Chrystine J. Tauber will take up the reins when David O’Connor steps down as president of the United States Equestrian Federation next year, a position he has held since 2004.
Tauber was tagged for the position at the 2012 USEF Mid -Year Meeting in August, after the USEF Nominating Committee selected her from a pool of candidates in a unanimous decision.
Tauber’s four-year term will begin in January 2013. The Wellington, Florida resident has been active in the equestrian industry for 50 years, and has experience as a rider, trainer, judge and course designer. She is also a published author, and has had her hand in equine marketing and management, as the owner and president of Equistar International.