Chris grew up in England and learned to ride at the age of eight. Growing up with horses and ponies in his family Chris started his British Horse Society training at the prestigious Gleneagles Equestrian Center in Perthshire, Scotland. In 1994 Chris moved to the United States and continued his equestrian career at the Millbrook Equestrian Center in Millbrook, New York, as a trainer and rider. Taking his love of riding into many equestrian disciplines including successfully showing on the “A” show circuit in the jumper ring, eventing through the Preliminary level, fox hunting with the Millbrook Hunt and competing in the dressage arena. 

Chris is an FEI Level 2 Show Jumping Course Designer. He continues to design courses up to the Grand Prix level for numerous top rated USEF jumper shows including, The World Equestrian Center - Ocala, as well as course designing many national and FEI events including Chatsworth Horse Trials 4* & Nations Cup (GBR),  The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI 4*, Morven Park CCI 4*, Stable View CCI 4*, and Terranova 4*.

Chris assisted British FEI course designer Richard Jeffery at the National Horse Show and also at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, Canadian FEI course designer Danny Foster at numerous top level “A” rated horse shows and more recently Portugal’s FEI course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral at some of the top international jumper shows in the USA and Europe. Over the past couple of years Chris has assisted at numerous FEI 5 Star Show Jumping competitions including the Longines League of Nations, FEI World Cup Qualifiers and Royal Windsor Horse Show in London, England.

Now a US citizen, Chris is now based full time in Florida with his show jumping wife Justine Dutton at their farm in Reddick. Chris is busy course designing and also designing, constructing, and selling his own line of aluminum show jumps.

Cindy Deporter has been a member of the USEA since 1977.  She is a USEF Licensed Official (TD and Judge), FEI Level 3 Technical Delegate, and a FEI Level 2 Judge. She retired from the State of North Carolina as the State Agency Director in 2021 after 32 years of service.  Cindy has a Master’s Degree in Social Work and is the Chair of the USEA Licensed Officials Committee and a member of the USEA Competitions Scheduling Committee. She lives in Oxford, North Carolina, with her two donkeys, three horses, four dogs, cat, pet pig, and her longtime significant other, Herb.

Tim Murray grew up fox hunting in Hamilton, Mass. and began eventing in 1970. He has competed through the Intermediate level, but for the last 10 years has focused his riding efforts at buying and retraining off-the-track Thoroughbreds. As his interest in competing diminished, Murray became involved as an eventing official. He obtained his “r” Technical Delegate (TD) license in 2013 and his “R” TD license in 2016 and became a FEI TD. Murray has also been active in the administrative side of the sport, serving six years on the USEA Board of Governors and six years as a trustee of the USEA Endowment Trust (now USEA Foundation). For 10 years he co-chaired the USEA Young Riders Committee.

Jeff Kibbie, owner and founder of Equi Sport Services, is an international level event rider, USEF S and FEI Level 3 course designer, as well as an experienced course builder.

Current design venues include: Morven Park, Fairhill, Plantation Field, Pine Top Farm, Waredaca, LHPC at Morven, and Revel Run/Cobblestone Farm.

Jane Hamlin is an active event and dressage rider, trainer, and coach based at Pirouette Farm in Norwich, Vermont. Her positive attitude and emphasis on teaching good basics has produced successful riders at the beginning level through the Olympic level.  She enjoys teaching both professionals, adult amateurs, and young riders who enjoy being in a comprehensive program to develop both horse and rider.

Her judging career includes the Adelaide 4* event in Australia, the 6- and 7-year-old Event Horse Championships at Le Lion d’Angers in France, and the European Young Rider Championships in Montelibretti, Italy. Jane has also been on the ground jury of Land Rover Kentucky, the World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, Badminton twice, and the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. In addition, Jane was honored to be on the ground jury for eventing at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Wayne Quarles began in eventing in the early 1980s working with local Pony Club members, then spent 17 years as activities director at the Pony Club national office in Lexington, Kentucky, and still serves as a national examiner. A former professional rider, trainer and coach, he is now a FEI Level 3 eventing judge, technical delegate (TD) and steward; a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) “S” eventing judge and TD; and a USEF “R” judge for dressage, western dressage, and Connemaras. In addition to officiating, he still teaches and competes occasionaly.

Quarles has been, and still is, actively involved in governance and committees with the United States Eventing Association (USEA), USEF, and the Masterson Equestrian Trust. He also co-authored the USEA Licensed Officials Training Program.

Marilyn is an FEI 5* Eventing Judge and a USEF “S” Dressage Judge who has officiated at major eventing and dressage competitions in the U.S. and around the world. She has judged at both the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong and 2016 Olympics in Rio. She makes time in her busy judging schedule to teach and train, as well as conduct clinics for USEF judges. Marilyn has had a big part in bringing the USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) program to where it is today. This includes developing good qualifying venues and fantastic Championships as well as improving the quality of our YEH judges. Marilyn is currently an active competitor in eventing and dressage. She resides with her husband Dick at their Applewood Farm in Oldwick, New Jersey. Both their children, Doug and Holly, are prominent FEI competitors and trainers, and Doug represented the US on the Eventing Olympic team in Tokyo 2021.

Sharyn Antico was raised on her family’s farm in Southwick, Massachusetts, where she still lives with her family. She discovered eventing at Midway College in Kentucky. She then spent more than a decade working in the riding programs of two private girls’ schools in Massachusetts, which also launched her career managing horse trials in Area I.

Since 2006, Antico has been secretary and co-organizer of the Millbrook Horse Trials in New York. She is a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) “S” eventing technical delegate. She is also vice president of competitions on the United States Eventing Association (USEA) Board of Governors, and chair of the USEF Eventing Sport Committee. She serves as executive director of the American Horse Trials Foundation and events manager at the Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center.

A longtime rider, Antico now spends her free time skiing and hiking with her children, Jacob and Samantha.

Allison Bailey grew up on her family's Rawhide Ranch Camps in Jackson and Cody, Wyoming, with 140 horses, 160 acres of high mountain ranchland, and the Shoshone National Forest as her backyard. The United States Pony Club (USPC) in Jackson led her into eventing in the late 1990s, and she later served USPC at the local, regional, and national levels while her daughters came up through USPC.

In 2017, Allison took an empty slot on the calendar and built The Event at Archer into the largest event in Area IX, now drawing competitors from 15 states. Archer has grown from Starter through Training to include Preliminary and a full Modified course, running two recognized horse trials a year plus clinics, and is now launching annual grants for Area IX riders.

A Realtor since 1998, Allison competed through Preliminary with her beloved Weatherbee and just sourced a promising young ISH. She recently moved to a 58-acre farm  in Loveland, Colorado, with her amazing husband, their dogs, barn cats, and horses, and she is a proud mom and grandma.

Jackie Smith has been involved in Eventing for more than 50 years and has worn just about every hat the sport has to offer—competitor since 1974, organizer, licensed official, and volunteer since the early 1980’s, and occasionally chief problem solver!

A life member of both the USEA and USEF, Jackie has officiated at competitions across the country and served as Area VIII Chair and Young Rider Coordinator as well as being Eventing Coaches Program (ECP) Certified and on the USEA Board of Governors, where she chaired the Organizers Committee.

Along with her husband, Dave, she has spent decades organizing competitions including the Winona and Stone Gate Farm Horse Trials and several schooling competitions, clinics, and ECP Workshops. She has a special commitment to making Eventing affordable, welcoming, educational and fun while being accessible to riders of all ages and abilities.

Having competed through the CCI*** level, Jackie is still happily climbing into the saddle and heading down centerline at 74 years young. She remains passionate about grassroots Eventing, supporting the volunteers and organizers who keep the sport going, and encouraging the next generation of Eventers.

After more than 6 decades of riding and more than 5 decades being involved with all aspects of Eventing, she still hasn't figured out how to quit horses—and has no plans to try! Rumor has it that her retirement sport is going to be Working Equitation

Sharyn Antico was raised on her family’s farm in Southwick, Massachusetts, where she still lives with her family. She discovered eventing at Midway College in Kentucky. She then spent more than a decade working in the riding programs of two private girls’ schools in Massachusetts, which also launched her career managing horse trials in Area I.

Since 2006, Antico has been secretary and co-organizer of the Millbrook Horse Trials in New York. She is a United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) “S” eventing technical delegate. She is also vice president of competitions on the United States Eventing Association (USEA) Board of Governors, and chair of the USEF Eventing Sport Committee. She serves as executive director of the American Horse Trials Foundation and events manager at the Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center.

A longtime rider, Antico now spends her free time skiing and hiking with her children, Jacob and Samantha.

Yvonne is a trial lawyer, transactions attorney, and certified mediator who practices in the areas of equine law, employment law, and commercial litigation. Yvonne’s equine law experience includes handling litigation and transactions involving the Equine Activity Liability Act and various other state and federal laws affecting equine industry activities. She assists individual horse owners, trainers, breeders, facilities, veterinarians, and others in the equine industry litigate and resolve claims for personal injury, property damage, and other losses caused by allegations of negligence, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation and other legal issues. She also drafts contracts for horse purchases, sales, and leases, assists with negotiating and drafting employment and independent contractor agreements for equine industry workers, and creates equine liability releases for horse owners, trainers, breeders, facilities, veterinarians, transporters and other individuals and entities sponsoring or participating in equine activities. She also has extensive experience developing multi-owner syndicates for horses in numerous disciplines, including eventing, dressage, and jumpers, as well as creating stallion and mare breeding syndicates. The syndicates completed to date range from several owners to multiple owners, range in value from $5,000 to $850,000 and vary from very young horses beginning their training to mature horses competing at the highest levels of their sport.  Yvonne speaks extensively on the topic of equine law to national and local organizations and competes in eventing for Area III.

Gale Fox presently operates, Coerte Farm, the upstate New York farm that has been in her family for six generations. She has spent too many years to count as a competitor, coach, clinician, and official.

Gale was a Reserve Member of the 1984 USA Olympic Gold Medal Team; Member of USA Bronze Medal Team 1983 in Boekelo, Holland; represented USA at Breda, Holland 1986; long listed for two World Championship Teams, one Olympic Team, and two Pan American Teams; competed strings of horses from Beginner Novice through Advanced, and at FEI competitions until retiring from Eventing in 2020. She now competes her two Dressage horses at the Prix Saint George level.

Gale trained in her early years with Jimmy Wofford, Denny Emerson, and Major Bela Buttykay, as well as being a resident rider at the USET under Jack Le Goff in 1985. She has continued her education with lessons and clinics from some very notable instructors. She has passed on her knowledge to many students through the years.

She is a 'S' National Eventing Judge and TD as well as a Level 3 FEI TD and can be seen at many Events throughout the year.

Gale is the proud wife of Jeff and mother of triplet boys, John, Ryan, and Griffen. She graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in child psychology, and in her spare time has run 15 marathons, including four Boston Marathons.

Doug Leavitt is a Senior Equine Specialist with Cargill, focused on animal nutrition, health, and equine wellness. Covering Virginia, Doug works across several internal organizations to support customers and partners with practical expertise in equine health and nutrition. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont and holds a master’s in applied science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Robert Winter has been working at the USEA as the lead Web Developer and IT Project Manager since 2005, and then as the Director of Information Technology since 2008. He has been responsible for directing the technology efforts in transitioning the USEA’s core business services to the web over the last ten years. This transition includes the development of USEA Online Services website platform for delivering services such as member, horse, competition, and education management, Xentry, and Eventing USA online. Robert prides himself on staying up-to-date on development, security, and system trends in preparation for implementing the next generation of technology at the USEA.

Born into an eventing and fox hunting family, Chris lives in Northern Virginia with her spouse, adult child, and mother with a few horses in the backyard. She has been active with the USEA affiliate, Maryland Combined Training Association, since the late 1970's, holding various roles including organizer of horse trials. She has evented through Intermediate during the 1980's. Donovan has also been actively engaged with the United States Pony Club and USEA.  She is currently an active member of the following committees and task forces:  Interscholastic Eventing League, Classic Three Day, and Show Connect.

Dr. Shannon Connard received her DVM from the University of Georgia. She completed an internship at Louisiana State University, followed by a large animal surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. During her residency, she developed a strong interest in regenerative medicine and translational research, which led her to pursue a PhD at North Carolina State University in the Schnabel Lab, where she focused on developing regenerative therapies for equine tendon and ligament injuries. After finishing her PhD, she joined Cornell University in 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery, where she leads the Connard Lab, dedicated to advancing musculoskeletal health and performance in equine athletes.

Rusty Lowe, NRP (AL) is Safety Coordinator/Medical Officer for several events in the US and was Medical Safety Officer for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon. As a past member and Chair/Vice-Chair of the USEA and USEF Safety Committees, he worked with other committees and organizations to improve safety within the sport such as improved rider safety equipment, increased medical care requirements for events, concussion management and ICP first aid/CPR training standards. Rusty has been a Firefighter/Nationally Registered Paramedic for 40 years including 30 at the Hoover, Alabama, Fire Department where he retired in 2018 as EMS Captain and Public Information Officer and EMS Instructor at Jefferson State Community College. He works now as an ALS Specialist for Go Rescue Brands, Paramedic for Tide EMS at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and resides in Birmingham, Alabama.

Law began riding in the U.K. at the age of ten and quickly established himself as a top talent for Team Great Britain. He is an individual Olympic gold medalist (2004) and Olympic team silver medalist (2000, 2004) representing Great Britain. Law represented Team GB at two European Championships in 2001 and 2003, and the FEI Eventing World Championships in 2002 in Jerez, Spain. Law has been based in the U.S. for nearly three decades and is a highly sought after coach and mentor in the U.S. 

Law has been a staple within the USEF Eventing High Performance Programs for over a decade, overseeing the USEF Eventing Development Program and supporting USEF Elite and Pre-Elite combinations. Law has supported the U.S. Eventing Development Team with top results at international team competitions such as Boekelo CCIO4*-L, Sztregom CCIO4*-S, Millstreet CCIO4*-S, Bramham, Bicton, and Houghton Hall. 

Most recently, Law accepted the position of USEF Eventing Team Chef d'Equipe and High Performance Manager.  Law still actively competes at the FEI level as time allows. 

Phillip Dutton began riding horses on his family farm while growing up in Australia. He moved to the U.S. in 1991 to prepare for the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and continued representing his native country until 2006, when he became a U.S. citizen. Dutton has been a mainstay on U.S. teams ever since. Dutton has competed in nearly every Olympic Games in eventing since 1996, winning team gold with Australia in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, and represented the U.S. Eventing Team in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. He won individual bronze with Mighty Nice at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He has competed in seven FEI World Equestrian Games, representing the U.S. for the first time in 2006. He won team gold and individual silver at the 2007 Pan American Games with Truluck and team gold at the 2015 Pan American Games with Fernhill Fugitive.  

Dutton has been the top-finishing American at the Kentucky Three-Day Event several times, winning the USET Foundation Pinnacle Cup in 2017 with Mr. Medicott, 2015 with Fernhill Cubalawn, 2010 with Woodburn, and 2007 and 2008 with Connaught. In 2008, he was also the overall winner of the event. Dutton and Z were fourth at the 2022 Maryland 5 Star and fifth at the 2023 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ CCI5*-L. 

Dutton has continued to campaign with a top string of CCI4* and CCI5* mounts. Strong top five finishes for both Possante and Denim in the 2025 Lexington CCI4*-S in April helped build momentum for Dutton moving into the summer season. A highlight moment of the summer was a podium with the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at 2025 CHIO Aachen, where Dutton and Possante helped the team secure their third consecutive silver medal in the CCIO4*-NC-S competition, and where they finished 11th individually, just ahead of barn mate Denim, who took 14th overall. Dutton continued to carry that form through the remainder of the 2025 season, finishing as the overall runner-up in the US Equestrian Open Eventing Series standings, and capped the year with a sixth-place finish aboard Denim at the inaugural US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L at Morven Park International Equestrian Center in October 2025.  

In 2026, Dutton continues to produce results with a talented string of horses, which has included numerous top-ten finishes in international competition, including a top-ten finish at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event with Possante, where they took eighth overall. Dutton and Denim captured the win in the CCI4*-S at Bromont in June, where they finished on their dressage score of 29.3.  

Dutton resides in Pennsylvania with his wife Evie, twin daughters, Mary and Olivia, and stepdaughter Lee Lee. 

Caroline Pamukcu (neé Martin) is a talented young professional who has steadily risen through the USEF Eventing High Performance ranks throughout her career. Pamukcu earned her first international medal in 2013 as the Young Rider individual and team gold medalist in 2013 riding Quantam Solace, her Argentine Sport Horse. 

Pamukcu has represented the U.S. Eventing Team internationally multiple times. With over 60 FEI starts in 2025 and an impressive 21 podium finishes, one of the major highlights of Pamukcu’s season was helping the Defender U.S. Eventing Team take silver at the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S with her longtime partner, HSH Blake, owned by Mollie Hoff, Sherrie Martin, and Caroline and Deniz Pamukcu. The following month, Pamukcu secured a top twenty finish individually and contributed to the Defender U.S. Eventing Team’s silver medal at the Arville CCIO4*-NC-S with She’s The One, owned by Andy and Mollie Hoff, Sherrie Martin, and Caroline Pamukcu. Later that fall, Pamukcu finished third in the US Equestrian Open Eventing Series and went on to take fourth overall with HSH Double Sixteen, owned by Double Sixteen Partnership, in the US Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L at Morven Park International. To conclude their 2025 competition season, Pamukcu piloted HSH Blake in his first CCI5*-L at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill, where the pair came home with a strong fourth-place finish.  

Pamukcu and her team continued to showcase their consistency and strength in 2026 with a win at the Bouckaert Equestrian H.T. International CCI4*-S aboard HSH Connor, owned by Sherrie Martin, Luann McElduff, and Caroline Pamukcu. Just a short month later, Pamukcu secured her tenth US Open Qualifier win with HSH Double Sixteen at the Fair Hill International CCI4*-S as the only combination to go double clear in the cross-country phase.  

Entering the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L with a strong spring season, Pamukcu doubled down with a second-place finish with HSH Blake, earning Defender/USEF CCI5*-L National Reserve Champion honors in her highest-ever finish at the event. Pamukcu’s talent continued to shine at the MARS Bromont CCI Three Day Event with two podium finishes in the CCI4*-L with She’s The One and HSH Double Sixteen. 

Tamra "Tamie" Smith is one of the United States' most accomplished eventing athletes. A member of the U.S. Eventing Team that won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, aboard Mai Baum, Smith has represented the United States at multiple FEI championships, including the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship, where she helped the team earn silver and finished ninth individually.  

Smith's partnership with Mai Baum has been a cornerstone of her international career. Following a top-ten finish in the horse's CCI5*-L debut at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event in 2021, the pair competed at the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials before helping the U.S. earn team silver at the FEI Eventing World Championship later that year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy.  

In 2023, she dominated the Galway Downs Spring International CCI4*-S, finishing first with Mai Baum, second with Danito, and fifth with Solaguayre California. Smith and Mai Baum made history that year by winning the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L, becoming the first U.S. horse-and-rider combination to win the event since 2008. She also earned a team and individual podium finish at CHIO Aachen, placing third in the CCIO4*-NC-S, and helping the team secure silver.  

Throughout the 2024 season, Smith continued campaigning her competitive string of horses at the national and international levels, including Mai Baum, Kynan, Lillet 3, and Sumas Tina Turner. Notable wins included the Galway Downs International Spring CCI4*-S with Mai Baum, the Woodside Spring Horse Trials CCI3*-S with Kynan, and the Galway Downs International Fall Horse Trials CCI3*-L aboard Lillet 3.  

In 2025, Smith continued producing top international horses, which saw a breakout season for her newer mount, Lillet 3. Smith carried her momentum into 2026, where she and Lillet 3 captured the Lexington CCI4*-S title after delivering the only double-clear show jumping round of the competition. The victory marked another historic achievement for Smith, becoming the first athlete to win both the Lexington CCI4*-S and the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L, accomplishing the feat on two different horses. 

Based in Temecula, California, Smith has operated Next Level Eventing since 2005, where she trains riders and develops horses from the young horse level through international competition.

Will Coleman is a two-time Olympian and one of the country's most accomplished eventing athletes. Coleman began his riding career when he was just six years old, riding his Shetland Pony, TJ, in the Virginia hunt fields with family and dabbling in multiple disciplines. Coleman’s interest in eventing was cultivated when he attended a clinic with eventing greats Karen and David O’Connor and later went to work for them in the summers.

Coleman’s youth career reached a pinnacle in 2001 when he was the individual gold medalist at the North American Youth Championships. With his Irish Sport Horse, Fox In Flight, he became the first U.S. athlete to win the Bramham CCI4*-L in 2003. The pair made their CCI5*-L debut that same year with a completion at Burghley and were subsequently named to the U.S. Eventing Team short list for the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Coleman made history in 2021, riding Off The Record, owned by Off The Record Syndicate LLC, to victory at the CCIO4*-S at CHIO Aachen, becoming the first American to ever win the prestigious event. At the end of the 2022 season, Coleman was recognized as a USEF International Equestrian of Honor and was awarded the William C. Steinkraus Trophy at the USEF Pegasus Awards. In 2023, he and Off The Record helped the Defender U.S. Eventing Team earn team silver at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup in Boekelo. During the 2024 season, Coleman and Off The Record, alongside emerging mount Diabolo, finished first and second in the Lexington CCI4*-S at the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event.

Coleman was selected to his second U.S. Olympic Eventing Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Diabolo before the horse was withdrawn prior to the start of competition. In 2025, Coleman and Off the Record finished as runners-up in the inaugural US Equestrian Open Eventing Final CCI4*-L at Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia.

Coleman and Diabolo reached a career milestone in 2026 by winning the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L, becoming the first horse-and-rider combination to win both the Lexington CCI4*-S and the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5*-L in different years, and just the second U.S. combination to win the CCI5*-L in the past fifteen years.  

Coleman and his wife Katie, a professional eventing and dressage rider, operate Will Coleman Equestrian, based in Virginia and Florida. 

Jill Lukens is an Associate at McCoy Leavitt Laskey LLC. She is admitted to practice in the State of Wisconsin as well as in the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the following U.S. District Courts: Eastern and Western District Courts of Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Ohio, Wyoming, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Jill received her undergraduate education at Ursinus College (B.A., 2012), where she played field hockey and made four Final Four Championship appearances. She then attended Marquette University Law School where she received her juris doctor. While in law school, Jill received her Pro Bono Honor Society recognition, spearheaded the Eviction Defense Project at the Milwaukee County Courthouse, and earned certificates in Litigation and Sports Law. Jill also serves as President of the SE Wisconsin CLM board.

Yvonne is a trial lawyer, transactions attorney, and certified mediator who practices in the areas of equine law, employment law, and commercial litigation. Yvonne’s equine law experience includes handling litigation and transactions involving the Equine Activity Liability Act and various other state and federal laws affecting equine industry activities. She assists individual horse owners, trainers, breeders, facilities, veterinarians, and others in the equine industry litigate and resolve claims for personal injury, property damage, and other losses caused by allegations of negligence, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation and other legal issues. She also drafts contracts for horse purchases, sales, and leases, assists with negotiating and drafting employment and independent contractor agreements for equine industry workers, and creates equine liability releases for horse owners, trainers, breeders, facilities, veterinarians, transporters and other individuals and entities sponsoring or participating in equine activities. She also has extensive experience developing multi-owner syndicates for horses in numerous disciplines, including eventing, dressage, and jumpers, as well as creating stallion and mare breeding syndicates. The syndicates completed to date range from several owners to multiple owners, range in value from $5,000 to $850,000 and vary from very young horses beginning their training to mature horses competing at the highest levels of their sport.  Yvonne speaks extensively on the topic of equine law to national and local organizations and competes in eventing for Area III.

Jeff Kibbie, owner and founder of Equi Sport Services, is an international level event rider, USEF S and FEI Level 3 course designer, as well as an experienced course builder.

Current design venues include: Morven Park, Fairhill, Plantation Field, Pine Top Farm, Waredaca, LHPC at Morven, and Revel Run/Cobblestone Farm.

With over 23 years of professional experience in eventing, I began my career in the sport during my mid-teens and have since developed a diverse background in course design, event management, and competition preparation.

After starting with show jumping design, cross-country course construction and preparation, and event organization, I earned my FEI Level Cross Country Course Designer license in 2009, with the continued support of the Federación Ecuestre Mexicana. I subsequently obtained my USEF “R” Cross Country Course Designer and “r” Technical Delegate licenses.

My national and international experience spans six countries, with the majority of my design and management work focused on cross-country course design and preparation throughout the western United States.

I have a particular passion for the growth and development of the sport, and enjoy working collaboratively with developing events, organizers, and national federations. I am especially interested in providing consultation and creative solutions to lower-level competitions, with an emphasis on making quality sport accessible and achievable, even within limited budgets.

Bonnie Kibbie is the current chair of the USEA Volunteer Committee, on which she has served since its inception in 2015. She has competed through the Preliminary level, and has over 20 years of experience in national and international event management. When not caught up in eventing, she is an equine veterinarian in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband, course designer and fellow eventer Jeff Kibbie, and their two sons, Eli and Sam. She currently enjoys fox hunting on her Irish Draught, Dylan.

Yvonne is a trial lawyer, transactions attorney, and certified mediator who practices in the areas of equine law, employment law, and commercial litigation. Yvonne’s equine law experience includes handling litigation and transactions involving the Equine Activity Liability Act and various other state and federal laws affecting equine industry activities. She assists individual horse owners, trainers, breeders, facilities, veterinarians, and others in the equine industry litigate and resolve claims for personal injury, property damage, and other losses caused by allegations of negligence, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation and other legal issues. She also drafts contracts for horse purchases, sales, and leases, assists with negotiating and drafting employment and independent contractor agreements for equine industry workers, and creates equine liability releases for horse owners, trainers, breeders, facilities, veterinarians, transporters and other individuals and entities sponsoring or participating in equine activities. She also has extensive experience developing multi-owner syndicates for horses in numerous disciplines, including eventing, dressage, and jumpers, as well as creating stallion and mare breeding syndicates. The syndicates completed to date range from several owners to multiple owners, range in value from $5,000 to $850,000 and vary from very young horses beginning their training to mature horses competing at the highest levels of their sport.  Yvonne speaks extensively on the topic of equine law to national and local organizations and competes in eventing for Area III.

Allison Bailey grew up on her family's Rawhide Ranch Camps in Jackson and Cody, Wyoming, with 140 horses, 160 acres of high mountain ranchland, and the Shoshone National Forest as her backyard. The United States Pony Club (USPC) in Jackson led her into eventing in the late 1990s, and she later served USPC at the local, regional, and national levels while her daughters came up through USPC.

In 2017, Allison took an empty slot on the calendar and built The Event at Archer into the largest event in Area IX, now drawing competitors from 15 states. Archer has grown from Starter through Training to include Preliminary and a full Modified course, running two recognized horse trials a year plus clinics, and is now launching annual grants for Area IX riders.

A Realtor since 1998, Allison competed through Preliminary with her beloved Weatherbee and just sourced a promising young ISH. She recently moved to a 58-acre farm  in Loveland, Colorado, with her amazing husband, their dogs, barn cats, and horses, and she is a proud mom and grandma.

Liz Hoskinson of Bronxville, New York, is a lifelong horseperson, starting out as a youngster in the U.S. Pony Club and showing in the hunter world. When time allowed a return to active riding, she immediately turned to eventing and competing several horses at the lower levels in Area I as well as spent time competing over the winter months in Aiken, South Carolina. She has also coached students to success in their own eventing. Prior to re-starting her riding career, Liz was employed at USEF (then the AHSA), beginning in the Marketing and Communications department and finishing her decade of service as an Assistant Executive Director. Currently, she is the co-chair with Janet Gunn of the USEA's Membership Development committee; is a member of the USEA's Intercollegiate Eventing Committee; serves as co-Chief Dressage Steward at the Millbrook Horse Trials, and volunteers at additional horse trials throughout the season. She manages and teaches at a medium-sized facility in Connecticut and also works as a freelance writer and editor.

Morgan is a leading licensed cross-country course designer and builder. He currently works with some of the most important U.S. competitive events and equestrian training facilities. Morgan began his career working for, and then alongside, many of the most respected names in the cross-country world, including John Williams, Mark Phillips, Mike Etherington- Smith, Tommy Brennan and Tremaine Cooper. Having learned the ropes from the best, Morgan went on to complete the rigorous intellectual and practical accreditations necessary to becoming an independent designer. Now successful in his own right, his experience includes projects in the U.S., Ireland, and Latin America. Morgan is also an experienced equestrian, who enjoys eventing, foxhunting, polo, and show jumping. He is married to Virginia Jenkins Rowsell, an Advanced Rider and former United States Equestrian Team (USET) competitor. They live with their two children in New Jersey.

Jeff Kibbie, owner and founder of Equi Sport Services, is an international level event rider, USEF S and FEI Level 3 course designer, as well as an experienced course builder.

Current design venues include: Morven Park, Fairhill, Plantation Field, Pine Top Farm, Waredaca, LHPC at Morven, and Revel Run/Cobblestone Farm.

Chris grew up in England and learned to ride at the age of eight. Growing up with horses and ponies in his family Chris started his British Horse Society training at the prestigious Gleneagles Equestrian Center in Perthshire, Scotland. In 1994 Chris moved to the United States and continued his equestrian career at the Millbrook Equestrian Center in Millbrook, New York, as a trainer and rider. Taking his love of riding into many equestrian disciplines including successfully showing on the “A” show circuit in the jumper ring, eventing through the Preliminary level, fox hunting with the Millbrook Hunt and competing in the dressage arena. 

Chris is an FEI Level 2 Show Jumping Course Designer. He continues to design courses up to the Grand Prix level for numerous top rated USEF jumper shows including, The World Equestrian Center - Ocala, as well as course designing many national and FEI events including Chatsworth Horse Trials 4* & Nations Cup (GBR),  The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI 4*, Morven Park CCI 4*, Stable View CCI 4*, and Terranova 4*.

Chris assisted British FEI course designer Richard Jeffery at the National Horse Show and also at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, Canadian FEI course designer Danny Foster at numerous top level “A” rated horse shows and more recently Portugal’s FEI course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral at some of the top international jumper shows in the USA and Europe. Over the past couple of years Chris has assisted at numerous FEI 5 Star Show Jumping competitions including the Longines League of Nations, FEI World Cup Qualifiers and Royal Windsor Horse Show in London, England.

Now a US citizen, Chris is now based full time in Florida with his show jumping wife Justine Dutton at their farm in Reddick. Chris is busy course designing and also designing, constructing, and selling his own line of aluminum show jumps.

David O’Connor grew up spending most of his life on horseback. In 1996, he and wife, Karen, became the first couple to compete on the same Olympic team and win a medal when they helped the U.S. to win the team silver at the Atlanta Games. The next year, David won the Badminton CCI4*, becoming only the second American to win the coveted title. In 2000, with an Olympic record-breaking score, he won the individual gold medal and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team. He has since followed that up with a win at the Rolex CCI4* in 2001, wins at the Radnor CCI2*, and Foxhall Cup CCI3*, team gold from the 2002 World Equestrian Games, a win at the Jersey Fresh CCI2* in 2003, and in 2004 a win at the Foxhall Cup CCI3*. In 2004, he officially retired from international competition to focus on the training of riders and horses. He has always been involved in the administrative side of the sport and held the position of President of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012. For the past several years, David has been the coach of the Canadian Eventing Team, and starting in 2013, he became the Technical Advisor for the U.S. Eventing Team. In addition, David is a much sought-after course designer for many venues across the country. Together with his wife, he operates a successful teaching and training business at their facilities in The Plains, Virginia, and Ocala, Florida.

Lucy Beard is a lifelong rider and horse person and grew up competing in eventing. Lucy worked for 15 years as a groom and manager of horses in eventing, dressage, and show jumping, from Montana to Florida to California. She, her husband, two dogs, and one horse recently moved to Virginia, where she now works as the Equine Health and Fitness Manager for the U.S. Military Mounted Battalion.

Max Corcoran grew up in Manchester, Massachusetts. She started foxhunting with Myopia Hunt out of Pine Grove Stables in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. While attending Proctor Academy and Northeastern University, she competed at the Novice and Training levels. She went on to work for the O’Connor Event Team from 2001-2012. Max was head groom for Karen and was lucky enough to travel to many championships worldwide. Max gives back to the sport by serving on many committees for USEF and USEA and volunteers around the country at various events. She continues to freelance groom and also organizes horse trials up and down the east coast. She is a previous USEA President and has been most recently named as the USEF Eventing High Performance Program and Team Facilitator.

Rusty Lowe, NRP (AL) is Safety Coordinator/Medical Officer for several events in the US and was Medical Safety Officer for the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon. As a past member and Chair/Vice-Chair of the USEA and USEF Safety Committees, he worked with other committees and organizations to improve safety within the sport such as improved rider safety equipment, increased medical care requirements for events, concussion management and ICP first aid/CPR training standards. Rusty has been a Firefighter/Nationally Registered Paramedic for 40 years including 30 at the Hoover, Alabama, Fire Department where he retired in 2018 as EMS Captain and Public Information Officer and EMS Instructor at Jefferson State Community College. He works now as an ALS Specialist for Go Rescue Brands, Paramedic for Tide EMS at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and resides in Birmingham, Alabama.

A lifelong equestrian starting out in 4-H, and then moving on to show hunters, eventing, and dressage, Amy J. Daum has three decades of experience in the equine insurance industry, including seven years as a member of the USEA staff. A founding partner of Broadstone Equine Insurance Agency, she joined Marshall+Sterling seven years ago when the agency acquired Broadstone, and has since served as Marshall+Sterling's VP Equine Operations.

Sharon Anthony graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in Education and Sociology. She received her M.A. degree in Psychology and Educational Administration and Supervision. She taught Sociology and Psychology in the Metro Nashville Public Schools. She served as principal in Nashville’s largest high school for 14 years and retired as the Director of Staff Development for Principals and Teachers. Anthony came into eventing early on through the Middle Tennessee Pony Club. She has remained a long-term supporter as a rider, coach, and volunteer of their activities and event. She joined the USCTA (now USEA) early on with a member number of 363. In 2016 she was awarded a Governor’s Cup. She has served as a member and secretary on the USEA's Endowment Trust (now USEA Foundation) for six years and continues to serve as a member and secretary for the Rebecca Broussard International Developing Rider Grant selection committee. She is an ICP Level I Training instructor and a member of the Adult Rider program. As an active lower-level rider she twice finished second at the Adult Team Championships (ATC) in Texas. Along with her “fabulously supportive and genius husband,” Mike Weesner, they own Hardscuffle Farm in Primm Springs, Tennessee, where they specialize in boarding retirement horses and raising premium horse hay for their farm and clients, and foster puppies for the local humane association.

Bec grew up in Australia producing and competing horses up through the 5* level, competing at Adelaide CCI5*L at age 20. In 2008 she relocated to the United States starting out at Phillip Dutton's before moving to California's Central Coast. Since then, she has had great success in various FEI competitions across the US and internationally including Kentucky 5* in 2024 and was selected to represent Australia at CHIO Aachen in 2023 and again at the Nations Cup at Haras de Jardy. Bec represented Australia at the Young Rider Trans-Tasman Championships in 1998, 2000, and 2002. She was selected to compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Test Event and has ridden at numerous CCI****’s in Australia. Bec is a USEA ECP level V certified instructor and coached the Area VI Young Riders and NAYC Eventing Team in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She is based out of Twin Rivers Ranch, Paso Robles California.

Jan owns and manages Surefire Farm, a busy lesson, sales and training business in Purcellville, Virginia, and actively competes at all levels of eventing. She especially enjoys sourcing and training Thoroughbreds, and her current top horse, Beautiful Storm, is competing at the four-star level.

Consistently a top ranked international rider, Jan’s career highlights include representing the U.S. at the Pan American Championships, where she won team gold and individual bronze, being a member of the  2006 Aachen World Equestrian Games squad, competing on U.S. Equestrian teams at Malmo, Sweden and Luhmuhlen, Germany, and being selected as a team alternate for the Athens Olympics. Jan also has numerous top ten placings at Rolex Kentucky, Foxhall, Jersey Fresh, Bromont, and Morven Park CCIs, and won the 2013 USEF National 3-star Championship at Fair Hill. In addition, she has competed at Burghley, Badminton, and Blenheim in England, Pau in France, and Luhmuhlen in Germany.

Jan is active in the USEA as an EA21 coach, is a Level V ECP instructor, and has served as a USEF Eventing Selector.

Christel Carlson began successful warmblood and Thoroughbred breeding programs while in Florida and moved six horses with her to Spokane, Washington, in 1985. She has actively competed in hunters, jumpers, eventing, and dressage, mostly on homebreds. While working full time as an anesthesiologist she pursued her passion of learning and earned her judge’s certificates in dressage, DSHB, eventing, and paradressage (FEI 4*).

She hosts dressage shows and three-day events at her boarding, training, breeding and show facility southwest of Spokane. The fall event hosts Classic format at Beginner Novice, Novice, and Training, as well as CCI1*-S, CCI2*-S, and CCI3*-S.

Her greatest delight is her daughter who got the horse bug. Christel and Cyra ride and train, trail ride, and show together. Christel transitioned from her full-time medical practice in 2018 to part-time and now has time to teach riding lessons, judge around the USA and internationally, as well as help build and design her cross-country courses at home. She supports life-long education pursuits and has personally benefited from her attendance at instructor programs in dressage and eventing and from the selfless mentorship of fellow judges and trainers. Long-format classic events are a passion for her and she truly enjoys running her own and officiating for others at theirs.

Mary D’Arcy is a Level V coach, faculty member, and assessor for the Eventing Coaches Program. She is also a British Horse Society Instructor and USCCE certified. She coaches riders in eventing from Beginner Novice to Advanced as well as riders at all levels in show jumping and dressage. Her achievements include Irish Eventing Team Coach for the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Coached individuals at the Atlanta Olympic Games 1996. Coached Gold Medal Irish Young Rider 3 Day Event Team, European Championships, Achwelswang, Germany, in 1995. She has coached at World and European Championships and at all the major international events.

Natalie Hollis is the co-owner of Destination Farm in Dickerson, Maryland, where she and her business partner run a thriving program offering boarding, training, lessons, and sales. An ECP Level IV Certified Coach, Natalie trains riders and horses competing at every stage—from Starter level through FEI.

In addition to guiding her students’ success, Natalie has competed through the Advanced level herself. She also serves the sport as a licensed “R” Eventing Judge and Young Event Horse Judge, bringing her depth of experience to both coaching and officiating. Natalie is currently working on obtaining her Level 1 FEI license.

A career equestrian, Jennifer began riding at age five just outside of Montreal, Canada. Her first experiences with horses included competing at Nationally rated hunter/jumper shows, fox hunting, and ultimately achieving her “A” Pony Club rating. It was through Pony Club that she was first introduced to the sport of Eventing at age 13.

Jennifer’s early career, in addition to her steadfast commitment to competing in and training riders for Eventing, included working for a top hunter/jumper trainer, riding competitively for a big dressage training barn, and starting young Thoroughbreds for the track. Along with these varied positions came the opportunity to groom at an Olympic training camp, and serve as a veterinarian’s assistant at the 1976 Olympic Games; all formative experiences which only served to galvanize her quest to participate in the sport at the highest levels. 

After spending a year in New Zealand riding jumpers and event horses, she returned to the Montreal area and developed an active Eventing training business which grew, as the sport grew, through the 1980s and early 90s. Her special interest lay with developing Young Riders, several of whom represented her home province of Quebec at the NAYRC.

She was recruited in 1992 to manage a private equestrian estate in Northern Illinois and immigrated to the United States. She spent her first ten years there developing a private breeding/training program and starting a family of her own. Once that project was well-established, she began building an active teaching and training program under her own business banner, L’Esprit Equestrian, LLC. In the summer of 2020, L’Esprit Equestrian relocated to the beautiful Jigsaw Farms in Woodstock, Illinois, where they have been hard at work developing a top-quality Eventing and cross-country training facility.

Jennifer is a USEA ECP Level IV Certified Coach and was recently named to the ECP Faculty. She serves on the USEA ECP Committee and chaired the committee which produced the USEA Eventing Handbook by the Levels. Recently awarded the Going Forward Grant for licensed officials funded by the Broussard Family Trust, she has successfully completed the requirements to become a “r” Eventing judge. Her interest in developing Young Riders has continued to inspire and produce riders competing at the NAJYRC, and in 2017 she served as the Young Rider coach for Area IV riders, winning the Team Gold Medal in the NAYRC 2* (now 3*) competition. L’Esprit Equestrian continues to flourish as a top Eventing training program, producing riders and horses through all levels of competition, including fielding 12 riders for the 2024 American Eventing Championships. 

Emily Mastervich is a Level V ECP Certified Coach, ECP Committee, and ECP Faculty member. As a rider she has competed through the 5* Level and operates Deep Purple Eventing in Somerset, Virginia, where the focus is on training horses and riders from the Starter level through Advanced. Coaching highlights include regional clinician for the new EA21 program and coaching several successful Young Rider Teams, including helping Area 8 achieve their first Team Gold Medal in 2019.

Bevin O'Reilly Dugan is an ECP Level 3 Instructor, with Distinction, and has her USDF Bronze and Silver Medals. She has competed through the CCI3*L level and Intermediate 2 dressage. Bevin operates a training and teaching business in Vernon, Vermont, and Aiken, South Carolina, and teaches clinics around New England. She also serves on the Area 1 Council and ECP committee and is the Area 1 ECP representative, as well as being a selector for Area 1 Young Riders.

Esha Tariq is an equestrian and non-profit professional based in Maryland. Esha is a member of the Strides for Equality Equestrians (SEE) leadership board and an alumni of the Ever so Sweet camp. Esha applies her experience in policy and program management to advise SEE's programs and organize meetings. As a Muslim of Pakistani descent, Esha understands how important it is to support diversity and inclusion in equestrian sport and deeply values the work SEE does.

Martha is the daughter of two Ecuadorian immigrants and started riding with her local pony club as a child. She returned to the sport as an adult while balancing her 9-5 job. Martha joins the SEE seminar as an alumni. 
Martha has a passion for connecting horse people all over the world and leverages social media to highlight the experiences of marginalized individuals in the equestrian world.

Martha has served on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion panels, bringing nuanced perspectives and lived experience to vital conversations. Her expertise in moderating international discussions has helped foster a united online community of equestrians of color. She continues to elevate the voices of those most marginalized and hopes to create bridges for the next generations of riders.

KC is an adult amateur equestrian, content creator, and photographer based in the Washington, D.C. area. Her equestrian journey began in D.C., at the young age of 7 years old, and her passion for horses has grown into a commitment to the sport, horse ownership, and the community that surrounds it.

As a Black equestrian, KC understands the importance of representation in a traditionally underrepresented space. Through her platform, she shares the realities of adult amateur life, the joys and challenges of horse ownership, and the experience of balancing a career outside the barn with life as a horse owner. She strives to be a visible representative of people of color in the equestrian world, with the hope that someone who sees her journey feels inspired, represented, and encouraged to pursue their own equestrian dreams. KC is  alumni of the SEE Ever So Sweet Camp opportunity.

Chris grew up in England and learned to ride at the age of eight. Growing up with horses and ponies in his family Chris started his British Horse Society training at the prestigious Gleneagles Equestrian Center in Perthshire, Scotland. In 1994 Chris moved to the United States and continued his equestrian career at the Millbrook Equestrian Center in Millbrook, New York, as a trainer and rider. Taking his love of riding into many equestrian disciplines including successfully showing on the “A” show circuit in the jumper ring, eventing through the Preliminary level, fox hunting with the Millbrook Hunt and competing in the dressage arena. 

Chris is an FEI Level 2 Show Jumping Course Designer. He continues to design courses up to the Grand Prix level for numerous top rated USEF jumper shows including, The World Equestrian Center - Ocala, as well as course designing many national and FEI events including Chatsworth Horse Trials 4* & Nations Cup (GBR),  The Event at Rebecca Farm CCI 4*, Morven Park CCI 4*, Stable View CCI 4*, and Terranova 4*.

Chris assisted British FEI course designer Richard Jeffery at the National Horse Show and also at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, Canadian FEI course designer Danny Foster at numerous top level “A” rated horse shows and more recently Portugal’s FEI course designer Bernardo Costa Cabral at some of the top international jumper shows in the USA and Europe. Over the past couple of years Chris has assisted at numerous FEI 5 Star Show Jumping competitions including the Longines League of Nations, FEI World Cup Qualifiers and Royal Windsor Horse Show in London, England.

Now a US citizen, Chris is now based full time in Florida with his show jumping wife Justine Dutton at their farm in Reddick. Chris is busy course designing and also designing, constructing, and selling his own line of aluminum show jumps.

A career equestrian, Jennifer began riding at age five just outside of Montreal, Canada. Her first experiences with horses included competing at Nationally rated hunter/jumper shows, fox hunting, and ultimately achieving her “A” Pony Club rating. It was through Pony Club that she was first introduced to the sport of Eventing at age 13.

Jennifer’s early career, in addition to her steadfast commitment to competing in and training riders for Eventing, included working for a top hunter/jumper trainer, riding competitively for a big dressage training barn, and starting young Thoroughbreds for the track. Along with these varied positions came the opportunity to groom at an Olympic training camp, and serve as a veterinarian’s assistant at the 1976 Olympic Games; all formative experiences which only served to galvanize her quest to participate in the sport at the highest levels. 

After spending a year in New Zealand riding jumpers and event horses, she returned to the Montreal area and developed an active Eventing training business which grew, as the sport grew, through the 1980s and early 90s. Her special interest lay with developing Young Riders, several of whom represented her home province of Quebec at the NAYRC.

She was recruited in 1992 to manage a private equestrian estate in Northern Illinois and immigrated to the United States. She spent her first ten years there developing a private breeding/training program and starting a family of her own. Once that project was well-established, she began building an active teaching and training program under her own business banner, L’Esprit Equestrian, LLC. In the summer of 2020, L’Esprit Equestrian relocated to the beautiful Jigsaw Farms in Woodstock, Illinois, where they have been hard at work developing a top-quality Eventing and cross-country training facility.

Jennifer is a USEA ECP Level IV Certified Coach and was recently named to the ECP Faculty. She serves on the USEA ECP Committee and chaired the committee which produced the USEA Eventing Handbook by the Levels. Recently awarded the Going Forward Grant for licensed officials funded by the Broussard Family Trust, she has successfully completed the requirements to become a “r” Eventing judge. Her interest in developing Young Riders has continued to inspire and produce riders competing at the NAJYRC, and in 2017 she served as the Young Rider coach for Area IV riders, winning the Team Gold Medal in the NAYRC 2* (now 3*) competition. L’Esprit Equestrian continues to flourish as a top Eventing training program, producing riders and horses through all levels of competition, including fielding 12 riders for the 2024 American Eventing Championships. 

Siobhan has ridden and competed in Eventing for over 25 years. Siobhan competed throughout the United States, attending several AEC and FEI competitions. She has ridden multiple horses from Beginner Novice through Intermediate, and now uses that knowledge to coach competitors and riders to achieve their goals. Siobhan was United States Eventing Association (USEA) Area V Chairperson for two terms, is a USEA ECP certified coach, and has been a USEA Board of Governors member since 2021.  

Prior to horses, Siobhan worked in Canada and the US with several companies including Microsoft and OnTrack Imaging. Siobhan is truly able to identify with the adult amateur competitor. She has had a lifetime love of horses but wasn’t able to seriously immerse herself into riding until she was an adult. As Malcom Gladwell writes in Outliers, it takes 10,000 hours to become expert at something. In an obsessive fashion, Siobhan put in her 10,000 hours and now focuses on bringing horses into the lives of others.  

She has owned and managed boarding and training facilities in Flower Mound since 2002. Siobhan opened Horselife Farm in Bartonville, Texas, in 2019. Horselife Farm is an 18-acre eventing farm that introduces people to riding/eventing as well as coaches competitors from starter through Preliminary.

Siobhan also has three children and a supportive husband, all of whom are involved on the Farm.

Malcolm Hook is in his fourth decade of blowing hot air at USEA Annual Meetings.  He has no idea why he wanted to do this in the first place but will admit that it has kept him out of bars and pool halls and to a lesser extent trouble since 1981. 

When at home and not talking, the hot air builds to dangerously high levels and he must be weighted down with a Labrador Retriever to keep him from floating up the ceiling. Sadly, the Labrador Retriever is no longer around to keep Malcolm grounded. He now spends too much time in the rafters of the hay barn, with the pigeons.

Malcolm is a licensed “S” level USEF Eventing Technical Delegate and a past member of the USEA Board of Governors.

Growing up in New Brunswick, Canada and northern Maine along the U.S./Canadian border, John Bourgoin's riding life began with trail riding and competing in local Western horse shows. While attending college in Vermont, John was introduced to the local hunter/jumper scene where he spent time learning how to ride in an English saddle and proceeded to enter the world of jumping horses. While boarding a horse at a local stable, John also began volunteering and helping out with the Charlotte Pony Club. After nearly 40 years, he continues to be one of their main instructors and volunteers yearly for their annual Horse Trials. He has also trained and coached riders from Beginner Novice to Advanced. He has been involved in the Area I Young Rider program out of which several of his students have represented Area I as team members, earning team and individual medals at the North American Young Rider Championships. He continues to serve as a team selector and clinician for the Area program. In 2013, Bourgoin was the recipient of the USEA’s Cornerstone Award, the 2022 recipient of the Mike Huber Award, as well as a USEA Governors Cup in 2023. Having retired from public school teaching after 38 years, John now has the opportunity to work full-time with clients and their horses. He has represented Area I on the USEA Board of Governors and now serves as Co-Chair of the USEA’s Young Rider Coordinators’ Committee and the EA21 Task Force. John and his wife, Alice, own and operate Arbrook Farm in North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, and Ocala, Florida.

Rebecca Brown is a professional 4* level event rider based out of Dallas, Texas. Growing up, she spent most of her high school summers based in Middleburg, Virginia, as a working student for Jimmy Wofford and continued her college years there as well, splitting her training between Jimmy and show jumping legend, Joe Fargis. After college, she moved home to Texas and started RB Riding. Rebecca is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist, is a current and previous member of the USEF Developing Squad, a Young Rider Gold Medalist, and represented the US at the Macabiah Games. As an instructor, she is a USEA ECP Level 4 Certified Instructor and currently one of the USEA Emerging Athletes 21 Coaches. She currently holds positions on her Area V Council, the USEA EA21 Committee, and is the Co-Coordinator of the USEA Young Rider Committee; she is a past recipient of the USEA Governors Cup. With her husband, Adam, she owns Estrella Farms outside of Dallas, Texas.

Pat Maykuth grew up in a fox hunting barn after getting 10 riding lessons for her 10th birthday. She conditioned hunters, remade steeple chasers to the hunt field, rehabbed injuries, and started young horse’s exercise routines. Later she legged polo ponies, worked ranch horse, supported endurance horses training, made multiple 3-Day horses and remade several OTTB for their next jobs. Now too old to be interested in carrying heavy back packs, she enjoys high altitude wilderness adventures in multiple US National Parks, Republic of GA, and Fox Hunting with eagles in Mongolia.

Her career as a research scientist informed numerous efforts to bring science into the knowledge base those training and competing in horse sprots. She was the Principal Investigator of the USEA Equine Exercise Physiology Study that brought scientists, horsemen, and trainers together to keep the horse sports in the Olympics in the 1990s. She worked with colleagues to develop the USEF concussion protocols, projects to understand the needs lower-level event riders and now how to insert pace and conditioning into every horse’s training and development program.

Pat has been on organizing committees for multiple 3-Days, FEI competitions and race meetings. She is a dressage and eventing technical delegate.

Sharon White is an international CCI5* three-day eventing rider, trainer, and Level 4 USEA ECP Certified Coach based at Last Frontier Farm in Summit Point, West Virginia. During the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Sharon represented the US Eventing Team with Claus 63 her own 2012 Holsteiner gelding (Catoo x Levisto) where they placed 10th overall.

Sharon’s brilliant career includes over 10 visits to the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event (formerly known as Rolex Kentucky) with five different horses. She has also traveled overseas to contest CCI5* events at Lühmuhlen (France) and Les Etoiles de Pau (France) as well as CCI4* events at Boekelo (Netherlands) and Hartpury (United Kingdom). Sharon has represented the US in FEI Eventing Nations Cup competitions and was a reserve for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. She won the US Equestrian Open Eventing in 2026.

Tony Sandoval is the founder of Coach Sando Training and creator of EqueStrength, a rider-focused performance coaching program. He brings more than 30 years of coaching experience, including over 15 years in collegiate coaching and 11 years working specifically with equestrian athletes. He holds a Master of Science in Exercise Science and has coached more than 300 riders, from adult amateurs to professionals.

Coach Sando travels across the country leading rider performance assessment clinics. Using force plates, movement analysis, and strength testing, he helps riders better understand their physical capabilities and identify priorities for training. Through assessing more than 1,000 riders, he has collected a large normative database of rider performance metrics to inform his assessment and coaching work.

Through EqueStrength, he translates assessment findings into individualized strength and conditioning, practical coaching, and ongoing support. His approach accounts for each rider’s goals, experience, available time, and demands in the saddle. At its foundation is a simple belief: consistency drives progress. Effective coaching helps people build sustainable routines, adapt when life changes, and put their training into practice.

CST's mission is to help equestrian athletes develop the strength, physical capacity, and confidence to pursue their riding goals and become better partners for their horses.

Cassidy Oeltjen is an equestrian professional, educator, and entrepreneur with a diverse background in horse sport, event management, and equestrian communications. A graduate of the United States Pony Clubs (USPC), Cassidy has competed at the upper levels of eventing and has experience across multiple equestrian disciplines, giving her a broad perspective on horse training, management, and performance. Her professional work spans managing equestrian events, serving as an FEI official, contributing to equestrian publications, and developing educational resources for horse owners and riders. As a former editor of Sandhills Equine Monthly and current developer of Barn Brave, an educational platform designed to help equestrians make informed decisions for themselves and their horses, Cassidy is passionate about making reliable information accessible, practical, and relevant to riders at every level.

A lifelong advocate for the horse, Cassidy believes that better horsemanship starts with curiosity, thoughtful decision-making, and a willingness to keep learning. Her approach to equestrian sport emphasizes the importance of developing the whole horse, not just preparing for the next competition, but building the fitness, soundness, and confidence needed for a long and healthy career. Whether working behind the scenes at an event, developing educational content, or discussing fitness at the lower levels of eventing, she brings a practical, multidisciplinary perspective, a sense of humor, and the belief that good horsemanship should be achievable for everyone.

David O’Connor grew up spending most of his life on horseback. In 1996, he and wife, Karen, became the first couple to compete on the same Olympic team and win a medal when they helped the U.S. to win the team silver at the Atlanta Games. The next year, David won the Badminton CCI4*, becoming only the second American to win the coveted title. In 2000, with an Olympic record-breaking score, he won the individual gold medal and was a member of the bronze medal-winning team. He has since followed that up with a win at the Rolex CCI4* in 2001, wins at the Radnor CCI2*, and Foxhall Cup CCI3*, team gold from the 2002 World Equestrian Games, a win at the Jersey Fresh CCI2* in 2003, and in 2004 a win at the Foxhall Cup CCI3*. In 2004, he officially retired from international competition to focus on the training of riders and horses. He has always been involved in the administrative side of the sport and held the position of President of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012. For the past several years, David has been the coach of the Canadian Eventing Team, and starting in 2013, he became the Technical Advisor for the U.S. Eventing Team. In addition, David is a much sought-after course designer for many venues across the country. Together with his wife, he operates a successful teaching and training business at their facilities in The Plains, Virginia, and Ocala, Florida.

Amy Winnen is a lifelong equestrian and leader in the eventing and dressage communities. An  H-A Pony Club graduate and St. Lawrence University equestrian team member, she now competes at the Novice level in eventing. She holds a USDF Bronze Medal in dressage and is a licensed USEF Eventing Technical Delegate “r.” Amy also serves as the USEA National Adult Rider Program Committee Chair, sits on the Area 1 Council, and is on the board of the Western NY Dressage Association.

Beyond the equestrian world, Amy is a biotech consultant specializing in patient access. She earned her MBA from Simmons School of Management, her BA in Economics and Sociology from St. Lawrence University, and holds a Harvard Business School certification in Reducing Racial Disparities in Healthcare.

Danni Scott, DVM, PhD, MESM, is the Primary Care Research Director at Colorado State University. After earning a master’s degree in environmental science and management, she pursued veterinary medicine and epidemiology, inspired by the interconnectedness of animal health and the natural environment. Her professional interests include understanding the health effects of anthropogenic environmental contamination and advancing sustainable veterinary care.

James (Jim) Wolf was born in Nuremburg, Germany, and raised in Elkins, West Virginia. He graduated with honors from Bethany College with a bachelor's degree in history. Over the course of his career in equestrian sport he has been a wrangler, groom, fox hunter, eventing competitor, administrator, event organizer and marketing and sponsorship executive. Jim has served as the USET Director of Eventing, USEF Executive Director, and Chef d’Mission for the US Equestrian Team at numerous Olympic, Pan American and World Equestrian Games. He has been involved in the organization of many international events including World Equestrian Games, three day events, horse trials and show jumping competitions. He is currently the President of Wolf Sports Group. Jim lives with his wife, former international eventing competitor and US Team rider, Dr. Molly Bliss and their daughter Josselyn Wolf at their home in Barrington, Rhode Island.

Beth Lendrum has spent a lifetime looking after people, and for most of it, horses, and the sport of eventing too.

She started her career as a registered nurse in the operating room and went on to work in operating room management. She then became the orthopedic specialist for the Chairman of Orthopedics at the University of Texas Southwestern. Later, she spent 20 years helping a small-animal veterinarian with client education and practice needs. She cheerfully calls herself his "torment," though he would likely call her his greatest asset.

Beth loves eventing. She competed in the past, still rides today, and takes part in USEA Educational Clinics. She owns high-performance horses and strongly supports the USEA's educational programs.

Her service to the sport is extensive. At the USEA, she has served on the Board of Governors and on the Executive Committee as Vice President of Education. She also chaired the Nominating Committee and was a Trustee of the Endowment/USEA Foundation. At USEF, she served on the Eventing Sport Committee and the Owners Task Force, and she is currently a member of the USEF Athletes and Owners group. For 25 years, she was the Hospitality Coordinator at The Event at Rebecca Farm, retiring in 2026. Today she chairs the USEA Foundation's Rebecca Broussard Developing Rider Grants and Going Forward Grants, which help the next generation of riders reach their goals.

Above all, Beth has always been one of the USEA staff's biggest cheerleaders. She is also a storyteller extraordinaire, so if you sit next to her at dinner, you're in for a treat.

Sharon Anthony graduated from Auburn University with a B.A. in Education and Sociology. She received her M.A. degree in Psychology and Educational Administration and Supervision. She taught Sociology and Psychology in the Metro Nashville Public Schools. She served as principal in Nashville’s largest high school for 14 years and retired as the Director of Staff Development for Principals and Teachers. Anthony came into eventing early on through the Middle Tennessee Pony Club. She has remained a long-term supporter as a rider, coach, and volunteer of their activities and event. She joined the USCTA (now USEA) early on with a member number of 363. In 2016 she was awarded a Governor’s Cup. She has served as a member and secretary on the USEA's Endowment Trust (now USEA Foundation) for six years and continues to serve as a member and secretary for the Rebecca Broussard International Developing Rider Grant selection committee. She is an ICP Level I Training instructor and a member of the Adult Rider program. As an active lower-level rider she twice finished second at the Adult Team Championships (ATC) in Texas. Along with her “fabulously supportive and genius husband,” Mike Weesner, they own Hardscuffle Farm in Primm Springs, Tennessee, where they specialize in boarding retirement horses and raising premium horse hay for their farm and clients, and foster puppies for the local humane association.