Lifetime achievement award for Joe Fargis
US Olympic gilt medalist Joe Fargis is to have a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United States of America Equestrian Federation.
Fargis, a leading figure inward showjumping for to a greater extent than than xl years, volition received the honour at the 2013 Pegasus Awards gala on Jan 19, in Louisville, Kentucky. The winner of the Equestrian of the Year Award volition live announced at the Pegasus Awards.
Also receiving awards are 17-year-old American Saddlebred rider Hunter Chancellor, who has been named the Junior Equestrian of the Year, too dressage passenger Linda Zang, who volition have the Pegasus Medal of Honor,which was created every bit an annual honour to recognize individuals who convey exhibited outstanding service to horses too equestrian sport.
Lifetime Achievement Award – Joe Fargis
The influence of Fargis of Middleburg, Virginia spans the entire compass of the sport every bit he has served every bit a competitor, trainer, administrator, too leader. For his undying back upward too incredible legacy, Fargis has been awarded the 2012 USEF Lifetime Achievement Awarded too volition have the Jimmy A. Williams Lifetime Achievement Trophy at the Pegasus Awards gala.
Fargis has a long listing of accomplishments inward the contest arena. He made his initiatory off of to a greater extent than than xxx FEI Nations Cup appearances inward 1970 inward Lucerne, Switzerland, kickoff his legacy every bit a stalwart on United States of America teams. In 1975, Fargis helped the United States of America secure Team Gold at the Pan American Games inward in United Mexican States City, Mexico.
Nine years subsequently at the 1984 Olympic Games inward Los Angeles, Fargis won Team too Individual Gold amongst Touch of Class. The pair’s epic functioning laid an Olympic tape every bit they faulted alone a unmarried fourth dimension throughout the contest (they jumped clear over ninety of 91 obstacles).
Fargis furthered his legacy inward the 20th century winning Team Silver at the 1988 Olympic Games inward Seoul too representing the United States of America at the FEI World Equestrian Games inward Stockholm inward 1990. Additionally, he twice topped the North American East Coast League inward qualifying for the FEI World Cup Final.
Fargis’ legacy, however, is to a greater extent than than but every bit a competitor. His Sandron Farm is a renowned grooming facility that has helped shape the careers of many of the best horses too riders inward the country. Fargis has besides had a lasting number on the direction of Equus caballus sport inward the the States every bit a valued commission fellow member of the American Horse Show Association (the predecessor to the USEF), the States Hunter Jumper Association, too the States Equestrian Team.
Junior Equestrian of the Year – Hunter Chancellor
At but 17 years old Hunter Chancellor is already epitomizing the dedication, science too sportsmanship that are required to rank the hand of equestrian sport. As a junior at Mater Dei Catholic High School Chancellor, an Evansville, Indiana native, actively participates inward American Saddlebred competitions piece maintaining a 3.99 GPA. For her talent, integrity too contributions to the equestrian world, Chancellor volition live awarded the Ruth O’Keefe Meredith Memorial Trophy every bit the 2012 Junior Equestrian of the Year.
Chancellor already boasts an extensive resume that includes 145 career wins too 26 World Championship titles. In 2012 she has earned victories at the National Horse Show Saddle Seat “Good Hands” Finals Championship, too the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Finals, a contest she won reserve honors at inward 2010 too 2011. Chancellor is a National Honor Society fellow member too is currently inward Parys, South Africa competing every bit business office of the United States of America squad at the Saddle Seat World Cup.
Hunter is besides an active player inward numerous extra-curricular too philanthropic endeavors. She is a fellow member of the Mater Dei High School Cheer Team, Pep Club, Service Committee, too Prom Committee. Additionally, she spent fourth dimension inward 2012 every bit an intern for John Boehner, Speaker of the United States of America House of Representatives. Chancellor is besides the founder of the non-profit organization Horses Against Hunger, an organization that has strived to become immature riders, farms, too stables involved inward the struggle against hunger since 2011.
Pegasus Medal of Honor – Linda Zang
Linda Zang, of Davidsonville, Maryland, has been a prominent figure inward the sport of dressage inward the United States of America too Europe. As a competitor, she rode on United States of America teams at the 1978 World Championships, 1979 Pan American Games, too 1980 Alternate Olympic Games.
As an official her influence has been far reaching. She has judged at numerous FEI World Cup Finals every bit good every bit at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games too throughout the world. As a Technical Delegate, Zang officiated at the 1999 Pan American Games too the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
She has besides paid corking service to the sport inward administrative roles every bit a one-time fellow member of the USEF Board of Governors, USEF Hearing Committee, too FEI Dressage Committee. She currently serves every bit a fellow member of the USEF Licensed Officials Committee too Ad Hoc CDI Committee.
Zang is besides a renowned trainer, having coached many prominent horses too riders across unlike disciplines.
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