Monday, Apr. 29, 2024

USEF Announces Jumping Team Short List For Paris Olympic Games

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The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the 10 athletes selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Olympic Short List for continued observation ahead of team selection for the Paris Olympic Games later this summer.

The following athletes and horses have been selected and are listed in alphabetical order:

Karl Cook (Rancho Santa Fe, California) and Caracole De La Roque, a 14-year-old Selle Français mare owned by Signe Ostby; and Kalinka Van’t Zorgvliet, a 14-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Signe Ostby

Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, California) and Acota M, a 2013 Oldenburg mare owned by Marigold Sporthorses LLC

Katie Dinan (Wellington, Florida) and Out Of The Blue SCF, a 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Grant Road Partners LLC

Kent Farrington (Wellington, Florida) and Greya, a 10-year-old Oldenburg mare owned by Kent Farrington LLC; Landon, an 11-year-old Zangersheide gelding owned by Haity McNerney; Myla, a 9-year-old Holsteiner mare owned by Haity McNerney; and Toulayna, a 10-year-old warmblood mare owned by Rabbit Root Stables LLC and Kent Farrington LLC

Lillie Keenan (New York, New York) and Argan de Beliard, a 14-year-old Selle Français gelding owned by Chansonette Farm LLC; and Kick On, a 10-year-old warmblood stallion owned by Chansonette Farm LLC

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Laura Kraut (Royal Palm Beach, Florida) and Baloutinue, a 14-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by St. Bride’s Farm; Bisquetta, a 10-year-old Zangersheide mare owned by Cherry Knoll Farm Inc.; and Dorado 212, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by St. Bride’s Farm

Callie Schott (Wellington, Florida) and Garant, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Southern Arches LLC

Jessica Springsteen (Los Angeles) and Don Juan Van De Donkhoeve, a 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood stallion owned by Stone Hill Farm

Aaron Vale (Williston, Florida) and Carissimo 25, an 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Debbie Smith

McLain Ward (Brewster, New York) and Callas, a 16-year-old Holsteiner mare owned by Beechwood Stables LLC; Contagious, a 15-year-old German Sport Horse gelding owned by Beechwood Stables LLC; Ilex, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Bonne Chance Farm, Gilberto Sayão da Silva and McLain Ward; and Quimi del Maset, a 10-year-old Spanish Sport Horse gelding owned by Sport Four USA LLC

Athletes and horses will compete in designated CSIO/CSI observation events, such as the Longines League of Nations St. Gallen CSIO5*-LLN (Switzerland), Longines League of Nations Rotterdam CSIO5*-LLN (the Netherlands), and the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen CSIO5* (Germany) as well as other CSIO/CSI events. 

In the team competitions, the combinations will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland. Final team selection will be announced by July 7. All nominations to the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team are subject to approval by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.

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