The New Mexico Dressage Association
Hall of Fame

These rider-horse combinations have won an NMDA Year End Championship beginning 2008

Key: AA = Adult Amateur Division SS = Schooling Shows
JR = Junior Division (18 and under) Combined = 3 scores: 1 must be SS and 1 must be
YR = Young Rider Division (16 to 21) USEF/USDF rated show in Albq
O = Open Division Rated = USEF/USDF rated shows in Albuquerque


Owner/Rider (if different) horse breed division average score

2020
There were no Year End Awards in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019
(Three scores per level/div., 3 dif. NMDA Schooling Shows, 3 dif. judges, all scores must be highest test of level.)

Training Level
Sarah Turner Charlie’s Angel
A/A 62.585 %
First Level
Maribeth St. Cyr/ Jose Louis Perez-Soto Red Special
Open 61.679 %
WD Introductory
Nance McManus Sheza Hot Pistola QH A/A 72.691 %
WD Basic Level
Barbara Burkhardt Zippin to Gold QH Open 66.0 %
WD Level 1
Nance McManus Tiger QH A/A 66.153 %
WD Level 1
Barbara Burkhardt Zippin to Gold QH Open 59.969 %

2018
(Schooling Shows only: Three scores per level/div. 1 score can be non-NMDA. Two scores must be highest test of level. Four volunteer hours required except for special trophies.)

Junior Riders of the Year
(Sponsored by Winnie Fitch)
Champion: Faith Meza
Reserve Champion: Claire Koning
Second Level/SS
Darbie Cummings-Hurst Ophelia
AA 66.625 %
Third Level/SS
Darbie Cummings-Hurst Ophelia
AA 63.930 %
Western Dressage Basic Level/SS
Barbara Burkhardt Zippin to Gold QH O 63.883 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Mary Jastrzemski

2017
(Schooling Shows only: Three scores per level/div. 1 score can be non-NMDA. Two scores must be highest test of level. Traditional and WD all levels. Eight hours volunteer time required except for special trophies.)

Junior Rider of the Year
(Sponsored by Winnie Fitch)
AzlynneTittmann
Western Dressage - Introductory Level/SS
Valerie Simpson Hush I Hear A Rumor PaintAA 69.126 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Darbie Cummings Ophelia

2016
(SS = 3 scores from 3 dif. NMDA SS, 3 dif. judges, 1 score highest test.) (Rated = 3 scores per level/div. from Albq. Rated shows, 1 score highest test.)

Training Level/SS
Susan Reed/ KatijaBlass Cheyenne ArabianJR 63.385 %
First Level/SS
Christine Gaudette Mediva MoreasianJR 59.104 %
Teresa Heine Willie Joe Hunter TBAA 66.721%
Second Level/Rated
Nancy Perkins Dubonnet WBAA 63.938 %
FEI/Rated
Heather Brady Bella A DanishAA 67.763 %
Western Dressage (one award all levels)/SS
Julie Wilson DunHollywood Style QHLevel 1 68.717 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Teresa Heine Willie Joe Hunter

2015
(SS = 3 scores per level/div. from 3 dif. NMDA SS, 1 score test 3) (Rated = 3 scores per level/div from Albq Rated shows, 1 score from test 3)

Introductory Level/SS
Tanaya Farm/ Mireya Herrera Paloma
JR 59.654 %
Penny Sanders Pops Dandy Dude QHAA 67.375 %
Training Level/SS
Heather Gaudette MedivaMoreasianJR 57.048 %
Darbie Cummings Ophelia Old.AA 71.928 %
Training Level/Rated
Horses Unlimited/ Rachel Chowanec Wind Phaerie HanYR 67.197 %
Catherine Conran Pascala Luna Han.AA 67.727 %
First Level/SS
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancer Majeed ArabianAA 64.803 %
Teresa Haine Willie Joe Hunter TBAA 66.721 %)
First Level/Rated
CatherineSoller Time for Jazz Mor.AA 65.748 %
Marybeth PerezSoto PikenaHan.O 66.844 %
Second Level/SS
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancer M-Iraz ArabianAA 62.967 %
Second Level/Rated
Ann Hayes/ Sara Dauz Voltaire DutchYR 64.987 %
Anne Sparks Novia Mia H.U. Old.AA 63.211 %
Catherine Soller/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Donada YR And.O 64.065 %
Third Level/Rated
Horses Unlimited/ Rachel Chowanec Gitana H.U. WBYR 64.84 %
John Collins Saint James Trak.AA 59.085 %
Jose Luis PerezSoto Rasputin Han.O 66.499 %
FEI/Rated
Heather Brady Don Milenium DanishPSG & I-I - AA 67.105 %
Robin Wellington Landon WBPSG & I-I - O 61.105 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Catherine Soller Time for Jazz
Trainer of the Year
(2 or more Champion or Reserve horses)
(Sponsored by Barbara Burkhardt)
Rachel Chowanec

2014
(SS: Three best scores from 3 dif. NMDA SS, 3 dif. judges, 1 score from test 3) (Rated: 3 scores from Albq. USEF/USDF shows, 3 judges per level/div. 1 test 3)

Introductory Level/SS
Chaise Wells Topline Texas Twostep ShetlandJR 67.562 %
Training Level/SS
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancerMajeed ArabianAA 69.883 %
Jodi Perkins BeefheartTBO 70.266 %
Emily Fitzgerald Rayvn ArabianJR 58.227 %
Training Level/Rated
Mary Jastrzemski Twelfth LifeTBAA 69.152 %
First Level/SS
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancer M-Iraz ArabianAA 67.955 %
First Level/Rated
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancer M-Iraz ArabianAA 64.946 %
Cathy Soller/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Donada YR And.O 63.924 %
Haley Hilborn Crimson Fire PR ArabianJR 66.666 %
Second Level/Rated
Horses Unlimited/ Anne Sparks Pik L Han AA 70.278 %
Katherine MacDonald Freedom Gotz It Am.WBYR 65.333 %
Jose Luis PerezSoto Rasputin HanO64.325 %
Haley Hilborn Crimson Fire PR ArabianJR 59.762 %
Third Level/SS
Marci Gambarota/ Marybeth PerezSoto Coquette Friesian xO 59.181 %
Third Level/Rated
Pamela Henline/ Karen Nord Heredero SMDR PREO 65.437 %
Fourth Level/SS
Susanne Baackmann Ghiradelli DanishAA 61.315 %
Fourth Level/Rated
Liz Puerner Mango Dutch AA 64.958 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancer M-Iraz
Trainer of the Year
(2 or more Champion or Reserve horses)
(Sponsored by Barbara Burkhardt)
Jose Luis PerezSoto

2013
(SS = Three highest scores per level/div. from NMDA, AHA, WMPC, any test per level.)
(Combined Awards: Three scores per level/div. at least 1 from a SS and at least 1 from an ALBQ USEF/USDF rated show.)

Introductory Level/SS
Denai Forest Caballo de mi Corazon, aka “Paddy” AztecaAA 71.333 %
Tapainga Wells Little Miss Muffet HaflingerJR 61.083 %
Training Level/SS
Danny Sal Da Na WinDancer M-Iraz ArabianAA 69.308 %
Desiree Wells Rachel’s Apple PaintO 71.40 %
Training Level/Combined
Mary Jastrzemski Twelfth Life TBAA 66.657 %
Pam Kellett/ Andrea Vassalloon Tupelo Honey Half-ArabO 66.769 %
First Level/SS
Olga Sacasa Captain Nemo HaflingerAA 68.739 %
Marci Gamborota/ Marybeth PerezSoto Coquette Friesian xO 67.877 %
First Level/Combined
Taminy Marshall Legalo SwedishAA 66.559 %
Carol Reid/ Kathrin Hain Wakame SwedishO 69.785 %
Second Level/SS
Kim Fredenburgh Romero TBAA 61.825 %
Barbara Becker Wybren FriesianO 61.087 %
Second Level/Combined
Cynthia Begay Shadow In The Mist ClydAA 61.769 %
Katherine MacDonald Freedom Gotz It Am.WBO 62.397 %
Third Level/Combined
Heather Brady Pablito HanAA 66.709 %
Fourth Level/Combined
Liz Puerner Mango Dutch H.AA 65.863 %
FEI/Combined
Taminy Marshall Alleluiah SwedishGP - AA 61.383 %
Emily Keene Duncan Old.PSG - O 63.947 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Olga Sacasa Captain Nemo
Trainer of the Year
(2 or more Champion or Reserve horses)
(Sponsored by Barbara Burkhardt)
Andrea Vassallo

2012
((Schooling Show (SS): Three highest scores per level/div. from 3 dif. NMDA SS) (Combined Awards: 3 scores per level/div., at least 1 from NMDA SS and at least 1 from an Albq. USEF/USDF rated show.)

Introductory Level/SS
Renee Sharpnack Nico HaflingerAA 66.937 %
Training Level/SS
Danny SalDaNa Windancer M-Iraz ArabianAA 70.60 %
Marci Gambarota/ Marybeth PerezSoto Coquette
O 69.314 %
Training Level/Combined
Rena Haynes Roy-el’s Leading Man MorAA 68.138 %
Heidi Seizys Moby Hol.O 65.976 %
First Level/SS
Kim Fredenburgh Romeo TBAA 66.796 %
Barbara Becker Wybren FriesianO 65.063 %
First Level/Combined
Heather Brady Pablito Han.AA 69.809 %
Elise Covlin/ Marybeth PerezSoto Gagne Am.WBO 68.924 %
Second Level/SS
Pam Henline/ Karen Nord Heredero SMDR PREO 65.05 %
Second Level/Combined
Heather Brady PablitoHanAA 68.714 %
Elise Covlin/ Marybeth PerezSoto Gagne Am.WBO 66.349 %
Third Level/Combined
Laurel Peters Bonverre Han.AA 63.81 %
Kathryn Bennett/ Katrin Silva Zumaya And.O 60.256 %
Fourth Level/SS
Karen Brown/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Valentino FriesianO 58.392 %
Fourth Level/Combined
Emily Keene Ducan Old.O 65.398 %
FEI/Combined
Taminy Marshall Alleluiah SwedishI-II -AA 64.385 %
Michael Boren/ Gloria Knight Kolany Old.PSG & I-I -O 64.561 %
First Level AA Memorial Trophy
Heather Brady Pablito
Trainer of the Year
(2 or more Champion or Reserves)
(Sponsored by Barbara Burkhardt)
Marybeth PerezSoto

2011
(Schooling Show (SS): Three highest scores per level/div. from 3 dif. NMDA SS) (Combined Awards: 3 scores per level/div. at least 1 from SS and at least 1 from an Albq. USEF/USDF rated show.)

Training Level/SS
Barbara Becker Wybren FriesianAA 65.771 %
Marybeth PerezSoto/ Sara Rose Miller Lightning Am.WBJR 58.577 %
Jodi Perkins/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Windtalker WBO 65.022 %
Training Level/Combined
Jean Podborny Benchmark
AA 64.857 %
Paradigm S. H./Sean Cunningham Rivera Han.O 67.60 %
First Level/SS
Kim Fredenburgh Fiama SwedishAA 63.57 %
Susan Reed Rain ForseynAnglo-ArabO 64.769 %
First Level/Combined
Heather Brady n Pablito Han.AA 63.245 %
Susan Reed Rain Forseyn Anglo-ArabO 63.134 %
Second Level/Combined
Gwndolyn Suttles Donnerwolke HanAA 64.524 %
Leslie Carpenter Heide HaflingerO 64.251 %
Third Level/Combined
Gwndolyn Suttles Donnerwolker Han.AA 64.717 %
Karen Brown/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Valentino FriesianO 63.659 %
Fourth Level/Combined
Christine Small/ Katy Lindberg Beaumont
O 62.40 %
FEI/Combined
Taminy Marshall Alleluiah
AA 56.381 %
Katy Lindberg/Christine Small Beaumont
O 63.508 %
First Level Memorial Trophy
(Beginning 2011: In memory of Sue Ann Kirkby: To the highest scored First L. A/A rider.)
Kim Fredenburgh Fiama

2010
(Schooling Show (SS): Three highest scores per level/div. from 3 dif. NMDA SS) (Combined Awards: 3 scores per level, at least 1 from NMDA SS and at least 1 from an Albq. USEF/USDF rated show.)

Introductory Level/SS
BrendaEdeskuty Charlotte
AA 70.166 %
Introductory Level/Combined
Brenda Edeskuty Charlotte
AA 70.167 %
Training Level/SS
Barbara Becker Wybren FriesianAA 70.859 %
Michelle DeCanditis/ Erin Adair Soona
JR 68.066 %
Susan Reed Rain Forseyn Anglo-ArabO 66.80 %
Training Level/Combined
Karen Bovee Hi Handsome CCR
AA 69.591 %
ChristineAspergren/ Katrin Silva Madizen WBO 71.467 %
First Level/SS
Susanne Baackmann Ghiradelli (Filou) WBAA 67.233 %
Susan Reed Rain Forseyn Anglo-ArabO 67.156 %
First Level/Combined
Lisa Darling Grandios
AA 62.982 %
Jane Bagwell/ Leslie Apfel Bergren
O 70.439 %
Second Level/SS
Kim Fredenburgh D’ArcieHan. AA 61.490 %
Marybeth PertezSoto Paloma
O 62.575 %
Second Level/Combined
Gwendolyn Suttles Donnerwolke Han.AA 65.794 %
Jane Bagwell/ Leslie Apfel Zilker
O 67.281 %
Third Level/Combined
Maureen Baca Cagney WBAA57.839 %
Jane Bagwell/ Leslie Apfel Zilker
O 73.148 %
FEI /Combined
Amy Glenn Luther
AA 61.579 %
Tuesday Goers/ Jose Luis PerezSoto ViniVidi Vici
O 63.597 %

2009
(Three highest scores per level/div. from 3 different NMDA Schooling shows, Intro thru 2nd L.)

Introductory Level/SS
DJ Collins Point Blank WBAA 68.83 %
Training Level/SS
Rena Haynes Roy-el’sLeading Man aka “Puck”Mor AA 67.85 %
Katherine Pettus Zecret Agent WB O 68.27 %
First Level/SS
Cindy Kavan-Winfield Cinco Hol. xAA 64.46 %
Dusty Winclechter Leonidas TBJR 64.037 %
Marybeth PerezSoto Paloma
O 64.111 %
Second Level/SS
Elizabeth Asher Marya Hol.AA 59.299 %
Karen Brown/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Valentino FriesianO 63.66 %

2008
(Three highest scores per level/div. from 3 different NMDA Schooling Shows, Intro thru 2nd L.)

Training Level/SS
Dusty Winchlecheter Leonidas TB JR 64.271 %
Kelly Carmody Mahana
AA 66.567 %
Beverly Babik/ Marybeth PerezSoto BevAnn’s True Miracle Mor O 62.20 %
First Level/SS
Alice VanBuren Chrom WB AA 60.567 %
Camelot Friesians/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Warlock Friesian O 67.088 %
Second Level/SS
Emily HampdonSmith Our Signature
JR 65.455 %
Susanne Baackmann Regalo
AA 64.051 %
Karen Brown/ Jose Luis PerezSoto Valentino FriesianO 64.961 %