Riding for the Team: Inspirational Stories of the USA's Medal-Winning Equestrians and Their Horses
About this ebook
From playing with plastic ponies and taking their first riding lessons, to finding success in the arena, thousands of horse lovers hope they can one day represent the United States in international competition. Riding for the Team chronicles the lives of those who dreamed about competing for their country and “made it,” sharing inspirational stories from the international governing organization’s eight equestrian disciplines:
- show jumping
- dressage
- eventing
- driving
- vaulting
- reining
- endurance
- para-dressage
Readers are immersed in the fascinating histories of the medal-winning riders, drivers, and vaulters who have dominated American equestrian sport over the past 28 years, such as:
- McLain Ward
- Karen O’Connor
- Debbie McDonald
- Tim McQuay
Get the inside scoop on legendary horses who have become household names, including:
- Flexible
- Biko
- Verdades
- Gunners Special Nite
Offering exclusive insights, Riding for the Team gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of top-level equestrian sport. Athletes tell their stories and those of their horses during the years they honed their talent and dedicated their lives to representing their country in the Olympics, World Equestrian Games, World Championships, and Pan American Games. Beautifully illustrated with breathtaking photographs from prestigious competitions held around the world, Riding for the Team not only provides a dazzling record of American equestrian accomplishment, it promises to inspire the next generation of champions.
About the author
Nancy Jaffer is a respected equestrian photojournalist whose articles have appeared regularly online and in the pages of Practical Horseman and Dressage Today magazines. She has covered nine Olympics and is a contributor to Horse & Hound magazine (UK), Horse International, and In Stride, and writes the "Due South" column on the Horse Sport (Canada) website. Jaffer, who lives in Peapack, New Jersey and has a website www.nancyjaffer.com, wrote a weekly newspaper column on equestrian sports that appeared in The Star-Ledger of New Jersey from 1972 until 2015. She is the coauthor of Riding Through with dressage Olympian Debbie McDonald and Life in the Galloping Lane with eventing Olympians Karen and David O’Connor. She also edited the last USET publication, entitled Riding for America.
