Wellington, Fla. - Chef d’Equipes DiAnn Langer and Anne Kursinski have assembled a worthy group of developing athletes with Langer leading the U.S. Children’s Jumping Team and U.S. Junior Jumping Teams beginning with the Children’s Team Competition at 10:00 a.m. EST followed by the Junior Team Competition at 12:30 p.m. EST on Saturday. Kursinski will guide the U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team in the FEI Jumping Young Rider Nations Cup beginning at 3:15 p.m. EST also on Saturday. The U.S. will also field a "Stars and Stripes" team in the Junior Team Competition as well as another USA team in the Young Riders Nations Cup competition.
Meet the U.S. Young Rider Jumping Team
Samantha Cohen, riding Carmen, her 12-year-old KWPN mare: bronze medalist in the 2018 $100,000 USEF U25 Jumping National Championship with Carmen; member of the Zone 2 silver medal-winning team in the Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper Prix Des States with Carmen; winner of the $25,000 HBSJHOF High Junior/Amateur-Owner Classic, Presented by Netjets® with Carmen; member of the U.S. Team in the 2018 FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Youth Final with Billy Fanta; member of the Zone 2 gold medal-winning Young Rider team and individual silver medalist at the 2018 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) with Carmen, and four-time USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East competitor
Lauren Fischer, riding Royal de Licques, her 17-year-old Warmblood gelding: member of the Zone 2 gold medal-winning team and individual bronze medalist in the 2016 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships with Tosca du Feugre; member of the gold medal-winning Team in the 2014 FEI Jumping Junior Nations Cup at CSIO Wellington with Offenbach Du Granit, and member of the Zone 2 silver medal-winning team in the 2014 USEF National Junior Jumper Championship with Offenbach Du Granit
Madison Goetzmann, riding Prestigious, her 12-year-old Westphalian gelding: individual silver medalist in the 2018 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship with Prestigious and member of the Zone 2 gold medal-winning team with Wrigley (2016 and 2015); winner of the $35,000 Sam Edelman Grand Prix at the 2018 Longines Masters of New York with Prestigious; 2018 William C. Steinkraus Style of Riding Award recipient; member of the U.S. team in the 2018 FEI Jumping Nations Cup Youth Final with Prestigious; 2018 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals –East Reserve Champion with Faemes Van T Poelzelhof; member of the Zone 2 gold medal-winning team at the 2018 FEI NAYC with Prestigious; 2017 $100,000 USEF U25 Jumping Reserve National Champion with Prestigious; 2017 ASPCA Maclay National Champion with San Remo VDL; member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the 2016 FEI Jumping Young Riders Nations Cup at CSIO Wellington with Wrigley; placed third in the 2015 ASPCA Alfred B. Maclay National Championships with Play It Again; member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the 2015 FEI Jumping Junior Nations Cup at CSIO Wellington with Wrigley; member of the U.S. team in the 2014 FEI Jumping Children’s Nations Cup with Wendalineke, and 2011 USEF Pony Medal Finals champion with Denmark
Katherine Strauss, riding All In, her 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding: member of the Zone 2 gold medal-winning Young Rider team in the 2018 FEI NAYC with All In; 2016 Neue Schule/USEF Junior Jumper Individual Champion with All In; member of the Zone 2 gold medal-winning team in the Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championship with All In (2016 and 2015); 2015 USEF U25 Show Jumping Reserve National Champion with All In; member of the Zone 2 silver medal-winning Young Rider team at the 2015 NAYC with All In; 2013 USEF National Junior Jumper Individual Reserve Champion and Zone 2 team silver medalist with Chellando Z; member of the Zone 2 silver medal-winning Junior team and individual silver medalist at the 2013 FEI NAYC with All In; member of Zone 2 gold medal Junior team at the 2012 FEI NAYC with Chellando Z
U.S. Junior Jumping Team
Mimi Gochman, riding Street Hassle BH, Michael Whitaker’s 13-year-old stallion: 2018 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search – East competitor; several top placings on the Longines Global Champions Tour of Miami and across Europe; $10,000 Equitation Champion at the 2017 Hampton Classic with Avoloma BH; winner of the Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship and Grand Champion Hunter Pony title at the 2016 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm with Storyteller; Small Regular Hunter Pony Reserve Champion at the 2015 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm with Love Me Tender
Tanner Korotkin, riding Armagedon, Sandalwood Farms 13-year-old KWPN gelding: 2018 FEI NAYC competitor; recipient of the Junior Style of Riding Award at the 2018 Hampton Classic; top-10 finish in the 2018 Platinum Performance USEF Talent Search Finals – East with Canny Windsor Z, and member of the bronze medal-winning Zone 4 team in the 2018 USEF Prix Des States Championship with Analyze This
Catalina Peralta, riding Basimodo, Signe Ostby’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding: member of the 2016 silver medal-winning children’s team at the 2016 Wellington CSIO with Cruz Z; member of the 2015 gold medal-winning children’s team at the 2015 Wellington CSIO; placed fourth in the 2014 US National Pony Jumper Individual Championship
Yasmin Rizvi, riding Lumiere, Peacock Ridge LLC’s 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding: winner of the U25 $10,000 Grand Prix at the 2018 International Bromont with Chaplin W; winner of the $25,000 Jumper Derby at the 2017 Hampton Classic with Lumiere; member of the Zone 1 bronze medal-winning team in the 2017 Neue Schule/USEF Prix des States Championships with Lumiere; member of the gold medal-winning team in the FEI Jumping Children’s Nations Cup at the 2015 CSIO Wellington with Delilah; 2014 U.S. Jumper National Grand Champion – East Coast with Flirt, and Overall Medium Pony Hunter Grand Champion at the 2012 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm with Roxbury
U.S. Children’s Jumping Team
Mia Albelo, riding Cassandra Dreams, her 13-year-old Holsteiner mare: member of the team silver medal-winning Zone 3, 4, 5, and 7 mixed children’s team at the 2018 FEI NAYC with Cassandra Dreams; winner of the Reserve Grand Champion Hunter Pony and Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship titles at the 2017 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm with Childs Play Hot Topic; 2017 Horse of the Year in the High Children’s Division
Ansgar Holtgers Jr., riding Emember, Gut Einhaus LLC’s nine-year-old KWPN mare: member of the gold medal-winning combined ‘Americas’ children’s team in the 2018 FEI Jumping Children’s Nations Cup at CSIO Ocala with Hookjipa XXX; multiple wins and top ribbon finishes at CSI1* level events around the world, including Miami, London, Paris and Valkenswaard
Caroline Mawhinney, riding Flashback Vds, her eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare: member of the Zone 10 gold medal-winning team in the 2017 USEF Pony Jumper National Championships with Silver Dream
Zayna Rizvi, riding Calvaton Z, Peacock Ridge LLC's 10-year-old stallion: top-three placings in the 2017 Knokke Hippique Summer Circuit 2; top placings in the 2017 Jumping Dinard CSI1*, including winning the Free Lance Grand Prix with Forget Me Knot
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