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Mar 25, 2018
Coleman Records a Win in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Advanced at Carolina International
The top five spots remained unchanged following show jumping in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Advanced division at the Carolina International CIC and Horse Trials. Sixteen pairs jumped on the footing over a Marc Donovan course and only three had rails down and three accrued time penalties.
Off the Record (VDL Arkansas x Drumagoland Bay) ridden by William Coleman and owned by the Off The Record Syndicate jumped a clear round to take the win in his first attempt at the level. “There’s things to clean up,” said Coleman of the 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding’s show jumping. “But there always is, and I am fighting a little bit of a perfectionist streak so I can’t be anything but happy. He tried really hard and this was a big test for a first Advanced, and he really was awesome yesterday, so I was thrilled.”
Like many other eventers, Coleman has been working with Richard Picken in the show jumping and he said that it has really helped him. “Richard has been great for me. The consistency of having one person kind of manage your warm-up allows me to think more about doing my thing on the horses. I think it has been great for me mentally as much as anything and obviously I think he has been really dedicated to the event riders and we are appreciative of someone that can devote that kind of time to our improvement. That is what this team is really becoming.”
In addition to Picken’s assistance, Coleman credits having his wife, Katie, and his baby daughter, Charlie at her first Carolina. “Katie is such a big part of what we do at home – a lot of people don’t realize how much she does for me. She is kind of my everyday eyes on the ground. She is a fabulous horse person and a great rider in her own right. It was nice to have my whole family here, and we had a great week so it just made it that much better. I am a very lucky guy right now.”
As for what is next for Off the Record? He is headed to his first CIC3* at Fair Hill in a few weeks and then the plan is up in the air. “My plan with the owners has been to just campaign him this summer through the CIC level because I thought he needed time to develop that stamina and turn of foot to make the time at CCI level, but jeez he was so good yesterday I don’t know if maybe that has already happened,” concluded Coleman.
Both second-placed Boyd Martin and the Long Island T Syndicate’s Long Island T 12-year-old Oldenburg/Thoroughbred (Ludwig Von Bayern x Hauptsbuch Highlight) and Coleman’s other Advanced ride, Tight Lines, an 11-year-old French Thoroughbred gelding (Turgeon x Merindole), owned by the Conair Syndicate, held onto their positions with clear rounds.
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About the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series
The 2018 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series features 11 qualifying competitions throughout the United States at the Advanced horse trials and CIC3* levels. The qualifying period begins August 2017 and continues through August 2018 with the final taking place at the 2018 USEA American Eventing Championships at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, Colorado, August 29 – September 2, 2018. Riders who complete a qualifier earn the chance to vie for $40,000 in prize money and thousands of dollars in prizes and the title of Adequan USEA Gold Cup Champion in the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Final Advanced Division.
The USEA would like to thank Adequan, Standlee Hay Company, Nutrena, Merck Animal Health, Parker Equine Insurance, and FITS for sponsoring the 2018 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series. View the full schedule and learn more about the Adequan USEA Gold Cup Series here.
Feb 19, 2020
Intercollegiate
Eventing at NC State Treasures Horsemanship and Friendship
Eventing at NC State was founded in 2016 and we currently have 18 undergraduate members as well as a supportive group of alumni riders. We are proud to be the first intercollegiate team in North Carolina located at the heart of the 1862 Land Grant Institution, NC State University. We have riders just beginning their eventing careers as well as those that are seasoned competitors, competing from Maiden through Training level.
Feb 18, 2020
Instructors
Dibowski Wants You to Feel the Rhythm at the 2020 ICP Symposium
Yesterday Andreas Dibowski said that he was ready for the “fun stuff” and today he had the chance to share his knowledge of both show jumping and cross-country to a large audience who attended day two of the USEA Instructors’ Certification Program (ICP) Symposium. The morning started out in the ring at Barnstaple South with three groups of riders – Beginner Novice, Training, and Preliminary, and three groups of the same levels took to the cross-country in the afternoon. While the exercises and jumps got progressively harder throughout the day, the warm-ups and themes stayed the same.
Feb 18, 2020
Education
Top 10 Tips for Introducing Your Horse to Cross-Country with Tim Bourke
A horse’s first steps out in the cross-country field determine the foundation upon which his entire cross-country education will be laid. How can you give your horse the best chance of success? What are some of the ways you can help teach your horse about cross-country jumping?
Feb 17, 2020
Instructors
Andreas Dibowski’s Words of Wisdom From Day 1 of the 2020 ICP Symposium
The USEA Educational Symposium is a unique opportunity each winter for eventers to gather together to soak in knowledge. The first two days of the 2020 Symposium focus on the USEA Instructors’ Certification Program (ICP) with attendees learning how to be better, more effective instructors. German Olympian and world-renowned rider Andreas Dibowski is this year’s guest instructor and he spent the first day dedicated to dressage with one Advanced show jumping group to wrap-up the day. Dibowski taught the instructors to teach using demo riders and horses from Beginner Novice to Advanced of all ages, breeds, and sizes.
