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We’re off to Aachen!

We’re headed out to the airport and off to Aachen for the 2005 CHIO Aachen Horse Show. Last November we posted an article about our favorite hotel, a castle in Heerlen, where we blocked 20 rooms in hopes of filling them with friends and...

20/12/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

UB40 sold to Iron Spring Farm

The licensed KWPN stallion UB40 has been sold to Iron Spring Farm in Coateville, PA, USA. The chestnut stallion is by Olivi x Michelangelo and he will become a barn mate of the KWPN stallion Sir Sinclair (Lord Sinclair x Flemmingh) at Iron Spring...

31/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen More Expensive Than Planned

The 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen will cost 2,2 million euro more than planned. The rise in cost can be attributed to the highly expensive new grand stand which includes the offices of the ALRV Aachener Riding Club and press center. The t...

30/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Meredith Michaels Beerbaum Wins Show Jumping Grand Prix of Aachen

On Sunday, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum added a further triumph to her list of successes in 2005: In front of around 50,000 spectators and in the presence of honorary guest, Otto Schily, Federal Minister of the Interior, the 35-year-old rider fro...

29/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Jan Brink, King of the CDIO Aachen 2005

Swedish Jan Brink became the undisputed King of Aachen, winning the Kur to Music today with 82.700% and the overall CDIO Individual Championship. It will be the first time in many years that a male rider will be added to the Aachen Hall of Fame. ...

28/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

History Written in Aachen: The Netherlands Wins Nations' Cup Dressage

Text copyrighted Astrid Appels/Eurodressage - Photos by Astrid Appels and PhelpsPhotos.com History was written today at the CDIO Aachen in Germany. For the first time ever, the Dutch dressage team has beaten its arch rival Germany in ...

25/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Exploring Aachen – The Old Town

On Wednesday several guests joined our Aachen friends Marion Heinrichsen and Franz Thelen for a tour of the historic city of Aachen. Franz who is 82 has a deep sense of the history of the city which goes back to the legend of Charlemagne&rs...

25/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

American Glory in Aachen: Steffen Peters Wins Grand Prix Group 1

Historically, the CDIO Aachen in Germany has mainly been dominated by Germans, but today American Steffen Peters changed that a bit by outclassing the European riders with a win in the Group 1 CDIO Grand Prix. Aboard Laurie and Stephen Brownin...

24/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Horse and Hound: Dealing with Moody Mares

The British Equestrian magazine Horse and Hound published an interesting article on how to deal with moody mares. Some mares become difficult to manage when in season, but there are veterinary techniques which can help, as H&H explains M...

23/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Keizershoeve Horses to Be Auctioned by Cees Lubbers

Two years ago a major shock wave went through the dressage world, when the 2003 World Young Horse and Bundeschampion Poetin sold for 2.5 million euro at the PSI Auction in Germany. Never before was such an amount of money paid for a young dressag...

21/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

We’re off to Aachen!

We’re headed out to the airport and off to Aachen for the 2005 CHIO Aachen Horse Show. Last November we posted an article about our favorite hotel, a castle in Heerlen, where we blocked 20 rooms in hopes of filling them with friends and...

20/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Pony Power – PhelpsPhotos.com Covers the 2005 USEF Pony Finals

Once a year over 500 ponies and pony riders, trainers, breeders and parents come together in one of the highlighted events of the United States Equestrian Federation. The beautiful Kentucky Horse Park is location for this esteemed event throu...

19/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Offield Farms Promotes North American Dressage

With the success of the 2005 FEI World Cup Dressage Finals, Offield Farms continues to look for ways to promote dressage and horses not only to serious equestrians, but horse lovers everywhere. As part of her mission to identify successful equest...

18/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Little Gormley Shines Big In FEI Juniors Waterloo August Dressage Grass Lake, Michigan

Kelly Gormley has been keeping to family tradition this past weekend as she and her 14-year-old KWPN gelding, Irioso (x Purioso/Furioso) swept the FEI Junior classes at Waterloo August Dressage. At the very same show where older sister, Stacy dom...

17/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Big Scores to Match Big Rides At Waterloo August Dressage Grass Lake, Michigan

Text and Photos by Stacy Gormley Kelly Hayner, Laurie Moore and Christina Moore posted huge scores this past weekend at the Waterloo August Dressage Show. Hayner and Morenzo dominated the PSG while Moore and Nicolet won with ease in the...

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Leslie Morse Convinces at the CDI Hagen

In preparation of the CDIO Aachen, the entire American dressage team trailered their horses to the small CDI competition at Hof Kasselmann in Hagen, Germany. It was a good dress rehearsal for several of the riders, who now know what to work on if...

15/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Dressage and the Senior Equestrian

by Amber Heintzberger for USEF Equestrian Magazine Dressage is not only a sport that is likely to take a lifetime to master, but one that most people can actually participate in throughout most of their life. While there are only a few marathon...

14/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Dressage Canada National Championships Featuring FEI Pony, FEI Junior and FEI Young Rider Set for August 25-28, 2005

Young Riders across the country are gearing up to take part in the Dressage Canada National Championships for FEI Pony, FEI Junior and FEI Young Rider divisions being held August 25-28, 2005 in Nepean, Ontario. The championships, presented by Equ...

12/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Spanish Riding School Vienna as guest at the 2005 CDIO Aachen

The most famous riders of the world at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2005   Tradition. Precision. Perfektion. The Spanish Riding School is exceptionally. It is the only institut of the world where the classical art of r...

11/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Most Comprehensive Horse Study Ever Reveals a Nearly $40 Billion Impact on the U.S. Economy

The horse industry in the United States contributes $39 billion in direct economic impact to the U.S. economy and supports 1.4 million jobs on a full-time basis, according to a new study released today by the American Horse Council (AHC). When in...

10/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

2005 Performance Plus Sport Horse Auction

On Friday the 9th of September 2005 the second edition of the Performance Plus Sale will take place at the new Equestrian Center Lichtenvoorde in Vragender, the Netherlands. After last year’s success the Performance Plus organization decide...

09/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Evi Strasser Scores Grand Prix Victory at CDI Toronto Dressage Classic

It was a battle of Canadian Olympians on Saturday at the CDI3* Toronto Dressage Classic running August 4-7 at the Royal Canadian Riding Academy in Cedar Valley, ON, just north of Toronto. While Evi Strasser and Toronto native Ashley Holz...

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In Memoriam Meri Straz

We are saddened to report that the dressage community has lost an exceptional member. Meri Straz passed away on Friday August 5, 2005, in a riding accident. Meri was well known and loved in dressage circles. She was an inspiring teacher, an excep...

07/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

U.S. Dressage Riders Awarded Grants for 2006 World Equestrian Games Training

Four United States dressage riders have been awarded USEF Dressage European Competition and Training Grants to travel to Europe as they prepare for the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. These grants have been made possible through f...

06/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

2005 Dressage North American Young Rider Silver Medalist - Dani Judy: A Rising Star

By Stacy GormleyFor Dani Judy, success will be a normal feeling throughout her lifetime. The 21 year old senior at San Diego State University in California has a lot to look forward to. Dani was born in San Diego and has lived there all of ...

04/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Anky van Grunsven Reclaims European Champion's Title

Text and Photos by Astrid Appels/Eurodressage.com (No reproduction allowed) Anky van Grunsven has reclaimed the European Champion's title at the 2005 European Dressage Championships in Hagen, Germany, after having been without it for five ...

03/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

Anky van Grunsven Reclaims European Champion's Title

Text and Photos by Astrid Appels/Eurodressage.com (No reproduction allowed) Anky van Grunsven has reclaimed the European Champion's title at the 2005 European Dressage Championships in Hagen, Germany, after having been without it for five year...

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CN North American Young Rider Championships presented By Adequan

Catherine Malone Wins 2005 NAYRC Individual Gold Medal By Stacy Gormley As day six of the 2005 North American Young Rider’s Championships finally wrapped up Sunday, July 31, a humble and much deserving winner came out on top. Cathe...

01/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email

CN North American Young Rider Championships presented By Adequan

Catherine Malone Wins 2005 NAYRC Individual Gold Medal By Stacy Gormley As day six of the 2005 North American Young Rider’s Championships finally wrapped up Sunday, July 31, a humble and much deserving winner came out on top. Cat...

01/08/2005 | Print | PDF | Email | Read more...