The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the eight athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2017 Longines FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, March 29-April 2, at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb.
The following athletes qualified during the 2016-2017 World Cup qualifying season in their respective leagues (listed in qualifying order):
North American East Coast Sub-League
Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) with Old Willow Farms LLC’s Zeremonie, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare
Audrey Coulter (San Francisco) with Copernicus Stables LLC’s Alex, a 13-year-old Westphalian gelding, and Capital Colnardo, a 12-year-old Holsteiner stallion
McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.) with Double H Farm & Francois Mathy’s HH Azur, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare
Charlie Jacobs (Boston, Mass.) with CMJ Sporthorse LLC’s Cassinja S, an 11-year-old Zweibrücker mare, or Calanta, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
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Todd Minikus (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Jack Snyder and Two Swans Farm’s Babalou 41, a 12-year-old Oldenburg mare
North American West Coast Sub-League
Karl Cook (Woodside, Calif.) with Signe Ostby’s Tembla, a 13-year-old Zangersheide mare
Jenni McAllister (Sun Valley, Calif.) with LEGISequine.com’s LEGIS Touch the Sun, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding, or LEGIS Venice, a 12-year-old Holsteiner mare
Jamie Barge (Malibu, Calif.) with Kylie Co.’s Luebbo, a 12-year-old Oldenburg Springpferd gelding