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Eva-Maria Vint-Warmington

FEI 4* Dressage & Young Horse Judge

Dressage rider & coach

I have the experience of riding dressage at the FEI levels, but these days I do not ride or compete actively any more - as judging keeps me busy enough and still connected to horses.

Riding since age 12, member of the Estonian national Young Riders team in the 1980-s, later competed up to GP. After that competed in Estonia and Canada with mostly young horses.

Certified as FEI Level 2 coach, have given clinics in Estonia, Finland, Canada, South Africa and India.

Competing at RCRA, Cedar Valley, Canada

Dressage Manager for the Estonian NF

Since 2009 I have been fulfilling the duties of the Manager of Dressage Department at the Estonian Equestrian Federation, responsible for administrative planning and dressage judges’ education.

I have acted as Chef d'Equipe for the Estonian dressage riders for major FEI Championships, such as the WEG in Normandy in 2014, the European Championships in Aachen 2015, Gothenburg in 2017 and Rotterdam in 2019.

At the European Championships in Rotterdam, 2019

Competition organizer

I take an active part in organizing national dressage competitions in Estonia, such as the yearly Estonian National Dressage Championships.

I have also been in the OC of Baltic Dressage League series 2014-2019, CDI-W Estonia and CDI-W Cavalor Summer Cup in 2016,  CDI-W Jumping Tallinn 2017 and Tallinn International Horse Show CDI-W 2010-2019.

Tallinn International Horse Show CDI-W in 2017

Dressage judge

1990-s – National Dressage Judge, EST
2011 – International FEI 2* Judge
2014 – International FEI 3* Judge
2015 – International FEI Young Horse Judge
2016 – International FEI 4* Judge

I have judged nationally and internationally in Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden, Thailand, Greece, Turkey, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and India - and given judging seminars in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa and India.

I had the honour to be part of the Ground Jury a the European Dressage Championships for Young Riders and Pony Riders in 2020 in Hungary and European Championships for Children in 2021 in Spain.

Judging at Maxima Stables, Moscow

Freelance work

Besides the equestrian activities (which can be considered an exciting hobby for revenue purposes), I do freelance work as well.

Designing ads, flyers, brochures and book layouts, copy writing, translating, WP web sites, etc. are just some of my various superpowers. 

Besides Estonian and English I also speak Russian and Finnish.

My design portfolio
Some of my projects

My family

I live in Tallinn, Estonia, with my Canadian husband Carl and daughter Isabella. 

We also have a cat called Houston and dog called Indie.

Good girl Indie

Love my life!

My computer is my office, which makes it possible for me to travel the world and do all the work on my own terms.

I consider myself very lucky to have a dream job that makes it possible for me to meet the most wonderful people and embark on some amazing adventures! 

Judging in Pondicherry, India

This is Star

My little assistant who always travels with me and loves to pose for pictures. I am sure some of you have been following his antics on Facebook.

Mumbai, India