The Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize- $25,000

The Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize was initially funded by Carol Lavell, her friends and family, in special remembrance of her mother, May Cadwgan, and in honor of her father, Gordon Cadwgan.

Photo Courtesy of Bob Langrish

This prize will be available annually in the amount of $25,000 to a rider who is a US citizen, over 21 years of age, and is selected by a distinguished national panel of Dressage leaders.  Selection criteria are merit and need.

Carol Lavell has achieved high marks in all phases of Dressage – an Olympian, rider, competitor, trainer, teacher, judge – and with her legendary horse, Gifted, brought pride and honor to our country through her performance on the 1992 United States Olympic Team.  Carol Lavell knows first hand of the work, sacrifice and struggle necessary to make it to the top of the Dressage world.  Through the creation of this $25,000 annual Prize, she wants to help other deserving riders who aspire to climb this high performance mountain.

Prize Recipients

2010
Courtney Dye (CT) was awarded the 2010 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize. She plans to take two horses, Hampton Green Farm's Grandioso and Maryanna Haymon's Don Principe, to Europe for training.  Read the news release. 

2009
Jan Brons (FL) was awarded the first annual Prize in 2009.  Read the release about Jan.