Richard Spooner is an internationally successful

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. He competes in the sport of

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on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe. In June 2006 at

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, he cleared the $1-million mark, the 10th rider to reach that milestone in the show's history. In 2010 Spooner was featured in the television series ''

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along with fellow Grand Prix show jumper

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Winning Grand Prix Horses

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* Kirk * Cosino * Incento * Bradford * Roxy Z *

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* Southshore * Quirino 3 * Millennium * Ace * Ezrah * Pako * Cristallo * Apache * Airtime * Gerry the Grey * Cordoba * Live Fire * Conquest de Paradiso

Major career wins and achievements

2005 Winner – (Quirino 3) $50,000 HBO World Cup

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of Del Mar 1 October Winner – (Ezrah) $30,000

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Grand Prix 4 February Winner – (Hilton Flight) $75,000 WCQ Grand Prix 6 February Winner – (Quirino 3 and Millennium Tied) $30,000

Grand Prix 13 February Winner – (Ezrah) $30,000

Grand Prix March 11 Winner - (Ezrah) $150,000 Ford World Cup Grand Prix March 13 Winner – (Robinson) $25,000 Spring Classic I

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April 3 Winner – (Millennium) $35,000 Spring Classic III San Juan Capistrano, California April 16 Winner – (Richard Spooner) Pacific Coast Rider of the Year 2004 Winner - (Bradford, 2nd on Hilton Flight, and 3rd on Robinson) $50,000 EMO Grand Prix 1 February Winner – (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix 13 February Winner – (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix March 5 Winner - (Hilton Flight) $150,000 Ford World Cup Grand Prix March 14 Winner - (Robinson) Round 1 OLYMPIC TRIALS May 14 Winner - (Hilton Flight) Round 1 OLYMPIC TRIALS May 14 Winner - (Robinson) Round 6 OLYMPIC TRIALS May 23 Winner – (Bradford and 2nd on Sunrise) $30,000 Ford Motor Company U.S Jumping Derby August 24 Winner – (Hilton Flight) $40,000 Showpark Grand Prix 3 September Winner – (Hilton Flight) $40,000 Los Angeles International Grand Prix 25 September Silver Medal Winner - (Robinson) Nations Cup, Spruce Meadows Masters Winner – (Richard Spooner) Pacific Coast Rider of the Year Winner - (Hilton Flight) PCHA Horse of the Year 2003 Winner – (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix 7 February Winner – (Robinson) $75,000 Bayer/USET WCQ Grand Prix 9 February Winner – (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix,

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Winner – (Robinson) $50,000 Kings Shavings Grand Prix, Indio, California Winner – (Robinson) $35,000 San Juan Capistrano Grand Prix, California Winner – (Bradford) $30,000 Oaks Grand Prix, San Juan Capistrano, California Winner – (Robinson) $50,000 Grand Prix of Las Vegas,

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Winner – (Robinson) $25,000 Grand Prix of

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Winner – (Hilton Flight) $40,000 Esso Imperial Oil Grand Prix, Spruce Meadows, Canada Winner – (Bradford) $40,000 Ford Motor Company U.S. Jumping Derby Winner – (Bradford) $40,000 Grand Prix of Showpark Winner – (Hilton Flight) $75,000 BP Cup, Spruce Meadows, Canada Winner – (Quirino 3) $25,000 Oaks Blenheim Grand Prix Winner – (Robinson) $35,000 Grand Prix of

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Winner – (Richard Spooner) Pacific Coast Rider of the Year Winner - (Robinson) PCHA Horse of the Year 2002 Winner - (Incento) $50,000 EMO Grand Prix January 30 Winner – (Robinson) $50,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix Lexington,

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Winner – (Robinson) $35,000 Oaks Classic Grand Prix Winner - (Incento) $30,000 Oaks Summer Classic Grand Prix Winner - (Incento) $30,000 La Farge Cup Spruce Meadows, Canada Winner – (Robinson) $200,000 Queen Elizabeth II Cup Spruce Meadows, Canada Winner – (Robinson) $175,000 Chrysler Classic Spruce Meadows, Canada Winner – (Hilton Flight) $40,000 U.S. Jumping Derby Winner – (Roxy Z) $25,000 World Cup Grand Prix of San Juan Capistrano Winner – (Richard Spooner) North American Champion (2002) Winner – (Richard Spooner) Pacific Coast Rider of the Year 2001 Winner - (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix January 28 Winner - (Southshore) $50,000 EMO Grand Prix January 30 Winner - (Bradford) $25,000

Grand Prix February 4 Winner - (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix March 2 Winner - (Robinson) $25,000

Grand Prix March 9 Winner - (Southshore) $150,000 Ford World Cup Grand Prix March 11 Winner - (Robinson) $35,000 Lexus of Glendale Grand Prix May 28 Winner - (Incento) $25,000 Oaks Blenheim Classic Grand Prix June 8 Winner - (Robinson) $100,000 Grand Prix of Tahoe July 22 Winner - (Richard Spooner) P.C.H.A Grand Prix Rider of the Year Winner – (Richard Spooner) United States Grand Prix Rider of the Year Winner - (Robinson) PCHA Horse of the Year 2000 Winner - (Southshore) $50,000 Rio Vista Grand Prix Winner - (Robinson) $150,000 Ford Grand Prix Winner - (Southshore) $50,000 Oaks Classic Grand Prix Winner - (Southshore) $30,000 Spruce Meadows Grand Prix Winner - (Incento) Round 3 OLYMPIC TRIALS Winner - (Kirk) $25,000 Treatwells Summer Classic Winner - (Robinson) $100,000 Lake Tahoe Cosequine Grand Prix Winner - (Kirk) $25,000 Waterfront Hilton Grand Prix Winner - (Southshore) $35,000 Oaks International Grand Prix Winner - (Richard Spooner) P.C.H.A Grand Prix Rider of the Year 1999 Winner - (Kirk) $25,000 Cosequin Grand Prix Winner - (Robinson) $50,000 World Cup Grand Prix Indio Winner - (Robinson) $150,000 Finova Grand Prix Indio Winner - (Robinson) $45,000 Grand Prix of California Winner - (Robinson) $40,000 Pedigree Grand Prix Los Angeles Winner - (Kirk) 450,000 SEK Grand Prix

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Silver Medal Winner - (Kirk) Nations Cup, Bratislava, Slovakia Winner - (Southshore) $25,000 Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort Grand Prix Winner - (Southshore) $45,000 Cosequin Grand Prix of Showpark Winner - (Southshore) $50,000 Oaks International Grand Prix Winner - (Robinson) PCHA Horse of the Year two years in a row Winner - (Richard Spooner) PCHA Rider of the Year four years in a row 1998 Winner - (Cosino) Grand Prix of Indio 4th Place - (Cosino) Volvo World Cup Finals -

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Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix “The Oaks” Winner - (Robinson) $40,000 US Jumping Derby Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix $50,000 “The Oaks International” Winner - (Kirk) Grand Prix $35,000 LA International Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix $40,000 LA National Winner - (Richard Spooner) P.C.H.A Grand Prix Rider of the Year Winner - (Robinson) P.C.H.A Grand Prix Horse of the Year Winner - (Richard Spooner) AGA West Coast Rider of the Year *Voted as one of the top 20 riders in the world by L’ANNEE HIPPIQUE 1997 Winner - (Robinson) Cosequin Grand Prix of Indio Winner - (Kirk) $150,000.00 Grand Prix of Indio Winner - (Kirk) Grand Prix, San Juan Capistrano Gold Medal Winner - (Robinson) Nations Cup, -

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Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix Ball of Fire, -Falsterbo, Sweden Silver Medal Winner - (Robinson) Nations Cup, - Gijon,

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Winner - (Kirk) Lala Cup, -

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Winner - (Kirk) P.C.H.S.A. Grand Prix Horse of the Year Winner - (Richard Spooner) P.C.H.S.A. Grand Prix Rider of the Year 1996 Winner - (Kirk) Grand Prix, San Juan Capistrano Winner - (Kirk) Grand Prix “The Oaks” Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix, Pebble Beach Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix, “The Oaks International Winner - (Robinson) Grand Prix, Cow Palace Winner - (Kirk)

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Winner - (Richard Spooner) P.C.H.A. Grand Prix Rider of the Year 1990-1995 Winner of hundreds of national jumper classes and jumper Championships 1989 Worked for George Morris and later went on to work for

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. 1988 Winner -

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Equitation Finals Winner - Bronze and Silver Medals from the USET for winning over Twelve medal classes throughout 1998 Reserve Champion American Horse Show Association Equitation Finals Reserve Champion ASPCA National Equitation Championships Voted Best Junior Rider in the Nation (Horses Magazine) 1987 Qualified for all major Equitation Finals Ninth Place American Horse Show Association Equitation Finals 1986 Winner - (Reserve Bid) Los Angeles Horse Show Association Equitation Finals

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