(Lexington, KY)—The United States Equestrian Federation is pleased to announce the U.S. riders who will compete in the 2007 Rolex FEI World Cup in Las Vegas, NV, April 19-22. This competition will be dual World Cups in both show jumping and dressage. Riders qualify by accumulating points throughout the competition year at designated FEI events in one of the FEI worldwide leagues. There is one U.S. league for dressage and East Coast and West Coast U.S. leagues for show jumping. The FEI may also grant “wild cards” enabling additional riders to compete, and the host country for the Show Jumping World Cup is allowed two wild card riders. The FEI is the International Equestrian Federation, the international governing body for equestrian sport reporting to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Dressage:

Qualifying from the U.S. League
(Rider/Residence /Horse/Age, Breed, Sex/Owner)

Steffen Peters/San Diego, CA/Floriano/17-year-old Westphalian gelding/Stephen and Laurelyn Browning

Courtney King/New Milford, CT/Idocus/17-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion/Christine McCarthy

Leslie Morse/Beverly Hills, CA/Tip Top 962/13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding/Leslie Morse

FEI Additional Rider/Wild Card
Catherine Haddad/Vechta, Germany/Maximus JSS/12-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding/Janet S. Schneider Trust


Show Jumping:

Qualifying from the U.S. East Coast League
(Rider/Residence/Horse/Age, Breed, Sex/Owner)

Beezie Madden/Cazenovia, NY/Authentic/12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding/Abigail Wexner

McLain Ward/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/12-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare/McLain Ward & Blue Chip Bloodstock

Lauren Hough/Wellington, FL/Casadora/11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare/Laura & Meredith Mateo

Margie Engle/Wellington, FL/Hidden Creek’s Perin/17-year-old Westphalian gelding; and Hidden Creek’s Quervo Gold/13- year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding/Hidden Creek Farm

Schuyler Riley/Wellington, FL/Ilian/17-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding/South Beach Stables

Molly Ashe/Wellington, FL/Kroon Gravin/15-year-old German Warmblood mare/Molly Ashe; and Cocu/15-year-old Holsteiner mare/Jane F. Clark

Christine McCrea/East Windsor, CT/ Promised Land/13-year-old Holsteiner gelding/Candy Tribble & Windsor Show Stables

Wild Card:
Kate Levy/Katonah, NY/Vent du Nord/nine-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding/Kate Levy, LLC

Qualifying from the U.S. West Coast League
(Rider/Residence/Horse/Age, Breed, Sex/Owner)

Jill Humphrey/Sacramento, CA/Kaskaya/12-year-old Holsteiner mare/Leone Equestrians, Inc.; and Felix 380/11-year-old ZWEIB gelding/Equistar, LLC

Richard Spooner/Glendale, CA/Cristallo/nine-year-old Holsteiner gelding/Show Jumping Syndications International

Rich Fellers/Wilsonville, OR/Gyro/14-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding /Harry Chapman

Wild Card:
Mandy Porter/Encinitas, CA/Summer/10-year-old Belgian mare/Wild Turkey Farm

ENDS~~~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].