http://doversworld.com/blog The website of Robert Dover Thu, 24 May 2012 13:01:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to ABC, the 3 men caught on tape abusing Tennessee Walking Horses were charged and convicted of abuse in Federal Court yesterday in Nashville.  They will be sentenced to up to ONE YEAR in prison and up to a THREE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.  Naturally, we who love horses and ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/24/justice-donealmost/ It has been a year of amazing evolution around the world as new Dressage Stars have cropped up from countries which historically had never been of much consequence.   It was 20 years ago that the USA began  its 4 consecutive Olympic Bronze run, proving America one of the major powers ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/23/dressage-the-new-generation-of-champions/ DC Comics is about to present its first Gay Super Hero, interestingly just days after President Obama came out in support of Gay Marriage.  Of course, Marvel has had a Gay character in "North Star" since 1992 and he is soon to be married in the cartoon world, so it's ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/22/gay-super-heroes/ It has been a season of new beginnings and faces in Canada and this week in Burlington, Ontario we saw a veteran rider, Jacquie Brooks, pilot her new mount, De Niro, to 2 second place finishes with 68.4% in the Grand Prix and 69.9% in the Grand Prix Special to ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/21/marcus-and-brooks-shine-at-burlington-cdi3/ It was a beautiful, crisp day in Burlington as the CDI held its first day of competition.  Though the classes were not large, there was definitely quality and potential in each, including the Juniors and Young Riders. The Prix St. George was won by the very elegant pair of Tina ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/18/burlington-cdi-3/ Lisa Wilcox sent me this yesterday and asked me to talk about it.  I am so disgusted and ashamed that our community is still allowing this kind of treatment to go on in any discipline!  Take a look. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgxVlxT_x-f0&h=KAQHXyMWzAQH1p1L-H0_F-T3bILCv6Ep8NUW5gZPBbw2l8A RD http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/18/abuse-of-horses-must-be-stopped/ I arrived as a kid to Idlewild Farm, owned by the Zang family and home of the U.S. Dressage Team Coach, Colonel Bengt Ljungquist.  Linda reminded me of other young ladies in the Equestrian community - ambitious, hard-working and focused on her career while living under the same roof with ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/17/jim-lewis-ri-p/ I'll admit it - I get bored easily.  As much as I love horses and Dressage, it has been many years since I woke up and thought, "I can't wait to get to the barn".  Now, I greatly appreciate everything that the horse world has done for me and when ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/15/creativity/ EhrenGold HW, bay Westphalian gelding by ( Ehrenpreis / Laureus), born in 2007, standing approximately 16.2 hands. EhrenGold HW is a young star who knows how to impress due to his type, movement and character. His sire EHRENPREIS completed his Stallion Performance Test in 2004 in Warendorf with clearly above average results and ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/15/ehrengold-hw/ The last week has been amazing since President Obama came out in support for Gay Marriage.  The news headlines continue to talk about this issue over others, including the economy, and today the President will be attending a fundraiser hosted by Ricky Martin.  I wonder what he'll talk about?  On ... http://doversworld.com/blog/2012/05/14/more-thoughts-on-gay-marriage/