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Amanda Johnson Wins Two IALHA National Championships and The Custom Saddlery MVR Award

2024-10-14T22:00:10-04:00September 18, 2015|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, |

Lexington, VA — While the 600-acre Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Virginia got to show off its beauty and 4,000-seat coliseum to the Andalusian and Lusitano world at the recent International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) National Championship Show, competitor Amanda Johnson got to show off her beautiful mount, [...]

Aragon GAF Wins the TheraPlate Peak Performance Award

2024-10-14T22:00:23-04:00September 16, 2015|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|, |

Lexington, VA— “It’s about putting the horse first to ensure that he gets what he needs to be successful and healthy and to do what he needs to do,” said Craig Roberts, explaining the philosophy of his Glen Aryn Farm in Loudon County, Virginia. Craig and his wife Cynthia proved [...]

Debbie McDonald Steps Down as USEF Developing Dressage Coach

2024-10-14T22:02:38-04:00September 2, 2015|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, |

Debbie McDonald coached Amanda Johnson at the Markel/USEF National Developing Horse Champiosnhips Lexington, Ky. - Debbie McDonald, who has served as the USEF Developing Dressage Coach for over 10 years has announced that she will step down from the position on May 1, 2016, in order to spend [...]

USEF Dressage Young Horse Coach Christine Traurig Reflects on the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships

2024-10-14T22:02:43-04:00September 2, 2015|DressageDaily, Featured, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

This was my first year attending the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships as the USEF Dressage Young Horse Coach. I had a wonderful time, and I felt that it was a very productive experience. The venue, Lamplight Equestrian Center, is absolutely beautiful and has great atmosphere – [...]

Piaffe Performance Had Great Week at Lamplight Now Readies for Dressage at Devon

2024-10-14T22:02:48-04:00September 1, 2015|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News|

Dr. Cesar Parra with Fashion Designer OLD took third place overall in the Markel/USEF Developing Prix St. Georges Final (Photo courtesy of Equinus International) Dressage riders Dr. Cesar Parra and Katie Riley of Piaffe Performance placed high on three talented horses in the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Championships held [...]

Dressage4Kids Alums Shine At Festival of Champions and Dressage Seat Medal Finals

2024-10-14T21:51:04-04:00August 31, 2015|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, , , |

Many of the big winners at the 2015 USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals and the USEF Festival of Champions for Pony, Junior, Young Rider and Brentina Cup riders have been active in Lendon Gray’s Dressage4Kids (D4K) programs. In fact, 25 alumnae of the various programs qualified and competed at the [...]

Stono River Riding Academy Students Excel at USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals and At Having Fun

2024-10-14T21:51:13-04:00August 31, 2015|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, , |

Michelle Folden, a 10-year veteran trainer of the Dressage Seat Medal Finals, returned to the 2015 competition held at the Lamplight Equestrian Center Aug. 19-23 with promising, and hilarious, young charges in tow. The Charleston, South Carolina resident and owner of Stono River Riding Academy competed in equitation classes before [...]

Three Top Ten Finishes for Leatherdale Farms at Markel/USEF Young Horse Championships

2024-10-14T21:51:16-04:00August 30, 2015|DressageDaily, Featured, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Wayne, IL - Three horses made the trip from Leatherdale Farms' Minnesota base to the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Dressage National Championships at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, Aug. 19-23, and all three returned home with top 10 finishes in the country's premier event for young dressage horses. [...]

Sonnenberg Farm KWPN Mares Shine at the Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse Championships

2024-10-14T21:51:38-04:00August 26, 2015|DressageDaily, Featured, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Gina and Dan Ruediger been breeding KWPN (Dutch Warmblood) horses in the Northwest USA for 12 years. Their first trip cross country to the Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Championships Aug. 19-23 proved their efforts were worth the journey. Their Sonnenberg Farm, LLC bred 4-year-old mare Generosa S (Uphill-Zen Rosa, [...]

Lisa Wilcox and Gallant Reflection Win Markel/USEF Six-Year-Old Young Horse Dressage National Championship

2024-10-14T21:51:59-04:00August 24, 2015|DressageDaily, Featured, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Wayne IL-Winning the Six-Year-Old division, Wilcox (Loxahatchee, Fla.) and Gallant Reflection HU, a Zweibrucker stallion, bred and owned by Horses Unlimited Inc., marked the second win for the partnership of Wilcox and Horses Unlimited Inc. in this division, having won in 2009 with Pikko Del Cerro HU. The pair took [...]

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