Three time National Grand Prix Champion Steffen Peters received the USEF Gold Medal of Distinction

At the conclusion of competition on Saturday at The U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions presented by The Dutta Corp, 17 athletes who have represented the United States in top-level dressage competition were honored in the USEF Gold Medal of Distinction Ceremony. Susan Blinks, Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, Robert Dover, Debbie McDonald, Dorothy Morkis, Steffen Peters, Michael Poulin, Kathleen Raine, Gary Rockwell, Guenter Seidel, Christine Traurig, and Lisa Wilcox were all recognized for earning Team or Individual medals or having accumulated multiple top placings, both in the United States and abroad. Michelle Gibson, Hilda Gurney, Carol Lavell, Edith Master, and Leslie Morse were also awarded Gold Medals of Distinction but could not be present in Gladstone.To learn more about the Gold Medal of Distinction visit here.