Dressage Videos of Courtney King

These are some pictures i took, while i was in Florida, last year, to watch some great high level dressage riders. I got to see riders like Courtney King, and horses like Popart go through his Olympic qualifier. It was a great experiance, and hopefully i can go again this coming year. I saw great dressage riders, doing what they do best. ENJOY!

Go Courtney!!!

Courtney King-Dye on Harmony's Wyoming

Harmony's Mythilus and Courtney King-Dye scored 73.16 in the Grand Prix Special class at the 2008 USEF/Collecting Gaits Farm Dressage Festival in San Juan Capistrano, California. The pair took third place in the Championship and earned a spot on the Olympic team. Harmony's Mythilus is a 14 year old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation and Leslie Malone. Courtney King-Dye, 30 years old, lives in New Milford Connecticut and works at Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, New York.

Harmony's Mythilus and Courtney King-Dye scored 70.20 in the first of two Grand Prix classes at the 2008 USEF/Collecting Gaits Farm Dressage Festival in San Juan Capistrano, California. The pair took third place in the Championship and earned a spot on the Olympic team. Harmony's Mythilus is a 14 year old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation and Leslie Malone. Courtney King-Dye, 30 years old, lives in New Milford Connecticut and works at Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, New York.

Courtney King and her horse, Idocus at the 2008 Olympic Trials, San juan Capistrano. Sorry I couldn't give you guys more video; my camera's battery just had to die right there... (All pictures taken by me)

Idocus and Courtney King-Dye scored a 69.958 in this Grand Prix class at the USEF 2008 Dressage Festival of Champions and Olympic Selection Trials, held in San Juan Capistrano, California, in June. Idocus is a 17 year old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Christine McCarthy. Ms. King-Dye resides in New Milford, Connecticut and works at Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, New York.

Idocus and Courtney King scored 75.40 and took 5th place in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2008 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions held at the Oaks Blenheim in San Juan Capistrano, California on Sunday June 29th, 2008. Courtney King-Dye Born: November 20,1977 Hometown: New Milford, CT Horse: Idocus (17-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion; Owned by Christine McCarthy) Courtney King-Dye has spent the last year walking a defined line toward qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games. After gaining the necessary European exposure in Germany for two months, King-Dye came to Florida to compete for a spot at the selection trials, she was also chosen to represent the U.S. in the 2008 FEI World Cup Final held in Holland. King-Dye had a banner year in 2007. In April, King-Dye and Idocus represented the U.S. for the first time at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas finishing sixth against 30 of the best riders in the world. Later in June, the pair was second overall at the USEF/Collecting Gaits Farm Festival of Champions. They went to Germany over the summer and tested their skills against the world's best. Also in 2007 at Dressage at Devon, King-Dye entered 11 classes on five horses ranging from 4th level to Grand Prix, finishing first five times, second four times and third two times, and also earned the FEI High Score of the show with a 71.250%. Based at the two-time Olympian Lendon Gray's Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, NY, King-Dye was named to the USET Olympic Long List in 2000, and in 2004 she was named to the USEF High-Performance Developing Riders List. King-Dye is a United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Gold medalist and a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth level. King-Dye is a 2004 graduate of Columbia University in New York and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature. A native of Michigan, King-Dye has been riding since she was nine years old. At age 15, she became a working student for Gray. She competed in the 1998 North American Young Riders Championships and by 1999, with a string of horses to show for clients, King-Dye became a force to be reckoned with in the competition ring. King-Dye's dressage education includes six years as Assistant trainer to Gray, and in 2007 she supplemented that with a month in California training with U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters and two months in Germany training with U.S. dressage team coach Klaus Balkenhol. Along with Idocus, who at 18 is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, King-Dye has another star in Harmony's Mythilus who has proved very promising and is confirming himself as a worthy sidekick to the classy veteran. In the 2007 season, they performed spectacularly at the Intermediate I and Prix St. George levels, and upon moving up to the Grand Prix level in the summer they returned home with the blue in all their outings except one. Websites: Courtney King-Dye: http://www.courtneykingdressage.com/ USEF: http://www.usef.org/ USDF: http://www.usdf.org/ USET: http://www.uset.com/

Harmony's Mythilus and Courtney King scored 78.05 and took 3rd place in the Grand Prix Freestyle at the 2008 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions held at the Oaks Blenheim in San Juan Capistrano, California on Sunday June 29th, 2008. Courtney King-Dye Born: November 20,1977 Hometown: New Milford, CT Horse: Harmony's Mythilus (14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding; Owned by Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation and Leslie Malone) Courtney King-Dye has spent the last year walking a defined line toward qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games. After gaining the necessary European exposure in Germany for two months, King-Dye came to Flordia to compete for a spot at the selection trials, she was also chosen to represent the U.S. in the 2008 FEI World Cup Final held in Holland. King-Dye had a banner year in 2007. In April, King-Dye and Idocus represented the U.S. for the first time at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas finishing sixth against 30 of the best riders in the world. Later in June, the pair was second overall at the USEF/Collecting Gaits Farm Festival of Champions. They went to Germany over the summer and tested their skills against the world's best. Also in 2007 at Dressage at Devon, King-Dye entered 11 classes on five horses ranging from 4th level to Grand Prix, finishing first five times, second four times and third two times, and also earned the FEI High Score of the show with a 71.250%. Based at the two-time Olympian Lendon Gray's Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, NY, King-Dye was named to the USET Olympic Long List in 2000, and in 2004 she was named to the USEF High-Performance Developing Riders List. King-Dye is a United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Gold medalist and a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth level. King-Dye is a 2004 graduate of Columbia University in New York and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature. A native of Michigan, King-Dye has been riding since she was nine years old. At age 15, she became a working student for Gray. She competed in the 1998 North American Young Riders Championships and by 1999, with a string of horses to show for clients, King-Dye became a force to be reckoned with in the competition ring. King-Dye's dressage education includes six years as Assistant trainer to Gray, and in 2007 she supplemented that with a month in California training with U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters and two months in Germany training with U.S. dressage team coach Klaus Balkenhol. Along with Idocus, who at 18 is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, King-Dye has another star in Harmony's Mythilus who has proved very promising and is confirming himself as a worthy sidekick to the classy veteran. In the 2007 season, they performed spectacularly at the Intermediate I and Prix St. George levels, and upon moving up to the Grand Prix level in the summer they returned home with the blue in all their outings except one. Websites: Courtney King-Dye: http://www.courtneykingdressage.com/ USEF: http://www.usef.org/ USDF: http://www.usdf.org/ USET: http://www.uset.com/

Harmony's Mythilus and Courtney King scored 75.208 and took 2nd place in the Grand Prix at the 2008 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF Dressage Festival of Champions held at the Oaks Blenheim in San Juan Capistrano, California on Saturday June 28th, 2008. Courtney King-Dye Born: November 20,1977 Hometown: New Milford, CT Horse: Harmony's Mythilus (14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding; Owned by Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation and Leslie Malone) Courtney King-Dye has spent the last year walking a defined line toward qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games. After gaining the necessary European exposure in Germany for two months, King-Dye came to Florida to compete for a spot at the selection trials, she was also chosen to represent the U.S. in the 2008 FEI World Cup Final held in Holland. King-Dye had a banner year in 2007. In April, King-Dye and Idocus represented the U.S. for the first time at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas finishing sixth against 30 of the best riders in the world. Later in June, the pair was second overall at the USEF/Collecting Gaits Farm Festival of Champions. They went to Germany over the summer and tested their skills against the world's best. Also in 2007 at Dressage at Devon, King-Dye entered 11 classes on five horses ranging from 4th level to Grand Prix, finishing first five times, second four times and third two times, and also earned the FEI High Score of the show with a 71.250%. Based at the two-time Olympian Lendon Gray's Sunnyfield Farm in Bedford, NY, King-Dye was named to the USET Olympic Long List in 2000, and in 2004 she was named to the USEF High-Performance Developing Riders List. King-Dye is a United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Gold medalist and a USDF Certified Instructor through Fourth level. King-Dye is a 2004 graduate of Columbia University in New York and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature. A native of Michigan, King-Dye has been riding since she was nine years old. At age 15, she became a working student for Gray. She competed in the 1998 North American Young Riders Championships and by 1999, with a string of horses to show for clients, King-Dye became a force to be reckoned with in the competition ring. King-Dye's dressage education includes six years as Assistant trainer to Gray, and in 2007 she supplemented that with a month in California training with U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters and two months in Germany training with U.S. dressage team coach Klaus Balkenhol. Along with Idocus, who at 18 is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, King-Dye has another star in Harmony's Mythilus who has proved very promising and is confirming himself as a worthy sidekick to the classy veteran. In the 2007 season, they performed spectacularly at the Intermediate I and Prix St. George levels, and upon moving up to the Grand Prix level in the summer they returned home with the blue in all their outings except one. Websites: Courtney King-Dye: http://www.courtneykingdressage.com/ USEF: http://www.usef.org/ USDF: http://www.usdf.org/ USET: http://www.uset.com/