Monday April 7, 2003

2003 Dressage at Equestrian Estates

Silke Rembacz' Double Blue

Silke Rembacz got lucky at this show: because there were so many entries in the USDF/ABIC Prix St. Georges division it was divided into two Open sections and an Adult Amateur section, so that her horses didn’t have to compete against each other. That meant that Millennium, (Nimmerdor x Diona/Formateur), and Highlife Farm's, Connecticut, by Calatto, who are usually placed back-to-back, had the opportunity to each walk away (or Piaffe away, if you will,) with a blue ribbon.

From here Rembacz will take the two horses north to her summer base in New Jersey. They will compete at Port Jervis and then hopefully go on to Gladstone, NJ for the Festival of Champions. Ultimately Rembacz, a native of Bremen, Germany who is now a US citizen, would like to compete at the USET Grand Prix championships. Rembacz is trains with Cathy Connelly.

Laura Freeman, Millennium’s former owner, drove to Florida from Folsom, LA to watch “Mickey” compete. “I love watching him and I’m videoing him because everyone at home wants to see him too,” she said.