Birthdate: 2/17/58
Location: The Plains, Va.
Farm: O’Connor Event Team
411: Karen began competing internationally in 1979, when she was just 21 years old. In 1993 she married fellow equestrian, David O’Connor, and the two went on to create an eventing dynasty, once even standing on the Olympic podium together. Karen is a top international rider, and the top female event rider in the US.
Birthdate: 3/26/62
Location: Aldie, VA
Farm: Southern Edition Farm
411: From Virginia, Stephen got his first taste of competition riding in for the Loudon County Pony Club. He turned professional while in college and began competing internationally in 1989. Stephen got his professional start grooming for Bruce Davidson, and has gone on to create his own eventing legacy.
Stats: age 44, Kalispell, Mont.
My Sedona: ch. m., 16 hands, 13 years, U.S.-bred Thoroughbred (Starbird Glacier—Past Noon, Sauce Boat), owned by Cindy Marvin.
Last year, this pair was sixth in the Bromont CCI*** (Que.), ninth in the Galway Downs CIC*** (Calif.), and 10th in the CIC*** at The Event At Rebecca Farm (Mont.). This spring they were fifth in a division of advanced at Twin Rivers Winter (Calif.).
Stats: age 28, Shropshire, England.
ODT Sonas Rovatio: b. g., 16.1 hands, 9 years, Irish-bred (Diamond Mine—D’s And Do’s), owned by Andrew Cawthray.
Last year, this pair was eighth at the Boekelo CCI*** (the Nether-lands), 20th at the Blenheim CIC*** (England) and won the Strzegom CCI** (Poland).
Horse: Courageous Comet, gelding
(Comet Shine x Rosenelli)
14-year-old Thoroughbred (OTTB)
Owned by the rider and Tom Holder
Birthdate: 4/24/1969
Location: Palmetto, Ga.
Stats: age 28, South Conway, N.H.
In 2008, they completed the Dansko Fair Hill CCI*** (Md.), and last year they placed seventh at advanced at Rocking Horse (Fla.), fourth in the Maui Jim CIC*** (Ill.) and 14th at the Plantation Field CIC*** (Pa.). This spring, they won the advanced at Poplar Place Farm (Ga.) and were ninth at Pine Top Advanced (Ga.).
Jimmy's Prediction: I have not seen this pair compete this year.
Stats: age 25, Lincoln University, Pa.
Buckingham Place: b. g., 16 hands, 15 years, U.S.-bred Thoroughbred (Buck-aroo—Old Maid), owned by the rider and Kim Ziegler, Lincoln University, Pa.
In 2008, they finished 25th at the Dansko Fair Hill CCI*** (Md.), and last year they finished 35th at Rolex Kentucky. This spring, they were 12th in an advanced division at Pine Top (Ga.) and won the Red Hills CIC*** (Fla.).
Stats: age 32, Ramona, Calif.
The Good Witch: b. m., 15.2 hands, 14 years, Irish-bred Thor-oughbred, owned by Daisy Tog-nazzini, Los Olivos, Calif.
In 2008, they were seventh at Rolex Kentucky. Last year, they finished 31st at the Land Rover Burghley CCI**** (Eng-land) and second at The Event At Rebecca Farm CIC***-W (Mont.). This spring, they placed fourth in the intermediate/ advanced division at The Event At 3 Day Ranch (Calif.) and the Galway Downs CIC*** (Calif.).
Stats: age 40, Duvall, Wash.
Coal Creek: dk. b. g., 16.2 hands, 10 years, U.S.-bred Thoroughbred (by Devil On Ice), owned by rider and Kathryn Sullivan, Clackamas, Ore.
In 2008, they won the Dansko Fair Hill CCI*** (Md.). Last year, they won the intermediate at the Northwest Equestrian Fall Gala (Wash.) and were second at intermediate at Twin Rivers (Calif.). This spring, they were sixth in the advanced at The Fork (N.C.), 12th at intermediate at Galway Downs (Calif.) and second in a preliminary at Pine Top (Ga.).
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