Lexington, KY – US Eventing Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor, Captain Mark Phillips and the USEF have renewed the contract for Mark Phillips to serve in this capacity through 2012. In his 16 years in tenure as the Chef d’Equipe and coach of the US Eventing Team, Capt. Phillips has [...]
Devon, Penn. – Ashley Holzer and Pop Art showed they’ve still got plenty of energy after their long journey to Hong Kong and back. The pair took the win in Friday’s FEI Grand Prix for the Freestyle with a score of 70.708. Right behind them was Lars Petersen riding [...]
Bettina Hoy added another major victory to her illustrious career when she captured the four star competition at Les Etoiles de Pau, having led throughout. Moreover, the win has propelled her right up the HSBC FEI Classics™ Standings to fifth place, and she will now take home US$25,000 in addition [...]
Kelly Prather Finishes on Dressage Score to win CCI** Championship at the Dansko Fair Hill International Elkton, MD – It’s nice to be right about a horse, and Amy Tryon proved to the world what she always knew about Coal Creek. He lived up to Tryon’s expectations when he jumped up [...]
Nancy Smith - Dressage Trainer, Instructor, ClinicianBut after six years of pushing hard, Nancy M. Smith was at a crossroads in her life and was ready to shift gears – just a little bit. Her business was well established with a regular clinic schedule and a steady stream of clients [...]
Nancy Smith - Dressage Trainer, Instructor, ClinicianNancy became accredited by the American Dressage Foundation (now known as the American Horse Trials Foundation) and hosted multiple fundraisers for her Olympic bid. In addition to the support Kooyman provided, there were also Nancy’s long time students – some of whom gave up [...]
Nancy Smith - Dressage Trainer, Instructor, ClinicianThe next phase of Nancy M. Smith's career was a move to Toronto, Canada in 1982 where she worked for Hans and Evi Pracht, owners of the International Equestrian Sports Services, and hosts of the 1986 World Dressage Championships.During this time Smith was thrust [...]
Nancy Smith - Dressage Trainer, Instructor, ClinicianEver since she can remember horses have been her “calling.” A Florida native, Nancy began riding at 16 while in boarding school in central Florida at Howey in the Hills. “I really got into dressage by accident,” explains Smith. “ I would always get [...]
Nancy M. Smith has had a life with horses enriched by opportunities to work with some of the greatest dressage masters of our time. As a 1978 graduate in Equine Studies at Lake Erie College, she applied her knowledge in all aspects of horsemanship, management, and marketing to achieve her [...]
Allan White - Attorney Specializing in Equine LiabilityIn addition to advising many of his clients on risk management, White also contributes his energy to good causes. When Meri Straz, owner of H.E.A.R.T. Equine Ambulance needed help with structuring a funding program for the Equine aid and rapid transport services she [...]
