Kimberly Severson

Kimberly "Kim" Severson (née Vinoski) (born August 22, 1973 in Tucson, Arizona) is a highly successful international equestrian. She took several years of dressage lessons before training in eventing, and began with a background in Pony Club. One of her first upper level event horses was Jerry McGerry, whom she took intermediate.

Kimberly Severson
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Individual Eventing
2004 Athens Team Eventing
World Equestrian Games
2002 JerezTeam Eventing

Her most well known mount is the English Thoroughbred gelding Winsome Adante (aka "Dan") owned by Linda Wachtmeister and Plain Dealing Farm. The pair won the Rolex Kentucky Three Day three times, an unmatched feat. Dan was retired in a ceremony at Rolex in 2008.[1]

She currently lives in Keene, Virginia.

Awards

  • 1999 Rolex Kentucky CCI*** First Place with Over the Limit
  • USEA's Lady Rider of the Year 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • 2002 World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain Team Gold with Winsome Adante
  • 2002 Rolex Kentucky CCI**** First Place with Winsome Adante
  • 2004 Rolex Kentucky CCI**** First Place (full format with steeplechase) with Winsome Adante
  • 2004 Athens Olympics Individual Silver Medal and Team Bronze with Winsome Adante
  • 2005 Rolex Kentucky CCI**** First Place with Winsome Adante
  • 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games 17th Individually with Winsome Adante - Team finished 4th
  • 2007 The Fork CICW-*** First Place with Winsome Adante
  • 2007 Badminton CCI**** Third Place with Winsome Adante

CCI5* results

Results
Event Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
2002 (Winsome Adante)
2003Did not participate
2004 (Winsome Adante)
2005 (Winsome Adante)4th (Royal Venture)EL (Winsome Adante)
2006RET (Royal Venture)
2007 (Winsome Adante)
20085th (Tipperary Liadhnan)
2009Did not participate
201024th (Tipperary Liadhnan)
201116th (Tipperary Liadhnan)
2012-13Did not participate
201411th (Fernhill Fearless)
2015Did not participate
2016RET (Fernhill Fearless)
2017RET (Cooley Cross Border)
201821st (Cooley Cross Border)17th (Cooley Cross Border)
2019Did not participate
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew
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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2008-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Horse & Hound website. 2007-11-12. Accessed 2008-06-09.


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