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Lauren & Ellegria winning the Grand Prix Freestyle at HITS Culpeper, one-handed!
Team Sprieser came, saw and conquered the VADA-CH Summer Dressage at HITS Culpeper, with top results from First Level to Grand Prix. Here’s a sampling of how we did!
Lisa Hellmer & Kathleen Johnson’s Wonderland II:
1st Place First 1, 72.407%
Meg Melusen & Glenhaven Serengeti:
1st Place USDF Musical Freestyle, 66.633%
Cathy Scholten & Casey:
1st Place Second 1, 70.455%
1st Place Second 2, 67.051%
2nd Place Second 3, 63.902%
High Score Second Level
Lauren Sprieser & Beverley Thomas’ Fiero:
2nd Place Prix St. Georges, 68.158%
1st Place Prix St. Georges, 69.079%
Lauren Sprieser & Ellegria:
2nd Place Grand Prix Freestyle, 71.125%
1st Place Grand Prix Freestyle, 72.250%
Amanda Wille & Mason:
4th Place Third 3, 61.538%
3rd Place Third 3, 64.744%
Congrats to all!
Ride times for this weekend’s clinic with Michael Barisone:
SATURDAY
10 Lauren Sprieser & Stratocaster, 9 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Intermediate I
10:45 Lauren Sprieser & Danny Ocean, 7 yr KWPN Gelding, Third Level
11:30 Lauren Sprieser & Ellegria, 14 yr Westfalen Mare, Grand Prix
12:15 Lunch
12:45 Dorie Forte & Frohlich, 13 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Grand Prix
1:30 Lauren Sprieser & Fiero, 8 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Prix St. Georges
2:15 Heather Richards & Hastening Cardoon, 13 yr Welsh Cob/TB Gelding, Third Level
3 Lauren Sprieser & Johnny Road, 6 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Third Level
3:45 Amy Hedden & Sadira TWF, 6 yr Oldenburg Mare, Fourth Level
4:30 Lauren Sprieser & Dorian Gray, 7 yr KWPN Gelding, Third Level
5:15 Natasha Sprengers-Levine & Ellavanta, 6 yr KWPN-NA Mare, Training Level
SUNDAY
7:30 Lauren Sprieser & Stratocaster, 9 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Intermediate I
8:15 Lisa Hellmer & Danny Ocean, 7 yr KWPN Gelding, Third Level
9 Lauren Sprieser & Ellegria, 14 yr Westfalen Mare, Grand Prix
9:45 Jennifer Mutchler & Elation KF, 6 yr KWPN Gelding, Third Level
10:30 Lauren Sprieser & Fiero, 8 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Prix St. Georges
11:15 Dorie Forte & Frohlich, 13 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Grand Prix
12 Lunch
12:30 Lauren Sprieser & Dorian Gray, 7 yr KWPN Gelding, Third Level
1:15 Heather Richards & Hastening Cardoon, 13 yr Welsh Cob/TB Gelding, Third Level
2 Lauren Sprieser & Johnny Road, 6 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Third Level
2:45 Natasha Sprengers-Levine & Rubicon, 3 yr Oldenburg Gelding, Training Level
Auditing is available at $40/day, and lunch is provided; an RSVP is appreciated!
Read all about our latest competition successes, our terrific sale horses Ozzie and Ruben, take a video tour of the farm and see what we’re up to next all in our latest e-newsletter. And if you’re not receiving it in your inbox, sign up today!
Team Sprieser had an incredible Dressage at Lexington! From Training Level to Grand Prix, our riders racked up major wins, checked off goals and had a blast. Here are the highlights from the show!
Huxley Greer & Vesuvian
3rd 3, 64.231
4th Place 3rd 3, 64.744
Jane Hart & Harlem Heartbreaker
Training 3, 63.182
1st 2, 61.25
Training 3, 62.955
Angelika Hellmer & Aniko
4th Place, 1st 3, 63.824
1st 3, 60.147
Lisa Hellmer & Galvani
5th Place, 1st 3, 65.735
Lisa Hellmer & Aniko
6th Place, 2nd 2, 63.718
Kristin Hickey & Capital Call
1st Place, 4th 1, 66.216
1st Place, 4th 1, 67.973
Champion 4th Level SHAC
Kristin Hickey & Leapfrog
4th Place, 4th 1, 61.216
Meg Melusen & Glenhaven Serengeti
6th Place, 1st 3, 61.471
1st 3, 60.294
3rd Place, National Dressage Pony Cup, 61.667
Heather Richards & Hastening Cardoon
3rd 3, 63.718
3rd 3, 61.923
Reserve Champion 3rd Level SHAC
USDF Bronze Medal!
Jennifer Schaller & Lithgows Smartwish
4th Place, Training 1, 62.826
Training 2, 61.538
Training 2, 62.885
Cathy Scholten & Casey
2nd Place, 2nd 1, 67.121
3rd Place, 2nd 2, 65
2nd Place, 2nd 2, 66.154
2nd 3, 62.439
Champion 2nd Level SHAC
Natasha Sprengers-Levine & Galvani
6th Place, 2nd 2, 62.564
3rd Place, 2nd 2, 63.59
Natasha Sprengers-Levine & Harlem Heartbreaker
1st Place, Training 2, 69.231
Lauren Sprieser & Stratocaster
3rd Place, Developing Horse PSG, 68.603
Intermediate I, 66.053
Winner, Two-Tempi Challenge Fundraiser for The Dressage Foundation (58!)
Lauren Sprieser & Beverley Thomas’s Fiero
4th Place, Prix St. Georges Challenge, 67.763
1st Place, Prix St. Georges, 68.289
Lauren Sprieser & Ellegria
1st Place, FEI TOC (Grand Prix Special), 69.216
2nd Place, Grand Prix Freestyle, 71825
Reserve Champion, FEI Freestyle Challenge
Also congratulations to our SHAC team of Kristin Hickey & Leapfrog, Heather Richards & Hastening Cardoon and Cathy Scholten & Casey for taking Third Place overall, beaten only by Training and First Level teams!
We don’t often do sales here at Sprieser Sporthorse, so when we do, you know they must be special. We have two wonderful geldings looking for new homes, and they won’t stick around long; they’re both terrific!
First up is Kilkelly All’s Well. Ozzie is a 16.3h, 12 year old Irish Sport Horse who’s had a tremendously successful career in the both the IDSHNA and Open hunters, including multiple wins at Upperville. But he loves the flatwork, and his soft mouth and comfortable gaits make him a pleasure to work with. He’s schooling all the First Level work with the potential for much more. Ozzie is confident beginner appropriate; he’s delightfully uncomplicated and tolerant, but also not a deadhead, and would be a terrific and FUN lower level horse.
We are also thrilled to present Rubicon. Ruben is a 17.1h, 3 year old Oldenburg gelding by Blue Hors Romanov out of Alabama, a Danish Trakehner mare by Silvermoon who also produced my terrific Small Tour horse Stratocaster. Ruben has Fender’s gorgeous face, big tail and long legs, but is even looser through his body, and for three years old, he could not possibly be simpler. No lunging required; just hop on and ride around. Ruben loves working both in and out of the arena, and would be equally appropriate for a confident amateur or Jr/YR as he would for an ambitious professional looking to invest in a horse to take up the levels.
Video on our Sales page; photos below. Email me at lauren@spriesersporthorse.com to learn more about these two very special boys!
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Read all about our upcoming Family Lesson Day, Gymnastics Sundays and new hub visits throughout Virginia and West Virginia, plus big results from recent competitions in our June Newsletter. Click here to read all about it!
Congratulations to our riders on their OUTSTANDING performance at the VADA/Nova Summer Dressage show at Morven Park this past weekend! Here’s our results:
Kristin Counterman & Esperanza –
2nd Place, FEI Pony Team Test, 60%
1st Place, FEI Pony Individual Test, 62.439%
Kristin Counterman & Caroline Stephens’ Three Times –
1st Place, FEI Junior Team Test, 67.297%
1st Place, FEI Junior Individual Test, 66.053%
With these results, Kristin and both her rides are qualified for the USEF Festival of Champions, as well as for the Region 1 Junior Team for the NAJYRC! Congratulations, Kristin!
Lisa Hellmer & Aniko –
2nd Place, Second Level 2, 61.923%
2nd Place, Third Level 1, 60.606%
Lauren Sprieser & Ellegria –
1st Place, Grand Prix, 68.6%
1st Place, Grand Prix Special, 69.608%
Lauren Sprieser & Beverley Thomas’s Fiero –
1st Place, Developing Prix St. Georges, 67.426%
2nd Place, Developing Prix St. Georges, 66.544%
Congrats to all!
Lauren and Ella returned to the Grand Prix ring with a win!
Read all about our exciting upcoming events (including our first-ever Adult Camp!) plus BIG results from local competitions (including Lauren and Ella getting back into the Grand Prix ring!), logowear and other fun. See our May 12, 2015 newsletter here.
Big Success at USDF National Finals
Amanda and Mason, Third Place Second Level AA
We were so excited to qualify five horses for the USDF National Finals in Lexington, Kentucky. It was a long trip and a cold show, but Team Sprieser came, saw and conquered!
Here’s the final tally:
– Amanda Wille & Mason, 3rd Place, Second Level Amateur Finals, plus three out of three wins in her Second and Third Level open classes
– Kristin Hickey & Capital Call – 6th Place, Third Level Amateur Finals
– Kathleen Johnson & Wonderland II S, First Level Amateur Finals, plus a Second Place in her First 3 warmup on a personal best of 69.355%
– Ferris Yanney & Rocky Road Trip, Intermediate I Open Finals
– Lauren Sprieser & Beverley Thomas’s Fiero, 4th Place Second Level Open Finals and 16th Place Third Level Open Finals
Year End Awards
We’re also excited to see so many of our students faring so well in our GMOs Year-End Awards. Final awards have yet to be announced, but here are where we stand with CDCTA’s Year End Standings:
Meg Melusen & Glenhaven Serengeti – 7th place Training Level Senior, 66.24; and 3rd Place Musical Freestyle, 71.22
Lauren Sprieser & Jamie Hedges’ Windhorse Ysis – 5th Place First Level Senior, 72.18
Lauren Sprieser & Judy Sprieser’s Dorian Gray – 9th Place First Level Senior, 69.07
Megan DeMichael & Agripin Rudy – 1st Place First Level Junior, 66.02
Megan DeMichael & Rama Shamonzada – 2nd Place First Level Junior, 63.71
Lauren Sprieser & Beverley Thomas’ Fiero – 1st Place Second Level Senior, 76.36; and 1st Place Third Level Senior, 74.75
Heather Richards & Hastening Cardoon – 4th Place Second Level Senior, 68.78; and 1st Place Musical Freestyle, 72.36
Kristin Counterman & Bellinger – 1st Place Fourth Level, 67.82
Lauren Sprieser & Stratocaster – 2nd Place Prix St. Georges, 69.38
Congrats to all, and enjoy a well-deserved break until 2015!