Anne Kursinski


Birthdate: 4/16/1959    
Birthplace: Pasadena, Calif./USA Residence: Frenchtown, NJ/USA
Represents: USA    
Nations Cup Starts: 36 Nations Cup Wins: 15
World Cup Starts: 146 World Cup Wins: 7
Horses for LVWI: Roxana 112    

Career Highlights:

Olympic Games:
1996 Atlanta Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Individual rank: 20 Team rank: 2
1992 Barcelona Horse: Cannonball Individual rank: 63 Team rank: 5
1988 Seoul Horse: Starman Individual rank: 4 Team rank: 2
1984 Los Angeles Alternate    


World Cup Finals:
2005 Las Vegas, Nev., USA Horse: Roxana 112 Individual rank: 28
1997 Göteberg, Sweden Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Individual rank: 5
1994 ‘S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands Horse: Dynamite XX Individual rank: 26
1992 Del Mar, Calif., USA Horse: Aston Individual rank: 22
1991 Göteborg, Sweden Horse: Starman Individual rank: 7
1987 Paris, France Horse: Kino d’Andelou Individual rank: 17
1985 West Berlin, West Germany Horse: Medrano Individual rank: 20
1984 Göteborg, Sweden Horse: Insolvent Individual rank: 13


World Championships
1998 Rome, Italy Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Individual rank: 45 Team rank: 9
1990 Stockholm, Sweden Horse: Starman Individual rank: 14 Team rank: 4


Continental, Regional Games & Championships
1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela Horse: Livius Invididual rank: 1 Team Rank: 1


Major Competitions:
2005 Against the Clock La Baule , France Horse: Lorenzo Individual rank: 1
2005 Nations Cup/Team Rome , Italy Horse: Roxana 112 Rank: 2
2004 Land Rover Open Jumper Stake Bridgehampton, NY Horse: Roxana 112 Individual rank: 1
1998 Grand Prix Monterrey , Mexico Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Individual rank: 1
2000 Speed and Handiness, Bordeaux, France Horse: Sir Galahad Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Individual rank: 1
1998 Nations Cup/Team Calgary, Alb. Canada Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 2
1997 Nations Cup/Team San Gallen, Switzerland Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 1
1997 Nations Cup/Team Rome, Italy Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 1
1997 Nations Cup/Team Aachen, Germany Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 2
1995 Nations Cup/Team Calgary, Alb. Canada Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 2


National Championships:
1994 American Gold Cup Devon, Penn. Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 1
1993 American Gold Cup (Cadillac) Devon , Penn. Horse: Eros xx (ex Cecil xx) Rank: 1
1985 National Championships     Individual rank: 3


Kursinski is a two-time Olympic silver medallist (1996, 1988) and she is the first American and the first woman to win the $450,000 Pulsar Crown Grand Prix in Monterrey, Mexico (1998). She began to compete in 1978 for the United States Equestrian Team and in 1983 earned an individual and team gold medal at the Pan American Games in Venezuela. In her two-decade career, she has won the American Gold Cup, the Grand Prix events in Aachen, Germany and Rome, Italy, in addition to many titles. She was named the AHSA/Hertz Equestrian of the Year in 1995 and the AHSA Horsewoman of the Year in 1992. In addition to her skills as a horsewoman, she is a published author. Her book, Anne Kursinki’s Riding and Jumping Clinic, was published by Doubleday in 1995. The book is a step-by-step manual from basic flatwork and dressage through jumping at every level.

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Marital status:Single
Parents: E. Robert Kursinski
Who inspires you in the sport:
Favorite music/musicians: Celine Dion
Favorite food:Fish
How do you relax?Exercising at the gym
Sponsor/team:Hermes, Grand Prix, Charles Owen, Nutrena
What would you do if you were not an international show jumper:Sports psychologist
Who inspired you to become a show jumper:Susie Hutchison
Advice to children who aspire to follow in your footsteps:Work hard, be patient and listen to your horses
Location/date of first competition:Flintridge Riding Club, 1964
First international win: 1983 Grand Prix of Rome, Italy

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Member of four United States Olympic teams (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996), Two Olympic silver medals, Member of the United States World Equestrian Team, Winner of the Grand Prix of Aachen (Germany) and Grand Prix of Monterrey (Mexico).

Name and barn name: Roxana 112/Market Street
Country of origin: Germany
Breed: Hessin
Rider: Anne Kursinski
Owner: Scott Hakim
Previous rider (s): Ray Texel
First partnership with this horse: August 2004
Most memorable moments with this horse:

Being on the 2005 U.S. Super League Team at La Baule (France), Rome ( Italy), and St. Gallen ( Switzerland).



CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: First-place World Cup qualifying at Palm Beach (Florida) in 2005.