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Eric Horgan
Eric Horgan
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 Eric
Horgan offers instruction and coaching in eventing,
dressage and show jumping, officiates at international competitions, and
consults in management and course design for three-day events, horse trials and
other equestrian competitions.
A
native of Ireland, Eric resides in England and visits the U.S. regularly for
extended periods each year to conduct riding clinics. A highly popular
instructor, he works with riders of all levels to develop their skills and
refine their communication with their horses to improve performance. He also is
available to coach individual riders at competitions.
With
many years of experience in course design and successful international event
management, Eric is available to consult with U.S. event organizers on
competition management and course design. He is authorized to officiate as a FEI
Technical Delegate at international three-day events. Eric has over 20 years of
judging experience and he is a qualified judge in Ireland and the U.K.
 Eric
Horgan has over 20 years of world-class competitive and training
experience, including multiple
European, World Championship and Olympic events. A member of Ireland's Olympic
Three-Day Event team at Montreal in 1976, Eric as has competed at other major
international three-day events including the 1990 World Equestrian Games in
Stockholm, 1992 Burghley International Three-Day Event and the world-renowned
Badminton Horse Trials. He was the bronze medalist at the 1989 European
Three-Day Event Champion-ships and is a two-time winner of the Punchestown
(Ireland) International Three-Day Event.
 Many
horses Eric bred, trained and competed successfully in three-day eventing and in
show jumping have gone on to distinguished careers with some of the leading
riders in the world. A highly respected instructor and clinician, Eric earned
the British Horse Society Instructor designation in 1976. He studied classical
dressage in Germany through the international level. He has trained riders
under the auspices of the Irish Horse Board, Horse Trials Society, Pony Club and
Show Jumping Association. With a special affinity for young riders, Eric
coached the Irish Junior Show Jumping Team to a European Championship silver
medal, and a Pony Team to the European Team gold medal.
 Eric
currently coaches several riders competing in eventing at advanced level and in
dressage at Grand Prix level. He also works with riders competing in show
jumping to assist in resolving their horses' jumping problems.
Eric
also serves on the Instructors' Certification Committee of the
United States Eventing Association.
This select committee comprised of professional instructors, coaches and active
event riders has begun an important effort to develop standards for
certification of instructors of eventing in the U.S
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