Submitted by Jan Lawrence The YR standings are available on the USDF website and are current through May 13th as of today (May 25th). Our Young Riders continue to throw down excellent scores one after another. Looking at the qualifying scores listed for horse/rider pairs so far, things just couldn’t get more competitive! We have [...]
This past weekend a group of Utah riders attended the Idaho Dressage Festival in Nampa, Idaho. This is our favorite away show because the people are so wonderful and the facility just gets better every year. The other great part is that there’s a nice Hampton Inn right next door so you can always walk [...]
People ask me this all the time when I tell them I’ll be fly fishing instead of attending a local clinic or show. They’ll say “fly fishing, why are you doing THAT?” Truth be known, fly fishing is very similar to dressage in a variety of ways. Here are just a few: 1. Because it [...]
Last week the first Short Tour show was held at Rose Ranch. There were 78 rides. This Saturday, the Short Tour goes to Lynnleigh where they have entries for 100 rides! Some people had to be turned away because a second judge couldn’t be located in time. I think the message is, if you want to [...]
Submitted by Jan Lawrence WOW and just when you thought things couldn’t get any HOTTER in the race to make the 2012 NAYRC Region 5 Team, here comes the Colorado crowd! Four riders came down centerline before Sue Curry Shaffer and Hilda Gurney to strut their stuff and they were looking so FINE! All riders [...]
It was a bittersweet day at the the Lilo Fore clinic in Ogden this weekend. Not only was I aching to ride my Zulu in the clinic, but so many people expressed their condolences for the recent loss of Tennyson, Prince and Viking. Everyone seemed at a loss for words, including me. All I seemed [...]
About 50 people showed up to audit the USDF Lilo Fore clinic this past weekend in Ogden. Admittedly, it was tough to sit indoors in a cold arena when the weather was so gorgeous outside. But it was worth it to hear one of the top trainers in the country get to the heart of [...]
Ashley Simmons’s Tennyson was so perfect on the outside. A gorgeous 6 year old Friesian stallion that could move like no other. He had a natural uphill balance which was noticed by many. Ashley remembers watching him in a training level test and the person next to her commented to her friend “what’s an upper [...]
I hope everyone is planning to head up to Golden Spike this weekend to see the USDF’s Adult Clinic taught by Lilo Fore. I don’t think anyone could dispute the fact the Lilo is one of the top coaches in the country. She is a great teacher and she’s very entertaining! If you haven’t your [...]
Thanks to the hard work of UDS board member Carol Kounanis with assistance from Shelly Bigler, the UDS junior program is flourishing. Carol and Shelly have lined-up one program per month for the education and enjoyment of Utah’s junior riders. In the process, they’ve added several new junior members to the UDS roster. Thanks to [...]
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