Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program 2007

Short List for the FEI World Breeding Championships for Young Horses in Dressage to be held in Verden, Germany - August 2-5, 2007

Horses qualifying for the WBC with an overall score of 7.8 or better in a Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Selection Trial or by international qualification according to published Selection Procedures.

The WBC will be held in Verden, Germany, August 2-5, 2007. The YS is allowed two (2) representatives in each age division.

Five Year Old Division

• Lord Albert - 8.376
  (Western Selection Trial, Flintridge, CA)
  Bay Hanoverian Geldimg (Londonderry - Brenda by Brentano)
  Bred in Germany by Dr. Albert Schmidt
  Owned and Ridden by David Blake, Westlake Village, CA
• Cabana Boy - 8.240
  Eastern Selection Trial, Raleigh, NC
  Bay Hanoverian Gelding (Contucci- Britania by Bordeaus)
  Bred in the United States by Doug and Shannon Langer (WI)
  Owned by Hilltop Farm, Inc, Colora, MD
  Ridden by Chris Hickey, Colora, MD
• Valeska DG - 8.112
  (Western Selection Trial, Flintridge, CA)
  Bred in the United States by DG Bar Breeders Ltd.
  Owned by DG Bar Ranch, Hanford, CA
• Solaris Hit - 8.088
  (Eastern Selection Trial, Raleigh, NC)
  Black Hanoverian Mare (Sandro Hit - Great Rubena by Rubinstein I)
  Bred in Germany by Heinrich Giesselmann
  Owned and Ridden by Rebecca Knollman, Maineville, OH
• Donatello - 7.840
  (Western Selection Trial, Flintridge, CA)
  Dark brown Swedish Warmblood gelding (Don Schuero-Mara Donna by Maraton)
  Bred in Sweden by Karlanders Olsson
  Owned and Ridden by Mette Rosencranz, Topanga, CA

Six-Year-Old Division

• Donavan - 8.268
  (Eastern Selection Trial, Raleigh, NC)
  Bay Oldenburg Stallion (Diamond Hit - Boheme by Consul)
  Bred in Germany by Dr. Ursula Mittermayer
  Owned by Katie Riley and Jackson and Carolyn Morgan
  Ridden by Cesar Parra, Whitehouse Station, NJ
• Sancette 8.020
  (Western Selection Trial, Flintridge, CA)
  Bay Hanoverian gelding (Sandro Hit-Cascade by Contender)
  Bred in Germany bt Dietrich Meyer
  Owned by Gwen Blake, Enumclaw, WA
  Ridden by Dirk Gitz, San Jose, CA
• Donnermuth - 8.008
  (Eastern Selection Trial, Raleigh, NC)
  Black Rheindlander Gelding (Don Bedo - Wonne by Fichte)
  Bred in Germany
  Owned by Candace Tate, Fontana, WI
  Ridden by Jessica Jo Tate, Walworth, WI
• Mix Max DVH 840 7.968
  (Western Selection Trial, Flintridge, CA)
  Bay Danish Warmblood Gelding (Milan-Gitte by Bajazzo)
  Bred in Denmark by Joergen Olsen
  Owned and Ridden by Lars Holmberg, Sylmar, CA
• Unitas - 7.908
  (Eastern Selection Trial, Raleigh, NC)
  Bay Dutch Warmblood Gelding (Niagra-Nellyzora by Harald)
  Bred in the Netherlands
  Owned and Ridden by Teresa Butta, Glen Burnie, MD
• Mankita 7.848
  (Western Selection Trial, Flintridge, CA)
  Bay Swedish Warmbloos Gelding (Master- How Sensitive by Sensitive Music)
  Bred in the United States by Sheryl Kunkle, Temecula, CA
  Ridden by Kathleen Raine, Murrieta, CA
• UB40 - 7.828
  (Eastern Selection Trial, Raleigh, NC)
  Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Stallion
(Olivi - Kiluciene by Michelango)
Bred in the netherlands by A.J. Van Os
Owned by Iron Spring Farm, Inc, Coatesville, PA
Ridden by Alex Robertson, Reddick, FL