Angela Ridgway Dressage:

                        Photos, News, and Updates

Angela and P.R.E. qualified riding stallion Farlay II in work at Diamond Hills Equestrian, Nov. 10, 2009.

Early training of latteral work, beginning collection, at 5 yrs old.
Owned by Chris and Betsy Ketcham, Ketcham Ranch.

Faralay II at the Feria del Caballo Espanol, the largest P.R.E. breed show in the US, held Sept. 11-13, 2009 at Industry Hills Equestrian Center.

Faralay, the youngest horse in the 5 and 6 year old stallion class, won easily with high marks for conformation, movement, and rideability. During the compulsory ridden portion of the class, Faralay and Angela did an outstanding job on the Functionality Test, bringing home the Reserve Champion of Functionality trophy for the entire show.

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The week that followed this show, Faralay was presented at the 2009 Qualified Tribunal, held this year in California and Texas. Faralay was awarded the prestigious "Calificado" ("Qualified") status, making him one of a handful of Qualified P.R.E. Stallions in the US. This designation is awarded to superior breeding stock worldwide by a panel of Judges and Veterinarians from Spain. See KetchamRanch.com for breeding information and young horse prospects.

Photos from the Murieta Equine Complex Dressage show, Rancho Murieta, CA, April 2009. Included are photos of Faralay II (owned by Chris and Betsy Ketcham), Magic Light (owned by Bette Brockman), Diorissima (owned by Christie Musser), and Kailey (owned by Judy Levine). This was Faralay and Diorissima's first dressage show.

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Angela spent a week in Jan. 2009 at Steffen Peters' barn in San Diego with Legacy, and his owner Helen Dilworth, Magic Light, and her owner Bette Brockman, sponsor Marti Johnson, and Angela's mother (and right hand) Cathy Williams.

To the left are photos of Angela on Legacy and Magic, and Bette on Magic, both in lessons with Steffen. There is a photo of Cathy and Bette watching from the patio, and a variety of photos of Steffen Peters training Ravel, Legacy, and Magic.

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A gathing of clients at La Jolla one Saturday afternoon in August.

From left to right are: Brianna, Judy, Bette, Christie on Dior, Angela, and Katrin.

Faralay is a 4 yesr old Pura Raza Española (P.R.E.), or Pure Spanish Andalusian, breeding stallion owned by Chris and Betsy Ketcham from Ketcham Ranch in Paicines, CA. Angela has a special fondness for Spanish horses. She has had the pleasure of working with a few of them, from not quite 4 year olds to more mature horses. In each case she has found them to be real people horses that enjoy time spent with their human companions, from grooming, to walks around the farm, to the effort of serious dressage work. Faralay is a sterling example of the breeds willingness to please, their intelligence, and eagerness to learn. He is a joy to spend time with and applies his "smarts" to helping her show him the ropes of basic dressage work. She is looking forward to being able to show off his lovely gaits and dressage talent in the 2009 show season.

We are all looking forward to his first foal crop, due to arrive in 2009.

Welcome Faralay!!

Ketchman Ranch Chris and Betsy Ketcham, P.O. Box 6, Paicines, CA 95043

Left: Angela training Faralay II, with his owner Betsy Ketcham.

Angela and Faralay II in training Jan. 2009.

A few photos from the East Bay CDS Awards dinner, Mar. 8, 2008.

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USDF Region 7 Reserve Champion, Intermediare I

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A foggy day at the CDS Championships.

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Angela taught a clinic at Lone Pine Stables (owner & trainer Sabine Ense) in Grants Pass, Oregon, in November 2007.

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Judy Levine warming up and showing Pristine at Yarra Yarra, Aug. 2007.

The trailer is a Hawk 4 horse head-to-head design with two side ramps for easy loading and unloading. It has a well insulated roof to keep the horses cool, lots of space, a rumber floor, and torsion bar supension for a comfortable ride. There is a box stall conversion in the back, to hang out in when needed. It's a horsy limo... and the Dodge is pretty comfortable for us and our clients as well.

Inside and ramp views of the trailer.

Noble hanging out in the box stall conversion.