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Moorland's Totilas' New World Record!
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Hi! I had the privilege of seeing Edward Gall and Moorlands Totillas at the Europeans at Windsor just recently...they are 'totally' beautiful together..I have never witnessed a Dressage human and equine partnership like theirs..long may they inspire…
in the end, even with a hurried trot, we have a qualifying grade. so i'll stay with my young coach i think and move on. the young horse judges were very experienced, and also breed etc so i do trust them. i will work with my tempo and stay with what…
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very nice video, indded. I just which I would understand the comments in it. Hm, coming to think of it it may be better not to understand them if they are as superficial as the ones I usually hear on TV.
If I was in your situation, I'd look at the qualification of the judges - a little r or Learner Candidate, I might still side with the instructor. I might look at videos of the world championships for young horses, and think about if the tempo of my…
good advice again!! i remember reading that you always need to really go for it in order to get the top marks for a movement, so that's part of my philosopy. but the maddening part was that i felt the rhythm was too fast, and subsequently so did the…
Vicki, in case it might make you feel better, I went to a new instructor a week before a show, thinking boy oh boy, I am really going to improve. The whole week before the show - I COULD NOT STOP! Now at the show, the porta potties looked like nucle…
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- Hi, my name's Catherine. I absolutely love horses and riding and can't imagine a world without them. I currently own one horse right now named Verdicci, or Chance around the barn. He's a seven year old Dutch Warmblood gelding. His father is Krack C, Anky von Grunsven's old Grand Prix horse. He's a goofball and loves making people laugh. I ride and show dressage and we are currently showing the FEI Junior tests. We made the Region 5 Junior Team this year and had the great opportunity to compete at the North American Junior Young Rider Championships in Kentucky this July, where we placed 9th out of 36 riders. I am currently working with Teri Hallman. She's great and I'm happy to be training with her. I also frequently clinic with Christine Traurig. My dream is to become a proffesional rider and trainer when I'm older. Well, that's all about me!
Our Latest Accomplishments:
2009 Placed 2cnd and 3rd with a 63.4% and a 66% at the ADA Fall Fiesta. 66% being our highest score yet in the Junior Tests!
2009 Won 9th place out of 36 riders individually at the NAJYRC with a 62%, placed 13th in the freestyle with a 64%.
2009 Won the Junior Individual Test at the Del Mar National Horse
Show with a 64%.
2009 Junior Champion at the ADA Spring Show in the FEI Junior tests and Freestyle with two 65%'s and a 67% in the Freestyle.
2009 Junior Champion at the Dressage Affaire in the FEI Junior tests
with two 64%'s.
2009 Won the FEI Junior Individual test at the Mid-Winter Dressage
Fair with a 63%.
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November Christine Traurig Clinic
On November 5th and 6th I had the opportunity to ride in a clinic taught by Christine Traurig. I had ridden under Christine before and had really enjoyed her lessons, so I was excited to be able to participate in the clinic. The last time I had seen Christine was early in the beginning of 2009, so I was anxious to see what she thought of my horse Verdicci and I. In July of this year we were able to represent Region 5 in the North American Junior Young Rider Championships in Kentucky, where we pl… Continue
Posted on November 8, 2009 at 11:42am —
First NAJYRC Qualifier for 2010!
This past weekend I went to the ADA Fall Fiesta with my horse Chance and my trainer Teri Patton-Rich's horse Wynsum. She… Continue
Posted on November 1, 2009 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments
We Got 9th at the NAJYRC!
It's been such a hectic summer, I finally have a breather. Chance was so good in Kentucky, and considering he's only seven, he handled everything fabulously. We ended up 9th out of 36 in the Individual test and 13th in the freestyle. It was a blast and I already can't wait untill next year. I think we'll do Juniors again so we have a year to train the PSG. Thankis everyone for being so supportive!
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 8:38pm — 3 Comments
We're Officially Qualified for the NAJYRC!
April 4-5: Chance and I completed our third NAJYRC qualifer and came out with a 65% average! He was very well behaved and had two very steady tests. We also performed our freestyle for the first time and earned a 67%. This was Chance's first freestyle ever and he wasn't quite sure what to do but he listened to me and performed a clean test. I am very proud of my boy! This show leaves us with a 63.9% average for the team. In three weeks we are going to the Del Mar National Horse Show and if we ge… Continue
Posted on April 6, 2009 at 2:46pm — 3 Comments
~The Dressage Affaire~
We had a great show on the weekend of March 13-15 in Del Mar at the Dressage Affaire. We started off on Friday with the Junior Team Test. We had practiced hard for the last two weeks after the last show and I hoped all the hard work would pay off. Chance is only seven and is still green with the changes but he went out there and tried his best. This was only our second qualifier and our first CDI ever so I was amazed when they anounced that our score was a 64.054%! With a judging panel consistin… Continue
Posted on March 15, 2009 at 11:24pm — 2 Comments
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- At 10:45pm on November 1, 2009,
Ferrous said… - Congratulations on a great weekend - what awesome scores! I hope that it wasn't just the horses who got some well deserved sleep. ;)
- At 11:40pm on October 30, 2009,
Ferrous said…
- Fingers are crossed... good luck tomorrow! :)
- At 9:00am on October 23, 2009,
Barbara F. said… - Good Luck! Let us know how you do! :)
- At 1:28pm on October 14, 2009,
Diana Murphy said… - Thanks for your comment... It sounds like you've accomplished a lot more than my 3-year old! Congrats on your 9th place at NAJYRC! That's great! Hopefully Bella's career will blossom like yours has!
- At 3:19am on August 15, 2009,
Bonnie said… - Thank you :)
- At 6:16am on June 27, 2009,
Ottilie said… - ***CONGRATULATIONS*** on making the team :-D Best of luck, we will keep everything crossed for you, and look forward to hearing how you go :-) xx
- At 5:55am on June 27, 2009,
Rachel Heysen-Smith said… - Hi Catherine,
I LOVE YOUR BOY, CHANCE!! He is soooo gorgous!! Did you breed him yourself and train him???
I JUST GOT A NEW PONY!!
Rach
- At 5:39pm on June 26, 2009,
Ottilie said…
- Hi Catherine - great blog, lovely photos! Sydney CDI was awesome, so so so much fun :-)
Your horse is stunning, I love the way his ears are pricked in every photo (except the ones where he is listening to you!) what a sweetie!
- At 3:16am on May 9, 2009,
Kelly Smith said… - hello, in summer it gets up to 48 degrees
- At 4:17am on May 8, 2009,
Kelly Smith said…
- hello Catherine, the wether is very very very very cold down here, but not too windy.
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During this sequence it is fascinating the watch this young horse playing with the biomechanical properties of his vertebral column. When the back muscles properly convert the thrust generated by the hind legs into horizontal forces, (forward moveme…
Well, I don't mind admiting when a horse has the better of me, and this one certainly did!! It was a hard day of riding this tricky horse , and he got the best me on more than one occasion. As you can see in the photo , he's a mighty beast and will…
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