Kai Handt (USEF Archive)
Handt (Wylie, Texas) has a great depth of experience in the equestrian world as a competitor, trainer, and coach. Since August of 1985, Handt has owned and managed the North Texas Equestrian Center, which hosts lesson and boarding programs in addition to training equestrians of all levels in the dressage, jumping, and para-equestrian dressage disciplines. Handt has had one or more of his students compete at the USEF Para-Equestrian Dressage National Championship since 2009, as well as having riders he has coached and trained compete at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and the 2012 Paralympic Games.
Information regarding the evolution of the U.S. Para-Equestrian Dressage Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor position can be found by clicking here: https://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/allparaequestrian/hpparaEquestrian.aspx
On Saturday, January 25 at 7:00am the USEF will host a breakfast forum for all potential para-equestrian 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games applicants and their trainers to meet with Handt for a meet-and-greet session and to begin the strategic planning for 2014. The forum will take place at the Asador Patagonia restaurant, 675 Royal Palm Beach Boulevard, Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
This opportunity to meet with Handt follows the USET Foundation’s “Soirée du Cheval” on Friday, January 24, 2014, where 21 individuals from para-equestrian sport will represent the discipline at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games fundraiser.
Reservations for the forum to meet Handt are required by no later than Wednesday, January 22, through Laureen Johnson USEF High Performance Director of Para-Equestrian and Vaulting, 908-326-1155, or via email at [email protected].