Karen O’Connor ready for her fourth Olympics

Karen O’Connor, listed as an Olympic alternate, has been moved up and now is scheduled to compete in her fourth Olympics.

O’Connor will ride Madiba in equestrian’s Three-Day Event at Hong Kong.

They replace Heidi White and Northern Spy, who was withdrawn “for veterinary reasons,” according to a news release from the U.S. Equestrian Federation.

Here’s how Team USA’s rider/horse combinations now appear in Eventing:

Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner (in alphabetical order): 

Phillip Dutton/44/West Grove, PA/Connaught/15/Irish Sport Horse/G/Bruce Duchossois 

Becky Holder/39/Mendota Heights, MN/Courageous Comet/12/Thoroughbred/G/Becky and Thomas Holder, Jr. 

Gina Miles/34/Creston, CA/McKinlaigh/14/Irish Sport Horse/Gina Miles, Laura Coats and Thomas Schulz 

Karen O’Connor/50/The Plains, VA/Mandiba/9/Irish Thoroughbred/G/Joan Goswell 

Amy Tryon/38/Duvall, WA/Poggio II/16/Thoroughbred/G/Amy and Greg Tryon and Mark Hart 

Replacements in alphabetical order:  

Bruce Davidson, Jr./32/ Ocala, FL/BallyNoe Castle RM/8/Irish Thoroughbred/G/Carl and Cassandra Segal 

Phillip Dutton/44/West Grove, PA/Woodburn/13/Thoroughbred/G/Acorn Hill Farm 

Bonnie Mosser/45/Gordonsville, VA/Merloch/11/New Zealand Thoroughbred Cross/G/Bonnie Mosser, Margaret Egan