And, maybe it is just that the horse, even though the horse is experienced, isn’t qualified because it was injured and didn’t qualify again during the qualifying period for these Games. Our qualifying period [for Tryon] started in January 1, 2017, and that’s the same for every nation and everyone who will compete at this World Equestrian Games.” Short lists, nominated entry, definite entry, teams and
alternates are very specific terms to describe various subsets of WEG-eligi- ble horse and human athlete combos. Most of the inter- national sport disci- pline groups in the U.S. will first name a “short list” of qualified competitors being strongly considered for their teams. Then each discipline will name a team and alternates some- time later this year. Some announcement dates are planned as early as late spring while others will wait until the mid-August date when the list of nominated entries for the WEG must be provided to the FEI. The FEI has two key dates that must be met for every WEG: the “nominated entry” date, which for this year is August 13 for all sports except endurance (which has a date of July 13) and the “definite entry” date in early September. For each sport, the FEI designates a number of horse and
title for international championships (and is recognized at Olympic Games). The Team Leader works hand-in-hand with the Chef d’Equipe and that partnership is essential to the success of the teams. For the U.S. teams, the Team Leader is very often the USEF staffer who is managing director/direc- tor of that sport discipline, although someone else can be appointed to the job. Team Leaders oversee the logistics for each team, liaise with the Organiz- ing Committee, look after the owners and the welfare of all of the team members and are essential to creating a winning environment. All of the U.S.
The United States Equestrian Federation, or US Eques- trian, governance chart. Selection of U.S. Teams for WEG starts here with recommendations coming from
the individual Sports Committees, and corresponding High Performance Working Groups, then travels through the International Disciplines Coun- cil and finally on to the Board of Directors for final votes and decisions. (Provided by USEF)
sports discipline teams will also name a Team Veterinarian and some of those have already been chosen for WEG 2018. In some cases, the teams will also have an Assistant Chef(s) d’Equipe or Team Advisor(s) or Team Coach(es) in addition to the Chef d’Equipe. Human and equine physio- therapists, farriers
and grooms are also important parts of the team support staff. And, of course, the horse owners and the athletes’ indi- vidual coaches also play a big part in the success of the U.S. teams. For the 2018 World Equestrian Games, the U.S. Chef de
rider/driver/vaulter combinations that can be on the nomi- nated entry list from each national federation; this is a larger group from which the smaller definite entry list must be chosen a few weeks later. The number of horses and rider/ driver/vaulters that each NF is allowed to bring to the 2018 WEG is listed in a document which can be found on the FEI web site at
http://inside.fei.org/system/files/FEI-WEG-2018_ Athlete-Horse%20Number%20Invitations.pdf. Chefs d’Equipe, Team Leaders, Team Advisors and
coaches all have different, but very important, job descrip- tions in their supporting role for U.S. teams for WEG. The title of Chef d’Equipe is fairly unique to FEI interna- tional championships. The role of the Chef d’Equipe varies between disciplines. Essentially the Chef d’Equipe leads on the training and performance side and works closely with the athletes and their coaches to ensure the athletes and horses can produce their best result on competition day. They also lead on team strategy. Team Leader is a job
Mission is Will Connell and the U.S. Team Press Officer is Julian McPeak.
SELECTION PLANS BY DISCIPLINE DRESSAGE
Key Personnel: Chef d’Equipe, Robert Dover; Team Leader, Hallye Griffin; Selectors are Kathy Connelly (Chair), Char- lotte Bredahl-Baker, Marisa Festerling (USOC Eligible Athlete), Pierre St. Jacques, George Williams; Team Veterinar- ian, Dr. Christina ‘Cricket’ Russillo; Team Sponsor, The Dutta Corporation. Selection Synopsis: (From Hallye Griffin) The selection
process to name the U.S. Dressage Team for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games is very similar to the process utilized in both 2015 for the Pan American Games and 2016 for the Olympic Games. We are currently underway with the “initial
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