Alyssa Phillips and Oskar. Photo by Shannon Brinkman.
There’s been a slight change to Team USA for the upcoming Pan American Games, which kick off in Santiago, Chile this week (the eventing will begin on October 27).
As we speak, the horses are settling in to the facilities near Santiago, departing late last week from Windurra USA in Pennsylvania to head down to Miami for their flight to Chile. A big shout to #supergrooms Max Corcoran and Kate Servais for ensuring this precious cargo got safely from point A to point B!
Ahead of the trek, Alyssa Phillips was named to take the place of original traveling reserve Tamie Smith (Kynan). Alyssa will now make her first team travel trip with her own and her mother Julie Phillips’ 14-year-old Holsteiner gelding, Oskar. Meanwhile, Tamie will prepare for the USEF National CCI4*-L Championship at Galway Downs (CA) with Kynan.
“I’m so proud of this team and what an incredible experience this will be for Alyssa to travel down there and learn all about this,” Tamie said. “Kynan and I had a great time training with the team, and if we were needed we were always ready to step in, but this will be such valuable experience for all of those women!”
The team representing the U.S. is now comprised of:
- Sydney Elliott (Benton, La.) and QC Diamantaire, a 2010 Oldenburg gelding owned by Carol Stephens
- Liz Halliday (Ocala, Fla.) and Miks Master C, a 2012 Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Debby Palmer and the Ocala Horse Properties, LLC
- Direct Reserve: Cooley Nutcracker, a 2014 Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by The Nutcracker Syndicate
- Caroline Pamukcu (Miami Beach, Fla.) and HSH Blake, a 2015 Irish Sport Horse gelding owned by Mollie Hoff, Sherrie Martin and Caroline Pamukcu
- Sharon White (Summit Point, W.V.) and Claus 63, her own 2012 Holsteiner gelding
- Traveling Reserve: Alyssa Phillips (Fort Worth, Texas) and Oskar, a 2009 Holsteiner gelding owned by Julie Phillips
Equestrian at #Santiago2023 begins with dressage, followed by eventing and concluding with show jumping. ClipMyHorse.TV will carry the live stream for all disciplines (membership/subscription required). Eventing begins with the First Horse Inspection on October 26 at 9 a.m. (Chile Standard Time, which is 1 hour ahead of Eastern time), followed by dressage on October 27 at 11:00 a.m., cross country on October 28 at 11:00 a.m, and show jumping on October 29 at 12:00 p.m.
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