| USPC/ USEA ICP Scholarship/Funding: A Memorial fund has been developed in Eleanor's Memory which is held by US Pony Club and will be used to underwrite and provide Scholarships for Instructors, and upper level Pony Clubbers to attend Instructors Certification Programs from US Eventing and other Equestrian disciplines. click here to see full details/press release This is a program which Eleanor heartily approved of and took part in at the USPC Festival in July 2007 as a first priority on her return to the US. She both valued and enjoyed it, commenting afterwards “If only we could get more instructors into this program it would improve the base of so many young riders.” In turn fellow instructors valued her input: “I met Eleanor this summer at an ICP clinic at Festival. She was TALENTED and Kind and a great rider and instructor. She was the most promising person in the group, (Level II and III) and really understood her horses.” ICP Participant, 2007 (extracted from USPC press briefing). donations can be made to USPC, 4041 Ironwork Parkway, KY 40511, checks to USPC Inc, memo Eleanor Brennan Fund Her family and friends believe that supporting this program will benefit not just the participants but all the young riders they help and is the best way to allow trickle down to so many and to make a contribution to the safe development of equestrian sports in her memory. BAILEY ZWEI Scholarship click here for details ROLEX: Laine Ashker to rode Eleanor's horse Mazetto (Eric) in her honor click here for Chronicle of Horse interview Lainey rode a spectacular xcountry ride with Eric but unfortunately had a devastating fall with her long time partner Frodo. Frodo and Lainey have been together for 5 years we fist met Frodo at Fancy Hill Spring 2004. Since then they have had great career including placings at 3 stars, Hong Kong Olympic test event, US team short list, winter training A list. We mourn beautiful Frodo, and pray for Lainey's speedy recovery. We love you Lainey stay strong. |
Eleanor was born September 10, 1986 in the County of Surrey, England to Christine and Andrew, their beloved first born daughter. She lived in Wimbledon , London for her early years. She moved with her family to Albemarle County, Virginia, in the fall of 1997 where she happily attended St. Anne’s-Belfield through ninth grade. She also joined Mountain Skyline Pony club which guided and consolidated her passion for horses and riding. Through her final high school years she attended Tandem Friends School which she loved. On her high school graduation in 2004 hitched a ride with her longtime Pony club horse Bailey Zwei to England. She spent the next three years studying, training and competing at the highest level in her sport. Among many achievements were winning US Eventing area 2 advanced championship in her debut year at the level, and achieving her cherished childhood ambition to qualify for and complete her sport's premier event, Badminton, which she did aged 18 as its youngest ever rider. Whilst back in the UK she was also able to spend time with her loving grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and godparents and develop many new friendships. In July 2007 she decided to return to her family and friends in Virginia bringing with her two event horses and her Jack Russell terrier Zipper. She was busy setting up her training and teaching business out of Albemarle’s Plain Dealing Farm where she had first been taught at world class level. |
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| Eleanor Brennan September 10th 1986 - November 17th 2007 in loving memory of a bright star that burned beautifully but too fast tributes, memories, newsclips. interview with Eleanor, eulogy (click on any blue link) |
| Bailey and Eleanor before and after <1999 (halloween parade) 2005> |