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Lyndon Rife Dressage, 10693 Bobbie Lane, Pilot Point, TX (2024)

08/27/2024

The LTR Team had a great weekend at the Houston Dressage Society Laborious Days competition! It was very hot but all of the horses made a good showing throughout the levels. Congratulations to all and here are some highlights from the team. Elisabeth Dewar had a busy weekend competing in the Grand Prix on Don Darling and Training Level on Samurai SQF. She picked up blue ribbons in the Grand Prix with scores to 64% and earned the Amateur Reserve Championship each day. On Samurai SQF, her four year old Hanoverian gelding, she earned second and third place at Training level and her qualifying scores for championships in their first competition together. Carola Amner and her gelding Stay Cool also competed Training level Amateur and earned first and fourth place ribbons and pair of qualifying scores. Jenna Ursone and her GRP gelding Dance De Luxe earned 66 and 67% at Third level, winning both of her classes and the Pony High Point Award each day! LTR Trainer Julie Madriguera competed her own Madoc All Dun at Intermediate II and Hilde Fan Seldom, a Friesian mare owned by Tanja Hodges, at Second Level. "Chyme" earned first place with a 63% in Intermediate II and "Tamina" earned third place each day, and a pair of qualifying scores, in her first competition with Julie. Lyndon competed his own Conflorsan in the FEI Test of Choice and earned first place in the Intermediate II test! It was also the first competition for our baby Birdie! Wrangling her for the photo might have been the biggest challenge of the competition for our excellent support team of Jenna and Emma. She has a way to go before she can fill Simon's "shoes" as the official awards ambassador for team LTR but she has her first competition under her belt. Thanks to HDS and the GSWEC for hosting a great competition.

03/07/2024

The LTR Team had a great start to the 2024 competition season at the Emerald Classic in Katy, TX. We brought five horses that contested the levels from Training to Intermediate II! Congratulations to Elisabeth Dewar and Don Darling on winning both of their Amateur Intermediate II classes. The duo scored to 65% with plenty of room for improved scores. Julie Madriguera competed Debra Nossaman's Danish mare Fabiola. They won all three of the Open Third level classes to 70% in Fabi's first US competition. Julie also debuted her own Madoc All Dun at Intermediate II. Jenna Ursone returned to the show arena after a long break with her Dance De Luxe at Third level. They shook the rust off and are ready to have a great season! Virginia Beshirs and Belinda made great progress in their training level test and are ready to keep this momentum for the upcoming shows. A big thank you to Marilyn Kulifay for organizing this competition and the Great Southwest Equestrian Center for hosting the dressage crowd once again. I am sharing some nice photos from the exceptional Kristie Scholten Photography.

02/14/2024

Happy birthday to our good friend Connie Napier! She is celebrating a milestone birthday this year. This is a photo of Connie with her beloved Lippizan Tropina after they performed their Century Ride together. I am looking forward to helping Connie with another Century ride in the future and the entire LTR family wishes her a happy birthday with many returns!

01/19/2024

Romantica is a 2018 Imported Hanoverian mare. She is by For Romance and out of Hohenstein bred mare. She is a modern and elegant type with three very good gaits. She is a high energy horse that will excel as an advanced dressage or jumping competitor. 16.1. Good x-rays on file. $30,000.

Video available on request. FB won't allow the link for some reason.

01/01/2024

Here is the schedule for the Janet Foy clinic this weekend. We are happy to have a nice response from the dressage community and are looking forward to hosting everyone. There is still some room for auditors so let us know if you want to attend. The Sunday lecture includes lunch for everyone!

12/05/2023

We are happy to announce a clinic with FEI 5* Judge Janet Foy! January 6-7 at LTR Dressage. We are excited to host our first event at our new facility and hope you all will take advantage of this opportunity to learn from one of the top judges in the dressage world.

10/14/2023

The theme for the Championships this year was "board games". Rachel Pennington and Caryn Bloom worked together to create a Clue themed tack stall display and an online Clue game! We were all able to participate in different ways and it was a lot of fun! Here are some of the mugshots of our prime suspects!

10/09/2023

The LTR Team had a great time at the Region 9 Championships in Katy last week! Congratulations to everyone who worked hard to qualify and compete. We are so proud of our team—here are the highlights:
Congratulations to our team leader, Lyndon Rife, and his own Holsteiner gelding Conflorsan. The duo earned the GAIG Intermediate I Freestyle Championship, the GAIG Open Intermediate I Reserve Championship, and placed fourth in the SWDC Open Intermediate I. Elisabeth Dewar and Don Darling earned the Adult Amateur GAIG and SWDC Prix St George Championship, they also earned the SWDC Championship and third place in the GAIG class at Intermediate I. Rachel Pennington earned the SWDC Fourth Level Amateur Reserve Championship and placed 7th in the GAIG Championship class with the Hanoverian mare SPS Soraja. Sarah Samaan and Kiera won an open show Prix St George class and picked up the SWDC Bronze Medal by placing third in the Amateur Prix St George Championship. Mary Beth Henderson and Noble Fellini placed sixth in the GAIG Amateur Prix St George Championship and fifth in the SWDC Intermediate I Amateur Championship. Caryn Bloom and Achilles picked up an open show blue for their Third Level Freestyle and placed fifth in the SWDC Open Third Level Freestyle Championship. Carola Amner joined the LTR Team for the first time and put in competitive tests with consistent improvement at Training level in the open show and the Amateur GAIG and SWDC championship classes with her Hanoverian gelding Stay Cool. Virginia Beshirs and Belinda picked up valuable experience and improved each test in their first competition at training level!

It was a long and great week. We are very proud of all the horses and riders. Between the move to our new property in the spring and finishing construction projects over the unforgiving summer it has been a challenging year. We are thankful for the opportunity to do the work that we love and to have such dedicated clients and hard-working staff. Special thanks to Emma Winter for all of her hard work and to Nisse and Tegan Pedigo for signing on to help care for all of us. Thanks to the Houston Dressage Society for organizing another great Championship competition and to the Great Southwest Equestrian Center for supporting dressage.

08/10/2023

Thank you to SC Bell Construction for another job well done! We are enjoying our all weather outdoor ring and now about to start riding in covered ring with same Premier footing!

07/14/2023

The ponies, and the horses, had a great trip to the National Dressage Pony Cup at the amazing World Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Ohio! Julie Madriguera and Madoc All Dun earned the Intermediate I Open Reserve Championship with scores to 67%. Elora Bazanele and her Sport Pony Fort Storey's Jet A Way earned the reserve championship at Intro with personal best scores to 70%. They also earned a high score Breed Championship. It was just their third competition and we are so proud of them. The horses were pretty awesome as well! Lyndon Rife competed his own Conflorsan to wins in the FEI Freestyle classes. They earned the highest FEI Freestyle score of the competition, 71%, in the first weekend to compete this test. Mary Beth Henderson competed at Intermediate I for just the second time on her Noble Fellini. The duo performed a better test and earned a higher score each time. They picked up two AA blues and won the Open FEI test of choice class with a 61%. Thanks, as always to the National Dressage Pony Cup founder Jenny Carrol for her dedication to organizing one of the finest competitions in the country and for bringing dressage to WEC, Ohio, for the first time.

06/14/2023

Congratulations to the team on a successful weekend at the HDS Summer Shows at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center! LTR assistant Emma Winter earned the final scores towards her USDF Bronze Medal award on Mandie Wares' lovely Lusitano gelding Henry SPA. This talented gelding is finding his way around first US shows and is currently competing at Third Level. Elisabeth Dewar earned the highest amateur FEI score of the day on Saturday as she won her Intermediate I debut on her Oldenburg gelding Don Darling. Jenna Ursone picked up blue ribbons and scores to 65% at Third level with her own Dance De Luxe while Julie Madriguera and Madoc All Dun picked up a first and second place at Intermediate I open as they prepare for the National Dressage Pony Cup in Ohio this July. It was a really fun and really hot weekend! Thanks to the Houston Dressage Society for organizing another great competition for us and to the GSWEC for being excellent hosts.

04/19/2023

Here are some photos of the team from the Texas Rose Dressage Classic! More to follow!

04/17/2023

It was a wild and wonderful weekend at the Texas Dressage Classic. Congratulations to the team for all of their hard work and continual improvements. Here are some highlights! We had a trio of ladies contest the AA Prix St George classes and a different rider won each day. Elisabeth Dewar and her new mount Don Darling won the Prix St George on day 1, Sarah Samaan and Kiera on day 2, and Mary Beth Henderson and Noble Fellini won on day 3 with a personal best of 66%. Rachel Pennington had a weekend of solid performances at Intermediate I on Finnegan SQF and earned the FEI Championship with Elisabeth and Don Darling earning reserve. Rachel also competed Jill Peterson’s SPS Soraja and earned qualifying scores at Fourth level with exciting performances. Caryn Bloom and Achilles worked out the kinks to pick up top ribbons in the AA Third level and the Test of Choice classes. Kristen Knott and her RPSI mare Anika earned top ribbons in their second outing at second level while Elora Bazanele and her Sport Pony Fort Storey’s Jet A Way earned top ribbons and scores to 65% in just their second outing at Training level. Virginia Beshirs and her mare Belinda gained more experience and success at Intro level as they gear up for their debut at Training level. While the show was a little uneven, we enjoyed incredible weather and incredible camaraderie. We hosted two team dinners catered by Chef Charmaigne, and every horse and human was perfectly cared for by Jenna and Emma. These two ladies were amazing and there was never a worry or complaint as they turned out the horses to perfection and supported the needs of all. A true luxury! Thanks to the beautiful Texas Rose Horse Park for hosting another competition for us at our favorite venue.

03/07/2023

The LTR team had a great weekend at the Emerald Classic in Katy, TX this past weekend. The awards don't look so glamorous but the competition was top class. Congratulations to Elisabeth Dewar on winning both of the AA Prix St George classes on her new partner Don Darling. The duo achieved scores to 67.5% in their first competition together. She was followed by her stable mates Mary Beth Henderson on her Danish gelding Noble Felllini who placed second with a 63.9%, and Sarah Sarah Samaan on her Trakehner mare Kiera who placed fourth with a 63%. Rachel Pennington picked up a blue ribbon in the AA Intermediate I on her Hanoverian Finnegan SQF with a 64% and placed first and second at fourth level on Jill Peterson's SPS Soraja with scores to 65%. We are so proud to see four of our students being successful in the FEI classes! In the USEF classes Virginia Beshirs made her GSWEC competition debut with her Westfalian mare Belinda and picked up two blues, in just their second and third tests together, while Debra Nossaman and Tim Shane, who joined us from his home base in Louisiana, tested the waters at second level. We are super proud of everyone for their hard work and so happy to witness the friendship and support between all of our riders. Big thanks to Jenna and Emma for a weekend of caring for all of the horses and riders to perfection.

01/23/2023

The LTR team had a great start to 2023 at the HDS Winter Show. Congratulations to all and here are some highlights for the weekend! Rachel Pennington and her Hanoverian Finnegan SQF won the Prix St George on Saturday with a 67% and earned the FEI Amateur Championship. The pair also picked up a blue ribbon in the AA Intermediate I on Sunday. Mary Beth Henderson won the Prix St George on Sunday and was second on Saturday with scores to 63.6% with her Danish gelding Noble Fellini. Jenna Ursone and her GRP Dance De Luxe made their third level debut a big success by picking up two blue ribbons with scores to 64% and earning the National Pony Cup High Score Award. Caryn Bloom and her RPSI gelding Achilles earned first, second and fourth place ribbons in the Third Level AA classes with scores to 66%. Kristen Knott returned to the show arena to debut her RPSI mare Anika at second level and they won all three of their classes! Rachel Pennington also competed Jill Peterson’s Hanoverian mare SPS Soraja to scores of 63% at Fourth level and picked up two blue ribbons. Congratulations to the team and we look forward to watching you excel through this new year. Thanks to Emma and Madison for making sure all ran smoothly in the stable and to HDS for hosting another great show at the GSEC!

01/18/2023

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Linda Blake. Linda was a member of our barn family and a good friend to Lyndon and me for many years. She was a dedicated owner who made time to visit and care for her horses daily, long after she stopped riding. We had many incredible experiences with Linda and her two PRE horses, the stallion Teodoros Hechizo (King) and his half brother Kelico. King earned IALHA National Championships, Region 9 and SWDC Championships, and Horse of the Year awards through Third Level with me, Julie, and Kelico earned Horse of the Year awards and Championships with the LTR team through FEI Intermediate I. Besides supporting our efforts with her horses Linda was our friend. She sat with me in hospital waiting rooms, invited us to her parties, and included and supported us in every way. Linda was very generous and was a dedicated supporter of Equest and the late Johnathan Wentz. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our deepest condolences to her family.

12/18/2022

Congratulations to Rachel Pennington and her own Finnegan SQF on their first season at FEI Prix St George and Intermediate I. Rachel earned her USDF Silver Medal, placed third in her USDF Prix St George and Intermediate I championship classes and earned a trip to the US Dressage Finals in Kentucky! They earned fourth and eleventh place finishes at Prix St George in Kentucky, and earned the Amateur FEI High Score award for the American Hanoverian Society. We can't wait to see what this duo accomplishes in 2023.

11/24/2022

Giving thanks and sending our warmest birthday wishes to our fearless leader Lyndon Rife today! Always thankful for all of your hard work, complete honesty, and for believing in us more than we often believe in ourselves.

10/10/2022

We made it! The LTR Team had a great Region 9 Championships. It was almost impossible to get there but, in the end, we all made it and had a successful competition. Here are some highlights. Julie and Madoc All Dun won the SWDC Open Intermediate I Championship with a 66%! They also earned the Reserve Championship in the FEI Freestyle using a borrowed Freestyle from one of Lyndon’s horses that was designed by Karen Robinson of Applause Dressage in just their second competition attempt. Rachel Pennington competed her own Hanoverian Finnegan SQF and earned third place in the GAIG Amateur Prix St George and Intermediate I classes. These were big competitive classes and it is a great accomplishment for this duo in their first season of FEI! Rachel also earned the SWDC Third Level Reserve Championship on Jill Peterson’s SPS Soraja. Sarah Samaan and her Trakehner mare
Kiera won an open Prix St George class and earned the SWDC Bronze Medal in the Amateur Fourth level Championship. Mary Beth Henderson picked up a ribbon in her GAIG Amateur Prix St George Championship class with her Danish gelding Noble Fellini as they capped off their first year at FEI together. Debra Nossaman and her KWPN gelding Finalia ERS put in two strong tests to place 7th and 9th in huge Amateur Championship classes at First level. Congratulations to all. It was a really hard year just getting to the Championships this year. Julie was sick with Covid a couple of weeks before the show and then Lyndon came down sick with Covid the week before, so he had to scratch his rides. All of the horses and students were very short on training and lessons and then everyone seemed to have a work or personal conflict that kept them from arriving to show as planned. But, in the end, we all made it and had great success. We are all thankful. I am not sure when the last easy year was, but this one was not it. I try to maintain the perspective to be more appreciative of the joys and victories when they do come because nothing is given, and I suppose those are the lessons from these times. Congratulations to everyone for continuing to show up and do the work. Special thanks to Rachel Pennington who took over the stall decorating duties this year, our show staff who did so much extra work to care for the horses and show team while we were down with Covid, and to the Houston Dressage Society for organizing another great Regional Championships.

09/26/2022

The LTR team had a great time at the Texas Rose Fall Classic at the beautiful Texas Rose Horse Park. Lyndon competed his own Holsteiner gelding Conflorsan and earned the FEI Championship and first place each day in the Intermediate I with scores of 67% (even with going off course, very naughty). Our amateur Prix St George riders gained more experience at their new level and traded second and third place ribbons. Mary Beth Henderson and her Danish gelding Noble Fellini earned the FEI AA Reserve Championship with scores of 63.9% and Sarah Samaan and her Trakehner mare Kiera stayed solidly in the sixties in just their second show at this level. Our Third level riders dominated their weekend! Caryn Bloom and her RPSI gelding Achilles earned the Third Level Championship, two classes and top ribbons with scores to 66%. Rhea Edelman and her Lusitano cross mare Safira Dos won four of their five classes and earned the reserve championship with a 66%. Debra Nossaman gained more experience with her new partner Finalia ERS, winning both of her classes Friday and picking up good ribbons and scores in the remainder of her classes at First and Second Level. It was a great weekend with some lovely cool mornings. We enjoyed watching the team show great sportsmanship and camaraderie along with their successful rides. Thanks to the Texas Rose Horse Park for hosting the competition and to Emma and Ismael for taking great care of the horses.

09/13/2022

The LTR team had a great show weekend at the GSWEC Platinum Classic! We made it very interesting for ourselves, with all manner of horse and rider errors along the way, but it was a great weekend. Congratulations to everyone and here are some highlights. Julie and Madoc All Dun competed in the Open Intermediate I and won the class Sunday with a 68%. It was one of those rare occasions when the rider felt it was one of their best tests and the judge agreed, giving it one of the higher scores Julie and Chyme have earned at this level, and the win over some impressive competition. Rachel Pennington picked up the blue ribbon each day in the AA division of Intermediate I on her own Finnegan SQF and earned first and second place in Fourth level 3 with Jill Peterson’s SPS Soraja. Debra Nossaman returned to the show arena for her second competition with Finalia ERS. The duo won their second level class each day and earned their final qualifying score at First level. Mary Beth Henderson made more progress in the AA Prix St George on her Noble Fellini. The earned a 63% on Sunday and placed second in a large class! Moving on up! Thanks to the GSWEC for sponsoring a great competition and thanks to the team in the stable for all the hard work and support.

08/29/2022

The LTR Team had a great show at the HDS Laborious Days competition! It was a big weekend of debuts and accomplishments. Congratulations to Mary Beth Henderson on earning her USDF Silver Medal on Noble Fellini V! This was just their second show at Prix St George, and we are really proud of her hard work and positive attitude as she has navigated the challenges of dressage from Training level to FEI in her years with the LTR Team. Rachel Pennington and her own Finnegan SQF made their FEI Intermediate I debut a huge success with scores to 67% each day. They placed first and second and earned the Amateur FEI Championship. Rachel also competed Jill Peterson’s SPS Soraja in the demanding Fourth level test three for the first time and made big improvements to earn second place each day behind her stablemate Sarah Samaan and Kiera who won the class each day with scores to 65%. Lyndon competed his own Conflorsan and earned a victory in the FEI Intermediate I, the FEI Reserve Championship and the High Point Holsteiner award. Lyndon also debuted Debra Nossaman’s Lusitano gelding Dinamico at FEI Prix St George. “Dino” earned a 61% in his debut and can now settle into his life as an FEI horse, which will require him to be a bit less bossy so he can show off his talent! Julie and Madoc All Dun made their FEI Intermediate Freestyle debut. They earned scores to 72% and the Open Freestyle Championship with a freestyle designed by Karen Robinson of Applause Dressage. “Chyme” was a good girl the first day and a very good girl the second day. LTR Assistant Emma Winter competed Dillinger, owned by Earlena Hume, in his first ever competition. This talented, but creative, PRE gelding earned top ribbons and scores to 70% thanks to Emma’s calm and consistent riding. Jenna Ursone and Dance De Luxe had a great show with wins in the first level classes and earned the National Pony Cup Championship each day! We are so proud of all the horses and riders! Four of the horses represented in this post made their way through the levels to their FEI debut and four of the riders also made their FEI debut all with the LTR Team. All of the riders are different ages, different riding experience, and ability, and all of the horses are different breeds, ages, and talent. It is fun to watch the team develop over the years. A lot of hard work, and maybe some tears, but fun to see how far everyone comes if they find a way to stay on the path.
Big thanks to HDS for a great show! And a big thanks to the hardest working ladies in dressage, Jenna and Emma.

07/24/2022

Congratulations to Sarah Samaan on earning her USDF Silver Medal award on her Trakehner mare Kiera. We are very proud of Sarah and proud to be a part of her team for so many years. We are looking forward to celebrating many more accomplishments with you.

07/19/2022

The LTR Team had a great time at the National Dressage Pony Cup and Open show at the National Equestrian Center in Missouri last week. Big congratulations to Sarah Samaan and her Trakehner mare Kiera. The pair competed in the Adult Amateur Small Horse division and earned second and third place finishes, and third place overall, in what was their Prix St George debut!! Sarah and Kiera also earned the High Point Trakehner award, won the Prix St George class on Sunday, and earned the scores for Sarah’s USDF Silver medal. Julie and Madoc All Dun returned for their fourth Pony Cup and competed in the Open Pony Intermediate I. They won the Intermediate I on Sunday and earned the highest FEI score for any pony at the competition but were unable to finish their ride on Saturday so were not eligible for the overall Championship. “Chyme” was a bit over stimulated in what was only her second show of the season and decided that piaffe and passage might be more interesting than canter. Every ride is an opportunity to learn. Jenna Ursone and Dance De Luxe competed in the competitive Open Pony First level division and earned third and fourth place ribbons and ended up fifth overall in the championship. They also won their Frist level class on Sunday and earned the Pony High Point Championship for Sunday. Lyndon coached all three ladies and competed the Holsteiner Conflorsan in the Open Intermediate I. He earned first and second place ribbons and the Open FEI Championship with a 69%. Many thanks to Jenna and David Ursone for their help in the stable and to Jenny Carol of the National Dressage Pony Cup for putting on the finest competitions. Congratulations to all of our friends who made the trip to compete with success. We can’t wait for next year!

06/14/2022

Simon’s team had a great, hot, weekend at the HDS Summer Show this past weekend. Congratulations to the team on their hard work and accomplishments! Lyndon competed the Holsteiner gelding Conflorsan in the Intermediate I open where he picked up two blue ribbons and the FEI Reserve High Score Award with 67.794 and 68.824%. He also competed the Oldenburg gelding DeBlasio, owned by Elisabeth Dewar, in the open Prix St George where he earned second place and scores of 65.4 and 65.8 each day. Rachel Pennington earned the win in the AA Prix St George with her Hanoverian Finnegan SQF with a 63.971 and earned first and second place ribbons at Fourth level with Jill Peterson’s SPS Soraja. Mary Beth Henderson made her Prix St George debut on Noble Fellini and earned a third place and her first score towards her Silver medal with a 61%! LTR Assistant Trainer Emma Winter made her debut competing for the team, and her recognized dressage debut, a big success riding the KWPN gelding Finalia ERS, owned by Debra Nossaman. The pair earned top ribbons with three scores of 70 and a whopping 76% in first and second level classes. They also earned the KWPN High Point award. Jenna Ursone and her GRP gelding Dance De Luxe earned their highest score of the season with a 71% in First 3, winning that class, and bringing home the Champion and Reserve Champion High Score Pony award. Caryn Bloom won her Third level 1 class and earned her first qualifying score at Third Level with her RPSI gelding Achilles as they continue to gain experience at their new level. It was a big weekend!! Huge thanks to Jenna, Emma and Jessica for working really hard and working together. Thanks to HDS for hosting another great show!

06/01/2022

We had a great time at the Dallas Dressage Club spring show at the Texas Rose Horse Park this past weekend. The team brought out some new partnerships and existing partnerships made progress in their new levels. Congratulations to Lyndon’s trio of Fourth level students! Sarah Samaan on her own Kiera and Rachel Pennington on SPS Soraja, owned by Jill Peterson, took turns placing first and second to each other in Fourth level tests one and two, with scores to 66%, and Rachel earning the reserve championship. Julie Madriguera had an impromptu opportunity to compete the Oldenburg mare Painted Desert, owned by Callie Metzler. They picked up the fourth level championship with scores to 66% after a little more than one week’s worth of rides together. The LTR trio of FEI riders had a great weekend with Shannon Napier and her Oldenburg gelding Toblerone picking up two blue ribbons and scored to 64% in their second outing at Intermediate I. In the Prix St George Rachel Pennington and her own Finnegan SQF made more progress with scores of 66 and 67% to earn second and third place while Elisabeth Dewar and her Oldenburg DeBlasio came in right behind them with scores to 63%. Debra Nossaman made her debut with her new horse Finalia ERS at First level. Jenna Ursone and Dance DeLuxe also competed at First level and both picked up qualifying scores and Second and third place ribbons in a big, competitive classes. Elora Bazanele made her dressage debut with her American Sport Performance Pony, Jet-A-Way. Jet and Elora have made amazing progress since their arrival at LTR and it was great to see them pick up second and third place ribbons with scores in the 60’s in their first time out together. Pat Shell competed her Danish mare Dannah at Third level and Tim Shane joined us from his home base in Louisiana and made his second level debut on the Appendix mare Artful Design. They both gained valuable experience and feedback for competing at their new levels and are ready for more! Thanks to the Dallas Dressage Club for organizing this competition and to the Brunson family for providing us with this excellent venue. Thanks to Rachel Pennington for sharing some of her excellent photos of the team members! Thanks to Ellen for making us excellent dinners and thanks to the hard-working team in the stable who made it all possible

04/11/2022

We had a great, windy weekend at the Texas Dressage Classic! Everyone worked hard and did great. It was fun to see the progress and also great to see all of our students spend time together and support each other all weekend. Here are some highlights from the weekend! Lyndon watched over all of us, during a busy show with eleven horses, while Julie and Madoc All Dun, Chyme, took the opportunity to kick off some of the rust at Intermediate I with scores to 65%. Congratulations to Rachel Pennington on having a winning weekend at Prix St George on her own Finnegan SQF and at Third and Fourth level on Jill Peterson’s SPS Soraja. Both Hanoverians earned scores to 68% and the Amateur High score award for their divisions. Mary Beth Henderson made her fourth level debut on her Danish gelding Noble Fellini V a big success with wins and top ribbons and four scores in the 60’s. Caryn Bloom competed her RPSI gelding Achilles in their second show at Third level this season and picked up blue ribbons and scores to 65%. Pat Shell competed third level on her Danish mare Dannah and earned a 60% in her first weekend at that level and her first time back in the show arena in many years! Virginia Beshirs debuted her new, young, Westphalian mare Belinda in her first competition and picked up a blue ribbon with a solid test. The first of many to come! Jenna Ursone competed Dance De Luxe at First level, earned scores to 68%, picked up top ribbons, and made great progress. Mandie Ware and Eloise De Carlier put in all of the hard work and finished out their weekend with a win in Training level test 1. Shannon Napier and her Oldenburg Toblerone made their Intermediate I debut together. So exciting to see these two back in the show arena, reaching this level, and earning a 62% in their first show weekend. All of the students impressed us with their dedication and determination as they competed in very strong winds, and with the arena blowing over at times, and only seemed to improve with the adversity! We couldn’t do our normal ribbon photo with Simon because all of the ribbons kept blowing down so we have a selection of photos taken by Julie and by Rachel Pennington. More to follow as I collect images.