Age: 18
Hometown: Glenmoore, Penn.
Horses: Calito 7, 12-year-old Holsteiner owned by Horizon Hill Farm LLC
LB Carte Noir, 13-year-old Oldenburg owned by Horizon Hill Farm LLC
Lennox, 10-year-old Hanoverian owned by Horizon Hill Farm LLC
Golou II, 16-year-old German Warmblood owned by Horizon Hill Farm LLC
El Regreso Conga, 13-year-old Argentinean Warmblood owned by Cloverleaf Farm
Trainers: Stacia Madden, Max Amaya, Krista Freundlich and Heather Senia
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Equitation Competitive Highlights:
2009 Pessoa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal Finals, 8th
2009 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals-East, 7th
2009 Winter Equestrian Festival: Christy Conrad Perpetual Trophy
2008 Devon (Pa.): R.W. “Ronnie” Mutch Championship
2008 Hampton Classic (N.Y.) $10,000 Wölffer Estate Equitation Classic, 1st
2008 Platinum Performance/USEF Talent Search Finals-East, 3rd
Pre-show routine: “My horses live with me at home, so before most shows I just flat and bring them on long trail rides. During the finals season, I trailer my horses to Beacon Hill in N.J. and stay for a few weeks to take lessons over finals-like courses.”
Most embarrassing moment: “My most embarrassing moment happened at the 2008 Maclay Finals when I finished 11th. They called my number to enter the ring for ribbons, but they only gave out 10 ribbons, so they really didn’t mean to call my number to go back into the ring. Everyone was laughing.”
Fun Fact: “This year’s USEF Medal Finals will be my seventh time competing in the Medal Finals.”
Hardest Lesson: “I’ve taken part in many hard lessons, but my hardest lesson was right before we left for Florida last year. I had to jump not only my equitation horse without stirrups, but switch with my friend and do the same on her horse. I had the hardest time on my own horse. The jumps were fine, but I could not stay with him on the landing and around the turns.”
