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Hillary Dobbs Sussex, NJ • •
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Represented the United States at the 2009 and 2010 FEI World Cup Finals Represented the U.S. on the Gold Medalwinning Team at the Nations Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007 AGA Rookie of the Year 2007 Hermes Young Rider Award from USET Foundation 2008 Maxine Beard Show Jumping Development Rider Award from USET Foundation USEF Developing Rider Tour, she competed on four Nations Cup teams, winning in 2008 in Wellington, FL, placing second in Falsterbo, eighth in Hickstead, and fourth in Dublin, Ireland. Second in the $100,000 Budweiser Grand Prix of Devon
MAJOR WINS: 2009 $50,000 Holiday and Horses Grand Prix in Wellington, FL 2008 $50,000 EMO Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties, NY 2008 Became the youngest rider to ever win the Swedbank Derby at CSIO 5* Falsterbo, Sweden 2008 Became the youngest rider to win the $200,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY 2007 & 2008 Leading Open Jumper Rider at the Washington International Horse Show
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Rodrigo Pessoa Brussels, Belgium • • • • • • • • • • •
Represented Brazil at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Hong Kong, China Individual Gold Medalist at 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece Team Bronze Medal at 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia Team Bronze Medal at 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, USA Represented Brazil at 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain at the age of 19 2007 Team Gold Medal and Individual Silver at Pan American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 1994 Team Gold Medal at Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Individual Gold Medalist at 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome, Italy Competed in 1994 The Hague, The Netherlands Competed at 13 FEI World Cup Finals for Show Jumping, winning first place for three consecutive years: 1998, 1999, and 2000. He finished second in 2001 and 2003 and third in 2002.
MAJOR WINS: 2010 CSI5* Calgary, Spruce Meadows AB (CAN) 2010 CSI5* Monte Carlo, Port Hercule (MON) 2010 CSI3*-W World Cup Qualifier, Wellington FL 2010 CSI2* Fidelity Investments Grand Prix, Wellington FL 2009 CSI5* Doha, Qatar 2009 CSI2*-W Grand Prix, Harrisburg PA 2009 CSI5* Lafarge Cup at Spruce Meadows in Canada 2009 CSI 5* Enerflex Cup at Spruce Meadows in Canada