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E-Mail this pageUSA Riders Declared for the CDI 5* Exquis World Dressage Masters, Wellington Florida (USA) January 28-31, 2009
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Olympian Lisa Wilcox and Highlife Farms Partnering for Success
Happy New Year! The 2009 Tour Has Begun
We're set and ready to go with our first show of the season - Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge 1, where we will be launching the Markel Amateur Challenge 2009. Our RV sponsored by RV Sales of Broward will be a familiar place for competitors to visit, sign up for photos, and relax in our massage chair. DressageDaily Now a Million Dollar Website
Update! Coming Very Soon. The NEW DressageDaily January 1, 1997 was the birth of our presence on the world wide web when we launched phelpsphotos.com, with horsesdaily.com and dressagedaily.com to follow in June, eleven years ago. We are now a million dollar company, with an average of $100,000 a year innvested in development and subcontractor costs, and about another million in sleepless nights, 40,000 miles a year of travel, two offices (Florida and Kentucky). Our roving office in our RV Sales of Broward fifth wheel, brings us "On the Scene, On the Road, and On the Net" as we start our 12th year of travel around the equine world. Our staff and contributors continue to grow, and stick with us, just as many of our readers have been here since the start. Read More ..... Euro Update: End of the Year Interview with Riders, Judges, Trainers, Professionals
Dressage Olympian Dorothy Morkis Says the Olympic Experience is Never Forgotten But Getting Harder to Enjoy
"Being an Olympian impacts you in many ways. Once you're an Olympian, you're always an Olympian. You always belong to that special group," she said. "Unfortunately the way things are today, I think I would worry about my horse and the possibility of some forbidden substance making its way into my horse. Read More.... The Dressage Foundation Announces James Koford Wins the $25,000 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Grant
Adult Amateur Dressage Rider Denise Cole and Donnerprince Win the 2008 Dover National Merit Award
Dressage World Cup Qualifier at 2008 CDI-W Mechelen
The United States PRE Association (USPRE) Introduces its 2009 Florida Series of PRE High Point Dressage Awards
Start the New Year with a New Job
Dillingham, a native of Canada and member of one of Canada's prominent equestrian families, has decades of experience in the recruitment industry. Her family tree includes her aunt, Barbara Kemp, who built the cross-country course for the 1976 Olympics and in doing so became the first woman hired for an Olympic cross-country course. Lyndon Rife Dressage and Stargate Sporthorses Announce German Olympian Heike Kemmer Clinic January 22-25 in Argyle, Texas
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The USEF director of Athletic Services Lisa Lopez has announced the Definite entries for the USA in the CDI 5* Exquis World Dressage Masters to be held January 28, 2009 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. The WDM has been created so the world's top dressage riders can compete in the Grand Prix to qualify for the Grand Prix Special or the Grand Prix Freestyle for €100,000 (US$144,000) in total prize money at the spectacular PBIEC, a permanent showcase of the finest equestrian sports.Twenty riders and horses invited from around the world will compete in the Grand Prix during the day on Thursday Jan. 29 for a purse of €10,000 (US$14,400).
The Grand Prix will be held in the International Arena with its newly constructed spectator areas. There is no charge for admission to the Grand Prix. The complete schedule of rides will be announced when it is available. For ticket information visit PBIEC INFORMATION & TICKETS: Order On Line 
Make it your plan for 2009 to increase the depth of your knowledge of the art of dressage, by taking advantage of this cost effective opportunity to study from a classical master and spend a few days in central Florida. Rodrigo Costa Matos is the head riding master for the facility he once schooled under, Morgado Lusitano and is the Principal Rider of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art. His student trainees come from all over the world, and have varying degrees of riding proficiency. Rodrigo Costa Matos is fluent in English and in other languages with a broad base of experience. When he is involved with a client, he is able to work with both the rider and the horse to achieve the desired Classical goals. In addition to his work in Portugal, Rodrigo travels worldwide offering classical horsemanship clinics to discriminating riders. 
Olympian Lisa Wilcox and Orlando, Florida-based Highlife Farms have joined forces to promote the farms' fabulous breeding stock. The partnership has given Wilcox access to some of Highlife Farms' best horses and it has given Highlife Farms access to one of America's leading international riders.
Eurodressage has launched its famous "End of the Year Questions" series in which we asked several international riders, trainers, judges and journalists to review their year and highlight what they considered the most important evolutions and happenings in their personal and professional life. Monica Theodorescu, for instance, would like to see the prize money for dressage changed in 2009. "the prize money in dressage competitions should be the same as in jumping competitions, which will be even harder to ask for this in times of a financial crisis," she said. Dr. Ulf Möller considers live streaming of equestrian events on the Internet the most important evolution of 2008. DressageDaily's Mary Phelps-Hathaway was asked to participate, and see what she considered to be her favorite competition of 2008. 
Competing in an Olympics is the dream of many riders and one who has done it says it's an experience that is never forgotten. But Dorothy Morkis, a member of America's Bronze Medal-winning team in Dressage at the 1976 Olympics in Bromont, Canada, also says that Olympic-level competition is getting increasingly stressful, particularly the constant concern of running afoul of anti-drug regulations.
Lendon Gray, President and CEO of The Dressage Foundation, has announced that James L. Koford, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has received the first "Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Annual Grant" in the amount of $25,000, for high performance training in Europe during the summer of 2009. "The Selection Committee was impressed with Jim's credentials, commitment and his training plan to gain valuable international experience," said Gray. "The Dressage Foundation is proud to provide him and his horse, Rhett, the funding to help showcase an American bred horse in the international arena," she said. "I'm so proud of Jim and Rhett. As a breeder you always hope for the perfect match for your youngsters and Those two are a perfect partnership. Its fun to watch." Shirley McQuillan adds. Where and with who will Jim be Training? 
The Dover National Merit Award is presented to dressage riders that win three Dover medals within the same
competition year. In addition to winning this award, Cole has also received her USDF Bronze, Silver,
and Gold Medals and the USDF 3rd Level Adult Amateur Horse of the Year award.
.Her current mount Donnerprince is a
five year old Hanoverian Gelding pasture horse that lives
on Cole’s 17 acres. “I think it’s very important to
remember that for us, this is a hobby. We put the most
amount of time we can into it, without sacrificing other
areas in our lives,” says Cole. This seems to ring true as
Cole is a busy mother, wife, and caretaker of her farm. 
A freezing sunny winter outside and inside the warm Christmas atmosphere in the Nekkerhal in Mechelen Belgium was the environment for the sixth World Cup™ Qualifier in the Western European League. Once again it was won by Dutch Adelinde Cornelissen aboard Parzival who after Stockholm and London scored a hattrick by winning her third. “It was my third, but not my easiest”, Adelinde reacted. “The Nekkerhal is quite something with the rumor and distractions all around. You all have seen that Parzival had his eyes not only focused on me." Runner up Anky van Grunsven aboard her black stallion IPS Painted Black had other difficulties to cope with. 
USPRE invites all riders of PRE horses to participate in its PRE High Point program in Wellington Florida this January through April. There are three opportunities to win recognition for highest scores at various levels. USPRE is an association of Breeders and Owners of PRE Horses committed to its promotion and success in the United States, with an emphasis in developing the breed’s presence in the sport of Dressage. It was founded in 2007 and is the only official representative association of the PRE Stud Book in Spain. In 2008, USPRE sponsored and facilitated clinics, shows, seminars, and dressage and sporthorse awards across the country. 
If getting a new job or finding the perfect groom is on your holiday wish list or one of your New Year's resolutions, then you need to check out one of Europe's most successful companies for matching up employers and employees in the equestrian community. Career Grooms, launched several years ago by Desi Dillingham, known by many as the former head of British Dressage and current president of the British Horse Society, is starting off 2009 by expanding into the U.S.
Heike Kemmer, 2008 Olympic Team Gold and Individual Bronze Medalist, is coming to America for an unpresendented clinic. Lyndon Rife Dressage will host this incredible event at Stargate Sporthorses in Argyle, Texas, January 22-25, 2009. Kemmer's philosphy is self described as "Classical and Individual" as she delivers the classical principals in a way that will benefit each individual horse and rider. This clinic boasts a wide variety of top riders from across the region, special packages for auditors, additional educational events, drawings for top quality items, and a Saturday evening dinner where everyone will have the chance to meet Heike and watch her Olympic winning rides. 
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