Sara Schmitt Grand Prix FEI Dressage Trainer, Instructor, Judge

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Sara Schmitt
Grand Prix Dressage Rider - Trainer - Judge

Advanced Driving Competitor

Sara Schmitt Dressage Trainer Sara Schmitt has always been fascinated by horses since a very young age, starting with an extensive Breyer horse collection and evolving through the beginner riding lessons at the local public riding stable into many years of membership with the Spring Valley Hounds Pony Club in Northern New Jersey. What started with a very green horse at age 13 quickly evolved into several, and encompassed a wide variety of equine activities - hunter/jumper shows, horse trials, hunting, hunter paces, dressage and even a little western pleasure.

Sara and dressage students Sara Schmitt is an "S" dressage judge, as well as a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallist. In 2007 Sara was Reserve Champion Region 8 Training Level on "Whirlpool" and Champion First Level Freestyle Region 8 on "Bredero." She was also Second USEF "Horse of the Year" - First Level Freestyle with "Bredero" and 15th "Horse of the Year" Training Level on "Whirlpool." Dressage At Devon 2007, "Whirlpool" was second in the 4 year old Young Horse Championship.

Sara in Grand Prix dressage The winning experience continued in 2008, with "Whirlpool" ranking second in the USEF "Horse of the Year" awards at first level with a score of 76.6%, and second in the "Horse of the Year" Awards First Level Freestyle, as well as American Hanoverian All Breeds at First Level and First Level Freestyle. At the USDF Region 8 Championships, Sara won First Level and First Level Freestyle on "Whirlpool" and won Third Level Freestyle with "Bredero." Sara and "Whirlpool" also won Midwest Selection Trials - FEI 5 Year Old Young Horse Championships.

In 2010, Sara and "Kaboom" were both 3rd at the GAIG/USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships at Third Level MFS and 4th in the same Dressage Championships in Second Level Open. Sara and "Leggendarre" were Reserve Champion at the GAIG/USDF Region 1 Dressage Championships in Third Level MFS, and 5th in Fourth Level Open.

Sara has been highly successful competing in her hobby - combined driving! Sara and "Batman" won the 2007 National Combined Driving Champion - Advanced Single Pony. In 2008 Sara and "Batman" won the Sunshine state CDE - FEI Single Pony and was Third at the Laurels CDE Combined Driving Event. Sara has also been a member of the 2003, 2005 and 2009 USEA World Pony Driving Championship Teams.

Sara Schmitt Young Horse championship