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Eventing Radio Show: LIVE INTERACTIVE Rolex Kentucky Three Day Coverage Using New Technology
Don’t miss a minute of the action starting Wednesday, April 22, 2009
The Eventing Radio Show will be providing free unprecedented LIVE INTERACTIVE coverage of the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event in Lexington, KY from April 22-26, 2009. Using a live blogging service called “Cover it Live” the Eventing Radio Show will be bringing you play by play of all the action at the only 4 Star event in the United States
“Cover it Live” is the only interactive live blogging software of its kind. Viewers at home will be able to follow Eventing Radio’s live play by play commentary of the action at the Kentucky Horse Park in a scrolling window on eventingradio.com and here.
Plus, viewers can participate by adding comments and contributing to the conversation. Imagine a live scrolling forum with images, audio and conversation with your friends. (Please note that no live video of the event will be shown as it is forbidden due to the NBC coverage.)
Play by play commentary will be provided by retired British eventer Samantha Clark. Samantha said “I am looking forward to helping the Eventing Radio Show with this groundbreaking technology and conversing with the viewers watching at home.” You can see a sample of what the coverage is like at eventingradio.com.
In addition to the live coverage the Eventing Radio Show will be producing daily podcasts and working with the United States Eventing Association and Equestrian Life to provide video wrap-ups at the end of each day. The United States Pony Club will be participating in the daily podcasts with different Pony Clubbers providing reports from the grounds every day! View them or listen in at www.eventingradio.com or www.useventing.com or www.equestrianlife.com.
The Eventing Radio Show, hosted by Chris Stafford and Glenn the Geek, has become a trusted source of news for eventing fans on the Internet and breaking news which impacts riders, organizers and officials has made the program a timely reference. The Eventing Radio Show is available at www.eventingradio.com or by downloading the free podcast at iTunes and Zune.
The Horse Radio Network is your home for equine related online horse radio. With a number of shows from the serious to the sublime, the Horse Radio Network is your entertaining source for everything horse. Listen to the popular Stable Scoop Radio Show for a fun chat about the hot horse topics of the day, the 2010 Radio Show for all the news of the 2010 World Equestrian Games and the Eventing Radio Show for all things eventing. You can find all the shows at www.horseradionetwork.com.
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DRESSAGE RIDERS! Applications for National Dressage Championships Now Available on www.usef.org
The 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions will be held in Gladstone, New Jersey, June 18 - 21. This Festival of Champions will once again feature the National Championships for the Grand Prix, Intermediaire I, Young Adult "Brentina Cup", Young Rider, and Junior divisions. Applications of Intent for all divisions are now available on the Federation website, www.usef.org.
High Performance (Grand Prix & Intermediaire I) applications, qualifying competitions, and ranking lists are available at this link .
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WELLINGTON, Fla., Apr. 22--The new Internet web site, www.dressage-news.com, provided complete news and photo reports from the Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas in the first week since launching on Apr. 15.
Dressage-news.com was launched Apr. 15, the first day of the Rolex FEI World Cup.
The dressage-news.com team of Ilse Schwarz and Ken Braddick presented 18 news reports and 76 photos to visitors to the site. 
Dirk Caremans, one of Europe's top equestrian photographers, provided photos and invaluable help. Among the emotions captured in images were these with tears of joy and of sadness:
Steffen Peters wiping away tears after the freestyle on Ravel that won the pair
the World Cup, and Debbie McDonald saying goodbye to competing with her longtime equine companion, Brentine. Photos: Ken Braddick
Ravel joining the hug of owner Akiko Yamazaki and longtime groom Rafael Hernandez. Photo: Ilse Schwarz
Dressage-news.com is free, supported solely by advertising.
Dressage-news.com is based in Wellington, Florida, one of the world centers of high peformance horse sports.
Ken Braddick, www.Dressage-News.com+1 561-214-2672, ken@dressage-news.com
Team International Wins 2009 Challenge of the Americas
Wellington, FL - March 9, 2009 - It was a beautiful evening at the International Polo Club Palm Beach, where Team International The Seley Parker Group of Merrill Lynch performed a stunning quadrille under the lights at this years Challenge of the Americas. The Challenge of the Americas is an annual fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and is sponsored by the International Polo Club Palm Beach and SSG Gloves. Team International beat Team USA by just half point, with Team International scoring a 95.5 over Team USA's 95.0. The teams were judged on impact on the audience, spacing and alignment, choreography interpretation, and harmony. Read more>
Anky van Grunsven "Reins" Supreme on AQHA in Wellington, Florida
Wellington , FL - Anky van Grunsven, the world's top dressage rider, wowed the crowds at the Exquis World Dressage Masters competition by winning the Grand Prix Musical Freestyle on the black stallion IPS Painted Black. The Dutch rider followed her win by showing the crowd she reigns supreme in other equestrian disciplines when she performed a reining exhibition under the lights at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC) in Wellington, Florida.
Dressed in full western regalia, van Grunsven looked just as comfortable in a western saddle executing lead changes, stops and reining patterns as she did in her dressage saddle performing piaffes and passages. It turns out that van Grunsven's passion for dressage is followed closely by her new passion for reining. Read more>
West Palm Beach -- The Professional Riders Clinic and Symposium, held Jan. 16-17 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center, brought together many of world's leading riders for two educational days in an elegant setting. And one thing's for sure, the riders lucky enough to receive an invitation to the clinic weren't disappointed.
The event featured Hubertus Schmidt as the lead clinician, but also included educational sessions with Steffen Peters, Bo Jena and Laura King. Among the demo riders were many of America's top competitors and trainers, including Betsey Steiner and Charlotte Bredahl. It was a unique symposium. Held in the evening under the covered arena, it was an elegant affair complete with table clothes, wine and scrumptious food. Read more>
Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge I Sets the Stage for Florida Winter Season
West Palm Beach - Many of the best horses and riders from throughout North America descended on the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center Jan. 9-11, 2009 for the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge I and they made it clear that the 2009 Florida winter dressage season will be highly competitive.
FEI-level classes, in particular, were filled to capacity during the three days of competition and as a result, classes were split at the Prix St. Georges, Intermediaire and Grand Prix levels. "The turnout has really been quite amazing," said John Flanagan, managing partner of Wellington Classic Dressage. "And from what Noreen and I see so far in entries for the upcoming shows, it looks to be a very successful season" ...
... A clear leader in Young Rider competition at the Challenge I was Mary Cameron Rollins with her 11-year-old Oldenburg mare Rose Noir. The pair earned blue ribbons in both the Young Rider Team and Individual tests. Rollins is hoping that their performance at the Wellington Classic Dressage show has set the tone for the rest of 2009. The 20-year-old Florida native has owned Rose Noir for two years and the first year battled to come back from injury and last year battled some training issues . Read more>
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April 4 & 5, 2009 Recognized Show JEC results & photos- Dressage on the First Coast
NFDA all Series: all will be held at CCAC
September 26, 2009
Judges: Sharon Jerdeman (L)
October 24, 2009
Judges: Heather Stalker (L)
November 21, 2009 (And NFDA Championships show)
Judges: Jean Thornton and TBA
Wellington Classic Dressage
Challenge Series
Palm Beach County Jim Brandon Equestrian Center
7500 Forest Hill Blvd, W Palm Beach, FL
April 25-26, 2009 - Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III Show
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dressage defined
Dressage is a French term meaning “training.” The fundamental purpose of dressage is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, the horse’s natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. The NFDA is dedicated to promoting the sport of dressage in the north Florida region.
The USDF is the governing body of Dressage in the United States and boasts a national membership greater than 45,000. Region 3 (Southern Dressage) includes Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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