The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the athlete/horse combinations that will represent the United States at the 2018 Longines FEI World Cup Show Jumping Final, April 11-15, at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris.
The USEF previously announced that Laura Graves and Shelly Francis will represent the United States in the FEI World Cup Dressage Final, also held in Paris.
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, New York) with Double H Farm and François Mathy’s HH Azur, a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare
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Alison Robitaille (Upperville, Virginia) with Bertram and Diana Firestone’s Ace, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Devin Ryan (Long Valley, New Jersey) with LL Show Jumpers LLC’s Eddie Blue, a 9-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, New York) with Abigail Wexner’s Breitling LS, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion
Kristen Vanderveen (Wellington, Florida) with Bull Run Jumpers Five LLC’s Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili, a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion
Sarah Scheiring (Chester, New Jersey) with Cheval Equestrian LLC and Molly Ben-Menachem’s Dontez, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
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Andrew Kocher (Howell, New Jersey) with MKO Equestrian LLC’s Navalo de Poheton, a 17-year-old Selle Français gelding
Charlie Jacobs (Wellington, Florida) 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, California) 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, California) with Kylie Co.’s Luebbo, a 13-year-old Oldenburg Springpferd gelding
Jenni McAllister (Sun Valley, California) with LegisEquine.com’s Legis Touch The Sun, a 12-year-old Holsteiner gelding