Monday, November 8, 2004

Dressage Night’s Continental Cup At Metropolitan National Horse Show

Silke Rembacz, Two For Two

Silke Rembacz was also competing in her second Continental Cup, and this year rode two horses, filling in at the last moment for injured rider Courtney King. She also showed Connecticut, a 12-year-old breeding stallion owned by Highlife Farm in Orlando, Florida, who was competing in his very first Grand Prix, scoring a 73%. Rembacz chose modern big beat music for the powerful mover.

In the open slot, she debuted her fabulous new horse Bulgari, an 11-year-old imported from Germany last month. She has only been partnered with him for two weeks and rode to beautiful classical music.

“I enjoy coming because it is a very old, prestigious competition,” said Rembacz. “I enjoy the fact that this is something that jumpers and dressage can do together a little bit. I also enjoy coming in to Manhattan. The audience is really great. It’s fun that we’re invited to come here and show a little bit of what we do.”