Dressage at Devon

31 m e e T T h e o f f i c i a l S • p e r f o r m a n c e d i v i S i o n Akhal-Teke Association of America Newsletter- Website- Awards -Registration 425-870-9789 21314 129 th Ave SE Snohomish, WA 98296 www.akhal-teke.org To Preserve, Protect and Promote Dressage at Devon 2016 • Meet the Officilals Mary Seefried 5* (AUS) Mary is currently one of about 30 Olympic level (5*) dressage judges in the world. In 2013, the FEI appointed her to the Judges Supervisory Panel which ensures fairness in judging at major championships. Mary has over 40 years of contribution to equestrian sports via numerous committees. Currently she is Chair of the Australian Dressage Committee. Not only is she a Judge Educator in Australia but also is an FEI Dressage Judge course director as well as Young Horse judge. She particularly likes passing on her experience in education programs for judges as well as assisting riders to improve their scores from the judge's point of view. Alban Tissot 4* (FRA) Alban Tissot, an International Grand Prix Rider, also trains riders up to Grand Prix level and is a 4* judge. He has been a national judge in France since 2002. Alban owns and runs his own stables in Normandy, France and runs clinics in France for riders and/or judges. Cesar Torrente 3* (COL) A native of Colombia, Cesar Torrente is an international dressage judge and an FEI level dressage competitor. He is the first judge to be promoted through the new FEI 3 * program. Cesar has had the honor of standing on medal podium to receive the team gold medal two times in the Central American Games. He is a corporate lawyer by profession. Despite traveling the globe to judge worldwide, he maintains the precarious balance between his career and his passion for horses with apparent ease. He is known in the dressage world as a "rider's judge," because he knows what it is like to be in the judge's box, as well as the sandbox we call the dressage ring. Best of all, Cesar exudes warmth and is most often found with a smile on his face. Eduard De Wolff Van Westerrode 5* (NED) Eduard (Eddy) has been riding since a very young age, jumping and evening in England. In his competitive career, Eddy successfully rode horses in PSG, Intermediate and Grand Prix. He was the Dutch Champion in PSG and Intermediate with his Dutch stallion Monarch. Eddy is a world-renowned clinician and trainer, teaching and sharing his knowledge with judges, trainers and riders around the globe. He has been the National Coach of the Chilean Dressage Team in the 2010 SURAGames (South American Championships). The Turkish Team in preparation for the Balkan Games, has also been assisted and trained by Eddy. An international 4* judge and trainer, Eddy has been judging and training worldwide for the past 30 years and he has been selected as an FEI Mentor Judge for upcoming Candidate Judges. He is especially proud of serving on the judges panel for the 2016 Olympics. In the Netherlands, Eddy is a consultant for selection trials of the Dutch Senior, Junior, Young Rider and Pony teams as well as an examiner in the Dutch Instructions Academy in Ermelo. Lois Yukins USA - FEI 4* & USEF S Dressage Judge Lois grew up in Birmingham/Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She was in Pony Club and rode Equitation, Hunter/Jumpers, as well as fox hunting with the Bloomfield Open Hunt Club. After a serious jumping accident she became more focused on Dressage. She has trained horses and riders throughout the levels and owned two training facilities over the years. Lois became a National Dressage Judge in the early 70's and an FEI Dressage Judge since 1999. She has judged throughout the United States, Canada, Central and South America, Mexico, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and England. She was on the panel to judge the 2014 Asian Games in Korea. Along with her International and National Judging, Lois is a trainer and examiner of judges in the US from the L Graduate Level to our Senior Judges. Lois is the Chair of the USDF L Education Program, a member of the USDF Judges Committee, USEF Dressage Committee and the USEF Licensed Official Committee. She lives on the North Shore of Boston in Manchester By The Sea.

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