Eliza Sydnor has been riding since she was born. She competed in her first dressage competition at age six on a wonderful old Quarter Horse mare named Mother Goose. With her next horse, a QH gelding named Slo Blazing Brook, Eliza had daily instruction from her mother and began to progress through the levels. “Brookie” and Eliza did a little bit of everything from jumping to herding cattle to vaulting to dressage up to Fourth level. When she was fifteen Eliza got her current horse, Lancer, a Dutch Warmblood. It was this incredible horse that made her want to begin studying dressage much more seriously. With her mother’s guidance Eliza has trained Lancer to Grand Prix in the eight years they have been together.  Eliza and Lancer were the Region 1 Reserve Champions at the I-1 in 2005.

Eliza continues to have daily instruction from her mother. She also spent three winters in California training with Lilo Fore. In the winter of 2002, Eliza was a working student for Jennifer Baumert in Florida.  She has ridden in many clinics with Walter Zettl and was a working student for Klaus Balkenhol in Germany during the winter of '04/'05.  Currently Eliza is training as often as possible with Scott Hassler of Hilltop Farm. 

In 2003, Eliza was one of four Advanced Young Riders selected to participate in The Dressage Foundation's Advanced Young Riders European Training/Education Trip. To read more about her experiences, please visit www.dressagefoundation.org.

Eliza is a USDF Certified Instructor through 4th level.  She enjoys teaching very much and works with many pony clubbers and adult amateurs.  Eliza has horses in training at all levels, but especially enjoys working with young horses.  She starts young horses for Lucile Broadley at Honey Locust Farm in Chapel Hill, NC.  In 2005, Eliza was selected as one of the participants in the Young Horse Dressage Trainers' Symposium at Hilltop Farm.

Eliza is spending the 2007-2008 winter in Hopkins SC, training and teaching full-time.  She is reachable on her cell 336-214-5279.