2025 Absorbine/NEDA Symposium ~ Demo Riders

2025 Absorbine/NEDA Symposium featuring
~ GARETH HUGHES ~

Demonstration Riders Selected!

Riders Selected for the 2025 Absorbine/NEDA Symposium with Gareth Hughes!

Congratulations to the 8 horse and rider combinations invited to participate at the Absorbine / NEDA Symposium on October 18 & 19, 2025. A robust group of 50 applicants applied for a coveted spot to ride in the symposium. Auditors are in for a treat, as they watch Gareth’s clear and layered training techniques mold each horse and rider pair.

A six-year-old will start out the day with Victoria Kahn-Sinclair an AA, from East Kingston, NH on De La Vie Bang.

The second and third level riders are Viviane Pilicy from Waltham, MA on Lilou HE
and Finley Peterson a Junior rider from Woodstock, VT on Chrevi’s Camelot.

The fourth level spot is represented by Kerstin Laudemann of Swampscott, MA on L'Etoile JKA.

Our afternoon FEI sessions will kick off with Amanda Gervais an AA from Standish, ME on REVELATIONS HHF and continue with Rebecca Waite from Lincolnville, ME on Heiline's Hot Max.

The large tour FEI horses are Colleen O'Connor-Dzik from Jefferson, MA on Nouvelle and Jane Karol of Concord , MA on Vioretta.

NEDA is pleased to welcome the premiere equestrian brand LeMieux as the saddle pad sponsor for all the demonstration horses.

We look forward to watching this lovely array of horses of many breeds under Gareth’s tutelage. Gareth is noted for his vast knowledge and expertise in teaching. He has coached many Olympic riders including the New Zealand eventing team and was Carl Hester’s ground person for the Paris Olympic games where the British Team earned a bronze medal performance.