Rose Ambrose and Steinway (IA)
Team #962: Rose Ambrose and Steinway
From: Coralville, Iowa
Ages: 70 & 30
Combined Ages: 100
Test: Training Level Test 1
Steinway (Hubert) and I have been together for 26 wonderful years, full of special memories. He came into my life as a strapping four-year-old Dutch Warmblood. We have learned so much together and have had a very special partnership. We had a fantastic show career competing at all levels from Training to Intermediate. Highlights include USDF Performance Awards, FEI Master’s Challenge Award, USDF bronze and silver medals, earning two gold medal scores, and now the Century Club. He always had a special presence in the dressage ring and enjoyed the attention and admiration. As the great Walter Zettl said of Hubert, it was all about him. We worked with great trainers, rode in clinics with world-class trainers, and did lots of self-training. I could not be prouder of my magnificent partner.
Hubert was born on Wind’s Reach Farm in Iowa City, Iowa, where he has spent most of his life. He was never stalled, and we always kept active riding in the arena, hacking out, and enjoying long lining. It was all so much fun with him. I grew up on an Iowa farm and started riding as a young child. I have spent decades eventing, foxhunting, combined driving, and dressage.
It was a hopeful dream and goal to join the Century Club. It was especially meaningful to do it at the stable where Hubert was born, with many friends there to support us. In many ways, it was the most special and fulfilling award we have ever earned as a team. Laura Ashley Killian was giving a clinic at the barn and kindly judged our ride.
