Category Archives: Shows

Information about dressage shows that Sandra rides in, watches, or international dressage shows that she is interested in.

GDCTA Gala

This past weekend I attended the Georgia Dressage & Combined Training Association’s Annual Gala for their year-end awards. It was a lovely event held at the Marriott hotel. There were hundreds of people there, the biggest awards ceremony I have … Continue reading

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Equine Affaire ~ Wednesday

After a few hectic days of packing inventory, bathing and grooming my horse and making sure I had everything ready we left at 6:00 am on Wednesday morning for the Equine Affaire. I am so grateful to Elisha Harvey for … Continue reading

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Judges Forum at NEDA Fall Show

To fulfill a requirement towards my USEF “r” Judges Program I attended a judges forum at the Region 8 Championships in Saugerties, NY. We had a group of judges ranging from “L” to “R” practicing their judging skills with Mariane … Continue reading

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Everything Equine ~ April 28 & 29

I will have a vendor booth at the Everything Equine trade show and expo in Essex Junction, VT on April 28th and 29th. This event is held at the Champlain Valley Exposition. Click here to visit their website: http://cvexpo.org/equine.aspx They … Continue reading

Products, Shows

Douwe Wins Class at HorseShow.com

I am a new member of the virtual horse show website called www.horseshow.com. They offer different online shows that you can upload and submit videos to enter. Recently I entered their Dressage Encore Performance class. It was judged by Natalie … Continue reading

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Equine Affaire ~ Sylvia Zerbini

Another act that was really beautiful to watch was Sylvia and her 9 white horses. Most of the horses were Andalusian/Arab crosses with one particularly gorgeous grey with the black mane and tail (the second horse to run in). She … Continue reading

Freestyles, Shows

Equine Affaire ~ Guy McLean

Sorry it took me so long to put up this post but I finally found someone on YouTube who got a decent video clip of his performance. I wish I could have gotten his entire routine on my camera but … Continue reading

Freestyles, Shows

Equine Affaire ~ Facepainting

I thought it would be a great addition to my booth to offer artistic facepainting. I was really busy on Friday and Saturday, doing over 60 kids each day. I painted a total of 165 faces over the weekend! Luckily … Continue reading

Products, Shows

Equine Affaire 2011 ~ Booth Display

I am so happy to have achieved one of my goals…to have a booth at the Equine Affaire! I applied last year but didn’t get accepted. Luckily I got in this year and was able to get a 10×10  in … Continue reading

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Teake’s First Show

This past weekend I rode Teake at his first dressage show. Teake is a former driving stallion from Holland. He was gelded and imported when he was 8 years old to be a riding horse. Teake is 12 now and … Continue reading

Friesians, Shows