86 SIDELINES FEBRUARY 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Karin says she’s teaching Eliseo how to ride and so when he
returns to Mexico to stay with his family he will be able to train the
young horses. Lingh graced the cover of ST.GEORG Germany’s
most famous equestrian magazine and the Win a Ride on Lingh
winner was announced in the December 2011 issue. Karin went
to Germany and taught the 13 year old winner a lesson on Lingh!
International Horse Sport Palm Beach
is launching its 2012
season with new footing in all of the rings at The IHS Champions
Park at Equestrian Estates, site of the
Palm Beach Dressage
Derby
and IHS Series Shows. The frst to view and approve this
tremendous upgrade was an elite committee representing the
United States Equestrian Federation. The committee, consisting
of
Eva Salomon, Anne Gribbons
, and FEI rider representative,
Heather Blitz
recommended approval to the Dressage and
Executive Committees of USEF. The IHS Palm Beach Managing
Partners include FEI riders and trainers
Ed Borresen
and
Lars
Petersen,
together with well-known show organizers
Noreen
O’Sullivan
and
John Flanagan
.
Congratulations to
JimWofford
, recipient of the
USEF Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Jim is a legend in Eventing. A decorated
athlete, Jim has helped shape an industry as a trainer, clinician,
author and administrator. His lifelong involvement with equestrian
sports and his incredible list of accomplishments have secured his
place in history.
American WEG Team bronze medalist
Leslie Morse
has retired
her 17-year old Swedish Warmblood stallion
Tip Top 962
from
competition to stand him at stud. The dark bay licensed stallion
has been one of America’s most successful dressage horses in
the past fve years. Leslie says she is seeking stallion owners
interested in leasing Tip Top for the 2012 breeding season so
she can continue to focus on training Tip Top’s and Kingston’s
offspring. Interested stallions stations can inquire via email or by
visiting Morse’s offcial website www.lesliemorsedressage.com
The
2011 USDF Convention
was a weekend of highlights for
California-based dressage rider
Amelia Child
who was on cloud
nine as a big winner during the convention. While the 19 year old
Young Rider earned her bronze and silver medals, it was hearing
her name drawn as the fnal winner in
Custom Saddlery’s
year-
long All American Saddle Fit Challenge contest that had her
bubbling over with enthusiasm. Child was the ffth person to win
a custom dressage saddle from Custom Saddlery, makers of
handcrafted custom-ft dressage, jumping and event saddles.
Jeri Freels
granddaughter
Hannah Isop,
who has been
be riding hunters and jumpers,
is thoroughly enjoying her
weekly lessons with
Lendon
Grey.
That’s right, she’s
added dressage to her list of
achievements and word has
it that she could probably be
quite talented in that world.
(Of course, that’s coming from
Granny… but we believe!)
A hotel, condo or timesharing
– call it what you want but the
idea of 300,000 square feet of
commercial buildings where
the old
Palm Beach Polo Club
Stadium
used to be is pretty
unimaginable. Folks, that is
what is being considered by
the Village of Wellington and
proposed by the
Equestrian
Sports Productions
partners.
This development has divided
most of
the equestrian
community. The construction of
a world class dressage facility is
great – but the retail and hotel
space is getting mixed reviews.
Aachen, Germany may have
this – but Spruce Meadows
(considered by many to be the
world’s best show grounds) and
the Kentucky Horse Park (home
of the World Equestrian Games
and Rolex Three Day Event)
don’t have these amenities
and have turned down these
options.
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