Dover Saddlery would like to congratulate the 2009 Dover Saddlery Adult Amateur Medal National and Reserve Champions. The USDF/Dover Adult Medal Program recognizes the adult amateur riding at Second Level.

The 2009 Champion is Kelly Jo Robbins with an average score of 69.923%. Robbins partnered with Lucca, a ten-year-old Oldenburg she has owned for seven years. The Champion won an Ulla Salzgeber Dressage Saddle generously donated by Kieffer Saddler and a $1,000 Dover Saddlery Gift Certificate. The Ulla Salzgeber saddle features an extra deep seat and Kieffer’s signature Excellent tree which provides close contact and a responsive feel. Robbins has been riding on and off since the age of seven including time spent as a United States Pony Club member. When not at the barn, she spends time with her husband and two boys ages six and eleven. Despite spending four years on crutches, Kelly Jo continued riding and has obviously overcome much to become this year’s National Champion. 2009 was a competitive year in the Dover Medal program and Kelly Jo topped a record number of thirty-seven Dover Medal National Merit Award winners.

The 2009 Reserve Champion title was awarded to Dixie Montgomery riding Wester with an average score of 68.295%. . Wester is a six year old Dutch Warmblood imported from Holland. Montgomery has won a Warendorf Deluxe Dressage Bridle due out in the spring. When not in the saddle, one can find Montgomery volunteering with a non-profit organization called Hope in Haiti where she sponsors education for children and leads three teams a year to assist schools. Like Robbins, Montgomery has overcome much in her life having raised and homeschooled seventeen children and feels “after my husband died.Wester has been such a delight”.

About the USDF/Dover Saddlery Adult Medal Program

The top two riders are determined by taking the average of their top three scores from Second Level Test Three wins in an USDF/Dover Adult Medal class during the competition year. Dover Medal classes were offered at 490 USDF recognized shows in 2009. Each USDF/Dover Adult Amateur Medal class winner receives a handcrafted pewter USDF/Dover Medal and neck ribbon at the horse show along with a Dover Saddlery gift certificate. For more information about the United States Dressage Federation/Dover Saddlery Adult Medal class or to learn more about hosting a class, please visit DoverSaddlery.com and click on the Dover Partners link.

About Dover Saddlery, Inc.

Dover Saddlery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DOVR) is the leading multi-channel retailer of equestrian products in the United States. Founded in 1975 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, by United States Equestrian team members, Dover Saddlery has grown to become The SourceR for equestrian products. Dover offers a broad and distinctive selection of competitively priced, brand-name products for horse and rider through catalogs, the Internet and company-owned retail stores. Dover Saddlery, Inc. serves the English rider and through Smith Brothers, the Western rider. The SourceR, Dover SaddleryR and Smith BrothersR are registered marks of Dover Saddlery.

For more information, please call 1-978-952-8062 or visit DoverSaddlery.com.