The Arabian Sport Horse Magazine
BITS and pieces
Barry Koster
Tamara Torti
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Pam Hardin and GM Major Soho
Mondavi F and Jennifer Tobie
DRESSAGE NEWS Congratulations to Jennifer Tobie, who earned her USDF Gold Medal this weekend! Almost all of her scores were earned on Ara-
Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ. Para Dressage is fairly new in the US but is growing by leaps and bounds since the US team competed at their first World
bian-bred horses. Photo at top is Jennifer on her Half-Arabian MONDAVI F++++// (Feuertanzer {Trak} x MRR Suite Dreams) on whom she earned her
Equestrian Games in 2010. Para riders are classified according to their level of disability from Grade 1a (most disabled) to Grade IV. Pam is classified as a
last needed scores. Congratulations to Michelle Freeman who just earned her
Grade III and therefore rides a Second Level test.
USDF Bronze Medal on her Arabian LP SNICKERS+// (Pasos Perfec-
“Wrigley” as he’s known, was purchased in 2008 as a hunter
tion x LA Lali) with 3rd Level scores of 69% and 70%! See our
pleasure horse, but Pam’s trainer, Melanie Mitchell, took one look
story on Michelle in the Young Rider section of this issue.
at him and declared “dressage!” Pam had never ridden dressage,
Two Aul Magic offspring did their breed proud at the Del Mar
but Melanie told her she would have to learn!
National Horse Show. Laine Sklar & PALADIN SF earned Amateur
Pam took that challenge seriously, and learned to ride — really
High Point Third Level Champion and Marcy Blacker & AUL AMIRA
ride. Despite her physical disability, she has managed to earn her
won their First Level-2 class!
USDF Bronze Medal and is working on her Silver.
See photos and video here: http://ashm.co/news/?p=1906
Pam had qualified on a Hanoverian, Freemont, for the Cham-
Melissa Lund and her Arabian dressage superstar KS FADLS
pionships. But then, two weeks ago Pam and Wrigley earned a
PHOENIX (Fadl Attrak-Shun x LLA Latisha) are now pursuing Cow-
69.75% in their Freestyle and by doing that, won another golden
boy Mounted Shooting along with competing at Intermediare-1
ticket. At Gladstone, they tied for 5th with a 66.316% in the ParaDres-
& 2. Katie Lang and her Half-Arabian FA PATRIOT (Flurry Of Ca-Lynn
sage Grade III Team Test. The next day, Pam and Wrigley earned a
{Friesian} x La Sada Mega) are ranked 6th in the nation and will
64.949% and 5th place in the Individual test giving them the op-
be competing in the Junior Rider competition at the USEF Festival
portunity to ride in Freestyle. In Freestyle, they scored 66.333%
Of Champions next week in Gladstone. Their last two shows, they
to earn a 6th place finish.
have earned scores in the high 60s and low 70s! Eleven-year-old Casey Cairns rode Arabian stallion *EMPRES PASB (Monogramm x Empressa) to a win in Western Dressage-Intro 1 last weekend at the Icebreaker Show in Canada. ••• Arabian gelding GM MAJOR SOHO (Major Jamaal x Psyloette PA) and his owner/rider Pam Hardin earned an invitation to the Para Equestrian Dressage National Championships at the USET
Arabian owner Ashleigh Flores-Simmons rode warmblood Verite to Reserve Champion in her Team, Individual and Freesyle Tests.