GORHAM, ME –  McKenzie Dicks, a standout student at Gorham High School of the top Junior Dressage athletes in the country  will be traveling to Aachen, Germany, this August to witness a once-in-a-lifetime moment: supporting her  six-year-old KWPM Dutch Warmblood stallion, O’Romeo S—affectionately known as “Ollie”—compete on the world stage.

Ollie has been selected to represent the United States at the prestigious FEI World Breeding Dressage Championships for Young Horses, taking place the week of August 3. The young stallion will compete against the top six-year-old horses from around the globe.

Ollie is trained and ridden by Hope Cooper of the Bear Spot Foundation and Dressage Academy in Concord, Massachusetts. His selection followed an intensive season of training and high-level competition during the winter circuit in Wellington, Florida.

McKenzie, who owns Ollie, is thrilled that he was recently accepted into the United States Olympic Development Program—a major honor and a signal of Olympic potential in the years ahead.

Once she returns from Germany, McKenzie will have a quick turnaround as she prepares to compete in the Festival of Champions National Championships outside of Chicago, the week of August 17. There, she will partner with her current mount, Destar, to compete among the country’s top youth riders—again ranked 7th nationally.

At just 15 years old, McKenzie Dicks continues to make a name for herself in the sport of dressage, showing poise, commitment, and vision well beyond her years.