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Markel Young Horse 2016 – Christian Hartung and Desario Leaders of the 5-Year-Old Pack

2024-10-14T22:43:40-04:00August 26, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

In the 5-year-old division Christian Hartung and Christiane Noelting's Oldenburg gelding Desario (De Champ - Rosaria, Rosario) were in the lead after the first test with an impressive score of 8.68. Hartung balances a full time job as a business analyst with riding several horses per day in California. Photo:  [...]

Markel Young Horse 2016 – Justine Wilson and Her Young Stallion Impress the Judges in the 4-Year-Old Test

2024-10-14T22:43:40-04:00August 26, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Justine Wilson from Beech Island, S.C. is relatively new to dressage having previously been a jumper rider, she is seeing her share of success at the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse National Championships. In Thursday morning's 4-year-old test, she rode her own KWPN stallion Hero BHS (Cover Story - Andante, [...]

Markel Young Horse 2016 – Adrienne Lyle and Horizon Top a Tough Field Clinching in the Developing Prix St. Georges

2024-10-14T22:43:41-04:00August 26, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back|

Adrienne Lyle was the first down the centerline for the Developing Prix St. Georges division on Betsy Juliano's 9-year-old Oldenburg mare Horizon (Hotline - Revue, Don Schufro) setting the stage and the standard for the class maintaining their lead with a 74.649 a field of 14. All top 6 placed [...]

Markel Young Horse 2016 – National Championships Kick Off at Lamplight

2024-10-14T22:43:41-04:00August 25, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Wayne, IL - The Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships are set to begin Thursday, Aug. 25 at the Lamplight Equestrian Center following the horse inspection on Wednesday. All horses presented were accepted to compete, except one. Abraham Pugh's Developing Grand Prix horse Elfenperfekt was held and will [...]

Markel Young Horse 2016 – The Ones to Watch and How to Watch

2024-10-14T22:43:43-04:00August 25, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Wayne, Ill. – A mix of new names and familiar faces will go down the centerline to contest the 2016 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships August 25-28, at the Lamplight Equestrian Center. A total of 64 combinations will chase titles across the Four-, Five-, and Six-Year-Old divisions [...]

Do We Have Enough Young Horse Riders in North America? One Top Young Horse Rider’s Story – Angela Jackson

2024-10-14T22:39:12-04:00July 23, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

February 2, 2014 (originally published) - Angela Hecker-Jackson makes a point to be involved in American Bred Young Horses. Competing in the US Young Horse Finals for most of the last 14 years, she successfully accomplished the champion placings on the horses she started. She said, “We have plenty of [...]

Piaffe Performance Has Designs on the 2016 Markel/USEF Young Horse and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships

2024-10-14T22:39:23-04:00July 20, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back|

The team at Piaffe Performance Farm, led by farm owner Dr. Cesar Parra, has been busy so far this summer developing exceptional young horses up the levels. Piaffe Performance Farm is gearing up to return to the 2016 Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships at the Lamplight Equestrian [...]

USEF Dressage Training Programs In Full Swing in 2016

2024-10-14T22:32:16-04:00May 11, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, , |

Lexington, KY. - Top dressage athletes have had a productive start to the 2016 competition season in part due to USEF Dressage Training Sessions. Robert Dover, the U.S. Dressage Technical Advisor/Chef d'Equipe, worked with combinations that were invited to participate in the USEF Dressage Observation & Strategic Winter/Spring Training Sessions, [...]

Piaffe Performance Team Celebrates Another Successful Florida Season

2024-10-14T22:32:19-04:00May 10, 2016|DressageDaily, Looking Back|

Jupiter, Florida - The Piaffe Performance Farm team of dressage riders from around the world enjoyed high scores and the rewards of true teamwork throughout the winter competition season in Wellington, Florida. The team, led by Piaffe Performance founder and owner Dr. Cesar Parra, was overjoyed with numerous successes this [...]

Danish Nations Cup Team Rider Wins Piaffe Performance Adult Amateur Achievement Award at Adequan Global Dressage Festival

2024-10-14T22:29:32-04:00April 9, 2016|Looking Back, News|

Signe Kirk Kristiansen was honored with the Piaffe Performance Adult Amateur Achievement Award presented by Dr. Cesar Parra (middle) at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Wellington, FL - As the Adequan Global Dressage Festival drew to an end in Wellington, Florida, Danish Adult Amateur dressage rider Signe Kirk Kristiansen was [...]

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