have the opportunity to develop a partnership with this fabulous horse. My deepest gratitude goes out to the incredible group of people that came together to form ‘Team Tabasco,’ whose gener- ous support and enthusiasm has made this possible: Suzanne Lacy, Betsy Smith, Maggi Buterbaugh and Kate Conover.” Tough Tabbi was his nickname in Ingrid’s barn, Tabasco has
earned a new moniker within the Team Tabasco group. With his registered name being Tabasco and the many entertaining sides to his personality, syndicate partner Kate Conover dubbed him ‘Te Sauce.’ “Te Sauce seems to cover all the bases…‘Sweet Sauce,’ ‘Dark Sauce,’ ‘Hot Sauce,’ ‘Racing Sauce’ or ‘Te Sauce-age’ when he’s particularly lazy,” laughs Marilyn. Marilyn was already competing in Europe when she purchased
RF Tabasco, so they remained there to train and racked up an impressive list of performances in a short time together. In their first outing together in August 2013, they took sixth at the Ham- bach CIC2* in Germany, then traveled a week later to Scotland and placed third at Blair Castle CCI2*. Teir next stop was Breda CIC2* in Te Netherlands in early September, where they put in a convincing effort to win finishing on their dressage score of 38.8. “We had a fantastic week of eventing at Breda,” says Marilyn aſter Breda. “Te partnership with Tabasco is developing by the day and it continues to be a pleasure to get to know him. He is probably one of the smartest horses I have worked with, not to mention one of the most talented. We came into the weekend feeling ready and prepared and he put in three fantastic phases this weekend.” Teir final event of the 2013 season was a move-up in level
at the Schenefeld CIC3* in Germany in late September where they placed twelſth going clean and within time on cross-country with only one rail in stadium to add to their dressage score. “Each competition with Tabasco has brought us leaps and bounds closer
Acronyms Explained W
hat does the TSF behind a horse’s name stand for? TSF stands for “Trakehner Sportpferde Förderung.” It is a
program of the Trakehner Förderverein, a society of friends of the Trakehner horse in Germany. They use donations to sup- port talented young riders or especially good horses to help them succeed and gain a positive record in sport, thus also promoting the Trakehner breed. Any horse that is sponsored by this Trakehner Förderverein program receives a “TSF” be- hind its name. U.S. dressage rider Michelle Gibson received sponsorship
money from the TSF program when she and the German- born and ATA-approved Trakehner stallion Peron earned a team bronze medal and a fifth place individual finish at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Do we have anything like the TSF in North America? In
North America we have a similar, but smaller, grant program through the American Trakehner Foundation to support
to being true partners. We have had only four competitions to- gether, and a great deal has goten accomplished in each phase, but of course there is a long road ahead. Wins along the way are confidence boosters that you’re on the right track. Blair Castle was great; Breda was huge. However, with horses and most things in life, the best we can hope for is two steps forward and one step back, and working with this highly intelligent and opinionated horse has been no different. Tat said, I have no doubt that Tabas- co is one of the greatest athletes I have had the privilege of riding. I have no doubt that he will tackle the toughest four-star courses in the years to come, because I believe there’s a fight in that horse that will not quit if he really believes in what he is fighting for,” says Marilyn aſter the close of their 2013 competition year. In early November 2013 Tabasco was released from quarantine
in the U.S. and will spend the rest of the fall acclimating and con- ditioning aſter the long trip. Marilyn says of Tabasco’s planned va- cation, “For purposes of relaxation, Te Sauce would prefer to be found lounging in a paddock next to his girlfriend Demi [Marilyn’s four-star mare RF Demeter]. Tankfully they’re not annoyingly at- tached, but they’ve definitely had a thing going since the ferry ride to the CCI at Blair Castle in Scotland this August. Ten again, he’s prety much always relaxed. It’s hard to fluster Te Sauce.” Marilyn outlines her plans for RF Tabasco in the early part of
2014, which will include some show jumping in Florida to prepare for his U.S. three-star debut at Red Hills Horse Trials in Tallahas- see, Florida, in March. “I really can’t wait. I’m crazy about that horse – all 17.3 hands of his stunning, opinionated, talented, ter- ritorial and wildly entertaining self. He’s going to rock 2014.”
promising riders on Trakehner horses and/or owners with talented “up-and-coming” horses. For more information go to
www.americantrakehnerfoundation.com . Other Special Designations: The American Trakehner As-
sociation also bestows performance honoraria by adding a suffix behind a horse’s name if they achieve a particular level of excellence in most sporting disciplines. The suffixes are: *Pg* for Performance Gold, *Ps* for Performance Silver, and *Pb* for Performance Bronze. There is no cost for this program. Apply- ing for your horse to receive an ATA Performance Award honor is very simple. They also award “Elite” (*E*) status to mares and stallions based on a point system where points are awarded for their own inspection scores and performance results com- bined with those of their offspring. And the ATA designates stallions who achieve a very high score at their inspection as “Premium” and mares with an inspection score of 56 or greater as “Model” (*M*) mares. For more information on the ATA’s recognition program go to:
www.americantrakehner.com/ library/
horserecognitionrules.asp .
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