Born: March 31, 1958
Residence: Wellington, Florida
Horse: Hidden Creek's Perin (17-year-old Westphalian gelding)
Horse: Quervo Gold (13-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding) both owned by Hidden Creek Farm)

"Gutsy," "determined" and "relentless" are but a few of the adjectives regularly used to describe one of the United States' most successful show jumping riders of all time, Olympian and World Equestrian Games team member Margie Engle. Most recently, she was a member of the 2006 U.S team that brought home the Silver medals from the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games and from the 2006 Samsung Super League.

Engle has over 175 grand prix wins under her belt, has been named American Grand Prix Association (AGA) Rider of the Year 10 times, and has been on more than 20 winning Nations Cup teams.

Her performances on the U.S. team as part of the 2006 Samsung Super League tour have led to an individual win in Aachen, as well as a team second in the Nations Cup there. She suffered a broken hip when a horse fell on her in 2004. Just three months later, riding her Olympic mount, Hidden Creek's Perin, Engle beat a field of 26 entries that included eight Olympians, to win the $100,000 Cosequin Invitational Grand Prix in Culpeper, Virginia. She came back with a vengeance to successfully compete in 2005, and in 2006 she led the World Cup standings all year.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Engle was the highest-placed woman and the highest-placed U.S. rider in the individual competition riding Hidden Creek's Perin to a 10th-place tie in the Individual show jumping competition and a sixth-place team finish. Engle has so many "firsts" and records in her career that they are too numerous to mention. In 1999, Engle rode Hidden Creek's Alvaretto to the Team Silver medal at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Engle has persevered through serious injuries, including a crushed leg in 1990, which she followed with five major AGA wins in 1991. She was the 1991 AHSA Equestrian of the Year, and in 1992, Engle was named the Rolex/National Grand Prix League Rider of the Year, a feat she repeated in 1993.

Engle lives in Wellington, Florida, with her husband, Dr. Steve Engle, and is well-known for her infectious sense of humor and card playing skills, with a particular fondness for poker.

Bio courtesy of USEF