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Theodorescu, George
Discipline : Dressage
Born : 1925
George was born ninety one years ago, on the 1st of October, 1925, and when he died in August 2007, he was respected and loved throughout the Equestrian Community, not just as a great trainer and teacher, but also as a standard bearer of civilised riding, indeed civilisation itself…
George was not one for flashy or crude gestures, the wildly over the top celebration at the end of a test, was not for him. He records in Dressage Masters by David Collins:
“I saw a ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet perform in London. After an incredible performance, she came back onto the stage, stood on her toe, and performed thirty pirouettes. The audience was going made. The applauded and screamed out loud the number of each pirouette. When she finished, she got a standing ovation. She merely bowed her head to the audience and humbly accepted theri praise. She left the stage, then returned and did thirty pirouettes on the other foot. Now the audience went really wild. They stood on their chairs and clapped. The ballerina a
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Dressage: Getting to Know George Williams
George served as the president of the United States Dressage Federation for nine years.
By Britney Grover
Portraits by Melissa Fuller
Sidelines is thrilled to introduce George Williams as our new monthly dressage columnist.
George has dedicated his life to dressage as a rider, coach, clinician and volunteer. After beginning his dressage education with Egon von Neindorff in Germany, George followed his mentor, Karl Mikolka, to ride and train with the Tempel Lipizzans for 20 years, including being program director for 13. He then pursued his own competitive goals to ride on a U.S. team and succeeded with Rocher, earning many championships and culminating in fifth place at the 2003 World Cup in Sweden, team bronze at CHIO Aachen in 2005 and USDF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle Horse of the Year.
Since winding down his competitive career, George has trained many young riders to prestigious finals and served as a board member for various bodies including the US Equestrian Dressage Committee, the US Equestrian Board of Directo American equestrian George H. Morris (born February 26, 1938)[1] is an American equestrian. He won team silver in show jumping at the 1960 Rome Olympics and is considered a founding father of hunt seat equitation.[2][3] He was chef d'equipe for the United States show jumping team, which won Olympic gold under his leadership, from 2005 until 2013.[4] He also served as chef d'equipe for the Brazilian show jumping team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5] Throughout his career, Morris has been a "proponent of the forward seat"[6] and wrote several books on the subject, including Hunter Seat Equitation.[7] Morris trained students at his Hunterdon Stables and traveling clinics, producing nationally and internationally successful riders, including Olympic champions.[8] In 2019, after a United States Center for SafeSport investigation, Morris was banned for life from the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) due to sexual misconduct with minors.[9] Morris is likewise banned fro
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George H. Morris
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