Patrick Rodde has been appointed the new French Dressage Committee Team member for the Youth divisions and he will function alongside French youth team trainer Muriel Leonardi.
The French Equestrian Federation went through some changes with the appointment of a new board of directors and president on 19 December 2024.
The newly elected president, Frédéric Bouix, succeeds Serge Lecomte. He had to (re)appoint the technical committees for the Olympic disciplines to the French Ministry of Sports. For dressage he carried out a small change by appointing 46-year old Patrick Rodde as the CTN for youth dressage in France.
Rodde is a dressage trainer with a BEES 2nd degree diploma from National Centre of Equitation in Saumur. He is a national dressage judge and has been a rider for over twenty years. He has competed at one CDI in Le Mans in June 2021 aboard Carpe Diem de Massa (by Maestro JGB x Violino SDS).
Sophie Dubourg was re-appointed Technical Dressage Director for the next Olympic cycle (until 2028). She has held this position since 2013. Alizee Roussel has been appointed the Dressage Athletes' Representative on the FFE board.
Technical Dressage Committee:
- National coach and senior team manager: Jean Morel
- Senior Dressage Committee Member: Laurent Gallice
- National coach and team manager U25, Young riders, Juniors, Ponies and Children: Muriel Leonardi
- Youth Dressage Committee Member: Patrick Rodde
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