Final Champions Crowned at USDF Region 7 & California Dressage Society Championship Show
The final group of 2019 champions were crowned Sunday at the Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 7 and California Dressage Society (CDS) Championship Show, held September 19-22, 2019 in Rancho Murieta...
Posted on Sep 23, 2019
Koning DG a Rising Star on Second Day of 2019 USDF Region 7 & CDS Show
One of the perennial highlights of the Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 7 and California Dressage Society (CDS) Championship Show, being held this year September 19-22 in Rancho Murieta, is the CDS Young...
Posted on Sep 21, 2019
Hard Work Pays Off on First Day of USDF Region 7 & California Dressage Society Championship Show
Where there’s a will there’s a way, and for adult amateur competitor Lindsey Schulz, hard work and dedication paid off in spades on the first day of the Great American Insurance Group/United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Region 7 and California...
Posted on Sep 20, 2019
High Scores Impress at Young Horse Finals at Temecula Dressage Classic
Sarah Lockman and Balia blew away the competition in the FEI Young Horse finals 6-year-old division. (Photo: Terri Miller) Temecula, CA - The first annual Temecula Dressage Classic at Galway Downs was a large success for riders looking to gain more...
Posted on Jun 14, 2018
World's Top Talent Teach at 2018 West Coast Dressage Festival
(Photo: Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival) Del Mar, California—Some of the horse world’s best minds and most talented riders will share their knowledge and insights with spectators and competitors at the 2018 Adequan® West Coast Dressage Festival...
Posted on Dec 1, 2017
David Wightman Celebrates First Level Championship With Hotshot AF
David Wightman of Murrieta, Cal. finally had a chance to smile after his five-year-old Oldenburg gelding Hotshot AF won the Great American/USDF Region 7 First Level Open Championship on an impressive score of 74.044%. (Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler) At...
Posted on Sep 25, 2017
Melissa Rogers & Kristine Hegglin Share the Spotlight on Final Day of Competition in California
Melissa Rogers (L) and Kristine Hegglin (R) shared CDS Horse of the Year and Great American/USDF Region 7 Fourth Level Adult Amateur honors at the 50th Anniversary CDS Championship Show. (Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler) For the last three years, Melissa...
Posted on Sep 25, 2017
Akiko Yamazaki Finds Winners Circle in Region 7 Intermediaire I Championship
Akiko Yamazaki of Los Altos Hills, Cal found her way to the winner’s circle with her KWPN gelding Chopin R after scoring 71.118% in the Great American/USDF Region 7 Intermediaire I Adult Amateur Championship. (Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler) Having...
Posted on Sep 25, 2017
Exciting Future Ahead For Ashlyn de Groot and Impression DG
Ashlyn de Groot and U.S.-bred KWPN gelding Impression DG were crowned 2017 champions of the CDS Four-Year-Old Open Futurity. (Photo: Jennifer M. Keeler) An annual highlight of the championship week is the CDS Young Horse Futurity, and this year’s...
Posted on Sep 24, 2017
'You’ve Come a Long Way Baby'- California Dressage Society Celebrates 50 Years
Susan Davidge competing at an early CDS Annual Show at Etcetera Farm in Santa Ynez. (Photo: CDS) In the mid-1960’s dressage was just a fledgling sport on the West Coast, but a small yet dedicated group of enthusiasts decided to do something about it...
Posted on Sep 19, 2017