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Markel Insurance Presents “Mastering Good Horsemanship” Seminar during Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J in Burbank, CA

2024-10-12T18:03:28-04:00April 1, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, |

BURBANK, CA – During the Festival of the Horse CDI-W/Y/J competition at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA, March 30 – April 3, Markel Insurance proudly presents a free seminar, “Mastering Good Horsemanship”, with speaker Gil Merrick. Thanks to Markel Insurance, this special opportunity for exhibitors to learn [...]

Cesar Parra and Grandioso Win First CDI of Their Dressage Partnership

2024-10-12T17:49:34-04:00March 26, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back|

In his first CDI competition and his first Prix St. Georges test of his career, Cesar Parra and Grandioso saved the best for last as the final entry of the full-day class at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI*** performing an accurate and solid test earning a 71.579%. Holding [...]

David Blake – West Coast Contender – Primed for Pan Am and Beyond

2024-10-12T17:54:57-04:00March 9, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Blake earned his gold medal in 2000 and purchased his first horse Catapult from Suze Randall in Malibu, CA. With Catapult, he won the Markel/USEF National FEI 6-year-old Championships in Lexington, KY in 2006. In 2007, he purchased Lord Albert from Sharon Garner and won the West Coast FEI 5-year-old [...]

California Riders Show Their Strength at Mid-Winter Dressage Fair & CDI*/Y/J

2024-10-12T17:55:58-04:00March 1, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, |

In the CDI Prix St. Georges class, two California riders proved they would be a force to be reckoned with in Pan Am Games team selection. "Today's class was fun to judge," said Jayne Ayers. "We saw so many good horses, and they were very well ridden." Steffen Peters of [...]

Cesar Parra's Piaffe-Performance Students Kick Off 2011

2024-10-12T17:45:01-04:00February 8, 2011|Looking Back, News|

International Dressage Rider and trainer Cesar Parra was all smiles during the recent Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge Show, as his students followed in Parra's award-winning footsteps and rode into the winner's circle numerous times. Parra, who owns Piaffe-Performance with locations in Florida and New Jersey, had a fantastic 2010 that [...]

From Young Rider Ranks to National Success

2024-10-11T21:57:36-04:00January 28, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Growing up in a horsey Massachusetts town, Caroline Roffman’s earliest riding experiences were “backyard” outings hunter pacing and pony club events. “At 10 my mom thought I was ready for my first horse, an older bay gelding in his twenties named, Dijon,” she said. Today, her riding has excelled far [...]

The Gold Coast Opener Festival CDIW/J/Y/P

2024-10-11T21:58:22-04:00January 20, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Day sheets for Friday, January 20, 2011, now online The Gold Coast Opener Festival CDIW/J/Y/P will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, January 21-23, 2011, at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, West Palm Beach, FL. An international line-up of World Class Dressage begins at the Gold Coast Opener Festival CDIW [...]

Jocelyn Wiese – Student, Rider, Trainer

2024-10-11T21:59:06-04:00January 12, 2011|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

Jocelyn Wiese - Student/Rider/TrainerIn 2010, Jocelyn Wiese and Lamborghini, a 1996 Danish Warmblood by Michellino confidently showed Grand Prix at GMHA, UNH, and Saugerties CDI. “It’s new for both of us but I must have a freakish gene, I don’t get nervous. I enjoy it.” Jocelyn plans to compete Lamborghini [...]

Dr. Cesar Parra Fine Tunes His Riding and His Horses in Germany with Hubertus Schmidt

2024-10-11T21:45:38-04:00November 16, 2010|Looking Back, News|

International dressage rider [#27523 override="Dr. Cesar Parra" title="Dr. Cesar Parra"], well known for his positive outlook on life and his winning ways in the dressage ring, is currently in Europe training with Hubertus Schmidt. Parra, a superstar dressage rider from Colombia who became an American citizen in December 2008 and [...]

127th National Horse Show to Host $50,000 Hunter Classic in Memory of Charlie Weaver

2024-10-11T21:36:54-04:00October 26, 2010|Looking Back, News|, |

Charlie Weaver. Photo by James Leslie Parker Cazenovia, NY - The National Horse Show Association of America is pleased to announce an exciting addition to the schedule of events at this year's Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament featuring the 127th National Horse Show. Held November 2-7, 2010, at the [...]

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