U.S. Teams for 2020 CDIO Wellington Nations' Cup Announced

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The United States Equestrian Federation has announced the team that will compete at the 2020 CDIO Wellington Nations' Cup on 11 - 13 March 2020.

The Wellington Nations' Cup will be the first out of five legs that make up the 2020 FEI Nations Cup series. The series will move to Europe in May.

The U.S. team will include

Katherine Bateson-Chandler (Wellington, Fla.) and Alcazar, Jane Clark’s 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Adrienne Lyle (Wellington, Fla.) and Harmony’s Duval, Duval Partner’s LLC 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Anna Marek (Dunnellon, Fla.) and Dee Clair, Diane Morrison’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare
Steffen Peters (San Diego, Calif.) and Suppenkasper, Four Winds Farm’s 12-year old KWPN gelding

“We have a strong team heading into this Nations Cup competition, which is our first team outing of the year,” said Chef d’Equipe Debbie McDonald. “Katherine, Adrienne, and Steffen are all veteran team competitors and have received very strong individual results so far this year, while Anna and Dee Clair have continued to improve their scores at the Grand Prix level throughout the season. We’re looking forward to a positive experience to set the tone as we look towards our Nations Cup campaign in Europe this spring.”

The event will also host a Nations' Cup for Under 25 riders. There will be two American teams competing against a Canadian team.

Chef d’Equipe Charlotte Bredahl will lead the team

The U.S. Star Spangled team will include:

Hope Cooper (Concord, Mass) and Hot Chocolate W, Mary Mansfield’s 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding
Kerrigan Gluch (Wellington, Fla) Vaquero HGF, Hampton Green Farm’s 13-year-old Andalusian stallion
Natalie Pai (Wellington, Fla.) and Utopie d’Ouilly, Melanie Pai’s 12-year-old Selle Français mare

The U.S. Stars and Stripes team will include:

Emma Asher (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and Elegance N, Seeley Equestrian Ventures’ 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Ben Ebeling (Moorpark, Calif.) and Illuster Van de Kampert, Nuvolari Holdings, LLC and Amy Roberts Ebeling’s 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding
Rosemary Julian-Simoes (Barrington, Ill.) Rankrado, Rankrado LLC’s 16-year-old German Sport Horse gelding