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Dressage at Devon Born in the USA Awards Recognize World-Class Talent

2024-10-10T22:15:24-04:00July 14, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, |

Devon, PA--For more than 30 years Dressage at Devon has been one of the most important dressage and sport horse breeding shows in North America. As the event has grown, the breed show has expanded to include nearly 70 classes and is considered one of the most prestigious sport horse [...]

Dr. Cesar Parra – DressageDaily's Who's Who Update

2024-10-10T22:15:25-04:00July 9, 2009|Looking Back, News|

Cesar Parra has long been known for his success as an individual dressage competitor, but these days, it's not just his own success he's promoting. In recent years, Cesar has gathered a core group of top-notch young riders around him known as the Performance Farms Team. And the team's members [...]

Patricia Becker – Update

2024-10-10T22:07:16-04:00June 25, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

With 18 horses in full training, Patti Becker stays busy.  “I like the work,” she says.  “It’s busy and hectic and like anybody else I get cranky and tired but having a good business is a blessing.”  She’ll take 11 horses from her stable to Florida this year and has [...]

Stock Up on GumBits at the Trilogy Saddle Booth During the Collecting Gaits/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

2024-10-10T22:07:09-04:00June 17, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News|, |

For the third consecutive year, GumBits will continue their support of the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Championships. Visitors to the Festival trade show will be able to get their Gumbits at the Trilogy Saddle Tent which will be a hub of activity during the weekend, starting with [...]

Missy Fladland Braved the Challenges to Make it to the Central US Markel/USEF Selection Trials

2024-10-10T22:07:20-04:00June 16, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

When Missy Fladland walked into the arena with Janet Rolfs' American-bred Hanoverian mare, Bijoux (by Bugatti Hilltop) to accept her reserve champion cooler for the Six-Year-Old Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trials for Central USA, it did not really matter that she shared the honors and the class with the [...]

First American Anthem for Dr Cesar Parra

2024-10-10T22:09:54-04:00June 6, 2009|Looking Back, News|

Former Columbian Dr Cesar Parra had an incredible weekend at the CDI-W Raleigh at the Pentecost weekend. In the first CDI for the pair, he won two classes, scoring 69,386% for his win in Prix St Georges and 68,684% for his win in Intermediate I. Dr Parra showed Dutch gelding [...]

Collecting Gaits Farm Returns as Title Sponsor of 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions

2024-10-10T22:10:17-04:00June 3, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, News||

Shereen Fuqua and Brentina at the 2008 Dressage Championships (Photo: Phelpsphoto.com) Collecting Gaits Farm will once again provide dedicated support to the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/ United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Dressage Festival of Champions, which last year determined the 2008 Olympic Team in Dressage. Collecting Gaits Farm [...]

Finale for the Markel/USEF East Coast Young Horse Dressage Championship Brings A Change in the Standings

2024-10-10T22:09:55-04:00June 1, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

The FEI 5 year olds were back in the coliseum today after lunch for the Finale test, which counted for 60% of their overall score.  The champion of these two classes would be the Markel/USEF East Coast Young Horse Dressage Champion.  John and Lisa Seger from Markel Insurance were on [...]

It's a New Song for Cesar Parra at Capital Dressage Classic CDI-W

2024-10-10T22:07:28-04:00June 1, 2009|Looking Back, News|

  Raleigh – It was a new song for Cesar Parra following his CDI Prix St. Georges win at the CDI-W/Y/J Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, held May 29-31 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. It was the first CDI win for Parra since becoming a U.S. citizen, which meant [...]

CDI Raleigh Begins With Top Notch Competition

2024-10-10T22:05:39-04:00May 31, 2009|DressageDaily, Looking Back, Markel Insurance, News||

The end of May always means the CDI in Raleigh for me.  I have been coming to this show since I was a little girl, and it is always wonderful to see so many familiar faces.  But in the last 10 years or so, it has also meant getting to [...]

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