July 2015 Newsletter

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Kim Reynolds
WPDA Member, Interviewed by Kristin Hermann
WPDA member Kim Reynolds was a featured
rider for The Clinic by Susanne von Dietze in the
June 2015 Dressage Today magazine.
Apparently Suzanne had a small horse of her
own at one time that she mentions. Kim was
asked a few questions about her riding and the
history of her horse Bella Luna, a Morgan Halflinger cross.
Kim works at Nickers and Neighs
Therapeutic Riding Program located at 260
Mountain Trails Lane in Acme, Pa. She is the
Operations Manager. She and Luna have been
training dressage for four and half years and are
successfully riding First Level at Recognized
shows. Bella Luna’s mom was one of the first
horses at Nickers and Neighs program, and she
came two weeks pregnant with Bella Luna (Little
did they know). Kim met Bella Luna when she
started working there in 2010, Bella Luna or Luna
was three years old. At that time, Kim owned a
gelding, and he and Luna were pasture mates. Luna
was a bratty youngster and she had horrible ground
manners that required very clear
ground rules from her handler. She left for
training in the fall of 2011, and while she was
gone Kim lost her gelding to colic. Kim had been
taking lessons with Lauren Schneider (former
WPDA Board member), and losing him left her
without a horse to ride.
When Luna returned from training, Kim began
riding her in her lessons. That was in
October, and she officially bought her in
December from Nickers and Neighs for one
dollar! Luna is Kim’s first dressage horse.
She competed on the AQHA circuit years
ago, but only began taking dressage lessons
in 2011. When Kim was asked about her write
up in Dressage Today she said, "I love
reading Suzanne von Dietz's column every
month, and I thought it would be educational
to have her feedback on my riding. I think her
evaluation of Luna and I was very accurate,
and I would give it a 10."
If anyone would like more information on Nickers and Neighs Therapeutic Riding Program, the
website is www.kidsonhorses.org. You can find a link to donate on the website!
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Joining us again this
year, Kathryn FlemingKuhn is a USDF
Certified Instructor
through Fourth Level
and USDF Bronze,
Silver (at age 16), and
Gold Medalist (at age
21). Kathryn has trained
horses and riders
through Grand Prix with regional and national success.
Kathryn's introduction to horses came early through her
father. She began riding at StarWest as a junior rider in
1992, taking lessons with Alice Martin.
Kathryn continues her education under her long time
mentor, Gerhard Politz, with whom she has ridden since
1998 in clinics and as a working student. Kathryn has
also ridden regularly under Col. Christian Carde, Conrad
Schumacher, Lilo Fore, and Neil and Cindy Ishoy.
Reese Koffler Stanfield, USDF Bronze, Silver, Gold, and
Gold Freestyle Bar Medalist, is a lifelong professional
horseman who has successfully competed in the sport of
Dressage since early childhood. Reese enjoyed a stellar
Advanced Young Rider career. She is now a nationally and
internationally ranked professional High Performance
competitor. Reese is a United States Dressage Federation
Certified Instructor/Trainer through Fourth Level. Reese has
a B.S. in Agriculture Economics and a M.A. from the Patterson
School of Diplomacy and
International Commerce at the
University of Kentucky.
Reese has trained with
Olympic Coach, Conrad
Schumacher, Hofgut Neuhof,
near Frankfort Germany from
October 1998 - May 1999, and
from November 2001 - April
2002. She presently trains with
both Mr. Schumacher, and PEI
"S" judge and world-class trainer,
Kathy Connelly, in Wellington
Florida.
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