Debbie Adams and Kelly Prather, owner and rider of D.A. Duras who finished 9th at the FEI World Breeding Championships at Le Lion d’Angers discuss what it meant to win the Turner/Holekamp Young Event Horse Le Lion d/Anger Grant that enabled them to travel to France. And in our continuing series on the 2015 USEA Hall of Fame inductees Karen O’Connor reflects on the extensive contribution that Ms. Jacqueline Mars has made to eventing.
Spring and summer are on the horizon. As rider’s calendars begin to fill with horse trial, clinic, and schooling outing dates, organizing teams are busy with preparations to ensure smooth operations and a great experience for participants, horses, and spectators.
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)/US Equestrian has announced the appointment of former USEF Eventing Development Coach Leslie Law to the position of Chef d’Equipe and High Performance Manager for the Defender U.S. Eventing Team, and Karyn Shuter, who will take on the newly developed role of U.S. Eventing High Performance Advisor. Both Law and Shuter will begin in their respective roles immediately.
Last year was a big one for USEA Young Event Horse program graduate Arden Augustus. He made a successful move-up to Modified with Sharon White in the tack, followed by a smooth transition to Preliminary, then went on to win two CCI2*-S divisions and ended the year with a CCI2*-L win.
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