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U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team Stories; Video Now Available

by Erin Ryder, Kentucky Equine Research | Oct 6, 2010, 3:55 PM

Each rider has a story, and you can hear from each member of the Kentucky Equine Research (KER)/U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in this new video.

These inspiring riders of all ages have overcome adversity to reach an international stage with their horses, and they are vying not only for a place on the medal podium but also the realization of personal goals.

“My mom is a physical therapist, and she’s really up on different types of therapy, and she threw me up on a horse at age two,” stated Jonathan Wentz, who is competing at WEG on NTEC Richter Scale. “Doctors consider the horse to be the only reason I can walk today.”

Learn more about the competitors, their horses, their goals, and how they got to the world stage at WEG as a para-equestrian, by visiting: http://ker.com/library/video/

The Kentucky Equine Research/U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games converged at the 144-acre KER farm near Versailles, Ky., starting Sept. 17. The team was joined by USEF para-dressage coach and chef d’equipe Missy Ransehousen, team veterinarian Stacey Kent, DVM, assistant coach Sharon Schneidman, and U.S. para-equestrian association executive director Hope Hand. The USEF para team leader is Pam Lane.

“There isn’t a better way we could have prepared for the Games than being at KER,” stated Rebecca Hart, who is riding Norteassa.

For more information on USEF para-equestrian programs, please contact Lane at [email protected].

Learn more about the para-equestrian in sport, and contact the U.S. para-equestrian group via Hand at [email protected].

Kentucky Equine Research is an international equine nutrition, research, and consultation company serving both the horse owner and the feed industry. Founded nearly 25 years ago by Joe Pagan, Ph.D., the company’s goal is to advance the industry's knowledge of equine nutrition and exercise physiology and apply that knowledge to produce healthier, more athletic horses at all stages of life. For more information contact Kentucky Equine Research at 3910 Delaney Ferry Road, Versailles, KY 40383; 888-873-1988; 859-873-1988; e-mail [email protected].