Darren Chiacchia
The whole Antarès team sends our thoughts and prayers to our friend Darren Chiacchia for a speedy recovery. You can check Darren's recovery update from his family, on his website www.eventrider.com
2008 Olympic Games, USEF Names show Jumping Short list:
- 1. Laura Kraut/ Cedric - Wellington FL
- 2. Nicole Shahinian/ Simpson/ SRF Dragonfly - Thousand Oaks, CA
- 3. Anne Kursinski / Champ 163 - Frenchtown, NJ
- 4. Charlie Jayne/ Urbanus - Elgin, IL
- 5. Kate Levy/Vent du Nord - Wellington, FL
- 6. Anne Kursinski/ Roxana 112 - Frenchtown, NJ
- 7. Beezie Madden/ Authentic - Cazenovia, NY
- 8. McLain Ward/ Shapphire - Brewster, NY
- 9. Jeffrey Welles/ Armani - Wellington, FL
- 10. Will Simpson/ Carlsson Vom Dach - Thousand Oaks, CA
Substitute horse/Rider combinations in this ranking order:
- 11. Christine McCrea/ Egas - E. Windsor, CT
- 12. Kent Farrington/ Up Chiqui - Chicago, IL
- 13. Lauren Hough/ Quick study - Wellington, FL
- 14. Chris Kappler/ VDL Oranta - Flemington, FL
- 15. Georgina Bloomberg/ Curius - New York, NY
- 16. Todd Minikus/ Olinda Loxahatchee, FL
- 17. Cara Raetcher/ Ublesco - North Palm Beach, FL
- 18. Brianne Goutal/ Onira - New York, NY
- 19. Ken Berkley/ Carlos Boy - Flemington, FL
- 20. Beezie Madden/ Judgement - Cazenovia, NY
Olympic hopeful Kate Levy - South Salem, NY amazing and speedy come back !!!!
The entire Antarès team had been supporting and following the progress of
Kate after her terrible accident in August 2007.
After ranking in the top 20 at the World Cup Finals in Las Vegas 2007 with
the 9 year old Belgium warm blood Vent du Nord, Kate left for Europe with him. She was competing all in various locations; including: Germany, Holland, Spain. Everything was going great until she had a bad accident with a young horse while out on a light hack at her home-base in The Netherlands and just two days before leaving for the CSIO in Gijon, Spain.
Among broken ribs, a broken tail bone and pubic bone, Kate broke her femur in 8 different places, and suffered several fractures in her hip and pelvis. She ruptured her spleen to boot. She had to go through months of intensive therapy to learn how to walk again.
Six months later, Kate was brave enough to jump again and start competing
at WEF in Wellington, Florida. She did her first Grand Prix in February to
finish 4th in the $100,000 World Cup Grand Prix, which was also part II of the Olympic trials. At the end of five grueling rounds Kate and Vent du Nord qualified for the short list for the Olympics. They will be on the US team competing in the super league in La Baule, France, Rome, Italy, and St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Congratulations Kate!
We also congratulate Antarès rider Lauren Hough and Quick Study for their
high placement as an alternate on the Olympic short list. Kate and Lauren are competing among a group of amazing U.S. riders who are sure to make Americans proud this summer during the Olympics.
Best of luck to all from Antarès.
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