About Kenn Acebal

A National and International award winning professional, Kenn Acebal is a dynamic and talented multi-discipline equestrian professional. Kenn has apprenticed with some of the top names in the business, top trainers such as 6 time Olympian Robert Dover for 12 years, and Anky Van Grunsven of Gemert, Netherlands. Earlier in his career, Kenn also obtained his Bachelor of Business Marketing and Master of Marketing preparing him for a successful career in the equestrian industry.

When most people think of Acebal, they also think of his partner in dressage, Lennox, a 12 year-old Westfalien gelding. Known affectionately as 'Le Ox', Lennox is one of the best-known dressage horses in the world. In 1998, Acebal loaned Lennox to the U.S. Equestrian Team for Robert Dover to ride in the World Equestrian Games, where they finished in sixth place.

In 1999, Kenn and Lennox spent the year in training with Olympic Gold Medalist Anky van Grunsven and trainer Sjef Jensen in The Netherlands. They then showed successfully throughout Europe and finished sixth in the Grand Prix in Rome, Italy.

Returning to the U.S. in 2000, Kenn and Lennox captured the USDF Region 3 Grand Prix Championship. In 2001, the pair won the USET Grand Prix Freestyle at the Heidelberg Cup in Orlando, Florida with a score of 68.9%. That same year, Kenn and Lennox were invited to perform at the American Invitational in Tampa, Florida.

Kenn was also instrumental in the early training of Peron, an equine member of the 1996 Olympic Bronze medal winning U.S. squad. Kenn trained Peron for six years up through Grand Prix level.

Articles featuring Acebal have appeared in Chronicle of the Horse, USET News, USA Equestrian, The Horse - Your Guide to Equine Health, Dressage Today, Sidelines, Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar, Georgia Dressage & Combined Training News, and in many other publications. Articles written by Acebal have appeared in Dressage Today (Solutions), Sidelines and Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar.

Kenn brings a great deal of positive history to his teaching and Liston stables is proud to present him to our students and their horses. We feel he is a great addition to our venue of fine trainers and we look forward to inviting you to join us in our ventures for a higher education in Dressage riding.