16 SIDELINES OCTOBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Article and photos by Lauren R. Giannini
Great Meadow hosted the World Equestrian Games
Preparatory Trial in July, 2014, providing a good practice run for
U.S. And Canadian teams. Eleven U.S. combinations and three
horses and two riders from Canada prepared for the Alltech FEI
World Equestrian Games 2014 in Normandy, France, August
22-September 7. The Prep Trial celebrated both the official
return of eventing and the future of Great Meadow as a world-
class venue.
U.S. eventing Chef d’Equipe David O’Connor chose Great
Meadow to showcase the U.S. team. The riders raved about
Great Meadow Celebrates
With WEG Prep Trial
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Trading Aces and Phillip Dutton. Phillip won the Prep Trials with
Mighty Nice, his alternate horse owned by Bruce Duchossois,
who passed away recently.
Buck Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM. A great partnership,
they were second in the Prep Trial and Buck was 3rd on the FEI
HSBC World Rider as of July 31.
Land Rover US Team: Phillip Dutton, Lynn Symansky, Buck Davidson, Sinead Halpin, Marilyn Little
(alt), Kim Severson, Meghan O’Donoghue (alt), Hannah Sue Burnett (alt), Boyd Martin, David O’Connor
(Chef d’Equipe).
