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Sharon
Jerdeman-Bates
USDF
Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medallist
"L" Judging program Graduate
FEI Competitor
MAY NEWS
May
Days, Newberry, FL
Congratulations
to students Kris Kuchinski Broome and Renee Genther for
placing 1st and 3rd respectively in the $1000 Freestyle
Challenge!!
Both
also earned qualifying scores for Regionals, and Kris
earned High Point Second Level, and yet another Dover
Medal...
Chinook and Sharon earned a 61.6% in their first attempt at
the Grand Prix Special!

APRIL NEWS
Dressage on the First Coast, Jacksonville,
FL
LOTS of
BLUE
RIBBONS!
NAUTIKA:
Reserve Champion FEI
DELPHINE:
Champion First Level
Nautika, owned and bred by Pat Sullivan of Gainesville, FL
won both the PSG and the I-1 (tie) with scores of 65% and
66%
and the fabulous mare Delphine won all of her Training and
First Level classes with scores in the 70's including a 74%
in her very first First Level class!
Student Kris Kuchinski Broome also won 2 of her classes and
scored up to 70% in her first Second Level Freestyle
classes.
MARCH
NEWS
Heidelburg
Cup 1 & 2 Orlando, FL
Kris
Kuchinski Broome and her mare Lauren WON:
ALL of their Second Level classes
2 Dover Medals
The Orlando Dressage Adult Amateur series Championship at
Second Level
High Point Second Level
High Point Hanoverian!
Way
to go Kris!!!!!
Al
Sol Show Newberry, FL
Sharon
and Chinook earned another score of
60% at Grand Prix earning Sharon her
USDF Gold Medal!
Congratulations to Chinook's owner Nicole Shinton, and
thank you to
Gunnar Ostergaard,
who has been doing a great job of coaching Sharon and
Chinook this past year. This wonderful horse is
FOR SALE--please
visit our sales page for more info!
Kris Kuchinski Broome and Lauren achieved their highest
scores yet at Second Level, 68% and 69%!
Ocala
Spring Dressage
Kris and her mare Lauren placed 1st and 2nd in their Second
Level classes with great scores.
Oldenburg mare Delphine, owned by Judy Shewmake and ridden
by Sharon, amazed us with 3 blue ribbons and scores
of
69%, 73%,
and
76.4%
at her very first dressage show!!
Delphine is for sale--visit
our sales page for more information about this wonderful
mare.
FEBRUARY
NEWS
Canterbury Twice As Nice Newberry, FL
Congrats
to Renee Genther for winning both of her First Level
Classes!
BIG
NEWS!
Sharon and Chinook completed their first
Grand Prix
with a score of 60.6%!!
JANUARY
NEWS 2010
Happy
New Year!
Canterbury
Schooling Dressage
Let's
Dance, a Holsteiner gelding owned by Dallas Maddox of
Hartford, CT earned a 68% and a Blue ribbon at his first
attempt at First Level!
Ocala
Dressage
Chinook
and Sharon earned a 63.4 % in the Intermediare 2.
Pat Sullivan's mare Nautika and Sharon earned a 62 &
64% in the Intermediare 1.
Kris and her mare Lauren won 2 of their 2nd Level tests and
won the Dover Medal!
Twice
as Nice 1, Newberry, FL
Congratulations
to Kris Kuchinski Broome and Renee Genther who were
Champion and Reserve First Level AA!
Both are now qualified for 2010 Regional Championships
Sharon and her Falconer(Fritz) won their 4th Level class on
Sunday and Sharon and Chinook earned a 64% in their
Intermediare
2 !
DECEMBER
NEWS
Dressage
on the First Coast, Jacksonville, FL
Chinook
and Sharon earned a 60+% at Intermediare 2
Kris Kuchinski Broome received a 65%, a qualifying score,
and a win at First Level, Test 4 with Nightlife,
and Renee Genther and Ricochet placed well in all of their
classes and earned a qualifying score at First Level, Test
4!
NOVEMBER
NEWS
Happy
Thanksgiving!
OCTOBER
NEWS
Region 3 Championships, Wellington, FL
Sharon
& Nautika:
8th place Prix St. Georges Open Championship
7th place Intermediare I Open Championship
Sharon
& Skywalker:
4th place Second Level Open Championship
Kris
& Lauren:
Reserve Champion First Level Freestyle
6th place First Level AA Championship
Kris
& Nightlife:
7th place Training Level AA Championship
For complete show results
click here
Region
3 Championships Qualified Horses & Riders
Sharon
and Nautika (owned and bred by Dr. Patricia Sullivan)--Prix
St. Georges and Intermediare 1
Sharon and Skywalker (owned by Amy Mannik, bred by Masu
Hamacher)--Second Level open
Renee Genther and Ricochet--First Level AA
Kris Kuchinski Broome and Lauren--First Level AA, Second
Level AA, First Level Freestyle AA
Kris Kuchinski Broome and Nightlife--Training Level AA
Ride
Lite Dressage, Newberry, FL
Sharon
and Chinook received a 60.5 and 63.6% in the Intermediare 2
and Skywalker made his Third Level debut with a respectable
score of 63.8%
Kris Kuchinski-Broome and Lauren again won the Dover Medal
at 2nd Level!
SEPTEMBER
NEWS
Sunshine Classic 1&2, USDFBC SE Championships Ocala, FL
Congratulations
to Highlife's Bon Jovi aka "Burberry", Weser-Ems pony owned
by Dr. Heather Luing, handled by Sterling Graburn and
ridden by Sharon.
3rd place overall Southeast Championships for
colts/geldings
2nd highest Materiale (under saddle) score both days
HSITP
Dressage, Newberry FL
Congratulations to Kris Kuchinski-Broome and her mare
Lauren for winning the Dover Medal and
to Renee Genther and Ricochet for winning 3 of their
classes and earning their final qualifying score for
regionals.
NA/WPN Keuring Ocala, FL
Congratulations
to Theresa Floyd, owner of Dutch Warmblood mare Alyeska,
one of only 2 mares at this site to earn a First Premium
rating!
AUGUST NEWS
Canterbury
Summer Sizzler 2 Newberry, FL
Holsteiner
gelding Skywalker, owned by Amy Mannik and ridden by
Sharon: Reserve Champion Second Level
Dutch Warmblood gelding Nightlife, owned and ridden by
student Kristine Broome, won his AA Training Level classes
with scores up to 74%, and received the AA Training Level
Championship.
Suncoast Sunburn Classic 1 & 2
Holsteiner
gelding Skywalker, owned by Amy Mannik and ridden by Sharon
were Second Level Open Champions both Saturday and Sunday.
In addition, they earned Reserve Champion High Point of the
Saturday show with a score of 73% in second level test 4.
Chinook, owned by Nicole Shinton and ridden by Sharon, put
in great tests at Intermediare 1 for scores of 64% both
days.
JULY NEWS
7/10/09
German Oldenburg Verband/Weser-Ems
Inspection
Congratulations
to 3 year old German Riding Pony Bon Jovi aka "Burberry"
(Bodyguard X Conda) owned by Dr. Heather Luing. Burberry
became the first U.S. bred Weser-Ems stallion to become
approved for breeding in this country! This fabulous pony
is in training with Sharon and is for sale.

Burberry
5 months under saddle
Canterbury Summer Sizzler I, Newberry,
FL
Oldenburg
gelding, Chinook, owned by Nicole Shinton and ridden by
Sharon was Open FEI Champion!
MAY
NEWS
Horse
Shows in the Park, Jacksonville, FL
Oldenburg gelding Chinook, owned by Nicole Shinton and
ridden by Sharon was Reserve Champion 4th Level
Nicole, riding her horses GB Classic and GB Marko, was FEI
Champion and Reserve Champion!
Sharon's own Falconer made his 4th Level debut after
several years off with scores over 60%
CDI Raleigh, Raleigh,NC
Nautika, owned and bred by Dr. Patricia Sullivan and ridden
by Sharon, competed in her (and Sharon's!) first CDI.
APRIL NEWS
Dressage
on the First Coast, Jacksonville, FL
Holsteiner
mare Nautika, owned and bred by Dr. Patricia Sullivan and
ridden by Sharon was Reserve Champion FEI with scores of
70% and 77% in the PSG and I-1.