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Lynnette Wadsworth Digs Deep with Former Trick Horse At GAIG/USDF Region 3 Championships Lindsay Berreth As Lynnette Wadsworth canters down centerline on Dandy Van Aston M, she always keeps in mind a phrase her late coach Sharon Poulin repeated, "Dig Deep." A lot has changed since Wadsworth last competed at the GAIG/USDF Region 3 Championships in 2021, and this year was especially emotional because Poulin, who'd been battling Stage 4 breast cancer for more than a decade, died in November 2022, and "Dandy" was coming back from a nearly two years of rehab for an injury... READ FULL ARTICLE HERE ...
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Last weekend May 12,13, three dressage competitors from our area rode their horses to music from Goldbar Freestyles and earned qualifying scores. All three competitors were Adult Amateur riders. Mary Ann Callahan rode her gelding Leander in their first level freestyle. This was their second time out with the Dire Straits/Simon and Garfunkel music and they scored very well with a 70.833% on Saturday and a 76.667% on Sunday! The pair was awarded an 8.5 on music and an 8 on choreography on Sunday. Holly Such and her horse Stiletto showed a freestyle at the Intermediate I level and used ...
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April 28 and 29, four ladies rode freestyles ranging from first level to Intermediate I with music that was country pop, sixties jazz, new age, and sixties pop. Mary Ann Callahan scored a 73% her first time out with this freestyle that mixed Dire Straits with Simon and Garfunkel. The judge commented that it was upbeat and they looked like they were having fun. She scored an 8 on her music. Suzanne Graham won the freestyle class with a whopping 77% for her second level freestyle. She was able to use this country pop music that included Willy Nelson and ...
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Courtney O'Brien and her PRE gelding Duque scored a 74% for their Intermediate I freestyle at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center this past weekend. This score won the class for the pair who had not shown since last summer. Riding to Latin Carnival type music this has been the first freestyle Courtney has ever ridden. She exclaimed after her ride yesterday, Now I know why all my friends love freestyles so much! Way to go Courtney! You're off to a good start in 2018! ...
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This past weekend My horse, Wietze G, AKA Wookie, and I traveled down to Apopka, FL to Compete in the Heidelberg Cup Dressage show hosted by the Orlando Dressage Association. We had not competed our US Dressage Finals Championship Grand Prix Freestyle Since Lexington in November. I was very happy with the ride as we had no mistakes. Passage and Piaffe could have been better, but we got all of our tempi changes and pirouettes so that was great! We hit every musical place right on target. I love it when it goes that way. Right on the music!! The ...
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I can’t believe we are almost through the first quarter of 2018! I have been very negligent about posting activities for Goldbar Freestyles. Already this year I hosted a freestyle clinic for my local GMO club First Coast Classical Dressage Society. The turn-out was fantastic and we all had fun while watching members ride to music perhaps for the first time. We covered everything from footfalls BPM at each gait to music choices and freestyle rules. I am currently working on a young rider freestyle and a first level freestyle. A highlight in February was taking a trip to Wellington ...
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Goldbar Freestyles enjoyed much success in 2016.  Clients and friends rode to music selected and edited by Goldbar up and down the East Coast and even as far West as Colorado.  Riders' ages ranged from teens to vintage riders and practically every level of Dressage Musical Freestyle was represented. Beginning with Training Level Freestyle we saw Meredith McGrath Winning the CBLM Championship in VA, to a Jazzy Mancini style of music.  First level Freestyles included Suzanne Graham and her horse Justice, and Marge Savage and Willow's Dream.  Suzanne's Freestyle, which was ridden to a blend of Country and Southern Rock ...
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This past weekend was very much a success for a few Goldbar Freestyle riders.  Helena and Ava Milazzo rode their Junior Freestyles for the first time in Conyers, GA at the International Horse Park and were victorious as Helena captured first place with a 69.5%.  Her sister Ava, was not far behind scoring a 65%.  Congratulations to these two who are probably on their way to Junior Rider National Championships. Further North at Morven Park, in Leesburg, VA, Lynn Jendrowski rode second and third level freestyles on two different horses.  Diesel, her second level mount scored a 78.967% winning the ...
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The Goldbar Freestyles Team is apologizing to anyone who inquired through the web site and did not receive an answer! Apparantly there is a technical fault and we are currently working to resolve the problem. We have attempted to send emails to clients who may have been affected in the last couple of months. If you asked for a quote and didn’t hear back from us please try again. We are dedicated to offering premium, custom services for dressage musical freestyle ...
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Goldbar Freestyles is excited to have two Freestyles going to the inaugural USDF Dressage Finals in Lexington, KY next week. Anna Marek and her horse Unico G, scored a 79.125% , which made them Champions in the Grand Prix Freestyle at Region 3 Championships in Conyers, GA , and Suzanne Graham rode Femi , owned by Fred and Tish Neeseman, in the Second Level freestyle and won Reserve Champion with a 66.317%. These placings earned them the honor to compete at the National level. We are so proud of them and wish them the best in Lexington next week. Goldbar ...
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