RoR Dressage Series

Overview

In 2010 the RoR/South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) Elite Dressage Performance Award in association with British Dressage (BD) will offer a first prize of £5,000 and a second prize of £2,500.

The Dressage Performance Award is open to any level, from grass roots to the higher levels. To be eligible your horse must be a Weatherbys registered thoroughbred and have raced in the UK, and be registered with RoR and BD.  The winning horse will have the most BD points between 1st September 2009 and 31st August 2010.

The prizes will be presented at the British Breeding Breeders Dinner and Awards Ceremony in January 2011.  

To enter for the award, owners or riders simply have to register their horses with RoR and BD. Provided the horse is eligible, the points will accumulate automatically through the year. 

For more information contact RoR or Harriet Best, British Dressage, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2RJ, T: 02476 698830 E: harrietbest@britishdressage.co.uk W: www.britishdressage.co.uk

For more Dressage photographs view the Gallery.

RoR Elite SEIB Dressage Performance Award 2009 - Results

We are pleased to announce the results of the first RoR Elite SEIB Dressage Performance Award 2009 as:

1.   BOLD HUNTER - Anne Bostock  
2.   ROCKCRACKER and Sam Perks 
3.   MISTER BOJANGLES and Dee Lousada 
4.   PRAIRIE GROVE and Jane Wymark 
5.   HENRY HARBER and Julie Riley 
6.   ALQABAS and Anita Street 
7.   FIRE MOON and Leah Craven
      THEME PARK and David Trott
8.   LIGHT THE FUSE and Dee Lousada
9.   GOLDEN DYNASTY and Clare Carter
10. BRUZELLA and Jo Hawkins

Congratulations to the winner, and thank you to all those who took part.

Dressage at Hickstead in 2009

Emma Ayling and her ex-racehorse Lady Charlemagne won the Baileys sponsored dressage league at Hickstead this year, which is also supported by RoR.

Hickstead holds unaffilated dressage from April till September, for which competitors have a score card which is signed by the organiser after every event. Each competitor scores points according to what percentage is attained: under 56% 1 point, 56% 2 Points, 58% 4 points,60% 6 points etc. Then at the end of the league the points are added up.

Here’s Emma’s success story:

“I have always liked thoroughbreds and enjoyed schooling horses so the fact I can put both of those things together and also give the 'ex-racehorse' another purpose in life gives me alot of pleasure.

Lady Charlemagne (known as Charley at home) is my four-year-old mare that won the dressage league at Hickstead. I purchased her from Ascot race sales only at the end of February 2009. She had flat raced up to sale and was just too slow.

I firstly did lots of local dressage with her, scoring between 58% and 62% and improving up to a few 69%'s !!. More recently I’ve taught her to jump at which she has showed huge potential with her attitude and brain. We went cross country schooling for the first time in September and she jumped ditches, logs, barrels, steps up and down, water, first time and without even a lead. She is now having a well deserved holiday. I will bring her back next season with the plan to complete a couple of BE intros and maybe finishing the season on pre novice. I will wait and see and will be very careful not to rush her." 

Dressage at Hickstead contact details:
T:  01444 882150, W:  www.dressageathickstead.com