Christine Traurig is the current Chef d'Equipe of the U.S. Dressage Team, as well as Technical Advisor and Development Coach for the program. Christine has been a part of the U.S. Dressage Pathway programs for more than a decade. 

Aside from coaching, Christine had a successful career as an athlete, representing the U.S. at the 2000 Olympic Games aboard Etienne, where they helped the team earn bronze. 

Traurig was named Chef d'Equipe in late 2023 and helped the U.S. Dressage Team earn team gold at the 2023 Pan American Games in her championship debut with the team. Traurig will lead her first Olympic team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Chef d'Equipe.

Kevin Kohmann grew up around horses in Germany and demonstrated talent at young age, winning a pony regional championship in 2002. Kohmann was recruited to the U.S. as a top young professional to work under several trainers. He developed difficult horses into willing mounts, his own skills to the Grand Prix Level, and his teaching skills, bringing along a successful string of students. Kohmann joined Diamante Farms in 2014 as a rider and trainer.

Kohmann took over the ride on Duenensee in 2023, and the pair quickly found success. They finished fourth in the CDI3* Grand Prix and third in the CDI3* Grand Prix Special during week 11 of the Adequan^® Global Dressage Festival (AGDF). Kohmann and Duenensee were then second in the CDI3* Grand Prix and CDI3* Freestyle at the World Equestrian Center (WEC) - Ocala May Dressage Show. The pair headed to Europe for the summer and represented The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ Netherlands CDIO4*. Kohmann and Duenensee were named the first reserve combination for the U.S. Dressage Team for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games for their solid results. They closed out the year with CDI-W wins at TerraNova and WEC - Ocala. 

In 2024, Kohmann and Duenensee finished no worse than fifth during the AGDF, sweeping the CDI-W classes during week 8. They were members of The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA CDIO3*, earning team silver and individual gold in the Grand Prix Special. 

In 2021, Erin Nichols secured a Team Gold Medal at the North American Youth Championships (NAYC) aboard Handsome Rob AR. The following year, she continued her success, winning Individual Freestyle Gold and Team Silver at the 2022 NAYC. That same year, she was selected for the U.S. Dressage Young Rider European Tour, where she competed at both the International de Dressage de Compiègne CDIY in Compiègne, FRA., and Future Champions CDIOY Hagen in Hagen, GER. Nichols and new mount, Elian Royale, made their partnership debut during the summer of 2022. 

In 2023, Nichols and Eilan Royale competed in the U25 Nations Cup in Wellington, Fla., winning a Silver team medal. The duo continued their success by winning Bronze at CHIO Aachen. 

2024 marked a milestone for Nichols, as she made her Senior Nations Cup debut in Wellington, Fla., where she and Elian Royale earned an Individual Bronze Medal in the Grand Prix Special. They also competed at the CDIU25 in Hagen, GER.

Jennifer Williams is a professional dressage trainer who operates Summervale Farm near Seattle, Wash. In 2010, she was awarded the $25,000 Anne Barlow Ramsay Grant to campaign an American-bred horse internationally, which she used to travel to and train in Germany with HS Wistar.

Williams has had success in Grand Prix competition at the international level in recent years with Millione Partners LLC’s Danish Warmblood gelding, Millione. In 2019, the pair won the CDI3* Grand Prix and Grand Prix Special at the 2019 Golden State Dressage Festival and the CDI-W Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle to Music in Temecula, Calif. In 2020, they placed first in the Grand Prix and the Grand Prix Freestyle at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions to win the USEF Grand Prix Dressage National Championship. In 2021, the pair made their senior team debut at the FEI Dressage Nations Cup CDIO3* USA, helping The Dutta Corp. U.S. Dressage Team earn the silver medal. In 2022, Millione and Williams won both the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. Joppe K joined Williams' string of competition horses in late 2022, winning the Lovsta Future Challenge with a score of 70%.

Joppe K and Williams took 2023 by storm, winning the Calgary CDI3* Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freestyle. They went on to win the Grand Prix Special at Touch of Class Dressage CDI 3* and the Grand Prix Special at Thunderbird CDI 3*. The duo were shortlisted for the 2023 Pan American Games.

2024 was an incredibly successful year for Joppe and Williams, winning a silver medal at the Nation's Cup in Wellington, Fla. The duo were moved to the Pre-Elite List for Team USA Dressage in 2024. Joppe K and Williams won both the Grand Prix at TerraNova 3* and the Grand Prix at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival 3*.