Stephen Shelton Bradley (born March 26, 1962 in

Middleburg, Virginia Middleburg is a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 673 as of the 2010 census. It is the southernmost town along Loudoun County's shared border with Fauquier County. Middleburg is known as the "Nation's Horse ...

) is an internationally successful rider in the equestrian sport of

eventing Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combine and compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...

. He has competed internationally since 1989, with great achievements including a place on the US Eventing Team at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, and in 1993 he became only the second American to have won the prestigious Burghley Horse Trials. Bradley had a bad fall at the 1992

Rolex Kentucky Three Day The Kentucky Three-Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Land Rover Kentucky is a CCI5*-L eventing competition. Five s ...

, but returned to competition the following year with several impressive wins. Some of his best horses include Brandenburg’s Joshua, Sassy Reason, Dr. Dolittle, and Fröm

Achievements

2007 * Team gold medal

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

(From) * 2nd Jersey Fresh CCI*** (From) 2006 * 3rd

(Brandenburg's Joshua) * 1st Poplar Place Advanced Horse Trials 2005 * 1st Foxhall Cup CCI*** (Brandenburg's Joshua) 2004 * 1st Southern Pines Horse Trials * 3rd Poplar Place Farm March Horse Trials * 5th Rolex Kentucky CCI**** (From) 2003 * 40th Burghley Horse Trials CCI**** (From) * 13th Rolex Kentucky CCI**** (From) * Team Gold at the Pan American Games (Brandenburg's Joshua) 1996 * 1st Rolex Kentucky Three Day CCI*** (Dr. Dolittle) 1993 * 1st Burghley Horse Trials CCI**** (Sassy Reason) * Equestrian Athlete of the Year by the US Olympic Committee * 1st Checkmate International Horse Trials CCI*** 1992 * 52nd Barcelona Olympic Games (Sassy Reason) * 1st Checkmate International Horse Trials CCI*** 1991 * 1st Checkmate International Horse Trials CCI*** 1990 * Combined Training Horseman of the Year by the Chronicle of the Horse * 9th for the U.S. Combined Training Association Horseman of the Year award

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Stephen 1962 births Living people Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for the United States American male equestrians American event riders Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in equestrian People from Middleburg, Virginia Sportspeople from Loudoun County, Virginia Equestrians at the 2003 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games