Tom Murray and his horse, Balanchine, finished the 2022 show season 9th in the USDF open Grand Prix for KWPN horses. He is a bronze, silver and gold medal rider competing in Grand Prix dressage for the last 10 years. He teaches at Viola Farm in Aiken, where he and his partner breed and raise Dutch and Hanoverian horses. 2022- Tryon Open Grand Prix Winner (65.65) 2019 – 5 Star Dressage Rider Centerlinescores.com 2019 ODS Champion Grand Prix 2018 ODS Champion Intermediare 2 2016 Qualified (placed 9th) in National Prix St. George Finals in Lexington Ky. 1ST place Intermediare I at Kentucky Horse Park, 2016 2016 Reserve Champion Prix St. Georges Finals, Devonwood 2016 – selected for the 2016 region VI adult clinic demo rider at Prix St. George 2016 – 65% Prix St George, “Balanchine” 2015 – 5 Star Dressage Rider Centerlinescores.com 2013 – Grand Prix Dressage Gold Medal 2012 – DASC Intermediare I Year End Champion 2009 – Bronze & Silver Medal
Trained With: (partial list) Ulf Wadeborn & Lars Holmberg (3 yrs.) Judy Bergquist (2 ½ yrs.) David Blake (2 ½ yrs.) Rudolph Zeilinger (8 mos. In Germany) Charlotte Bredahl (2 yrs.) Tina Stewart (2 yrs.) Heather Oleson (2 yrs)
List of Clinicians Betsy Steiner & Kathy Connelly, Charlotte Bredahl, Lisa Wilcox, Jeremy Steinberg, Bo Tibblin, Juan Matute, Conrad Schumacher, Hilda Gurney, Charles de Kunffy, Melonie Kessler, Christian Schacht, Catherine Haddad, Mette Rosencrantz, Jan Ebeling, Gerd Schonebeck, Nick Wagman, Verne Batchelder, Lilo Fore, Kamila DuPont
Additional Equine Education and Experience: Colorado State University Equine Reproduction Practiced embryo transfers successfully In hand stallion and mare approvals for Hanoverian, Oldenburg & Holsteiner Stallion marketing and videos Designed, created, built and managed 4 private boarding facilities Bred and foaled over 50 mares and imprinting
Horse Training Highlights: “Silver Lining” – trained & rode from 4 yr old to 3rd level “Decadance” – trained & rode from 3 yr. old to I1 Champion “Balanchine” – trained & rode from 5 yr old green broke to Grand Prix
Hunter/Jumper Experience Started competing in hunter/jumpers at the age of 8. Won the LAHSA Adult Amateur Medal Finals. Won and placed in numerous AO jumper classes to 4’6 on the A circuit. 4th place in IJF 5 Yr. Old Jumper Finals
Biographical Highlights: 2007 Pasadena Foothill Board of Realtors Historic Achievement Award Historic renovations including house relocations Pasadena CA “top 10 realtor” for 8 years