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

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

2022 Palm Beach Dressage DerbyChristian Simonson and Zeaball Diawind at the 2022 Palm Beach Dressage Derby Week eight of the 2022 Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida, wrapped up on Sunday, March 6, as the “Palm Beach Derby” week came to a conclusion. Read more

The Adequan® Global Dressage Festival 2022 is underway, and to kick off this year’s Rider Spotlight, we have North American Young Rider four-time gold medalist and #1 ranked Young Rider in the U.S., Christian Simonson! Read the entire article here

America’s number one young rider Christian Simonson has secured a Grand Prix hopeful, S.O.A.L., to prepare his transition to Under 25 level. Read the entire article here

The United States Dressage Federation announced that Region 7 Young Rider, Christian Simonson, of Ventura, CA, and his nine-year-old, Danish Warmblood gelding, Zeaball Diawind, were awarded the Fiona Baan “Pursuit of Excellence” Memorial Trophy at the North American Youth Dressage Championships, held during the 2021 North American Youth Championships. Read