Lexington, KY - The following horse/rider combinations have been named to represent the US in the Nations Cup at CHIO Rotterdam in the Netherlands on Friday June 18.

Lauren Hough on Meredith and Laura Mateo's Quick Study

Candice King on Skara Glen Stables' Skara Glen's Davos

Nicole Shahinian-Simpson on Ilan Ferder's Tristan

Laura Kraut on Happy Hill Farm's Cedric

These four riders will take on the nine other teams in the fourth stop on the Meydan FEI Nations Cup Series under the guidance of US Chef d'Equipe George Morris. The US has drawn eighth of 10 teams in the order.

The US currently sits in sixth place in the Meydan FEI Nations Cup standings with twelve points following a seventh place finish in the third Nations Cup at CSIO St. Gallen.

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Live webcast of the Nations Cup is available on FEI TV. Please click on www.feitv.org for more information.

For more information about the competition, results and rider bios, please on http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsDisciplines/discipline/competitions/MeydanNationsCup.aspx.

These are four of the 15 horse/rider combinations named to the USEF Show Jumping Long List for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. That list is available here http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsdisplay/viewPR.aspx?id=5438&star=true.

The USEF wishes all of its long listed riders the best of luck on the summer European tour: http://clubequestrian.com/videos/watch/1688.aspx.