Lexington, Kentucky – The following riders recently won the United States Dressage Federation (USDF)/ Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur medal for excellent dressage performances as top-placing Second Level Adult Amateurs:

Rider Horse Competition Date

Wende Neitzel Close the Deal Dressage in the Rockies I & II August 1 & 4, 2002 Dallas, TX 7yo Brandenburg

Margaret Christ Tristan BFK North Midsummer August 3, 2002 Princeton, NJ 9yo Dutch Warmblood

Jolene Novak Keller Bara Trac II August 3, 2002 New Lenox, IL 7yo Swedish Warmblood

Jane Flewellen Kamiro Ohio Dressage Festival II August 4, 2002 Worthington, OH 10yo Dutch Warmblood

Katherine Lynn Octavio High Plains Dressage August 9, 2002 Placitas, NM 6yo Arab-Trakehner

K. Roxanne Squires Jubilee Laramie County Open August 11, 2002 Laramie, WY 11yo Trakehner X

Martha Deasy-Little Figaro II USDF Summer Sizzler III August 17, 2002 Havana, FL 10yo Holsteiner-TB

Jayne Arnold Loki Summer’s End Dressage August 18, 2002 Port Orchard, WA 12yo Holsteiner-Dutch

Alexandra Curnutte Generaal Autumn Hill Dressage Festival August 31, 2002 Lakewood, CO 14yo Dutch Warmblood

In conjunction with USDF, Dover Saddlery designed a program to acknowledge the accomplishments of the adult amateur rider, who typically balance the demands of career and family with their desire to ride and compete. The competitor with the highest score in a Second Level Adult Amateur class/division at a participating USA Equestrian/USDF recognized competition is awarded a handcrafted pewter USDF/Dover Adult Amateur medal.

The word dressage (rhymes with massage) is derived from a French term meaning training. It is not only a method of schooling, but also an Olympic competitive equestrian sport. Dressage is a discipline and competitive sport accessible to all horses and riders.