About Natalie Hamilton-Hinnemann & H&H
Equine
Wightman to the Verden Young Horse Championships. Once in Germany, Natalie then decided to
stay and work with Dutch Olympic team coach, Johann Hinnemann for 9 months. She also had the
opportunity to work with Olympic Silver medallist Coby Van Baalen, helping her bring her Grand Prix
stallion Weltino back from an injury. Her other duties included riding for Marlees Van Baalen while she
was away at shows and Natalie also exercised stallions Laurentainer (World champion six-year-old
dressage horse in Arnhem and won at the International Stallion show in Zwolle) and Roman Nature
(Reserve World Champion five-year-old dressage horse in Arnhem). She has also worked with Christine
Traurig, and Shelly Francis. Natalie has returned with husband Stephan Hinnemann and is currently
teaching and training out of several Twin Cities barns and hope to have her own barn completed by
September.
Show Results
2005 1st place at the Six-Year-Old Division at the
USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Central Selection Trial.
Complete story at DressageDaily.com
North American Young Rider Championship (NAYRC)
Team Member 2000-2002
2002 NAYRC Team Silver
2002 NAYRC Individual Top 5 Finish
2001 California Dressage Society Prix St George Horse of
the Year (Donnerworth)
2001 California Dressage Society Prix St George Young Rider of the Year
2001 Ranked 18th with the USDF at Prix St George (open)
2001 Ranked 3rd with the USDF at Prix St George (Junior/Young Rider)
1997 Ranked 3rd USDF All Breed Award - Oldenburg NA at Training Level (open)
1997 Ranked 2nd USDF All Breed Award - Oldenburg NA at Training Level (Jr/YR)
USET World Cup Qualifier Top 10 Finisher (Intermediare)
Too many other local and Regional Championships to list!
FEI rider and trainer Natalie Hamilton started her
riding career in Minnesota at the age of six. When
she was ten, she began dressage lessons with
Grand Prix rider Bill Solyntjes of Brandywine Farms,
Hamel MN. She studied with Solyntjes for 7 years,
learning the basics of dressage. During her time at
Brandywine, Natalie expanded her dressage
education by working with Michelle Gibson and
Jan Ebling. At age seventeen, Natalie relocated
to Adventure Farms in Murrieta, CA; where she
was a working student for FEI rider and two-time
US Olympic team member Kathleen Raine. After 4
years Natalie was offered and accepted a
position as Assistant Trainer for Raine. She then
went on to work with Leslie Morse. Natalie stayed
with Morse through the 2003 Grand Prix
Championships in Gladstone after which, she
accompanied Raine’s husband, David
NEWS FLASH: Natalie and Dark Dream win the Six-Year-Old Division at the USEF/Markel Young Horse Dressage Central Selection Trial. Complete story at DressageDaily.com
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