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TEAM 70: Cindy Ramirez-Smith Does It Again
Cindy Ramirez-Smith, professional dressage trainer from Templeton California, continues her winning tradition on HGF horses with her latest scores with her husband Eric's 4 year old Carina HGF (Sevillana x Camaron). Two weeks ago they scored 75.3 and 75.2 at Training Level 2 and 3 at Gavilan Chapter Summer show at Osierlea in San Juan Bautista, CA, winning both classes and Open High Score for the show. 6 Year old Decoroso HGF (Quintera x Decoroso) is also continuing to perform well. They have started 2nd level, with scores up to 67%. Considering his age, Cindy says she is "working on building a super strong foundation, rather than being in too much of a hurry. I am looking forward to our progress." So are we! Follow Cindy and her horses on Facebook at theHampton Green Forum .
Where Are They Now? Decoroso HGF and Cindy Ramirez-Smith
Meet Cindy Ramirez-Smith, Dressage trainer from Santa Barbara, California, and owner of Decoroso HGF, a 2006 Chestnut PRE Stallion (Decoroso x Quintera): "I've been horse crazy ever since I was a small child, and was fortunate enough to get my first pony at the age of nine. Soon after, I became a member of Black Oaks Pony Club, eventually achieving the "A" rating from United States Pony Clubs. I grew up riding anything and everything that I could, from gaited horses, to foxhunting and eventing. For several years I worked as a working student for Brian and Lisa Sabo at their eventing facility. My passion was eventing, and in order to do this I gave lessons, started young horses, showed horses, and rode horses that their owners didn't want to ride. I evented up through the Intermediate level before I decided to make dressage my primary focus. I have shown many horses up to fourth level and then either sold them for their owners, trained their owners on them at lower levels, or sold my own horses at that point as a wise business move." "Three years ago, on a vacation to the Andalucia region of Spain, my husband and I fell in love with the PRE horses that we saw performing in Jerez. Their innate athleticism, coupled with their extremely high work ethic and trainability, made them a great choice for a dressage horse. After a long search, last year we purchased Decoroso HGF, a 2006 PRE stallion from Hampton Green Farm as an upper level dressage prospect. He is such an incredible horse that earlier this year we went back to Hampton Green and purchased Carina HGF, a 2008 mare that will begin her training this summer. We are looking forward to the future of these two very promising young horses." "Decoroso HGF has been steadily improving all spring. He is a wonderful stallion to be around because he loves attention and is a very hard and serious worker. Vulcan Mesa Ranch is his home in Atascadero, California. Every day he goes to work in arenas that he shares with mares, geldings, children on ponies, and jumpers and never bats an eye at any of it. Deco has shown remarkable consistency at shows for any horse of his age with 5 tests at First Level having scores between 67% and 70%. Our plans for the year include competing in October at the CDS Annual Championships and moving up to second level." "The last show that we went to, SLO-CDS Spring Fling on April 24, we won 1st level 2 and 3 with a 70% and a 69.6%!"
Introducing ...HGF's TEAM 70!
For all owners and riders who achieve 70% with their HGF-bred horses, we are happy to announce you are now on HGF's TEAM 70! Many of our clients who purchased young horses are now reaping the rewards of their choice of an HGF horse, and are scoring in the elite 70+ bracket. We want to congratulate you and welcome all to strive to do their best with their PRE horses from Hampton Green! TEAM 70 Jasmin Schaudt and Icono HGF (FEI 5 Year Old) Suzanne O'brien and Innato HGF (Introductory and Training Levels) Cindy Ramirez-Smith and Decoroso HGF (Training Level and First Level) Annie Morris and Icaro HGF (Training Level) Daniel Martin Dockx and Vaquero HGF (FEI Four Year Old) Maria Lithander and Idolo Americano (Training Level, First Level) We also are aware of several HGF young horses scoring close to this mark, and we will add new TEAM 70 members as they happen...
Decoroso HGF
Hampton Green Farm congratulates Cindy Ramirez-Smith, on the purchase of Decoroso HGF, 2006 chestnut PRE stallion. This young stallion, out of Grandioso III's full sister, already has an impressive in-hand and show record, and promises much more for the future. Professional Trainer Cindy Ramirez-Smith is based in Templeton, California, and now joins the growing family of dressage professionals who own HGF horses, which includes most recently Robert Dover, 6-Time US Olympian and Coach of the Canadian Dressage Team. We look forward to hearing about Cindy and Decy's successes on the West Coast!