Lexington, KY - Pending the approval of the USEF Executive Committee and the United States Olympic Committee's Board of Directors, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the 2012 U.S. Olympic Eventing Team.
The 2012 US Olympic Eventing Team in Alphabetical Order:
Will Coleman (Gordonsville, VA) and Jim Wildasin's Twizzel
Tiana Coudray (Ojai, CA) and the Jatial, Inc.'s Ringwood Magister
Phillip Dutton (West Grove, PA) and Jim and Arden Wildasin's Mystery Whisper
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate's Otis Barbotiere
Karen O'Connor (Ocala, FL) and the Mr. Medicott Syndicate's Mr. Medicott
The following horse/rider combinations will be replacements for the team (in alphabetical order):
Buck Davidson (Ocala, FL) and Carl and Cassandra Segal's BallyNoe Castle RM
Phillip Dutton (West Grove, PA) and Bruce Duchossois' Mighty Nice
Phillip Dutton (West Grove, PA) and Team Rebecca's Fernhill Eagle
Will Faudree (Hoffman, NC) and Jennifer Mosing's Andromaque
Will Faudree (Hoffman, NC) and Jennifer Mosing's Pawlow
Sinead Halpin (Oldwick, NJ) and Carriag, LLC's Manoir de Carneville
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Neville Bardos Syndicate's Neville Bardos
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and Henley House Stables' Remington XXV
Clark Montgomery (Kennett Square, PA) and Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft's Loughan Glen
Allison Springer (Upperville, VA) and Carole and William Springer's Arthur
Follow the 2012 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at http://usefnetwork.com/featured/2012Eventing/
The GMHA Festival of Eventing, the only international event in Area I, is now accepting entries. With $10,000 in prize money, fabulous footing, beautiful surroundings, and cooler temperatures, make this a destination weekend for you and your crew.
Jennie Brannigan summed up the sentiments surrounding The Event at Rebecca Farm on Sunday afternoon. After nailing a wire-to-wire win in the CCI4*-L with Pascal, Brannigan and the handsome grey lingered in Ring 1 long after the victory gallop.
Last fall while competing at the Virginia Horse Center Eventing Fall Horse Trials, Mandolin Whitten and her Virginia Tech teammates won the intercollegiate challenge and started to get some exciting ideas. It had been nearly three years since the school had fielded a team at the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championship, and this time, they had enough riders to form a team and a half.
A super day of FEI cross-country at The Event at Rebecca Farm saw two leaders retain their places going into show jumping, while the standings in three divisions got shaken and stirred.