Saturday July 22, 2006

USEF Announces Endurance Team For 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation® is pleased to announce the endurance team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games. Five horse-and-rider combinations and one alternate horse were selected to represent the U.S. at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, August 20 – September 3. The endurance competition will take place on August 21. The USEF Endurance Team for the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in no particular order includes:

• Kathryn Downs of Somerville, ME, riding Pygmalion, a 10-year-old Arabian gelding, owned by Downs
• Joseph Mattingley of Scales Mound, IL, riding SA Laribou, an 11-year-old Arabian gelding, owned by Mattingley
• Stephen Rojek of South Woodstock, VT, riding Finch, a 10-year-old Arabian gelding, owned by Rojek
• Christoph Schork of Moab, UT, riding Taj Rai Hasan, a 7-year-old Arabian gelding, owned by Schork
• Margaret Sleeper, DVM, of Frenchtown, NJ, riding Shyrocco Troilus, a 14-year-old half Arabian gelding, owned by Sleeper

  Alternate Horse:Cheyenne XII, a 14-year-old Arabian gelding, owned by Ruth Waltenspiel and ridden by Jennifer Niehaus of Cloverdale, CA

The nominated entry of 12 horses and riders plus two alternates was named in this week through an extensive process by a committee who observed the horses and riders at various events during the past two years. The final team was selected based on two training events that took place in early July.