you develop for your individual horse has to address health maintenance,” says Geor. “rather than focusing on strategies to improve performance, it is more realistic to discuss feeding practices that mitigate health risks.” today, equine-nutrition experts think of feeding programs as addressing three key areas of equine health: • Keeping the horse in prime body condition • reducing the prevalence and severity of gastric ulcers • Giving the horse the greatest chance against colic. optimum digestive health enables your horse to perform at his best. in this article, Dr. Geor shares his wisdom and his feeding strategies.
Balanced-Diet Basics Proper nutrition supports the horse so that he can achieve and maintain the desired level of performance. as training demands increase, the feed must increase accordingly to provide sufficient nutrients and energy for good body condition. Te horse derives energy (calories) primarily from dietary fiber, starches, sugars, and fats. Protein, another key DIET STAPLE: Quality hay and other forage should constitute at least dietary component, provides amino acids that are essential 50 percent of your horse’s ration for ongoing tissue growth and repair, including the development of muscle mass. a highly developed large intestine.” Te digestion process Formulating a sound equine diet is like constructing a transforms the forage into usable energy. building: Start with a solid foundation. as Geor reminds us, even in contemporary times, with a dizzying variety of the foundation of a horse’s diet is forage. it’s what he was de- calorie sources available, your best bet is always to try to signed to live on, and his gastrointestinal system works best keep the horse’s ration as close as possible to what nature when it’s given a more or less continual supply of forage. intended. “Horses evolved to utilize forages high in structural carbohydrates, such as fiber,” Geor says. “Tey digest the matephysiological functions in horses are influenced by Body Condition Scoring Many body condition including horse's maintenance, reproductive rial through bacterial fermentation and and exercising requirements. A system called Body Condition Scoring can be used to rate ideal body condition. This the production of volatile fatty acids in condition scoring system is based on visual appraisal and A
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Description of Individual Condition Scores (Score 1-9) 1. Poor: Animal extremely emaciated; spinous processes, ribs, tailhead, tuber coxae (hip joints), and ischia (lower pelvic bones) projecting prominently; bone structure of withers, shoulders and neck easily noticeable; no fatty tissue can be felt.
5. Moderate: Back is flat (no crease or ridge); ribs not visually distinguishable but easily felt; fat around tailhead beginning to feel spongy; withers appear rounded over spinous processes; shoulders and neck blend smoothly into body.
2. Very Thin: Animal emaciated; slight fat covering over base of spinous processes; transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae feel rounded; spinous processes, ribs, tailhead, tuber coxae (hip joints) and ischia (lower pelvic bones) prominent; withers, shoulders and neck structure faintly discernible.
6. Moderately Fleshy: May have slight crease down back; fat over ribs spongy; fat around tailhead soft; fat beginning to be deposited along the side of withers, behind shoulders, and along sides of neck.
3. Thin: Fat buildup about halfway on spinous processes; transverse processes cannot be felt; slight fat cover over ribs; spinous processes and ribs easily discernible; tailhead prominent, but individual vertebrae cannot be identified visually; tuber coxae (hip joints) appear rounded but easily discernible; tuber ischia (lower pelvic bones) not distinguishable; withers, shoulders and neck accentuated. 4. Moderately Thin: Slight ridge along back; faint outline of ribs discernible; tailhead prominence depends on conformation, fat can be felt around it; tuber coxae (hips joints) not discernible; withers, shoulders, and neck not obviously thin.
7. Fleshy: May have crease down back; individual ribs can be felt, but noticeable filling between ribs with fat; fat around tailhead soft; fat deposited along withers, behind shoulders, and along neck. 8. Fat: Crease down back; difficult to feel ribs; fat around tailhead very soft; area along withers filled with fat; area behind shoulder filled with fat; noticeable thickening of neck; fat deposited along inner thighs. 9. Extremely Fat: Obvious crease down back; patchy fat appearing over ribs; bulging fat around tailhead, along withers, behind shoulders, and along neck; fat along inner thighs may rub together; flank filled with fat.
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ressage horses tend to be among the more zaftig members of the equine world. Sure, warmbloods are taller and heavier as a rule than, say, dainty Arabians or lithe Thoroughbreds. But the truth is that a lot of dressage horses are just plain overweight. Is your mount packing extra poundage? Compare his physique with the descriptions in the bodycondition chart at right. As the chart states, the ideal body condition is a score between 5 and 6.5. A score of 7 or higher indicates that your horse is too chubby—which means that you’re unnecessarily stressing his cardiovascular system, limbs, and joints. Trim him down using a sensible feeding program as described in this article (consult your vet for advice) and you’ll have a happier, healthier partner.
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CALORIES FOR ENERGY: Concentrates, which range from the pelleted feed at left to the grain mix at right, can provide additional energy and nutrients to hard-working dressage horses
and a single sample testing won’t paint an accurate picture if, say, your facility regularly buys hay from a variety of sources. Geor also points out that analyzing hay and then choosing a supplement to reach some designated number presumes that feeding horses is an exact science that requires us to hit specific targets. “Te reality is much different: Horses can tolerate and thrive over a range of nutrient intake. So in a sense we are targeting that range rather than a precise number,” he says.
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Hay is for horses. “if your horse needs more calories to maintain body weight, check his hay. many times, simply adding more hay to the diet or improving the nutritional quality of the hay is the answer,” Geor says. in other words, increase the forage before turning to denser feeds, such as concentrates and grains. “even for a dressage horse in training, hay or other forages should represent at least 50 percent of the diet, and preferably more.” according to Geor, there is no standard forage or fiber recommended daily allowance for horses, but he says that a good starting point is one kilogram of long-stem forage per 100 kilograms of body weight. (For those of you who are metric-challenged, 1 kg = approximately 2.2 pounds.) Some equine nutritionists go even higher, recommending as much as 1.5 kg per 100 kg of body weight, he says. Hay may not seem like a source of protein, but it can be surprisingly high. alfalfa hay can be as much as 20 to 22 percent crude protein. However, amounts vary tremendously, with some grass hays coming in at less than 8 or 9 percent. Te gold standard for determining your hay’s protein content and overall nutritional value is to have it tested (your local cooperative-extension office may provide this service, or you can ask your veterinarian or hay supplier to recommend a resource). However, hay testing isn’t always practical,
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Sweets to the sweet. Hay and pasture are grasses, which contain sugars, another energy source. as with protein, sugar content varies with the forage source—and even with the time of day that it was cut or ingested. immature or first-cut forages have a higher digestible-energy content and are more easily digested than later cuttings, which is why they are preferred for hard-working horses with high energy needs. Pasture forage consumed in the middle to latter part of the day has a higher sugar content than that nibbled in the early-morning or late-evening hours.
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When Hay alone isn’t enough although forage may be nature’s perfect equine food, for most dressage horses in regular work, it’s not sufficient to meet their daily energy needs. in that case, “For a mature horse in training, a ration [of concentrates] that is 10 to 12 percent protein will do the job,” says Geor. Tat level of protein, plus what’s in his forage, generally is more than enough to meet your horse’s protein needs. Geor advises choosing a high-quality feed—one that includes many energy sources, such as highly digestible fibers, vegetable oils, and some forms of soluble carbohydrates from grain sources. Commercial feeds are fortified with essential vitamins and minerals that a horse might not be getting enough of in his forage. Keep in mind that concentrates are intended as additions to—not replacements for—the basic forage-based ration. in other words, don’t reduce the amount of forage when you introduce or increase the concentrates.
Go low-starch for a Happier tummy “it used to be thought that fat, particularly in the form of vegetable oils, made horses run faster and that corn en-
hanced stamina,” says Geor. But this aspect of the fat fad came and went, and now nutritionists are emphasizing the benefits of decreasing starch in our horses’ diets. although horses have evolved to utilize forages through fermentation and the production of volatile fatty acids in a highly developed large intestine, some research in the past five or ten years has indicated that a fair amount of starch gets fermented in the stomach—and that’s changed the way experts think about feeding. Here’s why. “Tere is quite a bit more fermentation in horse’s stomachs than we previously realized,” says Geor. Te equine stomach, like our own, produces gastric acids. But while the human stomach tends to ramp up the production of gastric acids after food is consumed, the horse’s stomach secretes them almost continuously. Te gastric acid, hydrochloric acid, is produced in the bottom part of the stomach. Te top part of the stomach, the squamous mucosa, has no defense against those acids. When starch is fermented in the stomach, volatile fatty acids accumulate and, along with the gastric acids, can actually burn the squamous mucosa, leading to gastric ulcers. With these findings in mind, equine nutritionists have revised their best-ingredients lists somewhat. Starch content is highest in straight grains (plain oats, corn, and the
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like) and in traditional sweet feeds. Better choices, experts now say, are feeds made with high-calorie, low-starch ingredients, such as beet pulp, soya hulls, and vegetable oils. “Commercial concentrates made with these ingredients will contain starch and sugar,” Geor says, “but in general, the amounts will be substantially lower when compared to straight cereals or sweet-feed mixes.”
Te old horseman’s warning never to make abrupt dietary changes remains sound advice. Blend old and new hays during a seven-day transition. introduce concentrates “conservatively,” Geor advises. For the average 1,100-pound horse, that might mean a pound at a time, with the amount split into two feedings. increase the concentrate by no more than a pound a day until you reach the target amount, he says.
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almost as important as what you feed is how you feed it. “in an ideal world,” says Geor, “feeding strategies for horses kept under intensive conditions would mimic the pattern of a grazing animal: an almost-continuous feeding pattern that minimizes fluctuations in the rate of delivery of feed to the large intestine and assures some stability of the hindgut system.” Confining your horse’s ration to “meals”— scoops of concentrate and a couple of flakes of hay—fed two or three times a day can contribute to the harmful effects of gastric acids. “When the horse spends about an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening feeding, there won’t be much in the stomach for the majority of the day except for acid,” Geor explains. if you must limit forage, try to feed three meals rather than two, with smaller amounts of concentrate each time. extend eating time by diluting the energy density of the meal: add chopped hay to the concentrates or feed forage before the concentrates. if your horse tends to bolt his feed, consider adding some large stones to his feed tub to slow him down.
When it comes to feeding, many horse owners apparently adhere to the notion that if a little is good, more is better. like the vitamin aisle in the supermarket, equine emporiums are crowded with pellets and powders. We asked Geor whether horses really need dietary supplements. First of all, he cautions, don’t use supplements to try to rectify a poor diet. Feed quality forage and concentrates— remember, most commercial feeds are already laced with vitamins and minerals—and your horse probably won’t need much else in the way of basic nutrition. Tat said, Geor does think a few supplements are worth considering in certain cases. Vitamin E: Horses fed mainly hay, with little or no pasture forage, may be low in this vitamin. “it’s fairly common for athletic horses to get an additional supplement of vitamin e,” says Geor. “it is an antioxidant, and exercise increases oxidant production.” (He admits, however, that evidence of supplemental vitamin e’s benefits is sketchy.) Calcium: your horse’s diet should have an appropriate calcium-to-phosphorous ratio, with the balance toward the former. “a healthy diet will have a one-and-a-half or twoto-one calcium-to-phosphorous ratio,” Geor says. “it only seems to be an issue, however, when a horse is fed a diet of grass hay and unfortified grains, such as oats.” (oats have an inverted C-to-P ratio.) in such instances, it’s a good idea to add alfalfa, which is high in calcium, to the diet. Selenium: Selenium is a necessary mineral that occurs naturally in the soil. Some parts of the country are selenium-deficient, meaning that hay, grains, and forage grown there also are deficient. For this reason, selenium is almost always added to commercial feeds. Selenium supplements (often packaged with vitamin e, said to aid in the mineral’s absorption) are also widely available. Caveat: Selenium can be toxic when overused. “i have seen instances where people use a commercial feed that provides adequate selenium, then add a supplement that contains selenium, and also inject the horse with selenium,” Geor reports. For this reason, he recommends consulting with an equine nutritionist or your veterinarian before administering supplemental selenium.
putting the Kibosh on colic like gastric ulcers, colic is another serious equine health problem in which diet can be a contributing factor. veterinarians understand that colic can have a myriad of causes, but recent research supports the theory that, in addition to the well-documented risks of a sudden change in diet, the dietary composition itself also may be a colic risk factor. Specifically, “Te ingestion of high-concentrate and lowforage diets has also been implicated in the development of colic,” Geor says. So if you weren’t convinced yet to reduce the grain and up the forage, there’s yet another reason to do so. But not just any old forage: Feeding poor-quality hay (which is less digestible) or feeding wheat straw or cornstalks may predispose a horse to large-colon impaction, he says. if your horse is bedded on straw and prone to eating it, consider either changing the bedding material or luring him away from the straw by offering high-quality, palatable hay.
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Multivitamins: you may pop one every day yourself, and there may be a place in your horse’s diet for something similar. although “balancer type” commercial feeds, as Geor calls them, are fortified with vitamins and minerals, your horse may benefit from a quality vitamin-and-mineral supplement, especially if his ration consists of grass hay and plain, unfortified grains. again, consult with a nutritionist or your veterinarian.
to Rev Him up or calm Him Down as we know, a horse’s temperament affects his performance, so it’s worth taking his demeanor into consideration when designing a feeding program, Geor says. “Some horses do get more excitable when they are fed grain and sweet feed,” he says, “and there is an argument that when you use other energy sources, the same horses will remain a bit calmer.” lethargy may be a sign that the horse is not getting enough food to fuel his activities, but it can also indicate an underlying health issue. if you judiciously increase his feed and he’s still blah, consult your veterinarian. anxious horses and those that are inclined to boredom generally don’t do well if they’re stuck in a stall for hours on end with nothing to do. Giving such animals the opportu-
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nity to forage much of the day—or at least keeping hay in front of them if for some reason turnout is impossible—may quiet their nerves and alleviate some vices or other undesirable behaviors.
planning the Menu Feed your horse for optimum health, and optimum performance will be a happy byproduct. assess (or reassess) your feeding practices: are you offering as much forage as possible? Can concentrates be fed in smaller, more frequent meals? if your horse needs concentrates, make sure that they are providing the energy he requires without unnecessary starches and sugars. if you decide to change his diet, do so gradually. Supplement only as needed, preferably with guidance from an equine nutritionist or your veterinarian. you will be feeding for health, and a healthy horse is one that is ready to perform at his best. s
Sally Silverman is a lifelong equestrian pursuing her passion for dressage. A freelance writer, her work regularly appears in Dressage today and other horse- and dog-related publications.
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WISDOM OF EXPERIENCE: Speakers including international competitor Todd Flettrich (shown riding Otto at Grand Prix) shared their experiences at the YR grad-program seminar
Bridge to the open Waters YR Graduate Program helps budding pros make the transition to dressage careers By roSalinD KinStler
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Graduate Program, with funding support provided by Te Dressage Foundation. i have been involved with this program since its inception, and its flagship event is an intense weekend seminar that covers topics designed to guide participants as they develop their careers in the sport.
Seminar Highlights Te 2010 program, held January 16-18 in Florida, was the seventh edition. eighteen participants from across the country, including California and Washington, attended.
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Speakers discussed such issues as how to find training opportunities in the US and abroad, how to plan a competition campaign, the value of instructor certification, the USDF “l” program, and the structure of the USeF highperformance programs. Several international-level competitors shared their personal experiences. Te program also addressed business-related topics: legal issues, sound business practices, sponsorship, and marketing. Tis year’s speakers were Carol lavell, Courtney Dye, reese Koffler-Stanfield, Katherine Poulin, Sal Salvetti, todd Flettrich, Johnny robb, melissa Filipi, Dr. Cricket russillo, michael Barisone, renee isler, Beth Clarke, Jessica Jo tate, roz Kinstler, Chris Hickey, Bill Warren, Bill mcmullin, and Henk van Bergen.
Participant Feedback Kristin Posner, of lexington, Ky, received an education grant from her Gmo, the Kentucky Dressage association, to attend the 2010 graduate-yr program. She writes of the experience: “it seemed as if the weekend’s theme was experience. Carol lavell has the most wonderful stories to tell. michael Barisone gave a lecture about how to plan a competition campaign. it was very interesting and gave me a lot to think
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about on where to go next with my life in the dressage world. He shared a lot of great experiences that he has had, including his trip to the olympics. i think almost everyone would agree with me when i say that Henk van Bergen was the highlight of the weekend. What a wonderful man! His stories at our dinner on Sunday night were absolutely fabulous. He is such a humble man who is willing to help anyone. He shared stories of how he grew up and how he got to where he is. and last but not least, another favorite of mine, renee isler, gave a great lecture on sponsorship: how to get sponsors, keep them, and know what they are looking for. Tis was extremely helpful for those of us who are really trying to get somewhere in the sport of dressage. “Tis weekend was more than i could have ever hoped for, even though i had no clue what to expect. it is something that i would recommend to any young rider who is leaving the yr ranks, especially if you are looking to go into dressage professionally. i want to thank USDF and Te Dressage Foundation for providing the opportunity for us to be around these great people, and also to KDa for giving me a grant and allowing me to be able to have this wonderful experience. i hope i will give back as much knowledge as i have gained.” lauren Donahoo, of north richland Hills, tX, also at-
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tended the 2010 program. She writes: “Te young rider Graduate Program was filled with just a handful of the world’s top professionals in the industry, sharing their experiences and ‘pivotal moments’ with us. However, as a lucky participant, i found myself in a pivotal experience of my own, soaking in the stories and advice of some amazing lectures and conversations. From hilarious stories to the most serious of discussions, all the information i attained made me a better equestrian and horsewoman, as i am one of many seeking to further myself in the rigorous discipline of dressage. Te yrGP was an unmatchable networking opportunity for me with both those teaching and attending. i met a dozen new friends and took pages of notes—not to mention that the amazing weather of sunny Florida is hard to compete with! in just a short weekend, i experienced and grew so much.
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2010 Participating Member Delegate Nominees’ Biographies Listed below are the nominees who are running to become participating member delegates from the time they are elected in 2010, until the election in 2011. All current participating members are eligible to vote. These brief biographies were provided by the nominees.
Region 1 Anne Moss USDF Life member, member of DVCTA, chair of the USDF Historical Committee, USDF “L” Program grad, currently in the USEF ‘r’ training program, PSG competitor, on Dressage at Devon Committee, USPC ‘A’ grad, USPC National Examiner. I also enjoy side saddle, historical reenacting, parades and foxhunting. I live in lovely Coatesville, PA.
Patsy Albers CDI-W Secretary, Region 1 Jr/Young Rider Coordinator.
Frances Crocco I am the chair of the Adult Education Council and former Region 1 council rep, and a former board member and president of ESDCTA. A former principal in BFK Equestrian Enterprises, I am a professional show manager/ secretary. I am an Adult Amateur rider currently riding my 13 year old Swedish Warmblood mare.
Bettina Longaker I was the dressage coordinator for the NAJYRC Championships from 20052007. The past and current VADA President, I have over 30 years of show secretary experience, am a bronze medalist and “L” graduate.
Lisa Schmidt I am a USEF R dressage judge, USDF Gold medalist, FEI rider trainer, USDF liaison for ESDCTA, and USDF Competitors Council chairperson for three years.
Sandy Johnson USDF Bronze & Silver medalist, USDF “L” graduate
with distinction, local and regional board member for over ten years. Active competitor and small breeder of Hanoverian horses. I would love the opportunity to represent and become more involved with Region 1 activities.
Linda Speer PVDA Board member, Junior/Young Rider chair.
Deborah DelGiorno My primary focus is promoting our sport to youth and over the years has served in several capacities including: USDF 2009 PM delegate, Region 1 Youth Council Rep, Lendon’s Youth Dressage Festival Show Secretary, USPC Joint DC, ESDCTA Secretary. I have over 20 years experience in product development/project management.
Lori Kaminski Owner of Chesapeake Equestrian Events, an equine event management company which offers management/ secretarial services for horse shows and clinics. President/ CEO of Dressage at Devon. Region 1 recording secretary and member of the USDF Nominating Committee.
Shannon Pedlar Have been active in the dressage community for many years, not only as a competitor and trainer, but also as show management for a number of different organizations. I have earned USDF Bronze and Silver medals.
Zoanne Kornspan I am a recreational rider that takes weekly lessons on a leased Third Level
Schoolmaster with a FEI Level trainer and “R” judge. I volunteer every year with my local GMO, the ESDCTA. Dressage is my passion and hobby that I find both rewarding and challenging.
Diane Paige LeFevre I have been involved in dressage for 25+ years, has a dressage boarding facility, Windstille Farm, breeds Hanoverian horses, including Forever Wind – placed 4th in the All Breed Open Hanoverian Society and 14th USDF Dressage HOY First Level. Owns a Friesian Grand Prix horse trained by Katie Poag.
Melanie Sloyer Adult Amateur involved in show management, especially DSHB. Chair of the Breed Division at Dressage at Devon for more than 15 years and a member of the USDF Sport Horse Committee.
Margaret Scarff I have been a life long lover of horses and all things equestrian. I have been a student of dressage for many years. More recently, I began working at many large shows. I am currently a board member The International Equestrian Organization GMO, and am past president of another GMO.
Region 2 Barbara Cadwell Breeder of USDF and Wisconsin year end award recipients. Bronze and Silver medalist. Many times Participating Member delegate. “L” program graduate. Active in local GMO. Board member of
The Dressage Foundation. Frequent scribe. Involved in dressage since 1963.
Lisa Gorretta Prior service: GMO President, Regional Director, TD and Regional Championship Committee, PM delegate. Current: AA, sponsor, Connection Editorial Board, Dressage Committee (USEF), 2009 PM delegate.
Mary Lou Moskal A USDF member since 1998 and dedicated to our sport, I am a horse owner, stable owner/manager and competitors’ show mom. I have served on advisory boards for privately held companies, understand the need for a strong voice in a huge organization, and I am committed to representing our members.
Susan Posner A foundation member of USDF, I have attended seven USDF conventions, four times as a GMO delegate. I served as Vice-President of Dressage of MSEDA for a decade and as Horseshow Chair for the KY Dressage Association for fifteen years. I am an active competitor, trainer, and USEF “R” judge.
Paula Briney Bronze, Silver, and Gold medal rider. Active member of Centerline Dressage, with an emphasis on youth. Active on the Awards Council and All-Breeds Committee.
Theresa Luley Adult Amateur competitor through Third Level. Officer or director of Indiana Dressage Society for 25 years. USDF annual meeting attendee for the past 20 years.
Past GMO and PM delegate. Former GMO Council cochair for Region 2.
Sue Hughes USDF Region 2 Director, Executive Board member 2001-2010. National nominations chair 19912000. Midwest Dressage Association Board 19751990; President 1985-1987 and 1989. Life member of the Certified Horsemanship Association and former Board member. Centered Riding instructor level III, former Board member. USEF “r” judge in dressage and eventing.
Susan Moran USEF “R” Technical Delegate for over 12 years. Past President and past board member of Indiana Dressage Society. National Technical Official for 1996 Atlanta Olympics and 2000 Sydney Olympics. Chief fence judge for Rolex 3-day event for over 25 years. Competes Thoroughbred/Dutch Warmblood mare in dressage.
Ed Eichelberger Current IDCTA President and a dressage rider for nearly three decades. I am a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist, and hope to earn the Gold medal this year. I am also a retired chemistry professor and an amateur rider who has trained five FEI Level horses.
Barbara Soukup I have earned USDF Bronze and Silver medals, am an “L” judge program graduate with distinction, and earned the USDF University Bronze diploma for continuing education. I also teach in the equestrian program at Lake Erie College in Concord, Ohio, and serve as the team’s Intercollegiate Dressage Association coach.
Nancy Wentz Attended most of the annual meetings. A founder of MidOhio Dressage Association served as president, secretary, treasurer, newsletter editor, awards and membership
chair. Competition manager with 17 years experience; Competition Management Council member for nine years. Served as a GMO and PM delegate. AA Third Level competitor.
Bonnie Gray An active member of NODA for 22 years, attending most meetings as a Board member. Served as Vice President, Newsletter Editor, Co-Chair of Activities and Awards Committees. I have attended many conventions and have earned my USDF University Platinum Diploma. I have taught dressage for over 20 years.
Debbie Braley I have been a member of the Wisconsin GMO for over fifteen years. I’m an active member of the Northeastern chapter of NEWDA. I have been on the committee for clinics, shows, and our 2010 annual meeting. I’m the president of our chapter for 2009 and 2010.
Jennifer Truett Owner/operator of Dancing Horse Farm near Cincinnati, Ohio, past NAYRC participant, and winner of numerous Regional and USDF year end awards. I served as the 2009 USDF Region 2 Youth Council Coordinator and hosts many educational events/shows at her farm, including the 2008 USDF Jane Savoie Adult Clinic.
Marcia Wrick I have been involved in dressage for ten years, and horses for over 30. I currently compete as an Adult Amateur with my warmblood mare Brina, with the goal of earning my USDF Bronze medal.
Angela Goodwin-Volpert I’ve been involved with horses most of my life and with dressage for most of my adult life. I have successfully shown through Second Level and am an active organizer, serving as pre-show, show
manager and show secretary. I have applied to the Apprentice TD program – and would love to serve my region.
Deborah Heier With 15 years of experience managing competitions, serving on boards for Wisconsin equestrian clubs, and working as publications coordinator for USDF, I am actively involved in dressage on many levels. I am currently working to become a USEF licensed TD and I operate my own full-service equine marketing agency.
William Maybee Practicing attorney for 35 years; Served on Governance Committee 2009; Member of Bylaws and Nominating Committees for 2010; Co-owner of Mystic Marsh Equestrian Center, Dalton, MI, for 25 years; Managed 30+ dressage schooling shows; GMO board member 14 years; Enthusiastic, but marginally gifted competitor.
Kevin Bradbury Competition manager, developer of online entry and instant-scoring software, and current PM delegate.
Bonna McCuiston Professional teacher/trainer; Competed to Grand Prix; “L” Grad; Past GMO President; Current IDS Vice President and Competition Committee chair.
Region 3 Sherry Pride I am an amateur competitor and have owned horses since childhood. I have served as a GMO President and PM delegate, been on various USDF councils, and been secretary/manager for many recognized shows. I am very passionate about dressage and appreciate the opportunity to help make our sport the best that it can be.
Sandy Donovan I have been involved in dressage show management, organizing, & “secretary-ing”
since 1986. From Pony Club Co-DC I moved on to show secretary for the NCDCTA. In Tennessee since 2001, I work with GMOs to manage quality dressage shows and promote dressage through publicity, education, and fun.
Ann Genovese I am director and CEO of The Good Horseman Foundation, a USDF GMO. A former newspaper journalist, I am a dressage judge and rider, a competitions manager for 15 years, and an organizer of USDF University educational programs for instructors, trainers, and judges.
Judy Downer USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist. Past president of a GMO. “L” graduate and “r” candidate. A strong believer in the USDF Governance structure and faithful attendee at the convention. Department head of Equine Studies at Central Florida Community College.
Judith Fiorentino FEI rider: Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist. I own a barn with school horses and offer instruction/competition experience through schooling shows at the farm. I have a strong interest in adult programs and helping USDF serve the needs of its members. I have served on the Adult Education Council and the Membership Committee.
Barbara Petti Current GMO President and competition manager. I have attended nearly every convention and have supported GMOs and grass roots interests by my votes. I would consider it an honor if you select me as a Region 3 Participating Member delegate.
Charlotte Trentelman I have organized, competed many breeds, held a TD card, and am currently an “S” judge. I believe USDF becomes stronger with voices from many areas. That
quality puts us apart from many other groups.
Susan Bender Competitor and owner. Attended numerous conventions. Former PM Delegate. Involved with several GMOs. Involved with regional councils for many years; currently the Junior/ YR council. Former Regional Director. Worked on a number of competition show committees.
Don Faso Former President of Georgia Dressage & CTA, and current Treasurer. Organized the Regional Championships for Region 3, four times since 2000. Currently a 2009-2010 PM Delegate.
Liz Faso Currently serves as membership chair, corresponding secretary, and volunteer coordinator for Georgia Dressage & CT Association’s many activities.
Mary Fowler Licensed dressage judge since 1984. I am a USDF Bronze and Silver medalist. My involvement with horses has included breeding, raising, and training many successful warmbloods in dressage, eventing, and as show hunters. I have evented through the Preliminary level.
Brandie Heidenway–Taylor Has a BS in Equine Science from MTSU (2000). I have served on the board of my local GMO for six years, the last three as president, and have attended the last three conventions as a GM delegate. I am a trainer, coach, and competitor as well.
Region 4 Maggie Stonecipher AA re-rider who discovered dressage in 2002. USDF Bronze and Silver medalist. 2006 Dover National Merit winner. Kansas City Dressage Society Board – Vice President (2004-2005), Treasurer (2008-2009), Nominating Committee
chair (2002, 2004, 2007), Webmaster (2005-2009). Recognized as Gold Level volunteer since 2006 and 2009 Volunteer of the Year.
Bonnie Griest Active dressage trainer with students competing in Training Level to Grand Prix. Bronze and Silver medalist. USEF ‘r’ dressage judge. Recognized dressage show organizer and secretary.
Anne Cizadlo USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist, a USEF licensed “r” judge (dressage), organized several recognized shows in Regions 2 and 4 every year, teach clinics in Region 4 and operate a training and instructing business within Region 4.
Anne Sushko USEF “r” TD. I have served on the GMO Council for three years and have attended the last three USDF conventions. I served as a PM delegate for the conventions in Austin and Denver. I am an Adult Amateur who loves the continual learning process of dressage.
Barbara Zukowski In-depth background at the GMO Level, along with experience at both the USDF regional and national levels that will assist me in representing the members of Region 4 as their Participating Member Delegate.
Laura Gloor I’m a typical backyard horsewoman; rescue critters, small farm, full time job and a love of dressage. I appreciate everybody who devotes their precious time to this sport. Dressage is the best sport in the world. Let’s work to make it more efficient, affordable, and accessible.
Region 5 Veronica Holt Chair of the USDF Regional Championships Committee and am an FEI Chief Steward
for dressage. I have managed and officiated at many national and international competitions. Appointed to the 2010 USEF Dressage Committee and serve on several other USEF committees.
Beth Geier I am an AA competing at the PSG Level. This past year I was the Region 5 northern rep for the GMO Council. I am the office manager of RMDS, an “L” graduate, and a volunteer. I have been active in the dressage world for over 25 years.
Heather Petersen I am an Adult Amateur competitor involved in show management, as well as chair of the Education Committee for RMDS. I am a mother, wife, and horse lover.
Eva-Maria Adolphi I helped start the Utah Dressage Society and served on the Board for 30 years, currently as the Board’s Advisor. I have been a show manager and secretary. I am a TD. I’ve attended 10 USDF conventions (several times as a GMO delegate) and a member of the USDF Awards Council.
Susan Leutwyler I have been part of the dressage community and a participating member of the USDF for 12 years. I represented both Arizona GMO and Region 5 at the convention for the last three years, both as a GMO delegate and PM delegate, and I hope to continue representing Region 5.
Cynthia Ganem I am a 12 year member of my local GMO. I have been on the ADA board for three years as show secretary for our schooling shows. I have been our GMO delegate at the last two conventions. I have shown to Third Level on my PSG Holsteiner gelding.
Kay Lorenzen I have been involved with Arizona Dressage
Association, as President for four years, First Vice President and Secretary, as editor of the ADA’s monthly publication, and as Education Chair. I also served on Region 5 Adult Education and GMO Councils in past years and organized many clinics and educational programs.
Joan Clay I have been involved in Colorado’s dressage community since ’93. Adult Amateur competitor (thru ’07), dressage instructor/ trainer (present), GMO and chapter officer, RMDS TD, and USEF/USDF show manager. These experiences allow me to appreciate the varied stakeholder perspectives within our local and national dressage community.
Lori Mitchell Eight year member of the USDF and Rocky Mountain Dressage Society, I am currently the VP of the Foothills Chapter of RMDS and the Adult Amateur Chair for RMDS. I have coordinated several clinics and is particularly committed to providing education to lower level riders.
Janet Foy USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medalist. Current member of USDF Judges Committee, Regional Championships Committee, and Governance Committee. Current nominee for USDF Vice President. Former member of the USDF Executive Board and USEF Board of Directors. Current member of the USEF Dressage Committee and USEF High Performance Dressage Committee.
Scarlett Fahrenson For the past five years I have attended every USDF convention, the last four representing Region 5 as a PM Delegate and GMO Council member. I own a training/boarding facility in Southern Arizona and
compete at the FEI Level. I also train horses and riders up to this level in Classic Dressage.
Mary Jo Hoepner I am a long time amateur member of USDF. I pursue this wonderful sport while working full time. I hold the Bronze and Silver rider medals. I am currently Vice President of RMDS. I look forward to representing Region 5 whole heartedly.
Region 6 Kaye Phaneuf I’ve been an amateur competitor, breeder, show secretary, and member of NWV Chapter ODS for nearly 25 years. I’m a TD and chair of the Arabian Horse Association’s national dressage committee. I would remind USDF to be inclusive of all riders, all breeds, and supportive of its smaller competitions.
Jessica Rattner Bronze at 2001 NAJDC. Participant at 2003 TDF Olympic Dream Program and former president of the Youth Executive Board. Nine time attendee of the USDF convention, 2009 PM Delegate, 2010 ODS board member, and resident trainer at DevonWood Equestrian Centre.
Marsha Williams Adult amateur competing at Third Level and Musical Freestyle. I have served as a delegate for four years and served on the Education Committee and Nominating Council. My three year stint as ODS President has recently ended and I remain as a Director.
Corinne Stonier Adult Amateur lower level rider. Attended the convention as either a GMO or PM delegate since 2004. I am the Executive Director for Oregon Dressage Society. I was involved with the GMO Council from 2004 – 2009.
Gaye McCabe I have served as Treasurer, Secretary, President elect and President of the Oregon Dressage Society. I served two terms as the USDF Region 6 Director, and as the Adult Education Council chair. I am currently the Region 6 Youth Council representative and a member of the USDF Bylaws Committee.
Lynne Flaherty An AA rider and occasional competitor who has been involved in local dressage for 20 years, I have attended almost all of the conventions in the last decade, and have served as a delegate for several. I try to speak up for the average rider and the “little guys.”
Peter Rothschild An AA rider and competitor who has been involved with Region 6 and the USDF governance for many years, I am currently a Region 6 PM Delegate and am on the USDF Membership and Bylaws Committees. Being a Delegate is a privilege and one I hope to continue to have.
Elizabeth Hussey I am a CPA and competitive adult amateur dressage rider in Helena, Montana. I constantly try to bring awareness of dressage to the residents of Montana. I believe the USDF benefits from having the Montana perspective and Montana dressage riders benefit from having more exposure to the USDF through representation.
Carolynn Bunch I have been involved with Region 6 for 20 years and with many roles. Competitor, volunteer, GMO member – EI and ODS, business owner, show staff, Regional Awards Council member, and both PM and GMO delegate. I love this region and Dressage and want to see it flourish in Region 6.
Region 7 Paula Langan Graduated from Art Center College of Design, then worked in publishing. I now run the California Dressage Society Central Office, which allows me time to ride and train my horse and enjoy an incredible connection with the dressage community, helping the members get the most out of all programs offered.
Connie Davenport Professional Show Manager and Secretary. Long-time volunteer for the California Dressage Society. Currently supporting the CDS Northern Junior Championships and actively involved with scholarship program for the CDS Adult Amateur Clinics. Have attended USDF conventions for more than 15 years. Frequent contributor to Dressage Letters.
Kathy Pavlich USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist. Owner of Shadow Ridge Equestrian facility.
Maureen Van Tuyl High school teacher – French/ English; CDS/USDF member since 1970’s; show manager; former AA competitor; former CDS President, member of CDS Board for 20+ years; former Chapter President – SFP, Gavilan; member USDF Competition Management Council, Regional Competitions Council; “R” USEF Technical Delegate; volunteer – nationally and internationally; “L” program graduate.
Danielle Lee GMO board member for past ten years, President for the last four years. Show manager and secretary for the past five years, including three championship shows and high school shows. My focus is on supporting the amateur and junior rider programs and awards.
Michele Vaughn Michele Vaughn, from Elk Grove, CA, is an active AA young horse rider and FEI competitor. Chapter chair of Valley Oaks and CDS Director at Large. On USDF DSHB committee and USDF Youth committee. Horse show manager, host of clinics and educational events.
Elizabeth Lewis Current member of California Dressage Society Executive Board. 30 years as a dressage competitor, breeder and training facility owner. Professional background in budgeting, financial and program analysis for various local and federal agencies.
Brent Hicks Long time competitor, trainer, judge, GMO Director. Interested in making Dressage easier to participate in.
Martha McDaniel To help our Aloha State Dressage Society be involved in USDF, I have attended the annual conventions and symposia, when offered, since Albuquerque. I have received several Trakehner All-Breeds awards and have achieved Masters Awards in Training through Fourth Levels. I’ve managed to show two of my horses to Prix St. Georges.
Region 8 Beth Jenkins I have been on the Board of New England Dressage for 35 years. I am a former R judge, clinician, trainer and rider. I presently manage the NEDA Fall Festival and was awarded the USDF national Volunteer of the Year in 2008.
Debra Reinhardt Show manager and secretary, USEF Technical Delegate (R), Adult Amateur riding Third Level.
Diane Holston Adult Amateur. I own a Dutch Warmblood. I am on the New England Dressage Association board. I have been going to the convention for the last eight years and am
looking forward to it again in 2010.
Rachel Ehrlich I have been a USDF member since 1984 and run Greengate Farm, in operation since 1989. Greengate is the USDF 2009 Reserve Champion Dressage Horse Breeder. I am a member of the USDF Sport Horse Committee, chair of the USDF All Breeds Committee, and member of the NEDA Sport Horse Committee.
Katherine McHugh Trained as a lawyer, I currently manage a respected family foundation in Boston. I’ve been a NEDA board member since 2003 and currently serve as the NEDA Treasurer. I have achieved the USDF Master’s Challenge at Fourth Level, my USDF Bronze medal, and am working towards my silver.
Elaine Donoghue US Para Equestrian. Thoroughbred breeder. USDF Region 8 Nominating Committee member. Initiated USDF, Region 8 PM delegates to receive financial assistance. USDF Constituent Representation as PM and GM delegate. Charles River Dressage Association: Former President. NEDA Fall Show Committee: Former Member, Awards. Western New York Dressage Association: Marketing/Promotions coordinator.
Joy Bahniuk I am the head trainer of Cadence Farm, Harvard, MA. If re-elected, this will be my third term as a delegate. I am a FEI rider and competitor in Region 8. I successfully coached my daughter, Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen, to FEI Jr/ YR ranks. In 2009, I founded Dressage Trainers Network.
Lisa Geovjian I am a small animal veterinarian and the president of the Central Vermont Dressage Association. I own and ride my homebred Hanoverian mare, Clare.
Linda Mendenhall Co-owner of the Hanoverian breeding farm Hof Mendenhall. I am a competitor in Sport horse in-hand and dressage. Active volunteer for NEDA educational events for many years, and the organizer for the NEDA Spring Symposium for the last four years.
Willette Brown I am an instructor, trainer, and “r” judge living and working in Maine. After a long eventing career, I now focus primarily on dressage. I have trained with Barend Heilbren for over 15 years. Our farm houses 18 horses, three labs, and one dachshund who runs everything.
Kathleen O’Connor I am currently Vice President of Activities for New England Dressage Association. I’ve been involved in many of the NEDA educational activities over the years and find that to be my primary focus. I am also interested in membership and outreach to area GMOs in order to promote Dressage throughout the region.
Cynthia Wylie USDF Certified Instructor. Graduate of the “L” program for judges training. Former board member for NEDA (education coordinator). Former member of USDF GMO Council. Has represented Region 8 at the BOG for several years.
Deborah Borra I am the President of Western NY Dressage Association and manager of the Paduka Run Summer Festival show. I have numerous published articles in national equine magazines. I breed Swedish Warmbloods at my Normandy Manor Farm, a 300 acre facility in New York.
Region 9 Kat Kyle A former Regional Director and frequent PM and/ or GMO delegate, I have regularly attended the annual meetings for the past 20 years. I am a USDF “r” judge, Region 9 representative to the Nominating Council, and current PM delegate. I would be honored to continue to represent Region 9.
Evelyn Tumlin “L” graduate. Hold USDF Bronze and Silver medals. Started several GMOs. Have taught Pony Club and Eventing skills for 50 years, past 25 specializing in dressage. Have served on the Instructor/Trainer and Adult Education councils. Have attended over 22 conventions. PM delegate for many. MsEDA President for 2010.
Paul Kathen USDF Bronze and Silver medalist. Trained many students to USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals. Winner of numerous USDF and SWDC Championships and HOY awards. 1997 Region 9 Horseman of the Year. USDF delegate since 2003. Winner of USDF 2007, 2008, and 2009 Best General Interest Articles awards.
Carolyn Vandenberg Currently a USEF Technical Delegate and USDF TD Committee member. Volunteered at the championships the past four years. Adult rider. Served as national secretary of USDF 1990-1996, and have attended annual meetings since 1984.
Jan Colley I am actively involved in the dressage community as a breeder, competitor, and show management. I serve on our local GMO board as Programs and Clinics chair and actively promote our sport. Have been appointed to the 2010 USDF National
Sport Horse Committee and currently serve Region 9 as Competition Management chair.
Susan Howard My husband and I, Richard, operate a small breeding/ training facility southwest of Austin, Texas. Richard and I were founding members of the Central Texas Dressage Society. I serve as Freestyle Chairperson for Region 9, and I am a member of the USDF Freestyle Committee, and have been a USEF TD for 25 years.
Marilyn Kulifay Chair, USDF Region 9 Judges and “L” grads; Previous volunteer member Houston Dressage Society Board of Directors – 11 years; Volunteered all days of HDS shows 2008-2009; Attended all USDF conventions since 2002.
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Spotlight: oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society Tis venerable breed has produced many top dressage stars the individual and team silver medalists in the 1996 Atlanta olympics, the european champions in 1999, the world champions in 1994, and the winners of the Fei World Cup Dressage Final an astonishing five times. other oldenburg dressage international superstars include Donnerhall, Albano, and Don Schufro. in the US, Robert Dover rode Rainier to a team bronze medal at the 2000 olympics, and Lisa Wilcox won 2002 World equestrian Games team silver and 2004 olympics team bronze with the stallion Relevant. And there are many up-and-comers to watch, including Ringo Starr, Wig Wam, Dolomit, Harmony’s Sandro, Rafalca, and Beemer. The organization: Te mission of the oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society is to breed the best dressage horses in the world for top international competition as well as for the amateur market. Te oHBS has been responsible for introducing lines such
INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT: Olympian Michelle Gibson rides the Oldenburg stallion Don Angelo (Don Larino x Rubinstein I), owned by Diamante Farms (FL), in the 2009 Alhengste Parade in Germany
as those of Donnerhall, Rubinstein, and Sandro Hit to dressage breeding. All-Breeds awards offered: All performance and DSHB categories. How to participate: Te owner must be an active member of the oHBS by August 30 of the respective year. Te horse must be registered originally as an oldenburg either by the oHBS or by the oldenburg Verband in Germany. Organization contact info: Oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society: oldenburghorse.com or (240) 505-9929.s
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he oldenburg horse achieved fame throughout europe in the seventeenth century under Graf Anton Günther von oldenburg. in 1612, the Graf began transforming an old monastery on the outskirts of oldenburg into a royal stud to continue the work begun by his father of developing an elegant riding and carriage horse. He imported stallions from naples, Spain, Poland, england, tartary, and Barbary (north Africa). Te Graf’s tenants and other commoners were permitted to use the stallions, and soon oldenburg horses were in great demand throughout europe. Te first state-decreed stallion approval took place in 1820, and a register of origins was introduced in 1861. two horse-breeding societies, established by the 1897 Horse Breeding Act, merged in 1923 to form today’s Verband der Züchter des Oldenburger Pferdes—the oldenburg Horse Breeders’ Society (oHBS). As the demand for carriage and work horses waned in the twentieth century, the oldenburg Verband decided in the early 1960s to focus on breeding top sport horses. By introducing the bloodlines of Toroughbred, Anglo-Arabian, and French stallions such as Furioso ii, breeders produced an animal that now belongs to the top group of modern sport-horse breeds, particularly in dressage. Te modern oldenburg dressage horse is a light yet powerful mover with a great deal of ability, beauty, and willingness to perform. Oldenburgs you might know: Bonfire, ridden by Dutch champion Anky van Grunsven, is one of the most famous dressage horses in history. together they were the individual gold medalists and team silver medalists at the 2000 Sydney olympic Games,
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Was it coincidence or something more that brought horse and rider together? By Janet tornelli-Mitchell, MD
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y father encouraged me to follow my dreams, and he is the one who introduced me to the world of horses. i was born and raised in Mexico City. When i was a teenager, on Sundays my father would take me to the polo field, where many of Mexico’s Toroughbred breeders showcased their horses. Soon i was taking rid-
in the country. our neighbors owned two mares, and soon i began thinking of horse ownership again. on August 24, 2005, the eleventh anniversary of my father’s death, i awoke from a dream about him—the first time since he passed away that i had dreamed of him. Te next night, i again dreamed about my father. in that dream, he told me that the earth
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ing lessons, and i quickly became attached to a chestnut Toroughbred gelding i called Buck. About a year later, Buck was put up for sale. My father began making arrangements to buy him; but my mother, who was not an animal lover, was not to be persuaded. Buck was sold to someone else, and my riding days came to an end. i promised myself that, one day, i would have my own horse. i went to college in texas, where i have lived ever since. After i married, my husband and i bought some land
would soon be closer to Mars than in nearly 60,000 years. (Te astronomical event was indeed real and had garnered much media coverage.) it was an odd dream, and i wondered briefly whether it had any significance. Later that day, i had to take our cat to the vet. Waiting in the office, i picked up a newspaper, which was opened to the livestock section of the classified ads. Te first ad i saw read: “10-year-old Toroughbred gelding. Good looker. 15.2h. nice mover, basic dressage. no vices. owner to college. $1,500.”
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Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, MD, lives in Dallas, TX, where she is a boardcertified physician in internal medicine practicing at the Cooper Clinic. Her family includes husband Tedd Mitchell; daughter Katherine, 19; and sons Charlie, 16, and Christopher, 15. She is a member of the Dallas Dressage Club and a current Training Level competitor.
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i was intrigued by the price and wondered what was wrong with the horse. i could not get the ad out of my head, so later i phoned and made an appointment to see the horse. Te gelding rode well, had a nice disposition, and seemed like a good horse. Te owner then mentioned that the horse, named Afilado, had been bred in Mexico and was registered with the Mexico City Jockey Club. When i looked at the registration papers, i noticed that the breeder was a man whom my father had known well. He was one of the breeders who showcased his horses at the polo field that my father and i frequented. What a coincidence! Tat night, i told my husband about Afilado. Sensing my excitement, he agreed to schedule a prepurchase exam. Later that evening, my husband said, “Let’s go outside and see if we can find Mars. You know, tonight it’s the closest it has been to earth in nearly 60,000 years.” i was stunned. i realized that Afilado was no coincidence: in my dream, Daddy was telling me that something special was going to happen on this day. He made sure that i got the chestnut Toroughbred gelding he had always wanted me to have. i have not dreamed about my father since then, but i sense his presence whenever i am with my horse. Afilado has taught me what it means to develop a true partnership with a horse. i continue to enjoy the process of taking an off-the-track Toroughbred and transforming him into a healthier, happier, and safer horse to ride. He is my guardian angel sent from heaven! s
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tuned for more information on these two projects. Dressage equitation. Te US equestrian Federation has requested that the USDF take over the dressage-equitation-class qualifying program and the regional Dressage Seat Medal semifinals, held at each of the nine Great American/ USDF Regional Championships (but not the Dressage Seat equitation Finals themselves). Te eB approved a motion to work with the USeF to establish a new qualifying system for the Dressage Seat equitation program. Any changes that are made will be based on creating an understandable and simple qualifying system. Protective headgear. in my president’s report, and again later during the meeting, i brought up the issue of protective headgear. We have heard from many of you regarding this issue, and we believe that the time has come for the USDF to take a more active role and to state its position on the subject more strongly and clearly. Te resulting discussion led to a motion recommending to the USeF Dressage Committee that the USDF supports a joint rule change requiring protective headgear at the national levels (training through Fourth). A second motion requires the USDF to publicize its position of recommending the wearing of protective headgear when mounted through
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By George Williams, USDF President he USDF executive Board (eB) held its annual spring meeting at the national education Center (neC) in Lexington in April, the weekend before the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games dressage test event and the Rolex Kentucky TreeDay event. Te different venues are coming together, and the Kentucky Horse Park looked fantastic against the lush green backdrop of spring in the Bluegrass. We met for two days and had a full agenda. new treasurer Steve Schubert reported that we ended the 2009-2010 fiscal year positive to the operating budget, and the organization’s investment portfolio had overall gains of approximately 30 percent, recouping much of the previous year’s losses. i want to thank USDF executive director Stephan Hienzsch and the USDF staff for their skillful fiscal management during these challenging economic times. Additional highlights are the installation of a new phone system, a stabilization of member numbers, and the planned unveiling of a new statue in front of the USDF neC in time for the WeG, which begins this September. Te impressive bronze by sculptor Gwen Reardon was funded by a donation and is of a seventeenplus-hand horse doing a half-pass. New initiatives. Te Peer to Peer Competition Commission and the instructor Certification Strategic Planning Group are just getting started. Te Peer to Peer Commission has already held conference calls and is exploring ideas. At the time of our board meeting, the iCSPG was confirming its membership and had a June conference call planned. Stay
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experience, and i’m sure the USDF would want to know about anything egregious. But it’s impossible to account for personality clashes, and i suppose not even a licensed Bereiter walks on water with every horse and rider. Mixed bag though it may be, the USDF instructor Certification Program must be doing something right. After 20 years of bucking the “hang out a shingle” norm of equestrian instruction in this country, USDF’s program is starting to be emulated by others. Te US eventing Association began offering USeA instructors’ Certification Program workshops in 2002. Te US Hunter Jumper Association has launched a trainer Certification Program. to be sure, the USDF has not been the lone pioneer in instructor certification these past two decades. Te American Riding instructors Association offers training and certification in fifteen teaching specialties, from dressage and eventing to saddle seat and Western pleasure. Any well-thoughtout attempt to increase instructors’ knowledge and skills is commendable. But when it comes to our oh-so-challenging sport, i’ll continue to look to USDF and its incredibly knowledgeable certification faculty and examiners. Tey strive to do what’s best for dressage horses and riders, and i’ll be rooting for this program to flourish and to gain in prestige over the next 20 years.
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a press release, the Web site, this magazine, and other venues. Committee structure. in the first two months of 2010, we were very busy finalizing the details of the new USDF committee structure, which replaces the previous system of councils and committees. Te goal was to develop the new structure to the point that the new committees could be installed, populated, and given a sense of direction and purpose. Further adjustments and tweaks could be made as recommended by those actually working within the new system. Te restructuring was a big and sometimes confusing undertaking, but we hope that it will result in a more efficient, rewarding, and effective system. Te ultimate goal is to have some of the expertise that is on our committees become a part of the eB through the election of at-large directors. Te eB reviewed the first drafts of the necessary corresponding bylaws changes. We hope that a final draft will be presented to the Board of Governors (BoG) at the 2010 Adequan/USDF national Convention in Jacksonville, FL. Meetings at convention. During the 2009 convention, the eB expressed concern over the continuing number of closed meetings. As a result a motion was passed that all “USDF committee meetings at the convention, with named exceptions, must be open meetings.” Tis change should improve the convention experience for all attendees. 2010 symposium. During the eB meeting, the presenters and format of the 2010 Adequan/USDF national Symposium, as proposed by the Adult Programs Committee, were approved. We are looking forward to having Fei “o” judge Gary Rockwell (FL) and Fei “i” judge Lilo Fore (CA) conduct a live “on the Levels” presentation, with a focus on the 2011 USeF dressage tests, which take effect December 1, 2010.
Instructor certification. A number of the proposals from the instructor/trainer Committee were put on hold. Although the committee put forward interesting ideas for enhancements to the program, the eB felt that it would be beneficial for the instructor Certification Strategic Planning Group to review them and recommend how they might be incorporated into a comprehensive plan. However, the instructor/trainer Committee’s proposal to phase out the associate-instructor recognition program was approved. Youth. Mary Bahniuk Lauritsen (MA) has been named the interim USDF representative to the USeF Youth Council. A second proposal from the Youth Programs and the Fei Junior/Young Rider Committees, putting forward new criteria and a new nominating process for selection of USDF representatives to the USeF Youth Council, was also approved. Other business. Tere was animated discussion about the future
of the USDF Directory. Some members love the printed version, especially for use at shows. However, like the rest of the world, the USDF is grappling with the costs of a print version versus the savings realized by making the annual reference book an online-only publication. For the moment, the office staff has been directed to come up with a workable compromise. USDF senior director Cindy Vimont and USDF marketing director Linda Schultz gave an excellent presentation on the new educationmembership category, which was approved by the BoG at the 2009 convention. Some of the concepts include the new “e-trak,” whereby members will be able to access information and educational materials via the USDF Web site. on a related note, the eB has requested that USDF make it a priority to continue to improve its site, especially in regards to navigation. Te new e-membership is an exciting development for the USDF
and one that should appeal to a wide spectrum of dressage enthusiasts. Te plans are for it to be launched in the very near future, perhaps even during the WeG. More detailed information on the spring executive Board meeting can be found at usdf.org. s
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member connection Support for Protective Headgear Tank you for your “Ringside” column, “Head Games” (May). Although it was a terrible tragedy, i hope that Courtney Dye’s injury will be the wake-up call that we in dressage have needed, and that helmet use will become the accepted norm. But it will take some big-name riders to get the movement fully accepted. it was not so long ago that jumper and hunter riders mostly wore hunt caps in the show ring. But when the top international jumper riders began wearing those “skunk stripe” approved helmets, almost overnight, just about everyone was wearing them. i call on Steffen Peters, edward Gal, and others of this caliber to lead the way by wearing approved helmets every ride, every time—even in the show ring. Rebecca Pennington Houston, TX
i am primarily a Grand Prix showjumping rider but also am a lover of dressage. in early March, i was showing my youngster at the Palm Beach (FL) Dressage Derby. My fourteenyear-old daughter commented, “Mom, you don’t look anything like those riders! Why don’t you wear a pretty hat like the rest of them?” i gulped, wondering why i felt so foolish and out of place, especially in light of what had just happened the day before to Courtney Dye. Flashback to Mother’s Day, 1998: My husband and daughter gave me a GPA helmet. i hated that hat! i hated the way it made me look. i complained that it obscured my peripheral vision. i was especially angry with my husband for pulling the “mommy card” and making me feel guilty. Adding insult to injury, if i won a big class, i was referred to as “the funny-looking rider with the football helmet.” As my daughter and i bowed our heads that Sunday morning at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby during the service for Courtney, my prayer was simple: help the dressage powersthat-be mandate AStM helmets at all levels of competition. Tat way, no one gets singled out for looking “ridiculous.” i realize that such a ruling doesn’t protect from head injuries at home to those who choose baseball caps or such, but it’s a start. And after losing two fellow riders to “no helmet” head injuries as well as visiting several other “more fortunate but lifechanged” friends in the hospital from the same, i believe it’s imperative that we start somewhere. Karyn Albrecht Woodburn, OR i remember, as a little girl in Helsinki, taking riding lessons and having to wear a “stupid helmet” and watching all the private owners and trainers (including Kyra Kyrklund) riding without helmets. i couldn’t wait for the day that i would have my own horse or be old enough not to have to wear such a nuisance.
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in the mid-1980s, i came to California, but my helmet stayed in Finland. i survived many years without wearing one, but then a friend bought me a helmet as a gift. i would wear it occasionally when i rode some younger, fresher horses. over time, wearing the helmet became a habit. i owe that friend my life. Te back of that helmet has a half-inch-deep hole in the nape from the root that was sticking out of the ground when i fell after the horse i was riding spooked. i saved that helmet to show to some “hard heads” who do not want to wear helmets. i have converted some with my story, but not many. i do respect people’s choices. if they think they are “old and good enough riders” and nothing bad is going to happen to them, let them ride without helmets. i don’t think there is a way to force anyone to wear a helmet if they don’t want to. Johanna Constance Alameda, CA i was taken aback to read in a letter that “some dressage trainers and barns have laughed at riders for using helmets” (“Member Connection,” May). Who are these trainers? Are they truly the well-respected mentors of our sport? over the years, i have ridden with many well-respected trainers. i have never overheard any kind of negative remark regarding helmets. As for what dressage judges think, i just went through the entire USDF “L” program, which entails hours of education, scribing, and observing judges. Te use of headgear was never mentioned except for as it pertains to the USeF rule book, and protective headgear is clearly admissible. i was not taught to take into consideration headgear, nor did i ever see evidence of an unwritten bias toward a horse or rider based on headgear. i challenge any reader who knows of a trainer or judge who has made a derogatory statement about a rider’s choice to use protective headgear to
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Rider Fitness Tank you for publishing the article about fitness and dressage training (“Get Fit to Ride,” May). it was so well written and, for me, so timely. i am a dressage trainer, and in April i passed my national Academy of Sports Medicine exam to become a certified personal trainer. A little over a year ago, i saw a video of myself riding a Prix St. Georges test, and i was not happy at all with what i saw. My posture was less than stellar, and—horror of all horrors—i observed “posting” flying changes. i immediately went to my gym and asked for an appointment with a personal trainer. i explained my situation and my goals to my trainer, who even came
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out to watch me ride. After only a few months, my riding improved immensely. My horses and my body were so much happier, and i even earned a few scores of 8 for rider position, which had not happened in a long time. i was going to have my trainer give fitness clinics for my students when it dawned on me that it would be more effective for me to become a personal trainer myself. You can imagine how excited i was to see the cover of this issue of USDF Connection. it is long overdue that dressage riders start to take themselves seriously as athletes. Jane Ewer Napa, CA
A Little of Everything Just a note to express my enthusiast appreciation for the article on getting fit to ride. it is wonderfully thorough and inspiring, and coming at the start of the season, the timing is great to get into a personal program for fitness. i also enjoyed the article on driving and dressage, and i hope to see more about driving in future issues. And your lead editorial on helmets is great. i hope the association will take a stand on safety and responsibility over appearances and tradition in this area. Grace Franklin Pataskala, OH
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n response to criticism that its stewards were permitting “rollkur” and other questionable methods in competition warm-up arenas, the Fédération equestre internationale (Fei) in April issued new stewards’ guidelines for dressage. Te guidelines were produced by a six-member working group whose members included Fei Dressage Committee Chair Frank Kemperman and rider Richard Davison (GBR). German veterinarian Gerd Heuschmann (Tug of War), an outspoken critic of rollkur; and Sjef
Janssen, the Dutch coach best known as Anky van Grunsven’s trainer and husband, also contributed input. A key stipulation of the working group’s report was that stewards must halt all unacceptable training methods and techniques, including abuse and aggressive riding, immediately. An addendum to the Fei rules regarding aggressive riding, which took effect in May, states that movements that involve having the horse’s head and neck carriage in a sustained or fixed position (see illustrations below) should be performed only for about
ten minutes without change. no single neck position that may lead to fatigue or stress should be maintained. Te rider may neither use rough or abrupt aids nor apply constant unyielding pressure on the horse’s mouth through a fixed arm and hand position. Te addendum goes on to stipulate that a pre-competition training session may exceed one hour “only in exceptional circumstances and with the permission of the Chief Steward.” After the test, a horse may be reschooled in the warm-up for no more than ten minutes.
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BY THE BOOK: New FEI illustrations show warm-up head and neck positions that are OK, but only for short periods of time
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one of the show’s volunteer coordinators. Sign up to help out and you’ll get an up-close look at Steffen Peters and Ravel and the other WeG contenders plus national-championship competition for juniors, young riders, the Brentina Cup, and intermediaire i. For more information about the USeF Dressage Festival of Champions or to volunteer, visit usef.org/_ iframes/breedsdisciplines/ discipline/alldressage/ dressagefestival.aspx.
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ressage at Devon (PA) will be the site of this year’s World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses Symposium and General Assembly. WBFSH delegates and members will attend the show this September for the foal and younghorse breed classes and for the Fei Young Horse competition. Te WBFSH is the international governing body for the breeding of
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sport horses. Te organization annually ranks the world’s studbooks for dressage, jumping, and eventing. “For the breeding world, the WBFSH is what the Fei is for the equestrian sports,” said ekkehard Brysch, an organizer of the symposium and director of the international Sporthorse Registry and oldenburg Registry of north America.
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WORTH THE TRIP: Kentucky Cup CDI winners Calecto V and Tina Konyot
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reaking last year’s entry record, 53 horses contested the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Tree-Dayevent, April 22-25 in Lexington. Te competition served as the 2010 WeG eventing test event and attracted riders from around the globe. olympic veteran and three-time Rolex champion Karen o’Connor, of Middleburg, VA, was on top after the first day of dressage with Joan Goswell’s Mandiba and 43.7 penalty points. Tey were bested on day two by British pair William Fox-Pitt and Cool Mountain, owned by teresa Stopford Sackville, with 42.8. Along with his countryman oliver townend, Fox-Pitt was delayed getting to the Kentucky Horse Park by flight disruptions caused by the icelandic volcano eruption. townend, for one, paid $3,000 for a cab ride from France
to Madrid, Spain, to get to Kentucky. Te taxi-fare investment would have paid off handsomely had townend won the $350,000 Rolex Grand Slam, as he was poised to do, but his sixthand ninth-placed dressage efforts put him out of the running for eventing’s richest prize. Fox-Pitt solidified his lead when he recorded a clear cross-country round. He and Cool Mountain swept the competition with a perfect trip around the stadium course to secure the winner’s spoils of $80,000 and a Rolex timepiece. Phillip Dutton, of West Grove, PA, went clear in stadium aboard Woodburn to climb from fourth to second place. Becky Holder, of Chattahoochee, GA, lowered one rail on Courageous Comet to hold on to third. –Emily Koenig
VOLCANIC: Fox-Pitt and Cool Mountain made it to Kentucky in time to win
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he USDF instructor Certification Program is designed to educate instructors and aspiring instructors who demonstrate the knowledge and abilities necessary to teach the classical concepts of dressage and who meet specified proficiency standards. USDF offers certification in four categories: certified instructor/trainer (training through Second Level), recognized teacher (training through Second Level), certified instructor/trainer (Tird and Fourth Level), and recognized teacher (Tird and Fourth Level). What are the minimum requirements for participation? You must be a USDF participating member aged eighteen or older, have current first-aid certification, and submit written letters of recommendation from judges or other dressage professionals who can verify your teaching and training abilities and attest to your character. What are the specific certification criteria? Certified instructor/trainer, TrainingSecond Level: A minimum of four years teaching and training experience, three written recommendations, and five competition scores of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF competition (two scores at Second Level test 4 or higher, one score from any Second Level test, and two scores from your students from any Second Level test). Recognized teacher, Training-
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Title: Senior education programs coordinator With USDF for: Six years What I do: i’m the staff liaison to the “L” education Program and to the Historical Recognition, Freestyle, and Judges Committees. Equestrian background: i ride a friend’s nine-year-old, Toroughbred, Howard. i mostly focus on dressage and dabble in hunters and jumpers to break up the routine. Favorite non-horse activities: Pretty much anything that takes place outside: gardening, hiking, jogging, playing with my dogs, etc. Grew up in: Westerville, oH Favorite food: Cashew chicken from China Dynasty in ohio Famous person I’d most like to meet: George Washington Most memorable vacation: A Telma and Louise-style cross-country trip (minus the cliff ) with my sister during college Favorite movie: toss-up between Galaxy Quest and Te Shawshank Redemption Favorite book: Te 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen USDF members might be surprised to learn that: i still can’t eat my peas without having a big glass of water to help wash them down.
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Second Level: A minimum of four years teaching and training experience, five written recommendations, and five competition scores from your students of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF competition (two scores at Second Level test 4 or higher, and three scores at any Second Level test, with all scores being from a total of three different judges). Certified instructor/trainer, Tird-Fourth Level: A minimum of four years of teaching and training experience, five written recommendations, current training-Second Level certification, and five competition scores of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF competition (two scores at Fourth Level test 3 or higher, one score from any Fourth Level test, and two scores from your students from any Fourth Level test). Recognized teacher, TirdFourth Level: A minimum of four years of teaching and training experience, current certification at training-Second Level as a recognized teacher or instructor/ trainer (achieving 80 percent or higher on all phases, excluding the riding phase), five written recommendations, and five competition scores from your students of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF competition (two scores at Fourth Level test 3 or higher, and three scores at any Fourth Level test). Want more information? Visit usdf.org or send e-mail to instructorcertification@usdf.org.
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ith show season in high gear, we present the latest batch of dressage-competition and –judging questions, all submitted by USDF members. (Got a question of your own? e-mail it to lprogram@usdf.org; put “Judge Question” in the subject line.)
Level Test 2. I didn’t think sitting trot was allowed in Training Level tests. Is it? Debbie Riehl-Rodriguez: Yes, it is entirely optional whether to sit or post at training Level. Several years ago, most of the tests were done sitting with a few movements of posting, but that was changed to allow the horse and rider who are getting started to do what works best for them. in fact, the 2011 USeF dressage tests may allow posting at First Level—which i think is a very good idea!
Do intangibles that do not show up on the test sheet make a difference in the score? For example, if a rider is smiling and looking as if she is enjoying herself, is she apt to earn a higher score? A pleasant expression adds to the overall presentation of the test. i think the rider’s attitude reflects the way she treats her Show and Tell: Our experts help develop your winning ways horses overall. As far as making a difference in the scores, it may make me considour expert this month is US er a higher mark if i find myself havequestrian Federation “S” judge and ing to decide between two numbers. “r” sport-horse judge Debbie RiehlTe rider score in the collective marks Rodriguez, of Arvata, Co. We thank is intended to assess the rider’s effecDebbie for taking the time to answer tiveness and position as well as his or this batch of questions so thoroughly her use of the aids. With this score and thoughtfully. now having a coefficient of 3, i cannot say that the mark would necessarQ: I recently saw a fellow comily be higher; but if the ride was fluid petitor sitting the trot in Training
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and harmonious, a pleasant demeanor would certainly add to the entire presentation. Te flip side of this issue is the fact that the rider score reflects any abusive or harmful treatment to the horse that the judge observes. When a ride is not going well, many riders get frustrated and take it out on their horses, and this is very discouraging to see. Should riders be happy to be judged as only “fairly good” (a score of 7)? What happened to “good” (8)? Isn’t anyone in this country, including Steffen Peters, “good”? i am wondering how you happened to arrive at this question, as i know that many riders are considered to be “good” or “very good.” Many talented, well-known riders have shown green horses or have had difficulties in a test. if there are many problems in the test, the rider score reflects how well the rider was able to handle the situation. With mostly 4s and 5s in a test, the rider probably would get no more than a 6 due to his or her inability to produce a better test. Te judge must consider what he or she sees, not be concerned with who is being judged. if a test earns many 6s and 7s, then the rider would probably get a 7 unless some very impressive movements were shown, in which case an 8 would be in order. Judges love to give 8s when they feel the rider has earned it, so i am unable to agree with your question regarding “good” riders. i’m sure Steffen has earned many 8s and probably 9s in his career! While showing a Second Level test, I was marked down for not halting before my rein back. Doesn’t the horse have to come to a halt before he can step back? Please explain. if you check the directives on the test sheet, you will see that the halt is a requirement of this movement as well as the rein back. Your horse should stand motionless, on the bit, and preferably square before starting the steps back. Te halt should
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be only long enough to demonstrate that the horse is not anticipating moving forward or backward. Te quality of the halt as well as the transition into it are considered as modifiers in the score. In Introductory Level tests, how important is it that the horse goes deep into the corners? My instructor says it’s not that important at that level, so it’s OK to think of the corner as a ten-meter circle. However, I have been marked down for not going deep into the corners. in intro Level tests, i do not think a horse should attempt to go so deep into the corners—but it should at least be recognizable as a corner. i like to be able to tell whether a rider is intending to go straight or make a 20-meter circle, but most of the time i am happy if they just stay in the ring! Seriously, the horse should only go as deep into the corner as he can without losing his rhythm or balance, and i would penalize this only if he were totally cutting or avoiding the corner. i think that the equivalent of a tenmeter circle may be a bit too much to expect at this level; but if your horse is capable of doing it well, then it would show an increased degree of suppleness and balance. How do I tell when the bend in a shoulder-in is correct? When I ride what I consider to be the same shoulder-in for each test, one judge will say it’s not enough and another says it’s too much. Tis is a common question. According to the USeF rule book (usef. org), the shoulder-in should show a slight but uniform bend around the rider’s inside leg, maintaining cadence and a constant angle of approximately 30 degrees. Te amount of bend must not be so exaggerated that it impairs the balance and fluency of the movement. When i judge a shoulder-in from C, i look first to see whether the rhythm and regularity are maintained, as this is the first step of the training
scale. ideally the horse should move on three tracks (lines of travel), with his shoulders displaced slightly to the inside. Many trainers explain that the shoulder-in is the first step of a circle, but maintained on a straight line. Te amount of bend is slight, and the hind legs should remain on the same lines of travel without falling to the outside. i see two common mistakes in shoulder-in: overbending the neck to the inside, and excessive angle. to avoid overbending your horse’s neck,
think of the neck coming to the inside as a result of the displacement of the shoulders, not as a result of being pulled to the inside with the inside rein. As a gauge, i try to keep the horse’s nose in line with the center of his chest. Te other mistake, riding shoulder-in with excessive angle, turns the movement into a leg-yield, in which the horse crosses his hind legs as well as his forelimbs. in shoulder-in, the inside hind leg steps forward under
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the horse’s body with a lowering of the inside hip but does not cross the outside hind. it takes a keen eye to distinguish this. Mirrors are of great help in identifying and overcoming these mistakes. if you don’t have mirrors to ride toward, then ask a knowledgeable ground person to tell you when the angle and bend are correct. Practice until you learn what correct shoulderin feels like and can achieve it on your own. At what age can a horse be shown in dressage, and is there a mandatory retirement age from competition? A horse can be shown at 36 months of age, based on the foaling date. Tere is no limit on how long a horse can be shown in dressage, providing he is fit and sound enough to perform.
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Some judges have commented that my horse needs a more elastic topline. How do I achieve this? Tis is a frequently used comment, and so it is important that riders understand what judges mean when they say this. i hope you have been reading the many wonderful articles regarding the “circle of aids” or that encourage the rider to think of the horse’s back as a bridge. When the horse is properly connected from back to front, his back muscles can “swing” underneath the saddle—an indication that he is relaxed and able to use his topline correctly. A good test is the horse’s willingness to stretch forward and down when asked. if a rider tries to put the horse on the bit by pulling on the reins, the horse will tighten his back and stiffen his topline—exactly the opposite of what we are trying to achieve. to answer your question further would require much more than i can write here, as there is so much involved in a horse’s being “through the back.” if you do more research, and especially see the wonderful diagram that Lilo Fore did on the last page of
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a recent issue of Dressage Today depicting an imaginary rainbow through the horse from the front legs, over the back, and down the hind legs, you will get a good picture of the desired concept. I am interested in showing my young horse in a Materiale class this year and would like to know how this class is run. Like a sport-horse under-saddle class, a Materiale class is an opportunity to give a young horse some competition experience while having his gaits evaluated by a judge. Both are group classes and are held either in a regulation dressage arena or in a larger fenced area, depending on the number of horses. Horses compete against others of the same sex and age group. You will be asked to walk, trot, and canter in both directions. Te judge may come by after you are lined up for a good look at your horse’s conformation. Your horse will be judged on the correctness and quality of his gaits as well as on his ridability. Minor problems are not penalized very much, as judges understand that young horses may shy or become distracted or break from a gait. Most important is that the horse shows the best “material” to become a dressage horse. Terefore, any irregularity or loss of purity in the gaits will be penalized more harshly. Te judge uses a special score sheet, and the standard is pretty much the same as in a regular dressage test, with the usual 0-to-10 scale of marks. Te judge considers the quality of the gaits in obtaining a final score and placing. i highly recommend these classes to help young horses obtain some show miles. s Debbie Riehl-Rodriguez is a USEF “S” judge, an “r” sport-horse judge, and a member of the USDF “L” program faculty. She has earned her USDF bronze, silver, and gold medals and has shown numerous horses to local and national year-end awards.
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What Gaited-Horse trainers Can teach Dressage Riders Fifth in a series on what dressage riders can learn from other disciplines By Amber Heintzberger
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id you enjoy last month’s training exercises from olympic jumper rider Anne Kursinski? We hope so—because now we’re going to turn to an entirely different facet of the horse world to see what it has to offer the sport of dressage. Te exciting, colorful world of saddle-seat riders and gaited horses has a few obvious things in common with dressage. Both disciplines favor longer stirrups for greater contact with
the horse. in the show arena, both will get you the judge’s nod if your horse is energetic and animated—no noseon-the-ground, shuffling mounts need apply here. From there, the sports appear to diverge. Some of the breeds traditionally shown saddle-seat, such as American Saddlebreds and tennessee Walking Horses, not only walk, trot, and canter but “gait,” meaning that they have one or more additional “gears” or patterns
lIGhT and BalanCed: Larry Whitesell schools a Rocky Mountain Horse owned by Folsom Ridge Farm (KY). Reschooling using dressage principles has taught the horse to accept collection while remaining relaxed and balanced. (And yes, we’d rather Whitesell were wearing protective headgear in the photo.)
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of footfalls. So-called gaited breeds are known for their signature gaits, most of which are prized for their smoothness and easiness to sit. on the best gaited horses, it is said, one can carry a glass of champagne and spill nary a drop. Saddle-seat showing is a world of flash and dash, but gaited horses’ popularity extends far beyond the rarified atmosphere of the “shakytails.” Many gaited breeds, such as the Rocky Mountain Horse and the Paso Fino, are commonly found on the trails, prized by riders with bad backs that can’t handle the jarring of a trot as well as by those who simply don’t want to have to work hard to stay in the saddle for hours at a time. An increasing number of gaitedhorse enthusiasts, recognizing the value of basic dressage training for their mounts, do some dressage with their horses. Although US equestrian Federation dressage tests are written for the walk, trot, and canter only, there is a thriving “gaited dressage” subculture, complete with dressage clinics, freestyles, and (unrecognized) tests for gaited horses. What can we in dressage, in turn, learn from our colleagues in the saddle-seat and gaited-horse communities? For answers, we asked renowned gaited horseman Larry Whitesell, of Baxter, tn. Whitesell has won Grand national championship titles, was the 2002 Professional Paso Fino trainers’ Association trainer of the Year, and has held judges’ cards for several gaited breeds. A professional horseman for 30 years, he trains and rides all breeds of gaited horses. Since the 1990s, Whitesell has trained using classical dressage methods. He has learned from students of the late classical master nuño oliveira, primarily Dominique Barbier (Dressage for the New Age) and Mark Russell (Lessons in Lightness); and at classical schools in europe. He travels the US and Canada, teaching gaitedhorsemanship clinics and appearing at equine expositions. He has produced a set of DVDs entitled Ride a Better Gaited Horse.
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Dressage Crosses the Gaited Divide According to Whitesell, most gaited horses need only a mild degree of collection in order to gait. He says that, although initially he trained using traditional gaited-horse methods, he has since found that dressage training yields lighter, more consistent, and more correct movement from his gaited mounts. Some of the aforementioned traditional gaited-horse training methods are not in the horse’s best interest, Whitesell says. When he makes things better for the horses, he finds that they are smoother, safer, and more dependable mounts, he says. “i use classical training to get the horse balanced and engaged because that’s what gets the horse to gait,” Whitesell explains. “it’s common to get the horse inverted and vertical, but you have the problem that horses spook and become resistant and emotional. if you round the horse and get it engaged from collection, it also will gait, but you have a light, safe horse.” Whitesell emphasizes the safety part here, pointing out that most gaited horses are used not in the show ring but on the trail, by recreational riders who want a horse that’s comfortable to sit. Saddle-seat show horses are “revved up” to impress the judges and the spectators, but gaited trail horses should offer a pleasant, safe riding experience. And correctly trained horses have purer—and therefore more comfortable—gaits, he says. “if you use dressage, you’ll have a safer horse,” Whitesell says. “it brings out the engagement of the hind end. if you use a lot of contact, a lot of gaited horses are going to pace. So the softer the aids, the better the gaits will be.” A horse at Whitesell Gaited Horsemanship receives basic dressage training, including shoulder-in, haunches-in, and in-hand work. He does both shoulder-in and countershoulder-in from the ground. For the ground work, Whitesell uses a simple snaffle bridle and a dres-
sage whip. “it’s common to put the horse on the wall with the snaffle and a whip so that he learns to rotate his pelvis, increase his range of motion, and becoming lighter in the bridle,” he says. “i do a little lungeing in side reins but not a lot, to get the horse balanced and stepping under, moving over with his inside hind leg.” Whitesell favors the snaffle over the double bridle—commonly used in saddle-seat riding and on gaited horses— for training because the snaffle allows
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the horse’s movement to come from relaxed, balanced, and correct riding instead of from a forced “frame.” “often in the gaited world people use big bits and a lot of contact, and they think a horse can’t gait in a snaffle bit,” he explains. “But with correct training, you can do anything. Your goal shouldn’t be to make the horse gait; that’s only to make you comfortable. Your goal should be to make the horse’s life good too; and since his genetics tell him to gait when he’s com-
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fortable and balanced, correct riding will bring out the best of what his genes tell him to do. even in the dressage world, a whole lot of competition horses are forced into a movement or a frame. Movement should be used for the horse’s benefit, not to get a score.” Although Whitesell is a big fan of lightness à la the French school, he recognizes the value of a horse’s going forward into the contact. “Te natural horsemanship is excellent stuff as you begin training the
horse; but three months into training, if you’re still disengaging him, you are teaching him avoidance,” he says. “At some point, you have to engage the horse and teach him to be soft. You have to eventually take the horse to the bridle and teach him how to use it and not get on the muscle. People get stuck [in the use of natural-horsemanship methods]; they need to go forward. it’s a great thing, but it’s mostly for starting and breaking a horse. eventually you have to get your horse
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to trail ride and be safe. if you’re overbending your horse and that kind of thing all the time, you’re pretty much showing him the way off the bridle.”
Try This at Home: Shoulder-In Whitesell’s go-to training exercise is the shoulder-in, a classic dressage gymnastic movement that increases the horse’s balance, strength, and range of motion. in shoulder-in, the horse moves forward and sideways, with his inside hind leg stepping well underneath his body. “i don’t think you need 25 different exercises; you just need to exercise each part of the horse,” Whitesell says. And shoulder-in does just that. “First, you have to teach your horse turn on the forehand and turn on the haunches,” Whitesell says. “You can’t get on and force the movement; you have to put the pieces in place first. But shoulder-in is the best exercise for building collection or gaiting. You need to get them stepping up from behind.” if a horse is already working consistently under saddle, Whitesell warms him up by doing shoulder-in from the ground. “i very seldom lunge a horse before i get on because they’ll get out of balance,” he says. “i spend three to five minutes doing shoulderin on the ground, and every day i also school shoulder-in under saddle.” He explains, “For the average person, learning to teach shoulder-in from the ground is important because most people don’t ride correctly, so you’re not sitting up there screwing it up.” He reasons, “A lot of young horses don’t have the muscle, so it’s easier without a rider on their backs.” Ten, when introducing the movement under saddle, “My right leg teaches his right hind and vice versa,” Whitesell says. “in the beginning it’s more lateral, and day by day he learns to lift his chest and withers, building more muscle and teaching the horse to step into collection. it’s a simple process, no tricks or gimmicks. it’s simple. Day by day, as the horse takes a big-
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ger step, he’s going to rotate his pelvis more and more, which is what eventually creates collection. i don’t worry about his head [position] too much as long as it’s not too high or low as i use my inside leg to ask the horse to move his inside leg underneath him.” Whitesell continues, “You have to train both sides of the horse, and people tell you that, but as soon as they start working on collection, a lot of people drive with both legs and hold with both hands and the horse starts bracing. With shoulder-in, you’re teaching each side of the horse collection independently.” Ten “someday you can ride down the path and put two legs on, and the horse understands that he has to bring his hind legs underneath him, and you create engagement.”
Try This at Home: Circles with Changes of Tempo Te humble circle—too often treated as a throwaway move in schooling— is actually a valuable training tool that Whitesell uses often. “We do a lot of circles, getting the horse to step underneath [his body] and create engagement,” he says. “A lot of people drive the horse
forward with speed, hold with their hands, and force the horse to gait; but then you have pacing and resistance.” instead, he says, “i ride a lot of circles left and right. i do a lot of changes of speed, walking different speeds. Ten from walk i’ll ask them to gait—but i don’t make them gait; if they trot, i’ll just let them trot. if you’re constantly changing speeds, the horse just learns to gait, and they do it soft and light, not hard and driving with the seat.”
Try This at Home: Vary the Terrain to keep his horses relaxed and fresh, Whitesell often takes them out of the ring and onto the trail—the more varied the terrain, the better. “it’s hilly where i live, and that’s great for the horses,” he says. “i do transitions going up and down hills, using the terrain to gymnasticize the horse.”
Relaxed and Comfortable in the arena and out, Whitesell’s number-one goal is a relaxed and comfortable horse that can do his job without being put under pressure. Adding a little of his philosophy to the program could benefit horse people from all backgrounds and disciplines. s Next month: What can dressage riders learn from the discipline of endurance? Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. USDF ConneCtion • July/August 2010
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Dressage competitor and former eventer Jim Koford’s advice on conditioning the sport horse
FIT AS FIDDLES: Fitness advocate Jim Koford (jogging the Dutch Warmblood gelding Rhett [R. Johnson x Hendo], owned by Shirley McQuillan/ Touchstone Farm) was the 2009 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Grant recipient
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ou can get so much more from your horses when you get them out of the ring,” says Grand Prixlevel dressage trainer and competitor Jim Koford. Koford should know: his strong beliefs in conditioning dressage horses of all levels stem from his eventing background. Before he decided to concentrate exclusively on dressage, Koford evented at the highest level, including a ride around the rolex Kentucky Tree-Day event**** in 2000. as a result, he understands the value of conditioning in both maximizing current performance and preventing injuries. “every athlete, in every discipline, human or horse, they cross-train,” says Koford. Jumper riders do dressage (flatwork, as they call it). Koford’s dressage horses do modest jumping, trot sets, hills, and canter work. For this article, we asked Koford to share his wisdom and best practices for conditioning the sport horse.
Get Out For Koford, hacking and conditioning are not once-a-week activities for variety’s sake. his horses go for a brisk al fresco warm-up, work in the ring, and then cool down outside. “Get them, outside of the ring, in a place where they are in a good working frame of mind, so you go in the ring and it’s not dull. it’s not drudgery. if you just go from the stall to the ring, their bodies are tight and stiff. Tey’re mentally thinking, ‘ah, gotta go to work.’ it’s just a different mental state.” and “when i say hack on a long rein, i mean seriously power-walk,” he adds. to Koford, hacking is about preparing the horse physically and mentally for the work to come. “it is a time to establish the tone for the day. it’s really getting the hind legs active. really making sure that the horse is using its whole body when he’s moving so that his whole body is loose, not just his legs.” he wants the horse to swing through the back and hips, stepping underneath his body and using his neck. Te result: a horse that is energetic and forward-thinking. “hotter” horses do longer, slower warm-ups to settle and clear their minds, Koford says. lazier types do transitions within and between trot and canter to get them “in gear” and working. Whatever your horse’s temperament, be “mindful of really getting the horse soft, through his body and with an active hind leg,” Koford advises. “So many times you’ll get your horse active and they’ll tighten up a little.” after the training session, the cool-down helps the horse to unwind and loosen up. “again, it’s the same thing: really making sure that the horse is using his body,” Koford says.
Te warm-up phase helps the rider, too. like many USDF members, Koford commutes to the barn—in his case, an hour’s drive. “By the time i get here, my body is locked up tight and i’m thinking about whatever,” he says. a slow, gradual warm-up “gives you a chance to find your zone, where you can bond with your horse. you put yourself in the place where you need to be. Te movement of the walk underneath you loosens up your back, loosens up your body. it sets you up for a really good place for your work.” Getting out of the ring can provide other horse-health benefits, as well. according to Koford, horse owners can be misguided in their desire to protect their mounts from injury. When horses spend their days going from cushy, bedded stalls to soft, perfectly level arena surfaces, “you’re not developing bone density or soft-tissue strength. Tese are necessary to hold up to more serious work. you don’t want to pound them, but walking on a firm surface is actually a beneficial stress to the horse. Tey actually need just a little bit of concussion so that their legs will tighten up.” Ten in the future, “when you ask for more collection, the structure of the horse is going to be there for you.”
Stay Out it should come as no surprise that Koford is an advocate of turnout. “With all the horses, keep them moving, and [give them] as much turnout as you can. i know people say, ‘oh, he’s a valuable competition horse; i don’t want him to get turned out.’ if you turn out for a hour a day, yes, they’re going to get cut up, and they’re more prone to being injured. My horse now is turned out for probably fifteen or sixteen hours a day. he comes in when it gets a little bit hot and the flies are out. especially with the older horses, the more movement you can give them, the better.” [
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f you’re yearning for detailed, technical information about conditioning, then look no further than world-renowned equine-biomechanics expert and USDF Connection contributing editor Dr. Hilary Clayton, who has researched, written, and lectured extensively about the finer points of exercise physiology and conditioning the sport horse. Her book Conditioning Sport Horses is available from Sport Horse Publications (sporthorsepublications.com). Read Dr. Clayton’s research reports as McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University at cvm.msu.edu/dressage.
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An International Perspective in the summer of 2009, Koford spent three months at Michael Klimke’s barn in Münster, Germany. Te son of the late legendary dressage master Dr. reiner Klimke, Michael Klimke is an international dressage trainer and competitor who carries on his father’s legacy of classical training—including cross-training. at Klimke’s stable, Koford learned, careful conditioning and warm-up are part of the program. “Tere’s a racetrack there, and every horse—from the young horses to the Grand Prix horses—they go out on the track every day. ev-er-y day, ” he says, enunciating each syllable for emphasis. “Some horses go out twice a day. it is absolutely mandatory. it’s every bit as important as the work that you do in the ring. “Te horses are so much fitter in Germany,” Koford continues. evidently Klimke and his countrymen recognize that “Just knowing the movements for the Grand Prix isn’t enough to produce a really tremendous performance in the ring.” Te increased fitness not only pays off in terms of performance; it also pays in the form of savings on vet bills, Koford says. “in Germany, it’s a bit like going back to the Dark ages as far as veterinary care. Tey don’t really do joint injections, and they don’t really use any adequan or legend. Tese are horses going into cDis [Fei-recognized dressage
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competitions] at the Grand Prix level. Te biggest difference is fitness. i mean to tell you, these horses really go. “in america, it’s unbelievable what people spend with their vets. in europe they don’t, many times, have the option to go out and hack because the weather is so bad so much of the year; but those horses are still going out two or three times a day, getting on the walker or being handwalked, and just keeping the bodies moving because standing in a stall really is one of the worst things you can do for your athlete. Te horses aren’t designed for it.” Koford is putting his money where his mouth is. By the time this article sees print, he will have relocated from his home base in raleigh, nc, to Klimke’s barn in Germany for the foreseeable future. “i’ll be working for him. i have not had a boss in 25 years,” Koford says. But the benefits of the three-month stint convinced him that the move would be worth it. “it’s like, every day be on your a game. Deliver the goods; there are no excuses.”
Conditioning for Ages and Stages Just as a horse’s temperament dictates the appropriate warmup routine, so, too, do his age and level of training influence his conditioning program.
Koford does not target specific heart rates or other numbers when he conditions horses. instead, he strives to build fitness gradually, always checking his mounts for subtle signs of overwork. “you have to be so mindful of watching their legs and making sure they’re not showing signs of stress in their legs, or in their muscles too—that they’re not coming out with windpuffs or a sore back or just tight and stiff,” he explains. if any of these red flags crops up, then he backs off. Young horses. Koford advocates lots of lSD—long, slow distance. “Tis is because their stifles aren’t tight yet, especially the big adolescent horses that grow to be these inordinate sizes and haven’t really grown into their bodies yet. yes, you do want to work them in the arena and build slowly; but they definitely need to get out there and develop strength in their tendons and bones. Mentally, they need to be ‘despooked’ and see the world.” Koford continues, “With the young horses, if you can get on varying terrain so that you can do some hill work, then they learn to balance themselves and you’re not pulling on their faces, ‘riding backward,’ to balance them. Tey learn to carry themselves—to sit and to wait and to balance a bit. Tey develop adjustability and balance and proprioception.”
Developing horses. lay the groundwork for your fiveto seven-year-old’s future by getting him fit now, Koford advises. “once they’ve been fit as a young horse, even if they have a bit of a lay-up, they’re going to [regain fitness] more quickly and more easily.” Adult horses. “By the time they are seven, many of them are going into the Prix St. Georges, either starting the Prix St. Georges or thinking about Prix St. Georges,” Koford says. to meet the athletic demands of Fei-level tests, “Tey do need more aerobic work.” now it’s time for more cardiovascular work, including hill work. “Te horses want to go forward, and you are going to develop so much more pushing power by pushing up the hills, especially when they’re using their backs. Ten when they come down the hill, you develop the sitting power and the carrying power that’s necessary. When you go into the ring and you’ve got so much more horse, the horse is like, ‘Wow, this is so fun! i love it when i lengthen.’ you’re using the horse’s natural instincts to go forward up the hill and the natural instincts to sit and carry and balance.” High-performance horses. “you’d better continue to make sure that the horse is not always going in soft footing, because that is just setting him up for problems down the road,” Koford warns. “When you’re starting the more seri-
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LIKE FINE WINE: Kept fit and not overdrilled, older horses can continue to excel in dressage. Te Dutch gelding Udon was eighteen when he took rider Steffen Peters to his first Olympic Games, in Atlanta 1996.
ous collection, you have better done your homework so that he’s set up for a long and successful career.” Koford says he’s seen too many upper-level horses sidelined by injury. “[Strains of ] suspensories are practically epidemic at that level,” he reports. “With my eventing background, i make sure i do the homework and really leg the horses up and—knock wood—i’ve had very, very few leg problems.” training on varied terrain promotes soundness and also makes horses more adaptable to differing conditions. as Koford points out, “Te footing at shows is not always perfect. Sometimes the footing is muddy; sometimes the footing is deep; and you want to make sure that you’ve done your homework so that you can go through that footing. you have your horse legged up [fit] so that it’s not going to be as vulnerable to injury.” Schoolmasters. Te maxim “use it or lose it” certainly applies to the older campaigner. “horses that are well maintained can stay active and competitive,” Koford says. “Tere are eighteen- and nineteen-year-old horses in the olympics doing dressage. i can tell you, they’re not going in the ring every day and just drilling the movements. Te thing is, they know the movements. yes, if you buy a schoolmaster, the horse knows the movements; and yes, the rider would love
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to drill. however, you really want to keep them fit without pounding. Te warm-up and the cool-down are even more essential for an older horse because they are naturally going to be a little stiffer.” it’s equally imperative with an older horse to stave off boredom and sourness. “it’s even more important that you don’t go out there and just expect them to perform,” says Koford. “to keep them fresh and enthusiastic and interested is going to be your challenge with the older horses—trying to keep them fit doing a variety of exercises, and not over and over and over the same thing. Physically and mentally, it’s a buzzkill for the older horses.”
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Conditioning: It’s Not Just for Eventers Any More it is tempting to see Koford’s emphasis on conditioning simply as an artifact of his eventing career. however, the fact that a top German dressage facility has the same practice shows us that conditioning is integral to correct dressage. s Katherine Walcott, of Wilsonville, AL, has tried both eventing and dressage at the micro level. Achieving the upper reaches of either discipline is impressive. Te idea that someone could do both makes her dizzy.
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Rider’s Report: USDF Adult Clinic To fix training problems, go back to the basics, advised clinician Charlotte Bredahl-Baker By lUcy helStoWSKi
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ALL AbouT ThE pyrAmID: Clinician Charlotte Bredahl-Baker helped demo rider Lucy Helstowski make Tango Royale more supple. Here they practice shoulder-in.
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ecently i was fortunate to be chosen as a demonstration rider in the 2010 region 1 Platinum Performance/USDF adult clinic, hosted by hassler Dressage, chesapeake city, MD. Te focus of the May 8-9 clinic was the building blocks of the pyramid of training and how to use them to address and solve training issues as horse and rider move up the levels.
A horSE For ThE FuTurE: Bredahl-Baker helped rider J.J. Tate introduce Faberge to piaffe and praised the horse’s talent and attitude
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The Clinician Te 2010-2011 adult clinic Series clinician, charlotte Bredahl-Baker, was exceptional. charlotte, a native of Denmark who now lives in Solvang, ca, won a 1992 olympic team bronze medal aboard her horse, Monsieur; and is an experienced trainer and instructor. Te clinic began with charlotte showing a brief video of herself schooling her homebred five-year-old hanoverian gelding, Westpoint (Windfall cB x rampal). She explained that, in the warm-up phase of a training session, you must address all the building blocks of the pyramid (except for collection, which comes into play after the warm-up, during the actual work of the session). charlotte said: “you must continue to ask: ‘is he relaxed? is he forward and over the back, stretching into the hand? how is his straightness?’ always listen to your horse, and give him the benefit of the doubt.” next she read us her story about her olympic partner, entitled “to Monsieur with love.” together charlotte and the 1981 Danish Warmblood gelding shared both good times and some difficult ones. in her story, she thanks him for all he has taught her and will be forever grateful. you could feel the love and kindness she gives to her equine partner.
after charlotte’s brief introduction, the demonstration riders, auditors, and volunteers gathered in the hasslers’ beautiful indoor arena to watch the individual sessions. each lesson started out the same, regardless of the horse’s level. Te walk was to be extended, showing that the horse is forward and relaxed, stretching down into the contact. leg-yields, circles, and changes of direction were added to test suppleness and straightness. Te same was done in the trot and canter. charlotte was insistent that the basics be correct. She asked the audience members for their opinions: is this horse
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SDF gratefully acknowledges the riders, horses, and owners who helped make the 2010 Platinum Performance/USDF Region 1 Adult Clinic a success. Additional thanks to the clinic organizers and volunteers and to the team at Hassler Dressage for their efforts and hospitality. Jessica Barreto, Mt. Laurel, NJ, riding her Brilliant Disguise (AWS/Paint) Angelia Bean, Phoenixville, PA, riding BR Danny’s Secret+ (Friesian/Arabian), owned by Linda Butz Gail Carpency, Danielsville, PA, riding Napoleon (KWPN) Emily Dutton Craig, Sewickley, PA, riding her Thanks a Bunch (TB) Lucy Helstowski, Kennett Square, PA, riding her Tango Royale (KWPN) Cara Klothe, West Chester, PA, riding her Kiss Me Kate (Warmblood cross), owned by Amy Faucher Susan Springsteen, Uwchland, PA, riding her Fanale (Hanoverian) Jessica Jo Tate, Chesapeake City, MD, riding Faberge (Westfalen), owned by Elizabeth GuariscoWolf.
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to help correct the problem, charlotte gave us an exercise: half-pass to shoulder-in, or leg-yield and back to halfpass. We practiced until i got it right, first at the trot and then in the canter. We finished with a correctly ridden exercise that i will always remember. i couldn’t wait to watch the rest of the lessons to gather more tools for training.
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buILDING bLoCKS: As rider Ange Bean on the Friesian/Arabian mare BR Danny’s Secret+ learned, Bredahl-Baker has an uncanny ability to “deconstruct” a horse’s issues to identify (and then address) the source of the problem:
showing a forward rhythm? is he relaxed and accepting the bridle? is there bend? “Te horse will tell you,” she would say. charlotte was very tactful in working with each horse and rider’s issues. Te region 1 clinic featured a wide array of horses at different levels of training. Tis was very helpful for the auditors, as various training issues were addressed. Many were basic problems that apply to most horses to some extent, such as developing a more consistent connection from the inside leg to the outside rein, and maintaining relaxation and a steady rhythm along with impulsion, suppleness, and lengthening of the neck. Because of the “electric atmosphere” of the arena and the spectators, some horses were a little tense. charlotte didn’t worry or hurry. “Give him time,” she would say. Te basics, she insisted, had to be correct before a horse could go on to more advanced work.
Lesson, Day 1 My own session, with my ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, tango royale, began with charlotte asking us to ride on a 20-meter circle to check tango’s rhythm, relaxation, and impulsion. everything looked good, she said, other than some varying of the hindquarters inside and outside the circle line. Te basics were good in all gaits, she said. We then picked up the contact and asked for more engagement. We did pretty well with the leg-yield and shoulder-in. When we began the half-pass, charlotte questioned tango’s rhythm and bend—our problem for the day. Tere was not enough bend, she said, and the haunches would lead at times.
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Te second day was more relaxed, as i knew what to expect. tango’s bend issues were improved, as i was quicker to fix them. in this second session, i graduated to working on pirouettes in the canter. We started in the walk: two steps of pirouette, then two steps straight ahead, over and over. Tis “stairstep” approach, charlotte explained, discourages the horse from spinning or stepping out and also encourages him to maintain the balance. When we tried the actual canter pirouette, things went pretty well. charlotte used a variation of the previous exercise, this time asking us to come around for three steps and then to proceed straight ahead in canter for three steps, making sure we kept the bend. it was a difficult exercise, but we did get better. i finished with some great work. Most of the upper-level horses worked on the same exercises that day, so i could really see how they improved. Some also were beginning work on piaffe and passage. charlotte had some really good training tips for these advanced movements. Be happy with a few steps and then reward the horse by riding forward, she advised. Faberge, a seven-yearold gelding ridden by J.J. tate, did some beautiful piaffe and passage with charlotte aiding from the ground. She praised the horse, saying that he is exceptional and that the work is easy for him. Because of Faberge’s kind nature and talent, he should go far, she said. Several people at the clinic said that it was one of the best learning experiences they had had. i went home with more understanding of the importance of basics (bend!), new exercises, and excitement in looking to the future with my horse. Te facility was wonderful, and the hasslers, the staff at hassler Dressage, and the clinic organizers could not have been more accommodating. s
Lucy Helstowski is a native of Massachusetts who now resides in Kennett Square, PA. She began her dressage education with Janet Black while at the University of Vermont. Along with her first warmblood, the sixteen-year-old Mister Chadwick, she owns the Dutch Warmblood gelding Tango Royale, her Adult Clinic partner. Purchased as a three-yearold in 2003, Tango is currently competing at Fourth Level, and his owner hopes to train him up to Grand Prix.
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The Road to Instructor Certification What does it take to earn USDF credentials? An associate instructor recounts her journey. By hilary Moore
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am now a USDF associate instructor with plans to attend the next final exam for USDF instructor/trainer certification. if you had asked me about certification four years ago, i would have said that it is an important credential for a dressage professional, requiring first-aid certification and the completion of USDF instructor workshops on riding, lungeing, and teaching. today, having gone through the program myself, i can tell you that participating in the USDF instructor certification Program means a whole lot more. When i first researched the program, i considered the
participant fee for each workshop, and that was about it. i figured that there would be workshops close enough to my home in Maryland that i could just drive over and maybe stay in a hotel for a few nights. My job as a dressage trainer, with its riding and teaching, would be preparation enough for each workshop, i assumed. What i encountered was a lot more complicated.
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pubLIC CrITIQuE: As Moore discovered, workshop sessions are not only critiqued by faculty but also observed by participants and auditors
Reality Check 2: Cost What with workshops in north carolina, Utah, and Massachusetts, i faced some pretty big travel expenses. When i totaled them, here’s what associate-instructor certification cost me: Travel ..........................................................................$600 Hotels ........................................................................$600 USDF manuals .............................................................$ 67 USDF associate instructor’s fee .....................................$ 65 Horse “rental” for Utah lungeing workshop ................$ 30 Meals, fuel, “horse sitters,” and other expenses ........$1,400 Total...................................................................$2,762
Fortunately, my USDF group-member organization (GMo), the Potomac Valley Dressage association, accepted my scholarship application and awarded me a grant of several hundred dollars to help offset costs.
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every penny i spent was worth it. however, the program’s costliness is tricky because most people looking to earn USDF instructor certification are young dressage trainers with limited income. Tey tend to feel pressure to spend most of their “professional development” budgets getting their names out by participating in competitions, clinics, and the like.
Reality Check 3: Preparation When i attended my first workshop, i had been out of Fei young riders for five years and was riding only young and green horses. With no knowledge of the workshop format and limited time spent riding the sitting trot and collection, you could say that i was not really ready for the riding workshop, the way i was for the lungeing and teaching sessions. as i learned, the workshops are less about learning how to ride, lunge, or teach and more about preparing what you know for the final exam. each workshop has a similar format, such as: Day 1: 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast and one-hour lecture 9:00 a.m.: one-hour demonstration by USDF instructor-certification faculty member on what to expect in the session
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ing workshops held there. after two years of waiting for something else to materialize, i was off to the only lungeing workshop that had room and that suited my schedule—in Promontory, Ut. Did i mention that i live in Maryland? luckily, i was able to find a teaching workshop at Mount holyoke college in South hadley, Ma, so i only had to fly to Utah once.
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: individual 45-minute sessions during which participants demonstrate skills and receive critiques and feedback. (in the workshops i attended, the skills evaluated were: ride a familiar horse no more advanced than Second level; lunge a horse in side reins, cavesson, and surcingle; and teach an unfamiliar rider no more advanced than Second level.) 12:00 p.m.: lunch 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.: additional participant demonstrations and critique sessions evening: optional group dinner. Day 2: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Same as day 1, with participants demonstrating a second skill during 45-minute individual sessions. in the workshops i attended, we were required to ride an unfamiliar horse no more advanced than Second level, to lunge a horse and rider, and to teach a group lesson to riders no more advanced than Second level. 4:00 p.m.: hour-long wrap-up, with each participant receiving written evaluations. i wish i had known in advance that participants are required to demonstrate their skills in front of ten fellow instructors and 20 auditors, all the while being critiqued by a USDF certification-program faculty member. i was a lot
more comfortable when i had studied the material in the workshop manuals, as each one includes the proper use of equipment and aids that candidates are expected to use. although there are multiple ways to do certain things, such as attaching a lunge line, the USDF Lungeing Manual explains why some techniques are considered more correct. naturally, workshop participants are expected to use the preferred method in their demonstrations. i found the arguments for and against the various methods to be very strong, and today i find myself applying techniques in my daily training that i learned at the workshops.
Key Learnings above all else, the workshops taught me some very important things: Check equipment before use. is it the best choice? Does it fit the horse or rider properly? is it in working order? Emphasize safety. Minimize risk whenever possible by using proper equipment and by being safety-minded while teaching and riding. Approach all training systematically. identify the horse’s or rider’s weaknesses and the main issue that causes superficial problems. in the session or lesson, address the main issue, limiting corrections to no more than two or three
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20 Years of Instructor Certification
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he USDF Instructor Certification Program has two things to celebrate in 2010. First, an anniversary: 2010 marks 20 years that USDF has been educating and certifying instructors in the classical principles of dressage. Ridinginstructor certification is commonplace in Europe but was rare in the US when the USDF program debuted in 1980. Other equestrian organizations, such as the US Eventing Association and the US Hunter Jumper Association, have since followed USDF’s pioneering lead with their own certification programs. Second, we’re proud to have produced our first “homegrown” certification examiner. Sarah Geikie, of Lebanon, CT, became a Fourth Level certified instructor in 1995. A firm believer in continuing education, she went on to earn her USDF bronze and silver medals
and to become a member of the USDF instructorcertification faculty. She holds a BS in animal ThrouGh ThE LEVELS: Geikie science and is a British Horse Society assistant instructor. In 2007, she was promoted to FEI “C” dressage-judge status. This year, Geikie, a popular dressage clinician, became a USDF certification examiner. “Not only is Sarah a shining example for our program, but she also trains and shows horses through the FEI levels and officiates as an USEF ‘S’ and FEI ‘C’ judge as well,” said Gerhard Politz, chair of the USDF Instructor/Trainer Committee and a longtime examiner. “In short: a true professional.” –Kathie Robertson
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Summer Reading Learn, journal, or just feast your eyes with these new books
Eggs-actly Right
Science Meets Art
Much as i love our sport, there aren’t too many dressage tomes i’d consider taking to the beach. Dressage Unscrambled (Half Halt Press, 223 pp., $17.95) is the rare exception.
Classicist and well-known author Paul Belasik (Dressage for the 21st Century) applies scientific study to the dressage literature in his new book, A Search for Collection: Science and Art in Riding (trafalgar Square, 128 pp., $36.95). With his late Grand Prix-level equine partner, St. Graal, Belasik participated in McPhail Dressage Chairholder and USDF Connection contributing editor Dr. Hilary Clayton’s studies of the biomechanics of collection, and their efforts and findings are central to the book. Belasik weaves together classical training narrative and modern-day findings to take the search for collection to a new and more sophisticated level.
Author Bill Woods has been involved with USDF since its founding and was instrumental in developing the instructor Certification Program. He is a USeF “R” judge and a longtime rider and trainer who has studied under such luminaries as Maj. Anders Lindgren. He also happens to be an astute observer of foibles both human and equine and a writer with a wry sense of humor. Dressage Unscrambled distills a lifetime of memorable experiences and “aha” educational moments into one unassuming paperback, complete with a few well-placed photos and illustrations. Younger dressage enthusiasts will get a glimpse into how our sport has evolved, and those of a certain age will surely chuckle at some memories. And you’ll probably learn something along the way, too.
Record Your Journey Many experts recommend keeping a training journal. At the 2009 Adequan/USDF national Symposium, clinician Jan Brink said he notes breakthroughs and especially good rides for future reference. Any notebook will do, of course, but an especially nice medium is the new Dressage Rider’s Training Journal (Dressage Aids, $19.95; dressageaids. ca). Te spiral-bound notebook contains illustrations of the standard arena and the pyramid of training for
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reference. Te journal sections are divided into training Planner, Rider’s Journal, and Coach’s Journal. each journal page is illustrated with a background photograph of a different dressage horse.
A Baroque Festival You may be familiar with Cavalia, the equestrian spectacular featuring atliberty, haute école, and other performances by Lusitanos and other baroque-type breeds. Cavalia’s founders, Frédéric Pignon and Magali Delgado, share their experiences, their horsemanship wisdom, and their training principles in Gallop to Freedom (trafalgar Square, 182 pp., $29.95). Although Pignon, a ground-work expert; and Delgado, a Grand Prixlevel dressage rider, include training advice and anecdotes in the text, some readers may find themselves ignoring the words and instead soaking up the sumptuous color photographs of snow-white, wavy-tressed stallions performing in Cavalia, passaging along picturesque shorelines, and carrying their elaborately costumed riders. it’s the stuff of a horse-crazy kid’s (or not-so-young kid’s) fantasy.
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Written in a conversational, folksy style, Whole Heart, Whole Horse won’t teach you how to get better scores or how to ride a better half-halt. But Rashid’s anecdotes may give you insights into why horses do the things they do that drive us crazy or make us weep with frustration—and, perhaps, also into yourself. s
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Sensitivity Training Mark Rashid is a well-known horsemanship clinician who’s commonly pictured with cowboy hat and Western saddle—so his new book, Whole Heart, Whole Horse (Skyhorse Publishing, 205 pp., $24.95), might seem an odd coda to a book-review column in a dressage magazine. But Rashid’s approach to working with horses, expressed in the subtitle as “Building trust Between Horse and Rider,” deserves a place in any equestrian discipline. USDF ConneCtion
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Breed of the Month: Canadian Warmblood European-style registry meets North American advantages 2008 Paralympics. With owner/rider Holly Bergay, the 1990 mare Soliloquy (Frontenac - China Lady) has won numerous USDF All-Breeds awards and was fifth at the 2008 Fei north American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships. The organization: Canada, like most major horse-breeding countries, has a national registry for warmblood horses: the Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association (CWHBA). Since its inception in 1988, the CWHBA has grown to become one of the largest warmblood registries in north America, based on foal registrations. Te goal of the CWHBA is to provide Canadian breeders a full-service european-style breeding organization that will allow them to utilize Canada’s ideal rearing conditions to produce high-quality warmblood horses to international standards. All-Breeds awards offered: All performance and sport-horse-
STRONG PERFORMER: Te Canadian Warmblood Pikardi and rider Bonny Bonnello have qualified for Canada’s 2010 World Equestrian Games dressage squad
breeding categories. How to participate: Te horse must be a registered Canadian Warmblood (at birth), and the owner must be the owner of record. Horses that are double-registered must be declared with USDF as Canadian Warmbloods. Organization contact info: Canadian Warmblood Horse Breeders Association: CanadianWarmbloods. com or (306) 373-6620. s
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ach month, “All-Breeds Connection” spotlights a USDF All-Breeds awards program participating organization and the breed it represents. Information and photos that appear in this column are furnished by the breed registries. USDF does not endorse or promote any breed or registry over another. The All-Breeds program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage. All participating organizations offer “open” year-end awards from Training Level through Grand Prix, and some offer awards in additional categories, such as adult amateur, junior/ young rider, and dressage sport-horse breeding. Registry representatives are usually on hand to help bestow awards at the banquet held during each year’s USDF convention. All-Breeds award eligibility requirements include memberships and horse registrations with both USDF and the participating organization. For details and a list of current participating organizations, visit usdf.org. For more information about All-Breeds awards program participation, send e-mail to allbreeds@usdf.org.
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he Canadian Warmblood breed has old World bloodlines and new World vitality. Warmblood genetics are universally available, particularly in the age of frozen semen and embryo transfer. Canadian breeders are utilizing these old World genetics in their own way, emphasizing refinement and ridability to produce athletic horses that meet the needs of amateur and professional riders in north America. What makes the Canadian Warmblood horse unique is our ideal growing conditions. Pasture-raising in larger groups and growing up in a natural way results in horses that are sound and sane. Properly socialized, Canadian-bred horses have good minds and are accustomed to the outdoor environment. Freedom to move, coupled with appropriate stress at the right times, produce strong bones and tendons and a legacy for long-term soundness. Canadian Warmbloods you might know: Pikardi (Pointmaker – Delany, by Diamont) (pictured), a 1997 gelding, is currently competing at Grand Prix with Canadian olympian Bonny Bonnello. Travolta (Ferro – Lurosa, by Landwind ii), a 2000 gelding owned and ridden by Joni Lynn Peters, won 2009 USDF All-Breeds awards at Prix St. Georges and intermediate i. Duffy (Rapide – Kappaquidity, by Liquidity), a 1995 gelding owned and ridden by Linda Schutte, is a multiple USDF award winner. Lanzar, a 1997 gelding (Florian – Fancy, by Champion), is competing at Grand Prix under new rider Aaron Wilson for owner tana McClure-Arendts. Jennifer McKenzie, owner and rider of the 1995 mare Valentine II (Vulcaan – tiki tez, by Delyle tez), competed for Canada in para-equestrian dressage at the
USDF – COUNCILS & COMMITTEES ADMINISTRATION COUNCIL Chair, TBD Anneliese Vogt Harber, GA, Region 3
Anne Moss, PA, Region 1
Sherry Guess, OK, Region 9
Chris Trentelman, FL, Region 3
Bylaws Committee
Paula Langan, CA, Region 7
Chair-Chris Trentelman, FL Region 3 Co-Chair-Barbara Cadwell, WI, Region 2 Alison Head, VA, Region 1
(PM and competitor representation) (Regional representation)
(member of Arizona Dressage
Sherry Guess, OK, Region 9 (PM representation)
Sue Hughes, MI, Region 2
GMO Categories
Bill Maybee, MI, Region 2
Category 1 – GMOs with less than
Paula Langan, CA, Region 7
75 members Category 2 – GMOs with 75 – 174 members Category 3 – GMOs with 175 – 499 members
Nominating Committee Chair-Miki Christophersen, KS, Region 4
Category 4 – GMOs with 500 or more members
Bill Maybee, MI, Region 2
Chair-Sherry Guess, OK, Region 9
Barbara Petti, FL, Region 3
Jan Denno, MD, Region 1
Delores Kaminski, MD, Region 1
Tracie Wang, NE, Region 4
(member of Potomac Valley Dressage
Dianne Stanley, MT, Region 5
Association – category 4)
Marsha Williams, OR, Region 6
Association – category 3) Corinne Stonier, OR, Region 6 (member of Equestrians’ Institute –
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Charles Lewis, CA, Region 7
Association – category 1) Scarlett Fahrenson, AZ, Region 5
Charee Adams, OH, Region 2
Gaye McCabe, OR, Region 6
Iowa Dressage & Eventing
Debra Carr-Kirk, MA, Region 8
Janine Malone, NC, Region 1
Peter Rothschild, WA, Region 6
Miki Christophersen, KS, Region 4
Nancy Spear, IL, Region 2
category 3, official contact, roster contact and web master for Oregon Dressage Society – category 4) Martha McDaniel, HI, Region 7 (roster contact for Aloha State Dressage Society – category 1, member of Hawaii Isle Dressage and Eventing Association – category 1) Carolyn Tice, CA, Region 7 (president of California Dressage Society – category 4) Cindi Wylie, MA, Region 8 (member of New England Dressage Association – category 4) Bruce Lawrie, TX, Region 9 (member of Dallas Dressage Club –
Kathy Pavlich, CA, Region 7
(member of CenterLine Dressage –
Elaine Donoghue, MA, Region 8
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Kathryn Kyle, TX, Region 9
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Barbara Petti, FL, Region 3
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Jennifer Bryant, PA, Region 1
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Bettina Longaker, VA, Region 1
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Roberta Williams, OH, Region 2
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Rosalind Kinstler, MI, Region 2
Anne Sushko, IA, Region 4
Anne Ramsay, FL, Region 3
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Becky Johnston, FL, Region 3
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USDF – COUNCILS & COMMITTEES TECHNICAL COUNCIL Lois Yukins, MA, Region 8
Chair, TBD Terry Ciotti Gallo, FL, Region 3
Dianne Stanley, MT, Region 5
Marilyn Heath, FL, Region 3
Regina Antonioli, CA, Region 7
Gerhard Politz, CA, Region 7
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Chair -Terry Ciotti-Gallo, FL, Region 3
Chair-Dianne Stanley, MT, Region 5
Maryal Barnett, MI, Region 2
Stephanie Alvord, VA, Region 1
Tamla Nichols, VA, Region 1
Gary Rockwell, FL, Region 3
Tigger Montague, VA, Region 1
Carolyn Borgert, KY, Region 2
Terry Ciotti Gallo, FL, Region 3
Marlene Schneider, MN, Region 4
Linda Lester, FL, Region 3
Janet (Dolly) Hannon, CO, Region 5
Laura Gloor, MN, Region 4
Marilyn Heath, FL, Region 3
Anna Lucy Keller, ID, Region 6
Rusty Cook, NM, Region 5
Williams Solyntjes, MN, Region 4
Alexsandra Howard, CA, Region 7
Kaye Phaneuf, OR, Region 6
Janet Foy, CO, Region 5
Jane Escola, CA, Region 7
Rebecca Lewis, CA, Region 7
Trenna Atkins, WA, Region 6
Ann Guptill, CT, Region 8
Paul Cormier, MA, Region 8
David Schmutz, CA, Region 7
Debra Reinhardt, CT, Region 8
Carolyn VandenBerg, TX, Region 9
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Chair-Regina Antonioli, CA, Region 7
Cindy Sydnor, NC, Region 1
Bettina Longaker, VA, Region 1
Maryal Barnett, MI, Region 2
Kevin Bradbury, MI, Region 2
Rachel Saavedra, CA, Region 7
Elizabeth Madlener, MD, Region 1
Heather Petersen, CO, Region 5
Lilo Fore, CA, Region 7
Jayne Ayers, WI, Region 2
Rose Newman, WA, Region 6
Melanie Tenney, CT, Region 8
Maryal Barnett, MI, Region 2
Maureen Van Tuyl, CA, Region 7
Ann Guptill, CT, Region 8
Betsy Berrey, FL, Region 3
David Schmutz, CA, Region 7
Vicki Hammers – O’Neil, CT,
“L” Program Committee Chair – Marilyn Heath, FL, Region 3
Joan Humphrey, FL, Region 3
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Debbie Bowman, VA, Region 1
Region 8
Marianne Ludwig, FL, Region 3
Debra Reinhardt, CT, Region 8
Sarah Geikie, CT, Region 8
Gary Rockwell, FL, Region 3
A. Whit Watkins, TX, Region 9
Lendon Gray, NY, Region 8
Williams Solyntjes, MN, Region 4
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Debbie Riehl-Rodriguez, CO, Region 5 Janet Foy, CO, Region 5 Trenna Atkins, WA, Region 6 Alexsandra Howard, CA, Region 7 Tracey Lert, CA, Region 7 Jeff Moore, CA Region 7 Lois Yukins, MA, Region 8
Please note information in these listings is correct as of 6/3/10.
USDF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; COUNCILS & COMMITTEES ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Chair, TBD Fran Crocco, NJ, Region 1 Roz Kinstler, MI, Region 2 Roberta Williams, OH, Region 2
Adult Programs Committee Chair-Fran Crocco, NJ, Region 1 Michelle King, VA, Region 1 Jackie Luebke-Puetz, WI, Region 2 Holly Hilliard, FL, Region 3 Jamee Amundson, NE, Region 4 Catherine Siemiet, CO, Region 5 Frances Haupt, OR, Region 6 Sybille Crafts, MA, Region 8 Evelyn Tumlin, MS, Region 9 Donna Meyer, TX, Region 9 Wendy Fryke, CO, Region 5 (Para Representation)
Youth Programs Committee Chair-Roz Kinstler, MI, Region 2 Kathy Rowse, VA, Region 1 Laurie Moore, MI, Region 2 Dorothy Mueller, MI, Region 2 Roberta Williams, OH, Region 2 Lloyd Landkamer, MN, Region 4 Dorie Vlatten Schmitz, AZ, Region 5 Julie Barringer-Richers, CO, Region 5 Gaye McCabe, OR, Region 6 Lendon Gray, NY, Region 8
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Veronica Holt, CO, Region 5 Kristi Wysocki, CO, Region 5 Scott Hassler, MD, Region 1 Faith Morris, TX, Region 9
FEI Jr/YR Committee Chair-Roberta Williams, OH, Region 2 Eva Salomon, KY, Region 2 (Technical Advisor) Lloyd Landkamer, MN, Region 4 (Technical Advisor) Patsy Albers, MD, Region 1 Roz Kinstler, MI, Region 2 Sue Bender, AL, Region 3 Nancy Gorton, KS, Region 4 Susan Rudman, CO, Region 5 Emma Dye, WA, Region 6 Leslie Pooley, CA, Region 7 Karen Davis, NY, Region 8 Joan Darnell, TX, Region 9
Regional Championships Committee Chair-Veronica Holt, CO, Region 5 Bettina Longaker, VA, Region 1 Lisa Gorretta, OH, Region 2 Roberta Williams, OH, Region 2 John Zopatti, FL, Region 3 Jean Kraus, MO, Region 4 Janet Foy, CO, Region 5 Rose Newman, WA, Region 6 Sue Curry Shaffer, CA, Region 7 Bill Warren, MA, Region 8 Kathy Jones, TX, Region 9
Peggy Klump, CA, Region 7
Ekkehard Brysch, IL, Region 2 (Technical Advisor) Janine Malone, NC, Region 1 Melanie Sloyer, PA, Region 1 Mary Alice Malone, PA, Region 1 Sue Madden Mandas, OH, Region 2 Chuck Smith, OH, Region 2 Doug Langer, OH, Region 2 Bill Solyntjes, MN, Region 4 Michele Vaughn, CA, Region 7 Rachel Ehrlich, MA, Region 8 Jan Colley, TX, Region 9
Awards Committee Chair-Peggy Klump, CA, Region 7 Deborah Garris, IL, Region 2 Brad Cutshall, MI, Region 2 Elizabeth Davidson, FL, Region 3 Heather Petersen, CO, Region 5 Katherine McHugh, MA, Region 8 Donna Meyer, TX, Region 9
INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES Audit Committee Chair-Charles Smith, OH, Region 2 Karin Reid Offield, MI, Region 2 Howard Simpson, IL, Region 2 Laura Gorretta, OH, Region 2
Sport Horse Committee
Steering Committee
Co-Chair-Scott Hassler, MD, Region 1 Co-Chair-Kristi Wysocki , CO, Region 5 Hilary Clayton, MI, Region 2 (Technical Advisor)
Chair-Melissa Creswick, CA, Region 7 Members are the Chairs of the Administration, Technical, and Activities Council.
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Te unlikeliest of equines proves the perfect partner for a beginner rider By Patricia Slater
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REDISCOVERING JOY: Te writer on Penny
A stable near my home said they had an old horse. After a few lessons, i could lease her and we could walk out on the trails. Te mare, a HanoverianToroughbred cross named Penny, stood restlessly in the cross-ties, pawing the ground, ears laid back, nipping at me as i tried to brush and tack her up. She frightened me. i’m not too sure this is what i want, i thought; i just want a quiet horse to walk the trails. Te instructor said, “Just brush her. She is tied; she cannot bite you.” Te old mare swung her leg as i tried to clean her foot. “Just hold her hoof and clean her foot,” the instructor said. “She will not kick you.” in the ring, the instructor held the mare as i struggled onto her back. Around the ring we went: walk, halt, trot, walk. Te mare responded to the instructor’s voice commands as i clung joyfully to the saddle. A few lessons later, i was given permission to walk the old horse out on the trail. Just brushing and tacking her up without the instructor’s help was exhausting. Penny would not stand still when i brushed her. She pawed and nipped. My arm hurt as i heaved the saddle onto her back, and she would bloat her belly as i tried to put the girth on. Tis was my dream? i wondered whether Penny would nip at me as i tried to mount her. instead, she put her head down and sighed. She stood stock-still as i struggled into the saddle, waited patiently for me to settle myself and pick up the reins, then turned and purposefully headed toward the trail. Te nipping, pawing, restless creature had disappeared. Penny carried me into the quiet solitude of the woods. Her long, rhythmic stride massaged my stiff muscles and joints. i felt free,
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Patricia Slater is a licensed practical nurse living in Tolland, CT. About a year after Penny died, she purchased an Arabian mare. Together they have embarked on the journey to learn dressage.
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peaceful, even happy. We walked daily, both of us growing stronger. Ten the seasons changed, and the cold new england air drove us inside. Penny entered the ring and seemed to hear an echo from the past. She arched her neck, sought the bit, and started to dance. She must have been following a pattern that she had performed a thousand times before. She flowed across the ring while i sat, frozen, on her back. “Tat was really good,” a rider said. “Where did you learn dressage?” “What’s dressage?” i replied. “nice half-pass,” someone said. “What’s a half-pass?” i asked. Unmindful of my confusion, Penny continued to dance whenever we entered the ring. i could not stop her from dancing; i could not convince her to simply walk. i also could not convince the people that i did not know dressage—that it was the horse who was dancing. i was simply a passenger. i planted flowers on the old horse’s grave last week. Penny taught me that i could, at age 50-plus, follow my dreams. She showed me that i could learn to ride, that i could learn to dance with a horse. She taught me about the beauty, courage, and gentleness of the horse, but mostly she taught me that i could. s
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Welcome to Kentucky Greetings from the USDF to WEG competitors and spectators By George Williams, USDF President
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GMos need to unite and share in the development of a “road map” to promote dressage through a variety of programs. our different interests are ultimately related through these programs, whether we’re trying to encourage more entry-level participation; to produce a more-rewarding competition experience; to create interest in breeding through the Breeders Championship Series and Young Horse programs; to certify instructors; or to develop a pipeline to identify, train, and prepare our top athletes. We must continue to provide educational opportunities for all dressage enthusiasts. in June, the US equestrian Federation and the USDF held a summit to review several of the dressage programs offered by the two organizations. Tat is the kind of team spirit we need to foster for a fruitful future. Te Kentucky Horse Park hosted the 2010 Fei north American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships in July; just two months later, the KHP is hosting the World equestrian Games. How inspiring and exciting for these lucky young people to be able to ride in the same venue as the world’s best! Could it be that some of our future international stars were getting their first experiences representing their country while competing in Lexington eight weeks ago? My guess is that they were. Te impact of these Games on the US horse scene could be enormous and last for a long time to come. We at the USDF are grateful to be a part of it. We wish all of the competitors good luck and thanks for being here. s
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n behalf of the USDF, i would like to welcome the dressage riders and enthusiasts from all over the world to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington for the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, which commence September 25. We are excited to have you here. While each of us feels a sense of national pride as we cheer for our home countries, we celebrate the common bond of our love of equestrian sports and our horses. Te USDF is similar in many respects: We are a federation of individual members and of group-member organizations (GMos) large and small. no matter our membership category, age, or skill level, we are united by our love of dressage and the horse. Te USDF was founded in 1973 to educate, to recognize achievement, and to promote dressage. We salute the equestrians competing at the WeG for having earned the honor of representing their countries. America’s hosting the WeG benefits all of us in the horse industry. Some of us will have the opportunity to experience Kentucky and the WeG in person. Many others will benefit and be inspired second- or even third-hand from the enthusiasm and knowledge gained by their friends, instructors, and judges. every time we watch a competition of this quality, we have the opportunity to improve our eye as a rider, an owner, a breeder, a judge, an instructor, or a trainer. in the end, this exposure to the highest levels of equestrian excellence helps all of us at all levels, whether we are there in person or are riding in front of a judge or seeking the advice of a trainer who was in the stands. in order to truly benefit from having the WeG on US soil, we will need to keep the enthusiasm and to continue to spread the word about dressage. Te national organizations and the
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even during a smoothly running program. We in the US are perhaps a little too close for comfort to the 2010 WeG planning process. With these Games’ taking shape under our collective noses, we’re getting glimpses behind the curtain and we’re worried about what we see. We’re more accustomed to watching the spectacle unfold from afar, blissfully unaware of the organizational side. Make no mistake: Tere will be policies and procedures at the WeG that serve to irritate. Tere will be screw-ups of some kind. But with an event of this magnitude, there always are. even in Hong Kong and Beijing, where the Chinese government threw billions of dollars and gazillions of volunteers at the 2008 olympics, there were problems. i don’t mean to dismiss any shortcomings that arise—in fact, i’ll probably be telling you all about them in my USDF WeG coverage, which will be posted online at usdf.org. But i hope i’ll be able to devote most of my keystrokes to reporting on the horses, the riders, the competition, and the other goings-on. i want most of all for the WeG to feature happy, healthy horses; excellent facilities and care, and humane treatment; and fair and ethical competition. if the WeG is kind to horse sport and to horses, then i can forgive a late shuttle bus or two. At least i think i can.
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t’s the biggest equine extravaganza ever to hit American soil. it’s our country’s opportunity to showcase our equestrian prowess, our equine diversity and heritage, and our famed Bluegrass country on a world stage. Tat’s the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in a nutshell, and the event we’ve all been waiting for kicks off September 25 for its sixteenday run. (For my preview, see “Te World Wide WeG” on page 50.) Te 2010 WeG has already endured its share of knocks, some deserved. Promised free shuttle service failed to materialize, as did the hotel originally planned for the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, site of the WeG. Capitalism and the principles of supply and demand prevailed in the setting of room rates, angering horse lovers everywhere. Volunteers were in limbo. High prices and other practices kept some would-be trade-show vendors away. And many (this writer included) criticized ticket prices, especially the practice of requiring separate tickets for each half of a competition, which is tantamount to shooing Super Bowl fans out of the stadium at halftime and charging them to reenter for the second half of the game. Finally, there’s the nebulous fear that, for whatever reason—poor planning, the worldwide economic slowdown, America’s perpetual failure to emulate europe in size and equestrian culture—the WeG Won’t Go Well. Tey Will Hate Us and our WeG too. Te Fei Will never entrust Us with a Big Competition Again. i’m going out on a limb here, but my prediction is: Fear not. Having been involved in the planning of several large events—admittedly, none approaching the size of the WeG—i can affirm that things are always a little crazy backstage. Tere’s more chaos and near-misses than anyone in the audience would imagine,
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iding Kerri Sowers’ eighteenyear-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Kazan, Rebecca Hart, 25, of erie, PA, captured the 2010 US equestrian Federation Para-equestrian Dressage national Championship
to work on a few items” before the WeG, said Hart, a veteran of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Hong Kong. “We will continue working on consistency and keeping the horses happy, healthy and fit. i would love
LEADER: Hart on Kazan
title in June at Lamplight equestrian Center in Wayne, iL. Riding her own horse, norteassa, Hart won the reserve-championship title as well. Hart, who trains with US para-dressage-team chef d’équipe Missy Ransehousen, Unionville, PA, sits firmly atop the US para-equestrian long list for the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, which kick off September 25 in Lexington, KY. WeG para-equestrian competition is scheduled for october 5-8. (For more on the WeG, see “Te World Wide WeG” on page 50.) “We have a couple of months
to reproduce this weekend’s performance in october in Lexington, Kentucky.” in July, the USeF officially named Hart on Kazan and fourteen other horse/rider combinations as the US para-equestrian “nominated entry” to the WeG. ten of the fifteen will be named “definite entries” on September 30. Besides Hart, the longlisted riders and horses are: Robin Brueckmann, 52, Summerfield, nC, riding Raison d’etre, a twelve-year-old American Warmblood gelding owned by elly Schobel www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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Laura Goldman, 65, Highland Heights, oH, riding Calingford JD, an eleven-year-old irish Sport Horse gelding owned by trudy Phillips Susan Treabess, 33, Winters, CA, riding Moneypenny, a sixteen-yearold Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Katy Peterson Holly Bergay, 17, Castle Rock, Co, riding Grand Ballerina, a sixteenyear-old oldenburg mare owned by Robin Garrett Jonathan Wentz, 19, Richardson, tX, riding nteC Richter Scale, a sixteen-year-old Shire-cross gelding owned by Kai Handt Wendy Fryke, 45, Parker, Co, riding Lateran, a thirteen-year-old Westphalian stallion owned by Polly Limond Jennifer J. Baker, 46, Loveland, oH, riding Duel, a sixteen-year-old Rhinelander gelding owned by the University of Findlay Mary Jordan, 44, Wells, Me, riding her own Paxton Abbey, a twelve-year-old Hanoverian mare Kim Decker, 42, Centreville, VA, riding Dashers Destiny, a sixteenyear-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Paul Decker Erin Alberda, 30, Woodinville, WA, riding her own Delectari, a twelve-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding Kathy Groves, 49, Columbus, nC, riding Friespruch, a sixteen-yearold Westphalian gelding owned by Kathryn Groves Barbara Grassmyer, 38, Placerville, CA, riding her own Mibis, a sixteen-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Kim Jones, 43, Georgetown, SC, riding Fascination, a Dutch Warmblood Elizabeth Pigott, 24, Downingtown, PA, riding Mr. Darcy, her own eleven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding.
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oin us for WeG! Te USDF national education Center at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington—including the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame and the Lendon F. Gray Bookstore—will be open every day during the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, September 25-october 10. During the five days encompassing WeG dressage competition (September 27-october 1), the USDF neC will be open from 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. on other days, hours will be 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Please come see us! We’re planning a special Members Lounge with lots of drawings, gifts, and samples from our wonderful USDF sponsors; plus some special treats to keep you going for more shopping and fun.
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he Markel/USeF Young Horse Dressage Selection trials concluded the 2010 qualifying season with three regional competitions to select the US representatives for the 2010 Fei World Breeding Championships in August in Verden, Germany. Te Midwest competition was held May 21-23 in Wayne, iL. Dominating the Five-Year-old division (overall score: 8.232) was WakeUp, an American Warmblood stallion (Wagnis - Maiden Montreal, by Macho) owned and ridden by emily Wagner and bred by Beverly McLean. Reserve champion (7.384) was the Swedish Warmblood Beall Spring Savanna (Bellini – Sahara, by Chapman), bred and owned by Tora Pollack and ridden by Shelly Reichart. Te Six-Year-old champion was Grand Prix equestrian’s Hanoverian gelding GP Super Crusador (Stedinger – Weltgraefin, by Weltmeyer), bred in Germany by Hermann Meyer and ridden by Kassandra Barteau to an
overall score of 7.468. Te Western selection trial was held May 28-30 in La CañadaFlintridge, CA. Mark Carter rode his Hanoverian stallion Bellino (Belissimo M – Donnacette, by Donnerhall, German-bred by Gerlinde Reinhardt) to the FiveYear-old title (7.628). Willy Arts rode the Dutch Warmblood gelding Amethyst (United – Gita, by Seclusive Z, Dutch-bred by JMJ van Arkel) to the reserve championship for owner Joan Williams (7.600). Last year’s Five-Year-old national champion, Selten HW, continued his dominance by taking the Six-Year-old title with 8.564. Selten HW is a Hanoverian stallion (Sandro Hit - High Princess, by Hohenstein) bred by irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold and owned and ridden by elizabeth Ball. Reserve with 7.736 was Willy Arts on Zalona DG (olympic Ferro – Jagermeester, by Wanroij, bred by DG Bar Ranch), a Dutch Warmblood mare owned by
Sandra Harper. Te eastern selection trial was held June 4-6 in Leesburg, VA. With 7.804, the Five-Year-old champion was Suntreader (Sandro Hit – Rivage, by Rubirando), an oldenburg gelding bred and owned by Pamela erdman and ridden by inga Janke. Reserve was the 2009 Four-Year-old champion, Betsy Spence’s Aesthete (trento B – Unusual, by Gribaldi, Dutch-bred by GeBR van der Steen), a Dutch Warmblood gelding ridden by Karen Monks-Reilly (7.764). Te Six-Year-old champion was De Facto (Don Rubin – Fuerstenstern, by Rouletto, German-bred by Sager Berit Jens Zuchtgemeinschast), an oldenburg gelding ridden by Christopher Schruefer for owner Martha Singh (7.752). Reserve was Zandor (Florencio - nancy BS, by Amulet, Dutch-bred by J. B. F. Heemink), a Dutch Warmblood gelding ridden and owned by Laura Wharton-Mero (7.448).
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rom international organizations to national events, a number of happenings this spring and summer served as a collective consciousness-raising regarding the wearing of protective headgear while riding. in May, the USDF issued a position statement recommending that all riders wear protective headgear while mounted. Ten in June, the Fédération Equestre
STRAP ONE ON: Advocates promote National Helmet Awareness Day. From left: Leigh Ann Claywell of USEF, Samantha Clark of the 2010 Radio Show, eventer Cathy Wieschhoff, dressage competitor Reese KofflerStanfield, Glenn Hebert of the 2010 Radio Show, and Lyndsey White of Freedom Health LLC/Succeed.
Internationale (Fei) Dressage Committee released its own recommendation that “all riders should wear properly fastened safety helmets when training and in pre-competition warm-ups at all international dressage shows.” Te Fei stopped short of urging dressage riders to keep their helmets on in the show ring, stating only that “Riders still have the choice of wearing protective headgear in the competition arena.” More than 200 equestrian retailers nationwide (plus a handful in Canada and europe) offered discounts on protective headgear purchased on the inaugural national Helmet Awareness Day, July 10. eight helmet manufacturers participated in the promotion. Te Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington was the site of a Helmet Awareness Day promotional event (photo). Te campaign was operated by headgear-safety advocate Jeri Bryant, a California-based dressage rider and marketing professional; and supported by Succeed, Freedom Health’s equine digestive-health product. According to the national Helmet Awareness Day Web site, riders4helmets.com, the promotional event may become an annual occurrence and may expand internationally in 2011. Sparking the helmet movement was US dressage olympian Courtney King-Dye’s bareheaded fall from a horse in March, which resulted in a serious head injury. At press time, King-Dye was making good progress toward rehabilitation and had begun therapeutic-riding sessions.
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MILLION-DOLLAR DONOR: Gordon Cadwgan (right) and daughter Carol Lavell
he Dressage Foundation, Lincoln, ne, in June announced that Gordon Cadwgan, father of 1992 US olympic dressage team bronze medalist Carol Lavell, had made a $1 million gift to the charitable organization. According to tDF’s John Boomer, the donation will be used to embellish, enhance, and enlarge a number of its present funds, including the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize.
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ongratulations to the following USDF youth members, who received Shining Stars at their regional team competitions: Megan Britt, Becker, Mn
Abbigail Christensen, Watertown, Mn Genevieve Faith, St. Cloud, Mn Madison Lacy, Waco, tX Emma Smith, Mound, Mn Stacey Zimmerman, Royalton, Mn.
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study: oLdEr HorsEs can WEatHEr coLic surGEry
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orse owners have long been reluctant to put geriatric equines through colic surgery, believing the process might be too tough on their old friends. new research at the University of Pennsylvania’s new Bolton Center in Kennett Square indicates otherwise.
Te geriatric horses’ colic was twice as likely as that of the mature horses to be caused by a strangulating small-intestinal lesion, a condition that requires surgery. What surprised the research team was that the difference in the survival rates between geriatric and mature horses that underwent such surgery was negligible—86 percent to 83 percent. Similarly, the short-term survival rates for geriatric and mature horses with large intestinal strangulating lesions, such as a twisted colon, were 78 percent and 70 percent; and those for large intestinal simple obstructions, such as an impaction or displacement, were 80 percent and 97 percent, respectively. Statistics reflect pre-discharge data only. Te numbers didn’t change significantly if the geriatric horses were at the upper or lower ends of their age bracket. FOR ALL AgES: Study shows that older horses withstand colic one noted difference surgery about as well as younger ones was that the older horses were more likely to have a short Veterinarians studied the survival period of loss of appetite following rates and post-operative complicasurgery. tions of 300 mature horses (aged four Te same team of researchers to fifteen) and 300 aged horses (aged plans to look at long-term post-colicsixteen to twenty) that presented surgery survival rates of horses at the nBC’s George D. Widener aged 20 to 25, according to Louise Hospital for Large Animals with Southwood, PhD, assistant professor symptoms of colic and subsequently of emergency medicine and critical underwent surgery. care at nBC, who led the study. www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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he new UK-based site DressageAnywhere.com features a cool concept: Upload a video of yourself riding a test and get evaluated by a licensed judge, complete with downloadable score sheet with comments.
HAVE VIDEO, NO TRAVEL: New site gives riders access to virtual judging
Pay to enter a virtual class (British Dressage, British eventing, or Fei levels), and upload your test video by the deadline. Video can’t be from an actual competition. Schooling attire and horse leg boots and bandages are permitted, but other rules are in force.
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s approved by the USDF Board of Governors at the 2009 Adequan/USDF Annual Convention, beginning with the 2011 membership year (December 1, 2010–november 30, 2011), a new dues structure will take effect. Tese dues increases are the first to be implemented in the last seven years and take effect with all 2011 membership applications, horse registrations, and group-membership rosters submitted. What are the changes to participating member (PM) dues? one-year PM dues will increase from $62 to $75. Youth PM dues will increase from $35 to $60. Five-year PM dues will increase from $250 to $300. Lifetime PM dues will increase from $1,000 to $1,500. Will USDF business-membership (BM) and USDF nonmember (NM) fees increase? Yes. BM dues will go
up from $175 to $200, and the USDF nM fee will rise from $20 to $25, effective with the 2011 USDF competition year. What are the new dues rates for USDF group membership? Dues paid by group-member organizations (GMos) for the 2011 membership year will increase from $17 to $20 for individual/primary family members and from $8 to $10 for supporting family members. Does this new structure also include increases in lifetime horse registration and horse identification number (HID) fees? Yes. For the 2011 membership year, lifetime horse registration will increase from $85 to $95, and HiD fees will increase from $20 to $25. Want more information? Visit usdf.org or contact the USDF office at usdressage@usdf.org.
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ei-level dressage trainer and competitor Silva Martin, a native of Germany, was sworn in as a US citizen on May 30 in Philadelphia. Martin and her husband, Boyd, a native of Australia who holds dual Aussie/US citizenship, now call West Grove, PA, home, where they train from Phillip Dutton’s true Prospect Farm. Boyd Martin is an international eventing competitor and a 2010 World equestrian Games hopeful. “i’m so excited to be American too!” Silva Martin said. “We plan to stay here, and hopefully one day i can represent America as PROUD AMERICAN: Newly minted US citizen a rider.” Silva Martin in Philadelphia
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escribing itself as the “United Way” for horses, Horse Aid Live inc., Lexington, KY, aims to be a singular charitable organization that promotes the humane treatment of horses and that distributes annual grants to nonprofit organizations that support and provide humane treatment, shelter, and care to equines of all breeds.
Te USDF, the USeF, and other organizations, including the ASPCA and the American Horse Council, support Horse Aid Live’s mission. “Te number of unwanted horses is staggering and continues to escalate,” said Horse Aid Live executive director Cyndi Greathouse. “Te problem is compounded because many equine humane centers, shelters, retraining facilities, and rescues have closed due to a lack of funding.” Donate, sponsor, join, purchase merchandise, or apply for a grant at HorseAidLive.org.
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A Decade of Research in the McPhail Center An anniversary synopsis of key findings and a look ahead By Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS
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une 5, 2000: Te date is etched in my memory as the official opening of the Mary Anne McPhail equine Performance Center at Michigan State University in east Lansing. Te center was designed to accommodate state-of-the-art research in equine biomechanics and performance. Planning and construction had taken two years, and as the big day drew near it seemed impossible that the construction and landscaping would be finished in time. in a last-minute frenzy of activity, everything was done, and we moved in on schedule to embark on a new era of research. Can the equine Performance Center really be celebrating its tenth an-
niversary already? Tey say time flies when you’re busy (the saying is now a fact, thanks to a paper published in the journal Brain and Cognition), and that must be what happened, as we’ve certainly been busy fulfilling our research and educational goals. in this article, i’ll summarize some highlights of a series of biomechanical studies that have investigated the gaits and movements of dressage horses— which are, as you may know, some of our major areas of research.
The Basic Gaits: Walk, Trot, Canter
over the years in this magazine, we have described the basic gaits of dressage horses (walk, trot, canter) and the different paces within these gaits (collected, working, medium, extended). Te walk. Te walk should have a regular fourbeat rhythm with equal time intervals between footfalls. Many dressage horses walk with an irregular rhythm: in some, the irregularity is more pronounced in the collected walk, while in others it is more noticeable in the KEY DISCOVERIES: Research at the McPhail Center helped show that extended walk. the piaffe lacks a suspension phase and the amount of strength needed for A pacing rhythm the horse to carry weight on bent hindquarter joints. Mexico’s Bernadette Pujals and Vincent piaffe in the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong. is the most fre-
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quently recognized irregularity. it arises because the movements of the forelimbs are precipitated: As the hind limb is swinging forward, the forelimb leaves the ground too early, and for a short time the same-side hind limb and forelimb are swinging forward at the same time. Te hind footfall is followed rapidly by the front footfall; then there is a longer interval before the footfall of the next hind hoof. Tus, in a pacing walk, the footfalls are separated by alternating short and long intervals. Suspension. one of the ways we classify gaits is according to whether they have a suspension phase, when none of the hooves is in contact with the ground and the horse is, in effect, flying through the air for a period of time. Te presence of a suspension phase has a major effect on what the rider feels and how easy it is to sit in harmony with the movements of the horse’s back. Gaits without a suspension phase (in dressage, the walk) feel smooth and are easy to sit. Gaits with a suspension phase (trot and canter) are bouncy, requiring more effort and better technique on the rider’s part— in particular, strong core muscles—to follow the horse’s movement. experienced riders learn to anticipate the horse’s movements and to use their muscles proactively to stabilize their own bodies so that they stay in harmony with the horse. Transitions. transitions between collected, working, medium, and extended paces involve changes in the horse’s carriage and in the length and height of the steps. Te most effective way to lengthen the stride in trot and canter is to propel the horse higher into the air in the suspension phases, thereby prolonging the airborne phase and allowing the horse to cover more ground during the suspension. Te ability to provide vertical thrust is the key to a big, impressive extension. Tis thrust comes more naturally to some horses than others, but even a horse with mediocre gaits can be strengthened and trained to perform acceptable medium and extended pac-
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AIRBORNE: Gaits with a suspension phase have a period of “air time.” Briar 899 and Swedish competitor Jan Brink are well off the ground in an extended trot at the 2008 Olympics.
es. Working the horse on uphill gradients, trotting over rails, and doing lots of correct transitions are good ways to strengthen the muscles that provide upward thrust and propulsion. Extensions and lengthenings. extensions are performed at faster speeds than the collected or working paces. it is natural for a horse to stiffen his back at faster speeds because doing so facilitates the transmission of propulsive forces from the hindquarters to the forehand. But a stiff-backed horse is uncomfortable and jarring to sit, and so dressage horses must learn to keep their backs soft and swinging even during extensions. When teaching a horse to lengthen his strides, it may be useful to post (rise) to the trot to avoid the vicious circle of the horse’s back stiffening, the rider bouncing, and the horse responding by stiffening even more. Te rhythm of the posting motion encourages the horse’s back to swing. if your own horse’s back tends to stiffen, or if you find it difficult to follow the larger range of motion in the lengthened trot, take advantage of the fact that it is optional at First Level to post to the trot lengthenings. Lacking a suspension phase, the walk relies on a different mechanism to lengthen the stride. in the walk, the horse must reach from his shoulders and hips to swing his legs forward and
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our studies of the pirouettes showed that, regardless of the gait, the horse must adapt his stride in order to keep his balance while turning on such a small circle. He does this by keeping his hooves on the ground longer as a way of increasing the size of his base of support. Te inside hind is particularly important for balance, and this is why horses are reluctant to raise this hoof. Consequently, the inside hind sometimes “sticks to the ground” for one or more steps. even when it doesn’t get stuck, the inside hind is
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backward through a larger range of motion. Without freedom of movement in the shoulders and hips, the walk stride will always be restricted. in all gaits, the hallmark of a lengthened stride is increased overtracking (the hind hoof ’s overstepping the print of the front hoof ). Horses vary considerably in the amount of overtrack in the different gaits. in medium walk, for example, some horses overtrack by three hoofprints while others struggle to track up (meet the front hoofprint with the hind hoof ). But in all horses, overtracking increases with speed.
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raised and put down again quickly. Riders should avoid leaning to the inside in the pirouette because doing so makes it even more difficult for the horse to stay balanced. our research on pirouettes is continuing with a new study using an array of force plates configured such that each hoof steps on a different force plate. Te results will indicate which leg(s) are responsible for carrying the horse’s weight and which legs are responsible for turning the horse’s body.
Piaffe and Passage Piaffe and passage have been among my favorite research topics. Passage has many similarities to trot: it is a two-beat gait with the limbs synchronized by diagonal pairs and has two well-defined suspensions in each stride. it is distinguished from trot by its slower speed and tempo and by the difference in the way the limbs move in the swing phase. in passage, the
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limbs swing back and forth through a very limited range of motion, and they pause at their most elevated position in the swing phase, which gives this gait its characteristic hovering appearance. Piaffe is quite different from both passage and trot. When this gait is performed correctly, the haunches are obviously lowered as a result of flexion of the hindquarter joints. Te hock, stifle, and hip joints remain flexed throughout the stance phase; and unlike in trot and passage, in piaffe the legs do not push off into a suspension phase. Te absence of a suspension phase in piaffe has been demonstrated in both competitive dressage horses and Lipizzans at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. executing a piaffe or pirouette with the haunches lowered correctly requires enormous strength to carry the horse’s weight with the joints bent. it takes years of progressive training to develop this type of strength, and this is one of the reasons that it takes so long to produce a Grand Prix dressage horse.
front leg first. Again, the Grand Prix horses established a diagonal coordination pattern and a suspension phase more rapidly than the lowerlevel horses. Te ability to do this depends on the strength of the propulsive muscles, which brings us back to the importance of strength training as a means of improving dressage performance.
The Next Decade We at the McPhail Center have learned much about dressage performance, but there’s still plenty to do. i hope that the next decade will bring us closer to understanding how dressage horses perform. Current projects include studies of the rein back and of the rhythm of the canter strides. one of the interesting things about the rein back is that horses use a different stepping sequence than other animals. in most species, walking backward is a fourbeat gait that is essentially the reverse
Transitions transitions between and within the gaits are essential components in dressage training. We have studied transitions between walk and trot (August 2009) and between trot and canter (november 2009). Dressage riders strive to make the change between gaits clean, without any intervening steps. We have also looked at trot-halt transitions, and we found that moreadvanced dressage horses retain the rhythm of the trot better than lower-level horses as they approach the halt. in the final strides before a halt, Grand Prix-level horses maintain diagonal synchrony as the trot becomes slower, the strides become shorter, and the suspension diminishes. Lower-level horses lose the diagonal synchrony several steps before halting. in the move-off from halt to trot, all horses stepped forward with a USDF ConneCtion • September 2010
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of walking forward, whereas horses usually (though not always) use a diagonal coordination pattern. our other study subject, the rhythm of the canter strides, is very important from a judge’s and competitor’s perspective because minor changes in coordination between the limbs can make a big difference in the visual picture. Tere are many variations in the canter rhythm that i’ll tell you more about in future articles. i plan to use our new array of force plates together with electromyography to study which muscles the horse uses to provide propulsion and to move in uphill balance, and then to investigate which exercises can be used to recruit and strengthen these muscles. Tis is key information for developing better strength-training programs that will reduce the risk of injuries and for prescribing more specific rehabilitation programs to bring horses back to top performance after an injury. All of our research is funded by private donations. if you’re interested in becoming a supporter, please contact me at (517) 432-5927 or e-mail the McPhail Center at KAiSeRL1@ cvm.msu.edu. Here’s to the next decade of discovery for the benefit of our horses! s
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ilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, is a worldrenowned expert on equine biomechanics and conditioning. Since 1997, she has held the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing. The position focuses on dressage- and sport-horse-focused research.
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What endurance Competitors Can teach Dressage Riders Sixth in a series on what dressage riders can learn from other disciplines By Amber Heintzberger
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n the last issue, gaited-horse expert and dressage devotee Larry Whitesell gave you some tips on how the methods and philosophies of gaited-horse training can benefit the
dressage horse and rider. Tis month, we’ll see what the discipline of endurance riding has to offer the dressage world.
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PARTNERSHIP: In endurance, as in dressage, it’s all about the relationship between horse and rider. Veteran competitor Steve Rojek on the trail at a 2010 endurance event.
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endurance riding tests not only the fitness of horse and rider but their training and partnership. in endurance competitions, which can be over courses of 100 miles, horses negotiate all manner of terrain, with frequent veterinary examinations. only horses judged to be sound, suitably recovered, and fit to continue are permitted to go on from various checkpoints along the route. An endurance ride has a maximum allowable completion time but no minimum; thus, the first horse over the finish line that’s judged “fit to continue” wins. (endurance’s cousin is the sport of competitive trail riding (CtR). in CtR, riders aim to complete shorter distances at a designated MPH range. Te winner is the horse that finishes within the optimum-time window and is assessed to be in the best condition.) to tell us more about the sport of endurance, we tapped Stephen and Dinah Rojek, South Woodstock, Vt, both accomplished endurance competitors who use dres-
Natural Balance and Energy Conservation Te Rojeks say that, for distance horses, the key to success is self-carriage. Yes, you read that right: Tese endurance veterans want their horses to be in self-carriage, not just for six or seven minutes in the ring but throughout an entire 100-mile endurance ride. “teaching [self-carriage] occurs through persistent light rebalancing, from the first time the horse is ridden,” says Steve. “it does not matter whether it is in the ring or on the trails; rebalancing must occur every time the horse is ridden.” “Hopefully, rebalancing becomes a rider’s natural, unthinking response,”
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sage training to improve their horses’ performance. Steve Rojek won the 2009 Maggy Price endurance excellence Award, sponsored by Gold Medal Farm’s Larry and Valerie KaENDURANCE navy and awarded AND DRESSAGE: to the endurance Veteran endurance rider who earns the competitor Dinah most points in a Rojek now focuses on competition year at dressage but keeps designated Fei en- her hand in her durance events. He former sport. She’s hopes to represent pictured overseeing the vet checks at the the US at the 2010 Biltmore Challenge Alltech Fei World Endurance Ride equestrian Games (NC) in May. in Lexington, KY, which kick off later this month. Wife Dinah Rojek has been involved in competitive trail riding and endurance racing since the 1970s. She has logged more than 23,000 lifetime competition miles and is an Fei 4* judge. A breeder of Arabians and halfArabians, she has produced two world champions. today her endurance saddle is mostly retired in favor of a dressage saddle, and she is currently riding and competing at Fourth Level.
Dinah adds. “it is simply an automatic readjustment—some people call them half-halts—whenever there is that feeling of falling forward or imbalance. it won’t come as a shock that a horse with the strength and agility to be in self-carriage tends to be less injury-prone and more enduring than one that is plowing along on the forehand or, worse, being held up by the rider. Te horse is ready for competition when he has learned how to adjust for the terrain at speed with subtle suggestions rather than constant readjustments by the rider.” According to Dinah, lateral work increases the horse’s maneuverability and coordination at speed and also builds what she calls a “second set of muscle”—a different type of development than that achieved through working in a straight line. “We want both types,” she says, not to achieve high scores but to guard against the endurance rider’s bugaboo, lameness. in endurance, the Rojeks explain, the length of the ride is a contributing factor to lameness, and most endurance-horse lamenesses occur in the front limbs and forehand. “transitions play a role in the development of this ‘second set’ of muscles,” says Dinah. “trotting very slowly downhill engages these muscles also, but the concept of ‘sit’ must be learned. Sometimes it is easier on a slope than in the ring. We think this is critical
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for long-term soundness. But it all has to be very light—very up and forward.” Te other energy-sparing factors that the Rojeks encourage in their horses are regular rhythm and a steady tempo. Like dressage competitors, they focus on these basics on their daily training in order to instill them in their mounts. Te endurance rider, too, must remain in balance with the horse, over all sorts of terrain. one who sits heavily or unevenly in the saddle will tire a horse prematurely. to hone their own equitation, both Rojeks work regularly with dressage instructors. “Rhythm and tempo are also energy-sparing for the rider, and that means riding better longer,” says Steve. “Clearly it would be in the both the horse’s and rider’s best interest to be in symbiotic body postures for as much of the hundred miles as possible.”
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endurance horses in training with the Rojeks work in the arena until they’ve mastered the basics: “stop, start, turn in three gaits; soft transitions; and responsiveness to legs and reins,” according to Dinah. Put in dressage terms, “We like all the horses to be able to perform down the trail comfortably in a First Level body carriage, with flying changes thrown in,” she says. Ring work can also serve as remedial work. For instance, Dinah says, “if a horse is unbalanced at the canter down the trail, chances are it will be a bigger problem on circles. We would spend the time to strengthen that horse in the ring, working on canter circles and spirals. Another may have issues with relaxation in groups. Tat horse may be taught some body postures, such as stretching down and out and doing circles at the trot and canter in the ring, with the hopes of providing a ‘go-to’ place if things get dicey on the trail.” in turn, “We will often use the trail as one big ring,” Dinah says. “exercises like broken lines, shoulder-in, half-
clinic pass, renvers, travers, and leg-yield can all be done on forest roads, with the added benefit of the horses’ having to pick up their feet to avoid obstacles. We do start lateral work in the ring, however, taking advantage of the walls to assist in the ‘bend’ concept. Collected and extended work are also trail-friendly, and there is added ‘listen to the rider’ practice when working in a group. Te only exercises we definitely need the ring for are circles and voltes, and for focus.”
Try This at Home: Fitness Work endurance requires physical fitness, which means lots of time in the saddle, both out on the trails and in the arena. Dressage riders often tend to get stuck in the arena, and while you probably won’t follow the Rojeks’ plan with your dressage horse, a little fitness workout on the trails can not only improve any horse’s fitness but also keep his mind fresh. “Physical fitness is again horse-
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dependent,” says Dinah. “Te general format we use preparing for a 25-mile ride with an unfit horse is six weeks, five days per week, six miles per day. Te speed is increased each week, and by the fourth week the horse should be able to comfortably trot the mileage under an hour in hilly terrain and recover to a low pulse.” Te Rojeks use heart-rate monitors to help gauge their mounts’ fitness, and their many miles and hours of training have yielded some interesting discoveries. “When using [heart-rate monitors] during ring work, some horses will have a considerably and consistently higher pulse going in one direction over the other,” indicating which direction requires more effort, says Dinah.
Try This at Home: Mix It Up even though the Rojeks log plenty of mileage with their horses, they make it clear that they never ride just to get their horses fit. By mixing things up in the ring and on the trail, they have fun
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with their horses and friends while training their horses and increasing their fitness. “We never ride for fitness per se; every time we step onto a horse, we are also schooling,” says Steve. example: “We sometimes do ‘trail class’ days. it works like this: A group of three to six riders goes out together and takes turns ‘calling’. We may start with something like ‘Walk four steps; halt’; then, as the horses warm up, it might go something like ‘Walk to sitting trot; leg-yield left; rising trot; sitting trot; leg-yield right; canter right lead; sitting trot; canter left lead; sitting trot; shoulder-in left’ as we go down the trail.” even though her current focus is primarily dressage, Dinah believes that she and her horses get a huge benefit from riding outside the arena. “Going down the trail, over uneven footing, and—perish the thought—up and down hills in balance is fantastic for all horses,” she says, acknowledging that some horses find varying terrain quite foreign at first. “My current dressage horse was confused beyond description by a world that wasn’t flat and perfectly groomed!” she chuckles. “i remember the first time i rode him on the Vermont trails: He charged uphill and then stood, completely baffled by how to get back down. After attempting piaffe, passage, and some moves that have yet to be named, he very slowly learned that he could walk and even trot downhill. He now happily progresses through bodies of water and mud and over downed trees.” it’s a boon for dressage shows, too: “When the weather is dreadful at shows and the dressage rings are soup,” Dinah says, “he doesn’t even notice.”
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of their equines. Since endurance riding is a no-drug sport, all we can do to help our horses is to ensure they have the best possible environment physically, physiologically, and emotionally. What that means to us is to focus on what a horse is: a nomadic, foraging herd animal. Horses are not physiologically or emotionally designed to live alone in their own manure and breathe all the stabling byproducts— ammonia, mycotoxins, et cetera—that destroy airways and hooves. “to add insult to injury, many horses are infrequently fed large highcarb meals and minimal forage,” Dinah continues. “it is often done [by caretakers] truly believing that this is doing the best for the horse, because we humans tend to think other species are like us. But there is no doubt in the minds of the scientists who study equines that confinement in stalls for more than twelve hours a day increases damage done by ulcers and may lead to higher rates of colic. Tis, combined with the aforementioned high-carb mixed-grain concentrates, limited forage, and nSAiDs [nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs], contributes to the leading cause of unnatural death in horses: colic.” For the science behind Dinah’s concern, she urges readers to check out the Web sites of various respected veterinary schools, such as the University of Guelph in Canada (equineguelph.ca) or the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, which in-
cludes Virginia tech’s Marion duPont Scott equine Medical Center in Leesburg, VA (vetmed.vt.edu/emc). “Last but not least,” Dinah says, “horses who are confined and isolated from other creatures develop stereotypies, which are abnormal behaviors like cribbing and weaving. Ten we finish off the scenario we created with things like cribbing straps, taking away the little bit of comfort the horse had.” “if only we could be more educated about horses and their real needs, we would improve in all sorts of ways,” Dinah concludes. “Te standard practice is that endurance horses generally live out 24/7 in groups with run-in sheds, constant access to water, and forage. it is true that Arabians—and that is the dominant breed used in endurance—have a higher rate of colic and seem more sensitive to confinement than other breeds, but i think all horses are at risk if it is the biggest killer. My dressage horse also hangs out 24/7 with some buddies and seems to be a happy member of the gang. i found some workarounds to keep his coat looking good; that was the only reason i could come up with to warrant keeping him in a stall.” s Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City.
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ndurance expert and dressage competitor Dinah Rojek is a big proponent of as-natural-as-possible horsekeeping. She urges riders and horse owners to learn as much as they can about equine behavior, horse health, and the effects of stabling, infrequent feedings, and other imposed practices on the horse’s well-being. Here are three books she wishes were on every horse owner’s and barn manager’s shelf: All Horse Systems Go by Nancy S. Loving, DVM (Trafalgar Square) Equine Behaviour: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists by Paul McGreevy (Saunders Ltd.) The Sound Hoof: Horse Health from the Ground Up by Lisa Simons Lancaster, DVM (Tallgrass Publishers).
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2010 Adequan®/USDF National Convention & Symposium Cross the Bridge from Training to Showing Learn to Ride the New Tests with Lilo Fore and Gary Rockwell December 1-December 5
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2010 ADeqUAN®/USDF NATioNAL CoNVeNTioN & SympoSiUm eDUCATioN SeSSioN HiGHLiGHTS dear dressage enthusiasts, Welcome once again to the wonderful state of florida. We are meeting for the first time in Jacksonville, the largest city in land mass in the united states. there are tons of things do in Jacksonville, all very close to the hotel. our hotel is located right on the st. Johns river, in the heart of the city. Jacksonville is surrounded by water and is home to seven bridges. one of them is the main street Bridge which is located very close to the hotel. each night the bridges are lit with different colors of neon lights, making for quite a beautiful sight. Jacksonville also has the largest urban park system in the us, including a trailhead which begins at the Jacksonville equestrian center, the site of the usdf symposium. and of course, Jacksonville has all sorts of water adventures, from sunning and surfing on the atlantic coast to river cruises. the first Wednesday of the month many downtown merchants stage the artWalk. this is very special as most of the restaurants and bars participate. coincidently, this occurs the first night of convention, so we have something extra special to do! finally, we have a symposium scheduled with Lilo fore and Gary rockwell. they will walk you through the new tests. It promises to be very timely in that the new tests become effective on december 1! so have a grand time in sunny Jacksonville! sincerely, sandi Bishop region 3 director
WeDNeSDAy, DeCemBeR 1 12:00 NooN-12:45pm Pain-free riding: for You and Your horse Presented by Jochen schleese, certified master saddler, certified saddlefit ergonomist find out how correct saddle fit can eliminate pain for both horse and rider and correct “training and behavior” issues.
Jochen Schleese, CMS Jochen schleese was a member of Germany’s young rider three-day event team, and graduated from Passier saddlery in 1985 as the youngest certified master saddler in Germany at age 22. he came to canada in 1986 as the official saddler for the World dressage championships. schleese’s passion to teach riders to recognize saddle fit issues drives him to be a frequent speaker at horse shows, trade shows and veterinary colleges. In 2005, 2007 and 2009 schleese was the official saddler to the World cup finals in Las Vegas. In 2008 Jochen joined the faculty of the German national riding school in Warendorf to teach saddle fitting. Jochen schleese’s lifelong study of the detrimental effects of poor saddle fit, the horse in motion, and equine development, led him to develop the saddlefit4Life® philosophy and diagnostics system. many female riders experiencing pain and discomfort in their backs hips and pelvic area led Jochen to research anatomical differences between women and men and led to the development of a line of saddles designed for the female pelvis and anatomy.
THURSDAy, DeCemBeR 2 10:45Am-12:00pm roundtable educational discussions presented by the Gmo council
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2010 ADeqUAN®/USDF NATioNAL CoNVeNTioN & SympoSiUm eDUCATioN THURSDAy, DeCemBeR 2 7:30-9:00 Basic equine nutrition: the art and science of feeding horses presented by dr. emily Lamprecht Join us for a discussion on nutrition with topics that will include: • digestive physiology of the horse: Where does all that food go? • nutritional management: do’s and don’ts when it comes to feeding horses. • how to select concentrates: What does the label tell us & what does it mean for my horse? • feeding for health and success: meeting the nutritional needs of the weekend warrior & those hard working school and performance horses. • nutrition fact or fiction?: common myths and “old wives tales” passed down through generations.
Dr. Emily Lamprecht dr. Lamprecht joined cargill animal nutrition as an Innovation development manager in consumer nutrition. a missouri native, she earned her doctorate in endocrinology and animal Biosciences (with an emphasis on equine nutrition and exercise physiology) from rutgers, the state university of new Jersey. she also holds bachelor’s degrees in animal science and Psychology from university of missouri – columbia. her doctoral research focused on exercise-induced inflammation and oxidative stress both systemically and in
the joints of intensely exercised horses, and addressed the effectiveness of a supplemental antioxidant enzyme to help prevent the onset of chronic disease. emily is a professional member of the american society of animal science and the equine science society as well as the minnesota horse council and is published in scientific journals including the Veterinary Journal and comparative exercise Physiology. In her spare time, she can be found volunteering with the minnesota search and rescue dog association and is an active member of the equine community. currently, she is training her 4-year-old draft cross gelding in classical dressage.
FRiDAy, DeCemBeR 3 1:45-3:15 riding with confidence: a mental approach presented by Jenny susser, Ph.d. “riding With confidence: a mental approach” will take a look at sport psychology and how it applies to dressage, specifically, a rider’s self-confidence. self-confidence is key and affects every aspect of riding, not only showing. Improving self-confidence starts with how you thInK. this mental approach is an easy way to help figure out some of your negative mental patterns and replace them with something positive, which will increase confidence immediately. You feel the difference right away and can’t wait to go share it with your horse!
Jenny Susser, Ph.D. dr. Jenny susser’s degree is in clinical health psychology, specializing in sport psychology. dr. susser was a four-year all-american swimmer and then assistant coach at ucLa, swam on two national teams, and at the 1988 olympic trials. she competed
nationally and internationally on the national championship Los angeles county Lifeguard surf racing team for six years. she has worked with division I collegiate teams such as ucLa, usc, and hofstra university; and has worked with athletes of all sports and ages both professional and amateur. she has conducted research on athletic injury recovery, investigating the use of mental imagery. she remains active today with running and riding her horse.
FRiDAy, DeCemBeR 3 8:00Am-5:00pm apprentice dressage td clinic FRiDAy, DeCemBeR 3 10:15Am-12:00pm Youth education session: Power up: Improve Your ride now! presented by Jenny susser, Ph.d. how sport psychology can give Juniors and Young riders tools to improve their rides now!
FRiDAy, DeCemBeR 3 3:45-5:45pm What’s new in dressage research presented by dr. hilary clayton Get the latest research from the mcPhail center covering practical aspects of riding and training. the topics will investigate differences between dressage saddles, treeless saddles and bareback riding in terms of horse and rider comfort, how different types of side reins affect the horse’s contact with the bit, and the effects of different
2010 ADeqUAN®/USDF NATioNAL CoNVeNTioN & SympoSiUm eDUCATioN types of exercises, including hill work, rails and core strengthening exercises, on the horse’s strength and flexibility.
Dr. Hilary Clayton dr. clayton graduated from Glasgow university Veterinary college and practiced veterinary medicine before becoming a full-time researcher. she was a faculty member at veterinary colleges in Great Britain, the netherlands and canada before moving to the u.s. in 1997 as the first incumbent of the mary anne mcPhail dressage chair in equine sports medicine at michigan state university. dr. clayton’s research focuses on biomechanics and conditioning of sport horses, and the interaction between rider and horse. she has published six books (conditioning sport horses, colour atlas of Large animal applied anatomy, equine Locomotion, the dynamic horse, clinical anatomy of the horse, activate Your horse’s core) and many manuscripts and articles on these topics. dr. clayton is a past president of the association for equine sports medicine, and is currently a board member of the american college of Veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation and a member of the usef dressage committee. she has been awarded the norden distinguished teacher award and has been inducted into the International Veterinarians hall of fame, the saskatchewan sports hall of fame and the midwest dressage association hall of fame. she has earned her usdf Gold, silver and Bronze medals riding a horse bred by michigan state university.
2010 ADeqUAN/USDF NATioNAL SympoSiUm SATURDAy, DeCemBeR 4 SUNDAy, DeCemBeR 5 cross the Bridge from training to showing: Learn to ride the new tests presented by Gary rockwell and Lilo fore Get a head start on the new year! Join usdf, Gary rockwell and Lilo fore for an in-depth look at the tests that will be used beginning december 1st. they examine the tests from both an instructional and competitive perspective. Watch the tests be ridden and get answers to your questions as they relate to the new movements, directives and collective marks.
Gary Rockwell as a member of the united states equestrian team, Gary rockwell represented the u.s. in competition throughout europe. he and his danish mare suna won a team silver medal at chIo rotterdam in 1993 and a team Bronze at the 1994 World championships at the hague, netherlands. as a usef “s” judge for more than 25 years, he officiated at many regional finals and national championships. as an feI “o” judge, he officiated at north american Young rider championships, feI challenge tours, World cup finals, european championships, and the 2008 olympic Games. Gary currently lives in Wellington, fL and travels to teach, train and judge.
Lilo Fore a name synonymous with dressage in the us, Lilo fore is an feI “I” Judge and has been a member of the ground jury
for numerous uset selection trials for the Pan american Games, the World equestrian Games and the olympics. she is also an feI”c” Judge for Paraequestrian and a usef “r” judge for sport horse. she was a founding member of the usdf Instructor certification Program and is currently an examiner. she has chaired or been a member of numerous committees for the usdf and usef as well as being a successful rider, trainer and coach. many of the horses she trained won national and international competitions. a breeder of sport horses, ms. fore stood up to six stallions at stud and earned numerous awards with her horses in breed shows in the usa and canada from her own breeding program. she prepared her stallions for the 100 day stallion testing and all passed and were licensed. she owns and operates sporthorse america, a dressage training facility started in 1989 and located in santa rosa, california.
FACiLiTy symposium will take place at the Jacksonville equestrian center, a fan-cooled indoor arena. It will also house the usdf trade fair during symposium hours. Buses will transport attendees from the hotel to the arena. You must register online for the bus transportation. a box lunch is provided for those who register online. usdf university accredited session.
2010 ADeqUAN®/USDF NATioNAL CoNVeNTioN & SympoSiUm GoVeRNANCe, eVeNTS & FUN ACTiViTieS! a major boost for the Youth executive Board scholarship fund, this promises to be big again this year.
WeDNeSDAy & THURSDAy regional meetings & committee meetings WeDNeSDAy NiGHT Welcome Party 5:30-6:30pm meet the candidates - hors d’oeuvres and cash bar hosted by region 3. all convention attendees are welcome.
THURSDAy & FRiDAy Board of Governors General assembly meeting (BoG) our most important usdf meeting. come and see your elected officers and delegates discuss and vote on the present and the future of usdf. a highlight at the BoG each year is the presentation of the Gmo awards.
Gmo Baskets ruth arvanette initiated the donation of Gmo baskets. to honor this tradition, the baskets will again be door prizes awarded to attendees at the Board of Governors General assembly.
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FRiDAy NiGHT salute Gala & annual awards Banquet 6-10:00pm We’ll pay tribute to this year’s award winners and all the usdf Bronze, silver
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and Gold medalists, and honor dressage legends and usdf volunteers. cocktail attire is suggested.
SATURDAy & SUNDAy trade fair at symposium Vendors participate every year with gifts for the holidays, the latest in dressage videos and books and some of the best tack and equipment in the world.
SATURDAy AFTeRNooN symposium reception hosted by northeast florida dressage association
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ReSeRVATioNS & DeADLiNe the hotel prefers you make hotel reservations online through this link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/usdressage.
If calling about reservations ask for the us dressage convention rate. deadline for usdf’s group rate reservations is november 8. If there are rooms available, the hotel will honor the usdf rate up to november 16.
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$250 member (on-site $275); $295 non-member; *youth $125 • saturday & sunday symposium symposium online registration includes lunch; on-site rate does not include lunch. • symposium bus transportation $25 per day; not available on-site
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$195 member (on-site $220); $230 non-member; *youth $100 • Inclusive through friday afternoon • all conVentIon education sessions • all business meetings council and committee sessions Board of Governors General assembly • open forums • does not include the salute Gala & annual awards Banquet
$125 member (on-site $140); $155 non-member; *youth $65 • one day of symposium symposium online registration includes lunch; on-site rate does not include lunch. • symposium bus transportation $25 per day; not available on-site the salute Gala & annual awards Banquet: online purchase $89; on-site purchase $100 usdf apprentice dressage technical delegate clinic (Includes lunch): $125 usdf competition managers/secretaries fox Village clinics Beginner and advanced sessions: $45 each or $75 for both *Youth membership is not required
We will conveniently store all your registration information so that at any time, you can access and view current convention information, and make changes to your registration up to november 26. • registrants who miss the online registration deadline of november 26 can register on-site, but will pay the on-site registration price. • no refunds can be made after november 17. all refunds will be assessed a $25 processing fee. no registrations or cancellations can be accepted via telephone.
• online registration ends november 26. on-site registration begins december 1 at 4:00pm at the hyatt regency Jacksonville riverfront. • Your registration package will be available on-site. • for questions or assistance, call 859-271-7871.
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• symposium bus tickets deadline: november 26 - not available on-site • Banquet tickets deadline: november 30, after that limited tickets available until sold out.
How to Be a Good Host Your guide to organizing a USEF-licensed/USDF-recognized competition By Krystina Firth
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erhaps your USDF group-member organization (GMo) or your dressage facility has organized and hosted a number of successful local unrecognized dressage competitions (“schooling shows”). now your group is itching to offer the “real thing”: a United States equestrian Federation-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage show.
Read Up USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized competitions are dressage shows that are regulated by USeF dressage rules and USDF program guidelines, with scores counting toward USDF awards and championship programs. in this country, dressage-competition rules and regulations are de-
places, everyone: Plenty of work goes into organizing a USEF/USDF dressage competition
You may know that there’s a bit more involved in putting on a “recognized show,” but you’re not exactly sure what, or what you’re getting into. in this article, i’ll give you an overview and a planning road map that you can use to help make sure that your show runs as smoothly and easily as possible.
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veloped and overseen by the USeF. Approved competitions must adhere to all USeF rules and USDF policies. Terefore, the first step in the process of putting together a USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized competition is to study the current USeF Rule Book (available online at usef.org), the
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USDF Competitions Handbook (online at usdf.org), and the book Show Biz: A Complete Guide to Dressage Competition Management ($25; available from the USDF store). Te USDF store also sells a competition-management flash drive, which contains all the USDF forms, documents, and information you need to hold your USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized competition and which is equipped with an automatic update program to ensure that you have the most up-todate information and forms. now let’s go through the competition-management countdown.
One Year Before the Show Start by forming a show committee. Depending on the size of the competition, you may wish to appoint the following personnel: manager, secretary, treasurer, awards person, grounds person, advertising/sponsorship representative, stabling manager, hospitality person, and scorers. Te manager and secretary must be individual USeF senior active members, and the manager must also be a USDF participating or group member. Te next step is to determine what competition dates are available in your area. Te USeF has rules limiting the number of dressage competitions within a certain mileage area on the same date; refer to the USeF Web site for existing license dates and locations. new competitions must request dates from USeF at least 60 days prior to the show date—the earlier, the better. After you identify some available dates, make an appointment to tour the prospective competition facility (make sure it’s available on your dates). inspect the suitability of the grounds, the footing in the competition and warm-up arenas, and the size and amenities of the stabling. if the grounds are deemed suitable, then draw up a written contract. Decide how long the show will be. Many organizers now apply to host two back-to-back one-day shows on the same weekend (i.e., Show i on Saturday and Show ii on Sunday).
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Registering the days as separate shows gives competitors the opportunity to earn more scores for championships and awards programs. Apply for a USEF license and USDF recognition via USEF. Some shows also may wish to apply for local recognition, such as through a local USDF GMo. Te GMo affiliation may draw additional entries, and the local club may also be able to help advertise the competition. Decide which classes to offer and then hire the judges. Make sure the official(s) are eligible to judge the classes in question. Ask whether they are judging other competitions in your area. For the best pick of judges, secure their services two years in advance. You’ll also need to hire a dressage technical delegate (tD). Send all officials written contracts, which must be signed and returned before their names may be published in show prize lists and elsewhere. Retain a veterinarian and a farrier. obtain signed letters of agreement and keep them on file in the horseshow office. Depending on the level of the competition, the veterinarian and the farrier may be permitted to be on call and not on the grounds (see the USeF Dressage Level Chart on the USeF Web site for show-level requirements). Retain emergency medical services with agreed-on hours and duties. Hire an announcer, photographer, and/or a videographer. Tis is also the time to order portable stalls, a public-address system, and portable toilets if necessary. Contact foodservice operations and determine the hours of service and the menu. Check facility and county requirements regarding food-service regulations. Create sponsorship packets and begin to contact potential sponsors. Consider purchasing a show-secretarial software program if you or your club do not already own one. Such programs can help you to schedule rides, to process entries, to create and print test labels, and to produce USDF ConneCtion • September 2010
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toilets, judges’ booths, stalls, feed, bedding, signage, the PA system, the arena, and the show office. Compile a list of all the equipment that you will need, and decide what must be rented, borrowed, or purchased. Follow up with sponsors and begin to finalize agreements with advertisers.
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entry confirmations, among others. Tese programs save show secretaries huge amounts of time, and many also have entry-check systems that catch many common errors.
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tive. Your tD, the USDF, and the USeF can be valuable resources for reviewing your prize list prior to publication. now is also the time to order ribbons, trophies, badges, bridle numbers, and (if offered) prizes. Your budget will determine the types of prizes your show can offer. Order other necessary forms now as well: Membership forms, accident/injury-report forms, competition-evaluation forms, and others are available from USeF. USDF forms can be downloaded from the USDF Web site or purchased preloaded onto a competition-management flash drive. Have the grounds manager prepare the details for food service, portable
One to Four Months Before the Show Send the USEF and USDF offices a copy of the completed prize list and entry form at least 30 days prior to the competition. Prize lists must also be sent to the judges and the tD. Most competitions today post prize lists online instead of mailing them. Secure all volunteers: scribes, arena personnel, scorers, stable help, night watchmen, runners, ring set-up and tear-down crews, and others. Make a plan for volunteer hours and job assignments, and have a few “floaters” who can step in for no-shows. Arrange travel, local transportation, and lodging for officials. Pur-
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Prepare the show advertisements and prize list for publication. Te prize list is the first contact with prospective competitors and lists the classes, fees, judges, rules in force, stabling and lodging information, and all other specifics regarding the show. Make this important reference accurate, neat, well organized, and informa-
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portsman’s A S h t u o Y F ward E S U The USEF Youth Sportsman’s Award was designed to develop leaders in the equine industry from all breeds and disciplines. Each year, USDF seeks nominees who demonstrate an ongoing commitment and dedication to both organizations through their promotion of the horse. Candidates should be accomplished equestrians, exhibit positive sportsmanship principles and serve as a role model for their peers. The chosen USDF nominee will be submitted to USEF for the national award. The USDF Nominee applications are due to the USDF Office by October 1st.
For complete details, go to www.usdf.org or youth@usdf.org.
Renew your 2011 membership and continue your USDF Yearbook and all your other membership benefits and discounts.
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chase airline tickets if necessary, and notify the officials of their travel and lodging reservations. note that, per USeF rules, judges and tDs may not be housed in private homes unless the judge or tD has agreed to the arrangement prior to the competition. All USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized competitions must carry insurance. Certificates of liability insurance listing both USEF and USDF as additional insureds must be sent to both organizations’ offices at least fourteen days before the show. Te competition secretary must acknowledge all entries received by the closing date (e-mail is sufficient). Te secretary checks each entry for completeness. if any required information is missing or if fees are due, the competitor must be contacted.
One to Four Weeks Before the Show Schedule the ride times, allowing for judges’ breaks per USeF rules. Pay particular attention to the assignment
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of judges to Great American/USDF Regional Championships qualifying classes because competitors need two qualifying scores from two different competitions and two different judges. Notify competitors of their ride times via postal mail, e-mail, or both; you may also post the schedule on a Web site. Send a copy of the schedule to all officials. Compile all information for the show program and send it to the printer.
forms, a copy of the final results, and anything else connected to the competition for three years. All competitions are subject to USeF audit until that time; thereafter, show files can be destroyed.
A Rewarding Experience organizing a USeF-licensed/USDFrecognized competition can be a lot of work; but with advance planning and preparation and a supportive show
committee, the experience can be a rewarding and successful one. USDF Competition Management Committee members (names and contact information are on the USDF Web site) are available to answer your questions about hosting these competitions. As the committee’s USDF staff liaison, i’m here to help as well. s Krystina Firth is USDF’s senior competitions coordinator. Contact her at kfirth@usdf.org.
One to Two Days Before the Show Post the time schedule in a conspicuous place by noon the day before the competition begins. Also post the name and telephone number of the manager, the veterinarian, the safety officer, the closest equine surgical facility, the farrier, and the local fire and emergency departments. Post the facility’s physical address and directions near the emergency phone. After arena setup, the tD will most likely want to inspect the facility.
Show Day Te USDF recommends that the secretary and manager arrive 90 minutes before the first ride to open the show office. Te tD and emergency medical services must be present on the grounds before the competition can start. once the show is under way, check all areas regularly: judges, tD, announcer, runners, scores, hospitality, stabling, facility, and arenas.
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Young TalenT: Kassandra Barteau and GP Raymeister at the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions
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he foundation of every state, greek author Diogenes laërtius wrote, is the education of its youth. an investment in the young is an investment in our world. accordingly, the education of young riders is the driving force behind the Fei north american Junior and young riders’ Championships (naJyrC), the top eventing, dressage, jumping, and reining competition for north american youth aged fourteen to 21. “if you look around the world, you’ll see that top riders are getting younger,” says Patrick Burssens, a former Belgian young rider champion who now coaches and trains at the international Dressage academy in Wellington, Fl. “When i was a kid, top riders were older. i think this stems from the programs we have that encourage young riders. Tere’s an amazing amount of talent out there.” it takes the proverbial village to bring an aspiring young dressage rider “up the levels” to the lofty ranks of naJyrC competition. Te USDF has well-established educational programs for Jr/yrs that offer clinics with top international trainers and other opportunities (for more, see “naJyrC 101” on page 48). of equal or greater importance, however, is the person standing at the sidelines: the instructor and coach. a number of dressage trainers have made a name for themselves as coaches of successful Jr/yrs. For this article, we asked three of them to explain what it takes to prepare a young competitor for dressage success.
a STaBle oF PRoMISIng RIDeRS: Yvonne and Kim Barteau’s KYB Dressage (IL) is home base to several aspiring youngsters. Tis is student Ashlee Todosijevic on her Friesian, Sjoerd.
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The First Step: Finding an Equine Partner locating and affording a good, suitable horse is a challenge for almost every dressage rider. Some aspiring youngsters today are finding that leasing or sponsorship enables them to secure mounts they otherwise wouldn’t be able to buy. limited funds shouldn’t get in the way of a young person’s dream, says Fei-level competitor and veteran Jr/yr coach yvonne Barteau. With her husband, Kim Barteau, yvonne operates KyB Dressage out of ginna Frantz’s Maple Park, il, facility, grand Prix equestrian. Te Barteaus’ daughter, Kassie, is the winningest yr in US dressage history, with multiple naJyrC gold medals; and the couple has trained and coached many other kids to dressage success. Te Barteaus themselves are giving a leg up to three yrs this year. amy Schierbeek, 19, of Michigan; raquel Denizard, 20, of rhode island; and rachel edwards, 18, of north Carolina all are working students at grand Prix equestrian, and all are competing at the Fei young rider level aboard donated horses. “ginna Franz, who owns our training facility, is sponsoring free stalls and is lending a horse,” says yvonne Bar-
PRoTÉgÉ: George Williams coached YR Laura Noyes on Syncro to the 2008 Young Rider Freestyle NAJYRC gold medal
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aspiring dressage horsemen and –women need to learn how to ride a test and to present a horse to the best of his ability—skills that can be learned on the average Second level horse, according to Williams. “a trainer can turn that [an ordinary mount] into a positive thing,” he says. “if a horse has average gaits, you teach the rider to technically present the test through good riding and through good training. Tis is much more important than gliding through on a gait’s score. if she learns to do that, she will be really successful when or if she moves on to a horse with super gaits.”
SuCCeSS BIg anD SMall: Molly Tatham, who coached Mary-Cameron Rollins on Rose Noir (pictured) to the 2009 NAJYRC individual YR gold medal, teaches her students to take pride in achieving small goals, not just the big wins
teau. “and Kassie, Kris Cooper, lucinda Boyle, and linda Peterson have lent horses. Many kids haven’t had the horse to ride past training or First level, so this way they get a chance to ride at a higher level.” USDF president and international grand Prix-level competitor george Williams, Cleveland, oh, has coached four naJyrC individual medalists and numerous team medalists, including his daughter, noel, the 2005 USeF national Fei Junior champion; and 2008 naJyrC yr Freestyle gold medalist laura noyes. Williams refutes the notion that a youngster must ride a spectacular horse in order to be competitive; in fact, he says, unless the horse is holding the child back in some way, it’s often better if the mount isn’t a “10.” “i treat young riders like budding professionals,” Williams explains. “and if you want to be a professional, you have to work with what your clients bring you and ride each horse the best you can. even though you might go on to a different career and keep riding as a hobby, you should have a good start and a good background.”
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Molly tatham, an Fei-level instructor/trainer in hastings, Fl, coached student Mary-Cameron rollins to the 2009 naJyrC individual yr gold medal. if a student comes to tatham with a goal of qualifying for the championships, the two have a frank discussion about what it takes to get there. Many youngsters, tatham says, are driven to succeed without truly understanding what’s entailed. Success, tatham tells her young charges, means more than winning a coveted naJyrC jacket or neck sash. “you have to show them that it might just be getting a pirouette on that horse that we didn’t think would get it, but not necessarily the individual gold. Te pirouette might be the bigger win. not all of these kids can afford to have the best horse in the ring, but they can make the best out of what they have, sit up, and be proud.” Similarly, Barteau tells her students to find success in every ride, regardless of the score or the placing. “if you’re fair to the dressage system and the horse, you haven’t done wrong,” she says. “it’s easy for young riders to forget about the dressage in the heat of competition. Sometimes a kid is so frozen he does nothing! he has to understand all the parts of the test and ride the basic issues of dressage. it’s not enough to have a nice horse and a nice seat.” Te spirit of good sportsmanship is an important aspect of the naJyrC; in fact, it is considered a key element when choosing team members. Barteau, for one, teaches her students to congratulate the winner at every show. “People at the top can get ignored, so good sportsmanship is important,” she explains. “adults understand this, but many kids don’t get that same kind of sports talk. When my students are having a bad day, i have them look around for the winners, congratulate them, and then get up and try again.”
Keeping Competition in Perspective Child riders are a different place in their lives than dressage professionals or adult amateurs. Tey are working their way
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noT JuST aBouT THe RIBBonS: Done right, Jr/YR competition helps build relationships. Mother and daughter Yvonne and Kassie Barteau share a moment at the 2006 NAJYRC.
take care to build them up, they end up sabotaging themselves,” she says. “or a kid will want success so badly that she treats the horse a little like a tool. in this case, i need to help her find reasons, not excuses for problems, and to take responsibility. all young riders need to have that proper gratitude for the horse. once in a while, we’ll have a kid who isn’t in the program for the right reason. he needs to figure out why he is there. is it the competitive environment
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through school, dealing with first-time romantic relationships, and negotiating the other challenges of adolescence. Most coaches agree that it’s important for even the most dedicated young dressage competitors to balance their riding goals with schoolwork and to have a life away from the stable. “Someday these kids will be wives and husbands, earning a living and leading happy, productive lives,” says tatham. “Tere’s life after horse shows, and as a trainer you have be aware of that. you are almost training life skills into the riding. you have to teach a student to keep the passion but not to burn out. you have to show them that, yes, there are negatives; but there are positives that come from them.” tatham deemphasizes winning as a goal so that her students learn to handle setbacks as horsemen, not just as competitors. “Ten, when the strained tendons and the competition problems come up, they are able to look outside of their own desires and see what they can do with that big challenge,” she says. “Tey are able to see the limitations of the creature they are working with. it helps them reason.” Barteau, too, tries to help her young students keep things in perspective. “you want to cultivate their desire for success, but sometimes i see kids so full of self-doubt and worry that if i don’t
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he FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC) is a Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)-recognized continental championship. Next to Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games, and Pan-American Games, this event is the highest-rated FEI competition in North America; and it is the only FEI championship held annually on this continent. Riders from the US, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean islands vie for a chance to compete on national or regional teams in dressage, eventing, jumping, and reining. In dressage, each of the USDF’s nine regions may field teams. Riders in the FEI Junior division (ages fourteen to eighteen) compete at the equivalent of Fourth Level, while those in the FEI Young Rider division (ages sixteen to 21) compete at the equivalent of Prix St. Georges. Medals in both Junior and Young Rider divisions are awarded in team, individual, and freestyle divisions. The NAJYRC competition and associated support programs are important because they introduce
budding riders to international competition and FEI rules and give them the opportunity to be part of a team, says USDF sport-program coordinator Erica Powers. “The competition is formatted like the Olympics and Pan Am Games, so this gives them a taste of the big leagues, which keeps them going down the pipeline to the senior rankings,” Powers explains. “More and more, we see the program becoming a stepping stone for careers. Some [dressage] riders who have gone on [to careers as professionals] include Jeremy Steinberg, Nicole Perry, and Lauren Sprieser.” To learn more about qualifying for the NAJYRC and USDF’s Jr/YR program, get in touch with your USDF FEI Jr/YR regional coordinator through the USDF office (859-971-2277) or by sending e-mail to jryoungrider@usdf.org. Visit usdf.org for more NAJYRC information. For results and a look at this year’s NAJYRC competition, which was held July 28-August 1 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, visit www. youngriders.org.
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he enjoys? or is he there for his horse, or because he loves the sport?” insecure young riders can psych themselves out by combing the warm-up for superior competitors, Barteau says. “i try to discourage them from doing this as soon as i can,” she says. “i help them understand that they are as trained as they are going to be at this show. trying to make it better in the warm-up ring is only going to wear out the horse. it’s more important to have fun and do the best you can and see where that takes you.”
Passing the Torch Many longtime coaches of Jr/yrs say that working with kids is rewarding and inspiring. tatham, for one, finds her students’ energy and enthusiasm refreshing. “Kids grab the world by the tail, and as we get older we tend to lose a little of that. riding becomes a job, and it doesn’t have the ‘new-car smell’ any more!” tatham says. “young riders bring that back to me. Teir vitality is infectious. When they do something for the first time, it is the highest of highs. When it falls apart, it is the lowest of lows. But with the young rider, it can go back to the highest of highs in five seconds. a couple of kids like that in the barn
make the adults walk taller, sit the trot a little better.” Barteau believes that horses are important in kids’ lives because the associated responsibility helps to ground them. “Tey don’t mind putting their heart and souls into their horses, and i find that inspiring as a teacher,” Barteau says. “i would like for our place to become a serious junior and young-rider headquarters. i think there should be more of these around the country, creating future trainers and future team members who can give back to the sport of dressage. i would hope any young rider with a passion for riding would be able to find a place to work off lessons. a kid should have the chance; money shouldn’t hold them back.” Williams, who has taught many USDF Jr/yr clinics, finds that “the enthusiasm and spirit is quite engaging. it’s always exciting to see the young riders come up, and they keep getting better and better. i do think the naJyrC is the future of dressage.” s Sharon Biggs Waller is the author of in one arena: top Dressage experts Share Teir Knowledge Trough the levels and advanced english horsemanship. She is a dressage trainer based in northwest Indiana and a former Civil Service Club trainer at the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace.
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t’s finally upon us. After five years of planning, waiting, and watching, the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games are set to kick off September 25 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Te Games are the most massive international championships in horse sport—featuring all eight Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) disciplines—and this year is the first time the WeG is being held in the US. More than 50 nations will be represented in the disciplines of dressage, eventing, jumping, reining, vaulting, driving, endurance, and—in another WeG first—para-equestrian dressage. it promises to be an unforgettable experience. Having been in the stands at the 1996 Atlanta olympic Games, i can attest to the emotional power of watching our country’s best horses and riders compete on home soil.
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Whether you will be on site in Lexington or following the action online or on television (more than six hours of nBC network-tV air time are planned on the three consecutive Sundays during the WeG, according to Kentucky Horse Park executive director John nicholson), there’s lots to know going in so that you can savor the WeG experience to its fullest. in this article, i’ll give you a preview of the event and i’ll let you know where and how you can get the latest news and results. i’ll also share insights from organizers and officials as to how the dressage and para-equestrian dressage competitions are shaping up.
The Venues Most WeG competition will be held in venues built less than two years ago. Te major facilities are:
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WAITING FOR THE WORLD: Te new main stadium
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Main stadium. Unveiled for the 2009 rolex Kentucky Tree-Day event (and with an apron graced by a surprisingly lifelike statue of eventing legend Bruce Davidson Sr. into the Head of the Lake with eagle Lion), the new outdoor stadium will be the site of the opening and closing ceremonies and of the dressage, jumping, and eventing dressage and jumping competitions. it has 7,500 permanent seats; as many as 22,500 additional temporary seats will be added for WeG spectators.
Te stadium is walking distance from the main parking lot on Horse Park grounds. For the WeG, the 800,000-squarefoot expanse of asphalt will be transformed into the tradeshow village. Visitors will be able to browse vendor booths, take in sponsor displays, get a taste of what the Bluegrass State has to oďŹ&#x20AC;er with the Kentucky experience, and learn about WeG title sponsor Alltech and its products, which range from equine supplements to the award-winning Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. [
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ookmark these Web sites for reference before and during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Official WEG site: alltechfeigames.com WEG’s Facebook page: 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games WEG on Twitter: @2010AlltechWEG Kentucky Department of Travel (tourism info): kentuckytourism.com Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau: visitlex.com Lexington Herald-Leader (local news and info): kentucky.com Kentucky Horse Park (including maps and directions): kyhorsepark.com FEI: fei.org (online video coverage at feitv.org) US Equestrian Federation (our national equestrian federation, with info on other WEG disciplines): usef.org USDF (blog, photos, and coverage during the Games): usdf.org US Para-Equestrian Association: uspea.org The Chronicle of the Horse (daily WEG updates online; publisher of the must-have WEG preview issue): chronofhorse.com Horse Radio Network (online radio, including the WEG-focused “2010 Radio Show”): horseradionetwork.com.
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COME AND SHOP: USDFs Lendon F. Gray Bookstore will be open for business
Indoor arena. reining and vaulting will be held in the new 6,000-seat climate-controlled indoor sports arena. Covered arena. Tis is the previous indoor KHP facility. Te 1,100-seat, non-climate-controlled venue will be the site of the para-equestrian dressage competition. Te USDF NEC. Tat’s right: the USDF national education Center is (with its next-door neighbor, the US equestrian Federation) on prime KHP real estate, flanking the main parking lot and just across the large scenic pond from the main stadium. open every day from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. during the WeG (until 7:00 p.m. the five days encompassing dressage competition), the USDF neC welcomes your visit. take a welcome break in the Members Lounge, tour the art collection and learn about dressage history in the roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame, and do some shopping in the Lendon F. Gray Bookstore. We’ll have giveaways and prizes from our generous sponsors, too. Please come see us and meet the people of USDF.
Getting There and Getting Around At press time, ticket prices for many events had been reduced by 30 percent. original plans had all visitors parking in satellite lots and taking shuttles to the KHP, but then an adjacent piece of land became available; so parking is now going to be available for $20 a day per vehicle. Word has it that some folks are staying away because of high prices and unavailability of hotel rooms. if you’re on the fence when you read this, you might want to check again. At press time, my sources in Lexington were telling me that rooms were not sold out. For one-stop information
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LIVING LEGEND: Statue of Rolex winner Bruce Davidson Sr. greets KHP stadium-goers
DISCIPLINED: Dressage and para-equestrian director Lloyd Landkamer
MAkING WEG HAPPEN: Press chief Marty Bauman, World Games 2010 Foundation VP/COO Rob Hinkle, and KHP executive director John Nicholson
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about accommodations, parking, and shuttle service to selected hotels (for a daily fee), visit the official WeG Web site at alltechfeigames.com and choose the “Visitors” option. Flying into Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport (bluegrassairport.com) is convenient—about 30 minutes from the Horse Park—but the airport is small (commuter service only), served by relatively few airlines, and tends to have higher fares. A better bet may be the much larger Louisville or Cincinnati/northern Kentucky airports, each of which is roughly ninety minutes’ drive from Lexington. Louisville (flylouisville.com) and Cincinnati (cvgairport.com) are served by most major airlines. Southwest Airlines, my personal fave, serves Louisville only. if you live in or can get dropped off in downtown Lexington, the best transportation deal may be Lextran, Lexington’s public-transit system. During the WeG, you’ll be able to hop a bus from Lextran’s downtown transit Center at 200 east Vine Street to the Kentucky Horse Park. A round trip costs just $2. Buses will leave every 30 minutes while events are being held, plus one hour before events begin and one hour after they end.
Behind the Scenes organization of the WeG starts, of course, with the Fei, whose championships these are. Unlike an olympic Games, which are run under a combination of international-federation and international olympic Committee rules, the WeG operates purely under Fei rules. Te Fei awards the quadrennial WeG to the winning city, which then forms an organizing committee. in Lex-
ington, that group is the World Games 2010 Foundation, and it’s in charge of pretty much everything related to the event’s organization, although the Fei itself appoints the judges, stewards, and other actual competition officials. overseeing the entire WeG competition is the competition director: Kate Jackson, a former American Horse Shows Association (now USeF) executive director and a veteran equestrian-sports organizer and technical advisor for four olympic Games. Jackson in turn hired a discipline director for each of the eight WeG disciplines. She got a two-fer for dressage and para-equestrian dressage in the form of Lloyd Landkamer, a well-known show manager/organizer and Fei steward from Hamel, Mn. Landkamer, who was appointed to the WeG positions three years ago, said his duties include everything pertaining to the organization and operation of the dressage and para competitions themselves—volunteers, medal ceremonies, draws, equipment, and the like. “it’s basically another big CDi [Fei-recognized dressage competition], but it has a lot of different twists,” Landkamer said. one learning curve has been the para requirements: different arena sizes than for dressage, the system of grading riders according to disability level, and the necessary modifications for wheelchairs. “We need a wheelchair-repair service,” Landkamer said, “and the judges’ stands need wheelchair access because some of the judges themselves are former para-equestrians and are in wheelchairs.” He’s thankful for “a number of very experienced [para] volunteers who have been a huge help.” Landkamer, who’ll be ensconced in a Lexington rental apartment for the duration by the time you read this, has USDF ConneCtion
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t’s nearly impossible to keep abreast of the special events, promotional efforts, VIP guests and performers, and other happenings that have been mounted to help raise the profile (and the gate) at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
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appeared at the Indiana Governor’s Mansion with Indiana First Lady Cherie Daniels, who also posed for photos with Grand Prix-level dressage rider and USDF Region 2 director Ken Levy. You’re bound to get hungry and thirsty during the Games. The Kentucky Horse Park’s Farmhouse restaurant will host Cookin’ in the Bluegrass: A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series, with each night featuring a different chef and various regional culinary specialties. Alltech’s own Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co. is the maker of Kentucky Ale, the official beer of the WEG.
THE DOCTOR IS IN: Alltech’s Pearse Lyons addresses American Horse Publications members during a June reception marking the 100-day countdown to the WEG
A goodly share of the PR muscle comes from the international, Lexington-based corporation Alltech, the first-ever WEG title sponsor. Founder Dr. Pearse Lyons, an unassuming-looking man with a charming Irish brogue, professes an unshakeable belief that “these will be the greatest Games ever.” To that end, his company is producing the Alltech Fortnight Festival, a two-week concert series in Lexington and surrounds featuring artists ranging from Wynonna Judd and Nickelback to Loretta Lynn and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (alltechfortnightfestival.com). The Commonwealth of Kentucky is doing its part, as well. Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and Alltech’s Pearse Lyons embarked on a whirlwind six-state tour in May to promote the WEG. In June, Beshear
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WEG BREYER MODELS: Dressage (left) and official statue, “Esprit,” in water globe (right)
What’s a big event without souvenirs? Trade-show vendors aside, there’s plenty of WEG merchandise to be had, from pins to T-shirts. Breyer Animal Creations has produced a line of official WEG model horses, one for each of the eight disciplines. There’s also “Esprit,” the Breyer model specially sculpted to embody the WEG spirit, available as a porcelain model and also in a unique WEG-themed water globe; and another Breyer model adorned with the colorful LeRoy Neiman official WEG painting. Collectors, start your engines.
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DRESSAGE GOES POLITICAL: USDF Region 2 director and Indiana Dressage Society president Ken Levy and Laramie pose with Cherie Daniels, First Lady of Indiana, during a WEG promotional event
been making regular treks to the WeG site since the beginning. His biggest challenge so far, he says, was the icelandic volcano eruption in April that threatened to derail the dressage WeG test event because foreign officials’ flights got canceled. Although some WeG-related budgets and planned expenditures fell victim to the recession, Landkamer said that his corner of the event hasn’t been affected. “We were able to get everything we needed; competition budgets weren’t cut,” he said. Landkamer says he’s unaccustomed to being in the spotlight and is happy to remain backstage, letting the horses and riders—and the WeG itself—take star billing. “it’s an international competition in this country that we haven’t really had since the last [US summer] olympics,” in Atlanta 1996, he said. Like most dressage enthusiasts, “i’m very excited to see [Dutch superstar horse] totilas coming. We normally don’t get to see these horses outside europe.”
The Competition Lead-Up Dressage. A year ago this month, newly appointed USeF dressage technical advisor Anne Gribbons was feeling fairly gloomy about America’s chances in the 2010 WeG competition. When we caught up with her again in July, however,
WEG Competition Calendar Opening ceremony: September 25 Reining: September 25, 26, 28, 30 Endurance: September 26-27 Dressage: September 27-29, October 1 Eventing: September 30-October 3 Jumping: October 4-6 and 8-9 Para-equestrian dressage: October 5-10 Vaulting: October 6-10 Driving: October 7-10 Closing ceremony: October 10.
Gribbons was decidedly more cheerful. “i feel a lot more confident,” Gribbons said. “Tere’s been an upswing compared to a couple of months ago.” Te upswing to which she’s referring is the emergence of promising contenders—some new on the US scene, others back from being sidelined—for the US WeG dressage squad. Steffen Peters and ravel are unquestionably atop the list, but until recently Gribbons wasn’t sure who was going to be able to accompany him. [
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tina Konyot, for one, “has started to bloom at the right time.” Her mount, the Dutch Warmblood stallion Calecto V (Come Back ii x rastell), won the WeG dressage test event and was eighth in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the CHio Aachen, Germany, in July. Catherine Haddad, who resides in Germany, planned to bring the Hanoverian gelding Winyamaro (Walt Disney x trapper) to last month’s WeG selection trials in Gladstone, nJ. of Haddad’s mount, Gribbons said, “Tat’s a cool horse.” Ten there’s Katherine Bateson-Chandler’s new mount, the Dutch Warmblood gelding nartan (Jazz x Le Faquin). Formerly ridden by the netherlands’ Jeanette Haazen, nartan was purchased by Jane Forbes Clark as a potential WeG partner for Bateson-Chandler, who took over the ride on robert Dover’s horses after Dover’s retirement. rafalca, an oldenburg mare (Argentinius x rubinstein i) ridden by Jan ebeling, “looks like she has gone up another level,” Gribbons said. other promising contenders Gribbons mentioned: tip
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top 962, Leslie Morse’s Swedish Warmblood stallion (“he had colic surgery but is back in work”); Sagacious HF and Lauren Sammis; robin Hood and Sue Blinks; olivier and elisabeth Austin; and otto and todd Flettrich. Gribbons explained the schedule of events leading up to the WeG. Te fifteen top-ranked horse-and-rider combinations (actually seventeen this year because Haddad qualified with two horses and there was a tie for seventeenth place, between Michelle Gibson/Don Angelo and Susan Dutta/Currency DC) would compete in the selection trials at the Collecting Gaits Farm/USeF Dressage Festival of Champions, August 6-8 and August 13-15 in Gladstone, nJ. From that competition, “the top three will definitely be on the team,” Gribbons said. “We have some leeway for me to name a [fourth] horse if necessary, but usually it’s one, two, three, four, five” (the top four being the team and the fifth serving as alternate). Ten an intensive prep period would begin. According to Gribbons, “Te eight top horses will stay at Gladstone
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esides vowing to put on a stellar international FEI competition, WEG organizers are determined to make the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games a showcase of everything great in the US horse industry. Uniquely American breeds, Western riding, and such famous equestrian names as John Lyons and Lynn Palm will be on hand for demonstrations and lectures. The educational and entertainment content is included with the purchase of a WEG grounds pass; you don’t have to be a competition ticketholder to get on the Kentucky Horse Park grounds and soak up the learning and the fun. An all-day grounds pass costs $25 and includes admission to these WEG attractions and to the regular Kentucky Horse Park attractions (except for the special “Gift from the Desert” Arabian-horse museum exhibition, which requires a separate ticket). (It’s also all you need to come visit the USDF IN THE GATE: WEG grounds pass buys access to Members Lounge!) exhibits, demos, trade fair, and nearly all Kentucky As a sport-horse aficionado, you also may be interested in atHorse Park attractions tending a special horse-health seminar in Lexington on September 24, the day before WEG opening ceremonies. Hosted by the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), Alltech, and Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, “A Winning Edge: Promoting Peak Performance in the Equine Athlete” will feature lectures by such renowned veterinarians and researchers as Dr. Kent Allen and Dr. Hilary Clayton on topics ranging from shoeing and conditioning to FEI drugs-and-meds rules and the use of joint medications. Preregister by September 7 for $75; after that date, registration increases to $90 and is available on site only. For details and to register, visit aaep.org/horsemen_seminar.htm.
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or will come back for two weeks of training with me, and of course they are welcome to bring their own trainers too. i will run test shows.” (Gribbons, an Fei “o” judge, is equipped to tell the riders exactly how their performances stack up on the international stage.) “We will watch videos from other events, and we’ll train using videos. We’ll prepare for the WeG drug testing; [US team veterinarian] rick Mitchell will come give lectures.” Following the example of many other sports, Gribbons is introducing sport psychology to the WeG prep as well. Suzie riewald, PhD, a US olympic Committee-assigned sport psychologist, will come to Gladstone to work with the riders, Gribbons said; “some of the riders are working with her already. She’s been very proactive, and the top riders especially are on board” with the additional peak-performance mental training. Para-equestrian dressage. Te US WeG para-equestrian lineup took shape earlier than the dressage because “para” held its selection trials earlier, in late June. in midJuly, the USeF named fifteen horse-rider combinations as its nominated entry, with ten of those to become the WeG definite entry on September 30, just days before the start of the para-equestrian competition. (For more on the para selection trials, see “Heads Up” on page 8.)
interestingly, the top two riders at the selection trials qualified riding horses owned and previously competed by well-known able-bodied riders. rebecca Hart, the 2010 USeF para-equestrian national champion, earned her title aboard Kazan, an eighteen-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Kerri Sowers. Sowers rode Kazan to team silver and individual bronze medals at the 2001 Fei north American young riders’ Championships. Hart’s colleague, USeF “S” judge robin Brueckmann, rode raison d’etre, a twelve-year-old American Warmblood gelding owned and trained to Grand Prix by Brueckmann’s friend elly Schobel.
The Medals Quest Tis will be para-equestrian’s debut in the WeG. in the Paralympic Games, the last US rider to medal was Lynn Seidemann in Athens 2004. Hart, Brueckmann, and their teammates will be looking to capture some precious metal on home turf in Lexington. As for the dressage competition, Gribbons thinks the Dutch are a shoo-in to win team gold (“even without Anky”). “Te Germans are coming on strong again.” Led by Laura Bechtolsheimer on her fifteen-year-old
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ULTIMATE PRIZES: Crystal dressage (left) and para-equestrian team and individual trophies
Danish Warmblood gelding, Mistral Hojris (Michellino x ibsen), the British are shaping up to be strong medal contenders—and that’s not all bad, according to Gribbons. She explained that “we are looking to qualify for the 2012 London olympics, and we can still qualify if we finish fourth and the Brits get a medal because they are the home team,” meaning that the host nation has an automatic bye to field an olympic team. Te olympic qualification is necessary because Mythilus’s and Courtney King-Dye’s disqualification got the US dressage squad DQed in Hong Kong 2008. Should the US team fail to medal at the WeG, then there will be one more chance, at the 2011 Pan American Games in Mexico. Tere’s one American rider who Gribbons believes has
a good shot at an individual medal, and that’s Peters. ravel’s pre-selection-trials ranking score average of 77.256 percent is more than seven points higher than that of the secondranked pair, Sue Blinks and robin Hood; and ravel is the only US horse whose scores are consistently internationally competitive, which in today’s world means high 70s and low 80s for freestyle. Although she calls Dutch rider edward Gal’s mount, Moorlands totilas, “a once-in-a-lifetime horse,” Gribbons thinks that Peters and ravel will be right in there with the top contenders. “i think Steffen is one of the best riders in the world,” she said. “His relationship with ravel—this is what dressage is all about. i am really excited about the WeG.” s
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Breed of the Month: norwegian Fjord Horse Compact, talented, distinctive, and just plain cute, this breed is perfect for the small rider the world to reach the Grand Prix level. Anne earned her USDF gold medal aboard Wez, who earned many national and regional awards and titles, including USDF All-Breeds awards. Anne’s stallion Misha competed through intermediate i and also earned many All-Breeds awards. in the past two years, Wendy Luscombe (nY) has swept the norwegian Fjord Horse Registry’s AllBreeds awards at training Level and First Level on her Fjords Kingston and Koriakin of Narnia. With multiple prosthetic joints and a fused spine, Wendy swears she would probably no longer be able to ride were it not for her Fjords. The organization: Te mission of the norwegian Fjord Horse Registry (nFHR) is to register and preserve the genetic purity of the norwegian Fjord horse, including education about and promotion of the breed. Te nFHR holds breed inspections, consisting of conformation
STANDOUT: With its distinctive coloring and markings, the Norwegian Fjord Horse stands out in any arena. Lauren Chumley rides SNF Fjelde, owned by Neil and Ruth Sorum.
evaluation and performance testing, in english and Western riding, driving, and draft. All-Breeds awards offered: All performance and dressage sport-horse breeding categories. How to participate: Te horse must be registered with the nFHR, and the owner must be a nFHR member in good standing. Organization contact info: Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry: nfhr. com or (303) 684-6466. s
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ach month, “All-Breeds Connection” spotlights a USDF All-Breeds awards program participating organization and the breed it represents. Information and photos that appear in this column are furnished by the breed registries. USDF does not endorse or promote any breed or registry over another. The All-Breeds program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage. All participating organizations offer “open” year-end awards from Training Level through Grand Prix, and some offer awards in additional categories, such as adult amateur, junior/ young rider, and dressage sport-horse breeding. Registry representatives are usually on hand to help bestow awards at the banquet held during each year’s USDF convention. All-Breeds award eligibility requirements include memberships and horse registrations with both USDF and the participating organization. For details and a list of current participating organizations, visit usdf.org. For more information about All-Breeds awards program participation, send e-mail to allbreeds@usdf.org.
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he norwegian Fjord Horse is one of the world’s oldest and purest breeds, having been domesticated more than 4,000 years ago. Herds of wild Fjord horses existed in norway after the last ice Age. excavations at Viking burial sites indicate that the Fjord horse has been selectively bred for at least 2,000 years. About 90 percent of all Fjord horses are brown dun in color, the rest being red, gray, white, or yellow dun. Te Fjord horse has zebra stripes on the legs and a dorsal stripe that runs from the forelock down the neck and back and into the tail. Another unique characteristic is the mane: Te center hair is dark (usually black), while the outer hair is white. Te mane is traditionally cut short so that it stands erect and then trimmed in a crescent shape to emphasize the graceful curve of the neck. Te white outer hair is kept slightly shorter than the dark inner hair to display the dramatic dark stripe. Fjords generally range in size from 13.2 to 14.2 hands and weigh between 900 and 1,200 pounds at maturity. Fjord horses are known for their gentle, stoic nature, and they love being around humans—characteristics that make them ideal mounts for riders with disabilities. Less well known is that they are also great athletes in a variety of different disciplines. in the US, they are probably better known in the driving world, but Fjords are becoming increasingly successful in dressage. in the netherlands, Fjords have become so successful in dressage that they are known as the Yellow Peril. Norwegian Fjord Horses you might know: Anne Appleby (WA) has trained and competed two Fjords to the Fei levels in dressage. Her gelding Wez was the first Fjord in
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Gypsy Cob and Drum Horse Association Gypsy Horse Association Gypsy Vanner Horse Society Hungarian Horse Association of America International Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Association International Friesian Show Horse Association International Georgian Grande Horse Registry International Morab Breeders Association Irish Draught Horse Society of North America ISR/Oldenburg Registry NA *Knabstrupperforeningen for Danmark KWPN of North America Lipizzan Federation of America Native Pony Society of America Nokota Horse Conservancy North American Danish Warmblood Association North American Shagya-Arabian Society NorthAmerican SportPony Registry North American Spotted Draft Horse Association North American Thoroughbred Society Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Oldenburg Horse Breeders Society NA Division of GOV Performance Horse Registry Performance Shagya Registry Pinto Horse Association of America The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse Association The Purebred Hanoverian Association Rheinland Pfalz-Saar International Swedish Warmblood Association of North America United States P.R.E. Association United States Trotting Association Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America Weser EM Ponies and Small Horses Westfalen Horse Association * Denotes a new participating organization for 2010.
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Short for Masai Barefoot technology, MBt’s approach to shoes was inspired by the way the Masai of Kenya walk: barefoot and on naturally uneven, soft terrain. Te Masai are remarkably free of back or joint problems because their “way of going” properly strengthens and stabilizes their muscles. According to MBt, the human body wasn’t designed to wear conventional shoes and to walk on hard, flat ground; doing so causes muscle structure to lose its function and results in joint and back pain. MBt’s “anti-shoes” feature curved soles whose soft cores introduce an instability that activates muscles.
With its grid-style openings (small so as not to snare a hoof ), the nibblenet hay bag controls waste and slows the chow-down rate—great for easy keepers, horses with feed-related health issues or on stall rest, and traveling. Te nibblenet is 28" tall x 22" wide and comes in five depths: four, five, six, nine, and twelve inches. Te smallest bag holds approximately two to three flakes of hay (six to eight pounds), and the largest holds a bale (20 to 25 pounds). each bag is constructed of heavy-duty black polyester webbing that’s triple-stitched using marine-grade, UV-resistant polyester thread. Te back of the bag is heavy-
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A ventilated neoprene liner conforms to the horse and allows heat and moisture to escape while keeping him cool. Te neoprene won’t harbor bacteria, prevents saddle and pad slippage, and peels away from the webbing for easy cleaning. other types of girths and cinches are also available. More info: profchoice.com or (800) 331-9421.
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Editor’s note: At press time, US equestrian Federation dressage rules did not specifically allow this spur
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Leap of faith pays off with the horse of a lifetime By Carol Phillips
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bought my dream horse sight unseen while standing on a remote Utah mountaintop in the dead of winter. And when i say sight unseen, i mean no rides, no videos—not even a photo. it all started in october 2008. i had sold my horse, who had showed successfully through intermediate i but who unfortunately would not be able to move to Grand Prix. in December, my trainer, Georgia-based Karen Lipp, left for Florida. Among the many items on her to-do list was to look for a Grand Prix horse suitable for me, a 65-year-old amateur rider. Te following February, my husband and i left for our annual ski trip to Utah. one bright, cold day, as my husband and i “dismounted” from the lift at 10,500 feet atop a snow-covered peak, my cell phone rang. it was Karen.
She said: “i have found your horse. i’ve ridden her through all the Grand Prix movements, and she is perfect.” “oh, that is good news!” i responded. “i’ll plan a trip to Florida to see her after i return from skiing.” Karen replied that if i waited that long, the horse might be gone. i wrestled with what to do. Should i disrupt the ski vacation that my husband looks forward to all year? Tat seemed unfair, given that he never complains about the endless hours i devote to training and showing. After some hasty soul-searching, i decided to put my trust in Karen’s judgment and told her that i would buy the horse, Hera, sight unseen. Hera was finally shipped home to Georgia, and immediately after work i drove out to see her. By the time i arrived, it was dark and the barn was
BLIND DATE: Te writer and her Trakehner mare, Hera
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Carol Phillips is the assistant director of the Oncology Cytogenetics Laboratory at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. She began riding at age ten and progressed from rented trail horses to Pony Club and hunter seat, later discovering dressage after her family’s move to Atlanta. She has developed a Grand Prix Freestyle with her mare, Hera, and planned to compete at this year’s Great American/ USDF Regional Championships.
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quiet. i turned the lights on and slowly walked down the long aisle, passing one large, powerful warmblood after another. in the last stall was a small bay mare. She had a beautiful face but otherwise was not at all like the other horses in the barn. Could this possibly be a “perfect” Grand Prix horse? Within the next 24 hours, i realized that the 15.3-hand trakehner mare was indeed the perfect horse for me. Karen showed me Hera’s three solid gaits, elaborate extended trot, rhythmic piaffe and passage, and easy tempis. now it was up to me to become a pilot worthy of this lovely horse. Because Hera is light and exquisitely sensitive, the first thing i had to learn was to do less—to be quiet with my body and essentially “breathe” the aids. Hera was tolerant of my initial inadequacies, but i gradually improved; and at the end of July, after riding Hera for only four months, i rode my first Grand Prix test and received a score of 60.2 percent. in September, at our third show, we received two more scores in the 60s. on that gold-medal day, a lifelong dream came true. My advice to anyone who has the same goals as mine: Don’t let your age be a deterrent. if you stay in shape and continue training, it is still possible to learn what is required for Grand Prix. Don’t be afraid to pair up with a seasoned schoolmaster (Hera is sixteen) as long as the horse is sound, young at heart, and still wants to perform. Tat moment last February when i said yes at 10,500 feet was the beginning of my dream come true. s
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4 InsIde UsdF Have Your say on Rule-Change Proposals By Teresa Hunt
6 RIngsIde Te Long, Hot summer By Jennifer O. Bryant
20 tHe jUdge’s box What do judges Want? By Elizabeth Madlener
MAde In AMeRICA Akiko Yamazaki, owner of Ravel, discusses the Weg, horse ownership, and Us dressage
28 CLInIC What dressage Riders Can Learn from Western trainers By Amber Heintzberger
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34 CLUb ConneCtIon Alpha Club By Colleen Scott
38 Rode RULes excuse Me! By Janine Malone
62 ALL-bReeds ConneCtIon breed of the Month: dutch Warmblood 72 tHe tAIL end Te Will to succeed By Stephanie Lo
on oUR CoVeR Fitted and used properly, a double bridle offers the educated rider a refined means of communicating with the horse. Pictured is Otto, a Danish Warmblood gelding by Rambo and owned by Cherry Knoll Farm (PA), competing at the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions (NJ). Otto and rider Todd Flettrich are on the 2010 US World Equestrian Games dressage team. Photo by Amy Dragoo/AKDragooPhoto.com.
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Have Your Say on Rule-Change Proposals UDSF, USEF want your feedback
Although dressage is very much steeped in tradition, change happens. training methods, equipment, and competitions change; and as a result, rules for US equestrian Federationlicensed/USDF-recognized dressage competition are continually altered and updated to reflect these evolutions. Changes to USeF rules may be proposed by USeF members or by USeF recognized affiliate associations, of which the USDF is one. Te deadlines for submitting proposed USeF standard rule changes for 2011 have passed, and now we are in the important phase of reviewing the proposals. each proposed rule change (available on the USeF Web site at usef.org) is assigned a tracking number and a reference to the rule in question. Current USeF members are encouraged to comment on the rule-change proposals using a response form. All comments, which must be submitted by January 2, 2011, will be forwarded to the appropriate committee(s). it is USDF’s responsibility to offer its members a chance to comment on USeF dressage rule-change proposals. Proposed rule changes are discussed during many of the USDF committee meetings held at the annual Adequan/USDF national Convention. in Jacksonville, FL, December 1-5, during the 2010 convention, all USDF members will have the opportunity to voice their opinions on the proposed changes. Tey have the potential to affect everything from tack and apparel to how dressage competitions are run and judged.
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Te rulechange process is one of the reasons that the USDF convention is held one month prior to the USeF annual meeting in January. At USeF’s annual meeting, the proposed rule changes are discussed again, along with input from USeF members and from USDF. Tose changes that are finalized then take effect sometime after the January 2011 USeF meeting, with most changes effective the following December. A number of important proposed rule changes are currently on the table, among them the use of protective headgear in dressage competition, a proposal to allow bitless bridles, rules regarding ring stewards’ checking equipment and the number of technical delegates required at a show, and qualifying criteria for the USeF Dressage Seat equitation Medal program. in addition, the USeF Dressage Committee submitted numerous rule-change proposals, which were posted on the USeF Web site in early September. Be prepared: Read the rule-change proposals. if you are unable to attend the USDF convention in December, send your feedback to your designated delegates so that they can better represent their constituents. if you do attend convention, check the agenda and go to the applicable council meetings and the USeF Proposed Rule Change Forum, tentatively scheduled for Tursday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m. See you there! s
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of a lunge line. i’m currently into my second month of weekly seat lessons, and boy, i’d almost forgotten how great they are. My instructor, Ange, has a keen eye for equestrian postural oddities and their causes, and in fairly short order she’s gotten me straightened out and flying right. it helps that Pilates, strength training, and some bodywork have gotten me intimately acquainted with every imbalance and weakness. it also hasn’t hurt that all this horse-hunting has resulted in an extensive video record of my riding—how i look on short horses and tall horses, wide horses and narrow ones, what happens to my position when i’m pushing a lazy horse forward and what happens when the horse is scaring the crap out of me because he feels like a bomb waiting to go off. Terefore, i was most pleasantly surprised during a recent après-try video review when i saw…not much to comment on. A couple of little upper-body things, but mostly a centered position and quiet legs and hands. Sweet! now, all i need is the horse. Here’s my personal ad: Female equestrian seeks kind, talented partner for serious relationship. if you like dancing, long walks in the country, and occasional travel, we could be great together. Please, no slackers or head cases.
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member connection The Multidisciplined Approach i have been reading the “outside the Arena” “Clinic” articles with great interest. i especially enjoyed the one that interviewed the reining trainer (April), and i put a few of those exercises to good use. it is interesting to see how other disciplines use dressage in their training, even if they don’t call it dressage. For some reason, the words they use to describe some of the same things we dressage riders do come across so much simpler! i was not sure what to expect from the article on gaited horses (July/August), as they seem to be so different from the average horse. i was wrong. i did learn something, and i was very impressed with trainer Larry Whitesell’s methods. A light and balanced horse—isn’t that what we are all after? i have always read that shoulder-in is a great exercise,
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but he showed me in other ways how invaluable it is. Tanks for printing these great articles. i hope others have enjoyed and learned as much from them as i have. Paula Roberts Rosholt, WI
Equine Fitness Tank you for the article “Fit for Life” (July/August). i enjoy riding my fouryear-old Dutch Warmblood/Arabian gelding in the arena and out on trails, and taking him swimming. Yes, swimming! Tere is a swim center for horses near where i live, and i take him often. My friends can’t believe that he is now able to swim laps and enjoys it. Swimming provides horses with a good workout, just as it does for humans. Te hydrodynamic pressure placed on the rib cage and lungs requires additional cardiovascular exertion. Te heart and lungs are strengthened without the pounding on limbs and joints associated with land-based forms of training. For horses, swimming is actually the only exercise in which they take a deep breath, close their nostrils, and forcibly exhale. Although swimming is not a conventional approach to equine exercising, it works for me and my horse. Michele Judd Lovettsville, VA
Instructor Certification i am a USDF associate instructor through Second Level. i read with much interest and enjoyment the article “Te Road to USDF instructor Certification” (July/August). i felt a degree of camaraderie with Hilary Moore in reading of her trials and tribulations in obtaining her certification.
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two days after reading the article, i was surprised to receive a letter from Gerhard Politz, chair of the USDF instructor trainer Committee, advising that the associate-instructor program is being discontinued this year. i consider receiving that letter two days after receiving the issue a slap in the face. if the e-mails i have received from my fellow associate instructors are any indication, i am not alone. Mr. Politz stated in his letter that the intent of the program was to have the associate-instructor designation serve as a stepping stone toward full certification. He stated that, to date, only 10 percent of the associate instructors have continued on to obtain full certification. one real deterrent to continuing “up the levels” is the expense. in her article, Ms. Moore calculated that it cost $2,762 to earn associateinstructor certification. Tat number sounds about right to me. Has anyone considered the current economy? Riding lessons and horse training tend to be considered luxuries right now. With business down, who has the funds available to spend on attempting to attain higher certification? in addition, a major requirement for obtaining USDF certification is to have students showing at Second Level and above. An instructor who specializes in bringing along the novice or timid rider, or who teaches adult amateurs who ride purely for enjoyment, cannot fulfill the requirement. not everyone who loves dressage wishes to get involved in the stress and expense of showing. Tis move by the USDF to discredit the associate instructors seems to confirm the belief that we are constantly battling: that dressage is only for the well-to-do. Tis, despite the organization’s assertion that the lower-level amateurs—those who most often fill our client ranks—are the backbone of dressage. Lisa Marie M. Post Perrineville, NJ
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Young RideRs West coast RideRs dominate naJYRc dRessage
JUNIOR CHAMPS: Individual and freestyle gold medalists Jamie Pestana and Winzalot
JUNIOR FREESTYLE MEDALISTS: Catherine Chamberlain (silver), Jamie Pestana (gold), and Esmee Ingham (bronze)
1 event were honored to be competing on the soil that is currently hosting the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games—international highperformance competition being a goal for many of the youngsters at the nAJYRC. US dressage teams made an impressive showing in both the Young Rider and Junior divisions. Standouts included junior Jamie Pestana, Livermore, CA, and her 2004 Hanoverian gelding, Winzalot. Te duo were members of the Region 7 silver-medal-winning team with the team-competition high score of 69.46 percent, individual gold medalists (71.11 percent), and freestyle gold medalists (74.25 percent). YR Jhesika Wells, Marysville, WA, and the 1990 Dutch Warmblood gelding intrepid, owned by Lyn Anderson, were members of the gold medal-winning Region 5/6 YR team with a teamcompetition high score of 69.263 percent, individual gold medalists (70.00 percent), and freestyle silver medalists (70.55 percent). Te nAJYRC was the 21-yearold’s first freestyle and her first Fei competition. Wells said she especially enjoyed riding under the lights in front of a crowd and was grateful for the experience. “everyone’s here because someone else helped them, and it’s those people that we really need to show appreciation to,” she said. other US medalists included the Region 3/4 bronze-medal-winning junior team; the Region 4/8 bronzemedal-winning YR team; junior Catherine Chamberlain, who took home both individual and freestyle silver medals; and junior Stephanie Bedford, who won bronze in the individual test. new to nAJYRC this year was the Albers Award, named in honor of longtime USDF Region 1 chef www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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YR MEDALISTS: Jhesika Wells, Jaimie Holland, and Megan Lane
HONOREE: Patsy Albers (right) holds the award bearing her name as USDF’s NAJYRC coordinator, Erika Minks, looks on
d’équipe Patsy Albers. Tis perpetual trophy will be awarded annually to the dressage chef who best demonstrates dedication, enthusiasm, and team spirit. Te inaugural award was bestowed on two chefs this year: Jeremy Steinberg of Region 6 and Roz Kinstler of Region 2. –Jeannie Blancq Putney
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ina Konyot, Palm City, FL, swept the four legs of Grand Prix competition at the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/US equestrian Federation Festival of Champions to earn a slot on the 2010 US World equestrian Games dressage squad as well as her first USeF national Grand Prix championship aboard her twelve-
mount, the fifteen-year-old Dutch gelding nartan; the two have been paired only since May, when owner Jane Forbes Clark bought the horse from Dutch team rider Jeanette Haazen as a WeG hopeful. Bateson-Chandler said she’s focused her training on the Grand Prix test because that is the team test for WeG. Her current freestyle with nartan is Haazen’s, and BatesonChandler said that the Dutch rider has been coaching her on her new mount. Steffen Peters, San Diego, CA, holds the WeG anchor slot aboard Akiko Yamazaki’s twelve-year-old KENTUCKY BOUND: Top Festival finishers Tina Konyot on Calecto V, Dutch gelding, Todd Flettrich on Otto, and Katherine Bateson-Chandler on Nartan. With Ravel. Tat them is judge Axel Steiner. leaves the GP championship year-old Danish stallion, Calecto V. fourth-place finisher, Germany resident Accompanying Konyot to the Catherine Haddad on Winyamaro, in 2010 Alltech Fei WeG in Lexington, the reserve slot for WeG. KY, will be 2010 USeF GP reserve other Festival of Champions titlechampion todd Flettrich, Royal Palm winners included the Junior national Beach, FL, on Cherry Knoll Farm’s champion, reigning nAJYRC Junior fourteen-year-old Danish gelding, gold medalist Jamie Pestana, 17, otto. Konyot and Flettrich had Livermore, CA, on Winzalot; Young recently returned from the CHio Rider national champion Megan Aachen in Germany, where they Davis, 20, of Stone Ridge, nY, on had benefited from the international Bentley; Young Adult “Brentina Cup” exposure and experience. champion Kayce Redmond, 24, of Te WeG will be the first internaAlpharetta, GA, on Latino; and intertional team for Konyot, Flettrich, and mediaire i national champion Cesar the Grand Prix championship thirdParra, Whitehouse Station, nJ, on place finisher, Katherine Batesonolympia. it was the first time Parra, a Chandler, of Wellington, FL. Batesonnative of Colombia, had competed for Chandler is also a new partner for her the US.
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eremy Steinberg, of Kirkland, WA, is the inaugural US equestrian Federation national dressage youth coach, the USeF announced August 20.
NEW COACH: Steinberg
Te 1996 nAYRC dressage individual gold medalist, Steinberg made the transition from the Young Rider ranks to high-performance dressage. He has successfully trained and competed horses at all levels, from Young Horse to Grand Prix, including international competitions and the US League Finals for the Fei World Cup Dressage Final. Te USeF regards its youth dressage programs, which are currently in development, as a critical link in the pipeline for the development of future riders. “My vision for the USeF national youth coach role,” Steinberg said, “is to be part of a system which can produce riders and horses from the very basic level all the way up to international superstar riders and trainers, producing along the way those teachers who can bring success for generations to come.” Steinberg will work extensively with USeF dressage technical advisor Anne Gribbons and the USeF Dressage Committee to design a program to benefit youth at all levels of the sport.
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instRuctoRs usdF congRatulates neW ceRtiFied instRuctoRs/tRaineRs Recognized Teacher, Training–Second Level Rochelle McPherson, Columbia, Ct. Certified Instructor/Trainer, Training–Second Level Jayne Marino, new Milford, Ct Suzanne Markham, Monson, MA Paula Pierce, Holyoke, MA Lisa Pierson, Hopewell Junction, nY Jennifer Verharen, Vashon island, WA. Certified Instructor/Trainer, Tird–Fourth Level Lisa Pierson, Hopewell Junction, nY.
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Berrey began riding as a child in Chicago. She started out on American Saddlebreds and moved on to hunters and jumpers, with a
little dressage thrown into the mix. She hung up her spurs for a number of years to marry and raise her three children in illinois and ohio. in the early 1980s, she returned to dressage and soon began pursuing a career in judging. She was a USDF bronze and silver medalist and competed extensively in the Midwest, new england, and Florida. Berrey is survived by her children, Adam, ellen, and Kevin; her grandchildren, eli and Adela; her son-in-law, Steve Hoffman; and her sisters, emily MeyerSiegel and Jean Stark. Te family is establishing the Betsy K. Berrey Memorial trophy, to be awarded each year at a major dressage show in Wellington. –Ann Forer
Youth Recognition students Receive high-school dRessage pins
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Alysha Ashley, Colton, oR Brent Bever, Salem, oR Amalia Boyles, Lorane, oR Sierra Breckenridge, Salem, oR Kelin Carraher, Sherwood, oR Rachel Demyan, Salem, oR Kimberly Easton, Salem, oR Alexandra Ferrell, newberg, oR Kathryn Flanigan, Keizer, oR Shelby Foley, Roseburg, oR Taylor Foley, Roseburg, oR Lindsay Hall, Portland, oR Carol Herz, Salem, oR Erin Ikebe, Fairview, oR Megan Iverson, Woodburn, oR www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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Anna Jensen, Winston, oR Sarah Jensen, Winston, oR Katherine Kendall, West Linn, oR Amber Lengele, eugene, oR Corey Lerch, eugene, oR Cora Linn, Hillsboro, oR Michelle Mannenbach, Dallas, oR Naomi Martin, Brooks, oR Cassandra McMaster, Sherwood, oR Jacquelyn McMaster, Sherwood, oR Elizabeth Pate, tualatin, oR Natalie Pond, Lake oswego, oR Laura Ritacco, Portland, oR Samantha Smith, elkton, oR Emma Stevens, West Linn, oR Kaitlin Steward, Hillsboro, oR Anita Strode, Yamhill, oR.
CoUrteSY of the BerreY fAmIlY
etsy Berrey, of Wellington, FL, a USeF “S” dressage judge and a faculty member of the USDF “L” education Program, lost her battle with cancer July 24. Berrey was the creator of Te Winning Edge, a four-volume DVD series in which she and international competitor Christopher Hickey demonstrate and explain how to ride the USeF and Fei dressage tests, complete with scoring and comments by Berrey. An enthusiastic educator, she answered USDF members’ questions in USDF Connection’s “Te Judge’s Box” columns; and her article “Get More 10s on the 6.5 Horse” was published in the magazine’s June 2009 issue. Her popular ride-a-test clinics in Wellington drew many competitors eager to better their scores.
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enowned trainer and clinician Lynn Palm has achieved much of her success aboard American Quarter Horses. She’s recently combined her affinity for the breed and her love of dressage—which encompasses her efforts toward making dressage an American Quarter Horse Association-recognized sport—to launch a new Web site, quarterhorsesindressage.com. on the site, equestrians can learn the importance of a solid dressage foundation and discover how Quarter Horses are making an impact in the dressage world. other features include news updates, horse-market advertising, dressage advice from Palm, and a blog.
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up-and-comeRs hawna Harding rode Rigo, a nine-year-old Germanbred Hanoverian gelding (Rotspon - Winnepeg H) owned by tonya Rowe, to win the 2010 USeF national Developing Horse Dressage Championship Presented by the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales international. Te championship was held in July at Lamplight equestrian Center in Wayne, iL.
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Reserve champion was GP Delano, an eight-yearold German-bred Rheinlander gelding (Diamond Hit Wellcome) owned by Grand Prix equestrian and ridden by Kassandra Barteau. in the 2010 Markel/USeF Young Horse Dressage Championships, horses from DG Bar Ranch, Hanford, CA, topped the Four-Year-old standings. DG Bar head trainer Willy Arts rode the Dutch gelding DG Brendo (Florencio - Sierra Siren, US-bred by Lukes Bianko) to the championship title. Reserve champion was the Dutch-bred mare DG Bantana (Flemmingh - Lantana V), ridden by Arts’ student, Caitlin Masiel. Te Five-Year-old national champion was the
Sweet), owned by Linda Woltz and ridden by Stacey Parvey-Larsson. Te Lamplight show also hosted the 2010 USeF Dressage Seat Medal Finals Presented by Dressage Today. in her first trip to the finals, Clare Krska, 18, of olathe, KS, rode her Romincka to the gold medal in the fourteento-eighteen age division. Te silver medalist was Rachel Chowanec, 16, of Columbia, Ct, riding embrujado Xi. Jessica Foschi, of Virginia, Mn, rode Lancelo to the bronze. in the thirteen-and-under division, Anna Campbell, Dallas, tX, claimed the gold aboard her new mount, Mai. Jorde trudel, eagle, iD, rode tunnes to the silver; and Michigan’s Kerrigan Gluch on Bijoux won bronze.
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What Do Judges Want? A USDF “L” faculty member sets the record straight By elizabeth Madlener
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’m going to begin this month’s roundup of judging- and showingrelated questions and answers by addressing some common dilemmas; then i’ll tackle a few specific questions in more detail.
your horse rather than on where you are going; so make your decision from that standpoint. Apparently, some riders have been told that judges don’t like to see riders sitting the trot at training Level,
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Many dressage competitors spend a lot of time wondering “how to make a good impression” on the judge. Apart from the US equestrian Federation dressage rules, they worry about whether things like having a reader (caller), or forgoing a coat when coats are waived, will somehow hurt their chances. Here are some short answers. Te judge doesn’t care whether you have a reader. What matters is whether having a reader will give you the confidence to concentrate on
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which permits sitting or rising trot. Again, judges don’t care whether you sit or rise, as long as you can elicit the best possible trot from your horse. Base your decision on which one best shows off your horse’s trot. As for the coat issue, generally, most riders do seem to sit up better when dressed for the show, and wearing a coat does tend to keep the lines sharp and adds to the overall elegant appearance of the test. However, the judge is focused on the horse and how he performs; so if you think you can
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do a better job sans coat, then don’t wear one! now, on to this month’s batch of questions. I am a dressage instructor. A judge once explained to me that, as taught in the USDF “L” program, the collective marks need to mirror those for each movement. In a student’s test, I thought that the rider mark should have been much lower because she gave the horse a very bad ride, but the horse’s natural ability carried her through the test. Te judge said that the rider must be doing something right to be able to produce those high individual marks. But I myself rode a test under a different judge and got high marks on each movement but then received low collective marks, especially the one for gaits on the horse I was showing. Can you explain the discrepancy? in a dressage test, a horse is marked according to two principles: 1) the quality of his gait, which is influenced by the impulsion and submission as well as by the rider; and 2) how well he meets the requirements of the exercise. At times this basic score will be adjusted according to “modifiers.” it is possible for a horse to perform well while seemingly being poorly ridden, and it is likely that the same horse would perform even better under a more skillful rider. However, the judge cannot second-guess “what could be” or “what should be.” He or she can only evaluate the horse as it performs the test at that particular moment in time. it sounds as if you were on a different horse from your student, but even if you were not, a horse can be very expressive in one test and “flat” in the next. Without having seen your test, it is difficult for me to explain how your collectives could have been higher than the individual test scores. Te gait score could have been lower than the general test scores if there were problems in a gait, such as a lateral tendency in the walk or a four-beat
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canter. Problems in the walk or the canter would indicate negative tension in the horse’s back, perhaps as a result of a lack of submission to the influence of the bit. A tight back will lower the impulsion score; a lack of suppleness or acceptance of the bit will influence the submission score. example: if a horse’s trot and canter are a 7 in a given test, then most of the marks will likely be close to 7 throughout the test. But if this same horse demonstrates issues at the walk that indicate certain problems in the basics, then the collective marks may very well drop below the average individual scores in the test itself. I am curious as to whether the rider’s performance affects the score for any given movement. Example: A well-schooled horse performs an “8” extended trot. Because of the horse’s training and innate ability, the extension is a true 8, but the rider is bouncing around—perhaps losing her stirrups and hanging on the mouth. Does a judge factor the rider’s poor seat into the mark for the extended trot or only in the collective marks? it is the horse that is being assessed in a dressage test; so, as long as the rider is doing nothing illegal or abusive, there are no immediate penalties. it is difficult to imagine, however, that a horse could actually perform a “good” extension under such a rider. My horse has occasionally shown under a judge who personally competes at the same level in my region. Tis would seem to be a conflict of interest. What safeguards are in place to ensure that a judge will score my ride fairly if we are both competing for the same year-end awards? Te judge’s integrity and professionalism are your safeguards. it would be rare to find a dressage judge who doesn’t hold these values dear. However, if you feel that you cannot trust a particular judge, then be sure not to ride for that judge. [
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the judge’s box I was taught that a horse’s shoulders should always be aligned to his hindquarters, not the other way around. So when riding travers (haunches-in) at Second Level, I assume that the rider should first bring the shoulders in front of the hindquarters and then leg-yield back to the track instead of simply pushing the hindquarters back to the rail. But an “R” judge marked me down for “awkward straightening,” commenting: “Keep horse’s shoulders on track when straightening before turn.” Which is correct? it is true that the shoulders should always be aligned to the hindquarters for the simple reason that, if the shoulders are mobile and can be placed on one track or the other at will, then the horse’s weight is properly on the haunches. if the haunches can be easily displaced from side to side, then the horse is, incorrectly, on the forehand. to come out of a travers, simply move your inside hand forward to allow your horse to step forward with the inside hind into the outside rein, thereby straightening himself—no fuss, no muss!—with no rearranging of his body parts. When I ride down the long side of the arena, my horse’s contact is usually heavy on the outside rein. To remedy this, should I rhythmically yield on the outside rein only, followed by my outside leg driving at or behind the girth? Is it possible to apply a half-halt on only one side of the horse? Although it is not unusual for a horse to be heavier on one rein (usually the left) than the other, it is unusual for a horse to be consistently heavy on the outside rein, regardless of direction. Te first thing you should do is to try to figure out why this happens. one possibility is that in trying to keep your horse’s head positioned to the inside, you are actually pulling his head and neck to the inside. Your horse may be compensating by leaning on the outside rein to help him counter
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the effect of your inside rein. or you may be using the outside rein to help push him around the turns or circles, thereby inadvertently throwing his balance to the inside—which again would cause him to hang onto the outside rein in order to keep his balance. Using your outside leg will tend to throw him more to the inside or will cause him to travel with his haunches in. Giving and taking with the outside rein will not help your horse balance; doing so will only give him uncertain boundaries. What you are really after is to make him “supple” to the outside rein so that he unlocks and you have a contact that feels steady and “alive” but not heavy—more like the feel of a fishing line in a strong current. to achieve this feeling, you need to steady your outside hand and equal the weight your horse is putting in the rein. (“Holding” is equaling the weight, while “pulling” is trying to pull harder than he is.) Be sure to involve only your forearm muscles, not your biceps or your shoulders, as tight biceps and shoulders only trigger more defensiveness in the horse. Use your inside leg to drive the inside hind leg up and under to cause your horse to come to the bit and to yield to it. if your outside hand is steady, then when he yields he will instantly be rewarded with a new softness in the contact because you will not have inadvertently pulled back when he gave. (of course, you must not pull on the inside rein. Get the desired concavity on the inside by sitting on your inside seat bone and keeping your inside leg near the girth.) You may want to do leg-yield or shoulder-in to activate your horse’s inside hind; just be sure to keep your inside leg forward to keep your horse off his inside shoulder. Your inside leg should never push the haunches out in either leg-yield or shoulder-in. Finally, no, there is no such thing as a one-sided half-halt. You can activate one hind leg or the other with the whip, leg, or seat; but you can’t get the horse to “sit” more on one side than the other.
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How is it considered traveling “straight” on a straight line when the horse’s head is expected to be bent slightly to the inside? Straightness in dressage has to do with the horse stepping with his hind feet in the same line(s) (or track) as the front feet. “Bent slightly to the inside” means that the horse should be flexed at the poll. Te neck should never lean to one side or the other, and the head should never come in further than the point of the shoulder. “Bent to the inside” refers to a certain look of concavity in the neck; the neck should not lean to one side with the head pulled in. When a horse is bent correctly, his inside shoulder becomes slightly lighter than his outside shoulder. incorrect bending overweights the outside shoulder and causes the inside hind leg to push “through” that shoulder instead of correctly pushing forward to help lift the forehand. Is the action of yielding on a rein comparable to that of squeezing a sponge lightly? I often read that you should only hold the reins evenly and passively. Generally speaking, in the trot your hands should remain in one place. if your horse is slightly concave on the inside, then your inside rein will be softer than the outside rein, and possibly even a little slack. However, the rider’s hands are not passive or unresponsive to the horse. Your hands act through the reins to balance your horse. When a horse comes out of balance and leans on your hands, your legs and possibly your seat should drive his hind legs forward (as in “under”). When he steps sufficiently underneath his center of gravity that his back comes up, he will naturally arch his neck and get soft to the bit. At that moment, your fingers should open— this is yielding—to reward him by making the contact comfortable for him. if he comes out of balance again and leans, simply close your hands and squeeze as if squeezing out a sponge and drive the hind legs under
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ance you want him to be in. As to the analogy of the sponge, squeezing the sponge is what you do when you take on the reins, and opening your fingers is what you do when you give. I have read that levades (one of the “airs above the ground,” resembling a controlled rear) are not performed in dressage competition. If a competitor performed a levade in a Grand Prix freestyle, would he or she get points taken off? If so, I
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think it is a shame because the levade is such an amazing and crowdpleasing movement. if a rider were to perform a levade in competition, then he or she would be eliminated. Te “high school” movements as practiced at the Spanish Riding School of Vienna and others are not permitted in competition because the governing federations want to guard against having the freestyle turn into a competition of “tricks.” in fact, it was because of the concern that the freestyle might become more of a circus act than an artistic presentation of training that the Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) was very slow to include the freestyle in olympic-level competition and, since its introduction, has been cautious about what may or may not be included. Tere has been much discussion as to whether such movements as the double canter pirouette and the piaffe pirouette should be allowed. Competition freestyle is meant to be a classical form of equestrian art. in exhibitions, riders may of course add whatever elements they wish, and many do, often with the result of pleasing the crowd but compromising the classical standards of training. s Elizabeth Madlener, of Lothian, MD, is a US Equestrian Federation “S” dressage judge and a member of the USDF “L” Education Program faculty. She is a Grand Prix-level trainer and competitor and a popular clinician.
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What Dressage Riders Can Learn from Western trainers Cowboy up! Conclusion of a series on learning from other disciplines. By Amber Heintzberger
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the smorgasbord of today’s celebrity “horse whisperer” and “natural horsemanship” clinicians. Strip away the images and the
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hype, however, and you’re left with the essential focus: communicating with the horse. And that’s where cowboy and horseman Roddy Strang excels. Strang grew up on a cattle ranch in Ashland, KS. After college, he moved to the famed horse and hunt country of Chester County, PA, where he worked cattle at the farm of the Hannum family, themselves well known in equestrian circles. next came a stint training horses at the area Brandywine Polo Club; after that, at age 23, Strang went to new Zealand to retrain ex-racehorses as polo ponies. Four years in england working for a top-flight polo player followed. today Strang is back in Pennsylvania, where he and his dressage-riding wife, Barbara, own and operate Leap of Faith farm near Kirkwood, in the heart of Lancaster County’s Amish country. When he’s not traveling around the country giving horsemanship clinics, he starts young horses and works with equines of all stripes. Tough you won’t likely find Strang out of a cowboy hat, most of his equine clients are dressage, hunter/jumper, and event horses. He has started youngsters for such notable facilities and trainers as iron Spring Farm, Belinda nairn-Wertman, Missy and Jessica Ransehousen, and Felicitas von neumann-Cosel. Strang, who is known for his patience with young and “problem” horses, is quick to acknowledge his mentors, all well-known cowboys: the late tom Dorrance, the late Ray Hunt, Bryan neubert, and Joe Wolter. Dorrance and Hunt are considered founders of the natural-horsemanship movement. Under Strang’s training, the horse learns to pay attention and focus on his rider or handler. He learns that the best place to be is with his trainer. Key to Strang’s approach is to help the horse to understand what the trainer wants without the use of punishment. Te idea is to provide the horse with choices: By making the undesired behavior difficult and the desired behavior easy, Strang teaches the horse that
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life gets a lot more pleasant when he makes the right choice.
Confidence Is Key Whether his equine client is an unbroke colt or an older horse with a behavior or training problem, Strang says that several issues come up regularly in his work. He relates a story about a recent experience—telling stories being one of his favorite methods of teaching. At a weekend clinic, Strang and several of his cowboy colleagues were discussing some of the finer points of horse training. “one goal is to get the horses real confident, and that confidence carries over into the horse’s reactions,” Strang says. “Getting that confidence is kind of what my friends are good at: While you’re getting them confident, you’re getting them broke as well—but you have a mindset the whole time, what the horse is thinking of and how he’s handling his environment. From my point of view, fixing a lot of ‘problem’ horses, if you’re fairly aware of what they’re thinking as far as their environment goes, then you can help them with their confidence, which in turn helps with moving their hips and all that stuff. it’s a win-win situation.”
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Beyond the Movements Strang finds that many riders get so caught up in the mechanics of their chosen sports that they lose sight of the reason they wanted to ride in the first place. “Tey’re more focused on how to get the movements than enjoying the horse and the relationship; there’s a disconnect, i guess,” he says. “Tey start out with good intentions and get wrapped up in the particulars.” Riding, Strang believes, is not a mechanical or even necessarily a physical pursuit. Sometimes, he says, it’s more of a mental challenge: to “feel for the horse,” as he puts it—to sense the horse’s state of mind and energy level—and to ride and train according
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to the horse’s needs instead of simply forging ahead with whatever activity or exercises you’d planned. “A lot of times, people have an agenda that isn’t right for the horse on that day, and they’re heading for a wreck,” Strang says.
Try This at Home: Hack with a Purpose Te simplest solution to many training issues, Strang finds, is to get out
of the arena and let the horse learn through experience. “Mostly what i do is trail ride and try to deal with things that worry the horse, and i have fun doing it,” he says. “Upward transitions, downward transitions, moving the hips and shoulders—there’s a lot you can accomplish on the trail just by using the environment.” Strang recounts: “Ray Hunt once said he feels that there’s an art to getting dressage and reining horses
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trained, because there’s no real purpose in it. if you’re chasing a cow, jumping, or playing polo, there’s a purpose; but in dressage there are just maneuvers. it takes a certain personality for a horse to want to do that. Some horses don’t ‘get’ what you’re trying to do; maybe they need something with a purpose. Get them out on the trail, and they’re seeing a lot of stuff: crossing creeks, going over logs, dogs coming out of the woods. You almost have to be a bit of a kid to do this—to go out and pretend you’re there for a reason, like riding to a friend’s house, like there’s a reason you’re out there rather than just schooling.” Strang wants horse and rider to have fun on the trail, but he encourages riders to use hacking-out time as a schooling opportunity instead of simply being a passenger and enjoying the scenery. “i’ve worked with eventers, too, and they’ll go out and school and school and school trying to get some-
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thing; then they’ll go out trail riding and just sit there, and they’re missing so many opportunities to school the horse,” he says. “When they’re outside, the horse wants to go forward; you can school around obstacles; there are lots of opportunities. it kind of makes me smile.” Another story, this one about a time brothers Bill and tom Dorrance were riding together: “As they were riding, they went through a gulley and came out the other side. tom pointed out, ‘i got my horse to go straight and collected; you threw your reins away and barreled through.’ Te point was that when tom was riding out, he was constantly aware of the horse and the environment and how he could use it to a purpose and to make the horses better. He didn’t need a ring; he was schooling his horses constantly.” Use the trail as a schooling opportunity, Strang advises. “You want to help your horse to be brave and to use the environment. Don’t fight it; use it. Don’t just pass something that scares
the horse; use it in a productive way rather than a negative way. “even going down a hill, don’t just throw the reins away and let him fall down the hill. As you start down the hill, you let them run into the rein like you would for collection. You want them to bring the hindquarters under and keep the front end up; do that consistently and, after a while, you can pick the reins up and the horse realizes where he needs to be. Going down a steep hill is a form of collection. You’re not driving the hind end or using your legs, you’re just keeping the horse balanced.” When you go back up that hill, “Tat’s the perfect place to work on straightness because it helps the horse use its hindquarters,” Strang says. “it’s a little easier if they go left or right, but if they go straight they have to work a little harder. When they go straight you kind of disappear [sitting quietly and passively], but if they go left or right you straighten them out. i also use a path in the woods for USDF ConneCtion • October 2010
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Schooling is obviously important to Strang, but he advises riders to give their horses sufficient mental and physical breaks during the sessions, whether they’re in the ring or on the trail. Allowing the horse to relax and breathe after he does something right rewards him for a job well done, he explains. “Riding out cross-country, you pick your horse up, go around a tree or whatever, and then let them relax again,” he says. “Tis also applies to the ability to make them collect and move properly for a competition. As soon as they do something correctly, you let them relax. “i see in a lot of lessons, they’ll go 45 minutes and only in the last five minutes they’ll throw the reins at the horse and let them relax,” he says. “i’m just generalizing; there are plenty of dressage trainers that let the horse relax now and then. But you don’t want them to feel hammered on because, after a while, they’ll just shut down. “Riders can get so intense and never give the horse a break,” Strang continues. “if you worked for someone like that, who just rode your behind all the time, you wouldn’t work with them for very long! if someone gives you a break now and then and tells you that you’re doing a good job, you’re more likely to keep working for them.”
Try This at Home: Develop Empathy for Your Horse “Tere’s a steadiness with my friends who are trainers,” Strang says. “even in a storm, they’re calm, cool, and collected. Tey never go up with their emotions; they’re always ‘there,’ and
that’s huge for the horse. i don’t think you can teach that; i think people have to find that themselves. Some people find it; some don’t. “tom Dorrance had a saying that you feel for the horse and the horse feels for you. Ten you have the mind and responsibility to set it up for him to find it—not ‘make him do it’ but let him find it. You also have to let him know he’s on the right track, which is when you release the pressure and let him soak on that, when he’s headed in the right direction. Tat may be opening a couple of fingers and making things less intense. “You can ‘bring the life up’ in the horse or ‘take the life out’ of the horse; you just kind of melt on him and let him relax. Tat’s where people usually start getting a little confused on what to do. i tell them i’ve been trying to do this for ten or twelve years and i still haven’t got it figured out; it’s usually a lifelong ambition.”
Try This at Home: Become a Horseman, Not Just a Trainer Te way Strang sees it, there is a difference between training and horsemanship, regardless of discipline. “Tere are a lot of trainers out there, but i haven’t run into too many horsemen,” he says. “i guess the horsemen i’ve met in my life are people who are constantly trying to figure out new things. Tey have an open mind and are in it for the horse; they have no ego; and they are there to learn from you. even if you’re a beginner, they might pick something up from you. trainers tend to be more competitive-spirited and have it all figured out. Tere are certainly trainers who are also horsemen, but i see a lot of people who get their horses to do certain things but without a lot of feel. it doesn’t really matter what discipline it is; i just see a lot of hardness in people.” Strang acknowledges that trainers sometimes feel pressure from clients to deliver. “especially in starting young horses, you get kids who have
been riding since they were seven or so, and they’re in their twenties, had a little success and have been making horses for a while; then they get on a green horse and have 90 days on it. i’m at fault for this too, thinking you’re hired to fix this horse and only have so much time to do it, so you get in the frame of mind that you have to make this happen.” Te sticking point, of course, is the fact that the horse doesn’t have a clock or a calendar. “You just have to support the horse through the learning process and give him time to figure things out,” Strang says. “A friend said something that helped me: ‘Sometimes you have to look for a bit of good in every horse.’ Tat makes you feel for a horse in a different kind of way. Horsemen are always taking the horse’s side.” Te words that people use to describe their horses reveal a lot—about themselves, Strang says. to that common complaint, “My horse is stubborn,” he responds, “tom Dorrance said he’d never seen a stubborn mule, but he’s seen a lot of mules sit down and wait for their humans to catch up! “Tat story’s so true,” Strang says. “i’ve had people call their horse ‘stupid,’ ‘a piece of crap,’ ‘a witch,’ ‘doesn’t like to learn,’ or whatever. i’ve found that, usually, the person has an agenda. everyone’s doing the best they can with what they’ve got, and a horse is only doing what he thinks he has to do to survive. if the combination’s not right, that’s why people have trouble with their horses. if there’s a bad day in there, you have all kinds of things happening; it’s nobody’s fault, just the combination of the two. i’ll have a bad day and the next day kind of forget about it. Horses kind of live in the moment. Tey hang on to a little something here and there, but they’ll forgive you.” s Amber Heintzberger is a freelance writer and photographer and the award-winning author of Beyond the track: Retraining the Toroughbred from Racehorse to Riding Horse. She lives in New York City.
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eventually outgrowing the Chain Link Ranch and moving to the Fairgrounds in tampa. Te club also sponsored clinics with such dressage notables as Col. Bengt Ljungquist, Capt. Andrew Bela de Szinay, Hans Renz, Pamela Fitzwilliams, and John Callaway.
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ly becoming active in promoting the sport of dressage throughout the local community and the entire Sunshine State. Kimball taught at one of the area’s premier equestrian facilities at the time, Chain Link Ranch, primarily a Toroughbred farm. Te ranch became the center of the Flor-
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Te fledgling organization became incorporated in 1972 and was the only dressage club in the state of Florida. Te FDS is a charter USDF groupmember organization—one of the group of clubs that helped to establish the USDF. Let’s meet this pioneering GMo.
The Early Years Under the leadership of its founder and first president, the late John P. “Jack” Kimball of Sarasota, the Florida Dressage Society thrived, quick-
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ida dressage scene, drawing the likes of Quarter Horse star Lynn Salvatori Palm; Palm’s teacher and mentor, early dressage rider and circus rider Bobbi Steele; and two other famed circus equestrians, Alex Konyot (father of 2010 US World equestrian Games dressage competitor tina Konyot) and his sister, Dorita. Te FDS also became known for its sponsorship of the Southern States Dressage Championships, then the only recognized dressage shows in Florida. immensely popular, the shows drew riders from all over the country,
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A Move and a Name Change When Kimball moved to Mcintosh, FL, in the early 1970s, he took the Florida Dressage Society name with him, although a new club with that name was never formed. in 1986, according to then-president emilie Kimbrough, of Sarasota, FL, the original GMo renamed itself, choosing a moniker that reflected its pioneering status: Alpha Dressage Association. “We wanted to provide members with the opportunity to learn about dressage and how to do it correctly,” says Kimbrough, who served five terms as ADA president. “Dressage was relatively new then. i can remember that when someone performed a Tird Level test at a show, we really thought it was something.” Te ADA continued to offer its members educational opportunities but also expanded its benefits to include schooling shows, league shows (a type of regional show, eventually discontinued), and recognized dressage shows.
Keeping the Legacy Alive Te ADA is proud of its legacy in the Florida dressage community. “We’ve been an active club for over 40 years, and our roster still lists some of those original members,” says the ADA’s publicity chair, Anna Bergenstrahle. Tat the GMo is still going strong is largely thanks to the commitment of its leadership and members. Like Kimbrough, many ADA board members and officers have served multiple terms. Current president Betty Brown and treasurer Martha Koehnlein, to name just two, have held their positions for nearly a decade. (“once we
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get them in positions, they’re not allowed to quit!” Brown quips.) Te club remains committed to providing educational opportunities, over the years hosting such clinicians as author Jane Savoie and freestyle designer terry Ciotti Gallo. Te group meets monthly in different locations
and incorporates a learning component into each meeting. At one meeting this summer, ocala, FL,-based USeF ‘R’ judge Bill Woods read from and signed his new book, Dressage Unscrambled (for USDF Connection’s review, see the July/August issue). other educational offerings have included sessions on postural alignment, saddle fitting, and nutrition. For many years, the ADA hosted the Double Delight Dressage Festival, a back-to-back weekend two-show series. Facing financial constraints and wanting to concentrate its volunteer efforts on schooling shows, the club discontinued the Double Delight shows this year. Six schooling shows were slated instead, including a unique opportunity combining USDF “L” program participants with competitors. Te “L” schooling show charges no entry fees and is a win-win for both the “L” participants, who gain real-time judging experience; and for the riders, who get show-ring experience and feedback for free.
Like many GMos, the ADA offers year-end awards that recognize horseand-rider pairs for their accomplishments throughout the year.
The New Alpha Changes in membership, the economy, and people’s lifestyles have had an impact on the ADA, with the GMo’s roster declining slightly over the past several years. But its core group of more than 50 is as strong as ever, and the club is proactively seeking new dressage enthusiasts. to help attract younger members, the ADA began hosting schooling shows at Cheval Centre in Sarasota, primarily a hunter/jumper facility with an active lesson program. Te result: “We are thrilled that these youngsters are embracing the idea of learning dressage along with their own discipline,” says Bergenstrahle. ADA has also recognized that with a younger membership comes new and different ways of communicat-
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ing. “As younger riders are joining our club, we are experimenting with new forms of promoting the club, such as Facebook,” Bergenstrahle adds. And of course, there’s the club’s Web site, alphadressage.org. Betty Brown credits the ADA’s welcoming atmosphere with its ability to gain and keep members. “We have a lot of fun together,” she says. ADA secretary Karen Abbattista agrees, pointing to the GMo’s family-type environment. “i think it is pretty unique that we have members who have been a part of the organization since its beginning. And we do a lot of different things with our horses besides just dressage. We all have a passion for dressage, but we love our horses,” she says. [ “in this club, we have a great balance between competition and fun,” says Bergenstrahle. “We are serious about the formal dressage education of horse and rider, but we encourage a fun and well-balanced relationship between the two. We get together for trail rides, take the horses to the beach, participate in ‘non-dressage’ clinics, and try to broaden our horse knowledge in a multitude of ways.” s Colleen Scott lives and writes in Kansas City, MO.
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if you feel ill or you suspect that your horse is unwell. Let’s begin by reviewing the USeF definitions of the various forms of ending (or failing to start) a dressage test. Scratch: Tis term is used when a competitor voluntarily withdraws from a class prior to the class or prior to the test. Eliminated: Tere can be many reasons for elimination before, during, or after a test. Depending on the specific reason and circumstances, show management and the judge have the authority to eliminate a horse and rider. examples of infractions that would result in elimination include ineligibility of horse or rider, misrepresentation of horse or rider, three errors during a test, lameness, and illegal saddlery. Excused: Tis term is used when the judge at “C” grants the rider permission to withdraw from a test prior to its completion. A rider who is eliminated cannot be reported as “excused” on the results sheet. only the judge can excuse a rider, and excusal can only happen during the test, before its completion. No-show: Tis term is required when a rider does STOp THIS THING, I wANT TO GET OFF! Just ask the judge’s not show up at the permission first. USDF member recently asked USDF Connection to review a competitor’s options for cutting short a test at a US equestrian Federation-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage show. Te member’s young daughter realized that something was wrong with her horse—possibly a minor bout of gas colic—during the test, but the girl pressed on because she didn’t know the protocol for excusing herself. Competitors, please know that USeF rules are in place for handling such situations. You should never feel forced to continue a test, especially
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arena for his or her test but has not scratched or otherwise been eliminated. Te USeF general rules and specific dressage rules (Chapter DR in the USeF rule book, online at usef.org) contain specific guidelines and penalties for a competitor who leaves the arena before completing a test. DR122.7g states that if a horse leaves the arena with or without the rider (all four feet outside the fence or line marking the arena perimeter) between the time of entry and the time of exit at A, then the competitor is eliminated. Terefore, if a rider is having a bad test and simply leaves the arena before completing the test without asking the judge for permission to be excused, then the ride is recorded on the results sheet as having been eliminated. DR124.2 reinforces the previous rule. it states that only the judge(s) in a particular test may eliminate a competitor during a test and enumerates possible reasons for elimination, including “leaving the arena without the judges’ permission.” USeF general rules include severe penalties for riders who leave the arena voluntarily while being judged, without asking the judge’s permission. GR1305.2 states that if an exhibitor voluntarily removes a horse from the ring without the permission of the judge, then the show committee will disqualify the exhibitor and all of his or her entries from all future classes at that competition, and all prizes and entry fees for the entire competition will be forfeited. DR123.3 specifies that if a competitor withdraws (scratches) prior to a class or is excused, eliminated, or a no-show prior to or during the performance of a test, the word “scratched,” “excused,” “eliminated,” or “no show” (or the appropriate abbreviation) must appear after the competitor’s name on the results sheet. Unless a score is given, the results sheet must list one of these four reasons for not riding or completing a test. Returning to the USDF member’s question, after her daughter realized
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that something was wrong with her horse and desired to leave the arena before her test was completed, the girl should have approached the judge at “C” and asked for permission to retire. it would have been appropriate and acceptable for her to briefly explain that her horse was behaving very uncharacteristically and seemed to be in pain. Under such circumstances, it would be very unusual for a judge not to excuse the competitor. if the judge had refused to excuse the rider, then
she could have chosen to leave without the judge’s permission, resulting in her elimination and possibly additional penalties as described above. s Janine Malone, of Zebulon, NC, is the USDF secretary and a member of the USEF Dressage Committee. She is an FEI chief steward for dressage and a USEF “R” dressage judge. Te US dressage “rules guru,” she contributes occasional “Rode Rules” columns to USDF Connection.
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On the Double How to select, fit, and introduce your horse to the double bridle By JeAnnie BLAnCq PUtney
Two Bits in the Horse’s Mouth “A horse’s mouth is one of the most sensitive parts of its body, and we put metal bits—not just one, but two—in an area that really was designed for the tongue of the horse
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alone,” says Fore. Terefore, “it is our responsibility to make absolutely sure that bits fit and do the least harm possible to these delicate parts of the horse. Tat means that we must take our education seriously in learning how to ride well— to develop a correct, independent seat and soft, well-placed legs.” only then, she says, can the rider use the double bridle humanely and with the required finesse.
Training Prerequisites in addition to the required rider skill, the horse’s training and gymnastic development must be sufficiently advanced before he’s introduced to the double bridle, Fore says. Here’s what Fore wants to see: “Te gaits of the horse have been sufficiently educated by an experienced rider, meaning collection has been introduced by means of correctly ridden exercises from hind to front. Te rider has established sufficient balance not to rely on the reins. Seat and leg should have some independent balance so the rider’s hands are able to stay quiet but nevertheless working. one should not be able to observe a ‘busy’ contact but should
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see a horse reaching forward to the bit and a rider with the balance to allow the horse to stretch, reach forward, and maintain a stable connection.” Another test: Can you ride your horse in a correct balance for his level of training in a plain snaffle bridle? “you should be able to do in the snaffle what you would like to accomplish in the double bridle, not using the double bridle to accomplish that goal,” Fore says. “if you know that you don’t need the double bridle to ride your test, then you are ready to introduce it to the horse. Te double bridle should not be used to create a round topline or to create your wanted lightness in the connection. your snaffle should have achieved that. Te double bridle is for enhancing the good training you have already achieved. Don’t use it if your motive is to look grown-up or because it looks good. you will not look more educated because you have a double bridle on the horse; judges will see right through that attempt.”
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Which Bits? Te bridoon’s mouthpiece is thinner than that of an ordinary snaffle bit so that it takes up less room in the horse’s mouth, and its bit rings are smaller in diameter so that they don’t interfere with the curb’s attachments. Many (but not all) curb mouthpieces feature a port, which is an invertedU-shaped curve in the center to allow room for the horse’s tongue. Te curb bit has shanks extending downward from the mouthpiece, and the curb rein fastens to rings at the ends of the shanks. Curb-rein pressure produces a lever effect on the curb mouthpiece, which rests on the bars (the toothless spaces) of the horse’s mouth. Te bridoon, like any snaffle, acts on the corners of the horse’s mouth. Tere aren’t quite as many variations of bridoons and curbs as there are regular snaffles, but the number of bridoon-mouthpiece styles, port heights, and metal types still add up to a potentially confusing array from which to choose. everyone wonders which ones they should try when they’re introducing a horse to the double bridle, but unfortunately there’s no magic formula, says Fore. Her best advice: Stick with the familiar, and keep it simple. “Don’t change the type of snaffle until you have found a bridoon similar to your original snaffle,” she suggests. “i always start with the most simple curb bit: straight cheeks [shanks] and a normal port, neither extremely high nor too flat. you want some tongue freedom, but i myself don’t like a high port, as it can also interfere with the palate of the horse.” For most riders, finding the right combination of bits involves some trial and error. even the experts admit to it: “My tack room has so many bits, i could probably open a tack shop,” Fore says.
As you’re experimenting, however, “Make sure that you know what bits are allowed and what aren’t. Remember that is what rule books are for: so you can check.” Te dressage section (DR) of the US equestrian Federation rule book (online at usef.org) contains detailed descriptions and clear line drawings of permitted bridoon and curb styles, including such details as shank lengths, mouthpiece thicknesses, and curb-chain covers (DR121). Te rule book also specifies when double bridles may be used: mandatory at Fei levels, and optional at Tird and Fourth Levels.
The Introduction even with the most painstaking training, there’s no guarantee that the horse will readily take to wearing two bits. “Why should he or she?” says Fore. “We just taught the horse to be lovely in the snaffle-bridle contact, praising it with quiet hands; so this is a very important transition to be made properly.” Choose a bridoon that’s roughly the same size as your horse’s regular snaffle, with a mouthpiece sufficiently wide not to cause pinching at the edges of his mouth. “Te curb bit is therefore a quarter of an inch more narrow, as it should have no excess metal across the lower jaw than the width of the lower jaw itself,” Fore says. “Te curb should not be used to achieve any lateral flexion of the poll. no movements of the curb bit should be made from side to side; therefore it does not need to be wider than the lower jaw. it should sit well-centered, and its main use is only for the adjustment of the poll position when the horse goes above the bit, and for the refining aids for the higher degree of collection.” USDF ConneCtion
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Adjust the bits so that the bridoon produces a wrinkle or two (not more) in the corners of the lips, and the curb just touches the lips, fitting snugly without causing wrinkles. to ensure that the two bits don’t interfere with each other, Fore suggests placing your fingers through the bridoon rings on either side of your horse’s mouth, with your thumbs against the curb bit to hold it still. From this position, slide the bridoon from side to side. “it should move smoothly without you feeling an obstruction and colliding of the bits within the mouth of the horse,” she says. After your horse is fitted with the double bridle for the first time (get a knowledgeable trainer to assist you if you’re not sure whether it’s adjusted correctly), “the rider should first spend time just walking the horse in this new equipment; then ride some quiet, straight lines in trot with only occasional contact with the curb rein,” Fore says. “Te rider needs to learn how to hold the reins and feel the horse’s reaction to the bits.”
Te horse needs a quiet, confident introduction to the new equipment—best done by an experienced rider, Fore says. Don’t introduce a horse to the double bridle if you yourself have never used one unless under supervision. A proper introduction gives the horse “a chance to gain confidence, not being hurt or bullied despite the power of the curb. Most important is the rider’s expertise to bring immediate softness and release from the bit pressure,” says Fore. Te worst thing a rider can do at this critical stage is to grab the bits by mistake: “Tis could cause the curb bit to hit the bars of the horse’s mouth and mean definite pain. Be patient with yourself and the horse in this introductory time. it would be a shame if you consequently made all your previous training worthless.”
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CONTROVERSIAL MOVE: Te USEF now permits double bridles at both Tird (pictured) and Fourth Levels. Judge Lilo Fore would contend that this rider’s curb rein is too taut.
not capable of collecting a horse correctly; so the double bridle becomes a tool to create what the seat and leg aids cannot create.” She does, however, credit the USEF Dressage Committee (the US rule-making body for nationallevel dressage) for also hiking the “rider” collectivemark coefficient from 2 to 3. “It was done to hopefully make riders realize that all of us took it seriously when riders misused the choice of bridle, may it be through inexperience or trying to be more grownup.” One recent rule change that Fore applauds is the option to ride any FEI test at a USEF-licensed/ USDF-recognized dressage competition in a snaffle bridle. (A few exceptions exist, so check the USEF rule book.) As she cautions, however, “The FEI still makes [the double bridle] mandatory [in FEI-governed dressage competitions], so you must make sure that your horse knows the curb bit.”
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or many years, US Equestrian Federation rules required horses to be shown in snaffle bridles until Fourth Level. In recent years, that rule was changed to make the double bridle optional at both Third and Fourth Levels. According to FEI-level trainer and “I” judge Lilo Fore, there were several arguments put forth in support of the change. One was the contention that some warmbloods are difficult to put on the bit, and amateur riders may need more control to handle them. Another is the fact that the USEF Third Level tests are considered equal in difficulty to the FEI Junior tests, in which either a snaffle or a double bridle is allowed. A third reason is that some believe that a double bridle helps in the development of collection, which is introduced at Second Level. Fore, for one, does not agree with the decision to permit doubles at Third Level. “After the double bridle was allowed,” she says, “we have seen many unfortunate rides with unhappy horses as they were presented by still very inexperienced, unstable riders who still needed the security of the reins to balance. I truly believe that riders do not wish their horses harm, but ignorance is at times bliss. I believe a lot of the riders don’t know the true function and action of the bits they are now using and the damage they can cause with incorrect use. The rider who is not yet independent with seat, leg, and rein aids is
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MOST COMMON METHOD: Snaffle rein between ring and pinky fingers; curb rein between third and ring fingers
ALTERNATE METHOD: Snaffle rein under the hand; curb rein between third and ring fingers
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ders and may be a useful tool in encouraging straightness when needed. Still other rein-holding methods exist, but the ones we’ve mentioned are the primary options and should offer plenty for the double-bridle-novice horse or rider to get started. Whichever method you choose, the rule of thumb (so to speak) is that the snaffle rein lies outside the curb rein and is held beneath the curb rein in the rider’s hand. With a double bridle, correct rein length is even more paramount than with a snaffle bridle. As Fore explains, if a double bridle’s snaffle reins get too long, the curb reins then become dominant and exert too much pressure. if you notice that the curb reins have become taut, shorten the snaffle reins so that the curb reins become slightly slack.
Riding with a double bridle entails managing two sets of reins. According to Fore, the rider must learn to hold the reins in a “closed but sensitive” fist—with a grip firm enough to prevent unwanted slippage but tactful enough to feel and adjust rein length without disturbing the horse. “Te danger in the use of the double bridle is that the rider has many things to think about and momentarily, unwittingly, exerts too much pressure on the curb rein and consequently on the lever of the curb bit,” she says. “Tis will create a confused response in the horse: it will either throw its head, refuse to go forward, or even have a backwards response. if this occurs too often, the horse will eventually find a way to avoid the pressure of the bit by taking the tongue away into the back of its throat and then over the bit. “Don’t be afraid or too proud to ask for help if you have not used a double bridle before,” Fore urges. “We all have to learn, and you should use the expertise of others who have the skill to learn from.” Tere are different ways of holding the two reins. Fore prefers staying as close as possible to the standard style of holding a snaffle rein so as to keep the feel similar to both horse and rider. She explains: “i keep my snaffle underneath my hand; that way i can keep a good, constant connection on the snaffle rein. Te curb rein is between my little finger and my ring finger, but you could also put it between your [middle and] third finger to have a little bit more distance between reins.” Te USeF rule book does not specify permitted methods of holding the double reins. Most riders opt for two reins in each hand; some prefer the “three in one” method, in which the left hand holds the left snaffle and both curb reins (each separated by a finger) and the right hand holds the right snaffle rein. As Finnish olympian Kyra Kyrklund explained during the 2008 Adequan/USDF national Symposium, “three in one” can give more control over the horse’s shoul-
Riding with a Double Bridle in the double bridle, the bridoon functions like an ordinary snaffle. As Fore explains, it is the primary source of contact with the horse’s mouth, and it maintains the lateral and longitudinal connection. Te addition of a curb “should not change its job description,” Fore says of the bridoon. “it is the basic means of control. Te horse should know it can go forward and express impulsion. Te snaffle should be the main communication between horse and rider—like a security bond.” in contrast, Fore says, the curb bit’s sole function should be to remind the horse to keep his jaw relaxed and to stay sensitive in the rider’s hands. “Te mere weight of the curb bit together with the weight of the rein effects a gentle pressure, even when the rider is not putting pressure on the curb rein,” Fore explains. “Te weight of the bit and the horse being in front of the vertical will see to that. Tis pressure will be lighter than any action of the rider’s hands, so you must allow the curb bit to do its own job without much interference.” Constant pressure on the curb is a no-no because it creUSDF ConneCtion
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The USDF Symposium: Two Judges on Training and Riding
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Equestrian Games in The Hague, Netherlands, aboard the Danish mare Suna. The late FEI “I” judge Edgar Hotz and retired Swedish “O” judge Eric Lette were two of Rockwell’s judging-career mentors, as was US FEI “O” judge Linda Zang, who he says first encouraged him to become an FEI dressage judge. Rockwell was the US representative on the ground jury at the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. He has also officiated at the CHIO Aachen in Germany, at FEI World Cup Dressage Finals, and at the FEI European Junior and Young Riders’ Championships. He is the newest faculty member of the USDF “L” Education Program.
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ho better to teach riders how to “Cross the Bridge from Training to Showing” than two experienced trainers, competitors, and judges? That’s why, on December 4 and 5, FEI “I” judge Lilo Fore and FEI “O” judge Gary Rockwell will headline the 2010 Adequan/USDF National Symposium in Jacksonville, FL. Fore and Rockwell will discuss the new 2011 US Equestrian Federation dressage tests (Training through Fourth Levels): the purpose of each level, why certain exercises are chosen, what each movement is supposed to demonstrate, and why it’s in that particular test. Riders will leave with a better understanding of how competition relates to training and how judges use the test directives and criteria to evaluate performance. “The purpose of this year’s symposium is to highlight the importance that judges, trainers, and riders all have the same goal, and how to work together to achieve it,” Fore says. “We will also stress that the education of the horse and rider can be enhanced with well-ridden and -understood tests, and that judges and trainers can work together in harmony— and should for the welfare of our sport.” Fore, a native of Germany, has been riding since the age of eight. She was one of just two female apprentices at the government riding school in Wulfrath-Dusseldorf, where she earned her Amateur Trainer and Instructor licenses with the highest honors. Fore immigrated to California in 1971. In 1974, she went through the California Dressage Society’s learner-judge program (now the USDF “L” program), later earning her USEF judges’ licenses and the FEI “I” designation. Among the many prestigious dressage shows at which she has judged are Olympic Festivals, Pan American Games and Olympic Games selection trials, and Dressage at Devon (PA). Fore began breeding sport horses in 1979 at her facility, Sporthorse America, Santa Rosa, CA. She became an examiner in the USDF Instructor Certification Program in 1990 and is a former chair of the USDF Instructor Trainer Committee and the certification program. Fore’s co-presenter, Gary Rockwell, of Wellington, FL, earned a team bronze medal at the 1994 World
ates resistance. “if you use the curb for a reason, you must release as soon as you feel the horse yield the slightest bit; you must learn to feel what is happening,” Fore says.
Handle with Care Most of Fore’s horses go all the way through the levels in snaffles. She says she rarely uses the double bridle but has nothing against it when used properly. “Te equipment is not the bad part, but who is on the other side of it,” she explains. “equipment becomes cruel when mishandled but can enhance our training when a rider has learned skill, influence, and effect; but most of all takes the time to feel the horse’s responses to aids given and praised the horse with quiet riding. Tis can only be achieved by the willingness to take the time and being patient with the horse, but also with yourself. it’s all about education. not every rider will make a Grand Prix rider, but that does not mean that you can’t ride well and become a friend and partner with your horse.” s Kentucky-based freelance writer Jeannie Blancq Putney is an award-winning journalist and a dressage enthusiast with an affinity for Appaloosas.
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Meet the Candidates Get to know who’s running for USDF Executive Board office
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t the 2010 Adequan/USDF national Convention & Symposium in Jacksonville, FL, the USDF Board of Governors will elect a new USDF vice president, secretary, and directors of USDF’s odd-numbered regions (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9). All positions are members of the USDF executive Board. Like all organizations, USDF needs committed leadership in order to enjoy continued growth and thoughtful direction. its regional directors must possess not only a keen awareness of the activities and concerns of their individual regions (see map at right), but also the ability to speak for the common good of the membership as a whole. Te USDF executive Board functions as a cohesive team and strives to further the organization’s mission and goals. Current USDF secretary Janine Malone (nC) is running for reelection, as are incumbent Region 7 director terry Wilson and Region ON THE MAp: USDF’s nine regions. Directors of colored regions will be elected this year. 9 director Bess Reineman. Tree candidates are running for vice president, while the most crowded race is Vice President for the directorship of Region 3, with four candidates vying for that seat. Candidate: Janet Foy to acquaint you with all of the candidates, the USDF Locally, i was the vice president of nominating Council asked them each to submit a brief bithe Rocky Mountain Dressage Soography and to answer the following questions: ciety and president of the Colorado 1. What special professional or technical skills would you Springs Dressage Association. i bring to the Executive Board to help implement the strategic have often served as a participatplan of the organization (e.g., financial, legal, business, maning-member delegate for Region 5. agement, technology, human resources)? nationally, i have served USDF as a 2. How has your involvement in local, regional, and naformer member of the Sport Horse, tional USDF activities promoted and enhanced dressage, national Championship, and Comboth regionally and nationally? petitors Committees. i am the former chair of the University 3. What specific goals and objectives do you have for Committee and a former Region 5 director. i am currently a USDF and (for regional-director candidates) for your region member of the Judges, Regional Championships, and Govershould you be elected? nance Committees. i have voluntarily directed On the Levels 4. How will you, as an officer (or regional director), en- twice. i am also a member of the USDF “L” program faculty. courage greater member participation and help make USDF i have managed the AHSA (now US equestrian Federathe “go to” organization for dressage in the United States? tion) and USDF Region 5 Championships and the CDi* esTe candidates’ biographies and responses follow. Ad- tes Park. As a competitor, i have received my USDF bronze, ditional nominations will be accepted from the floor at the silver, and gold medals. i teach clinics all around the USA Board of Governors assembly. and have many successful students.
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i am licensed with USeF as an “S” and “R” sport-horse judge. i hold my Fei “i” and recently was accepted as an apprentice Fei steward. i currently serve on the USeF technical Dressage Committee and the High Performance Committee, where i served as vice-chair. i am currently co-chair of the young Horse/Developing Horse Committee. Responses to questions: 1. i have a degree in public relations and marketing. i won many advertising awards in my “past life” when working for the 5* Broadmoor Hotel. i frequently contribute articles to USDF Connection and Dressage Today. With these skills, i can promote USDF’s mission in a positive way. USDF needs to sell itself to its members as well as its advertisers. USDF needs a better product to sell, with clear benefits to the advertiser and member. By improving the educational opportunities and benefits to the member, USDF membership can become a “must do” and riders should want to join! 2. As an “early” dressage rider in Colorado, i managed many USeF competitions. i held monthly clinics at my barns for all regional trainers with many top trainers. i have also run several “L” programs, the pilot program for the instructor Certification program and exam, as well as several USDF sport-horse seminars. 3. i want to increase the scope and quality of educational events (including adding online education) to the membership. 4. i feel the adult amateurs are missing out. i want to start an A/A team Challenge Championships. each region would qualify teams of one training, First, Second, Tird, and Fourth Level rider. Clinics for these teams would be held regionally and at a reduced cost with top instructors. A head-to-head championship would rotate across the country. Dressage is now the largest segment of membership in USeF. USDF needs to help make the sport more fun and affordable. everyone is facing a financial challenge, and USDF must spend its money wisely and well. Candidate: Beth Jenkins intrigued by its “artsy precision,” i became a dressage enthusiast 40 years ago, joining the board of the new england Dressage Association, a new GMo with 75 members. i lived near Boston (still there today), tending to a husband, three small children, and a small boarding facility. i rode a $250 Standardbred
and worked with Karl Mikolka, Sally Swift, and others. For several years i participated in instructor clinics with Anders Lindgren. i started teaching lessons and clinics, including my “Riding Trough Winter” lecture series, introducing dressage basics with videos, body exercises, and textbook. i became a USeF “r” judge in 1978, upgraded to “R,” and judged another eighteen years. in another life, i was a computer professional. As a neDA volunteer, i used these skills to create the computer systems running today behind neDA’s activities. As neDA was growing into a premier organization, i was involved in establishing strategic planning and bylaw enhancements, which are the foundation of neDA’s operations. i entered show management in 1982, managing a “WhatU-Canner” neDA competition for riders doing “what you can on what horse you have.” i wrote the original USDF Show Biz. For the past nineteen years i have managed neDA’s Fall Festival. Tis complex event includes a breed show, a dressage show, a Regional Championships, and a CDi, with almost 600 horses, a volunteer staff of 125, a judging staff of thirteen, 120 sponsors, and a network of six computers. Managing this event puts me in a working relationship with USDF, USeF and the Fei. Responses to questions: 1. i designed, implemented, and turned over the computer systems behind neDA today: online financial system, membership databases, oPL mailing lists, sponsorship system, neDA Web site, and Fall Festival databases that track stabling, volunteers, and sponsors. Tese systems have been vital to neDA’s growth, aiding event managers, facilitating clear direction, and reducing busywork for the volunteers. Te byproduct is efficiency and satisfaction, which encourages more volunteer enthusiasm. i would bring these skills to USDF. 2. neDA believes in quality events run by volunteers. As manager of neDA Fall Festival, i like to think it is a showcase dressage event offering stellar competition and sponsorship at all levels, plus satisfying involvement for hundreds of volunteers. every year we are fully staffed, so we must be doing something right. 3. i feel USDF is the “national organization.” no other organization can be that. USDF must hear, through the GMos, the voice of the “man in the street” and adjust national policies accordingly. USDF must keep records, develop dressage tests, train judges, set competition rules, and be the dressage voice to the American equestrian world. i would hope that, with my strong GMo, clinician, judge, and competition-management background, i could enhance these activities. [ USDF ConneCtion
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Candidate: Peter Rothschild Peter is a retired businessman living on a small farm near Seattle with his wife. together they have bred, raised, and shown horses as adult amateurs for more than 20 years. Peter practiced law for more than ten years before entering into the family mail-order business, which he eventually came to own. Being the owner of a small business, Peter learned all aspects of business operations, among them finance, customer, and employee relations and, very specifically, how to effectively use the Web to enhance the business. At his first USDF convention in the mid-’90s, Peter asked, “Why doesn’t Region 6 have a Web site?” Te response was, “if you create it, we’ll have one.” And so Peter jumped into USDF/ regional governance, and it has been a part of his life since, with a continued emphasis on clear communications to and for the membership. Peter rides and sometimes shows his Hanoverian/Arab cross registered Pinto, iggy; but no one would confuse him for an “up and coming” rider! He enjoys attempting to move up the levels but sometimes wonders if just riding in the neighborhood park would be the best thing to do. Peter is also being a show secretary for the first time in 2010. Responses to questions: 1. owning an international mail-order business gave me direct experience in dealing with similar issues facing the USDF: customer relations, employee relations, and finance. Since the USDF is a multimillion-dollar national business with thousands of customers (members), my legal and business experience can prove useful in the oversight of the USDF. 2. As a PM delegate, i am a strong voice for improved communications between the BoG delegates, the executive Board, and the general membership. i was instrumental in creating communication links among the BoG delegates, which has resulted in a better informed and prepared BoG. i have been involved in defining changes within the USDF governance and in the creation of the new education-membership category while a member of the Bylaws
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and Membership Committees. i am on the new USDF Web Site Advisory Working Group. i was on the Adult Clinic implementation Committee, which created the policies and procedures for the successful Adult Clinic Series, and then organized the clinics in Region 6 for several years. 3. Past USDF president Sam Barish did a masterful job fundraising—a program we should continue, and without which we may not have the funds available for new programs that enhance membership value. 4. i believe the key to increasing membership is to make sure the value of a USDF membership is known and continues to be improved. Utilizing modern technology and tools to make USDF resources more available, as well as exploring various membership formats, we can attract and retain members and increase USDF’s base of support.
Secretary Incumbent: Janine Malone Janine is the current USDF secretary and USeF vice president for Fei affiliates. She is a graduate “A” Pony Clubber, has been an instructor/trainer, was USDF Region 1 director from 1996-2001, and has competed through Prix St. Georges. She organized the CDi Raleigh for seventeen years and is owner/manager of a breeding farm. She received the first ABiG/USDF Volunteer of the year award in 1998. Janine recently formed a new show-management company, Rosinburg events LLC, and will manage events in north Carolina and Virginia. She is a USeF “R” dressage judge, an “r” dressage sporthorse breeding (DSHB) judge, an “R” dressage technical delegate, and an Fei chief steward for dressage. For almost 20 years, Janine was also a combined-training judge, tD, and event organizer, and she served the US Pony Clubs in various volunteer capacities, including regional supervisor and national examiner. Janine is a charter member and past president of the north Carolina Dressage and Combined training Association and has managed past AHSA and Ljungquist Championships, as well as USeF dressage and DSHB judges’ clinics. She has served as a clinician for several USeF dressage tD clinics. Janine has served on numerous USDF committees and has chaired the national Championships Ad Hoc Committee and the Competition Ratings and Standards Working Group. She is a current member of the USeF Dressage, Planning, Continuing education, and Competition Man-
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4. over the years i learned valuable lessons. Build and nurse networks. Sit back and listen. Put your cards honestly on the table. Like the other guy and trust his motivation. others have valuable contributions. never burn bridges. Find a win-win approach to get the job done.
USDF must also continue to find cost-effective ways to provide educational opportunities that reach a broad spectrum of our membership. We need to do a better job promoting dressage and partnering with GMos. 4. improving communication, services, and member satisfaction are essential to increasing participation. We need to grow our membership in a cost-effective way. educational and competition programs at the GMo level should be supported by USDF programs and possibly awards. Working effectively with USeF is also critical to managing USDF resources.
Region 1 Director Candidate: Lisa Schmidt Lisa started riding as a child and was introduced to dressage soon after graduating from college. During her dressage career, she has been lucky to count among her teachers Hilda Gurney, Ashley Holzer, Scott Hassler, Lendon Gray, Betsy Steiner, and Steffen Peters. She has trained several
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agement Committees. She is a board member of the Association of international Dressage event organizers. Responses to questions: 1. i have 35-plus years’ experience as an organizer of equestrian events and volunteers. Trough family-owned and -operated businesses, i have developed a diverse background in financial and legal issues that impact businesses such as USDF. i have an excellent working knowledge of USeF and its rules, which is useful as USDF implements joint programs with USeF. in previous terms, i led efforts to update the USDF Policies and Procedures and wrote the first Council/Committee Handbook. i am well-organized and have maintained comprehensive historical records for USDF. 2. My experience in USDF activities, as well as in other related aspects of the horse industry, has given me the perspective to identify needs, to advocate for and design solutions, and to help implement solutions. i have helped develop several of the most popular educational and competition opportunities, including the USDF Breeders’ Championship (USDFBC) Series. 3. immediate goals are to improve the effectiveness of the new committee system and the design and content of the USDF Web site so that it is more useful to visitors.
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horses to Fei, including two to Grand Prix, and has earned her USDF bronze, silver, and gold medals. While an amateur with a full-time job in new York City, she was encouraged by friends to pursue instructing and training. Tis led to working at Ashley Holzer’s Riverdale Riding Center in new York for seven years before Lisa established her own training business in new Jersey. to improve her education, she entered the “L” program and decided to become a licensed judge. She is currently an “R” judge, recently accepted into the “S” program. Wishing to give back to the sport, she became an active member of the eastern States Dressage and Combined training Association, where she became the creator and organizer of its annual Judges, trainers, Competitors Symposium. As GMo delegate and later PM delegate to the USDF convention, Lisa was asked to chair the USDF Competitors Council, a position she held for three years. Lisa is no stranger to working with a nonprofit membership organization. She has served as eastern regional vice president for the not-for-profit music organization ASCAP, where she was responsible for creating marketing ideas for increasing membership. Her own corporation, Crisis Management, is a career-direction company for equestrians and musicians.
Responses to questions: 1. Given my extensive business background in the corporate world and as an entrepreneur inside and outside the horse industry, i have the experience to develop creative solutions and be a team player while using my knowledge of dressage. 2. As the chair of the Competitors Council, i learned the inner workings of USDF. i also encouraged my council members to be active in their regions by promoting the slogan “You have a voice in USDF.” As the creator of the eSDCtA symposium, i promoted education in instruction and judging by bringing together top riders, trainers, and judges. 3. i would encourage the GMos to exchange experiences and learn from one another’s successes and challenges. As rarely does Region 1 have the full number of PM delegates on the voting slate, i would also develop a fund to help delegates defray a portion of their convention costs to encourage more involvement by Region 1 members. 4. not only is it important for volunteer participation from current members; it is also important to tap into resources to increase USDF membership to form a greater pool from which to draw volunteers. Local horsemen’s associations, 4-H groups, and Pony Clubs are only a few groups in Region
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1 that could be approached. incentives should be developed for new members or volunteers to become more involved.
Region 3 Director Candidate: Kathryn Bauman As the owner of Pioneer Valley Stables, Kathryn has worked diligently to promote education. Starting her business in new Glarus, Wi, in the 1990s, Kathryn began hosting clinics. She was the mother of eight children, five of whom were special-needs adoptions. She could not leave home easily at the time, so she built her facility and brought in wonderful clinicians so that she could be educated herself. in 2006 she moved to Auburntown, tn, where she has hosted numerous instructor workshops, clinics, USDF University-accredited programs, schooling shows, and more. Kathryn served for two years on the board of the CtDA as educational-programs coordinator. She wrote and implemented the CtDA’s first and current educational Scholarship Program.
two years ago, Kathryn started a new, education-focused GMo, the Middle tennessee Dressage and Combined training Association. She is the current MtDCtA president and organizes all of the educational programs. Kathryn teaches and gives clinics. She is in the “L” program and the instructor Certification Program. She is a USDF bronze medalist and has earned her USDF University silver diploma. Kathryn’s organizational skills and passion for education will be strong assets in this position. As a regional director, Kathryn hopes to continue to promote education. She feels there is a need to help members have a better understanding of the educational opportunities available through the USDF and beyond, and also for people to understand the benefits of that education. She hopes to assist the organization with new and better programs that meet members’ needs and bring new members in. Responses to questions: 1. i have run my own business for about fifteen years while also running a household of ten. i have also organized and overseen the activities of the GMo i am currently president and founder of. 2. i have started a new GMo and sat on the board as educational Activities Coordinator of another GMo for
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more than two years. i have promoted and held numerous USDF University-accredited programs and certification workshops. 3. Specifically, i would like to promote and encourage participation by more members in the educational programs currently in place, as well as enhance the USDF educational programs. 4. i will work to encourage a greater understanding of the programs in place and greater attendance of them. Candidate: Holly Hilliard A resident of northwest Florida, i am an active member of the emerald Coast Chapter of the Deep South Dressage and Combined training Association. My husband, Steve, and i relocated from western Colorado in 2006. our son graduates from University of north Dakota this year. i have a degree in agriculture from Penn State University. i have a diverse professional background that includes more than 25 years as a licensed veterinary technician and several years’ experience in veterinary-hospital
management, veterinary-software sales, installation and training, seminar development, public speaking, meeting planning, and management consulting. i am a USDF associate instructor and a certified equine sports-massage therapist. My love of horses dates back to early childhood; however, a horse of my own and my introduction to dressage came as an adult in 1992. Dressage quickly became my passion. Living in rural Colorado, i struggled to learn more about the sport and bring dressage to our small ranching community. Fortunately, i found a great clinician willing to travel to our remote community and teach a group of complete neophytes. i hosted as many clinics as interest and participation would support, and each year my learning opportunities grew. eventually, i began teaching and completed the USDF instructor-workshop series. Steve and i own Harmony Horse Farm, where i concentrate on riding, teaching, and training. i hope to continue my professional growth, complete my USDF instructor certification, and continue giving back to the sport as your regional director. i will appreciate your support. Responses to questions: 1. i am highly motivated, learn quickly, and am a creative and forward thinker. i strive to be objective, innova-
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4. i will champion increased information-sharing within the region and solicit and share member concerns, challenges, and successes to foster member inclusiveness and involvement. Volunteerism is crucial to our survival. i believe members want to be involved and will participate if they feel connected and their contributions are valued. Candidate: Gary Stegman Gary Stegman graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1971 with a BBA degree in accounting, became a certified public accountant in 1974 and a Fellow of the Life Management institute in 1984. From 1974 until 2002, Gary held various financial positions with international insurance companies. From 1974 to 1981, Gary worked for Great American insurance Co., where his last position was manager, corporate accounting. From 1981 to his retirement in 2002, Gary was employed by Aflac (you know—the guys with the duck), where his last position was senior vice president, assistant CFo, treasurer. From 2004 to 2009, Gary served on the United States
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tive, and proactive. Trough my professional experiences, i cultivated skills in budgeting, staff training, client retention, business development, and communication. My experiences also include serving as vice president and president of a professional association and as a member of a county-fair board and fairgrounds managing board. 2. in Colorado, i started a local dressage club in a community with little previous exposure to the sport. in Florida, i served as the USDF regional adult-education coordinator for three years and currently serve on the Adult Programs Committee. i volunteer for two local chapters of DSDCtA. 3. As regional director, i will focus on: Building membership value Building stronger collaborative partnerships between USDF and GMos enhancing outreach and support from USDF to small and growing GMos improving communication and cooperative efforts between GMos to increase program participation and provide programs that might otherwise be out of reach of the smaller organizations outreach to nonmembers and increasing accessibility of information to generate greater interest in the sport of dressage.
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eventing Association (USeA) Board of Governors, executive Committee, and held the officer position of treasurer. While serving the USeA, many financial control and governance policies were developed by Gary and successfully implemented. Gary and his wife, Donna, own and operate Poplar Place Farm in Hamilton, GA. to date, they have organized 54 USeA/USeF horse trials, including the Area 3 championships for four years (2005-2008); and 35 USeF/USDF dressage shows, including the Region 3 championships in 2008. Currently, they organize, manage, and secretary seven horse trials and seven dressage shows each year in addition to monthly schooling shows and several clinics. As a regional director, Gary says his primary weakness would be, “i’ve never ridden a dressage test.” He says his primary strength would be, “i’ve never ridden a dressage test.” Responses to questions: 1. in addition to the responsibility for financial operations at a Fortune 500 company (Aflac) and multiple responsibilities with another USeF affiliate (USeA), i am actively involved with other nonprofits. i was part of the team that developed and implemented the first formal strategic plan for the USeA. My vast experience at major corporations, especially
in the areas of budgeting and financial reporting, analysis, and control, has proven beneficial to the nonprofit organizations. Recently, upon the completion of my term on the USeA board, i was the only outgoing governor to receive a standing ovation (i assume it was because i did an outstanding job—or maybe they were just glad to see me go). 2. Since 2003, we have organized and managed 35 USDF competitions. Most of my involvement in local, regional, and national equestrian activities has been with the USeA. i believe this experience will benefit the USDF at all levels. My service with the USeA has proven my dedication, ability, and willingness to serve, promote, and enhance equestrian sports. 3. i believe i am a good listener and above-average communicator. i will provide an accessible conduit for all with an interest in our sport. i will encourage organizers to offer “grass roots” options for riders, such as schooling shows and opportunity classes, which are the “incubator” for the growth of our sport. 4. i, as i believe most others, am willing to participate only if i feel i have a say and can make a difference. i will reach out to all members, encourage participation at all levels, and support transparency throughout the organization.
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has a strong background in business and business management to bring to the GMo, which will enable her to be a foot soldier on the ground in the region to promote more participation toward growing membership. She hopes her experience and diverse background can help USDF Region 3 members enjoy their love and passion. Kimmie has been happily married to Harry Lee taylor for 24 years. Tey have one daughter, Kristina. Responses to questions: 1. i owned and operated a business in europe, which has given me strong management, business, bookkeeping, and leadership skills. i also own and manage an iowa farm from a distance. 2. i recently set up a fundraiser for a GMo member to qualify for the WeG. i am also a USDF associate instructor. i have shown competitively in two regions in the USA, taking lessons on both sides of the Atlantic. i have also been promoting dressage with the local Pony Club members. 3. i would like to see more freestyle clinics, freestyle classes in schooling shows, and to grow membership. Bring in clinicians to the growing areas of the region where dressage is gaining popularity. 4. i will have a phone number/e-mail set up as a hotline to aid in easy access. i plan to make time for the people of
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Candidate: Kimberly Taylor Kimmie brings a wide variety of skill sets to USDF. Kimmie owned and operated a business in europe, giving her strong management, business, bookkeeping, and leadership skills. She also owns and manages an iowa farm from a distance, not intimidated by government agricultural regulations, farm workers, and lawyers to ensure the corn and soybeans profitably made it from the field to market. Kimmie has served as vice president of her chapter in her local GMo. A dedicated volunteer, she recently set up a fundraiser for a GMo member to qualify for the WeG. Kimmie is also a USDF associate instructor. She has shown competitively in two regions, taking lessons on both sides of the Atlantic. Kimmie will be a strong supporter of the GMos, willing to be alert to their needs and offering them assistance. She will have a phone number and e-mail set up as a hotline to aid in easy access. She plans to make time for the people of her region, willing to visit. She is looking forward to being at the Regional Championships and conventions. She
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Region 5 Director Candidate: Heather Petersen Heather Petersen was born and raised in Dubuque, iA. She attended iowa State University, earning degrees in music (oboe performance) and animal science. Heather met and married her husband, Michael, during college and moved to Colorado soon after. Tey have two children, elizabeth and Sarah, and a menagerie of animals on the farm. Before working in the horse-show industry, Heather worked in restaurant management with the McDonald’s corporation and private franchises. Heather is an active dressage competitor; a USeF “r” technical delegate; a member of the USDF Competition Management Committee, Peer to Peer Council, and Awards Committee; and secretary of several USDF Regional Championships and Rocky Mountain Dressage Society Championships. Tis year, she organized her first CDi. She is the secretary and manager for many other successful national competitions, a past RMDS president, and its current education Committee chair. She has organized USDF “L” programs, a USeF “r” judges’ program, and several educational symposiums. She assisted with the organization of the 2004 USDF Fei-Level trainers’ Conference and the 2008 USDF national Symposium. Responses to questions: 1. i have attended the USDF Board of Governors and served on councils for the last eight years. Serving on the board of the RMDS and several other large nonprofit organizations, i’ve worked through the budgeting process many times as well as the restructuring process and long-term planning. Running restaurants has given me experience in staff management, cost analysis, and budgeting as well as developing an awareness of the importance of teamwork and support. 2. With the Competition Management Committee, i have helped to provide valuable resources for dressage competitions around the country. By organizing judging programs, i
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have worked to increase the knowledge base of not only our judges and potential judges but also competitors, trainers, and the general dressage public. As the RMDS educational chair, i have helped to host various programs, addressing many topics in dressage and the horse industry. 3. i would like to see USDF move forward with stronger educational programs targeting our basic membership roots. We need to look at our program structures so that our membership dollars are best utilized. For our region, i will focus on good communication and helping our community to feel more cohesive. i would like to try to schedule a regional meeting once a year outside of the USDF Board of Governors meeting so that we can continue the great ideas we have at the BoG. 4. As regional director, i would encourage more support and involvement in regional USDF activities as well as GMo programs. i would communicate with members to help them understand that they are USDF and we are here to serve them. USDF offers many programs, and there will be something for everyone.
Region 7 Director Incumbent: Terry Wilson i have been actively involved in California dressage since 1968 and have served on the USDF executive Board for the last five years. Currently i teach high-school english at ojai Valley School, where i have also served as the equestrian director for the past 26 years. obviously, education is my main interest. During USDF’s strategic-plan implementation, i was chair of the education and Programs Committee, and would like to continue focusing on the ideas and goals our committee developed. Personally, i am particularly interested in the Junior and Young Rider programs, as these students need our support and represent our future. Although my own showing experiences are no longer a high priority, i still take my students to dressage, hunter/ jumper, and eventing competitions and strongly believe in teaching the same lessons to all three groups—correct basics and concern for animal welfare. i spent many years as a show manager, including chairing the USDF Regional Finals and the CDS Championships before the advent of paid personnel, and i still work at the Region 7 finals each year as a volunteer. i believe i am able to assess competitions from the standpoint of both competitor and management and therefore can serve USDF effectively in this area.
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my region and am willing to visit them. i am looking forward to being at the Regional Championships, conventions, and any other activities in the region. to be a foot soldier on the ground in the region to promote more participation with the GMo toward growing membership. i hope my experience and diverse background can help USDF Region 3 members enjoy their love and passion.
As a breeder of Dutch Warmblood horses, i am also very interested in the work of the Sport Horse Committee, especially its education for breeders and its investigations into ideas for promoting the sales of American-bred horses. Although regional directors spend a great deal of time trying to maintain and improve this organization, especially in times of economic crisis, i feel USDF needs to strive to initiate programs, keeping its focus on providing both education and competition opportunities for its members. Living in California and working with the CDS executive Board in one capacity or another almost continuously since 1968, i have been involved in many of its wonderful programs. As a consequence, i am sure that i often seem like a thorn in the side when i say, “CDS does it like ….” nevertheless, i do believe that many of our ideas would work well for other parts of the country, and i want to share these ideas with the other directors. USDF is still trying to find its place. We must continue to learn how to closely work with USeF to better promote our sport. We must continue to try to develop relationships with other equestrian organizations like AQHA and USeA so that our educational programs can benefit all riders and horses. We must keep control of our sport so that USDF becomes the “go to” organization for equestrian education. i believe my background and professional skills can help USDF’s efforts to achieve these ambitions.
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Region 9 Director Incumbent: Bess Reineman With my first pony at age 5, i rode Western until college, then got involved in eventing and dressage. Became a member of AHSA/USeF in 1978, USDF in 1980, learning all i could and showing. After living in several states, freelancing as an instructor/trainer, i settled in texas in 1993. Trough the years teaching and training, as well as seriously competing, achieving numerous USDF All-Breeds awards, AHSA zone awards, and GMo and regional awards in the 1980s and ’90s. i earned my USDF qualified rider and bronze and silver medals by 1996, and USDF “L” graduate with distinction in 1998. Competed to i-i on horses i’ve trained, and trained several horses through Grand Prix. Believing in the importance of good education, i’ve ridden with several high-performance riders and continue to attend seminars and symposiums. Although family illnesses kept me out of the show ring
the last eleven years, i’ve stayed involved, giving clinics and camps and judging schooling shows, regionally as Region 9 All-Breeds and nominations coordinator, attending numerous conventions, and volunteering at shows. in the past three years, serving as Region 9 director, an active member of the USDF Membership Ad Hoc Committee, a new member of the USDF Management Committee, the USDF investment Committee, and the USDF Web Site Advisory Working Group. i hold a BS in fashion, clothing, and textiles from tCU; a vocational teaching certificate, teaching in public schools for several years; owned and operated instride Mfg., a successful custom riding-breeches company, for fourteen years; and am active in community and civic organizations. Responses to questions: 1. i’ve worn many hats: educator to entrepreneur, active civic member to organizational leader. Tis diversification and expanded insight helps with decision making and formulating ideas, thinking outside the box when needed. Proper vision of the future of dressage is important to ensure we will be an influence in our world in 20, 30, 50, 100 years. 2. i’ve been a competitor, show manager, organizer, GMo president, chairman, regional coordinator, delegate to BoG, and committee member. Being actively involved as regional director with an open-door policy, answering our members’ concerns and questions, and also as an “L” grad, clinician, and volunteer, helping those inside and outside our domain to better understand and appreciate the benefits of dressage. 3. Since being elected almost three years ago, the goals of better communication have become a reality with the new Region 9 Web site and “Mail Chimp” Region 9 e-newsletter (sign up at usdfregion9.org). i will explore more avenues to reach our members and potential members while listening to their needs. Work on GMos’ exchange of ideas and information. Continue to work on stabilizing the region financially, setting and achieving goals to assist our membership now and in the future. And strive for efficiency in all aspects of USDF. 4. organizing and streamlining information is important in today’s world of “information overload.” Keeping a two-way street open with resourceful and valuable information and ideas among members, GMos, the regional board, and the USDF executive Board. s
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PROUD MOM: Owner Akiko Yamazaki pats Ravel after a winning performance at the CHIO Aachen 2009
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kiko Yamazaki is arguably the most famous horse owner in the US dressage community today. Ridden by Steffen Peters, her twelve-yearold Dutch Warmblood gelding, Ravel, is widely regarded as America’s best hope for an individual dressage medal at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, taking place now in Lexington, KY. But there’s more to Yamazaki’s dressage and WeG involvement. A Grand Prix-level rider and competitor herself, she owns a second WeG mount: Kranak, who’s competing
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in the para-equestrian dressage discipline with rider Jennifer Baker. Yamazaki lives in Woodside, CA, with her two daughters and her husband, Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo! inc. Tis busy woman is also heavily involved with her alma mater, Stanford University (CA); a board member of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco; and co-founder of the Wildlife Conservation network. She talked with freelance writer Amber Heintzberger in August about the WeG, elite-horse ownership, and all things equestrian.
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Akiko Yamazaki, owner of Ravel, discusses the WEG, horse ownership, and US dressage
What is it like to be involved as an owner preparing for the WEG? For team Ravel, this whole year was basically about preparing for the WeG. every show he entered and his training schedule was based on having him be in optimal shape for the WeG. i communicate frequently with Steffen; Rafael Hernandez, his groom; and his vet, Rodrigo Vazquez, about Ravel’s condition. now we are in the countdown. Tere are a lot of logistical preparations, such as arranging for travel for Ravel and the team, which includes the therapist, tom Myers; the security person, Jon Zucker; and Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez. Luckily, we have a very experienced rider and groom combination in Steffen and Rafa, so i don’t have to worry about Ravel’s travel much. Tey handle their own and Ravel’s mostly, and there is a lot of support from USeF [the US equestrian Federation] as well. Ten there is the family! My family includes everyone from a two-year-old younger daughter to the two seventyyear-old grandmothers who travel with us, so it is a production. But now we have gained some experience, having gone to Hong Kong in 2008, Aachen in 2009, and two World Dressage Masters in Florida, so the planning has gotten smoother every time.
Your horse, Kranak, will be used for the para team. How did that come about? Te opportunity with Kranak came only a few weeks ago. My coach and trainer, Shannon Peters, who is Steffen’s wife, asked a few of us if we had a suitable horse for a para rider who sadly lost her mount due to injury. Shannon had trained with the rider’s mother many years ago. i had decided to retire Kranak from competition in May, as he turned eighteen years old and it seemed too much to keep showing him at the Grand Prix level. But he was not very happy in his retirement. When Shannon e-mailed, i asked if Kranak may be a possibility. Shannon had ridden Kranak for me when i was pregnant with my second daughter, so she knew the horse well and thought it may work out. He is such a reliable and honest horse, and i have no doubt that he will do his best for Jennifer. over his long career, he has adjusted successfully to many riders, including [2010 WeG competitor] tina Konyot, who made him a Grand Prix horse; myself, a five-foot, four-inch rider who learned the Grand Prix on him; Jennifer, who is a six-foottall rider; and a few others in between. He always puts a smile on every rider’s face, and i have no doubt that Jennifer will have a big smile on her face in Kentucky.
Your daughter’s vaulting club is also sending a couple of people to the WEG. What is your involvement there? i first got introduced to vaulting when my niece moved from France six years ago and we were looking for activities for her. When my daughter turned four, she wanted to ride horses, and i thought vaulting was the perfect thing for her. Luckily we have the Woodside Vaulters Club a few miles down the road from my barn, and my older daughter started vaulting two years ago. Te club sent vaulters to Aachen this summer and will have vaulters in the WeG. All the parents volunteer—it’s mandatory!—for the various chores at shows, and it is a true team effort. i am enjoying being part of this world because my daughter is growing into a confident, technically correct vaulter while being able to enjoy a horse as any six-year-old should, riding it bareback and standing on its back!
What is it that compels you to own a horse for someone else to ride? Is it just for the fun or it, or do you enjoy the partnership and the involvement at such a high level? i was browsing through Te Chronicle of the Horse and found the perfect quote to answer this question. [Grand Prix-level competitor] Adrienne Lyle wisely said, “You can have as many lessons as you want, but until you sit there and see the best in the world and what you have to do to step up to their level, it’s hard to imagine.” While i will have to live one or two more lives to even come close to riding at the world-class level, i feel that it is important to know what the “best” looks like so you know what you are aspiring to do. i am an amateur rider, but i want to be the best that i possibly can. When you sponsor a horse and rider who can compete at the international level, you can also have access firsthand to observe the best in the world. You see the top riders in the world warming up next to you. You see them in the stable areas. You see them interacting with their coaches. You see what it takes to be the best, and it gives you a vision of what you need to do. And obviously, you have to enjoy the partnership with the rider and the team. Tere needs to be respect for each other. You have to be in it for the ups and downs, and everyone in the team needs to buy into the vision. i have such a strong rider in Steffen that a lot of it just falls in its place. So my job is made easier, but i have to thank [Peters’ previous] sponsors, such as Lila Kommerstad and the Brownings, who contributed greatly to his development as an international top rider. [ USDF ConneCtion
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Tell us about your relationship with Steffen and Shannon Peters. What makes Steffen the ideal rider for Ravel? i have known Steffen for more than ten years. i met him because i bought a horse through him. Ten came Lombardi, who became an international Grand Prix horse under him. i became an “accidental sponsor” through Lombardi because originally i sent him to Steffen because i could not ride him myself. Steffen is the rider i wish i could be. His ability to create suppleness in a horse is truly unique, in my mind. Because he develops a horse in such a way that it can maximize the use of its own body and mind, the expression becomes a beautiful picture of partnership and harmony. Te horse and rider are each giving 100 percent. Ravel is naturally a very supple horse, and with Steffen’s guidance, he was able to bloom to his true potential. if Steffen is the master of maximizing the potential of a horse, Shannon is the master of maximizing that of the rider through her keen understanding of body mechanics. She is an elegant and accomplished rider herself, but her ability to develop a rider who can correctly influence the horse is also unique. Other than bringing home medals, what are your goals as an owner? When i think about what Ravel was able to accomplish in 2009, winning against the best in europe, it was an amazing feat for several reasons. Steffen and Ravel are not exposed
week after week to the level of competition that exists in europe. Te judges see the horses often; Steffen and Ravel don’t have that exposure, and yet they were able to rise to the top. While there is no doubt that we still depend heavily on europe for our top horses, when they come to America, perhaps they get molded slightly differently. When i think of our top riders, such as Debbie McDonald with Brentina, Courtney King-Dye and idocus, Steffen and Ravel, and now tina Konyot with Calecto, there is an elegance and harmony between horse and rider that i will dare to call uniquely American. i think it is great for the sport that there isn’t just one way of riding. i am very grateful that the judges recognize the different attributes that make up for a beautiful ride, including power, suppleness, elegance, and harmony. As an owner, i want to show the world, through my horse and talented rider, that there is a way of riding that is “American.” Te freestyle-music choices, for example, may be a little lighter-hearted; but the degree of difficulty is nothing to sneeze at. Changes on curved lines are a staple for the top American horses, as are the beautiful transitions between piaffe and passage. America, through its unique history, has been able to produce the best in every field because it draws from the best in the world. Ravel’s team includes a Dutch-bred horse, a German-born rider, a Mexican-born groom and vet, a Frenchborn farrier, a therapist who lives in a town called Roughand-Ready, a freestyle person of italian descent, and an owner who is of Japanese descent, born in Costa Rica. Where else does something like this happen and create something greater than the sum of its parts? only in America! s
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Breed of the Month: Dutch Warmblood Tis breed dominates the sport-horse standings standing in Holland to be awarded the Preferent predicate through the KWPn. He was the top producer of dressage foals in Holland for seven years before being exported to the US, and he was the leading USDF sire for eleven straight years. The organization: Te first warmblood studbook in Holland was founded in 1887 and evolved into what is now the KWPn in 1969. in 1983, the north American branch was founded to meet the unique needs of members and breeders in north America. today the KWPn and KWPn-nA work closely toward the breeding goal of producing horses to perform at the highest level in sport, for durability, and for correct and attractive conformation. All-breeds awards offered: All performance and DSHB categories for which there are eligible horses. All first-place horses are sent an award from the KWPn-nA. How to participate: Te horse must meet all USDF qualifications and
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be declared KWPn with USDF with papers on file. Te horse must also be on file with the KWPn-nA office. Te current owner must be the owner of record, have a transfer of ownership in progress, or have a current lease agreement on file with the KWPn-nA office. Te owner or lessor must be a current KWPn-nA member. information must be up to date prior to September 30 of the competition year in order for the horse to be eligible for awards. Organization contact info: KWPN of North America: kwpn-na. org or (541) 459-3232. s
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A young rider’s battle against show nerves By Stephanie Lo
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lthough i have ridden horses for several years, i was terrified of entering the show ring. Te thought of competing in front of a judge in an unfamiliar arena is enough to cause my breath to quicken and my chest to tense up. When i got Charisma, my first horse, in September 2008, i never thought that i would compete. A seven-year-old tobiano ArabianQuarter Horse mare, Charisma was just my size. My main goals with Charisma were to ride for pleasure, to go trail riding around the nearby lake, and to dress her up for the annual Halloween barn party. Te afternoon that Charisma arrived, i was bubbling with excitement. After she was unloaded, i led Charisma into the circular corral. Te instant that the gate clinked shut, she began galloping around in circles, almost losing her balance. nervously, i gazed at her and wondered whether getting her was the right choice. i had
been warned that her high-strung energy might not mesh well with my timid personality. Due to prior experiences, i had been petrified about the possibility of falling off after a spook or a bolt. in the following months, i eagerly looked forward to my trips to the barn every day after school. Te barn was a safe haven where i could escape from schoolwork and studying, and hang out with others outside of my neighborhood. Slowly, my confidence about riding improved and i was no longer constantly freaking out that my horse would take off galloping or bolt. As spring approached, my instructor suggested that i take Charisma to a dressage show. Te day of the show, i woke up around 4:00 a.m. to get dressed and drive to the show facility. i removed Charisma’s blanket and found a gorgeously clean horse. everything went well until i entered the arena to perform my test. i was extremely nervous,
TWO KINDS OF FUN: Tinkerbell leads Peter Pan in the Halloween barn party; poised and professional in a dressage test
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Stephanie Lo lives in Piedmont, CA. She is a student at Piedmont High School and enjoys going to the barn and riding her horse as much as possible. She also enjoys photography, reading, baking, and volunteering at the SPCA.
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which caused me to stiffen up, and my horse could definitely feel it. instead of riding straight down the center line and halting and saluting at X, i cantered a zigzag pattern across the arena before coming to an abrupt stop. Flying down the long side of the arena in an out-of-control trot, i departed into a canter, earning the comment of “bracing neck and very resistant.” Halfway through the circle, i heard the shrill ringing of the bell. i was “excused from the show ring until i regained better control of my horse.” Practically in tears, i exited the ring distraught. A month later, i decided to try again. Unfortunately, the day of the show brought pouring rain and wind. Spectators’ umbrellas were startling the horses. nostrils flared and hooves prancing, Charisma wanted nothing to do with the puddles of mud. Halfway through my first test, we accidentally jumped out of the arena. Te next day, i felt much more relaxed, with a “been there, done that” attitude. i envisioned myself executing the perfect test instead of dwelling on my anxiety and getting trapped in a fear mode. in both training Level test 1 and test 2, i received much better scores and claimed first place for both. even though i had not competed against many other riders, i felt a rush of pride and accomplishment when i held the blue ribbons. While competing, i learned, i have to breathe and visualize perfection. i have to forget about the judge and all the people watching. As my riding instructor once told me, “Te will is the strongest, most effective aid.” Whether i am riding my horse or making a presentation in class, the will to succeed builds confidence and disperses the nervousness. s
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A stAtIstICAl lOOk At dRessAge COMPetItIOn Five UsdF members with a scientific bent analyze test scores and competition data By Ana E. Diaz, Mary Stydnicki Johnston, Jennifer Lucitti, PhD, Katy Moran, PhD, and Wendi Neckameyer, PhD
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MeMBeR COnneCtIOn HeAds UP sPOnsOR sPOtlIgHt sHOP @ X USDF ConneCtion sUBMIssIOn gUIdelInes 58 UsdF OFFICe COntACt dIReCtORy 59 AdVeRtIsIng IndeX On OUR COVeR Dutch pair Edward Gal and Moorlands Totilas made WEG history by winning all the gold in the dressage competition. Story, page 20. Photo by SusanJStickle.com.
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WEG experience produces new appreciation for those who give to our sport By Alison Head, Region 1 Director
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t the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Lexington, KY, they were everywhere—the blue- and yellow-shirted people who were doing everything from taking tickets and giving directions to running each of the eight disciplines’ competitions. Te WeG volunteer staff comprised hundreds of equestrian enthusiasts from all over the country and even from abroad. in fact, this huge event was powered in large part by volunteer labor. Te volunteers were a diverse and dedicated group, and i was fortunate to have been a part of it as a scribe for the dressage competition. Becoming a WeG volunteer was a long and not terribly easy process. it began well over a year ago with a general expression of interest. Later, applicants completed an in-depth questionnaire, indicating their areas of interest and describing their skills and prior experience. i checked “dressage scribe” and crossed my fingers. Ten we waited. And waited. At some point, someone behind the scenes began to divide the volunteers into “general” workers (those who would primarily interact with visitors and spectators) and “competition” workers (those who would actually run the competitions with the management teams). As a judge and an experienced scribe, i was chosen to serve as a dressage scribe for the entire competition. other applicants were not selected at all, for reasons unknown. What came next was a bit of a surprise. First, we found that housing was our responsibility, although a few lower-cost options were offered. next, we had to undergo training, even if we knew our specific jobs. At long last, uniform and credential pick-up were arranged and we were set to go.
For this column, i originally assumed that i would write about what it was like to scribe ON THE JOB: Te writer for two top (left) scribing at the WEG Fei judges for for judge Stephen Clarke some of the best dressage riders in the world. As a judge, the experience was invaluable, for seeing the best at work is a vital part of a judge’s education. But after my experiences at the WeG, i realized that the main take-home message was an understanding of the benefits of volunteering. Te WeG volunteers left jobs, families, and horses behind and joined the cause because we believed it was important to help run a World Championships, especially one being held in the US for the first time. Why else would someone travel a long way to direct traffic or take tickets or check in volunteers, far from the competition action? Tese aren’t glamorous jobs, but they are as necessary as scribing or anything else. not long ago, a member of my GMo was asked to volunteer for our championship show. She said she saw no reason to volunteer because she was not eligible to receive a year-end award that year (our club has a volunteering requirement for awards eligibility). Tat member is missing out on a great opportunity to be part of something important, and she is losing sight of the point of volunteering. Volunteering does not help my business, but i feel strongly that i must support the sport that provides my livelihood and gives me so much enjoyment. Here’s to the volunteers at all dressage events! After my WeG experience, i have a new appreciation for your importance and dedication. s
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dressage rider to win an individual medal at a world championships. Gal made history by sweeping all three worldchampionships dressage gold medals. Valid arguments can be made for either choice. i finally decided to go with totilas because he not only was the star of the show, but he also represents what America’s hosting the WeG accomplished: it brought the best horses and riders in the world to a competition in the United States. Tis, of course, was the reason Lexington wanted the WeG in the first place; and this is why the 2010 WeG was a historic event in itself, as the first equestrian world championships to be held outside europe. For those of you who have not experienced it, it’s difficult to describe the excitement at watching edward Gal, isabell Werth, and other international stars warm up in an American arena alongside US riders; or to stroll around a venue and spot the likes of Rodrigo Pessoa, William Fox-Pitt, and tim McQuay standing on the sidelines or taking in the action. Te USDF staff and directors felt privileged and honored to be able to help host the world during the WeG. in my blog and in this issue, i’ve done my best to share the highlights. i hope you enjoy them—and if you attended the WeG, i hope you’ll share your own experiences. Drop me a line at jbryant@usdf.org.
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s i write this, the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Lexington, KY, have just wrapped their sixteen-day run at the Kentucky Horse Park. now that the event is in our rear-view mirrors, it’s safe to say that the WeG was a success. Tose of you who attended were treated to some truly outstanding competition and many memorable moments; see page 20 for our WeG dressage coverage and photos. (Deadlines being what they are, we’ll bring you highlights from the WeG paraequestrian dressage competition in next month’s issue.) For even more commentary and photos, check out my USDF WeG blog on usdf.org as well as USDF’s Facebook page. if you didn’t make the trip to Lexington, my advice is: Start saving your pennies now for the 2014 WeG in normandy, France. i can hardly wait for the 2012 London olympic Games, but olympics include only the equestrian sports of dressage, jumping, and eventing. only the WeG features all eight Fei disciplines—the aforementioned three plus para-equestrian dressage, reining, driving, endurance, and vaulting. Attending a WeG broadens one’s equestrian horizons; it allows us to appreciate and to learn from disciplines other than our own. A WeG is also a wonderfully diverse melting pot of languages, accents, and customs. Being at the WeG in Kentucky was like taking a trip around the world without leaving home. All of this global excellence led to one quandary, however: whom to feature on this month’s very important cover? As the WeG dressage competition progressed, it became apparent that the choice would be a toss-up between: Steffen Peters and Ravel of the USA and edward Gal and Moorlands totilas of the netherlands. Peters made history by becoming the first American
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i enjoy reading your magazine. Te articles are wonderful. My husband, a non-horse person, pointed out the young rider Kassandra Barteau on the cover (September), noting her top hat. When he mentioned it, i took a second look. Why, after Courtney KingDye had her accident, is your magazine putting a picture of a young rider on the cover without a helmet? i am a US Pony Clubs district commissioner and a 4-H horse-club leader and promote wearing a helmet. Your magazine should promote this also, especially in youth pictures. Looks are not everything; safety should be first. Mary Ann Rohrbaugh Dover, PA
Canadian Warmbloods i really enjoy USDF Connection, with its up-to-the-minute info and articles and great pics. i am a US equestrian Federation/equine Canada “S” dressage judge and a former breeder of Canadian Warmbloods. i have an addition to your Canadian Warmbloods of note (“All-Breeds Connection,” July/August): a horse i bred by eastern Ruler, my own “ex” stallion; and out of a great KWPn mare called Viola, who was a champion jumper and then a dressage schoolmaster until she died at age 25. His registered name with the CWBHBA and the CSHA is eastrule Passion. His show name is Lindor’s Finest, and he’s being campaigned by Ute Busse at Grand Prix in 2010. Dorita Peer Kozak Kettleby, ON
More Virtual Dressage i was intrigued to read about the UKbased dressage-competition Web site Dressage Anywhere, profiled in the September issue (“Heads Up”), but i was disappointed that you did not mention the US-based company Perfect World Dressage. Perfect World Dressage is a similar site but with a few notable differences. Perfect World Dressage utilizes USeFlicensed “R” and “S” judges and allows
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customers to upload videos of USDF, USeF, and Fei dressage tests for judging. An exciting upgrade of our site allows riders to upload “problem based” videos and then to obtain expert advice from our judging staff, another unique feature. Sarah Jorgensen Founder, Perfect World Dressage Hastings, MN
Rule Changes i’m writing to express my concerns with our rule-change focus in dressage (“inside USDF,” october). Why are we focused on equipment rule changes when we have a far greater rule, protective headgear, for revision? We are seeing more and more rules about equipment without any clear data indicating that the current rules aren’t effective. Tese rule changes potentially endanger the ring stewards, the riders, and the horses, which will ultimately cost the participants more in entry fees and thereby make dressage even more elusive for our core base of support. At the same time, we know that helmets save lives, prevent injury, and thereby reduce cost. We need to do the same analysis of equipment use as we did with the rider-qualification system to understand whether we really have a problem. i believe that the prior rules gave both judges and technical delegates ample flexibility to monitor and address equipment issues. i would also suggest that, if we do find issues with equipment compliance, we follow the safe and proven drugtesting model: random checks by paid professionals at random horse shows. i ask that we put on hold any new equipment rules until we quantify the issues, and that we focus on protective headgear. We know that helmets save lives and reduce costs, and yet they are not required even at the lowest levels, where the horses and riders are the greenest. Shouldn’t we focus on rules like this? Melissa Rogers Sonoma, CA
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ast year’s silver medalist moved up the ranks to take gold at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses in Verden, Germany, in August.
UNIQUE CHAMPION: Te Danish Warmblood mare Uno Donna Unique trots to victory at the 2010 World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses
Te Danish mare Uno Donna Unique (by Don Schufro), ridden by Andreas Helgstrand, won the Six-Year-old world championship with a spectacular score of 9.46. Helgstrand also piloted last year’s Five-Year-old winner, the Danish Warmblood Hönnerups Driver (by Blue Hors Romanov); but he and Driver managed only a twelfth-place finish in 2010. in the Five-Year-old division, the world title went to the Dutch Warmblood stallion Astrix (by obelisk), ridden by emmelie Scholtens, with a score of 9.18. Claudia Rüscher of Germany took both silver and bronze with the Hanoverian Lissaro van de Helle (by Lissabon) with 9.08 and the Westfalen Schumacher (by Stedinger) with 8.76, respectively. emily Wagner, a 22-year-old college student from La Cygne, KS, was the sole US representative at Verden. Riding WakeUp, an American Warmblood stallion by Wagnis, Wagner earned a score of 7.82 in the first round of the Five-Year-old competition, not quite high enough to qualify for the finals. in the consolation round, Wagner and WakeUp earned a score of 7.94. Wagner trains with her mother, Jana Wagner, a USDFcertified instructor/trainer through Fourth Level. See next month’s issue of USDF Connection for an interview with emily Wagner about her Verden experience. Te US Six-Year-old qualifier, Selten HW (by Sandro Hit), and owner/rider elizabeth Ball (CA) did not make the trip to Verden to compete.
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ollowing studies of the current Fei dressage-judging methodology, the Fei Dressage Committee has proposed major changes to the dressage-judging system, the Fei announced September 8. According to the Fei’s press release, the changes have “the aim of achieving maximum transparency and fairness and, as a consequence, trust in the sport.” Te proposed changes are: Seven judges instead of the current five for such championships as olympic Games, World equestrian Games, Continental Championships,
and World Cup Dressage Finals. Use of half-points (0.5) for all Fei dressage competitions, to enable judges to score more precisely. Halfpoints could be awarded from 0.5 to 9.5 and for all scores, including collective marks and Freestyle technical scores. Fei Freestyle artisticimpression scoring already uses half-points. Institution of a Judges Supervisory Panel (JSP) for championships as defined above. Acting as a backup to correct technical gaffes in judging, the JSP would be allowed to correct judges’ www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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marks for factual errors. A JSP would comprise three members per show, ideally two judges and one trainer or rider. Te JSP would also evaluate judges’ performance, help select judges for olympic Games and other major competitions, and give periodic reports to the Fei Dressage Committee and to the Fei headquarters. Te Fei Dressage Committee’s proposals will be presented at this month’s Fei General Assembly in Chinese taipei. Read the full report on the proposed changes at fei.org/ disciplines/dressage/technical-info.
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his year’s judge-education programs at the 2010 Adequan/USDF national Convention (next month in Jacksonville, FL) will focus on judges’ comments on test sheets and how they can be improved. We’ll be looking at such issues as lack of comments, inappropriate comments, comments that don’t match the overall test or scores, and comments that are not relevant to the test. Te USDF Judges Committee needs competitors’ actual score sheets to use as learning tools, and we’re asking for your assistance. We are looking for copies of score sheets that demonstrate the abovementioned issues: few or no comments, comments not relevant to the test, and so on. Any copies of score sheets submitted will be made anonymous, with show, judge, horse, and rider names and any other identifying specifics removed. Without the help of the dressage community, we cannot move forward in the continued effort to improve the quality and integrity of our judges. if you have a score sheet that you’re willing to share, please scan or photocopy it and send to Kim Sodt, USDF Judges Committee liaison, at ksodt@usdf.org or via postal mail to Kim’s attention at the USDF office. Please contact Kim with any questions. Tank you for your help! one final note: Te USDF Judges Committee is using score sheets for educational purposes only. if you have a concern related to a specific judge and wish to file an official complaint, please contact the US equestrian Federation for the appropriate form.
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he USDF instructor Certification Program is designed to educate instructors and aspiring instructors who demonstrate the knowledge and abilities necessary to teach the classical concepts of dressage and meet specified proficiency standards. USDF offers certification in four categories: • Certified instructor/trainer (training through Second Level) • Recognized teacher (training through Second Level) • Certified instructor/trainer (Tird through Fourth Level) • Recognized teacher (Tird through Fourth Level). What are the minimum requirements? Current USDF participating membership; aged eighteen or older; holder of current first-aid certification; and submission of written letters of recommendation from judges or other dressage professionals who can verify the candidate’s teaching and training abilities and attest to his or her character. What are the additional criteria for the various levels of certification? Certified instructor/trainer (Training-Second Level): A minimum of four years teaching and training experience, three written recommendations, and five competition scores of 60 percent or higher from a USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized competition (two scores from the candidate at Second Level test 4 or higher, one score from candidate from any Second Level test, and two scores from the candidate’s students from any Second Level test).
Recognized teacher (TrainingSecond Level): A minimum of four years teaching and training experience, five written recommendations, and five competition scores from the candidate’s students of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF dressage competition (two scores at Second Level test 4 or higher and three scores at any Second Level test, with all scores from a total of three different judges). Certified instructor/trainer (Tird-Fourth Level): At least four years of teaching and training experience, five written recommendations, current certification at training-Second Level, and five scores of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF dressage competition (two scores from the candidate at Fourth Level test 3 or higher, one score from the candidate from any Fourth Level test, and two scores from the candidate’s students from any Fourth Level test). Recognized teacher (TirdFourth Level): At least four years of teaching and training experience, current certification through Second Level as a recognized teacher or an instructor/trainer (with scores of 80 percent or higher on all phases, excluding the riding phase), five written recommendations, and five scores from the candidate’s students of 60 percent or higher from a USeF/USDF dressage competition (two scores at Fourth Level test 3 or higher and three scores at any Fourth Level test). Want more information? Visit usdf.org or send e-mail to instructorcertification@usdf.org.
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ever the reason, you’ve found yourself without a horse to ride, and you’re starting to feel a bit rusty. Don’t let yourself turn into the tin Man of dressage. Keep the joints oiled and the mind in the game so that you’ll be ready to ride when the op-
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“Riding isn’t exercise.” How many times have we heard that? too many, and always from those who have never used their abs to help a horse rebalance or their legs to drive a sluggish horse forward. Physical tone takes
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time to acquire, but it can disappear oh-so-quickly. Tat’s why, as soon as you know that you’ll be out of the saddle for an extended period of time, your first move should be to start an exercise program—or to ramp up your existing regimen to compensate for the decrease in riding activity. (if you haven’t been working out, get a doctor’s oK.) “At the very minimum, do what you can to maintain your core strength and flexibility, especially if you are over 35. Both are huge factors in balance,” says dressage rider Heather Sansom, founder and owner of equiFitt.com equestrian Fitness training in Kemptville, ontario. Sansom, who holds Canadian personal-trainer certification, is the author of two rider-fitness e-books and offers individualized coaching, clinics, and workshops for riders and other athletes. to strengthen the core (the abdominal and trunk muscles), Sansom recommends any activity that suits your athletic preference, as long as it involves the front, back, and sides of the body as well as rotation (twisting motions). Pilates, she says, is a great discipline for learning to feel and engage the core muscles at rest and in movement; you need to engage your core properly to support your back. For flexibility and to maintain the range of motion in your joints, Sansom recommends stretching. “Your goal should be to keep the muscle fibers long and supple, to keep the tension out of your riding,” she says. take care not to hold any stretch too long or push it too far. Maintaining cardiovascular capacity is also important. “if you can’t get oxygen to your body parts and your brain when you are riding, they aren’t going to work properly,” Sansom explains. Fifteen minutes of intense intervals a couple of times a week should maintain your cardiovascular fitness if you were fit before your hiatus from riding. Finally, advises Sansom, do whatever you can to keep the large muscles—especially those of the legs and
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Catch ’em When You Can Tis one may be the hardest prescription for the horseless rider: Ride as much as you can. Catch-riding will do wonders for your physical condition and will have the added benefit of keeping you sharp in the saddle. es-
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Continue Your Education now is the perfect time to catch up on all those old copies of USDF Connection and other publications that you have been meaning to get to. Pick up that lovely dressage book that has been gathering dust on your bookshelf and read it, from cover to cover. Buy or borrow some dressage DVDs, or sign up for one of the online dressage-educational Web sites, such as DressageClinic.com. Don’t just watch passively like a tV channel-surfer; make each viewing session a learning exercise by analyzing move-
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When we caught up with Janet engler, of Stockton, nJ, her ten-year-old warmblood cross was out of work for a couple of months because of an injury. Besides ramping up her exercise routine in an effort to stay fit, engler was working to keep herself engaged with the horse world. “i still go to the barn regularly,” says engler, who uses the time to visit with other horsefolk as well as with her injured partner. “i also try to
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make time to watch other people ride. i mentally go through the rides with them. it keeps me sharp to what the aids are and what the feeling should be.” She does the same thing when she goes to shows, where she feels inspired by the top riders.
Feed Your Passion Let’s face it: Being unable to tack up when you want and to pursue your goals and your passion for dressage is a big, fat bummer. if you find yourself without a mount—and most of us do from time to time—try to keep in mind that that it’s not just saddle time that stirs you. Tere are many ways to stay involved with the animals you love, and there’s a lot you can learn while you’re grounded. if you keep yourself in the game as much as possible, you might just feel as if you’ve never been away (well, almost) once you finally climb back into the saddle. s Sally Silverman is a lifelong equestrian pursuing her passion for dressage. A freelance writer, her work regularly appears in Dressage today and other horse- and dog-related publications.
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is worth a thousand words, but what neither photos nor video capture well is totilas’ ability to combine extravagant movement with relaxation. Tat knees-around-the-ears action? a range of motion that i’ve never seen before. i don’t know whether totilas has a relaxed nature or whether Gal is super-talented at making him look that way, but the result is an unparalleled range combined with throughness. to borrow from dressage author Charles de Kunffy’s metaphor, if totilas were a piano, he’d contain more than the standard 88 keys. if he were a singer, he’d be able to hit more octaves. totilas is a happy freak of nature. He is, one could argue, the Secretariat of dressage horses. Fei “o” judge Linda Zang, of Davidsonville, MD, was a member of the ground jury for the entire WeG dressage competition, sitting at H for the Grand Prix, at B for the Special, and at C (head of the ground jury) for the Freestyle. When USDF Connection caught up with Zang after the Games, as she was en route to judge the California Dressage Society’s annual championships, she said of totilas’ scores: “He got sevens and eights for his walk work. Sixes, sevens, and eights for his extended trot. He gets eights and nines in his half-passes because of the freedom in the shoulders. But he gets nines and tens for his pirouettes, his piaffe and passage, the piaffe-passage transitions, and nines and tens for his halts—all of those movements that have big double coefficients. and edward gets tens in the collective marks [for rider position and effectiveness] because it’s amazing how he rides him so quietly. His position doesn’t change. you have to give him a ten for keeping [the horse] so calm and relaxed.”
Moments of tension occur in most dressage tests, and totilas’ were no exception. “People were talking about when the front legs were so far out,” Zang said. “When he got tense, he got a six or a seven—not higher than an eight.” even so, Gal and totilas cleaned up. Besides the Freestyle, they won the individual GP Special gold medal with a score of 85.708 percent; and they led their Dutch teammates imke Schellekens-Bartels on Hunter Douglas Sunrise (73.447 percent), Hans Peter Minderhoud on exquis nadine (72.255 percent), and adelinde Cornelissen on Jerich Parzival to gold with a score of 84.043 percent. Te team test was a heartbreaker for Cornelissen, who was eliminated a short way into the test after head judge Stephen Clarke saw blood coming from Parzival’s mouth. Fei dressage rules have a zero-tolerance policy regarding blood, and so the elimination was swift and unassailable. Te incident, which Clarke called “the worst moment of my career,” sparked a firestorm of speculation about Cornelissen’s training and riding methods. in fact, as officials later testified at a press conference, Parzival had bitten the tip of his tongue, and the minor wound resolved itself shortly after Cornelissen exited the main stadium to sympathetic applause. Cornelissen, who has spoken frankly of her travails with her notoriously spooky mount, appeared to be having the test of her life prior to the tolling of the judge’s bell, with an average hovering around the 80-percent mark. Had she and Parzival kept it up, they would have given the eventual individual medalists a run for their money.
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STANDOUTS: Dutch fans (and riders, and officials) are easy to spot because they’re always clad in bright orange. Tis group’s T-shirts spell TOTILAS.
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A New World Order But enough about the Dutch. Te second big story of the WeG dressage competition was the outstanding performance by the team from Great Britain, especially that of their own superstar pair, Laura Bechtolsheimer and the fifteen-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding Mistral Hojris (Michellino – Virginia, by ibsen). Bechtolsheimer and the huge, rangy chestnut gelding (he’s officially seventeen hands, but i would’ve sworn, watching him go, that he was more like eighteen) were the only pair to earn across-the-board scores above the 80-percent mark in the GP (82.511) and the Special (81.708). Given her poise and her expertise at managing “alf ’s” big frame, it was hard to believe that Bechtolsheimer is just 25. “Sometimes it’s a little hard to keep all that propulsive power balanced,” judge Linda Zang said of Bechtolsheimer’s rides, explaining why she fell short of Gal’s marks. But the three head judges—Zang, Clarke, and Mary Seefried of australia, who presided for the Special—praised alf ’s range and his ability to collect.
STRONG SHOWING: Tina Konyot and Calecto V of the US qualified for the GP Special with their good GP performance
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Buoyed by solid performances by Carl Hester on Liebling ii (72.128 percent), Fiona Bigwood on Wie-atlantico de ymas (70.128), and Maria eilberg on two Sox (68.213), Bechtolsheimer and her British teammates earned the silver medal. it was a historic moment for Great Britain, which had never before won a medal in a dressage world championships. Given their domination of the sport over the past several decades, it was unusual to see the German team (isabell Werth on Warum nicht FrH, 75.404 percent; Christoph Koschel on Donnperignon, 72.638; Matthias-alexander rath on Sterntaler-UniCeF, 72.553; and anabel Balkenhol [Klaus’s daughter] on Dablino, 67.702) on the bronze-medal level of the podium. But Germany is undergoing a changing of the guard, and Werth was the veteran of the four at the WeG. and the USa? as in Hong Kong at the olympics two years ago, the american team finished fourth. (Fourth place must feel both good and frustrating—good, for you nearly medaled; and frustrating, for you nearly medaled.) anchor Steffen Peters on ravel posted a medal-worthy score of 78.596 percent, but three scores in the sixties (tina Konyot on Calecto V, 69.915; Katherine Bateson-Chandler on nartan, 69.617; and todd Flettrich on otto, 66.553) kept the US team out of medal reach, less than three points behind the Germans.
A MOMENT TO REMEMBER: Steffen Peters and Ravel pirouette their way to first-ever individual WEG dressage medals for the US
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Te largely american audience understood that it was witnessing more history in the making, and the third major WeG dressage happening, when Steffen Peters rode akiko yamazaki’s twelve-year-old KWPn gelding (Contango – Hautain, by Democraat) to a score of 78.542 in the Grand Prix Special, making him the first US rider to earn an individual dressage medal at a world championships. Te step up onto the podium was an emotional one for Peters, 46, a native of Germany who has called San Diego home since the 1980s. He wiped away a tear or two before turning exultant, to the delight of the roaring, foot-stomping crowd. afterward, Peters admitted—for the first time publicly, he said—how bitter the disappointment was in 2008, when he and ravel finished in that accursed fourth position individually at the olympic Games. Knowing that his accomplishment was ending a longtime US drought made the moment even more meaningful, he said. Te Special was the peak-performance moment for several horses, ravel included. Te gelding, who had shown a few moments of tension during his first test in the huge, “electric” stadium, was more relaxed the second time around. His signature suppleness and elasticity were on full
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display, and Peters said he was able to ask for more brilliance in the Special. Te test also favors ravel’s strengths with its “long, flowing half-passes” and emphasis on piaffe and passage, Peters said. Mistral Hojris, who showed admirable consistency over the three tests, earned the silver medal for Bechtolsheimer with a GP Special score of 81.708 percent. and then there was Moorlands totilas, who like ravel looked
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Spaniard Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz was the al Gore of the WeG. Gal and totilas may have gone home with the gold medal in the Grand Prix Freestyle, but Diaz and his twelveyear-old Pre (andalusian) stallion, Fuego Xii (by Utrerano Vii), unquestionably won the popular vote. Diaz’s freestyle to the requisite Spanish music thrilled the crowd with its showcasing of Fuego’s extravagant movement, eliciting actual cheers during the extended trots and appreciative sighs during the piaffe-passage tours. Te gray stallion has the greatest range of any iberian horse i’ve seen. you wouldn’t mistake him for a warmblood with that neck and profile, but he can extend with the best of them as well as execute the collected movements for which these breeds are famous. Diaz was not satisfied to ride a technically good freestyle, however. With a display of showmanship that rivaled that of the riders at the WeG’s freestyle-reining exhibition, he capped his performance with a string of one-handed one-tempi changes up the final center line, even pumping
2010 Alltech FeI World equestrIAn GAmes Te crowd was equally outspoken in its disapproval of Diaz’s score. When “81.450” flashed on the scoreboard— with technical scores as low as 71.500—the spectators booed loudly. it was the only time during the dressage competition that they so resoundingly disagreed with the judging. Diaz ended up fifth. Bechtolsheimer and Mistral Hojris put in arguably the cleanest test of the evening. Teir freestyle, to Jan-and-Dean-style “surf guitar” licks, suited the big horse and earned a score of 85.350 percent. neither Peters nor Gal was as flowing and mistake-free as in the Special, but the same trio found themselves back on the medal podium, in the same positions: Gal with gold (91.800), Bechtolsheimer with silver, and Peters with bronze (84.900).
A Judge Comments on the Judging For her part, Linda Zang would have liked for Fuego’s freestyle to show “more relaxation and harmony,” she said. “He just went hard, hard, hard through the test. it was flamboyant, but totilas showed more harmony. He [Fuego] needs a little more softness.” in contrast, “Steffen [Peters] and ravel have a great deal of harmony,” Zang said. “ravel also had more difficult movements [than Fuego] in his freestyle. He did a pirouette, then one stride to piaffe. Tat’s very difficult. He kept
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ALL-AMERICANS: USEF dressage technical advisor Anne Gribbons (fourth from left) and team veterinarian Dr. Rick Mitchell (fifth from left) pose with WEG riders Todd Flettrich, Tina Konyot, Katherine Bateson-Chandler, and Steffen Peters before opening ceremonies
HISTORY ON DISPLAY: Artwork, historical video, and Brentina’s halter and bridle on display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame
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Left top, center, and bottom: bruce LaWriei right top and center: emiLy koenig; right bottom: jennifer bryant
he equestrian organizations that call the Kentucky Horse Park home had an unprecedented opportunity to promote themselves and to meet their members during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Several, including the USDF, opened their doors to the public; and on at least a few days during the sixteen-day Games run, September 25-October 10, it seemed as if the hundreds of thousands of spectators were all visiting at once. For the USDF’s part, the proffered hospitality included a chance to tour the National Education Center and to learn about the history of dressage in the Roemer Foundation/ USDF Hall of Fame, with videos and special exhibits including Brentina’s bridle and retirement wreath of COMMEMORATIVE: 2010 Albers roses. Visitors enthused award recipients Jeremy Steinberg and about the free snacks, Roz Kinstler (second and third from bottles of water, and left) pose with USDF president George sign-ups for prize Williams (right) and his wife, Roberta drawings in the USDF Members Lounge. The Lendon F. Gray Bookstore expanded to fill much of a back office space, with extra stocks of WEG-branded apparel and other merchandise, including an entire corner transformed into a display FLAG-WAVING: Proud US fans pose of Jane Heart Jewelry. with the new USDF statue, Half-Pass The USDF’s biggest WEG venture by far was a pre-GP Freestyle reception co-sponsored by Dover Saddlery and Premier Equestrian. More than 500 supporters gathered to revel in the WEG atmosphere on the year’s WELCOMING THE WORLD: USDF most exciting night of reception during the WEG dressage dressage competition.
2010 Alltech FeI World equestrIAn GAmes placing more and more technical difficulty in the freestyle” (Peters himself said that he and freestyle designer terry Ciotti Gallo had “turbocharged” the choreography before the WeG). in comparison, Zang said, “Laura’s test was more straightforward.” Ravel’s weak link, according to Zang, is his extended work. “i’d like to see him make more ground cover in Ravel’s extensions,” she said. “He has to develop more power in the extensions.”
Although totilas ruled this competition, Zang said that all three WeG dressage medalists pose a threat to one another in future championships. “All three have a chance to beat each other on the day,” she said. Although some dressage enthusiasts—especially those who were captivated by the Spanish horse, Fuego—have criticized the WeG placings, Zang believes that the final standings ended up in the correct order. She reminds the viewer
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njoy a behind-the-scenes look at the fun and excitement that was the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
KIRK IN COMMAND: Actor and Saddlebred enthusiast William Shatner of Star trek fame drives in the opening ceremonies
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OPENING CEREMONIES: Te US athletes, led by flag bearer and eventing competitor Karen O’Connor
CELEBRATING THE THOROUGHBRED: Mock race during WEG opening ceremonies
ALLTECH PRIDE: WEG trade-show area included a patio dotted with Kentucky Ale umbrellas. Te US Equestrian Federation building is visible in the background.
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WHOA! Volunteers stopped traffic to allow horses to cross the road to and from the warm-up ring
TRAINING: US rider Katherine Bateson-Chandler schools Nartan
LONG RIDER: An endurance competitor
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MAN OF THE HOUR: Alltech founder Dr. Pearse Lyons
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SECURITY: Military Humvees were stationed all over the Kentucky Horse Park grounds
2010 Alltech FeI World equestrIAn GAmes in the stands or in front of the tV or computer screen that “when you have such a big arena and people sit so far away, it’s impossible to see everything the judge sees. Maybe you don’t see the tension, the mouth open, the tongue out, the tilting. A lot of those little things affect the score, and those are very important parts of making up the score. “Judges sit in different places, and that’s why scores can deviate more than 5 percent,” Zang continued, addressing the other judging criticism, that marks sometimes varied among
the panel. “even if i was low on one movement, the other judges would bring [the competitor] up into his right place. Te cumulative score is the most important part of judging, but today [with electronic scoring and immediate posting of individual judges’ marks] judges are being judged by their individual scores and on how they placed the horses.” “everyone is trying their hardest,” Zang said of herself and her colleagues. “We don’t talk about who’s going to win beforehand. Tese are really high-caliber judges. We have
RUNNING COMMENTARY: Ground-level scoreboards showed marks for each movement and compared the current rider’s average to the leading score
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COMPETITION MANAGER: Lloyd Landkamer, who’s also the USDF Region 4 director, managed the WEG dressage and para-dressage competitions
BOOK LOOK: Te Netherlands’ Edward Gal (right) and partner and teammate Hans Peter Minderhoud admire the new book about Gal’s mount, totilas: Te Living Legend, in the WEG media dining hall
LIGHT MOMENT: At the post-team dressage press conference, WEG press chief Marty Bauman (right) shares a laugh with Germany’s Isabell Werth (left) and judge Stephen Clarke
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EXCITEMENT: Te house was rockin’ during WEG reining competition in the indoor sports arena
AIRS ABOVE THE GROUND: Te Netherlands’ Exquis Nadine does an unplanned movement during her final piaffe-passage tour in the GP Special with rider Hans Peter Minderhoud
R&R: A Canadian groom enjoys some quiet hand-grazing time with her charge in the fields of the Kentucky Horse Park
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NOT YOUR AVERAGE TENT: Big-name WEG sponsor/vendors, like Rolex, had booths that were more like real stores
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SWITCHING SADDLES: Dutch dressage star Anky van Grunsven competed on her country’s WEG reining team. She also gave a reining exhibition during the dressage competition (pictured).
2010 Alltech FeI World equestrIAn GAmes to be the guardians of the sport.” to that end, on the plane to California, Zang “went through the entire Grand Prix Special. i reviewed the breakdown of all the judges’ marks.” Later, she said, she would review the video footage of all the tests, rechecking her work and that of the other judges. Te grueling WeG demands—press conferences, meetings, must-appearances, and social functions—on top of the judging itself—behind her, an admittedly tired Zang had left
home once again, just five days later, to judge in California. After the glorified WeG atmosphere, an “ordinary” show might seem a letdown to some judges, but not Zang, who perked up considerably at that point in the conversation. “i love to judge the lower levels,” Zang said. “i like to give good scores and make them feel good. it’s wonderful to see them on the right way.” s Next month: WEG para-equestrian dressage coverage.
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questrian goings-on weren’t confined to just the Kentucky Horse Park during the WEG. Several organizers staged unaffliated events in and around Lexington. Here’s a look at the downtown equine expo called the International Equestrian Festival, which featured its own lineup of vendors, entertainment, celebrity presenters, and educational events.
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ON THE AIR: HRTV, presenting sponsor of the IEF, was broadcasting live from the expo
LARGER THAN LIFE: Eye-catching photos topped the display by Platinum Performance
GATHERING: Spectators watch a presentation in front of the Nutrena booth at the IEF
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Preview: The New Dressage Tests Overview of what’s changed in the 2011 USEF and USDF tests
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’ve been asked many times: Why does the US equestrian Federation change the national dressage tests (training through Fourth Levels) every four years? Te answer is twofold. First, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) traditionally changes its tests (Prix St. Georges through Grand Prix, among others) every four years, in the year before an olympic Games. For many cycles, the USeF has gone along with this practice. Second, much is learned in each four-year cycle about the current tests and the training requirements behind them. Members of the USeF Dressage Committee, the body that writes the tests, are some of the stewards of our sport. our goal in creating the tests is to make sure that the training of the horse is progressive from level to level and based on the pyramid of training (the training scale) (illustration, facing page). Some of us on the USeF test Writing Subcommittee have been helping to create dressage tests for many years. We realized a long time ago that only if something is in a test will it be practiced at home. As an example, when we introduced the stretchy circle, many riders were dismayed,
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fearing that horses would either run off or fall on the forehand. now, most participants—especially the horses—love the exercise. Another example: Part of the rationale for including renvers (haunches-out) in Second Level was to improve the shoulder-in, which is such an important exercise. in order to move from shoulder-in to renvers, one must have a solid shoulder-in! As a result, judges have seen great improvement in this movement over the past four years. Te test writers take notes on what works and what doesn’t, from both a riding and a judging perspective. in the new (2011) USeF tests, for instance, we eliminated the score in First Level for the transition between the free walk and medium walk, which proved difficult to see and therefore difficult to judge. Show organizers also have a voice. in general, they prefer shorter tests. For 2011, we complied, with one exception: in training Level, we increased the time in the ring slightly to give the greener horse about 30 additional seconds of ring time. All of the other tests are slightly shorter, with none longer than six minutes.
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Finally, all of us—organizers, riders, trainers, and judges—agreed that three tests per level are enough.
Highlights by the Level Te USeF test Writing Subcommittee also received excellent input from the USDF test Writing Committee, chaired Te pyramid of training by Bill Solyntjes. We used many of that committee’s suggestions, and we are looking forward to additional ideas for the next cycle. now, on to the new tests. Here are the changes that have been implemented at each national level for 2011. Te 2011 USeF dressage tests take effect December 1, 2010. Tey will be available from USeF (usef.org) and published in the 2011 USDF Competitor and Member Guide. Training Level no major changes in content. First Level recognizing that breeders are producing sport horses with more scope and athleticism, and that these horses are easily moving up to First Level earlier than in the past, we agreed to make the sitting trot optional throughout the First Level tests. riders now may choose to sit or rise (or some combination thereof ) all trot work. i’m sure that many horses and riders will thank us. Second Level no major changes in content except that, from Second through Fourth Levels, the requirement for straightness has been included under “submission” in the collective marks. Tird Level no major changes in content. Fourth Level We listened carefully to competitors, who felt that the Fourth Level tests, especially test 3, were too difficult. Te Prix St. Georges of old was a more difficult test, and in recent years the Fei has reduced the requirements of that test. Te Fei’s changes made PSG similar in difficulty to the existing (2007) Fourth 3 test. in order to keep the proper progression, we have reduced the requirements in all Fourth Level tests. now there will be a definite step up to the Prix St. Georges. For example, the Fourth Level flying-change requirements have been reduced. Te new Fourth 2 asks for three
changes but with no count (near quarter line; near center line; near quarter line). Fourth 3 now calls for three changes every fourth stride. in addition, the half-pirouettes in Fourth 3 have been changed to “working” half-pirouettes, which are already included in the current Fourth 2 test.
The Collective Marks Major changes have been made in the scoring and weight of the collective marks. Gaits. to level the playing field a little, and in agreement with the Fei, the gaits score no longer has a coefficient. Impulsion. Te USeF Dressage Committee did not agree with the Fei on eliminating the coefficient for the impulsion score. Te 2011 USeF tests continue to carry a coefficient of 2 for the impulsion score. Submission. Te submission coefficient remains 2. Rider. Te rider score in the previous (2007) USeF dressage tests had a coefficient of 3. to give the judges more specificity in addressing those areas in which the competitor is deficient or superior, the rider score has been split into three separate elements: • Position and seat • Correct and effective use of aids • Harmony between rider and horse. We have reduced the combined value of the collective marks from the current 90 points to 80 points, which provides a better ratio to the overall test.
Purpose and Directives Te USeF test writers tried hard to improve the descriptions of each test’s purpose and directive ideas, from both a language and a biomechanical aspect. Here, the expertise of committee member Dr. Hilary Clayton was of great help. Te purpose and directive ideas for each test are printed on the test sheet. test movements only are available online at usef.org and are published in the annual USDF Competitor and Member Guide. Te USeF Dressage test Booklet ($5 plus S&H; available from USeF), which contains all of the USDF and USeF tests, includes each test’s purpose and directives.
The People and the Process eight members of the USeF Dressage Committee serve on the test Writing Subcommittee. Te subcommittee members who worked on the 2011 tests were Dr. Hilary Clayton, Janet Foy, Hilda Gurney, Sandy Howard, Marianne Ludwig, George Williams, Lois yukins, and me. [ USDF ConneCtion
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The New USDF Freestyle Tests By Terry Ciotti Gallo
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he USDF Freestyle Committee has finalized the new 2011 USDF Freestyle, Pas de Deux, and Quadrille Freestyle tests. These tests take effect December 1, 2010, and the score sheets are labeled as such. The goals of these tests are threefold: 1) to have the compulsory elements align with those of the USEF tests; 2) to promote strong technical execution; and 3) to clearly define the important aspects of an artistic ride. In keeping with these goals, changes have been made to both the Technical Execution and Artistic Impression sections.
The FreesTyle TesTs Technical Execution. This section has several new scores. Among them are “Gaits (rhythm and quality),” “Impulsion (energy, elasticity, engagement),” and “Submission (basic issues of submission, technical aspect of the rider).” These collective marks and the addition of a combined score for the initial and final halts are included at all levels. The new total possible points for execution is 150. Compulsory elements are in accord with the new USEF tests of the same level: A score for medium walk at both First and Second Levels has been added; counter-canter has been moved from Third Level to Second Level; and Fourth Level now calls for flying changes of lead every fourth stride. Three-tempis at Fourth Level are allowed, but only as an enhancement to the choreography and not as a replacement for the fours. Also at Fourth Level, the rider has the option to perform either a working half-pirouette or a true halfpirouette at canter. Artistic Impression. The “Rhythm, Energy, and Elasticity” collective mark has been stricken (but continues to be used on the FEI test sheets). The collective mark for “Harmony Between Horse and Rider” remains. This score reflects the partnership of the team as well as the ease with which the horse performs the choreography. Its coefficient has been increased from 2 to 3. There is no change to the definitions of “Choreography” or “Degree of Difficulty,” but the coefficients are raised from 3 to 4 and from 1 to 2, respectively. The category “Choice of Music and Interpretation of Music” has been split into “Music” (coefficient 3) and “Interpretation” (coefficient 3). “Music” is judged on suitability, seamlessness, and cohesiveness: The music should reflect the horse’s type and character;
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have no disruptive cuts; and be linked by genre, theme, or instrumentation. The “Interpretation” score reflects two elements: whether the music expresses the rhythm and tempo of the gaits, and whether the choreography shows a relationship to the music’s phrasing and dynamics. Because the Artistic Impression coefficients are high, judges will now be allowed to use one-tenthpoint (0.1) increments. Half- and full points will still be used for Technical Execution. These increments are the same for Freestyle, Pas de Deux, and Quadrille Freestyle. See the Artistic Impression section of the test sheet on the facing page. Pas de deux and Quadrille The Pas de Deux and standard Quadrille tests are unchanged, but there are dramatic revisions to the Quadrille Freestyle. This score sheet is the same from Basic Level through Grand Prix. First, the score-sheet layout now mirrors the folded-page format of the Freestyle and Pas de Deux, including a cover page. The inside pages list the technical-execution scores on the left and the artisticimpression scores on the right. Quadrille Freestyle now targets the same requirements as the individual Freestyle and Pas de Deux tests, with one exception: For safety reasons, canter lengthenings are not mandatory. The compulsory elements for each level are listed on the score sheet. rules, Guidelines, and deFiniTions For all the details you need to compete successfully, type “musical freestyle” in the search box located on the USDF home page (usdf.org); then click on the top article. You’ll see a page with links to test requirements, rules, how-to articles, resources, and more. They are listed under the section “Learn More.” Quadrille enthusiasts, be sure to check out the revised edition of Why Do Quadrille? This handbook contains information on establishing a team and running practice sessions, guidelines for the standard tests, and quadrille freestyle design tips. Why Do Quadrille? is available from the USDF store. The USDF store also sells a CD containing all of the Freestyle, Pas de Deux, and Quadrille score sheets. A list of the compulsory elements for each level can be found at usdf.org. Terry Ciotti Gallo is the chair of the USDF Freestyle Committee and the owner of the freestyle-design firm Klassic Kur. She lives in Florida.
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About two years of riding, judging, observing, notetaking, and informally discussing the pros and cons of various tests elapse prior to the first formal meeting to begin working on potential changes for new tests. Several of the subcommittee members also attend the USDF test Writing Committee meetings at the USDF annual convention. We test-ride, test-judge, and test-time all potential changes. Ten we start to discuss and negotiate the different elements and approaches. it takes many hours of conference calls and countless rounds of e-mails to hammer out the tests. After that, it’s proofread, proofread, and proofread again! Te USeF tests are important not just to American dressage competitors. national federations in many other countries have recognized the quality of our tests and have been using them for years. i hope that you enjoy the new tests. Please help us to improve them further by giving your feedback to the USDF and USeF test-writing committees. s
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FREESTYLE GUIDELINE: New Artistic Impression section
Axel Steiner is the chair of the USEF Test Writing Subcommittee. An FEI 5* (formerly “O”) judge, he lives in San Marcos, CA.
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A Statistical Look at Dressage Competition Five USDF members with a scientific bent analyze test scores and competition data By AnA e. DiAZ, MAry StyDniCki JoHnSton, JenniFer LUCitti, PhD, kAty MorAn, PhD, AnD WenDi neCkAMeyer, PhD
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n 2008, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) appointed a task force to study various issues within the dressage discipline. Among the issues was that of the variability in judges’ scores. Te Fei Dressage task Force released its report and recommendations in September 2010 (for details, see “Heads Up” on page 10), including proposed sweeping changes to the methodology of dressage judging. Although many in the dressage community commend the task force’s efforts, they also realize that the Fei was studying only international-level competition, primarily in europe. But the face of dressage competition in American can look quite different from that in europe, and so some US dressage enthusiasts wondered about the state of the sport in this country. Five of us, all USDF members, decided to use our professional skills in statistical analysis to take a formal look at dressage competition and scoring around the country. We analyzed 45,413 rides in open classes at USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage competitions held March through August 2009. Scores were retrieved from the USDF’s online
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listings of show results. Te resulting peer-reviewed paper, “Scoring Variables and Judge Bias in United States Dressage Competitions,” was published in the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports (JQAS), Vol. 6 (2010), issue 3. (read the paper online at bepress.com/jqas/vol6/iss3/13.) our study identified three dominant variables that affect overall score patterns in US dressage competition: • Location • Breed of horse • Variability among judges. in this article, we’ll share our findings and their possible implications for the sport.
Breed Number of Horses Mean Score Quarter horse.......................... 1,555 ........................ 59.966 Appaloosa/paint ...................... 1,034 ........................ 60.076 thoroughbred/tB cross ............ 3,277 ........................ 60.109 Arabian/Arabian cross .............. 2,782 ........................ 60.180 morgan ...................................... 964 ........................ 60.758 Iberian.................................... 1,785 ........................ 61.245 Connemara/Welsh ...................... 844 ........................ 61.369 percheron ................................... 268 ........................ 61.449 Warmblood ........................... 27,973 ........................ 62.482 TABLE 1. Average scores by breed.
Scoring Trends of the 45,413 rides that we studied, only 641 (1.41 percent) earned scores below 50 percent, which could be considered unsatisfactory. (According to the zero-to-10 scale of marks, a score of 5 is “marginal.”)
Breeds and Scoring We wanted to put numbers to the often-heard claims that non-warmbloods score lower in dressage than warmbloods. After grouping dressage scores by nine breed types (table 1), we found that, on average, warmbloods score just 2.5 percentage points higher than other breeds. Tese findings indicate that many breeds can in fact compete successfully in dressage. Considering that many non-warmbloods and their riders come to the sport from other disciplines, these findings are encouraging indeed.
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Scores in the 50-to-59-percent range accounted for 28 percent of the total rides, with 62 percent of all rides earning scores of between 60 and 69 percent. Figure 1 shows the curve for all scores. Average scores earned in the 2009 competition year were 0.5 point higher than the averages from 2008. When analyzed by region and level, there were no general statistical differences between 2008 and 2009 scores; but there were some notable differences in certain specifics. For instance, the overall region 9 scores for 2009 were significantly higher than those for 2008, mainly as a result of higher scores earned by training and Second Level riders. Looking at scores across all levels, regions 2, 3, and 7 had the highest averages. region 4 reported the lowest average scores, as it did in 2008.
Dressage judges do two things when they preside over a class: Tey compare horse/rider combinations to one another (to determine class rank), and they compare each competitor to the defined standards for each movement (to determine the score). Judging variability means that two or more judges award different marks for the same movement. Te vantage point affects what a judge can see and assess—which is why classes with multiple judges seat them at different places around the arena. Although some variation in individual marks is therefore expected and tolerated, it would be considered highly irregular for, say, one judge to award a ride a score of 50 percent and another judge to give the same a ride a score of 70 percent. to study the issue of judging variability, we looked for similar classes in similar regions with similar horse breeds. We decided to examine scores from open training Level classes (the classes with the largest numbers of rides), ridden on Dutch Warmbloods, Hanoverians, and oldenburgs (the predominant breeds in these classes) in regions 2 and 7 (the regions with the largest numbers of rides). We chose these criteria because they yielded the greatest number of USDF ConneCtion
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comparable rides and the most “robust” (strongly significant) data set possible. Te variations in average scores, as grouped by the highest-scoring 10 percent of judges and the lowest-scoring 10 percent of judges, are listed in table 2. Te highest-scoring judges in our study awarded scores of 10 to 13 percentage points higher than other judges. Tis finding suggests that the judge can have up to four times as
much influence on the final score as the horse breed, which is related to a variation of only 2.5 percent. of course, issues regarding judging variability are not unique to the sport of dressage. Perhaps the USDF “L” education Program faculty, the USeF Dressage Committee, and other bodies can use this information to evaluate their training and continuing-education programs. Meanwhile,
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on quality and manufacturingprocess improvements along with product, technology, and operations cost reduction. She owns two Lusitano horses and is a member of the Potomac Valley Dressage Association (PVDA). Mary Stydnicki Johnston is a longtime PVDA member and a former PVDA treasurer. She is retired from federal service,
where her last assignment was as the leader of a multimilliondollar Operations Research,
Modeling, and Simulation office, which provided decision-analysis and process-modeling tools to improve government operations. She owns three horses and has competed through First Level. Dr. Jennifer Lucitti has trained her own horses and shown successfully through
Fourth Level, and has earned her USDF bronze medal. She holds an MS and a PhD in physiological sciences and is currently a research associate in the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology at the School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is experienced in using statistics to design experiments and to evaluate data, and she has reviewed peers’ material for scientific journals and the American Heart Association. Dr. Katy Moran holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in anthropology and works as a freelance photographer, writer, and graphic designer. She lives in the rural Pacific Northwest,
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where she has recently converted from hunters to dressage with her young horse. Dr. Wendi Neckameyer is a professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science at Saint Louis (MO) University School of Medicine. She has reviewed papers for more than 30 scientific journals. She has shown successfully through First Level and
is a past board member of the St. Louis Area Dressage Society. She is also co-president of the charitable organization Special Horses Inc. The authors thank Lita Dove, S. M. L. Gray, and Amanda M. Jay for their invaluable contributions to the final paper.
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Region 2 .................70.918% ..........................57.810% ....................... 13.108%
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Region 7 .................69.552% ..........................59.763% ........................ 9.789%
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Untangling the Red Tape Which USDF memberships and horse registrations do you need? Start by assessing your goals. By roSS CreeCH AnD MeLiSSA SCHoeDLBAUer
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o some riders, the idea of entering a US equestrian Federation-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage competition is daunting. overwhelmed by the thought of sorting out membership categories and horse registrations, they don’t know where to begin. We’re two experienced USDF staffers, and we wrote this article to help you out. Te good news is that, by gaining a basic understanding of the different types of USDF memberships, horse registrations, and programs, you can successfully complete that entry form and get to the show with little to no headache involved.
For You: The Bare Minimum you might be surprised to learn that, as a rider or a horse owner, no memberships are required for participation in USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage competition. you will, however, have to pay a nonmember fee (this applies to both riders and owners) for each competition that you enter. Te exception is those classes on the (aptly named) exception list, which is on the USDF Web site at usdf.org. USDF introductory Level is just one of the many types of classes that do not require USDF membership. even if your horse has more than one owner on file, only one “owner” nonmember fee will be assessed, assuming that none of the owners is a USDF member.
For Your Horse except for classes on that exception list, any horse competing in a USeF-licensed/USDF-recognized dressage competition is required to have one of the two types of horse registration available through USDF. Te bare-bones registration is a USDF Horse Identification Number (HID). Tis number is used as a tracking number for any horse that competes in a recognized show. obtain a HiD by paying a one-time fee, either online at usdf. org or at the horse-show office. Te other registration, which is also a one-time fee, is USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR). LHr fulfills any horse-registration requirements for USDF award programs, provided that all membership and other requirements have been met.
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you can upgrade a USDF HiD to an LHr at any time; simply pay the difference in cost at the time of upgrade.
For the Competition-Minded Rider and Owner Paying nonmember fees is a good way to test the show-ring waters; but if you decide that you’re going to get out there in a big way, you’ll soon discover that it’s more economical to join USDF. USDF offers two “competing” membership options for riders and three options for owners. Option 1: USDF group membership. When you join one of USDF’s local affiliate clubs, known as group-member organizations or GMos, you automatically become a USDF group member. Group membership fulfills owner and rider membership requirements for recognized dressage competition and also allows competitors to participate in the USDF rider-awards program, including USDF rider medals. Group membership does not, however, fulfill eligibility requirements for Adequan/USDF year-end awards programs (e.g., Horse of the year or All-Breeds) or for Great American insurance Group/USDF regional Dressage Championships qualifying and competition.
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SDF is rolling out a new membership category, called Education Membership or e-Membership. As its name suggests, e-Membership does not fulfill any membership requirements for competition purposes—so if you’re an e-Member and you decide to show in USEF-licensed/USDFrecognized dressage competition, you’ll pay the nonmember fee. E-Membership benefits include unlimited online access to articles and videos on equine health care, training, and much more. Also included is full access to USDF’s online education library and to the electronic version of USDF Connection. For details, see last month’s “Ask USDF” column in the “Heads Up” section of USDF Connection or visit the USDF Web site.
Option 2: USDF participating membership. Tis individual membership, in which a person joins USDF directly, is available in one-year, five-year, and lifetime options. Participating membership fulfills all USDF membership requirements for awards and championship programs. Option 3 (for horse owners only): USDF business membership. Business membership, such as for a farm, fulfills horse owners’ USDF membership requirements for competitions and for awards and championship programs. If you lease a horse: if USDF has a lease agreement on file, then the lessee on file is considered the owner of record for the term of the lease. Terefore, the lessee must meet all owner membership requirements in order to be eligible to participate in competitions, awards programs, and championship programs. to learn more about filing a lease agreement with USDF, visit the USDF Web site.
Program-Eligibility Requirements Rundown All Adequan/USDF year-end awards and almost all championship programs require both the owner of record and the rider to be USDF participating members, and the horse competing to have a USDF LHr.
For a horse to be eligible for Adequan/USDF All-Breeds awards, a USDF All-Breeds declaration form and appropriate registration papers must be on file with USDF by August 1 of the current competition year. Te All-Breeds participating organizations (the breed and performance registries) also impose their own membership and registration requirements. Tese vary from registry to registry, so check with the organization from which you wish to receive awards. Participation in USDF’s wide variety of educational programs—among them the USDF instructor Certification Program, the USDF “L” education Program, the Platinum Performance/USDF Adult Clinic Series, and the Platinum Performance/USDF Fei Junior/young rider Clinic Series— also carries certain membership requirements. Specifics can be found on the USDF Web site. We hope that we’ve clarified the differences among the major categories of USDF membership and horse registration. to learn more about USDF membership or programs, visit usdf.org, send e-mail to usdressage@usdf.org, or call (859) 971-2277. s Ross Creech is USDF’s senior marketing coordinator. Melissa Schoedlbauer is USDF’s senior membership coordinator.
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Breed of the Month: Shagya Arabian Centuries of breeding for performance
Lapis, the grandsire of Habicht. Habicht has given the world Windfall, Cocktail, and Sixtus. Shagyas have also had a great influence on other breeds. Gazal VII, a purebred Shagya, is often referred to in warmblood pedigree as Gazal ox. Te stallion Ramses, the offspring of a Toroughbred sire and a Shagya dam, is another leading progenitor of both dressage and jumping winners. The organization: Te Performance Shagya Registry (PShR) was founded in 2008. Te goal of the PShR is to ensure the continued integrity and legacy of the Shagya and Shagya-bred horse in north America. Te PShR strongly believes in the development of a purpose-bred riding animal through performance-riding criteria, and in using these criteria when choosing breeding stock and planning future generations. Many of the major riding disciplines are
PROUD TRADITION: Dr. Rachel Boyce (IL) and her 2004 Shagya gelding, WineGlass Victory (*Budapest – Faith), bred by WineGlass Farm (IL)
represented in our performance-testing processes. All-Breeds awards offered: All performance and DSHB categories. How to participate: Te horse must be registered with the PShR, and the owner and the rider must be PShR members in good standing. Organization contact info: Performance Shagya Registry: performanceshagyaregistry.org. s
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ach month, “All-Breeds Connection” spotlights a USDF All-Breeds awards program participating organization and the breed it represents. Information and photos that appear in this column are furnished by the breed registries. USDF does not endorse or promote any breed or registry over another. The All-Breeds program is designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage. All participating organizations offer “open” year-end awards from Training Level through Grand Prix, and some offer awards in additional categories, such as adult amateur, junior/ young rider, and dressage sport-horse breeding. Registry representatives are usually on hand to help bestow awards at the banquet held during each year’s USDF convention. All-Breeds award eligibility requirements include memberships and horse registrations with both USDF and the participating organization. For details and a list of current participating organizations, visit usdf.org. For more information about All-Breeds awards program participation, send e-mail to allbreeds@usdf.org.
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n the late 1700s, the AustroHungarian military realized that it needed to improve the quality of its mounts, and officials set out to breed the ideal cavalry horse. Teir goal was to preserve the Arabian’s soundness, hardiness, endurance, and elegance while producing a larger horse with more bone, powerful hindquarters, a more rounded topline, and a calm and workmanlike disposition. in 1789, a desert-bred Arabian stallion named Shagya was imported from Syria to Babolna, the Hungarian state stud. Shagya Arabians or Shagyas, as the resulting breed was called, are bred there to this day. Shagya’s sons were crossed with local mares of Toroughbred, Lipizzaner, and oriental ancestry. eventually, Shagyas also improved the local Hungarian farmers’ breeding stock as well as that of other warmblood and pony breeds. Predominantly gray in color, Shagyas can also be bay, chestnut, or black. Te breed standard recommends a height of 15.1-16.1 hands, with a cannon not less than eighteen cm. Shagyas should be beautiful and harmonious with expressive heads; well-formed necks; good toplines; long croups; well-carried tails; and strong, correct legs. Free, elastic, ground-covering, correct action in all three gaits is preferred. in dressage competition, the Shagya and the Shagya crossbred are forces to be reckoned with. Te breed’s desire to please and trainability makes it a great mount for youth, amateur, and even professional riders. Shagyas you might know: Here in the United States, fully onethird of all trakehner stallions carry Shagya bloodlines, mainly through
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Learn the New Tests every four years, we have to erase our memories and learn new dressage tests. Te 2011 US equestrian Federation and USDF tests take effect next month (see “Preview: Te new Dressage tests” on page 34); so it’s that time again.
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Classy, Customizable Stock Pins For years, many riders have enjoyed selecting just the right combination of colors and “bling” for their horses’ browbands. now we can do the same with our own stock pins (and even get them to match our mounts).
Browbands by Design, makers of traditional and curved browbands featuring Czechoslovakian crystals, introduces complementary stock pins. Te sterling-silver pin and blackleather background set off the crystal designs. Te stock pins, which measure 1˝ x 2˝, come in 50 designs and can be made to match any browband. More info: browbandsbydesign. com or (360) 779-9339.
Warm, Dry Hands You’ll find everything you need to master the tests in the new 2011 Whinny Widgets dressage test books. Choose the pocket-sized version for the level you need (introductory through Fourth), or spring for the 5½˝ x 8½˝ instructors’ test book, which contains all of the dressage tests, from intro through Fei. Tere’s also an eventing version of the instructors’ book. Movement-by-movement diagrams round out these helpful guides, which are laminated and spiral-bound for durability and ease of use. A great gift for yourself, your trainer, or your
For those who wish to eliminate the dreaded VPL (visible panty lines) or who just want a little extra support in the tummy, tush, and thighs, there’s the Slender Rider capri from Kerrits. it’s a seamless undergarment designed to fit perfectly under breeches and with compression support in all the
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When it comes to winter riding gear, we’re always looking for a better mousetrap, especially for our poor frozen, painful hands. SSG Gloves appears to have a winner with its new 10 Below equestrian winter riding glove. Te 10 Below has a grippy palm, a knitted cuff, and a stretch knit back. it’s lined with Tinsulate and fleece. Best of all, it’s waterproof, so hands stay warm and cozy even when the rain and snow fall. it comes in black only. We slipped on this glove and were impressed by the warmth and flexibility—like we might even be able
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Letter-Perfect Jewelry Simple, elegant, uniquely dressage, the Jumpline Designs Centerline bracelet and matching set of three rings are pretty enough to wear almost anywhere yet durable enough to survive the barn.
Made of brushed stainless steel with polished accents, the bracelet and rings feature the dressage-arena letters (in accurate placement, no less). Te bracelet has a seamless closure for comfort. More info: jumplinedesigns.com. s
The USDF “Circle of Friends” is essential to the mission of USDF: dedicated to education, recognition of achievement and promotion of dressage. Your tax deductible gift will have a significant impact in helping USDF provide quality dressage education in the upcoming year; benefiting adult amateurs, professionals, young riders, breeders, officials, instructors, and our partner — the horse. Gifts at the first level and above will be recognized in the March issue of the USDF Connection.
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night and Day Two Regional Championships, two outcomes—and why “losing” may be the better teacher By Sandra Adair Daugirda
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few years ago, my oldenburg mare, Charisma, and i were the First Level reserve champions and First Level Freestyle champions at our Great American/USDF Regional Championships. Tis highlight was followed by a bad year marked by death, divorce, and disease. Te following spring, we finally started show-
We learn more from failure than success. When i started riding dressage, i rode in a clinic with Hans Biss. i couldn’t make a 20-meter circle to satisfy this German master to save my life. i reviewed the video, saw what Hans was trying to teach me, and went back to my riding with renewed vigor. Six months later, i rode again with Hans and was the rider who could do no wrong. As wonderful as the accolades had been, i learned more from my “failed” ride than from the successful one. And so it was with the two championships i attended. Te award jackets, victory laps, and memories of the first one are priceless; but the fresh perspective on my training and the many new tools i discovered during the second were worth the trials ON COURSE: Te writer and her Oldenburg, mare, Charisma and tribulations. ing again. With average Second Level Stay the course. Warming up scores in the mid-70s for the year, i was for our first class at the Second Level optimistic about the Regionals; but an championships, Charisma felt like a unexpected october hot spell brought pressure cooker about to explode. i Charisma into “spring” heat. We not babied her, hoping she would settle only lost all four of our championship down, and rode a cautious and conclasses; we finished dead last. servative test; but still she spooked With a little introspection, howand our score was disappointing. ever, i discovered just how much i had Tat afternoon’s warm-up was learned from the experience. even worse. i hoped that my trainer
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would advise me to scratch, but instead he told me to stick with my program and go for brilliance instead of backing off. together we diligently worked through Charisma’s resistance. We nearly pulled off a winning ride, but near the end of the test she came apart and the 8s turned to 4s. Te second test’s score was also disappointing, but the experience was vastly different. i learned that backing off accomplishes nothing besides mediocrity. You need to keep riding correctly, no matter the situation. Celebrate success. Ribbons are wonderful, but the real rewards of showing come from the process of setting goals, refining our skills, and checking the accuracy of our training. When i looked at my Regional Championships test sheets, i realized that i had actually accomplished a great deal. i received positive feedback from some tough judges, who confirmed that our training was correct. i was able to keep Charisma obedient through our entire freestyle. Since the show, i have seriously up-leveled my own riding and that of my students. To deal with show nerves, show. During the Regional Championships, friends and i discussed the difficulty in finding relaxation and harmony when performance anxiety makes it hard to breathe. one rider wisely pointed out that the only way to learn to deal with this type of big show is to do more of them. But no matter the size of the show or your scores, learn from them and go on. After all, a show is just a small part of the journey, even if it is Championships. s
Sandra Adair Daugirda and her husband, Jim, own Willow Fork Ranch, a boarding facility in Katy, TX, where for 20 years she’s been doing what she loves: teaching dressage. After an unfortunate surgical complication forced Charisma into early retirement, Sandra bought Zandra ISF, with whom she earned the USDF’s 2009 KWPN Training Level Vintage Cup championship.
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4 InsIde UsdF Power to the People By Lloyd Landkamer
6 RIngsIde Perceptions and Reality By Jennifer O. Bryant
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Mary Chris Foxworthy, Metamora, MI: My husband and i were both runners. Along with the thrill of being on the field of play with the horses and riders, the opportunity to meet people from all over the world was incredible. our group of runners became friends over the four days of dressage. My husband and i are grateful that we were able to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime experience and enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people. Rob Crawford, Columbia, MD: Klaus Balkenhol, Steffen Peters, edward Gal, Kyra Kyrklund, and isabell Werth were just a few of the people i got to meet. of course, the most important people of all were the thousands of volunteers who made the 2010 WeG happen. one person i worked with volunteered at the 2008 Hong Kong olympics, and now i’m seriously considering volunteering for the 2012 London olympics. take the opportunity to volunteer at any show, whether it’s an international competition or a local schooling show. You never know whom you might meet, or maybe you might see history being made. Marti McGinnis, Lexington, KY: For the tiny price of having a fork or rake at the ready to maintain clean riding rings, i got to witness performances of a caliber perhaps never before seen on the world stage. i got to experience firsthand the expansive tribe of horse lovers across disciplines. i saw staunch rivals soften in appreciation of one another’s talents. Te experience surpassed my every expectation and will stay with me for the rest of my life. s
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s many of you know, i am a show manager by profession, and i managed the dressage and the para-equestrian dressage competitions at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. When i was asked to write this month’s column, i wanted to spotlight the volunteers whose efforts made the WeG dressage run smoothly. Some of them wrote to me after the WeG, so i decided to let them tell you about their experiences in their own words. Kathleen Hechler, Hershey, PA: What a once-in-a-lifetime week it was for me. to observe everything so close up—not only totilas and Ravel but to watch the Brits getting their first team medal, Marco Bernal leaving the arena in tears of joy, being spellbound at the artistry of edward Gal and Steffen Peters in the saddle, and all the people i met from around the country and the world. i’ll be pumped up for a long time! Sue Kolstad, Florence, KY: i had the honor of volunteering at the WeG and was awarded the position of escribe. Te energy was incredible and the experience beyond description. i didn’t realize how much i’d learned and witnessed until later, when i discussed the details of the rides with others. Tank you, Lloyd, for letting me volunteer. it was priceless! Diane Welling, Franklin, OH: Working the gate, i saw the riders’ happy faces as they exited the arena. even at this level, each rider has goals and was truly excited when he or she had achieved a personal best. i also saw sportsmanship when i watched competitors handle disappointments with grace and compassion for their equine partners. i learned so much about judging: Te experience provided insights as to the perspectives of the judges’ locations. Te experience was good for us not only as individuals but also as riders.
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unattainable. Te All-Breeds Awards program in particular is a uniting force in the horse industry and teaches us about the strengths and differences of the many fascinating equine breeds. Perhaps the USDF needs to get that message out a bit more loudly. Some critics say that the average ad/am cannot relate to the high-caliber demonstration horses and riders seen at USDF symposia and other educational events. Tere are two ways of looking at this. one is that watching good horses and riders improves one’s eye and elevates one’s standards. Te second is that sometimes we need to see horses and riders we can relate to so that we can learn how to improve what we have to work with. Both views have merit. Te question becomes: Would you pay good money to see a Kyra Kyrklund or a Klaus Balkenhol teach “average” riders on “average” horses? Most adult amateurs clamor for dressage education—that is, when they can afford it and when they can squeeze it in between work and family obligations. i hope that this magazine feeds some of that hunger for learning. i also hope that some find that sweet spot of education and affordability in the new “e-tRAK” education-only USDF membership category. Finally, i hope that you’ll tell USDF what you want, and that USDF will tell you what it has to offer. Tere may be a pleasant surprise or two in store for both sides.
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’m writing this shortly after the US midterm elections, a process fraught with vitriol and unrest. Some politicos learned a painful lesson from the election results: Perception equals reality. on a certain level, it doesn’t matter what the facts are, or how much the current government has or hasn’t done to improve the state of the union. What matters is the voters’ perception of how things are and who deserves the blame or praise. As a journalist, i was taught that truth—verifiable facts and results—is paramount. Later, i learned not to dismiss or ignore public opinion, even if it seems uninformed, because of the damage it can do if it turns against you. Tese two principles can be at odds with each other, and it can be difficult to manage both. i was reminded of the current mood of the country when the latest “what has the USDF done for you lately” thread surfaced online. it saddens me to read that some dressage enthusiasts believe USDF does nothing for them—because i know that the organization’s efforts to improve dressage judging and instruction (to name just two) have benefited so many, directly or indirectly. But i can’t dismiss the complaints— mostly concerning the perception by some adult amateurs that there is no benefit in USDF membership—because, as in politics, it doesn’t matter how much good you do if people don’t know about it or don’t understand it. And that is what needs to change. one place to start would be the USDF awards program. Some dressage enthusiasts dismiss awards (along with competition in general) as “not relevant” to their aspirations. But many others cherish them. i think i know why: Awards offer some measure of recognition in a type-A sport whose rewards are evanescent and perfection
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examiner Maryal Barnett and Te Dressage Foundation, grants have been made available to help those who are in need of financial assistance. in addition, USDF, in conjunction with the instructor/trainer Committee, is making every effort to keep the cost of the program as low as possible. Let’s say the cost of attending a two-day workshop is about $1,000, including travel and hotel—costs over which USDF has no control. Compare that with the cost of going to a two-day horse show. Te average cost to enter and stable at a USeFlicensed/USDF-recognized dressage competition is somewhere between $400 and $700, and probably higher when you add accommodation and meals. now consider what you learn at a horse show versus the education available to you in a USDF workshop. nobody involved in the USDF instructor education and Certification Program gets rich—not the USDF, not the local organizers, and certainly not the faculty members and
Allow me to explain why USDF decided to discontinue the Associate instructor recognition in its certification program (“Member Connection,” october). Associate instructors have attended all three workshops (lungeing, teaching, and training) and have obtained favorable comments from USDF faculty. Tey have not taken the final step of actually passing the exam and becoming certified. However, the instructor/trainer Committee wanted to show appreciation for their efforts and to recognize them for their commitment to furthering their education. Unfortunately, many Associates consider themselves certified and advertise themselves as “certified associate instructors.” not only is this a misrepresentation, but is also grossly unfair to those who are legitimate USDF certified instructors. We strongly encourage Associates to work toward becoming certified. Trough the generosity of certification
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Classical = “Tricks”? Te october “Judge’s Box” column contained a question as to why the levade is not performed in dressage competition. Te response, from judge elizabeth Madlener, seemed a little narrow in its reference to classical dressage. Perhaps Ms. Madlener is confusing competitive dressage with classical dressage. Te Wikipedia entry for “classical dressage” begins: “Classical dressage evolved from cavalry movements and training for the battlefield, and has since developed into the competitive dressage seen
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member connection today.” Te accompanying photo is that of a horse doing the levade. Ms. Madlener, are you saying that what the Spanish Riding School does is nothing more than a series of tricks designed to “please the crowd, but compromising the classical standards of training”? i am a member of the iowa Lipizzan Association. our little group tries to be an inclusive organization, not an exclusive one. We feel that fans and audience members can be good judges of what they see. For those of you who were at the Alltech Fei World equestrian Games Grand Prix Freestyle in September, did you listen to the crowd as Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz of Spain and his PRe stallion gave the fans what they hoped to see? Are those 25,000 spectators uninformed, or does the Fei need to pay better attention to those of us unwashed individuals if they want to keep interest in their competitions? Gene Wehrheim Solon, IA
Elizabeth Madlener responds: Tank you for taking the time to share your concerns. i interpreted the question as having to do with the rationale behind the Fei and USeF rules for the freestyle, and that is how i tried to answer it. i have the highest regard for the training at the Spanish Riding School, which for years has been considered the standard for dressage. indeed, my last mentor was Franz Rochowansky, who trained at the Spanish Riding School for over 22 years. His approach was impeccable, and i am forever grateful and humbled by what this great man taught me.
Bridle Concerns i always enjoy your articles and look forward to each month’s issue. i especially liked “on the Double” (october), with its careful description of the double bridle and how to use it correctly. i wonder, however, at the choice of the cover photo. Te horse looks as if his cheekpiece is precariously balanced and poised to go into his eye. Surely that is not where it should be placed? ouch! Looks very uncomfortable. Kim Rose Pinellas Park, FL i was dismayed to see the cover of the october issue featuring a horse behind the vertical, cramped in the throatlatch, and with his chin nearly on his chest. Surely this is not the image of a horse correctly on the bit that USDF should showcase and that we as riders should strive for. Heather Toma Alexandria, NJ
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other disciplines. Just as the first article said, “a fresh perspective can jump-start one’s progress.” i also find that a different perspective can clarify for me something that my horse has been trying to tell me all along! Te most helpful articles were those that included instructions for specific exercises, such as Anne Kursinski’s jumping gymnastics. i was disappointed that the article about gaited-horse trainer Larry Whitesell didn’t explain how to do a shoulder-in from the ground. i hope you will have other articles that include practical training ideas. one topic i think would be fascinating is how iberian trainers implement classical dressage principles. i have observed Spanish and Portuguese trainers teach horses to balance and collect themselves by using specific exercises on a soft rein, instead of trying to put the horse into a frame. Tey also use in-hand work to teach collection. Articles on iberian dressage invariably showcase glamorous horses, with no explanation of how their traditional training is unique. Lynn Acton Berkshire, NY
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i love your “Ringside” column. i have been reading it since you started writing it for USDF. i love the way you share even your most difficult experiences with us. i also share your challenges to buy a horse; it is so difficult to decide (october). i bought two babies hand-picked for their brain and emotions. Five years later, i am starting to reap the benefit after lakes of tears and hours of work. i actually think i will get to show next spring! Good luck to you on your quest, and please keep telling us about it. You are so honest and sincere, you deserve an honest horse. Wendy Rader Alamo, CA
Tank you for the “Clinic” articles on what dressage riders can learn from
Tanks! I think most of us deserve honest horses. Life is too short.
Te horse is not BTV, and his browband is not too short, as one reader wondered. Apologies if the angle and the photo cropping suggested otherwise. We also showed the photo to a respected judge, who said the cheekpiece is not, in fact, impinging on the eye.
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competition AwArds, celebrAtions At dressAge At devon took home top honors in the Young Horse and the Colt divisions. Marmara (Licotus x Landadel) won the Tree-Year-old Filly class and the Filly reserve championship. She is owned by nancy Holowesko and was bred by eric Sathoff. Te foal champion was owner/ breeder Christine Loudon’s (oH) colt Royal tradition (Royal Prince x Puritano). Reserve foal champion was Quintessa MF (Quaterback x Rotspon), bred by Maryanna Haymon (nC). Conturri (by Contucci), bred and owned by Hilltop Farm (MD), won the Four-Year-old and older Maiden and Yeld Mares class and was a Born in BIG WINNER: Iron Spring Farm’s (PA) mare Rabiola was the 2010 the USA reserve DAD breeding-show grand champion champion. Te overall Born Farm’s (PA) KWPn mare Rabiola in the USA champion was De Feiner (Metall x Zadok), who is no stranger Star, a 2006 Hanoverian stallion (De to the DAD winner’s circle, won the Laurentis x Feiner Stern). He also won Four-Year-old and older Broodmares the stallion title and the Materiale class, then clinched the Mare and the class for four- and five-year-old Mature Horse championships before stallions. De Feiner Star was bred being named the 2010 DAD grand by Meg Sherman and is owned by champion. Te reserve grand champi- Californians Greg Strait and Melinda onship went to Dazzle (Jazz x Special Brown. D), bred by Victoria Lamas Wanner Proving that outstanding sport and owned by taylor Minnucci. horses can be of all breeds, a Bureau Dazzle also won the Born in the of Land Management (BLM) mustang USA Breeders Award for two-yearwas a big winner at Dressage at old fillies. Tis award series, begun Devon. Te ten-year-old Padré was in 2003, recognizes and rewards the born wild in the Palomino Valley, nV, achievements of American sportherd. Rounded up and then adopted horse breeders. only horses conceived by Dr. Rick Redden as a yearling, and foaled in the US are eligible. Padré is now schooling Tird Level el Paso iSF, a yearling KWPn son with rider Patti Gruber (iL). of UB40 bred by iron Spring Farm, iron Spring Farm’s KWPn www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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stallion UB40 won the Get of Sire class. Maryanna Haymon, owner of Marydell Farms, Columbus, nC, won the Breeders Group class. in the performance division, the 2010 US WeG dressage reserve horse and rider were the big winners. When it was clear that she wouldn’t be called on to compete in Kentucky, Catherine Haddad shipped her ten-year-old Hanoverian gelding Winyamaro (by Walt Disney i) to Devon. Te flashy chestnut with the distinctive flaxen forelock won both the Grand Prix qualifier for the freestyle and the Grand Prix Freestyle, the latter to the music of Pink.
ALL BREEDS: Te mustang Padré won the four-year-old stallion class and was the 2010 DAD reserve-champion stallion
Adult-amateur rider Alice tarjan and her Hanoverian stallion, Somer Hit (by Sandro Hit), were the inaugural winners of the Young Performance Horse Championship. Somer Hit was bred by Rolling Stone Farm (PA). Since 1986, Dressage at Devon has benefited Torncroft Terapeutic Horseback Riding inc., Malvern, PA, the nation’s largest and oldest therapeutic-riding program. For complete results, visit DAD’s Facebook page or DressageatDevon.org.
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he Half-Pass, a new bronze by renowned sculptor Gwen Reardon, provides a stunning focal point at the entrance to the USDF national education Center at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Donated by the Christine Kaufman Tompson estate, Te Half-Pass is dedicated in honor and memory of Christine Kaufman Tompson and her years of dancing with horses. Many visitors to the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games enjoyed having their photos taken in front of the statue—including a number of USDF ViPs. Posing during the WeG were (from left) USDF Fei Junior/Young Rider Committee chair Roberta Williams, USDF Region 1 Director Alison Head, statue advisor Kathy Connelly, artist Gwen Reardon, Region 9 Director Bess Reineman, USDF vice president Melissa Creswick, USDF president George Williams, and USDF executive director Stephan Hienzsch.
n a welcome contrast to the positive tests for prohibited substances that plagued the 2008 olympic equestrian events, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (Fei) announced october 15 that all blood and urine samples taken from horses competing at the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Kentucky were negative for all prohibited substances. Te WeG’s human athletes, too, tested clean. According to the Fei, nearly 11 percent of the 752 competing horses at the WeG were tested (the minimum requirement is 5 percent). All individual medalist horses were tested, as was one member of each medal-winning team.
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eginning in 2011, additional grant funding will be available from Te Dressage Foundation’s Continuing education for Dressage instructors Fund. “Tis fund has provided muchneeded support to USDF GMos hosting educational clinics for instructors. However, i want to see it do more,” said the fund’s creator, USDF certification examiner Maryal
Barnett, of Holt, Mi. “i want to encourage more individuals to pursue their instructor-certification credentials.” Te fund will continue to offer up to five annual grants of $1,000 to USDF group-member organizations (GMos) for USDF instructor workshops and certification testings as well as for other educational programs for instructors. it will now
also offer grants of $500 to $1,500 to individuals for USDF instructor workshops, precertifications, and testings. Application deadlines for individual grants are February 1 and July 1. GMos may apply for annual grants throughout the year. For more information, contact Melissa Filipi at (402) 434-8585 or visit dressagefoundation.org.
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Half-Arabian Sport Horse nationals, September 22-25 in nampa, iD. Te fourteen-year-old Arabian stallion KB omega Fahim+++// won the Grand Prix and the intermediate ii championships. His daughter, KB Jull Fahim+//, an eleven-year-old halfArabian, captured the intermediate i and the Prix St. Georges titles. Both horses were ridden by Chelsey Sibley, Sonora, CA. omega Fahim is owned by his breeder, elaine Kerrigan, of Kerrigan Bloodstock, eureka, CA. Jull Fahim is owned by Chris Bailey, also of eureka. Produced by the Arabian Horse Association, the Sport Horse nationals is the only single-breed sport-horse event in the US for Arabian, half-Arabian, and AngloArabian horses.
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he horses have gone home, and the temporary structures have been dismantled. All that’s left of the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games in Lexington, KY, are the footage, the images, and the priceless memories. But how did the Games really do? ticket sales didn’t match expectations, but the September 25-october 10 WeG was still a massive event. Here, courtesy of the World Games 2010 Foundation, are some statistics: • 507,022 attendees • 396 temporary structures erected • 632 athletes
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752 horses 58 nations represented 6,000 volunteers 1.1 million meals served 7.6 million page views to AlltechFeiGames.com during the competition • 62,707 visiting schoolchildren. Great Britain took home the lion’s share of the 81 medals awarded, with nineteen: nine gold, seven silver, and three bronze. Second in the medal count was Germany, with fourteen. Te netherlands was third with nine, and the USA won eight WeG medals. www.usdf.org s (859) 971-2277
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nternational fashion designer Reem Acra is the new three-year sponsor of the Western european League and the Fei World Cup Dressage Final. Fei president HRH Princess Haya, who is a friend of the designer’s, made the announcement october 4 at a function during the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games, where Reem Acra was the presenting sponsor of the eventing championships. Known for her haute couture bridal designs, Acra has a celebritystudded client list. DESIGNS oN Her gowns have graced the DRESSAGE: Acra figures of stars at red-carpet appearances and awards ceremonies. “i have always loved horses and have watched and admired dressage events for many years,” Acra said. “For me it is the most beautiful and stylish discipline within the equestrian world, so i am thrilled to be given the opportunity to take a more active role in the sport.” Te 2011 Reem Acra Fei World Cup Dressage Final will take place in Leipzig, Germany, in April, along with the Rolex Fei World Cup Jumping Final and the Fei World Cup Driving Final.
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Training Level Movement pictured: Stretching circle. training Level is all about keeping a tempo. Te horse should be able to walk, trot, and canter while staying soft, supple, and in contact with the bit. Te rider should be equally soft, supple, and effective.
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lthough the dressage tests may seem to focus on movements, don’t think of the movements as ends in themselves. instead, use them as indicators of your training: is your horse balanced and supple enough to do a 20-meter circle? How about a 15-meter circle? ten meters? eight?
ters sink as he pushes more from behind. His forehand lifts as his front end gets lighter. His topline becomes rounder as he becomes more compact. We in dressage refer to these changes as the development of collection. Te horse at leisure on a trail ride has an elongated, relaxed outline: His head is down, his weight is level from forehand to hindquarters, and his back is relaxed and lengthened. His carriage may be relaxed, but it’s not particularly athletic: Any sudden change is going to require a flurry of activity in order for him to react. At the other end of the spectrum is the horse in the ultimate state of collection. When i picture collection, i think of the iconic baroque painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David (pictured at left). Te horse, crouched on powerful hindquarters, is ready to move in any direction at a moment’s notice. Recognizing that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, i wanted to show the gymnastic progression of dressage th COLLECTION: Depicted in the early 19 -century painting by depicting a horse Napoleon Crossing the Alps at each level (training through Grand Prix) Dressage is about allowing the performing a gait or movement horse to become more athletic and that embodies that level’s pargymnastic as he moves up through the ticular stage of athletic developlevels. As his musculature develops, ment. Here’s what the artist and i his outline also changes. His hindquarcame up with.
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Tere is a previous level, introductory, that can be regarded as the first day of school: meeting classmates, learning the teacher’s name, and covering textbooks. training Level is when the students take their desks, sit up straight, and say, “Yes, i’m ready to work.” Movements introduced at Training Level: 20-meter circle, stretching circle (where the horse stretches out and down as the rider gives the reins).
First Level Movement pictured: Lengthen stride in trot. in the past, the sitting trot was optional at training Level but became mandatory at First Level—thus producing the biggest hurdle for most riders at this stage. Rising (posting) trot becomes optional at First Level with the new 2011 US equestrian Federation
dressage tests, but it is still appropriate to address sitting trot at this point in the training, especially as it relates to an important new movement at this level, the trot lengthening. Te sitting trot allows the rider to influence the horse through subtle shifts of weight and to push the horse forward. once mastered, the sitting trot can be more comfortable and more secure than posting, although this may be hard to imagine for riders who are struggling to learn. For the horse, First Level is about learning to push from behind. Te increased thrust from the hind legs requires more balance and flexibility. to continue the “school days” analogy, First Level is when the homework goes from copying simple exercises to requiring original thought. Horse and rider are no longer beginners. it is time to pull the socks up and get to work. Movements introduced at First Level: ten-meter trot circle, fifteenmeter canter circle, trot and canter lengthenings, leg-yield, change of lead through the trot, counter-canter.
Second Level Movement pictured: Shoulder-in. At Second Level, the trot and canter work goes from working to collected, meaning that the horse is required to
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show a beginning degree of compression of his outline, with more spring and thrust from behind. Here’s how i explain the concept of collection: imagine holding a long, springy dressage whip with both hands, one at either end of the whip. Hold one hand still; this end of the whip represents the front end of the horse. now move your other hand closer to the still hand; this represents your horse’s hind end coming up and pushing more from behind. As your hands move closer together, the whip will assume a bowed shape—and so does your horse’s back as he collects. Tis rounding—being “strung like a bow”—represents the contained energy that is developed during collection. Although horse and rider have been using lateral work for exercises at home, Second Level is where lateral movements are demonstrated to the public for the first time. Terefore, the rider must have more control over her horse’s shoulders and hindquarters, in order to keep them properly aligned and moving in the desired direction. Te horse, likewise, must have more engagement from behind. Movements introduced at Second Level: ten-meter canter circle, medium gaits, simple change (change of canter lead through the walk), rein back, shoulder-in, travers (haunchesin), renvers (haunches-out), turn on the haunches.
Third Level Movement pictured: Flying change of lead. Dressage truly begins here. A rider of moderate skill crossing over to dressage from another discipline should be able to master the tests and movements through Second Level in a reasonable amount of time. Riding at Tird Level, however, requires a specific education in dressage. Prior to Tird, the emphasis has been on rhythm and suppleness. now, with increased requirements for collection, extension, and lateral work, horse and
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rider must become athletes. Furthermore, they must be athletes trained in specific skills. A signature movement that is introduced at Tird Level is the single flying change of lead in the canter, meaning that the horse changes the footfall pattern from one lead to another while in midair, without breaking gait or altering the canter rhythm. Doing so requires a sophisticated degree of collection, balance, and responsiveness to the aids. Movements introduced at Tird Level: eight-meter circle at trot, extended gaits, half-pass at trot and canter, single flying change, release of the inside rein (überstreichen) at canter, release of both reins at canter.
Fourth Level Fourth Level continues to build on the intermediate-level development and skills that were introduced at Tird Level. Te turn on the haunches progresses to the walk pirouette, and working and half-pirouettes in canter are introduced. All of these movements test the horse’s ability to lighten his forehand and carry weight over his haunches, particularly his inside hind leg. Although it can’t be depicted in a single illustration (which is why we haven’t shown one for this level), the sequence (tempi) changes of lead are another major step up in Fourth Level. Building on the requirements for the
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clinic single flying change, tempi changes require the rider to maintain the horse’s rhythm, tempo, balance, and straightness to an advanced degree. Movements introduced at Fourth Level: Collected walk, “very collected canter,” counter-change of hand (“zigzag”) in trot, walk pirouettes, working and half-pirouettes at canter, tempi changes every fourth stride and every third stride, shoulder-in on center line.
Prix St. Georges Movement pictured: Extended trot. Welcome to the majors! Although the requirements at Prix St. Georges do not change significantly from those at Fourth Level, the attitude at this first Fei level does.
Te test differences themselves are of the subtle variety: movements placed at a more challenging location in the arena, for instance, or five tempi changes every fourth stride instead of three. But the horse is not meeting anything new and startling. Te rider, on the other hand, is wearing a shadbelly for the first time. Te psychological effect of dressing like an olympian cannot be overstated. Furthermore, the judges expect a sharper performance at the Fei levels than they do from the lower levels. Gone is the more accepting attitude of Fourth Level. imprecise moments that were oK (if not great) before are
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now penalized. As an example, the word “immobility” now appears between the halt and the salute. Although it’s by no means new to the PSG horse, i’ve chosen the extended trot as the illustration for this level because, to many people, it’s the quintessential upper-level dressage movement—especially as it’s usually pictured, with rider in shadbelly and top hat. Movements introduced at Prix St. Georges: none.
possible.” Six to eight canter strides are required: Fewer strides indicate that the horse is not taking sufficient weight behind and instead is swinging his forehand around, while more than eight strides indicate that the horse is “stuck,” with a loss of energy and impulsion. Movements introduced at Intermediate I: full pirouette, two-tempi changes.
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Movement pictured: Piaffe. As Fourth Level was preparation for Prix St. Georges, so intermediate ii is preparation for Grand Prix. Te intermediate ii level was created
Movement pictured: Canter pirouette. intermediate i takes the difficulty and precision required at Prix St. Georges and bumps them up a notch. Te full pirouette in canter is now required, and tempi changes progress from threes (every third stride) to twos (every other stride). Te placement of the pirouette on the short diagonal, followed by a flying change and immediately another short diagonal and another pirouette, are an advanced challenge to the horse’s and rider’s ability to remain in balance. Te full pirouette is a true test of a horse’s collection, balance, and strength. Te Fei rules call for the horse to remain nearly in place, with the inside hind leg describing a circle “as small as
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because the move from intermediate i to Grand Prix was thought to be too much of a jump in difficulty. At i-ii, the classic elements of the Grand Prix test are introduced, and some allowance is made as horses and riders work to grasp the concepts. For example, at this level horses are allowed to cover a certain amount of ground when performing the piaffe. At Grand Prix, the piaffe must be performed in place. We’re depicting the piaffe at this level because it is generally the first to be introduced, before passage. Movements introduced at Intermediate II: Piaffe, passage, onetempi changes (flying changes at every stride).
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Grand Prix Movement pictured: Passage. Te Grand Prix level includes two tests: the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special. (Tere is also the GP Freestyle.) in international competitions, such as olympic Games and World equestrian Games, the first is used for the team competition. Te Special is used for individual medals. Grand Prix is a busy level. every step is preparation for or execution of a movement. A horse and rider may be able to do the list of required movements, but can they do them in quick succession? For example, given a sufficient ramp-up, a horse may be able to perform half-pass “zigzags”
back and forth across the center line. But can he do them after the passage and just before a whole slew of tempi changes? As for the rider, is she fit and alert enough to able to push and then, a moment later, be ready to give? Grand Prix is always evolving. After getting 20 Grand Prix-level tests under her belt, a rider may feel that she is only just starting to understand how to ride at this level. in
A Gymnastic Progression i hope that these illustrations and brief explanations have given you fresh insights into the athletic demands of dressage. training a dressage horse to the highest levels takes patience and time, and the process cannot be rushed. Learn to appreciate your horse as an athlete and you will become more sympathetic to his needs and a better horseman as a result. s
Well-known trainer and rider Betsy Steiner is a veteran of international dressage competition and a soughtafter clinician. Te developer of Equilates, her system of Pilates for equestrians, she is the author of A Gymnastic Riding System Using Mind, Body & Spirit, the only American dressage text to be translated into German and used by the German Equestrian Federation.
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Get Connected Side-rein study offers contact clues and equipment insights By Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, DACVSMR, MRCVS
How Do We Measure Rein Contact? Contact between the rider’s hand and the bit is measured by the amount of tension in the reins. We measure rein tension using sensors (strain gages) that are inserted between the bit and the rein (Figure 1). Te sensors are about an inch and a half in length and weigh about three-quarters of an
ounce. Tey are wired into a small pack containing a battery, to provide power to the sensors; and a Bluetooth transmitter, to send data from the sensors to a laptop computer. Te pack is small enough that it can be attached to the noseband, as shown in Figure 1; alternatively, it can be attached to the saddle or a surcingle. Apart from wires connecting the sensors to the pack, the system is wireless, so the horse is free to move around the arena while rein tension is being recorded. Tis is a great improvement over our original rein-sensor system, in which the horse was tethered to the computer by long wires and so was restricted to moving in circles around the computer. We have learned from our studies that rein tension is constantly changing when the horse is ridden on a contact. in the trot, rein tension increases and decreases twice during each stride
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n its Glossary of Judging Terms, the USDF defines connection as follows: Acceptance of the bit through acceptance of the aids. The energy generated in the hindquarters by the driving aids must flow through the whole body of the horse and is received in the rider’s hands. The contact to the bit must be elastic and adjustable, creating fluent interaction between horse and rider with appropriate changes in the horse’s outline. Acceptance of the bit is identified by Te pyramid of training the horse quietly chewing the bit. This activates the salivary glands so that the mouth becomes moist and production of saliva is evident. The softly moving tongue should remain under the bit. The quality of the connection and balance can be evaluated by “Überstreichen,” releasing the reins (to demonstrate self-carriage) or by allowing the horse to chew the reins out of the hands (to demonstrate relaxation).
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Figure 1. Strain gage used to measure rein tension is shown inserted between the bit and the rein. Te battery and the Bluetooth transmitter are in the pack attached to the noseband.
in rhythm with the diagonal limb movements, as shown by the red line in Figure 2. We measure the minimal or baseline value of rein tension and the maximal value during each peak, and calculate the mean or average tension during each stride. Te sensors measure tension in newtons (n), but as most riders are not familiar with these units, i’ve converted the figures to pounds for this article. We have measured rein tension at the trot in a number of experienced riders on horses trained to First or Second Level. When the riders felt that the contact was correct, rein tension oscillated between a minimal or baseline value of around one pound, and a maximum of around four to six pounds. Te numbers were about the same regardless of the size of the rider or the horse. if you’ve never ridden with feedback from the rein sensors, it’s difficult to imagine feeling rein tension as high as five pounds; but when the contact is dynamic and elastic, these experienced riders consistently felt that this amount was a good contact for horses at the lower levels of training. Te sensors provide accurate measurements of the tension in the reins,
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onnection, the third step of the pyramid of training (see sidebar below), is one of the fundamental requirements of dressage at all levels. Yet it is also one of the most difficult and elusive qualities to describe. one aspect of connection that can be quantified is the contact between the rider’s hand and the bit, and this is one of our areas of research in the McPhail Center.
Figure 2. Te red line in the lower graph indicates rein tension during one stride of trot, starting with the first suspension phase. Te elevations in rein tension occur during the diagonal stance phases. Te two bar charts at the top show the minimal or baseline values for rein tension (above left) and the maximal value for rein tension (above right) for three types of side reins (inelastic reins in red, stiff elastic reins in green, and compliant elastic reins in blue) adjusted to short, neutral, and long lengths. Shorter side reins are always associated with higher tension (minimal and maximal). Maximal tension is highest for the inelastic rein and lowest for the compliant elastic rein. Minimal tension is highest for the compliant elastic rein and lowest for the inelastic rein.
a relaxed position. A pair of side reins incorporating strain sensors were adjusted to the length of the horse’s neck. We’ll call this the neutral length of the side reins. Rein tension was recorded with the side reins adjusted to the neutral length and also with the side reins lengthened by four inches so there was a loop in the reins, which we’ll call the long length. Rein tension was also measured with the side reins shortened by four inches so the reins were already taut when the horse was standing still, which we’ll call the short length. Te order in which the long, neutral, and short lengths were tested was randomized between horses, which is standard procedure in this type of study. Te pack containing the battery and the transmitter was attached to the surcingle, and a lead rope was attached to the middle of the cavesson under the horse’s chin. Rein tension was recorded as the horses trotted in a straight line. Te handler ran alternately on the horses’ left and right sides to avoid any bias in the results
but they cannot distinguish between tension resulting from the horse’s taking the contact and pushing against the bit, and tension caused by the rider’s pulling on the reins. As a further step toward understanding how rein tension is developed, we took the rider out of the equation and studied horses trotting with side reins to learn more about the horse’s contribution to tension in the reins.
Rein Tension with Side Reins We tacked up each of our eight subjects with a surcingle and a bridle with a KK Ultra snaffle bit. Te cheekpieces were adjusted so that there was a small wrinkle at the corners of the lips. A cavesson noseband was fitted with room to insert two fingers at the side beneath the cheekbone. We used inextensible side reins (without elastic inserts or rubber donuts). Te distance from the ring on top of the surcingle to the bit was measured when the horse was standing in USDF ConneCtion • December 2010/January 2011
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Neutral Side Reins With the side reins adjusted to the neutral length of the horse’s neck, rein tension increased and decreased in a regular pattern. tension increased
twice in each stride during the diagonal stance phases, reaching a mean value of two pounds and decreasing to a baseline close to zero (Figure 2). Analysis of the movements of the horse’s head and neck showed that the changes in rein tension resulted from a rhythmic downward nodding of the horse’s head and neck during the diagonal stance phases. Te base of the neck acts as a fulcrum around which the upper part of the neck and the head rotate as they are pulled down-
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ward under the influence of gravity. Te slight downward nodding of the head and neck during each diagonal stance phase is not enough for us to really notice it as we watch a horse in motion, but it is enough to increase rein tension by about two pounds, which is not so surprising in light of the fact that a horse’s head and neck weigh about 100 pounds.
Long Side Reins When the side reins were lengthened, the regular increases in rein tension still occurred in rhythm with the diagonal stance phases; but, compared with the neutral length, the maximal tension (one pound) was lower (see the red bars in the graphs at the top of Figure 2). Te reason is that longer side reins allow the head and neck to sink further before meeting the contact with the rein. When we watched each horse trotting with long side reins, we could see loops in the reins in the suspension phases.
Short Side Reins Short side reins caused rein tension to increase regularly in rhythm with the trot strides, and the maximal value (six pounds) was higher than for the neutral or the long lengths. Rein tension did not dip to zero between the peaks but showed a baseline value of around half a pound. Te reins appeared taut at all stages of the stride. Te horses in our study showed no reluctance to trot with the short side reins, nor did they try to avoid contact with the rein. Te short length used in this study was similar to that typically used during lungeing, and also is equivalent to the length of rein that an experienced rider would use. When the rider takes up the contact, the reins are shortened by a few inches and the trained horse comes into a shorter, rounder frame. (For reference, rein stops are typically five to six inches apart, so shortening your reins by one stop is more than equivalent to the four-inch adjustments that we
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made to the side reins.) Terefore, it is not surprising that the rein-tension values with the shorter side reins are similar in magnitude to those found in horses ridden by experienced riders. A notable difference is that the tension increases and decreases more rapidly with side reins, giving the tension peaks a more spiky profile; whereas the rider’s hand has a cushioning effect, so tension rises more slowly and the peaks are more rounded.
Types of Side Reins inelastic side reins are often used in training, and this was a good place to start our investigations. However, we also wanted to test the effect of adding some elasticity. For our next study, we used side reins made from an elasticated material. two degrees of elasticity were used: a stiff elastic band that required a considerable amount of tension to stretch it, and a compliant elastic band that stretched more easily with less force. Te stiff elastic side reins showed similar tension to the inelastic reins, except that the horses maintained a higher baseline tension—an indication that they were taking more contact with this rein. When these side reins were shortened, maximal tension was approximately half that of the inelastic rein, as shown by the green bars in the graphs at the top of Figure 2. Te compliant (highly elastic) side reins showed some interesting features. First, when the reins were adjusted to the neutral or short lengths, the baseline tension was higher than for the less-elastic rein types, indicating that the horses were actively seeking contact with the bit through this rein. At all rein lengths, maximal tension with the compliant elastic side reins was lower because these reins stretched as the head and neck nodded into the contact. Because the reins were stretched by the contact, the sensors registered less tension. one interesting observation: Mean (average) rein tensions over the entire trot stride were the same for the three
rein types when they were adjusted to the same length. However, mean rein tension was always lowest for the long side reins and increased progressively from long to neutral to short lengths.
Practical Implications Side reins are most often used in longeing to encourage the horse to seek contact with the bit. Based on the results of our study, an elastic component is likely to be beneficial for the horse’s comfort because tension in the reins increases more gradually. Furthermore, the higher baseline contact indicated horses’ willingness to maintain tension with the more-elastic rein and is indicative that they stretched their necks forward in an effort to maintain contact with the bit. it should be noted that the compliant elastic rein used in this study was much easier to stretch than most of the elasticized side reins on the market. Te rubber donuts and elastic inserts that are commonly used are quite a bit stiffer. Side reins are avail-
able with rubber-tubing inserts that are likely to give the horse a softer feel. Tere may be some merit in using more-compliant elastic side reins in young horses that are learning to seek contact with the bit. Based on these results, we recommend that side reins have some elasticity to cushion the tension increases and to encourage the horse to reach toward the contact. Side reins should be elastic enough to stretch a little when the horse nods into the contact.
test the elasticity by pulling on them: Tey should elongate with a reasonable amount of tension. or try this: Hang a three-pound bag of carrots on the rein; if the elasticity is appropriate for lungeing, you should see a small amount of stretching. in the next article from the McPhail Center, we’ll look at how these findings and the results of reintension studies in horses under saddle shed light on the issue of the rider’s contact with the horse’s mouth. s
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ilary Clayton, BVMS, PhD, DACVSMR, MRCVS, is a world-renowned expert on equine biomechanics and conditioning. Since 1997, she has held the Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing. The position focuses on dressage- and sport-horse-focused research. Dr. Clayton is a USDF gold, silver, and bronze medalist and a member of the US Equestrian Federation Dressage Committee.
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two invaluable treasures Meet the 2010 USDF Lifetime Achievement Award recipients By Kim Sodt
Jack Kimball: Southern Powerhouse Te late John “Jack” Kimball, of Mcintosh, FL, was an active volunteer with the USDF from its beginnings in 1973 until his death in June 1996. He served
member organizations (GMos), in 1969, and served as its first president. With Kimball at the helm, the FDS put on the first recognized dressage show in Florida, the Southern States Dressage Championships. Kimball managed the show for seven years and is credited as one of the founders of the Florida dressage-show circuit. A USDF Region 3 director from 1979 to 1987, Kimball worked tirelessly to promote dressage throughout the region. He helped several GMos get off the ground, including the Arredondo Dressage Society and the Deep South Dressage and Combined training Association. Under Kimball’s guidance and initiative, promotional and educational dressage demonstrations were held at large hunter/jumper shows. on the national level, Kimball was a well-known American Horse Shows Association (now US equestrian Federation) “R” dressage judge and technical delegate. He also managed shows and judged at hunter/jumper shows.
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PIONEER: Kimball in an undated photo
on several USDF committees, including technical Delegates, Symposium organizing, and Show Management. A USDF founding member, Kimball attended the inaugural USDF meeting as an official representative of the Florida Dressage Society (now known as the Alpha Dressage Association; see october’s “Club Connection” for more on Kimball and this GMo). Kimball had founded the FDS, one of USDF’s first charter group-
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Judith noone, of Abington, MA, has given countless hours of her time and expertise to the sport of dressage and to USDF. As a mother of five, among them the Fei-level dressage competitor tom noone, Judith noone is not surprisingly known as a champion for youth in dressage. in 1978, she proposed a junior/young-rider program to her GMo, the new england Dressage Association. neDA and noone would go on to collaborate on the organization of free weekly youth clinics and Jr/YR dressage camps. it was noone’s idea to offer separate divisions for Jr/YRs at new england horse shows. As noone saw it, young people are the future of
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GO-GETTER: Noone in an undated photo
the sport and therefore deserve access to the best instructors as well as opportunities to compete and to learn good sportsmanship. USDF founder and inaugural Roemer/USDF Hall of Fame inductee Lowell Boomer asked noone to helm a USDF Jr/YR program. She accepted, and in 1983 she became the chair of the new Junior/Young Rider Program Committee. Under noone’s leadership, the committee developed educational grant programs for youth, produced the three-part educational video series Just for Juniors, introduced the Jr/Young Rider executive Board (now the Youth Programs Advisory Subcommittee), and founded the USDF Youth Regional team Competitions. Along the way, USDF’s youth membership tripled. noone also managed the neDA Spring Dressage Show for many years. For 30 years, she produced the neDA omnibus, the dressage-show and resource bible for new england-area competitors. She organized “Judges’ Viewpoint Seminars” with the late edgar Hotz around the country, and she served as a United States Pony Clubs board member. Both Jack Kimball and Judith noone were innovators whose enthusiasm and hard work have forever improved the USDF and the sport of dressage. We salute them with the 2010 USDF Lifetime Achievement Award. s Kim Sodt is the staff liaison to the USDF Historical Recognition Committee, which reviews and champions nominations for the USDF Lifetime Achievement Award and the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame.
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volunteer is one who performs a service willingly and without pay. especially to USDF, a volunteer is an invaluable treasure, as volunteers are the driving force behind the organization’s growth and success. Te USDF Lifetime Achievement Award, established in 2002, recognizes those volunteers who have given long and faithful service to USDF and its mission. in this article, the USDF Historical Recognition Committee would like to introduce the 2010 USDF Lifetime Achievement Award recipients: John “Jack” Kimball and Judith noone.
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Crossbreeding for dressage performance: good idea or risky business?
Brilliant cross: Te gelding Brilliant Too (Brilliant - Blue Bridgetta), a Dutch Warmblood-Toroughbred cross ridden by Katherine PoulinNeďŹ&#x20AC; (OH), represented the US at the 2007 Pan American Games and won the open Grand Prix championship at the 2010 Great American/USDF Region 2 Championships
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ou have a nice mare in your back yard, and you think it would be fun to breed her and raise a foal. you’ve got your eye on a stallion of a different breed or type than your mare. But, you wonder, is it a good idea? Can a crossbred foal compete in dressage against with the purebreds? to answer these questions, start with a realistic evaluation of whether your mare can produce a foal with the potential for dressage-type movement and the temperament for training. is she a sport-horse type—more specifically, a dressage type, with the desired “uphill” build, free shoulder movement, and good activity behind? if she is, then your chances of success go up, but of course the choice of the stallion is still an important part of the mix. if your mare is not built for dressage, then the odds of her producing a
Te european warmbloods that many think of as breeds (e.g., Hanoverian, Dutch Warmblood, and many others) are usually closely regulated registries, most originating in a specific country or region. Horses have to be inspected to be accepted for breeding, often in a significant testing program, or possibly meet performance standards. “europeans breed only from approved stock,” explains Jeanne McDonald, who stands the oldenburg stallion tantris at her turning Point Farm in Downingtown, Pa. McDonald, who trained tantris to grand Prix, is an Fei “i” dressage judge and a USeF “r” dressage sport-horse breeding (DSHB) judge. “Stallions in europe can be approved by more than one registry,” McDonald says. “Many stallions that stand in the US aren’t approved. if people are looking to breed,
A lot of horses end up in livestock auctions because they weren’t what people envisioned when they bred. — Breeder and sport-horse judge Carter Bass
dressage prospect will depend even more heavily on the stallion you select. Let’s take a look at what “crossbreeding” really means in the sport-horse world, and how and when it can lead to dressage success.
The Warmblood Melting Pot in the sport-horse world, many “breeds” are already pretty much crossbreds to a certain degree. Te term “warmblood” itself implies a cross between “hot bloods” (arabians and Toroughbreds) and “cold bloods” (draft breeds). Tere are very real differences among: • a “pure” breed of a very specific type, such as arabians and Toroughbreds. For a foal to be eligible for registry, both parents have to have papers in that breed. Studbooks are “closed,” meaning that individuals outside those bloodlines may not be introduced or accepted for registry. • a breed registry that closely regulates its standards but that accepts individuals from other breeds that demonstrate qualities it seeks to improve that breed. • a registry that accepts any horse that meets its definitions or standards—potentially a wide range of individuals, bloodlines, and characteristics.
they should verify a stallion’s registry and whether he’s approved. Tat doesn’t mean that wonderful quality can’t come from non-approved stallions. Tere are valid reasons to cross-breed, especially in the US, where we have such a huge population of Toroughbreds and a huge population of eventers and show hunters, where they’re looking for lighter, more elegant horses.”
The Registration Question your horse doesn’t have to be any particular breed in order to participate in US equestrian Federation-licensed/USDFrecognized dressage competitions. However, the demands of Second Level and above call for fluid gaits and a forehand sufficiently light to be able to collect. Tese assets generally result from a certain type of movement and conformation, which brings us back to the “should you breed your mare?” question. if your mare shows an aptitude for dressage and you decide that she’s breeding-stock-worthy, consider that registering her with an appropriate organization will increase her value and possibly also that of her foal. Besides the aforementioned types of registries, there are also US-based registries that are affiliated with their european counterparts;
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Crossbreds in the Show Ring DSHB judges aren’t told the breeding of the horses presented to them in open sport-horse classes. (Many dressage breed shows, most notably Dressage at Devon in Pennsylvania, also offer separate classes for specific breeds.) Usually just the bridle number is announced when the horse enters the ring, and his breeding and other particulars are announced as he leaves. However, the judges are looking for specific qualities of conformation and movement, and some breeds or crosses may not stack up well against the typical warmbloods in open classes. “Tere are criteria that judges are looking for in movement and conformation,” explains Carter Bass, of ruckersville, Va, a USeF “r” dressage judge (currently working on her “S”) and an “r” DSHB judge who’s currently showing a homebred oldenburg gelding at grand Prix. “if a horse meets the criteria, he can be very successful. no judge is looking for the breed.” indeed, at Dressage at Devon this year, the reservechampion stallion was a ten-year-old mustang named Padré, born wild in nevada and adopted from the Bureau of Land Management as a yearling (see p. 12).
nonaffiliated US registries with widely varying standards; and even registries specifically for crosses, such as Friesian crosses, arabian crosses, draft crosses, and iberian crosses. Tis array of registries, each with its own rules of inclusion, can be hard to sort out. Some are for so-called “designer breeds,” such as one specific cross. Some registries are privately owned, not overseen by a board of some type, and may have been established to enhance an individual’s specific breeding program. Some were established because a breeder couldn’t get his or her own horses accepted by an existing registry. Te USDF all-Breeds program currently includes 60 participating organizations that cover an amazing range of breeds and types. When this article went to press, there were two participating registries for Hanoverians, three for mustangs, three for arabians, several (depending on how you label them) for iberians, two for Knabstruppers, eight for Friesians, and four for gypsy Cob/Drum horses. if you have a mule (talk about a cross!) registered with the american Mule association, you can qualify for a USDF all-Breeds award, as well.
if you’re considering breeding (or buying) a crossbreed for dressage, start by defining your goals. are you seeking a horse with movement, temperament, and conformation that could indicate upper-level potential? are you breeding to sell and need to be able to market the foal? Do you want to campaign for USDF all-Breeds awards? Do you want a specific cross that would suit your particular tastes, interests, riding ability, and possibly body size? are you just breeding because you love your mare and want a foal from her? as you can imagine, depending on your goals, your ideal cross might not be suitable for another person. Tere are some clear advantages to crossbreeding and some equally clear disadvantages, and they don’t necessarily balance one another. on the plus side, a crossbred generally costs less up front, especially if you already own the mare. you may trust the way you prefer to raise a horse but aren’t in a position to purchase the registered horse of your dreams. you may have special confidence in the specific cross that you’ve researched. USDF region 1 director and Fei-level trainer and competitor alison Head, of Hamilton, Va, has bred crosses to Lusitanos and oldenburgs and has also trained the Lusitano breeding stallion Calhambeque to grand Prix.
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Why Crossbreed? sUccEssFUl cross: Traum, a registered Oldenburg gelding by the Oldenburg stallion Tantris out of the Toroughbred mare Hock the Broom, bred and owned by Jeanne McDonald (PA)
“My market tends to be jumpers and eventers, plus dressage, and getting Toroughbreds into the mix tends to be helpful,” Head says. She started with a Percheron/Toroughbred mare, which she said produced a big horse with a good temperament but not dressage-type movement. She then paired the Percheron mare with her Lusitano stallion, and the result, she says, was a big, “amateur-friendly” horse with supple gaits. “With a cross, you can’t be certain what you’ll get until you try it,” says Head. “Tey have to complement each other. Crosses can improve individuals, but a bad combo is a bad combo. it puts the burden on the person making the cross.” one of the purported advantages to breeding or buying a crossbred is that “amateur-friendliness”: a steady, reliable temperament and perhaps movement that’s easier to sit, both of which are in high demand. genetic rolls of the dice being what they are, of course, a mix that looks perfect on paper could wind up producing exactly the opposite. raise your odds by shopping for young stock, especially if they’re already under saddle. if the breeder or seller can show you siblings from the same cross or even half-siblings of a similar cross, so much the better. Te same principle holds true when shopping for a stallion for your mare: Look at his get. Some sires are known for “stamping” their offspring with their temperaments or physical attributes; with others, the
mare plays a bigger role in how the foal turns out. Certain non-warmblood breeds are becoming trendy for dressage riders who are looking at crossbreds. realizing the market potential, some registries are now breeding more selectively for sport-horse types rather than expecting purpose-bred park horses and Western-pleasure horses to find equal success over in the dressage ring. “Morgans and arabs are now breeding for sport horses, both with crosses and purebreds,” says McDonald. “if you can get the warmblood rear end with the arab heart, that’s a wonderful cross. Saddlebreds can be some wonderful dressage horses, not just the Saddlebred crosses.” Te biggest negative in crossbreeding is that the result of your pairing is less certain, especially with two distinct pure breeds as opposed to two horses of similar types from wellestablished warmblood registries. Te crossbred foal may be harder to register, if that’s a priority. if you’re looking to sell the foal, you’re likely to get less return on your investment. if your mare lacks papers, it’s possible that you may not be able to get any papers at all for the foal she produces. [
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“you’re loading the dice fifty-fifty when you outcross,” says Bass. “you could get either end of the spectrum or right down the middle. With the first generation of an outcross, you can get a range of results in type and movement. Te predictability just really can’t be counted on.”
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PlEasinG coMBination: USDF Region 1 director Alison Head (VA) bred her Lusitano stallion, Calhambeque, to the Percheron-cross mare Jane’s Emblem Janet. Te offspring, the mare Tarantella LGF, was the 2009 International Andalusian & Lusitano Horse Association’s halfAndalusian Training Level Open Horse of the Year under owner Verna Saxer-Gibson (FL).
Head says that she prices her crossbreds at about two-thirds less than a comparable purebred, and she usually sells them as foals because they don’t gain as much value as purebreds as they get older. “Breeding crosses makes enough to just keep you going,” she says, “but it’s worth it to watch riders enjoying their babies.” although the up-front cost of producing a cross may be lower than a purebred, the long-term costs involved in breeding, raising, and training a young horse remain the same. in europe, these costs are reduced because different types of professionals are involved. “if you ever added it up, you’d go out and buy a trained horse,” McDonald says. “Most people in this country are not in the right place to be starting a baby. We don’t have a society like in europe, where there are farmers who are breeders; then the weanlings go to raisers; then at three they’re
Expanded Grants for Dressage Instructors available from The Dressage Foundation in 2011. The Fund will now also offer grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 to individuals to attend USDF Instructor Certification workshops, pre-certification, and/or testing. There will be two deadlines per year for the individual grants. Applications will be due no later than February 1st and July 1st for individual grants only.
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chosen and there are specialists at starting young horses; and then they’re sold as riding horses. it’s a system of how to produce horses at the cheapest possible cost.” in the US, Toroughbred mares have been popular choices for crossbreeding in part because they’re easily obtained for low prices if they aren’t successful on the racetrack. Many tB mares have been crossed successfully with the heavier, older-type warmblood stallions like those imported a couple of decades ago, in the early days of US sport-horse breeding. today, those warmbloods tend to be of a lighter type to begin with, thereby making the introduction of Toroughbred blood superfluous.
Think Before You Breed Considering today’s economy—and the sad stories of unwanted and neglected horses on the rise—would-be breeders would be wise to do their homework before booking a stud, particularly for a cross that’s unproven. evaluate your mare as impartially as possible. if you’re new at the game, get a professional’s opinion as to her worth as a broodmare. request photos (video if possible) of the stallion’s get and also pictures of the dams. Determine whether the stallion consistently produces the qualities you desire in mares that are similar in type to your own. if regis-
tering your horse will be a priority, research breed organizations before you produce or purchase a crossbred. Compare registries’ histories and standards as well as the depths of their equine talent pools. “it’s important when you breed to think about what the outcome might be and what your goal is,” says Bass. “Do you want to keep it for yourself and ride it? or are you going to sell it? Do you want a dressage horse, an eventer, or a hunter or jumper? Keep in mind, as well, that many people don’t have a facility to raise a foal—so you, the breeder, are likely going to be in charge of the foal for at least three years, until it’s a marketable age.” “People need to think long and hard before they create another horse,” Bass says. “Tere are a lot of horses that end up in livestock auctions because they didn’t end up being what people envisioned when they bred. Te foal is adorable when it’s born, but often it grows up and you can’t find its path because it doesn’t do any one thing well enough. Tis is when it is really important to keep temperament in mind, so at least you can count on it being a nice pleasure horse for someone to enjoy.” s Margaret Freeman, of Mt. Kisco NY, is a USEF “S” dressage judge and a USDF silver medalist.
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Inspiration to the World For the first time, para-equestrians added their spirit to the World Equestrian Games
sWan sonG: Te WEG was the last competition for Rebecca Hart’s horse Norteassa
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ou’re at a dressage competition at the 2010 alltech Fei World equestrian games in Lexington, Ky. everything looks like a major international championships—flag-waving fans, talented riders, gorgeous horses—but then you notice that the venue and the enthusiastic crowd are actually rather modest. if you can take your eyes off the horses, you realize that this rider has a wheelchair waiting for him in the wings, and that one rides with a special attachment to secure her legs against the saddle flaps. Tese are para-equestrians—accomplished riders who happen to have physical disabilities. Para-equestrians from 25 nations made history at the 2010 Weg by participating for the first time in a major “able-bodied” equestrian championships. “it is outstanding to have para grouped in with everyone else,” said Mary Jordan, of Wells, Me, who competed at the Weg as an individual. “Para overseas is huge, and it is an incredible milestone to have this opened up to riders with disabilities of all levels.” as in able-bodied dressage, the US is a relative latecomer to the sport. Para-dressage powerhouses like great Britain and the netherlands have fielded international teams for decades, while the US has been seriously involved only for about fifteen years.
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Team Competition Sixteen teams took part in the Weg para-equestrian dressage competition. Te Kentucky equine research US Paraequestrian Dressage team comprised grade iV riders robin Brueckmann and Susan treabess, grade ia rider Laura goldman, and grade ii rider Jonathan Wentz. Wentz was a late replacement for rebecca Hart, the reigning US national para-equestrian champion. of her decision to withdraw, Hart said: “i felt it was the best decision for our team because i was not feeling quite as strong as usual.” Te withdrawal of Hart, a veteran of the 2008 Paralympic games, left her Paralympic teammate Brueckmann in the anchor role. Brueckmann, of Summerfield, nC, rode raison d’Être, a 17.3-hand grand Prix-level Toroughbred/ Holsteiner cross owned by Brueckmann’s trainer, elly Schobel. Brueckmann, who is a US equestrian Federation “S” dressage judge, rides without stirrups to compensate for imbalances brought on by reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which she developed in 1994 after a fall. Te big horse and his six-feet-two-inch rider turned in a respectable score of 65.750 percent.
PotEntial: Te youngest member of the US squad, Jonathan Wentz, was pleased with his solid performances
“i am very pleased,” Brueckmann said afterward. “He’s a very nice horse, and i think i maximized what i could get out of him. He lights up with a crowd. if they had applauded even louder, he would have been even better.” rookie Wentz, who was born with cerebral palsy, was the first of the US team at bat and was happy with his score of 62.762 percent aboard nteC richter Scale, a sixteen-yearold Shire-cross gelding owned by his coach, Kai Handt. “it was really solid! Quite an experience! My whole goal was to have a clean and precise test, and i did that,” said Wentz, who at nineteen was the youngest team member. Te richardson, tX, resident is a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and rides at north texas equestrian Center (nteC).
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“i think the greatest challenge is just trying to find consistent horses to be able to compete on the international level,” Wentz said. a torn suspensory ligament had forced his own horse into retirement a year before the Weg, and he said that Handt had worked tirelessly to locate suitable replacements. Laura goldman, of Highland Heights, oH, also competed on a borrowed horse. She’s only been riding trudy Phillips’ eleven-year-old skewbald irish Sport Horse, Carlingford JD, since May. Phillips stables at Blue Hill Farm in Unionville, Pa, home to roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame inductee Jessica ransehousen and her daughter, Missy ransehousen, an international-level event rider who is
the chef d’équipe of the US para-equestrian dressage team. goldman was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-tooth disease, a neuropathic disorder, at the age of 32. now aged 65, she has no fine motor function in her hands and limited overall motor function. Her grade ia test earned a solid score of 68.706 percent.
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classiFiED: Para-equestrians are grouped according to grade, or severity of disability. US WEG competitor Susan Treabess, a Grade IV (least disabled) rider, was born without a left hand and rides with a prosthetic.
trunk balance, impairment of function in all four limbs, or both; or no trunk balance and good upper-limb function. Grade I riders are subdivided into Ib (walk and some trot) and Ia (walk only). Para dressage is conducted under the same FEI rules as conventional dressage, and there is no scoring compensation for the disability. The International Paralympic Committee oversees 26 sports for athletes with disabilities, from alpine skiing and swimming to wheelchair basketball and wheelchair fencing. The two equestrian sports, para-equestrian dressage and paraequestrian driving, are governed by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). For more information, visit paralympic.org or fei.org.
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ara-equestrian sport includes all equestrian disciplines practiced by people with physical disabilities. “Para” is shorthand for parallel, meaning equivalent to the referent able-bodied sport. Many disabled athletes are able to hold their ground in able-bodied competition, but paraequestrian competition opens the door to riders and drivers with severe disabilities as well. Before competing in para-equestrian dressage, riders must go through a classification process in which a qualified physiotherapist or specially trained physician assesses their level of disability and assigns them a grade (competition level). Each grade groups riders with similar disabilities. Grade IV: Impairment in one or two limbs or some degree of visual impairment. These are the least-disabled riders. The Grade IV para-dressage tests include walk, trot, canter, trot half-pass, simple changes, and walk half-pirouettes. Grade III: Ability to walk mostly without support, with moderate unilateral impairment, moderate impairment in four limbs, or severe arm impairment. Wheelchairs might be needed for longer distances or due to lack of stamina. An otherwise able-bodied rider with total loss of sight in both eyes would also fall into this classification. The Grade III tests include walk, trot, and canter, turns on the haunches, and counter-canter. Grade II: Mainly wheelchair users or those with severe physical disability involving the trunk and with mild to good upper-limb function, or severe unilateral impairment. The Grade II tests exclude canter work. Grade I: Mainly wheelchair users with poor
World, Britta näpel on aquilina 3, Juliane Teuring on empaque iV, and Dr. angelika trabert on ariva-avanti) won silver with 420.337. Denmark (annika Lykke Dalskov on Preussen Wind, Stinna tange Kaastrup on Labbenhus Snoevs, Caroline Cecilie nielsen on rostorn’s Hatim-tinn, and Henrik Weber Sibbesen on rexton royal) won bronze with 418.389.
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“i never thought i’d get to this stage,” goldman said of her Weg experience. “i had to fight to ride and to get people to work with me outside of therapeutic classes. a lot of people think we’re like a sack of potatoes on a horse, but we’re not.” Last up for the US team was grade iV competitor Susan treabess, of Winters, Ca, who was born without a left hand and rides with a prosthetic. Her mount for the games, another loaner, was the sixteen-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare Moneypenny, owned by Dan and Katy Peterson. “it was a good test,” treabess said of their effort, which earned a score of 63.000 percent. “Tis is my first time in an international championship—the first time to get my feet wet. My goal was to have a clean test and a nice test, and i did that. Tis has been a goal of mine for five years, and i’ve been riding this horse for three years to get ready. i show Prix St. georges/intermediate i in able-bodied dressage. Te horses have to be about the same level to do this. you really have to have a quality horse to compete here.” team members’ scores from their team tests were combined with their individual-test scores to decide the team medals. Te US team placed seventh. as expected, great Britain (Sophie Christiansen on rivaldo of Berkeley, anne Dunham on teddy, Lee Pearson on gentleman, and Jo Pitt on estralita) won the team gold medal with a team total of 440.376. germany (Hannelore Brenner on Women of the
Six of the ten US para-equestrians competed as individuals: erin alberda (grade iii), Jennifer Baker (grade iV), Kim Decker (grade ia), Wendy Fryke (grade iii), rebecca Hart (grade ii), and Mary Jordan (grade iV). Jordan’s test aboard her homebred Hanoverian mare, Paxton abbey, was good enough for a thirteenth-place finish and a score of 63.419. “it‘s been a twelve-year partnership to be here,” Jordan said of her mare. “i trained her myself, and she’s taken me to three national championships. She was an event horse until a year ago when i was diagnosed with MS [multiple sclerosis], and i decided to switch to para. i can’t think of a horse that i’d rather compete with. She’s come so far in such a short period of time.” Baker’s mount, the eighteen-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Kranak, attracted quite a bit of attention because his owner, akiko yamazaki, also happens to own 2010 Weg
PartnErs: Mary Jordan bred, raised, and trained her WEG mount, Paxton Abbey
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Brueckmann and treabess were sixth and ninth, respectively, in the Grade iV individual test, with treabess tied with teammate Baker. Te Grade iV individual gold medal went to Sophie Wells of Great Britain. in the Grade iii individual test, Wendy Fryke, of Parker, Co, rode her 14.2-hand Westfalen riding pony stallion, Lateran, to an eighth-place finish with a score of 64.067. erin Alberda, of Woodinville, WA, rode her American-bred Swedish Warmblood gelding, Delectari, to score of 60.267 percent and twelfth place. Te Grade iii individual gold medalist was Germany’s Hannelore Brenner. Rebecca Hart, of erie, PA, scored 63.619 percent to finish eleventh in the Grade ii individual test aboard norteassa. in his second WeG ride, Jonathan Wentz earned a score of 60.286 to finish eighteenth. Petra van de Sande of the netherlands earned the Grade ii gold medal. no US riders contested the Grade ib individual test. one of para-equestrian dressage’s superstars, Great Britain’s Lee Pearson, added an individual gold medal to his WeG team gold, besting the field of seventeen with a suitably international-caliber score of 76.435 percent. Grade ia US individual competitor Laura Goldman pulled in the top American score at the WeG. She finished just out of the medals with a score of 69.700 percent, with three British riders sweeping the top placings. Kim Decker, of Centreville, VA, rode the sixteen-year-old Hanoverian gelding Dasher’s Destiny, owned by Paul Decker, to a score of 60.900 percent and fifteenth place.
SCHOOLMASTER: Jennifer Baker in the ring aboard Akiko Yamazaki’s retired Grand Prix horse, Kranak
dressage individual bronze medalist Steffen Peters’ mount, Ravel. Yamazaki came to the rescue with her retired Grand Prix horse when Baker’s horse, Duel, came up with an injury after the selection trials. Te newly minted pair finished ninth with a score of 64.839 percent. “My ride was amazing! it was wonderful,” said Baker, 47, a rider since age seven who became disabled in her late thirties after two motorcycle accidents. “i got him [Kranak] about six weeks ago, and it was just a question of learning his buttons.” “i just started up again about two years ago,” Baker said of her riding career. “it’s wonderful to be part of the regular Games, and it’s wonderful for our sport to have the support of owners like Akiko.”
Hannelore Brenner of Germany repeated her Grade iii individual gold-medal-winning performance to capture freestyle gold. US riders Alberda and Fryke were eighth (65.600 percent) and ninth (65.100 percent), respectively. “His movements are pretty nice to ride,” said Fryke of her mount. “i like doing flying changes on him because they’re big for a small horse. i’ve been riding him for ten months, and in that time we’ve gone from just small shows to here. He’s shown a lot of fortitude.” in the Grade ia freestyle, Decker put in an improved performance to place eleventh with a score of 64.300 percent. Goldman attempted to increase the difficulty of her freestyle by adding some trot work. Unfortunately, the bold move backfired when she lost her stirrups and missed a movement. Her score of 63.550 percent and twelfth-place finish reflected the bobble. Great Britain racked up yet another gold with emma Sheardown’s outstanding performance. Wentz had his best test of the WeG in the Grade ii freestyle, finishing eleventh with a score of 68.550 percent.
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Riding her nineteen-year-old Hanoverian gelding, norteassa, Hart was fourteenth with 67.200 percent. “it was fun riding that test,” Hart said afterward. “it was just awesome. it was the last time with this horse because he’s retiring. We’ve been together for eight years.” Te Grade ii freestyle gold medalist was Dr. Angelika trabert of Germany. once again, Pearson dominated the ib freestyle, this time scoring 82.500 percent to take home the gold. Te last day of the WeG saw the final para-equestrian competition, the Grade iV freestyle. Mary Jordan and Paxton Abbey had a steady test for 66.000 percent and fifteenth place. owner Yamazaki was on hand to watch Jennifer Baker ride the eighteen-hand Kranak in the final test of his career, earning a score of 64.400 percent for seventeenth place. With expressive lateral work and adding a degree of difficulty by riding flying
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changes on a circle, Susan treabess finished tenth on 69.650 percent. Robin Brueckmann’s freestyle, which showcased Raison d’Être’s exceptional gaits, put her in fourteenth place with 68.500 percent. “He’s a light and fluffy horse, and i wanted light and fluffy music,” Brueckmann said of her freestyle, to Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” and Paul Simon’s “Mother and Child Reunion.” “Te trot work was quite good, and he has an exceptional walk, so that was good too.” Grabbing one more gold medal for Great Britain, Sophie Wells won the Grade iV freestyle. “We would all love to win a medal, but in all reality, we still need to climb up the ranks with all the judges,” said chef Missy Ransehousen, who has coached the US para-equestrians since 2000. “We need more exposure. Te team has quite a few green riders that no one knows. Tey haven’t done any big competitions in europe. We just need time. But overall i am pleased with how all of my riders have ridden. obviously we would love to have higher scores, but they have performed to their best.” on Ransehousen’s wish list: more-competitive horses, improved access to talented riders, and continued support from the able-bodied dressage community. “We have seen a lot of support in the last year from
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the able-bodied,” she said. “Tey have been great. Para being at WeG has given us more exposure. it is a shame that the dressage competition did not overlap the para so those spectators could have seen us, too. “ideally, when the therapeutic-riding centers have riders who have the ability to do this, it would be good if they could contact us [USeF],” Ransehousen continued. “We could send a scout to go see them. it is still very hard to merge the two. Tat is where we would like to be—have people throughout the US that could scout for talented riders. We only had fifteen riders that had certificates of capability to compete here. Tat isn’t that many for the whole United States. We need a really good pool of riders to pull from, although fifteen was the most we have ever had. in the past, we didn’t need a selection trial; we took the riders we had. [now we have] twice as many riders, so that does show progress.” Buoyed by the exposure and the warm reception at the WeG, US para-equestrian dressage may well receive that needed boost. With the continued support of horse owners and sponsors, the future of para-equestrian sport in America surely has a bright future. s Emily Koenig is USDF’s senior publications coordinator.
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The Joys of showing The trials and tribulations of a Dutch “dressage husband”— who turns out to have a lot in common with his American counterparts BY Menno KALMAnn
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t is 7:00 a.m. and my socks are soaked already. Te field serving as a provisional parking lot is still wet with dew. i am carrying what feels like at least my own weight in fly spray, isotonic energy drinks, a top hat, a coat, a video camera, and a folding chair, as i try to find my wife among the riders at the warm-up. Tis should be easy; she is mounted on a horse, wearing a white blouse and a bib adorned with a pin, hair in a bun. to my dismay, everyone present fits this description, so i decide to sit passively along the sideline. Unfortunately, this is a national show, not a local show, which i regret. Te great benefit of a local show lies in the fact that people start drinking quite early; the beer tent breathes an atmosphere of brotherhood as men gather to commemorate their common fate—they are all losers today. in addition, “local” is always organized around fairground coziness, with music and cotton candy stalls, a volunteer grilling hamburgers left over from some bygone national holiday, and a PA abusing the sound system to drown out the inevitable folk singers and wishing people a nice day of sport despite the rain. Local show competition riding means making the best of a bumpy field flanked by handmade signs, as opposed to the larger national shows with perfectly smooth pastures lined by fences, preferably with a freshly mown centerline. Apart from the beer stand, though, another advantage of local competition is winning cash prizes, whereas national competitions generally award silvery objects of dubious use. Te other day, we won something and i’m still unsure as to whether it’s a tea tray, a mirror, or a picture frame for some huge oval portrait. i prefer cash prizes any day of the week, and i usually snatch them from my wife’s hands while she is still being congratulated by the show chairman. nonetheless, as we drive home, she will declare that all prize money should be kept in a special fund, to be spent on buying something nice for the horses. i blankly stare out onto
Women Are from Venus and so Are Their Horses A Grown Man’s Musings on the Opposite Sex in the Saddle MENNO KALMANN
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the road ahead. So much for a small contribution in financing her outrageously expensive hobby. A fund! off-limits to me! She’s performing her second test, which i am supposed to read out. Te rain is pounding down mercilessly and as the thunderstorm builds in force, i hear her shouting “Louder! Read louder!” as i peer at the drenched booklet. Since i can’t even see all the way across the arena, i am unsure whether she’s anywhere near the “M” yet, where she is to perform the movement i tell her to do. She flawlessly salutes the judge’s stand with a warm smile, water spilling over the brim of her hat, apparently unaffected by the appalling weather. Te skies clear as she cools down and the test is scored. “too bad about that one transition, don’t you think?” she says. i decide to agree and say it was, indeed, worthless. “Well it wasn’t that bad was it?” she counterattacks. An hour later, we stand in line with truck and trailer as we wait for our turn to be dragged out of the soggy field by the kind young man and his tractor. Back home, as i stand cleaning my hands of the crap collected helping her get out of her boots (i was unable to find the appropriate device right away), she is suddenly behind me and wraps her arms around my waist. “A wonderful day, don’t you think?” she says. “Perfect,” i concur, glad that tomorrow will be just another regular Monday. s
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Supporters at home cheered on Emily Wagner and WakeUp as they competed in the 2010 FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses
The Yellow Brick Road to Verden Kansas pair’s excellent adventure at the World Young Horse Championships
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hen emily Wagner and the American Warmblood stallion WakeUp (Wagnis – Maiden Montreal, by Matcho AA) opened their eyes on July 11, they weren’t in Kansas any more. Te 22-year-old college student from LaCygne, KS, and the five-year-old black stallion were in Verden, Germany, where they were to be the sole US entry in the prestigious 2010 Fei World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. (Te other 2010 qualifier, elizabeth Ball on Selten HW, chose not to attend; see last month’s “Heads Up.”) Wagner and WakeUp are a made-in-America success story. Teir road to Verden was paved with hard work, family guidance, and a lot of support from the local dressage community. Here’s how it happened.
Future Dressage Stars Are Born Being the daughter of a Fourth Level USDF-certified instructor has its advantages. From the time young emily could walk, she rode under the watchful eye of her mother,
Jana Wagner, at the family’s Wally Woo Farm. By the age of twelve, emily Wagner had already shown three mounts to championship titles through Second Level. She is a fourtime USDF Region 4 team member at the Fei north American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships. She was sixth (the highest US placing ever) at the 2005 WBFSH World Championships for Young Breeders in Denmark, sponsored by the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses. in 2006, Wagner won all of the Fei Junior classes at Dressage at Devon (PA). Tat same year, she was the valedictorian of her high-school class at Prairie View High School in her Kansas hometown. After graduation, emily spent two years as a working student for international dressage competitor Dr. Cesar Parra at his Performance Farms, Whitehouse Station, nJ. She’s now a senior biology major at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where she maintains a 4.0 grade-point average. Wagner’s partner is the striking WakeUp, whose blaze and four socks make the seventeen-hand registered American Warmblood breeding stallion (he has two foal crops on
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WIDE AWAKE: Wagner (center) with members of her extended family, who live in Germany and came to cheer her on in Verden
the ground) stand out in any arena. Jana Wagner found his sire, the Hanoverian Wagnis (by Weltmeyer), in Germany as a yearling. in 2004, Missouri resident Beverly McLean asked to breed her mare, Maiden Montreal, to Wagnis. Given first right of refusal, Jana Wagner made the trip to look at the three-week-old WakeUp and decided to bring him home.
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A Dressage Talent Awakens WakeUp grew up in the pastures at Wally Woo Farm. “He was a very shy colt,” Jana Wagner recalls. “He would look at us, and it seemed like he was trying to figure out if humans were nice or not. He was a little afraid, but that was a good thing because he didn’t try to get into your space and wasn’t on top of you all the time.” Te elder Wagner introduced the young stallion to ground work at around the age of two and a half—younger than she starts other horses, she says, but a good age for stallions, before “they realize their strength.” WakeUp’s regimen included lungeing, long-lining, and free jumping. With emily away for her working-student stint, it was up to Jana to back the colt. Tings didn’t bode well when WakeUp promptly bucked her off. Debating whether or not to send the talented, strong stallion to someone else for training, mother conferred with daughter, who encouraged her to keep the horse, doing ground work until emily got back home. When emily Wagner returned to LaCygne, the two women worked together as trainers; and when emily finally climbed aboard, the ride (and those that followed) was a success. Since then, emily has made the 45-minute commute home from college several times a week to work with WakeUp. “Tey totally love each other,” says Jana Wagner. “From the very beginning, it was a good partnership.”
The Road to Verden it is not an easy matter to earn an invitation to compete at the annual Fei World Breeding Championships for Young Horses. Te top 50 five- and six-year-olds in the world meet in Verden after a strict qualifying process. At the 2009 event, horses from 21 nations competed, with not a single five-year-old from the US qualifying. For starters, a US horse must earn a score of 7.2 or better in an Fei Five- or Six-Year-old class in order to qualify for one of three Markel/US equestrian Federation Young Horse Selection trials (east Coast, Midwest, and West Coast). emily Wagner rode WakeUp to an 8.3 at the Kansas City (Mo) Dressage Society Show in March, earning a trip to the Midwest trials at Lamplight equestrian Center in Wayne, iL. Teir scores there, 8.04 and 8.36, produced a final average of 8.2—high enough for a spot on the long list for Verden. When no other five-year-old horse qualified, Wagner and WakeUp received their invitation to compete. Ten came the next obstacle: raising the approximately $30,000 needed to cover equine and human travel expenses, board and training fees while in Germany, quarantine costs, show fees, and the like. Although past US competitors at Verden had received financial assistance from the United States equestrian Federation, funding in 2010 had been cut as a result of the economic climate. Te Wagners were on their own. enter the Midwest dressage community and an army of supporters. Kansas City-based High Performance equine, a provider of tack and clothing, led the charge for sponsorships. Kansas City Dressage Society members rallied, hosting a silent auction and dinner to raise funds. USDF Region 4 director Lloyd Landkamer put out the word via the Region 4 newsletter. And the donations came pouring in from friends and strangers alike, all recognizing the fairy-tale op-
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portunity, all wanting to help send Cinderella to the ball. Beth Springer, owner of High Performance equine, says that the decision to participate in Wagner’s journey was an easy one. “We’ve been watching her compete locally for several years,” says Springer. “She is someone that is fun to be around and has a lot of great energy; and we knew that by helping her, we would be bringing something back to the area dressage community.” For her part, Wagner describes herself as stunned at people’s willingness to help. “i was so fortunate. i just want to thank everyone for their support,” she says. Te money raised, Wagner and WakeUp were on their way.
The Competition in early July, the young woman and the young horse left Kansas for Kentucky. From there, professional shippers vanned WakeUp to new York City for his flight to Germany. (Mom Jana remained at home in order to compete at the Markel/USDF national Young Horse Dressage Championships and joined her daughter in Germany later.) Safely landed in Germany, WakeUp made his temporary home at the stable of Dr. Ulf and eva Möller. in the weeks leading up
to the competition, Wagner trained with Dr. Möller, a former famous auction rider who rode the stallion Sandro Hit to a World Young Horse Championship title and who now manages Performance Sales international (PSi), the Paul Schockemöhle-owned powerhouse that purchased 2010 World equestrian Games gold medalist Moorlands totilas after his victories in Kentucky. “it was a little difficult to work with someone i’d never worked with before because everybody does things differently,” Wagner wrote in her blog, which she kept while in Germany to share her experiences with her supporters back home (emilywagnerdressage.wordpress.com). “Dr. Moeller is adamant about my legs always being on and every aid starting from the legs……WakeUp is feeling very strong and riding him makes me smile. Tat’s what it’s all about eh???” Days before the championships began, more support arrived in the form of Jana Wagner and USeF national younghorse coach Scott Hassler. on August 5, the first day of competition, riders were allowed to warm up in the show arena for a two-hour period. emily Wagner says she was amazed to see the well-known horses and riders surrounding her—and therefore flattered when Hassler observed her warming up and said the pair looked ready and like they belonged.
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“WakeUp went into the ring like a pro,” Wagner blogged. “to be riding around with the likes of eva Möller, Susan Pape, Andreas Helgstrand, ingrid Klimke, and so many more with WakeUp and being told i belonged was a total ‘cloud nine’ feeling i won’t soon forget!” in their Five-Year-old test, Wagner and WakeUp earned a score of 7.82 for eighteenth place. only the top twelve automatically qualified for the final for the championship title; but Wagner’s placing qualified her for the “small final,” from which the top three would also go on to the final. WakeUp finished fourth in the small final, missing third place and a chance to ride in the final by .02 percent. Despite being disappointed in missing the final, Wagner was pleased with her performance and her horse in the small final. “Te test felt really super,” she wrote in her blog. “Tere were no trot bobbles and he felt light, steady and more uphill than yesterday.” With a score of 7.94, WakeUp finished sixteenth overall. “Tis has been one exciting journey!” Wagner blogged. “in the last month WakeUp has ridden in nine different modes of transportation, stayed in seven different barns, traveled twelve days and had seven different vets sign health papers! i know we both learned so much but not just about half-halts and quicker hind legs!”
There’s No Place Like Home By August 16, the American pair was back in Kansas— just in time for Wagner to do laundry and pack her bags to return to college. She says she’s grateful to everyone who helped make it possible for her to compete, and grateful for the experience. “My horse came back safe; i came back safe,” she says. “WakeUp was a rock star. He lived up to everything i wanted him to. He gave me more than i expected.” As for the future, “i would love for WakeUp to be able to do the Six-Year-old classes next year,” Wagner says. “i have no doubt he can do it, but i hate to plan and it is dangerous to put horses on a schedule. i will keep riding him with big goals in mind, but i appreciate every little step and we’ll see what happens.” Wagner herself sees graduate school on the horizon. “i don’t have concrete plans but hope to be involved in the medical field,” she says. “i love riding horses and know that they will always be a part of my life, but i also think it is an incredibly difficult job to do professionally. i want to keep my doors open. Science and dressage both fascinate me, so i hope to continue developing in both!” s Colleen Scott lives and writes in Kansas City, MO.
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Spotlight: Friesian Horse Association of north America Verstile black beauties excel in dressage Ulbert 390 was third in his AllBreeds standings at Prix St. Georges. Another approved stallion, Erik 351, has enjoyed much success at Prix St. Georges and i-i; and Teade 392 has had numerous wins at Fourth Level. All three of these stallions are owned by iron Spring Farm (PA). The organization: Te Friesian Horse Association of north America (FHAnA), which celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary last year, was formed to support the Het Koninklijke Friesch Paarden-Stamboek (KFPS), the parent studbook of the Friesian horse. From a founding membership of 25, FHAnA has grown to more than 2,000 members and a home office at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, site of the 2010 Alltech Fei World equestrian Games. Te overall mission of FHAnA is to promote and to further the breeding and preservation of the purebred Friesian horse.
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Te Zenith of Dressage opportunities Working-student position leads to the horse of a lifetime By Kate tremain
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hen in the fall of 2007 i found myself without a horse and with another new england winter looming, i sought a working-student position in a warm climate. i wanted to find excellent dressage instruction and frequent opportunities to ride. After days of surfing the internet, i found the US contact for a large Brazilian Lusitano breeder, who put me in touch with the managing director of the farm,
several horses for the head trainer, Pia Aragão. i rode seven to ten horses a day and received daily instruction from Pia, an Fei-level rider and an international competitor. i worked six days a week, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., finishing earlier on Saturdays. Te icing on the cake, and every working student’s dream: i didn’t have to clean any stalls. i quickly embraced the traditional Brazilian siesta. our extended lunch break, from noon to 1:30, allowed us to go home and nap before returning to work. i’d enjoy a prepared lunch in the kitchen off the main indoor arena with the head trainers, other working students, and the veterinarian. We’d discuss the horses’ programs and share stories. on Saturdays, we’d hack out as a group across the rolling countryside; and every Sunday afternoon, a coworker’s family hosted PARTNERS: Te writer and her Lusitano stallion, Zenith Interagro a barbeque for the interagro employees. i’ve interagro Lusitanos, and the head never felt so welcomed or worked for trainer. such a tight-knit community. in my new position, my responsione of my charges was a beautibilities included the care and training ful but challenging four-year-old of five young stallions, ages three to 15.2-hand gray stallion named Zenith five. i also warmed up or hacked out interagro. Although he was forward,
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light, and active, Zenith often felt like a frightened “Scooby-Doo” instead of a brave bull-fighting Lusitano. Some days, the bench alongside the ring would be absolutely terrifying! in the process of working with him and building his confidence, i came to see his sensitivity as a strength and was amazed at his quickness to learn. Day by day he progressed, becoming calmer on the trail and feeling more settled inside his body. Zenith also has a playful personality. one time when i went to bring him in from the field, he was covered in half an inch of red-clay mud and trotted over to me with a stick in his mouth, like a Golden Retriever. to my delight, whenever i went out to catch him, Zenith would trot or canter directly to me and stop just in front of me. Halfway through my stay, i realized that Zenith was becoming possessive of me. He watched me from his stall as i worked with other horses. He’d pound his stall door to try to get my attention. As the term of my visa drew to a close, i recognized that he and i had developed a special connection, and i made arrangements to bring him home. Since Zenith has been in the US, we’ve been showing with everincreasing success. now that we can walk around the show grounds on the buckle and ride by the judge’s box without a spook, his natural talent and presence are beginning to shine. My husband calls Zenith my “Brazilian boyfriend” because i spend so much time with him. All joking aside, Zenith has helped me to become a better rider and horsewoman. of course my working-student position was the job of a lifetime, but now i realize that the dream continues to unfold. Being able to grow and learn together is a beautiful gift. s Kate Tremain lives and rides in Wellington, FL. She teaches intuitive development and works as an animal communicator for her company, Silver Stallion Ventures LLC.
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Florianus IIW Florestan I x Damenstolz
Like all Iron Spring Farm stallions, Florianus II has an illustrious performance record. In 2007, he was the most successful Westfalen dressage horse in Germany. He continued his winning ways in the United States with scores above 70% at Grand Prix. As a sire, Florianus II produces elegant offspring with beautiful, supple gaits and super minds. He placed 2nd in the Get of Sire class at Dressage at Devon in 2010.
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Olivi x Michelangelo
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Meinse 439K Heinse 354 Sport x Dirk 298
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