Anne Kindig Kursinski (born April 16, 1959) is an international rider from the United States, who competes in the sport of show jumping. She is one of the leading woman riders in the sport today. Kursinski resides in Frenchtown, New Jersey at Market Street Farm.
She is also the younger sister of Rob Kursinski, who previously taught at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and older sister of Lisa Kursinski, who taught at Farndale Stables in Los Angeles.
Anne kursinski and starman 1988 seoul olympics team competition Anne Kursinski was born in Pasadena, California to Emil Robert Kursinski Sr. and Mary Josephine Kindig. She attended high school at the prestigious all-girls Westridge School. She is the middle child of three. She has one brother (Emil Robert Kursinski, Jr.) and one sister (Lisa Kursinski-Savage). Her ancestor, August Kursinski, was born in Prussia (now a part of Germany) in 1863, immigrated to the USA in the 1880s.
Member of forty-seven USET Nations Cup Teams Member of five USET Olympic Teams Member of three USET World Equestrian Games Teams Competed in ten World Cup Finals Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Equestrian Federation Member of the Executive Committee of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation In 2014 Anne was a selector for the WEG bronze medal winning U.S. team in Normandy, France In 2012, Anne released the second edition of her book, Anne Kursinski’s Riding and Jumping Clinic In 2012 Anne served as USEF chef d’equipe at the CSIOYJ in Belgium USHJA Emerging Athletes Program clinician In 2011, Kursinski was voted America’s Favorite Show Jumping Equestrian
2008
OLYMPIC GAMES - HONG KONG - TEAM USA ALTERNATE US Super League Team - CSIO La Baule, France; SSIO Rome, Italy; CSIO St. Gallen, Switzerland; CSIO Rotterdam, Holland; CSIO Aachen, Germany 1st Place - Princeton Classic - Princeton, NJ 3rd Place - Saturday Grand Prix - Aachen, Germany 4th Place - Grand Prix Longines, La Baule, France 11th Place - Rolex Grand Prix - Aachen, Germany 2007
1st HITS Grand Prix, Saugerties, NY 1st Sussex Grand Prix, Augusta, NJ 2nd American Gold Cup, Chagrin Valley, OH 4th Hampton Classic Grand Prix, Bridgehampton, NY 4th Upperville Classic, Upperville, VA 4th USGPL Final, Culpeper, VA 2006
US Super League Team - CSIO Falsterbo, Sweden; CSIO Hickstead, England; CSIO Dublin, Ireland 1st Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, North Salem, NY 1st Beacon Hill Grand Prix, Colts Neck, NJ 1st Hampton Classic Grand Prix, Bridgehampton, NY 2nd HITS Grand Prix, Saugerties, NY 2nd Upperville Classic, Upperville, VA 2005
Team USA Budweiser World Cup Finals, Las Vegas, NV US Super League Team - CSIO La Baule, France; CSIO Rome, France; CSIO St. Gallen, Switzerland 1st World Cup of Palm Beach, Wellington, FL 2nd Grand Prix of Wellington, Wellington, FL 2nd Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas, NV 2nd World Cup Hampton Classic, Bridgehampton, NY
2004
1st PA Big Jump, Harrisburg, PA 2nd Wellington Grand Prix, Wellington, FL 2nd HITS Grand Prix, Catskills, NY 3rd World Cup of Palm Beach, Wellington, FL 3rd Sussex Grand Prix, Augusta, NJ 2003
1st HITS Grand Prix, Catskills, NY 2nd HITS Grand Prix, Catskills, NY 2nd US Open Jumper Championships, Wellington, FL 3rd American Invitational, Tampa, FL 3rd Beacon Hill Grand Prix, Colts Neck, NJ
2002
1st Old Salem Farm Grand Prix, North Salem, NY 1st Garden State Grand Prix, Augusta, NJ (Eros) 2nd Garden State Grand Prix, Augusta, NJ 3rd Garden State Grand Prix, Augusta, NJ 2001
3rd HITS Grand Prix, Catskills, NY 3rd $100,000 Nevele Grand Prix, Ellenville, NY (Eros) 4th USGPL Final, Culpeper, VA 2000
3rd $250,000 American Grand Prix Association Championship, Wellington, FL (Eros) 1999
Team USA 5th Place, CSIO, Aachen, Germany 1st Ellenville Grand Prix, Ellenville, NY 1st $90,000 America Vs. Europe Bohemia Challenge, Monterrey, Mexico (Eros) 1st $50,000 Cosequin Grand Prix, Catskills, NY (Indeed) 2nd $209,023 Grand Prix of Aachen, Aachen, Germany (Eros) 1998
Team USA 2nd Place, CSIO, Spruce Meadows, Canada Team USA 9th Place, World Equestrian Games (1st Place Qualifier), Rome Honored - The Chronicle of the Horse - Horseperson of the Year 1st $450,000 Pulsar Crown Grand Prix, Monterrey, Mexico—first American and first woman to win (Eros) 1st Budweiser Upperville Jumper Classic, Upperville, VA (Indeed) 1st Columbia Classic Grand Prix, Columbia, MD 1st Sally Hansen Grand Prix, Southampton, NY
1997
Team 1st CSIO St. Gallen Nations’ Cup, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Eros) Team 1st CSIO Rome Nations’ Cup, Rome, Italy (Eros) 5th and highest-placed U.S. rider Volvo World Cup Final, Gothenburg , Sweden (Eros) 4th Grand Prix of Rome, Rome, Italy (Eros) Ranked #2 Female Rider - L'Annee Hippique World Show Jumping Rating 1996
OLYMPIC GAMES - ATLANTA - TEAM USA SILVER MEDAL (aboard Eros) 1st USET Olympic Games Selection Trial Honored - Women of Distinction Award - by Girl Scouts of Greater New York Honored - USET Whitney Stone Cup for distinguished record in international competition Team USA - CSIO Monterey, Mexico; CSIO New York, USA; CSIO Spruce Meadows, Canada 1995
Team USA - CSIO New York, USA 1st Devon Grand Prix, Devon, PA 1st American Gold Cup, for the fourth time (Dynamite) AHSA/Hertz Equestrian of the Year Ranked #3 Female Rider - L'Annee Hippique World Show Jumping Rating 1994
1st American Gold Cup, Devon, PA (Eros) Team USA 1st Place - CSIO Spruce Meadows, Canada 1993
1st Cadillac American Gold Cup, Devon, PA (Top Seed) 1st Tucker Anthony Grand Prix, Newport, RI
1992
OLYMPIC GAMES - BARCELONA - TEAM USA 5th PLACE AHSA Horsewoman of the Year 1991
USOC (US Olympic Committee) Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year 1st CHIO Grand Prix of Aachen, Germany—second woman and third American to win (Starman) 7th and leading female rider, Volvo World Cup Final, Gothenburg, Sweden (Starman) Ranked #1 Female and #1 American - L'Annee Hippique World Show Jumping Rating 1990
Team member, World Equestrian Games, Stockholm , Sweden Team 4th 1988
OLYMPIC GAMES - SEOUL - TEAM USA SILVER MEDAL, 4th PLACE INDIVIDUAL Honored - AHSA Horsewoman of the Year Team USA - CSIO New York, USA; CSIO Hickstead, England; CSIO Aachen, Germany Ranked #3 Female - L'Annee Hippique World Show Jumping Rating 1987
Team USA 1st Place - CSIO Spruce Meadows, Canada Ranked #5 Female - L'Annee Hippique World Show Jumping Rating
1986
Team USA 1st Place - CSIO Washington, USA 1984
OLYMPIC GAMES - LOS ANGELES - TEAM USA ALTERNATE Honored - "Up and Coming Athlete" award by the Women's Sports Foundation 1983
PAN AMERICAN GAMES - CARACUS - TEAM USA GOLD MEDAL, INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDAL Team USA - CSIO Toronto, Canada; CSIO Rome, Italy 1st Grand Prix of Rome - Italy (1st American to win this event) "Riding and Jumping Clinic" Anne Kursinski with Miranda Lorraine
