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Katherine A. DINAN

Katherine A. DINAN is an American athlete and competes in Jumping.

Name Katherine A. DINAN
FEI ID 10060544
Gender Female
Date of Birth 11/07/1993
Competing for United States of America - USA
Registration Jumping 2025
Last update 28/04/2023
FEI Database



Jumping 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames Katie (equifit.net, 05 May 2013)
Hobbies Spending time with her chihuahua dogs. (Instagram, July 2021)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs “I try to take five deep breaths before I go in the ring. It gives me a moment in between the warm-up and the start timer to gather myself and it calms me a little bit. Not right before the ring but just in general, I try to run a bit, which clears my head.” (PracticalHorsemanMag.com, 11 Apr 2022)
Awards and honours She was presented with the 2014 Lionel Guerrand-Hermes Trophy by the US Equestrian Team [USET] Foundation. The award recognises young riders who exemplify sportsmanship and horsemanship. (phelpssports.com, 03 Feb 2014) She received the 2012 Maxine Beard Show Jumping Rider Award from the USET Foundation. (phelpsmediagroup.com, 09 Apr 2012) In January 2012 she was named the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month. (showjumpinghalloffame.net, 07 Feb 2012)
Famous relatives Her father Jamie is founder of the York Capital Management hedge fund. He has also served as president of the board of trustees of the Museum of the City of New York in the United States of America. (bernerzeitung.ch, 16 Jun 2021; townandcountrymag.com, 01 Aug 2012)
Ambitions To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (bernerzeitung.ch, 16 Jun 2021)
Other information FAMILY STABLES Her family own the Staysail Farm in North Salem, NY, United States of America. (hippson.se, 18 Jan 2019; americanhorsepubs.org, 23 Oct 2018) FURTHER EDUCATION She has studied for a master's degree in biotechnology at Harvard University in the United States of America. (hbs.edu, 02 Oct 2020) ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE She is an Athlete Representative on the USEF’s Jumping Sport Committee until 2025. (USEF.org)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began riding ponies at age four with trainer Molly Flaherty at Arcadia Farm in Yorktown Heights, NY, United States of America. She moved on to horses at age 12 with trainer Steve Weiss.
Why this sport? "My mother loves to ride and loves horses. When she was pregnant with my younger brother she decided if she could not ride then the next best thing would be to watch me ride. So, on Mother's Day she took me to the barn for my first lesson. I went to my first show when I was age seven and from then I was hooked."
Name of coach Beat Mändli (PracticalHorsemanMag.com, 11 Apr 2022)
International Debut
Year 2013
Competing for United States
Tournament World Cup
Location Gothenburg, SWE
Further Personal Information
Residence New York, NY, USA
Occupation Athlete, Horse Trainer
Languages English
Higher education Biology - Harvard University: Cambridge, MA, USA