Alpharetta,
GA September 25, 2001
World
of Dreams made his USA debut at Applewood Farm this weekend.
Hosted by Applewood Foundation, we had a beautiful day and a great
event. The foundation would like to thank the many volunteers
who helped work the event and also express our appreciation for the
generous donations we received.
Cheryl
Williams greeted guests at the Applewood Foundation table
We introduced the event with the
National Anthem and then an invocation given by John Seger. Opening
the show, Laura Thatcher provided a brief history and explanation of
dressage for our audience of about 150 people, many who were new to
dressage performances.
Laura
Thatcher "tells it all" about dressage...
We
were so pleased to have Dr. Carole Ludwig provide the narration of the
rides. She provided wonderful commentary for the demonstration
rides, helping the audience see how the movements progress from one
level to the next.
Dr.
Carole Ludwig narrated the rides...
Music for the rides was adapted from the
Cirque du Soleil sound tracks. The first ride was Michelle
Gibson on Evolutionist . At 18 hands, the Oldenburg
mare gave a big performance.
Michelle Gibson and Persons'
Evolutionist
Quotations...
"Americanism is a question of
principles, of idealism, of character: it is not a matter of
birthplace or creed or line of descent."
- Theodore Roosevelt
"Cowards die
many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death
but once."
- William Shakespeare
"When
walking through the "valley of shadows", remember, a
shadow is cast by a Light." - H.K. Barclay
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The next ride was given by Kristi Livingston on the
three-year-old Trakener mare, Sabir’s Innika, owned by Laurie Skrip.
Kristi is Gibson's full time groom.
Kristi
Livingston and Sabir's Innika
Susan Laidlaw on Dulcinea was next. A former English
teacher, Susan recently moved to Georgia and is enjoying being a
student herself for a change. She has studied under Michelle Gibson
all summer.
Susan
Laidlaw and her Dulcinea
Amanda Persons
gave the next ride on Rio Ranchito's Sir Joe, a
seven-year-old Hanoverian gelding. A
talented rider in training with Michelle, Amanda is also Michelle's
invaluable assistant who makes things work.
Amanda
Persons and Rio Ranchito's Sir Joe
And finally Michelle on World of Dreams. Already working closely
in concert, Michelle and "Indy" put on quite a show to the
thrill of the spectators. After the show and BBQ lunch, our
guests got to visit Indy in his stall, pat him, and feed him carrots.
Michelle
Gibson and her World of Dreams
We were truly thrilled to have the entire
PhelpsPhotos crew - Mary, JJ, and Astrid - at Applewood for the
weekend. It was fun to have them here and we hope they will come again
soon. They took some great photos. Click here
and here
to see their articles and photos of World of Dreams.
Brad Thatcher
. "Even
if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still
plant my apple tree."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"The
probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us
from the support of a cause we believe to be just." -
Abraham Lincoln
"He who loses money loses
much.
He who loses a friend loses
more.
But he who loses faith loses
all."
- Henry H. Haskins
"You gain strength, courage and
confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear
in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this
horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' ...You must do
the things you think you cannot do."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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