The U.S. Equestrian Federation’s Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of Robert Dover as the next chef d’equipe/technical advisor for the U.S. Dressage Team, pending the successful negotiation of a contract with John Long, USEF CEO, and James Wolf, USEF Executive Director of Sport Programs.

“My desire is to work with the riders, their personal trainers and our national coaches to create an incredibly strong pipeline—a true machine—from our juniors on ponies through our young riders and horses and developing combinations, up to our elite international athletes, so that Americans may stand atop the medal podiums around the world at all divisions,” said Dover in a post on his blog. “This goal will not only require great strategies, dedication and hard work by all of us involved, but naturally it is going to hinge greatly upon the funding necessary to train and field the finest teams of athletes, both two- and four-legged.”

For more information regarding the process of hiring the technical advisor/chef d’equipe for the U.S. Dressage Team contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at (859) 225-6949 or by email JVanWieren@usef.org.