April 30th - 2008 - Dream Street Stallion's
Starlight and Owner/Rider Rick Silvia Win
the Open Prix St. George in Wellington,
Florida with a 69.5%
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At the Welcome Back to White Fences Dressage Show in
mid-April, Starlight won the Open Prix St. Georges with an
impressive 69.5%. Following this at the Wellington Dressage
Classic this past weekend, Starlight, piloted by Silvia
placed second to Lisa Wilcox in the Prix St. George with a
score of 65.00% and also placed second in his first
Intermediaire-1 with a respectable score of 64.250%
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The Wellington Classic April
show is a quieter late season
venue and Silvia said he felt it
was the perfect environment to
ask a little more of his young
stallion.
"I'm
extremely proud of Starlight. He has
such a wonderful character. He is
just starting this level of work and
he is doing a great job balancing
his competition career with his
demanding breeding schedule," said
Silvia
Silvia plans to continue to compete
Starlight in the FEI arena this
summer and with his sights set on
Dressage at Devon in September.
Starlight won the Open Prix St. Georges at
White Fences 4/6/08 with a
69.5%!
 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:
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Starlight
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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%.
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Fantasma
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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
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Lullaby
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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.%
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