Christilot Hanson Boylen is passionate about sharing her knowledge.
The seven-time Olympian works with a horse’s willingness to achieve goals beyond a rider’s dream.
“Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”
- Vince Lombardi
Christilot Hanson Boylen is a gifted and successful trainer/rider/coach in dressage with a career that spans over 50 years.
She has trained over 35 Grand Prix horses and countless Small Tour horses. She has produced and helped many riders from national levels through the Olympics and World Championships.
Competitive Record
- Competed in 7 Olympics, 6th in GP, top 12 3 times
- 3 Individual Pan American Gold Medals
- Four Team Medals – Pan Am Games
- 1971 Aachen (Leading Lady Rider – Dressage)
- 1991 Winner of the HAMBURG DERBY
- 1999 in Fritzens, Austria, CDI Winner of the GP, GPS, and FS, Horse: MOMENT
- 2003 Hickstead, England, top Canadian, Horse LUCKY LEMON
2005 Hagen Germany, Horses and Dreams Winner of GP and GPS, Horse: GACHINO - 2013 Nations Cup Individual Winner, Wellington, FL. Horse DIO MIO
- 2015 CDI Devon PA, winner of GP, Horse: DRENTANO
- 2016 OTTAWA, ON. CDI winner of Inter 1 and F.S. Horse: ROCKY LANE
Contact
Please contact for private link for lessons by camera anywhere in the world
What I do
- Clinics
- Dressage – All Levels
- Basic Flatwork for Jumpers and Eventers
- Lectures
- Private Counseling for stables or individuals
- YTP (Year Training Plans)
- Evaluating horses
- Sourcing horses to fit the needs ahead
- Preparation for International Events
Author of
CANADIAN ENTRY / Christilot Hanson Boylen
and
BASIC DRESSAGE FOR NORTH AMERICA / Christilot Boylen
Certifications & Credentials
- Certified Instructor and Coach Developer (Equestrian Canada Federation)
- Member IDRC (International Dressage Riders Club)
- Member USDF ( United States Dressage Federation)
- Member OE (Ontario Equestrian Federation)
- Head Coach, GRIT PROGRAM
- Equestrian Canada Lifetime Achievement Award 2020
Updates
Christilot Hanson Boylen Activities
Christilot is based mainly in King, ON, with winters often in Florida or South Carolina.
A Masterclass with Helen Langenhanenberg of Germany
DATES FOR CLINIC: SEPT. 1 & 2, 2025
LOCATION: KING,ONTARIO, CANADA (more info coming)
“He is a great fish (horse) and I must convince him, he thought. I must never let him learn his strength nor what he could do if he made his run. If I were him I would put in everything now and go until something broke. But, thank God, they are not as intelligent as we who kill them; although they are more noble and more able.”
- Ernest HemingwayThe Old Man and The Sea