Liz Austin has been a dressage competitor since 1989 when she was five. She began riding sales horses for her mother, Madeleine Austin, when she was twelve, the same year she started her first horse under saddle. At sixteen she competed in her first Prix St. Georges on a horse she trained herself and by twenty-two she made her Grand Prix dressage debut in Europe riding Olivier, her mother's homebred
Liz has had the pleasure of working with some of the greatest riders and trainers in the world, including a two month stay in Germany working with US Team Coach Klaus Balkenhol. Other trainers Liz has had the opportunity to work with include Conrad Schumacher, Lendon Gray, Tuny Page, Jennifer Baumert, Ulla Salzgeber, Carol Lavell, Michael Poulin, Hubertus Schmidt, Ulf Moller, Ingrid Klimke, Michael Klimke and Lisa Wilcox.
Through various working student and assistant trainer positions Liz has had the opportunity to teach a wide variety of students: beginner to Grand Prix and seven-years-old to seventy. Currently Liz is taking on new students of all levels, in addition to horses in training. Liz also has a limited number of openings for sales horses. Please contact Liz directly for more information. info@lizaustindressage.com
Competitive Achievements
• 2009 Apple Valley Show Grand Prix- 72.3%
• 2008 USDF Gold Medalist
• 2008 Dressage at Equestrian Estates 4th level 1st place- 69%
• 2007 Devon CDI Grand Prix 2nd place
• 2007 Devon CDI Grand Prix Special 2nd Place
• 2007 NEDA CDI Grand Prix 68%
• 2007 NEDA CDI Grand Prix Freestyle 69%
• 2007 CDI Saugerties GP Freestyle 71.4%
• 2007 King Oak Dressage Grand Prix and GP Special 71+%
• 2007 CDI Raleigh Intermediare 2 and High Score FEI 72.195%
• WEF Dressage Classic Grand Prix 71.25%
• 2007 Palm Beach Dressage Derby Grand Prix 66.25%
• 2006 Champion- USEF/Collecting Gaits National Dressage Championship Brentina Cup
• 2005 Champion- Youth Dressage Festival (Young Rider division)
• 2004 Individual Silver Medalist- NAYRC (Junior Olympics)
• 2004 Champion Youth Dressage Festival (Young Rider division)
• 2003 Young Rider Champion CDI Blainville
• 2004 NAYRC Team Member (Qualifying Average 67%)
• 2003 NAYRC Team Member (Qualifying Average 66%)
• 2002 NAYRC Team Member (Qualifying Average 65%)