The most famous rider in American eventing, Bruce Davidson has been an international threat since the early 1970s. He has twice won the World Three Day Event Championships (1974 and 1978) and has been the U.S. Combined Training Association's (USCTA) Rider of the Year a record 14 times.

As a member of a record five Olympic teams, he has captured two team gold medals (at Montreal in 1976 and Los Angeles in 1984), and two team silver medals (at Munich in 1972 and Atlanta in 1996).

1995 was a banner year for Davidson. He won the individual gold medal and a team silver in the Pan American Games, and also became the first American ever to win the grueling Badminton (Great Britain) CCI****. Two years later, Davidson rode to victory in the 1997 Punchestown (Ireland) CCI***.

The past several years have seen Davidson placing well both domestically and abroad with top-twenty finishes at Badminton, Blenheim, Burghley, Checkmate, Rolex, Fair Hill, and many other events. Although Davidson is now in his 50s, he shows no signs of slowing down and is bringing along several promising horses.

Buck Davidson
Discipline: Eventing
Hometown: Unionville, PA
Birth Date: February 11, 1976

The Davidson name is legendary in the eventing world and Buck is following quite well in father Bruce's footsteps. Buck finished ninth at the Cosequin/USET 2000 Olympic Games Eventing Mandatory Short List Outing at Foxhall Farm and fifteenth at 2000 Rolex Kentucky CCI****. His second place finish at the Bromont Three-Day CCI**, third at the 1999 Rolex Kentucky CCI***, seventh at the 1999 Fair Hill International CCI***, and seventh at the 1999 Pan American Games create an impressive resume for a young but not untested competitor.

In 1998 he secured sixth place at the Rolex Kentucky CCI*** riding Pajama Game (known affectionately in the Davidson family as "that darn Morgan"), a horse many experts felt could never contest an international event. Davidson and Pajama Game proved them all wrong and created a winning partnership. 

On his journey to the 2000 Olympic Games, Davidson won an individual Bronze and a team Silver Medal at the 1997 North American Young Riders' Championships. In 1996, Davidson captured the USCTA Young Rider of the Year award. Additionally, Davidson has received the Markham Trophy three times as the highest placing Young Rider in a USET Championship, making him one of the most decorated young riders of all time.