Amanda Harlan Gives Credit , Where Credit is Due

Her words were echoed by teammate Amanda Harlan, 17. “This whole experience has been amazing. My teammates, my family, my trainers have all been great and the week has gone by so fast,” she said. “I wouldn’t trade this experience for the world.” She also had high praise for her horse, the 13-year-old Dutch gelding Liberte (Fleming out of Ezelina). “He’s such a good boy and I’m so thankful to have him. He gives his heart and soul.”

Harlan trains with Jan Ebeling and Sue Curry. Ebeling was part of the team of trainers backing up the Gold Medal-winning group. And he couldn’t stop talking about how much of a team this group had become. “The most wonderful thing was how much this team pulled together and got along. And I’m not just saying the riders. The parents, the trainers, everybody pulled together. The trainers actually talked to one another and worked together. Everyone gave it their best and we’re all very proud.”