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American
Dressage News
Robert Dover Makes Show Come-back at 119th National
Horse Show
 Wellington,
Florida - The 119th National Horse Show, the most prestigious
horse show in the United States, will make its debut
at The Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club in Wellington
from November 26 through December 1, 2002. The National,
founded in 1883, brings together the best horses and
riders in the U. S. competing in the well-known equestrian
disciplines of hunters, jumpers, equitation dressage
and ladies’ sidesaddle.
For the first time in several years, dressage will
be part of The National’s schedule and will be called
“Dressage at The National”. The dressage competitions
will take place on Saturday November 30 and Sunday December
1.
Robert Dover, five-time U. S. Olympic dressage rider
and three-time Bronze Medalist, is coming out of retirement
to compete at The National. He will be riding “Ramazon”,
a 14-year-old Russian-bred, who has recently been winning
many top dressage events in Europe. Dover retired from
the show ring after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but has
continued his active involvement in the sport by training
horses and riders.
Dover is grateful to National Horse Show chairman
Gene Mische for bringing The National to Wellington
and for including dressage as part of the event.
Other top dressage riders who will be competing at
The National include Bethany Peslar and Janna Rumbough,
both of Palm Beach, as well as veterans Bent Jensen,
Lynda Alicki, Heather Bender, Marco Bernal, Jan Brons
and Tina Konyot.
 The
119th National Horse Show runs Tuesday, November 26,
through Sunday, December 1, with competition beginning
at 8:00 am and continuing throughout each day. Friday
evening’s “Jumping Under the Stars” competition begins
at 7:00 pm. Tickets, Tuesday through Saturday, are $10
for adults, $7 for seniors; on Sunday tickets sell for
$15 for adults and $7 for seniors. Children 12 & under
are always admitted free. Thanksgiving Day, Thursday,
admission is free to all. Tickets are available at the
gate or by phoning (800) 237-8924 or (561) 753-3389.
Entrance to the Equestrian Center is on Pierson Road
in Wellington, where parking is free on all days.
Picture: Robert Dover participating in the 2002 Global
Dressage Forum as speaker
Image copyright: Dirk Caremans
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