90 SIDELINES APRIL 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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The Dressage Foundation
(TDF) has announced the officers
and members of the
Board of Directors
who will serve in 2014.
In addition to returning board members, TDF extends a special
welcome to new board members
Lendon Gray
and
Carol Lavell.
“The Board of Directors of TDF is so pleased to have Carol
Lavell and Lendon Gray join us. Carol and Lendon have been to
the very top of this game, and they got to the top from the very
bottom, so they have a comprehensive understanding of this sport
of dressage that we all love. We already feel the effects of their
enthusiasm and helpful ideas,” said
Beth Baumert
, President &
CEO.
It looks like
Gary Yeager
has what it takes to win the
ShowChic
Turnout
at the
Nations Cup
. Congratulations to natty Gary who
handled
Zerbino Interago
to win the Nations Cup jog turnout. It
looks like his purple suede driving mocs sealed the deal!
Way to go Kathleen! The Dressage Foundation awarded
Kathleen Raine
with a
Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage
Prize
, in the amount of $25,000. Kathleen and her husband,
David Wightman
, are owners of
Adventure Farms
in
Murrieta, California. They purchased her current mount,
Breanna
, as a four-year-old at the 2004 Elite Auction in
Verden, Germany. Since that time, Kathleen and Breanna
have garnered many wins and awards, and they are currently
ranked 8th on the USEF Dressage High Performance Grand
Prix list. In 2013, the pair placed third at the
U.S. Dressage
Festival of Champions
, second in the team competition at the
CDI 3* in Hickstead, England, third in the Grand Prix Freestyle
at Hickstead, and third in the Grand Prix Special at the CDI 4*
in Lingen, Germany. Kathleen and Breanna will also use the
funds to travel to Germany to train with
Johann Hinnemann
.
Photo by Sheryl Ross
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Congratulations to
Brian
Hafner
!
The
Dressage
Foundation
is pleased to
announce that two
Carol
Lavell Advanced Dressage
Prizes
, in the amount of
$25,000 each, have been
awarded to
U.S. High
Performance riders
. Brian is
based in Sonoma, California,
where he is the head trainer
and owner of
Brian Hafner
Dressage
. Brian and his
horse,
Lombardo
, have earned their bronze, silver, and
gold USDF medals as well as triple medals at the 2009
North American Junior and Young Rider Championships.
In 2010, Brian was selected to participate in
The Dressage
Foundation’s Young Rider International DreamProgram
as
one of the United States’ top young riders. Brian and Lombardo
then went on to win the
Brentina Cup Championship
in
2012 and finished in the top six at the 2013 USEF National
Championships in Grand Prix. Brian plans to use the prize
money to train with
Johann Hinnemann
in Germany.
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