Silvia Rizzo and Sal. Wellington, FL – March 25, 2014 – Italian dressage rider Silvia Rizzo and Sal scored their highest score to date on March 20 in the Grand Prix Freestyle with a 70.375 percent at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) 11 National show. On top of that, they placed first in the…
Silvia Rizzo tries the cowgirl life. Wellington, FL – March 18, 2014 – Italian Grand Prix dressage star Silvia Rizzo decided to cowgirl up and try a new discipline while in Florida: reined cow horse. Rizzo and her partner, Michele Betti, the former chef d’equipe of the Italian eventing team, traded breeches and helmets for…
Silvia Rizzo and Sal half-pass. Wellington, FL – February 22, 2014 – Silvia Rizzo of Italy and her new horse Sal, a 15-year-old Lusitano stallion (Mississipe – Maia, Golegã), are beginning to forge a solid connection in the dressage arena after just 10 weeks together. Although they are just learning to trust each other, the…
Silvia Rizzo and her Lusitano stallion Sal half-pass in the Grand Prix. Photo by Susan J. Stickle. Wellington, FL – February 6, 2014 – Italy’s Silvia Rizzo and her new horse, Sal, are steadily solidifying their budding partnership while continuing to compete in Florida this winter show season. The pair, who have been working together…
Silvia Rizzo and Sal in their first competition together. Wellington, FL – January 22, 2014 – Silvia Rizzo, the Italian dressage rider based in Germany, is back in South Florida for the second year of showing in the sun, this time with a brand new horse to ride. Sal, a 15-year-old Lusitano stallion whom Rizzo…
Silvia Rizzo and Donnerbube 2 in Jablines, France, in October 2013. Photo by Eric Blanco. Wellington, FL – December 13, 2013 – Italian Grand Prix rider Silvia Rizzo and her partner, the former Italian Olympic eventing coach Michele Betti, are packing everything from bridles and bathing suits to saddles and shorts to spend the 2014…
Robert Dover on FBW Kennedy. Photos by Susan J. Stickle. Wellington, FL – July 19, 2013 – If you haven’t been to PSdressage.com lately, you may have missed columns with dressage greats like Robert Dover and Tuny Page. You may have overlooked the news that Canadian David Marcus recently debuted his new mount, Don Altena,…
Silvia Rizzo and Donnerbube 2 half-pass at the Chi Al Shaqab festival’s CDI4* in Doha, Qatar. Photos by Stefano Grasso. Wellington, FL, April 12, 2013 – Dressage superstar Donnerbube 2’s FEI passport was so stuffed with stamps that his rider, Silvia Rizzo, had to procure a new passport for the globe-trotting horse. Rizzo and her…
Wellington, FL – February 15, 2013 – As Italian dressage star Silvia Rizzo wraps up her impressive South Florida debut, the combination of high-level competitive opportunities and a friendly, supportive atmosphere at shows has her already looking forward to next year. The proximity to the beach doesn’t hurt either, and Rizzo has been taking in…
Wellington, FL – February 6, 2013 – Silvia Rizzo’s trademark platinum blonde hair and blue sunglasses are a familiar sight on the winter dressage circuit in South Florida this season. Add Rizzo’s special brand of bling to the flashy bay-black Oldenburg stallion she’s brought to Wellington, Donnerbube 2, and you’ll understand why the pair has…
