Sophie Ghedin has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for Dressage at Devon, as the coordinator of awards, sponsor gifts, and trophies. So much so she has been nicknamed “Sophie Trophy” and in 2005 won the Dressage at Devon Volunteer of the year award. So in 2007 when she decided to enter her young Oldenburg gelding, Remy Martin G in the Materiale class during the breed show, she finally realized a longtime dream; competing in the arena where she had distributed so many awards to some of America’s top dressage horses. PhelpsPhoto: Sophie Ghedin on right with some of her fellow volunteers

“The night before I was having dinner with the ground crew of DAD at Hilltop's party and they were asking me about how I felt showing the next day..."no pressure" do you see who I'm against? I can't beat them!” Sophie told DressageDaily. “I had never done a materiale or a suitability class before in my life, so the best thing for me to do is go and enjoy myself and live the moment of showing in the Dixon during Dressage at Devon.”

“Showing and doing the trophies at the same time was stressful. I tried to organize as much as I could before, but I was so worried about the trophies that I would come up whenever I had a chance and check on things, I was lucky to have found great volunteers. I had to call right before getting in the saddle so I could focus on my ride.”

Ghedin did much better than that! Read more....