USEA Convention Program

30 C O N V E N T I O N S P E A K E R S Brian passed his 'A' rating and then served as D.C. of this club twice from 1975-1977 and 1980-1983. Brian's competitive career began in 1963 and he won his first Preliminary Three-Day Event in 1968. He followed this up by winning the National Intermediate Championship and the Gladstone Trophy in 1969, earning him the Area VI Leading Rider award in 1969, a feat he repeated in 1981. Brian has traveled across the U.S. competing at most of the great U.S. three-day events including Wild Horse Valley, Woodside, Ledyard, Chesterland, and Kentucky. Brian's competitive career at the Advanced level on both coasts continued until 1984 when training and coaching began to take precedence. He served as USEA Area VI Chair from 1985-1987, was a founding vice president of CTETA (Woodside Horse Park) from 1976-1989, and volunteered for the California Dressage Society and American Vaulting Association. In 1983, Brian was appointed Chief Liaison Officer for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and supported by his good friend, Neil Ayer, was awarded the contract to design and build the three-day eventing show jumping course at Santa Anita. Brian has served the sport as President and Vice President on the USEA Board of Governors. An ICP Level IV Certified Instructor and ICP faculty member, Brian focuses on helping others become the best instructors, trainers, and mentors possible. Brian has been married for 33 years to Lisa Sabo who is a graduate 'A' Pony Clubber and a USPC Center owner. Lisa is also a USEA ICP Level III Certified Instructor, Advanced level competitor, and Gurney protégé. Together, Brian and Lisa founded Eventing Training Online with the goal of capturing on video the techniques of top trainers worldwide and then making this knowledge available to equestrians anywhere at any time. Brian and Lisa live on Lido Isle in Newport Beach, California. DOMINIC SCHRAMM Hailing from Australia, Dom Schramm developed an affinity with horses at an early age. In 2010 he relocated to the United States and since then he's piloted both Cold Harbor and Bolytair B to the three-star level. He is pas- sionate about producing quality young horses and is an active committee member of the USEA Young Event Horse program. In 2018 Dom completed the YEH 5-year-old Championships with three different horses and finished in the top 10 at the Fair Hill International CCI3* with Bolytair B. DR. SUZANNE WEAVER SMITH Dr. Suzanne Weaver Smith began her 38-year career working in aerospace systems R&D at Harris Corporation with guidance launch vibration of the Hubble Space Telescope. Her research since then has focused on analysis and testing of challenging dynamics problems including International Space Station vibrations, Mars Airplane deployment, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems R&D. Dr. Smith has successfully led numerous research projects that develop and translate innovative and valued results for industry and societal benefit. For eventing, she and a team of University of Kentucky (UK) engineering students tested frangible and resettable designs from 2009-2011. Simulating the dynamic transition from forward to rotation motion brought together her analysis and testing experience to produce results for sport safety. TAMRA SMITH A California native, Tamra Smith is an accomplished equestrian and ICP Level IV Certified Instructor with over 25 years of industry experience. Specializing in dressage, show jumping, and three-day eventing,

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