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 […]
Marking the first time the individual medals have been swept by one nation in dressage at the Pan American Games, U.S. riders Steffen Peters, Heather Blitz and Marisa Festerling nabbed Gold, Silver and Bronze, respectively. The U.S. riders each scored over 80% for their freestyle rides Wednesday, when the individual trophies were handed out. The […]
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 United States Dressage Team came away from the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen with much to celebrate—notably Steffen Peters’ second-place finish in the Grand Prix Freestyle with Ravel, and his sweep of the Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire classes with his “small tour” horse Weltino’s Magic. The annual German show, which ran July 8-17, […]
The venerable Del Mar National is a favorite show for Southern California equestrians and spectators alike, and this year’s Dressage Week did not disappoint, as some of the state’s top horses and riders turned out for both the CDI 3* Y/J and Open classes. Olympian Steffen Peters and Ravel continued their winning ways, claiming the […]
Steffen Peters danced his way to his highest score ever at the 2011 World Dressage Masters in Palm Beach, Florida, March 11. Riding to a collection of rock songs including Sympathy For the Devil and Viva La Vida, the San Diego-based Peters and Akiko Yamazaki’s 13 year old KWPN Dutch Warmblood gelding Ravel captivated the […]
