FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2007


(Lexington, KY) - The following horse-rider combinations have been named to compete at the Test Event for the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong:

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

Amy Tryon/DuvallWA/CoalCreek/Gelding/7/Thoroughbred/Kathryn Sullivan and Amy Tryon

Kim Severson/Keene, VA/Tipperary Liadhnan/Gelding/10/Irish Sport Horse/Elizabeth Wachmeister

1st Alternate -AmyTryon/Duvall,WA/Leyland/Gelding/7/Thoroughbred/Elisabeth Nicholson

2nd Alternate –
Kim Severson/Keene, VA?Tsunami/Mare/8/Thoroughbred/Plain Dealing Farm

3rd Alternate –
Bonnie Mosser/Unionville, PA/Merloch/Gelding/10/Thoroughbred Cross/Bonnie Mosser

4th Alternate –
Bonnie Mosser/ Unionville, PA/Close the Deal/Gelding/13/Dutch WB-Thoroughbred Cross/Rebecca Polan

5th Alternate –
Bonnie Mosser/Unionville, PA/Jenga/Gelding/14/English Thoroughbred/Bonnie Mosser

6th Alternate –
Cindy Rawson/Somerset, Great Britain /Halavadream/Gelding/13/English Thoroughbred//Cindy Rawson


The Test Event will be held as a CCI** August 10-13, 2007 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the site for the 2008 Olympic Games Equestrian events. The purpose of the Test Event is to analyze the facilities and logistical arrangements, such as the shipping of the horses, in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.


For further information you may contact Sara Ike at [email protected] 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 27 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 80,000 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.


Vision Statement: The vision of United States Equestrian Federation® is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grassroots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world.




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