Horse: Cedric, gelding
(Chambertin x Cortina)
12-year-old Dutch Warmblood
owned by Happy Hill Farm

Birthday: 11/14/1965

Location: Middleburg, Va.

Website: Laura Kraut Net

Horse: Sapphire, mare
(Darco x Idjaz C)
15-year-old Belgian Warmblood
Owned by McLain Ward, Tom Grossman and Blue Chip Bloodstock

Birthdate: 10/17/1975

Location: Brewster, N.Y.

Accomplishments:

Horse: Mandiba, gelding
(Master Imp x High Dolly)
10-year-old Irish-bred Thoroughbred
Owned by Joan Goswell

Birthdate: 2/17/1958

Location: The Plains, Va.

Website: O'Connor Event Team

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.

This Irish entrepreneur brings more than business sense to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

He calls himself a storyteller, a fatalist, a brewer, a father, a husband and a businessman, but even these titles don’t fully define Pearse Lyons. While his family—wife Deirdre, son Mark and daughter Aoife—is most important to him, making a difference in the world is a close second to the owner and founder of the World Equestrian Games’ title sponsor, Alltech.