U.S. Dressage Combinations Ready for European Competition

Dressage

American Dressage News

The U.S. Dressage team is ready for an exciting summer of European competition, as American combinations will contest renowned shows. Following successful fundraising efforts, an additional 13 combinations have been awarded grants by the USEF to compete and train in Europe.

Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad

The 2015 Dressage Pan American Games European CDI Observation Event Squad arrived at their base at Gut Ising in Germany on 30 April 2015. The squad will continue to train under the guidance of Chef d'Equipe Robert Dover in preparation for the first Observation Event at CDI3*/5* Munich, May 13-17.

European Competition and Training Grants

The following combinations have been awarded European Competition and Training Grants (in alphabetical order):

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Patricia Stempel's Doktor and Danilo
Catherine Haddad-Staller (Wellington, Fla.) with Rowan O'Riley's Hotmail
Brian Hafner (Penngrove, Calif.) with his own and Rebecca Hafner's Lombardo LHF
Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) with Nintendo
Devon Kane (Wellington, Fla.) with Diamante Farms' Destiny
Tuny Page (Wellington, Fla.) with her own Alina and Woodstock
Kasey Perry (Orangevale, Calif.) with Diane Perry's Trostruplund's Scarlet

European CDIOs

Promising American combinations are set to compete in four European Nations Cups over the summer.

The following combinations will represent the U.S. at CDIO5* Rotterdam, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 18-21 and at CDIO5* Hagen, in Hagen, Germany, July 8-12:

Shelly Francis (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Patricia Stempel's Doktor
Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) with Nintendo
Tuny Page (Wellington, Fla.) with her own Woodstock
*Kathleen Raine (Murrieta, Calif.) with Jennifer Mason, David Wightman, and her own Breanna

*Should Raine and Breanna be named to the U.S. Pan American Games Team or as alternates to the U.S. team, Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Jane Clark's 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding Alcazar would replace them on the Rotterdam and Hagen teams.

The following combinations will represent the U.S. at CDIO5* Falsterbo, in Falsterbo, Sweden, July 9-12:

Susie Dutta (Wellington, Fla.) and Tim Dutta Inc.'s Currency DC
Catherine Haddad-Staller (Wellington, Fla.) with Rowan O'Riley's Hotmail
Brian Hafner (Penngrove, Calif.) with his own and Rebecca Hafner's Lombardo LHF
Devon Kane (Wellington, Fla.) with Diamante Farms' Destiny

The following combinations have been named to represent the U.S. at CDIO3* Hickstead, in Hickstead, England, July 15-19, additional combinations may be named pending approval by the USEF Dressage High Performance Committee:

Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) with Jane Clark's Alcazar
Jennifer Hoffman (San Diego, Calif.) with her own Rubinio NRW or Farinelli
*Kasey Perry (Orangevale, Calif.) with Diane Perry's Trostruplund's Scarlet

*Should Perry be named to the U.S. Pan American Games Team or as an alternate to the U.S. Team with Goerklintgaards Dublet she will not compete at CDIO3* Hickstead.

USEF Developing Dressage Program

Two participants of the USEF Developing Dressage Program, supported by the ongoing gift through the USET Foundation Trustee Akiko Yamazaki/Red Husky Foundation, have been awarded grantsto train and compete in European U-25 competitions.

Chase Hickock (Wellington, Fla.) with Hyperion Farm, Inc.'s 1999 Royal Dutch Warmblood gelding Sagacious HF
Genay Vaughn (Elk Grove, Calif.) with Starr Vaughn Equestrian, Inc's 2001 Hanoverian stallion Donarweiss GGF

They will compete at two European CDI-U25s in July.

USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour

Based on the ranking and selection process for the USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour, the following combinations have been named for the U.S. Team for CDIO-Y Hagen, in Hagen, Germany, June 16-21, 2015 (in ranked order):

Catherine Chamberlain (Murrieta, Calif.) with Kimberly Pribble's Avesto Van Weltevreden
*Chamberlain will also be an alternate on her own 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding Verdicci.
Ayden Uhlir (Wellington, Fla.) with her own Sjapoer
Barbara Davis (Wellington, Fla.) with Michael Davis' Feivel Mousekewitz
Cassidy Gallman (Poway, Calif.) and her own 2000 Hanoverian gelding Grand Makana will serve as first alternates and Lindsey Brewin (San Ramon, Calif.) and her own 2002 Dutch Warmblood gelding Vaillant will serve as second alternates.

Both Chamberlain and Uhlir have received grants to compete on the USEF Dressage Young Rider European Tour.