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News in Our Community Tessa Holloran, a 13-year-old dressage rider from Pepperell, was awarded the 2018 KWPN North America Willy Arts Grant. KWPN is the breed registry for her 13year-old Dutch warmblood gelding Appielousos B, affectionately called Tigger. The $3,000 grant offers dedicated young riders a contribution toward their training and competition goals. Tessa has been riding since she was three and this past winter was in training with two-time Olympian Lendon Gray in an intensive training program run by the Dressage4Kids organization. Tessa had a successful 2017 season with her Dutch mare Usela, where they finished
with top 10 placings at the U.S. Dressage Championships in two divisions as well
Federation Region 8 Championships. Tessa was also reserve champion for
Anna King
Tessa Holloran Wins Willy Arts Grant
Tessa Holloran of Pepperell with Appielousos B, a.k.a. Tigger.
as in two divisions at the United States Dressage
return for her second trip to the championships in August. This winter marked the start of her journey with her new horse Tigger. “I’m so excited to be working with such a sweet and talented horse,” Tessa says. “I hope to continue to progress as a rider and move up the levels. I’ll be working hard to develop my relationship with him.” Tessa is training locally with Vincent Flores, a dressage Grand Prix rider who specializes in French classical training and is a USDF bronze, silver, and gold medalist. You can follow Tessa’s dressage journey on Facebook: Appielousos B.
the 2017 Dressage Seat Medal Semi-Finals and will
Competitions MHC & NEHC Rated Shows July 1 • July 8 • Aug. 19
Gymkhana Series
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Hillside Meadows is a family-friendly premier boarding and training facility on 70 acres with four barns, two indoor arenas, two outdoor arenas, and miles of hacking trails. We offer training and coaching for hunter/jumper, reining, and horsemanship. All levels and ages, wonderful school horses, and travel to shows.
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