USEF Names the 2008 Olympic Eventing Team
July 14, 2008 (Lexington,
KY) - The USEF has named the
following horse/rider combinations to the 2008 US Olympic Team in
Eventing. These five combinations will represent the United States at
the 2008 Olympic Games, the Equestrian portion of which will be held in
Hong Kong, beginning on August 8.
Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner (in alphabetical order):
Phillip Dutton/44/West Grove, PA/Connaught/15/Irish Sport Horse/G/Bruce
Duchossois
Becky Holder/39/Mendota Heights, MN/Courageous
Comet/12/Thoroughbred/G/Becky and Thomas Holder, Jr.
Gina Miles/34/Creston, CA/McKinlaigh/14/Irish Sport Horse/Gina Miles,
Laura Coats and Thomas Schulz
Amy Tryon/38/Duvall, WA/Poggio II/16/Thoroughbred/G/Amy and Greg Tryon
and Mark Hart
Heidi White/42/Aiken, SC/Northern Spy/15/English Thoroughbred/G/Heidi
White
Replacements in alphabetical order:
Bruce Davidson, Jr./32/ Ocala, FL/BallyNoe Castle RM/8/Irish
Thoroughbred/G/Carl and Cassandra Segal
Phillip Dutton/44/West Grove, PA/Woodburn/13/Thoroughbred/G/Acorn Hill
Farm
Bonnie Mosser/45/Unionville, PA/Merloch/11/New Zealand Thoroughbred
Cross/G/Bonnie Mosser and Margaret Egan
Karen O'Connor/50/The Plains, VA/Mandiba/9/Irish Thoroughbred/G/Joan
Goswell
The horses in the U.S. will ship to England on July 17 where they will
join McKinlaigh, Poggio and Mandiba. These horses will enter quarantine
on July 22, 2008 and ship to Hong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30.
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 Amy
has competed extensively at the national and international levels:
* 1st place, Jersey Fresh CCI*** 2008
(Leyland)
* 6th place, The Fork CIC*** 2008 (Coal
Creek)
* 7th place, The Fork CIC*** 2008 (Leyland)
*
1st place, Poplar Place CIC** 2008 (That's Smart)
* 2nd place, Red Hills CIC*** 2008 (Leyland)
*
4th place, Red Hills CIC** 2008 (Coal Creek)
* 10th place, Red Hills Intermediate 2008 (That's Smart)
* 10th place, Pine Top Spring Advanced HT 2008 (Poggio
II)
*
1st place, Ocala Winter HT Intermediate 2008 (Poggio II)
* 6th place, Woodside HT Advanced 2007 (Coal Creek)
*
1st place, Florida Three Day CCI** 2007 (Coal Creek)
*
4th place, The Fork CIC***W 2007 (Le Samurai)
* 1st place, Red Hills Advanced 2007 (Le Samurai)
*
5th place, Red Hills CIC** 2007 (Coal Creek)
*
2006 United States Eventing Association Lady Rider of the Year
*
2006 Chronicle of the Horse, Eventing Horseman of the Year
*
2006 Chronicle of the Horse, Eventing Horse of the Year (Poggio II)
*
1st place, Galway Downs CCI**
2006
(Leyland)
*
2nd place, Galway Downs CCI* 2006 (Coal Creek)
* 3rd place, Event at Rebecca Farm CIC** 2006 (Leyland)
*
Individual Bronze, World Equestrian Games
Aachen 2006
(Poggio II)
* 5th place Blenheim CCI*** 2006 (Le Samurai)
*
5th place Rolex Kentucky
CCI**** 2006
(Woodstock)
* 1st place, Poplar Place CIC* 2006 (Leyland)
* 3rd place, Poplar Place HT Advanced 2006 (Poggio II)
*
1st place, Twin Rivers HT Advanced 2006 (Woodstock)
*
3rd place, Colorado Horse Park Advanced 2005 (Smoke Signal)
*
10th place Rolex Kentucky CCI**** 2005
(Poggio II)
*
1st place Foxhall Cup, CCI** 2005 (Smoke Signal)
*
6th place, Chatsworth Georgia CIC*** 2005 (Poggio II)
*
3rd place, Poplar Place CIC* 2005 (Felix)
*
2nd place Southern Pines 2005 AdvancedB (Woodstock)
* 5th place Southern Pines 2005 AdvancedA (Poggio II)
* Team Bronze Medal, Athens Olympics 2004 (Poggio II)
*
1st place Southern Pines 2004 AdvancedA (My
Beau)
* 1st place Southern Pines 2004 AdvancedB (Poggio II)
* 1st place North Georgia Classic 2004 CIC*** (My Beau)
*
4th place Rolex Kentucky International CCI**** Modified Division 2004
(My Beau)
*
11th place Rolex Kentucky International CCI**** Modified Division 2004
(Poggio II)
* Team Gold Medal, World Equestrian Games Jerez 2002
(Poggio II)
* United States Eventing Association Ironmaster Trophy
for Courage and Fortitude 2003
* 1st place at every Pacific Northwest competition entered 2003
*
3rd place Rolex Kentucky CCI**** 2002 (Poggio II)
* “Best Conditioned Horse” Rolex Kentucky 2002 (Poggio II)
* Highest-placed American, Badminton
CCI**** 2002
* Short-listed for the US Olympic Team Sydney 2000
* 4th place individual Pan American Games Winnipeg 1999
* Highest-placed American Punchestown 3-Day Event 1999
.JPG) Amy Tryon
rode a borrowed pony in her first 3-Day Event at the age of 8, and in
the ensuing 20+ years has never lost her goal of riding for the United
States. She finished high school early in order to gain upper
level experience beyond the pacific northwest. From age 16 to 21, Amy traveled the country with two horses, competing, training with
world-class instructors, and supporting herself as a working student.
After completing college, Amy started her career as a professional firefighter which allowed her the flexibility to balance her
business
commitments with
her equestrian goals.
 She
retired from firefighting in the summer of 2006 to devote herself
entirely to riding.
Amy is based out of Mapleleaf
Eventing (at Upson Downs in Duvall, WA) a 20-stall barn she manages. She rides 4-5
horses most days and teaches many lessons. Amy also donates her time to local Pony Clubs, 4-H
groups, and up-and-coming Young Riders - giving clinics in dressage,
jumping, and horse management.
(Photo of Amy and Poggio II
in dressage at the 2004 Olympics by Florencia Arrambide.)
Having one very talented horse is something all equestrian
competitors hope for; having the opportunity to compete multiple such
horses in a given season is the dream of a lifetime. Amy's friends,
family, and long-time instructor, Ruth Weissiger Moore of Whidbey Island,
WA, form the core of her support group. All have reached out with
extraordinary help to make Amy's journey possible. THANK YOU.
(Photo
of Amy and Poggio II on cross-country at the Olympics by Dean Rutz, The Seattle Times
2004)
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