USEF Announces Land Rover Grants for Boekelo CCIO3* Event

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Created on Friday, 17 August 2012 13:27

The following horse-and-rider Eventing combinations have been awarded Land Rover Grants to compete on the U.S. Nations Cup team at the Boekelo CCIO3* in The Netherlands, October 11-14, 2012.

The United States will be represented by the following four riders (listed in Alphabetical Order):

Jennie Brannigan (West Grove, PA) on Nina Gardner’s Cambalda - 10-year-old Thoroughbred cross gelding

Phillip Dutton (West Grove, PA) on Tom Tierney’s Atlas - 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding

Jon Holling (Ocala, FL) on Constance Ann Holling’s Downtown Harrison - 8-year-old Trakehner/Thoroughbred gelding

Clark Montgomery (Kennett Square, PA) on Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft's Loughan Glen - 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding

The following two combinations have been named as alternates:

Buck Davidson (Ocala, FL) on Sherrie Martin’s The Apprentice - 8-year-old Oldenburg gelding

Will Faudree (Hoffman, NC) on Jennifer Mosing's Pawlow - 13-year-old Irish Thoroughbred gelding

Each Nations Cup team member will receive a $15,000 Land Rover Grant to help offset expenses directly related to the event. Captain Mark Phillips will serve as Chef d’Equipe and in-coming Technical Adviser for the U.S. eventing team, David O’Connor, will serve as coach at the Boekelo CCIO3*.  It is anticipated, that prior to departure a brief training camp is tentatively scheduled for the week of October 5th.