DRESSAGE DAILY
Two Riders Win Saddles in Custom Saddlery’s Young Amabassador Talent Search
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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Custom Young Ambassador Grand Prize winner Jessica Foschi and her horses Calypso and Crescent Moon’s Lancelot. (Photo: courtesy of Jessica Foschi)
Collier is a para-rider who trains out of Millbrook, NY, with Wes Dunham, and rides Wentworth, a 10 year-old Hanoverian gelding discovered in Ottawa, Canada, last November with the help of Amy McIlwam.
“We absolutely love Wentworth,” said Anna, Sydney’s mother. “He is one of the coolest horses, with the most amazing brain and sense of humor. He takes on Syd's physical challenges and really focuses on what he needs to perform his best and what she needs to perform at hers.”
“I am thrilled and honored to be chosen,” said Sydney Collier, whose high aspriations include competing at the 2014 World Equestrian Games and 2016 Paralympics. Sydney’s winning attitude set her appart from the other nominations, and Custom is proud to give such a deserving and dedicated candidate a new saddle with which to pursue her dreams. No rider has to put aside their dreams, no matter what obstacles lay before them. Go ahead and reach for the stars as high as you want. That’s my philosophy,” she said. Ready to ride with her will be her new Custom Saddle, tailored to Collier's own 'perfect fit,' including an adaptive panel and design to the offside to work in harmony with the unique tilt of her pelvis and leg position. Wentworth, so attuned to his rider's every message, should also discover Custom's improved fit rewards freer expression through his shoulders and back, and clearer aids off a balanced seat.

Custom Young Ambassador Grand Prize winner Sydney Collier and her horse, Wentworth. (Photo: courtesy of Lindsay McCall)
“I am absolutely thrilled to be selected as a winner of the Custom Young Ambassador Talent Search,” said Foschi. “I have big plans for both of the horses I ride and Custom’s saddle will help me achieve my goals. Crescent Moon's Lancelot is a black Welsh Cob gelding owned by Kellie Hunter that I have been riding for three years. In that time, we have earned my USDF Bronze (2011) and Silver Medals (2013). Also in 2010, we were the Bronze Medal pair in the USEF Dressage Seat National Medal Finals (14-18) at Lamplight Equestrian Center in Illinois. He is truly one kind. Lance has a heart of gold and loves his job.
“My bay Dutch Warmblood mare, Calypso, will be three at the end of July. Her grandsire is Sweden's Watermill Scandic. I have owned her since she was a yearling and am very excited to see what she will do. She is powerful and elegant, and my new Custom Saddle will be on her as she steps into the ring!”
Wallace, who heads design and research for Custom Saddlery, sees its grand prize-winning riders and horses as indicative of the talent that deserves encouragement: “We believe every saddle should fit both horse and rider. We are constantly designing and researching saddles – and riders – to find the right blend of design and craftsmanship to fit today's demands.” The perfect saddle fit between a horse and rider is its own talent.
To learn more about saddle fit, awards programs like Custom Young Ambassador program and Custom Saddlery, please visit their website at www.mysaddle.com.