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United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
4047 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511-8483
Tel: (859) 258-2472
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Web site: www.usef.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2007

(Lexington, KY) - Pending approval of the United States Olympic Committee, the USEF announced today the following combinations to the Show Jumping Team which will represent the United States at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

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

Lauren Hough/29/Wellington, FL/Casadora/Mare/11/Dutch Warmblood/ Laura and Meredith Mateo

Cara Raether/27/ North Palm Beach, FL/Ublesco/Stallion/10/Trelawny Farms LLC

Todd Minikus/45/Loxahatchee, FL/Pavarotti/Gelding/10/Dutch Warmblood/Todd Minikus LTD

Laura Chapot/36/Neshanic Station, NJ/Little Big Man/Gelding/13/KWPN Dutch/Laura Chapot

Alternates -

Ken Berkley/44/Flemington, NJ/Carlos Boy/Gelding/12/Holsteiner/Krista Weisman

Lisa Silverman/44/New York, NY/Obelix R/Gelding/11/Dutch Warmblood/Lisa Silverman

The team will also compete at the CSI5* Athina Onassis International Horse Show in Sao Paolo, Brazil August 2 - 5.

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.

Vision Statement: The vision of United States Equestrian Federation(r) is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grassroots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world.