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Competitor

Phillip Dutton

Hometown: West Grove, Pa. Birthday: 9/13/1963 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing Olympic Years: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020

Phillip Dutton is a native of Australia who relocated to the U.S. in 1991 and became an American citizen in 2006. He is a six-time Olympian, winning team gold for his native Australia in 1996 and 2000 and individual bronze for the U.S. in 2016. He was a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. Eventing Teams at the Pan American Games in 2007 and 2015 and won individual silver in 2007. With Connaught, he was the winner of the 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.

 

Z

Nickname: Z Owner: Evie Dutton, Ann Jones, Suzanne Lacy, Caroline Moran, Simon Roosevelt, & Thomas Tierney Groom: Sidnee Ledyard Gender: Gelding Breed: Zangersheide Disciplines: Eventing Sire: Asca Dam: Bellabouche Foal Date: 5/7/2008

Z has been a top mount for Phillip Dutton since he joined Dutton’s string in 2015. The duo earned reserve champion honors in the 2018 Land Rover/USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship, 2020 Buckeye Nutrition USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship, and 2015 The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship. Dutton and Z were not only members of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 and were the highest-placed U.S. combination, finishing 13th individually, but they also participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.


Competitor

Boyd Martin

Hometown: Cochranville, Pa. Birthday: 8/20/1979 Sport/Disciplines: Eventing Olympic Years: 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024

A native of Australia, Boyd Martin has competed for the U.S. since 2009. He is a three-time Olympian and has three Pan American Games gold medals to his name, including a team gold from 2015 with Pancho Villa and team and individual gold from 2019 with Tsetserleg TSF. Tsetserleg TSF was also his partner for the 2022 FEI Eventing World Championship, where they were part of the silver medal-winning team. Martin 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. Martin had a strong 2023 season at the CCI5*-L level with numerous horses, piloting his string around some of the world's most difficult tracks, only finishing outside of the top ten twice, including two top-ten finished with Fedarman B at Luhmuhlen CCI5*-L and Pau CCI5*-L. He also won the CCI4*-L at Morven Park with Commando 3 in the fall of 2023. The 2024 season saw another strong start for Martin and his string, with his two top mounts earning consistent results at the CCI4*-S level, with both Fedarman B and Commando 3 earning top-five finishes at the CCI4*-S at the Kentucky Three-Day Event. Martin was selected for his fourth consecutive Olympics, choosing to take Fedarman B with Commando 3 as a direct reserve for Paris 2024.

 

Tsetserleg TSF

Nickname: Thomas Owner: Christine, Thomas, and Tommie Turner Groom: Stephanie Simpson Gender: Gelding Breed: Trakehner Disciplines: Eventing Sire: Windfall Dam: Thabana Foal Date: 5/22/2007

Since beginning a partnership with Boyd Martin in 2016, Tsetserleg has won team and individual gold at the 2019 Pan American Games, as well as the 2019 USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Championship title at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™ and the 2020 Buckeye Nutrition USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship at the MARS Tryon International Three-Day Event. This duo also made their debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.


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.

 

Vandiver

Nickname: Quinn Owner: Debi Crowley, Doug Payne, & Jessica Payne Groom: Courtney Carson Gender: Gelding Breed: Trakehner Disciplines: Eventing Sire: Windfall Dam: Visions of Grandeur Foal Date: 5/13/2004

Vandiver and Doug Payne began their partnership in 2015 and collected their first international win at the 2018 Carolina International CCI4*-S. Payne and Vandiver were the 2019 USEF CCI5*-L Eventing Reserve National Champions at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™, as well as the winners of The Fork CCI4*-S in 2021.


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*.

 

Mai Baum

Nickname: Lexus Owner: Alex Ahearn, Ellen Ahearn, & Eric Markell Groom: Alyssa Dobrotin Gender: Gelding Breed: German Sport Horse Disciplines: Eventing Sire: Loredano 2 Dam: Ramira Foal Date: 5/20/2006

Mai Baum and Tamra “Tamie” Smith quickly formed a partnership in 2015 and tallied five international wins that year, including The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship title at The Dutta Corp. Fair Hill International. The duo helped earn the team gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. In 2021, Smith and Mai Baum earned to a top-10 finish in the horse’s CCI5*-L debut at the 2021 Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by MARS Equestrian™.