Kent Farrington and McLain Ward will represent the U.S. next month in Geneva at that most elite of elite match-ups, the International Jumping Riders Club’s competition for the world’s top 10.
Here is the complete list of participants: World Number One Henrik von Eckermann (Sweden), current titleholder Steve Guerdat going for the title for the fourth time, former Olympic champion Ben Maher (Great Britain), Kent at number four; Julien Epaillard (France), Max Kuhner (Austria), Richard Vogel (Germany), Olympic champion Christian Kukuk (Germany) McLain and Ireland’s Conor Swail.
Kent is at the far left on the second row; McLain is second from right in the first row.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has qualified as one of 10 nations that will compete for the second season of the Longines League of Nations. The U.S.earned the third-most points, behind Ireland and France and ahead of Olympic champion Great Britain. At the bottom of the rankings, Brazil was replaced by Italy in tenth and Canada was close, eleventh, but did not make the cut.
The U.S. leg of the League is held during March at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala.