Building on the lessons she learned during her many years of experience, Lynn trained and successfully competed several horses up the levels.
The following are just a few of those horses...
d’Artagnan, is a Hanoverian gelding that Lynn found in the spring of 2004, when he was a green broke rising five-year old. Together they embarked on what turned out to be a very successful showing career, culminating at Grand Prix.
Following are some highlights from d’Artagnan’s career....
2004: Training level debut
High Score Champion 82%
Photo by Tobe Saskor
2004: First level debut 72%
Photo by Phelps Photo
2005: Second level debut
High Score Champion 76%
Photo by Patty Bauchman
2005:
At the CDI*** Raleigh, d'Artagnan won all three of his Second level classes and helped earn Lynn the Trainer's Award in 2002, 2004, and 2005
Photo by Bob Tarr
2006: Third level (67%) and
Fourth level Champion (73%)
Photo by: Frieze Frame
2006: 4th at PSG, USDF Region 3 Championships (67%)
Photo by Brad Thatcher
2006: BLM Prix St Georges
Championship (68%)
Photo by Pics of You
2006: Not only did d'Artagnan win the BLM Prix St Georges Championship, but he was also the FEI high scoring horse
Photo by Brad Thatcher
2007:
d’Artagnan was the USDF Region One Champion in the Intermediaire I Musical Freestyle, and Reserve Champion in the Open Intermediaire Finals
Photo by Bob Tarr
2007:
d’Artagnan placed 6th in the inaugural
USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship
Dressage in the Sandhills High Score FEI (for the second year in a row). Lynn and d’Artagnan won the Prix St Georges division with a 72% from Lilo Fore, and the Intermediaire 1 with a 67.75% from Anne Gribbons. Lynn also won the TRAINER'S AWARD for the show. Lynn continued her winning streak and swept the FEI small tour -- Prix St Georges, Intermediaire 1, and Intermediaire Freestyle -- at the 2008 CDI/Capital Dressage Classic. Lilo Fore awarded them a 69.75% and commented "Well trained - nice to see horse's confidence in Rider. Good job."
photo by WNC Photo
2009:
This year was spent developing the movements
necessary for Grand Prix
2010:
d’Artagnan made his Grand Prix debut and was
Horse of the Year for the North Carolina Dressage and Combined Training Association
Photo by WNC photo
2011:
d’Artagnan won the NCDCTA Championships
Photo by WNC photo
NCDCTA Grand Prix Horse of the Year:
d'Artagnan
Photo by WNC photo
2012:
Lynn and d’Artagnan debuted their Grand Prix Musical Freestyle at Early Morning Blues Dressage
Photo by WNC photo
d’Artagnan won the NCDCTA Large Tour Championships and the FEI Musical Freestyle Championships
October 2013 d’Artagnan won the NCDCTA Grand Prix Musical Freestyle Championships
November 2013 d’Artagnan won the Grand Prix Musical Freestyle open class at the Atlanta National Fall Dressage
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Capital Dressage Classic - June 2015
d'Artagnan performing his winning (78.5%) Grand Prix Musical Freestyle
In 2016, d’Artagnan took on new responsibilities as a schoolmaster, and is currently helping to teach some of Lynn’s students. Most recently, he carried Melissa Deal to her USDF Bronze Medal.
Stripteeze Artist is a horse that Lynn helped foal, then bottle fed for the first three months of her life
(her mother did not have any milk). Lynn then started her under saddle, trained her to Grand Prix
(Lynn did all the riding with help on the ground only) ..... and had the distinction of earning her USDF Gold Medal on her.
To read more about “Stripper’s” unique story, CLICK HERE
Polar was the equine schoolmaster who was a tremendous influence with Lynn’s education, and with whom she performed her first Grand Prix freestyle.
