The Dressage Affaire - 2011 Show Program

JUDGES [BIOGRAPHIES]
CDI WYJ Jury
Gabriel [Armando]
Gabriel has been an active competitor in the International arena. He has
represented his native country of Argentina several times. He won the Silver
Medal in the South American Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1998. He
was a member of the Argentinean team in the 2003 Pan-American Games in
the Dominican Republic, and again at the Pan-American Games in Brazil. At
the age of 20 and 21, Gabriel was National Champion in Argentina making
him the youngest National Champion in Argentina’s history. He moved to
the United States in 1997 were he married Dressage rider- trainer Suzanne
Ross-Armando and based their training business at Diamond Creek Farm in NJ. Gabriel became a FEI
“C” judge at the age of 34. In 2006, he was part of the ground Jury of the Central American Games in
Guatemala, the Central American and Caribbean Games in Colombia and the North American Young
Riders Championships. Gabriel was designated member of the ground Jury in the FEI World Dressage
Challenge for 2007 judging in China, Korea, Taipei, Hong Kong and New Zealand. He now holds his
“I” judging status.
Charlotte [bredahl]
Charlotte Bredahl-Baker was part of the US Bronze medal winning team
in Barcelona 1992 with Monsieur and part of the US silver medal winning
team at the North American Championship in 1997 with Lugano.
In 2006 she competed successfully on the Florida circuit and qualified
Komo for the Grand Prix Championship at Gladstone as well as Eskada
for the Intermediare 1 championship. Charlotte has been judging nationally
for over 20 years, but the past two years she has focused on becoming
an FEI judge and just this month she got promoted to FEI(C) status.
Kathy Amos [Jacob]
Kathy comes to officiate her first Dressage Affaire from Wilshausen France.
She holds her FEI license for both Para Equestrian and able-bodied Dressage.
Kathy was the first woman to be accepted in the International Equestrian
School of Saumur and has many prizes in both National and International
Eventing competitions as well as Grand Prix Dressage. She is an FEI
accredited Coach in Eventing, Dressage and Para Equestrian and an FEI
tutor of coaches for the Coaching System. Kathy is the author of the book
“Technique and Apprenticeship of Dressage” and a Video Series on the
training of horse and rider from age 4 to Prix St. Georges.
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