Splash of color brightens up dressage
Their color may endure somewhat untraditional for dressage, exactly 3 pigment horses are steadily climbing the upper-level dressage ranks inwards the US, proving that the breed tin compete alongside warmbloods.
Flashback Too Robin came to Meris Greges of Athens, Alabama, every bit an unstarted 2-year-old inwards 2003, testing the mettle of Greges together with other barnmates alongside unruly behaviour both nether saddle together with piece beingness handled on the ground. But, Greges stuck alongside him on the advice of her trainer, Eugene Abello, together with this twelvemonth the twain lately made their Fourth Level debut. They were featured inwards the Apr thirty The Chronicle Of The Horse article “Non-Traditional Breeds Defy the Odds inwards Dressage.”
The colorful 2001 sorrel overo gelding is sired yesteryear roping stallion Tru Too Robin together with out of the Thoroughbred mare Queen Of Coyle. “Flash” has earned xl PAC credits together with Certificate of Recognition for dressage through APHA’s Paint Alternative Competition program.
“Flash has surpassed my wildest expectations together with has taken me alongside him,” Greges said. “I beloved it when I’m asked what sort of warmblood he is — I proudly say he is an American Paint Horse.”
Moving chop-chop through the levels of dressage, Miss Handy volition brand her Grand Prix Level debut this year. The 2002 sorrel enterprise Paint-bred mare has moved from Training Level to Grand Prix inwards alone v years together with has added musical freestyle to her repertoire every bit well. “Missy” has also earned to a greater extent than than 200 PAC credits together with her Certificate of Achievement inwards dressage. The 15.3-hand mare, yesteryear Mihi together with out of Just Handy (QH), is owned yesteryear Wendy Gray Bizzaro of Chatsworth, California.
Bizzaro hopes to a greater extent than Paint Horse owners volition drive their paw at the dressage discipline. “I would encourage anyone who has a Paint to know that they could definitely gain their dressage goals,” she said.
Rhapped Four Pleasure is around other colorful Paint Horse promoting the breed inwards dressage. The 2004 bay tobiano mare is competing inwards Third Level dressage, expecting to advance to Fourth Level later on this year. Owned yesteryear Laurie Hinson of Lebanon, Oregon, she is shown yesteryear Sarah Gammie. The mare is sired yesteryear Rhapped In Blue together with out of Paddys Devil (QH).
“This mare exemplifies the charisma, talent, together with mental willingness to produce what is asked,” Hinson said.
APHA straightaway allows horses competing inwards USEF together with USDF dressage competitions to earn regular demo points for their horses’ functioning tape based on the scores received at the highest exam of each score from Training Level together with up.
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