"On the road again, just can't wait to be on the road again." Belgian FEI pony riders Julie de Deken and FEI junior rider Hannelore Volders have upgraded their horse trucks into super sonic Star Wars type vessels. De Deken's truck with white leather interior will grant her relaxation after having ridden her frisky black pony stallion Panache. Now that Volders is training at Sabine Rueben's in Germany, her parents thought it was time for more comfortable transport for both her horses, Giovanni 47 and Real Magic.
American young rider Kate Poulin told us that she and fellow young rider Nicole Diesel are invited to come over to compete in the CDI-YR Lanaken, Belgium. This international JR/YR competition is organised by the Belgian chef d'equipe Leo Joosten. Sponsor of the big 20 x 60 m arena footing is Rudi Verellen who happens to be into laying sand and carpet strip footings together with his daughter's trainer Wim Verwimp.
Belgian young rider Véronique de Baecker continues to impress the European dressage world by riding to low 70% in Germany and Luxembourg. Trainer by Hermann Gossmeier, De baecker is starting a barn on her own offering special show assistance and training of mainly youth riders. Her first client is Ruth van Campen who joined her to Marl where young Van Campen will be supervised by Gossmeier as well. Van Campen rides a 6 year old Hanoverian mare Capriccio by Caprimond.
Isabell Werth passed her final examination and is officially a lawyer. The German prima donna will take up her position in the office of Dr Oexmann in Hamm, Germany, after the Olympic Games.
American equestrian photographer Mary Phelps just came back from her photo and cyber coverage of the Rolex Kentucky 3-Day event in Lexington. The event was beautiful and even though she had a cold she did enjoy the competition at the only 4 star CCI in the United States. However, she's happy to pull her self back in her refugee camp in Deleon Springs, Florida, for six weeks where she can relax, get a massage and mess around with her great website.
According to Bit magazine, Dutch equestrian photographer Arnd Bronkhorst got a new hair cut which he calls "an artistic cut which is very practical because now hair no longer falls in front of the lens." You should have seen his "foggy" and "stripy" pictures in his days as a hippy when his hair reached to his shoulders.
Belgian equestrian photographer Dirk Caremans came back from his trip to Las vegas where he 'supposedly' covered the World Cup Show Jumping Finals. However on his return Dirk was able to install a cable internet connection throughout his house by Telenet. I wonder where he got the money from? Shooting jumpers in Las Vegas or from the slots ;)
Quote of the week:
Conrad Schumacher flew once again to the United States to train American young riders in Bedford, NY. Quote of the week: “Believe me, 90 percent of riders have no plan. They sit on the horse, go in the ring, and just ride,” Schumacher said. “People have no plan at horse shows and no plan at home.”