Leslie Burr Howard

Leslie Burr-Howard (born October 1, 1956) is an American equestrian and an Olympic champion in showjumping. She won team gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and team silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, as well as team silver at the 1999 Winnipeg Pan American Games.

Early life Leslie Burr-Howard was born Leslie Michele Burr on October 1, 1956, in Westport, Connecticut.

She competed in her first show when she was 6 years old. She won the 1972 ASPCA Maclay Finals as a junior rider.

Career She won a gold medal in show jumping with the American team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles riding Albany, and a silver medal in 1996 aboard the Dutch warmblood mare Extreme.

Burr-Howard is also well known as the second of the three primary riders for the legendary showjumper Gem Twist. She helped the horse earn the AGA Horse of the Year title, which was for a third time, and was a record. In 1994, she represented the United States in the Netherlands for the FEI World Equestrian Games. She also rode Charisma and Gem Twist in the United States Equestrian Team (USET) Show Jumping Championship at the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions in Gladstone, New Jersey, to tie for first place. 2018 Pennsylvania National Horse Show Hall of Fame

Personal Burr-Howard currently splits her time between Newtown, Connecticut