The former World Number One show jumper, Kent Farrington, has withdrawn from consideration for the U.S. team that will be competing in September at the FEI World Equestrian Games in North Carolina.
Kent Farrington and Gazelle. (Photo©by Nancy Jaffer)
Kent, who was out of action for several months after breaking his leg last winter, felt the form shown since his return by his WEG-designated mount, Gazelle, meant it was not in the best interests of the horse or the team to continue pursuing a spot on the Net Jets squad. Kent is a veteran of the 2014 WEG, where he was part of the bronze medal team, and the 2016 Olympics, where he was on the silver medal team.
As the selection process continues to narrow down the list of candidates (previous dropouts included Lauren Hough and Jessica Springsteen), look closely at the squad that will compete in the next-to-last observation event at Aachen this month. It is composed of Margie Engle, McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden and Devin Ryan of Long Valley. You may be seeing all of them in Tryon. The final observation event is in Dublin, but Aachen could well tell the team tale.