| 2004
Olympic Equestrian Teams Submitted to USOC
July 22,
2004 - The United States Equestrian Federation has submitted to the
United States Olympic Committee the official teams for the 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens. The teams are as follows:
Show
Jumping
| Rider |
Age |
Hometown |
Horse |
Age |
Breed |
Sex |
| 1.
Beezie Madden |
41
|
Cazenovia,
NY |
Authentic |
9 |
Dutch
Warmblood |
gelding |
| 2.
Peter Wylde |
39 |
Maastricht,
Netherlands |
Fein
Cera |
13 |
Holsteiner |
mare
|
| 3.
McLain Ward |
29
|
Brewster,
NY |
Sapphire |
9 |
Selle
Francais |
mare
|
| 4.
Chris Kappler |
37 |
Pittstown,
NJ |
Royal
Kaliber |
12 |
Dutch
Warmblood |
stallion
|
| Two
alternate/substitute combinations: |
| 1.
Alison Firestone |
28
|
Upperville,
VA |
Casanova |
14 |
Swedish
Warmblood |
Gelding
|
| 2.
Lauren Hough |
27 |
Wellington,
FL |
Clasiko
|
13 |
Holsteiner |
Gelding
|
Dressage
| Rider |
Age |
Hometown |
Horse |
Age |
Breed |
Sex |
| Debbie
McDonald |
49
|
Hailey,
Idaho |
Brentina |
1991 |
ch. |
M.
Hanoverian |
| Robert
Dover |
48
|
Wellington,
FL |
FBW
Kennedy |
1989 |
ch.g |
Baden
Wurttemberger |
| Guenter
Seidel |
43
|
Del
Mar, CA |
Aragon
|
1992 |
gr.g.
|
Bavarian |
| Lisa
Wilcox |
37
|
Thousand
Oaks, CA |
Relevant |
1991
|
ch.s.
|
Oldenburg |
| Two
alternate/substitute combinations: |
| Steffen
Peters |
39
|
Solana
Beach, CA |
Floriano |
1990 |
ch.g. |
Westfalen |
| Leslie
Morse |
42
|
Los
Angeles, CA |
Kingston
|
11 |
b.s. |
Dutch
Warmblood |
Eventing
| Rider |
Age |
Hometown |
Horse |
Age |
Breed |
Sex |
| Darren
Chiacchia |
39
|
Springville,
NY |
Windfall
2 |
1992 |
Trakehner |
Stallion
|
| Julie
Richards |
33
|
Atlanta,
GA |
Jacob
Two Two |
1988 |
Canadian
Thoroughbred |
Gelding
|
| Kim
Severson |
30
|
Keene,
VA |
Winsome
Adante |
1993 |
English
Thoroughbred |
Gelding
|
| Amy
Tryon |
34
|
Duvall,
WA |
My
Beau |
1989 |
Thoroughbred |
Gelding |
| John
Williams |
39
|
Middleburg,
VA |
Carrick
|
1992 |
Canadian
Thoroughbred |
Gelding
|
| Replacement
Riders: |
| Will
Faudree |
23
|
Southern
Pines, NC |
Antigua |
1989 |
Australian
Thoroughbred |
Gelding
|
| David
O’Connor |
42
|
The
Plains, VA |
Outlawed |
1992 |
New
Zealand Thoroughbred |
Gelding |
| Jan
Thompson |
36 |
Purcellville,
VA |
Task
Force |
1991 |
Thoroughbred
|
Gelding
|
| Amy
Tryon |
34
|
Duvall,
VA |
Poggio
II |
1992 |
Thoroughbred
|
Gelding
|
| Heidi
White |
39
|
Chadds
Ford, PA |
Northern
Spy |
1993 |
English
Thoroughbred |
Gelding
|
The Eventing
replacement riders are not ranked. The alternate going to Athens will
be named on August 9th.
The Show
Jumping and Dressage teams are currently in Europe, where they have
been competing, most recently at the World Equestrian Festival CHIO
Aachen 2004 in Germany. The Dressage Team earned the bronze medal in
the Nations Cup competition and the Show Jumping team placed second
to Germany in the prestigious Super League competition.
The Eventing
team and replacement riders shipped to England on Sunday, July 19th,
where they will train until arrival in Athens on August 10th.
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