Antarès Sellier USA is pleased to announce that veteran equestrian and 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Peter Wylde has joined its elite group of professional partners.
A native of Medfield, Massachusetts, Peter Wylde worked his way up in the junior rider ranks winning the Rolex-Maclay National Equitation Championship at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden in 1982. He went on to win bronze with Fein Cera at the World Equestrian Games in 2002 and was a member of the gold winning Olympic team in Athens in 2004.
In 2013, after more than 12 years in Europe, Wylde returned to the United States and opened M&W Horses Inc. a Millbrook, New York and Wellington, Florida based training operation for top level horses and riders with a concentration on providing the highest level of care and training for the horse. Since returning to the United States, Wylde has won four (4) USHJA International Hunter Derbies and coached students to major wins including the 2015 Grand Prix of Devon, the 2015 Platinum Performance USEF Talent Search and the 2015 USEF Medal Finals.
Antarès Sellier, is a French custom saddlery with its workshop in Saintes, France. Fueled by a sense of competition and a genuine commitment to horse and rider; Antarès seeks to supply products to the industry worthy of the horse. Antarès’ research lab created the first memory foam panels and is regularly innovating, both esthetically and technologically, to serve our sport to its best performance.
Driven by accomplishment and the search for excellence, Antarès conducts research with world-recognized equine health professionals and partners with international riders in all equestrian disciplines. Antares is exceptionally pleased to welcome Peter Wylde to our team of elite US professionals including Callan Solem, Lauren Hough, Rich Fellers, Phillip Dutton and Richard Spooner.
Wylde rides in Antarès’ innovative model The Evolution. Due to the design of the unique tree, The Evolution offers an exceptionally close, balanced feel for the rider while offering the horse freedom through the shoulder, back and wither. For more information about Antarès’ helmets please visit www.antares-sellier.com