Dec 13, 2012

USET Foundation Awards Amanda Warrington Grant to Connor Husain

By Phelps Media Group - Edited Press Release
Connor Husain is the recipient of the 2012 Amanda Warrington Grant from the USET Foundation. Shannon Brinkman Photo.

Gladstone, NJ – The United States Equestrian Team Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded the 2012 Amanda Warrington Grant to Eventing rider Connor Husain of The Plains, VA, the first male rider to win this prestigious grant. The Amanda Warrington Grant is awarded through the USET Foundation Amanda Pirie Warrington Fund. Earlier this year, Husain won the North American Young Rider Championship and the Fair Hill CCI** with his talented mount Piece of Hope.

The Amanda Pirie Warrington Fund was established by Amanda\'s family in her memory with the purpose of helping provide financial assistance to a developing event rider who has been identified as a rider with great talent and ability to represent the United States in the future.

The Grant Committee recommends a recipient that they believe will benefit from the opportunity of continuing their training with top coaches and competing against the world\'s best horse and rider combinations in eventing, one of three Olympic equestrian disciplines, and it is then ratified by the USET Foundation Executive Committee.

“It is such an honor to receive such an amazing grant,” expressed Husain. “To get this kind of recognition from USET Foundation is really a dream come true. I’ve had a really good season with my horse and I hope it continues.”

As the recipient of the grant, Husain will receive up to $5,000 to help offset expenses associated with his training over the next year.

“For 2013, I applied for the Developing Riders list, so I would love to be a part of that,” noted Husain. “I plan on going to Aiken, and the grant will help with some of those travel expenses. I plan on moving up to Advanced some time in the spring and hope to do a few three-day events during the season. I think the grant will help me do a few three days that I would not have been able to do otherwise.”

The past year has been whirlwind for Husain, who partnered with Piece of Hope in the fall of 2011 after purchasing the talented 13-year-old gelding from Germany’s Christoffer Forsberg. The pair won the Open Intermediate at Morven Park in May, and then went on to win the 2012 North American Young Riders Eventing Championship followed by the Fair Hill CCI** in October.

“My trainer, Skyeler Icke Voss, has helped me with getting to know my horse and focusing on a strong foundation,” said Husain. “Our partnership has really flourished. He is a class act in all three phases. Piece of Hope is an incredible horse and he has the best attitude.”

Husain is currently a sophomore at George Mason University studying Business Management. His parents recently purchased Morningside Training Farm, and after he graduates Husain plans to become a professional and start his own training center alongside Sarah Voss.

“My dream is to be on a team, whether it is the Pan American Games, the Olympics, the World Equestrian Games, or any internationally recognized event,” commented Husain. “I am taking it one step at a time, but I would love to be on an Olympic Team, that is the end goal.”

The United States Equestrian Team Foundation (www.uset.org) is the non-profit organization that supports the competition, training, coaching, travel and educational needs of America’s elite and developing international, high-performance horses and athletes in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation.

For more information on the USET Foundation, please call (908) 234-1251, or visit USET ONLINE at www.uset.org.

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