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).
Stats: age 39, Lovettsville, Va.
Gryffindor: b. g., 16.3 hands, 17 years, U.S.-bred Thoroughbred (Country Light— Lani Molly, Gallant Best), owned by rider.
Stats: age 27, Richmond, Va.
Anthony Patch: b. g., 16 hands, 12 years, U.S.-bred Thoroughbred (Castle Guard—Aimee Alexis), owned by rider.
In 2009, they were ninth at the Jersey Fresh CCI*** (N.J.) and 14th at the Fair Hill CCI*** (Md.). Last year, they were 14th at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****. This spring, they won a division of advanced at the Southern Pines Horse Trials (N.C.).
Stats: age 26, San Ramon, Calif.
Jumbo's Jake: b. g., 15.3 hands, 13 years, British-bred Irish Sport Horse (Jumbo—Lake Princess), owned by India McEvoy.
This pair was eighth in the Jersey Fresh CCI*** (N.J.) and third in the Galway Downs CCI*** (Calif.) last year. This spring they were second in a division of advanced at Twin Rivers Horse Trials (Calif.) and third in the CIC*** at Galway Downs (Calif.).
He’s officiated at every major horse show in the United States. He’s won championship honors at the National Horse Show and the Grand Prix of New York, but for James Arthur “Bucky” Reynolds II, horses haven’t been about accolades, so much as they’ve been a way of life.
No one taught Rodney Jenkins to ride. The man who would become one of the greatest hunter and jumper riders of all time never had a formal lesson from anyone.
Instead, Jenkins learned by listening to the horses and watching. “I learned a lot by the seat of my pants,” he said.
“We had woods behind the barn, and I’d build courses of old logs and branches and play horse show. Then, when I went to horse shows, I watched the people who won. I’d see their style and try to integrate it into the way I rode.”
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