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CSIO5* GIJÓN Gijón, Spain
August 26-31, 2015
The following combinations will represent the U.S. in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at CSIO5* Gij贸n:
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Kirsten Coe
Fairfield Grand Prix in Connecticut. In August of 2010, Coe and Kilkenny Randall Z were fifth in the $30,000 Manches-
Born: January 14, 1981 Residence: Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
ter and the Mountains Grand Prix.
Baronez - 2001 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Ilan Ferder, Lovsta Stuteri, and Tal Milstein
presented by Pfizer Animal Health at Thermal. The follow-
Growing up on the west coast, Kirsten Coe spent much of her childhood in the saddle. For the majority of her junior career, she perfected her skills at the Desert Circuit in California. Throughout her career, Coe has often done double-duty in both the hunter and jumper rings. In the hunter classes, she has picked up numerous tri-colors on many different horses. With Heartfelt, Coe won the World Champion Hunter Rider Professional Challenge at the Capital Challenge in 2007. Coe jumped to many strong placings in the Grand Prix ring, partnering with a number of Ilan Ferder’s talented horses. In June of 2008, she and Starlight won the $25,000
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In 2011, Coe clocked up many miles traveling back and forth between Florida and California to compete a number of horses. During the first week in March, Coe and Tristan teamed up to win the $31,000 HITS Welcome Classic ing week, with Kilkenny Randall Z, she was second in the $200,000 Lamborghini Grand Prix. Coe completed the winter season of 2011 by finishing eighth with Tristan in a star-studded field at the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). 2012 started well for Coe. She and her horses had several strong placings at the FTI Consulting WEF. With Baronez, Coe finished third in the $32,000 Suncast 1.50M Championship Jumper Classic. Coe and Combina finished sixth in the $32,000 WEF Challenge Cup Round IX. For her performances, Coe qualified to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Rolex/FEI World Cup Finals. Coe traveled to Europe where she finished ninth in the
Jumping - Team CSI4* Gold Tour class in Antwerpen, Belgium on Sundance.
Oak International CSI2*-W Grand Prix with Czardas 30. In
She bettered that performance in Wiesbaden, Germany on
the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix at HITS Ocala she
the Global Champions Tour (GCT) when she finished fourth
and Baronez finished fifth. Coe then represented the U.S.
in a CSI5* 1.45M class on Baronez.
at the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final. At the Old
Back in the states, Coe finished fifth in the $50,000 Spy
Salem Farm Spring II Horse Show she and Baronez were
Coast/YHS Grand Prix Qualifier with Baronez at the Hamp-
fifth in the $100,000 Empire State Grand Prix. At Spruce
ton Classic. She added a third-place finish to her results for
Meadows’ CSI5* ‘National’ presented by Rolex Tournament
the year, riding Catando Lyngriis in the Grand Prix of Prince-
Coe and Czardas 30 were fourth in the $34,000 Roadtrek
ton. Coe ended 2012 with a third-place finish in the $25,000
Motorhomes Cup.
Citibank New Years Grand Prix with Chicago Lyngriis. In 2013, Coe won the $30,000 Ruby et Violette WEF
Coe headed to Europe for the summer, starting off by representing the U.S. at the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup pre-
Round VII with Baronez during week seven of the FTI
sented by Longines at CSIO5* Falsterbo on Czardas 30. She
Consulting WEF. The following week she and Calypso were
then rode Baronez in the 100th Nations Cup of Germany at
third in the $25,000 Ariat Jumper Classic. During week 11,
CSIO5* Mannheim, helping the U.S. Team claim top honors in
Coe had a great week with Baronez, finishing third in the
a highly competitive field. She also finished fifth in a CSIO5*
$101,000 Pennfield Feeds CSI4* Grand Prix and fifth in the
class with California 62 at Mannheim.
$50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Round XI. The pair’s success continued, placing fourth at the American Invitational. Traveling to Spruce Meadows, Coe and Baronez were fifth in the $400,000 CN Reliability Grand Prix World Cup Qualifier during the CSI5* ‘National’ Tournament. With Calypso, Coe scored a second-place finish in the $50,000 RBC Financial Group Cup during the CSI4* ‘Canada One’ Tournament. Going overseas to compete, Coe helped the U.S. team win the CSIO3* Bratislava in Slovokia aboard Calypso. The pair also was third in a CSIO3* 1.60M class. In Beervelde, Belgium, Coe rode Baronez to a fifth-place finish in a CSI3* class. Returning to North America, Coe again was a Nations Cup team member, representing the U.S. in the $350,000 BMO Nations Cup during the Spruce Meadows CSIO5* ‘Masters’ Tournament. She closed out her year with a fourth-place finish in the $100,000 Open Jumper 1.50M class with Baronez at the Alltech National Horse Show. Coe began 2014 on a high note at Desert Circuit VII on the West Coast, finishing third in the AIG $1 Million Grand Prix with Baronez. The pair scored another third-place finish at the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix. At Spruce Meadows in June, she helped the U.S. team to a third-place finish in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup presented by Scotiabank. At the National Horse Show, Coe earned valuable World Cup points with a sixth-place finish on Baronez in the CP Grand Prix. In 2015, Coe secured her ticket to the 2015 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final with a third-place finish in the Live 2015 CSIO5* Gijon
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Audrey Coulter Born: October 29, 1992 Residence: San Francisco, Calif.
Capital Colnardo – 2005 Holsteiner stallion owned by Copernicus Stables, LLC Throughout her junior career, Audrey Coulter amassed many of the most coveted junior accolades. She began riding soon after she could walk and by the time she was seven, she was already jumping and showing. She often competes alongside her older sister, Saer, who is active in the Grand Prix ring. Coulter had a wildly successful 2010 campaign that included taking home many top placings across the country. She traveled to Lexington, Ky., and represented Zone 10 at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. Riding Rodenburgh’s California, Coulter earned a Team Silver medal and was fifth individually in the Junior Championship.
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In October of 2010, Coulter and Rodenburgh’s California were fourth in the Randolph College/USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Championship at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show Prix de States. The following month, they topped the field in the High Junior Amateur Jumper division at the Syracuse National Horse Show. Coulter qualified to represent the U.S. at the European Youngster Cup Finals after strong performances at HITS Thermal in California at the beginning of the 2011 season. In Leipzig, Germany, Coulter and Rodenburgh’s California won a CSI2* European Youngster Cup class. Coulter rode Julia des Brumes to second place in a CSI2* Small Tour class in Balve, Germany. In La Coruña, Spain, Coulter piloted Cento S CH to a fourth-place finish in the CSI4* Progressive class. Upon returning stateside, Coulter rode Victory DA to a fifthplace finish in the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix & FEI World Cup Qualifier. Coulter returned to Europe during the summer of 2012, finishing fifth twice as well as eighth in CSI2* classes in Geesteren, The Netherlands. She then traveled to France where she competed in the CSI2* Chantilly. The show
Jumping - Team proved to be successful, as she won two CSI2* classes on two different horses. In the late summer and fall of 2013, she gained more experience on the European circuit. Coulter finished in eight place in a CSI2* classes in Lausanne, Switzerland and Wien, Austria. In Odense, Denmark, she earned top honors with Victory DA in a CSI2* class and finished third in another with Acorte. Coulter and Acorte finished second in CSI3* Grand Prix in Munich, Germany, as well as a CSI3* class in Parma, Italy. In 2014, Coulter began the year at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). During week five she rode Acorte to a fifth-place finish in the $370,000 CSI5*-W FEI World Cup presented by Rolex. Two weeks later, Coulter scored the biggest win of her career in the $280,000 Adequan Grand Prix CSI4* with Acorte, as well as earning top honors in the $84,000 1.50M Jumper Classic with Victory DA. During the final week of the FTI Consulting WEF she and Victory DA ended up fourth in the $100,000 1.50M Championship Jumper Classic. At the end of the season, Coulter and Acorte were second in the $35,000 Sunshine Welcome during HITS Thermal National Sunshine 2 CSI2*-W. The pair finished the year with an eighth-place finish in the $75,000 Las Vegas CSI-W Grand Prix at the Las Vegas National. Coulter began 2015 at the Winter Equestrian Festival, having several strong performances. During the Global Champions Tour stop at Miami Beach, she was fourth with Alex in a CSI5* class and eighth with Capital Colnardo in the American Invitational CSI5*. Coulter has had a busy summer competing in Europe. At CSI4* Mons Ghlin, she was second with Alex in the Prix Eurotierce and fifth with Arjo in the Prix Vivons Sport. In addition to being named to the Nations Cup Team at CSIO3*-W Bratislava, Coulter racked up numerous top placings. She collected a third-place finish in the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix of Bratislava World Cup Qualifier, as well as finishing third in two other classes with Alex and Arjo. Next up, she and Arjo were fourth in the Bunn Leisure International Stakes at CSIO5* Hickstead. When not riding, Coulter enjoys volunteering and skiing both on the water and snow. She attended Dartmouth College, and has a particular interest in the sciences.
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Photo Credit: photo by Anwar Esquivel
Candice King
Born: December 20, 1969 Residence: Wellington, Fla. Kismet 50 – 2001 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Bellissimo LLC A grand prix competitor for almost two decades, the accomplished Candice King has been in the saddle since she was a toddler. After a brief stint in the Western divisions, King made a seamless transition to hunters and jumpers, finally making her debut on the American Grand Prix Association (AGA) circuit at the age of 19. To date, two of her most notable accomplishments include the distinction of being the top-placed U.S. rider at the 2001 FEI Show Jumping World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden, and becoming the first U.S. rider since Mary Chapot’s 1968 victory to win the 2001 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the CSIO5* Hickstead in England. Other highlights from King’s career include a first-place finish in the six bar competition at CSIO5* Rotterdam in
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2004 and helping the U.S. to a second-place finish in FEI Nations Cup competition at the 2003 CSIO5* Falsterbo where she also placed second in the Derby at Falsterbo. King holds the record for placing first through fourth in the Merrill Lynch Cleveland Grand Prix in 2002. In early 2006, King and Tarco qualified for the Short List for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany. King again started her 2010 campaign by jumping at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) in Florida. In January, King and Skara Glen’s Davos were 10th in the $25,000 Equestrian Properties A-T Benefit Grand Prix. The combination traveled to Europe in the summer of 2010 to be part of the U.S. team at Meydan FEI Nations Cup events throughout the continent. As part of the all-female team that represented the U.S. at CSIO5* Rotterdam and CHIO Aachen, King helped in achieving a first and third placing respectively. Skara Glen’s Davos’ double-clear was essential in the U.S. clinching victory in Rotterdam. In 2011, King and Skara Glen’s Davos collected a sixthplace finish in the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand Prix in March. In May, King finished second in the Old Salem
Jumping - Team Farm Grand Prix and fourth in the New York Welcome Stake
CSIO4* Wellington. King and Kismet 50 were on another
at Old Salem Farm I. The next week, she finished second in
winning Nations Cup team at CSIO5* Coapexpan. During the
the Grand Prix of North Salem on Skara Glen’s Davos at Old
Tryon Summer Series, the pair was fourth in the $127,000
Salem Farm. The next month, on Whistler and Imothep, she
Adequan Grand Prix CSI3* and the $210,000 Asheville
finished second and fifth in the Country Heir II Grand Prix.
Regional Airport Grand Prix CSI4*. With Valinski S, King was
King began 2012 with a fifth-place finish on Campbell VDL in the Spring 1 Grand Prix at the Equestrian Sport Productions LLC Spring 1 show. She followed up with a fourth-place
third in the $34,000 Suncast 1.45m FEI Welcome during Tryon Summer 4. King makes her home with husband, Brandon, and their
finish in the New York Welcome Stake Grand Prix at Old
daughter, Alex. When not in the saddle, King enjoys water
Salem Farm May I. At the Country Heir II show, King domi-
skiing, playing tennis and reading.
nated the Grand Prix with second- and third-place finishes on Imothep and Kismet 50, respectively. In 2013, King launched her season with a win in the $50,000 Ruby et Violette Round VI riding Kismet 50 during week six of the FTI Consulting WEF. With Campbell VDL, she was fourth in the $35,000 Spectra Energy Cup during the CSI5*-W ‘National’ Tournament. The pair then were members of the second-placed U.S. team in the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Continental’ Tournament. At the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, King and Kismet 50 were third in the $33,000 Keystone Classic. She was third again at the Alltech National Horse Show in the $50,000 Open Speed class with Antigone Quality. King started 2014 with a second-place finish in the $125,000 CSI2* Trump Invitational presented by Rolex with Kismet 50. The pair was then fourth in the Great American $1 Million Grand Prix. With Pjotter van de Zonnehoeve, King came in third in the $35,000 Old Salem Grand Prix at the Old Salem Farm May II Show. The pair had another thirdplace finish in the $75,000 Upperville Jumper Classic at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show. Over the summer of 2014, King earned top placings at CSI competitions in the U.S. and in Canada, including a CSI3* win with Balous Day Date at CSI3*-W Bromont. With Kismet 50, she had a respectable fifth-place finish in the Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix. In the fall she competed on the Indoor circuit in Harrisburg, Washington, Lexington, and on the West Coast in Las Vegas and Thermal, coming in fourth in the $250,000 CP Grand Prix CSI5* at the National Horse Show. Her season in 2015 began with a second-place finish with Kismet 50 in the $50,000 HITS Grand Prix at the Ocala Winter Classic. The pair was then on the winning team in the FEI Nations Cup presented by Kingsland Equestrian at 2015 CSIO5* Gijon
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Hardin Towell
Born: January 4, 1988 Residence: Camden, S.C. Emilie de Diamant A S – 2004 Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Jennifer Gates, LLC Lucifer V – 2006 Westphalian gelding owned by Jennifer Gates, LLC Hardin Towell grew up in one of the country’s top equestrian families. His parents, Jack and Lisa Towell, run Finally Farm in Camden, South Carolina, also the training base of his sister, hunter rider and trainer Liza Boyd. Towell moved up through the hunter and equitation ranks before transitioning to the jumper divisions. In 2012, Towell won the $25,000 Carolina Real Estate Co. Grand Prix with S & L Shoefly at the Aiken Spring Classic. At the Country Heir I Horse Show, he and Fieona were third in the $45,000 Country Heir I Grand Prix. Towell had a strong year in 2013. He won the $25,000 Summer Festival Grand Prix with Flip at the Showpark
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Summer Festival. The pair came in fourth in the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute “The Betsy” Grand Prix at The Kentucky National Horse Show. Towell closed out his year with a second-place finish in the $33,000 LA National Open Welcome Stake with Man in Black at the Los Angeles National Horse Show. 2014 was a standout year for Towell. He started the season off at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival, earning a win in the $50,000 Ariat Grand Prix CSI2* with Man in Black. At the Thunderbird Show Park Summer Festival, the pair finished second in the $55,500 Bryan Anderson Memorial Grand Prix. Towell made a statement at The Longines Los Angeles Masters, winning both the Amalaya Investments Trophy CSI2* and the Barons de Rothschild Trophy CSI2,* and placing second in the Airbus Grand Prix CSI2* with Lucifer V. Next up, he and Silence were third in the $55,000 Land Rover Grand Prix of Sacramento at the Sacramento International Horse Show. With Flip, Towell was second in the $50,000 Intuit Welcome Stake at the Del Mar International Horse Show. He rode Silence to a thirdplace finish in the $100,000 Sunshine Series Grand Prix CSI2*-W at the National Sunshine Series II. Towell finished
Jumping - Team out the year with a second-place finish in the $50,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI2*-W. Towell started off 2015 with a win in the $127,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Round IX aboard Lucifer V during week nine of the Winter Equestrian Festival. He scored the win in the $84,500 Artisan Farms Prix 1.50m CSI5* with Lucifer V at the Global Champions Tour stop in Miami Beach. In April, Towell competed in his first Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final in Las Vegas. He spent several weeks competing at Spruce Meadows and earned several top placings, including first place in $35,000 Encana Cup with Emilie de Diamant A S. At CSI4* La Coru単a, Towell had second-place finishes with both Lucifer V and Emilie de Diamant A S. With New York, he was seventh in the $126,000 Longines World Cup Qualifier CSI3*-W at the Summer Fort Classic.
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Photo Credit: photo by Anwar Esquivel
Ali Wolff
Born: August 8, 1989 Residence: New Albany, Ohio Casall – 2005 Holsteiner gelding owned by Blacklick Bend Farm Ali Wolff has been making a splash on the grand prix circuit. She had a great deal of success in 2009, highlighted by winning the $30,000 Spy Coast Farm of Traverse City in early July with H & M Necoll and also finishing fourth with Lanoo. In the summer of 2010 Wolff claimed Young Rider Individual Gold and Team Silver at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North with H & M Necoll. She traveled to Europe for the end of 2010, placing second in the CSI2* Welenraedt Grand Prix with H & M Necoll. In 2011, Wolff began the year on a high note, claiming top honors in the $25,000 Suncast 1.50M Championship Jumper Classic on Lanoo during week 10 of the FTI Con-
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sulting Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF). The pair then was second in the Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix CSI2* during the Kentucky Spring Classic. At HITS-on-the-Hudson III, Wolff and Lanoo had an impressive third-place finish in the $100,000 Purina Mills Grand Prix. In 2013, Wolff came in third and ninth in the $30,000 Danny & Ron’s Rescue Grand Prix of Traverse City with Casall and Zidane, respectively, at the Horse Shows by the Bay Series I. The following week, Wolff and Zidane were fifth in the $30,000 Grand Traverse Bay Grand Prix. At the Bluegrass Festival, the pair improved to third in the Hagyard Lexington Classic. With Casall, Wolff scored second-place honors in the Hagyard Equine Institute “The Betsy” Grand Prix at The Kentucky National Horse Show. Wolff had strong performances in 2014, scoring secondplace finishes in the $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix and the $25,000 HITS Grand Prix during HITS-on-the Hudson VII with Casall. The pair had a solid effort in the Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix, coming in sixth. Wolff and Casall ended up third in the $40,000 Pennsylvania Big Jump at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Wolff started 2015 with a fifth-place finish in the $34,000
Jumping - Team FEI Speed class with Brianda during week three of the WEF. Two weeks later, she ended up fifth with Casall in the $372,000 FEI World Cup CSI5*-W Grand Prix. Wolff partnered with Artemis to come in fourth in the $34,000 FEI Speed class during week seven of the WEF. At CSIO4* Coapexpan, she made an impressive debut as a member of a senior team, guiding the Herm猫s U.S. Show Jumping Team to the win in Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup with a double-clear aboard Casall. The pair then came in fourth in the feature Grand Prix. Returning to the states, she was third in the $40,000 Hollow Creek Farm CSI3* Grand Prix with Brianda at the Split Rock Jumping Tour: The Lexington International. During week eight of the Tryon Spring show series, Wolff won the $34,000 FEI Tryon 1.50M Challenge with Artemis and was second in $210,000 Tryon Grand Prix CSI4* with Casall. Wolff has spent the summer competing abroad. At CSIO5* Hickstead, she and Casall were 10th in the Royal International Accumulator. Heading next to CSI3* Saint-L么, the pair was second in the Prix Contact Son et Lumiere Grand Prix.
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Robert Ridland Chef d’Equipe Born: November 7, 1950 Residence: Irvine, Calif.
Robert Ridland brings several decades of international experience to the Team, including two appearances in the Olympic Games during his career as a member of the United States Equestrian Team. Over the years, he was victorious on four continents, including the American Invitational, the Grand Prix of New York in Madison Square Garden, and the Grand Prix of Switzerland. In addition to his riding career, Ridland has been extensively involved in the governance of the sport, including several terms as a board member of the USEF and the USET. His analytical approach to the sport is aided by virtue of his vast experience as an international course designer. Ridland twice won the Course Designer of the Year Award while building the courses for the U.S. Olympic Trials and numerous international competitions. As an interna-
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tional official, he is the only American to have served as the FEI Technical Delegate for four FEI World Cup Finals. As a television commentator, he worked for many years as the color analyst for ESPN and CBS, as well as two stints for NBC at the Barcelona and Athens Olympic Games. Since being named the U.S. Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor in 2013, Ridland has led the U.S. team to Team Bronze medals at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and 2015 Pan American Games, as well as numerous Nations Cup wins.