United States Eventing Association

The USEA is excited and honored to announce that David O'Connor will be the keynote speaker at this year's Annual Meeting and Convention in Cincinnati, OH, December 4-8.

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 now 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 in December 2013 became the Senior Coach to 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.

For more information on getting to, and what is happening at the 2013 USEA Annual Meeting and Convention, visit the Convention page.