100 SIDELINES FEBRUARY 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Off Centerline
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 Zor
n puckering up at the show!
Draper Therapies, makers of all those cozy horse, dog and
people therapy blankets, has a new face at the marketing helm.
Welcome aboard,
Becky Shipps!
American dressage sponsor
Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer
has
acquired
Anabel Balkenhol’s
13-year old Westfalian mare
Winci
as new Grand Prix horse for
Guenter Seidel
to ride. Gwendolyn
owns Coral Reef Ranch in Rancho Santa Fe, California, where the
52-year old Guenter has based his horses for many years. Coral
Reef also owns
Beezie Madden’s
U.S. Olympic show jumper Via
Volo. Winci is a chestnut mare by Weinberg x Saluut which was
owned by
Klaus Balkenhol
. The Grand Prix mare was briefy
trained by
Hubertus Schmidt
in 2010, but Anabel Balkenhol
started competing her at Grand Prix level in 2012. Winci has been
renamed
Coral Reef Wylea.
Congratulations to the blond duo of
Amy Swerdlin
and
Dr. Kristy
Truebenbach Lund
. The Wellington pair returned from the USDF
Region Three Championships held in October in Georgia with fve
Championships. They swept the frst, second, third, Grand Prix
and Grand Prix Freestyle divisions. Although they credit their
great horses, training and hours of practice for all their success,
is it a coincidence they both are married to someone named Scott
and both married a veterinarian?
Congratulations to the new USDF Certifed Instructors. The
exam was held in November at Southerly Winds Farm, in Harrah,
Oklahoma. The exam was the inaugural exam for the new
Training-First Level Certifcation. New USDF Certifed Instructor/
Trainers at Training through First Level include:
Ashley Hammill
of San Antonio, Texas;
Heather McCullough
of Davidson, North
Carolina;
Eileen Ostlund
of Boone, Iowa;
Sherry Guess
of
Porter, Oklahoma;
Erin Jackson
of Vallejo, California;
Becky
Brown
of Dallas, Texas and
Deanna Myers
of Ormond Beach,
Florida. New USDF Certifed Instructors/Trainers at Second Level
include:
Jennifer Hogan
of Chapel Hill, Tennessee and
Ashley
Hammill
.
Charles de Kunffy
has joined the
Dressage Summit
superstar
lineup, which also includes
Christoph Hess, Walter Zettl
and
Pat
and Linda Parelli.
Charles has written six books on the classical
dressage tradition and his experience as a dressage judge, trainer
and author make him one of the most sought after dressage
masters and clinicians today. Tickets for the Dressage Summit,
February 9-11, in Wellington, are: $195 for a 3-day pass; $395
for a VIP ticket and $95 for a 1-day pass. For more information
on the Dressage Summit, or to purchase tickets, visit www.
dressagesummit.com or call (855) 727-3554.
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announcements you would like to share in the Off Centerline
column, dedicated to dressage news. It can be something
as fun as a wedding announcement, new horse purchased,
upcoming clinics or exciting wins. Send to editor@
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Congratulations to
Susan
Hancock
of LaVernia, Texas,
on receiving the fourth annual
“USDF Region 9 Teaching
Excellence Award” at the
Great American/USDF Region
9 Championships in Katy,
Texas in November. She
received a $5,000 award for
demonstrating adherence to
sound dressage principles and
the ability to communicate these principles so that students
develop themselves and their horses in a logical, progressive
and humane way up through the levels.
CanadianOlympian
DavidMarcus
is back inWellington for the
winter season. Having dominated CDI-W Dressage at Devon in
September by winning three grand prix classes, Marcus sat
atop the North American World Cup League standings as the
new year opened with Chrevi’s Capital (pictured), a 12-year-
old Danish Warmblood gelding. In addition to their full show
schedule, the pair was invited to represent Canada at the
prestigious World Dressage Masters held at the Jim Brandon
Center in January. Based at
Tuny Page’s
Stillpoint Farm for
the season, the 32-year-old coach and trainer will campaign
both Chrevi’s Capital and Don Kontes at the grand prix level
while continuing the development of the exciting seven-year-
old mare, Betrina, all owned by
Deborah Miculinic.
David also
has a select few sales horses that have accompanied him to
Wellington, Florida.
Photo by Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com
The Dressage Foundation
announced that a new fund
has been established in
special remembrance of
Patsy Albers
.
The
Patsy
Albers Award Fund
will
provide one annual award to
the highest placing dressage
rider at the United States
Equestrian Federation’s
High
Performance
Championships who was
also a rider competing for the
U.S. at a North American Junior/Young Rider Championship.
The Award will provide fnancial support for continuing
education and training.