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George H. Morris (born February 26, 1938) [1] is an American equestrian. He won team silver in show jumping at the 1960 Rome Olympics and is considered a founding father of hunt seat equitation . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was chef d'equipe for the United States show jumping team, which won Olympic gold under his leadership, from 2005 until 2013. [ 4 ]
Competitors in the modern pentathlon event also have to complete an equestrian show-jumping course, but this is not part of the equestrian events. [4] Modern-day Olympic equestrian events are rooted in cavalry skills and classical horsemanship, [5] and through 1948, competition was restricted to active-duty officers on military horses. [6]
There were two separate jumping competitions for individual and team medals, the first time this had occurred since 1920. 69 riders from 23 countries competed, and more than half of the riders had faults at either the 5 meter water jump or the triple combination, which had very odd distances. 9 of the 18 teams did not finish the first round.
Kappler worked for George Morris for almost 25 years. [4] Kappler was named Midwest Rider of the Year in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1991. In 1989, he won the Lionel Guerrand-Hermes Trophy. He won the American Invitational and American Gold Cup three times each, and won the American Grand Prix Championship once. [5]
She was trained by George Morris from 1968 to 1970. After this period of training, she went to live in Stonington, Connecticut , on Neil and Helen Eustace's Stillmeadow farm. The Eustaces bought horses from breeders in Europe, and had them delivered to the U.S. for Smith to ride, including Radnor II, Val de Loir, and Calypso.
Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe. In June 2006 at Spruce Meadows, he cleared the $1-million mark, the 10th rider to reach that milestone in the show's history.
She gave birth to her son, Adam, in 1989. In 1990, she suffered a near-fatal fall at Wellington's Winter Equestrian Festival. [5] After George Morris was accused of sexual misconduct and banned from the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), Monahan-Prudent defended him in the "I Stand With George" Facebook group [6] and an open letter. [7]
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