The Dressage Foundation has selected four young riders for their 2010 Advanced Young Rider Olympic Dream Program, an annual trip to Europe for an intensive 10-day dressage experience. One of those riders is Mimi Stanley of Bismark, N.D. The selection committee based their decision on candidates' essays, competition scores, recommendations and signs of commitment to the sport of dressage.

Mimi is a 20 year old North Dakota Native with a passion for Dressage.  She and her family own and operate Prairie Rose Farm and Training Center in Bismarck, ND where she trains, teaches, and shows professionally.  With her mother, Karla Stanley, as her coach and trainer and an occasional clinic she has worked on her dressage education.

In 2003 she won three Top Tens at the Arabian Youth Nationals in dressage with two horses that were raised and trained at Prairie Rose Training Center, PR Merrylegs and PR Stephanite.  In 2005 she purchased EA Cygnus, a Grand Prix Arabian gelding, as a schoolmaster and began a successful partnership.  Together they completed “Cyg’s” USDF Horse Achievement Awards at Prix Saint George and Grand Prix.  Mimi competed her USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals on Cygnus and Merrylegs.  In 2008 she was a working student a Tempel Farms for the spring and had the opportunity to ride in some of the performances.  In 2008 Mimi won seven USDF All-Breed Awards and was Jr/YR Horse of The Year at Grand Prix.  She was also an alternate for the Olympic Dream Trip.  In 2009 Mimi won two National Championships at Intermediate II and Grand Prix Freestyle and the Arabian Sport Horse Nationals.

She is currently training at Prairie Rose Training Center and will be competing her own and client’s horses throughout the season.  She has competed the first four sessions of the L Judges Program with intentions of judging in the future.  She also completed her Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Bismarck State College and will be continuing on to pursue a Major in Agribusiness at North Dakota State College.  She plans to continue riding and training during college.  Mimi’s long term goal is to compete Internationally in dressage.