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For Immediate Release June 20, 2007

USEF Announces Updates to the Eventing High Performance Squads

The Eventing High Performance List has been changed and the following horse/rider combinations have been named to the Squads. These horse/rider combinations will be invited to participate in training sessions to be held at various locations throughout the country. These sessions will be conducted by USEF Three-Day Eventing Coach Captain Mark Phillips and are currently being scheduled.

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

A Squad:

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

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

Heidi White Carty/Aiken, SC/Northern Spy/G/EnglishThoroughbred/14/Heidi White Carty

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

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

Phillip Dutton/West Grove, PA/The Foreman/G/Thoroughbred/11/Ann Jones

Gina Miles/Creston, CA/McKinlaigh/G/Irish Sport Horse/14/Thomas Schulz, Laura Coats, and Gina Miles

Bonnie Mosser/Unionville, PA/Merloch/G/Thoroughbred Cross/10/Bonnie Mosser (Bonnie and Merloch are pictured at the right above jumping the Dock at Jersey Fresh.)

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

Kim Severson/Keene, VA/Winsome Adante/G/English Thoroughbred/14/Plain Dealing Farm, Inc.

Amy Tryon/Duvall, WA/Poggio II/G/Thoroughbred/15/Amy Tryon (Amy and Poggio II are pictured at the left jumping off the Island at Jersey Fresh.)

B Squad:

Darren Chiacchia/Springville, NY/Better I Do It/G/English Thoroughbred/Adrienne Iorio

Darren Chiacchia/Springville, NY/ Windfall 2/S/Trakehner/15/Timothy Holekamp

Will Coleman/Gordonsville, VA/Icarus/G/Thoroughbred/9/Nathalie Pollard and Mieke Declerck (Will and Icarus are pictured at the right below jumping the skinny in the water at Jersey Fresh.)

Mara Dean/Round Hill, VA/Nicki Henley/G/Irish Thoroughbred/12/Willow Bend LLC

Jonathan Holling/Ocala, FL/ Direct Merger/G/Thoroughbred/11/Janet Olsen and Jonathan Holling (Jonathan and Direct Merger are pictured at the left below at the Fair Hill CCI***, in 2006.)

Sara Mittleider/Kuna, ID/El Primero/G/Thoroughbred/12/Sara Mittleider

Clark Montgomery/Bryan, TX/Up Spirit/G/Irish Sport Horse/8/Carol Montgomery

Bonnie Mosser/Unionville, PA/Close The Deal/G/Dutch WB x Thoroughbred/13/Rebecca A. Polan

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

Kim Severson/Keene, VA/Tipperary Liadhnan/G/Irish Draught Sport Horse/10/Elizabeth Wachtmeister

Allison Springer/Marshall, VA/Arthur/G/Irish Sport Horse Cross/8/Allison Springer

Amy Tryon/Duvall, WA/Coal Creek/G/Thoroughbred/7/Kathryn Sullivan and Amy Tryon

Amy Tryon/Duvall, WA/Leyland/G/Thoroughbred/8/Elisabeth Nicholson

Further details of locations will be provided at a later date.

For more information you may contact Sara Ike at sara.ike@usef.org or (908) 326-1164.

As the National Governing Body (NGB) of Equestrian Sport, the United States Equestrian Federation®, 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 89,000 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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