Friday, May 22, 2009

Boyd Named to USEF Eventing High Performance List

It's great timing for Boyd to have received the thumbs-up to compete for the USA, because he and Remington XXV have been named to the USEF Eventing High Performance Training "B" List.

Horse and rider combinations on the lists may participate in training sessions with USEF Eventing Coach Capt. Mark Phillips. Training sessions will be held in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and California; dates to be determined. Some horse/rider combinations will receive grants for European competition and training. Grant amounts will be finalized in late July.

A List

• Stephen Bradley, 47, of Leesburg, Va., on Brandenburg’s Joshua, a 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Southern Edition Farm
• Jan Byyny, 41, of Purcellville, Va., on Waterfront, a 14-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Richard Byyny
• Will Coleman, 25, of Gordonsville, Va., on Twizzel, a 13-year-old Westphalian gelding owned by Tivoli Farm
• Buck Davidson, 32, of Ocala, Fla., on My Boy Bobby, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Carl & Cassandra Segal
• Phillip Dutton, 45, of West Grove, Pa., with Connaught, a 16-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Bruce Duchossois
• Phillip Dutton on Truluck, a 12-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Shannon Stimson and Ann Jones
• Phillip Dutton on Woodburn, a 13-year-old New Zealand Thoroughbred gelding owned by Acorn Hill Farm
• Becky Holder, 39, of Mendota Heights, Minn., on Courageous Comet, a 13-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Tom Holder
• Gina Miles, 35, of Atascadero, Calif., on McKinlaigh, a 15-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Thomas Schulz and Laura Coats
• Amy Tryon, 38, of Duvall, Wash., on Leyland, a 9-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Elisabeth Nicholson

B List

• Jennie Brannigan, 21, of West Grove, Pa., with Cooper, an 8-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by the rider
• Jan Byyny on Syd Kent, an 11-year-old New Zealand Thoroughbred gelding owned by JC Chester
• Buck Davidson on Ballynoe Castle RM, a 9-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Carl & Cassandra Segal
• Mara Dean, 35, of Round Hill, Va., on High Patriot, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by the rider
• Sara Dierks, 29, of Berryville, Va., on Somerset, a 13-year-old English Thoroughbred gelding owned by Edith and Sean Rameika and Ocala Horse Properties
• Will Faudree, 27, of Hoffman, N.C., on Pawlow, a 10-year-old Irish Thoroughbred gelding owned by Jennifer Mosing
• Lauren Kieffer, 21, of Middleburg, Va., on Snooze Alarm, a 12-year-old Anglo-Arabian gelding owned by the rider
• Tiffani Loudon-Meetze, 32, of Winnsboro, S.C., on Above ‘N’ Beyond, a 14-year-old Canadian Thoroughbred gelding owned by the rider
• Boyd Martin, 29, of West Grove, Pa., on Remington, a 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Henley House Stables
• Karen O’Connor, 50, of The Plains, Va., on Mandiba, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse owned by Joan Goswell
• Michael Pollard, 28, of Chatsworth, Ga., on Icarus, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Nathalie Pollard
• Missy Ransehousen, 39, of Unionville, Pa., on Critical Decision, a 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Jessica Ransehousen
• Kim Severson, 35, of Scottsville, Va., on Tipperary Liadhnan, a 12-year-old Irish Draught Sport Horse gelding owned by the Friends of Kim Severson
• Jolie Sexson, 27, of Martinez, Calif., on Killian O’Connor, an 11-year-old Selle Francais-Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Tracy Bowman
• Allison Springer, 34, of Marshall, Va., on Arthur, a 10-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by the rider
• Allison Springer on Destination Known, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by the rider
• Jennifer Wooten-DaFoe, 30, of Ramona, Calif., on The Good Witch, a 13-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare owned by Daisy and Donn Tognazzini

Developing Riders

• Emily Beshear, 31, of Somerset, Va., on Here’s To You, a 9-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Brickland Farm LLC
• Madeline Blackman, 18, of Ringoes, N.J., on Gordonstown, an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by the rider
• Tiana Coudray, 20, of Ojai, Calif., on Ringwood Magister, an 8-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Jatial Inc.
• Sinead Halpin, 27, of Middleburg, Va., on Manoir de Carneville, a 9-year-old Selle Francais gelding owned by the rider
• Alexis Helffrich, 27, Pleasanton, Calif., on Leyasta, a 10-year-old Selle Francais mare owned by Sarah Vernlund
• Andrea Leatherman, 23, of Chatsworth, S.C., on Mensa G, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by the rider
• Heather Morris, 29, of Lewisville, Texas, on Slate River, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Allison Freeman
• Heather Morris on First Mark, an 11-year-old Thoroughbred gelding owned by Lynne Partridge
• Molly Rosin, 29, of Baltimore, Md., on Havarah’s Charly, an 11-year-old Hungarian Warmblood gelding owned by the Minyan Syndicate
• Kate Samuels, 20, of Charlottesville, Va., on Nyls du Terroir, an 8-year-old Selle Francais gelding owned by the rider
• Karen Shull, 19, of Bryan, Texas, on Just My Style, a 12-year-old gelding owned by the rider

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

It's Official!


Breaking news:
The paperwork hurdles have finally been cleared and the FEI has stated that Boyd can officially represent the United States in international equestrian competition!

Videos of Boyd and Horses at Jersey Fresh

There are three videos of Boyd at the Barnmice Website, courtesy of Patricia at Ecogold:

Boyd and Belmont


Boyd and Rock On Roses

Boyd and Remington XXV