Jessica is a USE-F
“S” International Judge as well as an F.E.I. “I”
judge. She has been involved in judging U.S. Olympic and Pan
American trials over the last 30 years. Jessica a past Vice
President for Dressage for the United States Equestrian Team
(USET)
Jessica’s riding
accomplishments are many. She competed on the Silver Medal Pan
American Dressage Team in 1959. She also rode on the U.S. Olympic
Team in 1960 in Rome, in 1964 in Tokyo and in 1988 in Seoul.
In 1993, Jessica and “Gonzales” were on the Bronze
Medal Team at the Olympic Festival in San Antonio, Texas. They
also were members of the Second Place team at Dressage at Devon
CanAm Challenge. In 1999, Jessica was second in the Grand Prix
and First in the Freestyle with Usufruct at the Dressage Festival
at the Equestrian Estates, Loxahatchee, Florida.
In addition to riding
and competing, she also has been Chef d’Equipe for the
U.S. Team at the World Championships in Sweden in 1990, the
Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and the World Championships
in Holland in 1994 as well as big international shows like Aachen,
Germany and Arnhem, Holland. Jessica also was Chef d’Equipe
for the Dressage Team at the Pan American Games in Argentina
in 1995 where her daughter, Missy, was on the Silver Medal Three
Day Team. Jessica was also the Chef d’Equipe for the Gold
Medal U. S. Dressage Team and Gold Individual Medal at the Pan
American Games in Winnipeg, Canada in 1999. In 1996, Jessica
was the Chef d’Equipe for the Bronze Medal Dressage Team
at the Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Bronze Medal Team in
Sydney, Australia. In 2002, she was the Chef d’Equipe
for the U.S. Dressage Team at the World Equestrian Games in
Jerez, Spain, where they won the Silver Medal. At the 2003 Pan
American Games, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she was
the Chef d’Equipe for the Gold Medal Dressage Team.
Most recently Jessica
was inducted in the USDF Hall of Fame.
