connor born february american equestrian competes day come family interest horses started early age received horse 11th birthday connor began competing internationally late 1970s began riding national team ridden olympic games world equestrian games winning multiple medals including team silver olympic games team bronze olympic games posted numerous wins finishes international events connor competing having suffered fall competition october connor married fellow equestrian day event rider team competing plays active roles administration connor horses honored multiple organizations competition record horses ridden connor held positions list high scoring horses early life marriage connor born massachusetts parents second child girl brothers chip come family interested sport seeing documentary great_britain princess anne involvement sport connor 11th birthday received horse named midnight member united_states inducted united_states pony club hall fame later owned pony named erin awarded trophy american recognition career outstanding competitive performance connor married fellow equestrian international day event rider june pair married couple compete olympic equestrian team rode team silver medal summer olympics rode second shared medal summer olympics marking historical olympic moment husband wife duo operate equestrian training facilities plains virginia florida career connor began competing internationally late 1970s started riding national team beginning australian world championships mounted won multiple events including kentucky day event riding 1990s connor horse team riding multiple finishes major international events including kentucky day connor rode world equestrian games world equestrian games helping team bronze medal world equestrian games rode individual compete team portion event connor competed olympic games representing team riding individual summer olympics riding posted finish team individual portions summer olympics riding team rode silver medal summer olympics riding connor team took medal time bronze connor ride individual events summer games riding placed 44th individually team took 7th connor originally scheduled ride games moved competition spot july teammate forced withdraw years later summer games team repeated placing connor improved 9th riding 9th place finish highest rank achieved equestrian games connor oldest represent sport games connor took individual silver medal riding 2000s connor hands inches sport pony connor nicknamed gathered large following competed won larger horses pair finished kentucky day sixth event pan american games connor riding won individual gold assisted squad team gold short listed team olympic games suffered catastrophic injury issued press release stated seeing believing impossible imagine pony size job tremendous ease september connor suffered broken motorcycle accident competition weeks time main mount ridden fellow connor continued successful career riding multiple finishes wins events aboard number horses october connor fell competing park fall horse trials virginia suffered burst fracture compression fracture shifted underwent surgery october june announced remainder recovery rider horse time olympic mount competing connor serves member active member instructor certification program honors connor horse named chronicle horse horse year connor named journal year combination husband david honored horse century inducted organization hall_of_fame connor pony connor named chronicle horse overall horse year horse year called horse world horses ridden connor prince grand slam iii held positions list high scoring horses
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