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STEFFEN PETERS FACES OF DRESSAGE
German-born Steffen Peters, who competes for the U.S., began riding at age 7, and by age 15 was competing at the international level. After receiving his first horse, Udon, at age 16, he began seriously training in dressage. It was aboard Udon that Peters won the team bronze when he represented the U.S. at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Peters has represented the U.S. at numerous other international competitions, including the World Equestrian Games in 2006 and 2010, when he secured bronze medals, and 2018, when he took silver. He returned to the Olympics in 2016 and helped the U.S. to the bronze medal in team dressage. At the Olympics last summer in Tokyo, Peters and Suppenkasper helped the U.S. win team silver. He is a regular at the AGDF in Wellington.
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