In Honor of My American Warmblood Horse, Glenord’s Rocket Dancer a.k.a. Rocki

My American Warmblood horse - Glenord's Rocket Dancer aka Rocki as a 3-year-old Glenord's Rocket Dancer aka Rocki

This site is dedicated to my registered American Warmblood horse, Glenord’s Rocket Dancer, aka Rocki, who passed away in September 2020. She was my Clydesdale and racing Thoroughbred Appaloosa mare. She was my baby for 26 of her 28 years. Rocki was a Lifetime USDF/USEF member horse. I registered Rocki as an American Warmblood. She …

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Ashley Holzer Wins Champion and Reserve Titles in Prix St. Georges Future Challenge

Ashley Holzer & Liberty L. Photo ©susanjstickle.com After three jam-packed months of exciting competition that included seven CDI shows, on Sunday, March 30, the curtain came down on the final day of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) season in Wellington, FL. This year, the one-of-a-kind dressage circuit boasted 1996 entries in the national …

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Perry-Glass Spearheads Olympic Girl Power Podium in Last Friday Night Stars of 2025 AGDF

Kasey Perry-Glass & Heartbeat W.P. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Three female Olympians filled the podium in the Lövsta Stuteri CDI4* Grand Prix Freestyle on March 28, during the season’s final edition of the popular ‘Friday Night Stars’ gala evening. U.S. Olympic team bronze medalist from Rio 2016 Kasey Perry-Glass and Heartbeat W.P. logged their third international win …

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BLM’s Decision for the Pryor Mountain Wild Horses Released

Yearling filly, Yara (Pilar & Stillwater), watches her watchers in the Sykes area of the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range. The RMP Decision has been released regarding the management of the Pryor herd. The adopted amendment to the Billings Resource Management Plan (RMP) is a loss for the Pryor Mountain wild horses and a disregard …

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Help Save Wild Burros from Massive Roundup in Nevada

Wild burros near Beatty, Nevada are cherished by visitors from around the world traveling through the area en route to Las Vegas. However, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has failed to uphold its mandate to humanely manage the Bullfrog wild burro herd. The agency has neglected to protect and maintain adequate water sources within …

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Adrienne Lyle and Helix Double Up to Win Freestyle with New Personal Best

Adrienne Lyle & Helix. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Adrienne Lyle (USA) expertly guided Zen Elite Equestrian Center’s 13-year-old Helix (by Apache x Jazz) to a new combination high score of 80.6% to top the Havensafe Farm CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle on Friday, March 14. The spectator seating was packed and buzzing during ‘Friday Night Stars’ at the …

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Fiona Howard Sets New World Record with Plus-83% Freestyle

Fiona Howard & Diamond Dunes. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Grade II para-athlete Fiona Howard (USA) and Diamond Dunes stormed to a new world record score of 83.276% in the CPEDI3* FEI Para Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday, March 9, the closing day of action in week nine of the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, …

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Wild Horse Fire Brigade – Update

Photo: William E. Simpson II — Wild horses calmly graze in front of approaching 38,000-acre Klamathon Wildfire. The issue around wild horses is not a one-liner or a quick study for anyone. Innocent wild horses are literally dying at the hands of bad actors as you read this, so I ask that you excuse my …

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“Special Mare” Dancing Darkness Wins Grand Prix Special on CDI Debut under Evelyn Eger

Evelyn Eger & Dancing Darkness. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Eight athletes represented seven different nations, with Eger emerging victorious on Connie Kang’s Hanoverian mare Dancing Darkness 4, who made her CDI debut in AGDF 8. The Dancier x Sandro Hit daughter — a graduate of the 2018 P.S.I. auction — scored 72.362% with a consistent, harmonious test …

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Kevin Kohmann Books Ticket to Second World Cup Final with Personal Best Freestyle

Kevin Kohmann & Dünensee. Photo ©susanjstickle.com Kevin Kohmann (USA) pulled off the performance of a lifetime in the FEI World Cup™ Grand Prix Freestyle, sponsored by 3 Graces Dressage, on Friday, February 28, during “Friday Night Stars” at the 2025 Adequan® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Riding Dünensee to a new personal best …

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BLM Poised to Round Up the Majority of NV’s Jackson Mountain Wild Horses

Jackson Mtn wild horse family. Photo used with permission from Laura Leigh, Wild Horse Education. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing the Jackson Mountains Herd Management Area Plan (HMAP), which will set long-term management policies for this herd. Their proposal includes sterilizing up to 25% of the mares, surgically implanting IUDs, and removing …

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