Special Event!

The Lipizzaner Stallions are returning to Lincoln! Performance of their world famous show will be held at the Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln on May 1st and 2nd at 7:30 both nights. Tickets range from $20.50 to $27.50 and are available through Ticketmaster, or at the Pershing Auditorium box office.

Going to see this show is a great way to introduce your friends to the concepts of Dressage. I always enjoy the Quadrille work! It is so impressive to see the horses and riders work together in such harmony.

Closing Dates Approaching!

Just a friendly reminder that the Nebr. Schooling Show Championships will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9th at Fonner Park. Entry information can be found on the NDA website and are due by Wednesday, Aug. 29th.

On Saturday before the championship show will be an open dressage schooling show. Movin' on Up Dressage Schooling Show entries can also be found on the NDA website. All scores from this show will count for qualifying for the 2008 Nebr. Dressage Assoc. Schooling Show Series. Just think, you could already get qualifying scores for the next year!! Also, this show is offering all USEF levels, so take this opportunity to show at the next level up. Get a judge's feedback on what you need to work on over the winter. Entries are due by Saturday, Sept. 1st.

If you cannot join us to show, please volunteer hours or come to cheer on your friends!

Announcing.....

The Inaugural Dressage on Colby Creek Schooling Show

Saturday August 18, 2007

• NDA Approved


• Last opportunity for Schooling Show Championship Qualifying Scores


• Prix Caprilli Tests Intro -First Level


• Beautiful Facilities

Closing Date: August 8th

See you there!!

Mark Your Calendars

Make your travel arrangements now to audit the Jan Ebeling Dressage Clinic and Retreat at Middlefork Ranch in Lyons, Colorado. Jan will be teaching a two-day clinic at the very scenic and serene ranch on August 11 and 12, 2007.

Colin Bate and Mike Shikora organize the most enjoyable clinics around. The food and hospitality are Five Star. The facility is one that will make you drool with envy. The instruction and quality of riding is Top Shelf.

Auditing fees are yet to be announced, but they will include a Saturday evening dinner party and a Sunday morning brunch.

You are welcome to camp along the St. Vrain River that runs through the ranch or book a cabin near Allenspark. If hotel accommodations are your desire, there are hotels in Lyons, Longmont and Boulder.

For more information on the clinic, visit Middlefork Ranch.

Platte Valley Dressage Schooling Show

*Photo courtesy of Donna Kilday, DJK Photos*

The Platte Valley Dressage Schooling show was held Sunday, July 24th in Grand Island, Nebraska. The show featured standard dressage tests as well as unique tests like Prix Caprilli, Dressage Equitation, and Dressage Trail.

True to Schooling Show form, this show was a wild success and competitors had a LOT of fun. There were smiles to be seen on faces throughout the day. The inaugural run of Prix Caprilli classes was enjoyed by spectators and riders alike. I suspect we will have many more entries in Prix Caprilli now that competitors are aware of the logistics of the class.

Thank you to all of the volunteers that made this show possible. Thank you to all of the folks who bought raffle tickets and silent auction items to support Nebraska Equine Assisted Therapy.

*Photo courtesy of Donna Kilday, DJK Photos*

A special thank you to Donna Kilday of DJK Photos for taking the absolutely BEAUTIFUL photos of our show! You can view more of the photos and order them on Donna's website.

We hope to see all of you next year!

High Performance Dressage

Becauce of all of the activities at Gladstone kicking off today,

Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions and Pan American Games Selection Trials

DATE: June 14 - June 17, 2007
LOCATION: USET Foundation Dressage Arena
ADDITIONAL EVENTS: Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Intermediaire I and Grand Prix National Championships. Intermediaire I Championship will serve as the selection trial for the 2007 Pan American Games Dressage Team. Also included will be Junior, Young Rider and Brentina Cup Championships.

I pose a question to our readers:
What is the highest level of dressage competition you have attended as a spectator?

Animal Planet to Televise 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals This Weekend

The Animal Planet television network will televise a special 90-minute broadcast of the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals on Saturday, May 12, beginning at 9:00 p.m. (EDT). The telecast will include the finals in both jumping and dressage.

Las Vegas, the world’s premier city for exciting entertainment, was once again the backdrop for the Rolex FEI World Cup™ Finals in both jumping and dressage when they returned to the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, April 18-22.

In 2005, the FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals were held in the same location simultaneously for the first time in history. The record-breaking success of those dual finals prompted the FEI to bring them back to Las Vegas again this year

BE SURE TO SET YOUR DVR AND VCR!!!