The U.S. Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the combinations who will represent the United States at the final FEI Eventing Nations Cup of the year hosted at the Military Boekelo in Enschede, the Netherlands, from Oct. 9-13. The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Bobby Costello and Team Leader Gemma Stobbs. Participating combinations will receive financial support from the Dutta Corporation for horse travel with additional support funded by the USET Foundation Jacqueline B. Mars International Training and Competition Grants.
The following combinations have been selected to represent the Defender U.S. Eventing Team and are listed in alphabetical order.
Hallie Coon (Ocala, Florida) and Cute Girl, a 10-year-old Holsteiner mare (Coventry x Clearway) owned by Hallie and Helen Coon and cared for by Helen Elston Mary Bess Davis (Mansfield, Georgia) and Imperio Magic, a 10-year-old Anglo European Sport Horse gelding (Cassander C x Banboula du Thot) owned by Mary Bess Davis and cared for by Courtney Lucas Phillip Dutton (West Grove, Pennsylvania) and Possante, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Namelus R x Otangelo) owned by The Possante Group and cared for by Hannah Black Cassie Sanger (Wilmington, Delaware) and Redfield Fyre, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding (Canabis Z x Guidam) owned by Cassie Sanger and cared for by Meigs Rutherford The following combinations have been selected as alternates and are listed in alphabetical order. Jennifer Caras (Cartersville, Georgia) and Sommersby, a 12-year-old Mecklenberg gelding (Sergeant Pepper x D’Olympic) owned by Jennifer Caras and Jerry Hollis and cared for by Max Corcoran Olivia Dutton (West Grove, Pennsylvania) and Sea of Clouds, a 13-year-old Thoroughbred gelding (Malibu Moon XX x Jolie’s Halo) owned by Sea of Clouds Partnership and cared for by Hannah Black Alexa Gartenberg (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania) and Cooley Kildaire, an 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding (Fortunus x Clover Echo) owned by Alexa Gartenberg and cared for by Amelia Williams Dan Kreitl (Muncie, Indiana) and Carmango, an 11-year-old Westphalian gelding (Chirivell x Templer GL xx) owned by Kay Dixon and cared for by Julie Miller Lauren Nicholson (The Plains, Virginia) and I’ll Have Another, an 11-year-old Latvian Warmblood gelding (Gaultjers x Kavaalero) owned by Brandye Randermann and cared for by Sally Robertson |
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And they're off! The first official day of competition at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) begins today and we have a schedule jam-packed with dressage for both the four- and five-star fields.
The CCI5*-L field was narrowed by one this afternoon following the first horse inspection on High Hope Inspection Lane at the 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event. Horse and rider pairs were looking their best, with a few horses demonstrating their readiness for the upcoming competition through their flamboyant behavior (we're looking at you Bronte Beach Z and Dyri).
The man, the myth, the legend himself, Derek di Grazia is back in his typical fashion at this year's Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event and he has designed some beautiful tracks for both the CCI5*-L and CCI4*-S competitions this year. You can get a first look at these amazing courses as well as some insider interviews with di Grazia himself thanks to our friends at the CrossCountry App!
It's the most wonderful time of the year—and we aren't talking about the holiday season. Welcome to 2025 Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event (K3DE) week! This week the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, will be crawling with eventing lovers from all across the globe for the first five-star of the 2025 season and the USEA is excited to once again be onsite for all of the action.