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EVENTING AND DRESSAGE TRAINING

  
SARAH VERNLUND
HIGHLAND TRAINING STABLES
OWNER/TRAINER

USEA LEVEL 2
INSTRUCTOR
Competitor through Advanced Level

ALEXIS HELFFRICH
CHEVAL TRAINING
EVENTING TRAINER
 
BSEE2 INSTRUCTOR

ADVANCED & CCI Competitor

From Saumur, France
ALEXIS'S WEBSITE
OLIVIA LaGOY WELTZ
LIV DRESSAGE
DRESSAGE TRAINER

FIVE years training in
Holland and Germany
FEI Competitor
OLIVIA's WEBSITE

Highland Training Stables, Cheval Training and Liv Dressage arethe training affiliates for Denville -Kanani Farms. In addition there are regular clinics with "S" judge and FEI champion  CREEKY ROUTSON.
The result is a comprehensive combined training and dressage program that helps our customers to expand their capabilities and their competitiveness.

Denville Kanani's trainers also works very closely with Devil Mountain Pony Club, the USPC chapter that meets at Denville-Kanani Farms and is an integral part of the ranch.


 

SARAH VERNLUND

· Trainer for 23 years, competitive rider for 35 years

· Competed in eventing through the Advanced level (at Rolex)

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COMPETING IN 2006 AT PRELIMINARY WITH SILVER WINGS (Bred/Owned by Sarah)

FIRST PLACE- MAR 2006 TWIN RIVERS- OPEN PRELIM

    •  Completed Ram Tap Intermediate- Mar, 2005- Qualifying score for CCI**
    High Score- Swed Wmb-X at Denvill Kanani Dressage- Mar, 2005- 71.766%- First Level
       THIRD PLACE- REBECCA FARMS PRELIM
       FIRST PLACE- RAM TAP PRELIM
       FIRST PLACE- SHEPHERD RANCH PRELIM

    Also competed in 2005 at INTERMEDIATE with Mighty Wings (Bred/Owned by Sarah)
    Completed Twin Rivers Intermediate- Mar, 2005- Qualifying Score for CCI**
       FOURTH PLACE- REBECCA FARMS PRELIM

    · Instructs in combined training through intermediate level and in dressage through 2nd level

    · Has earned USDF Bronze medal

    · Was selected to train with the USET combined training team

    · Has trained and shown novice-advanced eventing champs and dressage champs

    · Has trained eventing champion riders

    Email to Sarah



     

    ALEXIS HELFFRICH

    EVENTING TRAINING FOR HORSE AND RIDER


    ALEXIS with Castou at Bonneville "2-Star"

  • Began Training at Denville Kanani in December, 2005.

    Working with Sarah Vernlund, has coached many of our amateurs and juniors to ribbons and wins in eventing (See our Home and  News Pages)

    Alexis has been continuing his success in 2007. In particular, with Leyasta, owned by Sarah Vernlund and bred by Denville Kanani, he is having a great season.
    • May 2007- FOURTH PLACE in their first CCI* at the Spring Horse Trials and CCI* at Twin Rivers
    • July 2007- Twelfth Place in the CIC* at the Event at Rebecca Farms in Kalispell Montana
        Clean on all jumping
        One of only TWO horses to jump clean on the stadium course
    • Sept 2007- FOURTH PLACE in their first Open Intermediate at Twin Rivers
    Read more Current News about Alexis on His Website

    Alexis also had great success in 2006. He placed 10th in the NATION as Open Training Rider.
    He successfully competed several horses in 2006, as follows:

    • At Novice:
      • FIRST Place- Open Novice at May MEC CT with Ocean Worthy, owned by Jeanne Wiegand
      • SECOND Place- Open Novice at March Twin Rivers with Katrina owned by Valli Bowman
      • SECOND PLACE Open Novice at May MEC CT with Ilima, owned by Denville Kanani
      • Fifth Place- Open Novice at April Twin Rivers with Katrina, owned by Valli Bowman
      • Seventh Place- Open Novice at Fall Woodside with Walkabout, owned by Nikki Labadie
      • Eighth Place- Open Novice at May Woodside with Ilima

    • At Training:
      • SECOND Place- Open Training at Oct Ram Tap with General Lee, Owned by Kristine Hegglin
      • THIRD Place- Open Training at March Twin Rivers with Leya, bred by Denville /owned by S Vernlund
      • THIRD Place- Open Training at Oct Ram Tap with Shotgun Jack, owned by Julie Dormandy
      • THIRD Place- Open Training at Summer Woodside with Ocean Worthy
      • Fourth Place - Open Training at Fall Woodside with Shotgun Jack
      • Fifth Place- Open Training at April Twin Rivers with Leya
      • Ninth Place- Training HOrse at June Inavale with Leya
      • Ninth Place- Open Training at March Twin Rivers with Shotgun Jack

    • At Preliminary:
      • FIRST PLACE- Open Prelim at Three Day with Steel Courage, owned by Mallory Kuhn
      • SECOND Place- Open Prelim at May MEC CT with Fire and Ice, owned by Shannon Ward
      • Fourth Place- Open Prelim at May Woodside with Fire and Ice
      • Fifth Place- Open Prelim at May MEC CT with Leya
      • Eighth Place- Open Prelim at May Woodside with Shotgun Jack
      • Ninth Place- Open Prelim at April Twin Rivers with Fire and Ice
      • Eleventh Place- Open Prelim at April Twin Rivers with Steel Courage

    • At CIC* and CCI*
      • Sixth Place- CIC* at Twin Rivers Fall CIC* with Steel Courage
      • Seventh Place- CCI* at Galway Nov CCI* with Steel Courage

    In Addition, Alexis successfully competed several horses at a few dressage competitions

    • Alexis showed 7 horses in dressage, at Training and First Level
        Alexis received 24 scores over 60%, and some over 70%

  • Alexis came to Denville Kanani with OUTSTANDING credentials:

    • International Competitor at CIC** in France and England

    • 2005 graduate of Saumur, the Ecole Nationale Equestrian in France
        He has earned the BEES2, which certifies him as an instructor through Intermediate Eventing.

    • 2005 graduate of University of Angers with a degree in Equine Business Management.

    • Rider/groom for International Olympic rider Andrew Nicholson from 2001-2002 in Wiltshire, England



    • ALEXIS'S WEBSITE

    This page was last updated on 1/22/09