JIM WOFFORD
James C. (Jim) Wofford was born and
raised on a horse farm in Milford,
Kansas. He is a graduate of Culver
Military Academy, and the School
of Business at the University of
Colorado, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration. Jim, a three-time Olympian,
has spent his life with horses, and is one of the best-
known eventing trainers in the world today. In 2000, Jim
was listed by The Chronicle of the Horse as one of the "50
Most Influential Horseman" of the 20th century, and
in January of 2012 he was awarded the US Equestrian
Trophy for Lifetime Achievement, horse sports' highest
honor. He was named USOC Developmental Coach of
the Year in both 1998 and 1999. Jim has had at least one
student on every U.S. Olympic, World Championship,
and Pan American team since 1978. A Hall of Fame
member of both the USEA and Culver Military
Academy, Jim trains at his farm in Upperville, Virginia,
and travels extensively, teaching and giving clinics. Widely
sought after as a clinician and coach, Jim is equally well
known as an author and television commentator. Jim has
maintained a lifelong involvement in the administration
of his sport, both nationally and internationally. This
continues a family tradition; his father was a founding
member and the first President of the U.S. Equestrian
Team. Jim has served as president of the USEF, first Vice
President of the USET, and Secretary of the USEA.
He served two terms as a member of the FEI Eventing
Committee, including four years as Vice Chairman.
SHANNON WOOD
Shannon Wood is a Mechanical
Engineering Masters student at the
University of Kentucky and has been a
member of the UKY Eventing Safety
Team for three years. She competes in
Novice level eventing and is a working student for Ashley
Kehoe Eventing.
