USEF Names 2008 U.S. Olympic Team in Eventing
RELEASE: July 14, 2008
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: Joanie Morris
Lexington, KY - Pending U.S. Olympic Committee approval, the USEF has named the following horse/rider combinations to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in eventing. These five combinations will represent the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games, the equestrian portion of which will be held in Hong Kong, beginning on
Northern Spy and Heidi White (Mike McNally)
August 8.
Rider/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner (in alphabetical order):
Phillip Dutton/44/West Grove, PA/Connaught/15/Irish Sport Horse/Gelding/Bruce Duchossois
Becky Holder/39/Mendota Heights, MN/Courageous Comet/12/Thoroughbred/Gelding/Becky and Thomas Holder, Jr.
Gina Miles/34/Creston, CA/McKinlaigh/14/Irish Sport Horse/Gelding/Gina Miles, Laura Coats and Thomas Schulz
Amy Tryon/38/Duvall, WA/Poggio II/16/Thoroughbred/Gelding/Amy and Greg Tryon and Mark Hart
Heidi White/42/Aiken, SC/Northern Spy/15/English Thoroughbred/G/Heidi White
Replacements in alphabetical order:
Bruce Davidson, Jr./32/ Ocala, FL/BallyNoe Castle RM/8/Irish Thoroughbred/G/Carl and Cassandra Segal
Phillip Dutton/44/WestGrove, PA/Woodburn/13/Thoroughbred/G/Acorn Hill Farm
Bonnie Mosser/45/Unionville, PA/Merloch/11/New Zealand Thoroughbred Cross/G/Bonnie Mosser and Margaret Egan
Karen O'Connor/50/The Plains, VA/Mandiba/9/Irish Thoroughbred/G/Joan Goswell
The horses in the U.S. will ship to England on July 17 where they will join McKinlaigh, Poggio and Mandiba. These horses will enter quarantine on July 22, 2008 and ship to Hong Kong for the Olympic Games on July 30.
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Please see www.usef.org for complete selection procedures.
For information regarding selection, please contact Sara Ike, Managing Director of Eventing at sara.ike@usef.org.
For media requests, please contact Joanie Morris, High Performance Communications Manager at jmorris@usef.org