Heidi Knipe

Heidi has been a professional rider and trainer for more than 35 years. She has trained and competed horses through the upper levels in both disciplines of dressage and three-day eventing. Heidi has been fortunate enough for the past 15 years to have been mentored by Mr. Arthur Kottas, First Chief Rider for the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Through this amazing journey she has been able to bring multiple horses from selection of young prospect through the systematic process to FEI. All under the watchful eye of the master, Mr. Kottas. Because of his in-depth background at the SRS, having ridden for the Austrian Team as well as being a dressage judge, Heidi has benefitted immensely from his tutelage in training of horses and riders in ways very few are ever exposed to. Heidi has trained many horses to Grand Prix with multiple championship titles for herself while coaching her students to FEI with fantastic success of many winning titles. She continues her education both in Europe and the States by training with Mr. Kottas and Mr. John Lassetter of the UK as well as attending clinics with carefully selected top professional instructors from Europe. She has recently had the wonderful opportunity to move her business to Wellington, FL to work and train amongst some of the top professional riders and trainers in the world in order to expand her teaching, training and sales business. (Source)