David’s illustrious international career began at the 1986 CCI*** Alternate World Championship in Bialy Bor, Poland, where he competed for the United States Equestrian Team for the first time.

Winning the hearts of fans across the globe, David has earned three Olympic medals, including the history-making individual gold aboard Custom Made, setting an Olympic record low score. He’s won two Pan American Games medals, and two World Equestrian Games medals, most recently the team gold with Giltedge. Like his wife Karen, David has won Rolex twice as a three-star and once as a four-star. He’s won Fair Hill International CCI*** five times, and in 1997, he became only the second American in history to win the coveted Badminton CCI.****

Along the way, David has always felt the responsibility to give back to the sport he loves. Throughout his amazing career, he has maintained strong involvement in the administrative side of the sport. He has overseen the condensation of all horse organizations in the US under one governing body – the United States Equestrian Federation, over which he now presides as president.

In 2003, David was awarded the prestigious Wofford Cup, which is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of Eventing in a non-riding capacity. David was the first rider ever to receive this award.

Following his outstanding and much decorated career as an equestrian athlete and his subsequent retirement from international competition, David has taken his passion for horses and eventing and expanded his equestrian career into exciting new areas, namely course design and coach of the Canadian Equestrian Team.