Dressage
Win Horse Of Course High Score Award At Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I Show
Christy Raisbeck And Fernando Dressage rider and trainer Christy Raisbeck,
of Freestyle Farm Dressage in Fulshear, Texas, rode Fernando to the High Score of the Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I show. Rais- beck and Fernando earned a 72.8% in the First Level Test 1 class to not only win the top score at the show, but also ride away with The Horse of Course High Score Award, sponsored by The Horse of Course, Inc., one of the nation’s pre- mier tack shops specializing in dressage tack, clothing and supplies. Raisbeck purchased Fernando, a 2005
Zweibrucker gelding, from Melanie Pai of Canaan Ranch In Middleburg, Virginia, in 2011. Fernando was born in Germany and imported as a yearling. “Fernando is a very lovely horse and I am thrilled for Christy that she won The Horse of Course High Score. She and Fernando have been consistently earning scores in the 70th per- centile and they will certainly be a pair to watch in the future,” said Beth Haist, CEO of The Horse of Course. Raisbeck is no stranger to the winner’s cir-
Kentucky Spring Horse Show Wrap Up, May 9-13
Rain plagued the Kentucky Horse Park throughout the
day on Sunday at the Kentucky Spring Classic, but it did not stop the country's top competitors as they entered the Rolex Stadium for the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. As the second U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation Event during the show, the grand prix event featured a challeng- ing scope test, which only three Olympic hopefuls were able to master. Mario Deslauriers piloted Urico to the fastest clear jump-off to claim the victory, while 17-year-old Reed Kessler placed second aboard Mika with the other fault free round. Beezie Madden also advanced to the short course with both Simon and Cortes 'C', but placed third and fourth, respectively, after earning four faults with each.
Jumper Highlights Speed was the name of the game during the first day of
cle, as she is a two-time USDF Freestyle Horse of the Year winner and has won several USDF All- Breed Awards, SWDC medals, GAIG USDF/USEF Championships as well as a team bronze medal at the 1989 US Olympic Festival. Her Freestyle Farm is a dressage teach- ing and training facility. Haist said The Horse of Course loves meeting dressage riders as
Christy Raisbeck and Fernando won The Horse of Course High Score Award at the Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I show.
they travel across the country. “It’s such a delight to meet the High Score winners of the classes we sponsor. We also have a great time with all of the customers that stop by our mobile store at shows,” Haist said. The Horse of Course mobile store is a fixture at horse shows across the country and the premier dressage tack store is known for offering the best and latest in dressage fashion. “We love dressing equestrians in the latest styles, so we invite
you to visit our website or our mobile store to see all the exciting fash- ions we have to offer,” Haist said. “Our HV-Polo line from Germany offers stylish fun polo shirts, jackets and breeches with crested em- broidery, and riders have really fallen in love with them. What makes this line even more fun is the matching coordinates for your horse in- cluding blankets, coolers and saddle pads.” The Horse of Course offers top proven brands, innovative new
products, complete customized saddle fitting and customized bit fit- ting. The Horse of Course also carries saddles, including the Sommer Flextra Eq and the new Sommer Spezial, the most advanced dressage saddles on the market. Haist’s husband, Marty Haist, is a saddler who attends the shows to assist customers with their saddle fitting needs. To learn more about The Horse of Course, visit their website at
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the Kentucky Spring Horse Show, and the Dominican Re- public's Hector Florentino had it with Ultimo. The pair dom- inated the $35,000 Welcome Cup, clocking in at a speedy 67.530 seconds, which earned the blue ribbon prize during the speed event. Ashlee Bond stepped up to place second with her veteran mount Cadett 7, while the lead-off rider Kent Farrington, placed third with Voyeur. It was a great day on Thursday for the team from Plain Bay Farm as student Reed Kessler won the 1.40m Open Jumper class, and trainer Katie Prudent placed second, as well as claiming her own victory in the 1.35m Open Jumpers. In the 1.40m Power and Speed event, Kessler piloted her tal- ented mount Onisha to the blue ribbon prize with quick speed. Pru- dent placed second with V, who was also very fast during the speed phase. Earlier in the day, Prudent won the 1.35m Open Jumpers with a double- clear effort aboard V, which was just as speedy and good enough for the blue. Just prior to that
Beezie Madden & Simon
class, Prudent defended
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