This winter Yvonne and Eduardo Muniz of the Dominican Republic came to America to broaden their experience in preparation for their country hosting the Pan-American Games in 2003. Spending the winter in Wellington, Florida, they experienced the American horse show scene at its finest. Yvonne took full advantage of the [...]
Garth Harrison, 39, Grand Prix Dressage rider and trainer, and good friend to many, passed away unexpectedly, in South Africa, April 25. Garth lived in the United States for 21 years, and competed in the US and internationally for South Africa where he returned often to give clinics, and visit [...]
BAKERSFIELD, CA - April 22, 2001 - Rookie equestrian, Molly Warmington won the $25,000 Grand Prix of Bakersfield aboard the 12 year-old thoroughbred gelding, Mr. Pacific, owned by Molly Warmington. Warmingon bested a field of 26 starters with double clear rounds and the fastest time in the jump off of [...]
West Side Lady was a sixth anniversary present from Tim to Susan Dutta, and the gift keeps on giving. Tina Konyot, who is Dutta's trainer and has been working with the mare since February, will continue to rider her while Susan is pregnant with her first child. Konyot said, "She's [...]
Cesar Parra grew up in the Andes Mountains in Colombia, in the capital city of Bogota. He was educated at Harvard University. He then continued his education at Boston University, where he also taught. Practicing Dentistry in Bogota, Parra started riding again as stress relief from his job. In 1995 [...]
Amateur rider Marcia Pepper and her KWPN gelding Graciola (Flamingo x Duc de Normandie) won the Adult Amateur section of Prix Saint Georges (61.75%) at Dressage at Equestrian Estates.< "Riding can be the most gratifying thing I've ever done, and it can also be a source of frustration," said the [...]
Susan Dutta had a collection of victories over the weekend, winning the Grand Prix Special (64.109) with Xandarius Fernando, the same horse that she rode to win the World Cup at the Derby. She said that "Charlie," was very well balanced and more relaxed on the last day of the [...]
Gladstone, New Jersey - April 20, 2001 - The United States Equestrian Team (USET) will host a Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) Reining Steward seminar during the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions presented by State Line Tack at the USET Olympic Training Center and Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ on Wednesday, June 20, [...]
One of the most successful competitors (Lendon) and one of our top judges (Lilo) will work together for this outstanding opportunity for Adult Amateurs, Juniors, Young Riders, and Instructors to broaden their experiences. This rider's perspective and judge's perspective will demonstrate and teach how the training scale can develop the [...]
James Armstrong, riding Patsy Ward's Gustaaf, won the blue ribbon in the USET Grand Prix de Dressage (63.467) during Dressage at Equestrian Estates, March 29-April 1 in Loxahatchee, Florida. The pair also placed second in the Grand Prix musical freestyle (65.625). Gustaaf is a KWPN gelding by the Swedish stallion [...]
