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JRPRCaroline Roffman Ties Up Season with a Gold Medal at the CDI Nations Cup and Looks toward the Future Caroline Roffman and Pie during the victory gallop during the Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup CDI. (Photo © 2012 by Al Guden) Wellington, FL (April 18, 2012) – Caroline Roffman has a stellar beginning to 2012, with wins across the small tour and developing horse divisions at prestigious shows on the Florida dressage circuit and most recently a gold medal at the Nations Cup CDI. At the Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup, Team USA took the gold, and Roffman’s score of 70.050% on her own Pie put her in second and was a strong contribution towards the medal. Team Europe took the silver, while Team USA 2 took the bronze. Pie and Roffman also swept the Prix St Georges classes at the Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup. Roffman recently opened her own training and sales center, Lionshare Dressage, and has partnered with 2012 Pan Am Games alternate Endel Ots to bring the best dressage prospects and training to Wellington. In the second half of 2012, Roffman has her sights set on multiple championships, including Gladstone and Lamplight, as she looks to the future with her competition horses. Rebecca Cohen Winning Streak Continues at Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup Show Rebecca Cohen and Downtown took home the blue in the Junior Team Test and the Junior Individual Test during the Global Dressage Nations Cup National Show. (Photo courtesy of SusanJStickle.com) Wellington, FL (April 18, 2012) – Rebecca Cohen and Downtown, affectionately known as ‘Daddy,’ recently put in excellent tests during the Global Dressage Festival Nations Cup National Show, riding to success with top scores. Cohen, who rides and trains with coaches like Robert Dover and Steffen Peters, has her sights set on competing in Kentucky at the Junior/Young Rider Championships this summer and the National Championships at Gladstone. Cohen rode in the Junior Team Test with a score of 70.209% and Junior Individual test with a score of 69.671%. Downtown, aka Daddy, is a 17.2 hand Westphalian gelding that she has been riding and working with for three years, and recently her scores have been climbing slowly higher as the pair strives for excellence in the arena. “Daddy is perfect,” said Cohen. “I am so excited to continue competing him. My favorite thing about him is his personality. He is extremely funny and always makes everyone in the barn laugh.” Cohen went on to say that the highlight of her show was the 70% she scored on the team test ride. “I just had the feeling that Daddy was saying, “Yes, I’m giving you my attention” before I went in the ring. The trot tour was the best it has ever been.” Aubrey McCall Wins Custom Saddlery Young Ambassador Award at GCDA Finale I Aubrey McCall of Jacksonville, Florida was awarded the Custom Saddlery Young Ambassador Award at the GCDA Finale I. (Photo courtesy of JRPR) Wellington, FL (April 17, 2012) – Aubrey McCall, a young rider who owns a stunning Oldenburg named Falstaff, was awarded the Custom Saddlery Young Ambassador Award during the Gold Coast Dressage Finale I. Sponsored by Custom Saddlery, the Young Ambassador Award recognizes a young rider who is a good ambassador for the sport of dressage. McCall took home a set of sheepskin lined Dressage Sport Boots for her eight-year-old gelding, and said she has her sights set on competing in the Juniors next year. McCall competed Falstaff, who she just purchased a few months ago, in the Second Level division at the show, and said her goals with him include the Junior divisions and Young Rider divisions in years to follow. “I love showing Falstaff,” said McCall who hails from Jacksonville, Florida. “The best part about him is his personality and his quirkiness. He is so much fun to ride and I am looking forward to competing him more in the future.” Laurence Blais Tetreault and Pissaro Win Rock Star Freestyle Award from Cunningham & Cunningham at IHS Champions Cup CDI3* Laurence Blais Tetreault and Pissaro won the FEI Junior Rider Freestyle Test at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI3* show held at the Equestrian Estates in White Fences. (Photo courtesy of JRPR) Wellington, FL (April 17, 2012) – Canadian Young Rider Laurence Blais Tetreault and her Westphalian Pissaro danced their way to victory in the FEI Junior Rider Freestyle Test at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI3* show held at the Equestrian Estates in White Fences. The duo’s upbeat music not only earned them the blue ribbon, but they also rode away with the Rock Star Award from Cunningham & Cunningham Livestock, Inc. Sponsored by Cunningham & Cunningham, located in Harriman, New York, the Rock Star Award highlights horse and rider combinations that excel in the Musical Freestyle classes. Blais Tetreault was thrilled to win the Rock Star Award and said she is looking forward to competing at the North American Young Riders Championship. “I am very happy with how Pissaro did at this show and I am also happy because we are already qualified for Young Riders,” she said. Blais Tetreault, who is from Montreal, also placed second in the FEI Junior Rider Team Test with Pissaro, earning a 69.459% and second in the FEI Junior Rider Individual Test with a 67.851%. Blais Tetreault and Pissaro earned a 67.375% in their musical freestyle. “I’ve had Pissaro for two-and-a-half years and we are doing great,” she said. Victoria Colvin and Inclusive Win Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center Sponsored Hunter Championship Second Week in a Row Victoria Colvin rode Inclusive to the Championship in the Second Year Green Working Hunters during week ten of the 2012 Winter Equestrian Festival. (Photo courtesy of Sportfot.com) Wellington, FL (April 16, 2012) – Teen wonder rider Victoria Colvin, known as Tori, already has an award-winning resume at the tender age of 14, and the Loxahatchee based rider was once again in the winner’s circle during the tenth week of the 2012 Winter Equestrian Festival, riding away with the championship in the Second Year Green Working Hunter division. The division was sponsored by The Sanctuary Equine Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, a world-class rehab and conditioning facility located in Ocala, Florida. The Sanctuary also sponsors the First Year Green, Regular Conformation and Green Conformation divisions. Colvin won the championship on Inclusive, owned by Scott Stewart and Dr. Betsee Parker, a repeat performance as she and Inclusive also won the championship during week nine of the world-class show circuit. Colvin recently made headlines when she rode away with the $50,000 WCHR Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular at WEF, beating out her own trainer, Scott Stewart, as well as the country’s top professionals. Colvin also competed Inclusive in the Hunter Spectacular, placing third in the prestigious class. Shannon Dueck Shares Details of Training with Carl Hester during ShowChic Shop Talk From left to right, Krystalann Shingler, Michele Hundt, and Shannon Dueck at the April 10 ShowChic Shop Talk. (Photo courtesy of JRPR) Wellington, FL (April 12, 2012) – ShowChic, a premier dressage fashion boutique, recently hosted international dressage rider Shannon Dueck during the April 10th ShopTalk, where the top rider discussed everything from her beginnings in Pony Club to her time spent in training with Carl Hester. ShowChic holds the monthly Shop Talks to gather together the dressage community during informative social events. Guests also left with great prizes like gift certificates to ShowChic and products from Vita Flex’s line of equestrian supplements. Dueck, who trains out of her own Dueck Dressage in Loxahatchee, Florida, told the gathered crowd about her days spent in England training her Grand Prix mare, Ayscha, with Hester. She detailed a day at the prestigious rider’s farm, as well as her experience viewing the grounds and arenas for the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London, where she and Ayscha hope to compete for Canada. “Carl’s training system is strongly based on doing what is right by the horse,” said Dueck. “Each ride starts out with fifteen to twenty minutes of stretching and loosening the horse’s back. Then Carl gets on and trains each horse for about twenty-five minutes. After that all of the horses, the babies and the stallions included, go out for a hack in the fields or on the roads. Carl really enjoys training and gives the horses tons of praise and breaks. It really makes a difference in the way they react to him.” Dueck herself focuses on preserving the horse’s natural joy in her training. “Only when a horse is happy in his work and willing to learn can you be truly successful in your riding.” Cesar Parra Teams Up with Martin Sosnoff, and the Teacher Becomes the Student Martin Sosnoff rides with Dr. Cesar Parra and Sosnoff is still showing younger riders exactly how it’s done. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Cesar Parra) Wellington, FL (April 11, 2012) – When New York dressage rider Martin Sosnoff met international dressage rider and trainer Dr. Cesar Parra he said he was immediately impressed with Parra’s passion for the sport as well as his incredible level of sportsmanship. Parra, who recently represented the United States at the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, discovered that he had much to learn from his experienced student. Sosnoff, who is an octogenarian, is still showing younger riders exactly how it’s done. “Cesar is a world class rider with many young students competing and winning, but when he met Martin he was very interested in helping him achieve his goals. He liked that he was an older man who wanted to ride, learn and compete,” said Toni Sosnoff, Martin’s wife. “Cesar is not only an incredible rider and trainer but he is an incredible resource in the world of dressage.” Rebecca Cohen Rides to Success at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach Show at the Global Dressage Festival Rebecca Cohen Rides to Success at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach Show at the Global Dressage Festival Wellington, FL (April 11, 2012) – Following successful rides at the $120,000 5* West Palm Beach show at the Global Dressage Festival, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Cohen is well on her way to accomplishing her goals of competing in Kentucky this summer and at the National Championships at Gladstone. Cohen rode in the FEI Junior Individual and Junior Team classes at the world-class show, riding away with a first in the Individual and a second in the Team class. “I competed Downtown, who I call Daddy, a 17.2 hand Westphalen gelding. I’ve been riding him for three years and our scores get higher and higher at every show,” Cohen said. “On the second day of the show we won the FEI Junior Individual Test and one of the judges gave us a score of 70% which was really exciting.” FEI Pony Dressage Rider Bebe Davis Wraps Up a Record Breaking Dressage Season Poldy 10 and Barbara (Bebe) Davis earned the record breaking score of 75.987% twice in the FEI Pony Individual Test. (Photo courtesy of SueJStickle.com) Wellington, FL (April 11, 2012) – Barbara (Bebe) Davis, a 14-year-old dressage rider who competes in the FEI Pony Division, has wrapped up an amazing winter show season with her two ponies, Poldy 10 and Bohdjan. While she may not be old enough to drive a car, Davis was still able to pilot her equine partners into the winner’s circle time and time again while competing on the prestigious winter show circuit in Wellington, Florida. Davis and Poldy 10 earned a personal and record high score of 75.987% at two different shows in the FEI Pony Individual Test. Their score is the highest any declared pony rider has received since the Pony Division was included for the first time at the Festival of Champions in 2011, according to the United States Equestrian Federation. “The last three shows were really great,” Davis said. “They started out pretty good and I didn’t think they could get any better, but they did. I competed at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby and at two shows at the Global Dressage Festival.” Peter Leone, Conor Swail & Michelle Navarro-Grau Capture Wins in 1.35m Jumper Classes at WEF Beezie Madden and Amadora, owned by Abigail Wexner, competing in the World Development Group 1.35m division during the seventh week of WEF. (Photo courtesy of Sportfot.com) Wellington, FL (April 6, 2012) – Olympic rider Peter Leone, who took home a Silver team medal at the 1996 Olympic Games aboard Crown Royal Legato as part of the United States Equestrian Team, was back in the winner’s circle during the seventh week of the 2012 Winter Equestrian Festival when he won a World Development Group 1.35m Jumper class. Sponsored by World Development Group, a premier developer committed to building the equestrian lifestyle in Wellington and around the world, Leone rode Annie 66, owned by Ri-Arm Farm, to the win. Leone, who owns Lionshare Farm in Connecticut with his wife Marcella, has enjoyed a long career in the show world, including a highly successful junior career in which he won the “Best Child Rider” Award at prestigious shows such as the Upperville Horse Show, the Devon Horse Show, the Lake Placid Horse Show, the Pennsylvania National Hose Show, the Washington National Horse Show and the National Horse Show in New York City. |
