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Karl COOK

Karl COOK, American Jumping athlete.
Name Karl COOK
FEI ID 10030760
Gender Male
Date of Birth 25/12/1990
Competing for United States of America - USA
Registration Jumping 2025
Last update 09/12/2024
FEI Database




Jumping 70x70
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? Karl began riding at eight years old alongside his mother Signe, and sister Annie Laurie. What soon followed was a lifelong passion for horses. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2024)
Why this sport? He grew up in a family that had a connection with equestrian.
Club / Team Pomponio Ranch South: Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USA
Name of coach Eric Navet [personal], FRA
General Interest
Hobbies Sustainable vegetable gardening, cooking, metalworking, woodworking, photography, and antique book collecting. (Athlete, 22 Nov 2024)
Sporting philosophy / motto “If it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing.” (Athlete, 22 Nov 2024)
Famous relatives His father Scott Cook founded the tax software company Intuit. His mother Signe Ostby is a businessperson and co-founded the Center for Brand and Product Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business in the United States of America. (noellefloyd.com, 03 Jul 2018; bustle.com, 01 Dec 2017; etonline.com, 07 Mar 2017; eonline.com, 29 Mar 2016)
Other information FAMILY STABLES His family owns Pomponio Ranch in San Gregorio, CA, United States of America. They have several stallions and breed and train horses for jumping at the facility. He and trainer Eric Navet run the Pomponio Ranch South branch in Rancho Santa Fe, California. (Instagram team profile, 19 Jul 2022; equestrianmasterclass.com, 01 Mar 2022; Instagram profile, 13 Mar 2022; variety.com, 20 Feb 2020; noellefloyd.com, 24 Oct 2019; pomponioranchstallions.com, 20 Sep 2017) BUSINESS AND COACHING He runs an online business named 'Walking and Talking', where he sells equestrian products and provides training courses. He has also been involved in a teaching series launched by equestrian lifestyle media outlet, Noelle Floyd. (walkingntalking.com, 2022; eventingnation.com, 22 Nov 2022)
General highlights Winning Silver for Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Further Personal Information
Family Spouse: Mackenzie Drazan Cook Siblings: Annie Laurie Landefeld and David Cook Parents: Signe Ostby and Scott Cook
Residence Rancho Santa Fe, CA, USA
Occupation Athlete, Breeder, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English