Meghan O’Donoghue and Lynn Symansky were awarded the Jacqueline B. Mars Competition and Training Grants by the U.S. Equestrian Team Foundation. O’Donoghue and Symansky are event riders who have been identified and recommended by the U.S. Equestrian Federation eventing selectors as having impressive records and potential to represent the United States in future international competition.
O’Donoghue, of Carbondale, Ill., will compete her own Thoroughbred gelding Pirate, 11, at the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CCI*** (England). Symansky, of Middleburg, Va., will compete her own 10-year-old Thoroughbred gelding Donner at the Les Estoiles De Pau CCI**** (France).
Fourteen other riders received USEF Land Rover Competition Grants to compete at the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CCI***, Military Boekelo CCI**** (the Netherlands) and the Les Estoiles De Pau CCI****.
The following horse-and-rider combinations have been awarded Land Rover Competition Grants to compete at the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CCI***, Sept. 12-15 in Woodstock, England.
Clark Montgomery (Wiltshire, England) on Jessica Montgomery, Kathryn Kraft, and Holly and William Becker’s Loughan Glen, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
Sharon White (Summit Point, W.Va.) on her own Wundermaske, a 10-year-old Hanoverian/Thoroughbred gelding
To earn more about the Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials CCI*** visit the official website.
The following horse-and-rider combinations have been awarded Land Rover Competition Grants to compete at the Military Boekelo CCIO***, Oct. 10-13 in Boekelo, the Netherlands.
Will Coleman (Charlottesville, Va.) on Four Star Eventing Group’s OBOS O’Reilly, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
Buck Davidson (Ocala, Fla.) on Debbie Adams’ DA Adirmo, an 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, Va.) on Team Rebecca LLC’s Veronica, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, Pa.) on Trading Aces LLC’s Trading Aces, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
Caitlin Silliman (Chestertown, Md.) on her own Catch A Star, a 13-year-old Holsteiner/Thoroughbred mare
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To learn more about the Military Boekelo CCIO****, visit the official website.
The following horse-and-rider combinations have been awarded Land Rover Competition Grants to compete at the Les Estoiles De Pau CCI****, Oct. 23-27, 2013 in Pau, France.
Will Faudree (Hoffman, N.C.) on Jennifer Mosing’s Andromaque, a 12-year-old Irish Thoroughbred mare
Kristi Nunnink (Auburn, Calif.) on her own R-Star, a 12-year-old Holsteiner mare
Marilyn Little (Frederick, Md.) on Raylyn Farms and Team Demeter’s RF Demeter, an 11-year-old Oldenburg mare
Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pa.) on the Mr. Medicott Syndicate’s Mr. Medicott, a 14-year-old Irish Sport Horse
Clark Montgomery (Wiltshire, England) on Jessica Montgomery, Carole Montgomery, Janet Higgins, and Elizabeth Smith’s Universe, a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Hannah Sue Burnett (The Plains, Va.) on Jacqueline Mars’ Harbour Pilot, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding
Michael Pollard (Dalton, Ga.) on Carl Bouckaert’s Mensa G, a 15-year-old Thoroughbred gelding
To learn more about the Les Estoiles De Pau CCI**** visit the official website.
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