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USDF Region 4 Championships & Midwest Championships

7 Basler Dressage riders compete in Mason City at the Regional Championships:
Chelsea & Donna - Third Level Jr/YR (pictured at left)
Hannah & Talus - Dressage Seat Medal Semi-Finals (thanks to Rachael for loaning her horse!)
Heidi & Anna - First Level Open
Heidi & Cheri - Intermediaire II & Grand Prix Open
Rachael & Talus - First & Second Level AA
Whitney & Noah - Training Level Jr/YR
Amy & Memphis - Third Level (open show)

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July Show Results

Heidi with Cheri and Anna, Hannah with Monty, and Amy with Memphis competed at the July Lamplight show with great results.

Whitney & Noah and Rachael & Talus perform well at the Iowa Dressage Classic.

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USDF Region 4 Youth Championships

The Half-Halting Huskers win their division and the Team Spirit Award!!

Amy & Memphis
Hannah & Monty
Chelsea & Donna
Dallas & Fancy
Whitney & Noah

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Show Season has begun in the Midwest!

Heidi earns her USDF Gold Medal at Bara Trac I in Mason City, IA! She and Cheri are also named Grand Prix Champions.

Heidi and Le Mode are on a roll, too, winning all their classes in the last 2 shows! They were FEI Open Champions at both the Cornhusker Classic and Bara Trac I, and are scoring 60-64% at Prix St. Georges.

Both Le Mode and Mon Cheri are now qualified for the USDF Region 4 Championships and Midwest Championships.

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Dressage at White Fences IV
April 2008

Heidi is one step closer to her USDF Gold Medal after earning a 64.375% at Grand Prix with Cheri! They placed second in the FEI Test of Choice with the highest Grand Prix Open score.

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Dressage at Equestrian Estates
March 2008

Heidi and Le Mode make their FEI debut, competing in the Prix St. Georges class on Friday! Le Mode, a 9-year-old Zweibrucker stallion owned by Solomon Farm, is still green for the level, but shows much promise. Heidi has had the opportunity to ride him with World Championship team member Betsy Steiner, who was impressed not only with his dressage ability but with his wonderful temperament.

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Palm Beach Derby Results
March 2008

Heidi and Stella had a successful show at First Level, scoring 66% in First Level Test 1 Open and 68% in First Level Test 3, placing fourth in both classes.

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Heidi and the horses have safely arrived in Florida!
January 2008

Heidi, Cheri, Stella and Le Mode arrived in Wellington on January 4th. They will be training with Grand Prix rider Alison Sader Larson and plan to compete at the Wellington Classic Spring Challenge, Palm Beach Derby, WEF CDI, and Dressage at Equestrian Estates. Stay tuned for updates!

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NDA Year End Awards
November 2007

Basler Dressage riders win awards from Introductory through FEI, including 4 Horse of the Years, 7 Champions and 3 Reserve Champions! Stardancer is named Overall Reserve Horse of the Year!

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USDF Horse of the Year standings
November 2007

Four Basler Dressage riders are nationally ranked!

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Midwest and USDF Region 4 Championships

Basler Dressage brings home 2 Midwest Championships!

Hannah, Chelsea and Kim compete at USDF Region 4 Championships.

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USDF Region 4 Adult Team Championships
August 2007

Pine Ridge Stable team wins their division and 3 High Point awards!

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USDF Region 4 Youth Team Championships
June 2007

The Wedding Crashers team win their division, the Bridle Party team places second in their division and wins the Team Spirit Award, and Amy and Chelsea tie for First Level High Point!

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2007 Florida season show results
March 2007

Heidi and Cheri have 3 top ten finishes in High Performance Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I classes and win the Intermediaire I Freestyle Open at Gold Coast Opener Revisited!

Heidi and Stella win four classes at Training and First Level!

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Heidi is the newest recipient rider for the Medal Equestrian Foundation
December 2006

MEF is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation formed to help raise money to assist young developing Dressage Riders with their goals of competing nationally, internationally and, ultimately, in the Olympic Games.

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2006 NDA Year End Awards
November 2006

Ten Basler Dressage riders win awards from Introductory to FEI!

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Dressage at Lamplight and USDF Region 4 Championships
September 2006

Stella wins the Four and Five Year Old Mare Materiale classes with 78%!

Heidi and Cheri make their show debut, winning the FEI Test of Choice class with a 69% at Intermediaire I!

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KCDS Dressage at Longview and Volker Bromann Clinic
May 2006

Heidi and Donna win the Prix St. Georges and Fourth Level Freestyle classes!

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Briar Fox Farm Spring Show
April 2006