Training Horses & Riders
Rise Grover, who is in her 60s, started riding in high school, but rediscovered dressage shortly before meeting Rijssenbeek.At the time, Grover was retraining a retired race horse and said Rijssenbeek helped them move quickly to higher competitive levels. “I … Read More
International Dressage Trainer Sabine Rijssenbeek (From the Netherlands to Tucson, Arizona) Written by: Lindsay Yosay McCall Tucson, AZ – November 3, 2011– Warm winters, kind equestrians and the west coast competitions and clinics are what first attracted trainer Sabine Rijssenbeek … Read More
COMMUNITY OF THE EQUESTRIAN SPORT’S TRAINERS, RIDERS GROWING HERE November 13, 2011 12:00 am • Patty Machelor Arizona Daily Star Early on a humid August morning, Wynona cantered slow, rhythmic figure eights as rider Rise Grover listened via earpiece to … Read More
A Story About a Petite Young Rider and Her Big Paralympic Dream By Amy Herdy She found the trainer, and then she found the horse, and now 26-year-old Ellie Brimmer has her sights set on competing in the 2012 Paralympics … Read More
Wynnona, with owner Amanda Vines Prix St. George.
Eleanor Brimmer Grade III rider Hometown: Wayazata, MN Age: 26 Ellie is a Grade III rider with cerebral palsy. She grew up showing hunters and in 2009 made the switch to dressage. She holds a BA in American Culture from Randolph-Macon Woman’s … Read More