Dressage Training Online Announces Winners of Young Star Spotlight Grant
Alamo, CA (June 28, 2010) – DressageTrainingOnline.com (DTO) announced the six winners of their inaugural Young Star Spotlight Grant. The 2010 grant winners are Jamee Amundson of Colorado, Alyssa Pitts of Oregon, Kelly Krambs of California, Benjamin Pfabe of Virginia, Brandi Benedict of Virginia, and Lauren Ball Tisdale of Ohio. Lisa Pembleton of Florida and Linda Shultz of Kentucky were also named as runner-ups for the grant.
The educational tour grants monies to a minimum of 6 chosen young dressage horse enthusiasts. The grant money will be used for airfare, lodging, transportation and attendance on a prearranged hosted trip to Germany to attend the 2010 Bundeschampionate.
In addition grant winners will attend private tours visiting top young horse trainers, riders and breeders and participate in exclusive small forums and discussions with some of the world’s most knowledgeable and successful dressage professionals. Grant winners will attend educational seminars led by DTO feature partner trainer, Dr. Ulf Moleller, head trainer of the famed PSI sporthorses, Michael Klimke, Ingo Pape and numerous FEI judges, well versed in young horse evaluation.
BUENOS AIRES – At Saturday’s races for Las Estrellas (Breeders’ Cup equivalent) at Palermo racetrack in the city here, Kentucky shuttle sires Bernstein and Pure Prize sired winners of distinction that will make Storm Cat and his branch of the Northern Dancer line increasingly powerful in South American breeding. But the biggest lick of all came from the Danzig branch of Northern Dancer though a grandson of Lure, who was twice a winner of the Breeders’ Cup Mile.
The 4-year-old Lignote de Oro won the Estrellas Classic at 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) and established his sire Orpen as one of the most consistent sires of speed and class among the vast roster of stallions now on the international shuttle to Argentina.
Once an ornament of the vast Coolmore operation in Ireland, Orpen was sold to stand at Haras du Thenney in France after beginning his stud career well but not spectacularly in Ireland. Then he was marketed as a shuttle stallion for South America and picked up to fill a desire for more Northern Dancer blood among Argentine breeders.
Long List for 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Announced
Wayne, IL – June 28, 2010 – The final day of intense competition for the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championships and the USEF Para-Dressage Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games concluded Sunday. Earning both the championship rosette and cooler and the reserve championship rosette and cooler was Rebecca Hart. Hart rode both of her mounts to top honors over the last three days. Hart and Kazan earned the National Championship and Hart and Norteassa earned the reserve championship. Hart was surrounded by top coaches including her trainer and Chef d’Equipe of the USEF Para-Dressage team, Missy Ransehousen; top judges Chris Porterfield (GBR), Lillian Iannone (ARG), and Carlos Lopes (POR); and top competition.
The weekend’s competition was a chance for the riders to not only compete among their peers, but to gain experience in front of international judges. The three days of Para-Dressage competition included the team test, individual test and freestyle competition. On Sunday, the freestyle test added the music element to the test where riders showcased their artistic abilities on horseback.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is urging horse owners to get their animals vaccinated following an upsurge in the number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases. Sentinel chickens that serve as an early warning of the existence of the disease are also being diagnosed with EEE in areas of the state that are not usually affected.
So far this year there have been 16 confirmed cases of EEE in horses. While that is not an unusually high number, seven of the cases were reported on Wednesday, June 23, from counties scattered throughout the state.
“Most of the cases have been in the central and north central part of the state which is normal,” Bronson said. “But we are also seeing increased EEE and West Nile Virus activity in sentinel chickens in the southern part of the state, including Martin County which has not had EEE detected in 30 years. In addition, there has been a confirmed case of EEE in a horse in both Collier and Okeechobee counties. So I want to remind horse owners of the importance of getting their animals vaccinated.”
EEE is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system and is transmitted to horses by infected mosquitoes. Signs of the virus include fever, listlessness, stumbling, circling, coma and usually death. The disease is fatal in horses in 90 percent of the cases.
Bronson says the majority of cases of EEE and other mosquito-borne diseases can be prevented through proper vaccinations. Horse owners are urged to check with their veterinarian to make sure their animals have received current vaccinations and booster shots against EEE and West Nile Virus, and that these shots are kept up to date.
Wayne, IL – June 27, 2010 – It was another beautiful day at the Lamplight Equestrian Center where the USEF Para-Dressage Selection Trials are occurring for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Riders and their top mounts entered the arena in front of spectators, their peers and international judges. The three judges included Chris Porterfield (GBR), Lillian Iannone (ARG), and Carlos Lopes (POR). Saturday was the individual competition, which will be counted alongside Friday’s team tests, and Sunday’s freestyle tests. Consistency has been the weekend’s theme with Rebecca Hart earning the blue ribbon and the second place ribbon in the short course test, and Robin Brueckmann earning first place honors in the long course test. Both riders earned the top ribbons in Friday’s competitions as well.
In Saturday’s long course individual test Robin Brueckmann and Raison d’Etre earned the top honors with a combined score of 66.667%. Most of the competitors Saturday had an increase in their score percentages as Brueckmann did going from Friday’s 65% to Saturday’s 66.667%.
World Cup Finalist Mario Deslauriers will be showing at International Bromont during the 2010 season.
Bromont, Quebec – June 25, 2010 – The International Bromont Horse Show is pleased to announce that the hunter/jumper competition’s prize list is currently available online. The prize list and entry blank are posted on the internet at www.internationalbromont.org. The event will feature two weeks of world-class competition scheduled for July 21-25, 2010 and July 28 – August 1, 2010.
International Bromont is held at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park, originally installed as the site for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Equestrian Sports. The site is currently undergoing numerous renovations to prepare for the world’s top riders to attend the exciting event.
Wayne, IL – June 26, 2010 – Sunshine covered the splendid Lamplight Equestrian Center on Friday as the USEF Para-Dressage Selection Trials for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games commenced. The day began at 12:30 PM with top Para-Equestrians competing for the ten spots on the USEF Para-Dressage Team. This was the first of three days that the qualified riders were able to showcase their top skills, great horses, and a chance to be in front of international judges. The three judges were Chris Porterfield (GBR), Lillian Iannone (ARG), and Carlos Lopes (POR). Over the three days of competition each day will count towards their total score to qualify for the World Equestrian Games.
In today’s short course team test, Rebecca Hart earned both the first place and second place ribbons. Hart rode her trusty gelding Norteassa to the blue earning a 69.048 % overall. Hart also earned the second place ribbon with Kazan earning a 68.889% overall.
Marquetry Old Friends founder Michael Blowen, photo by Rick Capone
GEORGETOWN, KY – JUNE 25, 2010 – Champion sire Marquetry has retired to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Central, KY, president and founder Michael Blowen announced today.
Marquetry, by 1982 Horse of the Year Conquistador Cielo out of the Vice Regent mare Regent’s Walk, won ten of 36 career starts and earned $3,857,886. He was a Grade 1 winner on both dirt and turf, registering victories in the 1991 Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap (G1), 1992 Eddie Read Handicap (G1), and 1993 Meadowlands Cup Handicap (G1).
He is the sire of Breeders’ Cup winners and sprint champions Artax and Squirtle Squirt.
June 23, 2010 – LEXINGTON, KY – 93 Days to Go – Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games spectators will have a variety of parking and transportation options, including hotel shuttles and on-site parking, for the 16 days of the event.
With the recent availability of property adjacent to the Kentucky Horse Park, parking for 10,000 vehicles each day is now possible on-site. Parking will be $20 per vehicle with cash only accepted upon entry. A limited number of premium parking spaces near the spectator entry, with pass-out parking privileges, are also available for $100 per day at www.alltechfeigames.com.
Nine hotel shuttle routes will be implemented for Games spectators, providing a door-to-door transportation service for selected hotels. Spectators who have arranged accommodations through the Games Housing Bureau for the selected hotels, located in Lexington, Georgetown and Frankfort, will be emailed a direct link on or before July 6 with the opportunity to pre-purchase hotel shuttle wristbands online for $5 before August 1. After August 1, the shuttle wristbands will be $10 for Housing Bureau guests. During the Games, wristbands can be purchased for $15, subject to availability. Wristbands are date specific and valid for one day’s round trip transport to the Kentucky Horse Park and are non-transferable. A list of hotels on the shuttle routes will be available on the Spectator Information page of the Games website by July 6.
Sagacious HF, owned by Al Guden and ridden by Lauren Sammis, made a triumphant return to the show ring in the Grand Prix at Blainville CDI3*. (Photo by Cealy Tetley – tetleyphoto.com)
Blainville, Quebec (June 24, 2010) – Pan Am Gold medalists Lauren Sammis and Sagacious HF, an 11-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Al Guden, made a spectacular return to the Grand Prix ring at the Blainville CDI3* in Quebec. After time away from the CDI show ring due to muscle soreness, Sagacious was back in winning form earning a second place in the Grand Prix with a 66.681% and a second place in the Grand Prix Freestyle with a 73.200%.
“Lauren and Sagacious won blue ribbons in their return to the ring, unfortunately they were in Canada where blue is second place,” joked Guden, who bought Sagacious as a four-month-old colt in Holland. “We were pleased with Lauren’s performance. She was striving to ride a quiet, accurate test to assure that Sagacious was fine with showing again. As a pair, both Lauren and Sagacious have proved they are consistent under pressure. They both seem unfazed by the competitive environment and that really helps them succeed,” added Guden.
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