The Challenge of the Americas

presented by THE PINK HATS

HONORARY CHAIR
Laura Lassman
President & Founder
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HONORARY CHAIR
Donna McKay
President and CEO of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

HONORARY CHAIR
Margaret H. Duprey

HONORARY CHAIR
Betsy Juliano

HONORARY CHAIR
Terri Rollins Kane

HONORARY CHAIR
Betsy Steiner

HONORARY CHAIR
Cathy Tarantini

The 2026 COTA Quadrille Teams

Jill Hardt
TEAM BIOSTAR
Riding Erivo
16 y/o KWPN gelding
Owned by Jill Hardt

Shannon Stevens
TEAM BIOSTAR

Jessie Myers
TEAM BIOSTAR
Riding Cesca Estella
13 y/o Holsteiner mare
Owned by Susan Whitener

Jess Idol
TEAM BIOSTAR
Riding Fantom
16 y/o Lusitano gelding
Owned by Jess Idol

Amy Speck-Kern
TEAM BIOSTAR
Riding Clingh
19 y/o KWPN gelding
Owned by Amy Speck-Kern

Maggie McDonald
TEAM BIOSTAR
Riding Ben-Hur Da Broa
20 y/o Lusitano stallion
Owned by Sons of the Wind LLC & Vitor Silva

Tigger Montague
TEAM BIOSTAR
Choreography, Music and Coach

Pamela Goodrich
TEAM PURINA
Riding Evita
10 y/o Hanoverian mare
Owned by Pamela Goodrich

George Williams
TEAM PURINA
Riding Sir Velo
20 y/o Westfalen gelding
Owned by George and Noel Williams

Jordon LaPlaca
TEAM PURINA
Riding Show Time
16 y/o Oldenburg gelding
Owned by Denise and Mitchell Sarnoff

Jessie Steiner
TEAM PURINA
Riding Red Snapper
19 y/o Hanoverian gelding
Owned by Betsy and Jessie Steiner

Bent Jensen
TEAM PURINA
Riding Living Lucky
13 y/o Westfalen gelding
Owned by Blue Marlin Farms

Chris Hickey
TEAM PURINA
Riding Serenade MF
13 y/o Hanoverian mare
Owned by Cecelia Stewart

Terry Ciotti Gallo
TEAM PURINA
Choreographer and Music

Betsy Steiner
TEAM PURINA
Coach

Bill Warren
TEAM PURINA
Coach

Kristy Lund
TEAM DANCING FOR PINK
Riding La Vida Mas Fina
9 y/o Dutch Warmblood gelding
Owned by Blue Marlin Farms

Amy Bock
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Riding Walk The Line
20 y/o Oldenburg gelding
Owned by Amy Bock

Laura Ashley Killian
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Riding Baryshnikov
15 y/o Hanoverian gelding
Owned by Sofia Lefleur

Georgia Wren-Russ
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Riding Ribery 27
16 y/o Westfalen gelding
Owned by Courtney McFarlane-Kennedy

Angela Carter
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Riding The Knight is Romeo
18 y/o American WB gelding
Owned by Angela Carter

Susanne Hamilton
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Riding Gravgaards San Anthony
16 y/o Danish WB gelding
Owned by Lisa Mativi

Alex Rozboril
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Choreographer and Coach

Michelle Gibson
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Coach

Heidi Jo Hauri-Gill
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Coach

Carlos Aguera
TEAM WINGED FOOT
Music

Emily Wright-Ciceroni
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Riding Sanchez
15 y/o Oldenburg gelding
Owned by Emily Wright-Ciceroni

Amina Bursese
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Riding C Discreto
11 y/o PRE stallion
Owned by Amina Bursese

Vanessa Creech-Terauds
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Riding Fiti AL
20 y/o PRE stallion
Owned by Amina Bursese

Kelly Layne
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Riding Bit of Ritz
10 y/o Oldenburg mare
Owned by Masato Tsumamoto

Sue Jacomma
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Riding Dinozzo Nexen
11 y/o Danish WB gelding
Owned by Sue Jaccoma

Jennifer Benoit
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Riding Gisolt V
14 y/o KWPN gelding
Owned by Kristina Becker

Diane Creech
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Coach and Choreographer

Karen Robinson
TEAM WRIGHT DRESSAGE
Music

GP Quadrille Team Competition Judges

Janet Foy, FEI 5*, USA

Cesar Torrente, FEI 5*, COL

Lee Tubman, FEI 4*, CAN

Pre-Event Entertainment

Justin Lajeunessa
COTA DJ

Natalia Reyes
National Anthem

Flying Soleau Quadrille

Dressage, Jumping and Mini Magical Fun

Presented by Absorbine

Individual Freestyle

“Remembrance”

JJ Tate
Riding Romeo
13 y/o Oldenburg gelding
Owned by The Romeo Group

Joost Peters
(Music for JJ Tate freestyle)

Pas de Deux

“Dancing in Sync”

Presented by Barbara and Steffen Wollf

Shannon Dueck
Riding Materos JV
9 y/o KWPN gelding
Owned by Caleb Scroggins and Teddy Rekai

Caleb Scroggins
Riding Kito Kahn
11 y/o KWPN gelding
Owned by Caleb Scroggins and Lisa Wallace

Precision in Pink

presented by

Emily Smith
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Dublin
19 y/o Hanoverian gelding
Owned by Guess What Farm

Ali Potasky
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding J Do Vau
11 y/o Lusitano gelding
Owned by Julie Skinner

Meghan Riviello
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Tokio
14 y/o German Riding Pony gelding
Owned by Lisa DeGnore

Molly Paris
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Kryon CR
10 y/o KWPN gelding
Owned by Molly Paris

Hannah Irons
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Fellini CF
10 y/o Oldenburg gelding
Owned by Nancy Holowesko

Liz Austin
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Leopardo HM
11 y/o Lusitano gelding
Owned by Carol Epstein

Jody Wilson
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Fabulosity
12 y/o Hanoverian mare
Owned by Jody Wilson

Kylie Dickinson
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Ferentio
12 y/o Hanoverian gelding
Owned by Kim Clark

Maren Hanson
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Ovation
18 y/o American WB gelding
Owned by Maren Hanson

Kerensa Muller
PRECISION IN PINK
Riding Memphis de Massa
10 y/o Lusitano gelding
Owned by Linda Raschke

Behind the Scenes

2026 COTA Committee
(Row 1: L to R) Mary Ross, Sue Weakley, Patti Thompson, Cathy Tarantini, Eileen Johnston, Lily Zilo, Diane Bradley, Mary Dell’Amore
(Row 2: L to R) Wendy Judd, Leslie Hiller, Terri Kane, Beth Stauber-Johnson, Barbara Wolff
(Not pictured) Emily Hewitt, Claudia Sands, Allyn Schiavone, Bunny Smith, Kim York