Reed Catherine Kessler (born July 9, 1994) is a former American show jumping competitor previously based in the Netherlands.
At 18 years old, Kessler qualified for the 2012 London Olympics, becoming the youngest rider in Show Jumping history to ever compete at the Games. Kessler trained with her godparents Katie and Henri Prudent for seven years. In September 2013 she began training with Germany's Marcus Ehning and moved to his home base in Borken, Germany. Kessler is also an Ambassador for JustWorld International, a charity supporting education and healthcare in developing countries.
Reed Kessler | |
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Personal information | |
Discipline | Show Jumping |
Born | July 9, 1994 Armonk, New York, U.S. | (age 29)
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Weight | 119 lb (54 kg; 8 st 7 lb) |
Kessler's father is Murray Kessler, President of the United States Equestrian Federation and CEO of Lorillard Tobacco Company. She is currently[when?] a student at Columbia University getting her master's degree.
Kessler has eight competition horses:
Past rides include Charity 33, Ligist, Flight, Mika, Ice D'Ancoeur, Onisha, Wolf S, Pacha de Nantuel, and her Olympic mount, Cylana.
Only 1st- to 5th-place results are shown.
Show | Date | Horse | Height | Position |
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Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-01-15 | Ligist | 1.45m | 1st |
Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-02-26 | Ligist | 1.45m | 5th |
Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-02-26 | Cylana | 1.50-1.60m | 1st |
Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-03-19 | Mika | 1.60m | 5th |
Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-03-19 | Ligist | 1.50m | 4th |
Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-03-26 | Ligist | 1.45m | 4th |
Winter Equestrian Festival, Wellington, FL | 2013-03-26 | Cylana | 1.50m | 4th |
American Invatational, Tampa, FL | 2013-04-04 | Mika | 1.60m | 2nd |
Le Saut Hermès Grand Prix, Paris, FR | 2013-04-14 | Cylana | 1.60m | 2nd |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-05 | Wolf S | 1.45m | 3rd |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-08 | Cylana | 1.60m | 2nd |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-09 | Ligist | 1.45m | 2nd |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-13 | Mika | 1.60m | 4th |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-16 | Cylana | 1.60m | 2nd |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-16 | Mika | 1.50m | 2nd |
Spruce Meadows, Calgary, AB | 2013-06-27 | Ligist | 1.50m | 2nd |
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