Horse: 3 Magic Beans, bay Thoroughbred gelding, 17.0 hands, 12 years old
Home: Middleburg, VA
Born: June 23, 1959
A lifelong horsewoman, Nina Fout has been eventing since 1972, culminating in her winning a team Bronze Medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She went from finishing twenty-first in the Fair Hill CCI*** in 1995, to finishing fourteenth in the Punchestown CCI*** in 1997. Also in 1997, Nina completed the Advanced Horse Trials at Thirleston Castle (SCO) and finished 26th in the CCI*** at Blenheim (GRB) where 3 Magic Beans won the Ryan's Cross Award as the Best Young Horse.
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In 1998, she placed 11th in the Advanced Horse Trials at Groton House (MA), 10th at the Millbrook (NY), on the way to a 9th in the CCI*** at Fair Hill (MD). In 1999 and 2000, Fout and 3 Magic Beans turned in successful four-star performances at Badminton (18th), Burghley (13th, top US finish) and Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event (12th). Fout rode 3 Magic Beans to an 8th place finish at the 2002 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event Presented by Bayer CCI****.
Career Highlights
2002
| Rolex Kentucky CCI****, Lexington, KY | 8th/ 3 Magic Beans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia | Team Bronze/3 Magic Beans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event CCI**** | 12th/3 Magic Beans 1999
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