Dr. Cesar Parra will be show casing four horses in four divisions at this week’s 2022 U.S. Young and Developing Horse Championships at the U.S. Festival of Champions in Wayne, on 24 – 28 August 2022. The 2022 U.S. Young and Developing...
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Dr. Cesar Parra Heads to 2023 Festival of Champions With Four Horses, 34th Invitation Since 2010
Olympic rider and Pan American Team Gold Medalist, Dr. Cesar Parra and his team are bringing four horses to the Festival of Champions, with two of them ridden by Dr. Parra himself and the other two ridden by Sven Smienk. Invited with 34 Horses...
Read moreParra’s Performance Farm Features the “Fab Four” At the 2022 Markel/USEF Young Horse Championships
(Originally posted at Horses Daily) High Scores and High Spirits as Performance Farms Fab Four Head to the Markel/USEF National Young and Developing Horse Championships Every year, near the end of the summer, all U.S dressage eyes turn to the...
Read moreCesar Parra to Showcase Four Horses in Four Divisions at 2022 U.S. Young and Developing Horse Championships
(Originally posted at Eurodressage) Dr. Cesar Parra will be show casing four horses in four divisions at this week’s 2022 U.S. Young and Developing Horse Championships at the U.S. Festival of Champions in Wayne, on 24 – 28 August...
Read moreAre you & your horse exposed to UV radiation while riding?
Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light from the sun can damage skin and eyes. We can avoid exposure by riding in the shade, especially during midday hours. Protect your skin with clothing that covers your arms. Wear a Helmet visor to protect...
Read moreBalance, Straightness and Connection
Improve your balance and stability by choosing a line of travel between your horse's ears, aligned with the horse's line of travel to have it in front of the leg. Use your seat to encourage going forward and with the flow. The rider's weight...
Read moreCesar Parra Gearing Up for Florida 2022 with Year-Round Training in Jupiter and New Barn in New Jersey
Dr. Cesar Parra and Performance Farms team riders are known for their consistent National and International successes over the last two decades. Now they are gearing up for 2022 with a trio of National Champion trainers and two year-round...
Read moreMaintain forward momentum
No matter what gait your horse is in, maintain forward momentum. When we talk about developing and training horses we have to remember that the desire to go forward must be greater than anything else. This desire to move forward into the bit will...
Read moreDr. Cesar Parra rides FEI High Score 6th time at Dressage at Devon and cleans up Young horses Divisions
(Originally posted on Eurodressage) Olympian Cesar Parra was proclaimed Best FEI Riderf the 2021 CDI-W Devon after winning in the CDI 3* Small Tour. Also, him and his assistant trainer took home the Championship and Reserve Championship in the...
Read more2021 Dressage at Devon Concludes with CDI3* Intermediate I Freestyle
(Originally posted on Dressage Today) After six exciting days of 2021 Dressage at Devon, competition concluded with the CDI3* Intermediate I Freestyle. Under sunny skies and with a beautiful fall breeze, 11 horse and rider combinations wrapped up...
Read moreCesar Parra Smashes Personal Best on Timid Rising Star Mr Bumblebee to Wrap Up Week Seven of AGDF 2020
(Originally posted on Global Dressage Festival) Wellington, FL – February 23, 2020 – Cesar Parra (USA) nailed a huge new personal best in the FEI Intermediate I CDI3*, presented by Restylane. He rode Mr Bumblebee, Karen Blank’s shy...
Read moreFor Cesar Parra and Mr. Bumblebee, Victory is as Sweet as Honey
(Originally posted on HorsesDaily) Cesar Parra (USA) and his team at Piaffe Performance Dressage had great week at the 2020 Adequan Global Dressage Festival at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, Florida. The high...
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