This weekend, the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League continues with the fifth qualifier of the 2024/2025-season at Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, CA (USA).
From the seven qualifiers in the North American League, four will count for the overall ranking which at the moment is topped by Daniel Bluman (ISR) with 54 points, while Kristen Vanderveen (USA) sits second with 35 points, followed by Kent Farrington (USA) in third with 34 points.
Farrington is on the entry list for Thermal, as is Karl Cook (USA), Laura Kraut (USA), Lillie Keenan (USA) and Skylar Wireman (USA) – to name a few of the riders flying the flag for the hosts. They will be joined by a European delegation, consisting of – among others – Mathijs van Asten (NED), Conor Swail (IRL), Sameh El Dahan (GBR), Francois Mathy JR. (BEL) and Jos Verlooy (BEL), while Erynn Ballard (CAN) leads the Canadian squad to Thermal.