Katie Duerrhammer Added to Elite Program List, USEF's Senior A-Squad

Dressage

U.S.A.

American 2022 World Championship team rider Katie Duerrhammer has been added to the Dressage Elite program, which in European countries would be referred to as a the senior A-squad.

Duerrhammer is the newest addition to the Dressage Elite program, which aims to provide support and resources to those athlete/horse combinations that have been proven they are internationally competitive.

Katie is submitted to the "A-squad" with her horse Paxton and not Quartett, the one she rode in Herning for Team U.S.A.

Dressage Elite Program (similar to a senior A-squad)

Katie Duerrhammer (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and Paxton (owned by Kylee Lourie)
Adrienne Lyle (Wellington, Fla.) and Salvino (owned by Betsy Juliano LLC)
Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Suppenkasper (owned by Four Winds Farm and Akiko Yamazaki)

Dressage Pre-Elite List (similar to a senior B-squad)

Anna Buffini (San Diego, Calif.) and FRH Davinia La Douce, (owned by Anna Buffini)
Susan Dutta (Wellington, Fla.) and Don Design DC (owned by Susan Dutta)
Katie Duerrhammer (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and Quartett (owned by Kylee Lourie)
Ben Ebeling (Wellington, Fla.) and Illuster van de Kampert (owned by ACR Enterprises Inc.) and Indeed (owned by Vantage Equestrian Group II, LLC)
Jan Ebeling (Wellington, Fla.) and Bellena (owned by Ann Romney)
Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) and Havanna 145 (owned by Diane Fellows) and Valentine (owned by Ashley Holzer)
Jessica Howington (Wellington, Fla.) and Cavalia (owned by Jessica Howington)
Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) and Nintendo (owned by Kastel’s Denmark)
Alice Tarjan (Oldwick, N.J.) and Donatella M and Serenade MF (owned by Alice Tarjan)
Sarah Tubman (Wellington, Fla.) and First Apple (owned by Summit Farms)
Nick Wagman (San Diego, Calif.) and Don John (owned by Beverly Gepfer)

Membership is reviewed twice annually, and combinations may be added on a rolling basis based upon the criteria specific to each program. It is anticipated that new members will be added this Fall following the conclusion of the summer competitions; including the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions scheduled for next week.

Seven New Entries to Development Program

Also the list of riders submitted to the Dressage Development Program has been updated with seven new entries.

The Development Program aims to provide strategic guidance and resources to selected athletes with the perceived ability to make the Podium or contribute to Podium scores, within the following two quadrennials.

Newest Development Program Members

Nora Batchelder (Williston, Fla.) with Amillion FS, Carol Glover’s 10-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding
Bianca Berktold (Loxahatchee, Fla.) with Imperial, her own nine-year-old KWPN mare
Ashley Holzer (Wellington, Fla.) with Bliss, her and Diane Fellows’ 10-year-old Oldenburg mare and Hansel, P.J. Rizvi’s nine-year-old KWPN stallion.
Charlotte Jorst (Reno, Nev.) with Zhaplin Langholt, her own nine-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding.
Anna Marek (Dunnellon, Fla.) with Fire Fly, Janet Simile’s 12-year-old KWPN gelding.
Ali Potasky (Versailles, Ky.) with Inxs, her and Kathy Priest’s nine-year-old KWPN gelding.
Genay Vaughn (Elk Grove, Calif.) with Fleur Noir WSHS, her and Michele Vaughn’s eight-year old Hanoverian mare.

Already Submitted to the Development Program

Claire Darnell (Moorpark, Calif.) with Harrold S, her own eight-year-old KWPN gelding
Laura DeCesari (Tucson, Ariz.) and Flower-Power, Pamela Farthing’s 11-year-old KWPN mare
Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) with Sensation HW, Carol McPhee’s seven-year-old Westphalian gelding
Kristina Harrison (Burbank, Calif.) with I Felix, Jocelyn Towne’s eight-year-old KWPN gelding
Jennifer Hoffmann (Carlsbad, Calif.) with Rondoro Noblesse, her own nine-year-old Austrian Warmblood stallion
Lindsey Holleger (Middletown, N.Y.) with MW Ave Maria, Jennifer Vanover’s seven-year-old Oldenburg mare
Cyndi Jackson (Glendale, Ariz.) with Florisson, Ann Damiano’s eight-year-old Oldenburg gelding
Jodie Kelly-Baxley (Destin, Fla.) with Grayton Beach, her own 10-year-old KWPN gelding. Karen Lipp (Ball Ground, Ga.) with Infinity, her own eight-year-old KWPN gelding
Sarah Lockman (Wildomar, Calif.) with Balia, Summit Farm’s eight-year-old Westphalian mare.
Emily Miles (Paola, Kan.) and Daily Show, Leslie Waterman’s seven-year-old Hanoverian stallion and Sole Mio, Leslie Waterman’s seven-year-old Hanoverian stallion
Amelia Newcomb (Simi Valley, Calif.) with Harvard, her own eight-year-old KWPN gelding
Marcus Orlob (Annandale, N.J.) with Spirit of Joy, Jeanette Pinard’s seven-year-old Westphalian gelding.
Dawn White-O’Connor (San Diego, Calif.) and Hudson M, Four Winds Farm’s nine-year-old KWPN gelding
Jennifer Schrader-Williams (Olympia, Wash.) and Joppe K, Joppe Partners, LLC’s seven-yearold KWPN gelding.
Alice Tarjan (Oldwick, N.J.) is now submitted with a different horse: Jane, her own eight-year-old KWPN mare, as well as with Candescent, her own 10-year-old Hanoverian mare, and Harvest, her own eight-year-old KWPN stallion

Under 25

There are also squad lists for the Under 25 division. Three are newly U25 squad listed, while Chase Shipka (Marshall, Va.) with Gladstone Zee T, her own 10-year-old KWPN gelding, is transitioning to senior level.

The listed U25 riders are:

Ben Ebeling (Moorpark, Calif.) with Status Royal OLD, Ann Romney’s 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding
Quinn Iverson (Wellington, Fla.) with Beckham 19, Bille Davidson’s 13-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Christian Simonson (Ventura, Calif.) with Zeaball Diawind, Christina Morgan’s 10-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding.

Junior/Young Riders - Emerging athletes

The Emerging Athletes Program aims at providing strategic guidance and educational opportunities to athletes under the age of 25.

This USEF/USDF program, led by USEF Dressage Youth Coach George Williams, provides access to educational opportunities and competition planning for qualified athletes.

One new horse-and-rider combination and two new horses have been submitted to the Emerging Athletes program

Erin Nichols (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Handsome Rob AR, Diane Nichols’ 10-year-old KWPN gelding
Christian Simonson (Ventura, Calif.) and Son of a Lady, Christina Morgan’s and Clifton Simonson’s 11-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding
Bianca Schmidt (Edina, Minn.) and CK Sir Shimmi, Eliana and Guilherme Schmidt’s eight-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding

Already listed were:

Averi Allen (Pleasant Hill, Mo.) and Superman, Jonni Allen’s seven-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) and DreamGirl, her own 13-year-old KWPN mare
Caroline Garren (Atlanta, Ga.) and Bell Angelo, her and Michele Garren’s, and Charles Garren’s 13- year-old Hanoverian gelding
Callie Jones (Henderson, Ky.) and Don Philippo, her 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Tillie Jones (Lincoln, Neb.) and Qi Gong TF, Tillie and Tish Jones’ 11-year-old Hanoverian mare
Kylee Kment (Palmyra, Neb.) and Honor, Jami Kment’s nine-year-old KWPN gelding
Lexie Kment (Palmyra, Neb.) and Montagny Von Der Heide, Laureen Van Norman’s 17-year-old Trakehner gelding
Julia McDonald (Byron Center, Mich.) and Lehndorff Van De Vogelzang, her own 10-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding
Allison Nemeth (Flemington, N.J.) and Tiko, Karen Nemeth’s 10-year-old Danish Warmblood mare
Mackenzie Peer (Overland Park, Kan.) and Ansgar, her and Lane Peer’s 16-year-old KWPN gelding
Devon Pomeroy (Wind Gap, Pa.) and Royal Dark Chocolate, Dressage4Kids, Inc.’s 13-year-old Oldenburg mare
Dennesy Rogers (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Chanel, Dorriah Roger’s 15-year-old Danish Warmblood mare
Suzannah Rogers (Nesmith, S.C.) and Paladine of Elysium, Rachel Owens’ 18-year-old Friesian Cross gelding
Miki Yang (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) and Donovan, Four Winds Farm’s 13-year-old KWPN gelding.