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| Margarita (Migi) Serrell |
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2000 Winner Braley
Gray Award In the summer of 1968 the ADI offered its first official educational program, a dressage seminar conducted by Col. Hans Handler, then director of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. Under Mrs. Serrell’s leadership, permanent riding facilities for the ADI were established at Skidmore College. To fulfill its goal of developing U.S. dressage riders who could be competitive in the international arena, Mrs. Serrell, a Grand Prix level rider, brought to the school top European dressage trainers. Graduates of the ADI program include 1976 Olympic team bronze medalist Hilda Gurney, FEI “O”judge Linda Zang and 1992 Olympic team bronze medalist and USDF certification examiner Michael Poulin, to name a few. The ADI also raised the funds to send the U.S. dressage squad to the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, where they won the Team Bronze Medal. Mrs. Serrell has also served as Master of the Hounds at Fairfield Hunt Club and is one of America’s first women Master of the Hounds. A renowned floral arranger, Mrs. Serrell wrote a much-acclaimed book on the subject, The Art of Arranging Flowers. MORE>>> |
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