Buena Vista, VA (February 24, 2015)— When the eight-year reign as highest-scoring eventing duo in the United States ended for Kim Severson and Thoroughbred gelding Winsome Adante, it was Buck Davidson and Irish Sport Horse gelding Ballynoe Castle RM who took their place. As the title of United States Eventing Association (USEA) Highest-Scoring Horse of All Time transferred from one pair to the other, one thing remained a part of the leading team: World Equestrian Brands, the U.S. distributer of Amerigo, Vespucci, E. A. Mattes, and Equilibrium products.
World Equestrian Brands is a proud sponsor of both legendary eventers Buck Davidson and Kim Severson. The company’s high-quality tack and equipment from four popular equestrian brands has been a continuous part of Davidson’s, Severson’s, and their horses’ successes. World Equestrian Brands is happy to celebrate a ninth consecutive year as the tack of USEA’s top horses and riders.
Davidson and Ballynoe Castle RM, or “Reggie”, had an extremely impressive year in 2014— the pair received two of the sport’s most prestigious awards at the 2014 United States Eventing Association (USEA) Convention in Fort Worth, Texas in December. Davidson was named USEA High Score Rider of the Year and Ballynoe Castle RM was named USEA Highest-Scoring Horse of all Time.
“Buck is a longtime endorser of World Equestrian Brands products, and he rides all his horses in our Amerigo, Vespucci, Mattes, and Equilibrium Products,” Robin Moore, CEO of World Equestrian Brands, explains. “We are so proud of him, and we are grateful to work with him and his horses.”
The successes leading up to the pair’s 2014 titles included placing third in the Rolex Kentucky 4*, and making their second World Championship appearance as members of the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at the Alltech FEI WorldEquestrian Games. Last year, the talented duo received the Pinnacle Trophy for Highest Placed U.S. Rider at the Rolex Kentucky CCI****. Davidson, giving credit to the fourteen-year-old gelding, comments, “Horses don't do what he's done. He gives the best effort every single time you ride him. He's the smartest horse I've ever been around!” Ballynoe Castle RM’s “best efforts” have certainly paid off— the horse’s new 2014 title makes him the first to break the high-score record held by three-time Rolex Kentucky winner Winsome Adante for eight years, who also was ridden in World Equestrian Brands tack by Kim Severson.
Severson and Winsome Adante, known as “Dan,” claimed victory in the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** in 2002, 2004, and 2005, and also earned the Team Bronze and Individual Silver in the Athens, Greece Olympics. Winsome Adante, born in 1993 and owned by Linda Wachtmeister of Plain Dealing Farm, has also been inducted into the USEF Equus Foundation Horse Stars Hall of Fame. Severson, named FEI Number One FEI Rider in the World in 2004, says that the now retired Winsome Adante was “100 percent consistent” and— despite the day or the year— was always the same outstanding horse. His career points of 1,355 made him the highest-scoring horse in the history of U.S. eventing until Ballynoe Castle RM pulled ahead.
Based out of Virginia, World Equestrian Brands is a tack distributor of the highest quality brands on the market. The company’s products include saddles, bridles, girths, leg wraps, saddle pads, therapeutic equipment, and more. The technologically advanced and high-performance tack used by unbeatable duos like Buck Davidson with Ballynoe Castle RM and Kim Severson with Winsome Adante demonstrates the company’s dedication to helping horses and riders succeed.
On February 19, World Equestrian Brands hosted a seminar with Peter Menet at Buck Davidson’s facility in Ocala, Florida. “Peter explained the dynamics of biomechanics, conformation, and the effects of tack. These details make all the difference in performance horses worldwide in all disciplines!” Says Moore.
Photo: Buck Davidson, sponsored by World Equestrian Brands, and Ballynoe Castle RM are the USEA High Score Rider and USEA Highest-Scoring Horse of All Time
