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Damerius

Discussing tomorrow's schedule


Born in Great Britain, Sarah & her family moved to the United States when she was just five years old. Not long after arriving in the United States her mom, Anne an avid horsewomen herself, got Sarah her first pony. Sarah originally rode hunter/jumpers but developed an interest in dressage after breeding her mare, Paper Money, to a local stallion. The result, an International Sport horse that she named Money to Burn, aka Mac. Mac was a 17.2H, dark bay gelding that she broke herself. She had trained and successfully competed with Mac in dressage through 4th Level. Sadly, Mac is no longer with Sarah, but recently she welcomed a new horse into her barn. Damerius, is a 17H imported Hannoverian gelding by a Duft II stallion. Sarah is competing at Intermediare II and Grand Prix with Damerius.

An accomplished dressage rider, Sarah has received her USDF Bronze Medal,  her bronze, silver and gold medals from the ESDCTA, as well as many Year-End awards from both organizations.  Sarah specializes in training the Adult Amateur in Dressage. She offers a happy, relaxed atmosphere where her students are known to have a lot of fun while training and showing. Sarah focuses on the fundamentals of riding, such as how the rider's position affects the horse, "If you are crooked, your horse will be too", she explains. "Learning how to be a rider instead of a passenger", will make all the difference", she says.

In addition to managing her own facility, Sarah teaches at Centenary College. She is an Equine Studies instructor and their Intercollegiate Dressage Team coach. The team competes in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York and were the Reserve Champions at the Nationals in 2002.  Sarah also teaches other classes, such as the Fundamental Theories of Riding, Farm Facility Design and Basic Concepts of Training the Horse. She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a Bachelors Degree in Animal Science. For more information you can e-mail Sarah or call 908-797-3918 or 908-637-8751.
            

 

British Extensions Dressage
Jane's Chapel Road
Oxford, NJ
Sarah Marchese, Proprietor