the Equitation
Equation: A discussion
with Andre Dignelli By Kim MacMillan
two rounds over fences and the flat phase, Victoria (Tori) Colvin and Hunter Holloway were neck and neck at the top of the class of 153 entries. The judges had them switch horses and do the course again. It all came down to minute differ- ences, say judges Christina Tauber and McLain Ward. In the end 17-year-old Tori won the Maclay, adding her name to a long list of famous equestrians who have won the prize that includes George Morris and Bill Steinkraus. With her success came coach Andre Dignelli’s fifth winner of this most coveted equitation award, his third in a row. Andre shares with Warmbloods Today what
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motivates him to coach riders, his formula for success in the equitation classes and the pur- pose of the equitation finals as a bridge to suc- cess in future riding endeavors. The equation for achievement in equitation boils down to a talented, dedicated coach, plus a hardworking, determined rider and an athletic horse with a good mind.
ne could hear a pin drop at the National Horse Show in Kentucky during the ride-off of the 2014 ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay Equitation Finals. After
▲ The Coach Andre has become a recognized guru for equitation riders looking to be competitive in the “big” classes, such as the Maclay, the USEF Medal Finals at Harrisburg, the Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) Equitation Finals and the
Top equitation coach Andre Dignelli (left) and his student Tori Colvin during the press conference following Tori’s win of the 2014 ASPCA Maclay Equitation Final last November.
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