Katie Duerrhammer Receives 2022 Patsy Albers Award

Dressage

U.S.A.

Katie Duerrhammer is the recipient of its 2022 Patsy Albers Award, which was first awarded in 2013 in special remembrance of the late Patsy Albers.

The $2,500 award, offered through The Dressage Foundation, provides financial support for continuing education and training to an FEI-level rider.

From Young Riders to Grand Prix

Duerrhammer (Greenwood Village, Colorado) and Kylie Lourie’s 2011 Westphalian gelding, Paxton, were named Reserve Champions in the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship at 2022 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions. The Patsy Albers Award is given to the highest placing Grand Prix rider at the Championship who also competed for the U.S. at a previous North American Youth Championship.

Duerrhammer said, “I am so honored to receive the Patsy Albers Award for the second year in a row. Last year I had the privilege to receive it on Quartett, who attended the 2022 World Championships, and this year on Paxton. Young Riders was an incredibly special time in my career. It gave me my first chance to compete on an international stage and inspired my drive to represent the USA in the future!"

Duerrhammer (née Johnson) thanked her career-starting trainer and horse.

"I am so thankful to Elizabeth Johnson, my trainer during NAYC, and Pam Brown-Schachter who owned my wonderful Young Rider mount, Millennium, for inspiring me to reach for the stars!," said Katie who now trains with Adrienne Lyle and rides horses for Kylee Lourie.

Patsy Albers

Patsy Albers, one of the nation's best-known figures at dressage shows across the country, passed away in October 2012. She was a longtime supporter and Chef d'Equipe of the North American Youth Championship Region 1 team and was very involved at the prestigious Dressage at Devon, where she served for many years as the FEI Event Director. Patsy’s expertise also extended into management, officiating, and volunteering, for which she was honored multiple times.

Two Awards

Two awards are annually bestowed in her name: the "Patsy Albers Perpetual Trophy" at the North American Junior/Young Riders Championships for the chef d'equipe who best demonstrates the same level of dedication, enthusiasm, and team spirit shown by Patsy, throughout the years; and the "Patsy Albers Award" for the highest placing Grand Prix rider at the U.S. Dressage Championship who also competed at a previous NAYRC.

For more information about the Patsy Albers Award or The Dressage Foundation, please contact The Dressage Foundation at (402) 434-8585, by email at info@dressagefoundation.org, or visit www.dressagefoundation.org.