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FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE SIDELINES APRIL 2011 99

of directors and the Jr/YR Chair for the New Mexico Dressage Association, I hope to help steer our club, and dressage as a whole, in a direction that will beneft us all and make us ambassadors for the sport. 

Albuquerque, what stands out to you?

SC: I work with various clients around the Albuquerque area, the most prominent of which is Paradigm Sporthorse Farm. They are a small operation, breeding a maximum of fve foals per year, but they are proof of the saying “quality, not quantity.” They have produced numerous champions both under saddle and in-hand, and have been steadily climbing the ranks as dressage breeders over the last few years. In 2009, USDF ranked them 28th in the nation, and they tied with Pembroke Farm in Lemitar as the top dressage breeder in the state of New Mexico. Out of over 1,100 dressage breeders on the USEF list, they have been consistently ranked in the top 50 in the country for the last three years. I also work with Camelot Friesians and have shown several of their horses to top placings, including setting high scores at New Mexico Dressage Association shows. 

Sidelines: What are your goals?

SC: As a rider, my goal is to compete internationally as a member of the U.S. team. As a trainer, I hope to be

able to impart my knowledge and expertise to my horses to make them suitable mounts. As an instructor, my goal is to pass my knowledge along to my students so they cam grow and become better riders and trainers themselves. As a member of the board

Sean and Modern Magic, a fve-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by Paradigm Sporthorse Farm Photo by Kathleen Bryan