US Equestrian has named five athlete-and-horse combinations to the NetJets U.S. Jumping Team for the FEI 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. jumping at the WEG under the leadership of Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland (in alphabetical order): Laura Kraut with Zeremonie, Old Willow Farms LLC’s 11-year-old Holsteiner mare Devin Ryan with Eddie Blue, LL Show Jumpers LLC’s nine-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding Adrienne Sternlicht with Cristalline, Starlight Farms LLC’s nine-year-old Bavarian Warmblood mare McLain Ward with Clinta, the 11-year-old Oldenburg mare he owns with Sagamore Farms, and HH Azur, the 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare he owns with Double H Farm The following combination will serve as the traveling reserve: Beezie Madden and Darry Lou, Abigail Wexner’s 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion
