Lexington, KY - Lexington, KY - The USEF announced the show jumping team for the Samsung Super League Final at CSIO Barcelona in Spain, September 13-16, 2007. The Samsung Super League Final is a chance for the eight teams involved in the Super League to make up valuable ground as the Final offers double points for its placings.

As it stands now, the Germans look like they will be tough to catch. After the seventh round at CSIO Dublin, they sit comfortably atop the leader board:

1. Germany - 47.75
2. Switzerland - 32.75
3. Great Britain - 30.5
4. Belgium - 27.75
5. USA - 26.5
6. The Netherlands - 25.5
7. France - 20.25
8. Sweden - 16.5

The team which finishes last at the end of the Barcelona show is dropped from the League for the following year and is replaced by the team which places first in the FEI Nation’s Cup Series.

The following riders have been named to U.S. squad:

Rider/Age/Hometown/horse/Breed/Age/Sex/Owner

—Beezie Madden/43/Cazenovia, NY/Judgement/Dutch Warmblood/16/S/Iron Spring Farm
—Todd Minikus/45/Loxahatchee, FL/Olinda/KWPN/11/M/Lawrence Houlihan
—Laura Kraut/41/Middleburg, VA/Anthem/KWPN/16/G/The Summit Syndicate
—Christine McCrea/29/East Windsor, CT/Vegas/Dutch Warmblood/13/S/Windsor Show Stables and Candy Tribble
—Kenneth Berkley/44/Flemington, NJ/Carlos Boy/Holsteiner/12/G/Krista and Alexa Weisman

For more information please contact High Performance Communications Manager Joanie Morris at (859) 225-2052 or by e-mail at [email protected].