US Equestrian (USEF) works in partnership with the USET Foundation to assist with the facilitation of this grant.
Each year, the USET Foundation administers up to $25,000 to a developing horse seen as a potential future candidate to represent the United States eventing team at the international level. The grant was established and is funded by Caroline Moran in memory of her dear friend, the late R. Bruce Duchossois, who was dedicated to encouraging the development of event horses in the U.S. The grant is named after Connaught, a horse owned by Duchossois and ridden by Phillip Dutton at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games and 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
For more information, please contact USEF Director of Eventing Development Programs Gemma Stobbs at gstobbs@usef.org.
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