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Wednesday, September 05 2012
Not many dry eyes in the house when Olympian Steffen Peters took his final ride on Ravel at the 2012 Olympics. It was especially touching when Steffen leaned down and whispered in the great horse’s ear. Ravel, owned by Akiko … [Read more]
- Published in 10-2012, Off Centerline
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Thursday, August 09 2012
Fun in Olympic proportions! A few weeks prior to the Olympics, ShowChic hosted an Olympic predictions night with Olympic dressage riders Bent Jensen and Lars Petersen. Bent and Lars made predictions on which horse and rider combinations might win … [Read more]
- Published in 09-2012, Off Centerline
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Wednesday, July 04 2012
Television personality Stephen Colbert had the dressage world buzzing with his announcement on the “Colbert Report” that dressage is the Sport of the Summer. Colbert talked about Rafalca, owned in part by Ann Romney (wife of Presidential hopeful Mitt … [Read more]
- Published in 08-2012, Off Centerline
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Friday, June 08 2012
ShowChic (formerly Show Clothes) has developed a Mentorship Program to help younger upcoming riders. Instead of just giving them riding clothes and goodies Michele Hundt, owner, came up with the idea of mentoring these riders and having them help … [Read more]
- Published in 07-2012, Off Centerline
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Thursday, May 10 2012
Brandi Roenick has leased Bruce and Jen Hlavacek’s Pan American Games gold medal winner Weltino’s Magic this season. Roenick, 17, won three gold medals at the North American Junior And Young Rider Championships. She has been living and training with … [Read more]
- Published in 06-2012, Off Centerline
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Friday, April 13 2012
Catching up: In March, Phillip and Evie Dutton hosted the fourth annual Olympic Gala in Aiken, SC at their winter facility in Bridle Creek. They helped bring the Aiken community together for a night of cocktails, a catered buffet, dancing … [Read more]
- Published in 05-2012, Off Centerline
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Friday, March 09 2012
Catching up: Dressage Under the Stars, under the direction of Steve Williams and Mason Phelps, at Glen Straub’s Palm Beach Polo has been a great success. Presiding judges for the opening night included USDF rated show judge Bill McMullin, … [Read more]
- Published in 04-2012, Off Centerline
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Thursday, February 09 2012
Catching up: We hear that Germany’s dressage team coach Holger Schmezer, will resign after this year’s London Olympics. Holger has coached the team since 2000. The news came through St. Georg magazine (www.st-georg.de), which also reports that the … [Read more]
- Published in 03-2012, Off Centerline
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Thursday, January 19 2012
Catching up: Jane Savoie says she’s started taking Ballroom and Latin dance lessons at the Dance All Night studio and she’s having a BLAST! “I ran into Caroline Roffman there and she’s taking lessons, too. I’m stunned and pleasantly surprised … [Read more]
- Published in 02-2012, Off Centerline
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Friday, December 16 2011
Catching up: What fun! Jim Koford recently launched a blog for news source to help keep everyone abreast of goings on. Link is here: koforddressage.blogspot.com. Check it out.
Certified Master Saddler and Equine Ergonomist Jochen Schleese will be a guest … [Read more]
- Published in 01-2012, Off Centerline