The following horse/rider combinations have been awarded developing grants:
Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate’s Otis Barbotiere
Otis Barbotiere is a 9-year-old Selle Francais gelding
Karen O’Connor (The Plains, VA) and Team Rebecca, LLC’s Veronica
Veronica is a 9-year-old KWPN mare
Allie Slusher (Auburn, CA) and her own and Christie Campbell’s Last Call
Last Call is a 12-year-old Mecklenburg mare
Tamra Smith (Murietta, CA) and Leigh Mesher’s Mar de Amor
Mar de Amor is an 11-year-old Selle Francais gelding
The purpose of these grants is to provide developing riders and/or horses the opportunity to compete overseas and gain international experience and exposure.
Martin also received a Land Rover Competition and Training Grant with Remington XXV earlier this month. Read more about that here: http://www.usefnetwork.com/news/7434/2011/8/10/usef_awards_120000_in_land_rover.aspx.
For information about the event, please visit: http://www.military-boekelo.nl/.