Vero Beach, FL: - Buck Davidson from Ocala, Florida held a commanding lead for most of the year and with the completion of Galway Downs International in Temecula, CA captured his first PRO Tour Series Rider LeaderboardAward over second placed Will Coleman.
"I am very happy to win the PRO Rider Leaderboard this year. I had the best group of horses and the best owners in the country," said Davidson. "That's how you win these kind of awards. I'm very lucky to have the team that I do behind me, without them there are no awards."
Davidson also topped the PRO Tour Series Multi Radiance Medical Intermediate Challenge Leaderboard, winning an MR4 ACTIVet Laser System. "I'm so excited to win the MR4 ACTIVET laser as the PRO Intermediate Leading Rider. I used a borrowed laser to keep me on the road after some injuries that happened throughout the year and I just want to thank them for their support of PRO." Davidson will be presented with the Welcome Here Farm PRO Tour Series Rider Leaderboard Award and a new Multi Radiance Medical MR4 ACTIVet Laser System at the PRO Awards Reception held at the USEA Annual Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jan Byyny's Inmidair sealed the win of the PRO Tour Series Horse Leaderboard after her CCI3* Championship at the Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International in October over second placed Rise Against owned and ridden by Bunnie Sexton of Santa Ynez, CA.
This is the first year that Byyny has won the My Boy Bobby PRO Tour Series Horse Leaderboard Award. Cassandra Segal, owner of My Boy Bobby, is thrilled to have Jan Byyny as the winner this year: "Jan has worked so hard to come back to the top of the sport and is an inspiration to us all." Mrs. Segal plans to present the award to Jan in person.
"I'm really honored for my horse to get this. He's really overcome a lot this year," said Byyny. "I wasn't sure if he would ever get back to this level because of the breathing problems to be honest. He's easy to deal with and tries so hard and he's just a super horse. My thanks also to PRO because without this organization we couldn't have this type of award."
Jan Byyny and Buck Davidson will be honored at the PRO Awards Reception at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, December 6th at 6:30 PM.
The United States Eventing Association, Inc. (USEA) is pleased to announce the Retired Racehorse Project as a “Bronze Level Sponsor of the 2024 USEA American Eventing Championships (AEC).” In return, the USEA will be supporting the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover, which takes place Oct. 9-12 in Lexington, Kentucky, as a “Starting Gate Sponsor.”
The countdown to the 2024 United States Eventing Association (USEA) American Eventing Championships (AEC) presented by Nutrena Feeds is getting shorter and the tentative schedule is officially set! For the second year in a row, the AEC returns to the iconic Kentucky Horse Park from August 27 through September 1 and will offer 26 divisions, including brand new Starter divisions and all levels of recognized evening up through the $60,000 Adequan USEA Advanced Final.
What’s a Hunter Pace? The Sherwood Forest Equestrian Center's Hunter Pace is a cross-country-style course around Sherwood Forest over various natural obstacles/terrain. The course ends with a final treat for riders to take in stunning views of Mt. Hood with a loop through the old Far Hill Farms field. The beginning of the course will first start with a warm-up loop around show jumping obstacles in the outdoor ring at Sherwood Forest and then riders will continue directly onto the course. Sign up as a solo rider, pair, or team.
Claire Allen remembers when she was 11 years old, having just made the switch from the hunter/jumper ring to three-day eventing. She told her new eventing trainer that her goal was to one day compete in the United States Equestrian Federation’s Eventing Young Rider Championships.