Trainer:

Ann Guptill is a professional dressage rider, trainer and instructor with her home base of operation at Fox Ledge Farm. Ann competes a variety of breeds and types of horses in dressage. Her career highlights include placing 5th individually at the 1987 Pan American Games and helping secure the Team Silver Medal. In 1992 she competed in the final Dressage Selection Trials for the Olympic Games. In 1991 and 1992 she placed 4th at the US League Finals for the Dressage World Cup. In addition she has won numerous regional and national titles at all levels of dressage and continues an active competitive career.

Ann is a US Dressage Federation Certified Instructor and serves as a faculty member for USDF Instructor Certification, conducting workshops throughout the US. As a committee member of the USDF, Ann has served as chair of the Certified Instructors Committee, the Test Writing Committee, and currently is chair of the Musical Freestyle Committee. She is also an "A" graduate of the US Pony Club, and has mentored many young riders in their progress through the Pony Club ratings.

Ann is best known for her partnership with Maple Magnum, her partner for the 1987 Pan American Games. The pair was on the United States Equestrian Team Training and Long Lists consistently from 1988 to 1993, rising steadily up the FEI ranks with many important wins.

Besides riding in USET qualifiers and training sessions, Ann's interest in Freestyle competition has led to the following awards:

New England Dressage Association Intermediare I Sweepstakes Champion 1994 (Legato)

USDF Region 8 Intermediare I Freestyle Champion 1994 (Legato)

NEDA 1991 and 1992 Grand Prix Sweepstakes Champion (Maple Magnum)

Placed 4th at U.S. League Finals for the Volvo Dressage World Cup in 1991 and 1992 (Maple Magnum)

In 2006 Ann showed the following horses for their owners:

• Magnum, showed successfully at 4th level this year. He won the Freestyle class at GMHA Dressage Days with a 69%. Magnum was Reserve Champion in the 4th Level Freestyle class at the USDF Region 8 Dressage Championships this September. He also did his first Prix St. George class this October at MVHC Dressage Show and won the class with a 65%. He continues to develop as an FEI horse, showing good talent in piaffe and passage.

  Ann showed her own horse this year, T Mad Hatter with success at Training and First Levels. He was Reserve Training Level Champion at the GMHA Dressage Days this August. "Hatter" then showed at first level for the first time in October at the MVHC Dressage Show and was high score of the day on 10/14 with a 70%. He is looking towards competition at 1st and 2nd levels in '07.