Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation today announced the Short List and Alternates for the Short List for the 2004 Olympic Games Eventing Team. According to the official selection procedures, a total of fifteen horse and rider combinations may be named to the Short List and a rider may be named with more than one horse. The Short List is as follows:

Rider                   Residence               Horse                   Owner

Nathalie Bouckaert      Chatsworth, GA          West Farthing   (G)     Carl Bouckaert

                                                English Thoroughbred    Stephanie Bouckaert

Stephen Bradley         Leesburg, VA            From    (G)             Maria T. Amos Land

                                                Russian Thoroughbred

Darren Chiacchia                Springville, NY                 Windfall 2 (S)          Tim Holekamp

                                                Trakehner

Will Faudree            Southern Pines, NC      Antigua (G)             Will and Matt Faudree

                                                Australian Thoroughbred

Holly Hepp              Middleburg, VA          Damien  (G)             Marie Piskorz

                                                Trakehner               Bernardo Piskorz

Abigail Lufkin          Middleburg, VA          Kildonan Tug (G)        Dan Lufkin

                                                Australian Thoroughbred Tom Purcell

David O’Connor          The Plains, VA          Outlawed (G)            Jennifer Taxay

                                                New Zealand Thoroughbred

Julie Richards          Atlanta, GA             Jacob Two Two   (G)     Jim Richards

                                                Canadian Thoroughbred

Kim Severson            Keene, VA               Winsome Adante (G)      Linda Wachtmeister

                                                English Thoroughbred

                                                He’s Got Rhythm         Linda Wachtmeister

                                                Thoroughbred

Jan Thompson            Purcellville, VA                Task Force (G)          Jo Ellen Byyny

                                                Thoroughbred            Richard Byyny

Amy Tryon               Duvall, WA              My Beau  (G)    Leigh Mesher

                                                Thoroughbred            Bob & Barbara Mesher

                                                Poggio II (G)           Amy Tryon

                                                Thoroughbred            Mark Hart

Heidi White             Chadds Ford, PA         Northern Spy (G)        Heidi White

                                                English Thoroughbred

John Williams           Middleburg, VA          Carrick  (G)            Ann Williams

                                                                        Dr. Elise DePapp

ALTERNATES

Rider                   Residence               Horse                   Owner

Anna Collier            Ridgefield, WA          Leopold  (G)            Anna Collier

                                                Thoroughbred cross

Abigail Lufkin          Middleburg, VA          Better I Do It (G)              Dan Lufkin     

                                                                        Tom Purcell

Gina Miles              Creston, CA             McKinlaigh (G)          Tom Schulz

                                                Irish Sport Horse               Laura Coats

Karen O’Connor          The Plains, VA          Upstage  (G)            M/M Richard Thompson

                `                               Thoroughbred

Kim Severson            Keene, VA               Maguire  (G)    Linda Wachtmeister

                                                Irish Thoroughbred

Jan Thompson            Purcellville, PA                Shared Dreams (G)       Jo Ellen Byyny

                                                Thoroughbred            Richard Byyny

John Williams           Middleburg, VA          Sloopy  (G)             Mary Delton

                                                Thoroughbred            Robert Boeckman

                                                (G = Gelding, S=Stallion)

Members of the Short List will arrive in Middleburg, Virginia on July 6th to train with USEF Chef d'Equipe and Technical Adviser, Mark Phillips as well as Dressage Instructor Sandy Phillips and Show Jumping Coach George Morris. The Mandatory Short List Outing will take place on July 13th at the Horse Park of New Jersey. Spectators are welcome to attend this competition, which will be the final opportunity for the USEF Eventing Selectors to observe these combinations in a competition setting before the naming of the Olympic Team. Veterinary inspections will be conducted on all horses on July 14th and 15th at the USEF Olympic Training Center in Gladstone, New Jersey. The Olympic Team will be announced on July 16th. The five team members along with an anticipated 5 additional replacement combinations will ship to the United Kingdom to train on July 18th. They will stay in the UK until shipping to Athens on August 10th.

"We are very fortunate to have a great deal of depth in both horse and riders from which to select our Team for Athens. We have a strong group on this Short List and we believe we will be sending a very competitive team to the Olympic Games. We are very much looking forward to the challenge in Athens," said James Wolf, USEF Director of Eventing Activities.

For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on (859) 225 6974 or via email at mpartlow@usef.org. USA Equestrian press releases are available on our web site - www.usef.org.

Correction on 2004 Olympic Games Eventing Team Short List Information, Damien Is Owned by Mari R. Krein-Secrist and Roger Secrist

Ownership and breed information on Damien in the June 16th release on the Short List announcement for the 2004 Olympic Games Eventing Team was incorrect. Damien, ridden by Holly Hepp, is owned by Mari R. Krein-Secrist and Roger Secrist of Vass, North Carolina. Damien is a Thoroughbred - Dutch Warmblood cross.