Q&A | AnnA Buffini
AnnA Buffini
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6m 58s
AnnA Buffini discusses what drives her toward her goals, her favorite training exercises, how she keeps her horses happy and healthy and more.
AnnA is a young dressage professional based in San Diego, California. She has been part of the U.S. Dressage Team, competing on five major international Nations Cup teams and in two FEI Dressage World Cup™ Finals, placing sixth in 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska. As a junior, she won the 2014 USEF Young Rider Dressage National Championship and the 2016 USEF U25 Dressage National Championship. She trains with Olympian Guenter Seidel.
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