Cindy started riding at twelve and feels that she has ridden almost every day since. She has been very fortunate to work with a few outstanding trainers, including Mr. H.L.M. van Schaik, formerly of Vermont; Mr. Egon von Neindorff of Karlsruhe, Germany; Karl Mikolka, formerly of the Spanish Riding School; Colonel Bengt Ljungquist, former coach for the USET Dressage Team; and Mr. Walter Zettl of Ontario, Canada, and formerly of Germany.

After seven years in Europe and Brazil, Cindy returned to the U.S. in 1972 and was long-listed for the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team and stayed on the USET “long list” for several years. She has competed nationally at all levels and continues to do so.

She is an “R” dressage judge and an examiner for the USDF Instructor Certification Program. For more information on this program go to www.usdf.org.  

Classical and Kind
Cindy's specialty is Small Tour training of horse and rider.   She has trained nine horses from the start to Intermediaire and three to the Grand Prix.  She currently trains horses and riders at all levels from her home in Snow Camp, North Carolina. Cindy is married to Charles Sydnor, and they have three children.  For more information on Cindy check out her Who’s Who at horses daily.com:  http://horsesdaily.com/whoswho/cindy_sydnor/.