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SPRINGER SELECTED FOR USET TRAINING
Virginia-based Event Rider Collects More Titles in 2008 and Sets Her Sights on the 2010 World Equestrian Games.

Upperville, VA., December 3, 2008.
The United States Equestrian Team has again selected international event rider, Allison Springer, for the Training List. Springer, 34, and the 10-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, Destination Known, join a handful of elite riders who will benefit from training sessions conducted by USEF Eventing Coach, Capt. Mark Phillips in 2009. Destination Known (Burger) has completed another successful year which culminated with the USEA Reserve Horse of the Year title following a 6th place at the Jersey Fresh Spring CCI*** Championship and 4th place at the Fairhill Fall CCI*** Championship. In addition to having been named multiple times to the USET High Performance Training list, Springer has also been previously named to the USET Developing Riders list four times on four different horses.

"I am thrilled to once again be included on the USET Training List. Burger had a fabulous year and deserves to be there," said Springer. The combination are in great form as they prepare to head to Wellington, FL next month for intensive dressage and show jump training before moving on to Aiken, SC on February 1 to begin the competition season. "Burger will most likely do one more three-star event in the spring season, possibly in Europe, before he contends his first four star event in the fall season."

Springer's other top horse, Arthur, a nine-year-old Irish Thoroughbred gelding, who finished 13th at the 2008 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event and was 3rd at both North American World Cup Qualifiers (Red Hills and The Fork CIC***-W), will return to Kentucky in the spring before heading for England to tackle another four star course at the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials in the fall.

Arthur was the reserve champion in the USEA Gold Cup Series at the Advanced Level. He was also the 21st ranked horse internationally in the HSBC Eventing World Cup following the HSBC World Cup Final in Deauville, France where he finished 20th. "My intention was to compete at Blenheim three star event in England the week before the World Cup Final but, unfortunately, the competition was canceled due to an extreme change in the weather after the dressage when Arthur was in 6th position on the leader board out of 100 entries," said Allison.

The next international team championship event will be the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky on which Springer has her sights set. "I am thrilled to have two horses that are contenders for the team," she enthused. "I will be very focused on producing them so I can compete for a place on the team."

Springer will be attending a training session this weekend in Charlottesville, VA with Olympic show jumping rider and trainer, Anne Kursinski, as part of Springer's concentrated training program, which benefits from expert coaching in all three phases of eventing.
 

Keep tabs on Allison's latest competitions and travels in her new blog.