Eliza Sydnor Dressage - Accomplishments

Accomplishments - 1999 to present

2009

Won the Oldenburg Mare Performance Test with Winning Hand - 3rd win in a row for taking mares through the MPT
Qualified for Regional championships with Lancer at I2, Gracie at PSG, and Urietta at 1st level.
Invited to attend Harmony Sporthorses/Hassler Dressage Young Dressage Horse Trainer's Symposium for 5th year
Competed Lancer at the Grand Prix
Worked for Scott and Susanne Hassler at Hassler Dressage in Chesapeake City, MD.
Selected as a demo rider for the USDF Region 1 Clinic with Scott Hassler on Graffini Grace

2008

Identified by the American Hanoverian Society as a specialist with dressage horses from starting under saddle through FEI
Selected to lead The Dressage Foundation’s Olympic Dream Program with Cindy Sydnor
Debuted at the I-2 with Lancer with a score of 65.61%
Currently ranked 5th in the country for 4 year olds with Richmond HL
Organized USDF L Program for Judge Training

2007

Received USDF Instructor Certification Training through Fourth Level – youngest person in history to receive this certification
Dressage Committee Member NCDCTA
High Score Award winner with Wilmington H.L. at Dressage in the Sandhills
Featured speaker for Alamance County Cooperative Extension on Horse Careers
Graffini Grace and Prince Hopeful selected to be demo horses in United States Hanoverian Society Symposium in Jacksonville, FL, with Scott Hassler
High Score Award winner at Pinehurst Fall Dressage with Prince Hopeful
NCDCTA 3rd level Horse Of the Year – 5th place – Gracie
NCDCTA 4th level Horse Of the Year – 4th place – Gracie
Won Mare Performance Test at US Hanoverian Inspection with Graffini Garnet
Organized USDF L Program for Judge Training

2006

Chair of Education Committee for NCDCTA
Organized USDF FEI Young Rider clinic with George Williams in Raleigh, NC
Selected to participate in Young Dressage Horse Trainers Symposium
Graffini Grace selected to be 6 year old demo horse in Young Dressage Horse Trainers Symposium at Hilltop Farm with Scott Hassler, Ingo Pape, and Anne Gribbons
November 7, 2006 – featured in DressageDaily “Cindy and Eliza Sydnor: A Family Dressage Venture”
Won the Mare Performance Test with Graffini Grace - highest score for US bred Hanoverian mare in the country – 7.94
Organized USDF L Education Program for Judge Training

2005

NCDCTA Chair of Education Committee
Region 1 Reserve Champion – I-1 with Lancer
Selected to Participate in Young Dressage Horse Trainers Symposium
NCDCTA I-1 Champion with Lancer
Working student for Klaus Balkenhol over winter in Germany
December 6, 2005 – Wrote featured article on DressageDaily: “Take Time – A message during the USDF National Symposium” by Eliza Sydnor
Organized USDF L Education Program for Judge Training
NCDCTA FEI Horse of the Year – 2nd place with Lancer

2004

Received USDF Instructor Certification Training through Second Level – youngest person in the country to attain this certification
Graffini Grace selected to be 4 year old demo horse in USDF National Sympsoium in Lexington, KY, with Scott Hassler and Christoph Hess
NCDCTA Prix St Georges Champion with Lancer
NCDCTA 1st place - FEI Horse of the Year Jr/YR with Lancer

2003

Selected as one of four participants in The Dressage Foundation’s Olympic Dream Program
Participated in Lendon Gray’s Youth Dressage Festival
Working student for Lilo Fore over winter in Santa Rosa, CA

2002

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