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Feisty, self-proclaimed "diva" Alexis Lundgren began riding horses at age
seven. She began riding Saddlebreds at age eight under the instruction of Mary
Lynn Treis Stables in Grafton, WI. After the purchase of her first show horse,
Penny's Moonlight Bay, Alexis made the move to Joan and Grant Hermann's in
Waukesha. Alexis showed "Archie" for about two years. One of her favorite
memories came at the age of thirteen when she won a class at the 1995 National
Pleasure show with Archie. After Archie, My Red Ferrari was Alexis' next mount.
After a year of "Veronica", the game gaited mare Hollywood Insider was
purchased. This pair teamed up to win the Junior Exhibitor Five-Gaited
Championship at Madison Classic in 1999 under the direction of Hermann Stables.
This is another favorite memory for Alexis because of the spotlight shone on the
winners at this show during the victory pass. After moving to HHF in November
1999, "Nelle" was sold to Terri Anne Ullman and the dynamic gaited horse Be My
Skywatch was purchased. "Tag" and Alexis teamed up to wins or reserves in 2000
at shows such as ASAW, Madison Classic, Tanbark and the American Royal. They
began 2001 by winning the qualifier at International Springfest and a strong
reserve in the Championship.
Alexis was born in Mequon, WI, and resides there today with parents, Sharon
and Thor and cats, Peanut Butter and Jelly.
She is a senior at Homestead High School in Mequon. Alexis is an outstanding student and
has kept her GPA high in order to attend Wellesley College in Boston, MA next
year. Alexis stays very busy with school and extracurricular activities. She
enjoys downhill skiing and was on the ski team her freshman and sophomore years
before concentrate solely on her riding. While on the team her freshman year,
the team was 10th in State at Mount LaCrosse and second in Regionals. Most
recently, a piece of jewelry, designed by Alexis in an art class, won a Gold Key
award at an art show and will soon be in another contest at the Wisconsin State
Fair. Alexis also enjoys reading and writing in her spare time. Alexis speaks
fluent French and communicates very well in Spanish. She tutors others in both
languages in the afternoons after school. She plans to broaden her language
skills by studying both Italian and Japanese at Wellesley. Alexis hopes to
study abroad in Spain and possibly Italy while in school. She would also love
to return to France where she lived for a month with a family during eighth
grade. Other interests for Alexis are traveling, cooking, sailing and hanging
out with friends. Another goal during college is to join the Crew team.
Alexis' plans after college are to attend law school and specialize in
international corporate law. She then hopes to work as a general counsel for a
large company and travel all over the world. When asked about her goals in the
horse business Alexis states, "My goals in the horses business are simple: to
better myself as a rider and have as much fun doing so as possible!! I love
working with both Andy and Lynda and look forward very much to my many upcoming
shows with "Tag". Sadly, I will not be able to continue riding Saddlebreds in
college although I hope I may be able to join the Wellesley Equestrian Team next
year and ride for fun and possibly show in entry level hunting, jumping or
dressage. With some luck, I will be able to buy a horse after I'm done with
school and pick up showing again." Alexis has set big goals for herself and
with her outgoing personality, there is no doubt she will achieve them!
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