Dressage At Devon

A plucky barn girl and a discarded Trakehner surprise even themselves by achieving an unlikely goal.

Allison Semanchik of Oldwick, N.J., has never had a horse of her own. It was never an option financially. So like any horse-crazy girl she was always at a barn—come rain or shine—offering to work in return for saddle time. When she met an underdog chestnut Trakehner gelding named Inferrous, she got the opportunity of a lifetime.

Sept. 30—Devon, Pa.

David Marcus picked up his third blue ribbon of the weekend at Dressage At Devon when he and Don Kontes won the Grand Prix Special on a score of 69.4 percent. The pair also won the qualifying round on Friday.

Sept. 29, Devon, Pa.

Over the past month, Canada's Jacqueline Brooks has lived and breathed her new Grand Prix freestyle for D-Niro in preparation for Dressage At Devon.

Working with Tamara Williamson, Brooks created a freestyle with the music of four Canadian artists by starting with a drum track specifically designed for the 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding (D-Day—Alitalia, Napoleon 625). Then they added the rest of the instruments and some light vocals.

Devon, Pa., Sept. 28.

David Marcus started his weekend right at Dressage at Devon. By day's end on Friday, he'd won both the Grand Prix qualifier classes, beating out his competition by sneaking up the leaderboard at the end of the classes.

November 29, 2011 (Devon, PA) – Dressage at Devon conjures up images of years of tradition, with international competitors and thousands of devoted fans.  There is a reason Dressage at Devon has been a premier dressage show for almost four decades attracting riders and their horses from around the world.

Devon, Pa., Oct. 2 

You’ll have to forgive D Niro for being absent from the Grand Prix Special awards ceremony. It’s his first trip to Dressage at Devon (Pa.), and it’s been a little overwhelming.

Jacqueline Brooks rode the 12-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding (D-Day—Alitalia, Napoleon 625) to the win in the CDI-W Grand Prix Special on Sunday afternoon (66.88%). Although the pair has only been together since March, they’ve come a long way since then.