Young Horse Championship Finals

HS Wrevolution, ridden by Jennifer Williams finished in 12th position with a 72.1% in this years USEF/Markel FEI 5 year old Young Horse Championships. The pair were among the nations top 15 to qualify and be selected for this years competition held in Wayne, IL this past July.

National Young Horse Championships

UPDATE:
Jennifer and Wrev had a good preliminary test. It was a clean ride with no mistakes, and everyone was very happy. With a score of 7.2, they are currently in 12th place. The Final is on Saturday, and we will have another update then.






Jennifer and Wrev have safely arrived in Lamplight, IL, for the 2010 National Young Horse Championships. Wrev made it through the jog, and they ride their first preliminary test today. We wish the team the best of luck, and will have an update as soon as possible.

Beaujolais

Beaujolais was a success for the team's first outing back in Washington. Paula showed Boy Next Door, aka Beau, and won each of her classes with scores between 63%-65%. She also competed on Whrapsody, and placed 2nd in her Training level class on Saturday.

Jennifer took a couple of the youngsters, and it was a great schooling experience for them.

Congratulations to Jennifer and Wrev, they have qualified for the Young Horse Championships! They will be competing at Dressage at Lamplight in Wayne, Illinois July 22-25. We are all so excited for them, and wish them good luck.

Del Mar National

Dressage Week at the Del Mar National, April 29th - May 2nd, was successful for Jennifer and the group. Jennifer and Wista won their 3rd level test on Friday with a 63.07%.

Due to illness, Tekla was unable to ride Klapton, so Jennifer showed him. On Friday, the team placed 2nd in 3rd level with a 64.872%. On Saturday, they placed 1st in 3rd level with a 69.487%. Klapton was Reserve High Point of the show for the Open division.

Paula came down for the month of April, to ride and train Sammy. She used this show as a schooling experience for her young boy.

Wrevolution placed 2nd in the FEI five year old test, with a 77.4%, and was Reserve Champion. They have qualified for the Finals at Dressage at Lamplight, in Wayne, Illinois, July 22-25. Jennifer has decided not to compete at Flintridge, but continue training and save him for the Finals.

Jennifer and the team made the return journey from California this past week, and arrived home on Tuesday the 5th. We are happy to have them home!

2010 Festival of the Horse Results

It was another great show for everyone at the Festival of the Horse in Burbank, California March 31-April 3. On Thursday, Jennifer and Wrev won their First Level test with a 67%. Also on Thursday, Jennifer and Wista won their first Fourth Level test with a 65%.

Whrapsody, aka Sammy, had another great show experience; this being his second show away from home.

Double Jeopardy, aka DJ, made his debut at First Level, and won his class! DJ is sold. Congratulations to Deborah Minemoto, of San Jose, California, on the purchase of this talented horse. They have a bright future together!

Wellie made his Second Level debut with Jessica on Saturday. They did a great job, placing third with a 62.8%.

Overall, it was a great weekend for everyone!

Dressage Affaire

It was a great show this weekend at Dressage Affaire, held at the Del Mar Horsepark.

Wrhapsody, owned by Paula Helm, and ridden by Jennifer, kicked off Friday with a winning score of 68.69% at training level. This was his first training level test abroad, ridden under Jeanne McDonald.

Also on Friday, Jessica won her first level test on Wellington, owned by Leanne Norseth, with a score of 65.333%. The scoring judge was Kim Barbosa.

On Saturday, Tekla earned her first Silver Medal score with Klapton at Fourth level, a score of 61.8%.

Jennifer rode Wrevolution in the 5 year old preliminary test on Saturday and scored a 7.92 under judge Paula Lacy.

On Sunday, Wrevolution competed in the FEI 5 year old final and won with a 7.64. This provided Jennifer and Wrev with one of the two qualifying scores for the Markel Young Horse Dressage Western Selection Trials held at Flintridge, CA.

A video of Jennifer and Wrev's finale test can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrxBdj4Kxeg

With that score, the pair are ranked third overall. A link to the overall standings can be seen here: http://www.usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/5YOScores.pdf

Congratulations to everyone, and we can't wait for further updates!!

San Diego for the Spring of 2010

Just a quick note, my name is Ashley McEntyre. Jennifer has been very busy training and teaching, so I have offered to take on the role of keeping everyone updated on her successes. That being said, 2010 is off to a great start. Jennifer left early Saturday, February 27, with a full trailer. She will be staying in San Diego, with Steffen Peters, for the months of March and April. This year Jen brought six horses and her assistant, Jessica Warner, down with her.

Jennifer's own Wrevolution, the 5 year old full brother to Warado, will be training for the FEI 5 year old tests this season. Are the West Coast Young Horse Championships, held in Flintridge, CA in this teams near future?

Wista, an 8 year old Wistar mare, also went with the group. Owned jointly by Charlene Summers and Jennifer, she is schooling the Prix St. Georges. Wista is for sale, and videos can be seen at http://www.summervalefarm.com/mares.htm.

Double Jeopardy, aka DJ, is an 8 year grandson of Wishes and Dreams. The beautiful black gelding is going to gain exposure. He is also for sale, and can be seen at http://www.summervalefarm.com/geldings.htm.

Wellie, a Dutch/Clydesdale owned by Leanne Norseth, is also along for the ride. Affectionately called in the barn, Clutch, he is going with Jennifer to add some polish to his Dressage.

Whrapsody, aka Sammy is a coming 5 year old Wistar Gelding owned by Paula Helm. Paula plans to come down for April and show, but until then, he will be learning the ropes.

Klapton, owned by Tekla Jungaro and Rod Gregg, is the veteran rounding up the group. Tekla will be showing 3rd/4th level and enjoying learning on this handsome boy.

Jennifer decided to leave Wistar and Warado home this spring, for some R&R. She wants Wistar fully rested so that he will peak on the European tour this November.

The groups' first show is Dressage Affaire, March 12-14. The best of luck, and we look forward to hearing the great results!









Jennifer S. Williams Awarded $25,000 Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Grant From the Dressage Foundation


January 14, 2010

The Dressage Foundation has announced that Jennifer S. Williams, of Yelm, Washington, has received the 2010 "Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Annual $25,000 Grant." The purpose of the Grant, established at The Dressage Foundation, is to showcase talented American-bred horses ridden by United States citizens, by providing money to train and compete in Europe.
Jennifer and Wistar
Photo Courtesy of Susan J. Stickle

"Jennifer's dedication, qualifications, and desire to gain international experience impressed the Selection Committee," said Jenny Johnson, Administrative Manager of The Dressage Foundation. "The Dressage Foundation is proud to provide her and her horse, H.S. Wistar, the funding to help showcase an American-bred horse in the international arena," she said.

Jennifer and her Hungarian Warmblood, H.S. Wistar will be training with Catherine Haddad in Germany during the Fall of 2010. The team will compete at the Oldenburg CDI and the Odense CDI. "Training and competing in Europe will give Wistar and me experience in how the European show system works, will give us experience with larger crowds and venues and will help acclimate us to the highest level of competition - international competition," Jennifer said. "The Anne L. Barlow Ramsay Grant will allow me to experience and learn from competing abroad, something I only dreamed about before the award."

Dr. Anne Barlow Ramsay (FL) established a Charitable Remainder Unitrust in 1999. She worked with John Boomer, then President and CEO of The Dressage Foundation. "The remainder funds were designated to come to The Dressage Foundation in 2009," said Boomer, "and now her sizable fund will yield the $25,000 grant annually well out into future years."

"Dr. Ramsay is a Renaissance woman -- a wife, mother, medical doctor, business executive, volunteer, world-traveler and equestrienne," said John Boomer. He added, "In 2009, Dr. Ramsay established a second Charitable Remainder Unitrust, with the remainder funds again coming to The Dressage Foundation in 2019, to continue her schedule of $25,000 annual grants far out into the future years." Boomer concluded, "Anne Ramsay's creative, distinctive gift is remarkable for its longevity -- it will be helping Dressage riders and American bred horses for a very long time to come."