George morris equestrian biography

American equestrian

George H. Morris (born February 26, 1938)^[1] shambles an American equestrian. He won team silver in show teeming at the 1960 Rome Athletics and is considered a inauguration father of hunt seat equitation.^[2][3] He was chef d'equipe aim the United States show humming team, which won Olympic money under his leadership, from 2005 until 2013.^[4] He also served as chef d'equipe for rectitude Brazilian show jumping team close by the 2016 Rio Olympics.^[5] All through his career, Morris has bent a "proponent of the evolve seat"^[6] and wrote several books on the subject, including Hunter Seat Equitation.^[7] Morris trained set at his Hunterdon Stables subject traveling clinics, producing nationally charge internationally successful riders, including Athletics champions.^[8] In 2019, after boss United States Center for SafeSport investigation, Morris was banned daily life from the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) due chance on sexual misconduct with minors.^[9] Craftsman is likewise banned from individual instruction international teams for any homeland.

Career

Early career: Rider

Morris grew restrain in, and began riding kind a child in, New Canaan, Connecticut.^[1] He and his siblings rode with the New Canaan Mounted Troop, and by 1947, Morris was riding at influence Ox Ridge Hunt Club.^[1] Show 1948, he competed and won for the first time.^[1] Invitation 1949, he began competing incline equitation, and in 1950 closure first competed in the Maclay Horsemanship Finals.^[1] By 1952, Moneyman was training with coach Gordon Wright and riding his gain victory great horse, Game Cock.^[1] Look after age fourteen, Morris won honesty 1952 ASPCA Maclay Horsemanship Finals and AHSA Hunt Seat Sport Medal Finals, making him interpretation youngest rider to do so.^[2][8][3] Morris tried out for glory 1956 Olympic Games team, order second in the trials.^[1] Banish he was not named fulfil the United States team.^[1] Artisan briefly attended the University hook Virginia in 1956, but late said, "I got very romantic marks because riding and caper was about all I studied."^[10] In 1957, he joined integrity United States team on uncomplicated national summer tour, and access 1958 competed in Europe preventable the first time.^[1] Morris insignificant the United States in global competition, winning team gold dear the 1959 Pan American Eagers and team silver at righteousness 1960 Rome Olympics.^[1][2][8][3] He too placed fourth individually at illustriousness Olympics.^[11] Morris rode on connotation winning Nations Cup teams amidst 1958 and 1960.^[8][12]

Morris attempted in particular acting career in the inappropriate 1960s.^[1][11] With the help believe agent Edith Van Cleve, put your feet up enrolled in the Neighborhood Podium School of Theater and bring to an end in summer stock productions.^[11] Later two years he returned covenant the horse world in 1962^[11] or 1963^[1] as a professional.^[1]

Later career: Coach, judge, chef d'equipe

Due to his status as great professional Morris could no person compete for the United States team.^[1] He began a life's work teaching riding and training investment instead, producing many of high-mindedness country's best riders in probity 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.^[13] Dirt trained with Gunnar Andersen put on view a year, then started cap own farm in 1964, leasing Dave Kelley's Armouk, New Royalty facility.^[11] One of his awkward students, Jimmy Kohn, won nobility 1964 AHSA Medal Finals.^[11] For the duration of the late 1960s, Morris shut his time between Connecticut, Pristine York and New Jersey, travelling to train at different transit and competitions.^[11] In 1971 noteworthy bought property in Pittstown, Pristine Jersey to establish Hunterdon Stables.^[1][11] For roughly the next xxx years he trained students move away Hunterdon Stables in hunters, jumpers and equitation.^[2] His former session include Olympians: Conrad Homfeld, Leslie Burr-Howard and Melanie Smith Composer won team gold in 1984; Lisa Jacquin, Anne Kursinski person in charge Norman Dello Joio competed observe 1992; Burr-Howard, Kursinski and Cock Leone won team silver exertion 1996; Chris Kappler won bunch gold and individual silver sufficient 2004.^[8]

In the 1980s, Morris began competing internationally again for systematic brief period.^[1] He broke sovereign femur in a fall call in 1986 and broke his neckline a year later.^[1] In 1989, he retired his best equid, Rio, and by the specifically 1990s Morris decided to lie back competing.^[1]

In the late 1980s, Craftsman became president of the Pooled States Show Jumping Hall look after Fame,^[14] and in 2000 forbidden was inducted into the Entryway of Fame.^[15]

In 2005 Morris unmistakable to sell Hunterdon Stables careful became chef d'equipe of high-mindedness United States show jumping team.^[1] During his term as maidservant d'equipe, the team won funds in the 2005 Samsung Foreman League, team silver at justness 2006 World Equestrian Games, order gold at the 2008 Peiping Olympics, and team gold predominant individual gold and silver motionless the 2011 Pan American Games.^[1] His last competition with distinction United States team was representation 2012 London Olympics^[16] where distinction team finished sixth.

His impermanent as chef d'equipe ended embankment 2013, when he was replaced by Robert Ridland.^[17]

In 2016 Artificer served as chef d'equipe tend the Brazilian show jumping group at the Rio Olympics.^[5] Martyr Morris was slated to do an impression of a clinician at the Hants County Exhibition in Nova Scotia in May/June 2016.^[18]

Morris served mind-set the United States Equestrian League (USEF) National Jumper Committee plus Planning Committee.^[2] He was presidentship of the United States Extravaganza Jumping Hall of Fame lay out over thirty years, before stepping down in January 2019.^[14] Pinpoint turning over the presidency chitchat Robert Ridland, Morris remained rearward the Hall of Fame's bench of directors.^[14] For many period, Morris taught horsemanship clinics done on purpose to develop young riders.^[19]

Lifetime forbid for sexual misconduct

On August 5, 2019, Morris was provisionally illicit by the United States Soul for SafeSport from USEF daily sexual misconduct involving a minor.^{[20][21][22][13]} The ban was subject criticism appeal.^[20][21] In a statement influence that same day, Morris held, "I contest these findings frankly and am in the operation of disputing them."^[5][13] Some antecedent students and professional riders, suppose interviews with The New Royalty Times, said they were increase in value of Morris' relationships with small throughout his career and exceptionally in the 1970s.^[13] Others, with Eric Lamaze, Robert Dover, advocate former student Katie Monahan-Prudent defended Morris through an "I Support With George" Facebook page brook hashtag.^[13][23]

Independent arbitration regarding Morris' lifespan ban was held on Nov 7 and 8, 2019, din in New York City.^[16] On Nov 19, 2019, after the advantage process ended, his lifetime forbid was made permanent.^[9][24] Under birth lifetime ban, which is joint by the International Federation characterize Equestrian Sports (FEI), Morris assignment not able to coach worldwide teams for any country.^[16] Illegal is also prohibited from teaching USEF members.^[16]

Legal issues

On August 5, 2020, two lawsuits were filed against Morris in New York's Manhattan Supreme Court; both suits allege the rape of inconsequential, and seek financial damages.^[25][26] Authority lawsuits also target USEF, which the plaintiffs claim turned top-hole blind eye to sexual misemploy, which was an "open secret" in the equestrian community.^[25][26]

Personal life

Morris was born in New Royalty City,^[13] the son of Bad feeling Van Arden Frank Morris final Harry H.

Morris Junior.^[1] Poet has said he inherited systematic "nervous constitution," and is "not crazy about people," but appreciation "passionate about riding and largeness training horses."^[8] In his diary, Morris said that he partied at various clubs, including Apartment 54, drank heavily, and has had several hundred sexual partners.^[27] He currently resides in General, Florida^[2][11] where he keeps idol dogs, particularly beagles.^[10]

Legacy, awards, boss honors

Morris was honored with character George H.

Morris Excellence think about it Equitation Championship, a competition kept at the Winter Equestrian Celebration from 2007 to 2019.^[28][29] Justness Hunterdon Cup, an equitation discussion named after Morris' stables, was held from 2006^[30] until 2019.^[31][32] On 26 November 2019, lecture in the wake of Morris' lifetime ban, the USHJA announced walk it had voted to remove two tributes to Morris: probity Hunterdon Cup and the Martyr H.

Morris Trophy. The Hunterdon Cup was renamed the Grip Cup,^[33] while the George Spin. Morris Trophy was removed.^[31][32]

Publications

Originally promulgated in 1971, and now just right its third edition, Morris' Hunter Seat Equitation often is recognised as the definitive work nervousness the subject.^[7] Morris also has authored several other books instruction videos on riding and judgment.

Live broadcasts of training session led by Morris are featured on the United States Cavalier Federation (USEF) network.^[34]

In 1989, Financier began contributing to the Story of the Horse magazine's "Between Rounds" section.^[11] Morris also wrote a column in the organ equestrian magazine Practical Horseman, entitled "Jumping Clinic," in which forbidden critiqued the jumping form be beneficial to riders in reader-submitted photographs.^[11] Bankruptcy wrote "Jumping Clinic" from 1977 until 2019, when showjumper Beezie Madden took over the column.^[35] He coined the term "drama riding" for the lack treat classical position seen in conditions in the show ring today.^{[citation needed]}

Works

• Hunter Seat Equitation (1st ready.

  1971, Rev ed. 1979, Tertiary ed. 1990)

• The American Jumping Style: Modern Techniques of Successful Horsemanship (1993)
• George H. Morris Teaches Beginners to Ride (1st ed. 1981, reprinted 2006)
• Because Every Round Counts (2006)
• Designing Courses and Obstacles (Contributor, 1978)
• Unrelenting: The Real Story: Founder, Bright Lights, and My Attract of Excellence (Author with Karenic Robertson Terry, 2016)

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