The 2008 Olympic Equestrian Jumper Lineup
Here are the horsemen and women who will be representing the United States at the Equestrian Olympic jumping events in Hong Kong this year.
Be sure to check out the olympic equestrian schedule so you can cheer for your favorites.
*Update: Eric Lamaze and Hickstead won the equestrian individual jumping competition and the American team took gold in the team jumping competition. Be sure to take a look at the rest of the 2008 jumping results to see how your favorite competitor placed.
Announcing the 2008 Teams
Breezie Madden and Authentic
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Age: 45
Hometown: Cazenovia, NY
Mount: Authentic a 13 year old KWPN gelding
Mounts Owner: Abigail Wexner
McLain Ward and Sapphire
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Age: 33
Hometown: brewster, NY
Mount: Sapphire a 13 year old Belgian Warmblood mare
Mounts Owner: McLain Ward, Tom Grossman & Blue Chip Bloodstock
Will Simpson and Carlsson vom Dach
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Age: 49
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Mount: Carlsson vom Dach a 12 year old Holsteiner gelding
Mounts Owner: El Campeon Farm
Laura Kraut and Cedric
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Age: 43
Hometown: Wellington, FL
Mount: Cedric a 10 year old KWPN gelding
Mounts Owner: Happy Hill Farm & Peter Wetherill
Traveling Replacement
Anne Kursinski and Champ 163
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Age: 49
Hometown: Frenchtown, NJ
Mount: Champ 163 a 9 year old Holsteiner stallion
Mounts Owner: Legacy Stables
Additional Replacements
Charlie Jayne and Urbanus
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Age: 22
Hometown: Frenchtown, NJ
Mount: Urbanus an 11 year old Belgian Warmblood gelding
Mounts Owner: Alex Jayne
Nicole Shahinian-Simpson and SRF Dragonfly
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Age: 33
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Mount: SRF Dragonfly an 11 year old Belgian Warmblood mare
Mounts Owner: Silver Raven Farm and Katie Polk
Anne Kursinski and Roxana 112
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Age: 49
Hometown: Frenchtown, NJ
Mount: Roxana 112 a 14 year old Hessen mare
Mounts Owner: Scott Hakim
Kate Levy and Vent du Nord
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Age: 27
Hometown: Wellington
Mount: Vent du Nord a 10 year old Belgian Warmblood gelding
Mounts Owner: Kate Levy LLC and Nadine Levy
Georgina Bloomberg and Curius
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Age: 25
Hometown: New York, NY
Mount: Curius a 13 year old Holsteiner stallion
Mounts Owner: Gotham North Enterprizes, LLC
Cara Raether and Ublesco
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Age: 29
Hometown: North Palm Beach, FL
Mount: Ublesco an 11 year old Belgian Warmblood stallion
Mounts Owner: Treelawny Farm
Beezie Madden and Judgement
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Age: 45
Hometown: Cazenovia, NY
Mount: Judgement a 17 year old Royal Dutch Warmblood stallion
Mounts Owner: Iron Spring Farm
Don’t forget to check out the US olympic eventing team and the US olympic dressage team too.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
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