Mac Cone

Mac Cone
Personal information
Born August 23, 1952

Mac Cone (born August 23, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA) is a Canadian show jumper.[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Cone won the silver medal as part of the Canadian team in team jumping, together with Jill Henselwood, Eric Lamaze, and Ian Millar.[2]

He rides a 12-year old Dutch Warmblood gelding named Ole.[3] Mac also rides an 8 year old Dutch Warmblood named Unanimous. Unanimous is by Andiamo and is owned by Southern Ways Limited and the Unanimous Group.

Mac Cone is the first and only rider to have ridden on both the Canadian and US National Teams. He currently resides in King City, Ontario, Canada where he coaches out of Southern Ways.

References

  1. ^ "Mac Cone". Beijing Olympics. Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/CAN/Mac+Cone/211655. Retrieved 2008-08-18. 
  2. ^ "Silver medal for equestrian team". yorkregion.com. 2008-08-18. http://www.yorkregion.com/article/79781. Retrieved 2008-08-18. 
  3. ^ "Olympic Heroes". Markham Economist and Sun: p. 14. 2008-08-23.