USDF Award Winner, Kathy VonErtfelda and Dutch by Damnatz are the winners of The 1998 USDF Vintage Cup at Grand Prix. For more photos of Kathy and Dutch, search the Phelps Photo database by rider's name, name of horse or breed for all the Hanovarians currently in our system.
Janne Rumbough and her Andalusian Stallion Gaucho III warm up in the early morning mist at the Canterbury Equestrian Center, Newbury, Florida, the location for The American Bankers/USDF Region 3 Finals, held Oct 31-Nov 1. American Bankers Insurance Group and Mary Phelps, Agent provided coverage for this exclusive stallion from [...]
Cathy Morelli and Doublet were awarded a Barnsby AVG Dressage saddle and bridle for their win in the Grand Prix Open Championship class at the USDF Region 1 Finals. The Finals were held at the New Jersey Horse Park, October 9-11, 1998. As Doublet sniffed the bag containing the bridle [...]
The thundering applause that accompanied Bonfire's extended canter to 'I Like to be in America' said it all. Obviously America liked having Bonfire and Anky van Grunsven too. Anky's WEG kur to the theme from West Side Story was a big hit at Madison Square Garden in early November. But [...]
The beautiful White Fences facility, in Loxahatchee, Florida, home of the well attended Gold Coast Opener, and Palm Beach Dressage Derby, has several stalls and living quarters available for the winter. Manager, Eric Lin explains, "The facility was almost purchased two months ago, and at the last minute the deal [...]
While photographing a local Central Florida Dressage Club show, we came across a new breed, the Pintaloosa! Easy to Spot is a 7 year old gelding who is double registered with the International Spotted Horse Registry as an Appaloosa and a Paint. This coloring is extremely rare. When you breed [...]
On Saturday, December 19th and Sunday, December 20th, 1998, dressage and show jumping Olympic medallists Carol Lavell and Neal Shapiro are the featured instructors at a Benefit Clinic. The beneficiaries are the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida. Our Dressage Daily [...]
In the extended trot, the horse covers as much ground as possible. Maintaining the same cadence, with impulsion from the hindquarters, he lengthens his steps to the utmost. To get the most ground coverage and length from the frame, the rider allows the horse to remain on the bit without [...]
Ulle Salzgeber, began her riding career with vaulting at the age of 10. In 1977 she was the European Team Champion of Young Riders, under her maiden name, Helbing. After completing law school she began building a training stable for dressage, located in Bad Worishofen, Germany. Married to Sebastian Salzgeber, [...]
American FEI Rider Barbie Asplundh and Davy Ulbrich, of Hondo, Texas, will tie the knot Saturday, November 7, at Selma Plantation in Leesburg, VA. They met '97 in Nashville at a Martin Schaudt (German Olympic rider) clinic. A country music writer, David chose to join Barbie last year in New [...]
