Lexington, Ky. – The NetJets U.S. Jumping Team will compete in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada on Sunday, June 2. The competition is part of the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open, taking place Wednesday, May 29, through Sunday, June 2, at Thunderbird Show Park. It also serves as the last qualifying competition in the North America, Central America & Caribbean division for the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Final in October. In addition, Junior and Children’s FEI Nations Cup™ competitions will run in conjunction with the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada on Saturday, June 1, giving these up-and-coming athletes valuable team experience in an exciting atmosphere.
US Equestrian has named the following athletes to their respective teams for the Langley Odlum Brown BC Open:
NetJets U.S. Jumping Team
The following athletes will represent the U.S. in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ Canada under Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, listed alphabetically:
Lucy Deslauriers (New York, N.Y.)
Eve Jobs (Los Altos Hills, Calif.)
Jenni Martin McAllister (Lemitar, N.M.)
Richard Spooner (Agua Dulce, Calif.)
Andrew Welles (Wellington, Fla.)
U.S. Junior Jumping Team
The following combinations will represent the U.S. in the FEI Junior Nations Cup, listed alphabetically:
Amelie Bittar (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Star Girl B, Georges Bittar’s 11-year-old Selle Français mare
Emma Callanan (Lebanon, N.J.) and Quinleen, Hart Farm’s 13-year-old Hanoverian mare
Hannah Loly (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.) and Ayma de la Demi Lune, her 13-year-old mare of unknown breeding
Sophie Siegel (Portola Valley, Calif.) and Eleganto, her 10-year-old KWPN gelding
Maggie Kehring (Woodside, Calif.) and Cole Haan, the Kehring Family’s 11-year-old Holsteiner gelding
U.S. Children’s Jumping Team
The following combinations will represent the U.S. in the FEI Children’s Nations Cup, listed alphabetically:
Dakota Champey (Far Hills, N.J.) and Unsomnie de la Roque, MDHT Equestrian, LLC’s 11-year-old Selle Français mare
Hunter Champey (Far Hills, N.J.) Hill Top van het Gavershof, Andrew Kocher’s 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding
Caroline Mawhinney (Woodside, Calif.) and Flashback VDS, her nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare
Katherine Pugliese (Malvern, Pa.) and Bull Run’s Revelation, Jamie Buis’s 17-year-old Holsteiner gelding
Sahana Ganesan (Atherton, Calif.) and Sally Ann, her 12-year-old Holsteiner mare
The Junior and Children’s teams will compete under the direction of the U.S. Jumping Youth Chef d’Equipe/Technical Advisor DiAnn Langer.
The USEF International High Performance Programs are generously supported by the USET Foundation, USOC, and USEF Sponsors and Members.
