Shelley Van den Neste Sizzles Again at Summer Sizzler 2 Dressage at Canterbury

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Shelley Van den Neste Sizzles Again at Summer Sizzler 2 Dressage at Canterbury


Newberry, FL (August 19, 2009) - Shelley Van den Neste, of Sunrise Farms Sport Horses, didn’t let the Florida heat slow her down at the Summer Sizzler 2 Dressage at Canterbury show. Van den Neste sizzled in the ring, riding away with Championships, Reserves and High Scores at the show held at Newberry’s Canterbury Showgrounds.

"I am very happy about my horses and students. They all had pleasant attitudes at the show despite the heat and rainstorm on Saturday. The new fiber enhanced footing at Canterbury is resilient and well groomed and is the same footing that is at Sunrise Farms," Van den Neste said.

Van den Neste and Susquehanna, a 10-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Jill Costello of Gainesville, Florida, earned the Second Level Championship title and the Reserve Champion title in Third Level. Susquehanna and Van den Neste had similar results at Canterbury’s Summer Sizzler 1 show, winning the High Point in Second Level. “Susquehanna is really coming along and I couldn’t be more pleased with her,” Van den Neste added.

Van den Neste also found herself in the winner’s circle with Latin Lover V, a seven-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Erol and Christine Pinto of Wellington, Florida. “It was his first show in the United States and he was Champion in Training Level and earned the High Point of the show with a 77.6%. It was a great debut,” Van den Neste said.

Midnight Oil, a Danish mare who has been in training with Van den Neste for only a month, made her show debut at the Intro Level, finishing the weekend with a high score of 74%. “She won all three Intro Classes with her owner, Adult Amateur rider Johnny Robb,” Van den Neste said. “It was a great experience for the mare and I look forward to seeing great things from her in the future.”

Van den Neste, who is sponsored by MDC Intelligent Stirrups®, believes a great deal of her show success stems from the cross training she does with the horses at her Sunrise Farms in Newberry. “I ride the horses in the dressage ring but I also take them out and jump and ride across the country. It does great things for their brains and fitness level,” Van den Neste said.

Van den Neste’s farm offers quality training services, specializes in clinics and offers rehab services for show horses that are having problems returning to the show ring. Van den Neste, a USDF Silver medalist and an L graduate, currently competes two horses at the FEI level. For more information on the farm, visit their website at www.srfsporthorses.com.