Nina and Tim Gardner with Jennie Brannigan, Phillip Dutton, and Lynn Symansky, who have all ridden Gardner horses, at the Great Meadow International FEI Nations Cup. Photo by USEA/Leslie Mintz.
The USEA has announced Nina and Tim Gardner as its latest 2018 Hall of Fame inductees, and they are truly worthy of the honor. Their passion for and dedication to the sport shines through in all the roles they have played over the years, as owners, breeders and volunteers.
The USEA outlined some of their tremendous contributions to the sport, of which there are many, in an announcement issued this evening. They have owned a number of decorated equine athletes over the years, including their homebred House Doctor, whom Phillip Dutton rode to team gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and individual fifth at the 2002 World Equestrian Games, and two-time USEA Horse of the Year Cambalda, ridden by Jennie Brannigan to numerous three-star titles including the 2014 Fair Hill International CCI3* and the 2017 Great Meadow International FEI Nations Cup CICO3*. They have been breeding Thoroughbreds for over 40 years and are champions of the breed, both for racing and sport horse pursuits.
Their involvement in the sport runs deep: Nina was chair of the very first USEA Young Event Horse Committee that was formed in December 2004 and remains a member to this day, and Tim is co-chair of the USEA Development Committee, a member of the USEA Foundation Board, and is on the board of Fair Hill International.
The Gardners with Cambalda and Jennie Brannigan, winners of the 2014 Fair Hill International CCI3*. Photo via RedBayStock.com.
The Gardners will be honored during the 2018 USEA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will be held in December during the USEA Annual Meeting & Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Six new members will be inducted into the USEA Hall of Fame this year. The first inductee, Kerry Millikin’s Olympic bronze medal partner Out And About, was announced yesterday. Stay tuned for the announcements of the remaining inductees! Go Eventing.
