May 14, 2025
US Equestrian has updated its Dressage Pathway Program lists that are absent any riders designated as Elite as none have met the minimum scores, with the top Americans placed in the Pre-Elite category.
The lists covering Elite, Pre-Elite, Development, Emerging Young Horse and Youth programs are based on competition results within the past 12 months and supported by Christine Traurig, US Chef d’Equipe as well as coach of Development and Young Horses, and George Williams, the Pathway Development Advisor and Youth coach.
With the Elite program requiring two CDI Grand Prix scores of 74% only Adrienne Lyle on Helix has posted one result, from a CDI in Wellington in January, the four top combinations are named to the Pre-Elite program. They are:
–Adrienne Lyle of Wellington, Florida and Helix, 13-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Zen Elite Equestrian Center;
–Anna Marek of Dunnellon, Florida and Fayvel, 15-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Cynthia Davila;
–Marcus Orlob of Loxahatchee, Florida and Jane, 11-year-old KWPN mare owned by Alice Tarjan, and
–Endel Ots of Wellington and Zen Elite’s Bohemian, 15-year-old Westfalen gelding owned by Zen Elite Equestrian Center.
“USA Dressage is in a period of rebuilding following the retirement of many of our successful and seasoned Grand Prix horses in recent years and there are many exciting combinations for the future within the base of our pathway programs,” said Laura Roberts, USEF Managing Director of Dressage. “We felt, collectively, our program requirements needed strengthening to ensure we remain focused on the goal to be competitive internationally. I look forward to working with our coaching staff and the combinations named to our USEF Dressage Pathway Programs, as well as our Observation List, to foster their talent and watch them progress over the coming months.”
The coaching staff will be expanded within the next few weeks.
In conjunction with the Pathway Programs, USEF has established an Observation List designed to identify rider-horse combinations with the potential to advance to the Pre-Elite or Elite Programs or to achieve podium finishes at the 2026 World Championships, Olympics or international championship level.
In addition to six official training opportunities already held in Florida and California sessions will be staged in Evergreen, Colorado, on June 28-29, featuring clinician Shelly Francis, in Lexington, Kentucky Oct. 11-12, with clinician to be announced and in Gladstone, New Jersey Oct. 18-19 led by Marcus Orlob.
The Pathway Programs are supported in part by Akiko Yamazaki and Four Winds Farm of Woodside, California, where a training & evaluation session for all levels of the program will be staged July 18-19.
Other program levels:
Development
–Nora Batchelder of Williston, Florida and Nova, Oldenburg mare owned by Carol Glover;
–Katherine Bateson-Chandler of Wellington and Haute Couture, a KWPN mare owned by herself and Jennifer Huber;
–Laura Brandt of Stevenson Ranch, California and Ikon, her own Oldenburg stallion;
–Hannah Bressler Jaques of Wellington and Jim, her own KWPN gelding;
–Benjamin Ebeling of Wellington and Bellena, Hanoverian mare owned by Ann Romney;
–Tina Konyot of Wellington and Grover, KWPN gelding owned by herself and Earle I. Mack LLC;
–Anna Marek of Dunnellon and Fire Fly, KWPN gelding owned by Janet Simile;
–Sarah Mason-Besty of Diablo, California and Kanjer TC, her own KWPN gelding;
–Marcus Orlob of Loxahatchee and JJ Glory Day, KWPN stallion owned by Alice Tarjan;
–Kasey Perry-Glass of Wellington and Heartbeat W.P., KWPN gelding owned by Diane Perry;
–Rebecca Rigdon of Cardiff by the Sea, California and MSJ for VIPS, Oldenberg gelding owned by Lauren Fisher;
–Genay Vaughn (of Elk Grove, California and Gino, KWPN gelding owned by Michele Vaughn;
–Jennifer Williams of Wellington and Joppe K, KWPN gelding owned by Joppe Partners LLC;
–Andrea Woodard of Loxahatchee and Roberto de Fontaine, Oldenburg gelding owned by Enter At A LLC, and
–Roxette, Danish Warmblood mare owned by Enter At A LLC.
Emerging Young Horse Program
–Hope Cooper of Concord, Massachusetts and O Romeo S, USA-bred KWPN stallion owned by Tammy Richard;
–Christopher Hickey of Wellington and Saskatoon OMF, Hanoverian gelding owned by Cecelia Stewart;
–Mary Lauritsen of North Salem, New York and Oliver R Tambo SV, KWPN gelding owned by Deborah Alfond;
–Adrienne Lyle of Wellington and Zaunkonig, Westfalen stallion owned by Heidi Humphries;
–Caroline Roffman of Wellington and Onassis, USA-bred KWPN stallion owned by Hyperion Farm Inc.;
–Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, New Jersey and Orado, her own KWPN stallion, and
–Petra Warlimont of Evergreen, Colorado and Dreambulo PWD, her own Hanoverian gelding.
Emerging Athlete Program
–Josh Albrecht of Oroville, California and Goldenboy Vinckenburgh, KWPN gelding owned by Coalcyn Equestrian LLC;
–Miriam Bacon of Columbus, North Carolina and Drambuie, Hanoverian gelding owned by Natalie Bacon;
–Alicia Berger of Wellington and Aqua Marin, Oldenburg gelding owned by herself and Marianne Berger;
–Justine Boyer of Ocala, Florida and Campanero HGF, USA-bred PRE gelding owned by Hampton Green Farm;
–Grace Christianson of Noblesville, Indiana and FHF Roulee, her own USA-bred warmblood mare;
–Cheyenne Duncan of Ocala and Skikkild’s De’Nozzo, her own Danish Warmblood gelding;
–Abby Fodor Bloomsbury, New Jersey and Dazzle, Oldenburg gelding owned by Anartz Chanca;
–Sophia Forsyth of Walpole, Massachusetts and Dimagico, her own Hanoverian gelding;
–Ella Fruchterman of Woodbury, Minnesota and Hannah Montana W, Danish Warmblood mare owned by herself and Todd Fruchterman;
–Kat Fuqua Atlanta and Dreamgirl, her own KWPN mare;
–Siena Harris-Gissler of New York and Status Royal OLD, her own Oldenburg gelding;
–Olivia Martz of Gig Harbor, Washington and Rihanna Ymas, Brandenburger mare owned by Dressage4Kids Inc.;
–Allison Nemeth of Flemington, New Jersey and Leviathan, her own USA-bred KWPN gelding;
–Erin Nichols of Yorba Linda, California and Elian Royale, KWPN gelding owned by Premiere Sport Horses,and
–Kind Pleasure, KWPN gelding owned by Premiere Sport Horses;
–Haley Smith (of San Diego, California and Great Lady TC, KWPN mare owned by herself and Carolyn Bland;
–Claire Tucker of Lincoln, Nebraska and Finnur, her own Hanoverian gelding, and
–Virginia Woodcock of Atlanta and Mollegardens Sans-Souci, her own Danish Warmblood mare.
