Riders | Residence | Horse |
Lauren Hough | Wellington, FL | Clasiko (HOL, Calando IV – Bola) |
Molly Ashe | Wellington, FL | Lutopia (KWPN, Gentleman – Utopia) |
John French | Redwood City, CA | Millenium (KWPN, Burggraaf - ) |
Margie Engle | Wellington, FL | Hidden Creek’s Perin Hidden Creek’s Perin (WES, Pageno – Garbe) |
Kim Frey | Hume, VA | Marlou Marlou (KWPN, Jus de Pommes – Hippy) |
Alternate: | ||
Aaron Vale | Aiken, SC | Picasso S2 Picasso S2 (BAY, Pilot – Zeila) |
Chef d’Equipe: Mark Leone, Oakland, NJ
“We are looking forward to great performances from this group of riders,” said Sally Ike, Director of Show Jumping and Vaulting Activities for the USEF. “This is a very strong team that should give the other international teams a run for their money."
The next Super League competition is this weekend in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 17th-20th, where 2004 Olympic Short Listed rider Peter Wylde will join Kim Frey, Judy Garofalo, Candice King and Laura Kraut.
Competition then moves to Aachen, Germany on July 13-18th where the Olympic Short Listed team of Peter Wylde, Chris Kappler, Beezie Madden and McLain Ward, with Alison Firestone as an alternate, will represent the United States. The team for the final competition in Barcelona, September 16th-19th will be announced in early August.
To date the U.S. team is sixth in the Samsung Super League standings after competing at La Baule, France; Rome, Italy; and Lucerne, Switzerland. The point standings are as follows:
The Netherlands | 21.5 |
Germany | 18.3 |
France | 15.3 |
Great Britain | 13.0 |
Belgium | 10.8 |
USA | 9 |
Italy | 6 |
Ireland | 3.5 |