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She did it!
Ayden Uhlir
is a young and very talented rising
dressage star who recently signed a contract with
NIKE
–
becoming the first U.S. equestrian athlete to sign with the
sporting goods company. Ayden is a long-time participant in the
Developing Dressage Youth
program managed by
Robert
Dover
and
Lendon Gray
. She won the North American Junior
Young Rider gold medal in 2012, the gold medal in the North
American Young Riders Championships in 2013 and the USEF
Young Rider National Championships. This is great news for
equestrian sport – thanksAyden for paving theway!
Devon Kane’s
student
, Jodie Stoudenmier,
has an exciting
newhorse,
ComeOn III,
and thepair already snaggeda68%+ in
their first PSGat the
Global DressageFestival.
AweComeOn!
Dressage’s favorite (
andmost talented
) announcer may be for
saleat abargain!
NichoMeredith
wasspottedhangingout by the
ShowChic
make–an-offer bucket!
WhereArt thou?
Alex Zilo
is trying his hand at new things. He
was the guest editor for
Art Bodega Magazine
and they have
askedhim back forMay! A new career?
Six-time
Olympian Robert Dover
will be speaking at
ShowChic’s Shop Talk
inWellington, Florida, this month. It’s a
chance toget upcloseandpersonalwith theU.S.DressageTeam
Chef D’Equipe and Technical Advisor… and let’s face it, Robert
is simply thebest!
Lucky
IDA Championship
riders will have another chance to
win one of eight Custom saddles at this year’s Championships.
Thanks
CustomSaddlery
for helping the futureof our sport!
The Dressage Foundation is excited to announce the
recipients of the
Continuing Education for Dressage
InstructorsGrant
;
Jaki Hardy
of California,
MeganMcIsaac
of Wisconsin
, Stacy Williams
(pictured) of Utah
and
Zoe
Krause
of Michigan. The Dressage Foundation’s Continuing
Education for Dressage Instructors Fund, established by
Maryal and Charles Barnett,
has awarded grants to four
individuals toattend the
UnitedStatesDressageFederation’s
Instructor Certification Program.
Each received a $1,250
grant to further their education as instructors.
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Be sure to stop by the
New Vocations
Racehorse Adoption Program
booth during the
Rolex Kentucky Three-Day
event in Lexington,
Kentucky. Also, make sure to join NewVocations
and the
Retired Racehorse Training Project
as they host
Thoroughbreds For All
at the
New Vocations’ Lexington facility on April 25th at
5:30pm, following the Rolex dressage on Friday.
This year’s event will focus on the versatility of
the Thoroughbred by incorporating a variety of
riding disciplines throughout the evening. Guest
speakers will include:
Olympic dressage rider
Linda Zang, Pan American Games eventing
gold medalist Lynn Symansky
and
Kentucky
Oaks winning jockey Rosie Napravnik
. Tickets
are $35 (includes dinner) and can be purchased
at
. Attend the event and
discover that your next horse could come from
New Vocations, just like this 2000 Thoroughbred
geldingGoneBallisticwhowasadopted fromNew
Vocations in 2005. Renamed
Princeton
, he and
his 20-year-old rider,
Alexandra Gainer
(both
were selected as
New Vocations Ambassadors
for 2014), have already earned both their bronze
and silver USDF medals together. Way to go
Alexandra and thanks for adoptingPrinceton!
Photo courtesy of NewVocations
