Lexington, Ky.—May 28—The United States Equestrian Federation has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations who will represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team at the FEI Eventing Nations Cup Ireland CCIO4*-NC-S at the Millstreet International Horse Trials in County Cork, Ireland, May 29-June 2. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Leslie Law.
The following combinations have been named to the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order.
Individual: Molly Duda (Menlo Park, California) and Disco Traveler (Donatelli x Cadence), a 15-year-old Oldenburg gelding
Competition Information
Competition in the Nations Cup will begin with the dressage phase on Thursday, May 30, and Friday, May 31. Jumping will take place on Saturday, June 1, and the competition will conclude with cross-country on Sunday, June 2.
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