FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
SIDELINES JANUARY 2014 99
IDA
farm’s
Monica Burssens
just returned from Germany
where she spent a month
working with
Klaus Balkenhol
.
She’s glad to be back in warm
Welly World, and is excited to
apply all she learned to her own
training program.
Show Chic’s “Shop Talk”
kicked off the winter show
season with trainer
Oded
Shimoni
speaking. Oded talked
about his exciting new facility
that just opened in Wellington
and his journey in dressage.
It was a packed house and a
special night as Oded was also
the first speaker for “Shop Talk”
six years ago!
Saddle Up! Saddle fitters from
around the globe converged
on Aiken, South Carolina for
the
Custom Saddlery Fitters
Convention
. More than 40
Custom fitters from the United
States, Canada and Europe
were joined by master saddle
makers, veterinarians, equine
massage therapists and other
experts. Custom Saddlery
hosts the event for saddle fitters
to learn more, refresh skills,
exchange ideas and check out
all the new innovations and
designs.
The Dressage Foundation
will be
celebrating their 25th anniversary in
2014! Since
Lowell Boomer
started
the Foundation in 1989, over $1 million
in grants and scholarships have been
awarded to thousands of riders across
the country. Anyone who has ever made
a donation to The Dressage Foundation
has played a part in making that happen!
From left to right,
Maryal Barnett
(TDF
Board Member) and Lowell Boomer.
Photo courtesy of the Boomer Family
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The Dressage Foundation
is proud to announce that
Kathleen Raine
, of Murrieta,
California, is the first
recipient of the
Patsy Albers
Award
, established in 2012
in special remembrance
of Patsy. The $500 award
provides financial support
for continuing education
and training to a high
performance rider. Kathleen
is a grand prix competitor
riding
Breanna
, a 13-year-
old Hanoverian mare, and
the duo placed third in the
grand prix division at the
USEF High Performance
Championships held at the
Festival of Champions
in October of 2013.
Congratulations Kathleen!
Photo by SusanJStickle.com
