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(USEF) – Lexington, KY – The third Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Session of 2013 wrapped up Sunday at Rosebrook Farm in Georgetown, Massachusetts. The two-day clinic featured 13 horses between the ages of four and six and was once again taught by USEF Young Horse Coach Scott Hassler.

“It was nice to visit the New England area a second time for a Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Session. Participation from the auditors, owners, breeders and trainers who attended was terrific,” said Hassler. “The participating horses were a great mixture of U.S.-bred and imported horses and overall, the quality was quite nice. I hope to see some of these horses at the Championships in August.”

The open training session was attended by breeders, horse owners and local young horse enthusiasts. In addition to two days of mounted lessons, participants enjoyed discussions with Hassler as well as lunches sponsored by Rosebrook Farm and Mary Phelps of Markel Insurance Company.

Participants in this third training session included:

Rider/Horse (breeding)/Age/Owner/Breeder
Lisa Leland Coorchesne/Pik A Diamond (Pik Solo x Dederick/Duft II)/6/Pamela Hinkle/ Lisa Gorski

Lisa Cross/Synergy (Sir Donnerhall x Wolkenstein II)/5/Lisa Cross/Jenny Hrobelski

Marie Dibicarri/Darshan HM (Dacaprio x Prince Thatch/Duerkheim)/4/Sarah Gill-D’Orazio/ Linda and Jeff Mendenhall

Marie Dibicarri/Reminisce HM (Rascolino x Don Bosco/Furinos)/5/Linda and Jeff Mendenhall/ Linda and Jeff Mendenhall

Faye Dunn/Waimea (Matador x Michellino/Stravinsky)/6/Faye Dunn/ Becky Train of Frog Leaps Farm

Adrie Hoogsteen/Lady Luck (Sinatra Song x Legata/Rambo)/5/Peter Near/Peter Near

Jane Karol/sunshine Tour (Sir Donnerhall)/6/Jane Karol/ Brigitte Zilling

Allison Kavey/Daquiri (Delaurentis xFalkland)/6/Andrea Woodner/Angelar Barilar and High Point Hanoverians

Dee Loveless/Schwanenkoenigin (Sir Donnerhall x Matcho AA/Wanderer)/5/Dee Loveless/ Irmtraud Mueller

Elizabeth Preston/Encore! Encore! (Harmony’t Rousseau x Face the Music/Enrico Caruso)/4/Susan Barrett/High Meadow Farms/ Susan Barrett/High
Meadow Farms

Michael Robbins/Dorette MG (Schroeder x Olympic/Flemmingh)/5/Susan Wildman/ Kathy Hickerson and Majestic Gaits

Jean Tenerini/Hot Shot (Hotline x Florestan)/6/Jean Tenerini/ Georg Sieverding

Debra Weidmaier/Freibeuter (Florencio x Fabrice)/5/Guy Wildenstein/ Britta Sherbring

“I got exactly what I wanted from the clinic, not only a better understanding of how to better train my horse but how to improve my training and riding techniques with all the young horses that come through my barn. The clinic was very educational and the selection of horses and riders could not have been better,” said Loveless. “There was a very good variety of talented horses and riders participating in the clinic, all with different areas that needed improvement. ”

The final Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Training Session of the Spring will be held April 27-28 in Lockport, Illinois at Oak Hill Farm. Further information on the program can be found here.

For more information about the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program please contact Hallye Griffin by email at hgriffin@usef.org or by phone (859) 225-6918.

(NEDA) – This year, the Fall Symposium is earlier than usual, so mark your calendars now! It will be held at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, ME. The presenter will be Christoph Hess, Head of Education and Training at the DOKR and FEI “I” judge. Also, there will be a seminar for professionals the Friday before the symposium, 9/27. If you are a professional and would like to suggest a topic to be discussed, email Jen Dillon with your ideas.

For 2013, NEDA’s Fall Festival will have a new Volunteer Team. Jennifer Anttonen will be managing the Volunteer Database running behind the scenes and hopes to be riding at the show. Paula Adelson will be working with the scribes and helping Helen van der Voort, who will be working with the volunteers at the show. Volunteers donating full day(s) to the Show are provided complimentary lodging and breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Kingston (double occupancy) as well as buffet lunch at the grounds.

The Show is looking for some “specialized volunteers”. Volunteer information is posted on the NEDA website.
The volunteer sign up form is also posted on the NEDA website, in fillable and standard PDF form.
Please send forms and all communications to fallshow@neda.org.

(NEDA) – Congratulations to the latest recipients of NEDA Scholarships! Three scholarships were awarded in April of 2013. Joy Congdon of Shelburne, VT received a Professional Scholarship to study with Kathy Connelly and Anne Gribbons to confirm the Grand Prix with her mare, Wixen. Nora Batchelder of Williston, FL received a Professional Scholarship to study with Shelly Francis develop grand Prix at the international level. Regina Cristo of Sand Lake, NY received an Amateur Scholarship to study with Tom and Judy Noone to develop a Second Level Freestyle. We wish them the best of luck!

Did you know that NEDA Scholarships become available twice a year? The deadlines for 2010 to submit applications are April 1st and October 1st. There are now five different categories under which you can apply for grants:
• International Level Competitor
• Professional Rider/Trainer
• Serious Amateur
• Young Rider
• Breeding

As part of NEDA’s mission to “promote and support the art of dressage,” scholarships are made available to members who wish to pursue their training. As a recipient, you will be asked to give back to the dressage community in various ways such as: keeping a journal of your experiences; fundraising; being available for publicity or interviews; giving a clinic or exhibition; providing your judging services for a show, etc.

If you would like to receive a Scholarship Application, need more information, or wish to make a donation to the scholarship fund, please contact:

Sue Edelen, 21 Paradise Rd. Ipswich, MA 01938
978 356 8704, suedelen@comcast.net

Denmark is the official partner country of the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2013 (June 21^st-30^th). Princess Benedikte of Denmark presented the partnership at a reception in the Danish Embassy in Berlin.

“We are happy and proud that our beautiful country is going to be the partner of the world’s largest equestrian sport event,” her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark told the just under 100 guests invited to the Danish Embassy.  Princess Benedikte has known the CHIO Aachen for many years and is always impressed by the atmosphere at the traditional showgrounds at the Soers in Aachen: “The atmosphere is unique and very international.  The CHIO Aachen really is a World Festival.”  Her daughter, Nathalie Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who is a very successful dressage rider, represents Denmark – so she sees the CHIO from the perspective of the competitors: “It is always a great experience – for us riders as well as for the horses.  Being able to compete in Aachen is something very special.”

The more than 350,000 visitors, who make their way to the CHIO Aachen every year, are what turn the event into a unique experience. “Every athlete is celebrated here, regardless of whether they win or whether they come last, it is simply unparalleled,” commented Michael Mronz, General Manager of the Aachener Reitturnier GmbH on the special ambiance. “Together with this fantastic audience we are looking forward to our Danish friends,” stated Carl Meulenbergh, President of the organising company, the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein e.V.. And their Chairman, Frank Kemperman, aroused our curiosity: Both the Royal Hussar Regiment and the Music Corps of the Royal Household Calvary will be visiting the Soers in June.  Kemperman also announced the participation of the famous Danish warmbloods and the golden royal carriage. Horses, riders and carriages will particularly turn the Opening Ceremony on June 25^th into a memorable experience (tickets are available from www.chioaachen.de or via the hotline on +49-(0)241-917-1111).

The guests at the reception also discovered something else: “The North Sea is not cold in Denmark, it is fresh.  And Copenhagen is not cold, it is cool,” joked Lars Ramme Nielsen, who in his capacity as the German Director of “VisitDenmark“ presented the economic/cultural supporting programme.  Among others the Northern Europeans will be bringing an original Danish holiday home with them to the Soers.  “Lots of work, lots of fun” – is how René Crone, Director of Crone & Co., summed up the current status of the preparations.  The agency Crone & Co. developed the “Experience Denmark” concept.

The photo shows f.t.l.: Frank Kemperman (Show Director CHIO Aachen), Per Poulsen-Hansen (German Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark), her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Nathalie Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (highly successful Danish dressage rider), Carl Meulenbergh (President of the Aachen-Laurensberger Rennvereins e.V.) and Michael Mronz, General Manager of the Aachener Reitturnier GmbH, standing between two trumpet players of the Danish Royal Hussar Regiment. In the background: two members of the German mounted police.

(USEF) – Lexington, KY – The United States Federation’s Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of Robert Dover as the next Chef d’ Equipe/ Technical Advisor for the U.S. Dressage Team pending the successful negotiation of a contract with John Long, USEF CEO and James Wolf, USEF Executive Director of Sport Programs.

For more information regarding the process of hiring the Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. Dressage Team contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at (859) 225-6949 or by email JVanWieren@usef.org.