Simone Windeler moved to the United States in 1995. She has been judging since 2004 as an USDF L graduate and is now licensed with USEF as an R in Western Dressage, currently the highest level of judging available. She has managed numerous Regional Championships in Colorado and Utah. She organizes and runs shows in Colorado and Utah that are USEF/USDF/AQHA/RMDS and UDS recognized. As president of the Rocky Mountain Dressage Society, Pikes Peak Dressage Society, and the Colorado Springs Dressage Association she has introduced many new ideas and shaped these organizations. She was chosen as an international advisor to the Rodeo Association in Colorado Springs. Simone is a certified instructor with the RMS Classical Riding Academy in Germany, an avid student of Science of Motion and Ride from Within. Her riding and teaching are based on thorough understanding of biomechanics. Simone also holds an international MBA from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.