U.S. Dressage Chef D’Equipe Anne Gribbons Praises Todd Flettrich on Preparation for the 2010 World Equestrian Games

Todd Flettrich and Otto. Photo by: Susan J. Stickle

Wellington, FL – May 10, 2010 – Based in Coatesville, PA, and Wellington, FL, Todd Flettrich has had a successful dressage career and is well on his way to qualifying for this year’s Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG).  Anne Gribbons, a renowned rider and trainer who has known Flettrich since the start of his career, has watched Flettrich as a young rider, has competed with him and against him, and has judged him in competition for years. Now the United States Dressage Team Chef D’Equipe, Gribbons watched Flettrich and his Grand Prix mount Otto very closely this season and thinks that it looks promising for the talented duo to qualify for the U.S. Team that will compete at the WEG in the fall.

Cherry Knoll Farm purchased Otto, a 13-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding (Rambo X Rampal), in 2009 and he and Flettrich have since formed an excellent partnership and have earned several top placings throughout the country.  Gribbons watched Flettrich and Otto ride in educational clinics put on by the United States Equestrian Federation in the fall and has followed every qualifier for the WEG that the pair has shown in. “I must say that Todd is blessed with a confident and experienced horse that is very ambitious and can do all of the movements very well,” Gribbons noted. “We have lovely horses coming along, but some of them at this point are still green and that is not Todd’s horse, his horse is very competent and confident, so that is great.”

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Eventing Radio Episode 54 – USEA Convention & David O’Connor

Boyd Martin joins me in person during the USEA Convention and we discuss some of the business of the week. I also caught up with David O’Connor who shares his thoughts on the issues facing the USEF as well as a preview of what we can expect of our athletes at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Listen in….

Eventing Radio Episode 54 – USEA Convention & David O’Connor:

• Co-Hosts: Chris Stafford and Boyd Martin
• Tip of the Week: Boyd Martin
• Guest: Thank you to David O’Connor for joining us from the USEA Convention. You can visit David’s website at www.oconnoreventteam.com.

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Tags: 2010 World Equestrian Games, David O'Connor, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, FEI World Equestrian Games, Lexington Kentucky, PRWEB, United States Equestrian Federation

2010 Radio Show Episode 55 – WEG Updates and Spotlight Para-Equestrian Report:

We get an update from the World Equestrian Games Offices and catch up with our Spotlight Para-Equestrian Susan Treabess. With only two weeks till WEG tickets go on sale, you don’t want to miss an episode of the 2010 Radio Show. Listen in…

2010 Radio Show Episode 55 – WEG Updates & Spotlight Para-Equestrian Report:

• Thank you to our spotlight rider Susan Treabess for the update on her quest to qualify for 2010 World Equestrian Games. Read more about Susan…
• Thank you also to Chrissy Joy for filling us in and giving us the WEG update.
• In an ongoing effort to clean up equestrian sport, Lord Stevens, the former Chief of the Metropolitan Police in London, England, announced recommendations last week to combat doping, and ensure the integrity of it’s Governing Body. Read more…
• The FEI also announced this week that, unless she appeals, German Dressage rider Isabell Werth, will be suspended from all competitions for six months. The punishment stems from a doping incident in which Werth’s horse Whisper, tested positive for a banned substance, at the Wiesbaden CDI in Germany at the end of May. Read more…
• The Spruce Meadows Masters Tournament takes place this Saturday, September 12th, one of the richest team show jumping events in the world. Read more…
• The Rolex Three Day Event will NOT clash with Badminton, as feared earlier this year. The organizers of both events have been able to reach an agreement on dates from next year until 2016. Read more…
• A while ago now, we reported that Kentucky was emulating Northern California’s Napa Valley Wine Country in it’s own style, and creating the Bourbon Trail. Read more…
• We had an exciting Burghley Weekend, and Oli Townend has captured two parts of the Rolex Grand Slam, so no doubt he’ll be over here in Lexington next spring trying to win the third leg and take home the $350,000. bonus to anyone who can win all three in a row.
• We’ll be covering the Driving Test Event that takes place at the beginning of October and talking to our spotlight athlete Mike Mclennan, and the Endurance Test Event, ten days later, on the 14th October. Read more…
• Alltech, the title sponsor of the World Equestrian Games next year, have yet one more thing to boast about. Alltech were recently named one of the top green companies in the world by Inc magazine, the first animal health company to make the list. Read more…

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