Hønnerups Driver, the 5-year old winner of the 2009 World Championships for Young Dressage Horses in Verden, has been sold to Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak, mother of Danish young rider Anna Kasprzak and CEO of the world famous shoe company ECCO. The liver chesnut gelding attracted tons of interest from buyers [...]
When horsewomen Chris Federer and Rebecca Knollman took over the dates of the popular and established shows held at Paxton Farm and created cincinnattidressagetradition.com, they filled a need in Region 2 and Central Ohio setting a new standard of quality, excellence and just plain fun. Moving the venue to the [...]
A familiar face in the judge’s box and in the arena, Cindy Sydnor is a popular judge, trainer and rider. Based out of Snow Camp, North Carolina, horses have played an integral role in the life of this wife and mother of three. With a classical, international background, she is [...]
Cindy SydnorCindy’s regular students train and some compete from training through the upper levels. “Eliza is my best student and has been for nearly 21 years,” she says. “I am very proud of her, but I can't take all the credit, as she rides regularly with Scott Hassler, who has [...]
Cindy SydnorAccomplished in many aspects, Cindy has been involved with dressage education from a variety of angles. With her European background, she speaks German and Portuguese fluently as well as a little French.Previously Cindy translated Walter Zettl's book "Dressage in Harmony" from German to English, which was a three-year project. [...]
Cindy SydnorA popular judge and trainer, Cindy is also a successful competitor. Over the years she has trained eight horses from the beginning up to Intermediaire and three to Grand Prix.At age 25 she first competed at the Grand Prix level on her Brazilian Thoroughbred gelding, Lover. In 1972, after [...]
Cindy SydnorAs a young equestrienne, Cindy Sydnor had been a working student for Mr. HLM van Schaik for several years in Vermont when he acknowledged her devotion by paying for her to attend the Reitinstitut von Neindorff in Karlsruhe, Germany. For the young woman from Milton, Massachusetts, it was a [...]
Top Hat Maker to the Stars . . . and to the Less StellarIndividuals who have been so fortunate as to travel to international dressage competition cannot have forgotten their first glimpse of this gentleman as we strolled amongst the vendors scattered around the show grounds. His face appears stern, [...]
As spectators walk onto the showgrounds of Dressage at Devon the first thing they hear among the whinnies during the breed show, and the music during the perfomance division is the familiar voice of Brian O'Connor. O'Connor is not just the voice of American Dressage, but for the world when [...]
Devon, Penn. – Just two weeks after being crowned the GAIG/USDF Region 8 Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle champion, Sue Jaccoma took her first Devon Grand Prix win at the 2009 Dressage at Devon CDI-W/Y/J. Jaccoma earned her win in Sunday's Grand Prix Special with her nine-year-old Hanoverian gelding [...]
