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Articles: Press Release
USEF Names Nominated Entry for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Dressage
Contact:
United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
4047 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511-8483
Tel: (859) 258-2472
Fax (859) 231-6662
Web site: www.usef.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2008
By Joanie Morris
Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has
approved the following nominated entry for the Dressage Team for the
2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. Final entries will be made to the USOC
on July 15, 2008.
The following riders are ranked based on their performance after the
USEF Selection Trials for Dressage:
Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner
1. Steffen Peters/44/San Diego, CA/Ravel/10/Dutch Warmblood/G/Akiko
Yamazaki
2. Debbie McDonald/54/Hailey, ID/Brentina/17/Hanoverian/M/Peggy and
Parry Thomas
3. Courtney King-Dye/31/New Milford, CT/Harmony's Mythilus/14/Dutch
Warmblood/G/Harmony Amateur Sports Foundation
4. Courtney King-Dye/31/New Milford, CT/Idocus/18/Dutch
Warmblood/S/Christine McCarthy
5. Steffen Peters/44/San Diego, CA/Lombardi 11/16/Holsteiner/G/Akiko
Yamazaki
6. Leslie Morse/46/Beverly Hills, CA/Kingston/16/Dutch
Warmblood/S/Leslie Morse and Laura Petroff
7. Michael Barisone/44/Califon, NJ/Neruda/13/Dutch Warmblood/G/Jane
Suwalsky
8. Sue Blinks/48/Encinitas, CA/Mark/14/Dutch Warmblood/G/Leatherdale
Farms and Louise Leatherdale
9. Lisa Wilcox/41/West Palm Beach, FL/Naomi/13/Dutch Warmblood/M/Janet
Bell
10. George Williams/42/Delaware, OH/Rocher/17/Westphalian/M/Joann and
Charles Smith
11. Kristina Harrison-Naness/36/Burbank, CA/Rociero XV/13/Pura Raza
Espanol/S/Margaret Carrera
Because of where Peters and King-Dye are ranked with their second
horses, Lombardi and Idocus can be used as substitute horses for those
riders if needed. Leslie Morse has been named as the alternate rider and
will travel with the team to Hong Kong.
The top five riders and the top seven horses will fly to Aachen, Germany
on July 10 where they will enter quarantine on July 17.
ENDS
For more information about selection please contact USEF Managing
Director of Dressage Gil Merrick at gmerrick@usef.org.
For media requests please contact USEF High Performance Communications
Manager at jmorris@usef.org.
The vision of the United States Equestrian Federation(r) is to provide
leadership
for equestrian sport in the United States of America by 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 human and equine athletes.
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