USEA Convention Program

22 C O N V E N T I O N S P E A K E R S PHILLIP DUTTON Born in 1963 in Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia, Phillip Dutton grew up with horses on his family's sheep and wheat farm. Most of his childhood and teenage years were spent competing at Pony Club rallies and horse trials. Phillip continued to pursue his passion for riding while studying in Sydney at Newington College and later at Agricultural College. Phillip moved to the United States in 1991 to train in a more internationally competitive environment and to prepare for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where he rode on Australia's gold medal eventing team. In total, Phillip represented Australia in three Olympics and four World Championships after his move to the U.S. Phillip has represented the U.S. at the 2007 and 2015 Pan Am Games; 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics; and 2010, 2014, and 2018 World Equestrian Games. A highlight of his career came when he won his first individual Olympic medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, taking bronze with Mighty Nice. Very active on the U.S. eventing circuit, Phillip won the USEA Leading Rider of the Year title in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012. In 2005, he was also named the number one FEI World Eventing Rider. He completed the 2016 season ranked number two in the world. Phillip lives in West Grove, Pennsylvania with his wife, Evie; his stepdaughter, Lee Lee; and their twin daughters, Mary and Olivia. JONATHAN ELLIOTT Jonathan Elliott has been in the sport of eventing for over 20 years. Starting with the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships, he competed three times, placing eighth in 1992 and winning silver in 1995. Jonathan was also the 1996 recipient of the Lionel Guerrand-Hermes Memorial Award, a USET award for a young rider who has best represented the team's ideals of horsemanship and sportsmanship across all three disciplines. He continued in the sport, competing at the Burghley and Rolex Kentucky CCI4* events. Currently Jonathan, his wife Suzy, and their three children, Avery, Quinn, and Landon, run Aspen Farms in Washington State where they host two USEA recognized horse trials offering Beginner Novice through Advanced levels. Jonathan is an ICP Certified Instructor; USEA Board of Governors and Executive Committee member; USEA Vice President of Competition; Chair the USEA Organizers Committee and the USEF Calendar Working Group; a member of the USEF Eventing Sport Committee; a member of the USEA Competitions, Rules, and Calendar Committee; a member of the USEF Emerging Athletes Working Group; has coached the Area VII Young Rider Team; and has served as the chair of the Professional Horsemans' Council former chair of the PHC. DAVE EMMONS David along with his wife, Sue, organized Hunters Run Horse Trials in Metamora, Michigan for 24 years with their last event in 2014. David is an "r" Technical Delegate. Hunters Run Horse Trial used the American Horse Trials Foundation for many years to improve the courses and event. NINA GARDNER Nina Gardner, along with her husband Tim, has been an active supporter of the sport and its future for many years as owners, breeders, and volunteers of the USEA. They have a passion for developing young talent, both in horses and in riders. The Gardners began supporting Phillip Dutton more than 25 years ago, early in his eventing career in the United States and have owned horses for Jennie Brannigan for the last decade. The Gardners have been breeding

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