Medal Equestrian Foundation
A life of dedication to the Sport of Dressage - A goal of achieving Olympic Glory
 

Judy's Equestrian Profile
 

Riding Accomplishments

2003

Qualifier, Training Level, Region II Finals

Willow Ridge Show Series, Grand Champion

Region II Finals, Reserve Champion, First Level Open

Region II Finals, Champion, Training Level Open

2000

USDF bronze and silver medals

Named to the USET Dressage Developing Riders List 

1979 

Placed 5th in the selection trials for the Pan Am Games

1974 
USDF Bronze Medal

1975 

USDF Silver Medal

Training History

Steffen Peters (1996 Olympic team bronze medalist)

Christine Traurig (2000 Olympic team bronze medalist)
Guenter Seidel (1996 and 2000 Olympic team bronze)
Betsy Steiner (1990 World Championship Team)
 

Judy's Personal Profile
 

Judy Kelly has been training horses and riders for over 20 years.  She manages and teaches at Topline Dressage in Clarkston, Michigan where she lives with her husband, Sean.

Her biggest accomplishment in the show arena was placing 5th in the selection trials for the Pan Am Games in 1979 with a horse named “The Maestro”. Judy was invited to England to compete at Goodwood, however was unable to due to a lack of funding.  She was National Junior Champion on another horse in 1977 and also won the Regional Finals that same year at 1st and 2nd level.

Judy has been a professional dressage instructor since 1981, working her way up the ladder to take a horse back to international competition. She has won numerous local and national awards in the last 20 years. Judy has successfully completed horses through Intermediate I. She was invited to ride at Gladstone (the United States Equestrian Team Headquarters) in the Intermediare I Championships in 1999.

In the year 2000 she was named to the USET Dressage Developing Riders List and earned USDF bronze and silver medals in addition to winning the Region II Training Level Championship with a client's horse and also the Region II First Level Championships with her own horse.

Judy has trained with Steffen Peters, the 1996 team bronze medalist from the Atlanta Olympics. She has also trained with Christine Traurig, the 2000 team bronze medalist from the Sydney Olympics. Furthermore she has worked with Guenter Seidel, the 1996 and 2000 team bronze medalist in a developing rider clinic sponsored by the United States Equestrian Team, as well as Betsy Steiner, who in 1990 was on the World Championship Team.