"I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems."
Alois Podhasjsky
EC "S" Dressage Judge
EC "S" Para Dressage Judge
EC "S" Dressage Steward
EC "M" Para Dressage Steward
EC Recorded General Steward
EC and BHS Certified Coach
Judging at Palgrave,
August 2010
Leslie enjoys speaking, has appeared as a guest on a T.V. talk show and conducts numerous clinics in Ontario and U.S.A.
In addition to speaking, Leslie has written many articles which have been published in various media and was publisher of a specialty paper.
DRESSAGE BACKGROUND
Leslie Kennedy trained for seven years with German dressage coach, Walter Zettl. Zettl is highly regarded in Germany, was dressage coach for the 3 day event team at the L.A. Olympics and is author of ‘Dressage In Harmony’, 'The Circle of Trust' and a series of videos/CDs. She then went on to train for several more years with Olympic and Pan Am medalist and FEI judge, Lorraine Stubbs.
In addition, Leslie has ridden in clinics with Udo Lange, Christilot Boylen, and had the opportunity to ride with FEI judges in France and the USA and trained for several months with Brian Young, FBHS in England early in her career.
Leslie Kennedy and "Winston"
Teaching a young horse piaffe. Leslie and "Winston" in 1995