Dressage at Devon

32 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 Dressage at Devon 2017 • Meet the Officilals Stephen Clarke (GBR) 5* Stephen is President of the Ground Jury for 2012. Most recently Stephen judged the 2012 Olympics in dressage. Over the past decade, his career as an FEI judge has taken him around the globe to all major dressage competitions including four World Cup Finals, three European Championships, the World Games in Jerez, The World Equestrian Games in Aachen, the Olympic Games in Athens, and the Pan American Games to name a few. As a rider he competed successfully both nationally and internationally on his own horses. He was the reserve rider for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Sarah Geikie (USA) 4* Sarah is an active rider and trainer, having trained five horses to the FEI level. She has had many of her students win top placement at regional finals and has coached two silver medal teams in the NYARC competition. Sarah is a #3* judge and an Examiner for the Instructor/Trainer Program. Sarah and her horse, Waterhouse, currently reside in Connecticut. Anne Gribbons (USA) See Breed Division. Peter Holler (GER) 5* A lifelong rider, Mr. Peter Holler is on the FEI panel of International Judges and in the last several years has judged many top shows in Germany and all over the world such as the German Championships, Bundeschampionate, World Championships for Young Horses, European Championships for Juniors and Young Riders, CDIOs and CDIs in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Greece, France, the US and Canada. He was a judge in the World Dressage Challenge Tour in several groups and went as a clinician and trainer to North and Central America, Indonesia, Malaysia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Israel, Dubai, South Africa and many other countries. A Public Relations professional with a regular group of dressage students, Peter gives clinics and seminars for riders, trainers and judges on a regular basis in Germany and abroad. Natalie Lamping (USA) Natalie Lamping is a USEF "I", FEI "I", FEI "C", Para Equestrian, and FEI young horse judge. Natalie has judged most of the major Olympic, World Cup, and Pan American Games selection trials for the USET Dressage Team, and has been a long time figure at such important competitions as The NAYRC, Palm Beach Dressage Derby, and Dressage at Devon. She has judged in Brazil, England, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, and Mexico. She has had the honor to judge in Wiesbaden, s'Hertogenbosch, and Samur, as well as the European Junior and Young Rider's Championships. An FEI "I" judge for the past 22 years, and recently became an FEI Young Horse judge, Lamping is also a USEF Senior judge, examiner and on the USEF Licensed Officials committee. She is based in Ocala, FL Brenda Minor (CDN) 4* Brenda is an FEI 4* Dressage Judge, FEI Young Horse Judge, a Senior dressage judge with Canada Equestrian and the US Equestrian Federation and a Level II Certified Coach. Brenda was Provincial Medium Dressage Champion and has competed successfully through Grand Prix. She has been on numerous CDI panels, judging extensively through Canada, Costa Rica, Columbia, England, Guatemala, Mexico and United States. She was a member of the jury at the North American Young Riders and Junior Dressage Championships in Lexington, Kentucky in 2009, 2012 and 2015. She was Chair of the EC Dressage Officials Committee from 2005 to 2010 and was actively involved with this Committee until 2016. Brenda works for an international consulting organization. Mike Osinski (USA) Mike's riding skill grew out of his unique combinations of experiences in the horse world. He grew up in Michigan riding jumpers and was a keen observer of many riding disciplines. These early experiences gave Mike an appreciation of good riding, regardless of the particular riding disciplines or breed of horse. His personal quest for better riding led him to dressage. Mike immersed himself in dressage training working with Maryal Barnett, then in California he worked as an assistant to Hilda Gurney. Additionally he has studied with Steffan Peters, Carol Lavell, and Paul Belasik. Mike has also expanded his activities to include teaching clinics, judging and a breeding program in addition to his own competition riding. He has been a dressage judge since 1984 and today is a USEF "S" rated judge. In 2013 Mike became the first FEI 4* (Four Star) Judge in the Northwest putting him on a path to judge international FEI dressage competitions.

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