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Nicholas Fyffe Clinic at HGF Fruitport, July 26-28
Nicholas Fyffe returns to HGF for a 3-day clinic, organized by Andrea Landis, and featuring:5 EDAP riders8 Professionals and Adult Amateurs6 HGF-bred Horses9 Iberian horses6 Warmbloodsand 1 Pony2 open spots, $250/rideContact Andrea Landis at andreadressage1@hotmail.comAuditors Welcome: $20.00 per day, Lunch ProvidedPhoto Credits: Betsy Bougie and Frieze Frame, Inc.
HGF at Dressage at Devon
We are quite happy to be back from our week in Devon. Ana and Will put four 3 year old colts on the truck early Monday morning and made the 15 hour drive to the historic showgrounds. In tow were Icono and Genio, Martin Schaudt's two colts who are leaving HGF for the first and last time. Following the show, they were picked up by a van for Dutta Corp and taken to Rigby Farms for quarantine prior to travel to Martin's farm outside of Stuttgardt, Germany. Also leaving the farm for the last time was Icaro--on his way to Glenedon, Lendon Gray's farm, and to his new owner Annie Morris, one of Lendon's students and riders. The fourth colt, Decoroso, was the only horse to return back to Michigan following the show. Its hard to say good-bye to these young horses that we have lived with and into whom we have put so much in their early years, but not so hard when we know they are going to riders such as these and their wonderful new homes.The Breed Show at Devon was very competitive. Firstly, Devon is best categorized as a warmblood breed show, and those horses that vary from the conformational type and movement norms of warmbloods often suffer in scores. Secondly, the nation's top young warmblood stock is always there in every class to represent the leading sport horse breeding farms of the US. And thirdly, the majority of the farms represented are from the North East region and many are able to bring their horses in and take them home daily.We ended showing on the day following the horses' long and grueling ride, and our young horses did their best in spite of their exhaustion. We finished up placing in the large 3 Year Old Colts and Geldings class--a Fifth Place for Decoroso and a Sixth for Icono. Later in the evening, following a 2 hour delay, poor Decy decided we'd asked enough of him and refused to trot in the Eastern Region GAIG Championship, but we weren't in the least disappointed. We were happy to again bring home ribbons from Devon--we were the only non-warmbloods in the class and we represented the PRE breed with dignity!On Thursday, we were happy to compete in the inaugural USPRE Breed Class. Although there were only three of us in the class, we made a new friend--Susan Holtz and her lovely Brujo--and we garnered quite a bit of attention with our horses' extravagant movement. Icono took first place, with Genio and Brujo following close behind. We hope to continue to promote this class at Devon, for no other reason than that the PRE Horse must be represented among the Sport Horse breeds. Many other handsome breeds were represented in their respective classes, however the PRE horse is the only non-warmblood breed that has represented its country on an international dressage team and the only breed to bring home Olympic Dressage Team Silver. We will continue to encourage the riders and breeders of PREs to participate in this prestigious show.Our thanks again to expert handler Tom Reed, who ran quietly and showed the horses brilliantly without yelling, chasers or mayhem. Also, we were happy to have the assistance of summer intern Brianna Lemson-Ibarra, who filled in everywhere we needed her.And now our thoughts turn to warmer climes . . . Photo Credits: Hoof Prints