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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Dressage at Devon: from competitor Sue Gallagher's perspective

By Susan Gallagher

For more than 40 years, Dressage at Devon (DAD) has attracted top horses, riders, trainers, and judges.

GallagherThe entire experience is pure excitement for me; you work and compete to qualify, you work to be there, and then you arrive…

DAD is like nothing else.

The shopping, the food, the beautiful arenas, seeing old friends, and making new ones.

You find your stalls and head to the show office which is mobbed.

On the way you see the arenas are already alive with the riders and their gorgeous horses, the shops, the restaurants are all already buzzing with people, the bar is busy, everyone is happy.

Kaytee Mountain (Tee) just loved that show.

He lit up, ears were pricked and I swear he got taller!

He took every moment in, walking around watching everything that was going on around him.

He was on fire the entire time we were at the show and it was pure joy riding him there.

Fürst Henning (see photo) and Express Charge also love the show, they are excited and full of energy, soaking up everything around them.

The warm up arena is a force to be reckoned with and not for the faint hearted, so exciting and so nerve wracking at the same time.

All the beautiful riders and their beautiful horses around you, everyone looks gorgeous, every horse looks magnificent, it can be quite intimidating.

Warming up and waiting for your turn to ride through the entrance into the one and only Dixon Oval to compete is the greatest feeling…with your coaches’ last words of encouragement in your ears and your friends and family and colleagues cheering you on...it is such a very special place, filled with fond memories to be treasured forever


For more information, contact Susan Gallagher, Grand Prix Rider located in Swedesboro, N.J., at www.GDTdressage.com #FEI #USDF #believeinyourhorse #believeinyourself #nevergiveup.

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Cheryl Allerton and Rebecca Bell offer a wide variety of legal services

Allerton Bell, P.C. is a small law firm situated at the junction of Montgomery, Berks and Chester Counties.

Allerton2Cheryl AllertonFrom this location, the law firm provides a wide variety of business, litigation, estate planning, orphan’s court, and family law services.

Cheryl Allerton’s practice areas include equine and agricultural law, business, and commercial litigation.

Her clientele includes horse owners, horse breeders, trainers, jockeys, racing stables, stud farms, boarding barns, farriers, veterinarians, and a host of service providers in the equine industry.

Rebecca Bell photo1Rebecca Bell In addition to representing equestrian clients throughout Pennsylvania, Cheryl works with both national and international Cherclients involved in the Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry.

An avid horsewoman, Cheryl has been riding since early childhood and has owned horses for most of her life, which gives her a unique insight and understanding to better assist and relate to her clients.

Rebecca Bell’s practice areas including divorce, custody, support, guardianships, adoptions, estate planning and estate administration.

A former Berks County prosecutor, Rebecca is a tireless advocate and counselor for clients faced with navigating significant life challenges in the family law context.

Her pragmatic approach to resolving difficult issues and achieving successful outcomes for her clients is the cornerstone of her practice.

For more information, please call 610-385- 0055 or go to www.allertonbell.com

 

Shetron manufacturing offers custom built trailers at great prices

 SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.--Shetron Manufacturing, DBA Shetron Trailer Sales & Service is revolutionizing the industry by providing top-quality services for trailers at prices customers can afford.

Shetron bigWe also modify and repair any brand name trailer, from minor repairs to add on ramps, hay pods and hay racks, Ac units, etc.

Shetron Trailer Sales and Service also sells a full line of custom state-of-the-art gooseneck and bumper pull aluminum trailers for horses, livestock and cargo, as well as specialty application fabricated by Shetron Manufacturing here in Shippensburg, Pa..

Plus.....Shetron takes pride in producing these high-quality units at/or below other competing aluminum trailers in the marketplace.

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Ask about custom-built living quarters trailers and visit our website to see many more options for sale too.

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For more information about our auctions, please go to www.shetronequipment.com.

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