Heidi Wilson Valk

Professional Dressage Rider, Instructor and Trainer

Training at the
German Olympic Training Center

Winning at the
Volvo World Cup Qualifier

Heidi Wilson Valk is a professional dressage rider and trainer whose experience with horses began in childhood with hunter and jumper show competition in New England. Her dressage career began while she was in college; she won her first championships in 1984 at Second and Third Level. In 1991, she was one of the youngest riders in the United States League Finals for the Volvo Dressage World Cup, and she had many top-three finishes in FEI Volvo World Cup dressage competition.

Additional highlights of her career include:

• Olympic-level training at the German Olympic Training Center in Warendorf, Germany
• Reserve Champion, FEI Grand Prix AHSA National Dressage Championships
• Reserve Champion, USET 1992 Olympic Screening Trial, Raleigh, North Carolina
• United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Gold Medal Rider Award

Heidi began training horses and riders in the art of classical dressage in 1992 and she works with both horses and riders at all levels. She enjoys preparing horses and riders for FEI competition, overcoming training challenges, and helping both horse and rider achieve the harmony that is the essence of classical dressage. Put her knowledge, experience, and committment to success to work for you in finding your equine "partner in performance."