Equestrian Earns Distinction – Washington woman 2nd American to receive honorary title
Washington — Bettina Drummond remembers watching renowned equestrian Nuno Oliveira on horseback, suspended in the air with the sunlight streaming on his face.
“It was like seeing a great dancer,” said Drummond, 55, and a noted equestrian herself.
She now teaches others in the art of dressage. Her instructional work and skill earned her the honorary title of “écuyere,” making her just one of 26 at the Cadre noir,