The Equestrian Enthusiasts of Emerald Coast Chapter
Marilyn Chlebowski
President
Kimmie Taylor
Vice President
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Kimmie is a retired hairdresser, Gulf War Military Spouse, and has been a horse enthusiast since the age of five. Kimmie began riding competitively in the sport of dressage ~20 years ago. She is a graduate of Epona High School Dressage Training of Spain. As well as Several USDF awards such as her USDF Bronze, 2021 Master Challenge Awards at 3rd and 4th, USDF Performance and Rider Awards.
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Kimmie represented Region 3 as Regional Director from 2010-2013.
Kristina Landreneau
Secretary
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Kristina Landreneau is the mother of 5 children who homeschools and lives on a 60-acre farm with horses, goats, sheep, pigs, chickens, turkey, peacocks, cats, and dogs. She grew up riding western and competing in team penning. After graduating from college, she became a Special Agent in the USAF Office of Special Investigations where she met her husband, Buzz Landreneau. After 7 years of military duty, she decided to separate and focus on her family and raising her children.
She is an avid supporter and member of the US Pony Club for over 15 years and has established two new clubs in Arizona and Florida. She was a certified instructor with the American Riding Instructors Association, but now spends most of her time teaching her own children how to ride, focusing on eventing, hunter/jumper, and dressage. She enjoys sharing in their riding together and being their “groom” at horse shows.
Crissy Clark
Treasurer
Jean Rude
Awards Chair
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Jean is a former president of the Eastern Iowa Dressage & Eventing Association, and an avid Dressage rider and student of theory. She enjoyed her career in advertising and brand strategy with a focus on arts and education marketing and business model planning. She is the 2019 USDF Region 4 Volunteer of the Year.
Today, Jean lives with her husband Scott in Santa Rosa Beach, FL and Banner Elk, NC. She enjoys the arts, the perfect pour over and her no-phones-allowed cozy little library.
Kaylyn Taylor
Adult Horse Camp Chair
& Webmaster
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Kaylyn Taylor is a Pensacola-based dressage rider and an active member of the Gulf Coast and Emerald Coast Chapters of DSDCTA. She serves on the DSDCTA & GCC boards as Vice President and ECC's 2024 Adult Horse Camp Committee. Kaylyn grew up riding at Pensacola Riding Center until 2015, and after a 6-year hiatus, has returned full-force to her passion for dressage with her heart horse, "Smoke."
As a professional healthcare analyst, Kaylyn offers a solid technical, creative, and detail-oriented skillset in her contributions to DSDCTA. She is passionate about serving the sport of dressage and facilitating comradery within our equestrian community. When Kaylyn is not at work or the barn, she works towards completing her MBA or creating art via graphic design or painting.
Rachel Gebbink
Adult Horse Camp Co-Chair
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Rachel Gebbink has been involved with horses for 30+ years, growing up in 4H and developing a love for dressage thanks to Jan Fernald. Rachel has received her USDF Bronze and is working towards her Silver.
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Rachel is a Physical Therapist with over 10 years of training in the outpatient world. She is an avoid learner and lover of biomechanics and harmony. Which has led her pursuit in Equine Myo-Manipulative Functional Therapy and Equine Kinesio taping certifications.
In Memoriam
Jan Fernald
In Memoriam
Linda Lester