“There is a lot of investment when we breed. There needs to be a lot of patience, money, and horsemanship involved, till they are nine or ten years old.”
Another jumper rider, Candice King of Wellington, Flor-
ida, has ridden on U.S. teams in FEI Nations Cup competi- tions. “My answer is we need to be horsemen,” she says. “There is a lot of investment when we breed. There needs to be a lot of patience, money, and horsemanship involved, till they are nine or ten years old.” “I think we can do it,” she continues. “We need to take the
time between four and eight years old. That’s hard, because people put in a lot of time and investment and they get anx- ious. It’s easier with the racehorses, because you start to see a return quickly.”
Solution: Match Horse with Rider “We have top riders and we have top horses being bred here. Now we need a ‘horse matchmaker’ service to see if we can make a successful and happy marriage,” Janet says, returning to the recurring theme for the need for a pipeline funneling top prospects to top riders and trainers. Growing our own means that a
top homebred horse may need to move on to an established rider. The owner-breeder-trainer is rare in the highest levels. Few breeders choose to place their horses with the best trainers, usually because of financial realities. But Janet says that works if a breeder wants to promote his breeding program. “It’s also important for breeders to make money,” Janet adds, “and of- ten buyers with that money won’t take the horse to the top levels of the sport.” Christine sees changing this,
As a coach, Christine aims to encourage those owners
with dreams, wherever they’re located in the U.S. “For the coach to know where the best horses are, consistently, means to be informed by the riders and the owners. When people think they have a good horse, it’s extremely impor- tant to get good help.”
Solution: Educate Young Horse Specialists To produce our next American legends also means more qualified young horse trainers. Candice sees many horsemen breeding good horses. “It’s the program that brings them along,” she says. “Being patient and giving them time to de- velop is critical.” DiAnn’s mission is to train the trainers, with the goal
of improving the profession’s appeal. “If a young rider has young horse experience, it adds a whole new dimension to their skill set, and helps when they move up to the 1.60-me- ter competition. In the U.S. we lost that 30 or 40 years ago, when we used to make our own horses.” “Young horses need mile-
Candice King competing in the 2015 AIG $1Million Grand Prix at the HITS Thermal Desert Circuit, riding the mare Kismet 50 (Kannan x Furioso II).
at least in some cases, as part of her job. “I’m trying to guide owners and breeders to where they should place the young horse with the right rider,” she explains. As a judge, Jayne recalls that occasionally she’ll see a
horse that might excel if paired with a top rider. “You have an impression that maybe it falls into the category of an interna- tional-level horse. For people who own a horse that has the possibility to move internationally, they may not have the ambition. The owner may really enjoy owning a lovely horse. So not every horse that has the potential goes that route.” “Maybe the horse doesn’t have the ambition, either,”
she adds. “There just aren’t that many horses like that out there. It’s the very rare individual horse that can make that happen.”
age,” Candice continues. “They don’t need to be the winner as a young horse—they need the mileage and the experience.” For example, Candace trained two champion jumpers, HH Rebozo (Tlaloc la Silla x Ramiro Z) and Davos (Carthago Z x Pericles xx). “I had Rebozo from when he was six, Davos from seven. We did the Young Jumper futurity, and the Hamptons, but I didn’t go to win,” she explains. Both horses went on to other
riders. Rodrigo Pessoa rode Rebozo to the Final Four at the 2010 World Championship, and Davos competed in the 2012 Olympic Games for Saudi Arabia. Another example is Candice’s top horse, Kismet 50
(Kannan x Furioso II), one that improved as a teenager. “She’s 14, and she keeps getting better and stronger with age. A lot of my show jumpers do that—they get better with age.” Janet comments that most breeders can’t afford to hire big-name dressage trainers. “The ideal situation is the train- ing and education of our young horse trainers. Scott Hassler [previous National Young Dressage Horse Coach] had the right idea, to develop this group, have breeders send them their top horses, and it’s a win win.”
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