Anna Swackhammer Equestrian

Caledon Dressage July 2026 Recap ✨
What a busy and rewarding weekend for our team!
🥇 Catalina & I Am Legend made an outstanding show debut, winning both of their classes and finishing as champions in the Bronze Training Level
🏆 Bee & Odyssey continued their successful return to the show ring earning the Silver Training Level Championship.
🌟 Bee Richardson’s Perfexxion kept the championship streak alive, winning the Gold First Level Championship. Thank you, Bee and Jon, for your continued trust and support throughout his journey.
🐴 JFK Farms’ Knotting Hill continued his impressive show season debut in a highly competitive Third Level class.
✨ JFK Farms’ Lamborghini V made a successful return to the competition ring with two solid Prix St. George’s.
Thank you John Kimmel for making this all possible.

As always thank you to Ute Busse for her invaluable coaching and guidance. To my mom, thank you for keeping everything running smoothly all weekend and ensuring the horses looked their absolute best. I’m also incredibly grateful to everyone at JFK Farms and Sonnenhof whose hard work behind the scenes keeps our horses happy, healthy, and performing at their best. Thank you to coach Meg at Halt Square for helping me feel my best in and out of the saddle!💪
Finally, thank you to Caledon Dressage for hosting another excellent competition and for managing the challenging weather conditions so well.

Congratulations to all of our riders, owners, and horses—we’re excited for what’s ahead! 🌟

🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day 🇨🇦

Forever grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to represent Canada doing what I love the most! ❤️

Thank you to Anna Swackhammer Equestrian for supporting Caledon Dressage 2026 as a Season Sponsor. Partnerships like this continue to support the development of riders at all levels and help strengthen the dressage community throughout the season.

Anna Swackhammer Equestrian offers freelance and in-person training at Sonnenhof Stables in Breslau, along with clinic opportunities for riders and horses of all levels. As an accomplished FEI Dressage Rider and EC registered coach Anna combines her competitive background and education to deliver thoughtful training and coaching tailored to both horse and rider. With a strong focus on the fundamentals Anna works to develop correct and harmonious partnerships which carry into the arena with confidence and clarity.

Learn more about working with Anna at https://annaswackhammer.ca .

Ottawa Dressage Festival 2026 recap ✨

It’s always a pleasure coming to this show—not only for the exciting atmosphere and smoothly run event, but also for the chance to catch up with so many familiar faces and friends!

Fabienna GV and I competed at the Open Prix St. George level for the first time. Too many mistakes kept us from seeing the scores we were hoping to get but I was thrilled with the feel she gave me each ride and the improvement seen in our scores each day. A huge thank you to Ute Busse and Jaimey Irwin for their guidance, support, and expertise throughout the weekend.

Bee Richardson’s Perfexxion certainly lived up to his name, earning scores well into 70%! So happy with his development and progress both inside and outside of the ring!Thank you, Ute, for all your help and guidance throughout the journey, and thank you to Bee and Jon for your trust and support.

A special thank you to the entire Sonnenhof team and my mom for helping making weekends like these happen! As well, a big thank you to Megan at Halt Square for all her help leading up to and at the show to ensure I was feeling my best, so I could ride my best!

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