The following teams and riders have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation to represent the United States in Nations Cup competition during CSIO Wellington, Feb. 27-March 3. On Friday, March 1, the Palm Beach International Equestrian Club in Wellington, Fla., will host some of the best horses and riders from across the globe as they vie for top honors in the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup.
On Saturday, March 2, the International Arena will showcase the future of the sport in the $10,000 FEI Young Riders Nation Cup, the $2,500 FEI Junior Riders Nations Cup and the FEI Children’s Nations Cup.
Senior Rider Team
The United States will be represented by the following four combinations in the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup:
Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.) on R.C.G. Farm’s Uceko
Uceko is a 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Reed Kessler (Lexington, Ky.) on her own Cylana
Cylana is an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare
Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) on Cherry Knoll Farm Inc.’s Cedric
Cedric is a 15-year-old Holsteiner gelding
Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, NY) on Abigail Wexner’s Simon
Simon is a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Robert Ridland will serve as chef d’equipe for the Senior Rider team.
Spectators and fans in attendance at the $75,000 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup are invited to a Team USA Nations Cup Pep Rally Reception hosted by the USET Foundation and the USEF from 6-7 p.m. on Friday evening.
Young Rider Team
The United States will be represented by the following four combinations in the $10,000 FEI Young Riders Nation Cup:
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Liza Finsness (Wellington, Fla.) on her own Ormsby Hill
Ormsby Hill is a 16-year-old Warmblood gelding
Michael Hughes (Allendale, NJ) on Christina Fried’s Luxina or MacArthur
Luxina is a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare
MacArthur is a 13-year-old Dutch gelding
Abigail McArdle (Barrington, Ill.) on David McArdle’s Cosma 20
Cosma 20 is a 10-year-old Hanoverian mare
Catherine Pasmore (Wellington, Fla.) on Pasmore Stables’ Z Canta
Z Canta is a nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare
Junior Rider Team
The United States will be represented by the following four combinations in the $2,500 FEI Junior Riders Nations Cup:
Lillie Keenan (New York, NY) on Chansonette Farm, LLC’s Londinium or Pumped Up Kicks
Londinium is an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding
Pumped Up Kicks is a 10-year-old Warmblood gelding
Lucas Porter (Bartonville, Texas) on Sleepy P Ranch LLC’s Phineas
Phineas is an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding
Chloe Reid (Washington, DC) on Chloe D. Reid LLC’s Damascus or King of Hearts
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Damascus is an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare
King of Hearts is a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Sydney Shulman (Greenwich, Conn.) on Back Country Farm’s Little Lady D’Elle
Little Lady D’Elle is a 14-year-old Selle Francais mare
Child Rider Team
The United States will be represented by the following four combinations in the FEI Children’s Nations Cup:
Brett Burlington (Coral Gables, Fla.) on her own ‘Tis Picobello Z
‘Tis Picobello Z is a nine-year-old Zangersheide mare
Jordyn Freedman (Longmeadow, Mass.) on her own Swag
Swag is a 14-year-old Warmblood gelding
McKenzie Kasper (Alpharetta, Ga.) on her own Tum Tum
Tum Tum is a 13-year-old KWPN mare
McKayla Langmeier (East Granby, Conn.) on Missy Clark’s Looping Star
Looping Star is a 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Michelle Grubb will serve as chef d’equipe for the Young Rider, Junior Rider and Child Rider teams.
For more information about CSIO Wellington visit http://www.equestriansport.com/