American Team Selected for 2018 World Equestrian Games

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 00:04
U.S.A.
Steffen Peters and Rosamunde at the 2018 CDIO Aachen :: Photo © Astrid Appels

US Equestrian has named four athlete-and-horse combinations to U.S. Dressage Team for the 2018 World Equestrian Games (WEG) Tryon 2018, which will take place September 11-23, in Mill Spring, N.C.

After competing in designated Observation Events throughout the summer, the following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected to represent U.S. dressage at the WEG under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Robert Dover (in alphabetical order):

  • Laura Graves (Geneva, Fla.) and Verdades, a 16-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding she owns with Curt Maes
  • Adrienne Lyle (Ketchum, Idaho) and Salvino, Betsy Juliano LLC’s 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion
  • Kasey Perry-Glass (Wellington, Fla.) and Goerklintgaards Dublet, Diane Perry’s 15-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding
  • Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Rosamunde, Four Winds Farm’s 11-year-old Rheinlander mare

Olivia LaGoy-Weltz (Haymarket, Va.) and Lonoir, the 14-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding she owns with Mary Anne McPhail will serve as the alternate combination.

Suppenkasper, Four Winds Farm's 10-year-old KWPN gelding will serve as an alternate horse for Peters.

Photo © Astrid Appels

Related Link
Eurodressage Coverage of the 2018 World Equestrian Games