Long Listed Drivers
Drivers! Please submit your name, ponies name, a few sentences about yourself, and a picture to: info@ponyteamusa.com Otherwise, I'll be tempted to make something up.
Single Pony
Meghan Benge
Magnolia, TX
Pony: Rupert (Welsh X)
Meghan is a photo major/graphic design minor at Savannah College of Art and Design, and is also the designer of this website. She and Rupert won the marathon at the Lexington CDE (2007) and the cones at Sunshine State (2008).
VANCE COULTHARD AIKEN SC
VIVIAN CREIGH SPRINGFIELD VT
Sherri Dolan
Milford NJ
Pony: Smoke, Hackney/Shetland cross.
At 12.3 HH Smoke is the smallest single pony in the division, (but he has a big heart). Smoke and I moved up to the Advanced level fall of 2007. We came in 3rd at Gladstone CDE (2007), Fair Hill Int (2007), and Live Oak Int (2008) and 1st at Black Prong and Southern Pines CDE (2008). I work as a Product Manager for a Biopharmaceutical supply company.
DALE GOVUS FOREST CITY NC
STERLING GRABURN BONIFAY FL
SANDRA GREEN INDIANAPOLIS IN
SYBIL HUMPHREYS RAPIDAN VA
Marilea "Pixie" Keating
Aiken, SC
Pony: Harley
Harley is a pint sized American Paint Horse who had 4 foals before beginning her career as a driving pony.
JENNIFER MATHESON AIKEN SC
MARY MOTT-KOCSIS BAPTISTOWN NJ
Samantha Orem
Sumpterville, FL
Pony: Admiral John (Haflinger)
Samantha is a Junior Driver and graduates from High School this year. With the help of her 'gator, Joanne McCallum, and Admiral John, Sam won the marathon at The Laurels ('07), Katydid ('07), Nature Coast and Live Oak ('08).
SUSAN ROGERS PROCTORSVILLE VT
SARA SCHMITT GLEN GARDNER NJ
SUZY STAFFORD BEAR DE
COLLEEN SULLIVAN MORRISTON FL
ROCHELLE TEMPLE POWHATAN VA
Tasha Wilkie
Paso Robles, CA
Pony: Princeton (Welsh/Arab)
While we don't have many opportunities for Advanced out here in the West, I am thrilled and honored to even be LISTED amongst these incredible ponies and drivers! My wonderful pony is Princeton who I've raised since birth. We have learned everything together and love the sport of combined driving!
Pair Pony
Miranda Cadwell
Southern Pines, NC
Ponies: Toby (Welsh), Rambo (Hanoverian), Taz (Welsh), Kabam (Hanoverian)
Miranda is the reigning World Champion Pair Pony Driver, which she won with Toby, Taz and Rambo. Randy is starting a new pony, Kabam.
Tracey Morgan
Beallsville, MD
Ponies: Lizwell Gambling Queen (Maude), SingleTree Tabitha Twitchit (Tabby), Farnley Coquette (Coco) and Gaylen Romeo (Joe)
My Dartmoor ponies really enjoy CDE's! Only 12.2h they have big personalities and tremendous work ethic. We have won 5 USEF National Pony Pair Championships. I have retired from the business world to breed and train the ponies full time. Kenny (Cox) takes time off from his Home Inspection Company to navigate. We have enjoyed being a member of the Pony Team USA at all three Pony World Championships traveling to Austria in 2003, England in 2005 and Denmark in 2007.
Four-in-Hand Pony
LAURIE ASTEGIANO
Elizabeth Keathley
Woodbury, TN
Ponies: Alvis, Oden, Frits, Glynhafan Hercules. All Welsh ponies.
Elizabeth Keathley is the owner of the Cannon Carriage Driving Center at Valhalla farms in Woodbury, Tennessee
She won the Lexington CDE and Katydid (2007), 2nd at Sunshine State CDE and 3rd at Live Oak CDE (2008).
MUNRO RUSSELL SOUTHERN PINES NC
ALLISON STROUD WEST GROVE PA
Kathleen Whaley
Southern Pines, NC
Ponies: Tux, Spats, Cufflinks, Cumberbund, Magic and Snowy (Welsh Section Bs)
Katie has represented the US in 2003 with a four and 2005 with a pair finishing 7th in the marathon at Catton Park.
Esther "Boots" Wright
Ocala, FL
Ponies: Blunder, of uncertain lineage; Danny, Welsh Section C; Dover, German Riding Pony; Dusty, German Riding Pony; Oak, Welsh Section C.