Classic Equine Equipment

Our 2016 Olympic Horses

Written by Classic Equine Equipment Blog | Aug 2, 2016 1:00:14 PM

Having kept up with the U.S.A. Equestrian Team Selections, I was surprised to find that not much is written about the horses who are going to Rio. So here are some basics about our "Team Equine":

DRESSAGE

NAME:  Roosevelt

BREED: Hanoverian

AGE: 14

SEX: Stallion

RIDER: Allison Brock

OWNER: Claudine & Fritz Kundrun

NAME: Verdades

BREED:  KWPN

AGE: 14

SEX: Stallion

RIDER: Laura Graves

OWNER: Graves

NAME: Dublet

BREED: Danish Warmblood

AGE: 13

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Kasey Perry-Glass

OWNER: Diane Perry

NAME: Legolas 92

BREED: Westphalian

AGE: 14

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Steffen Peters

OWNER: Four Winds Farm

NAME: Rosamund (DIRECT RESERVE)

BREED: Rheinlander

AGE:  9

SEX: Mare

RIDER: Steffen Peters

OWNER: Four Wind's Farm

NAME: Doktor (TRAVELING RESERVE)

BREED: Oldenberg

AGE: 13

SEX:  Gelding

RIDER: Shelly Francis

OWNER:  Patricia Stempel

JUMPING

NAME: Barron

BREED: Belgian Warmblood

AGE: 12

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Lucy Davis

OWNER: Old Oak Farm

NAME: Voyeur

BREED: KWPN

AGE: 14

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Kent Farrington

OWNER: Amalaya Investment

NAME: Cortes 'C'

BREED: Belgian Warmblood

AGE: 14

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Beezie Madden

OWNER: Abigail Wexner

NAME: HH Azur

BREED: Belgian Warmblood

AGE: 10

SEX: Mare

RIDER: McLain Ward

OWNER: Double H Farm and Francois Mathy

EVENTING

NAME: Fernhill Cubalawn

BREED: Holsteiner

AGE: 13

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Phillip Dutton

OWNER: Caroline Moran, Simon Roosevelt and Thomas Tierney

NAME: Mighty Nice (DIRECT RESERVE)

BREED: Irish Sport Horse

AGE: 12

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Phillip Dutton

OWNER: HND Group

NAME: Fernhill Fugitive (DIRECT RESERVE)

BREED: Irish Sport Horse

AGE: 11

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Phillip Dutton

OWNER:Ann Jones and Thomas Tierney

NAME: Veronica

BREED: KWPN

AGE: 14

SEX: Mare

RIDER: Lauren Kieffer

OWNER: Team Rebecca, LLC

NAME: Meadowbrook's Scarlett (DIRECT RESERVE)

BREED: Thoroughbred Cross

AGE: 9

SEX: Mare

RIDER: Lauren Kieffer

OWNER: Marie Le Menestrel

NAME: Blackfoot Mystery

BREED: Thoroughbred

AGE: 12

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Boyd Martin

OWNER: Blackfoot Mystery Syndicate, LLC

NAME: Welcome Shadow (DIRECT RESERVE)

BREED: Thoroughbred Cross

AGE: 11

SEX: Mare

RIDER: Boyd Martin

OWNER: Gloria Callen

NAME: Loughan Glen

BREED: Irish Sport Horse

AGE: 13

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Clark Montgomery

OWNER: Holly and William Becker, Kathryn Kraft and Jessica Montgomery

NAME: Donner (TRAVELING RESERVE)

BREED: Thoroughbred

AGE: 13

SEX: Gelding

OWNER: Donner Syndicate, LLC

NAME: Super Sock's BCF (RESERVE)

BREED: Irish Sport Horse

AGE: 10

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Matthew Brown

OWNER: Blossom Creek Foundation

NAME: Manoir de Carneville (RESERVE)

BREED: Selle Francais

AGE: 16

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Sinead Halpin

OWNER: Manoir de Carneville Syndicate, LLC

NAME: Simply Priceless (RESERVE)

BREED: Thoroughbred

AGE: 15

SEX: Gelding

RIDER: Elisa Wallace

OWNER: Simply Priceless Syndication, LLC

U.S. A. Horses By The Numbers:

SEX:  Stallions - 2      Mares - 4       Geldings - 16

BREED:  Thoroughbred/TB X - 5      Irish Sport Horse - 4       KWPN - 3

Belgian Warmblood - 3         Hanovarian - 1       Danish Warmblood - 1

Holsteiner - 1       Westphalian - 1       Rheinlander - 1        Oldenberg - 1

Selle Francais - 1

Photo credits:
Roosevelt - Eurodressage.com
HH Azur - Equestrian Life
Blackfoot Mystery - BoydandSilvaMartin.com