HORSE WORLD EXPO PRESENTS... Jessica Ransehousen
Dressage A three-time U.S. Olympic Dres- sage rider, Jessica Ransehousen has given much to the sport of dressage here in the U.S. and will be making her fi rst appearance at Expo this year. Jessica rode in the 1960, 1964 and 1988 Olympics and also the 1959 Pan American Games (where she won silver) and the 1963 Pan American Games. She was also the National Dressage Champion in 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962 and 1964. But her involvement with the sport at the Olympic level did not stop as just a rider. She went on to be the Chef d’Equipe of the U.S teams
at the World Championships, Olympics and Pan American Games for over a decade. As the U.S. Chef, Jessica helped bring home team Bronze Medals in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. Under her guidance, the U.S. teams also brought home several medals from various Pan American Games and World Equestrian Games. In 2004, Jessica offi cially retired but served as interim Chef d’Equipe at the Dressage World Cup in Las Vegas in 2009 and then traveled with the team to Aachen, Germany where Steff en Peters made history by winning all three dressage classes. Jessica is also an AHSA “S” International Judge and was an FEI “I” judge until 2009. She was Vice President of Dressage for the USET and the chairperson of the High Performance Committee until she retired in 2004. Jessica is a member of the USDF’s Hall of Fame and was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the USEF in 2009.
Appearance Schedule Friday: 2-3 p.m., Cow Palace Arena; 4-5 p.m., Cow Palace Seminar Hall A Saturday: 11-12 a.m., Cow Palace Arena; 1-2 p.m., Cow Palace Seminar Hall A
Missy Ransehousen
Eventing T e 2011 USEF Para Coach of the Year, Missy Ransehousen, made her mark on both the event- ing and dressage competi- tion worlds before setting it all aside to become a coach for the U.S. Para Olympic teams. Missy is the daughter of Olym- pian Jessica Ransehousen and made her own name early in her career; she is speaking at Expo for the fi rst time this year.
In 1988, she earned a Gold Medal as part of the winning team at
the Young Rider Championships, where she was also awarded the Good Sportsmanship Award. T e following year, she was awarded the Markham Trophy from the USET for being the Highest Placed Young Rider at the 1989 Fair Hill International CCI*** event. In 1995, she represented the
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U.S. as part of the Pan American Games team that competed in Buenos Aires, Argentina and won silver. With her big horse (his nickname is BG for “Big Guy”), Critical Decision, Missy placed third at the 2008 Rolex Kentucky T ree-Day CCI****. With an international dressage powerhouse as a mom, it is no surprise that Missy would also have an interest in competing in that sport as well. With her eventing partner Critical Decision, Missy was the high-score rider at T ird Level at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby in 2009. T at year, Critical Decision won the Silver Stirrup National Award Champi- onship for the Advanced Level T ree-day and T ird Level Dressage. T e following year, she again earned the high score award at T ird Level and also won a Fourth Level class.
Appearance Schedule Friday: 3-4 p.m., Cow Palace Arena; 5-6 p.m., Cow Palace Seminar Hall A Saturday: 10-11 a.m., Cow Palace Arena; 12-1 p.m., Cow Palace Seminar Hall A
100-Day Thoroughbred Challenge
In 2012, Expo spec- tators were treated to the fi rst stage of the Retired Racehorse Challenge,
spon-
sored by the Retired Racehorse Train- ing Project. T ree retired racehorses were brought to the Maryland Expo to begin their retraining under three diff erent guest trainers, while
Steuart Pittman of Dodon Farm explained how versatile the breed is. T e celebrity trainers then took the horses home for one-on-one work and presented them again at the Pennsylvania Expo, where a winner was declared. T is year, the format is a bit diff erent. For 2013, four horses began their training with Steuart on December 1 as part of the 100-Day T oroughbred Challenge. T e four horses rep- resent four top racing barns in the Mid-Atlantic region. Declan’s Moon (pictured) represents Country Life Farm and already has an Eclipse Award credited to his winnings. Gunport is a fi lly bred by Sagamore Farm with a short racing career. Suave Jazz comes from Walnut Green Farm, having run 70 races to win $651,000. Alluring Punch comes from the famed Two Punch lines and is representing Northview Stallion Sta- tion. T e four horses will be presented at both the Maryland and Penn- sylvania Expos.
Appearance Schedule Friday: 4-5 p.m., Exhibition Hall Arena Saturday: 1-2 p.m., Cow Palace Arena Sunday: 1-2 p.m., Exhibition Hall Arena
Tom Seay
Trail Riding, Equestrian Travel Tom Seay returns to Expo to share his love of travel via horseback.
Early in his career, he spent 19 years as a professional outfi tter, taking people on overnight horseback riding vacations. T en in 1995, he orga- nized the American Transcontinental Trail Ride, which took over a year of logistical planning. T e ride traveled over 3,000 miles from Savannah,
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