‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands – The United States presented two horses to the veterinary panel at the Horse Inspection this morning for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final. Both proved sound and ready to compete. Eighteen horse-and-rider combinations representing 11 nations are scheduled to contest the 2012 Final.
The U.S. will be represented by:
Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Age/Breed/Sex/Owner
Jan Ebeling/53/Moorpark, CA/Rafalca/15/Oldenburg/Mare/Amy Ebeling
Shawna Harding/42/Aiken, SC/Come On III/13/Danish Warmblood/Gelding/Shawna Harding
The draw for order of go for Friday’s Grand Prix was held later in the afternoon and the U.S. could not have hoped for much better positions. Harding was drawn as sixteenth in the order, while Ebeling will be the eighteenth and final rider of the class.
Lausanne (SUI), 28 March 2012 – With the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final 2011/2012 now only a few short weeks away, the line-up of riders who will represent North America and Central Europe at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands from 19 to 22 April has been confirmed. The USA’s Jan Ebeling and Shawna Harding will fly the North American flag, while Poland’s Katarzyna Milczarek and Michal Rapcewicz have clinched the two spots for Central Europe.