June/July News
Looking for a top class facility to keep your horse? Mapleleaf Eventing at Upson Downs has a few openings for boarders. All levels of horses and riders, and all disciplines are welcome. Check out our boarding and training page for additional information.

April/May News
Team Tryon congratulates all the horses and riders at The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and at The Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. Quick links to Badminton website and Rolex website.

Feb/March Event Calendar
From late January through April, Amy and several of her students are based out of beautiful El Campeon Farm in Thousand Oaks, CA. Spring competitions have gone well for Team Tryon horses and riders.

January - May 2011 Plans
Amy, more than 10 horses, and some lucky Team Tryon members will journey to California for clinics, training sessions, competitions and hopefully, warm, dry weather. Tentative schedule.

2010-2011 Winter Training Schedule
The USEF 2011 Eventing High Performance Training Sessions take place on the east and west coasts February - April 2011. The east coast sessions are in FL, NC, and SC. All the west coast sessions are in CA. For more information, see the schedule on the USEA website.
 

Leyland Selected as Alternate for WEG
The USEF named Leyland and Amy as alternates on the US Eventing Team for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Announcement on USEA website.

Richland Park Recap
The two divisions of the Advanced Level at The Richland Park Horse Trials were packed full of the best horses and riders in America and Canada... Read more on the USEA Blog.

Team Tryon Aug/Sept Update
It's nail biting time for US and Canadian short-listed riders and their horses (do horses bite their nails too?) With the WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES (WEG) Eventing competition less than 30 days away, riders are keenly aware of their horses' every breath, every heartbeat, every mouthful... Read more.

Event at Rebecca Farm
Amy and Leyland finished in 1st place in the Advanced division at the Event at Rebecca Farm July 21-25. Read more about it on the USEA Blog. (Left: photo of Amy and Leyland at Rebecca Farm 2010 by Emily Daily)

Rebecca Farm Report from Jemi
What an incredible show the west put on for the east at the Rebecca Farm Horse Trials.  We’ve always known the Rebecca Farm competition to be famous for the site, the organization, the courses, the amenities, the friendliness, and the spirit of good competition. And this year was no exception. But this year, for the first time, top riders and their horses came from the east... Read more.

USEF Names Partial Short List for 2010 WEG US Eventing Team
Amy and Leyland are named on the partial short list for the 2010 Land Rover US Eventing Team representing the United States at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. Up to 18 horse/rider combinations can be submitted on the Nominated Entry, which is due August 16, 2010... Read more. (Below: Amy and Leyland at Rolex 2010 by Beth Rasin, Chronicle of the Horse)


Rolex Kentucky CCI**** Three-Day Event 2010
Chronicle of the Horse Rolex analysis and coverage
Eventing Radio Show, Greg Tryon co-hosts Rolex Day 1
USEA Blog and photos
USEA on Twitter
Three Days Three Ways Blog

Captain Phillips Training Sessions
Check out some cool photos by Caroline Cravine of the eventing winter training sessions with Captain Phillips. 
 
Team Tryon CA Trip Recap
Ashley Colonel, the world's best business manager (and more, seriously, hire her and you'll see why), recounts Team Tryon's five-week stay in CA at beautiful El Campeon Farm. Read more about the excursion in the sun in the Team Tryon Eventing CA Trip Recap.

Team Tryon January News from Jemi
Checkout the winter 2010 update from Jemi (aka mom). If your email address has changed and you didn't receive the newsletter direct to your inbox, please drop Jemi a note at jemicain@aol.com to let her know your new contact info!
 

Amy and Leyland finish in 14th place at Burghley CCI**** 2009
Amy and Leyland finish in 14th place on a final score of 69.1. Oliver Townend (GBR) and Carousel Quest led from start to finish at this years Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, finishing on a score of 43. Other top fifteen American finishers include Buck Davidson on Ballynoe Castle RM in 11th place, and Phillip Dutton on Truluck in 4th place. 

The Event at Rebecca Farm, July 2009
Team Tryon had a busy week in Montana. We arrived very early on Monday morning, a day before the training sessions with Capt Mark Phillips. The horses settled in well...all 6 of them that Amy rode! Check out the USEA Eventing Blog for day-by-day coverage of the competition plus great photos here.

An Olympic Experience Event Camp, June 2009
What an incredible week! Check out photographs from a week filled with knowledge exchange and fun.

Here are a few perspectives on the camp: check out Max Corcoran's blog about her time out west. Also, Amy's mom, Jemi, shares adventures of the drive and of day 1 at camp, plus, here's an article from the Flathead Beacon. Enjoy!

Team Tryon News, May 2009
Kentucky was a weekend filled with emotions. Leyland debuted at the four-star level and rose to the challenge finishing in 13th place in a competitive field. Poggio II went along for the trip to Lexington and was officially retired from International competition in a touching ceremony on Sunday morning.

Leyland returned home in great spirits and enjoyed some down time. Back to work with the rest of the horses and a busy summer and fall schedule to look forward to. Stay tuned for an updated competition calendar and news from the exciting "Olympic Experience" eventing camp in June at Rebecca Farms.


Team Tryon News, April 2009
We just returned from a warm and sunny weekend at Galway Downs in Temecula, CA. Amy and Leyland won the CIC***, finishing on a double clear stadium round. Leyland will be making his four-star debut at the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in just a few weeks. More on Galway Downs results.

Accompanying Leyland to the Kentucky Horse Park is Poggio, who will be there for his official retirement ceremony. If you'll be at Rolex, please come say hello and take pics with Pogi. He loves to meet his fans! Stay tuned for more news later this month. (Photo at left by Joshua Walker.)

Team Tryon News, March 2009
What happened to sunny CA? It's been a hard 2009 in terms of WA weather...and CA wasn't much better, unfortunately. Even so, we had a great trip to CA with two successful outings - Ram Tap Horse Trials (Fresno, CA) and Twin Rivers Horse Trials (Paso Robles, CA). Leyland won the Intermediate division at Ram Tap (in the pouring rain). At Twin, Nico and Amy competed together for the first time – finishing 14th in the Intermediate division. Devon, also in Intermediate, finished 2nd. Last, but not least, Leyland finished 4th in the Advanced division.

We'll be home for a few weeks then back to CA for Galway Downs (March 27-29). If all goes according to plan, and everyone is happy and sound, Leyland is off to Rolex.

In other news, we have a fantastic camp planned this summer at Rebecca Farms called “They Olympic Experience”. Amy will be joined by Karen and David O'Connor for a week of fun in Kalispell, MT June 16-21. It should be awesome. More details to come!

Greg Tryon on Stable Scoop Episode #27
Greg joined three other horse husbands on Glenn the Geek's radio show. A fun listen - check it out here.

Congratulations to Mr. Richard Thompson on the purchase of That's Smart

The newest addition to the O'Connor Event Team is That's Smart. He and Karen are already enjoying great success together, most recently finishing in second place at the Ocala CCI**.  Smarty was bred by Joanne Bridgman, in New Zealand, and Amy imported him less than 2 years ago. He and Amy competed through the 2-star level.
 

Leyland wins Jersey Fresh CCI***
Amy Tryon wins the 3-star event on Leyland in his first year at the advanced level. Read more.

Amy is in Kentucky, but thanks to a last minute knee surgery Wednesday (yesterday), will not be riding. Needless to say, Pogi is a little cranky that his rider is lame and that he has to stand around while all the other horses get to have fun.

They are both looking towards Jersey Fresh now. Wishing all the horses and riders a very successful Kentucky weekend! (Photo of Amy & Smarty.)

March 18, 2008
Amy reports she was very pleased with the boys this past weekend at Red Hills. Poggio competed in the CIC***W and was in 11th place after dressage with a 51.2. He started off well on the cross-country course but was retired after the eighth fence having gotten his tongue over the bit.

Leyland and Devon competed in the CIC*** and finished in 2nd and 4th places respectively. Smarty competed in the Intermediate division, his third competition at this level, finishing in 11th place. Amy was particularly pleased with everyone's show jumping rounds - a double clear for Leyland, clean jumping with two time faults for Devon and a double clear for Smarty.

Next up for the boys is Poplar Place HT where everyone will be competing at the Preliminary level for a bit of a breather. Then they are off to The Fork in early April for the CIC. Stay tuned for more news in the coming months.

Kick on,
Team Tryon
 

April 2, 2007

I can’t believe it's the start of a new season already! Every year it seems to be less of a break over the winter. First bit of news, I decided to sell Woodstock. He went to Ellie Crane, in Ohio. I'm very excited for them and wish them the best of luck. The Woodstock group decided to invest some of Woody’s proceeds into a new prospect and purchased a lovely grey gelding named Smarty from Joanne Bridgman of New Zealand. More

(Photo of Amy & Poggio visiting with a local 4-H club in Kent, WA)

January 1, 2007
We have had more natural disasters in the State of Washington in the last few months than I can ever remember. Are those frogs or locusts I see raining from the sky? Greg and I feel very lucky to have escaped mostly unharmed; however, I have gotten very intimate with our chainsaw and tractor. Greg on the other hand could have a new career as a pyromaniac (he gets to burn all the stuff we cut, with a permit of course...) More

September 25, 2006 (Aachen report)
The first bit of exciting news is the arrival of a new Team Tryon member: Le Samurai, a.k.a. Sparky. Sparks arrived the first part of June and quickly fit in - a bay, slightly quirky, and a cribber - how could I go wrong! More
 

Aachen, 2006: Finishing on a score of 50.7, Amy & Poggio brought home the Individual Bronze Medal. Amy is thrilled with Poggio - starting off the competition with a solid dressage ride, a double clear XC ride and a double clear stadium ride. The U.S. team finished a close 4th to Australia. Germany won the Team Gold Medal with a score of 156, Great Britain won the Team Silver with 180, and Australia won the Team Bronze with 197.
 

Overlake Hospital Benefit 2005
Amy and Poggio II performed a dressage and jumping exhibition ride at Rock Meadow Equestrian Centerin Issaquah, WA to benefit Overlake Hospital. Poggio enjoyed meeting many of his fans
(and several of Amy's colleagues from Eastside Fire & Rescue).

Amy and Poggio II were one of only two combinations to show jump double clean in the team and individual rounds finishing 6th individually. Amy and Poggio thank everyone who supported and encouraged them on the long journey towards the Olympics. Your good wishes and generosity made it all possible!  

Photo of Amy and Poggio II by Florencia Arrambide, 2004 Olympic Games

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