2004 Vorwerk Stallion Show

Leonie Bramall on Ronda and Don Gregory

March 13, 2004

Making an impressive appearance at the 2004 Vorwerk Stallion Show in Vechta, Germany, were Canadian Leonie Bramall aboard the Oldenburg mare Ronda.

Ronda BM is the daughter of Vorwerk's leading sire Rohdiamant and is a state premium mare. The dark bay Ronda represented her sire at the stallion show and did him all glory. Bramall's PR staff wrote the following about Ronda's performance: "with a spectacular show of her dynamic and supple trot mechanic including piaffe and passage, this dream mare with nerves of steel danced her way into the hearts of the public under the fine hand of Leonie Bramall and received one well earned applause after the other."

Ronda indeed excelled in her trot work and pi-pa tour, but the canter work needed some more work. It was short and not ground covering enough.

At the Vorwerk stallion show, Bramall also presented good old Don Gregory. Bramall is a former Vorwerk team rider and it was easy for her to reconnect with her former mount Don Gregory.

It was fascinating to see how the now 16 year old veteran of the station played with his talents for collection and top basic gaits in a demonstration at the Grand Prix level. Piaffe, passage, double pirouttes and one tempi flying changes with reins in one hand. Don Gregory playfully bewitched not only his rider and the public but also show moderator Uwe Heckmann!

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