Courtney King-Dye Explained

Courtney King-Dye
Discipline:Dressage
Birth Date:20 November 1977
Birth Place:Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17.[2] She graduated from Columbia University in 2004.[3]

She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, originally placing 13th in the individual competition and fourth in the team event. King-Dye and the U.S. dressage team were however disqualified after her horse tested positive for felbinac.[4] [5] [6]

In February 2010, King-Dye was awarded the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize by the Dressage Foundation.[7]

Accident

King-Dye had a training accident in March 2010,[8] suffering a traumatic brain injury and falling into a four-week-long coma.[9] She had to re-learn walking and speaking. King-Dye won the FEI Against All Odds Award in 2012.[10] King-Dye used a combination of therapeutic riding and hippotherapy in her recovery process.[11] She returned to riding with a goal to become a para-dressage rider.[12] In 2012, she competed in the Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3* in Katy, TX, where she placed first in one of her classes in the Grade Ia Team Test Competition[13] and qualified for the U.S. Paralympic team trials.[14]

After recovering, King-Dye became an advocate for the use of helmets in dressage. In 2014 she received the Charles Owen Equestrian Role Model Award for this activist work.

Personal life

King-Dye is married to Jason Dye; they have two daughters, born in 2014 and 2016.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Courtney King-Dye Olympic Results . May 10, 2020 . August 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120806202038/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/courtney-king-dye-1.html . dead .
  2. News: After Injury, Ex-Dressage Olympian Throws Support Behind Wearing Helmets. Lori. Riley. 4 August 2012. Hartford Courant. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410160958/http://articles.courant.com/2012-08-04/sports/hc-courtney-king-dye-0805-20120804_1_dressage-lendon-gray-horse. 10 April 2018. 5 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Columbia Spectator 2 September 2008 — Columbia Spectator. 2021-09-03. spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu.
  4. News: Courtney King and U.S. Olympic dressage team disqualified. 22 September 2008. The New York Times. limited. 5 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Courtney King-Dye Responds to FEI Tribunal Decision . 2024-07-25 . Eurodressage . en.
  6. Web site: Decision in the Positive Medication Case involving Mythilus . 2024-07-25 . Eurodressage . en.
  7. Web site: Courtney King-Dye Awarded the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize . 2024-07-25 . Eurodressage . en.
  8. News: American Dressage Star Courtney King-Dye Injured in Riding Accident. Leslie. Potter. 5 March 2010. Horse Illustrated. 5 March 2020.
  9. News: Courtney King Dye, Silva Martin Press On After Brain Injuries. Jenni. Autry. 30 July 2014. Eventing Nation. 5 March 2020.
  10. News: Courtney King-Dye Wins 2012 FEI Against All Odds Award. 9 November 2012. eurodressage.com. 5 March 2020.
  11. Web site: 2015-01-02 . Courtney King-Dye: How I came back – The Horse Magazine . 2024-07-25 . en-AU.
  12. Web site: hbernreu@mlive.com . Hugh Bernreuter . 2012-03-28 . Courtney King-Dye returns to dressage competition for first time since accident . 2024-07-25 . mlive . en.
  13. Web site: 2011-01-05 . Recent Show Results USPEA . 2024-07-25 . en-US.
  14. Web site: hbernreu@mlive.com . Hugh Bernreuter . 2012-11-11 . Courtney King-Dye wins International Equestrian Federation Against All Odds award . 2024-07-25 . mlive . en.
  15. News: Courtney King Dye Welcomes Second Daughter. Katie. Allard. 2 February 2016. Chronicle of the Horse. 5 March 2020.

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