Our Rider Community
Welcome to the Aviar Sponsored Rider Community, where you can view the elite and rising dressage, eventing, and showjumping athletes amongst our rider network.
United Kingdom
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Gareth Hughes
Gareth Hughes is a British Grand Prix dressage star, celebrated for winning European team gold, multiple World Championship team silvers, and a prestigious national Grand Prix Freestyle title with Classic Goldstrike.
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Jezz Palmer
Jezz Palmer is a standout British dressage rider praised for winning the 2024 Winter PSG Gold, scoring 90% to win the 4‑year-old National Championship, and taking the Prelim Gold title.
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Anna Ross
Anna Ross is a British dressage rider recognized for a top-ten European Championships finish, a World Cup qualifier win in Warsaw, and honors including the British Equestrian and Davison Awards.
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Vikki Pengilly
Vikki Pengilly is a British international dressage rider and trainer, competing at CDI with Indianna, earning Premier League podiums, and scoring 69.5% in Advanced Medium Freestyle on Hot Couture III.
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Anne‑Marie Cowan
Anne‑Marie Cowan is a British dressage rider celebrated for her strong partnership with Lumière L, winning multiple freestyle golds at regional and national level, and earning FEI Prix St-Georges success.
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Sarah Millis
Sarah Millis is a British Grand Prix-level dressage rider who’s won major domestic premieres, competed internationally at CDI3*/4*, and runs Millstones, an elite training yard.
Denmark
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Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour is a Danish Olympic-level dressage rider, 2022 Aachen Grand Champion in Freestyle, former World No. 1, and former national Grand Prix, Special, and Kur champion.
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Alexander Helgstrand
Alexander Helgstrand is a Danish dressage rider who won triple gold at the 2019 European Pony Championships, claimed senior CDI Prix St. Georges in his first international outing, and has competed at the Young Riders European level.
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Lone Bang Zindorff
Lone Bang Zindorff is a top-level Danish dressage rider‑trainer, national Grand Prix champion, European Championship competitor, and head of Bang Dressage, producing World‑young‑horse finalists with her own bred stallions.
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Anne‑Mette Strandby
Anne‑Mette Strandby Hansen is a Danish U25 dressage rider and trainer who won European Kur gold, claimed U25 team and individual medals, and topped a 6‑year‑old world young horse qualifier.
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Maria Anita Andersen
Maria Anita Andersen is a Danish Grand Prix dressage rider and coach, known for winning CDI4* Freestyle and Grand Prix titles in Lingen, and a strong CDI3* Special in Bremen.
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Mette Sejbjerg Jensen
Mette Sejbjerg Jensen is a decorated Danish dressage rider and young-horse specialist who won 5-yo world gold on Proud James, bronze on Straight Horse Leonardo, and topped breeding‑champ finals.
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Victoria Bang Zindorff
Victoria Bang Zindorff is a rising Danish pony dressage star, European Pony Kur Champion, individual European bronze medallist, and 2024 Danish Junior Riders Champion.
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Tobias Thorning Joergensen
Tobias Thorning Jørgensen is a top-level Danish para-dressage rider, a double World Champion (2022), record-setting in freestyle, and European Grade III individual champion.
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Sophia Obel
Sophia Boje Obel Jørgensen is a talented Danish dressage rider, European Junior Kur Champion, national junior/young rider title‑holder, and former Danish Pony Champion with 83%+ in her freestyle test.
The Netherlands
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Kimblerly Pap
Kimberly Pap is a Dutch dressage rider who has won multiple KNHS Indoor pony titles, taken junior European team gold, won a Young Riders European team silver and individual Kür silver, and won her Intermédiaire I debut with 71.1%.
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Danielle Heijkoop
Danielle Heijkoop is a Dutch dressage rider with a 2013 European team silver, a victory in the Mechelen CDI5* Grand Prix Freestyle on Siro, and a win in the CDI3* Grand Prix Freestyle at Outdoor Zeeland.
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Lisanne Zoutendijk
Lisanne Zoutendijk is a dressage rider, winning the 2013 Dutch Outdoor Pony Championship, earning individual bronze and team/freestyle silver at European Pony Championships, and debuting cleanly in Intermédiaire II.
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Bart Veeze
Bart Veeze is a top Dutch dressage rider and trainer, winning the 5‑year-old world championship on Red Viper, excelling with Roman Empire in young-horse finals, and claiming a national ZZ‑Zwaar Kür title.
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Katja Gevers
Katja Gevers is a Dutch Grand Prix dressage rider known for her Intermédiaire II win with Crescendo, a 70.8% Oldenburg Special on Thriller, and selection to the Dutch Olympic squad.
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Floor van Kempen
Floor van Kempen is a high-calibre Dutch dressage rider, dominating national subtop with a 77% ZZ‑Zwaar score, winning Prix St Georges, and competing well at CDI Grand Prix and Kur.
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Emma van der Hooven
Emma van den Hooven is a Dutch dressage rider who earned gold and silver at the KNHS Indoor Championships, won the Pluvinel Young Talent class with 89.5%, and claimed three consecutive “Toptalent” titles.
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Coco Soffers
Coco Soffers is a Dutch dressage rider noted for winning the Young Riders Kür with 70.025%, taking first in the Junior CDIJ in Sopot, and placing third with 70.49% in the Intermédiaire I Kür at CDI Mâcon. (Horses)
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Lavina Dijkstra
Lavina Dijkstra is a Dutch dressage rider competing at Prix St Georges level, working with young horses/ponies and schoolmasters, and active in regional competitions across the Netherlands.
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Jessica Buying
Jessica Buying is a Dutch dressage rider who won CDI Deauville’s Intermédiaire I and Kür with Kaeny, set a personal best in PSG, and claimed victory in an Inter I Kür at Sint‑Truiden.
USA and Canada
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Alannah MacGregor
Alannah MacGregor is a USDF Bronze‑medal dressage rider and coach, running AM Dressage, with 20+ years’ experience across hunter, jumper, and eventing worlds, and a strong technical teaching focus.
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David Blake
David Blake is an American dressage competitor and coach, winning international CDI3* Grand Prix Specials, a US 6‑year-old national title, and running a high-profile training stable with his wife.
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Helen Alliston
Helen Alliston is a top U.S. eventer, winning the CCI4*-S at Twin Rivers, leading the CCI4*-L dressage at Rebecca Farm, and claiming the USEA Advanced Final title.
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Christina Rudman
Christina Rudman is a Colorado‑based dressage instructor and competitor, teaching under RMDS, competing at Second Level regionally, and having represented USDF Region 5 on a Young Riders team.
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Ashley Moore
Ashley Moore is an Equestrian Canada Licensed Dressage Coach, USDF Gold Medal Holder, Grand Prix Rider and Trainer. She has been heavily involved in Dressage for more than twenty years and has been riding as a professional for the past fifteen years.
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Jana Reich
Jana Reich is a German-born dressage rider and trainer whose work is grounded in the traditions of classical German dressage. With international training and competition experience, Jana has earned recognition for producing horses with correct fundamentals, rideability, and longevity, from young horse development through advanced levels in the USA.
Wider Europe
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Fabrizio Sigismondi, Czechia
Fabrizio Sigismondi is a seven-time Czech National Champion in dressage – winning titles as a young rider (2001, 2002) and as a senior rider (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014).
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Jan Ramec, Czechia
Jan Zamec is a top Czech dressage rider and trainer, successful at Grand Prix level, specializing in developing young dressage horses for national and international competition, and is the reigning Czech Republic Champion.
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Fie Skarsoe, Luxembourg
Fie Skarsoe is a Luxembourg dressage rider, competing at national and international level, with a focus on the development and presentation of talented dressage horses.
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Adrian Muñoz Jurado, Spain
Adrián Muñoz Jurado is a Spanish dressage rider competing internationally, specializing in training and showcasing talented dressage horses at top-level competitions.
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Merita Hagrén, Finland
Merita Hagrén is a Finnish dressage rider competing nationally and internationally, known for her strong performances in top-level competitions and for developing skilled dressage horses. She has earned multiple national titles and consistently represents Finland on the international stage.
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Franz Trischberger, Germany
Franz Trischberger is a German dressage rider competing nationally and internationally, acclaimed for his success in top-level competitions and his skill in developing talented dressage horses. He has won multiple national titles and regularly represents Germany on the international stage.
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Christian Schumach, Austria
Christian Schumach is an Austrian dressage rider competing at national and international levels, renowned for his precision and harmony in Grand Prix performances. He has claimed several Austrian national titles and is a regular competitor representing Austria in major European championships.
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Jette De Jong
Jette De Jong is a Belgian dressage rider competing nationally and internationally, known for her elegance and consistency in the show ring. She has earned multiple national accolades and regularly represents Belgium at top European competitions.
Asia
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Pakjira Thongpakdi
Pakjira Thongpakdi is a Thai dressage rider competing nationally and internationally, celebrated for her skillful training and expressive performances. She is an Asian Championship gold and silver medalist and an Asian Games bronze medalist, regularly representing Thailand on the international stage.