Was 2003 A Harbinger Of Even Bigger Things To Come In 2004?
I never know where to start with these year-end reviews, and 2003 is especially hard because the dressage action never stopped. The focus from an international point of view was on the Pan Am Games in the Dominican Republic. The competition was intense, with hundreds of horses nationwide vying for the four spots on the team, and we came home with the gold medal, just barely beating our Canadian neighbors. The “dark horse” at the trials in Gladstone, N.J., was Kantor, with Kristina Harrison-Naness on board. They swept the trials and the USET Intermediaire I Championships and rather upset the apple cart. Another surprise was the stellar performance of Pierre St. Jacques and Lucky Tiger, not because the horse and rider do not lack talent and promise, but because it all bloomed so soon.Jan Ebeling was no big surprise as a team hopeful, except that he had two horses to choose from, and with the help of his coach, Harry Boldt, he decided on the less experienced but more brilliant Feliciano, which proved to be the smart move...
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NEXT CLINIC AT WINDSONG Sonja Vracko 3/15-16, 2004
Read more of this article:Was 2003 A Harbinger Of Even Bigger Things To Come In 2004?
and then find out more about Ulla's lifetime of riding at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center
If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our Certified Instructor.
Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center,
friendly people, happy horses.
DDD - Daily Dressage Digest
I never know where to start with these year-end reviews, and 2003 is especially hard because the dressage action never stopped. The focus from an international point of view was on the Pan Am Games in the Dominican Republic. The competition was intense, with hundreds of horses nationwide vying for the four spots on the team, and we came home with the gold medal, just barely beating our Canadian neighbors. The “dark horse” at the trials in Gladstone, N.J., was Kantor, with Kristina Harrison-Naness on board. They swept the trials and the USET Intermediaire I Championships and rather upset the apple cart. Another surprise was the stellar performance of Pierre St. Jacques and Lucky Tiger, not because the horse and rider do not lack talent and promise, but because it all bloomed so soon.Jan Ebeling was no big surprise as a team hopeful, except that he had two horses to choose from, and with the help of his coach, Harry Boldt, he decided on the less experienced but more brilliant Feliciano, which proved to be the smart move...
NEXT CLINIC AT WINDSONG Sonja Vracko 3/15-16, 2004
Read more of this article:Was 2003 A Harbinger Of Even Bigger Things To Come In 2004?
and then find out more about Ulla's lifetime of riding at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center
If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our Certified Instructor.
friendly people, happy horses.
DDD - Daily Dressage Digest
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