Lilo Fore Clinic

CLD is pleased to bring Liselotte (Lilo) Fore to the area.

Lilo Fore is owner of “Sporthorse America” in Santa Rosa, CA, where she has offered as many as six Champion stallions at stud at one time. Many national and international awards have been earned by dressage horses from her breeding program. Lilo has her FEI "I" judges license and has judged many CDI-W shows, qualifying international shows and USET Selection Trials. Lilo was involved with the USDF Instructor Certification program from its inception, is an Examiner for the program and is Chair of the Instructor/Trainer Council for USDF. She is also an examiner for the USDF Sporthorse breeding program. She has trained both horses and riders nationally and internationally. She frequently offers Dressage symposiums and clinics at her Sonoma County facility as well conducting clinics herself throughout the world. Lilo grew up outside of Dusseldorf, Germany, where, at age four, she saw her first horse. Lilo says “...from that time on I knew that four legs, a mane and tail would be my life.”

She came to California in 1971 and bought, for one dollar, an injured three-year-old American Thoroughbred, Dionysus. Under her training, Dionysus not only healed, he ultimately became U.S. “Horse of the Year” in all national levels. The pair was selected for the USET short list in 1976.

Dionysus was only the first in a succession of Lilo’s many hard earned and ongoing accomplishments in this country. She is the winner of numerous national and international Horse of the Year awards for California, USDF and USET. She is continuously involved in many educational programs for Dressage trainers, teachers and judges throughout the U.S.

Clinic hosted by StarWest and sponsored by CLD.

Clinic Participants

PAULA BRINEY, a USDF Bronze, Silver and Gold Medalist, manages her family's Saddlebred and Dressage training facility, Pratense Farms, in Chatham, Illinois. She is riding her own FARAMON, an imported 6yr old Hanoverian gelding, by Fabrino.   As a 5 yr old Faramon qualified for the FEI 5 yr old finals and has successfully shown at Training and First level and will be showing Second and Third this coming season.   Paula is also riding CHAMBORD, owned by Denis Kerasotes of Springfield. Chambord, 7 year old gelding, is by Rejent, Paula’s popular Grand Prix Holsteiner stallion.   Chambord was third in the Region 4 Championships at Training Level with a 69%  and he will be showing at First and Second in 2008. 

KATE FLEMING-KUHN, trainer/instructor at StarWest, is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist.  She is a USDF Certified Instructor through Second Level.  Kate had national success as a FEI Junior and Young Rider.  She won the Team Silver Medal at the 1999 USEF FEI Junior Team Championships and Team Bronze Medal at the 2001 NAYRC. In 2006, Kate and Phoenix won the USDF Horse of the Year at Second Level with a median score of 72.766%.  In 2006, Kate was selected to ride in the USDF National Symposium on her own four year old, Cinnamon.  In 2007, Kate and Levant won the USDF Reg. 4 4th Level Open Championship.  In addition to her own success, Kate's students have won many honors including regional championships and USDF Bronze and Silver medals.  Kate is riding LEVANT, a 10 year old Baden-Wurttemburg gelding owned by Ashley Fritzsche.  Levant has been in training with Kate since he was four years old.  He has shown through PSG and is schooling I-1.  Kate is also riding VIANA, a six year old Dutch Warmblood mare, owned by JP Farms. Viana  was high point champion at her 2005 KWPN Keuring and earned Ster mare.  She has been in training with Kate for almost a year.  She is schooling Second level.  

JULIE KELLNER is an adult amateur rider who rides at StarWest and has competed through Second level with her horse, PALADIN.  Julie and Paladin had a successful show season in 2007.  Julie won overall High Point at Al Khamsa dressage with score of 67%. Paladin is a 16 year old Dutch warmblood gelding trained through Fourth level and was purchased by Julie as a schoolmaster in 2005.  Before converting to dressage in 2004, Julie had competed at "A" level jumper shows.  Julie and Paladin are schooling Third level.

DEBRA KLAMEN, of Springfield, IL, is an adult amateur who has been taking lessons at StarWest since 2004.  She has earned her USDF bronze medal.  Her mount, LERRO, 15, is a 16.3h. black Dutch Warmblood gelding.  The pair placed 3rd nationally at the USDF Adult Amateur Awards for Dutch Warmbloods at First Level in 2006.  Deb and Lerro competed at Third level in 2007.  Deb is also the owner of the 16h. Friesian gelding KELLY, who will be ridden in this clinic by Martin Kuhn.

MARTIN KUHN, trainer/instructor at StarWest, is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist.  He is USDF Certified Instructor through Second Level.  Martin had international success in the Young Rider Program with his horse Romulus.  In 2002, Martin won the Team Gold and Individual Bronze Medal at the Coupe Des Ameriques (Championship of the Americas).  Also in 2002, Martin won the Team Gold and placed fifth at the NAYRC.  In 2003, Martin won the Team Bronze medal at the NAYRC.  In 2006, Martin was selected as a rider for both the Hilltop Farm Young Horse Trainer's Symposium and the USDF National Symposium.  In 2007, Martin won the USDF Region 4 Intermediare I Freestyle Championship with Romulus. Martin has trained and competed through Grand Prix. Martin is riding his newest mount, RUBINSTAR. Rubinstar is a six year old Hanoverian gelding schooling First level.  Rubinstar arrived at StarWest five months ago. Martin is also riding Deb Klamen's KELLY, a 12 year old Friesian gelding.  Martin competed Kelly in 2007 at Third Level and finished the season fourth in the country for the Friesian Horse Association of North America at Third Level.  Martin and Kelly also placed 4th in the USDF Region 4 Third Level Open Championships.  Kelly has been in training with Martin at StarWest for three years and is schooling Fourth Level.

DEB PORTER has been riding 32 years, the last 25 devoted totally to dressage.  LIONHEART is a 12 year old Swedish Warmblood/Irish Thoroughbred gelding.  In 2002 Lionheart was 9th in the nation at first level. In addition, he has won several Dover Medals, and was the 2005 CenterLine Dressage year end champion at Second level. He is a wonderful horse to work with, and is now starting Third level work. Deborah resides on Windsome Farm with her husband, David, 4 horses, a corgie and 3 barn cats and plans to remain totally dedicated to dressage and wishes to give back to the sport that has given so much to her.