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Eventer's Dreamis the first volume of Caroline Akrill's trilogy following Elaine's ambition to reach the top in Three Day Eventing. Vivid and realistic, life with horses isportrayed with real knowledge and sympathy. There is mud - and occasional blood - and the characters, both human and equine, are amusing, heroic, eccentric and, occasionally, rather sad. In Chapter 8 Elaine finds her eventer's dream...so close yet so impossibly out of reach. Thanks toTempleton Thompsonfor her songGirls and Horses, which is available on herwebsiteand on iTunes.

Pan American bronze medalist Victoria Winter has recently been appointed theCanadian Dressage Team Chef d'Equipeand brings a wealth of international experience to the role with theAlltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandiepresenting an opportunity for Canadian riders to raise the bar for the sport back home as it prepares to host the2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

George Williams, President of theU.S. Dressage Federation,which hosted the inauguralU.S. Dressage Finals Presented by Adequanat theKentucky Horse Parklast weekend, tells us how the event unfolded, and Cindy Vimont, USDF Senior Director of Member Programs announces the launch of the USDF Official Podcast Channel. You can subscribe to that free weekly podcast oniTunes(Search for USDF under Podcasts in the iTunes Store) and also follow the links on theUSDF website.

Jenny Lewis, a McTimoney Animal Manipulation & Massage Therapistin the South of England, explains how the McTimoney technique works on horses and dogs. The subtle method ofMcTimoneyis a gentle approach for animals who can benefit considerable from a single treatment. You can find out more about Jenny's practice by following the link to herwebsite hereand joining herFacebook Page.

Eventer's Dreamis the first volume of Caroline Akrill's trilogy following Elaine's ambition to reach the top in Three Day Eventing. Vivid and realistic, life with horses is portrayed with real knowledge and sympathy. There is mud - and occasional blood - and the characters, both human and equine, are amusing, heroic, eccentric and, occasionally, rather sad. In Chapter 7 Elaine and the Fanes go cub hunting and unsurprisingly the day is not without its share of drama. Thanks toTempleton Thompsonfor her songGirls and Horses, which is available on herwebsiteand on iTunes.

British-based eventer Liz Halliday-Sharp has been hopping across continents to compete and made a successful foray to her home state of California where she finished 3rd in the CCI3* at Galway Downs last week after a busy schedule of European events which included Haras du Pin, Breda, Ballindensk and Boekelo where she made her team debut in the Nations Cup. You can find out more about Liz onher website hereand follow her on Twitter@lizhalliday.

British Dressage Young Rider Olivia Oakeley, has already paved the way for a successful start to her career with impressive results that have fulfilled personal goals on her journey in the sport that she hopes will take her to Olympian heights. Olivia is now working with Sandy Phillips in Gloucestershire having finished her education at Hartpury College.Visit Olivia's website hereand follow her onFacebookand Twitter@OakeleyDressage.

Alexis Ross is an amateur eventer with a full-time job as a Management Consultant in the South of England. With the help of her family and trainer, Alexis manages to compete with a few horses and has qualified for theGrassroots Championship at Badmintonnext spring. You can visitAlexis' website hereand follow her on Twitter @Alexis_C_Ross.

Scottish amateur eventerLaura Swinnertoncombines herlove of the sportwith her job and also manages to fit in some show jumping to hone her skills in that phase too. All this while working full time for an equine insurance broker, which means she usually doesn't get home from the yard until after 10 o'clock at night! You can findLaura here on Facebookand follow her on Twitter@Laurakswinnie.

Eventer's Dreamis the first volume of Caroline Akrill's trilogy following Elaine's ambition to reach the top in Three Day Eventing. Vivid and realistic, life with horses is portrayed with real knowledge and sympathy. There is mud - and occasional blood - and the characters, both human and equine, are amusing, heroic, eccentric and, occasionally, rather sad. In Chapter 6, an enquiry from a prospective client offers new promise for the Fanes that would save the business but is Elaine aiming too high for their modest livery yard? Thanks toTempleton Thompsonfor her songGirls and Horses, which is available on herwebsiteand on iTunes.

21 year old dressage rider Kaitlin Blythe has had a very successful season which included placings atDressage at Devonand theAdequan FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships. With ambitions to ride down the center line at an Olympic Games, Kaitlin is paving the way for a promising future. You can join Kaitlin onFacebook.

Clissy Bleekman was a regular member of the British event team in the 70’s and 80’s; with great partners,such as Merry Sovereign, Delphy Dazzle and Delphy Kingfisher she bought home medals from World and European Championships and has passed on those genes to her daughters Janou, Katie and Althea. VisitTeam Bleekman's website hereand follow them onFacebookand on Twitter@ableekman

Eventer's Dreamis the first volume of Caroline Akrill's trilogy following Elaine's ambition to reach the top in Three Day Eventing. Vivid and realistic, life with horses is portrayed with real knowledge and sympathy. There is mud - and occasional blood - and the characters, both human and equine, are amusing, heroic, eccentric and, occasionally, rather sad. In Chapter 5, Elaine gives her notice only to prompt desperate measures for the Fanes to stay in business. Thanks toTempleton Thompsonfor her songGirls and Horses, which is available on herwebsiteand on iTunes.

Amateur eventer andBBC TV Presenter Janine Jansenfinished 19th with Harley at the 7 year oldYoung Horse World Championships in Le Lion D'Angers, France against a field of seasoned professionals, and it was an experience that has given her a taste for tuning pro! VisitJanine's website hereand follow her onFacebookand Twitter@JansenEventing.

British OlympiansRichard DavisonandCarl Hesterhosted the inauguralDressage Conventionin England last weekend which proved to be an overwhelming success. Their concept and formula offered accessibility and encouraged open communication between the audience and presenters as well as to a wider public using internet technology. You can find out more and watch online on the websitehere.