Alice Tarjan, the alternate for the U.S. 2022 FEI World Championships dressage team, has been named to the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s list for its pre-elite program.
The Oldwick, N.J., resident was selected with Serenade MF and Donatella M. Serenade went to Germany to train with the championships team of Adrienne Lyle, Steffen Peters and Katie Duerrhammer.
Alice Tarjan and Donatella M. (Photo © 2022 by Nancy Jaffer)
Those three riders were named to the U.S. Equestrian Federation’s elite program, The trio rode to sixth place in the world championships. Adrienne and Steffen were named to the elite list with their championships mounts, Salvino and Suppenkasper. Katie, who rode Quartett in the championships, is on the list with Paxton. The placing in Denmark earned the U.S. a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The pre-elite program lists 10 riders in addition to Alice. Others include Katie with Quartett, Anna Buffini (Davinia La Douce), Sarah Tubman (First Apple) and Nick Wagman (Don John). Also on the list is Ashley Holzer with Valentine, who was on the world championships team but had the drop score.