A host of international riders will be gathering at Wellington Riding, Hants this Thursday 6 – Sunday 9 June for the fifth Premier League of the 2013 season.

Top FEI judges will be in attendance including Paco Guerra from Spain, FEI Dressage Judge General Stephen Clarke, Jennie Loriston Clarke and David Trott, plus many experienced national judges who will be kept busy with classes running from Young Horses to Grand Prix.

The Gala Evening on Saturday includes the Wellington Riding Prix St Georges to Music Championship, now in its 25th year. Pony, Junior and Young riders are also ‘dancing to music’ to try and win one of the £100 training vouchers on offer.

The evening starts at 6.30 pm but early arrivals can also watch the Grand Prix which is running from 3.20 pm. Tickets are still available from 01189 326 308.

There will be young horse classes for 5 and 6 year olds, and the Pony Riders gather for their selection.

Thursday 6 June

Class 1: 5yo National British Young Horse YHN5 2004 Q
Start: 9.00 am (Duke’s Hall)

Class 2: 6yo National British Young Horse YHE6 2004 Q
Starts: 11.50 am (Duke’s Hall)

Class 3: FEI Prix St Georges 2009 SQ
Starts: 9.00 am (International Arena)

Class 4: FEI Intermediate I 2009 SQ
Starts: 13.30 pm (International Arena)

Interesting to note: Top names including Daniel Sheriff, Dan Watson and Hannah Biggs will be contesting in the four year old and five year old classes. In the Prix St Georges young ladies’ favourite Charlie Hutton goes on his own nine year old gelding Don Dino – the first time at that level for the 17.1hh chestnut who last competed at Advanced in March, winning his class. Fresh from Compeigne CDI3* success and a call up for the Rotterdam Nations Cup Team is Warwickshire based Gareth Hughes who goes in the Intermediate I on Judy Firmston-Williams’ 11 year old mare, Aramis T.

Friday 7 June

Class 5: Potential International Dressage Horse 4YO Q
Starts: 8.09 am (Duke’s Hall)

Class 6: Potential International Dressage 5YO Q
Starts: 11.54 am (Duke’s Hall)

Class 7A: 5yo FEI Int. British Young Horse 2009 Q
Starts: 2.00 pm (Duke’s Hall)

Class 7B: FEI Dressage Test Final 5yo
Starts: 2.30 pm (Duke’s Hall)

Class 8A: 6yo FEI Int. British Young Horse 2009 Q
Starts: 3.15 pm (Duke’s Hall)

Class 8B: FEI Dressage Test Final 6yo
Starts: 4.10 pm (Duke’s Hall)

Class 9: Advanced Medium 98 2002 SQ
Starts: 12.45 pm (International Arena)

Class 10: FEI Prix St Georges 2009 SQ
Starts: 8.00 am (International Arena)

Class 11: FEI Intermediate II 2009 SQ
Starts: 3.00 pm (International Arena)

Interesting to note: Entries to the young horse classes include; Daniel Watson, Charlie Hutton, Paul Hayler and Hannah Biggs. Laura Tomlinson’s stable rider, 24 year old Lara Griffith, will go in the Advanced Medium on Dr Bechtolsheimer’s 17hh Oldenburger gelding Kristjan. Lara has been competing the horse since May 2012 and they were last out together in May this year – winning the Advanced Medium 98 test at Hunters Equestrian on a score of 67.11%. In the PSG names include; Matt Hicks, Emile Faurie, Paul Friday, Matt Frost, Lesley Peyton-Gilbert, Charlie Hutton and Laura Tomlinson. Laura will ride her father’s nine year old mare, Unique III. ‘Minnie’ has only competed once before – at Abbey Dressage earlier this year, winning the Advanced class on 75.63%. In the Inter II names include; Matt Frost, Paul Hayler, Hayley Watson-Greaves, Zoe Sleigh, Henry Boswell, Rebecca Hughes, Harry Payne and Jacky Stolper.

Saturday 8 June

Class 12: Advanced Medium 98 2002 SQ
Starts: 9.10 am (International Arena)

Class 13: Freestyle to Music Advanced
Starts: 12.30 pm (International Arena)

Class 14: FEI Grand Prix 2009 SQ
Starts: 3.20 pm (International Arena)

Class 15: Freestyle to Music PYO: Pony, Jnr, Young Rider
Starts: 6.20 pm (International Arena)

Class 16: Freestyle to Music Pas De Deux
Starts: 7.40 pm (International Arena)

Class 17: Freestyle to Music FEI Prix St Georges
Starts: 8.00 pm (International Arena)

Interesting to note: In the Advanced Medium test, pony rider star Phoebe Peters will be riding Laetitia Van Der Wyck’s ten year old 16hh gelding Delfiano. Phoebe rode the german bred horse at Addington Premier League in May, where she finished fifth in the FEI Junior Team Test. Henry Boswell, Jacky Stolper and Matt Frost will all ride in the Grand Prix. In the first Premier League Pas De Deux, 19 year old Group 4 rider Sarah Thomas will perform with 26 year old Group 3 rider Beth Bainbridge. Sarah, who is from the Eastern region, rides her own 15 year old KWPN Korenbloem Middlemarch, while Central region member Beth will be on Jill Walker’s nine year old Dimaggio mare, Dream Girl SC.

Sunday 9 June

Class 18: FEI Junior Team Test 2009
Starts: 11.35 am (Duke’s Hall)

Class 19: FEI Young Rider Team Test
Starts: 10.53 am (Duke’s Hall)

Class 20: FEI Pony Team Test 2012
Starts: 1.40 pm (Duke’s Hall)

Class 21: FEI Prix St Georges 2009 SQ
Starts: 9.00 am (International Arena)

Interesting to note: Youth team tests take place throughout Sunday, with the Pony Team Test from 1.40pm acting as the final selection trial for places on the 2013 European Team – the successful riders will be announced next week. In the PSG big names on the circuit will include Matt Frost (who goes twice), Maria Griffin, and Paul Friday. Lara Griffith goes on another of Dr Bechtolshiemer’s horses, this time the 11 year old Hann gelding Rubin Al Asad, known as Rufus to his friends. The pair posted first at Abbey Dressage in the PSG back in April this year.

Compiegne, FR
Talented, young, U.S. Dressage rider Caroline Roffman proved to be a game international competitior over the weekend in Small Tour competition. With her own 10-year-old Hanoverian mare Her Highness O, Roffman placed second in the FEI Prix St. Georges and FEI Freestyle Intermediate 1 competition at the Compiegne CDI3* with scores of 70.500% and 72.700% respectively. They were beaten in both classes by Denmark’s Kristine Moller & Reve En Noir.

4 Jun 2013The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), the world governing body of equestrian sport, today opens nominations for its annual awards.
For the fifth consecutive year, the FEI Awards will highlight and reward excellence, commitment, dedication and courage within the equestrian community. FEI President HRH Princess Haya, who will chair the panel of three international judges that will decide the winners, commented:“I really hope that National Federations, athletes, fans of equestrianism and everyone working in the sport will make nominations for the FEI Awards 2013. Year after year, the nominations we receive confirm how much incredible talent, commitment and courage exists within our community and deserves to be acknowledged far beyond the equestrian world.”
Nominations can be made in the following five categories:
Reem Acra Best Athlete, for the athlete (equine or human) or combination that, over the past year, has demonstrated exceptional skill in the arena in any FEI discipline;
Longines Rising Star, for a talented and dedicated athlete aged 14-21 in any FEI discipline;
Development, for an equestrian development project, an individual or organisation that has demonstrated skill, dedication and energy in expanding the sport;
Against All Odds, for a disabled rider or an individual who has overcome extreme personal difficulties to achieve proficiency in equestrian sport;
Best Groom, for that important person who works behind the scenes with loyalty, dedication and total respect for the welfare of the horse.
Nominations for the FEI Awards 2013 close at midnight on 31 July. The winners will be contacted in September and invited to attend the FEI Awards ceremony on 7 November 2013 in Montreux, Switzerland.
For further information and to make nominations for the FEI Awards 2013, please visit www.feiawards.org.

Central region team the ‘Red Kites’ took this year’s Para Home International title, held at Vale View Equestrian Centre, 1 – 2 June. The weekend was also host to qualifying classes for the KBIS Para Dressage Championship at the National Championships in September 2013.

Regional teams consisted of up to four riders, all of whom rode their respective graded test twice; once on Saturday and then again on Sunday.

Riders took their best score through to the team results.

The final team results were then calculated by dropping the lowest score within the team from each day’s competition and totalling the remaining percentages, which were converted into points – the team with the highest number of points being crowned the winners.

Para equestrian rep for the South, Waveney Luke, said “We were all thrilled. Vale View worked really hard to create a lovely atmosphere and they couldn’t have been more helpful. And for once the weather was tremendously on our side!”

“The weekend was a huge success with lots of teams from around the country in attendance. Over the two days our four riders had the most consistent scores and team member Amanda Shirtcliffe posted the highest score of the whole competition.  It was great having the KBIS classes running alongside the home international as it gave grass roots riders the chance to compete alongside World Class riders. Most of all though was the wonderful atmosphere – somebody even commented to me about how friendly para dressage was.”

In the qualifying classes for September’s 2013 KBIS Para Dressage Championship (held at the BD National Championships, Stoneleigh Park) there were the following winners: Sophie Christiansen, Lee Pearson, Erin Orford, Natasha Baker, Roberta Sheffield and Sophie Wells.

Storming ahead in the Grade 1a Individual class was Sophie Christiansen (pictured above) on her own Janeiro 6, posting a score of 75.978% – over five percent ahead of the second placed combination in her class and highest overall score of all the KBIS winners on the day.

25 year old Sophie started riding ‘Rio’ in 2011 and together they went on to win three gold medals at the London 2012 Paralympics. The 16 year old german bred gelding was previously owned by Ferdi Eilberg, and ridden by his son Michael, who took the horse to first place at Prix St Georges level back in 2008.

“Chuffed to bits” with his ride Zion, despite tension in the indoor arena, was Paralympian Lee Pearson (pictured below) who scored 71.724% in the Grade 1b Individual class. Lee said “He warmed up in the outdoor like an absolute dream, he was so relaxed and in front of the leg. When we went in to the indoor for the test he got a bit upset and tension crept in so he went behind the leg and was a bit tight. At one point he cantered into a trot transition – I had to have a word with him afterwards to remind him that he’s a Grade 1b horse, and we don’t canter!”

Lee has been concentrating on Zion, whom he has been competing on and off since 2010, following the retirement of his Olympic horse Gentleman at the end of 2012. “Gentleman has retired from para dressage now and is having a lovely time in his new home doing a bit of jumping. So now I’m concentrating on Zion and I really love him. I’m normally known for liking more ‘blingy’ types but he’s got the mentality of a cob and I love it! He makes me giggle. I get on him and hack him about everywhere on my own, I just really love riding him. We’re aiming for Hickstead and Hartpury and I’m also looking for another International horse with the help of the Lady Joseph Charitable Trust.”

Team Results

1^st Central Red Kites
414.513 points
Amanda Shirtcliffe, Tamsin Addison, Ruth Quartly, Katherine Cooksley.

2^nd Wales Snowdonia
411.243 points
Lorna Lee, Julia Horton, Denise Smith, Georgia Wilson.

3^rd Scotland & The East
399.599 points
Deborah Marks, Mari Durward-Akhurst, Alison Walker, Emma Douglas.

Individual Class Winners

Grade 1b Novice 2010 Restricted Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Val Fisher and Matetsi, NW Diamonds, 64.762%
Sunday’s Winner: Val Fisher and Matetsi, NW Diamonds, 59.048%

Grade II Novice 2010 Restricted Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Amanda Shirtcliffe and Run of the Mill, Central Red Kites 72.143%
Sunday’s Winner: Alex Sutton and Da Vinci II, SW The Sowesters, 71.071%

Grade III Novice 2010 Restricted Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Georgia Wilson and Avanti, Wales Snowdonia, 71.364%
Sunday’s Winner: Izzy Palmer and Gregonne Coco Chanel, Northern Pinocchio, 71.818%

Grade IV Novice 2010 (long arena) Restricted Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Tamsin Addison and Don Proviano, Central Red Kites, 67.500%
Sunday’s Winner: Deena Webster and Valentino H, NW Gentlemen, 65.938%

Grade 1b Team Test 2013 Open Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Lorna Lee and Newlands Sando Hit, Wales Snowdonia, 66.000%
Sunday’s Winner:

Grade II Team Test 2013 Open Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Deborah Marks and Cavalier Unno II, Scotland & The East, 68.309%
Sunday’s Winner: Deborah Marks and Cavalier Unno II, Scotland & The East, 65.515%

Grade III Team Test 2013 (long arena) Open Riders
Saturday’s Winner: Martin Matthew and Perry, Southern, 67.829%
Sunday’s Winner: Martin Matthew and Perry, Southern, 68.882%

Britain’s youth and senior riders made their mark at Compiègne CDI3*, CDIJ, CDIP, CDIY (31 May – 2 Jun 2013).

Carl Hester and Dances with Wolves (pictured), Aram Gregory’s impressive, high-energy son of Donnerschwee, were invincible at big tour. In only the horse’s first season of grand prix, he’s undoubtedly making an impression and developing into an exciting top-flight horse in the hands of his London 2012 team gold-medalist rider.

Carl and ‘Golly’ were unanimous winners of Friday’s grand prix posting 73.53%, ahead of Germany’s Stephan Köberle and Darjeeling 5 in second with 71%. Also strongly placed was GB’s Gareth Hughes riding Jane Brewin’s mare DV Stenkjers Nadonna, breathing down the necks of the leaders in third with 70.59%.

Two days later in Sunday’s grand prix special, Carl and Golly clocked up 75.91% gaining a 6% advantage over second-placed Henri Ruoste (FIN) riding Jojo Z. Nikki Crisp and Pasoa were next best of the Brits in a creditable fifth place with 68.72%.

Unfortunately, Charlotte Dujardin and Uthopia were forced to withdraw from the competition as a result of fly bites on the saddle area of the stallion’s back. “Sadly the vet has advised we do not try and put a saddle on Uti due to enormous fly bites that have become septic - a big disappointment. New plan of action - Uti and Charlotte will go to Rotterdam,” said Carl on his Facebook page.

At small tour, Gareth Hughes and Aramis T were awarded 69.73% to finish third in a closely-fought prix st georges, with Peter Storr and Fabioso fifth on 68.86%.

Once again, the mature performances of our young riders indicated that the future of British dressage is in safe hands. Rising star Phoebe Peters and SL Lucci were outstanding in the pony classes – 76.41% to win the team test, 71.74% for third in the individual and a storming 77.95% victory in the freestyle.

16-year-old Maisie Scruton is also making an impact, in her first year of juniors. She headed the junior team test riding Hot Chocolate 43, her 16-year-old Sandro Hit mare. This new partnership scored 71.62% to take the class ahead of Claire-Louise Averkorn with Condio B, the German combination who took the honours in both the individual and freestyle tests.

Britain’s Chloe Vell and Kaja Di Valentina were on form, rising from eighth in the team and individual tests to fourth in the freestyle, less than two percent behind the winner. Both Maisie and Chloe will be returning to Compiègne in July, as part of the British team for the Junior European Championships.

Pippa Hutton and Duela, Philip Woof’s 11-year-old Dimaggio mare, were placed fourth in the 19-strong line-up for the young rider team test with a solid 68.79%, a position they held in the freestyle with 70.77%. This partnership of two years is showing great promise in young riders, following a successful career in juniors that included an individual final place at the 2011 junior europeans. Pippa and Duela are another combination to be heading back to Compiègne in July following their call up for the Young Rider European Championship team.

World Class Development rider Ryan Todd, 20, rode Julie Todd’s Charlex Eskebjerg, a 12-year-old Danish gelding by Carano to top-ten spots in all three young rider tests.

Photo: Risto Aaltonen

Lyman, ME – One term often used in reference to future medal winning U.S. high-performance equestrians, is the word ‘development’. By further educating and integrating the athletes, judges, trainers, and supporters from all levels will help develop and evolve each discipline. The 2013 U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Symposium created the platform to accomplish this task. At the Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy & Sports in Lyman, Maine, internationally acclaimed trainers and judges stepped forward to conduct a weekend of Para-Dressage education. From May 29-June 1, equestrians from Grade Ia – Grade IV received classroom training, lectures, video training, and live riding lessons. In addition to equestrian training there was the “Train the Trainer” program and “SmartPak Coaches Forum”. Subjects addressed at the symposium included training the coaches, teamwork, and building upon each athlete’s current skills. Expert leaders at the symposium were FEI “O” Judge and Olympic Technical Delegate Hanneke Gerritsen of Holland, Gold medal Great Britain Paralympic coach Clive Milkins, international Dressage rider Catherine Haddad Staller, and former USEF High Performance Dressage Director Gil Merrick. Carlisle has partnered with the United States Equestrian Federation, United States Para-Equestrian Association, and SmartPak for the first in a series of educational events across the United States.

For the past three years Hanneke Gerritsen has traveled to Lyman, Maine, as the original education leader.  In 2013, Gerritsen was impressed with how far the event had come. She noted, ” I think it was a great event, very well organized, and a pleasure for everyone involved. I was delighted to see how the athletes improved in only three to four days. In a short amount of time they understood what we like to see as judges and trainers. Rider’s skills ranged from beginners to advanced and the up and coming ones I saw were really doing well. Equestrians I saw in the past have come back and each one has improved. The discipline; it’s growing slowly. It’s so important to be together, ride together, and see each other in one venue and informational atmosphere. I am seeing things that we hoped for years ago and now find on an everyday basis.”

Gerritsen continued, “The Symposium is a very good concept especially for the future. It was nice to see beginners react to this event in a positive way. It’s important for riders see more and hear more whether they are new to the sport or veteran athletes.

Derrick Perkins of Texas, who rides with U.S. Paralympic trainer Kai Handt, was one of the newer Para-Dressage athlete’s. He joked, “I have been getting flashbacks of boot camp. On a serious note, the weekend has been wonderful. A lot of little details can make a world of difference in my riding. I am excited to get home and back to work with Kai.”

Model, actress, and brand new Para-Dressage athlete Elle Wooley agreed, “I couldn’t have imagined the symposium being as beneficial as it was. It really helped my confidence. When I watch upper level able-bodied riders I get a little jealous, so being around Para-Equestrians who are incredible riders and other people with ailments almost evens the playing field. Everyone cheered for each other and was really encouraging over the weekend.”

When Wooley approached the ring for her session with Hanneke Gerritsen, Hanneke said Wooley looked elegant on the horse Clever, owned by Mary Jordan, and she noted that it was rare to see a match well suited for a rider so quickly. Wooley commented, “Hanneke was wonderful. She was really helpful with accuracy, working on advanced movements, and creating the total package.”

Wooley continued, “Catherine was also very helpful with teaching me a new way to hold the reins. I have trouble turning to the right because I don’t have enough motion in my body, so that was something Catherine gave me pointers to work with. Before the symposium, I did not let myself dream I could earn a spot on the team for the World Equestrian Games or Rio. Now with my confidence and competitive drive, I am aiming for it. I would love to thank Carlisle for putting on the symposium. It was an incredible opportunity and I couldn’t have imagined it going so well.”

Para-Dressage rider Holly Jacobson brought her new horse George to the 2013 Symposium. “This was a great opportunity to bring my new horse, test out what I have been feeling, and receive feedback from Para-Dressage professionals,” articulated Jacobson. “This was our first road trip together and I couldn’t be happier with how mellow and well-behaved George was. I want to commend Carlisle for bringing in all different angles of Para-Dressage and working to gather this collection of riders new and old across the country. The energy a rider feels from this symposium makes you believe you can do things you didn’t realize you could.”

Catherine Haddad Staller agreed, “It was very helpful to the riders that they had a variety of clinicians that could help them. They also got to watch each other which was important as a learning experience. It’s always great when you can get a group of people together with similar goals. Good riding is good riding whether you are doing it as a Para-Equestrian or an able-bodied rider. What’s really fascinating to me is that there are a lot of riders that attended the clinic that have to ride one handed. I have done a lot of one handed riding in my life and I see how beneficial it is to the horse and how much it teaches people about correct contact. Overall, it was a really good experience and eye opening to see all of these people with their determination and drive. It is most moving for me to see how much horses really affect our lives at every level and how people, who have lost a lot of their motor skills, can still communicate on an extremely fine and high level with the horse. It’s fascinating for me.”

Athlete and Grade IV rider, Mary Jordan, said, “The symposium was a really wonderful

experience. Riding Sebastian at the symposium took nothing away from the training that I have had at Blue Hill Farm with my coach Jessica Ransehousen. It was a great experience to go to a new environment. I really got a lot out of it and learned some new techniques for my horse. I never thought I would get a chance to ride with Clive and that was a thrill. Trying to become supple is a ‘chicken before the egg’ thing. It was the first item both Clive and Catherine focused on with me. Catherine was amazing with the tools she gave me to improve Sebastian’s walk. He has a correct walk but not always the biggest walk. To go from over tracking to really over tracking felt amazing.”

Gil Merrick enjoyed working with each rider and learning more about the Para-Dressage sport. He explained, “I have learned so much about this sport and I recognize it is so different from able-bodied. I also felt the symposium allowed for all of the participants, friends, family, owners, auditors and the clinicians to be able to spend four days as a community all committed to education. I was pleased to see the camaraderie among the riders. I know the quest to make it as a high-performance rider is shared by all. Nowhere did I hear the attitude that there was a long way to go. What I heard was, ‘Here is where we are and here’s the plan on how we are going to get to our next point,’ There is so much room for growth within the U.S. in this country and through the Para-Equestrian movement.”

Coach Kai Handt from the North Texas Equestrian Center addressed the need for growth, “I think it’s great that we had Clive Milkins here in the United States. He’s the number one coach in the world for Grades Ia and Ib. We learned a lot from him, he had good ideas, and he knows what he is doing; Clive is awesome. I think we have a lot of very good riders in the U.S but they need to be in a planned environment for competition. I feel riders need to have a two-staged system including national riders with a national championship and international riders. This would get more people involved and create a broader base to choose from. In Europe the Para-Equestrians begin from their first riding lesson at a young age. They know straightness and precision first before they are allowed to move beyond that. We really need to grow the Para-Dressage discipline domestically and from the young potential equestrians.”

The United States Para-Equestrian Association would like to thank all of the trainers, judges, athletes, auditors, sponsors, horse owners, and equestrian enthusiasts for being involved in the 2013 Para-Equestrian Dressage Symposium. President of the USPEA Hope Hand expressed, “On behalf of our organization we would like to thank USEF and Smartpak for partnering on this educational event. We would also like to express our gratitude to Carlisle Academy Integrative Equine Therapy & Sports. Extreme thanks go to Sarah Armentrout, the staff at Carlisle Academy, and everyone else involved within the symposium. We look forward to future collaborations.”

Author: Administrator: USPEA

Wellington, FL (May 28, 2013) – Vita Flex, a leading supplier of advanced performance products for horses, is proud of their Victory Team member Caroline Roffman for earning the honor of being invited to compete at Aachen this summer with Sagacious HF.  She is the first American dressage rider to be invited to compete in the Under 25 Grand Prix division at Aachen, and will make history in that class with Sagacious HF.  She is excited about her plans to travel to Europe with Sagacious and her own mare, Her Highness O to train and compete in the prestigious European tours.  “I am proud and excited to test my mettle in the European arena, and to be the first American to compete in the Under 25 Grand Prix,” said Roffman.  “I will also compete Her Highness O in the small tour at various European CDI competitions including Aachen,” Roffman announced.

Roffman has clearly demonstrated the caliber of dressage riding found in the US.  With titles to her name such as 2011 Young Adult “Brentina Cup” winner, 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions National Intermediaire I title, and winner of the US Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Dressage Championship last summer at Lamplight, she is able to travel abroad with the experience of a seasoned rider well beyond her years.  The two horses she is taking on the journey are equally impressive.

Sagacious HF, a 1999 KWPN (Welt Hit II x Judity x Cocktail) gelding owned by Hyperion Farms, Inc., came to Roffman in 2012, and the successful team has been riding into the ribbons ever since.  Most recently, the pair scored above a 78% during of the 2013 Adequan Global Dressage Festival at the Dressage national 3 in the Young Rider Grand Prix.

Roffman is also planning to take her small tour mare, Her Highness O, on the journey. Roffman and this beautiful black mare, totally ruled many of the shows during the 2013 Winter Equestrian Festival as well, including winning a Team Gold and Individual Bronze at the CDIO Nations Cup in Wellington.

Vita Flex’s Brand Manager, Tanner Clark explains that as a VitaFlex Victory Team Member, Roffman has firsthand experience of the benefits of Vita Flex’s line of supplements, including Lactanase^® and Equinyl™. “We are proud to have Caroline on the Victory Team, and to be a part of her winning regimen of nutritional supplements,” Clark describes. “When horses are competing at the international level, the rigors of travel, training and showing can take a major toll.  All of Vita Flex’s supplements are designed to address specific issues found in performance horses, and we are thrilled to support Caroline and her horses as they compete overseas.”

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