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US dressage team for Paris 2024 announced: who will be riding down the centre line?


  • United States Equestrian (USEF) has announced the US Olympic dressage team for Paris 2024. The selected riders for the US, which will be defending its silver medal won in Tokyo, are Adrienne Lyle, Marcus Orlob, and Steffen Peters, with Endel Ots as the alternate.

    Adrienne is a stalwart of the US team and will be riding Helix. The 12-year-old gelding was bought for Adrienne by Heidi Humphries of Zen Elite Equestrian Center in January.

    Marcus will be riding Jane – another new partnership formed this year when Marcus took over from the owner, Alice Tarjan. Together, they were the highest-scoring US partnership at CDI Kronberg, achieving personal bests in the grand prix (73.91%) and the special (75.34%).

    Steffen will partner Suppenkasper, the horse he rode at the Tokyo Olympics – at which the American team won team silver.

    Endel and Bohemian – who finished fourth individually at the Tokyo Olympics with his former rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour – will act as the travelling reserves.

    US Olympic dressage team for Paris 2024

    Adrienne Lyle with 12-year-old Helix
    Owner: Zen Elite Equestrian Center
    Breeder: AMT Toonen Arts
    Breeding: by Apache, out of a mare by Zeester T
    Groom: Marina Lemay

    Marcus Orlob with 10-year-old Jane
    Owner: Alice Tarjan
    Breeder: HJ van Oort
    Breeding: by Desperado, out of a mare by Zandra
    Groom: Allison Nemeth

    Steffen Peters with 16-year-old Suppenkasper
    Owners: Four Winds Farm and Akiko Yamazaki
    Breeder: F van der Poel, Haps
    Breeding: by Spielberg, out of a mare by Upanoeska
    Groom: Eddie Garcia

    Travelling reserve:

    Endel Ots with 14-year-old Bohemian
    Owner: Zen Elite Equestrian Center
    Breeder: Heinrich Langewellpott
    Breeding: by Bordeaux, out of a mare by Sunshine
    Groom: Caroline Hoerdum

    “There has been a lot of anticipation around the selection of this team, and I am confident in and proud of each of the combinations we have representing the US at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” said chef d’equipe Christine Traurig.

    “Everyone has been hard at work here in Europe for the past six weeks, working to solidify and build confidence in their partnerships and producing stronger scores for the US We want to be sure our horses are peaking at the right time over the next few weeks, and I know these athletes will give everything they have to make our country proud.”

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