The U.S. Equestrian Federation has announced the participants for the 12th annual USEF George H. Morris Horsemastership Training Session. The Training Session will be held at the Global Dressage venue, in Wellington, Fla., Jan. 5–7, 2018.

Designed to develop the next generation of U.S. Equestrian Team talent, the Training Session uses intensive mounted and unmounted instruction from a variety of experts. Twelve athletes earned invitations to the 2018 Training Session through one of three avenues: success in USEF marker competitions, performance at the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session, or by selection from a competitive pool of wild card applicants.

The following athletes will participate:

Alyce Bittar (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Samantha Cohen (New York, N.Y.)

Caitlyn Connors (Glen Mills, P.A.)

Natalie Dean (Palo Alto, Calif.)

Kendra Duggleby (Cleveland, N.Y.)

Delaney Flynn (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

Cecily Hayes (Brentwood, Calif.)

McKayla Langmeier (East Granby, Conn.)

Hannah Loly (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)

Sara McCloskey (Pound Ridge, N.Y.)

Alexandra Pielet (Highland Park, Ill.)

Olivia Woodson (Wellington, Fla.)

In addition, the following participants will join the Training Session as Assistant Stable Managers, selected from the 2017 USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session:

Michael Golinowski (Burke, V.A.)

Natalie Radosevich (Farmington Hills, MI)

Taylor Wohler (Folsom, Calif.)

The 2018 Training Session will feature instruction by the following mounted and unmounted clinicians.

Mounted Clinicians

Anne Kursinski: Flatwork demonstration and instruction – Friday, Jan. 5

Kent Farrington: Gymnastics demonstration and instruction – Saturday, Jan. 6

McLain Ward: Nations Cup instruction – Sunday, Jan. 7

Nations Cup Team Chef d’Equipes: Kent Farrington, Anne Kursinski and Beezie Madden – Sunday, Jan. 7

Unmounted Clinicians

Colleen Reed: fundamentals of equine care

Janus Marquis: equine anatomy and physiology

Arlene White, PT: human sports science and medicine

Tonya Johnston, MA: sports psychology

Dr. Tim Ober, DVM: veterinary care

Conrad Homfeld: course design

Jennifer Wood: public relations

Sessions are open to the public to audit in person at no charge. USEF Network will stream live coverage of all mounted sessions and demonstrations. Mounted sessions will occur in the mornings on the days noted above and a complete time schedule will be available in late-December.