Ashley Holzer Explained

Ashley Holzer
Birth Date:	1963 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Show-Medals:	yes

Ashley Holzer (née Nicoll; born 10 October 1963) is a Canadian-born equestrian specializing in dressage, who has been representing the United States since 2017.^[1] She was born in Toronto, the daughter of Moreen and Ian Nicoll,^[2] and is married to Charles Holzer. Representing Canada, she won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with teammates Cynthia Neale-Ishoy, Eva Pracht and Gina Smith. She also competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Personal life

Ashley is married to Charles “Rusty” Holzer, who competed for the United States Virgin Islands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in show-jumping. She has two children; Harrison Holzer and Emma Holzer, who are both film actors.^[4] Holzer became a citizen of the United States in February 2016.^[5]

Notable Horses

• Reipo
  • 1988 Summer Olympics - Team Bronze, Individual 16th Place
• Imperioso - 1990 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Cocktail x Tangelo)
  • 2002 World Equestrian Games - Individual 38th Place
  • 2003 Open European Championships - Individual 27th Place
  • 2004 Summer Olympics - Team 9th Place, Individual 42nd Place
• Gambol - 1994 Bay Dutch Warmblood Stallion (Gabor x Lector)
  • 2006 World Equestrian Games - Individual 45th Place
• Pop Art - 1997 Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Amsterdam x Cabochon)^[6]
  • 2008 Summer Olympics - Team 8th Place, Individual 12th Place
  • 2009 World Cup - Individual 5th Place
  • 2010 World Equestrian Games - Team 7th Place, Individual Special 11th Place, Individual Freestyle 8th Place
• Breaking Dawn - 2001 Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Akribori x Ronald)
  • 2012 Summer Olympics - Team 10th Place, Individual 24th Place

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ashley Holzer Declares for the U.S.A. . 2022-11-11 . Eurodressage . en.
2. Web site: Ian Nichol, the Father of Ashley Holzer Passed Away | Horses Daily.
3. Web site: Profile: Ashley Nicoll-Holzer . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063251/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/ashley-nicoll-holzer-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . sports-reference.com . 12 January 2012.
4. Web site: Ashley HOLZER .
5. Web site: Canadian Olympian Ashley Holzer Becomes U.S. Citizen . 2022-11-11 . Eurodressage . en.
6. Web site: Canadian Olympic Team Horse Pop Art Passed Away . 2022-11-11 . Eurodressage . en.