EQUUS Foundation Spirit Award

Spirit Award
The EQUUS Foundation established the Spirit Award in 2023 to honor
equestrians who have significantly elevated the image and desirability of horses.
The recipient is selected by the EQUUS Foundation Board of Directors.

Recipients

2026
Brianne Goutal Marteau

2026 Recipient Brianne Goutal Marteau

Left: Brianne Goutal-Marteau, 2026 Spirit Award Recipient, and Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation President. Right: Brianne Goutal-Marteau (left) and Romain Marteau (right) with their children, Cléa, Inès, and Rémy.
Photo by Marlee Buccilli

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2025
U.S. Paralympic Dressage Team
Rebecca Hart and Floratina
Fiona Howard and Diamond Dunes
Kate Shoemaker and Vianne
Roxie Trunnell and Fan Tastico H
Michel Assouline, Team Chef d' Equipe

2025 Recipient US Paralympic Dressage Team

Left to Right Standing: Kate Shoemaker, Lynn Coakley, and Michel Assouline; Seated: Fiona Howard, Roxie Trunnell, and Rebecca Hart
Photo by Geoff Tischman Photography

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2024
Thomas O'Mara and David O'Connor

2024 Recipient Thomas O'Mara and David O'Connor

Left to Right: Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation President, Tom O'Mara, and Jenny Belknap Kees, EQUUS Foundation Chair. Photo by Brittany Halstead

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2023
McLain Ward

2023 Recipient McLain Ward

Left to Right: Jenny Belknap Kees, EQUUS Foundation Chair, McLain Ward, and Lynn Coakley, EQUUS Foundation President

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