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Entries for London 2012 Olympic Equestrian Events Unveiled – AMENDED

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Lausanne (SUI), 16 July 2012 – An unfortunate error occurred in the list of Olympic Eventing entries issued to media on 14 July. Argentina was named originally, but did not in fact qualify any riders in Eventing. The number of nations taking part in Eventing is therefore 22.

An amended version of the press release is available below. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Athletes from 40 countries on six continents will compete in the equestrian events of the London 2012 Olympic Games, which get underway on 28 July. The list of entries validated by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is now available on the FEI website here.

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UPDATED: Entries for London 2012 Olympic Equestrian Events Unveiled

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Lausanne (SUI), 14 July 2012 – Athletes from 40 countries on six continents will compete in the equestrian events of the London 2012 Olympic Games, which get underway on 28 July. The list of entries validated by the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is now available on the FEI website here.

Continuing the Olympic tradition, Jumping is the strongest discipline with 26 nations represented, but Dressage – for the first time – has the same number of nations taking part as Eventing, 23 for each discipline.

Seven nations – Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the USA – will be represented by teams in all three Olympic equestrian disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, and Eventing. Four countries – Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and host nation Great Britain – have qualified the maximum number of 13 riders.

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USEF Names 2012 US Olympic Eventing Team

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Lexington, KY – Pending the approval of the USEF Executive Committee and the United States Olympic Committee’s Board of Directors, the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) named the 2012 U.S. Olympic Eventing Team.

The 2012 US Olympic Eventing Team in Alphabetical Order:

Will Coleman (Gordonsville, VA) and Jim Wildasin’s Twizzel

Tiana Coudray (Ojai, CA) and the Jatial, Inc.’s Ringwood Magister

Phillip Dutton (West Grove, PA) and Jim and Arden Wildasin’s Mystery Whisper

Boyd Martin (Cochranville, PA) and the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate’s Otis Barbotiere

Karen O’Connor (Ocala, FL) and the Mr. Medicott Syndicate’s Mr. Medicott

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FEI Launches Olympic Website

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Lausanne (SUI), 2 July 2012 – In the final countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the FEI has launched a new online hub fei.org/olympic dedicated to all things Olympic and Paralympic, both old and new.

In celebration of the centenary of equestrian sport in the Olympic Movement and all the equine and human athletes that have made Olympic equestrian history since 1912, a new section history.fei.org explores in detail each edition of the Games, with summaries on the sport, complete results, statistics and iconic photos of Olympic venues and the equestrian world’s most celebrated riders and horses. The richly illustrated website follows the evolution of a traditional activity open only to commissioned officers and “gentlemen riders” into the modern and exciting sport we know today. Amateur historians will be delighted to discover rare images and to enjoy little known facts and anecdotes.

The Olympic hub also includes all the technical information around the Olympic Games, links to schedules and results, as well as all the Olympic news from the FEI and a regularly updated photo gallery.

“Each Olympics and Paralympics bring new achievements and the ever changing horizon of sporting enterprise, and we greet each new experience with anticipation and expectation,” FEI President HRH Princess Haya said. “But the Games are not only about the here and now and what is to come. They are also about what has been achieved; what limitations have been exceeded, and what barriers broken; what records have been set and what heights of endeavour scaled.

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FEI Confirms That Dalma Rushdi Malhas Will Not Compete at London 2012

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Dalma Rushdi Malhas (KSA) at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. © IOC

Lausanne (SUI), 25 June 2012 – Dalma Rushdi Malhas, the Saudi Arabian rider who won individual bronze at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, will not be competing at London 2012, the FEI confirmed today.

The 20-year-old had been aiming to achieve the minimum eligibility standard required for the Olympic Games by the 17 June deadline, but her horse was sidelined by injury and missed a month’s work during the qualifying period.

The 12-year-old Swedish warmblood mare Caramell KS, which was bought from Swedish rider Svante Johansson at the end of 2011, was found to be suffering from a back problem, putting an end to Dalma’s hopes of qualifying for London 2012.

“There have been some reports in the media, but regretfully the Saudi Arabian rider Dalma Rushdi Malhas has not attained the minimum eligibility standards and consequently will not be competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games,” FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos said. “However, we understand that the IOC has a number of other female athletes from Saudi Arabia in other sports who are currently under consideration.

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Grand Prix Champion Otto Retires to a Life of Leisure

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Photo courtesy of Susan Stickle

June 18, 2012 — Otto, the 16-year-old Danish Warmblood gelding selected as an alternate to the US Olympic Dressage Team for the 2012 Olympic Games, will retire to greener pastures rather than make the trip across the pond to London this summer.

Owner Margaret Duprey of Wellington, Fla. said she decided to withdraw the pair from the list of horses and riders being considered for the Olympic Games. Instead, Otto is headed for a life of turnout and relaxation.

“I am giving back to him what he has given to us,” she said. “We made a decision before the trials (USEF Dressage Selection Trials in Gladstone, NJ, June 8-10 and 13-17) that we would retire him after the games. We think it’s time now.”

Otto’s rider for the past several years, Todd Flettrich, agrees. “In my eyes he is a superstar,” Flettrich said. “He has been a Grand Prix horse for so many years. Where else can he go? What else can he do? He rose to the occasion of the Olympic trials. There is nothing else for him to prove.”

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Nominated Entries for London 2012 Olympic Equestrian Events Announced

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Lausanne (SUI), 20 June 2012 – The FEI has today published the list of nominated entries for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The list is now available on the FEI website here.

The list details the athletes and horses that have achieved the minimum eligibility standards required for London 2012, and qualified National Federations will make their final selection of teams and individuals from this list.

Athletes and horses had from 1 January 2011 to 17 June 2012 to achieve the minimum eligibility standards in the three Olympic disciplines.

The deadline for the National Olympic Committees to submit definite entries to the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is 9 July. The definite entries will name the 200 athlete/horse combinations that will compete at Greenwich Park in the 2012 Olympic equestrian events – 50 in Dressage, 75 in Eventing and 75 Jumping.

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UPDATE: U.S. Dressage Team

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Gladstone, NJ – The following change has been made to the USEF Nominated Entry for the US Dressage Team:

Owner Cherry Knoll Farm and rider Todd Flettrich made the decision to withdraw Otto from the selection process and no longer wish to have him considered for the team.

As a result, the updated ranked order of eligible combinations is as follows:

1/3. Steffen Peters and Four Winds Farm’s Legolas 92 AND Ravel*

2. Tina Konyot and her own Calecto V

4. Jan Ebeling and Ann Romney, Beth Meyers, Amy Ebeling’s Rafalca

5. Adrienne Lyle and Peggy Thomas’ Wizard

6. Heather Blitz and her own Paragon

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USEF Names Show Jumping FEI Nominated Entries for the 2012 Olympic Games

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Gladstone, NJ – The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) approved the Show Jumping FEI Nominated Entries for the 2012 Olympic Games. From the Nominated Entries, the team of four and a traveling reserve will be entered on the Definite Entry on July 6th.

The ranked order of the athlete/horse combinations for the FEI Nominated Entries is as follows:

  1. Rich Fellers and Mollie and Harry Chapman’s Flexible
  2. Beezie Madden and Coral Reef Ranch’s Coral Reef Via Volo
  3. Reed Kessler on her own Cylana
  4. McLain Ward and Grant Road Partners’ Antares F
  5. Charlie Jayne and Pony Lane Farm’s Chill RZ
  6. Beezie Madden and Abigail Wexner’s Simon
  7. Reed Kessler and her own Mika
  8. Laura Kraut and Cherry Knoll Farm’s Cedric
  9. Margie Engle and Greise, Garber, Gladewinds and Hidden Creek’s Indigo
  10. Kent Farrington and RCG Farm’s Uceko
  11. Christine McCrea and Windsor Show Stables’ Romantovich Take One
  12. Lucy Davis and Old Oak Farm’s Nemo 119
  13. Mario Deslauriers and Jane Forbes Clark’s Cella
  14. Katie Dinan and Grant Road Partners’ Nougat du Vallet

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UPDATED: Remington XXV Added to US Eventing Short List for 2012 Olympic Games

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Gladstone, NJ – The following change has been made to the USEF Short List for the US Eventing Team:

Henley House Stables’ Remington XXV, ridden by Boyd Martin, was added to the Short List and will ship to the England on Sunday June 17th with the 11 other horses previously Short Listed by the USEF.

The Updated Nominated Entry in Alphabetical Order (the shortlisted combinations are designated below with a star next to their names):

Will Coleman on Jim Wildasin’s Twizzel*
Tiana Coudray on Jaital, Inc’s Ringwood Magister*
Buck Davidson on Carl and Cassie Segal’s BallyNoe Castle RM
Phillip Dutton on Team Rebecca’s Fernhill Eagle
Phillip Dutton on Bruce Duchossois’ Mighty Nice*
Phillip Dutton on Jim and Arden Wildasin’s Mystery Whisper*
Will Faudree on Jennifer Mosing’s Andromaque*
Will Faudree and Jennifer Mosing’s Pawlow
Sinead Halpin on Carraig, LLC’s Manoir de Carneville*
Boyd Martin on the Neville Bardos Syndicate’s Neville Bardos*
Boyd Martin on the Otis Barbotiere Syndicate’s Otis Barbotiere*
Boyd Martin on Henley House Stables’ Remington XXV*
Clark Montgomery Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft’s Loughan Glen*
Karen O’Connor the Mr. Medicott Syndicate’s Mr. Medicott*
Allison Springer Carole and William Springer’s Arthur*

Ranked Substitute to the Nominated Entry:

Becky Holder on Phil and Melissa Town’s Can’t Fire Me

Follow the 2012 Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team at http://usefnetwork.com/featured/2012Eventing/.