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KELLY LAYNE FACES OF DRESSAGE
Kelly Layne is an elite Australian dressage rider based out of Wellington who competes regularly at the AGDF. She is an international competitor with dozens of CDI starts at the Grand Prix level in Australia, Japan, Germany, Austria and here in the United States. Layne is the daughter of Helen Anstee, a Grand Prix rider, FEI judge and breeder of dressage horses. Her riding career started before she could walk, and by the time Layne was 12 years old, she was the Under 12 National Dressage Champion twice on two different horses. Layne rode in her first Grand Prix at age 18. She has worked with a number of top trainers, including Ulla Salzgeber. Layne represented her native Australia at the Tokyo Olympics and is back in action this winter in Wellington.
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