Thursday September 15, 2005

USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Championships Final Presents the Horses For the Future

Grant Schneidman and Superman

Grant Schneidman, had represented the USET Eventing Team, won the Rolex Kentucky International Horse Trials in 1981 with the legendary Flying Dutchman. Returning to the Kentucky Horse Park as a dressage rider 24 years later, Schneidman, and the Dutch Warmblood gelding Superman (by Mondriaan out of Mikado by Cabochon) traveled from his training base at High Prairie Farm in Parker, Colorado to demonstrate for the judges their talents as the leggy handsome gelding was put through his paces.

The judges enjoyed the trot work the best which showed good “volume” giving him the impressive score of 8.3. His long walk had a steady and clear rhythm scoring a 7.3, and the canter, was big, but showed that sometimes he has difficulty in collecting himself. They recognized the horse was still developing in his strength and were impressed with his overall type, with an overall score of 7.77, placing fifth.