2018 USEF Equestrian and Horse of the Year nominees. Photos via USEF.
Try harder next year, eventers!
We kid, we lovingly kid. The USEF has announced its 2018 Equestrian and Horse of the Year candidates, and indeed there are no eventers on the list of 15 total rider and horse candidates. Clearly, this is complete bunk, but we suppose it’s nice to give somebody else a chance sometimes, too. Here are this year’s nominees — click each category for details about each nominee’s achievements.
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- Karsten. Photo by Avalon Photography.
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- Cobra. Photo by www.chasonphotos.com.
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- Private Practice. Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography.
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- Verdades. Shannon Brinkman Photo.
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- Ms Dreamy. Erin Gilmore for Shannon Brinkman Photo.
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- Eddie Blue. Erin Gilmore for Shannon Brinkman Photo.
Equestrian of the Year Nominees
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- Chester Weber. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo.
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- Bruce Griffin III. Avalon Photography.
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- Eugene Sweeney. Photo by Arnaldo Silva.
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- Victoria Gillenwater. Photo by Avalon Photography.
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- Wendy Potts. Photo by Howie Schatzberg Photography.
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- McLain Ward. Photo by Erin Gilmore for Shannon Brinkman Photo.
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- Victoria Colvin. Photo by Callie Clement.
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- Laura Graves. Photo by Shannon Brinkman Photo.
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- Jody Strand. Photo by Howie Schatzberg Photography.
Click here to submit your vote. Online voting is open through Thursday, Jan. 3 at midnight. Winners will be awarded on Saturday evening, Jan. 12, at the Horse of the Year Awards presented by AON during the US Equestrian Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Thankfully, there are other opportunities for deserving eventers to win very important year-end awards. Like EquiRatings’ Horse of the Year showdown, for which voting is underway as we speak. Our North America representative, Phillip Dutton’s WEG mount Z, got outvoted by Ballaghmor Class in round one, but the action is still underway. And, of course, EN will be posting our nominees for the coveted Golden Chinchilla at the beginning of January — it doesn’t get more prestigious than that!
Go Eventing.
