Lilo Fore has judged and cliniced at StarWest since the 1980's.  The owner of “Sporthorse America” in Santa Rosa, CA, Lilo has offered as many as six Champion stallions at stud at one time. Many national and international awards have been earned by dressage horses from her breeding program. Lilo has her FEI "I" judges license and has judged many CDI-W shows, qualifying international shows and USET Selection Trials.

Always the teacher, Lilo was involved with the USDF Instructor Certification program from its inception, is an Examiner for the program and served as Chair of the Instructor/Trainer Council for USDF. She is also an Examiner for the USDF Sporthorse breeding program. She has trained both horses and riders nationally and internationally. She frequently offers dressage symposiums and clinics at her Sonoma County facility as well conducting clinics herself throughout the world.

Lilo grew up outside of Dusseldorf, Germany, where, at age four, she saw her first horse. Lilo says “...from that time on I knew that four legs, a mane and tail would be my life.”  Immigrating to California in 1971, she bought (for one dollar) an injured three-year-old American Thoroughbred, Dionysus. Under her training, Dionysus not only healed, he ultimately became USDF “Horse of the Year” in all national levels. The pair was selected for the USET short list in 1976.

Dionysus was only the first in a succession of Lilo’s many hard earned and ongoing accomplishments in this country. She is the winner of numerous national and international Horse of the Year awards for California, USDF and USET.  She is continuously involved in many educational programs for Dressage trainers, teachers and judges throughout the United States.