Holger Schmezer, national coach of the German Dressage team since 2001, died unexpectedly in his hotel room in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands during the night of April 19. The 65-year-old coach had traveled to the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Finals three German riders competing in the event. Schmezer was born in 1947, the son [...]
Shawna Harding and Come On III are replacing Jim Kofford and Pharoh as U.S. representatives in the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Kofford (Raleigh, NC) withdrew, citing veterinary reasons. Harding and her horse were the next highest-placed pair in the North American League behind Kofford and Pharaoh (owned by Hannah Shook and [...]
Moorpark’s Jan Ebeling and Jim Kofford of Raleigh, NC, have been qualified to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final to be held in ‘S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, April 18-22. The announcement was made today by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF). They qualified with the following horses during World [...]
Steffen Peters and Ravel wowed the crowd with another precision riding tour de force at the 2012 Dressage Affaire, March 8-11 at the Del Mar Horse Park. The duo took the blue ribbon in the $5,000 FEI Rancho Valencia Grand Prix Special, an Olympic qualifier, on Sunday, March 11, with a score of 80.289%. Guenter [...]
Top international dressage rider Guenter Seidel, based in Cardiff, got the ride on a new grand prix horse: Marie Meyers’ Fandango, a 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding. He will be competing over the next few months with an eye toward a slot on the U.S. team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The effort was made [...]
San Diego rider Steffen Peters and Ravel successfully defended their World Dressage Masters title in Palm Beach, FL, on Jan. 28. It was the duo’s second consecutive CDI 4* Exquis Grand Prix Freestyle win, but it wasn’t an easy victory. British challengers Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro came within five one-hundredths of a percentage point of [...]
CINCINNATI, OH – To cap off a record-setting year, dressage superstar Steffen Peters added one more record to his résumé on Saturday, Jan. 14, at the United States Equestrian Federation’s Pegasus Awards dinner, becoming the first person to score the USEF’s Equestrian of the Year title three times. Peters (San Diego, CA) won the top [...]
It came down to los dos caballos at the California Andalusian Horse Alliance 2011 Year-End High Point Awards Dinner in Hollywood Nov. 13. Anita Harkness’ Ambicioso 2 dominated the Purebred Andalusian Horse categories, picking up three trophies. But it was the half-Andalusian Fuego Amor that collected the most love, dominating with three awards in the [...]
Australia and New Zealand have qualified for the team Dressage competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games as a result of their performance at the two-part regional qualifier held in Sydney on 28 Oct. 28 and in Ermelo, the Netherlands, Nov. 2. Three teams – Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa – were in competition [...]
The U.S. Dressage Team secured the Gold medal today at the Pan American Games in Gudalajara, Mexico, with a combined average score of 74.421% that gave them a commanding lead over the Silver Medal-winning Canadians, who averaged 70.413%. Colombia put in a valiant late effort to surge into the top three with 69.632% for Bronze. [...]
