Erik Duvander (left) with Boyd Martin. (Photo © by Nancy Jaffer)
The U.S. Equestrian Federation decided not to renew the contract of Erik Duvander after he put in four years devoting himself to American eventing as the fed’s performance director. No reason was given for dropping him, but USEF is doing a rethink on its eventing program. Read my story about it on the Horse Sport website. Here is the link . And as part of the big change, Peter Wylde, who coached show jumping for the eventers, also didn’t have his contract renewed. Read the details here .