USEA Convention Program

29 Jaclyn Gagnon Jaclyn Gagnon grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and started riding at the age of 8. As the oldest of four in a non- horsey family, Jaclyn sought every second she could around horses doing barn chores in exchange for a few extra minutes in the saddle. She has been involved in many different disciplines including hunt seat, saddle seat, driving, eventing, and starting young horses of all shapes and sizes. Jaclyn graduated with a degree in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut where she rode on the IHSA hunt seat equitation team and worked in the horse barn. Jaclyn also had the opportunity to work for Morgan horse trainer John Bennett at John Bennett Stables during the summers through college. In 2003, Jaclyn was accepted to the Kentucky Equine Management Internship in Lexington, Kentucky and took a semester off to explore the heart of the Thoroughbred industry. During this time she worked for Juddmonte Farms starting yearlings and worked the January sales at Keeneland. She came back to graduate from UConn and took home a UConn-bred Morgan. After graduating, Jaclyn worked at a Percheron breeding and show farm for a couple of years before pursuing a job with Cargill Animal Nutrition representing the Nutrena brand in 2007. Today Jaclyn still works as a Field Representative for Cargill in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine providing horse owners and equine professionals with nutritional solutions. She resides in North Andover, Massachusetts with her husband, two children, cat, dog, and two guinea pigs. She continues to ride with her daughter at a local hunter-jumper farm. Denis Glaccum Denis Glaccum was one of the first members of the USEA and rode in his first event in 1956. Four years later, Denis competed in the 1960 Olympic Selection Trials. In 1976, Denis started the event which would become the Chesterland Three-Day Event, and 10 years later he formed Fair Hill Equestrian Events, Inc. Soon after, Fair Hill was hosting six horse trials a year which attracted top competitors from all over the country. Denis also pioneered the use of portable cross-country jumps at Fair Hill which caught on as a very innovative idea. Denis co-founded the American Horse Trials Foundation, which allowed riders to collect tax-free donations. He served for many years on the USEA Board of Governors in a variety of positions and was involved with the introduction of computers to the organization and the headquarters' move to Morven Park. Nine years ago, Denis assisted in writing the curriculum for the Course Designers' Clinics. Denis is still actively involved in eventing and has the honor of having competed in events longer than any other American. In 2009, Denis was inducted into the USEA's Eventing Hall of Fame. Janet Gunn Janet Gunn is a founding member of Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association (CDCTA) in Northern Virginia, serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer, Budget Chair, and Secretary. She was organizer of the original CDCTA Spring Horse Trials at Commonwealth Park and has been involved as rider, volunteer, coordinator, or official in almost every CDCTA horse trial. Janet has been CDCTA's Affiliate Representative to USEA since 2004, and is also the Affiliate Coordinator for both Area II and USEA, where she is also co-chair of the Membership Committee. A licensed "r" Eventing TD, Janet keeps her horses at home while working full time in IT/ Telephony. Jim Graham An Alabama native, Jim Graham has been eventing for 30 years. A member of the 1994 Three-Day Event Team at The Hague World Equestrian Games, Jim has also represented the United States at the Burghley Horse Trials and

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