(Lexington, KY) – The USEF announced today that two horse-and-rider combinations have been named to the Show Jumping Short List for the World Equestrian Games, to be held in Aachen Germany, August 20-September 3. They are as follows:

• McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, with Sapphire, an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare, owned by owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Harrison’s Double H Farm;

• Beezie Madden of Cazenovia, NY, with Authentic, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, owned by Abigail Wexner.

Both Ward and Madden were members of the gold medal winning 2004 Olympic Show Jumping Team. According to the selection criteria, the top six finishers from the selection trials, to be held March 21st - 25th in Wellington, Florida, will be placed on the Short List along with four subjective horse/rider combinations which can be made prior to or after the trials.

The final team of 4 riders and one alternate for the World Equestrian Games will be selected from the Short List, and will be announced no later than August 22, 2006.


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For more information, please contact Maria Partlow, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications on (859) 225-6941 or via email at [email protected]. USEF press releases are available on our web site – www.usef.org.







~~~For more information, please contact Maria Partlow, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications, at (859) 225-6941, or via e-mail at [email protected].