Sheri Dumonceaux has been involved with horses her whole life. She started riding when she was 10 and spent the next 12 years riding hunters and jumpers in Ontario. Her first glimpse of dressage captured her attention and starting with her first dressage clinic in 1983 with German master Col. Von Sighner and then she was hooked! “A major transformation took place”, she remembers, “I saw how horses could be ridden, happier and more supple. He made them dance and I wanted to ride like that!”

Sheri began to train with Betty Jean Hutton, a well known dressage trainer in Ontario and became an avid student of the sport. Following a move to Calgary in 1989, Sheri continued to study with Betty Briggs in Edmonton, who she considers a mentor and guiding light. “Betty is a fabulous rider and a huge help to me because she really understands the technical side of dressage and explains it so well.”

Sheri then started training with Canadian Olympic team member Tom Dvorak in 1997. Working with Tom has been a wonderful experience for Sheri. “I feel he has added a new dimension to my riding and improved my focus”. Tom is currently showing Sheri’s stallion Kadans at the Grand Prix level achieving scores over 65% in 2002 and 2003. Sheri shows her Westphalian gelding Faedon at Training level in 2003, consistently in the top 3 with scores from 65% to 70%.

Sheri loves working with young horses and has introduced many talented youngsters to dressage.

Sheri will be showing Kadans at GP in 2005 as well as several other horses at various levels.