The following athletes have been named by the U.S. Equestrian Federation to represent the United States in Nations Cup competition at the CSIO***** Hickstead, July 30-Aug. 4 in England; at the CSIO***** Dublin, Aug. 6-11; and at the CSIO***** Gijon, Aug. 28-Sept. 2 in Spain. 

The following athletes will ride on the Nations Cup team in Hickstead:

Reed Kessler (Lexington, Ky.)

Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.)

McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.)

Katie Dinan (Wellington, Fla.)

Richard Spooner (Agua Dulce, Calif.)

The following athletes will ride on the Nations Cup team in Dublin:

Reed Kessler (Lexington, Ky.)

Beezie Madden (Cazenovia, N.Y.)

McLain Ward (Brewster, N.Y.)

Katie Dinan (Wellington, Fla.)

Kent Farrington (Wellington, Fla.)

The following athletes will ride on the Nations Cup team in Gijon:

Reed Kessler (Lexington, Ky.)

Lauren Hough (Wellington, Fla.)

Kirsten Coe (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.)

Saer Coulter (San Francisco, Calif.)

Lucy Davis (Los Angeles, Calif.) 

Horses for all three teams will be named following the submission of the Definite Entry.

Team selection for Hickstead, Gijon and Dublin was based on the applicant athlete’s ranking on the June 21 Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List. Additionally, the chef d’equipe had the discretion to replace up to two athletes who would have otherwise been named to the team due to ranking on the Rolex/USEF Show Jumping Ranking List. Robert Ridland will serve as chef d’equipe for all teams.