Philesha Chandler

Philesha Chandler is the head trainer at Chandler Dressage LLC, based in Wellington, Florida. She has been riding since the age of eight and is now an FEI rider and trainer. She has competed in many dressage shows and regional championships throughout the country. She holds a USDF Bronze & Silver medal, both achieved on horses she trained herself. She holds a BS both Criminal Justice, Sociology and minor in Women’s Studies from Witchita State University.

Many people recognize her as the winner Olympian Robert Dover’s reality TV show, “The Search for America’s Next Equestrian Star: Dressage.” Upon winning the show, Philesha was presented with the opportunity to be Robert Dover’s assistant trainer for a year. After her time with Robert, she was offered an assistant trainer position by Arlene “Tuny” Page at Stillpoint farm, where she continued to learn and blossom as a rider. With many of the top riders training at Stillpoint Farm’s facility, Philesha was able to work under the watchful eye of some of the best riders and trainers in the US at that time.

Over the years, Philesha has been given the opportunity to work with a host of quality national and international riders, Including, but not limited to, Kent Farrington, Katherine Bateson-Chandler, Olympian Allison Brock Shimoni, Olympian Lisa Wilcox , Conrad Schumacher, Olympian Dorothy “Dottie” Morkis and Olympian David Marcus .

Philesha’s goal for Chandler Dressage, Inc, is to provide quality training, lessons, and horses to the dressage world. She spreads her love for the sport throughout her local community, judging at local schooling shows. Her goal as a trainer is to help each of her clients reach both their riding and personal goals. It gives her heart great pleasure to see her clients succeed, no matter how small or big the achievement. Currently she has clients competing from USDF intro level through to the FEI Levels. She has dreams of being an Olympic rider one day, but her biggest dream is to have a private riding school for at risk youth and teens.