About Mari Dressage

At Alliance Equestrian Center in Bend, Oregon

Mari Valceschini is a USDF Gold Medalist who has competed successfully through Grand Prix. A professional for more than a decade, she teaches children and adult riders from beginners up to the FEI levels. She’s also ridden numerous horses to USDF All-Breed, USDF Region 6, and Oregon Dressage Society titles, as well as coached students to their USDF Bronze and Silver Medals.

Mari enjoys working with horses of all breeds, including Warmbloods, Morgans, Arabians, Friesians, PREs, and ponies. Her program focuses on building strong basics while keeping the work fun for both horse and rider.

A Central Oregon native, Mari grew up participating in horse 4-H and local endurance rides. She discovered dressage as a teenager and rode with Kimberlee Barker in Corvallis while earning her bachelor’s degree in business from Oregon State University. When she returned to Bend, Mari started young hunter-jumper horses for Kilkenny Crest and Someday Farms while also working as an assistant trainer for Natalie Perry Dressage.

In 2017 Mari and Natalie purchased Alliance Equestrian Center, in Bend, to house both of their growing programs.

Mari has successfully developed her own KWPN horse, DeeJay Johnson, (Johnson x Hamaika) from First Level to Prix St. Georges and regularly rides with USEF Senior Dressage Judge and FEI 5* Dressage Judge Anne Gribbons, as well as Tina Steward, DVM.

Mari lives on the farm with her husband, Steven, and their son, William, who’s often found assisting her in the barn. The family enjoys traveling, spending time with friends, and taking advantage of Central Oregon’s outdoor activities.