Saugerties, NY (September 24, 2012) – Dr. Cesar Parra and his team at Piaffe Performance continue to ride into the ribbons, kicking off the fall season with numerous titles during the 2012 New England Dressage Association Fall Festival which took place on September 13-15.  Parra and his mount, Van the Man, have begun the fall dressage schedule by finding success in the Grand Prix. “I was so happy with Van and his improvement,” states Parra about Van the Man’s performance.  I was so happy when I finished the Grand Prix. The time we took with him this summer is paying off. I really believe he is going to be in top form very soon. It is so exciting to see the results of the training; he is doing great, but he is going to keep getting better!” adds Parra.

Van the Man is a ten-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding by Obelisk and owned by Michael and Sarah Davis.  Van the Man and Parra won the CDI Grand Prix and was second in the CDI Grand Prix Special at NEDA. “The Grand Prix was our first CDI win with Van so it was very special,” Parra explains. “There was also a big jumping show going on, so the atmosphere could get overwhelming for the horses, but Van handled it super!”  Van indeed showed like a super star on Friday pulling in a Grand Prix total of 69.745%.  They did nearly as well on Sunday in the Olympic Grand Prix Special with a score of 68.844%.

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