The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced that 10 dressage athlete/horse combinations have been awarded training and competition grants to be used in 2013.
These grants were awarded in order for the combinations to take part in CDI competitions throughout Europe in preparation for the 2014 World Equestrian Games.
Grants were awarded based on international competition experience and athlete’s prospect of contributing to a Team or Individual medal at 2014 World Equestrian Games.
The following 10 combinations have been awarded grants:
- David Blake (Encinitas, CA) on Melanie Pai’s Ikaros, a 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding
- Heather Blitz (Wellington, FL) on her own Paragon, a 10-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding
- Jan Ebeling (Moorpark, CA) on Ann Romney, Amy Ebeling, and Beth Meyers’ Rafalca, a 16-year-old Oldenburg mare
- Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, FL) on Patricia Stempel’s Doktor, a 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding
- Adrienne Lyle (Ketchum, ID) on Peggy Thomas’ Wizard, a 14-year-old Oldenburg gelding
- Tina Konyot (Palm City, FL) on her own Calecto V, a 15-year-old Danish Warmblood stallion
- Steffen Peters (San Diego, CA) on Four Winds Farm’s Legolas, an 11-year-old Westphalian gelding
- Kathleen Raine (Murrieta, CA) on Jennifer Mason and David Wrightman’s Breanna, a 13-year-old Hanoverian mare
- Guenter Seidel (Cardiff, CA) on Coral Reef Ranch’s Coral Reef Wylea, a 13-year-old Westphalian mare
- Lisa Wilcox (Loxahatchee, FL) on Horses Unlimited Inc’s Pikko Del Cerro, a 10-year-old Hanoverian stallion
The funding for these grants was made possible by the USET Foundation.
Photo © Sue Stickle
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