Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® (USEF) is pleased to announce the rider/horse combinations that have been selected to compete in the 2006 Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Intermediaire I Dressage Championship. The Championship, held in Gladstone, New Jersey, June 15-18, will be a part of the USET Foundation Dressage Festival of Champions presented by Paul Miller, Inc. The rider/horse combinations that have been invited to participate in the Championship are as follows:

1. Jan Ebeling of Moorpark, California, riding Rafalca, a 9 year old bay Oldenburg mare, owned by Ann Romney and Amy Ebeling;
2. Michelle Gibson of Wellington, Florida, riding Lex Barker, a 9 year old chestnut Hanoverian gelding, owned by Elite European Sporthorses, Inc.;
3. Melissa Jackson of Parrish, Florida, riding Wellington, a 9 year old chestnut Hanoverian gelding, owned by Melissa Jackson;
4. Christopher Hickey of Westhampton, Massachusetts, riding Regent, an 8 year old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding, owned by Brenna Kucinski;
5. Marie Meyers of Moorpark, California, riding Fandango, a 10 year old bay Oldenburg gelding, owned by Marie Meyers;
6. Katherine Poulin Neff of Newbury, Ohio, riding Brilliant Too, a 10 year old bay Dutch Warmblood/Thoroughbred gelding, owned by Sharon Poulin;
7. Melissa Taylor of Wellington, Florida, riding Schumacker Solyst, a 12 year old bay Danish Warmblood gelding, owned by Melissa Taylor;
8. Guenter Seidel of Cardiff, California, riding Princeton, an 8 year old grey Westphalian gelding, owned by Guenter Seidel and Richard and Jane Brown;
9. Silke Rembacz of Flemington, New Jersey, riding Millenium, a 12 year old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding, owned by Winter Age Stables;
10. Christine Rivlin-Henke of Concord, California, riding Lyra, an 11 year old bay Hessen mare, owned by Stacey McCarthy;
11. Nicole A. Bellah of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, riding Avant-Garde, a 17 year old bay Dutch Warmblood gelding, owned by Nicole A. Bellah;
12. Teri Hallman of Payson, Arizona, riding FontaineBleau, a 12 year old chestnut Hanoverian gelding, owned by Teri Hallman.

For more information about the Collecting Gaits Farm/USEF National Intermediaire I Championship please contact Marilyn Adams at the USEF (908) 234-0848.
~~~For more information, please contact Jeannie Putney, National Marketing Manager, at (859) 225-6974, or via e-mail at [email protected].