Lexington, KY – Despite a mighty effort, the U.S. team could not rally a win this year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy for the 2006 World Singles Driving Championship held September 20-24. Great Britain, Sweden and Germany had a successful championship finishing in that order in both the team and [...]
The Dutch warmblood mare Rabiola won the Grand Championship at the 2006 Devon Breed Show in Devon, PA, Wednesday September 28, 2006. The Iron Spring farm owned Rabiola was the star of the day not only winning the Grand championship but also claiming the trophy in the USDF Breeders' Championship [...]
Hooge Mierde, September 2006 - The Global Dressage Forum is the number one meeting place of trainers, riders, judges, dressage officials and scientists in the world. During the 6th edition of the Forum, on October 30 and 31 2006 the organisers, Academy Bartels, the International Dressage Trainers Club and the [...]
After five long weeks of being on the road, we have returned to our new Kentucky homestead, to catch up, kick back, and get ready for a busy new year. We have been here just one year, and our pastures are rich and lush after just one season of TLC. [...]
Global Dressage Forum Oct 30-31 2006Kyra Kyrklund's Popularity Brings Her ReturnDifferent aspects of training will be discussed. After every clinic a panel of experts will evaluate theory and practice. The panel discussions will be guided by international rider Richard Davison. Top trainer Kyra Kyrklund will be involved in most of [...]
By Charlene StricklandAt the 2006 World Equestrian Games, a crowd of 7000 watched a 4-hour parade of German stallions (Hengst in German) of renowned bloodlines. The stallions represented dynasties, each founded by a leading sire of the 19th or 20th century and proven over the generations. For each sire line, [...]
The ProgramTraining methods were examined and a FEI seminar took place in Lausanne last year. The Global Dressage forum will focus on those developments. Next to Anky van Grunsven, German team rider Hubertus Schmidt, top ten on the FEI World Ranking List, will show his approach of training horses in [...]
You’ve probably seen Horses Unlimited’s stallions at some of the largest horse shows in the country. Their Pik Bube II son, Pik L, won five PSG and I-I classes at the 2003 and 2004 Dressage at Devon with all scores above 70%, was fourth at the 2003 Pan American Games [...]
Not only is Elisabeth Austin the winner of the Inaugural Brentina Cup, a special show circuit with finals for rising young Grand Prix riders, but at Gladstone she also caught the interest of U.S. team coach Klaus Balkenhol and has been invited to train with him in Germany this autumn. [...]
Lexington, KY – With a score of 47.20, Diane Kastama of Arroyo Grande, CA, won the Grade 1 Individual Gold medal at the 2006 FEI World Carriage Driving Championships for Drivers with Disabilities in Mensport, Hellendoorn, The Netherlands. Kastama drove Jasper, her 11-year-old Welsh Cob gelding. She and her teammate [...]
