Lendon Gray

Lendon Gray was in the Sweet Briar College Class of 1971, majoring in Greek and Latin. While at Sweet Briar, she was active in the riding program and taught riding there for 3 1/2 years after graduation. A few years after college, she started to specialize in dressage, made two Olympic teams and represented the U.S. internationally for many years. For over 45 years she ran successful training stables in Maine, New York and Florida. She became very active in the U.S. Dressage Federation, where she chaired many committees geared toward education, and was a founding examiner for Instructor Certification. She was on the board of directors of the U.S . Equestrian Federation and the U.S. Pony Clubs, also serving on various committees. She is now on the board of the USA Equestrian Trust, is secretary of The Dressage Foundation’s Board, and is president of Dressage4kids Inc., an organization she started 22 years ago, and which is now recognized internationally as a top program for educating young people in dressage. Gray has been inducted into Sweet Briar’s Athletics Hall of Fame, the Maine Sports Hall of Hall and the U.S. Dressage Federation Hall of Fame, was honored as the American Riding Instructor Association Master Instructor, a USPC Legend and an EquineAffaire Exceptional Equine Educator, and received a Pony Club Master Achievement Award.