102 SIDELINES MARCH 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Them’s the breaks – but we are still sorry to hear that
Doug
Hundt,
of
Show Chic,
started out 2014 by breaking his hip.
Luckily, he is on the mend and we look forward to seeing him
back at the shows this month!
Ups and downs for
Dr. Andrea Bayer
– she lost her retired
dressage horse,
007 (Bond)
just two weeks before her new horse,
Fortune Cookie
, arrived from Europe. We wish you lots of good
fortune with your new horse.
Congratulations! The Dressage Foundation has announced
that a total of $10,000 has been awarded to U.S. dressage
instructors through the
Major Anders Lindgren Scholarship
program
, funded through
The Dressage Foundation’s Carol
Lavell Gifted Memorial Fund
. The recipients included:
Reese
Koffler-Stanfield
, of Georgetown, Kentucky, who was awarded
the $6,000 Lindgren Scholarship. Reese is a USDF Certified
Instructor through 4th Level and has earned her USDF Bronze,
Silver, Gold and Gold Freestyle Bar medals. She plans to use the
funds to train with
Kathy Connelly
.
Gina Duran
, of Livermore,
California, is the recipient of a $2,000 Lindgren Scholarship.
She has earned her USDF Gold Medal and is a USDF Certified
Instructor through 2nd Level. Gina will use the scholarship to train
with
Rachel Saavedra
.
Jami Kment
, of Palmyra, Nebraska, was
also awarded a $2,000 Scholarship. She has earned her Bronze,
Silver, and Gold Medals and is a USDF “L” Program graduate.
Jami will use the scholarship to train with Kathy Connelly.
Trumped. The dressage crowd really put the color in the
Trump Invitational Grand Prix this year. Despite grey clouds,
the dressage attendees including
Marty andMarcy Freedman,
Kim and Tim Williamson, Ellen Dixon-Miller and Tuny and
Dave Page
all wore bright smiles and colorful duds! Pictured:
Ellen Dixon-Miller, left, with Tuny and Dave Page.
Every May, dressage riders from all over the southeast
look forward to the
May Day Qualifier
, a USDF and USEF
recognized show presented by
Westwind Events
of Archer,
Florida. This year, the May 10-11 show is moving to the
Florida Horse Park
(FHP) in Ocala, Florida. Currently, the
horse park is building a covered arena and stabling to host
large, international shows. May Day will offer levels from
introductory to Grand Prix, with a $1,000 Musical Freestyle
Challenge. Westwind Events is known for producing
professional, fun, laid back shows with beautiful awards,
excellent scheduling, great judges, and a friendly staff. Look
for the prize list on the FHP website and interested vendors
and sponsors can call 352-328-6112.
She’d give you the
shirt off her back!
Beth Haist
, who
owns
The Horse
of Course
with
husband
Marty
,
stepped up again
to
support
the
USDF FEI Trainer’s
Conference
held
at
Mary
Anne
McPhail’s
farm
in
Loxahatchee,
Florida. This year Beth provided shirts and goodie bags with
$40 gift certificates in them to all the riders and clinicians! Beth,
right, gets a big thank you from USDF Executive Director,
Stephan Hienzsch!
Sidelines
February cover girl
Mary-Haskins Gurganus
jogs her stallion,
Richmond
, who also appeared on the
February cover, at the
Global Dressage Festival CDI.
Mary-
Haskins, decked out in leopard, and Richmond were runner-
ups in the Show Chic Jog.
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