PODCAST: Bright Young Stars: The Young Event Horse Champions

By USEA

The four 2019 USEA Young Event Horse Champions. USEA/Leslie Mintz and USEA/Jessica Duffy Photos.

This week on the USEA Podcast, get to know the four champions of the USEA Young Event Horse Championships. First, owner/rider Amber Levine introduces Keep Calm (Biscayo x Beauty), the Dutch Warmblood gelding that won the YEH West Coast 4-year-old Championship. Next, Allyson Hartenburg tells us about her off-the-track Thoroughbred gelding Mucho Me Gusto ((Macho Uno x Ghostkeeper), the YEH West Coast 5-year-old Champion.

Then we turn to the East Coast, speaking with Courtney Cooper about the Dare to Dream Team's Excel Star Time to Shine (Luidam x Lismore Bella), the YEH East Coast 4-year-old winner. Finally, Jennie Brannigan talks about Alyssa Phillip's Mecklenburg gelding FE Celestino (Ce-Matin x Antigone), winner of the YEH East Coast 5-year-old Championship.

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