(Lexington, KY) – The United States Equestrian Federation has announced that the five riders that will compete in the first leg of the Samsung Super League tour CSIO’s La Baule, France May 10th -14th ; Rome, Italy May 24th -27th ; and St. Gallen, Switzerland May 31st -June 3rd are as follows:
Rider/Hometown/Horse/Sex/Age/Breed/Owner
Beezie Madden/Cazenovia, NY/Integrity/G/10/Dutch Warmblood/Abigail Wexner
Richard Spooner/Glendale, CA/Cristallo/G/9/Holsteiner/Show Jumping Syndications International and Apache-S&B, LLC
Laura Kraut/Wellington, FL/Miss Independent/M/10/Dutch Warmblood/Miss Independent Group
Todd Minikus/Loxahatchee, FL/Pavarotti/G/10/Dutch Warmblood/Todd Minikus, Inc.
Lisa Silverman/New York, NY/Obelix/G/11/Dutch Warmblood/Lisa Silverman
Alternates in this order:
Georgina Bloomberg/North Salem, NY/Cim Christo/G/12/Holsteiner/Gotham Enterprises, LLC
Brianne Goutal/New York, NY/Onira/G/11/Dutch Warmblood/Cloverleaf Farm
Lauren Hough/Wellington, FL/Casadora/M/11/Dutch Warmblood/Laura & Meredith Mateo
Molly Ashe/Wellington, FL/Cocu/M/15/Holsteiner/Jane F. Clark
Selection for Tour #1 was based on the rider’s ranking on the March 30, 2007 USEF Computer List, and their availability. While the Selection Procedure for CSIO/CSI competition includes the possibility of two discretionary choices by the chef d’equipe, riders for this tour were chosen strictly according to their ranking on the March 30, 2007 USEF Computer List..
The Samsung Super League Series consists of the eight premier show jumping competitions in Europe. Only the top eight countries qualify to send teams to the Super League making it the crème de la crème of international show jumping competition. To qualify teams must finish the previous year’s Super League Series ranked first through seventh. The last team, or eight ranked, is dropped and is replaced by the team ranked first in another league called the Nation’s Cup. The eighth ranked team then competes in the Nation’s Cup league with the goal of regaining their Super League status.
In 2005 the United States Team won the Super League and in 2006 if finished second place behind Germany. George H. Morris is the Chef d’Equipe for the United States.
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