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| Sarah "Sally" Cousins U.S. Eventing Leading Lady Rider 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 |
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My goal is to train horses and riders of all levels to compete in
horse trials and Three-Day-Events.
I am always willing to take on riders and horses for training.
Please visit my website often as I pursue these goals.
We welcome your help, ideas or sponsorships that would assist
our team in our pursuits.
horse trials and Three-Day-Events.
I am always willing to take on riders and horses for training.
Please visit my website often as I pursue these goals.
We welcome your help, ideas or sponsorships that would assist
our team in our pursuits.
| Meet Sally |
I started riding when I was five when my parents moved to our farm in
Oxford, PA. Soon after that I joined the local Pony Club and was
introduced to the sport of eventing. Additionally, I showed ponies in
the hunter divisions and also fox hunted; both sports helped me develop
as an all-around horsewoman.
By my mid teens, I competed my first one-star three-day event and
continued to move up the levels. At 20, I traveled to England to
compete at the Badminton Horse Trials. That year I stayed in England
and completed the Burghley Horse Trials in September.
On Strike-A-Light, a horse I bought during my stay in England, I When
I returned home in 1986, I took a job working as a stockbroker at
Merrill Lynch. During that time I continued to compete at the highest
levels of the sport, including numerous runs at the Rolex Kentucky
four-star event.
In 1991 I won the Essex Three-Day with Castle Cay and soon after,
announced my engagement to Nat Cousins; we were married July 6th
(needless to say there were no events that weekend). I continued to
produce event horses and started catch riding horses for other riders,
winning Bromont Two-Star on Drizzle, and competing him
successfully at many three-star events.
After 16 years at Merrill Lynch, I decided to become a professional and
devote myself exclusively to my riding career. In 2005, I purchased
property in Aiken, SC so I could compete and provide instruction for
the three months of winter when Pennsylvania is covered in snow and
ice. Thanks to a successful competition schedule and the depth of
experience I garnered as an amateur and a professional, I have been
ranked among the top 10 riders on the US Eventing Leaderboard for the
last nine years.
I have relished competing at the top levels but I have equally enjoyed
the time spent training and instructing students and their horses. Quite
often I draw from my own lessons with Mike Plumb, Bruce Davidson
and Torrance Watkins. Because I also believe in drawing on other
disciplines' strengths, I have also ridden with Frank Chapot, Anne
Kursinski, and George Morris. My dressage training has been with
Gunnar Ostergaard, Donnan Sharp, and Scott Hassler.
I have finished first in the rankings for the last four years as the
Leading Lady event rider in the U.S.
Oxford, PA. Soon after that I joined the local Pony Club and was
introduced to the sport of eventing. Additionally, I showed ponies in
the hunter divisions and also fox hunted; both sports helped me develop
as an all-around horsewoman.
By my mid teens, I competed my first one-star three-day event and
continued to move up the levels. At 20, I traveled to England to
compete at the Badminton Horse Trials. That year I stayed in England
and completed the Burghley Horse Trials in September.
On Strike-A-Light, a horse I bought during my stay in England, I When
I returned home in 1986, I took a job working as a stockbroker at
Merrill Lynch. During that time I continued to compete at the highest
levels of the sport, including numerous runs at the Rolex Kentucky
four-star event.
In 1991 I won the Essex Three-Day with Castle Cay and soon after,
announced my engagement to Nat Cousins; we were married July 6th
(needless to say there were no events that weekend). I continued to
produce event horses and started catch riding horses for other riders,
winning Bromont Two-Star on Drizzle, and competing him
successfully at many three-star events.
After 16 years at Merrill Lynch, I decided to become a professional and
devote myself exclusively to my riding career. In 2005, I purchased
property in Aiken, SC so I could compete and provide instruction for
the three months of winter when Pennsylvania is covered in snow and
ice. Thanks to a successful competition schedule and the depth of
experience I garnered as an amateur and a professional, I have been
ranked among the top 10 riders on the US Eventing Leaderboard for the
last nine years.
I have relished competing at the top levels but I have equally enjoyed
the time spent training and instructing students and their horses. Quite
often I draw from my own lessons with Mike Plumb, Bruce Davidson
and Torrance Watkins. Because I also believe in drawing on other
disciplines' strengths, I have also ridden with Frank Chapot, Anne
Kursinski, and George Morris. My dressage training has been with
Gunnar Ostergaard, Donnan Sharp, and Scott Hassler.
I have finished first in the rankings for the last four years as the
Leading Lady event rider in the U.S.
