Any dressage rider would be nervous going down centerline with a new horse and Charlotte Merle-Smith is no exception. She’s owned her 10-year-old Westphalian gelding Firewalker (Fidermark-Weinbotin, Weinberg) since November 1, but each day during the Jan. 22-24 show held at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival showgrounds in Wellington, Florida, her scores improved as she…
Laura King, Certified Hypnotherapist, Neuro-Linguistic Programmer and Life Coach, boasts 25 years of experience helping high-performance athletes excel, so when dressage superstar Robert Dover asked her to speak to the participants and auditors at the 2016 Robert Horsemastership Clinic (RDHC), she jumped at the chance. The clinic is designed to help identify and…
For Immediate Release December 15, 2015 – Wellington, Florida – Your dream equestrian home is waiting for you in the South Florida equestrian community of Homeland. Close to all Wellington show venues, this brand new, fully fenced 5-acre estate in a guard-gated community features a stunning 4-bedroom plus office, 3-bath single story home and an 8-stall barn. With…
For Immediate Release December 22, 2015 – Wellington, FL – Beat the cold weather and head to South Florida in this newly constructed, top-of-the-line barn with attached apartment and groom’s quarters available for rent in Paddock Park. The property is a hacking distance to the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) show grounds and close to a…
by Sue Weakley Cynthia Collins has been firmly entrenched in the world of traditional dressage. In fact, more than one freestyle champion at the November U.S. Dressage Finals in Lexington, Kentucky mentioned her name and the name of her freestyle design company, Luna Tunes Freestyles, as the winning freestyle designer. But recently, she’s gone…
Denmark’s Edward Gal and Glock’s Voice, a 13-year-old stallion by De Niro, claimed the first leg of the nine part series of the 2015/2016 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Western European League with a 78.80 percent after a tense start in Odense, Denmark today. Gal continued a trend he started in 2014 to take…
For Immediate Release Region 9 Dressage Championships and Southwest Dressage Championships a Spicy Texas Sensation Katy, Texas – Oct. 15, 2015 – The Houston Dressage Society (HDS) developed the perfect recipe for a successful show. They started with a generous helping of professional riders, well seasoned. Then, they stirred in a heaping helping of enthusiastic adult…
Coming off a banner year which saw the astonishing growth of the National Dressage Pony Cup (NDPC) to include more than 100 partner shows across the country as well as welcoming almost 100 entries to its flagship competition in September, founder Jenny Carol has announced that the NDPC will return to the Kentucky Horse Park…
Devon, Pa. – With the sun actually peeking out from behind the clouds, the rescheduled FEI Grand Prix Freestyle took place Sunday morning. It was ladies day with female riders claiming the top three places. My Lady, a bay Danish Warmblood owned by Janne Rumbough, danced into first place under the guidance of her rider, Mikala Gundersen. My…
I love that these instructors engaged in the certification process. It ensures a universal degree of competence. Well done! Lexington, KY – The United States Dressage Federation (USDF) is pleased to announce and congratulate its new USDF Certified Instructors. The exam was held September 25-26 at Elmhurst Farm in Loretto, PA,…