Selection Synopsis: (From Laureen Johnson) Athletes are
required to complete all three tests (Individual, Team and Free- style) in their Classified Grade at a minimum of two CPEDI3* between January 1, 2017 and May 23, 2018, in order to be eligible for an invitation to the Invitational Event June 28–July 8, 2018. Each country may qualify a team. Each team consists of four athletes and four horses, or three athletes and three horses. One team member must be classified either Grade I, II
or III. A team may not include more than two athletes from any one grade. In a team composed of four athletes, the three best total scores only count for the team result. National Federations not entering a team may send up to two individual athlete/ horse combinations. We will, of course, be sending a team. We will name our team on August 13. Link to official selection criteria and related documents:
www.usef.org/forms-pubs/ uDOPSf-BoMg/2018-weg-selection-critieria--
REINING
Key Personnel: Chef d’Equipe, Jeff Petska; Team Leader, Bryn Wells; Team Veterinarian, Dr. John Newcomb. Selection Synopsis: (From Bryn Wells) Riders have until
Angela “Annie” Peavy and the Oldenburg mare Royal Dark Choco- late (Royal Doruto – Don Larino) at the 2017 USEF Deloitte Para- Dressage National Championships held last September at the Tryon International Equestrian Center where they finished in the top spot overall. Coached by Heather Blitz, Peavy rode the Trakehner gelding Ozzy Cooper (Hibiskus – Arrak) at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Eques- trian Games in France for the U.S. Team. At press time Peavy was ranked 16th
overall in the FEI Para-Dressage World Standings and 4th among Grade IV riders.
WEG Factoids The FEI World Equestrian Games will come to U.S. soil for only the second time in history when they settle in at the Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina September 11 – 23. Over the 13-day run of the WEG, eight world champions will be crowned in the different equestrian sports and the competitor rosters will likely include numerous Olympic and world champions from around the globe. The WEG is held every four years, halfway through the summer Olympic Games cycle. Tryon will be the eighth WEG, with the other seven previously held in Stockholm (Sweden) in 1990; The Hague (The Netherlands) in 1994; Rome (Italy) in 1998; Jerez (Spain) in 2002; Aachen (Germany) in 2006; Lexing- ton, Kentucky (United States) in 2010, and Normandy (France) in 2014. Approximately 850 athletes and 865 horses are expected to compete in 2018 and an estimated 500,000 spectators will be welcomed through the gates. Equestrian sports enthusiasts may also want to check out
who won medals at past Games. Two helpful sources list WEG medal winners and past U.S. Team performances. First is the FEI’s history hub at
http://history.fei.org/node/125 and the second source is on the United States Equestrian Team Founda- tion’s web site and click on the “America’s Team” button at www.
uset.org/home/americas-team/team-medal-history/.
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The U.S.A.’s Shawn Flarida guided the American Quarter Horse stal- lion Spooks Gotta Whiz (Spooks Gotta Gun – Topsail Whiz) to indi- vidual and team gold performances in reining at the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy. A veteran of three World Games, Flarida competed in the Games in 2002, 2010 and 2014.
May 11, 2018 to finish their qualification for the U.S. Team selection trial. We will be looking at between 25 and 30 horse and rider combinations competing for a spot on the U.S. Team. There are no selectors for the U.S. Reining Team. The U.S. Reining Team Selection Trial is May 11–13, 2018 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, where qualified U.S. riders will compete for a spot on the U.S. Reining Team. It will be a two-round competition, with the composite score deter- mining which horse and rider combinations will be named as the U.S. Reining Team. The U.S. Reining Team will be named on the Saturday of the selection trial (May 13) after the completion of the second round. Link to official selection criteria and related
documents:
www.usef.org/forms-pubs/ G4lGOJip_4s/2018-weg-reining-selection-procedures
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