Christine's qualified staff includes: Assistant Stacy Zwergel has been riding for 23 years and has been focusing on her dressage training for the last 9 years.  Previously she rode Hunters and Jumpers for 6 years.  Stacy has been riding with Christine for 7 years and has shown to Fourth Level and has her Bronze Medal.  She has also ridden in clinics with Axel Steiner, Christine Traurig, Victor Hugo-Vidal, Steffen Peters, Conrad Schumacher, Leslie Webb and Roger Seegert.  Stacy is available for showing lower level client horses.   Assistant Ellie Armstrong Kennedy has been riding with Christine for 7 years.  She studied in Germany at the Academy with Steffen Kieswetter and has recently cliniced with Steffen Peters, Leslie Webb and Roger Seegert.  She will be showing her Hannoverian gelding LaPaz at Second Level this year.  Ellie is also the show manager for the Dressage at Riverside show series, organizer for the USDF Instructor Certification in 2006 at Riverside Equestrian Center and organizer for the "L" judging program to begin November 2006.   Juan is a full time groom at the facility and for the shows.  He is very competent, kind and quiet when handling the horses.  Juan also is available for clipping client horses.   RT Goodrich is a certified journeyman Farrier who is on site two times per week.   Dr. Don Smith DVM is on site once a week for routine visits.     Please contact Christine for additional information at axelmorgan@aol.com or 707-763-2066.