2015 CSIO3* LISBON Lisbon, Portugal
May 28-31, 2015
The following combinations (in alphabetical order) will represent the U.S. in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup competition at CSIO3* Lisbon:
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Heather CaristoWilliams Born: December 12, 1978 Residence: Saugerties, N.Y.
Evening Star – 2002 Holsteiner gelding owned by Holly and Ralph Caristo Heather Caristo-Williams had a hugely successful career as a junior rider, dominating the equitation and junior jumper ranks. After a taking a hiatus to attend New York University, she became the professional rider at her father Ralph Caristo’s Glenview Stables, where she teaches and develops young horses. Caristo-Williams has found much success in the hunter and jumper rings. In 2013, Caristo-Williams started the season at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), finishing fourth in the $33,000 CSI3* Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge with Evening Star during week 10. Next, the
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pair came in fifth and seventh in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, respectively, at HITS-on-the-Hudson I. They had similar performances at HITS-on-the-Hudson II, finishing fifth and sixth in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and $75,000 HITS Grand Prix. Caristo-Williams and Evening Star improved to third in the $75,000 Grand Prix of Lake Placid. The pair finished third once again at the HITS-on-the-Hudson IV $50,000 Horze Grand Prix. They scored their first win of the year in the $35,000 Sussex County Grand Prix. Caristo-Williams and Evening Star then were fifth in the $25,000 Equestrian Fall Productions Fall III Grand Prix. Caristo-Willams had a solid year in 2014, finishing 11th in the $34,000 Don Little Memorial Welcome Stake at the American Gold Cup and 10th in the $25,000 Holiday Festival II Grand Prix with Evening Star. She has galloped to success in 2015. During week five of WEF she and Evening Star earned a second-place finish in the $127,000 Ariat CSI3* Grand Prix. CaristoWilliams came in ninth and 12th in the $50,000 Ring Power Grand Prix with Cosmopolitan 30 and Evening Star, respectively, at the HITS Ocala Tournament. She
Jumping – Team was then 10th in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge with Cosmopolitan 30 during week 11 of WEF.
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Alex Granato
Born: July 30, 1983 Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah Mullaghdrin Rado – 2002 Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Page Tredennick Alex Granato started riding at age nine and began competing at the Grand Prix level at age 18. As a young rider, he competed at the North American Young Riders Championships with Zone 8 for five years. In 2009, Alex won the first ever Maffitt Lake Grand Prix with Mad Season. Granato also placed fourth and sixth aboard two of his other mounts in the same class. 2010 saw a number of wins, including another first place in the Maffitt Lake Grand Prix and first place in the $10,000 Welcome Stake at Spring Spectacular. Granato had a fantastic 2011 season. He was first with Mad Season in Brownland Farm Spring II Horse Show’s $25,000 Grand Prix. The pair earned the same place once again at Maffitt Lake Spring I Gathering I’s feature
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Grand Prix. Next, he rode Gangsta to back-to-back wins in the $25,000 Tennessee Equine Hospital Grand Prix and the $30,000 Tractor Supply Grand Prix. He and Gangsta partnered for another win at the Brownland Farm Summer Horse Show in the $25,000 feature Grand Prix. Granato was on form at the Two Rivers Summer Festival I, finishing one-two with Gangsta and Calypso W in the feature Grand Prix. At the Brownland Farm Fall I Horse Show, he had three horses in the top five of the $25,000 Grand Prix, finishing second, third, and fifth with Calypso W, Mad Season, and Gansta, respectively. Granato earned the top two places in the $25,000 Grand Prix with Calypso W and Mad Season at the Brownland Farm Autumn Classic. In 2012, Granato began the year on the Florida circuit, and following the conclusion of the USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team, he and Gangsta were named to the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games. He scored his first win of the season at the Brownland Farm Spring I Horse Show, ending up first and second with Gangsta and Calypso W in the $25,000 Grand Prix. Granato and Gangsta were second in the $30,000 Weathertech Grand Prix at the Showplace
Jumping – Team Spring Spectacular II. With Mad Season, he was second in the $25,000 Prix de Lamplight at Equifest II. Granato returned to Brownland Farm for the Fall I Horse Show, having a one-two finish in the $25,000 Grand Prix with Gangsta and Mad Season, respectively. He and Mad Season then won the $25,000 Grand Prix at Gallop in the Glen II. With Calypso W, Granato was second in the Brownland Farm Autumn Classic’s $25,000 Grand Prix. Granato began 2013 with a win in the feature Grand Prix with Gangsta at the Brownland Farm Spring I Horse Show. They scored another win in the $35,000 Outback Grand Prix at the Atlanta Summer Classic I. Granato went one –two in the $30,000 Hott Horse Shows Grand Prix with Gangsta and Mullaghdrin Rado, respectively, at the Two Rivers Summer Festival II. He claimed the top two places yet again in the $25,000 Gallop in the Glen II Grand Prix with Gangsta and Zenith Dance. He began the 2014 season at the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), finishing fourth with Mullaghdrin Rado in the $34,000 Suncast 1.50M Jumper Classic during week four. The following week the pair was fifth in the $84,000 CSI5*-W 1.50M Championship Jumper Classic. At the Aiken Spring Classic Finale they won the $25,000 Carolina Real Estate Co. Grand Prix. Granato and Mullaghdrin Rado earned a fourth-place finish in the $50,000 Idle Dice Open Jumper Stake at the Devon Horse Show. They were fourth again in the $60,000 Country Heir II Grand Prix at the Country Heir II Horse Show. The pair won the $50,000 Grand Prix at the Tryon Summer Horse Show. Granato and Mullaghdrin Rado came in second in the $65,000 “The Betsy” Grand Prix at The Kentucky National Horse Show. They improved to a firstplace finish in the $50,000 Grand Prix at Tryon International I. Starting off 2015 at WEF, Granato began his year with a second-place finish on Mullaghdrin Rado in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge during week three. At the HITS Ocala Winter Festival he and Gansta were second in the $34,000 HITS Jumper Classic. The pair came in fourth in the $100,000 Sullivan GMC Truck Grand Prix during the HITS Ocala Winter Celebration. With Zenith Dance, Granato won the $30,000 Spring 3 Grand Prix at the Equestrian Sport Productions, LLC Spring 3 Horse Show. At the Longines Global Champions Tour stop in Miami Beach he and Mullaghdrin Rado won a 1.40/1.45m CSI2*class. 2015 CSIO3* Lisbon
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Paige Johnson Born: September 8, 1985 Residence: The Plains, Va.
Dakota – 2003 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Salamander Farm Paige Johnson fell in love with horses and began riding at the age of seven. She competes year-round on an international level in Grand Prix, open jumper, and high amateur divisions. Johnson has had the fortune of training with renowned show jumping riders Kent Farrington and legendary Olympian Joe Fargis. In 2011, Johnson rode Chiron S to a fourth-place finish in the $25,000 PJA Grand Prix at the PJA Jumper Classics. Heading to Europe for the summer, the pair came in second in a CSI2* class at the Global Champions Tour stop in Chantilly. Back in the states, Johnson and Amagedon 3 claimed the High Amateur Owner Jumper Championship at The Kentucky National Horse Show. Johnson began 2012 by earning the High Amateur
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Owner Jumper Championship title with Chiron S during week four of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). Four weeks later, the pair won the $25,000 Suncast 1.50M Championship Jumper Classic. Johnson and Chiron S ended the winter season with a fifth-place finish in the same class during week 11 of the FTI Consulting WEF. During week two of the Princeton Horse Show, Johnson finished fifth and ninth with Chiron S and Cambito, respectively, in the $30,000 Grand Prix of Princeton. She and Chiron S claimed top honors in the $25,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic at the Kentucky Summer Horse Show. The pair continued its winning ways at the Bluegrass Festival Horse Show, collecting top honors in the $40,000 Bluegrass Festival Grand Prix. In 2013, Johnson started the season with a fourth-place finish with Chiron S in the $25,000 Suncast 1.50m Jumper Classic during week 2 of the FTI Consulting WEF. The pair traveled to Europe and represented the U.S. at the CSIO3*W Bratislava, finishing eighth in a CSIO3*-W class. At the Global Champions Tour stop in Valkenswaard Johnson rode Luke Skywalker 46 to a seventh-place finish in a CSI2* class. Returning to the U.S., she had a strong showing at
Jumping – Team the American Gold Cup, coming in fourth in the $50,000 Hermes Classic CSI4* with Dakota and 10th in the $33,000 Don Little Memorial Welcome Stake with Cambito. Johnson closed out her year at the Alltech National Horse Show, finishing fifth in the $50,000 Open Speed class. 2014 started off with a fourth-place finish in the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge with Dakota during week two of the FTI Consulting WEF. With Cambito, Johnson ended up ninth in the $125,000 Horseware Ireland CSI3* Grand Prix during week 10. At the Kentucky Spring Horse Show the pair improved to third in the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. They were then eighth in the $75,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix at the Kentucky Spring Classic. Traveling to Spruce Meadows, Johnson and Cambito came in fifth in the $33,500 Duncan Ross Cup during the CSI4* ‘Canada One’ Tournament. Next, she headed to Europe and found success at the Longines Global Champions Tour stop in London, finishing third with Dakota and seventh with Luke Skywalker 46 in CSI2* classes. Back in the states, Johnson and Dakota scored a third-place finish in the $210,000 Central Park Grand Prix, presented by Rolex at the Central Park Horse Show. At the Longines Los Angeles Masters, she claimed top honors with Clintop 2 in the Airbus Grand Prix. Johnson and Dakota were fourth in the $34,000 Keystone Classic at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show to finish out the season. Johnson has had a solid start in 2015, beginning with a fourth-place finish in the $500,000 WEF 2 Grand Prix with Dakota during week two of the WEF. The pair was then sixth in the $34,000 Suncast 1.50M Jumper Classic the following week. During week six of the WEF, they won the $34,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Challenge. Johnson and Dakota scored a major victory in the $127,000 Engel & Volkers CSI4*Grand Prix during week 11. At the Longines Global Champions Tour stop in Miami Beach, the pair finished fourth in the CSI5* American Invitational.
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Catherine Pasmore
Born: April 4, 1992 Residence: Wellington, Fla. Bonanza Van Paemel – 2001 Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Pasmore Stables, LLC Catherine Pasmore began riding at the age of four and soon found success in the show ring, especially as a Young Rider. At the 2010 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North, she and My Boy claimed the Young Rider Individual Silver medal. In 2011, Pasmore and My Boy won the $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup during week two of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). During week 10 she rode Vandavid to the win in the $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Riders Grand Prix. Traveling to Europe for the summer for the Show Jumping European Young and Junior Rider
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Tour, Pasmore found much success. She began the tour by helping the U.S. team to a second-place finish in the Nations Cup with My Boy and earned a second-place finish in the Young Rider Grand Prix with Vandavid at CSIOY Bonheiden. Pasmore aided the U.S. team to another second-place finish in the Nations Cup with My Boy at CSIOY Reims, also winning a class with Vandavid. At CSIOY Lamprechtshausen, the U.S. team scored top honors in the Nations Cup with Pasmore and My Boy as members. With Vandavid, she was second in the Under 25 Cup. Finishing up the tour, Pasmore and My Boy were part of the third-place Nations Cup team, in addition to the pair coming in second in a class at CSIOY Hagen. At the Global Champions Tour stop in Chantilly, Pasmore won the CSI2* Grand Prix with My Boy and a CSI2* class with Pacific Beach-H.C. She scored two more wins at CSI3* Dinard with Pacific Beach-H.C. and Z Canta. Pasmore began 2012 by winning the $25,000 A-T Children’s Benefit Grand Prix with Vandavid. During week seven of the FTI Consulting WEF, the pair was fourth in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup. Three weeks later, Pasmore was fourth again in the $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix with Z Canta. With My Boy, she finished out
Jumping – Team the FTI Consulting WEF coming in fourth in the $32,000 Suncast 1.50m Championship Jumper Classic. Pas more and Z Canta won the $25,000 Spring 3 Grand Prix during the Equestrian Productions, LLC Spring 3 Horse Show. In Europe, Pasmore came in first and third in CSI3* classes with Pacific Beach-H.C. and My Boy, respectively, at the CSI3* North Hardenberg. She had a repeat performance at CSI3* Kapellen, winning and coming in third in CSI3* classes with Pacific Beach-H.C. At CSI3* Am de Steeg Gelderland, Pasmore and Z Canta were third and fifth in CSI3* classes. The pair helped the U.S. team to a second-place finish in the Nations Cup at CSIOY Hagen. Next, Pasmore and Z Canta were third in the CSI3* Grand Prix at CSI3* Dinard. In 2013, Pasmore was on two winning Young Rider Nations Cup teams during the FTI Consulting WEF. She headed to Europe for the summer and began with second- and third-place finishes on Zaragosa and Que Sera at CSIU25-A Eschweiler. Next, Pasmore and My Boy won a CSI2*class at CSI2* Zuidwolde. Back in the states, she and Zaragosa were second in the $40,000 Longines Cup at the Hampton Classic. Pasmore closed out the season with a third-place finish with Vandavid in the $50,000 Faults Converted 1.45m class at the Alltech National Horse Show. She began 2014 on the Florida circuit, scoring a win in the $34,000 Live Oak Winning Round at the Live Oak International with Z Canta. Heading to Europe, Pasmore was second in the CSIO3* Grand Prix with Bonanza Van Paemel at CSIO3* Lisbon. At CSI4* Mons Ghlin, the pair was fifth in the CSI4* Grand Prix. They then helped the U.S. team to a third-place finish in the Nations Cup at CSIO5* Falsterbo. At CSI4* La Coruna, Pasmore and Bonanza Van Paemel were fourth in the feature Grand Prix. The pair then aided the U.S. in winning the Nations Cup at CSIO5* Gijon. Pasmore returned to the states and came in fourth in the $55,000 Land Rover Grand Prix of Sacramento with Bonanza Van Paemel. Pasmore started 2015 off with a fifth-place finish in the $34,000 FEI 1.45m Speed class with Z Canta during week seven of the WEF. Heading to Europe, She and Zaragosa were fourth in the Hoffmann Grand Prix at CSI3* Eindhoven.
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Denise Wilson
Born: May 29, 1989 Residence: Dousman, Wis. Winter – 2001 Warmblood gelding owned by Blue Gate Farm LLC Denise Wilson started riding American Saddlebreds at age six and switched to hunter/jumpers when she was 10. Training with Nora and Morgan Thomas, she had a successful junior career with significant wins in the pony, children’s, and junior hunter divisions, as well as success in the equitation divisions. In 2005 Wilson began to focus exclusively on jumpers, working with Wilhelm Genn. She is now a top Grand Prix competitor on the national circuit. In 2011, Wilson was third in the $30,000 Showplace Grand Prix with Life is Life 15 at the Showplace Spring Spectacular I. With Casey Jones, she was fifth in the $30,000 Grand Prix of Traverse City at the Horse Shows by the Bay Series I. The following week Wilson rode Big Brother to fifth in the $30,000 Grand Traverse Bay Grand
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Prix. The pair then improved to second place at the Madison County Fall Classic Grand Prix. At the Brownland Farm Autumn Challenge, Wilson finished first and fourth with Big Brother and Delphine Van Het Orshof, respectively, in the $25,000 Grand Prix. She started 2012 off with a fourth-place finish in the Jacksonville International Grand Prix with Witchfire. The pair was fourth again at Ledges Spring Classic in the $25,000 Tapestry Farm Grand Prix. In 2013, Wilson was third and fourth with Bahrain 8 and Coco 135, respectively, in the Camp Dress Rehearsal Grand Prix. A few weeks later, she and Bahrain 8 were fifth in the Camp Fox Lea Grand Prix. At the Fox Lea Farm September Horse Show, Wilson and Coco 135 were third in the feature Grand Prix. Next, she rode Winter to a fourth-place finish in the $25,000 Prix de Lexington at The Kentucky National Horse Show. Wilson began 2014 with a fifth-place finish in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix with Bahrain 8 at the HITS Ocala Masters. She had a spectacular showing at CSI3* Bromont, winning the CSI3* Grand Prix with Winter and coming in second in a class with Quidam’s Hero. The following week
Jumping – Team at CSI3*-W Bromont, Wilson and Winter were third in the World Cup Qualifier. Next, the pair earned two third-place finishes at CSI2* Rockwood. The 2015 season began with a fourth-place finish in the $25,000 WEF Challenge Cup with Quidam’s Hero during week one of the Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). At the Venice Hunter Jumper Spring Concours, Wilson and Catuso were second in the $25,000 FLF Grand Prix.
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Chef d’Equipe
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DiAnn Langer Chef d’Equipe
Born: August 2, 1947 Residence: Johnston, S.C. DiAnn Langer has great depth of knowledge in equestrian sport, having participated as a competitor and official, in addition to serving many governance roles. A former member of the United States Equestrian Team, she is licensed as a USEF “R” Judge for jumper, hunter, hunter seat equitation, and hunter breeding competitions. She has served as a member of numerous USEF and USHJA Committees and Task Forces and has been the President of the Pacific Coast Horse Show Association, the California Professional Horsemen’s Association, the CPHA Foundation, and the Los Angeles Horse Show Association. Langer, who was an International Course Designer for 11 years, is the mother of U.S. Nations Cup and Rolex FEI World Cup Final veteran Kirsten Coe.
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