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Darren Chiacchia Continues His Winning Ways in the Dressage Arena

Photos by Susan J. Stickle.

September 3, 2013 – Springville, NY – Darren Chiacchia and his black Trakehner stallion, Ballzauber, continued their unprecedented championship streak at the Western New York Dressage Association (WNYDA) Show in Houghton, NY and at the Maplewood Warmbloods Dressage Show in Middleton, NY over the past weeks.

“He’s just a winning machine,” stated Chiacchia of Ballzauber. “He’s all business when he is in the ring.” Along with his excellent show ring presence, Ballzauber is a “remarkable and very sweet horse.” Ballzauber has been victorious from Wellington, FL through KY Horse Park, and now in his home base of New York State. “We’ve shown under some top judges and I’m very pleased to score well under these tough officials,” Chiacchia said.

At the WNYDA Show, Ballzauber was overall Grand Champion of the Breeding Show and won the High Score Trakehner Award. Along the way, Ballzauber was 4-Year-Old and Older Breeding Stallion class winner as well as Champion in the Stallion and Mature Horse classes. Ballzauber is a 9-year-old Trakehner by Axis who is by the very influential EH Sixtus (half-brother to Windfall) out of Ballgefluster by EH Itaxerxes.

DChiacchia13MW3494With Schwarze Zauber (‘Black Magic’ in the German language), a three-year-old stallion by Zauberruf, Alayna Pastuck, Chiacchia’s barn manager and student, took the Champion Young Horse. Schwarze Zauber was overall Reserve Champion of the Breeding Show, just behind Ballzauber.

In the ridden portion of the WNYDA Show, Ballzauber was victorious in all six of his second and third level tests. This left Ballzauber, in addition to his previous honors, as Champion High Score of the show and High Score Trakehner both weekend days.

Pastuck was second in the three third level tests, finishing just behind Ballzauber. She achieved high enough scores to secure her U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF) Bronze Medal, a significant honor.

At the WNYDA Show, Chiacchia introduced two new junior students, Mackenzie Martin and Madison Seliskar. Both girls are 14 years old and come from Bay City, Michigan. In their first dressage show they took home ribbons from each class they entered, a remarkable feat. In total, Martin won three classes on her Trakehner gelding Fantastic (by Connery).

At the Maplewood Warmbloods Dressage Show, Chiacchia and Ballzauber won all six of their second and third level tests. Chiacchia’s student Martin shined by again winning three classes and achieving a score of over 70%.

DChiacchia13MW3522Chiacchia continues a steady recovery from his dramatic accident at the 2008 Red Hills International Horse Trials in Tallahassee, FL. With his resulting Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), he is steadily climbing back up the road to success. His amazing recovery has inspired many people. Chiacchia is a 2004 Olympic eventing bronze medalist, 2003 Pan American Games individual gold medal victor, and a winner of the prestigious Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI****.

Chiacchia is proud to be sponsored by Voltaire Design, Triple Crown Feeds, Der Dau Boots, Charles Owen Helmets, FarmVet.com, Spalding Fly Predators, Flair Equine Nasal Strips, Omega Alpha, EquiFit, Inc., Heritage Performance Riding Gloves, Cavalor, Back on Track, System Fencing, Renegade Trucks, and Kesmarc Equine Therapy.

To contact Darren Chiacchia, please call (352) 895-3694 or see www.teamchiacchia.com.

Media Contact: Hallie McEvoy, (802) 233-2415

Darren’s Back with a Splash at the White Fences Dressage Show

Darren Chiacchia and Ballzauber at White Fences Dressage. Photos: Bob Carey.

February 25, 2013 – Wellington, FL – Darren Chiacchia is continuing his steady recovery from the near-fatal fungal meningitis he contracted last October by winning three blue ribbons at the White Fences Dressage Show in Wellington, FL on February 23 and 24. Now head trainer for The YARD Sport Horse Center, also in Wellington, he is training a solid group of both young and advanced eventing, dressage, and show jumping horses.

Aboard his own black stallion, ‘Ballzauber‘, Darren took two Second Level Test 3s and one Second Level Test 2 at the scenic and well respected horse show. Ballzauber is a 7-year-old Trakehner by Axis who is by the very influential EH Sixtus (half-brother to Windfall) out of Ballgefluster by EH Itaxerxes.

Darren Chiacchia is a 2004 Olympic eventing bronze medalist, 2003 Pan American Games individual gold medal victor, and a winner of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. At the White Fences Horse Show, Chiacchia also rode Ann Clements’ Oldenburg gelding ‘Freddie Mercury’ to a 4th place finish in the Prix St. Georges.

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Darren Chiacchia and Ballzauber

At The YARD, Darren has some students focusing on dressage, others showing in the jumper divisions at Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) as well as many eventing clients. “I began my career cross training in Wellington in the early 1980s. I would come and train in dressage with my coach of 30 years and second ‘Mom‘, Jessica Ransehousen, as well as working closely with Conrad Homfeld and Joe Fargis while assisting with the great show jumper, Abdullah,” Chiacchia stated. “I have not begun doing something new, but rather have gone back to my roots. The availability of high level coaching and competition is a great motivation to be here in Wellington area.”

To contact Darren Chiacchia, please call (352) 895-3694 or see www.teamchiacchia.com.

Media Contact: Hallie McEvoy, (802) 233-2415

Robert Dover Hosts Panel Discussion on Everything Eventing during Tuesday Evening’s Dover’s World Radio Show

Robert Dover. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Client

February 25, 2011 – Wellington, FL – Six time Olympian Robert Dover will host an amazing panel on his Dover’s World radio show, discussing everything eventing, attacking the coaching issue for the U.S., course designing and how it has changed the sport, and the one thing on the forefront of everyone’s minds: safety. Dover’s World airs on Tuesday February 15, 2011, at 6pm on WBZT (AM 1230) from Palm Beach to Miami, Florida. The program can also be found at DoversWorld.com, and will be streamed live there for listeners around the world. The roster for the evening’s radio show includes David and Karen O’Conner, Darren Chiacchia, and Phillip Dutton. Also in the evening’s line up at 6:15 is the voice of Welly World, Mason Phelps, who will update everyone on this week’s happenings in Wellington.

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