Beth Baumert (CT)
Beth Baumert became involved with The Dressage Foundation in 2000 when she began administering the Young Rider International Dream Program. Subsequently she served as Secretary, then as Vice President, and she has served as President and CEO since 2014. During those years, TDF has grown in every way with the help of a hard-working Board of Directors and a remarkable staff.
Beth has a strong history with the sport. Her primary commitment has always been teaching. She has been a USDF Certified Instructor since nearly the inception of the program, and she continues to support the program. She is an ”L” graduate with distinction with the USDF judges training program.
Beth was the technical editor of Dressage Today magazine for nearly 25 years. In that capacity, she was in constant contact with the best dressage riders in the world as they discussed and wrote about the technical aspects of dressage. From this depth of knowledge, Beth wrote her first book, When Two Spines Align, which was published by Trafalgar Square Books in 2014. It continues to serve as a “bible” for serious dressage riders. The first edition of the sequel, How Two Minds Meet came out in 2020.
Her books have been translated into German, Japanese, Czech and Polish. Beth and Alan, her husband of more than 50 years, divide their time between Wellington, Florida, and Columbia Lake in Connecticut. Their Cloverlea Farm in Columbia was a center for dressage excellence for 45 years. Since the sale of the farm, Beth teaches clinics, does free-lance teaching and writes. She and Alan have two sons (NYC and CO) and a daughter, Grand Prix rider, Jennifer Baumert (FL). They enjoy five grandchildren.
