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Olympic Dressage Day 1 Results

The first day of dressage competition is over, and recent media superstar Rafalca, with rider Jan Ebeling, was the only American horse to compete today. Ebeling put in a solid test and tactfully rode Ann Romney's mare to a very respectable 70.243%, Read More...
Posted Thursday, August 2, 2012 1:21 PM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

Stephen Colbert Piaffes His Way to Dressage Stardom

This hilarity continues on the latest episode of The Colbert Report as host Stephen Colbert takes a riding lesson with Grand Prix dressage rider, Michael Barisone of Long Valley, NJ. Have a laugh and enjoy some of the mainstream media exposure our sport Read More...
Posted Wednesday, August 1, 2012 3:53 PM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

Lamenting the Olympics - but not for long

My heart is feeling a bit pale watching the opening ceremony of the London Olympics since this is the first time in 16 years that I am not involved with the Olympics through equestrian sports. I started my career in international horse sport in the Olympic Read More...
Posted Friday, July 27, 2012 9:56 PM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

Stephen Colbert Responds To Dressage Pep Rally Video

Check out Stephen Colbert’s response to Gladstone dressage fans’ excitement over his proclamation that dressage is the “Sport of the Summer” http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/415570/june-19-2012/mitt-romney-s-champion-horse---stephen-s-dressage-contributio Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2012 11:41 AM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

Rebuttal to Stephen Colbert's video spoof on dressage

Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd05MR0qtOI Heee, haaw! Read More...
Posted Monday, June 18, 2012 10:26 AM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

Dressage Pep Rally– Stephen Colbert - payback time

Yesterday I had the opportunity to witness a dynamite dressage competition at the coveted US Equestrian Team in Gladstone, NJ. While any final day of an Olympic Selection Final is always exciting, with the horse (Rafalca) co-owned by Ann Romney (Mitt Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 17, 2012 4:48 PM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

Stephen Colbert's dressage video spoof

As the saying goes: ‘negative publicity is better than none at all!' Even though this recent video spoof by Stephen Colbert may insult some dressage aficionados, at least it is promoting our sport to the general public (even if it’s done Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:11 AM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments

What do dressage and Mitt Romney have in Common?

Ann, his wife, who is a dressage rider and owner of a very talented mare by the name of Rafalca. When I worked at the US Equestrian Federation, I had talked with Ann once or twice on the phone about entering her horse at Oldenburg and other European CDIs.. Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:25 PM by Cindy Stys | 0 Comments