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Archive for March 17th, 2010Motivation from Moshi 12, by Jane Savoie
Then one day, Jane told me it was important to surround myself with positive influences. As you can see from his picture, Charley is a “the water bucket is half empty” kind of guy. He’s negative about EVERYTHING! He’s what Jane calls a “stinkin’ thinker”. So as hard as it was to do and as much as I didn’t want to hurt his feelings, I stopped hanging around with Charley. Diamante Farm’s Kane and Gibson Victorious at Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II Diamante Farm's Devon Kane rode her Danish gelding Sanchez to first place in the FEI Test for Five-Year-Olds with a score of 75.200%. Photo © 2010 Lauren Fisher/PMG.
Wellington, FL – March 17, 2010 – Diamante Farms had a great weekend of competition at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II, held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center. Diamante Farms is a dressage training, showing, and boarding facility in Wellington, FL, which is owned by Terri and Dick Kane. The Kane’s daughter Devon and Diamante Farms’ head trainer Michelle Gibson each showed their young horses over the weekend and each took home victories. The official judges for the weekend included: Axel Steiner “O”, Natalie Lamping “I”, Lorriane Mac Donald “I”, Fran Dearing “S”, and Joan Humphrey “S”. Devon Kane showed her Danish gelding Sanchez to victory in Sunday’s FEI Test for Five-Year-Olds with a score of 75.200%. Sanchez is turning five this year and Kane is showing the young horse in the FEI classes to qualify for this year’s National Championships. This was Sanchez and Kane’s second show together, their first just one week prior at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby, where they did very well and moved into fourth place in the national standings. Sanchez is Blue Hors Romanov out of a Trakehner mare by Camelot. Kane bought Sanchez in Denmark a year ago, but left him in Europe to stay in training there and be gelded. She then travelled to Germany this summer to work with trainer Hubertus Schmidt and brought Sanchez home to Florida this fall. Futurity/Derby Night at RemingtonThe American Quarter Horse Journal, March 17, 2010 – Don Hill’s homebred Traffic Wagon brings fast-qualifier status into a deep field, including eight trial winners, racing 300 yards in the $350,000 Oklahoma Futurity (G2) on Saturday night at Remington Park. On the same card, the finals of the $125,000 Oklahoma Derby will also be run at the Oklahoma City track. The Stacy Charette-Hill trained Traffic Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Traffic Ten Too by Dash Thru Traffic) impressed in her career debut by pulling out to a 1 1/2-length trial win with the fastest qualifying mark of :15.527. Second-fastest qualifier Absolut Treasure (Desirio-Absolut Fortune by Stoli) also showed potential in his trial when he handily won by a length with a :15.565 time. The Reed Land and Cattle Co.-owned homebred is trained by J. Heath Reed. Nancy Later and Latamanda Win Sho Clothes Sponsored Class at Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II Nancy Later and Latamanda won the Intermediaire II class at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.
West Palm Beach, FL (March 17, 2010) – Nancy Later and her new mount, Latamanda EHT, turned in an award-winning ride at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II to win the Intermediaire II class. Sho Clothes, Wellington’s upscale dressage boutique that specializes in the latest and most fashionable dressage apparel for show and play, sponsored the class. It was the first time out for Later and the stunning Dutch Warmblood mare, and despite dealing with bad weather Later was pleased with her ride. “The weather was so bad I thought we would only be able to school, but it let up and we were able to get in the ring,” Later said. “I bought Latamanda in November so it was my first time in the ring with her and I wanted to get to know her. It turned out to be really fun.” Later said she was also pleased with the judge’s feedback on her inaugural ride. “Axel Steiner loved the mare, although he thought I rode a bit conservative and Lorraine Mac Donald also loved her, especially her one tempis and her piaffe,” Later said. Lars Petersen and Beemer Win FEI Grand Prix Special Sponsored by The Sanctuary at Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II Danish Olympic dressage star Lars Petersen won the FEI Grand Prix Special at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II held at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center.
West Palm Beach, FL (March 16, 2010) – Danish Olympic dressage star Lars Petersen rode into the winner’s circle during the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II, winning the FEI Grand Prix Special aboard Beemer and taking home another gift certificate from The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center. Petersen also won a class sponsored by The Sanctuary at the Gold Coast Opener earlier this year aboard his horse Success. Petersen, the head trainer at Legacy Farms in White Fences, thanked The Sanctuary for sponsoring the class. “I really appreciate it,” he said, referring to the world-class facility in Ocala that is dedicated to the healing, conditioning and well being of all equine athletes. Petersen added that he was also pleased with Beemer, who has been coming up through the FEI levels and is new to the Grand Prix. Petersen’s success in the show ring is vast, including being named the Danish National Champion five times and represented Denmark at the Olympic Games, three World Equestrian Games, two World Cup Finals and three Continental Championships. Since moving to the United States, Petersen has continued to earn an impressive record at some of the most prestigious shows in the country. |
