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Lendon Gray Fundraising Clinic in Malden Bridge, NY, April 11, 2003

Written by Contractor

Sunday, January 12, 2003 - 8:00pm

The Equine Fund, a non profit organization dedicated to raising equine awareness to prevent abuse and raising funds to assist equine rescue, is organizing a fundraiser clinic April 11, 2003. Exclusive clinician for this fundraiser is former American Olympic team dressage rider Lendon Gray.

The Leslie Stanton Equestrian Center in Malden Bridge, New York, will serve as host facility for the clinic. The center is located at 4186, Route 66 in Malden Bridge, NY, which is approximately half an hour west of the Berkshires, and half an hour east of Albany, NY.

The clinic will hold several semi-private lessons (2 riders in a class) conducted by Mrs. Gray. Auditors are welcome and encouraged. The Equine Fund will offer gourmet food, door prizes and some free giveaways to the first auditors to arrive.

The clinic will benefit The Equine Fund, a non profit organization located in Old Chatham, New York. The organization can be reached through Allison Marchese, Executive Director, at equinefund@aol.com or by calling 518-766-0632 with any further questions.

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Friday, January 10, 2003 - 8:00pm

Birth Year: 1998
Breed: Trakehner
Black stallion
Size: 16.1 hh
Sire: Enrico Caruso
Dam: Karline
Dam Sire: Schwalbenherbst
Stud Fee: inquire

Kovington, also known as Toni, is an exclusive Trakehner stallion up for stud. This young stallion carries the valuable Mahagoni blood that is found in international competitors throughout the equine disciplines. Enrico Caruso is the sire of 9 approved sons and Kovington is the latest to carry on this legacy. His dam reigns from the famous Count Dohna K-family - one of the largest and best breeding programs in East Prussia. Known for producing powerful movement with exceptionally quiet temperaments, Toni exhibits all of the best characteristics from this line.

Toni has already proven himself in the competition arena, both under saddle and in-hand. We are pleased to announce his approval by the ATA at their 2002 Annual Meeting and Inspection at Valhalla Farms.

The inspectors' remarks include, "Masculine and expressive stallion showing good Trakehner type. Good, well-proportioned, and harmonious frame. Excellent temperament. This stallion should benefit mares needing movement and improvement in type and frame."

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Thursday, January 9, 2003 - 8:00pm

Ulla Salzgeber (GER) still leads the World Dressage Rankings with 79.856, ahead of Nadine Capellmann and Lisa Wilcox. The latest increased her score from 78.208 at the end of November to 78.623, thanks to her victory in Frankfurt, where, with Relevant 5, she won the Grand Prix and the Kür with a score of 81.31%.

Olympic Champion Anky van Grunsven is back in the Top Ten and goes up from 11th to 8th place. She won the Grand Prix and Kür in Mechelen with Gestion Krack.

Ulla Salzgeber was recently spotted in the USA working with Dressage rider Christopher Hickey, as he prepares his horses for the upcoming Dressage in Florida show season.

In Memoriam - Mr G

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Wednesday, January 8, 2003 - 8:00pm

Mr Götz Weber Stephan (GER), Official FEI Judge in Dressage passed away
on 27 December, aged 60, of an apparant heart attack while teaching at his home stable. Mr Weber-Stephan became FEI Candidate Judge in 1984 and International Judge in 1990. He was awarded the Official status in 1996. He came from a family very involved with horses and was himself an active rider up to S level. Very dynamic judge at the international level, he was one of the faithful judges of the FEI Challenge Development Series for more than 10 years.

A familiar face to American dressage as well, Mr. Weber-Stephan is shown here at the 1997 North American Young Riders' Championships, and has been in America for several CDI's.

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Sunday, January 5, 2003 - 8:00pm

The North American Dressage Trainers Club held a unique symposium for FEI trainers, judges and riders January 4 to 5, 2003, at the training center for Olympian, Michael Poulin, in DeLeon Springs, Florida. Featured speakers were Dr Volker Moritz, FEI "O" Judge and trainer from Germany, Jean Bemelmans, FEI trainer and Spanish Dressage Team Coach and Mariette Withages, chairwoman of the FEI Dressage Commission and "O" Judge.

This was the first symposium of its kind in the U.S., with approximately 50 Trainers and Judges from North America in attendance. Discussed were the new FEI rules, as well as the new Grand Prix Test which was also demonstrated by both Heather Bender and Suzanne Dansby-Phelps.

Additional participants were Sharon, Gwen and Kate Poulin, Stacey Schettkoe, Tina Konyot, Jason Canton, and Julia Martin. Some time was also be spent on the FEI Young Horse Tests for 5+6 year old horses with added input from Janet Brown FEI "I" judge from USA . One issue that stimulated quite a bit of discussion, was the walk, and how the movement is defined and judged.

DressageDaily Party In DeLeon Springs

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Thursday, January 2, 2003 - 8:00pm

During the recent Symposium at Michael Poulin’s Dressage Training Center, in DeLeon Springs, Florida, neighbors Mary (Phelps) and JJ Hathaway, entertained a few symposium participants at the headquarters for DressageDaily.com.

Featuring "Café JJ’s" beef tenderloin, and Mary’s guilt free tiramisu, on the menu, along with plenty of good wine, the Hathaway’s hosted a warm gathering on a chilly central Florida evening. “It was fun to show our friends from “Welly World” (that’s Wellington, in south Florida) what life is like here in the country, just 4 hours away.

In fact, it is Mary and JJ, Michael Poulin credits for bringing him to DeLeon Springs several years ago. For the pied piper of Classical dressage in America, it took just one season for Poulin to attract his following.

Now many owners and students enchanted with the charming historical region of central Florida, and the easier lifestyle, have relocated here. Poulin's owners formed a group to build The Dressage Institute, home of the 2003 North American Trainers’ Symposium.

With noted European judges discussing a broad range of subjects symposium attendees were encouraged to interact, and create a dialogue. Watch for DressageDaily's next installment on the Symposium with an article from dressage trainer, David Collins.

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Thursday, January 2, 2003 - 8:00pm

An opportunity of a life time has presented itself for an American Young Rider. Lisa Wilcox, Ernst Hoyos and Gestuet Vorwerk have invited a young rider between the age of 16 and 21 from the US to spend six weeks to three months in training at the Gestuet Vorwerk in Cappeln, Germany.

The young rider must have a horse schooling Prix St Georges and the rider must have a correct position. Gestuet Vorwerk will provide horse stall/feed and meals for the rider. The Dutta Corporation is offering a discounted flight for the horse. Training must commence by July 1.

Applicants have to send an unedited 10-minute performance video to: Lisa Wilcox Training, 25 Lake Avenue, Bedford, NY 10506. For additional info and an application form, contact Lendon Gray, (914) 234-4158 (eves).

Related Links
The Dutta Corporation
Lisa Wilcox

Pati Pierucci

Written by Contractor

Sunday, December 29, 2002 - 8:00pm

Belgian native but American citizen David De Wispelaere just returned from a Sun Shine Competition Tour at the 2002 SICAB in Spain. The Spanish National Horse Show Championships Finals (SICAB) was held in Seville at the end of November 2002. De Wispelaere was the first American ever to have competed at the SICAB Championships.

De Wispelaere left the United States to to qualify the 7-year old Idilio, the 6-year old Camaron and the 5-year old Hacendado for the Championships Finals for Purebred Spanish Horses at 2002 SICAB. All three stallions have been imported from Spain only two years ago and were trained by De Wispelaere himself.

David set up base in Vejer de la Frontera (about 40 minutes from Jerez) in September and for the next three months competed all over Spain in Qualifier Shows in Cordoba, Oviedo, Vejer, Granada, Valencia and Seville, organized by ANCCE (the National Organisation for Breeders of the Pure Bred Spanish Horse).

He collected titles such as Champion of Young Stallions, Champion of Suitability and 3rd Place in the FEI 5 yr. old Dressage Division with his stallion Hacendado, Reserve Champion in the 6-7 yr. old Stallion Division and 3rd Place in the Prix St. Georges with Iidilio, Champion and Reserve Champion at 3rd level with Camaron, who is owned by Kimberley Van Kampen of Hampton Green Farm. All stallions qualified for SICAB (the Finals in Seville) and finished among the 11 best in all of Spain.

Written by Contractor

Thursday, December 26, 2002 - 8:00pm

Winner of the 2002 Nurnberg Burgpokal was the magical pair Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff and Wahajama Unicef. The Nurnberg Burgpokal is the unofficial German Prix St Georges Championship which runs over a series of qualifiers with a final at the CDI Frankfurt. The 2002 Pokal Finals were an exhilirating battle between Germany's top Prix St Georges combinations, but it was soon clear that only two riders were bound for the ultimate duel in the Siegerpreis. The challenge was on between Ann Kathrin Linsenhoff and Birgit Finken.

The Finals run over two tests, a Prix St Georges Special and the top three goes to the Siegerpreis - the "Winner's Prize" Finals. It were Linsenhoff and Wahajama Unicef that reigned supreme in both tests. Wahajama Unicef, an 8-year old Hanoverian mare by Warkant, excelled in her wonderful balance in all three gaits and in her correctness in the two tests. Scoring 74.56% and 90.00 points, Linsenhoff and Wahajama became the 2002 Nurnberg Burgpokal winners. Birgit Finken and Diamond Fritz finished second with 74.11% and 88.00 points, while Anja Plonzke and her Trakehner Solero RBS was third with 72.83% and 75.00 points.

Expected to be a top three finallist was Lisa Wilcox with her dapple grey stallion Royal Diamond. Errors in both the tempi's every three and four strides, prevented this dream story to come true. Wilcox finished fourth with 72.78% and missed out on the Siegerpreis.

Astrid Appels

Written by Contractor

Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 8:00pm

Two important dressage horses have been sold to England this week. The most important sale involves Ingrid Klimke's Grand Prix dressage horse Nector van het Carelshof who has been purchased by the British Fiona Bigwood. Nector's Australian owner Christine Doan was forced to sell the horse to stay financially afloat. "I tried everything to keep the horse with Ingrid," Doan commented. "We negotiated with the German Equestrian Federation and even tried creating a syndicate in order to keep the horse, but we just couldn't raise the money."

Ingrid Klimke made her break through with the Belgian warmblood Nector van het Carelshof (by Randel Z) in 2001 and booked her most important victories at the 2002 CDI-W Berlin and CDI Stuttgart. According to Doan, Ingrid made no efforts whatsoever to financially secure the horse for herself. Fiona Bigwood will be training Nector at Dressage Stable Romerhof in Germany, owned by her personal trainer Dieter Laugks.

Another top dressage horse is moving to England. Don Davidoff, the 2000 Oldenburg Licensing Champion and 2002 Young Horse World Champion in the five-year old division, is now property of British Wilfried Bechtolsheimer. The German native millionaire purchased the stallion from Paul Schockemoele and Karl Heinz Ehlen for his young rider daughter Laura Bechtolsheimer.