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WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb. 22, 2023–Canada leads off six teams from four continents in the CDIO3* Nations Cup in Wellington Thursday to kick off the 2023 trans-Atlantic series. The six teams are Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden and the United States that...

On her first trip to Europe as a groom, Stanke accompanied Lyle’s student Christian Simonson as part of the U.S. young rider dressage team last summer. At that point, Simonson had only been partnered with 12-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding Son Of A Lady for four...

US Equestrian  announced the combinations selected to represent the U.S.A in the FEI Dressage Nations Cup in Wellington, Fla., from February 23-26, 2023. This will be the first team outing of the 2023 competition season for U.S. Dressage Team at the...

WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 26, 2023–Christian Simonson rode Son of a Lady to victory in the Global Dressage Festival CDI1* Prix St. Georges Thursday in the first senior international competition for the partnership. Christian, based in Wellington, and the 12-year-old...

Christian Simonson of Ventura, California, received the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation’s 2023 Lionel Guerrand-Hermès Trophy at a special ceremony during the USET Foundation’s Gold Medal Club Reception held on January 22, 2023, at The Wanderer’s Club...

We are just TWO weeks away from AGDF 1, which means it is time for a new rider spotlight! This week we are featuring Christian Simonson, who has had quite the successful year. Simonson has been all over the world competing with his horse, Son of a Lady, in the...

Christian Simonson, the 2021 North American Young Riders Champion, has taken over the ride on U.S. Olympian Adrienne Lyle's second Grand Prix horse, Harmony's Duval.  Harmony's Duval is a 14-year old American bred KWPN gelding by Rousseau out of Uptown Girl (by...

American Young Rider Christian Simonson has taken over the ride on Harmony’s Duval that was competed by Adrienne Lyle for the past five years. Read more...

AACHEN, Germany, July 2, 2022–The USA’s Christian Simonson rode Son of a Lady to third place in the Young Rider Freestyle at the World Equestrian Festival Saturday in only the second international competition for the partnership. Read more

Hagen, Germany – The U.S. Young Rider Dressage Team capped a month’s long tour in Europe with a team finish in the Hagen CDIOY, taking eighth place. The team, led by USEF YouthCoach and Chef d’Equipe George Williams, saw improved rides from Erin Nichols, Mackenzie...