By Yellow Horse Marketing for the National Dressage Pony Cup

Hannah Irons & Bohdjan were the first champions crowned at the 2015 National Dressage Pony Cup. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

Laughter filled the air as happy riders and ponies swimming in colorful ribbons gathered for photos and victory laps at the conclusion of the 2015 National Dressage Pony Cup, held September 5-6 in Lexington, Ky. After two days of competition, a full roster of 2015 champions was named for Intro through FEI levels in Open, Adult Amateur, and Junior/Young Rider divisions, as well as for 20 different breed-specific and high point awards.

The very first champion crowned for 2015 was in the FEI Pony Test division where Hannah Irons of Queenstown, Md. rode Bohdjan to sweep both the Team and Individual Tests for a winning average of 66.811%, which was also good enough to claim the Dutch breed award.  Irons and Bohdjan came together thanks to Dressage4Kids, and despite only being together for three months the pair proved to be a winning combination. “I was really happy with him,” said Irons. “He felt more rideable and we were more confident than before. We’re headed to Devon next, and our goal for next year is to qualify for the Festival of Champions.”

Daphne Nimmons-Marvin & Liddle Lord Pippin. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

Next up was the Intro division, where Ellen Murphy of Georgetown, Ky. and her colorful mount Crunch N Munch claimed the Open division championship with a combined two-test average of 67.531%, while Meredith Denton (Corydon, Ky.) and her grey pony gelding Just G posted a big score of 72% for their Intro C test to overtake the first day’s leader and claim the overall JR/YR division title on an average of 70.063%. But it was an adorable “stolen” pony named Liddle Lord Pippin that carried Daphne Nimmons-Marvin of Paris, Ky. to win the Adult Amateur division and the American Warmblood Society breed award with 68.219%. “Last year my older daughter competed at Prix St. Georges during this show, and I saw everyone at the Pony Cup having a lot of fun so I swiped my younger daughter’s pony so I could come this time,” she laughed. “My daughter does games and jumps him – he’s not a dressage pony and I don’t even have a dressage saddle – and we only had a crash course of four weeks to work together because he’s been so busy this summer as her mount. But we had great rides and such a wonderful time, I might not give him back!”

First Level competitors had to brave scorching afternoon temperatures, but Texas native Lucero Limones and SSP Stop the Press were unfazed by the heat to sweep both tests in the JR/YR division and also the Arabian breed award with an average of 66.434%. Meanwhile, West Chester, Ohio’s Lori Cole and her Welsh Cob/Thoroughbred cross gelding It’s Mr. Merlot also found themselves atop the leaderboard both days of competition to win the First Level Championship as well as Adult Amateur High Point with 68.263%. For the Open division, round one winner Jane Renner had another impressive performance Sunday and will now make the two-day journey back to Franktown, Colo. with her Connemara gelding Wildwych Bamboozle as First Level Open Champions thanks to a two-test average score of 72.509%.

Tara Astacio celebrate their victory at the National Dressage Pony Cup. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

After driving 13 hours from her home in Hackettstown, N.J. for her first trip to the National Dressage Pony Cup, a freak accident nearly derailed Tara Astacio’s hopes for a winning performance with her young palomino Germany Riding Pony Money To Burn. “Right after we got here he fell on the pavement, but after being examined by the veterinarian he was cleared to compete,” she explained. “Even so, I didn’t feel like yesterday was our best test, but today he felt great and it was more like what I thought he could do.” The stunning pair improved on previous day’s fourth-place finish to earn the top score for Training Test 3 and win the overall Training Level Adult Amateur Championship with 66.093%. Among Juniors and Young Riders, Katelyn Mosle of Springboro, Ohio rode the five-year-old bay pinto Oldenburg Benno’s Watermark to also rebound from a close second in the first round to win Sunday’s test by a comfortable five-point margin and claim her division championship on an average of 71.888%. In the Open division, Lauren Chumley (Babtistown, N.J.) and Melissa Dowling’s four-year-old Nikolas once again set the standard for the rest of the 30-competitor class to earn an impressive two-test average of 75.157% to win the Open Training Level Championship, the German Riding Pony breed award, and the Open High Point award.

Former NAJYRC medalist Kaitlin Blythe (Rougemont, N.C.) continued her winning ways from Saturday as she celebrated victory in the Second Level Open Championship with 64.491% aboard Pam Liddell’s black Connemara gelding Kynynmont Ballytobin. In the JR/YR division, Brynne Varvel of Bloomington, Ind. and her Morgan gelding V Back in Black dominated the round’s Second Level Test 3 to win the overall title with an average of 65.691%, while Adult Amateur competitor Marie Wagner (Barberton, Ohio) rode her Welsh Cob gelding Ranlan Jack Flash to win her division championship with 63.874%. Wagner had a busy but victorious weekend as she also rode her Welsh Cob mare Castleberrys Delight to sweep the Fourth Level Adult Amateur classes and win a second title with an average of 63.681%.  “We accomplished our goals for the weekend with both ponies, and they were terrific – especially ‘Delight’ who really rose to the occasion,” said Wagner. “I am a great pony fan and we love coming here, the Pony Cup never disappoints. We’ll keep coming back because we always know we’ll have fun!”

Marie Wagner & Ranlan Jack Flash. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

Kerry Ann Johnson-Miljan drove from Palmyra, Wis. to win the Third Level Adult Amateur tri-color with her gelding Red Fish Blue Fish, who also received the North American Sport Pony breed award on their winning average of 60.193%. Alayna Borden of Lambertville, N.J. and Marsha Montgomery’s mare Hakuna Matata swept both of their classes to claim their share of awards, topping the Third Level JR/YR division as well as earning the Oldenburg Breed Award (62.436%). Before leaving the Kentucky Horse Park, Kynynmont Connemaras would claim a final championship as Kaitlin Blythe and Pam Liddell’s buckskin stallion Kynynmont Cooper O’Grady cruised to an easy victory in the Third Level Open division with 70.834%, and also won the American Connemara Pony Society breed award.

After successfully competing with six ponies at the National Dressage Pony Cup, Lauren Chumley already had plenty of prizes to take home to New Jersey by Sunday afternoon. But she had one more thing she wanted to do, and aboard Melissa Dowling’s Morgan gelding Avatar’s Jazzman she entered the main arena with a look of determination. “I wanted to win,” she said emphatically. “This horse is awesome and he knows it, but after the first day we needed to get it together. We can both be overachievers and a little overzealous by nature, but today we had it right and we could go for it.” The strategy paid off as the pair earned the Fourth Level Open title (66.556%) and scored a come-from-behind victory in FEI Test of Choice Open division (65.790%), winning the Morgan breed award in the process. In the Adult Amateur FEI ranks, Billy Jackson of Columbus, Ga. rode Janie Pride’s Dutch pony gelding Ilja to win their division and earn the Performance Horse Registry breed award with 63.553%, while Junior/Young Rider leader Jessica Miltimore (Newark, Ohio) rode her 23-year-old Lipizzan/Appaloosa cross mare Galadrials Mirror to win not only their FEI division championship but were also given the Pugsley Memorial Award, presented to the grade pony with the highest calculated average.

Lauren Chumley & Avatar’s Jazzman accept congratulations from NDPC founder Jenny Carol. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

“I am so overwhelmed by the incredible show of support that we’ve seen from riders, owners and breeders since we started the National Dressage Pony Cup eight years ago,” said founder Jenny Carol. “Each edition has gotten better, but this year was simply astounding – to have so many people come from all over the country to be here is inspiring. We’re already thinking about how the NDPC can do even more to promote ponies in dressage, and we can’t wait for next year!”

Complete results from the National Dressage Pony Cup can be found at this link. For more information about the NDPC, visit www.dressageponycup.com, and to see updates and photos from the competition, visit their Facebook page.

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Wellington, FL (September 2, 2015)– International Grand Prix dressage rider Jaime Amian was intrigued when he discovered that Steffen Peters as well as several of Amian’s own clients ride in a Custom Saddlery saddle. The riders obviously love their saddles, and their horses do, too. Amian began to investigate and found the saddles to promote the best possible communication with his horses. Amian is now a devotee of the brand, and is officially a Custom Saddlery Most Valuable Rider (MVR).

“You sit deeper in the saddle, and are able to give your leg aids and seat aids much, much better in a Custom saddle. Therefore, you are more effective,” Amian said.

Amian rides a variety of horses, and finds that Custom Saddlery has a different model to suit each individual horse’s needs to allow freedom of movement. The USDF Gold Medalist is a stickler for the dressage training scale, and believes that a well-fitting Custom Saddlery saddle can contribute immensely to the horse and rider’s ability to move up the scale.

Amian often rides in the Custom Everest single flap dressage saddle, a model designed for a horse with a large shoulder. Amian, originally from Spain and now located in Wellington, Florida, rides a number of Spanish horses (PREs and Lusitanos), so he needs a saddle designed with room for the horses’ free shoulder movement. The mono flap design is less bulky, and the extra-deep seat allows Amian close contact with the horses he rides.

The rider’s impressive background includes scoring consistently in the 70s for the past two years at multiple shows throughout Europe on several different horses. Amian has placed first in the Beaufort-Centre Equestre International in Luxemburg, Belgium, and the International Show CDI Biarritz in France, amongst several others. Amian trained with Juan Manuel Munoz Diaz for two years in Spain, and then graduated from the Escuela de Arte Ecuestre Costa del Sol in Málaga, Spain. Amian next worked in Germany for three years to earn his bereiter’s, or training, license. From there he went on to ride for Klaus Balkenhol for nearly three years.

As Amian prepares for the upcoming show season in the U.S., his goal is to ride some of his young horses in international classes during the 2016 Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. After a recent move to Florida from California, he is preparing the horses and himself for the exciting atmosphere at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival by showing in national classes at the White Fences Equestrian Center in Loxahatchee, Florida.

Custom Saddlery is proud to be a part of helping Amian continue as a frontrunner in dressage competitions. As the Official Saddle of the U.S. Dressage Team through the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Custom Saddlery is devoted to supplying high-quality, customized saddles that are perfect matches for dressage’s most talented riders.

Cary Wallace, President of Custom Saddlery, explained, “Jamie is a young, charismatic dressage rider, and people gravitate to him. We want to be a part of that, too!” The decision to sponsor Amian was simple for this leading saddle company. “Have you seen him ride? That’s the reason we selected him as a Custom Saddlery rider,” Wallace said.

To learn more about Jaime Amian, visit www.jaimeamian.com. For more information about Custom Saddlery and its popular saddle models—including the Everest— visit www.mysaddle.com or call 1-800-235-3865.

Photo: Custom Saddlery Most Valuable Rider (MVR) Jaime Amian (right), with President of Custom Saddlery Cary Wallace (middle), and Custom Saddlery fitter Frank Tobias (left)

By Yellow Horse Marketing for the National Dressage Pony Cup

Lauren Chumley & Nikolas started their day off right with a win at Open Training Level during the first day of the National Dressage Pony Cup. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

Temperatures were high but so was the excitement as the first of two rounds of heated competition got underway on Saturday for the 2015 National Dressage Pony Cup, held as part of MSEDA Dressage at the Park, September 5-6 in Lexington, Ky. More than 80 small but mighty entries from 21 different states have converged at the Kentucky Horse Park in pursuit of a stunning array of NDPC awards for Intro through FEI levels and in Open, Adult Amateur, and Junior/Young Rider divisions.

Being the very first competitors down centerline did not prove to be a disadvantage for Lauren Chumley and Nikolas. Melissa Dowling’s dun German Riding Pony turned heads across the showgrounds today, and also attracted the judge’s attention to top 30 other entries in their gigantic Training Level class as Chumley piloted the four-year-old gelding to lead the Open division on a score of 75.769%, winning a tie-break for first with Jamie Lawrence and Elizabeth Clifton’s Welsh gelding Ranlan Llyced DU.  “When he first came to be to be broken, he bucked me off twice in five minutes,” Chumley laughed. “But he’s been perfect ever since. He’s a horse show veteran already despite being so young, and the atmosphere doesn’t affect him at all. Our test was nice and forward, he was very supple both ways, and really steady. So I’m pleased and ready to go again tomorrow.”  Meanwhile, Ginger Gilmore rode her Welsh Cob Killians Red to top the Adult Amateur ranks with 69.808%, while Hannah Irons claimed the Junior/Young Rider division with the Connemara mare Kynynmont Madigan (owned by Pam Liddell) with 72.885%.

Lauren Chumley & Nikolas started their day off right with a win at Open Training Level during the first day of the National Dressage Pony Cup. Photo by Jennifer M. Keeler

In a neighboring ring, Marie Wagner rode her Welsh Cob gelding Ranlan Jack Flash to win the Second Level Adult Amateur division with 63.846%. Alayna Borden and Marsha Montgomery’s Oldenburg mare Hakuna Matata lead the JR/YR division with the same score, while Kaitlyn Blythe rode the black Connemara gelding Kynynmont Ballytobin (owned by Pam Liddell) to top the Open ranks with 64.103%.

Despite his name, the colorful five-year-old pony gelding Crunch N Munch kept his mind on his work instead of his appetite as he carried Ellen Murphy to victory in the Intro Open division with 69.062%. “He came to me in April to start dressage training, and this is only his second show,” said Murphy.  “I was so happy with him. He was a little looky yesterday in the warm-up classes, but he was great today even with the big atmosphere. He has the most amazing mind.” Chincoteague Pony Fresco (owned by Elizabeth Clifton) and rider Kinley Scott lead the JR/YR division (68.750%) while Daphne Nimmons-Marvin rode her American Warmblood gelding Liddle Lord Pippin to the top of the Adult Amateur division on 69.688%.

FEI tests wrapped up the morning session in the main arena, where Hannah Irons rode her Dutch gelding Bohdjan to earn 66.731% in the FEI Pony Team Test, just edging out fellow competitor Brynne Varvel with her Morgan gelding V Back in Black (66.474%).  Both competitors also each received a $500 bonus from the NDPC for earning higher than 65% in an FEI test. Bohdjan and her Dutch pony later returned to the ring to cap off her profitable day with another win in the FEI Pony Freestyle with 70.500%.

In the FEI Test of Choice class, Kaitlyn Blythe also earned her second victory of the day, this time with Pam Liddell’s Connemara mare Kynynmont Blue Sapphire. The pair topped the Open division with a high score of 65.789% earned from FEI judge Natalie Lamping for their Prix St. Georges Test (watch the winning rideHERE). Both Blythe and second-placed rider Lauren Chumley (Avatar’s Jazzman) also earned $500 bonus checks from the NDPC for their 65%+ FEI-level scores. In the meantime, leading the Adult Amateur division is Billy Jackson with Janie Pride’s Dutch pony gelding Ilja who earned 64.342% for their Intermediaire I test, while Junior/Young Rider leader Jessica Miltimore rode her 23-year-old Lipizzan/Appaloosa cross mare Galadrials Mirror to lead her division (60.132%) and also accepted special honors for having the oldest pony in the competition. “She never stops going, she was actually a little bit of a brat today!,” laughed Miltimore. “She can have a mind of her own, but continues to be so loyal and hardworking. She carried me to my Silver Medal this year, and even though we may let her drop down a level now, she’s definitely not ready to retire. We’re going to continue to have fun and maybe try a freestyle next year.”

Jane Renner’s long drive from Colorado proved worthwhile as she rode her Connemara gelding Wildwych Bamboozle to the top of the leaderboard for First Level Open with 72.812% as well as the Open Division Musical Freestyle with 69.000%. On top for the Adult Amateurs at First Level was Lori Cole riding her Welsh Cob/Thoroughbred cross It’s Mr. Merlot (70.938%), while Lucero Limones also traveled halfway across the continent from Texas to top the JR/YR division with SSP Stop the Press (Arab/Welsh cross) on 66.250%. Also earning Musical Freestyle victories in the Adult Amateur and JR/YR divisions were Caroline Galecki with her Arabian mare Al-Marah Parade Power on 67.500% and Katrina Sadis aboard German Riding Pony Iridesse SVS with 72.833%, respectively.

Repeat winners became the name of the game as results for the day’s final classes were posted.  Former NAJYRC medalist Kaitlyn Blythe simply could not be stopped today aboard Kynynmont Connemaras as she ran away with the Third Level Open division by a 10 point margin with buckskin stallion Kynynmont Cooper O’Grady (71.282%).  “It’s been a great day,” said Blythe. “Every pony really stepped up and tried so hard, but especially Cooper, who was the best he’s ever been in a test. He was incredible – he’s so talented and athletic, every movement was spot on. It was an amazing feeling.”

Alayna Borden and Hakuna Matata earned their second JR/YR division win of the day, this time at Third Level with a score of 64.615%, while for Adult Amateurs Kerry Ann Johnson-Miljan won with her North American Sport Pony gelding Red Fish Blue Fish (59.231%).  Rounding out the day at Fourth Level, Adult Amateur competitor Marie Wagner earned her second straight win as well, this time aboard the lovely Welsh Cob mare Castleberrys Delight with 63.472%.  And finally, Lauren Chumley ended her day as it began – back in the winner’s circle, this time with Melissa Dowling’s charismatic Morgan gelding Avatar’s Jazzman, earning the Fourth Level Open win with 66.667%.

FEI 4* judge Natalie Lamping travels all over the world judging international dressage competition, but she was impressed by what she saw in the day’s NDPC classes.  “I was surprised in a very good way: I’ve seen some really nice ponies today which are more correct in their way of going than I’ve seen before,” Lamping explained. “I’m trying to figure out where all this talent has come from – it seems like just a few years ago we had what seemed to be no ponies, and now we’re here at this huge show where they’re competing up to the Intermediaire 1 level.  It’s so refreshing. I also think it’s great to see more and more adults choosing to ride and enjoy ponies, instead of their perhaps feeling like they have to ride a horse that’s too big for them just to be competitive. Today proves that’s not the case.”

Complete results from Day One of the National Dressage Pony Cup can be found at this link:  http://www.showsecretary.com/2015MSEDA.asp. For more information about the NDPC, visit www.dressageponycup.com, and to follow along with updates and photos from the competition, visit their Facebook page.

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Dressage at Devon (www.dressageatdevon.org), today announced the selection of four charitable organizations as its 2015 beneficiaries.

The mission of Dressage at Devon, a world-class dressage competition and the world’s largest open breed show, includes the furtherance of dressage education.

Mike Riley, Chair of Dressage at Devon’s Board of Directors, said that the Directors unanimously chose the following beneficiaries:

• Delaware Valley Combined Training Association (DVCTA), a Kennett Square, Pennsylvania membership organization that promotes equestrian education and events. DVCTA provides scholarships to its members to enable them to defray the cost of attending educational programs and clinics that focus on dressage and jumping.

• The Dressage Foundation, a Lincoln, Nebraska organization that provides financial support to the sport of dressage throughout the United States. The Dressage Foundation funds dressage-related education.  Its Century Club recognizes riders and horses whose combined age is 100 years or more!

• Sebastian Riding Associates, a Collegeville, Pennsylvania organization that provides equine-assisted therapy for children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. Sebastian Riding offers a riding program to more than 185 students which is designed to build balance and symmetry, increase reach and range of motion, develop speech and language, thought processes, planning and sequencing.

• Work to Ride, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania organization which provides disadvantaged urban youth with constructive activities centered on horsemanship, equine sports and education.  Located at Chamounix Stables in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, Work to Ride is a long-term program dedicated to develop youngsters’ discipline, responsibility and life skills through training, riding and performing horse care and barn management chores.

The awards will be presented at the 2015 show taking place September 29 through October 4 at the Devon Horse Show Grounds in Devon, PA. For further information, please visit www.dressageatdevon.org.