Team PracMike Osinski is a familiar face in the national and international dressage circles as a well-known judge. Before he got his start in the judge’s box, he grew up in Michigan riding jumpers and was a keen observer of many riding disciplines. Those early experiences gave Osinski an appreciation for good riding, regardless of discipline or breed of horse. His personal quest for better riding led him to dressage.
He immersed himself in dressage training, working with Maryal Barnett and as an assistant to Hilda Gurney. He has also studied with Steffen Peters, Carol Lavell and Paul Belasik. Osinski has been a dressage judge since 1984, and today is a USEF S-rated judge, FEI five-star judge and young horse judge. He is also a member of the USDF L program faculty and a member of the test writing committee.