| Hobbies |
Scuba diving. (chronofhorse.com, 20 Aug 2020) |
| Injuries |
She broke her foot in November 2017 at the Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Event in the United States of America. She returned to competition in January 2018. (eventingnation.com, 24 Jan 2018)
In April 2013 she sustained a grade three separated shoulder during a fall in jumping training in Ocala, FL, United States of America. She spent a night in hospital but was able to compete at the Kentucky Three-Day Event the same month. (useventing.com, 23 Apr 2018) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"As riders, we ask the world from our horses. It is our responsibility as caretakers and career managers of these equine athletes to give them everything we can to help them be their best each time we call on them." (perfectproductseq.com, 01 May 2014) |
| Awards and honours |
She received the Pinnacle Cup Trophy from the United States Equestrian Team [USET] Foundation at the 2018 Kentucky Three-Day Event in Lexington, KY, United States of America. (uset.org, 07 May 2018)
She received the Touch of Class Award from the Maryland Horse Board in recognition of her team and individual gold medals at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. (maryland.gov, 21 Oct 2015)
In 2014 she was given the Karen E Stives Endowment Fund for High Performance Eventing Grants by the USET Foundation. (raylynfarms.net, 05 Aug 2014)
In 2014 she was named Leading Woman Rider of the Year by the US Eventing Association. (maryland.gov, 21 Oct 2015)
In 2000 she received the Maxine Beard Show Jumping Developing Rider Award from the USET Foundation. (uset.org, 08 Aug 2019) |
| Other sports |
She has competed in equestrian jumping at an elite level, winning the individual competition at the 2016 World Cup event in Ocala, FL, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Apr 2016; Facebook page, 11 Apr 2016) |
| Famous relatives |
Her mother Lynne Little represented the United States of America in equestrian jumping at World Cup events. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Apr 2016; raylynfarm.com, 04 Oct 2015) |
| Other information |
COMBINING DISCIPLINES
She switched disciplines to eventing after representing the US equestrian jumping team from 1999 to 2011. "I became interested in eventing while watching the 2010 World Equestrian Games [WEG] on television. I thought, 'I would like to do that, it looks like a lot of fun', so I pulled a horse out of the barn and it has gone from there. I did my first four-star event in 2012." (noellefloyd.com, 08 Feb 2016; fei.org, 20 Jul 2015) |
| Milestones |
In 1996 at age 14 she became the youngest competitor to have claimed victory at the US Junior Amateur Championship. She won the event again the following year, which made her the youngest woman to have secured consecutive US Junior Amateur Championships. At age 18 she won the United States Equestrian Team's Talent Derby for the third time, having already become the first female equestrian to have won the event on more than one occasion. (raylynfarm.com, 04 Oct 2015) |
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