8 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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American Four-in-Hand Combined Driver Chester Weber, from
Ocala, Florida, shone brightly on the world stage in August, driving
away with the Individual Silver medal at the 2012 FEI Four-in-Hand
Driving World Championships in Reisenbeck, Germany. The U.S.
Four-in-Hand team, comprised of Chester, Jimmy Fairclough and
Joe Yoder, also drove to victory, taking home the Team Bronze.
Chester, who is the nine-time USEF National Four-in-Hand
Chester Weber Wins Silver!
U.S. Four-in-Hand Team Drives Away with Bronze
Team Weber takes their victory lap
Champion, became the frst American to ever win an individual
medal at the World Championships in 2008, when he also took
home the silver medal. “It was great to be back on the medal
podium,” Chester said. “The horses were fantastic the entire
weekend. They had their best show of the year.”
Photos: All photos by My Weber
Chester Weber celebrates his Individual Silver
US Bronze Team member Joe Yoder in his dressage test
US Bronze Team member Jimmy Fairclough
negotiates the cones phase
Chester and his team tackle the marathon phase