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HEART'S JOURNEY STABLE formerly Bit-By-Bit Equestrian Center
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Eight students and Head Trainer Melissa Morehouse
qualified for the 2009 Regional Dressage
Championships held by the Eastern States Dressage
New Jersey Horsepark in Allentown, New Jersey. To
qualify for the September 20th event, horse/rider
teams needed to secure a score of 60% or higher at
an ESDCTA-recognized show.
Christine Farrell ( pictured top left) on Forgotten No
More and Danielle Marino (pictured top right) on My
Last Good Fortune placed 5th and 3rd respectively in
First Level competition.
Melissa Morehouse(pictured lower left) competed on
Ritunja who is owned by Jacqueline Barnathan.
Elizabeth Hochmiller (pictured lower right) on
Daddy's Dollars rode to a 6th-place finish in the
crowded Training Level Division.
Other riders earning the opportunity to compete but
unable to attend included Debi Metcalf, Alison Metcalf,
Sally Drosnock, Alyssa Drosnock, Danielle Drosnock,
Kelly Kromer, Sarah Weisel, Jacqueline Barnathan and
assistant Bit-By-Bit instructor Meghan Iudicello.
Bit-By-Bit has sent riders to Championships for the
past four years.
qualified for the 2009 Regional Dressage
Championships held by the Eastern States Dressage
New Jersey Horsepark in Allentown, New Jersey. To
qualify for the September 20th event, horse/rider
teams needed to secure a score of 60% or higher at
an ESDCTA-recognized show.
Christine Farrell ( pictured top left) on Forgotten No
More and Danielle Marino (pictured top right) on My
Last Good Fortune placed 5th and 3rd respectively in
First Level competition.
Melissa Morehouse(pictured lower left) competed on
Ritunja who is owned by Jacqueline Barnathan.
Elizabeth Hochmiller (pictured lower right) on
Daddy's Dollars rode to a 6th-place finish in the
crowded Training Level Division.
Other riders earning the opportunity to compete but
unable to attend included Debi Metcalf, Alison Metcalf,
Sally Drosnock, Alyssa Drosnock, Danielle Drosnock,
Kelly Kromer, Sarah Weisel, Jacqueline Barnathan and
assistant Bit-By-Bit instructor Meghan Iudicello.
Bit-By-Bit has sent riders to Championships for the
past four years.
Northampton County residents Kelly Kromer and Meghan Iudicello-- along with their horses Hope to Prosper and
Bucks County Horse Park, located in Revere, Pa , hosted its first annual Eventing Championship on November 8,
2009. The Championship event was held for the ESDCTA. Eventing is an Olymoic- recognized sport, which requires
horse and rider to participate in a Dressage test, complete a Stadium Jumping course and a Cross Country Course.
The final score is derived from an average of the three events, after jumping and time penalties are deducted.
With perfect Stadium and Cross country rounds, Kromer was named Champion at the Novice Level. Iudicello placed
3rd at Novice Level, with a Dressage score of 34.5, which pulled her up in the placings after a downed rail in the
Stadium portion.
STUDENTS CELEBRATE AT THE 21ST ANNUAL DRESSAGE YOUTH TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Below Left: Lizzie Hochmiller on Daddys Dollars Below Right: Danielle Marino on My Last Good Fortune)
LEESBURG, VA—Students from Bit-By-Bit Equestrian Center in Wind Gap, PA celebrated success and showed their
team spirit at the United States Dressage Federation Region 1 Youth Team Competition held July 23 & 24th in
Leesburg, Virginia.
Dressage is a French term, translated to mean "training", and is recognized as an Olympic sport.
Danielle Marino and her horse “My Last Good Fortune” competed at Second Level, and secured a 4th place slot for
her team. Elizabeth Hochmiller and her pony “Daddy’s Dollars” won Reserve Champion at Training Level individually
and led her team to a 2nd place win. Both Students were selected and sponsored in this show by the Eastern States
Dressage and Combined Training Association. The girls competed against other teams from Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Coach Melissa Morehouse said “The girls have been diligent in preparing for this show since January, and have great
support from their parents and show organization.”
Morehouse’s show team members have been selected to compete at the USDF Region 1 Youth Dressage Team
Championships for the past three years
(Below Left: Lizzie Hochmiller on Daddys Dollars Below Right: Danielle Marino on My Last Good Fortune)
LEESBURG, VA—Students from Bit-By-Bit Equestrian Center in Wind Gap, PA celebrated success and showed their
team spirit at the United States Dressage Federation Region 1 Youth Team Competition held July 23 & 24th in
Leesburg, Virginia.
Dressage is a French term, translated to mean "training", and is recognized as an Olympic sport.
Danielle Marino and her horse “My Last Good Fortune” competed at Second Level, and secured a 4th place slot for
her team. Elizabeth Hochmiller and her pony “Daddy’s Dollars” won Reserve Champion at Training Level individually
and led her team to a 2nd place win. Both Students were selected and sponsored in this show by the Eastern States
Dressage and Combined Training Association. The girls competed against other teams from Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Coach Melissa Morehouse said “The girls have been diligent in preparing for this show since January, and have great
support from their parents and show organization.”
Morehouse’s show team members have been selected to compete at the USDF Region 1 Youth Dressage Team
Championships for the past three years