Farzad Faryadi

Emilie Dupire

Farzad Faryadi

Born: February 5, 1960 Residence: Oakboro, NC :- Farzad Faryadi was born in Iran, but has been a US citizen for more than 20 years. He ventured into the world of endurance in 2001. Faryadi’s first endurance horse was a Quarter Horse, a breed not often seen in the world of endurance.

Since 2001, Farzad has ridden nearly 5,000 miles in competition and completed 132 rides. Faryadi has formed a strong partnership with the bay Arabian gelding Hot Desert Knight. Together they were third in the CEI 1* at the Goethe Challenge in December, 2008.

This pair also competed in the Biltmore Challenge in 2009 placing second in both the AERC Open 100 and the CEI3*. They continued their strong showing in 2009 by winning the CEI 3* at the Vermont 100 in July. They finished the year by placing eighth in the Kentucky Cup competition in October.

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