Local Trainer Sends Horse To Pan Am Games In Dressage - Member Of The Bronze Medal Winning Colombian Team
Beckham, a Hanovarian warmblood horse formerly owned and trained by local trainer Nancy Rosen of Frog Hollow Farm in Esopus, NY, won a bronze medal as a member of the Columbian team at the Pan Am Games in dressage.
Online, November 21, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Beckham, a Hanovarian warmblood horse formerly owned and trained by local trainer Nancy Rosen of Frog Hollow Farm in Esopus, NY, won a bronze medal as a member of the Columbian team at the Pan Am Games in dressage.
"As much as I wanted him to be my forever horse, I was excited for him to go to Gloria Esquerra and her trainer Maria Ines who rides Beckham in competitions" said Nancy Rosen, owner and founder of Frog Hollow Farm, in an interview with www.dressagedaily.com. "My goal was for him to go to the Pan Am Games and now he has proudly represented Colombia."
Ms. Rosen purchased Beckham in 2004 from Juan Matute, a Spanish Olympic trainer and rider. Beckham had been competing in the 4-year-old tests in Germany and was the number 2 horse in Europe in the 4-year-olds FEI division.
"I was 56 at the time and had never even ridden an upper level horse no less trained one," said Ms. Rosen.
Ms. Rosen began training with Holger Bechtloff a USDF Gold Medalist and certified trainer and Instructor. She competed Beckham from training level to Prix St. George earning her USDF Bronze and Silver medals.
In the winter of 2010, Ms Rosen broke her back (not horse related) and sent Beckham to Florida with Holger. Within a month she received an offer to purchase Beckham.
Ms. Rosen has purchased another horse from Juan Matute and now Docatenango will be the second horse she will train to FEI levels.