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Somer Hit and Her Highness O Produce Classy Performances on Day Two of the USEF National Dressage Championships

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Wayne, IL – The USEF Dressage National Championships continued Friday at Lamplight Equestrian Center, with competitors producing top class results for a second straight day. The first tests, counting for 40% of the overall Championship scores, were held in the Six-Year-Old division of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Championship and the USEF National Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Dressage Championship presented by The Dutta Corp. and Performance Sales International. In the Six-Year-Old Championship Alice Tarjan and Somer Hit scored a decisive victory in the Preliminary Test. Caroline Roffman and Her Highness O lead the Developing Horse Prix St. Georges competition after producing a winning effort on Friday.

The USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals presented by Dressage Today also held its optional Warm-Up class for the 14-18 division to begin the day’s activities in Ring 2. Genay Vaughn and Kaye-Eileen Willard’s Anakin topped the field of eight to win the Warm-Up.

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USEF Dressage Developing Program Participants Excel at USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

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Caroline Roffman and Pie at the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions (SusanJStickle.com)

Lexington, KY – The success of the USEF Dressage Developing Clinics was on full display in June at the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions held at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ, with participants scoring top honors in Intermediaire I and Young Adult “Brentina Cup” competition. Over the past seven months the rising stars in the sport of dressage have had the opportunity to hone their skills and prepare for future success at the highest level.

Due to a generous multi-year gift to the USET Foundation from Trustee Akiko Yamazaki, the program expanded in 2012, allowing more riders from throughout the country to participate. Select individuals were invited to take part in training sessions held throughout the year in Florida, New Jersey, and California under the guidance of USEF Developing Coach, Debbie McDonald.

At the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, McDonald worked closely with riders and their trainers to produce top placings.

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It’s Fireworks and a National Championship Win for Caroline Roffman

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Caroline Roffman and Pie have been named the 2012 United States Intermediaire I National Champions. (Photo courtesy of SusanJStickle.com)

Gladstone, NJ (June 27, 2012) – It was a weekend of fireworks for Wellington-based dressage rider Caroline Roffman and her horse Pie, as the duo dominated the Intermediaire I Division at the 2012 Festival of Champions to ride away with the National Championship. While fireworks on a nearby golf course had Pie a little unsettled one night during the competition, Roffman and Pie set off their own fireworks in the ring to win the championship with a 74.535% total for their three classes.

Early in the week Roffman took a commanding lead of the Intermediaire I division, winning both the Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I classes. Dancing their freestyle to a combination of music from Britney Spears and Katy Perry, Roffman and Pie, on the heels of the fireworks experience, came in third – but their strong lead still helped them take home the victory over David Blake, in second, and Heather Mason in third.

“I bought Pie as a four-year-old, and he was challenging,” said Roffman.  “Some didn’t think he’d ever settle down enough to be a successful dressage horse, but I’m so pleased with his progress this year.”

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Roffman and Hafner Score National Titles on Final Day of 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

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Caroline Roffman and Pie (Susan J. Stickle)

Gladstone, NJ – The 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions came to a close Sunday with National Champions being crowned in Intermediaire I and Young Adult “Brentina Cup” competition in the Dick and Jane Brown Arena at the USET Foundation Headquarters. Intermediaire I Freestyles and the FEI Young Rider Grand Prix were presented to the Ground Jury of Lois Yukins, Hilda Gurney, Jane Weatherwax, Axel Steiner, and Janet Foy. Caroline Roffman followed up her 2011 Young Adult “Brentina Cup” win with the 2012 National Intermediaire I title. Brian Hafner claimed his first National Championship in the National Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Dressage Championship.

National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship

Roffman (Wellington, FL) and Pie narrowly missed sweeping the three tests of Intermediaire I Championship; placing third in Sunday’s Freestyle but scored a decisive victory in the National Championship. Their score of 73.925% counted for the remaining 15% of her championship average of 74.535%.

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Roffman Extends Lead in Intermediaire I Championship

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Hafner Gets Early Jump on Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Competition

Caroline Roffman and Pie (Susan J. Stickle)

Gladstone, NJ – While the Dick and Jane Brown Arena at the USET Foundation Headquarters belonged to the Grand Prix riders Saturday morning, the afternoon session was all about the up-and-coming stars of the sport at the USEF Dressage Festival of Champions. In the National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship, Caroline Roffman and Pie maintained their stranglehold on the lead, while Young Adult “Brentina Cup” competitors got their first taste of competition in Gladstone with Brian Hafner jumping out to an early lead.

National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship

Day one leader Roffman rode like a woman on a mission Saturday afternoon and extended her lead in the National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship. Fourteen competitors contested the FEI Intermediaire I Test in the Dick and Jane Brown Arena but none would be able to catch Roffman and Pie.

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Roffman and Pie Set the Standard in USEF National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship

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Caroline Roffman and Pie (Susan J. Stickle)

Gladstone, NJ – The second week of the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions began Thursday with competitors in the National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship performing the FEI Prix St. Georges Test. Caroline Roffman cantered down centerline as the second competitor of the morning, then was forced to wait as the remainder of the 14 horse division tried to top her score of 73.974%. A total of five combinations were able to break the 70% barrier however none would be able to catch Roffman.

Roffman (Wellington, FL) rode her own 10-year-old Hanoverian, Pie, in an accurate forward effort. The flashy chestnut gelding’s test was highlighted by an extremely fluid trot-tour. The 23-year-old rider was extremely pleased with Pie’s effort today and that all their training is paying off.

“I’m so happy because Pie had the best ride we’ve ever had,” said Roffman. “Luckily it was in the ring here today. This season has been building, trying to get here and now that I am I thought I would be a little braver and put the pedal to the metal a bit. We had a few bobbles here and there but I think this is the new point I need to ride him at.”

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Caroline Roffman Ties Up Season with a Gold Medal at the CDI Nations Cup and Looks toward the Future

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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.

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Caroline Roffman and Pie Are Superb at WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup CDIO-3*

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Caroline Roffman and Pie. Photo: www.susanjstickle.com

Wellington, FL – April 13, 2012 – Caroline Roffman proved to all that Friday the 13th was not an unlucky day, as she rode Pie to victory in the FEI Prix St. Georges at the $35,000 WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup CDIO-3*, presented by Stillpoint Farm, on Friday.  Thirty horse and rider combinations from thirteen nations on eight teams were on hand to vie for the top award in the GDF’s large Stadium.  At the completion of the class, Roffman and Pie were the clear winners with a score of 70.500%, the only pair to break into the seventies.

Roffman, 23, who rides and trains out of Lion Share in Wellington, FL, rose up through the ranks of the Dressage Young Riders program and has become a top contender in the FEI small tour at the GDF this season.  Her scores with Pie, (Hanoverian by Worldly, out of WorldLady) have been in the upper 60s for the last two CDIs, and she was very excited to receive a score of 70%.

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Caroline Roffman Sweeps Small Tour at Global Dressage Festival

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Caroline Roffman took home top honors at the $50,000 Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W at the Global Dressage Festival, winning the FEI Intermediaire I with a score of 69.158% aboard Pie. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Packer)

Wellington, FL (April 4, 2012) – Dressage rider Caroline Roffman took home top honors at the $50,000 Florida Dressage Classic CDI-W at the Global Dressage Festival with her National Champion Pie, sweeping the small tour with wins in the FEI Intermediaire I with a score of 69.158% and the Prix St. Georges with a score of 68.737%. Roffman also rode away with the World Development Group Award for her small tour success, presented to her by the World Development Group, a premier developer responsible for building the Global Dressage Festival.

Roffman and Pie are no strangers to the winner’s circle, having finished 2011 by winning 3 Reserve Championships at the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. During the Global Dressage Festival, Roffman decided to step it up a notch with Pie, and the results proved to be positive. “We rode more forward and it paid off in the end. We had a few mistakes but Pie really stepped up to the task and showed me that he is brave, and that I can ride him more bravely,” Roffman said.

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Ashley Holzer and Pop Art Shine at the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI*** at GDF

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Ashey Holzer and Pop Art. Photo: www.susanjstickle.com

Wellington, FL – March 15, 2012 – Ashley Holzer and Pop Art were the big winners of the FEI Grand Prix at the $15,000 Wellington Dressage Classic CDI***, presented by the Chesapeake Dressage Institute, held March 15-18 at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF)Stadium show grounds in Wellington, FL.

Holzer and Pop Art garnered a sore of 71.447% from the five international judges, enough to hold off Tina Konyot and Calecto V, who scored 70.191% for second place.

The big chestnut gelding performed well and Holzer seemed to be enjoying the ride. This is one of a long list of wins for Pop Art and this mother of three, who does not consider herself a professional rider.

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