Clare Krska and Romincka take the Gold
Jul 26, 2010

Sunday morning eleven horse/rider combinations vied for the title in the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Final for riders 14-18 presented by Dressage Today. Clare Krska, 18, from Olathe, KS, rode her 16th birthday present Romincka  to the Gold. This was Clare's first trip to the USEF Dressage Seat Medal Finals and she heads on to NAJYRC competition in Lexington next week.

Romincka (Welt Hit II x La-Libelle by Farmer) is owned by Clare and her Mom Carol and bred by L. Martens)

(By Kathy Meyer, source www.usef.org)

Developing Horse Championships
Jul 26, 2010

Wayne, IL - D G Bar Ranch topped the leader board as owners of both Champion and Reserve Champion in the Four-Year-Old division. Willy Arts piloted DG Brendo (Florencio x Sierra Siren by Volckmar bred in the U.S. by Lukes Bianko) to a win with a score of 8.46. DG Bantana (Flemmingh x Lantana V by Hemmingway bred in The Netherlands by P.Verdellen) , ridden by Caitlin Masiel, earned an impressive 8.32 for Reserve Champion in the division.

Reserve Champion in the Five-Year-Old division, Adje, a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding (Rosseau x Rodazdoruke by Jazz bred in the Netherlands by J.Pansier), was ridden by Willy Arts. The duo scored high with a performance on the championship test that elevated them from their fifth-place standing in Friday's Preliminary Test, finishing with a combined score of 8.116.

(By Kathy Meyer, source www.usef.org)

For full championship results:

Okidoki deceased
Jul 22, 2010

Jumping phenomenon Okidoki (Jodokus x Kentycky s.Topas) has passed on Tuesday.