USEF Announces Defender U.S. Eventing Team for FEI Eventing Nations Cup Netherlands CCIO4*-NC-L
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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