American Christian Simonson made a winning come back on Zeaball Diawind, his 2021 North American Young Riders gold medal winning mount, after an almost one-year break from international competition. Christian and Zeaball The 20-year old Simonson is a student of U.S. Olympic team rider Adrienne Lyle and has team trainer

The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the combinations selected to represent The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team and U.S. Dressage U25 Teams at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA to take place Feb. 23-26 in Wellington, Florida. This will be the first team outing of the 2023 competition season. The following

USA’s under-25 star Christian Simonson, based in Wellington where he is coached by Adrienne Lyle, took gold on Son of a Lady in the CDIO3* Intermediate 1 Freestyle on a personal best 78.445%. Read entire article here…

Christian Simonson (Ventura, Calif.) and Son of a Lady, a 2011 Danish Warmblood gelding owned by Christina Morgan and Clifton Simonson, were the top scoring U.S. combination on Friday, receiving a 72.706% from the judging panel in the FEI Intermediate I for a second place finish, marking a successful debut for the

WELLINGTON, Florida, Feb.24, 2023–Germany won the CDIO3* Nations Cup Friday for the third straight year to kick off the trans-Atlantic series. USA took silver and Sweden bronze. Final standings of the two-day mixed Big and Small Tour combinations were: 1. Germany 437.844; 2. USA 427.285; 3. Sweden 414.498; 4. Canada

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 have been hosted at the Global Dressage Festival and

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 months. With only one horse

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 first leg of the 2023 FEI Nations Cup circuit.  One senior

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 Danish Warmblood gelding were awarded 74.657% in the first event for

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 in Wellington, Florida. Read more

 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 European

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 Riverman). He is bred by Leslie Malone of

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. Christian, 20 years old, who is coached by Adrienne, hopes to compete the 14-year-old American-bred gelding in the Under-25 division in 2023. The horse is owned

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 Peer, and Christian Simonson throughout

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 Youth Coach and Chef d’Equipe George Williams, saw improved rides from Erin Nichols, Mackenzie Peer, and Christian Simonson throughout

US Equestrian announced the three athlete-and-horse combinations that have been selected to the 2022 U.S. Young Rider European Tour this spring. The athletes will be led by USEF Youth Coach George Williams. Read more

Three Young Rider combinations and three senior riders and horses were named by the U.S. Federation Tuesday for European competitions. Young Riders to compete as a team sponsored by Discover Dressage at the Future Champions Nations Cup in Hagen, Germany June 14-19 are: –Erin Nichols, 18, of Yorba Linda, California