Susan M. "Sue" Blinks (born October 5, 1957) is an American

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rider and trainer. She was best known for riding her Olympic Grand Prix mount Flim Flam. Having represented the

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in an Olympics and two World Equestrian Games, she helped the US Team earn an Olympic bronze medal in

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and competed in the 1998 and 2002 World Equestrian Games. Blinks spent her teens training with Marianne Ludwig. She worked as Equestrian Director at the University of Massachusetts and later trained with Walter Christenson in Germany. She also trained with

Isabell Werth Isabell Werth (born 21 July 1969 in Issum) is a German equestrian who has competed in dressage at seven Olympic Games —1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024— winning the gold medal in the team event in all seven, and one gold and six s ...

and

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in Germany. Until 2016, Sue resided in

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, CA, riding for Leatherdale Farm. She has since relocated to Florida, where she continues riding and training.

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