GLADSTONE, NJ - June 1, 2006 - Newly updated rider rankings for the Collecting Gaits Farm USEF National Grand Prix Championship / World Equestrian Games Selection Trials & USEF National Intermediaire I Championship Presented by Paul Miller, Inc. were released today following three qualifying competitions held across the country over Memorial Day Weekend (May 26-28) - Flintridge Dressage, CA; Lamplight Dressage, MN; and ESDCTA Memorial Day Dressage Show, NJ. The championship competition will be held June 15-18, 2006, at the USET Foundation Dressage Festival of Champions in Gladstone, New Jersey.

Only the 12 highest-ranked Grand Prix and Intermediaire I horse/rider combinations from the qualifying period (July 8, 2005 through June 4, 2006) will be invited to compete in their respective championships. The final qualifier will be held June 2-4 (CDI3*/Y Raleigh and Capital Dressage Classic, NC).

Following are the current Grand Prix and Intermediaire I Rankings as of June 1, 2006. Drop scores are not in place until the last qualifying competition, which is the Raleigh CDI 3*, June 2-4, 2006. (This is the list after the final deadline date of May 1, 2006, for submission of applications. All other rider/horse combinations that have not applied have been removed.)

Ranking for the 2006 WEG Selection Trials/Grand Prix Championship

Updated June 1, 2006 RIDER NAME HORSE NAME PERCENTAGE

Steffen Peters Floriano 71.689%

George Williams Rocher 71.417%

Leslie Morse Kingston 70.847%

Guenter Seidel Aragon 70.102%

Leslie Morse Tip Top 67.986%

Charlotte Bredahl Baker Komo 67.310%

Michael Barisone Neruda 67.229%

Katherine Bateson-Chandler FBW Kennedy 67.011%

Arlene Page Wild One 66.337%

Jeremy Steinberg Parocco 66.060%

Catherine Haddad Maximus 66.285%

Heather Blitz Arabella 65.753%

George Williams Marnix 65.555%

Mette Rosencrantz Basquewille 65.519%

Donna Richardson Jazzman 64.712%

Suzanne Dansby Phelps Cooper 64.486%

Karen Lipp Caribi 64.120%

Melissa Taylor Yee Succes 64.014%

Yvonne Barteau Liberty 64.328%

Jessica Jo Tate Cambay 63.805%

Lisette Milner Eminence 63.685%

Karin Offield Hexagon's Louisville 63.320%

Heidi Gaian Just Fritz 63.167%

Tami Hoag Coco Chanel 62.772%

Tracey Lert Luminary 62.444%

Catherine Morelli Be Se 61.567%

Pierre St Jacques Lucky Tiger 61.537%

Dorothy Morkis Mister Big 61.250%

Jo Moran Minna 60.580%

Susan Halasz Julius 59.740%

Jane Hannigan Maksymillian 59.417%

David Wightman Partous 56.625%

2006 INTERMEDIAIRE I RANKINGS

Ranking for the Intermediaire I Championship

Updated: June 1, 2006

RIDER NAME HORSE NAME PERCENTAGE

Jan Ebeling Rafalca 71.167%

Michelle Gibson Lex Barker 70.303%

Melissa Jackson Wellington 69.066%

Christopher Hickey Werbellin 68.454%

Christopher Hickey Regent 67.891%

Marie Meyers Fandango 67.417%

Michael Shondel Wallaby 67.325%

Karen Pavicic Lionheart 67.167%

Charlotte Bredahl Baker Eskada 67.059%

Joe Sandven Rachmaninoff 67.021%

Christine Rivlin-Henke Lyra 66.961%

Melissa Taylor Yee Schumacker Solyst 66.708%

Katherine Poulin-Neff Brilliant Too 66.663%

Guenter Seidel Princeton 66.278%

Emily Gershberg Pancratius 66.194%

Silke Rembacz Millenium 66.189%

Teri Hallman Fontainebleau 66.146%

Mette Rosencrantz Edelweiss De Bonce 65.992%

Jason Canton Navignon 65.785%

Nicole Bellah Avant-Garde 65.687%

Susan Jaccoma Harmony's Weissmuller 65.636%

Jane Cleveland Kavalier 65.264%

Sharon Mccusker Weltheir 65.100%

Nick Wagman Buon Giorno 64.972%

Silke Rembacz Da Capo 64.970%

Catherine Morelli Sitni 64.614%

Charmayne Harrah Nienke 64.458%

Shelly Francis Dominion 64.367%

Karen Lipp Lipton

63.984% Heather Kennedy Kuriant

63.636% Susan Dutta Rocat

63.354% Kristin Allen Tannehauser

62.895% Justin Hardin Pik Czar

62.825% Lauren Smith Lamiro

62.750% Barbi Breen-Gurley Octango

62.675% Tracy Roenick Eridano 1

61.333% Susan Halasz Lector

61.239% Kristin Linley Remus

61.147% Charmayne Harrah New Holland 60.969%

In addition to the Grand Prix and Intermediaire I national championships and World Equestrian Games (WEG) Selection Trials, the dressage festival will also feature the USEF Para-Equestrian National Dressage Championships; Brentina Cup Championship; Official Region 1 USDF Qualifying Competition for the 2006 North American Young Riders Championships; and qualifying competition for the 2006 USEF Junior Dressage Team Championships.

For additional qualifying information, visit www.usef.org

SPECTATOR TICKETS AND RESERVATIONS

DINNER AND AUCTION - For information and ticket reservations for the USET Foundation Excellence In Aachen Benefit dinner, presented by Show Circuit Magazine on June 17, or to participate in the Klaus Balkenhol Training Package Live Auction via telephone on June 17, contact Maureen Pethick at the USET Foundation at (908) 234-1251 ext. 207, fax (908) 234-0670, E-mail mpethick@uset.org .

VIP SEATING AT COMPETITION - To reserve VIP tables (June 15-18) at the USET Foundation Dressage Festival of Champions featuring the 2006 Collecting Gaits Farm USEF National Grand Prix Championship / World Equestrian Games Selection Trials and USEF National Intermediaire I Championship Presented by Paul Miller, Inc., contact Randi Leone at (908) 252-9580 or E-mail randese@earthlink.net.

The non-profit United States Equestrian Team Foundation supports the competition, training, coaching, travel and educational needs of America's elite and developing international, high-performance athletes and horses in partnership with the United States Equestrian Federation. For more information about the USET Foundation or to make a donation, please call (908) 234-1251 or visit its website at www.uset.org