US Equestrian Announces Para Dressage Team for 2025 Tryon Fall Dressage III CPEDI3*
Sydney Collier, Hannah Kingsley, Cindy Screnci, and Kate Shoemaker Selected to Compete in International Event Leading Up to Paris 2024
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 AMBy s.wilhelm

US Equestrian has announced the athlete-and-horse combinations that will represent the U.S. Para Dressage Team at the 2025 Tryon Fall Dressage III CPEDI3*. Chef d’Equipe Michael Assouline and Team Leader Laureen Johnson will lead the team. Here are the selected riders and their horses:
- Sydney Collier with Bell Bottoms (Benetton Dream x Issandra), a 2014 Oldenburg mare owned by Going For Gold LLC, Devon Kane, and Diamante Farms.
- Hannah Kingsley with Eragon VF (Don Romantic x Ujinja), a 2009 KWPN gelding owned by Hannah Kingsley.
- Cindy Screnci with For Memory 4 (For Dance x Destano), a 2017 Hanoverian gelding owned by Cindy Screnci.
- Kate Shoemaker with Supreme (Sezuan x Déjà Vu), a 2016 Westphalian stallion owned by Kate Shoemaker.
The competition at Tryon Fall III CPEDI3* will begin on Friday, October 24, with the FEI Para Grand Prix A Test, followed by the FEI Para Grand Prix B Tests on Saturday and the FEI Para Grand Prix Freestyles on Sunday, October 26.
Photo: FEI
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