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Starlight won the Open Prix St. Georges at White Fences last Sunday 4/6/08 with a 69.5%!

Second Rider Eligible to Compete in $10,000 Finale-

Rick Silvia Wins Players Club Dressage Under the Stars Grand Prix II
 

Wellington, FL- Judge, Michael Klimke came all the way from Germany to help judge the second Dressage Under The Stars Grand Prix competition held at the Players Club restaurant in Wellington, Florida and winning Grand Prix rider, Rick Silvia is glad he did! Judging along side Klimke, was Betsy Steiner and best selling author and grand prix rider, Tami Hoag. The trio gave Silvia’s steamy grand prix musical freestyle a whooping 88% and the crowd went wild.

Dressage under the Stars is an exhibition/competition hosted at the Players Club restaurant and sponsored by Snow Queen Vodka. Diners at the restaurant are treated to a rowdy musical freestyle competition in the polo field adjacent to the dining room and outdoor patio bar. The rules and regulations for the competition are a bit loose and the end result is riders and spectators (lot’s of them) having fun. The ring is regulation size and the horses are required to perform at the Grand Prix level, but the rest of the event is an anything goes gala. The stakes are also high! Winners from five Friday night competitions will compete in the Dressage Under the Stars Finale for a $10,000 purse! High stakes and high spirits are not often associated with the sport, but the organizers at the Players Club are putting a twist on dressage that spectators applaud.

Elizabeth Niemi also placed in last week’s competition riding Christina Baker’s impressive gelding, Florencio V. Niemi was not disappointed that she didn’t win since she was not actually competing. “I was doing a demonstration exhibition on Florencio,” explained Niemi, “But Michael Klimke was having too much fun and said in Germany everyone gets a score,” added Niemi with a laugh. Niemi should also be flattered as both Klimke and Steiner also tried to the buy Florencio at the end of Niemi’s ride!

Week one winner, Shannon Dueck will return with Silvia and three other winners to ride for the $10,000 grand prize in late April. Meanwhile the big winner in this competition may actually be the sport of dressage…which is getting a reputation as fun and entertaining thanks to the Dressage Under the Stars series. For more information or dinner reservations for up coming Dressage Under the Stars competitions, call the Players Club at 561-795-0080 or visit www.playersclubrestaurant.com.

Steffen Peters Rides Dream Street Stallion, Fantasma, in The 2008 Challenge of the Americas

Wellington, FL- Olympic Team Bronze Medalist, Steffen Peters rode Deborah Howe's grand prix stallion, Fantasma in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Challenge of the Americas on March 8th, at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL. Peters was a originally scheduled to ride Elizabeth Niemi’s grand prix mount, Wholio, an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Stan and Vivian Pichney. When Wholio sustained a minor stone bruise just days before the event, Rick Silvia of Dream Street Stallions and Deborah Howe quickly offered Fantasma as a replacement mount for Peters. Peters rode Fantasma in a beautifully executed “Salute to America” freestyle performance to kick off the evening. The Challenge of America fundraiser showcases international Grand Prix equestrians in jumping and musical dressage quadrilles for the benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

“We were glad to be able to loan Steffen Fantasma for the event,” said Rick Silvia of Dream Street Stallions. Silvia is well known for his commitment to the promotion of sport horses. Two years ago, Silvia formed Dream Street Stallions with the goal of offering some of the world’s best sport horse bloodlines in America. Since the inception of Dream Street Stallions, Silvia has committed a great deal of his time and resources to promoting the sport. “I wanted to do more than just ride,” said Silvia, “I wanted to bring top breeding stallions to America and make them available to mare owners here. At the same time, I am as committed to promoting the sport of dressage, as I am to promoting the sport horses themselves,” added Silvia.

In the past two years, Dream Street Stallions have participated in a number of exhibitions, symposiums and shows throughout the U.S. In 2007, Dream Street Stallion, Starlight, was named the USDF Breeding Stallion of the Year and was inducted into the USDF Hall of Fame for earning the highest median score ever given in the USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding division.

“It has been an incredible journey building this dream,” said Silvia, “And there is no doubt watching Steffen’s performance on Fantasma at the Challenge was one of the highlights.” For more information about the Dream Street Stallions visit them online at www.dreamstreetstallions.com.
 

  Dream Street Stallion, Starlight,

Wins USDF Sport Horse Breeding “Horse of the Year”

Photo - Accepting the USDF honors for Starlight, L to R- USDF President, Sam Barish, Deborah Howe, President of HRH Holdings, Inc and business associate of Dream Street Stallions, Rick Silvia, and Allyn Mann from Adequan.

Wellington, FL- Dream Street Stallion, Starlight, swept the top honors for a breeding stallion at the United States Dressage Federation’s annual awards banquet hosted in Orlando, Florida last week. Starlight was awarded the USDF All-Breeds Dressage Sport Horse Breeding 'Horse Of The Year'. The 7-year-old black Oldenburg stallion is owned and shown by Rick Silvia of Dream Street Stallions. Silvia was also informed that Starlight’s score was the highest median score ever recorded. Silvia was awarded both a perpetual trophy and a beautiful bronze statue for the win.  Both prizes will be kept on display in the USDF Hall of Fame in Kentucky, along with a photo of Starlight in honor of his accomplishments.

 The Horse of the Year honor was one of many prestigious honors that Starlight and Silvia took home form the awards ceremony. Starlight also won the USDF All-Breeds Mature Stallion 'Horse Of The Year', the German Oldenburg Verband Mature Stallion 'Horse of the Year' and the German Oldenburg Verband Dressage Sport Horse Breeding 'Horse of the Year' Honors. And the stunning stallion proved he is also a capable performance horse by winning res. Champion in the Open Prix St. Georges for the German Oldenburg Verband.

 Silvia stepped off the stage with his arms full with two Championship coolers, a gift certificate from Dressage Extensions, two gold medals, two picture frames with USDF honors on them, a saddle pad, two plaques, and replica of the bronze that will be displayed in the USDF Hall of Fame. For Silvia it was truly the culmination of a dream. Three years ago Silvia formed his “Dream Street Stallions” to offer some of the most sought after European dressage bloodlines in the United States.  He imported a few exceptional stallions, including Starlight who offers a unique combination of two highly sought after European lines, Sandro Hit, Corduer and Argentinus. Silvia stands the stallions at his Dream Street Stallions farm in Wellington, Florida, shows them on the East Coast dressage circuit and actively promotes them at expositions and symposiums. The 2007 USDF annual awards ceremony validated without a doubt that Silvia’s “dream” is on track.

 “I am proud of Starlight’s accomplishments”, said Silvia, “I am especially happy for the mare owners who are expecting Starlight foals this Spring and those who have mares booked to him this coming season”. Silvia will continue training and competing Starlight with their sights set on the Grand Prix in the 2008 season. 

 For more information about the United States Dressage Federation awards programs visit www.usdf.org.

Lexington, KY ~ M.S.E.D.A. Breed Show:

The licensed and approved Oldenburg stallion Starlight (Sandro Hit/Cordeur) has again claimed the title of 'Grand Champion' this time in Lexington, KY at the annual M.S.E.D.A. breed show. The judges were clearly impressed with Starlight's outstanding conformation and movement rewarding him with a score of 86.5%! Friday the seven year old Starlight contested the Open FEI Prix St. Georges division taking second place with a score of 65.750%.   

Rick Silvia riding HRH Holdings Inc. stallion Fantasma win the Open FEI Grand Prix Freestyle at the Kentucky Horse Park with a score of 66%. Second place went to Tami Crawford and Markant.

The seven year old licensed and approved Elite Stallion Lullaby finished 8th in the Nation at the National Developing Horse Championships in Lexington, KY. At seven years old Lullaby produced a solid Prix St. Georges test in front of a panel of international judges.  Lullaby was one of only twenty horses that were invited nationally to compete at the Championships.

August 28, 2007 Summer Sizzler Dressage Show, Gainesville, FL

Starlight won Grand Champion honors at the breed show at the Canterbury August Summer Sizzler for the second year in a row, with a  score over 85%. Silvia was equally excited when the pair earned a 62.5% placing 3rd in the Prix St. George open.  This was the first time that the seven year old Starlight was shown under saddle.

Rick also enjoyed success with the newest Dream Street Stallion; Deborah and Rex Howe's, "Fantasma". After only 5 weeks of working together the pair scored over 60% in both Grand Prix classes, finishing second to Olympian, Bent Jensen.

Rick and Fantasma also won the Open Grand Prix Qualifier at the Tampa Dressage Show, with a 62.%