Rider Biographies

Boyd Martin

Country: United States

Age: 32

Australian native Boyd relocated to the United States in 2007 to pursue his eventing career. He and his wife Silva, a Grand Prix dressage rider who is originally from Germany and now rides for the USA, operate their training and competition yard Windurra USA out of fellow American-based Australian rider Phillip Dutton's True Prospect Farm. Boyd, who has dual citizenship, was the top-finishing American individual and a member of the 4th-placed US Eventing Team at last year’s WEG.

Boyd has guest co-hosted the popular Eventing Radio Show in America and maintains an active website, blog and Facebook fan page with more than 1,000 fans.

Notable achievements

• 2011 – Kentucky CCI**** 9th Remington XXV
• 2010 – Pau CCI**** 7th Remington XXV
• 2010 – WEG 10th Neville Bardos
• 2008 – Kentucky CCI**** 8th Neville Bardos
• 2006 – Kentucky CCI**** 11th Ying-Yang-Yo
• 2005 – Adelaide CCI**** 8th Orchard End Winston
• 2003 – Adelaide CCI**** 1st True Blue Toozac