Lexington, KY- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will continue the process of filling the role of Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. Dressage Team with two applicants.

The applicants listed in alphabetical order along with nationality are:

Robert Dover (U.S.A.)
Rien van der Schaft (The Netherlands)

These applicants have completed the interview process with the six member Search Committee. The next step in the process will be for the applicants to be interviewed by the High Performance Eligible Athletes Dressage Committee and the members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Dressage Team. The High Performance Eligible Athletes Dressage Committee will then make their recommendation to the High Performance Dressage Committee. The High Performance Dressage Committee will then provide their decision to the Executive Committee.

The Search Committee is composed of:

Eric Straus, Chairman
Janet Foy
Catherine Haddad-Staller
Susan Dutta
Anne Kursinski
David O’Connor

To see a full list of USEF Committees visit; http://usef.org/_IFrames/AboutUs/Committee/Default.aspx

For more information regarding the process of hiring the next Technical Advisor/Chef d’Equipe for the U.S. Dressage Team contact Jenny Van Wieren-Page at (859) 225-6949 or by email [email protected]