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Terry A. West (born ca. 1958) is an African-American equestrian from Maryland, former jockey and member of the state's Racing Commission. She is notable as one of the first black female jockeys in the United States to have a racing license. After retiring from racing, West continued in the horse industry as a competitor in hunter and jumper shows.
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She later served as an equestrian judge. [1] She has served as Executive Director of the American Horse Shows Association, Vice President of the United States Hunter/Jumper Association and Secretary of the USEF. [1] On January 1, 2013, she became the new President of the USEF, replacing David O'Connor. [1] [2] [3]
The National Collegiate Equestrian Association , formerly known as Varsity Equestrian, was created as the governing body for NCAA Equestrian teams. The NCEA is headquartered in Waco, Texas . Currently the NCEA has 24 official member colleges and universities that sponsor women's equestrian teams that participate in intercollegiate competition ...
The relationship between women and horses has been addressed by sociologists, ethnologists, and anthropologists, and also by psychoanalysts. Equestrian sports offer a unique perspective for gender studies, as they are the only sporting domain where men and women compete directly against each other in the same events at international and Olympic levels.
Kathryn Hallowell "Kathy" Kusner (born March 21, 1940) is an American equestrian and Olympic medalist in show jumping.She was one of the first woman who rode for the United States Equestrian Team (USET), the first licensed female jockey, and the first American women to win an Olympic medal in equestrian competition.
At seven years old she began taking lessons at Bobbin Hollow Equestrian Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. She got her first horse, a Morgan mare, at 10 and began showing her in small horse shows. [2] In 1986 Goth focused on American Saddlebreds. She purchased Visser Stables, located at Versailles, Kentucky, and a number of horses.
[2] [3] [19] She won a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, and a silver medal with the U.S. team in the 2006 World Equestrian Games (riding Quervo Gold). [2] [20] [21] [22] Goldstein-Engel was the American Grandprix Association's (AGA) only ten-time Rider of the Year. She won the award in 1989, 1991 ...