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 USEA is pleased to announce Rebecca Farm is returning as a Gold Level Sponsor for the USEA 2024 Annual Meeting & Convention. The Annual Meeting & Convention takes place at The Westin Seattle Hotel, in Seattle, Washington, on Dec. 12-15. Rebecca Farm will be sponsoring the continental breakfast and coffee each morning. It will be offered on Thurs.-Sun. from 7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. for all Convention attendees.
Growing up as a self-proclaimed “free-range child” on her family’s Dragonfire Farm in California, Taylor McFall beelined her way toward horses from the time she could walk. That idyllic childhood helped cement Taylor’s love for horses at an early age.
Whether competing on a U25 team or riding in a senior division, an exciting weekend of sport was had by all at VHC Eventing, presented by Capital Square. With over 450 riders flocking to the historic venue, all three phases ran concurrently with both sides of the cross country course in use and multiple rings in session. This weekend’s winners rose above the fray to take home well-earned blue ribbons.
On this Veteran's Day, we wanted to take a moment to recognize and honor members of our USEA family who have previously served or are actively serving in the various branches of our U.S. military. Meet some of them below and please join us in thanking them for their service.