Dressage

Dressage

The U.S. Dressage Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games The following horse-and-athlete combinations have been named to the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and are in alphabetical order. The substitutes are in ranked order.

The dressage competition at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will take place August 25-29, 2014 at d’Ornano Stadium in Caen, France.

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Dressage - Team 3 Dressage Championships, the pair was second in the Intermediaire II Championship. They then traveled to the US Dressage Finals presented by Adequan and claimed top honors in the Intermediate II Open Championship.

Graves has had her biggest year to date in 2014. Beginning the year at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF), she moved Verdades up to the Grand Prix level and won the Grand Prix Test during week three. The pair had another great performance during week seven, coming in second in the Grand Prix Special. Graves and Verdades then scored two more second-place finishes during the final week of the AGDF in the CDI3* Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. They then traveled to the KDA 28th Annual Dressage Show, where they were second in the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle.

On a roll, Graves took Verdades to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Championship presented by The Dutta Corp.

She and Verdades were second in the Grand Prix Special Photo Credit: SusanJStickle.com

Laura Graves Born: July 22, 1987 Residence: Geneva, Fla.

Verdades – 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by the rider Laura Graves is an accomplished international FEI competitor and USDF Gold Medalist who has been studying the art of dressage for over 20 years. Graves has brought her mount, Verdades, up the levels herself with the guidance of trainers after her mother picked him in a video out as foal.

In 2012, Graves and Verdades led Team USA II to a thirdplace finish in the WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm. Individually, the pair was third in the Prix St. Geroges Test and fourth in the Intermediaire Freestyle. At the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, Graves and Verdades were eighth overall in the USEF National Intermediaire I Championship.

In 2013, Graves competed Verdades at the Intermediaire II level. At the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region

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and Grand Prix Freestlye, and tied for fourth in the Grand Prix Test, to finish second overall in The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship. Their performance earned them a spot on the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team, enabling them to compete in Europe for the first time.

At CDI4* Fritzens-Schindlhof, Graves and Verdades scored two second-place finishes in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Special. Two weeks later at CDIO5* Aachen, they were eighth in the Grand Prix Special, and tied for 10th in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Dressage - Team years training and showing in Europe, with two years as a student of Herbert Rehbein, then Rudolf Zeilinger, and after that, Klaus Balkenhol. Konyot returned to the U.S. in 1999 with the young stallion, Justice, to compete in the final Olympic Selection Trial where they finished seventh. Early in 2000, Konyot won the Grand Prix at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W. In 2004, Konyot partnered with Anna Karenina, winning the Grand Prix at the Florida Dressage Classic in Wellington in only their third outing. The pair was short-listed for the 2004 Olympic Games and finished seventh in the Selection Trials.

Konyot began competing Calecto V in early 2007, and the big black stallion has gone from strength-to-strength in just a few short years. In his first Grand Prix Freestyle, Konyot guided him to the win at the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle at Dressage at Devon in September of 2009.

The pair was on a tear in 2010, winning eight Grand Prix, Photo Credit: SusanJStickle.com

Tina Konyot

Born: September 12, 1961 Residence: Palm City, Fla. Calecto V – 1998 Danish Warmblood stallion owned by Tina Konyot For Tina Konyot, horses are truly second nature. Her family spans five generations of horsemanship and circusring performance. Konyot’s grandfather, Arthur Konyot, occupied center ring in the acclaimed Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He then trained horses owned by numerous celebrities and was inducted into the Circus Hall of Fame in 1974. Konyot’s father, Alex Konyot, also a member of the Circus Hall of Fame, started an equine training facility in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. In the course of his more than 80-year career, he played a role in guiding multiple young riders to huge successes, including six-time U.S. Olympian Robert Dover.

Konyot began riding at a very young age and has been honing her skills ever since. In the 1990s, she spent five

seven of those consecutively. In February, they won the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2010 Wellington Classic, followed by wins in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special a month later at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby.

In April at the Kentucky Cup CDI3* Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games test event, the pair captured the Grand Prix and was then awarded its highest score to date in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

In July, Konyot and Calecto V traveled to Germany to compete in the prestigious CDIO Aachen, where they placed 10th in the Grand Prix Special and eighth in the Freestyle.

The pair then returned stateside to contest the 2010 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Festival of Champions. Konyot and Calecto V dominated the Grand Prix division, winning all four tests on their way to being crowned the National Grand Prix Champion.

That fall, they represented the U.S. at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky., where they helped the U.S. to a fourth-place finish and qualified for the Grand Prix Special.

In March 2011, Konyot and Calecto V were second in the Grand Prix Test, behind WEG teammate Steffen Peters, at the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

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Dressage - Team Polo Club International. The following night they earned a

In 2014, Konyot kicked off the season with a second-

third-place finish in the Freestyle. In the fall, the pair fin-

place finish with Calecto V in the Grand Prix Freestyle

ished second in the Grand Prix Test, Grand Prix Special, and

during Week Five of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival

Grand Prix Freestyle at the Collecting Gaits Farm/ USEF

(AGDF). Only two weeks later at AGDF the pair aided the

Dressage Festival of Champions.

USA I team to a Gold medal in the Wellington Nations Cup

Konyot and Calecto V started off 2012 by winning the

CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm. Konyot also earned

Grand Prix Freestyle and finishing second in the Grand Prix

the Individual Bronze medal for her Grand Prix Freestyle

Test at the Gold Coast Opener. At the WEF Dressage Clas-

with Calecto V. During Week 10 of AGDF, Konoyt and

sic, the pair took top honors in the Grand Prix Special and

Calecto V placed second in the Grand Prix Freestyle. Two

placed second in the Grand Prix Test. Konyot and Calecto

weeks later for the final week of AGDF, the pair ended the

V’s year continued to impress going into the summer as the

winter season on a high note, winning the Grand Prix Free-

pair contested the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Cham-

style CDI5* with a score of 79.250% and finishing second in

pions and Selection Trials for the U.S. Dressage Team in

the Grand Prix Test.

Gladstone, N.J. The pair won the third round, the Grand Prix

Konyot and Calecto V traveled to Lyon, France to com-

Test, with a score of 80.149% and finished second in the

pete in the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. They

other three rounds to finish second overall in the Grand Prix

were 11th in the Grand Prix Test and 12th in the Grand Prix

Championship for the second year in a row. Later that sum-

Freestyle.

mer, Konyot and Calecto V represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Konyot and Calecto V began 2013 by winning at almost

Returning to the states, Konyot and Calecto V headed to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. The pair was third in the Grand Prix Test

every turn. The pair won FEI Grand Prix Tests at the Inter-

and finished The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage

national Horse Sport Dressage Premiere, the Gold Coast

National Championship in fifth place, earning a place on the

Opener, and the Wellington Classic Spring Challenge. Kon-

Short List.

yot and Calecto V then took top honors in the FEI Grand

She headed to Europe during the summer and found

Prix Freestyle at the Florida Dressage Classic. At the WEF

success at CDI4* Fritzens-Schindlhof. Konyot and Calecto

Dressage Classic, the pair was victorious in the FEI Grand

V were third in the Grand Prix Test and fourth in the Grand

Prix and FEI Grand Prix Freestyle. Konyot and Calecto V

Prix Freestyle.

finished third in the Grand Prix Freestyle and fifth in the Grand Prix Test at the Wellington 5* presented by Diamante Farms during the Adequan Global Dressage Festival.

In the spring, Konyot and Calecto V traveled to Europe to compete. At the CDI3* Schloss Achleiten in Germany, the pair finished second in both the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Special. Next, Konyot and Calecto V helped the U.S. Team to a Bronze medal at the CHIO Aachen, where they also finished 10th individually in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Just two weeks later the pair placed second and third in the Grand Prix Freestyle and Grand Prix Test, respectively, at the CDI4* Fritzens-Schindlhof in Austria.

The pair returned to the U.S. and closed out a highly successful season with third-place finishes in the Open Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle classes at Dressage at Devon.

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Konyot teaches and trains at her farm in North Stonington, Conn., and at her parents’ farm in Stuart, Fla.

Dressage - Team Wizard originally, before Lyle took over the ride in 2006.

The pair competed at the Intermediaire I level their first year together, and by 2008 they clinched the USEF Young Adult “Brentina Cup” Dressage Championship. In their first National Grand Prix Championship at the 2009 Collecting Gaits/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, Lyle and Wizard made a statement by winning the Freestyle.

In February of 2010, Lyle swept the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special with Felix and the Grand Prix Freestyle with Wizard at the CDI3* in Thermal.

Lyle spent the early part of the summer of 2010 training and competing with Wizard in Germany. The pair finished in the top 15 at the CDI Hagen, and continued to gain experience at the CDI Munchen Reim. While in Germany, Lyle spent two weeks training with legendary dressage rider and coach Klaus Balkenhol.

Lyle and Wizard had a successful year in 2011. At the Great American Insurance Group/USDF Region 8 Dressage Photo Credit: SusanJStickle.com

Adrienne Lyle

Born: January 2, 1985 Residence: Ketchum, Idaho Wizard – 1999 Oldenberg gelding owned by Peggy Thomas Lyle was born and raised on a small cattle ranch in Whidbey Island, Wash. Growing up, she was active in the local Pony Club and competed in eventing before focusing solely on dressage. She was a member of medal-winning teams at the 2002 North American Junior Dressage Team Championships and the 2004 North American Young Rider Championships.

During the summer of 2005, Lyle began working with Debbie McDonald as a working student, and has since become assistant trainer for the Thomas family at River Grove Farm.

Lyle and Wizard have been forming a solid partnership over recent years. Wizard was imported from Holland as a five-year-old by the Thomas family; McDonald rode

Championships, the pair won the Grand Prix Freestyle and finished third in the Grand Prix Test. Lyle and Wizard finished out the year by winning both the Grand Prix Test and the Grand Prix Freestyle at Dressage at Devon.

Lyle has spent the first half of 2012 cruising to strong results on the East Coast. At the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach CDI4* presented by International Polo Club Palm Beach, Lyle and Wizard won the Grand Prix Special and finished fourth in the Grand Prix Freestyle. The pair took top honors at the 5* West Palm Beach in both the Grand Prix Test and the Grand Prix Freestyle. At the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions and Selection Trials for the U.S. Dressage Team in June, Lyle and Wizard finished fourth overall after four rounds, with a combined total of 72.558%. Later that summer, they traveled to the United Kingdom to participate in the 2012 London Olympic Games to compete as Individuals.

Following their Olympic appearance, Lyle and Wizard had a light year in 2013, but still finished second in the Grand Prix Freestyle and third in the Grand Prix Test at the Gold Coast Opener CDI-W. Lyle and Wizard were back with a vengeance in 2014, beginning the year at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). During week one, the pair won the Grand Prix Test.

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Dressage - Team Special CDI4*, as well as earning second in the Grand Prix Test CDI4* during the AGDF week five. Two weeks later, the pair helped USA Team I claim top honors in the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm.

Lyle also received the Individual Gold medal for her Grand Prix Freestyle with Wizard. Next up, she and Wizard won the Grand Prix Freestyle and were second in the Grand Prix Test in the Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W. The pair competed in the final week of the ADGF, taking home the wins in the Grand Prix Test and the Grand Prix Special in the CDI5*.

Lyle traveled to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp with Wizard and had a strong showing. The pair was third in the Grand Prix Freestyle and fourth in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Special, to finish fourth overall in The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship. For their efforts, they were named to the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team. The pair then headed to Europe for the summer to hone their skills. At CDI4* Fritzens-Schindlhof, Lyle and Wizard were third in the Grand Prix Freestyle and fifth in the Grand Prix Test. They tied for 10th at CDIO5* Aachen in the Grand Prix Freestyle before finishing fourth in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Special at CDI3* Verden.

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Dressage - Team USEF/Collecting Gaits Farm Festival of Champions at the Grand Prix level and traveled to Aachen, Germany, to represent the U.S. in the CDIO3*.

With Ravel, Peters amassed a remarkable record. Under Peters’ expert guidance, the Dutch Warmblood gelding went from strength to strength during their partnership.

Ravel won every single competition he entered leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, including the 2008 USEF Selection Trials for Dressage. At the Olympic Games, he ended up fourth by the slimmest of margins, behind horses far more experienced. It was Ravel’s first competition outside the United States.

Ravel and Peters dove into 2009, winning the Grand Prix at the Exquis World Dressage Masters in Wellington, Fla., with an impressive effort. At the Rolex FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, Ravel and Peters re-wrote history, beating out nine-time (and defending) World Cup champion Anky van Grunsven and Isabell Werth, to win both the Grand Prix and Photo Credit: SusanJStickle.com

Steffen Peters

Born: September 18, 1964 Residence: San Diego, Calif.

Legolas 92 – 2002 Westphalian gelding owned

by Four Winds Farm Originally from Germany, Peters moved to the U.S. in 1985 and began riding for his adopted country in 1992.

Since this time, Peters has represented the U.S. at numerous championships and earned many National Titles.

Peters won his first Olympic medal, a Team Bronze, at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games aboard Udon. He and Floriano were the alternates on the 2004 Athens Olympic team. In 2006, Peters and Floriano swept all three phases of competition at the 2006 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Grand Prix Dressage Championship in Gladstone, N.J., landing them the anchor spot on the Bronze medal-winning team at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games.

2007 was a breakout year for Peters and Lombardi 11.

They traveled to New Jersey from California to win the

the Freestyle. In July, Ravel and Peters traveled to Germany for CDIO Aachen, where the pair won all three tests: the Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle. This impressive sweep marked the first time an American combination had ever achieved this feat.

In 2010, Ravel and Peters traveled to Wellington, Fla., to take part in the Exquis World Dressage Masters. They beat some of the very best in the world on their way to winning the Grand Prix Test and placing second in the Freestyle.

That fall the pair was the anchor for the U.S. Team at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Ky. Peters collected the first Individual Championship medal of his career when he rode Ravel to the Bronze in the Grand Prix Special. Two nights later, Peters and Ravel put in another heroic effort to capture the Bronze again in the Freestyle.

Peters and Ravel started the 2011 season by doing something that had eluded them in the previous two years at the World Dressage Masters Palm Beach presented by International Polo Club. They were victorious in the Grand Prix Test, for a third consecutive year, and the following evening won the Freestyle after having been second the previous two years.

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Dressage - Team aire I, and Prix St. Georges divisions. With Ravel, Peters took

92. For their efforts, Peters and Legolas 92 were named to

home top honors in the Grand Prix Test, Grand Prix Special,

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and Grand Prix Freestyle. He and Weltino’s Magic won the

Games (WEG) U.S. Dressage Team. Peters also claimed

Intermediaire I Test, Intermediare I Freestyle, and the Prix

the top two spots in The Dutta Corp/USEF Intermediaire

St. Georges Test.

I Dressage National Championship with Roasmunde and

Peters partnered with Weltino’s Magic to represent the U.S. at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara,

Apassionata, respectively.

Peters traveled to Europe and maintained his top form as

Mexico. The pair performed beautifully, bringing home

he prepared for the 2014 WEG. At CDI4* Fritzens-Schindl-

Team and Individual Gold Medals for the U.S.

hof, he won the Intermediaire I and Prix St. Georges Tests

In 2012, Peters and Ravel swept the World Dressage

with Rosamunde and finished second in the Grand Prix Test

Masters CDI4* Palm Beach presented by International Polo

and Grand Prix Freestyle with Legolas 92. Peters then trav-

Club, winning the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle.

eled to CDI3* Verden with Legolas 92 and won the Grand

Peters competed on Legolas 92 in the 2012 USEF Dres-

Prix Test and Grand Prix Special.

sage Festival of Champions and Selection Trials for the U.S. Dressage Team, where the pair nearly swept the Grand Prix, winning three of the four rounds and defending his 2011 Championship with an overall score of 77.653%. Later that summer, Peters and Ravel traveled to the United Kingdom, where they participated in the 2012 London Olympic Games for the United States, Ravel’s final competition before retiring.

Peters kicked off 2013 by winning the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle at The Dressage Affaire CDI3* with Legolas 92. The pair traveled east and won the Grand Prix Test at CDI5* Wellington, as well as finishing second in the Grand Prix Freestyle. Peters and Legolas tested out their partenrship overseas and earned second-place finishes in both the Grand Prix Test and Gran Prix Freestyle at CDI4* Hagen. The pair then helped the U.S. team finish third in the CDIO5* Aachen, coming in fifth individual in the Grand Prix Test. Peters and Legolas 92 closed out the year by claiming top honors in The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, Peters’ seventh National title.

In 2014, Peters began the year with top placings yet again.

He and Legolas 92 won the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Special at the Mid-Winter Dressage Fair CDI-W. They continued their winning ways at the Festival of the Horse, by taking home top honors in the CDI3* Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle. Peters was on a roll at the 2014 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp, winning The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship with Legolas 92, his eighth National Grand Prix title and second consecutive title with Legolas

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Peters and his wife, Shannon, operate a busy training facility in the San Diego area.

Dressage - Substitute USEF National Intermediaire I Championship with Wig Wam and ninth in the USEF National Grand Prix Dressage Championship with Dominion.

In 2012, Francis began the year with a second-place finish in the Prix St. Georges Test and a third-place finish in the Intermediaire I Test in the CDI1* with Doktor at the Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II. The pair competed in another CDI1* at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup, finishing second in the Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I Tests. Francis and Doktor were on the winning U.S. Nations Cup team at the WEF Wellington Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm in April. The pair then finished in 11th place in the USEF National Intermediaire I Championship at the 2012 USEF Dressage Festival of Champions.

Francis kicked off 2013 with first-place finishes in the Grand Prix Special with Doktor and the Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I Tests with Firleflanz. At the Wellington Photo Credit: SusanJStickle.com

Shelly Francis

Born: December 16, 1958 Residence: Loxahatchee, Fla. Doktor – 2003 Oldenburg gelding owned by Patricia Stempel Shelly Francis grew up in Bar Harbor, Maine, where her family still owns a 30-acre farm. For most of the last twenty years, she has quietly been achieving strong results in Prix St. Georges and Grand Prix competition.

In 1996, with Pikant, Francis was second alternate for the U.S. Olympic team. In 1997, the pair won the USDF Grand Prix Champion Horse of the Year, and went on to compete at the 1998 FEI World Equestrian Games in Rome.

Francis began 2009 by winning the Grand Prix Special with Dominion at the Gold Coast Opener. The pair then won the Grand Prix Test and finished second in the Grand Prix Special in the CDI3* at the Wellington Classic Spring Challenge. At the 2009 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions, Francis finished sixth in the

Classic Dressage Challenge II, she and Danilo won the Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I Tests. The pair won the same two classes in the CDI1* at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup, where Francis also finished second in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle with Doktor.

She partnered with Danilo again to win the Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I Tests at the Wellington 5*, presented by Diamante Farms. Francis and Doktor were on the winning Nations Cup team at the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* presented by Stillpoint Farm, where they finished second in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle, and were third in the Grand Prix Special.

Over the summer, Francis traveled to Europe. At CDIO5* Aachen, she and Doktor helped the U.S. team to a thirdplace finish in the Nations Cup. The pair then went to CDI4* Lingen and were second in the Grand Prix Test. At CDIO3* Hickstead, Francis and Doktor again helped the U.S. team to a solid Nations Cup finish, with the team earning secondplace honors. At the competition, she rode Danilo to third place in the Intermediaire I Test and Doktor to fifth place in the Grand Prix Freestyle.

Returning to the U.S., Francis ended the 2013 season at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp. She was fourth at both The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National and The Dutta Corp/USEF 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

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Dressage - Substitute Intermediaire I Dressage National Championship with Doktor and Danilo, respectively.

Francis started 2014 at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). She and Doktor finished second in the Grand Prix Special and third in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Freestyle, also helping the USA II team to fourth place in the Wellington Nations Cup CDIO3* sponsored by Stillpoint Farm during week seven. During week 10, Francis rode Danilo to a second-place finish in the Grand Prix Special CDI-W. With Doktor, Francis headed to the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp, where the pair finished seventh in The Dutta Corp/ USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship. For their efforts, they were named to the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team and traveled to compete in Europe over the summer.

At CDI4* Fritzens-Schindlhof, Francis and Doktor were fifth in the Grand Prix Test and Grand Prix Special. The pair was seventh in the CDIO5* Aachen Grand Prix Freestyle.

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Dressage - Substitute Prix, with scores in the 70s and numerous wins in Wellington.

She had a great 2011 season with Pikko del Cerro HU, beginning with a win at the International Horse Sport Dressage Premiere in the Prix St. Georges Test. The pair was then second in the Intermediaire I Freestyle CDI1* at the International Horse Sport Champions Cup. Wilcox and Pikko del Cerro HU scored a win at the KDA 25th Annual Dressage Show CDI1* in the Intermediaire I Test. They continued their winning ways at the USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship sponsored by The Dutta Corp and Performance Sales International, where they took home the National title.

Wilcox continued her success in 2012. At the 5* West Palm Beach, Wilcox won both the Intermediaire II Test and Prix St. Georges Test with Pikko del Cerro HU and Denzello, respectively. She then rode Pikko del Cerro HU to the USEF Developing Horse Grand Prix Championship supported by Photo Credit: SusanJStickle.com

Lisa Wilcox

Born: September 8, 1966 Residence: Loxahatchee, Fla. Denzello – 2003 Hanoverian gelding owned by Betty Wells Lisa Wilcox has represented the U.S. in team competition multiple times, including at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 with Relevant, helping the U.S. capture the Bronze medal. In 2002, Wilcox and Relevant were part of the U.S. team at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Spain that took the Silver medal, marking the best finish ever for a U.S. dressage team in any World Championship or Olympic Games. The pair also finished fifth individually at the 2002 WEG. Wilcox spent 12 years in Europe, riding and competing on some of the sport’s finest horses. In 2006, Lisa returned home to the U.S. and settled in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Hilda Gurney and Carol Lavell title.

She had another solid year in 2013, winning the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Special at the Wellington Classic Sunshine Challenge CDI3* with Pikko del Cerro HU. At the Wellington CDI-W, the pair won the Grand Prix Special and was third in the Grand Prix Test.

Wilcox started 2014 with Small Tour wins with Galant at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, as well as finishing third in the Grand Prix Special CDI-W at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby with Denzello. At the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp, Wilcox and Denzello were eighth in The Dutta Corp/USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship, earning them a spot on the Short List for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games U.S. Dressage Team.

Spending the summer in Europe, Wilcox and Denzello had strong performances. They were seventh in the Grand Prix Special at both CDI4* Fritzens-Schindlhof and CDI4* Aachen. The pair hit its stride at CDIO3* Hickstead, finishing second in the Grand Prix Special and third in the Grand Prix Freestyle, as well as helping the U.S. Nations Cup team to a fourth-place finish.

During the 2009 season, Wilcox competed with Ingred Lin’s Lusitanos, Queba HI and Quemacho HM, in the Grand

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Dressage - Staff Aachen since 1960, and Dover considers it the high point of his distinguished career.

He made his international team debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, finishing in 17th place in the individual competition on Romantico, while the U.S. placed sixth in the team competition. Dover returned to the Olympic Games in 1988 in Seoul, where he finished in 13th place.

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Dover won his first medal, helping to lead the U.S. to a Team Bronze medal.

In 1994, Dover was named “Male Equestrian of the Year” by the U.S. Olympic Committee after winning the Team Bronze medal at the FEI World Equestrian Games in The Hague and finishing fifth individually. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, he won his second Olympic medal when the U.S. finished in third place to win the Team Bronze medal for the second straight time.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Dover captained the U.S. team and helped lead the Americans to another Photo Credit: USEF Archive

Robert Dover

Born: June 7, 1956 Residence: Wellington, Fla. Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover has earned more honors than any other U.S. Dressage rider, competing in six consecutive Olympic Games for the United States, as well as on four FEI World Equestrian Games teams and at seven FEI World Cup Finals.

Dover began riding when he was 13-years old, graduated as an “A” pony-clubber, and specialized in dressage when he was 19. After attending the University of Georgia, he saw his equestrian career take off in the 1980s. After his first Olympic appearance in 1984, Dover helped the U.S. capture the North American championship the following year. In 1987, Dover defeated six-time Olympic Gold medalist Dr. Reiner Klimke to win the Aachen Grand Prix in Germany in front of a crowd of 65,000.

This victory was the first time an American had won in

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Bronze medal, finishing behind Germany and The Netherlands.

Dover clinched his sixth Games berth in 2004. In Athens, the veteran rode FBW Kennedy. He won the Team Bronze medal and finished 6th individually. To finish out his career in 2005, Dover placed 4th in the 2005 FEI World Cup Final in Las Vegas.

He has also taught clinics all over the world, sat on many USEF committees, and is one of the founders of the Equestrian Aid Foundation, which helps people in the horse world suffering from any life threatening illness or injury.

Dressage - Staff Van Wieren-Page began at the United State Equestrian Federation in 2004 in the Regulation Department. For three years she worked directly on cases and with the USEF Legal Counsel during the hearing process.

In 2007, Van Wieren-Page made the transition to the USEF Dressage Department working as Assistant Director.

In 2007 and 2008 she worked with Managing Director of Dressage on selection procedures and team logistics for Pan American and Olympic Games. In 2010, Van WierenPage was promoted to Director of High Performance Dressage.

Photo Credit: USEF Archive

Jenny Van Wieren-Page

Born: August 4, 1981 Residence: Lexington, Ky. Team Leader Jenny Van Wieren-Page’s horse experience goes back to her childhood. At the age of two, she got her first pony and began competing in hunt seat at age eight. Van WierenPage eventually turned her focus to dressage, and by age 16 was competing in the FEI Young Rider division with her Russian Warmblood, Dancing Bear, and participating in the USDF Advanced Young Rider Program and FEI Young Rider clinics.

In 2003 Van Wieren-Page graduated from Michigan State University (MSU) with a B.A. in Communication. During her time at MSU she was part of MSU Polo Team, and continued riding and competing Dancing Bear at the FEI Prix St. Georges and Intermediaire I level.

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