Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the athletes representing the Defender U.S. Driving Team at the 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses this September in Szilvásvárad, Hungary. Chef d’Equipe Marcie Quist and team leader Anna Brooks Thomas will lead the team.

The following athlete-and-horse combinations have been selected for the Defender U.S. Driving Team and are listed in alphabetical order:
Jim Fairclough (Newton, N.J.) with his own:

• Dapper, a 2008 Dutch Warmblood gelding
• Citens, a 2007 KWPN gelding
• Bento V, a 2006 Dutch Warmblood gelding
• Jake, a 2014 KWPN gelding
• Lothario I & S, a 2016 KWPN gelding
• Hendrik, a 2012 Dutch Warmblood gelding
• Kobus, a 2015 KWPN gelding

Chester Weber (Ocala, Fla.) with his own:

• First Edition, a 2009 KWPN gelding
• Amadeus, a 2005 Dutch Warmblood gelding
• Gouveneur, a 2011 KWPN gelding
• Reno, a 2009 gelding
• Ideaal, a 2013 KWPN gelding
• Julius V, a 2014 KWPN gelding
• Kasper D, a 2015 KWPN gelding
• Kadora, a 2015 KWPN gelding
• Nico Teusje C, a 2018 KWPN gelding
About the Event

The 2024 FEI Driving World Championship for Four-in-Hand Horses will occur September 4-8, 2024, in Szilvásvárad, Hungary.

Event Website

2024 Definite Entries for FEI World Driving Championships for Four in Hands

History Of USA Driving In a World Championships

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