2012 Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3* Commencing Today

(USPEA by Lindsay McCall) – Para-Equestrian Dressage riders returned to the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center for the 2012 Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CPEDI3*. On Wednesday’s schedule was a 3:00 p.m. jog where horses received their F.E.I inspection for the weekend’s CPEDI3*. Riders from Bermuda, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, and Canada were on the grounds [...] Continue reading

Holger Schmezer to Resign as German Dressage Coach after Olympics

News from Germany is that dressage team coach Holger Schmezer will resign after this year’s London Olympics. Schmezer has headed the team since 2000. The news came through St. Georg magazine ( www.st-georg.de), which also reports that the coaching job will then be taken over by Schmezer’s co-trainer Jonny Hilberath. Schmezer, who will turn 65 [...] Continue reading

Laurie Moore And Zonnerhall Win The Horse of Course High Score Award At The International Horse Sport Palm Beach Show

(JRPR) – Dressage trainer Laurie Moore reunited with her former equine partner Zonnerhall, owned by Cynthia Hunting, at the International Horse Sport Palm Beach Show and the reunion proved to be award winning as the duo captured the high score at the show. Moore and Zonnerhall earned a 77.903% in the USEF First Level Test [...] Continue reading