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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2007

Lexington, KY - The USEF Executive Committee announced on June 11 that the following combinations have been named to the Eventing Squad which will represent the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, 2007 to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Breed/Age/Owner

Stephen Bradley/44/Leesburg, VA/From/G/Russian Thoroughbred/14/Charlotte Harris

Mara Dean/33/Round Hill, VA Nicki Henley/G/Irish Sport Horse/12/Willow Bend Farm, LLC

Phillip Dutton/43/West Grove, PA/Connaught/G/Irish Sport Horse/14/Bruce Duchossois

Gina Miles/33/Creston, CA/McKinlaigh/G/Irish Sport Horse13/Thomas Schulz and Laura Coats

Bonnie Mosser/44/Unionville, PA/Merloch/G/New Zealand Thoroughbred Cross/10/Bonnie Mosser

Karen O'Connor/48/The Plains, VA/Theodore O'Connor/G/Thoroughbred Cross/12/The Theodore O'Connor Syndicate

Before the First Horse Inspection, four of these combinations will be named to the team and the other two will represent the USA as individuals.

The following combinations have been named as alternates (in alphabetical order):

Kristin Bachman/34/The Plains, VA/Gryffindor/G/Thoroughbred/13/Kristin Bachman

Darren Chiacchia/42/Springville, NY/Better I Do It/Swedish Warmblood/14/Adrienne Iorio

Phillip Dutton/43/West Grove, PA/Truluck/G/Thoroughbred/10/Ann Jones and Shannon Stimson

Will Faudree/25/Southern Pines, NC/Antigua/G/Australian Thoroughbred/18/Will Faudree

Bonnie Mosser/44/Unionville, PA/Close The Deal/G/Dutch Warmblood/Thoroughbred Cross/13/Rebecca Polan

Karen O'Connor/48/The Plains, VA/Allstar/G/Thoroughbred/11/Rebecca Broussard

The horses and riders will train at Stonehall Farm in The Plains, VA beginning June 24 and enter quarantine in Ocala, FL on July 1. The six horses that will ship to Brazil will leave from Miami, Florida on July 11.

For more information please contact High Performance Communications Manager Joanie Morris at (859) 225-2052 or jmorris@usef.org

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As the National Governing Body (NGB) of Equestrian Sport, the United States Equestrian Federation(r), Inc. (USEF) is the regulatory body for 28 breeds and disciplines, including our country's international teams competing in the disciplines of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, para-equestrian, reining, show jumping and vaulting. With over 87,000 members, it is the country's largest multi-breed organization and annually license more than 2,800 competitions nationwide. The USEF governs all aspects of competition, including education and licensing of all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate shows.

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