06/04/2026
US Equestrian Announces Updates to Para Dressage Pathway and Programs List. ❤🤍💙🇺🇸
by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 6/4/2026
Lexington, Ky. —
US Equestrian has announced updates to the Para Dressage Pathway and Programs Athlete List, effective May 20, 2026. The updated list recognizes thirteen athletes across four tiers: Elite, Pre-Elite, Development, and Emerging, reflecting the depth and continued growth of para dressage in the United States.
The Para Dressage Pathway and Programs list is a key component of US Equestrian's para dressage athlete development structure, providing a framework to identify, support, and advance athletes toward national and international competition.
Elite
The following combinations have been named to the Elite List:
Rebecca Hart (Wellington, Fla.) and El Corona Texel, a 2009 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Wynton x Urieta Texel), owned by Rowan O’Riley, as well as Floratina, a 2008 Hanoverian mare (Fidertanz x Rubina), owned by Rowan O’Riley
Fiona Howard (Wellington, Fla.) and Diamond Dunes, a 2013 Hanoverian gelding (De L’Or x Wibella), owned by Hof Kasselmann GMBH & Co.KG, as well as Jagger, her own 2012 Westphalian gelding (Johnson x Sigur Ros)
Kate Shoemaker (Wellington, Fla.) and Vianne, her own 2016 Hanoverian mare (Vitalis x Ramiro’s Bube)
Pre-Elite
The following combinations have been named to the Pre-Elite List:
Cynthia Screnci (Wellington, Fla.) and For Memory 4, her own 2017 Hanoverian gelding (For Dance x Despania)
Marie Vonderheyden (Wellington, Fla.) and Fan Tastico H, a 2017 Oldenburg gelding (Furstanball x Wehmut), owned by Karin Flint
Development
The following combinations have been named to the Development List:
Eleanor Brimmer (Wellington, Fla.) and My Moment, her own 2010 Hanoverian mare (Furst Romancier x High Sun), as well as Langagers Krack I Love It, her own 2011 Danish Warmblood mare (Krack C x Langagers Laudana)
Sydney Collier (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Bell Bottoms, a 2014 Oldenburg mare (Benetton Dream x Issandra), owned by Going for Gold, LLC
Hannah Kingsley (Fort White, Fla.) and Eragon VF, her own 2009 KWPN gelding (Don Romantic x Ujinja)
Laurietta Oakleaf (Jupiter, Fla.) and Nicodemus OSF, her own 2018 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Etoine x Coco Utopia)
Emerging
The following athletes have been named to the Emerging List:
Elizabeth Welch (Summerville, S.C.)
Shelley White (Brewerton, N.Y.)
Victoria Yu (Coatesville, Pa.)
For more information about the USEF Para Dressage Pathways Structure and Program, click here.
