Could McIsaac be Oregon's first Olympic athlete?
Megan McIsaac loves horsing around. So much so, she 's thinking of making an Olympic sport out of it.
For over 10 years, McIsaac has trained and competed in the sport of dressage, a systematic and harmonious way of training horses, physically and mentally. Next month, she?ll take another step toward fulfilling her Olympic dream when she travels to New Zealand. McIsaac is the first Wisconsinite ever selected for the Horse of the Year Competition, which draws competitors from five countries. "It's very exciting, it?s a great honor and it's a lot of pressure,"McIsaac said of her first international competition, to be held March 17-21. "My goal for this event is just to go, relax and have fun." McIsaac sets goals before every meet, and not necessarily to win. She gets very nervous before competitions because she wants to do well. When McIsaac thinks of succeeding, she makes mistakes.
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Farewell - Ed Rodgers
Our dear friend Ed Rodgers received a fine farewell from a large gathering of Family and friends at St Johns Church, Upper Beaconsfield, on Wednesday the 11th of February.   As the church was only 1 kilometer from Ed’s property, "Mungeribar", his faithful horse "Precious" was plaited and ridden beautifully by Bianca Barnes with the cortège. They were joined by Ed’s partner Peter and brother Rudi as well as four FEI riders in full turnout. Ed would have loved the pathos of the scene, as they arrived at the church with mist rolling through the tops of the mountain as
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Horse sense from equestrian set
If you are a Horse Person -- the kind who has spent every spare minute since childhood in an endless cycle of grooming, tacking, riding, untacking, hosing down, feeding, mucking -- you know there are certain Truths About Horses.You know, for example, that your horse is no dummy. He expands his stomach when you buckle his saddle so you'll buckle it looser. He nuzzles you when you're sad, and snatches carrots out of your pockets when you turn your back. You might even consider him smarter than many of your human companions. Take FBW Kennedy, champion dressage horse ridden to victory Saturday by five-time Olympian Robert Dover at the Winter Equestrian Festival Grand Prix in Wellington.

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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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Ulla Salzgeber still number one
Ulla Salzgeber (GER) leads the FEI BCM World Dressage Riders Rankings with a score of 80.158.
Only one change in the Top Ten: Beatriz Ferrer-Salat (ESP) goes up one place and is now 4th with an improved score of 76.793. The Spanish rider finished second in the Grand Prix and the Kür to music last week-end in Amsterdam on Beauvalais. ..
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