LEXINGTON, Ky.--US Equestrian announced the riders and horses selected to the U.S. Jumping Team Short List ahead of the World Championships in Aachen, Germany, from August 16-23.

The Short List riders and horses will compete across five different Observation Events before the final team selection in early July.

The team will be led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland and Team Leader Lizzy Chesson.

The following riders and horses will represent the U.S. Jumping Team as a part of the program’s Short List ahead of the 2026 FEI Jumping World Championships Aachen and are listed in alphabetical order.

​Karl Cook of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. and Caracole de la Roque and Foxy de la Roque.

Natalie Dean of Palo Alto, Calif. on Mr. Boombastic and Pedro van de Barlebuis.

Katie Dinan of New York, N.Y. with Out of the Blue SCF.

Kent Farrington of Wellington, Fla., with Descartes SR, Greya and Toulayna..

Laura Kraut of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., and Baloutinue, Bisquetta, Dorado 212 and Tres Bien Z.

Lillie Keenan of (New York, N.Y,) and Argan de Beliard, Fasther and Kick On.

Marilyn Little of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Heidi von Imhoff and La Contessa.

Callie Schott of Wellington, Fla., on Garant.

Aaron Vale of Williston, Fla., on Carissimo 25.

McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y., and High Star Hero) and Jordan Molga M.

 

THIS LIST was selected in the following way:

Farrington, Keenan, Kraut and Ward as the top four riders from the December 19, 2025 Show Jumping “Average Ranking List”;

Little, Schott and Vale from the top three horses from the April 3 Show Jumping Ranking “Horse List”;

Didan as the highest placed U.S. athlete within the top 10 at the World Cup Finals who has not already earned a spot on the Short List;

Cook and Dean as Discretionary Selections.

Riders and horses will compete in designated CSI/CSIO observation events including CSI5* Aachen, CSIO5* Rome, CSIO5* La Baule, CSIO5* St. Gallen, and LLN CSIO5* Rotterdam during the selection period.