May 20, 2026 – Gladstone, NJ – The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation announced the launch of its new Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables chapter of its distinguished Gold Medal Club leadership annual giving society. This new chapter recognizes and honors training businesses and the communities of trainers, horses, friends, and family that come together to shape all generations of U.S. equestrian athletes across all disciplines.
These flagship facilities are the daily training grounds for our country’s equestrians and horses, at both developing and elite levels, and their Gold Medal Club affiliation recognizes their leadership and dedication to the sport. The Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables initiative dovetails with the USET Foundation’s Pathway to the Podium campaign, which launched publicly in early May to bolster its support for the US Equestrian (USEF) High Performance Programs that prepare U.S. equestrian athletes to excel at major international championships including this summer’s FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, and beyond.
The USET Foundation welcomes the inaugural roster of Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables participants to the leadership of this annual giving program. Their commitment highlights the importance of recognizing the individuals who instill the fundamentals of riding, horse management, and horse and athlete development in up-and-coming talent. The first stable to join the program was renowned hunter, jumper, and equitation trainer and judge Archibald (“Archie”) Cox III’s Brookway Stables, based in Lake View Terrace, California, where he trains students and clients across ages and levels.
“This new initiative allowing barns to show their support for the USET Foundation is outstanding, and I was excited to get involved right away,” stated Cox, who joined the program as a gold-level member. “I’m fortunate enough to have trained an Olympic medalist in Lucy Davis, so the USET Foundation’s mission of helping provide resources for competitive excellence is near and dear to my heart. The USET Foundation’s support helps facilitate the proven USEF High Performance Pathway for riders [from developing athlete to elite international competitor], and we are now able to help reinforce that.
“The Farms & Stables initiative brings awareness to every single member of the team at the stable and to people attending shows in California. It underscores that it takes a whole team to accomplish national and international success,” he continued. “Highlighting our sport at a national level gives every horse enthusiast something to stand behind and cheer for. Right now, we have some exceptionally exciting U.S. icons, like Kent Farrington and Greya, who can rally the equestrian community behind a shared goal. Brookway Stables’s participation in the new Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables chapter underscores our commitment to that goal.
“I’m delighted to be a founding member of an initiative that rightfully recognizes the community element of our sport,” concluded Cox. “I do it with great pride, recognizing every individual who helps create a successful barn environment or show, because it really does take many hands and many hours.”
Early participation in the USET Foundation’s Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables program spans the U.S., with inaugural members including the current world No. 1 jumping athlete Kent Farrington as well as Missy Clark, who, alongside her husband John Brennan, owns and operates North Run, a highly respected jumping and equitation training operation based between Warren, Vermont, and Wellington, Florida. Clark has been a leading trainer for many years and was eager to join the Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables chapter as a gold-level member at launch.
“Preparing our young North Run riders to be ready and qualified to step up to the Nations Cup level and to represent the U.S. team for the first time has always been a priority in our program,” she explained. “Being named to a U.S. team is always a privilege and an honor, as well as an important step in advancing their careers.
“From a financial standpoint, funding from the USET Foundation has made it more attainable for a wider range of our students to achieve the goal of participating on U.S. Nations Cup teams,” continued Clark. “In the U.S., funding from the USET Foundation plays a vital role in supporting the overall USEF High Performance Pathway.
“As a result, we at North Run believe that joining the new Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables program is an important show of support for the USET Foundation and USEF’s ongoing work developing and supporting U.S. riders of today and tomorrow,” she concluded. “We are proud to join this program in support of the system that has given so much to many of the riders we have coached over the years.”
Participation in the Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables program demonstrates a commitment to the U.S. equestrian teams and to the people behind the scenes who prepare horses and riders for peak performance. The program will provide critical funding for a broad range of components within USEF High Performance Programs and its Pathway Programs. It encompasses training sessions, international competition opportunities, direct athlete grants, and support for the team behind the team which includes coaches and Chefs d’Equipe, grooms, veterinarians, farriers, physiotherapists, and logistics personnel who manage equine wellbeing safeguards, global travel, quarantine protocols, competition planning, and more.
As the philanthropic partner of USEF, grants from the USET Foundation, generated through Gold Medal Club members and individual donor contributions, go directly to USEF to support its High Performance Programs.
Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables
Founding Members
5 Roosters
Baxter Hill
Bel-Mar Farm
Brookway Stables
Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc.
Diamante Farms
El Ranchito Equine
Ellen Ahearn and Eric Markell
EV Equestrian LLC
Evergate Stables
Five Rings Farm
Flintwoode Farms LLC
Four Winds Farm
Hatherly
Hazelwood Hills Farm
Hidalgo LLC
Hillcroft Farm
HM Eq
Kennedy Chang
Kent Farrington LLC
Marigold Sporthorses
Milestone Equestrian LLC
North Run
North Star
Post Road Farm
Reverie Sport Horses
ROasis Riding Oasis
Sandhill Farm
Sasco Creek Farm
Seabrook LLC
Steven Paulson Training
Stillpoint Farm
The Boone Family
The Oaks Equestrian Facility
The Sporty Game
Triple M Farms
Turnham Green
Voquest LLC
Welcome Here Farm
The USET Foundation extends its heartfelt thanks to these invaluable founding members for their trust and belief in its mission.
Benefits of Joining
Whether you operate a training hub for ponies and rising stars, a home for veteran riders, or a barn already affiliated with USEF High Performance Programs, your involvement in the USET Foundation’s Gold Medal Club: Farms & Stables program sends a powerful message: excellence begins at the stable. As a token of the USET Foundation’s appreciation, member barns receive:
- USET Foundation coolerette or pillow for horse show or facility display
- Annual Gold Medal Club lapel pin
- Annual membership decal
- USET Foundation print newsletter
- Quarterly Gold Medal Club emails with USET Foundation news and U.S. equestrian team and athlete updates
- Invitations to USET Foundation events
- Recognition in USET Foundation publications
About the United States Equestrian Team Foundation
The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation, the philanthropic partner of US Equestrian (USEF), is a non-profit organization that helps support U.S. equestrian athletes and horses competing in the seven international disciplines. Funding from the USET Foundation, made through generous donations of all levels, goes to USEF to support USEF High Performance Pathway Programs that offer opportunities such as training sessions, developing athlete international competition tours, horse and athlete development grants, travel grants, and more to help ensure U.S. equestrian competitive excellence at the highest levels. Learn more at www.uset.org.