S triving for Excellence
with
Marcus Fyffe Dressage
and KEP Italia
Partnership
Since its inception in 2007, KEP Italia has focused on producing the safest
and most innovative helmets on the market. Olympian David Marcus and
international Grand Prix athlete Nicholas Fyffe of Marcus Fyffe Dressage are
proud to partner with the strong brand of KEP Italia, which offers the most
stunning and dynamic helmets in the world using only the best materials and
technology available to give riders confidence in the saddle.
Canada’s Marcus and Australia’s Fyffe met in Wellington, Florida, eight years
ago, and after many seasons of traveling to train and compete in the winter hub
of dressage, they decided to base their business year-round in sunny Florida. The
couple married in November 2015 and merged their two successful dressage
businesses to create a powerhouse training operation, Marcus Fyffe Dressage.
No strangers to international competition, Marcus competed in the 2012 London
Olympics and the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy,
France, aboard Chrevi’s Capital, a Danish Warmblood gelding. The pair also
qualified for the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, in addition to representing
Canada on multiple Nations Cup teams and winning many Grand Prix
CDIs, namely Dressage at Devon and at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival.
Fyffe, also a well-known competitor in the CDI ring, helped his home country of
Australia win gold at the 2007 Tri-Nations Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa, and
has ridden on five Nations Cup teams in Wellington. Most recently, Fyffe helped
Australia make history by clinching the team bronze medal at the 2018 CDIO3*
Nations Cup. He also claimed an individual bronze medal in the Intermediate I
Freestyle aboard Louise Cote’s Hitchcock. Fyffe has trained and shown six horses
to Grand Prix, one being his PRE stallion Fiero HGF, who won the Adequan/USDF
United States P.R.E. All Breeds Grand Prix Award in 2016.
Together, Marcus and Fyffe offer year-round training at the world-class facility of
Stillpoint Farm. Their joint effort allows them to give their clients reliable, uninterrupted
support while also pursuing their individual competitive goals of representing
their countries at major championships. In addition to being successful
competitors, they are also highly sought after clinicians, traveling North American
to lead symposiums when they are not home in Wellington. Marcus and
Fyffe share the same vision of positive, progressive development for horse and
rider, yet each offers a fresh perspective drawn from their varied experiences in
the sport.
“We both have very similar goals with our own riding and in the way we want
to develop our riders and our business, yet our backgrounds are both quite
diverse,” Fyffe said. “If there is any issue with a particular rider or horse, one of us
has probably dealt with this issue prior and feels confident working through it.”
Marcus and Fyffe hold the equipment that they utilize for both themselves and
their horses to the highest standard as they work towards excellence in and out
of the show ring. Their attention to detail as well as their consistent support of
their students through high standards, not only in training, but also in the care of
their horses, successfully sets them apart in the industry. Marcus Fyffe Dressage
trains many horses each day, making durability, comfort and safety paramount
for the head protection they choose to wear from sunrise to sunset. With this in
mind, KEP Italia’s products perfectly aligned with the everyday needs of Marcus
and Fyffe, making them a perfect fit for a partnership.
TRAINING & Showing
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Nicholas Fyffe on Diozar photo by Annan Hepner
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