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Martin Kuhn and Ronin Go Two for Two at US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:37:53-04:00November 11, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, |

Martin Kuhn and Ronin Kicks Off First Championship of the Day at US Dressage Finals Martin Kuhn of New Berlin, IL. (Region 4) and the six-year-old Hanoverian gelding Ronin (Romanov Blue Hor x Something Royal by Sir Donnerhall I, bred in the U.S. by Marcia Boeing) were a tough pair [...]

Adult Amateurs Impress on Day 3 of the US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:37:53-04:00November 11, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, |

Bonnie Canter Earns Top Honors in First Level Adult Amateur Championship After being the bridesmaid so far this week with two Reserve Championships earned aboard her small tour horse, Bonnie Canter of Hockley, Texas (Region 9) finally made it to the top of the podium with a winning score of [...]

Karen Lipp Tops the Field in Fourth Level Open Championship at US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:37:54-04:00November 11, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, |

Just a day after earning reserve honors in the Third Level Open division, Karen Lipp of Ball Ground, Ga. (Region 3) and her six-year-old KWPN gelding Infinity (by Dreamboy) returned to the ring to earn a top score of 70.139% in the Fourth Level Open Championship as the only combination [...]

Alice Tarjan Proves to Be Unbeatable in Two AA Championship Divisions

2024-10-15T21:37:54-04:00November 11, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, |

First down centerline in the Alltech Arena for the Grand Prix Adult Amateur Freestyle Championship, Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, N.J. (Region 8) and her nine-year-old Hanoverian mare Candescent (Christ x Farina by Falkenstern II) set a whopping score of 77.775% that could not be caught to claim their third straight [...]

A Long Journey Pays Off on Third Day of 2019 US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:37:54-04:00November 11, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Every day, people make a multitude of small decisions that in the moment may seem relatively insignificant, but sometimes the culmination of those choices can be life changing. As was the case for Ruth Shirkey when she made the fortuitous decision to purchase a Hanoverian foal in utero, and again [...]

A Family Affair in Grand Prix Open Freestyle Championship at US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:37:55-04:00November 11, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Crowd favorites James Koford of Winston-Salem, N.C. (Region 1) and the 12-year-old Friesian Sporthorse Adiah HP (Nico x Marije ANT by Anton, owned and bred in the U.S. by Sherry Koella) know how to put on a show, and once again they did not disappoint as they danced their way [...]

Region 8 Riders Sweep the First Day of 2019 US Dressage Finals

2024-10-15T21:37:55-04:00November 9, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

With chilly rain and a cold wind, it may have felt like a nor’easter blew into the Kentucky Horse Park on Thursday. But this phenomenon wasn’t just about the weather – it was in the form of Region 8 riders from the Northeastern states taking all three of the day’s [...]

Ben Maher Victorious Over Eric Lamaze in Battle of Olympic Gold Medalists

2024-10-15T21:37:56-04:00November 8, 2019|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily||

Toronto, ON – It was a true battle of excellence as Olympic team gold medalist Ben Maher of Great Britain nudged Canadian Olympic individual gold medalist Eric Lamaze for victory in the $85,000 Big Ben International Challenge on Thursday night, November 7, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part [...]

Leanna Lazzari Wins $25,000 Knightwood Hunter Derby at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show

2024-10-15T21:37:57-04:00November 7, 2019|Looking Back, News, Show Jumping Daily||

Junior competitor Leanna Lazzari, 18, of Mississauga, ON, claimed victory in the $25,000 Knightwood Hunter Derby on Tuesday evening, November 5, during the Royal Horse Show, held as a part of the 97th annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON. Lazzari and UFO de Nisi, her 11-year-old Selle Français [...]

Internationally Acclaimed Judge, Cesar Torrente Selected to Dressage Ground Jury for 2020 World Championships For Young Horses

2024-10-15T21:38:00-04:00November 6, 2019|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Since 1992 the best Olympic sport horse prospects in the world have been presented for the appraisal and regard of judges at the World Breeding Championships and this August 5-9, in Verden, Germany, FEI 4* and USEF ‘S’ dressage judge Cesar Torrente will join that venerable panel as the newest [...]

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