United States Equestrian Team Explained

United States Equestrian Team
Label2:Founded
Label3:Continental union
Label4:National federation
Label5:President
Data5:Murray Kessler
Label6:Training location
Label7:Current team sponsors
Data7:Land Rover, NetJets, Dutta Corp, Adequan
Label9:Appearances
Data9:25
Label10:Medals
Data10: Gold: 11 Silver: 21 Bronze: 20

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) refers to the American national teams in Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines of horse sport. US Equestrian, the governing body of horse sport in the United States, selects, trains and funds the teams. The Olympic discipline teams are: the Land Rover US Eventing Team, the Dutta Corp. US Dressage Team and the NetJets US Jumping Team. The United States also fields teams in para-dressage, combined driving, endurance, reining and vaulting.[1] USET has a history of Olympic success, with fifty-two medals - eleven gold, twenty-one silver and twenty bronze across the three Olympic disciplines.[2]

History

In 2001, USA Equestrian and the United States Equestrian Team developed a new organization: the United States Equestrian Federation, now known as US Equestrian.[3] US Equestrian now controls the national equestrian teams.

The most decorated American Olympic equestrians are Michael Plumb, with six medals (two gold and four silver), and Earl Foster Thomson with five (two gold and three silver).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Equestrian Teams. US Equestrian. 2020-03-27.
  2. Web site: Equestrian Preview. https://web.archive.org/web/20200327210001/https://www.teamusa.org/Tokyo-2020-Olympic-Games/Meet-Team-USA/Sport-Previews/Equestrian. dead. March 27, 2020. 2020. Team USA.
  3. Web site: Our History. US Equestrian. 2020-03-27.