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 Age 9, Dutch Warmblood, gelding
2. Peter Wylde 39 Maastricht, Netherlands Fein Cera Age 13, Holsteiner, mare
3. McLain Ward 29 Brewster, NY Sapphire Age 9, Selle Francais, mare
4. Chris Kappler 37 Pittstown, NJ Royal Kaliber Age 12, Dutch Warmblood, stallion

Two alternate/substitute combinations:

Rider Age Hometown Horse Age, Breed, Sex
1. Alison Firestone 28 Upperville, VA Casanova Age 14, Swedish Warmblood, Gelding
2. Lauren Hough 27 Wellington, FL Clasiko Age 13, Holsteiner, Gelding

Dressage

Rider Age Hometown Horse Age, Breed, Sex
Debbie McDonald 49 Hailey, Idaho Brentina 1991, ch. M. Hanoverian (Brentano II – Liselotte)
Robert Dover 48 Wellington, FL FBW Kennedy 1989 ch.g, Baden Wurttemberger, (Tiro – Katy)
Guenter Seidel 43 Del Mar, CA Aragon 1992 gr.g. Bavarian (Abydos – La Sabrina)
Lisa Wilcox 37 Thousand Oaks, CA Relevant 1991 ch.s. Oldenburg (Rubinstein I – Havanna)

Two alternate/substitute combinations:

Rider Age Hometown Horse Age, Breed, Sex
Steffen Peters 39 Solana Beach, CA Floriano 1990 ch.g. Westfalen (Florestan I – Wichita)
Leslie Morse 42 Los Angeles, CA Kingston 11, b.s. Dutch Warmblood (Voltaire – Gisnette)

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, where 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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