The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation has announced that U.S. Dressage Team Chef d’Equipe Klaus Balkenhol has offered a training package to be auctioned as a fundraiser to benefit the Foundation. The Klaus Balkenhol Training Package includes one month of daily training with Coach Balkenhol at his facility in [...]
By Stacy Gormley for DressageDaily.comYoung Julia Warstler is growing up in the riding spotlight. The 14 year old Michigan native has been focused on the sport of dressage since the tender age of seven and has been climbing the ladder of success ever since. She purchased her first pony, Zippity [...]
In the first part of a weekly series on sporthorse breeding in America, DressageDaily's Stacy Gormley was able to catch up with owner of the prestigious Iron Spring Farm, Mary Alice Malone to get her thoughts on American breeding and how Iron Spring Farm is contributing to higher quality sport [...]
Sweden's Jan Brink and Bjorsell's Briar overpowered a top class field to claim the FEI World Cup Qualifier in Neumunster, their second victory of two starts this season. "It was wonderful to come and win here", said the Swedish star who broke the mould in winning the Aachen championship last [...]
Equestrians Gather To Support Local Riding Program in WellingtonEquestrians from around the globe are teaming up to help other young equestrians this year at the Vinceremos Benefit "Look to the Stars 2006" to be held at the International Polo Club in Wellington, Florida on Friday, February 24th. Tickets are still [...]
Lars Petersen of Denmark riding Dacardo for owner Melissa Taylor Yee won the FEI Intermediaire I at the Zada Enterprises, LLC Florida Dressage Classic in Wellington, Florida, today, topping a field of 15 horses. The victory gave Petersen a clean sweep of his small tour at the show with [...]
After months of collecting and compiling endless amounts of information and interviews, DressageDaily.com is finally ready to present an exclusive series dedicated to sport horse breeding in the United States. Each week, Dressagedaily will showcase one of many elite breeding facilities included in this five part series. Some of the [...]
For seven years Heather Blitz, worked for Oak Hill Ranch in Folsom, Louisanna riding and selling the Danish warmbloods they bred and raised. Blitz made it to the FEI arena riding the well known Danish Stallion, Rambo, and continued to rise in the ranks of American Grand Prix riders and [...]
British Olympic team rider Emma Hindle has retired her long time Grand Prix partner Wie Weltmeyer from competition in a very emotional farewell ceremony at the Stallion Show of Privately Owned Sires in Verden on February 4, 2006. The Hanoverian licensed stallion Wie Weltmeyer (by Weltmeyer x Dynamo) has been [...]
Fairy tales sometimes do come true, especially when love is involved! For Laura Eyre her dream came true for Valentine's Day. Laura's husband, Chicago Cubs pitcher Scott Eyre, secretly bought her the 9-year old Hanoverian gelding Weltlicht at Dr. Cesar Parra's Performance Farm and gave it to his wife as [...]
