Sinead Halpin is one of the members of the US Eventing Eligible Athletes Committee
The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has seated three new eventing committees. The Eventing High Performance Committee and Eventing Selection Committee are both pending approval of the USEF Executive Committee. The election for the Eventing Eligible Athletes has been finalised.
Eventing High Performance Committee (Pending approval of the USEF Executive Committee)
Derek DiGrazia, Chair
Jan Byyny (Elected Athlete)
Robert Costello
Buck Davidson (Elected Athlete)
Phillip Dutton (Elected Athlete)
Roger Haller
Malcolm Hook
Mike Huber
Robert Kellerhouse
Marilyn Payne
Brian Sabo
Eventing Eligible Athletes Committee
Phillip Dutton, Chair
Buck Davidson, Vice-Chair
Jan Byyny
Will Coleman
Sinead Halpin
Becky Holder
Jon Holling
Michael Pollard
Allison Springer
Eventing Selection Committee (Pending approval of the USEF Executive Committee)
Robert Costello, Chair
Bruce Davidson
Derek DiGrazia
Marcia Kulak
Kim Severson
Redesigned Developing Riders/Eventing 25 Program
Meanwhile, at the younger end of the sport, USEF and its Eventing High Performance Department has also announced a redesigned Developing Riders/Eventing 25 Program beginning in 2013. In 2013, a Developing Rider will be defined as a rider (maximum age of 25) who has achieved a qualifying result at the CCI2* level. Chef d'Equipe David O'Connor will lead the Developing Riders/Eventing 25 program and coach the accepted athletes. In addition to lessons under saddle, there will be a classroom component to this program. Topics will include theory, training and course design. There will also be presentations by guest speakers on subjects including veterinary care and stable management.
The following horses and riders have been chosen by the Eventing Selection Committee and approved by the Eventing High Performance Committee to take part in the 2013 Developing Riders/Eventing 25 Program. These combinations have been invited to take part in training sessions with O'Connor in Gilroy, California and Ocala, Florida.
California Training Session
The following combinations have been selected to participate in training sessions generously hosted by Flying Tail Farms at Red Fox Farm in Gilroy, CA January 21-24:
Zachary Brandt (Thousand Oaks, CA) and his own Cavallino Cocktail: Cavallino Cocktail is a 2002 Irish Sport Horse mare
Marc Grandia (Onalaska, WA) and Daniel and Shirley Aronson's Parker:Parker is a 2001 Thoroughbred gelding
Katherine Groesbeck (Temecula, CA) and her own Oz the Tin Man:Oz the Tin Man is a 1997 Anglo-Arabian gelding
Teresa Harcourt (Penn Valley, CA) and her own Bonza Twist of Fate:Bonza Twist of Fate is a 1999 Irish Thoroughbred gelding
Avery Klunick (Midland, TX) and her own and Chip Klunick's In It to Win It: In It to Win It is a 2000 New Zealand Sport Horse gelding
Jordan Lindstedt (Redmond, WA) and her own Revitavet Capato: Revitavet Capato is a 2003 Hanoverian gelding
Mackenna Shea (Tacoma, WA) and her own Landioso: Landioso is a 2002 Bavarian Warmblood gelding
Florida Training Session
The following combinations have been selected to participate in training sessions generously hosted by Meredyth South in Ocala, FL January 27-February 1:
Nora Battig (Granite Bay, CA) and her own Steppin' Out: Steppin' Out is a 2005 Trakehner/Thoroughbred mare
Danielle Dichting (Roswell, GA) and her own The Graduate: The Graduate is a 1998 Sachsen-Anhaltiner gelding
Jacob Fletcher (North Little Rock, AR) and Fletcher Farms' The Prof : The Prof is a 2003 Irish Sport Horse gelding
Connor Husain (Great Falls, VA) and his own and Leslie and Najaf Husain's Piece of Hope: Piece of Hope is a 1999 Swedish Warmblood gelding
Lauren Kieffer (Middleburg, VA) and Jacqueline Mars' Cosima 201:Cosima 201 is a 2005 Holsteiner mare
Lauren Lambert (Goshen, KY) and Sally Abell's Honour Mission*: Honour Mission is a 2001 Thoroughbred gelding
Meghan O'Donoghue (Carbondale, IL) and her own Pirate: Pirate is a 2002 Thoroughbred gelding
Caitlin Silliman (Chestertown, MD) and her own Catch A Star: Catch A Star is a 2000 Holsteiner/Thoroughbred mare
Lizzie Snow (Milwaukie, OR) and Kathryn Rosson and Diane Snow's Coal Creek: Coal Creek is a 2000 Thoroughbred gelding
Kendyl Tracy (Aurora, CO) and A Bit of Tack's Ever So Luck: Ever So Lucky is a 1999 Thoroughbred mare
Florida Alternates
1. Jenny Caras (Marietta, GA) and her own Fernhill Stowaway: Fernhill Stowaway is a 2006 Dutch Warmblood gelding
2. Lindsey Oaks (Lexington, KY) and David Oaks and Bobby Faircloth's Enchantez: Enchantez is a 2000 Thoroughbred gelding
3. Elinor MacPhail (Bluemont, VA) and Sally Crane's RF Eloquence: RF Eloquence is a 2005 Holsteiner gelding
4. Kaitlin Spurlock (Lovettsville, VA) and her own Expedience: Expedience is a 1997 Thoroughbred gelding
5. Alexandra Green (Louisville, TN) and Paul Green's Fernhill Cubalawn: Fernhill Cubalawn is a 2003 Holsteiner gelding
*This pair has been 'Talent Spotted' on to this list.
