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Competitor

Elisabeth Halliday

Hometown: Lexington, Ky. Birthday: 12/14/1978 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing

Elisabeth Halliday moved to England in 2000 to work for famed eventer William Fox-Pitt and remained there to reach her goals. In 2020, Halliday-Sharp returned to the U.S. full-time, headquartering her operations in Ocala, Fla., and Lexington, Ky. In 2020, she was named the World Equestrian Brands USEA Rider of the Year. She had top-10 finishes at the CCI5* level with Deniro Z at the 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event and with Cooley Quicksilver at the 2022 Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials.


Competitor

Boyd Martin

Hometown: Cochranville, Pa. Birthday: 8/20/1979 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing Olympic Years: 2012, 2016, 2020

Boyd Martin is a three-time Olympian, three-time FEI World Equestrian Games competitor, and a two-time Pan American Games team gold medalist in eventing. A native of Australia, Martin has competed for the U.S. since 2009. He has won the USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event twice, in 2019 with Tsetserleg TSF and in 2021 with On Cue. In 2021, he and On Cue won the inaugural Maryland 5 Star, becoming the first American combination to win a CCI5* event since 2008.


Competitor

Doug Payne

Hometown: Rougemont, N.C. Birthday: 12/2/1981 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing Olympic Years: 2020

Doug Payne is a well-known international competitor, trainer, judge, coach, and author. With Vandiver, he was a member of the U.S. Eventing Team at the Tokyo Olympics. He won the team gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and finished fourth individually with Starr Witness.


Competitor

Lynn Symansky

Hometown: Middleburg, Va. Birthday: 3/19/1983 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing

Lynn Symansky was a Normandy 2014 Alltech WEG competitor and Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games team gold medalist.Lynn Symansky began riding at the age of three and competing at the age of five. She grew up as a member of the United States Pony Clubs and earned her A certification. Symansky was competing at the Advance level by the age of 18, and has continued at the top levels of eventing.


Competitor

Tamra Smith

Hometown: Murrieta, Calif. Birthday: 7/23/1975 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing

Tamie Smith was a member of the U.S. Eventing Team that won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, with Mai Baum. The pair were named as the reserve combination for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. With Mai Baum, Smith finished in the top ten at the 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI5* and the 2022 Badminton Horse Trials CCI5*.