Constance Menard

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Constance Menard

Country:

France

Residence:

Saumur, France

Height:

1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Turned pro:

1987

Constance Menard (born May 17, 1968) is a French professional Dressage rider and equestrienne. She started training with Michel Autran from the Cadre Noir in 2003.

She has been placed in more than 40 international Grand Prix (Dressage), and a member of the French team .

1 Champion Horsewoman and Trainer
- 1.1 Notable Wins
2 1986
3 1992
4 2004
5 2005
6 2006
7 External links

[edit] Champion Horsewoman and Trainer

The daughter of Jacques Menard, a professional French dressage rider, Constance Menard started her own career twenty years ago, choosing dressage as her forte after having practiced all horse riding disciplines.

Constance Menard has been a Grand Prix rider since 2001. She is a member of the French national team (7th place at the European Dressage Championships in Hagen in 2005). She is now training for the World Dressage Championships and the Olympic Games in Beijingin 2008.

For several years Constance maintained her own stables near Paris, before qualifying as riding instructor in 2005 after graduating from the national riding school at Saumur. She now lives in Saumur, France, where she trains daily with her coach, Lt. Col. Michel Autran, ecuyer (riding master) of the Cadre Noir.

Constance Menard is also an instructor, teaching students at riding schools all over Europe, including Geneva, Brussels, and Toulouse. She judges at dressage competitions around France.