Mariana Racine will represent the U.S. at the IMGA World Team Championships in Belgium.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The First Coast is home to one of the best mounted games teams in the country.

 Mariana Racine with Team Full Throttle has been selected for the U-18 United States World Team.

Racine will represent the United States Mounted Games Association at the IMGA World Team Championships this summer in Belgium.

This is one of the biggest international events in mounted games, with top youth athletes competing from countries like Great Britain, Australia, and France. Only five riders are picked for each competition team and two alternates.

Racine and her team recently made the trip to Land Rover, Kentucky and won one of mounted games top events the EEI Mounted Games Invitational. It was a three day event, one of the biggest and most prestigious equestrian competitions in the country.