Twelve US Horse/Rider Combinations Head to the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Final
RELEASE: April 1, 2009
AUTHOR/ADMINISTRATOR: Joanie Morris
Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will be represented by the following Horse/Rider combinations at the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Final to be held April 15-19, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.
Riders listed in the order in which they qualified.
East Coast:
Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner
Kent Farrington/27/Chicago, IL/ Up Chiqui/11/Belgian Warmblood/G/Alex Boone & Craig Dobbs
McLain Ward/33/Brewster, NY/Sapphire/14/Belgian Warmblood/M/McLain Ward, Tom
Sapphire Jumps to Rolex World Cup Final with a three-win Streak for McLain Ward (Ken Braddick)
Grossman and Blue Chip Bloodstock
Christine McCrea/31/East Windsor, CT/ Promised Land/15/Holsteiner/G and Vegas/15/Royal Dutch Warmblood/S/Windsor Show Stables and Candy Tribble
Todd Minikus/46/Loxahatchee, FL/Pavarotti/12/Royal Dutch Warmblood/G/Todd
Minikus, Ltd
Hillary Dobbs/21/Sussex, NJ/Quincy B/13/Holsteiner/G/The Dobbs Group
Beezie Madden/45/Cazenovia, NY/Danny Boy/9/Belgian Warmblood/ G/Abigail Wexner
Michelle Spadone/25/Califon, NJ/Melisimo/15/Royal Dutch Warmblood/G/Morgan Hill Partners
*Danielle Torano/35/Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Vancouver D’Auvray/11/Belgian Warmblood/S/Sir Ruly, Inc
West Coast:
Mandy Porter/43/Encinitas, CA/San Diego/10/Breeding Unknown/G/Danielle Korsch
Ashlee Bond/23/Hidden Hills, CA/Cadett 7/14/Holsteiner/G/Little Valley Farms and Chivas Z/10/Holsteiner/G/Little Valley Farms
Richard Spooner/38/Aqua Dulce, CA/Cristallo/11/Holsteiner/G/Half Moon Bay Inc. and Ace/11/Holsteiner/S /Show Jumping Syndications International
*Rich Fellers/49/Wilsonville, OR/Flexible/13/Irish Sport Horse/S/Harry and Mollie Chapman
* Indicates Host Country Wild Card
ENDS
For more information about the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Final, including ticketing and visitor information, please visit http://www.worldcuplasvegas.com.
For media requests, please contact Joanie Morris at jmorris@usef.org.
For information regarding qualification, please contact Lizzy Chesson at lchesson@usef.org.