Friday, February 10, 2006

Caroline Roffman - Young Rider in the Spotlight
with Stacy Gormley

DressageDaily got a chance to sit down with top Young Rider contender, Caroline Roffman on Saturday during the Wellington Dressage show on a rain break in normally sunny south Florida. Roffman who trains with Silke Rembacz, made her mark as a Junior Young Rider, winning many of the classes she entered in 2005.

At the Gold Coast Opener, the first of a qualifying series for the 2006 NAYRC, Roffman began her first year in the Young Rider ranks placing first and second with Bulgari 5 (Hanoverian by Baryshnikov) (69.2) and Rigaudon (Hanoverian by Ramiro's Bube) (65.867),in the Young Rider Team Test.

Local aspiring young riders Haley and Carri Sukienik, Sharon Gaskill and Samantha Lausch got the opportunity to join in and ask some relevant questions. For an hour, Caroline patiently answered all of their well thought-out questions and offered advice and encouragement for their budding riding careers.