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CHIO Aachen World Equestrian Festival
Aachen, Germany
Jun 23 - Jul 02 2023
Aachen, Germany – The U.S. Vaulting Team finished fourth overall in team competition to conclude the CHIO Aachen Vaulting CVIO4*, completing on a team total of 23.322. The week of competition saw U.S. athletes compete in both the individual female and individual male divisions, as well as the squad. ©ShannonBrinkmanPhotography In the individual female events, Kylynn Ghafouri (Murrieta, Calif.) was the highest placed U.S. athlete, earning a 7.466 in the Compulsory Test, and finishing...
US Equestrian Announces Updates to Defender U.S. Eventing Team for CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S
by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Jun 28, 2024, 9:00 AM EST
Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the updated athlete-and-horse combinations selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the CHIO Aachen CCIO4*-S in Aachen, Germany, held from July 1-7, 2024. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello and Team Leader Gemma Stobbs. The following combinations have been selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order. James Alliston (San Ramon, Calif.) and Karma , a 2014...
US Equestrian Announces NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team for CHIO Aachen
by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | Jun 27, 2024, 1:30 PM EST
Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes selected to compete at the prestigious CHIO Aachen, hosted in Aachen, Germany, from June 28-July 7, 2024. CHIO Aachen will serve as the final team observation event for the U.S. Jumping Team ahead of team selection for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson. The following athletes have been selected to represent the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team and are...
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From Muncie to Aachen: Dan Kreitl Making His Dreams Come True
by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | Jun 27, 2023, 3:30 PM
Dan Krietl and Carmango, or "Frtiz," won The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship in the fall of 2022. (Devyn Trethewey/US Equestrian) Amateur competitor Dan Kreitl has been getting attention for an impressive string of results on the eventing scene. Kreitl competed in his first FEI eventing competition in 2021 and won The Dutta Corp. USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship to close out 2022. The result earned him and his young, talented mount, Carmango, a flight grant to...