2013 CSIO Wellington

2013 CSIO WELLINGTON

Wellington, Florida

March 1-2, 2013

The following riders have been named by the United States Equestrian Federation to represent the U.S. in the 2013 CSIO Wellington.

Cover Photo: Sportfot

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Senior Rider Team

Photo Credit: Shannon Brinkman

Kent Farrington

Born: December 28, 1980 Residence: Wellington, Florida Uceko – 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by R.C.G. Farm Kent Farrington’s success has spanned more than a

March, stamping his ticket to Las Vegas for the Rolex/

decade. In 2001, he was named the winner of the Maxine

FEI World Cup Final. They won four FEI World Cup

Beard Award given to an individual based on his potential to

Qualifiers in 2009 and Farrington won the East Coast

represent the United States in international competition.

League to earn Up Chiqui his second trip to the Rolex/

Farrington and Up Chiqui won more than 20 Grand Prix classes. The pair represented the U.S. twice in 2008,

FEI World Cup Final in 2009.

In the summer of 2009, the Kentucky Horse Park

once in the FEI World Cup Final in Sweden and again in

proved to be a very lucrative place for Farrington. He and

the winning FEI Nations Cup effort at CSIO Wellington.

Up Chiqui won both the $30,000 KHJA Grand Prix and

The pair also won the Rolex/USEF National Show

the $30,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic. In addition, Far-

Jumping Championships in 2007, capping off a year in

rington was second with Uceko in the $40,000 Kentucky

which they were nearly invincible.

Summer Grand Prix.

A small, but lightning fast horse, Up Chiqui’s 2009

With the Dutch Warmblood gelding, Uceko, Farrington

accomplishments include tying for the win in the

has found a star for the future. In February of 2010, this

$75,000 World Cup Qualifier in Tampa at the end of

pair was fifth in the first USEF Selection Trial for the

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Senior Rider Team U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2010 Alltech FEI World

$200,000 American Gold Cup. With Uceko, he won

Equestrian Games.

both a class at the Spruce Meadows CSIO 5* in Sep-

Uceko made a strong start to the 2011 season, collecting second place honors in the $100,000 Deluca Toyota Tundra Grand Prix. In April, Farrington collected one

tember and the $85,000 Grand Prix de Penn National in October.

Farrington started 2013 with a bang by winning the

of the largest victories of his career with Uceko claim-

$100,000 Trump Invitational CSI 2* Grand Prix with

ing victory among a star-studded field in the $200,000

Dynamo. In Week Six at the FTI Consulting Winter

Gene Mische American Invitational.

Equestrian Festival, Farrington and Uceko finished

In the summer of 2011, Farrington and Uceko collected wins both stateside and abroad. They collected a pair of wins in Kentucky, where they topped the field in the

seventh in the $125,000 FEI W-Cup Grand Prix CSI 3* Presented by Spy Coast Farm.

As a talented young equitation rider Farrington won

$55,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix and the $55,000

the Pessoa/AHSA National Hunter Seat Equitation Medal

Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix. On his first tour of

Final in 1998 and the Washington International Equita-

Europe with the U.S. Team, Farrington and Uceko won

tion Medal in 1999. He then climbed another notch when

the prestigious Longines King George V Gold Cup at the

his team won the Gold medal at the prestigious North

CSIO Hickstead.

American Young Riders’ Championship in 1999. Far-

Farrington and Uceko were also part of the Gold Medal winning U.S. team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Partnering again with Uceko, Farrington finished sixth in the 2012 USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team with clear rounds in the first and fourth trials. Their performance earned them a spot on the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Farrington and Uceko traveled to Spruce Meadows in June for a 2012 U.S. Show Jumping Observation Event, finishing second in the $200,000 CN Performance Grand Prix. A few weeks later, Farrington won the Cargill Cup on Venus and the Duncan Ross Cup on Voyeur, he also finished second on Uceko in the Akita Drilling Cup. In July, Farrington traveled to Europe with his string, taking third in the CSI 5* at Chantilly on Venus. He then finished second on Venus in the CSI 5* and fourth in the CSI 3* on Voyeur in Belgium at the Beervelde event.

Venus and Voyeur again brought home the ribbons in Spain at the CSI 4* Coruna when Venus finished second and Voyeur finished fourth in different classes at the event.

Returning to the states, Farrington and Voyeur won the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix & FEI World Cup Qualifier at the Hampton Classic and finished second in the

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rington’s first major win was on Madison in 2004 at the $75,000 EMO Grand Prix in Saugerties, NY. Farrington runs a very successful teaching and training business.

Senior Rider Team

Reed Kessler

Photo Credit:Shannon Brinkman

Born: July 9, 1994 Residence: Lexington, KY Cylana – 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by rider Reed Kessler has been defying her age and expe-

pair was on the Bronze medal-winning team at the 2010

rience, riding to top placings in many of the most

Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider

prestigious Grand Prix classes in the U.S.

Championships presented by Gotham North, where they

With the Swedish Warmblood gelding Ligist, Kessler

also finished fourth individually. In December, Kessler

has racked up numerous top placings in Junior Jumper

and Mika traveled to Paris to compete at the Gucci Mas-

and Young Rider Grand Prix classes. In February of 2010,

ters, winning the Land Rover Grand Prix.

the pair won the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior

In 2011, Kessler and Ligist headed to the EY Cup

Jumper Championship at the FTI Winter Equestrian

Finals in Leipzig, Germany with a wealth of experience

Festival and the following month they were second in

competing stateside and abroad. The pair topped the

the same class. At Devon in May, Kessler and Ligist were

standings of the Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix

second again in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Junior

series and collected second place finishes in two of the

Jumper Championship.

four classes to stamp their ticket to the Finals.

With Mika, Kessler finished second in a CSI 4* class at Spruce Meadows in July 2010. Later that month, the

Competing in Europe during the spring and summer of 2011, Kessler had much success. At Bonheiden, Kes-

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Senior Rider Team sler finished first in 1.30m CSIOY class and second in the

Performance Grand Prix. Two weeks later at Spruce

CSIOY Nations Cup with Onisha. The pair again finished

Meadows’ “Canada One” event, Kessler finished second

second in the CSIOY Nations Cup in Reims, and Kessler

in the Friends of the Meadows class on Onisha and the

came out on top in a 1.45m CSIOY class with Ligist. At

Duncan Ross Cup on Ligist. Kessler then traveled to

Lamprechtshausen, Kessler took home wins in the CSIOY

Europe where she won a CSI5* class on Ligist at Chan-

Nations Cup and the Young Rider Grand Prix with Onisha

tilly, France before representing the United States at the

and Ligist respectively. Kessler and Onisha placed second

2012 London Olympic Games in August.

in a 1.35m CSI 3* class in Dinard. In Auvers, Kessler and

Upon returning to the states, Kessler finished second

Ligist won a 1.35m CSI 2* class. At Arezzo, Kessler fin-

with Mika in the $50,000 American Gold Cup Qualifier.

ished first in three CSI 3* classes with Onisha and Flight.

The pair then went on to win the Hagyard Equine Insti-

Kessler had a repeat performance in La Bagnaia, winning

tute CSI-W Lexington at the Kentucky National Horse

three CSI 3* classes again with Onisha and Flight.

Show. At the Washington International Horse Show

Back in the states, Kessler and Ligist were on the

(WIHS), Kessler and Cylana took home the win in the

winning team in the $15,000 USEF Prix De States Team

$100,000 Presidents Cup Grand Prix, CSI 3*-W, Pre-

Championships and finished third in the $7,500 USEF

sented by Events DC. Kessler also received the Leading

National Individual JR Jumper Championship. At the

Open Jumper Rider Award at the WIHS. She finished out

Washington International Horse Show, the pair took top

the year with a second place finish in a CSI4* class with

honors in the $31,000 Open Jumper 1.50m class.

Onisha at the Toronto CSI 4* - W.

2012 was an exciting year for Kessler. In her first

Kessler began 2013 with a third place finish aboard

year of being eligible to jump in the senior ranks, Kes-

Ligist in the $30,000 Mar-O-Lago Club Grand Prix in

sler tied with legendary Margie Engle to share the 2012

Week One of the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian

USEF National Show Jumping Championship title. With

Festival. The following week the pair won the $50,000

two clear rounds out of the four trials, Kessler piloted

Wellington Equestrian Realty CSI 2*.

Cylana to her first national title, finishing first in the

Kessler has also amassed remarkable achievements

USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show Jumping Team

in the equitation ring. In 2009, she was a three-time

and was named to the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show

winner of the WIHS Equitation Classic at the Winter

Jumping Team for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Equestrian Festival. That same year she won the Pes-

Kessler also finished third with Mika in the Selection Tri-

soa/USEF Hunt Seat Medal Class at Devon and was

als with two clear rounds in the second and fourth Trial,

second in the Wölffer Estate Equitation Championship.

securing a spot on the USEF Long List as well.

At the Kentucky Spring Horse Show Observation Event for the U.S. Show Jumping Team, Kessler finished second with Mika in the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix. The pair also finished fifth in the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI 3*.

Kessler and Cylana finished second in the $32,000 Hagyard Classic CSI 2* at the Kentucky Spring Classic.

The pair continued to impress into June as they traveled to Spruce Meadows for another Observation Event. Kessler and Cylana would finish third after a clear round in the Husky Energy Classic before coming back two days later to finish sixth in the $200,000 CN

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Out of the saddle, Kessler serves as a JustWorld International Ambassador.

Senior Rider Team

Photo Credit: Shannon Brinkman

Laura Kraut

Born: November 14, 1965 Residence: Royal Palm Beach, FL Cedric – 15-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Cherry Knoll Farm, Inc. Always a top competitor in Grand Prix circles, Laura Kraut’s success began before Cedric. Kraut was a member of the U.S. show jumping team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, and in the 2000-2001 competition season she was honored as reserve champion AGA Rider of the Year. In 2002, Kraut was a member of the U.S. team which won the first outdoor Nations Cup held in the U.S.; and at the Samsung Nations Cup Series, she was named Leading Rider after tying for first place on Liberty. Later that same year, Kraut was a U.S. team alternate at the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games in Spain. The following year, she was the top-placed American at the World Cup Final, where she tied for the fifth position. In 2004, Kraut was a member of the second place team in the

$50,000 Samsung Nations Cup in Florida, and helped the U.S. secure a fourth place overall finish in the Samsung Super League.

Kraut spent much of the 2005 summer representing the U.S. in the competitive Samsung Super League series in Europe. She helped the U.S. secure wins in Aachen, Germany and La Baule, France, and second place in Rome, Italy and in Hickstead, England, riding both Anthem and Miss Independent.

With Miss Independent, Kraut was third overall at the FEI World Equestrian Games qualifiers in March 2006 in Wellington, FL. Kraut’s placing at the qualifier earned her a spot on the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2006

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Senior Rider Team World Equestrian Games in Aachen, where the combina-

scorching rounds at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.

tion helped bring home a Team Silver Medal.

Along the way they won the $78,000 Adequan CSI 2*

Kraut was an integral part of the U.S. team in the

Grand Prix and the $150,000 FEI World Cup CSI 3*- W

Samsung Super League in 2007. Riding Anthem, she

presented by Spy Coast Farm. They finished off their

was part of the all-female team that romped to victory

season in Wellington by winning the premiere class of

at CSIO Hickstead in July and second two weeks later

the circuit, the $500,000 FTI Consulting Finale Grand

in Dublin, Ireland. In August, Kraut had a big European

Prix CSI 5* with a lightning fast jump-off round.

victory with Cedric; together they won the Grand Prix at

Over the summer of 2011, Kraut and the KWPN mare

the CSI 3* Hachenburg in Germany over a very competi-

Teirra jumped to top finishes in Europe; including a

tive field.

strong showing at CHIO Aachen where they collected

Cedric defied gravity and expectation at the 2008

third place finishes in the STAWAG-Preis class and in the

Olympic Games in Hong Kong for Kraut. They ran the

Warsteiner Preis class. In July, Kraut and Cedric jumped

board at the 2008 USEF Olympic Games Selection Trials

to fourth place at the Global Champions Tour stop in

for Show Jumping, jumping clear in the first round and

Chantilly, France.

never looking back. This set them up beautifully for their

At the 2012 USEF Selection Trials for the U.S. Show

impressive Olympic performance. He was foot perfect in

Jumping Team, Kraut rode Teirra to a seventh place

the team portion of the competition and was an integral

finish with a clear round in the first trial. Kraut had

part of the Gold medal-winning effort for the U.S.

both Teirra and Cedric named to the USEF Long List

In the summer of 2009, Kraut once again demonstrated great success in Europe. She and Cedric were part of the U.S. teams on both tour two and three of the

for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Kraut finished out a successful FTI Consulting Winter

Meydan FEI Nations Cup. In Aachen, on tour two, the

Equestrian Festival by winning the $100,000 FTI Rider

pair jumped two clear rounds. Cedric was also third in

Challenge with Teirra. In Europe, Kraut and Woodstock

the $126,385 Barcelona Grand Prix. Additionally, Kraut

O won the CSI 4* Gazet van Antwerpen in Belgium.

had a successful summer with Anthem winning the

At the Gene Mische American Invitational, Kraut and

$214,152 Madrid Grand Prix and placing second at the

Cedric finished sixth in the American Invitational. The

Grand Prix of Valencia.

pair then won the $25,000 Spring 2 Grand Prix. At the

In the winter of 2010, Kraut and Cedric once again

Kentucky Spring Horse Show Observation Event for

showed their skill by winning the $150,000 CN US Open

the U.S. Show Jumping Team, Kraut and Cedric finished

on the strength of a lightning fast jump-off round. In

fourth in the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic CSI

the summer of 2010, Kraut and Cedric were on the

3*. Kraut and Cedric competed in the two Observation

winning team at the Meydan FEI Nations Cup stop in

Events at the Devon Horse Show in early summer, taking

Rotterdam where they were faultless in both rounds.

home fourth-place honors in the $100,000 Wells Fargo

In July, Cedric and Kraut were part of the U.S. team for

Grand Prix of Devon.

the Meydan FEI Nations Cup at CHIO Aachen, this time placing third as a team.

Kraut spent the summer of 2012 in Europe where she started out at the Aalst, Belgium show. She was suc-

The pair capped off their summer in Europe by

cessful, finishing third and sixth on Woodstock O in two

winning the Valkenswaard VDL Groep Grand Prix in

CSI 3* classes. She followed that up with a third and two

The Netherlands. They then finished their season by

fourths in CSI 5* classes at the Global Champions Tour

representing the U.S. at the 2010 Alltech FEI World

(GCT) Cannes, France event before winning two CSI

Equestrian Games.

5* classes in The Netherlands at Rotterdam with Ced-

In 2011, they hit the ground running, jumping many

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ric and Woodstock O. Her success continued into the

Senior Rider Team Aachen, Germany show where she pulled off three Top 4 placings in CSIO 5* classes. She then won two CSI 4* classes at the Geesteren event with Teirra. Her victories continued in Chantilly, Beervelde, La Coruna, Verbier, and Gijon where she won at least one class at each show. Kraut finished out her European tour strongly with two CSI 5* wins with Cincinatti La Silla and Cedric at the GCT Lausanne event.

Upon returning to North America, Kraut picked up another win at the Toronto CSI 4* - W with Teirra.

Kraut began 2013 with a fifth place finish in the $100,000 Trump Invitational CSI 2* Grand Prix with Cedric. She then collected a win in the $15,000 1.40M Grand Prix at The Ridge at Wellington with Maranon LS. In Week Two at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival (FTI WEF), Kraut had yet another win, this time with Jubilee Douilly in the $33,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Rd2. The following week at the FTI WEF, the pair finished third in the $50,000 CSI 2* Grand Prix. In Week Six, Kraut and Cedric won the $50,000 Ruby et Violette WEF Rd6.

Kraut makes her home in Royal Palm Beach, FL and enjoys spending time with her son, Bobby.

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Senior Rider Team

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Beezie Madden

Born: November 20, 1963 Residence: Cazenovia, New York Simon – 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Abigail Wexner Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Beezie Madden has been

bution of double-clear rounds in the 2004 Athens Olympic

riding since the age of three and made her Grand Prix

Games, she helped the U.S. team win the Gold medal. While

debut in 1985. Four years of continued success followed,

her success on U.S. soil earned her the American Grand

including participation on winning U.S. Nations Cup teams,

Prix Association (AGA) Rider of the Year title that year.

leading to her being named the 1989 United States Olym-

Madden added Team and Individual Silver medals to

pic Committee’s Female Equestrian of the Year.

Madden was the first woman—and the first U.S. rider— to ever reach the top three in the Gandini Show Jumping

her resume at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany.

Madden’s greatest accomplishment in 2007 involved her

World Ranking list (achieved in 2004), and she was the first

win at the Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen in Germany in July.

woman to pass the $1 million mark in earnings for jumping.

Madden again rode Authentic for this prestigious win over

Additionally, she has won back-to-back honors as USEF

40 of the world’s best. To add to this honor she was named

Equestrian of the Year— the first rider ever to do so.

leading rider in Aachen.

In 2004, she breezed through the Olympic Selection Trials, finishing in first place on Authentic. With her contri-

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Madden enjoyed another incredible year in 2008 with Authentic. She won her second consecutive Team Gold

Senior Rider Team medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, where they won an

tion Events for the U.S. Show Jumping Team held at the

unbelievable jump-off to also pick up Individual Bronze.

Kentucky Spring Horse Show, Madden took home top

In 2010, Madden teamed up with Coral Reef Via to win

honors in the $50,000 Hagyard Lexington Classic and fin-

the $75,000 Equine Couture/Tuff Rider Grand Prix in

ished third in the $75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix with

Florida. In the summer they traveled to Europe, where

Simon. Madden also finished fourth with Cortes ‘C’ in the

they won the Grand Prix of Aachen and placed third in the

$75,000 Commonwealth Grand Prix.

Grand Prix of Dublin. At the Spruce Meadows Masters, the

At the Old Salem Farm Spring Horses Show, Madden and

pair won the $50,000 CANA Cup and was part of the win-

Coral Reef Via Volo finished fifth in the $75,000 Empire

ning U.S. Team in the Nations Cup in September of 2010.

State Grand Prix. Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo then

That same month they picked up wins at the American

competed in the U.S. Show Jumping Team Observation

Gold Cup.

Events at Spruce Meadows. The pair had a clear first round

2011 saw Madden win at home and on foreign soil. In

in the Husky Energy Classic, sending them to a jump-off

March, Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo were part of the

where the team would ultimately end the night finishing

winning U.S. team in the $75,000 FEI Nations Cup pre-

second. Madden returned to Spruce Meadows two weeks

sented by G&C Farm at the FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.

later for their “Canada One” event where she had five

In April, Madden travelled to Leipzig, Germany to compete

Top 4 finishes, highlighted by a victory in the Akita Drill-

in the 2011 Rolex/FEI World Cup Finals, where she tied for

ing Cup. Later that summer, Madden traveled to Europe

fourth place honors overall.

where she placed second in a CSI5* class aboard Simon in

Madden kept up her strong form throughout the summer

Chantilly, France and third in a CSI2* class aboard Vanilla

of 2011. With Cortes ‘C’, Madden claimed her first victory on

in Zuidwolde, The Netherlands. That August, Madden also

the Global Champions Tour winning the VDL Groep spon-

represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic

sored Global Champions Tour Grand Prix of Valkenswaard.

Games.

Later that month, Madden and Coral Reef Via Volo won the Longines International Grand Prix of Rotterdam (CHIO).

The year ended on a high-note for Madden. After collect-

At the Spruce Meadows “Masters,” Madden collected a win and second place finish with Coral Reef Via Volo in two CSIO 5*classes as well as another second place finish

ing third place in the $75,000 Grand Prix de Penn National

with Simon. At the Kentucky National, Madden finished

with Cortes ‘C’, she travelled to Guadalajara, Mexico to

second in the $32,000 CSI Prix De Lexington. Madden then

represent the U.S. at the Pan American Games. Riding Coral

finished third with Cortes ‘C’ at the New Albany Classic

Reef Via Volo, she won Team Gold and Individual Silver

Invitational Grand Prix. She finished out the year with a fifth

medals.

place finish in the $250,000 Alltech Grand Prix CSI-W with

Madden started 2012 competing at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. During the first week, she

Simon.

Madden began 2013 with a fourth place finish with Simon

and Simon won the $30,000 Adequan Grand Prix. During

in the $82,000 Adequan Grand Prix CSI 2* in Week Five of

Week Four, she collected a second place finish with Cortes

the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival. The follow-

‘C’ in the WEF Challenge Cup series. For a second straight

ing week was a successful one with Madden taking top

year, Madden and Prima won the $50,000 G&C Farm

honors in both the $125,000 FEI W-Cup Grand Prix CSI

Jumper Derby during week six.

3* presented by Spy Coast Farm and the $50,000 Ruby

In the 2012 USEF Selection Trials Madden finished eighth with Cortes ‘C’, with a clear round in trial four. She was named to the USEF Long List for the U.S. Show Jumping Team for the 2012 Olympic Games with Cortes ‘C’ and

et Violette WEF with Cortes ‘C’ and Coral Reef Via Volo respectively.

Married since 1998, Madden and her husband, horseman John Madden, reside in Cazenovia, NY

Simon, along with Coral Reef Via Volo. At two Observa-

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Young Rider Team

Liza Finsness

Abigail McArdle

Ormsby Hill – 16-year-old Warmblood gelding owned by the rider

Cosma 20 – 10-year-old Hanoverian mare owned by David McArdle

• 2011 WEF 8 High Junior Jumper Champion with

• 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping

Born: August 26, 1994 Residence: Wellington, Fl

Ormsby Hill • 2011 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championship presented by Gotham North (NAJYRC) Young Rider Team Gold medalist & Individual 10th place with Ormsby Hill • 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East seventh place with Ormsby Hill • 2012 WEF 10 $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Rider Grand Prix winner with Ormsby Hill • 2012 Zone 4 USEF Pessoa Hunter Seat Medal Finals Champion with Fedelio • Recipient of the William C. Steinkraus Style Award in at the 2012 Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Born: May 1, 1994 Residence: Barrington, IL

Talent Search Finals – East sixth place with Apartico • 2011 USEF/Pessoa National Hunter Seat Equitation Medal Finals fifth place with Apartico • 2012 Spruce Meadows Skyliner CIBC Jr/Am Grand Prix winner Cosma 20 • 2012 Spruce Meadows North American Clark Builders Jr/Am Grand Prix winner with Cosma 20 • 2012 NAJYRC Junior Individual Gold &Team Silver medalist with Cosma 20 • 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East 10th place with Apartico • 2012 $15,000 USEF Prix de States Team Championship Gold medalist with Cosma 20 • 2012 $50,000 SJHF JR/AO Grand Prix winner with Cosma 20 • 2013 WEF 3 $15,000 RCG Farm SJHOF High A/O Classic winner with Cosma 20

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Young Rider Team

Catherine Pasmore Mattias Tromp Born: April 4, 1992 Residence: Wellington, Fl

Born: November 17, 1994 Residence: North Salem, NY

Z Canta – nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Pasmore Stables

Casey – 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Beyaert Farm, Inc. Vosqinus – 11-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Beyaert Farm, Inc.

• 2011 WEF 2 $31,000 WEF Challenge Cup – Round II winner with My Boy • 2011 WEF 10 $15,000 Artisan Farms Young Riders Grand Prix winner with Vandavid • 2011 Reims CSIO YR PX Conseil General de La Marne winner with Vandavid • 2011 Lamprechtshausen Young Rider CSIO-Y Nations Cup winner with My Boy • 2011 Chantilly CSI 2* Grand Prix winner with My Boy • 2012 $25,000 A-T Childrens Benefit Grand Prix winner with Vandavid • 2012 $25,000 Spring 3 Grand Prix winner with Z Canta • 2012 CSI 3* class wins at Norten Hardenberg and Kapellen with Pacific Beach-H.C. • 2012 CSI 2* class win at Chantilly with Pacific BeachH.C.

• 2011 HITS on the Hudson I $1000 Junior/A-O Jumper High winner with Renoir Du Buisson • 2012 Ocala Premiere $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix (Nat’l Std) ninth place with Vosqinus • 2012 Ocala Winter Festival $7,500 U-Dump Junior Jumper High Classic winner with Sandra Z • 2012 $35,000 Junior Essex Troop/GS Grand Prix third place with Vosqinus • 2012 NAJYRC Young Rider Team Gold medalist & Individual seventh place with Vosqinus • 2012 HITS on the Hudson V $25,000 SmartPak Grand Prix - Nat’l Std ninth place with Casey • 2012 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East eighth place with Charon • 2012 $15,000 USEF Prix De States Team Championship Bronze medalist with Vosqinus • 2013 WEF 2 $2,500 RCG Farm High AO Jumper Table second place with Casey

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Junior Rider Team

Lillie Keenan

Lucas Porter

Londinium – 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Chansonette Farm, LLC Pumped Up Kicks – 10-year-old Warmblood gelding owned by Chansonette Farm, LLC

Phineas – 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by Sleepy P Ranch, LLC

• 2011 WEF 1 $10,000 Reist Ind. Medium Junior

• 2011 WEF 11 $1,500 Equine Couture/Tuff Rider Low

Born: October 4, 1996 Residence: New York, NY

Jumper Classic winner with Veronieque • 2011 Fairfield Co. Hunt Club June $25,000 Grand Prix fifth place with Vanhattan • 2011 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals winner with C Coast Z • 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – East fifth place with Kosta • 2012 HITS on the Hudson III $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper High Classic winner with Vanhattan • 2012 NAJYRC Junior Team Gold medalist & Individual fifth place with Vanhattan • 2012 Zone 2 Maclay Regional Champion with Monterrey • 2013 WEF 1 & 2 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper Champion with Londinium

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Born: September 1, 1997 Residence: Bartonville, TX • 2011 WEF 7 $10,000 Equine Couture Low Junior Jumper Classic fourth place with Houston Junior Jumper 10th place with Kardigan Noir • 2011 Saint Lo CSI 1* class third place with Coupe de Paris • 2011 The Kentucky National $1500 NAL/WIHS Children’s Jumper winner with Showtime • 2011 Fleur de Lis Classic $10,000 Jumper Derby winner with Coupe de Paris • 2012 WEF 10 $10,000 Reist Ind. Medium Junior Jumper Classic winner with Psychee D’Amour • 2013 WEF 4 $10,000 Griffis Residential High Jr Jumper second place with Phineas

Junior Rider Team

Chloe Reid

Sydney Shulman

Damascus – 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Chloe D. Reid, LLC King of Hearts – 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Chloe D. Reid, LLC

Little Lady D’Elle – 14-year-old Selle Francais mare owned by Back Country Farm

• 2011 WEF 9 $1,500 EquiFit High Junior Jumper win-

• 2011 NAJYRC Team Bronze medalist & Individual

Born: August 30, 1996 Residence: Washington DC

ner with Toulon • 2011 Cavalier Classic $5,000 NAL Jr/A-O Jumper Low Classic winner with Quebon • 2011 NAJYRC Individual Junior Championship fifth place with Toulon • 2011 Culpeper Finals Level 3 Jumper – Champion with Quebon • 2012 WEF 7 $1,500 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper winner with Quebon • 2012 Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic High JR/A-O Jumper Champion with Damascus • 2012 Fidelity Grand Prix II2a National Standard sixth place with Damascus • 2013 WEF 4 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper Champion with King of Hearts

Born: January 21, 1995 Residence: Greenwich, CT

• 2011 WEF 1 $1,500 Equine Couture/Tuff Rider Low Junior Jumper winner with Justice League fifth place with Gun Du Desfi • 2011 HITS on the Hudson VIII $10,000 Jr/A-O Jumper High Classic winner with Gun Du Desfi • 2012 WEF 1 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper Champion with Fit 3 • 2012 WEF 5 & 10 $1,500 Griffis Group High Junior Jumper winner with Little Lady D’Elle • 2012 CSIO J class wins at Bonheiden with Zimba La Bim • 2012 CSIO J class win at Hagen with Little Lady D’Elle • 2012 Fairfield Co. Hunt Club June $25,000 Grand Prix winner with Gun Du Desfi • 2012 $15,000 USEF Prix De States Team Championship Silver medalist with Little Lady D’Elle

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Child Rider Team

Brett Burlington Jordyn Freedman Born: February 13, 1999 Residence: Coral Gables, FL

Born: September 26, 1999 Residence: Longmeadow, MA

‘T is Picobello Z – nine-year-old Zangersheide mare owned by rider

Swag – 14-year-old Warmblood gelding owned by rider

• 2012 WEF 3 $1,500 Children’s Jumper Classic 13 &

• 2012 WEF 7 $1,500 Paddock Cakes Low Children’s

Under winner with Volant • 2012 WEF 9 $1,000 Children’s Modified Jumper winner with Volant • 2012 WEF 11 Children’s Modified Jumper Champion with Mighty Mouse • 2013 WEF 4 $10,000 Maria Mendelsohn Low Jr. Classic third place with ‘T is Picobello Z

Jumper Classic second place with Saks • 2012 WEF 12 $1,500 Paddock Cakes Low Children’s Jumper Classic winner with Saks • 2012 Hits on the Hudson III Children’s Jumper Low winner with Saks • 2013 WEF 1 $1,500 EnTrust Children’s Jumper 14 & Under winner with Swag

McKenzie Kasper McKayla Langmeier Born: January 15, 1999 Residence: Alpharetta, GA

Born: April 24, 2000 Residence: East Granby, CT

Tum Tum – 13-year-old KWPN mare owned by rider

Looping Star – 16-year-old Hanoverian gelding owned by Missy Clark

• 2012 Tryon Summer Classic $2500 Junior/Amateur

• 2012 WEF 1, 2, 8, 9, & 11 $1,500 Children’s Jumper 13

Jumper Classic winner with Tum Tum • 2012 Atlanta Summerfest I & II $1500 Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic winner with Tum Tum • 2013 Atlanta Winter Classic I $1000 Welcome Stakes third place with Tum Tum

& Under winner with Denmark • 2012 WEF 8 Children’s Jumper 13 & Under Champion with Denmark • 2012 Hits on the Hudson III Children’s Jumper High 15 & Under - 1.10m Champion with Denmark • 2013 WEF 2 Low Junior Jumper Champion with Looping Star

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Photo Credit: Š 2008 Dr. C. Mike Tomlinson www.Tomlinson.com

Robert Ridland

Senior Rider Team Chef d’Equipe Born: November 7, 1950 Residence: Irvine, CA Robert Ridland brings to the sport several decades of

Trials as well as numerous international competitions. As

international experience including two appearances in

an international official, he is the only American to have

the Olympic Games during his career as a member of

served as the FEI Technical Delegate for four FEI World

the United States Equestrian Team. Over the years he

Cup Finals. As a television commentator, he orked for

was victorious on four continents including the Ameri-

many years as the color analyst for ESPN and CBS, as

can Invitational, the Grand Prix of New York in Madison

well as two stints for NBC at the Barcelona and Athens

Square Garden, and the Grand Prix of Switzerland. In

Olympic Games.

addition to his riding career, Ridland has been extensively involved in the governance of the sport, including several terms as a board member of the USEF and the USET. His analytical approach to the sport is aided by virtue of his vast experience as an international course designer.

Ridland twice won the Course Designer of the Year Award while building the courses for the U.S. Olympic

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Michelle Grubb

Young Rider, Junior Rider, and Child Rider Team Chef d’Equipe Born: September 16, 1952 Residence: Wellington, FL Michelle Grubb is a legend within the sport of jumping in the United States. She spent much of her early years in the show arena garnering many top prizes.

Additionally, Grubb represented the U.S. in international competition throughout the world.

Grubb has parlayed her successful riding career into a thriving coaching and training business. Based in Wellington, Florida she has helped many of the top junior and young riders in the U.S. to achieve top finishes both at home and abroad. Grubb has also served as Chef d’Equipe of the U.S. at numerous competitions on the Show Jumping European Young Rider Tour.

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Elizabeth Chesson

Photo Credit: USEF Archives

Team Leader

Born: April 3, 1977 Residence: Gladstone, NJ Lizzy Chesson has been deeply rooted in international

of the USEF High Performance Eligible Active Pair

equestrian sports for many years. As a groom for her

Driver Committee. In December 2007, Chesson was

mother she was part of two World Championship Driv-

promoted to USEF Director of Show Jumping High

ing teams. At the age of 22, Chesson was selected to

Performance Activities.

drive a pair of horses in the World Pair Championship in

Chesson resides in Gladstone, NJ and still rides and

Hungary. She is a graduate of Columbia University where

drives when she can find the time. She finds herself

she studied German and Spanish and earned a degree in

incredibly fortunate to work with such an experienced

Art History.

and dynamic team.

Chesson began working for the USEF in 2006. Her first position was in the USEF Show Jumping department as an assistant to Managing Director, Sally Ike. Chesson has been a member of the USEF High Performance Driving Committee and the Chairman

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