News Articles
American-Bred Sport Horses Are Rising To The Top
From Dressage Today, January 2010
Read stories from the breeders, riders and owners of the four best young horses in the nation.
The manicured grounds of the Lamplight Equestrian Center were superb as was the quality of the equine competitors at the 2009 Markel/United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Young Horse Dressage Championships and the 2009 USEF National Developling Horse Dressage Championship, sponsored by the Dutta Corporation and Performance Sales International. Read Article...
Chris Hickey on DressageRadio.com
Chris Stafford and DressageRadio.com asked to interview Chris Hickey a few weeks ago following a clinic in Kentucky. DressageRadio.com has some wonderful programming online. Chris had a great time with the interview and you can hear his interview now. Click here.
Training: More Than Just Riding Well
From USDF Connection, 2008
Some riders buy trained horses; others "make" their own. What experienced trainers have learned abou the process.
Watch a large FEI class at any dressage show. Can you identify who is competing on a sefl-trained horse? Probably not - and, in all likelihood, many are riding horses that were trained to that level by others. Read Article...
Domestically-bred Hanoverians Triumph in the 2008 Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships in Lexington, Kentucky
From AHS Fall 2008
Michael Bragdell and Selten HW Win The Four-Year-Old Division
In the second day of competition at the 2008 Markel/United Stated Equestrian Federation (USEF) National Young Horse Dressage Championships presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, claiming the title in the four-year-old diision was Michael Bragdell and Selten HW besting 19 other horses to win with a score of 8.56. Read Article...
Christopher Hickey and Regent Rule in Rio
From The Chronicle of the Horse, 2007
For years Christopher Hickey has been waiting for the opportunity to stand on the top step of a podium with the U.S. National Anthem playing in the background. "I've been around a long time and competing heavily for many years on many horses, but every time I was close to making a team for (the) Olympic Festival or Pan Am Games something would happen with me or my horse" said Hickey. Read Article...
Christopher Hickey
From Equestrian, 2007
Words imparted to Christopher Hickey by his mother when he was a child still resonate when he enters at letter "A". "Just because you've won a few classes, don't think you're going to win the whole thing." Read Article...
Beyond A Beauty Contest - The Judging of Dressage Sport-horse Prospects Is More Than Skin Deep
From USDF Connection, November 2007
You spent years studying and researching bloodlines in order to select the most talented and complimentary warmblood stallion to breed to your competitively successful dressage mare. Read Article...
