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I believe I speak for my entire team when I say that we are more proud of Palatine than anything. Though I have vaulted on many fantastic horses over my sixteen years in this sport, I can honestly say that performing on Palatine is one of the most relaxing and liberating experiences I have had. Though of course not every second of the performance is so effortless, the majority of our routine now feels that way. The second U.

We had another clean competition, securing our second win. Due to financial reasons, we initially thought we would have to decline the invitation. Fortunately, with some aid from the U. We will traveled to Germany in the end of June to begin training on a borrowed horse, and then competed in Aachen July Immediately after returning home on July 12, we traveld to southern California for the third Selection Trial July 17 and Since the last competition, we have wasted no time in taking our training to the next level in order to prepare for international competition.

We spend nearly every waking moment together, living and breathing our passion for the art we create, and hoping that our efforts will carry us to the top of the podium in Kentucky!

So the next day we were on the road again to our first international competition in Mannheim. She was just awesome. Two starts and both times we came first. It was as if she had done that a million times before. I must admit that we had thought things over very carefully so as to not stress her too much.

Heinrich coached me and Uta our regional trainer trained Ariva for the 20 min permitted per day. He was so excited that he almost wanted to book flights to Kentucky right away. Since Ariva-Avanti is totally new "In the scene" I was asked by our trainer to show her once more internationally. The competition was rainy and cold, but it was worth it! I was more than satisfied with those results.

Ariva is for me already an outstanding horse, with a great character, esprit in the test and intelligence to understand my light aids. Now we have to work on details and the freestyle performance, but Kentucky watch out, here we come!

This is sad on one hand, but the horse comes first, so the most important thing is to have the horse fully recover! We know what potential she has winning gold and silver with me last year at the Europeans!

Currently on the long-list for the U. The last two months have been spectacular. The Global Champions Tour is the foundation of my schedule and a better series of events cannot be found. With unparalleled sponsorship the series provides a platform for top riders to compete for excellent prize money at wonderful venues with excellent footing and crowds of interested spectators. It's a neat venue as they drain a huge man made water feature at a city park to create the ring.

The atmosphere is always festive and the spectators enthusiastic. For me the show was a good start to a long series of shows. I had a consistent show with top placings in every class we entered but luck was on my side as I was the last to go in the GCT Grand Prix at Hamburg and Quick Study and I were able to clinch the win with the only double clear round.

That was a great win, friends Edwina Alexaner and Laura Kraut, who placed second and third, joined me on the podium as we celebrated with a huge champagne bottle presented by the sponsors. Quickly back "home" to Rodrigo Pessoa's, where we are based in Belgiu, and then a flight to Rome and on to Turino.

As much as I love Italy I always seem to loose my luggage there. But I was prepared and recovered my luggage in plenty of time. Turino is a neat town and a lovely venue. It is also a new venue for the GCT set against the beautiful mountains of Italy. Casadora and Prezioso S were consistent performers getting ribbons in several classes.

Back on a plane for Belgium and "home". This week I get an extra day at the farm as we are driving to Norten Hardenberg a more local show in the Germany. The ring at this show sits below a huge castle on a hill really amazing backdrop. The two young horses I brought placed well in every class they entered as well. Another week of showing nearby and low key which is nice.

Balve is a traditional old show with a fantastic crowd and a beautiful setting. The weather was hot this week in Germany, but the horses were good and and placed in many classes.

It is held in a small park surrounded by apartment buildings that are on the pennisula over looking the mediterainian. There is actually a childrens swing set just in front of our stalls. It is very tight but the stands are full every night the classes run at night including Thursday the opening night. The high caliber of sponsorship and spectators makes this such a exciting event with unique qualities.

The horses were great this week. Home once again but not for long. This is an important show for me and for my country. The US stands in 6th place mid way through the series and we are battling to be able to compete in next years Nations Cup Series and the following years Olympics. Only the top 6 teams from will be able to compete in The three tours comprised of a long list of riders chosen in selection trials this winter are competing for the 5 positions on the team.

Its been a cold and rainy week and thursday was not a good day for me but I will put that behind me and focus on the task ahead. It was a good day the team pulled together, with Beezie helping from the ground, we managed to win the Nations Cup! Global Champions Tour, destination Monte Carl. This is an interesting show. The venue is a parking lot at a marina on a beautiful harbor. The ring is small and things are tight but its amazing what you can do with a parking lot.

The town is fun and the spectators lively. The Triumph Project is the primary sponsor and benefactor of this event. The Triumph Project is an awareness campaign funded by the Davis McCullough Foundation to enlighten the world through unified efforts both in the United States and abroad of the betrayal of our equine ally. Prezioso S and Casadora were consistent and placed in each or their classes. Home again, Home again. Then off to Estoril.

The famous ski resort city, Innsbruck, is only a minute drive from the show. I usually like to leave on long journeys as early as possible to try and avoid the heavy traffic around the Dusseldorf-Cologne area.

Pretty soon after I moved to his yard I was watching TV after a long a day when I heard a short sharp bark outside. I opened the door on the side of my apartment and in runs Pina!

Pretty old in doggy years, around 84 I think she has a really good character and gets on very well with my long standing best friend Blitzen. So that night Pina decided that she was going to live here, and Blitzen and I decided that was ok. George test at national level so he came along to get some show atmosphere experience, and so I could continue to work him.

And in fairness to him, he went quite well. Jazz offspring are not known for their level-headedness… it was because of this that it was so surprising that between him, Remy and myself he managed to keep it together the best over the weekend My parents arrived on Thursday evening to lend their support and whatever help they could.

They never miss this one however, for many reasons. We went for dinner with my parents in their hotel that evening. As ever when my parents are in town Blitzen insisted on coming too. Anna Merveldt joined us a little later. It was nice to see her. As always at the Speckbacher-Hof dinner was excellent, and as I had no tests on Friday we were able to stay a little later than usual.

We got ready to go and called Blitzen. Except for his head, which he cocked to one side and looked at me as if to say, are you joking? Of course when my parents are at a show Blitzen generally is nowhere to be seen.

Dad is a vegetarian, yet whenever he has a furry guest in the hotel he tends to take full advantage of the cold meat selection on offer at the breakfast buffet. I have to say I was pretty nervous when I started to clean Remy and get him ready for the test. This created a bit of a snowball effect and before long we were like a coiled spring. It just lacked the wow factor needed. Isabell Werth won the class with Satchmo on We finished mid-table and I was pretty happy that we managed to qualify for the special on Sunday.

Every evening at the Schidlhof tournament the owners have some entertainment arranged for the competitors and guests. Friday evening is one of my favourites!

You might have recognised the name of the owners and hosts of the tournament, Swarovski? Having shopped myself into a happy state we went for dinner in a very nice little Italian restaurant in the centre of the town. Saturday: The Grand Prix for competitors who wanted to ride in the freestyle to music was scheduled for Saturday.

I had no tests so we had a fairly relaxed day. I worked the 2 boys as usual. Remy was much better than the day before and I thought over the test from Friday and what might have been. P went very well again. I had really expected him to be a bit more worked up by all the excitement and activity at a busy international show but he was really well behaved.

After lunch I watched some of the riders in the class. Later that evening Patrick and I had well needed showers and put on our glad rags for 8pm. A concert with the excellent Soprano singer, Eva Lind, was held in the hall that had only a few short hours earlier been the warm up arena for the tests! It was unrecognisable as the same place. The hard working crew at the show had covered a large area of the ground with temporary wood flooring and chairs and had set up the necessary extras required to put on a concert involving an orchestra!

In this setting the enormous crystal chandelier, hanging from the ceiling was perfectly at home! After the concert we moved to the catering marquee. Everyone was seated at perfectly prepared tables scattered with tiny multi-coloured crystals and an army of excellent waiters served us a very tasty but definitely bad for my diet 4 course meal. We got the chance to dance away some of the calories before the evening ended and we headed back to the truck to get some rest shortly after 1am.

Sunday: The special started a lot better. I even got a 9 from one of the judges for my entry! It continued quite well for a while, he stayed up and with me and listening, until we came to our first piaffe.. It took a moment to get this under control and from then on he got very tense and our marks suffered as a result.

I was extremely disappointed. It was along drive back with lots of time for reflection on the events of the weekend.

When you get down to it, Remy and I are still trying to navigate the Grand Canyon size valley between riding Grand Prix at national and at international competition.

Two of the other Irish riders qualified for WEG have unfortunately had to withdraw. Anna Merveldt has withdrawn due to personal commitments. This is obviously a huge disappointment as it was my first opportunity to ride for a senior Irish team at a world championship and it would have been a fantastic experience. So now, unless Angela Crane can get her 2nd qualifying score, and I wish her the best of luck, it looks like it might just be me flying the Irish flag in dressage at the biggest equestrian event of my life.

If I want to go to Kentucky and really show what Remy and I can do —and I really, really want that- we have to work harder than ever!

I believe that we have to try to get to as many international shows as we can between now and the world games as possible. My elbow has been getting better slowly and I have been riding again. I still have to take it a bit gently but it is very difficult when having to do anything around horses!

My family have been incredibly supportive and Mike and Dad have been doing a great job at keeping the horses going for me, I might even have trouble getting them back! The beginning of July was quite intense with sorting entries. I was having to wait on selection for Aachen before entering Hartpury and then Hickstead had to be decided as well-they all had to be in by the end of June so I found myself having to meet the deadlines all on the same day!

I have been selected for Aachen with Two Sox, Mike will do Hartpury which is the same week and then we will do Hickstead together.

We are in the process of getting a new lorry which we hope will be here in time for these next shows. So it had been a busy but efficient week until we had what could of been a major disaster. Dad got kicked. Initially we thought it was in the head but fortunately it was through the side of his cheek, the cut went all the way through so it was literally a hole!

He has also wrenched his shoulder but all in all we have to be extremely grateful. Initially he did have loss of memory but gradually it's coming round. We just have to keep our fingers crossed that nothing else happens!! Dad seems to be doing much better, we are having to keep a close eye on him but hopefully he has got away with it! The swelling on his face has come down and he is all colours of the rainbow with bruising!

Because I am having to look after my arm for Aachen and re team selection for WEG, Mike has been helping me out with the stallions. He competed Worldwide and Woodlander Rockstar for me today.

He will look after them while I am away for Aachen and then everything should be back to normal. It is going to be a busy month!

My 2nd qualifying score with Remember in Stadl Paura means that Ireland has 3 dressage riders qualified for a major championship for only the 2nd time…EVER!! My name is Judy Reynolds. Where to start? I suppose some details about me and my journey so far is as good a place as any.

I live in Germany with my partner Patrick, my dog Blitzen and three of my horses Remember, Vancouver and Bodessa who are all at different stages in their training. Patrick and I have been together for over 8 years. I met him first when I was working part time at my fathers transport company. He left his job in Ireland and moved to Germany with me 3 years ago. Before Patrick joined me here it was myself with only my faithful hound Blitzen for company after the long days at the stables.

Remy is a really talented year-old KWPN gelding. I bought him 6 years ago from a small producer in Holland. What Remy lacks in size he makes up for in presence. He has fantastic paces, in particular his canter. We had our most successful year so far in The successes of were culminated with me being named Irish dressage rider of the year by the main Irish equestrian publication, The Irish Field.

Neither show went particularly well but there were definitely some positive points. We picked up a WEG qualifying score at Hickstead and I learned something valuable about ensuring you and your horse are secure in the work before you take it in front of international judges. Anyway, lesson learned. After Hickstead I went back to working hard on securing the new movements, which Remy had to learn to make the step up to Grand Prix piaffe, passage and one tempi changes. Later in the year we competed at a couple of national shows to check what we were doing at home could be transferred to the competition arena and picked up another win and a few placings along the way.

This was a great honour for me and I am only the second Irish dressage rider ever to have earned it. It was so nice at the show in Krefeld as the Kuehnen family really made the presentation ceremony very special for me, and the spectators -though possibly seeing me for only the first or second time- gave me a brilliant reception, cheering and clapping during the lap of honour.

Pictured from left to right: Judy's trainer Johann Hinnemann, Judy on Remember and the Vice President of the Rheinland Federation, Herr Heiner Nachbarschulte at the National Show in Krefeld, Germany where Judy won her first Grand Prix and received the Goldenes Reitabzeichen In between all my travelling around to shows with Remy I get the other horses out competing as often as possible and also go home to Ireland every weeks to teach the growing number of students I have there.

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