Christine has been riding for 30 years with an emphasis on dressage for the last 20. She grew up with horses competing at eventing and some show jumping. Her foundation dressage background includes training for over 8 years with Lilo Fore, several years with Gerhard Politz and Major Anders Lindgren. More recently Christine has studied under Steffen Peters, Leslie Webb and Roger Seegert. She has also participated in clinics with such people as Guenter Seidel, Christine Stuckelberger, Conrad Schumacher, Lars Petersen and Lisa Wilcox.
Christine has trained eleven horses to the F.E.I. levels, including her own previous mount Bravo and current mount Lyra up to the Grand Prix level. She has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold medals. Christine has competed over 40 horses through various levels in the past 20 years as a professional. She has won numerous horse of the year awards at various levels from USDF and CDS. Currently she is competing 7 horses throughout the levels. Christine also has students competing through the Prix St. George level with many awards and scores well over 70%.
Christine has also been invited to participate in events such as the USDF symposium with Steffen Peters and Elizabeth McMullen in 1998, the 1999 AHSA judges Forum, the 2001 and 2002 USDF Trainers Conference with Conrad Schumacher and the 2004 Lars Petersen clinic. She has also been invited to be an auction rider at the prestigious Elite Verden auction in Germany.
Christine is a USDF certified instructor through fourth level, and a USDF instructor certification faculty member. Additionally, she is a USDF "L" judging program graduate and plans to complete the USEF small "r" judging program. Christine is currently sponsored by Goode Rider, fine English Equestrian Apparel www.gooderider.com, Heritage Performance Riding Gloves www.heritagegloves.com, Thinline Pads www.thinlinepads.com and Equilite Holistic Equine Products http://www.equilite.com .