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Friday, July 05 2013
The dressage community is a traveling bunch! Heather Blitz and her hubby are in Africa as we go to press, while Shannon and Loren Dueck (pictured) just got back from yet another trip to Italy, this time it was Rome and the Isle of Capri. Thank goodness they missed their dogs and horses or they
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Thursday, June 06 2013
Europe here they come! Welly World is empting out with so many of the summer crowd heading to Europe. Not surprisingly the list-of-leavers looks like a who’s who from the winter season including Caroline Roffman taking two horses for her maiden competition voyage to Europe, along with Tuny Page, Susie Dutta, Shelley Francis and Euro
- Published in 07-2013, Off Centerline
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Friday, May 10 2013
Congratulations to Kathy Simard, from Colorado for getting her USDF Silver Medal at “Dressage for the Cure” at the Colorado Horse Park, in April. Kathy was riding Debbie Bennett’s lovely horse Maestoso 11 Odetta 11. Congrats to Kathy and Maestoso! Special congratulations to Christy Boylen who won the Custom Saddlery MVR (Most Valuable Rider) award
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Friday, April 12 2013
Chuck and Anne Koch’s Mr. Bockman has been sold to London Paralympian Dale Dedrick as a World Equestrian Games U.S. team prospect. The 13-year-old Westphalian gelding (Arpeggio – Hauptstutbuch Amore) was imported from Europe and has been in training with Grand Prix dressage rider Chrissa Hoffman in Ocala, Florida. Dale, who is from Ann Arbor, Michigan,
- Published in 05-2013, Off Centerline
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Tuesday, March 05 2013
It’s Dressage Gone Wild in Wellington with non-stop CDIs, symposiums, clinics, charity events and much more…and it makes you wonder when everyone sleeps! To make it to all the activities, Anna and Cindy Bovay have started Cinanna Concierge Service to cater to the busy equestrian’s every need. Willowtree Farm in the Hamptons has a new
- Published in 04-2013, Off Centerline
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Wednesday, February 13 2013
The 2013 World Dressage Masters in West Palm Beach brought some drama and disappointment for several competitors as well as for the spectators who missed seeing some of their favorite horse and rider combos. In the CDI5* division current World Champion Edward Gal of the Netherlands stepped off the plane feeling ill, was diagnosed with
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Thursday, January 17 2013
Has Premier Equestrian gone to the dogs? Kind of! Their new Premier Canine launched by providing “mini dressage rings” for the Ukanuba National Dog Show in Orlando. The rings looked very elegant; but it seems it was the French “Bull Dog” kissing station that had Heidi and Shirley Zorn puckering up at the show! Draper
- Published in 02-2013, Off Centerline
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Wednesday, December 12 2012
Congratulations to Olympic rider Adrienne Lyle and her star mount Wizard. Adrienne was the only American rider ranked in the Dressage FEI World Individual Dressage Rankings released at the end of October. Adelinde Cornelissen, of The Netherlands, topped the list followed by British rider Charlotte Dujardin. Adrienne cracked the top 50 with a ranking of
- Published in 01-2013, Off Centerline
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Wednesday, November 07 2012
Dressage rider Aileen Daly is known for dancing on horseback; but now the Aiken, South Carolina rider is going to be dancing with the stars! Aileen will take part in Dancing with the Aiken Stars on November 15th. Her dance partner will be Aiken pediatrician Dr. John Tiffany. Lily Zilo and trainer Endel Ots took a
- Published in 12-2012, Off Centerline
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Thursday, October 11 2012
Aileen Daly is staying busy with a gorgeous new grand prix dressage horse and a 70 pound puppy! Aileen is pleased to announce that she bought Heather Beachem’s grand prix horse Windsong so she could learn the grand prix movements. Aileen is also thrilled with her new puppy. After putting down her 13-year-old Jack Russell
- Published in 11-2012, Off Centerline