About Endel Ots

Originally from De Pere Wisconsin, Endel Ots is a dressage rider and trainer with an uncanny ability to produce championship results, both in his own horses and for the riders he coaches. Endel started his dressage career in the Chicago area, where he honed his skills for 8 years before accepting a training opportunity with Hubertus Schmidt in Germany. From Germany, Endel relocated to Wellington, Florida, and studied under Danish Olympian, Lars Petersen. During his tenure with Lars, Endel’s ability to turn his training plan into show ring success emerged, and at a very young age he was selected as the US Alternate for the Pan American Gold Medal Team for the United States. 

 

Today Endel operates his own training and sale business still in Wellington, Florida where Endel provides teaching and training at all levels. He is known for developing promising horses, establishing a solid foundation for success, and showing them to their full potential. 

 

He has numerous National Championship awards, including 8 USEF National Championship titles at every level on multiple horses, including winning the inaugural Seven-Year-Old US National Championships in 2022 on Kings Pleasure, back-to-back US National Championships in the USEF Intermediaire I in 2020 on Sonnenberg’s Everdance and in 2019 on Lucky Strike. In 2018, Endel and Lucky Strike were also named the US National Champions in the Prix St. Georges Horse of the Year in 2017 and USDF Intermediaire I and Intermediaire I Freestyle with scores over 75%. 

 

Endal has won numerous CDI wins, including the prestigious Dressage at Devon Intermediaire I and Freestyle. In 2012, he was the Reserve Champion in the Developing Horse Grand Prix division at the United States Young Horse Championships and was Champion in the same division in 2014. In 2015, Endel qualified two horses for the World Young Horse Championships in Verden, placing 11th in the five-year-old division with his own Lucky Strike. In 2016, Endel returned to the World Young Horse Championships to compete with Lucky in the six-year-old division and then went on to win the United States Young Horse Championships Six-Year-Old division. He also competed and won the Small Tour division at the United States National Dressage Finals aboard Samhitas. He went on to have another successful year in 2017, winning the Reserve Champion title aboard Lucky Strike in the Developing Horse Prix St. Georges at the 2017 Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Grand Prix National Championships. Endel's successful track record is passed on to his students as well - Young Rider Bebe Davis won the individual gold medal at the 2017 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Dressage Championships, and Chase Hickok was the-top-scoring American rider in the 2017 FEI Nations Cup teams in Falsterbo, Sweden and in Hickstead, England.

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Endel has years of experience teaching all levels, from beginners to adult amateurs. He coached his sister to a Bronze medal at the North American Junior Young Rider Championships, and to other top finishes at Gladstone. Endel has much experience working with talented young horses and establishing a solid foundation for success.

 

Endel is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist, and has finished multiple horses to Grand Prix. He was named the alternate for the US Dressage Team at the 2011 Pan Am Games. He also has won numerous regional and national awards, including: 2008 wins at the Dressage at Devon CDI in Intermediaire 1 and Intermediaire 1 Freestyle; 2008 USDF Prix St. Georges Horse of the Year; 2009 Region 2 Great American Regional Champion of Prix St. George, Intermediaire I.