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Jim Koford's Equestrian Profile
James has been immersed in the dressage community for the last 35 years. He was catapulted into the FEI dressage ring aboard the Pinto Dutch Warmblood stallion, Art Deco. James started showing Art Deco as a 4- year- old and advanced him to Grand Prix. This popular duo became one of the most recognizable FEI combinations on the East Coast. As a competitor, James enjoys tremendous success on a wide variety of horses. He has competed in the Grand Prix on six different mounts and has guided over twenty horses to the FEI levels. Very few riders can match the work ethic and energy of James. Competing on as many as ten horses per show, James is seemingly everywhere. Riding, coaching and grinning ear-to-ear, James is an extremely popular member of the dressage community. James's horses have won numerous regional and national awards from Training Level to Grand Prix. Some of his most successful horses include the stallions Donatelli II winning at Grand Prix with scores to 72% (2007) and Don Principe winning thirteen straight PSG and I1 classes in 2008. James distinguishes himself as one of the very few riders in the world to compete at both Four Star eventing and Grand Prix dressage. James trained and competed the horses Bank On It and Max Motoring at Essex**, Bromont**, Fair Hill*** and Rolex****. James continues his committment to the eventing community as a highly sought after dressage coach, for eventing riders at the national and international levels. One of his long time eventing students, John Williams, won a gold medal at the 2002 World Championships in Jerez, Spain and a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Atlanta. James is a dedicated student of dressage. In 2008, he benefited from working with Conrad Schumacher, Steffen Peters, Courtney King-Dye, Axel Steiner, Ann Gribbons and Ernst Hoyas. At his home base in the Raleigh, NC area, James passes on insights from these clinics to some of the most successful Young Riders in the country, top amateurs, and up-and-coming professionals. Between competitions, James is on the road most weekends giving clinics to his students. James has achieved considerable success through his own perserverance and hard work, without sponsorship or financial backing. He develops and trains his own horses and works with breeders to promote, train, and sell their young horses. James helps many top warmblood breeders by preparing stallions for their Licensing and mares for Performance Testing. Riding Accomplishments Some of his accomplishments are: USDF Gold and Silver medalist 2006 USDF ranking Grand Prix 11th Place 2004 Region 1, Award for Accomplishment at the FEI Level Winner of multiple regional championships from Training Level to Grand Prix Numerous Top 5 placings in Young Horse National Championships 2007 3rd Place USEF Developing Horse National Championships 2008 6th and 7th Place
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