Equestrian 101: U.S. Roster and Athlete News

Learn about who could be headed to Tokyo to represent the United States at the Olympics.

U.S. Olympic Rosters

Dressage 

  • Steffen Peters, riding Suppenkasper
  • Adrienne Lyle, riding Helix
  • Marcus Orlob, riding Jane
  • Traveling Reserve: Endel Ots, riding Bohemian

Jumping

  • Kent Farrington, riding Greya
  • Laura Kraut, riding Baloutinue
  •  McLain Ward, riding Ilex
  • Traveling Reserve: Karl Cook, riding Caracole De La Roque

Eventing

  • Will Coleman, riding Diarado
  • Boyd Martin, riding Fedarman B
  • Caroline Pamukcu, riding HSH Blake
  • Traveling Reserve: Elisabeth Halliday, riding Cooley Nutcracker

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you qualify for Olympic equestrian?

Teams qualify primarily through specific competitions such as the World Equestrian Games and continental tournaments, while individuals qualify through rankings. As the host nation, France automatically qualified a team in each discipline.

Any country that qualified a team also received three entries in the individual competition for that discipline. Countries that did not qualify teams could earn one individual place in dressage and jumping and up to two individual places in eventing.

Did Team USA qualify for Olympic equestrian?

The United States has teams qualified for team dressage, team jumping and team eventing and has also qualified riders for individual dressage, individual jumping and individual eventing.

How many athletes qualify for Olympic equestrian?

A total of 200 athletes will compete in equestrian in Paris: 75 riders in jumping, 60 riders in dressage and 65 riders in eventing. Each team may bring a maximum of three athletes and horses (not including traveling reserves).

SEE MORE: Diary of an Olympic horse: Travel to the Games with Fedarman B

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