Girls on top in US eventing for first time in nearly 40 years

A woman has been crowned the United States Eventing Association’s rider of the year for the first time in almost 40 years.

Liz Halliday-Smith has become only the sixth female to win the award since it was founded in 1960, by amassing 590.5 leaderboard points this year. The award was won by Suzanne Cove in 1962, Lee Troup in 1964, Mary Ann Tauskey in 1978, Torrance Watkins in 1980 and Karen Stives in 1981.

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Article written by: Becky Murray