After serving three years with the Israeli Defense Forces, Shimoni returned to Europe to study dressage in earnest. He has represented Israel at two European Championships--at Arnhem, the Netherlands in 1999 and at Verden, Germany in 2001. He also competed in two World Equestrian Games (WEG) as the first, and only, rider to represent Israel. In the 1998 WEG in Rome, he rode the Dutch mare Amora, and in the 2002 WEG in Jerez, Spain, he rode the Dutch gelding Glenstern. In addition, Shimoni qualified Glenstern and Falco for the 2004 Olympic Games.
This article first appeared in the September 2005 issue of Dressage Today magazine. For copies of articles, email Dressage.Today@EquiNetwork.com.
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