‘ Robbie W have been selected as reserves for the Canadian dressage team

for the upcoming Pan American Games in Toronto. The pair made a strong

bid for the team, earning consistently high scores throughout the qualifying

process.

Creech and Robbie W, a 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding by Rubin Royal,

turned in a series of impressive performances at the Adequan Global

Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, over the winter. They scored

as high as 73.368 percent in the Intermediaire I and helped the Canadian

team win silver at the Stillpoint Farm Nations Cup CDIO3*.

They closed out the qualifying season in May with two competitions

in Canada, picking up two wins at the Palgrave CDI3* and scoring

73.105 percent in the Prix St. Georges at the Ottawa CDI3*.

Diane Creech and Robbie W. Photo by SusanJStickle.com.

Two big tour and two small tour combinations were selected for

the Pan Ams team. Creech and Robbie W finished in third on the

small tour ranking list, with their final average of 72.883 percent

putting them less than .3 percent behind second place.

“It sure was a very close ending!” Creech said. “‘Perfect Robbie’

gave me his best effort – he is all heart. I am so proud of him.”

The support of Doug and Louise Leatherdale of Leatherdale Farms

is essential to Creech’s success with Robbie W, and Creech is grateful

for the efforts of her whole team.

“I have been so blessed to have the best owners possible in

my life, supporting me,” she said. “Thank you to Robbie’s

groom Chris Bacher for always being on my side, Chris Zizian

for being the best farrier, my students for cheering us on and

patiently waiting for us to come back, and Lars Petersen and

Melissa Taylor for their great support and awesome coaching.

And of course, thank you to my incredible family who always

pull together and make it possible for me to leave.”

She added, “The race is over, and now we are moving on to the

fun part: let the Games begin! Best of luck to all of the Canadian

teams, especially to our dressage team!”

Diane Creech and Robbie W. Photo by Michael Werner Images.

About Leatherdale Farms

Situated 20 minutes from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Leatherdale

Farms is a privately owned farm owned and managed by Louise

and Doug Leatherdale and dedicated to Hanoverian, Trakehner

and Oldenburg breeding. The Leatherdale family owns several

licensed stallions based in Dorum, Germany, at Hengststation Jens

Meyer: the premium elite Hanoverians Damsey (Dressage Royal),

First Dance (Florestan II), Hampton (His Highness), Beltano

(Belissimo M); the premium elite Trakehner, Herzensdieb (Tambour);

and the Oldenburg Fairbanks (Flemmingh). Frozen semen is available

North America and Europe. Leatherdale Farms was also the owner of

the Hanoverian stallion His Highness, who died in 2007 and whose

progeny is much appreciated all over the world.

To learn about Leatherdale Farms stallions in Europe, go to www.jens-meyer.com.

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