Houston, Texas – (April 21, 2017) – The future of dressage rests on Junior and Young Riders and the Houston Dressage Society (HDS) is intent on providing a portfolio of opportunities for area youth to grow in the sport. Whether it’s the HDS schooling show program, their commitment to providing classes for kids at their USEF/USDF recognized…
Houston, Texas – (Oct. 28, 2016) – If regional dressage championships are successful when amateurs, kids and pros shine in their Training Level to Grand Prix rides, then the Region 9 Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation Dressage Championships and Southwest Dressage Championships and HDS Autumn Classic was a huge success. Hosted by the Houston Dressage Society (HDS), the Great…
Magnolia, Texas – (Oct. 21, 2016) – Claire Moucadel piloted Xaveco Interagro with laser precision and unwavering focus to win the 2016 Haras Cup at Haras dos Cavaleiros in Magnolia, Texas. The three-day event, held Oct. 14-16, is the premier Working Equitation competition in North America and featured a line-up of tough competitors vying for $100,000…
Malinda Edwards da Mata and Macarena Chávez are just two of the riders at the top of the leaderboard after the first day of competition at the Haras Cup held at Haras dos Cavaleiros in Magnolia, Texas. Edwards da Mata and Guerreira DC led the pack after the Dressage phase in the Adult Amateur Introductory division and Chávez…
Checking out the competition and settling in were the order of the day at Haras dos Cavaleiros as horses and riders prepared for the start of the Third Annual Haras Cup in Magnolia, Texas. The Haras Cup is the premier Working Equitation competition in North America and, with about $100,000 in prizes at stake,…
Written by Sue Weakley Known for her culinary skills as well as her dressage prowess,Ruth Hogan-Poulsen is spicing it up with a little Coriander in her barn this summer. Coriander (Charmeur x Hochmut, His Highness)was born June 28 at 12:30 a.m. while a red half moon lit the night sky. Ruth was in New York watching the birth…
February 6, 2016 – Dressage aficionados, escape the cold and make this premier 55-acre equestrian estate on Florida’s Treasure Coast your perfect winter home. Even better, why not make this Palm City gem your year-round base? With a main house, guesthouse and grooms’ quarters, there’s lots of room to make humans at home and with 64…
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…
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…