Of course, our friends at the USEF formally announced the 2011 Training List and Developing Riders list when I was cruising at 40,000 feet on my way to Scottsdale for the USEA convention. But hey, I guess I was greeted with a nice surprise on landing. We’ll have more later but here are the lists fresh off the press:
High Performance A List
Phillip Dutton
Boyd Martin
Kim Severson
Amy Tryon
High Performance B List
Laine Ashker
Jennie Brannigan
Hannah Sue Burnett
Will Coleman
Tiana Coudray
Buck Davidson
Will Faudree
Karen O’Connor
Allison Springer
Obviously, you can notice a big difference from this list as in past years because there are no horses. The press release explains that:
From the USEF — “The Eventing High Performance Training Lists have been revised for the 2011 season. These riders will be invited to participate in training sessions this winter with Capt. Mark Phillips. The Eventing Selectors and High Performance Committee revised the approach to the training lists with the objective of being successful at the 2012 London Olympic Games. It is anticipated the new structure will allow more focus on the riders themselves, and allow more exposure for some of the talented young horses coming up through the levels.
A listed riders will receive training grants from the USEF and priority during training sessions. Capt. Phillips will continue to arrange personal training with the A listed riders at their own farms throughout the season.
B listed riders may also be awarded training grants and invited to training sessions.”
The developing rider list takes the same approach:
Developing A List
Kate Brown
Sinead Halpin
Andrea Leatherman
Clark Montgomery
Heather Morris
Doug Payne
Kristin Schmolze
Alexandra Slusher
Developing B List
Maris Burns
Danielle Dichting
Elinor MacPhail
Maxance McManamy
Kelly Pugh
Jessica Pye
Lizzie Snow
Lynn Symansky
Arden Wildasin
Like the training list, the idea with the developing rider list seems to be to upgrade the best performers throughput the year. From the USEF Developing Rider release:
From the USEF — “Accepted riders will be invited to participate in one training session with Capt. Mark Phillips, which may be held in conjunction with the High Performance Training List sessions. After the initial training sessions, some exceptional riders may be invited to participate in further training sessions with the High Performance List riders…”
[USEF Developing Rider List Press Release]
What do you think about the new format of the lists Eventing Nation, anyone obvious left off?
It’s sunny and 74 here in Scottsdale–too bad I’ll spend most of the weekend indoors and typing on the computer. More soon and until then go eventing.
