Farzad Faryadi

Born: February 5, 1960
Hometown: Oakboro, North Carolina

Farzad Faryadi was born in Iran but has been a U.S. 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 CEI1* 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 CEI3* at the Vermont 100 in July. They finished the year by placing eighth in the Kentucky Cup competition in October.