Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs’s daughter Hillary showed her wining style at the 2010 Washington International Horse Show in DC the last week. The 22 year old, who lives between Palm Beach, FL and Sussex, NJ, competed as “The Flash” aboard Marengo placing in second during always colorful and exciting $20,000 Gambler’s Choice Costume Class. Rodrigo Pessoa won the class, decked out in an authentic Formula One racing outfit, complete with helmet. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s daughter Georgina (also of Palm Beach and NYC) placed 6th, in a full nun’s habit. The 3rd place ribbon in the costume class went to Shane Sweetnam, who partnered with Dobbs to win Saturday night’s $15,000 Open Jumper Pair Relay.
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ATLANTA, GA – October 29, 2010 — Despite riding with a torn ACL and meniscus and year-long effort to earn a place to compete at the 52nd annual Washington International Horse Show in DC, the payoff was big for Sarah Ward of Atlanta, GA on Wednesday, October 27, 2010. The 20 year old equestrian, who trains with Jack Towell and Liza Boyd of Finally Farm in SC, piloted her gelding Onassis to the victory in the $2,000 Amateur Owner Handy Hunter Stake (35 and under) putting in a flawless round against 23 other top riders; the pair also placed 7th in the 3,000 A/O Hunter Stakes during the competition. The University of South Carolina sophomore will now have surgery on her right knee to be performed by orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Xerogeanes, head of the Emory Sports Medicine Center in Atlanta, GA.
A/O Rider Sarah Ward Competes Despite Torn ACL & Severe Knee Injury in Open Jumpers and Year End Hunter Finals This Week
October 22, 2010 — Sarah Ward of Atlanta, GA was enjoying a game of flag football with 14 classmates back at the University of South Carolina classmates (and members of the Gamecocks Equestrian Team including Kelsey Stangebye) when she switched directions really fast while running. She heard a snap, and as she hit the ground felt pain in her right knee. She finished the game, but the team lost terribly. No wonder; after a trip to the Emergency Room the next morning, the 20 year old sophomore learned she’d torn her ACL and Meniscus, and was going to need surgery.
But the injury couldn’t stop the young equestrian from riding to win, or at least trying to win! The week after her accident, Sarah walked the Open Jumper Classic course at the Aiken Fall Festival II (Sept. 16 to 20), with the help of crutches, in Aiken, SC. This was only the second time that Sarah had competed at this level, and she did it with a severe handicap. “The show managers kept saying, ‘The course isn’t finished yet,’ as I hobbled out on the field,” remembered Sarah, who has been getting by on Aleve and anti-inflammatory medications prescribed her orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Xerogeanes. “I said, ‘By the time I get to the other side of the ring it will be.’” Before entering the arena against 30 other top competitors, Sarah put aside her crutches and removed her knee brace and successfully piloted her jumper Ludwig Storgaard to the 6th place ribbon. She also competed on both of her Amateur Owner Hunters Isaac and Onassis, winning four classes and receiving the Championship ribbon for their efforts.
Olympic Show Jumping Medalist Margie Engle & Step by Step Foundation’s Liliane Stransky Host 2nd Annual “All In for Charity 2011” Poker Tournament & Charity Benefit for Children in Need around the World
(Sunday, March 13, 2011 – 6:30 PM to Midnight)
WHO: Event Chair Margie Engle, an Olympic medalist and 10-time AGA Rider of the Year, and Step by Step Foundation’s President Liliane Stransky, will host the “All In for Charity 2011″ poker tournament and charity benefit dinner. Olympic riders Chris Kappler, Jimmy and Danielle Torano, international course designer Olaf Peterson, and ESP’s CEO Mark Bellissimo, will be among the guests invited back to the tables for this fun filled benefit and night of gaming.
WHAT: Step by Step Foundation’s 2nd annual benefit to help raise funds for children in need around the world. The transformation into a fun-filled casino will take place in The Hospitality Tent, overlooking the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s international arena. General admission will include a catered buffet dinner and a seat at the tables for roulette, craps, poker, Three Card Draw, Black Jack, and other games of chance. There will be dancing and a DJ, exclusive art, equestrian merchandise, celebrity memorabilia, and prizes awarded throughout the night.
Hillary Dobbs
Hillary Dobbs hit the million dollar mark in winnings during the 41st annual Lake Placid Horse Shows. The 22 year old Harvard graduate placed second aboard Marengo in the $30,000 Intercat, Inc. Open Jumper Classic CSI 2* pushed jumped her past the million dollar mark. Her victory in the $30,000 Battenkill Grand Prix, the 2nd year she has won it, also on Marengo at the Vermont Summer Festival WEEK 2 put her total earnings to date at $1,023,785.75.
Liliane Stransky/Stransky Mission Farms/Step by Step Foundation
Photo by Kathy Anderson
The tornado that slammed into the Olympic stadium may have delayed the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, but it didn’t dampen the competition or spectators’ spirits. “You can plan for almost anything,” stated Liliane Stransky, the owner of Stransky’s Mission Farm and founder of the Step by Step charity. “I have learned the hard way, there is no plan with nature. Every day is unexpected, and thank God no people, or horses, were seriously hurt.” Stransky celebrated the finishing of the Step by Step Foundation’s new Tipa Tipa Elementary School in Haiti with her 14 year old daughter Daniela by cheering on both Hector Florentino (Dominican Republic) riding their bay Ultimo, and Diego Muyshodndt (El Salvador) on their jumper Ikarus, in the CAC show jumping competitions. 31 nations were scheduled to participate.
Photo Courtesy of Roger Young Stables
Congratulations to rider, trainer, and judge Gary Young of Roger Young Stables and his lovely wife Michaela on the opening of Camden Equine Rehabilitation & Conditioning Center in South Carolina. Soon their two year old daughter Stella will be able to take the reins in the family business!
Camden Equine Rehabilitation & Conditioning Center Debuts New Sports Technology & Holistic Options to Help Horses & Ponies Get Fit & Sound
Michaela & Gary Young Launch New Media Site to Introduce Options Available at Kershaw County Facility
Kershaw County, SC – June 1, 2010 – Gary and Michaela Young of Roger Young Stables expanded their equestrian offerings when they introduced the Camden Equine Rehabilitation & Conditioning Center in the beginning of 2010. Located on grounds of the beautiful hunter and jumper training facility in Kershaw County, South Carolina, the new center offers the latest techniques, veterinary technology and alternative sports medicine to assist in injury recovery, post-surgical care, and accelerated conditioning.
The facility houses state of the art therapy equipment, 12′ x 12′ stalls, a 300′ x 200′ riding arena, large grass paddocks and round pens and separate treatment areas where our experienced and well-trained staff is there to help horses recover as quickly and happily as possible. These cutting edge machines and new techniques are coupled with hands on, personalized attention by an experienced and certified staff, who ensure the best care for each and every horse that comes to the center.
Clicker Training Expert Offers Tips & Tele-Seminars – FREE!
San Marcos, CA (May, 2010) – With just a click of your mouse you can access free video tips and free tele-seminars on another kind of click – Clicker Training.
Shawna Karrasch, the CEO and founder of On Target Training, recently launched her updated clicker training web site, www.ShawnaKarrasch.com, as well as a new tele-seminar site, www.AskShawna.com. On Target Training is a proven training system that greatly accelerates the learning process for any breed or discipline by unlocking a horse’s natural desire to perform. What results is an incredible partnership based on interaction, learning and trust. Time and patience incurs success and the tools are simple: a small hand held clicker that reinforces desired behavior, a hand-held target for direction and focus, and a waist bound container for treats for reward reinforcement.
Coach Lilly De Sousa & Upper School Students & 2 Individual Riders Qualify at Zone III Finals & Secure Slot at National Championships
(D&J Equestrian Center – Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills, MD – April 2 & 3, 2010)
LEXINGTON, VA – April 4, 2010 – Stone Bridge Farm’s Interscholastic Equestrian Association High School Team ended the weekend’s competition with the Reserve Championship ribbon at the Zone III Finals at the D & J Equestrian Center (Garrison Forest School, 300 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD) on Friday April 2nd and Saturday, April 3rd, 2010. The participating students who attend schools around Southern Virginia, aged 11 to 19, competed for two days at the hunter/jumper show where they will be judged on their skills in the saddle against 10 other IEA teams by Eddie Federswisch of Church Hill, TN.
March 23, 2010 – Wellington, FL — It was an evening of competition where everyone came out a winner, especially the international children’s charity The Step by Step Foundation (www.stepbystepfoundation.com). The three member SBS team was giving it their all on the international field at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Festival to win funds to go to Haitian relief.
Amateur and junior riders had the thrill of a lifetime when they were able to compete side by side with Olympic champions and international show jumping icons during the first ever Great Charity Challenge on Saturday, March 20, 2010 during the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
Heading the riding squad for the international charity the Step by Step Foundation was long time SBS supporter, U.S. Olympian Margie Engle, who had championed the children’s organization earlier in the year when she joined founder Liliane Stransky to host the All In for Charity Poker Tournament and Benefit following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The one night of gaming, auctions and fun raised over $100,000 in funds went to help the devastated country of Haiti. She added another worth while win, both for her resume and for children in need, when she and her fellow riders walked out of the grand prix arena with a $150,000 check that will be donated to the Step by Step Foundation.
Harvard Senior Joins U.S. Nation’s Cup Teams in Europe to Determine Final 5-Member Squad
WELLINGTON, Fla. — March 9, 2010 — Hillary Dobbs of Wantage, NJ and Palm Beach, FL, who celebrated her 22nd birthday today, achieved her first goal toward securing a place on the U.S. show jumping team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky., this fall. After the final Grand Prix selection trial at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida on Sunday, Dobbs finished sixth on the ranking list.
The Harvard senior and daughter of former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs will now represent the U.S. as a member of one of the three American teams that are going to Europe for Nations’ Cup competitions. How the candidates perform oversees will determine which of them will be on the five-member squad for the prestigious WEG in Lexington, Ky., this fall.
A total of 15 horse/rider combinations are being named to the long list from which the Cup teams will be assembled. Dobbs, who led the standings with her mount Quincy B after the second trial, had two errors in the third trial that dropped her down the list by adding 8 penalties to her score. She came back in the fourth trial with only two time penalties and was on her way to a clean round in Sunday’s final Grand Prix trial, when her jumper knocked rails at the last two fences for another 8 penalties.
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