The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced that 21 horse-and-rider combinations have been submitted to the member list for the 2020 Kundrun USEF Dressage Development Program.
Four riders have been submitted to the program with two horses.
The Kundrun USEF Dressage Development Program provides strategic guidance and resources to athletes selected to the program, who have the perceived ability to make or contribute to podium-quality scores.
Charlotte Bredahl, the current U.S. Dressage Development Coach, oversees the program with the support of the entire U.S. Dressage Program coaching staff, including Technical Advisor, Debbie McDonald, U.S. Dressage Youth Coach, George Williams, and the U.S. Young Horse Coach, Christine Traurig. The program is generously supported by Fritz and Claudine Kundrun.
“Our evaluation sessions serve as a way to help identify athletes or athlete/horse combinations with the perceived potential to represent the U.S. in international competitions and contribute to future medal-winning teams,” explained Bredahl. “During our last evaluation session we had a very exciting group and have added several athletes to the Kundrun USEF Development Program list. We also saw some additional talented combinations participate in the evaluation sessions and we are looking forward to seeing these combinations continue their development in the coming months, which will hopefully lead to their addition to the program in the future.”
Members of the program are:
- Nora Batchelder (Williston, Fla.) with Faro SQF, her and Andrea Whitcomb’s 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding
- Jennifer Baumert (Wellington, Fla.) with Handsome, Betsy Juliano's 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding
- Michael Bragdell (Colora, Md.) with Qredit Hilltop, Hilltop Farm’s 12-year-old Oldenburg stallion, and Sternlicht Hilltop, Hilltop Farm's 10-year-old Hanoverian stallion
- Niki Clarke (Temecula, Calif.) with Coral Reef Scoobidooh, Coral Reef Ranch’s 11-year-old Hanoverian gelding
- Lehua Custer (North Hollywood, Calif.) with F.J. Ramzes, Wendy Sasser’s 10-year-old KWPN gelding
- Claire Darnell (Moorpark, Calif.) with Harrold S, her eight-year-old KWPN gelding
- Kristina Harrison (Burbank, Calif.) with Finley, her 10-year-old KWPN gelding
- Sara Hassler (Chesapeake City, Md.) with Boitano, Leslie Malone’s 14-year-old KWPN gelding
- Chris Hickey (Wellington, Fla.) with Straight Horse Zackonik, Cecelia Stewart’s 10-year-old Danish Warmblood mare\
- Jennifer Hoffmann (Carlsbad, Calif.) with Rondoro Noblesse, her nine-year-old Austrian Warmblood stallion
- Katie Johnson (Greenwood Village, Colo.) with Paxton, Kylee Lourie’s nine-year-old Westphalian gelding
- Rachel Chowanec Kaney (Orangeburg, S.C.) with Parsifal BRH, her 11-year-old Andalusian stallion
- Jodie Kelly-Baxley (Destin, Fla.) with Caymus, Beth Godwin’s 13-year-old KWPN gelding
- Jami Kment (Palmyra, Neb.) with Gatino Van Hof Olympia, her and Elaine Vandeventer’s nine-year-old KWPN gelding
- Sarah Lockman (Wildomar, Calif.) with Balia, Summit Farm’s eight-year-old Westphalian mare, and First Apple, Summit Farm’s 10-year-old KWPN stallion
- Anna Marek (Dunnellon, Fla.) with Dee Clair, Diane Morrison’s 12-year-old KWPN mare, and Einstein JP, her 11-year-old KWPN gelding
- Endel Ots (Wellington, Fla.) with Lucky Strike, Max Ots’s 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding
- Jennifer Schrader-Williams (Olympia, Wash.) with Millione, Millione Partners, LLC’s 17-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding
- Melissa Taylor (Wellington, Fla.) with Dixie WRF, her and Marcia Pepper’s 12-year-old KWPN mare
- Alice Tarjan (Oldwick, N.J.) with Candescent, her 10-year-old Hanoverian mare, and Harvest, her eight-year-old KWPN stallion
- Carly Taylor-Smith (Malibu, Calif.) with Rosalut NHF, Nikki Taylor-Smith’s 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding
Photo © Sue Stickle
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