American rider Buck Davidson had a strong year in 2014 which was celebrated at the 2014 United States Eventing Association (USEA) Convention in December. At the end of year event Davidson was named the USEA High Score Rider of the Year while his mount Ballynoe Castle RM was named the USEA Highest-Scoring Horse of all time—breaking the record held for the past eight years by three-time Rolex Kentucky winner Winsome Adante.
Buck, the son of back-to-back world champion eventer Bruce Davidson, was named the 2014 Adequan USEA Gold Cup Champion and finished third on Ballynoe Castle RM at the Rolex Kentucky CCI4*. The pair also made their second World Championship appearance as members of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Davidson says that fourteen-year-old Ballynoe Castle RM, an Irish Sport Horse gelding affectionately known as Reggie, is “without a doubt” his favorite mount. “Horses don't do what he's done. He gives the best effort every single time you ride him. He's the smartest horse I've ever been around”
