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. […]
California’s dressage riders taking part in Cool August Nights and the Los Angeles Breeders Classic got something they might not have bargained for: sweltering heat! “Cool August nights turned out to be hot August nights!” said Glenda McElroy, whose Cornerstone Management produced the event, Aug. 25 – 28, 2011 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center […]
It’s getting down to the wire for the teams heading to the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. dressage team has spent the last few days training at Hope Greenfield’s Sixteen Hands Farm in New Jersey under the guidance of Technical Advisor Anne Gribbons. Team members Heather Blitz on Paragon, Marisa Festerling […]
Steffen Peters went six-for-six at the 2011 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions in Gladstone, N.J. Sept.8-11.. First, he swept the Intermediaire I on Weltino’s Magic, earning a place on the team for the Pan American Games with Jen Hlavacek’s 9-year-old Westphalian gelding. Riding to music by Seven and Five, Peters showcased his team’s […]
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has recommended the following athlete/horse combinations to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to represent the United States on the U.S. Dressage Team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The equestrian portion of the 2011 Pan Am Games will be held from October 16 to October […]
The dressage phase of the 2011 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials wrapped Sept. 2 in Stamford, England, with four of the five U.S. horses in the top 32. Heading into today’s cross country, the U.S. remains competitive, with only 10 points separating the top 21-placed riders. After dressage, Sinead Halpin of Pottersville, NJ, was the […]
Region 5 – including locals from Kentucky – nabbed the team gold dressage prize opening day at the 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships, July 27-31 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Silver went to Canada, and bronze to the west’s Region 8. Ascending to the podium to accept gold for […]
