The Degroot Family is Showered with Appreciation

Tony and Betty received thanks from everyone. The competitors presented them with apple trees and climbing roses as a remembrance. The many young riders that have competed at DG Bar over the years thanked the De Groots for all of their support and presented them with flowers. Glenda McElroy of Cornerstone Events Management presented Tony and Betty with a sponsors table at all of her events.

Tony De Groot, along with daughters Ingrid Hamar and Tamara Majors, sung the national anthem. Sabine Schut-Kery, fresh from her performances in Las Vegas at the World Cup, did two dressage demonstrations on her Andalusian stallion, one side saddle.

The dressage show included high performance classes for the championships at Gladstone and selection trials for the young rider and junior rider championships. Jo Moran of Valley Center, Calif. won the High Performance Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle on Victoria Cotchett’s Swedish Warmblood mare Minna. Amanda Harlan of Oakville, Calif. won the Young Riders Team test and the Young Riders Prix St. George on her Dutch Warmblood gelding Liberte. Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, Calif. won the HP Prix St. Georges and the HP Intermediaire I on Sandrina, an Oldenburg mare owned by Ann Romney of Belmont, Mass.

Willy Arts has more events planned at DG Bar Ranch in the future. Watch their website dgbarranch.com for details.

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