From silky smooth transitions to creative choreography, Kim Herslow knows that using professional freestyle designer Terry Ciotti Gallo of Klassic Kur LLC is the key to getting the best freestyle possible. Terry created the freestyle for Kim and her Hanoverian gelding, Rosmarin (Rosentanz-Wolendtaenzerin, Weltmeyer), whom Kim calls Reno. Kim and her horse have wowed the Read more
Terri Kane took an idea she imported from Europe to spread breast cancer awareness and ended up coloring the US Dressage Finals pink. Several years ago, horse show organizers in Odense, Denmark, chose to highlight breast cancer awareness month by providing pink polo wraps to the horses in the awards ceremonies at the dressage show. Read more
Houston Dressage Helps During Hurricane Harvey Volunteers at WV Dressage helped unload donated hay for flood victims. They sprang into action even as dangerous flood waters continued to rise. Stranded horses and dogs needed food, water and care as the torrent swirled over roadways and seeped into homes and barns as Hurricane Harvey helped Read more
Texans are tough. As Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters receded, the Houston Dressage Society (HDS) knew the show must go on and handily hosted the 2017 Great American Insurance Group/USDF Regional 9 Championships at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas, just weeks after the storm left a path of destruction. Competitors passed around stories of survival just Read more
July 2017 Newsletter (2)
Heidi Degele is a whiz when it comes to selling horses and she knows a thing or two about preparing and showing horses for maximum impact. Want to learn some of her secrets to successful horse sales? Read on. The Wellington-based professional dressage trainer’s key tips for selling horses revolve around consistent training, a fitness Read more
Buckeye went down centerline with his floppy ears forward, a bright “spot” in a predominance of warmbloods. When the scores were tallied at the Tryon Spring Dressage National Show in Tryon, North Carolina, Buckeye, the 2008 Leopard Appaloosa mule, and Samantha “Sammi” Majors notched a third-place finish in the Open First Level Test 3 with Read more
Lee Burton decided to take the plunge and today she celebrated her first CDI jog at the Adequan® Tryon Spring Dressage 1 CDI3*. Clad in coral, she stood out against the gray skies at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in North Carolina, as she and her horse trotted out for the official jog. Burton and Read more
