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2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage
Championships
Complete Results on showsecretary.com Matrix Horses Weltino's Magic and Hit Parade SFS Shine at 2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships
Peters and Weltino's Magic, a Westphalian gelding owned by Jen Hlavacek, took second place in the Six-Year-Old Horse competition with a score of 8.212, just behind winners Christopher Hickey and Cabana Boy with their score of 8.644. Burns-Gardner and Hit Parade SFS, a Rheinlander stallion owned by Burns-Gardner and her two sisters, Jeanne Burns and Kathy Schack, finished fourth in the Six-Year-Old Horse division with a score of 7.868. Read More.... Carolyn and Pat Adams and Dressage Horse Don Devere Camp Cross Country to Compete at the Kentucky Horse Park
Chris Hickey and Cabana Boy Hold On To Lead in Six-Year-Old Final, But the Hat Did Not!
Nicole Bellah and Winsor Win 5-Year-Old Dressage Young Horse Final
Young Dressage Horses Face Daunting Challenge in Sunday's Final
By the time awards ceremonies were held, it was unmounted and in the relative safety of the pavillion. See who won.... Michael Bragdell and Selten HW Win Markel/USEF National Dressage Four-Year-Old Young Horse Championship
From Across the Nation America's Finest Young Horses Come to Kentucky
Jodie Kelly and Wencenza Leave a Hurricane and Get Back in the 5-Year-Old Final by Winning the Consolation Class
Talented Young Horses Showcased at the 2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships
Follow the daily journal Eliza is sharing with dressagedaily on her particpation in the 4-year-old division of the Young Horse Championships. Popular American Dressage Judge, Janet Foy Shares Her Passion for The US Young Horse Program USEF National Developing Horse Championships Guenter Seidel and U II Prove They Can Handle the Stress Winning the 2008 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship
Susan Dutta and Golden Choice DC Reserve Developing Horse Champions
Jason Canton and Grandioso Have High Hopes for the USEF National Developing Horse Championships
Canton, who is both rider and owner of the dark bay Westfalen gelding (Grosso Z x Popocatepetel by Palisandergrund), isn't a bit surprised that his horse is standing at the top. "We've been showing Prix St. Georges this summer and he's scored over 70 percent every time out," Canton said. That's no surprise either considering that earlier in the year when the pair was showing at Fourth Level, they also managed to keep their scores above 70 percent. Read More.... Wyning Edge Friesians Stallion Eeltsje F. Heads for The Kentucky Horse Park For the National Developing Horse Dressage Championships
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Matrix horses Weltino's Magic, ridden by Team Matrix member Shannon Peters, and Hit Parade SFS, ridden by Team Matrix member Sandra Burns-Gardner, were near the top of the leader board at this year's Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships, held September 12-14 in Lexington, Kentucky. 
Carolyn and Pat Adams are like a well-oiled machine, especially when it comes to horses. So when the time came to decide how they would get to Kentucky from Pleasanton, CA, for their first trip to the 2008 USEF National Developing Horse Championship, seeing the countryside together sounded pretty darn good. “The farthest we’d hauled a horse had been San Diego which is about an 11-hour drive,” said Carolyn. “My husband and I just work so well together. It was an adventure. We got to see some of the most beautiful country like Nebraska and Wyoming. I had no idea it would be so green and mowed. Everything is so clean out here.” 
Last year’s five-year-old champions Chris Hickey and Cabana Boy were the final ride, and despite the distraction of his top hat blowing off and Chris going off course, the pair earned an 8.644 overall which meant another Young Horse championship for the dynamic duo. Cabana Boy is a U.S.-bred Hanoverian gelding owned by Hilltop Farm, by Contucci and out of Britania by Bordeaux, bred by Doug and Shannon Langer. Chris is based in Colora, MD. Overall Chris was very pleased with his rides this weekend. “I’d never ridden him in this kind of atmosphere; I don’t think many of us have,” he said. “I was very happy with my horse. He came out and did his job. 
Nicole Bellah, who works with Chris Hickey, took home the highest honor of champion in the five-year-old championship aboard her Dutch-bred stallion Winsor. The 16.3-hand dark bay is by San Remo out of Para Lady by Julia Mariner and was bred in The Netherlands by PPW Janssen. The pair earned a score of 8.02 today which gave them an 8.028 overall. Today’s scores were highlighted by an 8.2 for their canter work. “Your canter was the best,” said the judges. “It was highlighted by clear beautiful mediums that come up under straight.” Nicole bought the stallion last June on a trip to Europe after looking at many horses. “I didn’t want a young horse, and I didn’t want a stallion,” she said. 
The remaining two Markel/USEF Young Horse Championships and the USEF National Developing Horse Championship were decided today despite the fact that the remnants of Hurricane Ike attempted to put an end to the competition. Strong winds that started late in the morning translated to falling scores for many. The five-year-olds kicked off the morning competition, followed by the six-year-old final, and the Developing Horse. 
On a hot and sticky day that would have made it hard for any youngster to keep their composure, 16 of the nation’s top young horses showed us how it was done at the four-year-old finale. Two of the first four riders of the day, Michael Bragdell and Emily Gershberg walked away with the champion and reserve champion titles respectively. Emily came into this championship ranked first and Michael, ranked second. Both riders have ridden with Chris Hickey who enjoyed a proud moment today. Michael’s mount, Selten HW, is a Hanoverian stallion by Sandro Hit out of MS High princess by Hohenstein, owned by Elizabeth Ball's Cadence, LLC and was bred in the U.S. by Irene Hoeflich-Wiederhold. 
The nation’s top young horses from California to Massachusetts have gathered at the Kentucky Horse Park home of the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games for the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Championships and the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship. For some it was an arduous journey but well worth the honor of being invited. One family left their farm in Florida with Hurricane Ike bearing down on them. One made the cross-country trip from California and camped out along the way. Some are first-timers. One is an Olympic athlete. One of the interesting tidbits this year—the fifth year of the Young Horse program—is the number of horses that are U.S. bred. Another is the number of competitors who have competed in this program multiple years, some with the same horse, allowing them to see true progress in the development of the nation’s strongest young equine talent. 
With just 72 hours to go before the start of the Markel/USEF Young Horse Championship, competitor Jodie Stevens Kelly had no idea whether or not she’d be making the trip to Kentucky. At home in Destin, FL, Hurricane Ike was brewing, and although the Kelly’s have a solid evacuation plan no one knew where Ike would land. Last week Destin was in the projected path for most of the week. “Until it hits the Gulf, we have no idea which way it will go,” said Jodie. 
Lexington, KY – Showcasing the top young dressage horses from across the country, two invitation-only championships are underway at the Kentucky Horse Park— the 2008 Markel/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Young Horse Dressage Championship presented by Collecting Gaits Farm and the 2008 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales International. Both championships continue to grow in stature by drawing international riders who are competing on the stars of tomorrow. The first day was a qualifying day for the Young Horse championship which included the five and six-year-old preliminary test. 
View From a Competitor - By Eliza Sydnor
In the 2008 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship, newcomer and Olympian Guenter Seidel of Cardiff, CA, took home top honors with the horse that he says he’s aiming for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games back here in Kentucky. U II is Dick and Jane Brown’s seven-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, bred in The Netherlands by Stal Craecken. He is by Jazz out of Rohdiva by Rohdiamant. Guenter has been riding the horse since they purchased him as a three-year-old and describes him as a sweet horse with a super work ethic, just a little spooky. “He’s hot in a good way, not stupid hot,” he said. Today’s weather wasn’t too much of an issue for the pair who won with an overall score of 70.873. 
The reserve champion with a score of 69.282 was Susan Dutta of Wellington, FL, and Golden Choice DC. The nine-year-old Hanoverian mare was bred in Germany by Hermann Stemmann and is owned by Tim Dutta Inc. She is by Gran Cru out of Wesbe by Westbury. Tim bought ‘Goldie’ as a four-year-old from the PSI auction, and she came to the U.S. as a six-year-old."This is my most favorite horse, and I know you’re not supposed to have favorites but this one is,” Susan said. “I think from the first day I ever sat on her I said to my husband this is my horse. Her reactions and the way that she is are just perfect for me.” 
Jason Canton and Grandioso, winners of the Markel/USEF National Young Horse Championsips for 6-year-olds are heading into this year's USEF National Developing Horse Championships ranked number one in the nation. In fact, Grandioso is the only horse on the Developing Horse ranking list with an average score over 70 percent – 72.273. 
Wyning Edge Friesians
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