88 SIDELINES APRIL 2013
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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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 trainer.
Mette
Larsen
and
Jenny Susser
are excited to welcome
Amanda
Rossiter
to their beautiful facility in Riverhead. If Amanda looks
familiar, you may recognize her as the former head rider for the
World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions.
Dressage riders and trainers
Caroline Roffman
and
Endel Ots
of Lionshare Dressage Farm in Wellington, Florida are excited to
announce a new partnership with
Der Dau Custom Boots
. Both
Caroline and Endel will be stepping up and stepping out in style
with a new pair of show boots, as well as “everyday” boots from
Der Dau. Riders aren’t the only ones stepping out in Der Dau
- celebrities, Fortune 100 executives and more have been seen
wearing Der Dau custom boots and shoes.
USA Olympian
Adrienne Lyle
, recipient of the
Carol Lavell
Advanced Dressage Prize,
has been preparing for her trip to
Europe to compete and train with
Klaus Balkenhol
. She and
Wizard have a full schedule of CDI competitions in California
before their European adventure this summer. Also keep an eye
out for Adrienne’s up-and-coming young horses – she’s been
enjoying the process of bringing them along and hopes to start
them out on the California circuit. “I think we have some very
talented youngsters on our hands. It is exciting to work with them
and watch them learn and mature every day,” she said.
Olympic athletes
Debbie McDonald
and
Mason Phelps
came out of retirement to perform a disco-themed pas de deux
at
The Challenge of the Americas
presented by SSG Gloves in
Wellington, Florida. Dressed in white tailcoats with red satin lining,
the two trotted down the centerline to a freestyle choreographed
with the help of
Carl Hester
and set to music provided by
Terry
Ciotti Gallo.
The Challenge celebrated its 11th anniversary
in its fght against breast cancer with teams of top international
dressage riders competing in freestyle quadrilles to raise money
to help fnd a cure for breast cancer. Proceeds benefted the
Breast Cancer Research Foundation through Play For P.I.N.K.
The Dressage Summit,
held in Wellington, Florida,
brought the best of the
natural horsemanship world
together with the best of the
dressage world. The event
was a huge success and
featured, from left to right:
Christoph Hess, Linda
Parelli, Pat Parelli, Walter
Zettl, Premier Equestrian
CEO Mark Neihart
and
Charles de Kunffy.
Skeletons on the show grounds? Not really, just the handy
work of
Gillian Higgins
from
Horses Inside Out
who teaches
equine biomechanics by painting the inside of the horse on
the outside! This is
Caroline Roffman
and her small tour
super star Her Highness and the two little guys are Barnes
and Noble who never miss an opportunity to “paint the town.”
Special thanks to Cavalor Premium Feeds and Supplements
and the International Equestrian Education program at
Starwyn Farm for bringing Gillian from the UK to the USA!