USEF Names CSIO Wellington Show Jumping Team
RELEASE: February 28, 2008
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: Brian Sosby
Lexington, KY - The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has announced the team of four horse-and-rider combinations who will represent the United States at the CSIO Wellington presented by CN. The $75,000 Nations Cup team competition will take place under the lights at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center in Wellington, FL on Friday, March 7.
The following combinations have been named:
Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner
Hillary Dobbs/20/Sussex, NJ/Quincy B/12/Holsteiner/G/The Dobbs Group
Kent Farrington/27/Chicago, IL/Up Chiqui/11/Belgian Warmblood/G/William Dobbs, Alex Boone and Jim McNerney
Danielle Torano/34/Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Marlo/11/Dutch Warmblood/M/Jimmy and Danielle Torano
McLain Ward/31/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/13/Belgian Warmblood/M/McLain Ward and Blue Chip Bloodstock
A truly international Nations Cup field is scheduled to challenge the U.S. on their home turf, including teams from Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, Mexico, Belgium, Venezuela and Canada.
For more information please contact Lizzy Chesson, Director of Show Jumping High-Performance activities at: lchesson@usef.org.
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