Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Charlottesville, VA, USA |
Sport Specific Information |
| Club / Team |
Will Coleman Equestrian: Gordonsville, VA, USA |
| Why this sport? |
He was given a Shetland pony after his family moved to a farm. He followed in the footsteps of his father, who was a keen horseman and fox hunter. |
General Interest |
| Awards and honours |
He was named the 2004 United States Eventing Association [USEA] Young Rider of the Year. (highoffleystud.co.uk, 20 Sep 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began riding at age six in Charlottesville, VA, United States of America. |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer |
General Interest |
| Other information |
STABLES
He runs Will Coleman Equestrian out of Tivoli Farm in Gordonsville, VA, United States of America. The business also has a winter base at Okonokos Farm in Ocala, FL, United States of America. "We have some wonderful sponsors that purchased a beautiful farm on the other side of town for us to base out of and we absolutely adore Ocala." (Facebook page, 13 Oct 2022; eventingnation.com, 13 Jan 2021; willcolemanequestrian.com, 13 Feb 2021)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2022 he was announced as a member of the Eventing Elite Program Task Force at the United States Equestrian Federation [USEF]. (usef.org, 14 Jan 2022) |
| Famous relatives |
His father William Coleman competed at an elite level in equestrian. (uset.org, 12 Feb 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
English |
Last Update |
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20 May 2022 |
General Interest |
| Nicknames |
Will (Twitter profile, 10 May 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
| Higher education |
History - University of Virginia: Charlottesville, VA, USA |
General Interest |
| Hero / Idol |
New Zealand equestrian Mark Todd. (eventingnation.com, 16 Jul 2015) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Make sure you're doing this for the love of the horses and everything that comes with it." (eventingnation.com, 16 Jul 2015) |
| Milestones |
He became the first rider representing the United States of America to win the CCIO4*-S individual competition at the CHIO Aachen in Germany when he triumphed at the 2021 edition of the event. (useventing.com, 18 Sep 2021; eventingnation.com, 18 Sep 2021) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Ian Woodhead [personal, dressage] |
