Reed Kessler

Reed Catherine Kessler (born July 9, 1994) is a former American show jumping competitor previously based in Europe.^[2] At 18 years old, Kessler qualified for the 2012 London Olympics,^[3] becoming at the time, the youngest rider to compete in show jumping at the Olympic Games.^[4] In 2013, she won the Longines Rising Star Award after winning the 2012 USEF National Jumping title and won the 2013 ATCO Power Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows.^[5]

Reed Kessler
Reed Kessler and Soraya de l'Obstination
Personal information
Discipline	Show Jumping
Born	July 9, 1994 (1994-07-09) (age 31) Armonk, New York, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	119 lb (54 kg; 8 st 7 lb)

Personal life

She is the daughter of Murray Kessler, President of the United States Equestrian Federation and CEO of Lorillard Tobacco Company.^[6][7]

After competing in the Olympics, she continued showjumping,^[8][9] later pursuing studies at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.^[10] She received a master's degree in International Security Policy, Conflict Resolution, and Russia and the Post-Soviet States.^[11][12]

Kessler's last international showjumping competition was in 2018.^[13] Kessler now works for the Ronald Reagan Institute.^[12]