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USEF Combined Driving Developing Program

The mission of the USEF Combined Driving Developing Program is to provide guidance and educational resources to cultivate selected athlete/equine combinations who display the potential to improve the national standard of the sport and eventually contribute to a U.S. Team score at FEI Driving or Para Driving World Championships. Athletes wishing to apply for the Program must complete the application on your Athlete Dashboard; applications open in May and November of each year.

 

2026 USEF Combined Driving Training Sessions:

March 10-15 in-competition training at Live Oak International CDE in Ocala, FL with Glenn Geerts

June 12-14 at Charlotte's Creek Farm in Georgetown, KY with Glenn Geerts

July 31-August 2 at the USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ with Glenn Geerts

October 9-11 at Charlotte's Creek Farm in Georgetown, KY with Glenn Geerts

Athletes can apply for the training sessions through their USEF Athlete Dashboard.

 

2027 USEF Combined Driving Training Sessions:

January 8-10 at the Grand Oaks in Weirsdale, FL with Glenn Geerts

January 22-24 at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, FL with Glenn Geerts

May 28-30 at Charlotte's Creek Farm in Georgetown, KY with Glenn Geerts

August 27-29 at USET Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ with Glenn Geerts

October 15-17 at Charlotte's Creek Farm in Georgetown, KY with Glenn Geerts

Athletes can apply for the training sessions through their USEF Athlete Dashboard when applications open (open date TBD).

 

2027 USEF Combined Driving Educational Webinars:

Saturday January 16th, 2027 at 9:00AM ET / 6:00AM PT - Understanding the Dressage Phase with speaker Andrew Counsell

Wednesday April 7th, 2027 at 4:30PM ET / 1:30PM PT - Understanding the Rules: FEI & USEF with speaker Marcie Quist

Wednesday July 21st, 2027 at 4:30PM ET / 1:30PM PT - Cones: How to Develop Speed & Accuracy with speaker Marc Johnson

Please contact Molly Andrews at [email protected] for access to these webinars.

 

2026 USEF Combined Driving Developing Athlete Program

  • Sarah Aparicio with SF Spice Girl owned by Sarah Aparicio
  • Carole Grimsley with Gaslight Andras & Gaslight Armani owned by Carole Grimsley
  • Jennifer Harber with Qalypso CCF owned by Chris Roseberry
  • Michele Johnson with Golden Sunset owned by Michele Johnson
  • Denice Klinger with Ironwood Xander owned by Denice Klinger
  • Patricia Mann with Korenda owned by Patricia Mann
  • Phillip Odden with Odden's Illdar, Odden's Josefine, and Odden's Tellinor owned by Phillip Odden
  • Morgan Pevonka with HVK Guaril owned by Morgan Pevonka
  • Linda Poulin with Eisenherz owned by Linda Poulin
  • Anne Raisner with Doro's Troy Raines owned by Anne Raisner
  • Ben Riesse with Isla owned by Ben Riesse and Debb Riesse
  • Susannah Ross with The Baroness owned by Susannah Ross
  • Patti Rozensky with LLF Bella Luce, LLF Lucent, and LLH Highly Impressive owned by Patti Rozensky
  • Brandy Snedden with Mischief Managed owned by Brandy Snedden
  • Tracey Turner with Chardonnay 76 owned by Tracey Turner
  • Stephanie Van den Hurk with Jeanie owned by Stephanie Van den Hurk
  • Bob Vance with Winding Creek Powerball and Buckeye owned by Bob Vance
  • Daphne White with Monet owned by Daphne White
  • Cynthia Wiseman with Valeo owned by Cynthia Wiseman
  • Virginia Miner with L.F. Tuscaloosa owned by Virginia Miner
  • Ingrid Nichols with Lexus, Nico, Eriny, and Ilonist owned by Ingrid Nichols

2026 USEF Combined Driving Developing Equine Program

  • Leslie Berndl with Paxton E-S owned by Leslie Berndl
  • Suzy Stafford with Eeltsje Fan Cal Kafka Farms owned by Suzy Stafford
  • Leslie Berndl with Rainfall owned by Leslie Berndl

 

Please email Molly Andrews, Sport Operations Manager at [email protected] with any questions.