Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final and FEI World Cup Dressage Final, April 11-15, at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
The following 11 U.S. jumping athletes qualified during the 2017-2018 World Cup qualifying season in their respective leagues (listed in qualifying order):
Longines FEI World Cup, North American East Coast Sub-League
McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) with Double H Farm and François Mathy’s HH Azur, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare
Alison Robitaille (Upperville, Va.) with Bertram and Diana Firestone’s Ace, a 13-year-old KWPN gelding
Devin Ryan (Long Valley, N.J.) with LL Show Jumpers, LLC’s Eddie Blue, a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.) with Abigail Wexner’s Breitling LS, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion
Kristen Vanderveen (Wellington, Fla.) with Bull Run Jumpers Five LLC’s Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili, a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion
Sarah Scheiring (Chester, N.J.) with Cheval Equestrian LLC and Molly Ben-Menachem’s Dontez, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Andrew Kocher (Howell, N.J.) with MKO Equestrian LLC’s Navalo de Poheton, a 17-year-old Selle Français gelding
Charlie Jacobs (Wellington, Fla.) with CMJ Sporthorse, LLC’s Cassinja S, a 12-year-old Zweibrücker mare
Longines FEI World Cup, North American West Coast Sub-League
Richard Spooner (Agua Dulce, Calif.) with his own and Tracy Katayama’s Chatinus, an 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding, and CNS Logistics, Inc’s Arthos R, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion
Jamie Barge (Malibu, Calif.) with Kylie Co.’s Luebbo, a 13-year-old Oldenburg Springpferd gelding
Jenni McAllister (Sun Valley, Calif.) with LegisEquine.com’s Legis Touch The Sun, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding
Find out more about the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final.
The following two U.S. dressage combinations qualified during World Cup Qualifying Events in the North American League held throughout the 2017-2018 season:
Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) with her and Curt Maes’s Verdades, a 16-year-old KWPN gelding
Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Patricia Stempel’s Danilo, a 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding
View more information on the 2018 FEI World Cup Dressage Final.
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