| Reed Kessler | |
| Discipline: | Show Jumping |
| Birth Place: | Armonk, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 119 |
| Show-Medals: | y |
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]
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.