Watring was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, where he was raised. Watring's father was a soldier stationed at Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla. It was there that his father and mother met and were later married. He learned at a young age how to ride horses and did not know that someday he would represent Puerto Rico in the Olympics.[1]
Equestrian competitionsedit
In 1984, Watring qualified and participated at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California in eventing. In 2001, Watring was named the American Grand Prix Association's (AGA) "Rookie of the Year". On May 27, 2002 Watring won the $35,000 Lexus of Glendale Memorial Grand Prix prize money, at the Memorial Day Classic Horse Show aboard his horse "Sapphire". Watring bested a field of 25 starters with a double clear rounds and the fastest time in the jump off of 41.176 seconds. This win moved Watring and his mount "Sapphire", into fourth place standing for "AGA Rider" and "Horse of the Year".[2]
On February 15, 2004, Watring and his mount "Sapphire" came in third place in the Bayer/USET Grand Prix, Indio Desert circuit III. He won $9,700 in prize money. Watring participated and represented Puerto Rico in the showjumping event in the 2004 Olympic Games.[3]
Later yearsedit
Watring currently rides and trains in Southern California where he also teaches both children and adults. His wife Jenny is the captain of the Foxfield Drill team. The team rides without bridles or saddles. The Drill Team did an exhibition in the 1984 Olympic Games and continues to do exhibitions all over the country, including in Madison Square Garden. In 2008, Watring announced that he planned in cloning his horse "Sapphire". If his venture to clone Sapphire is successful, it will be the first cloned show jumper born in the United States. "[2]
^Two-Time Olympian, Pan American Games and Central American Gold Medalist
^ abBreeding’s New Frontier Mark Watring’s Sapphire is cloned 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
mark, watring, born, 1963, puerto, rican, equestrian, 2003, gold, medal, american, games, personal, informationfull, namenationalitypuerto, ricandisciplineshow, jumpingborn, 1963, 1963, aguadilla, puerto, ricomedal, record, equestrianrepresenting, puerto, rico. Mark Watring born May 2 1963 is a Puerto Rican equestrian who in 2003 won a gold medal in the Pan American Games Mark WatringPersonal informationFull nameMark WatringNationalityPuerto RicanDisciplineShow jumpingBorn 1963 05 02 May 2 1963 age 60 Aguadilla Puerto RicoMedal record EquestrianRepresenting Puerto RicoPan American Games2003 Santo Domingo Individual jumpingCentral American and Caribbean Games2002 San Salvador Jumping individual2002 San Salvador Jumping speed2006 Cartagena Jumping individual2006 Cartagena Jumping speed2002 San Salvador Jumping2006 Cartagena Jumping2010 Mayaguez Team jumping Contents 1 Early years 2 Equestrian competitions 3 2004 Olympic Games 4 Later years 5 Monies won 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly years editWatring was born in Aguadilla Puerto Rico where he was raised Watring s father was a soldier stationed at Ramey Air Force Base in Aguadilla It was there that his father and mother met and were later married He learned at a young age how to ride horses and did not know that someday he would represent Puerto Rico in the Olympics 1 Equestrian competitions editIn 1984 Watring qualified and participated at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles California in eventing In 2001 Watring was named the American Grand Prix Association s AGA Rookie of the Year On May 27 2002 Watring won the 35 000 Lexus of Glendale Memorial Grand Prix prize money at the Memorial Day Classic Horse Show aboard his horse Sapphire Watring bested a field of 25 starters with a double clear rounds and the fastest time in the jump off of 41 176 seconds This win moved Watring and his mount Sapphire into fourth place standing for AGA Rider and Horse of the Year 2 2004 Olympic Games editOn August 16 2003 Watring represented the United States in the Pan American Games celebrated in the Dominican Republic The United States won the Gold Medal with a final total of 13 66 penalties compared to the 21 87 posted by Mexico When presented the Gold Medal Watring unfurled and waved the Puerto Rican Flag This win secured a berth in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Greece 3 On February 15 2004 Watring and his mount Sapphire came in third place in the Bayer USET Grand Prix Indio Desert circuit III He won 9 700 in prize money Watring participated and represented Puerto Rico in the showjumping event in the 2004 Olympic Games 3 Later years editWatring currently rides and trains in Southern California where he also teaches both children and adults His wife Jenny is the captain of the Foxfield Drill team The team rides without bridles or saddles The Drill Team did an exhibition in the 1984 Olympic Games and continues to do exhibitions all over the country including in Madison Square Garden In 2008 Watring announced that he planned in cloning his horse Sapphire If his venture to clone Sapphire is successful it will be the first cloned show jumper born in the United States 2 Monies won editTotal Money Won 2004 AGA Series 1 050 2004 Adjusted AGA Serties 4 400 2002 2003 AGA Season 19 620 2001 2002 AGA Tour 13 000See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portalList of Puerto Ricans German immigration to Puerto RicoReferences edit Two Time Olympian Pan American Games and Central American Gold Medalist a b Breeding s New Frontier Mark Watring s Sapphire is cloned Archived 2010 12 27 at the Wayback Machine a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Mark Watring Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 External links editMark Watring and here at FEI Mark Watring permanent dead link Mark Watring Stables Website permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Watring amp oldid 1156619673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
